Chapter 603
"The White Mill? Okay . We'll head over to take a look . " Gu Fei returned the message, hurrying over to White Mill with Eternal Dominion in tow .
"How about us? What do we do now?" the others asked .
"Just stay and watch . A good show might soon play out here," Young Master Han answered lightly .
It was just as Young Master Han had said; Once the news began to spread, the number of players congregating in the Wilderness Camp rapidly increased . Perhaps there were still some who were a little skeptical regarding this efficient monster grinding method, but the moment they set foot on the Wilderness Camp and saw how crowded it was, every bit of doubt in their minds vanished .
The players pirating Gu Fei and gang's routine were all smiles right now . Seeing waves after waves of potential students coming, they no longer worried about running out of business . Furthermore, when they saw how people were eager to pay but unable to find any available instructor, these bootleggers who were only concerned with their immediate profits all began to raise their prices . Now that the worry was with the supply of instructors for the routine rather than the number of students looking to be taught, these bootleggers were all emboldened; the fees they charged soared along with increasing waves . Forget the 20 gold coins price they had been touting before, even the 99-gold-coin price Gu Fei's group had initially set could be deemed as cheap in the face of these inflated prices .
This was a situation which even Young Master Han had not expected could happen . They had only learnt of this when some of the players shopping around for prices passed by the 9527 rocky outcrop and suspiciously sized up the four silly-looking players standing atop it .
"Bro, what are you all doing?" someone asked out of curiosity .
"Efficient monster grinding routine . 99 gold coins per person," Young Master Han casually answered, not even sparing the people below a glance . He had answered this question countless of times, and the players who had heard his answer all called him crazy for charging such a high price before turning to leave .
"99 gold coins! That's so cheap!" someone below the outcrop shouted, alarming Young Master Han to the point that he nearly came sliding off the rock . Young Master Han quickly put down the spyglass in his hands to glimpse at the customers below . 99 gold coins is considered cheap? Just what's going on…
There were five players below the rocky outcrop, and all of them showed excitement once they heard the price . Furthermore, with the player shouting it like that, another bunch of players came running over, yelling as they ran, "A cheap price of 99 gold coins! Where is this place?! Could this be a scam?!"
Young Master Han quickly made sense of what had happened! The bootleggers had probably gotten carried away and actually began raising the price when they saw the host of players descending on the Wilderness Camp .
"How much is it out there now?" Young Master Han asked, randomly pointing at a few other sites where players were being taught the routine .
"They have all priced it at over 200 gold coins!" a player below the outcrop answered .
"How ruthless," Young Master Han commented . Since the players' standard of living had improved, especially with this particular business venture targeting players level 40 and up, most could afford pulling out a few hundred gold coins like this . But for those unlucky players who had not managed to loot any decent drops throughout their time in Parallel World, their life savings could very well only amount to a total of several hundred god coins . Naturally, the alternative of a 99-gold-coin price tag was much easier for players to stomach than a one-time expenditure of 200 gold coins .
"With a 99 gold coins price tag, just what are you guys teaching?" Several players who had come by upon hearing the news about lessons being priced at 99 gold coins were still skeptical . They had no idea what had happened here in the Wilderness Camp the other day .
"Relax . No one else out there is more genuine than us," Young Master Han assured .
"Can you first demonstrate it for us to see?" One of the potential customers suggested a test as clarification .
"Sorry, but we're temporarily not starting up lesson until we reach the required number of participants," Young Master Han said firmly .
"Required number?" A player looked around and saw that this location was among those deserted sites that lessons were being held . Speaking of which, the 9527 outcrop was considered as one of farther locations out here in the Wilderness Camp . Players who had no idea what was going on would usually end up streaming to places with more people, and very few would end up passing by this place . That was why it took quite some time before people discovered Young Master Han's low price of 99 gold coins .
"How many do you need?" someone asked .
"1000 should do!" Young Master Han had quite the appetite .
"You're insane!" someone objected . This person had been to several areas, and none had anywhere near a thousand students .
"For the space we got here, 1000 is already considered low . " Young Master Han pointed around the 9527 outcrop where they were the only ones present .
None of the average players was bothered by any of this . Their only concern was being able to learn the efficient monster grinding routine themselves, so the crowd clamored and demanded for the lesson to begin immediately .
Furthermore, the 9527 outcrop, which had always been deserted due to its remoteness . This sudden gathering of people only resulted in more to stream in as more players came by the moment they heard that lessons were being taught here for 99 gold coins each . Many quickly joined the crowd, rowdily demanding for the lesson to start .
Actually, Young Master Han had no need to stick to the 1000 players he claimed, but with neither Gu Fei nor Eternal Dominion around, there was no way that they could teach these players anything, was there? When these players exclaimed about how cheap the 99-gold-coin price tag was, Young Master Han easily understood what was about to happen and hastened to call Gu Fei and Eternal Dominion back . Now, all Young Master Han could do was stall for time .
"Everyone, please settle down . Since you guys have been around this place for some time now, I'm sure you all are aware about the existence of two types of fighting routine . Those interested in learning the no-Agility variant should stand on my left, whereas those interested in learning the Agility variant should stand on my right!" Young Master Han shouted .
In the end, there were those exceptional players who were new to everything, and with none of them having any clue about the two variants, they got a look of contempt once they asked about it, yet Young Master Han was more than happy to find more chances to stall for time . Slowly and steadily, he patiently explained everything to these players . The others were impatient, and it was almost to the point that every word Young Master Han uttered would be punctuated by a disdainful snort or a dissatisfied clicking of the tongue . Young Master Han was surprisingly patient about it; whenever these people made noise, he would instantly clam up and wait until their complaints were over before starting from the top . Everyone was on the verge of breaking when this happened, no longer daring to make a racket as they mutely listened to everything Young Master Han had to say as they learned what they had been told about all over again .
During this whole time, more and more players made their way over to the 9527 outcrop . Before Young Master Han could say anything to these newcomers, the other players swiftly explained to them . "It's 99 gold coins; those with Agility should head to the left, and those without should go to the right . Hurry!"
The look on Sword Demon and the others slowly changed, no longer seeing these people below the rock as players but 99 gold coins, instead . There were so many 99s right now – so many that they struggled to count them all .
"Th-The…" War Without Wounds was a little agitated . "The collection of all the gold coins here is gonna be rather troublesome . There are too many people; how are we gonna remember who paid and who didn't?"
"Brother Assist, how did you guys do it yesterday?" Sword Demon asked over the mercenary channel .
"Heh . We had registration forms yesterday, which doubled as tickets for this portion . " Brother Assist was delighted . After making a record of every registration form he received, he returned them to their owners as ticket stubs upon payment . Even though Brother Assist could not be certain that there were no free-riders that managed to mix in the crowd when the lessons began, he was at least able to collect fees from all those who had submitted forms to him, so he was not about to nitpick about the handful of players that were looking to fish in troubled waters . At the very least, it was much better than the current predicament that Sword Demon and the others found themselves in .
"With the situation at hand, we'll just play it by ear! There aren't too many people right now, and we've got quite a few pairs of hands here, so we should be able to manage . G*dd*mm*t, can you get your *ss here already, Miles?!" Young Master Han swept his eyes through the crowd and saw that there were already over hundreds of players gathered . It was still far from the 1000 players he had initially asked for, but if they really reached such a number, they would surely have a huge problem collecting money in this hubbub .
"Why aren't we starting yet?!" The queries from below continued piling up .
"Are there anyone with any other questions?" Young Master Han asked with a genial smile .
"No!" the crowd called back .
In the end, Young Master Han pointed in a certain direction and asked, "Please speak freely . "
The crowd all turned, only to find a player with a raised hand . Apparently, he responded to Young Master Han's question when they were asked about further questions . Everyone had the thought of tearing this man into shreds .
This person shrank back a little from the attention, but he still steeled himself and asked his question . "How much?"
"99 gold coins!" The bellow from the crowd drowned this man out almost instantly .
Meanwhile, Young Master Han continued to smile as he stood atop the outcrop, completely unaffected as he replied, "That's right; it's 99 a person . "
"Begin already!" Everyone continued to urge in unison .
"Since everyone is so passionate about this, fine . We'll break our rule and begin lesson even though there are so few of you present!" Young Master Han was showing a very magnanimous expression as he addressed the crowd . "Could everyone please hand their money over?" With a quick glance at Sword Demon and the others, he watched them leap off the rocky outcrop . Young Master Han had already made prior arrangement on the mercenary channel to get these people to collect the money at a slower pace, believing that it should be enough to stall for time until Gu Fei arrive at the scene .
"What are we stalling for? Can't we just tell these people that the instructor isn't here yet?" Royal God Call asked .
"Didn't you already see how suspicious they are of us with our 99-gold-coin fee, which they consider as a low price? If we were to also mention that the instructor isn't here, would they still believe us?" Young Master Han asked .
"Yes, that's right! The issue of trust is very important . " Brother Assist was no stranger to this . After all, he had spent ample time collecting money from players last night . At the end of the day, this was not a transaction completed with an exchange of goods . Plenty of players were so wary they incessantly radiated with the impulse to kill people .
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