Chapter 2903: Do I Look Like I'm Joking?
Regarding Xu Huo's revision of the laws, not only the Twelve Main Cities but even the Allied Forces felt it was unnecessary. Because even if the election strictly followed the rules he set, once he cleared the instance and left, these things would become meaningless and could be destroyed at any moment. However, everyone tacitly agreed not to interfere with him. Letting him immerse himself in making rules was better than letting him find trouble and go out killing people.
The election was proceeding at a feverish pace. Within a single day, the Twelve Main Cities and all the other large and small cities had put up massive posters of the candidates. In cities with the right conditions, promotional videos could even be projected across the entire sky, visible from every angle.
Compared to the fervent Allied Forces and the Twelve Main Cities, which were reluctantly but still actively cooperating, the most frustrated and bewildered were the players currently trying to clear the instance. Especially those who had met Xu Huo the day before.
Why? Why, when everyone had been discussing how to clear the instance just yesterday, was he suddenly a hot candidate today? What were the Twelve Main Cities playing at? What were the Allied Forces playing at? Why were they so agreeable and cooperating so seamlessly?
There was only one condition to clear the instance: become the King. If Xu Huo was elected King, what was left for anyone else? It might be barely acceptable if one King left and another could be elected, but it wouldn't be fun if one King took a batch of players with him!
"Aren't those stranded players afraid?" The green-haired player who had spoken with Xu Huo earlier gathered with his group. They had originally planned to find the Allied Forces for an alliance and negotiation, intending to use the local zone players who had already entered the Twelve Main Cities to launch an offensive and defensive battle. They had prepared for a long-term fight. Who could have predicted such a sudden turn of events?
"They've been stranded longer, so they probably know the instance better," the buzz-cut man said. "Most likely, someone clearing the instance won't cause the instance to disappear. The stranded players are naturally safe. Otherwise, that guy wouldn't be able to get anyone else to agree, even with a silver tongue."
"What a pity," the female player in their group said. "If they could send away a large number of stranded players, wouldn't we not have to waste time here?"
For many A-grade players, failing to clear the instance wasn't a big deal. Their player level couldn't go up anyway, so they might as well just head to the next instance.
"But who the hell is this guy? In just one day, he got the Twelve Main Cities and the Allied Forces to bury the hatchet?" The green-haired player just couldn't figure it out. "Could it be that if these two groups don't cooperate, they'll die?"
"If it were me, I wouldn't agree even if I were given a Super Item."
The buzz-cut man's eyes darkened. "See if we can contact him. How could the Twelve Main Cities and the Allied Forces genuinely help an outsider? There's probably a twist in the middle. At least our position is the same as his."
"Contact more people. Numbers are also our bargaining chip."
Soon, the news about the clearing players reached Xu Huo through the Allied Forces. At that moment, he was in King's City, choosing a suitable place to install the teleportation device.
Pu Yu would need to send the teleportation device over via a large starship. For the large starship to come, a teleportation channel had to be opened once. However, the starship had a fixed route and had been to different places. Without the protection of the starship, people couldn't just go in directly. Moreover, the starship would come from a relatively closer district, not crossing a wormhole in one go.
The King's Castle was preserved in King's City. Although it was now occupied by players, the palace where the King's throne was located was vacant. Not only was it vacant, but Lou Fei had even set up relatively strict barriers around it, forbidding other players from approaching.
"Why did you do that?" Xu Huo glanced over it briefly and directly asked Lou Fei.
"The clearer from ten years ago will open the King's Treasure in this palace. Although I don't know the exact entrance or what the King's Treasure looks like, to avoid any unexpected situations, I strictly ordered that no one is allowed near here."
"If you have the chance to clear the instance, you can naturally enter."
Lou Fei brought the topic back to the teleportation device. "There are too many buildings in the city. It's not suitable for placing a large device. It's better to move it to the edge of the city..."
Xu Huo raised his hand to stop her and pointed to four buildings close to the castle. "Use those reinforced ones. Place the device on the rooftops. Go ahead and prepare them in advance."
Lou Fei frowned slightly. "Isn't that too close to the King's Castle?"
Xu Huo smiled. "Just arrange it that way. Have your people withdraw from the King's Castle. Don't leave a single one, and don't let players from other cities enter the King's Castle either."
Seeing that he had a plan, Lou Fei nodded and said nothing more.
"Wait." Xu Huo called her back and handed her a newly drafted set of legal provisions. "I'm not very familiar with Zone 031. You've been stranded here for a long time. See if there's anything to change or add."
Lou Fei took it and looked at it. The first article was "Prohibition of Massacring Ordinary Residents of Zone 031." She was a bit surprised. "Are you really going to do this?"
"Do I look like I'm joking?" Xu Huo nodded slightly, signaling that she could leave.
There were also people from the Allied Forces beside him. To ensure accurate information transmission, the Allied Forces had arranged for a group of ten players to follow Xu Huo, with another twenty players on standby to handle unexpected situations.
The news about the clearing players was brought by them.
These ticket players found it difficult to enter while the Twelve Main Cities were controlled by stranded players, but they were numerous and relatively scattered. It would be troublesome if they caused trouble with the Allied Forces.
"Let them enter King's City," Xu Huo said after a moment's thought. "Also, have the Twelve Main Cities spread the word to the surrounding areas that any player still within the clearance period can come to King's City. Those willing to cooperate can stay in King's City. Let the Twelve Main Cities handle any interference with the election."
"Also, give this document to the Allied Forces and have them supplement and perfect it."
It was another set of legal provisions written by his own hand.
Although the Allied Forces personnel had doubts, they had received orders before coming: never ask too many questions or probe too much. So they quickly transmitted Xu Huo's requests and the legal provisions to the Allied Forces through various channels.
The election didn't require Xu Huo to actually campaign everywhere. After dealing with some urgent matters in the instance, all that was left was to wait. Wait for the election process to finish, wait for Pu Yu's device to be transported over.
He spent his free time examining the props and devices he had just obtained. He had killed quite a few players in one go, so the number of items was naturally impressive. The ones recovered from the bodies were only a small part; most were in the inheritance.
The props and devices used by A-grade players were mostly B-grade and A-grade, with not many C-grade items.
His personal panel displayed hundreds of pages of lists. Xu Huo didn't intend to check them all, only focusing on A-grade items, devices, special items, and single-use items.
The luggage compartments were also a focus. There were too many of them, and their capacities varied, but they were basically all full. They contained all sorts of instruments that were inconvenient to put in the item slots, precious metals, ores, energy weapons, potions, and a mess of documents, maps, badges, etc.
There were also quite a few books and various materials, but there was no time to check them one by one.
Sealing the castle with his spiritual realm, Xu Huo dumped out everything he might find useful. He first made a simple classification, then packed it all into boxes and handed it over to Yan Jiayu through the Under Dimension, asking her to store it at the residence in Ting City.