The lithe-waisted dancer put her hands on her hips, glared, and harshly reprimanded the players who came to inquire.

After the first inquirer retreated, others came up wanting to ask more, and were all judged by the lithe-waisted dancer as having ulterior motives and thus being of questionable character, directly depriving them of the right to learn kung fu for life. At this moment, in her eyes, it seemed that anyone wanting to learn kung fu must be of questionable character, and only she herself was qualified in terms of character.

Before long, no one dared to ask the lithe-waisted dancer for information again. Moreover, the news had spread to every player in Cloud Piercer City. Those who had been reprimanded by the lithe-waisted dancer were in a foul mood, and when someone came to ask them, they would immediately lash out: "Learn kung fu? With your character? Did you even pass elementary school moral education?"

In the end, everyone was completely confused. When it came to character, it really was a very vague concept. How was it to be measured? If you went by laws and regulations, then everyone was law-abiding. But, occasionally spitting on the street, pretending to be asleep when you see an old lady on the bus, having lascivious thoughts when you see a beautiful woman – would engaging in these behaviors count as having questionable character?

Everyone pondered bitterly, examining their lives, and everyone discovered that they had some moral blemishes along the way, and couldn't help but feel very discouraged: "Damn, I'm not qualified to learn kung fu," they thought.

The Cloud Piercer City player group advanced slowly, filled with deep self-reflection. Gu Fei, as he had told the lithe-waisted dancer, maintained a certain distance from the main group, traveling alone at the other end.

The scenery around Sunset City was completely different from the other main cities. When they first disembarked from the ship, it could be considered a small oasis touching the water, with flowers, grass, and trees. As they gradually walked on, the flowers withered, the grass turned yellow, and the trees withered. Large chunks of gray-yellow rock began to frequently appear on the surface.

This distinct local characteristic made the players who had been walking all this way understand that they had now completely entered the territory of Sunset City. It was neither a desert nor a Gobi Desert, strange and out of place.

But one good thing was that the view here was very open. Looking out, they could already see the huge town in the distance. Not far from them was a dried-up riverbed, winding towards Sunset City.

"Damn!" Someone exclaimed, "Over there, it was still a small island surrounded by water, and in the blink of an eye, it's become a dry land. The system is too capable!"

"Everyone be vigilant, we'll talk about other things after we finish the mission," Unsworn Blade reminded everyone. He was worried that everyone's minds were on kung fu and they had forgotten the mission. After hearing this, everyone nodded. Even the mercenary players, at this time, wouldn't care about the small reward, and would still want to save their own lives, so they were of one mind to a certain extent.

"Take a good look at the surrounding situation!" Unsworn Blade then called a few archers over to use Eagle Eye for reconnaissance.

The archers' eyes shone as they scanned in all directions, but the results of the reconnaissance were rather disappointing. Mainly, the Cloud Piercer City players didn't know anyone here. At this time, in broad daylight, countless players were scattered in every corner of the map leveling up. Who knew which of them were really leveling up, and which were pretending while waiting for them, these prey, to come to their door?

In the end, these archers looked around and could only report to Unsworn Blade that the situation was unclear.

Unsworn Blade frowned as he looked at the dotted crowd on the map in front of him. In his eyes, these guys were all potential enemies. If they rashly went forward, the other party could pretend to ignore them, and then, when they got closer to the core area, everyone would unite and launch an attack. What would they do then?

Therefore, even though the scene in front of them looked like an ordinary scene of players fighting monsters and leveling up, Unsworn Blade did not dare to lead the team into it.

"Let's kill as we go! Who cares what they're doing, kill them all. If we kill a path, we won't have to worry about who's next to us," someone suggested to Unsworn Blade.

"Do you want all the players in Sunset City to obstruct our mission?" Unsworn Blade said angrily. Killing people without asking why might be okay if you occasionally killed a few, but such a large-scale clearing of the leveling area after entering it would inevitably offend everyone. When a no-holds-barred competition mission was launched throughout the main city, their small force would be crushed like ants.

Unsworn Blade hesitated, and the team naturally stopped advancing again. Unsworn Blade sighed, waved his hand, and said, "Rest in place, the团长 (tuanzhang, group leaders) come over for a meeting."

"Damn, another meeting!" A mercenary团长 (tuanzhang, group leader) wailed. They hadn't had many battles on this mission, but they had had a lot of meetings, and they were getting annoyed to death.

Gu Fei, who was hundreds of meters away from the main group, didn't ask what had happened when he saw the team suddenly stop. It just so happened that there was a monster-spawning spot nearby, so he was much more comfortable alone. He casually picked monsters to fight, waiting for the team to start moving again.

The Cloud Piercer City expedition team's nth团长 (tuanzhang, group leader) representative meeting was in full swing. At the same time, behind their team, on a large rock that had been exposed to the wind and sun and resembled a small hill, seven people had also gone prone.

"Why aren't they moving?" One person said softly.

"Do you need to be so quiet? They can't possibly hear us from this far away, right?" said the person next to him.

"Speaking softly is not as good as speaking in the channel," another person said.

"Alright, stop talking nonsense," Jian Nan You finally spoke.

Although they had set off later than the Cloud Piercer City players, their custom-made boats were no less mobile, and the speed was in their own hands. If they worked harder, the boat would naturally go faster. However, they had not chosen to land at the pier. After forcibly landing on the shore at another shoal, the group of seven hurried forward. They finally caught up with the main force of the Cloud Piercer City players, and were now lying behind the rock, also with the intention of scouting.

However, they didn't care at all about the task of Traversing the Seas. Their only goal on this trip was Gu Fei. To be precise, Gu Fei was not even their goal; their goal should be Gu Fei's equipment.

"In this situation, we don't have a chance to attack! It seems we're a little too anxious," one person muttered.

Jian Nan You seemed not to hear him, and turned to the person next to him: "Glue, try to see what they're doing."

The player called Glue was the archer in their group of seven. Jian Nan You would assign him to watch, so obviously this person was also a sharpshooter who had been transferred to Eagle Eye.

The Cloud Piercer City people, except for the团长 (tuanzhang, group leaders) and the characters from Traversing the Seas who were urgently discussing the issue, were all idle. What could you see from that? This person glared for a while, shook his head, and said, "I don't know what they're doing. Maybe they're just resting?"

Resting? It wasn't like there had just been a large-scale conflict. Why would they stop here to rest for no reason? Jian Nan You's mind turned quickly, and he guessed that the Traversing the Seas group must have encountered some problem, and were unable to advance or retreat for a while, so they stopped here to discuss it.

What kind of trouble was it? Jian Nan You thought, looking around, and all he saw were players scattered around the map fighting monsters. Jian Nan You watched and watched, and immediately realized: the biggest problem facing the Cloud Piercer City players right now was that they couldn't distinguish between friend and foe.

The enemy had not taken the initiative to show up, and they didn't know who to fight and who not to fight. There were so many players in front of them, maybe they were all enemies, or maybe none of them were... Because they had this idea, they couldn't take another step forward.

"Well, this problem is a bit difficult," Jian Nan You couldn't help but think for them.

"What to do? What to do?" At this time, at the Cloud Piercer City expedition team's nth团长 (tuanzhang, group leader) representative meeting, the leaders were also muttering these three words in their mouths.

"Hey!" At this time, Luo Luo sent a message to Han Jia Gongzi, "Do you have any ideas? If you have any ideas, tell us quickly!"

Since the beginning of the meeting, some people had come up with a few ideas, but in the end, they were all deemed too unstable and were rejected. During this process, Han Jia Gongzi had not said a word. Having seen Han Jia Gongzi's insidiousness and cunning, Luo Luo did not believe that this person would not have any ideas at all.

Unsworn Blade was also looking at Han Jia Gongzi with anticipation. At this time, he was the only one who hadn't spoken yet, and he had become Unsworn Blade's last straw.

"Cough..." Han Jia Gongzi coughed lightly.

Unsworn Blade was immediately overjoyed: "Han Jia, what ideas do you have?"

"Hehe... I think the best way for us to deal with the current situation is to split up and go our separate ways," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Split up and go our separate ways?" Unsworn Blade repeated, already starting to calculate the advantages and disadvantages of this method. The others were also muttering in their hearts like him.

"Since we don't know the opponent's movements, or even who the opponent is, splitting up may draw out the opponent's actions, and then we can act accordingly," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Faced with a no-holds-barred competition mission, our numbers may already be at a disadvantage. Is it too dangerous to divide our forces further?" someone said.

"Hehe, the total number of people on the other side who have taken on this task may be large, but how is it possible that everyone will unite and cooperate? Everyone here is a mercenary团长 (tuanzhang, group leader). Do I need to explain this?"

Everyone was silent. Indeed, when encountering this kind of task, you need to seek cooperation, but there is actually a lot to learn about this kind of cooperation. First of all, you have to look at the difficulty of the task. The strength after cooperation must be able to perfectly complete the task. But it is definitely not the case that the more cooperators, the better. The more cooperators, the more people will share the benefits in the end, and the less you will get. Therefore, you need just the right number of cooperators. This requires accurately grasping the difficulty of the task and your own strength.

In addition, because it is a competition mission, when attracting gangs, it is often several strong mercenary团 (tuan, groups) who form a temporary team. As a result, other small mercenary团 (tuan, groups) cannot compete, let alone whether they can complete the task. In the end, they can only withdraw. Therefore, forming a temporary team with a deterrent effect is also a matter of knowledge.

"Even if it's not everyone, the temporary team formed by the other side won't be below us, right? If we divide our troops, won't it be even worse?"

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