Chapter 447: Disobedience
After the crowd realized the reason for Xu Feng's partiality toward Veronica, they were baffled by the news.
A new player?
Seriously? That kind of perception and capability of understanding the situation as a new player was unheard of.
What kind of talent must one need to notice all those details during an intense battle?
"You might think I'm lying, but Vortex Viper here is only level 16. She's just barely one level above the requirement needed to enter a city." Xu Feng revealed, letting them know how trash they were when compared to a lower-level player.
Elites?
More like a bunch of trash!
Without much competition, these people didn't even know they were merely frogs at the bottom of the well.
The true experts and elites weren't those who bragged or boasted about their guilds, but those who proved themselves in actual situations.
And so far, Xu Feng couldn't be more disappointed than ever. The only other decent person who wasn't invited or related to the Vanguard guild was DeathLingers.
He was still shrouded in mystery, similar to DarkSage, but Xu Feng didn't plan on faulting him. The man did his duty and didn't utter any complaint or go against his commands.
Amidst the lecture, the crowd soon took notice of Shadow Blade, who was quietly mumbling without any sounds, his fingers seemed to be working on his interface.
Initially, they didn't pay much attention to him until they heard Vortex Viper's explanation of his meticulous actions and adherence to Xu Feng's instructions.
A seemingly ordinary yet odd Gun Knight class was actually more capable than a Gunner. Even Steelshot felt his mouth turn dry when he tried to compare himself with Zhao Kai.
"Um, Raid Leader, what is he doing?" Curious like Carmen was, Veronica pointed at Zhao Kai.
"Oh, he's analyzing the battle from before and deciphering whether he could have done better or not." Xu Feng gladly answered her question. At the same time, he was pleased that Zhao Kai had learned the way of the Divine World.
"Anaylze the battle?"
"Mhmm, that way, when we encounter a similar situation, Shadow Blade would know how to tackle the problem and won't be helpless and clueless like before."
"Ah, so it's like that." Realization dawned upon Veronica, her impression of Zhao Kai rose a bit from his dedication to his craft.
Of course, Zhao Kai only created such a habit due to the training that Xu Feng had imposed on him.
"Raid Leader, can Iceheart move away from the corner now? She's been complaining that she's not some captured prisoner." Suddenly, OneManMedia shouted for Xu Feng regarding his situation.
While Xu Feng was busy discussing the aftermath, despite his harsh tone, he was giving them advice on how to improve, so he had forgotten about her.
"Right, you two are lucky that there is one more fool worse than you." Xu Feng clasped his hands and decided to let SilentWhisper and Ardent Lance go with a warning this time.
If they still perform in mediocrity, then he would outright ban them from participating in anything else and have them just stand in the back. Nothing could be more humiliating than that when the viewers would be laughing and spreading this matter elsewhere.
Imagine elites of some guild being placed in a protective stance because they were inadequate and a burden to the team?
SilentWhisper and Ardent Lance shrieked and shuddered at the horrible punishment.
They swiftly promised to do better and won't become a burden to the team.
Simultaneously, the two decided to temporarily put aside any grudges and wait until the raid was officially over. Had they continued their infighting, none of them would benefit from it.
'Hmm, I finally resolved these two guilds' resentment temporarily.' Xu Feng thought to himself when he saw them shaking hands.
Honestly, they weren't that bad during the battle, but in his mind, they could have done better.
Therefore, he didn't mind playing the bad cop role for once and hammered them into some fine shape to ensure the smoothness of their path moving forward.
Shortly after resolving their internal trifle, for now, Xu Feng walked toward Iceheart.
"Save your icy glare for another person who might find it charming." Xu Feng sneered and waved his hand, dismissing OneManMedia.
Being the cameraman, he understood that the upcoming conversation was going to be private.
"Raid Leader, can we leave this Fallen Swamp?" OneManMedia suddenly asked. "I wished to stream about the other passage since the viewers are curious what the others were like."
"How many castle gifts have you received so far?" Instead of responding right away, Xu Feng wanted to know how much money they had made so far.
Startled, OneManMedia hurriedly went to check the gift list and said, "Uh, it's at 40 castles." Experience more tales on empire
"Tell the viewers this. If the castle gift reaches 50, then you will swap to another passage." Xu Feng instructed. "And if they want to see another passage, they are free to bump the castle gift to 100."
"..."
OneManMedia thought he was already being greedy enough, but when compared to Xu Feng, his greed was rather laughable.
'The viewers are cursing the Guild Leader now.' Almost as if he anticipated such a reaction, OneManMedia spotted the numerous comments calling Xu Feng a ruthless money-grubber.
His micro change expression was quickly noticed by Xu Feng. However, he didn't care to explain himself.
They want more free information?
Fat dream!
His passage was already a demo or a teaser to them on what to expect, so why would he give them more free information?
'In this world, information sometimes costs more than a person's life.' He inwardly exclaimed, giving OneManMedia a kick to shoo him away.
Once they were alone, Iceheart kept her cold glare and asked, "Why did you force me into this corner? Is this to entice drama and get your viewers to donate you gifts for witnessing me being here?"
Clearly, her thought process had gone haywire and interpreted that Xu Feng was using her to generate views and money.
After all, watching an ice-cold beauty being punished?
Who wouldn't dig for it?
"Sorry, but you ain't that beautiful enough for me to stoop that low." Xu Feng chuckled softly and put Iceheart in her place. "The reason for it is simple, disobedience."