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Chapter 391 - 257: Grand Opening (Daily - )_1

Chapter 391: Chapter 257: Grand Opening (Daily Chapter)_1

"Cooperation, huh..."

Mu You raised his eyebrows. He didn’t resist the idea. He could at least check it out. Even if the cooperation didn’t work out, he could extract some useful information.

The other party specifically mentioned not to bring the fragment, which was a means of indicating that they had no ill intentions. Of course, it was also a form of self-protection. After all, they were unsure of who Mu You was. Each party had reservations about the other, so they decided not to bring the fragment and establish contact first.

As for where to store the fragment during the meeting? There were two methods. The first was to extract it directly into reality. The second was to give it to another person who would then disconnect from the game.

When they log off, the fragment collapses and becomes invisible in both worlds, ensuring absolute safety.

Of course, Mu You didn’t need to go through such hassle. He directly stored another fragment in the Vampire’s Burial.

He then returned to the Imperial Capital for a while. When the time was right, Mu You left the academy, donned the skin of a Watchman, and went to meet the other party in the southern part of the city.

[In the quiet of night, you arrive at the ruins in the southern part of the city.]

[After several days of cleanup, all valuable items in the ruins have been removed. All that remains are the remnants of structures burned by the fire. The Imperial Royal Family is still auctioning off the land, but with the Wizard Association’s deterrent, no one dares to take over.]

[Midnight has passed, and as agreed, you arrive near the old site of the Mage Tower.]

[The Battle Eagle circles above your head. In the pitch-black night, you soon see a figure under a chunk of broken wall ahead...]

Mu You didn’t rush over, but let the Battle Eagle circle for a while.

After confirming that no one else was lurking nearby, he took control of his character and walked out.

[You emerge from the darkness and approach the other party, stopping ten meters in front of them.]

[You now see the ID of the person standing before you: Edward Jack (Level 15) ]

Level 15, and evolved Level 15 at that. This meant that the player had recently leveled up.

What caught Mu You’s attention was the other party’s ID. The text suggested an automatically translated Chinese name, but in the Omniscient Crystal, he could see the original ID, which was a string of unfamiliar, fringe characters.

Mu You scribbled down the characters and quickly took a photo to send to Lin Xue, asking about their origin.

Luckily, Lin Xue had not gone to bed and quickly responded.

"These seem to be a mix of Arabic and Somali, which are commonly used in some East African countries like Ethiopia and Somalia..."

"Somalia?"

On reading Lin Xue’s message, Mu You automatically thought of ’pirates’.

Looking at the ID the other party chose, he speculated that there could indeed be a pirate connection.

Edward Jack. Could this be a combination of ’Edward Teach’ and ’Jack Sparrow’?

At that moment, the other party sent an invitation for a temporary chat session.

Mu You clicked to accept it.

[Edward Jack: Brother, can you confirm that you were the one who took the fragment just now?]

[Watchman: Yes.]

[Edward Jack: Alright, then, brother, let’s confirm each other’s identities first, since this is no small matter.]

[Watchman: How do we verify?]

[Edward Jack pulls out a Lie Detection Crystal Ball.]

[Edward Jack: This is a Lie Detection Sphere that automatically detects lies...I’ll go first.]

[The other party tells you, ’I am the owner of a City of Dawn fragment, and I am not currently allied with either the Son of Heaven or the Ghost Captain.’ The Crystal Ball does not react, confirming that the other party is telling the truth.]

[The other party hands the Crystal Ball to you, and you choose to reply...]

A dialogue box pops up.

Mu You hesitates for a moment, before typing: I am the owner of a fragment of Dawn’s City, and I am not currently aligned with any faction.

[After you speak, the Crystal Ball remains silent, confirming the truth of your words.]

[Edward Jack: There should be no problem then! Brother, let’s discuss our cooperation in detail. To be honest, I have already found a partner, and am in negotiations with them. You are the third one.]

[Watchman: How are you intending to cooperate?]

No matter if the other party really was a pirate, at least there was no roughness in their communication. They seemed genuinely interested in discussing cooperation, and Mu You had no objections to that.

[Edward Jack: Of course, it’s through a Blood Covenant, merging the maps, and making sure we don’t betray each other, we can then work together to seize the City of Dawn!]

[Watchman: I am curious. If you want to cooperate, why not find the Ghost Captain or the Son of Heaven? They should be the better choices for partnership, right?]

[Edward Jack: Indeed, if I approached either of these forces with my fragment, there would be over a half chance I could help them seize the city. But that would also mean relinquishing the position of City Lord, becoming a deputy at best.]

[Edward Jack: We are all fragment owners. In theory, we each have a one in nine chance of becoming the City Lord. Would you willingly give up this right to compete for the Deputy City Lord position instead? On the other hand, if us small players band together, at least we each still have a chance to become the City Lord.]

[Edward Jack: Besides, both these forces are incredibly powerful. Their rhetoric clearly reveals that they already consider the City of Dawn as theirs, and they see each other as their biggest enemy. Because of this, they will certainly go all out against each other! Our only chance as small players is to wait until these two mighty forces have exhausted each other and then seize the opportunity amidst the