Hot Spring Town is a relatively remote town. It is located alone at the foot of the rolling snow-capped mountains. There are not even large villages within hundreds of miles around, not to mention towns. It is not easy to get here through the vast snowfields.
It's such an easy thing, even those veteran hunters who have lived in the mountains and forests for a long time or new hunters who are just getting involved in the field of mind ability will find it difficult to complete this journey alone.
But this town is one of the famous tourist destinations in the Hunter World. It is famous for its majestic snow-capped mountains and hot springs emitting steaming white mist among the ice and snow. Tourists come and go every day, and
Everyone is either rich or noble, and the wealthy and powerful people come and go in the town with their bodyguards, making the supposedly quiet Snow Country a noisy place.
But for Cheng Peng and the others, the first thing they felt was not the noise, but - expensive!
Not to mention anything else, the ticket price in the special airship that arrived in this town alone was as high as 20 million gin!
Cheng Peng fought all the way from the bottom to the top of the Sky Arena, but only received a total of 200 million denies in bonuses. He invested all the bonuses along the way on himself and won more than 300 million.
But just taking the airship to Hot Spring Town cost everyone 160 million!
It would be a lie to say that he didn't feel distressed, especially when he thought about the expenses in this town and the ferry ticket back, Cheng Peng felt even more numb.
If it weren't for the seizure of the Bomb Demon's property, plus the bounties from the Bomb Demon trio and the three members of the Phantom Troupe, everyone would really not be able to afford it based on their original savings alone!
"Why can you only receive half of the reward for bringing the body of a wanted criminal? It's really too much!" Cheng Peng felt regretful when he thought of the three billion that had been lost due to the deaths of Nobunaga and Ma Qi.
He is not a person who cares about money, but in the hunter world, having no money - not having a lot of money - is absolutely impossible!
Of course, as the saying goes, you get what you pay for. All the facilities and services on this special airship are extremely luxurious. Gold and other things are too tacky. Precious gems and valuable cultural relics can be seen everywhere. Even the floor is made of rare materials.
Made of ancient wood, after some research, two knowledgeable people, Kurapika and Phil, came to a staggering conclusion - the cost of this airship is conservatively estimated to be close to one trillion denies!
"If Leorio were here, he would be so scared that he wouldn't even dare to walk." Kurapika said with a smile, "He was afraid of poverty before and is naturally sensitive to money."
In fact, when he heard about the shocking cost, Cheng Peng was so frightened that he almost threw the drink he was drinking on the ground.
The number one trillion is really too huge and astonishing!
Fortunately, all the expenses on this airship are included in the ticket. Otherwise, based on its cost and level of luxury, just a meal would cost hundreds of millions... When the airship arrived at Hot Spring Town, everyone was very excited when they got off the ship.
Be careful, lest you break something - even though they are already billionaires, they still lack confidence when they suddenly become rich.
But when they set foot on the land of Hot Spring Town, they found that the situation was not as terrifying as they imagined.
There are indeed many horrifyingly luxurious things here, but there are also consumptions at prices that are acceptable to the average person. For example, at the roadside stall they were at, a meal for eight people only cost "a mere four million kiwi."
"The price is ten times that of other places." Luo Gan complained as he ate, "The taste has not improved at all!"
"This is already cheap consumption." A player who was eating near them kindly advised him to open up more. "Have you seen that quaint wooden house on the edge of the town near the snow-capped mountains? That is the most expensive hot spring hotel in the town. , it costs about 100 million to stay a night. It’s amazing, right? But it is the hotel with the best business.”
"Is there something wrong with these rich people's brains? Or do they think too much money is too much for their hands? Why don't you go to a store like this that is obviously about ripping people off!" Luo Gan was startled and accidentally splashed the hot broth in the bowl in front of him on his hand, which hurt. He bared his teeth and retracted his words.
The player had obviously seen this kind of situation many times. He laughed and explained: "I didn't understand it at first, but later a friend who studied economics told me that there are many rich people, and what they need is 'expensive'. The more expensive it is, the more expensive it is." The more it satisfies their sense of distinction and superiority, then one hundred million a night is nothing, but they will like it more if it is a few hundred million a night."
"Then why aren't there hundreds of millions overnight?" Kurapika asked curiously.
"Because the hotel can't afford it," the player replied, "rich people like to show off and be extravagant, but that doesn't mean they are fools. Since they paid this price, they have to enjoy the service at this price... One hundred million a night is the pinnacle of luxury. , If you want to be more luxurious, it is impossible to achieve that condition in this small town."
"Can it really be more luxurious?" Even the calm Phil was startled and couldn't help asking.
This time it was not the player who answered him, but Alanster, who had been eating silently: "Of course, for example, let's hire only two or three two-star food hunters in the world to be chefs, and get a group of beautiful female hunters to be waiters. , all kinds of designs in the entire hotel are created by the master of materialization, Gu Xian... Remember Greed Island? There is always a way to be luxurious."
After he explained this, everyone was relieved. It is true that as the old man said, there is always a way to be luxurious. Even if you open a restaurant, if the waiters in the twenty or thirty waiters are all of Cheng Peng's level Experts, head chefs and other legendary figures like Jin Fulis were hired, and the lobby manager invited Hunter Guild Nitro to take charge. All the ingredients were personally sourced by the two-star hunter... I would not eat a single meal in this hotel. How can one billion and eight hundred million be justified?
While Cheng Peng sighed, he couldn't help but frown slightly - he didn't like luxury, and he hated the practice of working hard just for enjoyment. After all, he still didn't like the hunter's world of indulgence and materialism.
Fortunately, he will not live here forever. As long as he finds Shui Liuli and fulfills his original promise to Chang Shizuku, he will definitely turn around and leave immediately, and will never come back unless something happens.
At this moment, the system assistant suddenly sent him a reminder saying that someone was contacting him on the forum.
Cheng Peng opened the virtual screen and logged into the forum, only to find that the person contacting him was not one person, but two.
The first one was naturally the "Butterfly" who probably worked for the Phantom Troupe. The message he sent was to ask if Cheng Peng had arrived in Hot Spring Town. He also emphasized that his time was limited and could not wait too long, urging him to come over quickly.
Cheng Peng snorted coldly and did not rush to answer. He opened another email signed "Flying Bird".
"I am a player who supports you. Don't come to Hot Spring Town. The brigade has set up an ambush here! Now there are more than twenty players selected by them, all four-star masters! There are also three members of the brigade,
They are Feitan, Finks and Xia Ke... Hot Spring Town is already a dragnet, you will definitely die in vain if you come here!"
There were a lot of exclamation marks and emoticons in this email, and the words were a bit messy. It was obvious that the person who wrote the letter was very anxious and was really worried about Cheng Peng.
Since there are people who help the tyrants do evil, there will be people who are righteous. In the battle against the brigade, Cheng Peng's reinforcements are more than just a few companions around him.
After reading this email, Cheng Peng laughed, sincerely.
He immediately started to reply a letter, first thanking the other party for their concern, then ensuring that he could escape even if he couldn't be beaten, and finally asking the other party in a slightly roundabout way if he could tell him the locations of the three members of the Phantom Troupe.
The reply came quickly. The other person said that he was not a core member of the player organization affiliated with the Phantom Troupe, and he was not sure about the positions of the troupe members. He also gave several locations that he thought were more likely - but he emphasized again.
, Cheng Peng had better not take risks. Those in the brigade cannot remain cowards for the rest of their lives. Sooner or later they will come out of their hiding places. When the time comes, wouldn't it be more certain to take action?
"But I have arrived, and I don't intend to let them be free until then." Cheng Peng wrote back, "I have done many things, many of which are things that others think are impossible, but I have done them all.
.So, don’t worry, if you are willing to support me, then please believe me first.”
After the letter was sent, the other party responded with a sighing expression, and then just one sentence.
"When you need my help to cause trouble, just send a message."
He closed the virtual screen and made a shortcut key. Just click on it to send a message to Feiniao, asking him to take action... After Cheng Peng finished all this, he warned his companions, stood up, and walked towards the small building alone.
Walk to the most luxurious hotel at the end of the town near the snow-capped mountains.
According to Asuka, the players who planned to snipe him were there.
The town was not big. Although Cheng Peng walked very slowly while paying attention to whether there were any ambushes around him, he still reached the hotel after about ten minutes.
Seven or eight male and female players - mostly female players - were sitting on the grass near the door, seemingly having a picnic.
Each of these people were dressed quite gorgeously, to the point of being somewhat coquettish, which made people like Cheng Peng, who like simplicity rather than luxury, quite annoying. Not only that, these people were clearly pretending to be having a picnic, but none of them were
They were not looking right, they were either tilted or crooked, there were weapons beside them, and one of their hands must be pressed against the weapons at any time.
What an amateur! Cheng Peng secretly shook his head and made such a comment with a sneer. Cheng Peng smiled slightly, stood still, and shouted loudly: "Spiders of the Phantom Troupe, come out and die! I, Cheng Peng, are here!"
