Chapter 425 - 177: The Wealth-Scattering Boy Appears, the Whole Nation Rejoices

And Secret Realms were another way for players to increase their strength, besides inheriting abilities from the game.

After looking into the matter of Secret Realms for a moment, Shen Fei’s gaze quickly shifted to another hot topic—the monster tide.

That’s right. On the Forum, the third most popular topic at the moment was the monster tide currently erupting in Qing City. Although Shen Fei had destroyed many Monster Nests three days ago, and right now no other places were experiencing an outbreak aside from the cities that had Neutral Cities, that didn’t stop the monster tide from becoming a hot topic once again.

Most people had already experienced a monster tide. Now, even though there was no monster tide where they lived, everyone was still very excited to watch livestreams of monster tides in other places...

"Jeez!"

"This monster tide is pathetic!"

"Yeah! This is way too weak!!"

"Totally! The difference between a small monster tide and a large one is just too big!"

"Weak!"

"Weak!"

"Weak!"

Opening a relevant thread, Shen Fei saw a huge number of replies flooding the livestream threads about the monster tide battle. Since it was no skin off their backs, everyone was making lighthearted jokes. Aside from the Neutral Cities where monsters were being farmed, no monster tides had erupted anywhere else. In these places, people didn’t have to defend against one.

But the truth was, the small monster tide that occurred once every three days really couldn’t compare in intensity to the massive one from three days ago. The players in other areas were joking around so casually not just because they didn’t have to face the tide, but also because the tide was genuinely weak and the monsters weren’t numerous. Having had their standards raised by the massive monster tide, everyone knew that a small tide like this was completely manageable. Therefore, most people, whether in the cities experiencing the tide or just spectating, were relaxed.

"Where’s Cyan God!"

"Where’s Cyan God!!"

"Where’s Cyan God???"

"Let me see Cyan God’s heroic figure!"

Shen Fei saw that in the livestream threads for Qing City’s monster tide defense, there were a ton of questions asking about him. Before, Shen Fei, who had defended an entire nation by himself, had saved countless people. As a result, he had a huge number of fans. At this moment, the vast majority of players who had come to watch the Qing City monster tide were Shen Fei’s fans. However, the battle had been going on for over ten minutes, and despite switching between various livestream camera angles, no one had spotted Shen Fei. This led many people to start asking where he was.

Although the attacks from the Defense Towers of Sun Yu and the Heaven-Reaching Gang’s Tower Masters were also great to watch, and although Wang Dapang’s iron cavalry charge and Zhang Qiqiang’s roaring tanks weren’t bad either, everyone still wanted to see Shen Fei.

Three days ago, people had been desperately hoping for Shen Fei to appear and save their settlements. Now, three days later, they were hoping for him to appear so they could spectate him like a celebrity.

"Cyan God, my ass! For a pissant monster tide like this? You think our great Cyan God needs to show up for this?"

"If my Cyan God showed up for these small fry, wouldn’t that lower his status!"

"Exactly!"

"For this handful of monsters, what would Cyan God even do if he came out?! Play around?!!"

Among the various replies in the threads, there were also the theorycrafters, automatically coming up with reasons for Shen Fei’s absence. They told everyone else that a monster tide of this intensity simply didn’t require Shen Fei’s presence.

"That’s true!"

"That’s true!"

"That’s true!"

And surprisingly, this line of reasoning actually found some supporters. Soon, amidst the chaotic replies, people quickly stopped clamoring for Shen Fei to appear.

"Quick!"

"Extra! Extra!!"

"Cyan God hasn’t appeared in Songhai! He’s not in the Divine Capital either! He hasn’t appeared in any other city..."

Today, Qing City’s monster tide was the first to erupt. The tides in other cities started about ten-odd minutes later than Qing City’s, but by now, the monster tides in the major cities had also begun. Someone had specifically bounced between the monster tide defense livestreams for each city, and they hadn’t seen any sign of Shen Fei either!

"Breaking news!"

"Breaking news!!"

"The Immortal Emperor has appeared on the walls of [Ye City]! Taiyi Zhenren has appeared on the walls of the Divine Capital! Unceasing Self-Improvement has appeared on the walls of Qing City!"

As monster tides erupted in other cities, another piece of news quickly became a hot topic. Everyone saw that Zhao Li and the others, who had been forcibly teleported away to do a quest before the monster tide three days ago, had all reappeared. Moreover, they were positioned directly on their respective city walls, ready to defend! Clearly, this meant that the chosen ones had completed their quest.

"I’m so curious where they went and what quest they completed!"

"Me too!"

"Me too!!"

The appearance of Zhao Li and Huang Yi sparked curiosity in many people. On one hand, everyone was observing the distinctly different monster tide defense methods being used in [Ye City] and the Divine Capital now that they were back. On the other hand, they were also eager to know what kind of quest these chosen few had actually been sent on. After all, these individuals had been chosen by the entire player base.

Because of Shen Fei’s explosive performance during the full-scale monster tide on 4/1, many people felt that he should have been the one chosen for the mandatory quest. But once the choice was made, it couldn’t be changed. It was a pity, but nothing could be done.

Now, seeing that Zhao Li, Huang Yi, and the others who had participated in the mandatory quest had all returned, everyone’s curiosity was instantly piqued. Remembering that the quest was supposed to last for seven days, yet they had returned in just three, some people even started to think that the mandatory quest might not have been that difficult, and that anyone could have done it. What they didn’t know was that if it weren’t for Shen Fei, Zhao Li and the others might not have made it back at all.