As a coastal town, the scenery by the sea was beautiful. Although it was a little far away, Red Sand City had carriages that could travel there directly, so the distance was not a problem.
However, among the several towns under Red Sand City's jurisdiction, Katarina Town had the smallest population. It was less than one-tenth of the other towns.
Naturally, there was a reason for this.
As a human NPC town, while other towns had NPC guards, Katarin Town didn't have any. The safety of the players in Katarin Town wasn't guaranteed. In Katarin Town, unless one was in one of the few safe zones in the town, one could easily be ambushed and killed if one wasn't careful.
Killing and looting could be found anywhere, but Katarina Town was undoubtedly the most rampant. Players could be killed if they were not careful when trading with NPCs, and the NPCs would turn a blind eye to it.
After killing someone, even if their name turned red, players could still openly trade with NPCs in Katarina Town without worrying about being captured.
Currently, most of the players in Katarina Town had killed someone before, and many of them were still red-named.
Of course, ordinary players would not be willing to come to such a place filled with PK maniacs.
As a human town, it was not normal for it to have no NPC guards at all.
However, as far as Chen Mo knew, it was not that Red Sand City did not send guards. In fact, Red Sand City had sent guards many times, but each time, the NPCs would disappear from Red Sand City within a month.
After several times, Red Sand City could not take it anymore and simply turned a blind eye to it, leaving it to its own devices.
Aside from the lack of NPC guards and the excessive PK, there was another reason why not many players were willing to visit Katarina Town.
It was said that after nightfall, powerful monsters would appear in Katarina Town. If players went out in the middle of the night, there was a high chance that they would be killed by the monsters that appeared in the town.
Although it was only a rumor, players on the forums had mentioned that a guild wanted to kill the monsters that appeared in Katarina Town in the middle of the night. In the end, the team of over a hundred players was annihilated by the monsters, suffering heavy losses.
Due to the fear of being ambushed by players during the day and facing the attacks of powerful monsters at night, although there were many good leveling spots outside of Katarina Town, most people would not go to Katarina Town unless they had no other choice.
"As expected of a town filled with problems," Chen Mo sighed.
If it weren't for You Ji, he really wouldn't have been able to do anything to Katrin Town.
First of all, taking over Katarin Town wasn't going to be easy. It was impossible for him to become the Lord of Katarin Town with the contract Enoch gave him. If it were that easy, Enoch wouldn't have left Katarin Town in the first place.
Aside from the problems that appeared on the surface in Katarin Town, there was definitely something else going on in the dark. If he did not solve it, he would not be able to become the lord of Katarin Town.
Most of the NPCs that had appeared were between Level 50 and Level 60. Even if Chen Mo's equipment was better, he wouldn't be able to deal with them. Moreover, NPCs with names and statuses were definitely not weak. If it weren't for You Ji, Chen Mo wouldn't be able to do anything right now. He would have to wait until he reached a certain level before he could return.
However, when Chen Mo was looking for information about the territory, he saw someone mention something interesting on the forum.
When it came to non-city NPC towns, players could actually invest in them to gain a position within the town.
As long as they had enough Gold Coins, they could invest in the town, allowing players to gain special privileges within the town.
According to this theory, as long as Chen Mo invested enough Gold Coins to increase Katarin's Prosperity Rate, he could become the lord of Katarin Town even without the contract.
Of course, the amount of Gold Coins required to do so would be astronomical. Chen Mo only had over 1,000 Gold Coins on him right now, and it wouldn't even be enough to fill the gaps between his teeth.
When Chen Mo saw this information, he couldn't help but recall Lian Hongyu mentioning that someone was purchasing Gold Coins in large quantities.
Thinking about it carefully, these people might be purchasing Gold Coins for such a purpose. Otherwise, Chen Mo couldn't figure out why the game would require such a large amount of Gold Coins.
Only then did Chen Mo realize how valuable the Territory Contract he had extorted from Enoch was!
This contract was more valuable than all the equipment and items he had on him added together!
What were the benefits of becoming the lord of a territory?
Chen Mo still didn't know. He could only think of a way to become the lord of Katarin and take over the Katarin Town's territory.
The carriage traveled for three hours before finally arriving at Katarin Town.
"It's so desolate."
After getting off the carriage with You Ji, Chen Mo glanced around and found that Katarin Town was a little too desolate.
Although it was a small town, Katarin was half the size of the three main novice cities.
The three major novice cities were filled with players. After Chen Mo got off the carriage, he could only see a dozen or so people on the wide street. The number of people in the three major novice cities was less than 1% of the total number of players in the three major novice cities.
"Let's go. I'll find you a room at the hotel first."
It was very inconvenient to bring You Ji around to investigate. Chen Mo planned to settle You Ji down first before investigating in detail. As long as he didn't act at night, his safety wouldn't be a problem.
You Ji had no objections. She didn't want to follow Chen Mo around.
"Hehe, another two fresh faces!"
"They know Katarin's name and still dare to come here. I wonder how long these two can last?"
The two got off the carriage. On the side of the road opposite the relay station, two players squatted and looked at them. They couldn't help but laugh.
Although it had only been half a month, Katarin's name among the players was gradually established.
Unless they came here without knowing anything about Katarin Town beforehand, there weren't many people who came here after knowing.
Although Katarin was chaotic, if they could establish a foothold here, they could quickly make a name for themselves. The two of them had seen many people who wanted to make a name for themselves in Katarin. In the end, they left with their tails between their legs after a few days.
Chen Mo and You Ji got off the carriage. You Ji was still wearing a gray cloak, and even her face couldn't be seen clearly. At a glance, it was obvious that these two people also wanted to come to Katarin.
Chen Mo noticed the two people but didn't pay much attention to them. Before coming here, he had already checked the location of the hotel.
"Hehe, so fast. Someone couldn't help but make a move!"
"It's that guy, Rolling Paper!
I don't know anything about him. Those who are targeted by him have a hard time surviving! "
As soon as Chen Mo and You Ji left the relay station, the two players opposite them saw the figure that suddenly appeared behind Chen Mo and You Ji, chuckling.
An Assassin player named Rolling Paper suddenly appeared behind the two of them and launched a sneak attack without saying a word!
If this were any other NPC town, being attacked right after leaving the relay station was unthinkable. Those who launched sneak attacks would often be caught by NPC guards before they could kill their targets.
In NPC towns, NPC guards were such powerful existences. Yet, Katarin Town's NPC guards had mysteriously disappeared time and time again. It was obvious how serious the problem in Katarin Town was.
Chen Mo had long since been on guard. However, he didn't move. This Rolling Paper fellow's target wasn't him but You Ji, who looked very mysterious under the cloak.
Anyone who saw a cloaked person would be curious. And in the chaotic Katarin Town, this curiosity only served to arouse their desire to launch a sneak attack.
Rolling Paper knew that Chen Mo was a Hunter and would be easier to kill with a sneak attack. However, he still prioritized attacking You Ji, whose face was unknown.
"Hmph!
You're courting death! "
You Ji snorted coldly. Her body suddenly turned, and at the same time, the silver greatsword in her hand swept out from under the cloak.
Rolling Paper's sneak attack should have reached You Ji faster. However, the moment Rolling Paper launched his attack, You Ji had already sensed it.
With You Ji's strength, a Level 43 Rolling Paper was not much different from a Level 1 player in her eyes.
Three streaks of silver sword light struck Roll Paper almost at the same time, faster than Roll Paper's attack.
Whoosh!
A white flash of death appeared, and Rolling Paper was instantly killed.
"What's going on?"
The two players on the opposite side of the road couldn't help but be stunned when they saw this scene.
Before they could finish their sentence, Rolling Paper had already been killed.
In their eyes, the instant Rolling Paper launched his attack, You Ji had turned around at an unbelievable speed and slashed three times at Rolling Paper's body, dealing nearly -30,000 damage and instantly killing him.
"So it's an NPC. Hahaha! Rolling Paper is really unlucky. If he hadn't acted so quickly, he wouldn't have died so miserably."
The two players couldn't help but use a Detection Skill on You Ji. In other places, using a Detection Skill on another person would require careful consideration. Otherwise, it would offend the other party. However, in Katarin Town, using a Detection Skill was not an issue at all.
After using a Detection Skill, the two players discovered that You Ji was an NPC, and they were immediately overjoyed.
No wonder she was so powerful. She was an NPC. It was normal for an NPC to kill a player instantly.
The two players knew that Rolling Paper had recently become accustomed to killing people. In the end, he had failed miserably.
"Let's go."
When Rolling Paper died, he only dropped some potions. Chen Mo casually picked them up and led You Ji back to the hotel.
Many players on the street had seen Rolling Paper attack. Like Rolling Paper, many of them also had thoughts of taking action. However, after discovering that You Ji was an NPC, they gave up on the idea.
Those who came to do quests with NPCs would be protected by the NPCs. If they took action, they would be attacked by the NPCs.
"Give me a room," Chen Mo said to the hotel owner when the two arrived at the hotel.
"I want two rooms," You Ji hurriedly said.
One room? Who knew what this guy would do!
"Two rooms, then." Chen Mo smiled.
With Ceci Hailow around, one room or two rooms made no difference in his eyes.
Of course, in order to smoothly take over Katarin Town, Chen Mo wouldn't offend You Ji for the time being. If she didn't put in any effort, he might spend a lot more time.
After making arrangements for You Ji, Chen Mo walked around Katarin Town alone.
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The second room was even more crowded.