Chapter 54: Douglas the Thief

Her time was precious, and there were still several other accounts waiting for their daily quests.
She had no desire to go.
Soon, another message flashed—it was again from the Grim Lord.
[Private] Grim Lord: Could you do me a favor? Just one try. If we can't win, we'll drop it.
Shi Qingqing typed two words in reply.
[Private] Easy to Know, Hard to Do: No.
Shi Qingqing neither chased celebrities in real life, nor worshipped top players in the game...
She was herself—a unique salted fish!
[Private] Grim Lord: One thousand gold coins, help me just once.
Shi Qingqing had already clicked to log out and was in the final ten-second countdown.
But upon seeing the offer of a thousand gold coins, she immediately canceled the logout.
A thousand gold coins—why didn’t you say so earlier!
Honestly!

A thousand gold coins were worth about ten yuan in real money.
Power-leveling an account for half an hour also earned her ten yuan.
All she had to do was help with a boss fight, and only once at that. Even if they failed, it would at most take half an hour.
Shi Qingqing promptly sent over a party request.
It was accepted almost immediately.
She found herself in a five-person team.
[Party] There’s a Monster: Brother Easy?
[Party] I Have Medicine!: Little Easy, where have you gone training now? You don’t even tell your brother when you head out. That’s just not right.
[Party] Thieflas: I’m in a foul mood today. If my gear drops and anyone dares to roll against me, I’ll stab them...
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Shi Qingqing’s eyes froze.
Good grief, the top ten players of the server, and five of them were right here.
Thieflas was a rogue, the most infamous and skilled thief of all. Stealing and skulking were his trademarks, vanishing without a trace, the number one assassin. Anyone he threatened to kill could never escape his pursuit, no matter what.

I Have Medicine! was a healer, hands-down the best in the entire server. Shi Qingqing had studied his gameplay videos before—his skill was superb. He could heal, support, and after switching his talents, he became a poison doctor, dishing out devastating area attacks.
There’s a Monster was an ice mage who had chosen the Snow Maiden role. Snow Maidens had innate bonuses to ice magic, and her character had the highest level in the entire server, with top-notch gear—ranked tenth in total human power.
As for Grim Lord, he hardly needed an introduction—an overpowered dragonborn, number one in total server power.
Shi Qingqing’s own character, Easy to Know, Hard to Do, was the top defensive warrior in the server. In the entire Imperial Capital Storm server, nobody had more health than Easy to Know, Hard to Do.
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[Party] Grim Lord: Enough chatter. I’ll use my friend summon to bring the power-leveler over. Everyone, heal up and restore your mana quickly.
[Party] Easy to Know, Hard to Do: This is a 25-man raid. Aren’t we adding more people?
[Party] There’s a Monster: No need! All you big brothers are so strong. The four of us made it all the way to the fourth boss without a main tank.
Shi Qingqing…
Fine, have it your way!
Even if it was on normal difficulty, this was still the toughest 25-man raid currently available.
Most guilds struggled even with a full 25-member team, yet these four had reached the fourth boss without a main tank—they were each doing the work of five, a bunch of outright monsters.