The night sky was as dark as ink, concealing everything in sight. Ye Ci activated her Brooch of Disguise and disguised herself as a Gnomish Rogue in dark clothes. With such a figure and such clothes, no one would notice if they were to walk through the dark night.
Ye Ci's footsteps were extremely fast. She was like a shadow as she passed through the streets and alleys, disappearing in a flash. Before leaving Red Lake City, Ye Ci went to the warehouse and emptied all her belongings into it. She also took out four 24-slot backpacks. She had picked them up in the dungeon and planned to sell them. Even if one of them could only fetch a thousand gold coins, it was still money, wasn't it? However, Ye Ci had no intention of selling them now. She summoned The Fourth Prince and placed all the backpacks on him.
As Hunters had to carry a quiver of arrows, they had one fewer backpack than other classes. Therefore, only Hunters' pets were allowed to carry backpacks, and each pet could carry a maximum of four backpacks. Furthermore, unlike players' backpacks, pets' backpacks carried weights. If the total weight of the backpack exceeded the pet's weight, the pet would not be able to run and could not be summoned back. Not only that, pets were unable to pick up their own items and put them into their backpacks. Only their owners could transfer their own items to their backpacks.
To put it bluntly, a pet carrying a backpack was just a gimmick. There was nothing special about it. Everything had to be done manually.
Ye Ci originally wanted to choose Ol 'Three. After all, Ol' Three's Loyalty was already maxed out. Even if it was hungry, it would not go on strike. However, Ol 'Three's backpack was definitely not as heavy as The Fourth Prince's. In the end, Ye Ci chose The Fourth Prince because she did not know what was inside the Steel-Blooded Battle Spear. What if the backpacks were heavy? She would be at a disadvantage if she used Ol 'Three.
After making the necessary preparations, Ye Ci recalled the Fourth Prince and ran towards the town gate of Red Lake City. After paying a certain amount of money, she successfully arrived at Bluestone City, the city where the Steel-Blooded Battle Spear was stationed. Now that she was no longer a member of Blade of Steel, she could no longer enter the Guild Encampment through an NPC. She could only teleport to the Guild City first, then find the Guild's ID from the NPC and enter the Guild Encampment.
Ye Ci had always had a good memory. She remembered that Blade of Steel's guild encampment was number 491.
"May I know the name of the Guild Encampment that you wish to enter?"
“491.”
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
After paying 50 gold, Ye Ci's figure appeared outside a Guild Encampment. From afar, the walls of the Guild Encampment were not too tall. There were also some crude arrow towers. All of these indicated that the Guild Encampment was not higher than Level 3.
Ye Ci saw a guild flag through the not-so-tall gate. She was very familiar with the guild's ID. If it wasn't Blade of Steel, then who else could it be?
Although it was only a Level 2 Guild Encampment, there were still quite a number of NPCs patrolling the area. After the battle between Up Everyday and Twenty-four Bridges In The Moonlit Night, most of the guilds knew that Up Everyday was at a disadvantage due to the lack of patrols. Therefore, without exception, all of them had purchased a large number of patrols in the Guild Encampment as a precaution. Ye Ci hid at the furthest corner of the Guild Encampment map. She looked towards the western wall of the Guild Encampment. There seemed to be fewer patrols there.
After confirming the direction, Ye Ci began to move towards the western wall in Stealth.
The patrols in the Guild Encampment had a warning range of 5 yards. In other words, as long as someone was within 5 yards of them, they would attack. Although they were moving, it was not difficult for Ye Ci. She easily bypassed a dozen patrols and arrived at the bottom of the wall.
After putting on her Night Suit and Mask, Ye Ci took out her Grappling Claw and disappeared into the night. The Night Suit and Mask were all single-use items. It was not cheap. Ye Ci swung her Grappling Claw with all her might. After a "Ding!" sound, the Grappling Claw was firmly hooked onto the edge of the wall.
The sound was actually not loud, but it still attracted the attention of a few patrols on the wall. They looked over and did not discover anything, so they turned their heads away. After climbing up the wall, Ye Ci slowly put away her Grappling Claw. Her movements were very slow as she was afraid of alerting the patrols.
The Grappling Claw could only be used twice. In other words, it could only be used once to enter and once to leave. It was really expensive. Ye Ci put away her Grappling Claw and took out her Knockout Powder. She tossed it at the two patrols closest to her. They immediately fainted on the spot.
In fact, Ye Ci did not want to waste these two Knockout Powder. However, she discovered that the two patrols were actually Archers. She immediately decided to use the Knockout Powder. When stealing, the scariest thing to do was to encounter these long-range patrols. If she was discovered, she would not be able to escape. Therefore, this Knockout Powder must be used.
After fainting the Archers, she climbed over the wall and nimbly jumped down from the wall. The walls of a Level 2 Guild Encampment were not high. Ye Ci could easily jump down without causing any damage. After landing silently on the ground like a cat, Ye Ci was not in a hurry to move. Instead, she carefully observed the patrols around her. She found a path with the least amount of Knockout Powder. It should be known that she had a limited amount of Knockout Powder. It was impossible for her to kill anyone she saw.
She really had to thank her previous life for being a lookout and disrupting patrols. Therefore, she had a wealth of experience in finding a path. In less than three minutes, she found the ideal path. Then, she immediately followed the path and began to approach the guild warehouse.
Along the way, other than the patrols that were necessary, Ye Ci did not waste her Knockout Powder and directly went around them. Very quickly, she had already reached the entrance of Blade of Steel's guild warehouse. There were two Golden Armored Guards at the entrance of the guild warehouse. These two guards were the highest level patrolling NPCs other than the guards at the entrance of the guild hall. They were the fiercest NPCs. Without the Knockout Powder, Ye Ci would not be able to deal with either of them.
However, with the Knockout Powder, throwing these two NPCs to the ground was child's play. Before Ye Ci stunned the Golden Armored Guards, she first used [Eagle Eye] to observe the situation around her. After confirming that there were no wandering players in the encampment and no players approaching the guild warehouse, she quickly stunned the two Golden Armored Guards. Then, she rushed to the entrance of the warehouse, took out the Master Key and inserted it into the keyhole.
"Unlocking …"
The system notification did not make any sound. She could only see a row of golden indicators above the keyhole, showing the progress of the unlocking process. The success rate of unlocking a Level 2 Guild Warehouse with this Master Key was 80%, which meant that there was a 20% chance of failure. A Master Key could only be used three times. If it did not succeed three times, then Ye Ci's trip today would be in vain.
"Unlocking failed."
She had failed the first time. This made Ye Ci's hair stand on end. Although she had followed other people to rob many Guilds in her previous life, she had only done outside work. This was the first time she had stolen something. Fortunately, although she had never eaten pork, she had seen the main route. Even if she had not stolen it personally, she still had a general understanding of the process.
Taking a deep breath, Ye Ci began to insert the key into the keyhole again. When the unlocking process was 40% complete, Ye Ci discovered a patrolling Soldier walking towards her. The Soldier was getting closer and closer. If she gave up now, the unlocking process would definitely fail. If she did not give up now, the Soldier would definitely discover her …
After a quick consideration, Ye Ci gave up on unlocking the warehouse. She rolled on the ground and hid in the shadows behind the warehouse.
In less than three seconds, the NPC had walked within five yards of Ye Ci's previous position. If Ye Ci had been there, she would have definitely been discovered. After pausing for two seconds, the NPC returned to where he came from. He did not even notice that the two Golden Armored Guards had already fallen unconscious.
Based on her past experience, Ye Ci estimated that the patrolling Soldier would take about eight minutes to return. In these eight minutes, excluding the thirty seconds needed to unlock the warehouse, she only had seven and a half minutes to retrieve everything. She should still have plenty of time.
She took in a deep breath to calm herself down, and inserted the key into the keyhole once more. "Hmm … Hmm … Hmm … Hmm … Hmm … Hmm … Hmm … Hmm …" This was her only chance. She could not fail.
"Unlocking …"
"26% … 48% … 73% … 99% …"
"Unlocking successful."
The Steel-Blooded Battle Spear's lock fell silently. Ye Ci reached out her hand and caught the lock. Then, she gently hung it on the lock. She slowly pulled open the door of the warehouse and walked in. Then, she gently closed the door behind her.
From the outside, other than the two Golden Armored Guards who looked like they were dozing off, there was nothing suspicious about the scene.
Entering the guild warehouse at this time was like entering one's own house. There was no danger at all. The only thing to be careful of was the patrolling Soldier's return after seven and a half minutes, or if another player came to the warehouse at this time. No matter what happened, all their efforts would be wasted. Therefore, this was not the time to shop, but the time to chase after time.
Although Blade of Steel was not a veteran guild, they were still considered a dark horse among the new guilds. The financial group behind them was very powerful. Therefore, their guild warehouse was definitely not some shabby goods. Ye Ci had already determined this before she entered the warehouse. However, after entering the warehouse, she was still stunned …
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