HPDBC Chapter 73 You call this a failure punishment?
Chapter 73 You call this a failure punishment?
Chen You felt a buzzing in his head.
Monster siege!
The birth of any new power will inevitably attract scrutiny and covetousness...
He instantly understood why the system recommended that "a guild requires a team of at least ten people."
That's not because the prerequisite tasks were too difficult at all!
The real hurdle is the first priority after establishing your territory—defending it!
That means...
Chen You stared intently at Bourne's expressionless old face, his voice somewhat hoarse as he asked, "What if... we can't hold out?"
Byrne's cloudy eyes twitched, and a formulaic smile appeared on his lips, as if it were a pre-prepared answer.
"If you cannot defend it, you cannot establish your power."
"All your efforts will be in vain, and that 'Chosen Land' will naturally vanish into thin air."
Ten thousand gold coins, ten billion Chinese yuan, just like that, gone?
No, that's not important.
Chen You's heart skipped a beat, but then an even stronger sense of unease surged into his heart.
Something is wrong!
But something's not right.
For any guild to succeed, failure itself is the greatest punishment.
What else?
Chen You took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
He took a step forward and asked again, word by word, "Nothing else?"
A slight pause, like a database search in progress, finally appeared in Bourne's usually calm eyes.
He seemed to think for a moment, then slowly shook his head.
That's all I can say.
After saying that, he lowered his eyes, adopting a "don't bother me if there's nothing wrong" attitude to see the guest off.
Chen You stared at him intently for a few seconds, then silently turned and left.
As Chen You emerged from the guild administration office, his face dark and gloomy.
He was 100% certain that Bourne had withheld the most crucial information.
Instead of logging off immediately, he headed straight to another place—the Supreme Tower.
Byrne is the enforcer of the "rules," while Hill is more like the guide and interpreter of the "rules."
She should know more.
……
Inside the Supreme Pavilion, the faint sandalwood fragrance that soothes the mind and body still lingers.
Well-dressed and with a sweet smile, Hill immediately came to greet Chen You.
"Dear VIP member, how may I help you?"
"Hill," Chen You said, getting straight to the point with a serious expression, "I have a question for you."
He repeated Byrne's words and asked in a deep voice, "If the monsters besiege the city and we can't defend it, besides the loss of territory and gold coins, are there any other penalties?"
Hill's professional smile faltered slightly, clearly surprised that Chen You would ask such detailed questions.
She tilted her head, her slender fingers tapping her chin, as if trying to access deeper information.
After a moment, she smiled and replied, "You are a very cautious adventurer."
"Administrator Byrne is basically correct. If the defense fails, the guild will be unable to be established, and the [Chosen Land Contract] you purchased will also be consumed."
Hearing almost the same answer as Bourne, Chen You's heart sank.
Am I overthinking things?
Just as he was frowning in thought, Hill suddenly added another sentence.
"However, Administrator Byrne probably thought you wouldn't need it for the time being, so he didn't tell you a detail."
coming!
Chen You perked up and immediately pressed for details: "What details?"
With a wave of her hand, Hill conjured up two illusory badges, each emitting a different light, before the two of them.
One is a simple stone badge, while the other has a strange groove in the center, as if it could be inlaid with something.
"This is the 'Foundation of Civilization'," Hill explained. "Once you've designed your territory, you'll need to place one of these foundations in your real world as a coordinate system."
"There are also two types of bases."
"One is the regular one, and the other can hold the [Broken Worldstone] you obtained earlier."
Hill pointed to the badge with the groove.
"Once the Broken Worldstone is placed on the pedestal, your territory will receive a significant boost to its civilization attribute, and its future development potential will far exceed that of ordinary territories."
"Bourne will offer you these two options when you decide to place the pedestal."
That's it!
Chen You suddenly realized.
This is how to use the Broken World Stone!
wrong!
The chill in Chen You's heart did not dissipate; instead, it grew even stronger.
He still felt that he had missed something.
Like the last piece of a puzzle, it's right in front of you, but you just can't find where it's supposed to be.
He stared intently at Hill's sincere smile, and almost instinctively asked again, "Nothing else?"
"Um?"
Hill was truly stunned, her beautiful blue eyes filled with confusion.
She didn't quite understand what this mysterious tycoon was still worried about.
She has already revealed all the risks that needed to be mentioned, as well as the details that shouldn't have been.
"Dear VIP member, I don't quite understand what you mean... What else would you like to know?"
Hill's tone was very sincere.
Looking at her genuine expression, Chen You fell into deep thought.
Am I just overthinking things?
Perhaps the price of failure really is only 10 billion Chinese yuan?
"Failure..." Chen You subconsciously chewed on the word.
"Hill, you just said that the punishment for failure is for the 'Guild' and the 'Territory,' right?"
"Yes." Hill nodded subconsciously.
"There is no... punishment for the 'player'?" Chen You's voice began to tremble slightly.
"Yes," Hill answered more confidently.
To reassure this major client, she even gave an example.
"Even if you fail, you will not suffer any loss in attributes or level, so please rest assured."
rest assured?
Not a single drop can be put in!
He paced back and forth, frantically sorting through all the information in his mind.
Chosen Land, Monster Siege, Reality Projection, Foundation of Civilization...
These words kept colliding and combining in his mind.
and many more!
Reality projection!
Base!
Just as Chen You was about to give up and was about to log off to report to Li Guoan, a flash of inspiration suddenly cleaved through all the fog in his mind!
He suddenly turned around, his eyes bloodshot, staring intently at Hill.
He asked, slowly and deliberately, the most crucial question he hadn't thought of before:
"If... I mean, if!"
"If the monster siege fails, the territory within the Source Realm will vanish..."
Chen You's voice became hoarse. He swallowed and said with difficulty:
"Then... will that 'projection' in the real world, or rather, that 'base',... disappear along with it?"
The moment the last word fell.
Hill's professional, sweet, and warm smile froze inch by inch.
The air seemed to be sucked out at that moment.
For the first time, the gentleness that belonged to "customer service" faded from her blue eyes.
Instead, a complex emotion arose, a mixture of fear, pity, and disbelief.
She looked at Chen You as if he were a pitiful person who had walked voluntarily off a cliff and was curious about what lay below.
a long time.
Her lips parted slightly, her voice as soft as a breeze, yet it stirred up a tidal wave in Chen You's ears.
"The base will not disappear."
"Because the base is the target of the monster's attack."