Tower Defense: Public Enemy

Chapter 21 Who is the Traitor?

Lei Chi drove the ten fighting chickens back to the chicken farm.

These guys are in pretty good shape; none of them have health points below fifty. Their health regeneration speed increases significantly after entering the chicken farm.

Back at the camp square, Lei Chi found the orc laborer still dawdling over his spoils. The guy looked worried, sighing every three steps and shaking his head every five, working slowly and without any motivation.

"As expected, zero loyalty is no good; this orc laborer is unreliable!"

Lei Chi decided to collect the spoils himself. After about half an hour, he gathered all the items together and quickly counted them: 99 Spider Fangs, 63 bundles of Spider Silk, 54 Spider Legs, 33 bottles of Spider Venom, 6 Earth Element Crystals, 3 Poison Element Crystals, and one Wasteland Gem!

Lei Chi estimated that the most valuable item among these items was the [Wilderness Gem]. However, since it was a useless material to him, Lei Chi didn't care how valuable it was.

Normally, players need to defeat the tenth wave of monsters to unlock the Trading Hall building. Only with the Trading Hall can normal trading be conducted, and functions such as setting up stalls, online stores, and auction houses are all integrated into the Trading Hall.

In reality, players cannot obtain other players' gold coins before unlocking the trading hall. Even if they raid other players' secret camps, they can only obtain resources, not gold coins.

Of course, before the trading hall was available, players could barter in person. After the trading hall was unlocked, this restriction was removed.

This is probably to prevent whales from leveling up too quickly in the early stages.

As for materials and equipment, players actually have very few of them before unlocking the trading hall.

Lei Chi can now obtain materials such as [Wilderness Gem] because he used [Wilderness Spider Invasion Scroll], and similar items are extremely rare, making it impossible for ordinary novice players to obtain them.

"The Little Green Snake needs a Hundred-Year Snake Gallbladder to advance, the Bubble Turtle needs a Water Element Crystal or a Sea Element Crystal to advance, and the Big Tiger needs a Wild Gem to advance... If only I could exchange Wild Gems or Earth Element Crystals for these materials. Or should I try shouting in the public channel later?"

After a moment's thought, Lei Chi piled up the spoils in front of the mushroom hut. He bought invasion insurance again, spending all twenty gold coins this time, so he wasn't worried about the materials being stolen.

A moment later, Lei Chi's public channel chat count updated. He opened the chat panel, casually scanned the chat messages, and finding none that interested him, he began his routine of provoking others.

"Lei Chi: @Yan Xiaoyan @Wu Jingang @Qi Xinge @Chen Yufei @Flying Fire Camp players, you trash, dare to fight me!"

"Lei Chi: You Flying Fire Camp members are all trash! What can you do to me? If you're not happy, come at me! Get the hell out of here!"

"Thunder Pool: Exchange [Wilderness Gem], [Earth Element Crystal], and [Poison Element Crystal] for [Centennial Snake Gallbladder], [Water Element Crystal], [Sea Element Crystal], or [Wild Gem]. Some bosses are welcome to come and invade, bring the materials. Q523131241. By the way, the players in Flying Fire Camp are really bad; not a single one of them can fight!"

Lei Chi sent out three messages in a row, and without waiting for a reply, he went to spy on the Beast Tower player chat group.

His call to action immediately drew a number of responses.

Jiang Huaiyue: That eagle is at it again!

"Passerby: What's going on? The Flying Fire Camp couldn't kill him? And now he's causing trouble again?"

"Yu Huo: We don't know the situation either, we just think that guy named Lei Chi is pretty arrogant!"

Yan Xiaoyan: @Leichi, you little trash, you dare to show off your superiority? Weren't you the one who got beaten to death before? You even stole my bicycle!

Zhang Guoguo: What bicycle? Can someone explain? Does that guy named Lei Chi have a grudge against the Flying Fire Camp?

Gou Zhengdao: It all started with a certain sycophant...

"Han Binghuo: @Lei Chi, friend, there's no point in shouting like this. Don't do it again, or my Flying Fire Camp will really have to blacklist you."

Han Yuanqi: @Lei Chi, bro, do you have [Wasteland Gem] and [Earth Element Crystal]?

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A moment later, the Flying Fire Camp's guild chat group also became lively.

"Su Youlin: Who invaded Lei Chi's secret camp? What did they do? Their secret camp's defense index has reached 30!"

Chen Hanxiang: What's going on?

Ma Dongqi: It wasn't me! Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration? His secret camp is constantly being invaded, so how could his defense index be increasing?!

"Su Youlin: After much thought, I've finally figured it out. That guy named Lei Chi is so fearless, coming to provoke us every day. I think there's a traitor in our guild. Someone is invading not to plunder, but to provide support, sending him all sorts of resources so he can develop quickly. That's why, even with continuous player invasions, his camp is still developing so rapidly!"

"Mu Xiaoxiao: A traitor? That's an interesting way to put it."

Wu Jingang: Who is the traitor?

"Su Youlin: I suspect it's that guy who recently invaded the secret camp at Lei Chi. He definitely went to provide support. The defense index of the secret camp at Lei Chi was only twelve before, but it suddenly jumped to thirty after the invasion. There's no doubt that someone came to its aid!"

Yan Xiaoyan: That makes sense! I hate traitors the most. Who successfully launched the invasion last time? Step forward and say it yourself!

"Qisong: @Su Youlin, bullshit, you're saying I'm a traitor?"

"Su Youlin: @Qi Xinge, were you the one who recently launched an invasion of his secret camp? Tell me, what did you do, and what resources did you give him?"

Yan Xiaoyan: Qi Xingge, are you an inside man?

"Qisong: I'm not a traitor! After I infiltrated Lei Chi's secret camp, I killed him on the spot, slaughtered his orc laborers, took his lunchbox and drinks, and finally went to the chicken farm and slaughtered all his laying hens. How am I a traitor?"

Wu Jingang: What chicken farm? A special building? Did they build a chicken farm at Leichi?

Su Youlin: @Qi Xinge, who can vouch for you?

"Zisinger: I hacked in by myself, and no one can vouch for me."

Su Youlin: "That's just empty talk. You can say whatever you want. Who knows if what you're saying is true or false? Maybe you even helped set up that chicken farm!"

Zisinger: Bullshit! Are you asking for a beating?

Su Youlin: Ladies and gentlemen, I'm only stating the facts. I think everyone can see it clearly: Qixinger is very likely a traitor!

"Zishinger: You're the traitor, your whole family are traitors. If you've got the guts, come to the gang square and let me teach you a lesson."

Wu Jingang: The louder they shout, the more guilty they seem. I support Su Youlin; Qi Xingge is indeed suspected of being a traitor!

Chen Hanxiang: Qi Xingge is suspected of being a mole +1!

Ma Dongqi: +2!

Yan Xiaoyan: +3! The traitor deserves to die a horrible death!

"Zisinger: You're all fucking idiots!"

Chen Yufei: Okay, stop arguing. It's just a simple little thing. @Qixinger, it's easy for you to prove your innocence: continue your invasion of Lei Chi's secret camp and crush him!

"Mu Xiaoxiao: The guild leader has spoken!"

Yan Xiaoyan: The gang leader is right, Qi Xinge, since you say you're not the mole, then kill that Lei Chi guy!

"Chen Yufei: Speaking of that idiot player named Lei Chi, he's really annoying. I heard he slandered our guild in the public channel again today. I've been too lazy to pay attention to him, but I didn't expect him to escalate his behavior. It seems we have to teach him a lesson."

Yan Xiaoyan: Indeed, he must be taught a profound lesson.

"Chen Yufei: @Qi Xinge, I'm leaving this to you. I don't care about the process, only the result. Everyone else, gather in the guild hall immediately. I'm about to launch the 30th wave of monster invasion. Come and help me defend!"