Eliminated the Crown Prince's Fifth Brother

Upon entering Biche City, Lin Jia consciously headed straight for the potion shop after resetting his return-to-town coordinate point in the safe zone. Since he planned to go power-leveling in the Centipede Cave, he needed to turn himself into a mobile armory and a walking artillery platform. Packing his entire inventory with potions, along with what the Boss and the other two could carry, should give them enough supplies to sustain a couple of hours of burning through the monster dungeon.

There were two potion shops in Mongchon: one located near the city wall breach upon entering Biche City, close to the academy where skill books were sold; the other situated inside a small house right next to the warehouse. As a mage with a high sense of safety awareness, Lin Jia never purchased potions outside the safe zone, because buying supplies was absolute prime time for an ambush.

Therefore, Lin Jia would rather take the extra steps to buy potions in the back room near the warehouse—far away from the safe zone—than stand outside the safe zone and get assassinated while his vision was blocked by the shop interface and his own inventory window.

Just as he ran outside the fence of the pharmacy, a low-level warrior wearing light armor rushed past Lin Jia, then suddenly turned back, stood right beside him, and remained silent like a dummy. Lin Jia sent a puzzled line of punctuation: "??????" to inquire, but the young warrior named "Playboy" didn't respond. Lin Jia frowned and typed a single word: "Move!"

That little warrior had picked the most classic spot to stand; it happened to be the exact coordinate point needed to click on the doorway when entering the pharmacy. His body completely blocked the entrance. If he refused to step aside, Lin Jia—unable to click on the door—had no way to squeeze in from the side.

Seeing that Lin Jia's temper wasn't great and that he remained silent, the little warrior seemed quite angered. He brandished the short sword in his hand and began hacking fiercely. The attack power of a warrior who was probably only around level ten was truly not something Lin Jia took seriously at all. After letting the warrior hack at him motionlessly for quite a while, Lin Jia finally said, "Brother! You're blocking the door! Please move aside!"

Instead of giving way, the warrior Playboy stubbornly kept attacking Lin Jia with his low-damage weapon, which finally infuriated Lin Jia! He cast a Wall of Fire right beneath their feet, and a blazing ray of Lightning Beam surged forth with fierce intensity!

With a cry of "Ah~~", the little warrior, whose level was already very low and whose magic defense was practically zero, simply collapsed onto the ground. As Lin Jia walked past stepping over the corpse, he sighed with lingering regret: "Alas~~ Originally, there were no roads in this world; as more people walked upon them, they became roads. My brother, what you blocked was the road~~~~" Having said that, he didn't even bother to pick up the items dropped by the fallen warrior. Striding over the starry loot scattered all over the ground, he entered the pharmacy, feeling immensely proud of himself. That was downright high-tier play!

However, as soon as Lin Jia finished buying his potions and came out, a whisper from someone named "Brother Ah-Biao" popped up in his chat: "Is that Number Two? It's me, Number Five!"

"Yeah!? You're Number Five? Holy crap! Why are you playing Legend too?" Lin Jia asked in astonishment.

Number Five anxiously blurted out, "Damn it! Never mind that for now! Did you just kill a warrior named 'Playboy'?"

Baffled, Lin Jia replied, "Yeah!? That punk was blocking my way. What? Is he a friend of yours?"

Chen Biao—Number Five—spat out a barrage of text: "Damn it!! Do you even have a clue who Playboy is? That's Thirteen Taibao's Fifth Brother!! You actually took him out? I'm gonna faint!! He's currently fuming with rage right now!! Saying you're ungracious for killing your own people, and threatening to bring his brothers over for a real-life PK against you to execute you humanely and vent the public anger!!"

Lin Jia almost fell off his chair!

Fifth Brother? Wasn't Fifth Brother supposed to be busy with his promising career in the underworld? Did he actually run off to play a video game? Judging by the looks of it, he hadn't just started playing a moment ago; he must have been at it for at least a couple of days.

"No way! Why didn't his big brother talk to me?" Lin Jia quickly settled himself properly in his chair and hastily inquired.

Chen Biao's character, "Brother Ah-Biao," replied, "I'm dead!! Talk? Don't you know Fifth Brother doesn't know how to type?? I was the one who taught him how to use the mouse and keyboard! These past couple of days, Monkey's two subordinates, Maple Space Moon and the others, have been carrying us to level up. Me, Black Bear, and that effeminate Daoist who's one of Monkey's underlings are all currently surfing the net at the internet cafe owned by Fifth Brother!"

He didn't know how to type? Lin Jia coughed up blood!

"Oh, right!" Number Five Chen Biao continued, "Where are you, the Boss, and Number Four? Fifth Brother and I are looking for you guys! That matter from the other day got settled, and he said you should come over so we can talk about it!"

Lin Jia felt a chill. He hadn't forgotten what happened a few days ago. Even though Fifth Brother had claimed he would help smooth things over, it was still a major felony that could land someone in prison after all! He hurriedly said, "We're over here near the residential complex! Which internet cafe are you at? We'll come find you early in the morning!" Lin Jia alt-tabbed out to check the time on the computer.

"Haojue Internet Cafe! Inside the Gold Medal Foot Bath City at the entertainment complex! Fifth Brother invested in it himself, and we're all in the VIP suite on the third floor! Fifth Brother wants you guys to come over right now! He said you should take a taxi, and he'll reimburse the fare!"

Lin Jia thought for a moment, turned his head, and told Number Four and the others about the situation. The three brothers discussed it and had no choice but to log off Legend, rushing over to the Gold Medal Foot Bath City at two or three o'clock in the middle of the night, while Meimei replaced the Boss—who had been on duty—to stay behind at the internet cafe.

The Gold Medal Foot Bath City—for reasons unknown, it was given that name. Although called a foot bath city, this place was actually the largest high-consumption establishment in the small town, integrating entertainment and dining. Inside the massive building, you could find everything: restaurants, bowling alleys, KTVs, saunas, massage parlors, foot reflexology centers, internet cafes, video game rooms, coffee shops, luxury leisure clubs, and more.

Slightly darker entertainment ventures naturally abounded here as well. Countless small shops operating under the guise of "beauty salons" and "massage parlors" were scattered throughout this small-town-like circular architectural complex. Meanwhile, the higher-end bars and dance halls boasted the most luxurious facilities and charged the most expensive prices in the town. On the second basement level of the entertainment complex lay a semi-public, large-scale underground casino.

Fifth Brother happened to be one of the minor shareholders of this Gold Medal Foot Bath City, though rumor had it he held only a very small stake. Such a massive establishment naturally could not be supported by a younger-generation figure like Fifth Brother alone; nearly all factions in the small town held shares in it, especially some godfather-level figures who had long since withdrawn from the underworld. It was precisely because of them that this hub of prostitution, gambling, and drugs could operate in a semi-public manner.

Driving to this nightlife sanctuary in the center of the small town, Lin Jia and the others searched for quite a while before finally locating Haojue Internet Cafe—an internet venue with an estimated business area of over 3,000 square meters, spanning three floors!