[World Channel]
The moment Ethan opened it, he was immediately hit by a flood of messages.
World region Player A @Ethan: ["Region Seven Lord, didn't you say you have a lot of scrolls? If you've got the guts, show them! Don't just talk big without backing it up, alright?"]
["Exactly. Do you think getting a bunch of players to come out and flex is enough to divide the unity of our region?"], Player B @Ethan said, ["I suggest you stop dreaming!"]
["Hmph! I think the Region Seven Lord is just feeling guilty. Otherwise, why would the Region Nine Lord Duma @him and he just plays dead?"]
Player C also chimed in.
And only at this moment did Ethan finally understand what was going on.
So it turned out that that so-called Region Nine Lord Duma didn't believe he had that many skill scrolls, and specifically @-ed him to prove it.
At that time, Ethan just happened to be inside the small ranch, so he didn't notice the messages.
Now things had escalated. Those lords and players from various regions had seized the chance and gone into full-on flame mode.
["I originally didn't want to flex too hard, in case I die early,"] Ethan raised an eyebrow and sneered, ["But since every one of you is rushing to your own grave, don't blame me."]
After saying that, Ethan directly posted a screenshot he had just taken in the ranch.
Image: [Ethan standing in front of ten Hell Tyrannosaurus Dogs, making a V sign!]
[Caption: Thanks for the invite, I'm at the manor, just came out of the ranch. Just saw everyone crazily @-ing me, are you trying to learn from me how to raise Hell Tyrannosaurus Dogs?]
["Holy crap! The Region Seven Lord showed up,"] Player C was the first to reply, ["Lord Ethan, your Hell Tyranno… whatever saurus thing looks so cool! Can you tell me where you got it? I really want one too!"]
["Guy above, I think you're dreaming,"] Player D immediately shot back, ["If you actually ran into a Hell Tyrannosaurus Dog out there, I bet you wouldn't even have anything left."]
["D, right? I didn't offend you, did I?"], C snapped back angrily, ["Why are you firing at me out of nowhere? Got issues?"]
["If you want to argue, go home and argue!"]
Region Six Lord Hubolt @Ethan: ["Region Seven Lord, don't just let your water army come out and brag for you. If you've got the ability, show us proof and let us see the true strength of the number one dragon slayer in Region A."]
["Oh."]
Ethan replied with a single "oh."
And that simple "oh" immediately triggered a wave of ridicule.
["Oh?",] Region Eight Lord Leon sent three sneering emojis.
["Heh! If you've got no ability, then don't brag. Looks like you've got nothing to say now, huh?"], Region One Lord Shakun followed up, ["Soldiers of Region One, you all saw that, right!"]
["The enemy is deliberately using this method to corrupt your minds, to make you waver in your trust in my leadership. Now that the enemy's true face has been exposed, you should believe in the leader you chose."]
["I, Shakun! Am the only one who can lead you out of this predicament!"]
["And if possible, you should believe that one day, I will take you out of this damned place and bring you back to your original world, back to your original home."]
["When that time comes, you'll definitely know to thank me properly!"]
Shakun took the opportunity to deliver a long, passionate speech.
And his subordinates trusted him blindly, immediately chiming in one after another, ["General Shakun is number one in the world!"]
["Region One Lord is invincible!"]
["Our Region One is the eternal victor, the other regions are nothing!"]
["Invincible! Invincible! Region One is forever the strongest, Region One is always number one!"]
"..."
Endless flattery instantly poured out from the players (soldiers) of Region One, flooding the screen.
But just at this peak moment of Shakun's glory… Ethan suddenly posted another image.
Image: [Ethan looking troubled as he counts a pile of skill scrolls in front of him. The scrolls are stacked like a small mountain, probably over a hundred of them, and he even deliberately opened one to reveal the skill scroll's name, Slide Tackle!]
[Caption: There are just too many skill scrolls, no matter how I count them I can't finish, it's honestly exhausting! Is this what it feels like to count money until your hands cramp? Sigh, looks like being a first-generation rich guy isn't easy either, so tiring!]
[Player Leon: Admiration +15]
[Player A: Admiration +10]
[Player B: Envy Critical Hit +20]
[Player C: Envy +5]
[Player…]
["I…"]
Everyone in Region One instantly went silent, like someone hit a mute button.
The flood of messages disappeared, the flattery toward Shakun vanished, and even the self-praise was gone.
The reason was simple, all the skill books owned by everyone in Region One combined probably weren't even as many as what Ethan had alone.
And that wasn't even the worst part. Based on earlier revelations from Region Seven players, it was obvious that Ethan had already taken out quite a few skill books to rent out. What did that mean?
It meant he had so many skill books that he couldn't even use them all up.
["H-How is this possible?"] Region Nine Lord Duma sent three shocked emojis, ["Region Seven Lord, how could you alone have this many skill books? Could this stuff be bought wholesale or something?"]
Region Two Lord David @Ethan, ["Please share how to obtain skill books, I can pay!"]
["I feel like my personality really matches the Region Seven Lord's, maybe we could be friends,"] Region Eight Lord Leon @Ethan said, ["Lord Ethan, I'll DM you, let's chat!"]
["Go for it, Lord Leon,"] Region Eight player Liya sent a cheering emoji, ["As long as you win over our Brother Ethan, we'll all be one family from now on!"]
[Player Liya @Ethan: "Lord Ethan, don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Our Region Eight Lord is a great beauty. If you miss this, you'll regret it for life."]
["Go, Lord Leon, we've got your back!"]
Region Eight players all spammed +1.
But at this moment, Shakun from Region One couldn't hold back his jealousy any longer. He immediately stepped out and said, ["Region Seven Lord Ethan, do you have any shame! This is just a trick, isn't it? If you posted ten or twenty skill books, I might believe it, but don't you think this is way too exaggerated?"]
["General Shakun makes sense!"]
["I support General Shakun's view. This Ethan is just using tricks to show off!"]
["Yeah!"], Bane from the Clown Troupe also chimed in, ["If the Region One Lord hadn't said it, I really wouldn't have thought of this. But now that he said it, I think it's very possible, this Ethan is definitely just showing off with a trick."]
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