The Great Thief

Lu Xin was a little scared, but she wasn’t completely afraid because she knew that her brother wouldn’t let her get hurt.

Even though he needed to find the right fish, Lu Li couldn’t completely relax because he needed to keep an eye on Lu Xin.

“I think you’re crossing a line.”

There once was a time when a child bullied Lu Xin, so Lu Li went to school to teach him a lesson.

Lu Li needed to work to support them, so he couldn’t just spend his time watching out for her at school. As such, he decided to deal with the problem permanently, and broke both the legs of that kid. By doing this, he dealt with anyone else that thought they could cross them.

Lu Li really appreciated a line in an old move, “You must protect your family at all costs, even if it means killing again. If I had to do this, I would destroy the world in exchange for my family.”

“Who are you? Don’t you see I’m busy?” the tall gentleman asked as his expression changed. I

“I am her brother. Xin Xin, you turn around and catch your fish,” Lu Li said slowly.

“Big bro, I’m not scared,” Lu Xin boldly declared as she stared at him. She had been born in a poor world and had seen it all. She liked watching her brother beat people up; it gave her a sense of security.

Sap!

As the taller gentleman was frozen, he watched as his partner was hit by a Cheap Shot. Even though Lu Li didn’t use an Ultimate Skill, he still killed him in one hit.

After this event, both of them would think back and wonder how they managed to make someone so angry. If this had happened in real life, they probably would have been killed as well.

The taller gentleman didn’t escape death either and was quickly dealt with.

For taking advantage of Lu Xin, Lu Li was forced to draw arms and take extreme measures. Even the spectators around them didn’t dare to voice any objections.

Most of them were Trade Skill players or ordinary players.

When considering Dawn’s huge player base, the number of elite and star players was negligible. When they saw Lu Li kill the two men in three attacks, they felt a cold shiver down their spines and forgot for a moment that this was just a game.

When Water Fairy came over, she saw the two bodies that hadn’t disappeared yet.

“What happened?”

“There were two people who seemed like they had nothing better to do. I’ll help you find more fishing spots, and I’ll stay with Lu Xin,” Lu Li explained as he threw a hook into the water that Lu Xin was standing in front of.

“It’s okay if we fish together. It doesn’t really matter if we don’t get anything out of a Trade Skill event like this,” Water Fairy said, obviously understanding what had happened.

“Alright then,” Lu Li agreed.

He was starting to consider the possibility of hiring a few bodyguards, like many of the major guild leaders did.

Of course, this couldn’t be done in an ordinary game, as everyone was just messing around.

But why would a guild member waste their time greeting a nobody? As such, with the rise of virtual games, what was impossible had become commonplace.

If a guild leader was assassinated, it wasn’t just a matter of losing equipment or EXP – it was a slap to the guild’s face. Assassinating a guild leader was like slapping the board of directors of a top-500 company in the face.

Normally, the most common profession chosen as a bodyguard was a Thief or Assassin.

They would hide in the shadows and follow their employers to protect them if necessary. Most of the time, they would be divided into several teams and would rotate between being a bodyguard and playing casually.

It was said that Sorrowless had more than 100 bodyguards, and it cost a fortune to pay them.

However, given their infamy, this amount of money spent was worth it.

As a new guild leader, Lu Li hadn’t set up anything like this so far. Lu Li did not want bodyguards for himself, but to protect his sister.

To him, his younger sister was more important than the guild’s image.

Fishing as a group of three was actually quite enjoyable and they happily chatted away.

Two hours quickly passed and the small goblin’s voice sounded throughout Stranglethorn Value – the first fishing competition was over.

Players flocked to the NPC that had appeared in Stranglethorn Vale, and after they registered their items they would be entered into the rankings. The reason they were rushing was because a tie was decided by whoever registered first.

Fortunately, there were plenty of NPCs that spawned, so there wasn’t a stampede.

Lu Li counted his own fish – he had caught a total of 46 Scrumptious Fish, but that probably wasn’t enough for a high ranking.

Over the duration of the competition, he had also acquired some thorny algae, which was an Alchemy material, along with some fur, cloth, ore and other types of fish.

These types of fish didn’t have any effects and couldn’t be cooked, but they could be sold in stores for money. Some could sell for up to hundreds of gold coins.

Of course, the few that Lu Li had were ordinary and weren’t worth much.

He hadn’t managed to find any Saddles for mounts; it seemed like the drop rate was too low. However, he had found two Fishing equips. Neither were better than what he already had so he gave them to Lu Xin.

Water Fairy was in a similar situation, but she had Mr. Claws.

Lu Xin’s luck was a little better – she had acquired a box that had a ‘White Beach Ball’. It came with a note: Prepare to play on the sunny beach.

Lu Li knew that this could be played with like a real beach ball.

Soon after, all the players had registered and the results of the fishing competition were announced. The outcome was exactly as Lu Li had remembered – the winner was an old man.

He had won the championship with 245 Scrumptious Fish. Lu Li couldn’t even imagine how he had achieved this.

There were only 120 minutes in 2 hours, so he had to catch at least two fish every minute. Surely that was impossible, but part of Dawn’s slogan was that ‘miracles could happen anywhere’, and this old man received the System’s recognition.

The second-place player was very surprising, or at least Lu Li was shocked.

It was Remnant Dream!