It has been a year since the game was officially launched.

In the course of this year, under the hard work of the [Ayn Grant Liberation Army] strategy group, players pushed the front line to the 50th floor at an average rate of 5 days at a rate of one floor.

Except for the 25th floor, when facing a giant boss more than ten meters tall and receiving some casualties, the number of casualties on other floors is zero.

There are currently more than 7,000 players left.

Among them, the members of the [Ayngrant Liberation Army] alone account for more than 4,000 people.

In addition, there are about 500 criminal syndicates, more than 500 other guild members, more than 300 merchants and life professional players, and about 100 lone ranger players.

The remaining more than 1,000 people are people who don't want to play the game and don't believe Akihiko Kayaba's words, waiting for outside rescue.

For them, the self in the game is virtual, and the real self is real, so it is almost impossible for them to gamble everything in the game.

Although Xia Qianshi despised these people, he also understood it in his heart.

In order to prevent these people from choosing to commit suicide because they can't survive in the game, the [Al N Grant Liberation Army] gives these people a minimum living guarantee of 60 kl per day, so that they will not commit suicide because they can't afford to eat or live in a hotel.

In the first month of the game, the player died nearly two thousand, but in the next 11 months, the death toll was less than two hundred.

Clear-eyed people know that this is the credit of the [Ayn Grant Liberation Army], and Xia Qianshi, as the leader of the guild, is naturally highly respected now.

As he passed through the street with Asuna, some people even bent down to pay their respects to him.

'Hero', 'Brave', 'Savior'.

This is what players call Xia Qianshi.

By the time Natsu and Asuna arrived at the transfer gate in Selmubrook, the sun had almost set, and the last rays of sunset left in the sky had dyed the streets a deep purple.

The sunset that shines in from the outer part of the lake is a painting.

Seeing this street with the vast lake as the background, flashing with dark blue and vermilion brilliance, Xia Qianshi had to sigh, probably only in the game can you see such a beautiful scenery.

"When I have money, I must buy a house here!"

Asuna brushed it slightly, and her long chestnut hair was somewhat loose in the lake breeze.

A year has passed, and the girl has grown from 16 to 17 years old.

Although the body in the game will not change, the temperament reflected is completely different from a year ago.

It is still a knight-style combat uniform based on red, and the original cyan thin sword has been replaced by an elegant silver thin sword, which naturally has a heroic and sassy taste when walking.

It's just that probably no one would have thought that such a girl who is fighting at the forefront is actually the first person to cultivate her cooking skills to the full level.

Compared with the original Rapier who wanted to attack the game, Asuna now has a touch of softness, making her more charming.

"Then you have to save money for a long time, a two-room house here is probably more than four million kels, right?"

Xia Qianshi smiled, full of a free and easy taste.

Compared with Asuna, who is still in the growth period, he is very mature both mentally and physically, so the time of a year has not changed much for him.

"I live alone, why should I buy a two-room house?" Asuna looked surprised.

"Wow, do you want to cross the river and tear down the bridge, you have lived in my house all year long!"

"But I made all the food."

"But I bought the ingredients!"

"Do you think that with a little food and accommodation fees, you can hire a person with full culinary skills to cook for you?"

"S-grade ingredients are more than 'a little ingredient fee', this is priceless!"

......" Asuna: "Have you forgotten the kindness of the ten thousand kers?" ”

Xia Qianshi: "......"

Can I pay you back a million Kele?

Xia Qianshi was very speechless, he now has a net worth of more than one million Keer, and he has already paid back the money.

But Asuna was obviously ready to use this as a means to blackmail him, and whenever he mentioned paying it back, Asuna would say that the interest had risen again.

For example, now, the principal and interest have reached 2 million......

In a year, it has risen from 10,000 to 2 million, which can no longer be described as usury, but what can Xia Qianshi say? Anyway, Asuna, it's good if you're happy......

With such a depressed mood, Xia Qianshi and Asuna returned to the guild headquarters together.

Today, the guild headquarters of the [Ayngrant Liberation Army] has been moved to the 46th floor of the so-called 'desert capital' - Cebrelo.

In a floating city like Al Grande, except for the first layer, which is the largest in terms of complex terrain and diverse monsters, the monsters and terrain of other levels are unified.

For example, the second layer is all plains and wilderness, and the monsters are almost all cow-related creatures.

The 47th floor is a sea of flowers, and the monsters are all fantasy monsters of plant species.

Therefore, the 46th floor, which is known as the desert capital, is also dominated by deserts, and the map often blows sandstorms, and monsters such as scorpions and cactus beasts live in very harsh conditions.

The reason why the headquarters is set up here is because the housing prices here are very cheap, and Xia Qianshi only spent 2 million Keer to buy a magnificent building covering an area of 2,000 square meters and three floors high.

Secondly, as the main neighborhood, Cebrelo is located in an oasis in the desert, even the largest sandstorm cannot invade, but it has a unique flavor.

Although only a 2,000-square-meter building was bought, the entire Cebrelo has become the base camp of the [People's Liberation Army].

Xia Qianshi came out of the portal and entered a wide brown avenue, with drought-resistant poplars planted on both sides of the road, and countless players wearing red knight uniforms shuttling through this street, like a sea of red.

After about ten minutes of walking out of the portal, an ancient castle-like building came into view.

The castle is entirely made of marble, with a flag floating at the top with a red background and embroidered with three intertwined golden swords.

This is the headquarters of the [Irongrant Liberation Army].

At the gate of the castle, two warriors dressed in red knights' uniforms were guarded, and three bronze long swords intertwined on their chests told their identities.

Seeing Xia Qianshi and Asuna coming together, they hurriedly bent down and saluted.

It's nothing about etiquette, it's all about respect from the heart.

When you enter the main gate, the view quickly becomes wider, and it is a large hall with an area of about 1,000 square meters.

The most striking feature is the three large bulletin boards located in the center of the hall.

Hundreds of players surround the bulletin boards, some of which are gathering companions and some of which offer quests, like an adventurer's guild in another world.

From the circular staircase at the edge of the hall to the second floor, which is the office of the guild staff, and then to the third floor, is Xia Qianshi's private office.

Pushing the three-meter-high wooden door open, the large amount of light that overflowed from the door made Xia Qianshi's eyes narrow.

Then when he saw a figure standing inside, his whole face was crumpled.