"Join the expedition army?" Shi Feng mused for a moment.
He had indeed considered going to take a look in the Gloom Valley, though his goal was the Chapter of Darkness. Perhaps it was connected to the Dark Tome, but he had intended to go alone.
There was only one Chapter of Darkness. With so many people wanting it, how could it possibly be divided?
It was out of the question that so many people would hand it over to him.
The only solution was for him to act alone, so there was no need to share with anyone.
Based on the information he'd gathered before, it wasn't that he needed to defeat Great Lord Nuoya to make the Chapter of Darkness drop. Rather, Great Lord Nuoya was guarding it. All he had to do was snatch it, not necessarily kill the Great Lord. The difficulty of this task was undoubtedly much, much lower.
Besides, he'd done something like this before.
Previously, for the Imperial Treasure, he had taken it from the hands of Great Lord Anubis's gatekeeper.
Later, he'd even snatched a Divine Crystal right from under the nose of a Tier 4 Legendary Beast King.
Practice makes perfect.
Now, stealing something from a Great Lord's possession was something he had a reasonably good chance of pulling off.
"That's right, joining the expedition army. More precisely, joining my Third Squad," Chengjie Tiantang said, his gaze earnest.
As soon as Chengjie Tiantang said this, everyone in the bar turned to look at Shi Feng, their expressions filled with envy.
This expedition wasn't an opportunity everyone could have.
Because the attack on Gloom Valley had a limited number of slots for players, they naturally could only send elites. This way, the chances of success would be higher.
In the Fifth District, only the top ten squads could directly join the expedition army. The remaining people needed to pass an assessment to select the most outstanding players.
The Fifth District had many players, and a total of one hundred people were selected. Sixty of those slots went to the top ten squads, leaving forty slots. That was what everyone else had to fight for; the competition was incredibly fierce.
Now, without having to fight for one of those forty slots, he could directly join the Third Squad. This was practically a windfall of good fortune.
As long as the expedition succeeded, these one hundred people would receive generous rewards, especially the Shelter contribution points. How could this not make people envious and jealous?
"Chengjie, that's not playing fair!" Iron Fist suddenly stood up and said, "If Brother Ye Feng is going to join the expedition, he should be joining our Seventh Squad. I only came to find you to learn more about the Dark Cavern."
He had told Chengjie Tiantang about his encounter with Shi Feng earlier. He never expected Chengjie Tiantang to pull a stunt like this.
Shi Feng was clearly a solo expert with astonishing strength.
Although this expedition combined everyone's power, the contribution points earned after success would be distributed based on each squad's contribution. This meant that the more a squad helped in confronting Great Lord Nuoya, the more contribution points it would receive afterward.
The most important factor was the priority right to choose equipment.
If a solo expert like Shi Feng joined a squad, it would undoubtedly boost the squad's strength manifold. When that happened, the contribution points they'd earn went without saying. That was why he had been desperately trying to befriend Shi Feng.