Chapter 1 Reception Hall

White River City, the reception hall on the first floor of the Candlelight Trading Firm.

The spacious reception hall was now filled with high-level players from various large guilds. The weakest of these guilds were second-rate, while the strongest were close to super guilds. Some were allies, and others were enemies, so the atmosphere in the hall was heavy and oppressive.

Even the beautiful NPC who was receiving them felt uncomfortable.

"I didn't expect Guild Leader White to come in person; it's a rare sight," Star River Past said with a smile, looking at White nhẹ Snow not far away. "I heard that the Ouroboros is in a state of disrepair, and Cao Chenghua wants to split the family. More than half of the players want to follow Cao Chenghua. There are many of Cao Chenghua's old subordinates in Star-Moon City. Is it really a good idea for Guild Leader White to come here at this time?"

"There's no need for Guild Leader Star River to worry about that. The Ouroboros is doing very well. Otherwise, why would I be here?" White nhẹ Snow was completely calm, without a trace of weakness. "But Guild Leader Star River must be having a hard time. I heard that the Star River Alliance suffered heavy losses in the Lion Empire, losing tens of thousands of people in one guild war, and the benefits were given to others."

As a first-rate guild, they would develop in several major regions at the same time, and the Star River Alliance was no exception.

The Lion Empire was located to the west of Star-Moon Kingdom. Its overall area was only half that of Star-Moon Kingdom, but the number of players was not small. Two first-rate guilds and several second-rate guilds had been fighting for it. The Star River Alliance was one of the two first-rate guilds, but in order to compete for a treasure, many guilds fought fiercely. The Star River Alliance suffered heavy losses, and the treasure was snatched by another first-rate guild.

"As expected of Guild Leader White, your information is well-informed. You really have some of the aura of your brother when he ruled the Ouroboros. It's a pity that the Ouroboros is not what it used to be," White nhẹ Snow hit Star River Past's sore spot, but Star River Past was not angry. Instead, he teased.

However, the beautiful Elementalist Violet Eye beside Star River Past was full of murderous intent, vaguely intending to attack.

"Want to fight?" White nhẹ Snow chuckled and suddenly burst out with an astonishing aura, looking at Violet Eye. "I heard that the Star River Alliance has five great experts: Star River Past, Crimson Feather, Willow Qianqian, White Jade Fly, and Violet Eye. Among them, White Jade Fly is the most mysterious, and Violet Eye is the strongest. I want to know if this is true."

"Then you can try!" Violet Eye showed no sign of backing down, but instead provoked.

For a time, the atmosphere in the entire venue became even colder.

The Ouroboros and the Star River Alliance could be said to be sworn enemies. They had fought in various virtual games for more than ten years and were two guilds that would never die. Now that the two were opposed, no one found it strange.

However, many guilds were sitting on the sidelines, wanting to see the two beauties fight.

At the very front of the reception hall, a burly man, like Zhang Fei, suddenly said respectfully to the handsome young man beside him, "Pavilion Master, I'll go and remind them, lest they spoil your mood."

As he said that, the Zhang Fei-like man strode over, but was suddenly stopped by a hand.

"Forget it. It's quite boring to wait here anyway. Watching them fight is a good diversion," the handsome young man said with a faint smile.

"Yes."

Then the fiery man like Zhang Fei retreated to the side.

The handsome young man's behavior was clearly seen by everyone present. His condescending attitude made everyone present very unhappy, but no one felt that there was anything wrong.

Because this handsome young man was the Pavilion Master of the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion. The Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion already had the strength of a super guild, but it lacked a stage to show it off. First-rate guilds were just children in the eyes of super guilds and were never taken seriously.

Just as White nhẹ Snow was about to fight with Violet Eye, a loud shout suddenly came from the hall.

"Stop it!"

The crisp voice echoed throughout the reception hall. Everyone looked at the person who made the sound and suddenly found that it was also a beauty. This beauty did not have any astonishing aura, but was just an ordinary beauty. However, her words made people have to pay attention.

Because this beauty was the manager of the Candlelight Trading Firm, Melancholy Smile.

"This is the Candlelight Trading Firm, not an arena. All fighting is prohibited. If anyone wants to challenge the rules of the Candlelight Trading Firm, then I will have to ask you to leave!" Melancholy Smile said sternly.

No one present would doubt Melancholy Smile's power. In a private shop, the manager was invincible. With a single thought, they could teleport people out of the shop and prevent them from ever entering again.

"Sure enough, she's powerful enough! No wonder she doesn't even care about the Netherworld," Star River Past couldn't help but take a few more glances at Melancholy Smile.

The other high-level guild members were also amazed.

They didn't expect Melancholy Smile to be so powerful.

Everyone present could be considered a hegemon, and their status was not simple, especially these first-rate guilds. However, Melancholy Smile didn't give them any face at all. Her strong attitude was exactly the same as what they had heard before, or even more so.

White nhẹ Snow and Violet Eye just looked at each other and turned their heads away.

Today, they were here to talk business. If they angered the Candlelight Trading Firm, it wouldn't be a good thing.

Immediately, the reception hall returned to calm. Everyone began to observe and scrutinize Melancholy Smile. Although Melancholy Smile didn't have any aura, being able to scold two first-rate guilds took a lot of courage.

After all, the Candlelight Trading Firm was just a lifestyle guild and didn't have any combat power. The resources it acquired had to be obtained from combat guilds. It could be said that it relied on combat guilds. Moreover, the further it went, the more precious the materials it needed, and the more dependent it became. Offending powerful combat guilds was not a good thing.

"Miss Melancholy, since you're here, can we start talking about business?" At this time, the Dragon Pavilion Master of the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion, who was sitting in the front row, spoke.

As soon as the Dragon Pavilion Master spoke, the others nodded.

They had been here for quite a while. They were giving the Candlelight Trading Firm face by waiting. Now that the manager had arrived, it was natural to talk about business.

"Naturally, but I, as the manager, can't make the decisions about what you want to talk about," Melancholy Smile shook her head.

"What do you mean?" Everyone questioned. "Don't you want to do business?"

They had come all this way, spending a lot of teleportation fees. Now they were being told that they couldn't talk, wasn't that making a fool of them?

Suddenly, the temperature in the hall dropped a lot.

Ordinary people would be extremely nervous just by being watched by hundreds of people.

Which of the people present was easy to provoke? They were all experts. The energy they unleashed when they got angry was even more terrifying. This made the female assistant next to her feel weak in the legs and pale in the face. For her, an ordinary player, the pressure was too great.

The female assistant was fine, but everyone's eyes were focused on Melancholy Smile. However, Melancholy Smile was also very uncomfortable at this time. It was the first time she had felt such great pressure, and even her hands were shaking.

It was hard to imagine that this was just a virtual game, but it could bring such great pressure, almost making her unable to breathe.

"I'm just a manager. Only my boss can decide what you want to talk about. If you really want to talk business, just wait here for a while and you'll see him," Melancholy Smile said. Then, she left the reception hall.

This made everyone silent for a moment.

Although everyone had guessed that Melancholy Smile was not the person in charge, when Melancholy Smile actually said it, everyone was still shocked.

The power behind someone who could build such a powerful trading firm must be extraordinary. Moreover, they had not received any such information before, which showed how powerful the power behind it was.