Chapter 1 The Entire Situation

The twenty-six guilds that had made such a show of force heading towards Cloudgloom City had not taken the initiative once from beginning to end. From the moment they were lured into the city by Yu Tian Shen Ming, trapped helplessly in the tower, looked down upon from outside to inside, and then forced to accept the bet, everything was accepted reluctantly without any choice.

They were all grand guild leaders, and naturally they felt very uncomfortable being constantly suppressed like this. After agreeing to the bet, one of the guild leaders immediately spoke, "It's too lonely for just one person to fly. How about this? Whichever side loses, everyone has to fly down!"

This was an attempt to seize the initiative and overwhelm the other side, as well as the result of their discussions. Although they suspected that the other side had some conspiracy, the guild leaders still felt that they were in an invincible position in this bet, so they did not hesitate to increase the stakes.

If Fei Chang Ni Tian was cowardly and retreated, the guild leaders would be very happy. Who would have thought that the other side would agree without even thinking, saying "Okay" casually. Seeing their nonchalant attitude, the confident guild leaders couldn't help but feel uneasy again.

While the guild leaders were in doubt, they all started making arrangements for their guilds. The main thing was to emphasize waiting outside the tower and not to move or cause trouble. Even if someone came to stir things up, just drive them back and especially avoid conflicts with Cloudgloom City players.

This was announced to all guild members. Afterwards, the guild leaders privately chatted with their core confidants, explained the situation in detail, and left the outside matters to them to arrange. After everything was settled, the guild leaders breathed a sigh of relief. What to do next? Fei Chang Ni Tian didn't say anything, and no one paid attention to them. A group of people even gathered to play cards. At first, it was just three people playing Fight the Landlord, but later it turned into six people playing Knock Three. In the middle of it all, someone even got up and suddenly said they had something to do and then left.

Everything was so calm and natural, as if they weren't surrounded by twenty-six thousand experts. Those who wanted to play, played; those who wanted to laugh, laughed; those who wanted to look at girls continued to lie on the window looking for beauties. The guild leaders were bored. What to do? Some people unconsciously looked towards the liquor piled up at the stairwell. They had previously insisted on not accepting the enemy's sugar-coated bullets, but now they wanted to launch an offensive towards the sugar-coated bullets.

Just like that, the guild leaders waited for an unknown amount of time. From loneliness, boredom, and worry, they gradually became a little excited. Why? Because the agreed time was getting closer and closer.

The guild leaders weren't fools. Of course, a time had to be agreed upon, otherwise wouldn't it never end? Did they have to wait until their guild members caused some trouble? Wouldn't that make it impossible for them to win? Now that the bet was only a dozen minutes away from ending, the news from the guilds below was that everything was calm, with no accidents. The large number of Cloudgloom City players who had gathered to watch had also dispersed due to boredom, leaving only the twenty-six guilds' twenty-six thousand people foolishly surrounding the place.

"Everyone, hang in there, it will be over soon." The guild leaders comforted the crowd, they were also waiting impatiently, knowing how difficult it must be to endure.

One minute, two minutes, three minutes!

In the remaining time, every minute that passed made the guild leaders feel very satisfied. They increasingly felt that they would be able to see the flying man show. They began to size up the Fei Chang Ni Tian group, wondering what each person would look like flying down. Suddenly, someone realized: just now, one of the Fei Chang Ni Tian people actually left! If he left, wouldn't he not have to fly? This was a foul! Everyone was thinking of doing this, but they actually let that person leave without stopping him?

"This has to be made clear! These guys aren't just planning to exploit this loophole, waiting until the time is almost up and then 'leave because they have something to do'!" One of the guild leaders said.

The guild leaders all agreed. They were just about to speak when Han Jia Gong Zi, who had been leaning against the window drinking, suddenly sneered and said, "Finally can't sit still anymore?", and then looked over at them.

For some reason, at this moment, all the guild leaders felt a chill in their hearts, and a feeling of being schemed against involuntarily crept into their minds. One person blurted out, "What can't sit still anymore?"

"Just now, several districts of Cloudgloom City have already reported news of people from your guilds killing and setting fires." Han Jia Gong Zi said with a smile, trying to scare them. Killing people was one thing, but how could you set fires in the game? Did they think they could burn down the main city with a fire? Did they really think the system didn't exist?

"Impossible!!" The twenty-six guild leaders almost said in unison. They were constantly in contact with their guilds, and their brothers below were doing their duty diligently. In this boring wait, not a single guild had even one person leave.

"That's the truth." Han Jia Gong Zi said.

"The truth can't be made up by you, the people from our guilds are clearly all below." One of the guild leaders said.

"You say our people are killing and setting fires, what evidence do you have?" Another guild leader said.

"This evidence is indeed a bit difficult to obtain. Why don't you send someone to take a look yourselves?" Han Jia Gong Zi said.

The guild leaders looked at each other. Someone sneered, "Do you think we'll fall for that?"

"You can each choose a few people from the tower to go and find out." Han Jia Gong Zi said.

When the guild leaders heard this, this method seemed feasible, so they randomly selected two people from the twenty-six, both of whom were archers with excellent eyesight. On Fei Chang Ni Tian's side, Jian Gui and You Ge stepped forward.

"Let these four go and see what's going on, is that okay?" Han Jia Gong Zi said.

After the guild leaders nodded, You Ge casually took out a teleportation scroll, and the four of them entered the teleportation array.

After using the teleportation scroll, they were naturally outside the tower in Cloudgloom City. The two guild leaders immediately looked around, but this was just an ordinary street market, and there were no unusual circumstances at all. While searching, the two asked, "Where is it?"

"Come this way." You Ge led the way, while Jian Gui continued to remain silent. One of the two turned to Jian Gui and said, "Boss Jian Gui."

"Mm." Jian Gui nodded with a smile.

That person also smiled and said, "Long time no see."

"Yeah!"

"You're still so popular!"

"You're not bad either!"

"Haha, Ni Tian people are awesome no matter where they go!"

You Ge and the other guild leader looked at the two in surprise. It turned out that they knew each other. You Ge had to admit that Jian Gui was indeed something else, he knew people in the guild leaders' circle, but he was just low-key and didn't say anything. Comparing himself to Jian Gui, You Ge only felt that he had very low-level interests.

"This time, this matter, it's hard to say who's right or wrong... you understand." That guild leader said to Jian Gui.

"Mm."

"You probably don't know how much we've been looked down upon."

"I know." Jian Gui said.

"You know?"

"If I had known earlier that the guild was yours, I would have reminded you." Jian Gui said.

"Reminded me of what?" That guild leader was stunned.

"This matter has hidden meanings." Jian Gui smiled.

That guild leader scratched his head, obviously not understanding too well. The other guild leader also had a suspicious look on his face.

"It looks like a straightforward player conflict, but in fact, someone has been pushing and instigating it behind the scenes." Jian Gui said.

"Are you talking about Yingqi Studio?" No one expected that the other guild leader would actually say it in one go. Jian Gui and You Ge both looked at this person.

"If someone is really instigating it behind the scenes, this answer isn't hard to guess, right?" This guild leader spread his hands and said. In the beginning, Yingqi hired these experts to do things, which led to the situation developing all the way to where it was now. This answer was indeed not hard to guess.

"You suspected it a long time ago?" You Ge asked this guy.

"Mm." That guy nodded, "And it's not just me who thinks this way. But what does it matter? We have no choice, even if we know we're being deliberately schemed against. In the game, if you want to mess up or disband a guild, force is just the most direct method, but it's never the most effective. The most terrifying thing is actually rumors. If people's hearts are scattered, the guild will be scattered."

"So you have to fight this battle?" You Ge said.

That guy nodded, "To divert attention, quell rumors, shut people's mouths, and strengthen the guild's cohesion."

"But if the studio wants to cause trouble, they can always continue to incite and fabricate other rumors." You Ge said.

"How can there be waves without wind?" That guy smiled and said.

You Ge understood what he meant. For example, if this time none of their people had been defeated by Fei Chang Ni Tian, the studio wouldn't be able to create such a big effect even if they wanted to spread rumors about them.

"Talent!" You Ge exclaimed in admiration. Jian Gui and that old Ni Tian member also expressed their admiration.

"You're too kind." That guy said humbly.

"Since that's the case, we can't let the studio succeed no matter what." Jian Gui said.

"Alas, how easy is that!" That guy sighed.

At this moment, You Ge looked at the coordinates and suddenly said, "Almost there."

"Actually, what are you planning?" This guy suddenly asked. Since everyone had communicated frankly, he felt that it wasn't too much to ask this question.

"Lure the snake out of its hole." Jian Gui said.

"Who is the snake?"

"Who else could it be?"

"So, now it's actually the studio's people who are pretending to be our guilds and causing trouble in Cloudgloom City?"

"Talent, talent!!!" You Ge continued to worship.

"But sometimes these things can't be explained clearly even if you know them! We're new faces in Cloudgloom City, and we've come so aggressively, the players in Cloudgloom City may already be hostile to us."

"So we were prepared long ago." Jian Gui said.

"Oh?"

"Our bet is the preparation." Jian Gui said.

"The people from our twenty-six guilds are all well-behaved and haven't moved a single one!" That guy's eyes lit up, "But can the Cloudgloom City players believe it so easily?"

"It might not be easy in other main cities, but Cloudgloom City is different. There are experts here with high enough reputation to keep things under control."

"Qian Li Yi Zui!" This time it was finally that guy's turn to worship.

Jian Gui and You Ge also suddenly felt very proud, proud to have such a friend.

"Then where is Qian Li Yi Zui?"

"He... he's not online." The two were sweating.

"Such a big thing happened, and he's not online??" The two guild leaders both widened their eyes.

Jian Gui and You Ge were silent. At this moment, they felt that having such a friend... their emotions were very complicated.

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