The next day.
In the morning, I accompanied Ling Xue and Ling Yue to Shanghai for no other reason than that Ling Tian wanted to see his daughters.
When I returned to the workshop in the afternoon, I received a shocking piece of news: Thousand Year Achievement had finally begun its operation. In just one morning, they had swallowed 11 subguilds of the original Temple of the Moon and instigated nearly three hundred thousand members of the Temple of the Moon. There was no doubt that they had planted important people in the subguilds a long time ago. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to summon so many people at once. It was a pity that Wang Junjie was completely ignorant.
Seven-star Lamp had only recruited a group of experts from the Temple of the Moon, but Blood Drinker the World was even more ruthless. He had captured hundreds of thousands of small fries and brought them all under Thousand Year Achievement's command. At the same time, he held a selection outside Moonlight Forest and selected more than twenty thousand high-level players to join Thousand Year Achievement's main guild.
At this point, Thousand Year Achievement officially rose to power. Blood Drinker the World had a group of experts under his command such as Hegemon Sword, Sky Clear Cloud Breaker, Nangong Yuexi, Kill Through Wolf, Xuan Paper Yellowish, and more. Among them, The Waning Moon In The Morning Breeze, the powerful Soul Swordsman, became the commander of these experts.
… …
"Ling Yue, what do you think Thousand Year Achievement will do next?" I asked.
The beautiful boss was killing the monster with a fireball. She looked back with a smile and hit the nail on the head. "It's simple. He has the troops, so he's going to fight for territory. Right now, Thousand Year Achievement is only missing a high-rank guild territory."
I frowned. "Blood Drinker the World has a big appetite. He'll probably only be interested in a territory that's at least a county!"
"Yes!"
Right now, there were only three county-level territories in all of White Cloud City: Sky Water County, Peace County, and Snow Moon's King's City.
Soul Battle Robes had a million-strong army in the An Province. Thousand Year Achievements probably wasn't strong enough to shake them, and Snow Moon's strength wasn't something they could challenge at the moment. In that case, they had no choice but to give up on the county capital and settle for the next best thing. The Rain Admiration Pavilion and Time Like Water's territory would be in danger.
Ling Xue said, "I saw Bing Cha recruiting people at the East Gate …"
"Uh …"
"She really did it …"
"Of course, why wouldn't she dare?"
Ling Yue said, "Let's hurry up. We cleared the dungeon twice last night. Even though we got wiped a few times, we still managed to get four S2 Mage equipment. Let's try to gather them all today."
"Mn mn!"
Even though the S1 to S7 dungeons dropped equipment for all classes, everyone had their own specialties. The S1 dungeon was known as the Zhurong Metal Set, the S2 dungeon was known as the Dark Moon Set for mages, and the S3 dungeon was known as the Black Tortoise Set for fighters. As for the S4 and above dungeons, we hadn't explored them yet, so we probably wouldn't be able to find anything even if we did. At the very least, we had to wait until we had a Holy Domain player. Maybe one day, we could form a five-man party of pure Holy Domain players on Snow Moon.
That would be awesome. That was why the S2 Famous General's Metal Set wasn't much better than the Zhurong Metal Set, and the S3 Black Tortoise Set was much better than the S1 Famous General's Metal Set. Right now, Bing Cha's Zhurong Metal Set and Ling Xue's Black Tortoise Set probably had less than a 20% chance of winning.
"What about Dragon Soul and the others?" I asked.
Ling Xue said, "Dragon Soul, Shadow Follower, Magic Cube of Fate, Jiang Nan's Xiao Qiao, and Ghost Flame are clearing the Thousand Monument Forest at the same time as us. I don't think it'll be a problem for us. The Shadow Follower and Magic Cube of Fate are both S1 Godly equipment, and Xiao Qiao's healing power is very high. Other than Sister Qin Yun, Xiao Qiao should be among the Top 50 priests in White Cloud City."
"Mn, not bad, not bad ~"
Four hours passed in the blink of an eye. Our five-man party had swept the S2 Thousand Monument Forest, and Ling Yue had obtained the last piece of the Dark Moon Set. She only needed the boots to complete the set. If she could complete the set, Ling Yue would become the first S2 Godly mage in China.
We returned to the city and packed our luggage.
The White Cloud City Plaza was always bustling. However, it was even more bustling today. A beautiful swordswoman was standing at the city gate. She was wearing fiery red armor and holding a flaming spear in her hand. In White Cloud City, only Bing Tea could dress like this. She was dressed like this.
It was rare that the Zhurong Blaze Spear was a Holy Domain equipment. Bing Cha couldn't equip it, but she still held it in her hand. After all, the spear looked amazing, and a beautiful guild leader with such amazing equipment was very attractive. It was also one of the reasons why Snow Moon was able to recruit so many first-rate experts.
Bing Cha showed her name. She had left Snow Moon's guild in the morning, and was surrounded by a group of players who were inspecting the quality of the players.
Bing Cha asked, "Tell me your equipment, level, and character."
The little warrior said, "He has a set of Soul-grade Soul-grade equipment. His weapon is a Ghost-grade longsword with 32000 Attack and 72000 Attack. He is Level 245 and has a strong character."
Bing Cha asked with a smile, "Words alone are useless. Go to an empty space outside the city. There's a toilet called 'Flushed Toilet'. He's a Level 255 berserker. Go and fight him. If you can reduce his HP by half, you'll be accepted."
"Okay!"
The little warrior ran out of the city excitedly.
Bing Cha's selection method was pretty good. It was the same as a joust for a spouse.
I squeezed my way in, but the crowd was so thick that I couldn't pass through. I shouted angrily, "Seven-star Lamp is here with Shen Luoyan!
Shen Luoyan isn't wearing any clothes … "
Everyone was shocked and turned around to look.
I quickly squeezed my way in. It was then I noticed that there were a few people with the same guild emblem as Bing Cha. They were clearly the core members of the new guild, and they were helping to recruit new members.
The guild emblem was green like a fallen leaf, but it clearly wasn't. The guild's name was also very Bing Cha's style —
Vanilla with ice!
… …
Iced Tea sneaked a glance at me and said with a smile, "What's up?
You're not going to pick up girls but here to watch me recruit people? "
"Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Nothing."
Bing Cha's answer was very decisive. He added with a smile, "I heard that Solitary Grave completed a Longyu quest and obtained a giant dragon. It's right outside the eastern gate. Aren't you going to watch?"
"Ah?
Really? "
"Yes, I wouldn't lie to you."
"Come on, it's not the first time you've lied to me, Little Liar."
"Go away, you're the Little Liar!"
I squeezed out of the crowd again. Solitary Grave actually obtained a giant dragon. This was a very sensational matter. After Bing Zhiyi, the second real Dragon Knight of the China server was finally about to appear.
Many people had gathered in the wide open space of Moonlight Forest. As expected, Uncle Solitary Grave had set up a stall to show off his skills.
Hellfire stood majestically to the side with his sword in hand. Solitary Grave was wearing a full set of S1 equipment and holding a greatsword in his hand. He laughed proudly.
Pata, pata ~
A green little thing was flapping its wings on Solitary Grave's shoulder. It was acting spoiled at Solitary Grave and rubbing its young head against Solitary Grave's face.
What the fuck!
This is clearly a young Venomous Wind Dragon!
The middle-aged uncle was overflowing with love. He said with a smile, "Little dragon, call daddy …"
Everyone vomited.
I squeezed into the crowd at this time. Solitary Grave quickly discovered me and said with a boastful smile, "You're here too, Scholar. Come and see, this is the dragon egg I got from a quest this morning. It hatched into a Holy Giant Dragon. What do you think? Mighty, right?"
I measured the Wind Dragon's length with my hand and said, "It's about the length of a bullwhip, and it's a Wind Dragon, the lowest rank of all dragons. It has nothing to do with a Holy Giant Dragon …"
Solitary Grave was shocked. "Holy shit!
My trainer said that this is a dragon that only appears once in a thousand years. How can it not be a Holy Giant Dragon … "
I grinned. "An ugly duckling can grow into a little swan, but have you ever seen a dung beetle grow into a little swan?"
Hellfire did his best to hold back his laughter. He was about to suffer internal injuries.
Solitary Grave was still protective of the little dragon. He said, "Laugh all you want, you brats. I's going to run a dungeon. I'll try to get this little dragon to Level 100 in a day. Hehe, then it'll be a mount!"
I said, "Uncle is mighty!"
Hellfire said, "Mixed dragon is mighty!"
Solitary Grave: "..."
That being said, I was looking forward to seeing what this young Wind Dragon would look like. I didn't know what Uncle Solitary Grave would look like riding this dragon. It would probably be a terrible sight.
Solitary Grave was just about to leave when he saw a group of knights charging out of Moonlight Forest. They were so imposing that they practically passed through the crowd. Many mages and archers were knocked back by them.
The leader was a Level 255 Crimson Flame Swordsman. He was naturally Blood Drinker the World. Following closely behind him was a top-tier Soul Swordsman. It was The Waning Moon In The Morning Breeze!
Clearly, Blood Drinker the World hadn't noticed me and Solitary Grave. We had all hidden the glow of our equipment, so we looked no different from normal players.
Solitary Grave frowned. "What the hell!
Have Thousand Years Achievement's people returned to White Cloud City? "
Hellfire raised his sword. "Bastard!
Let's go kill them! "
Solitary Grave scolded, "What's the rush? There are only a few of us. Don't you see that all of Thousand Years Achievement's experts are here?
Even that The Waning Moon In The Morning Breeze is here. There's also that Nangong Yuexi. We won't even be able to fill the gaps between our teeth. "
I said, "Let's go take a look first. Thousand Years Achievement's people rarely appear in White Cloud City. It looks like they're up to something!"
Solitary Grave nodded. "Let's go take a look!"
And so, we snuck into the city.
As expected, Blood Drinker the World got off his horse. The Waning Moon In The Morning Breeze, Clear Sky Break and the others also dismounted. Then, we stood proudly in the plaza.
Blood Drinker the World sucked in a deep breath and gathered his strength. Then, he shouted, "Greetings, players of White Cloud City! I am the guild leader of Thousand Years Achievement, Blood Drinker the World. Today, Thousand Years Achievement's main guild is recruiting experts. Anyone above Level 250 can come and sign up. Thousand Years Achievement will never mistreat anyone. As long as you have a dream, we can create a Thousand Years Achievement together!"
The players in the plaza were stunned. The street vendors hurriedly packed up their stalls and ran away. It looked like there was going to be a riot.
The Waning Moon In The Morning Breeze walked forward and raised the Thunder Rend Blade in his hand. He chuckled and said, "Friends, I am The Waning Moon In The Morning Breeze. My teacher is Fire, and I was once the lord of Water Stream City. Now, I serve Thousand Years Achievement, and I hope that anyone with a dream will join us. This is especially true for those who once lived in Water Stream City. On behalf of Fire, I sincerely invite you to join us. Thousand Years Achievement will never mistreat anyone. I, The Waning Moon In The Morning Breeze, swear this solemn oath!"
Nangong Yuexi stood next to Blood Drinker the World with her bow in hand. She was wearing the Zhurong Set, and her equipment was almost identical to Bing Cha's. However, her figure wasn't as fiery as Bing Cha's. She looked like a pretty girl from a humble family. She didn't have Bing Cha's arrogance, but she did have a hint of gentleness and gentleness.
Slaughter Wolf was wearing the Famous General Armor and wielding the Sky Splitter, a Level 240 Sacred Weapon. His lips curled into a disdainful smile as if he didn't care about the people of White Cloud City at all.
Beside Nangong Yuexi was a female Mage in red robes. She didn't say a word, but her eyes twinkled. She looked at Nangong Yuexi with a smile.
This female Mage was a Level 255 Inferno Mage called "Yellow Paper". She was also one of the main members of Thousand Year Achievement. She was the undisputed number one Mage in the game.
Thousand Year Achievement had already set up his stall. The five experts stood proudly in White Cloud City's plaza, competing with Bing Cha's recruitment stall. It looked like they were trying to steal his business.
… …
At this moment, Hellfire couldn't help but walk up to them with a smile. "Has Thousand Year Achievement returned to White Cloud City to develop?"
The Waning Moon In The Morning Breeze chuckled. "What? Can't I enter the main city?
White Cloud City is the main city of China. All China players can enter. Do you have a problem with that? "
Hellfire shook his head. "No. I'm just here to wish you and your family happiness."
"Fuck!"
The Waning Moon In The Morning Breeze abruptly pulled out his Rending Thunder Blade and said angrily, "How dare a loser like you point your finger at me? Get the hell out of my sight! If it wasn't for Snow Moon's support, you'd be nothing in the face of Fleeting Time!"
Solitary Grave shouted angrily, "I dare you to say that again!"
"Fine!" The Waning Moon In The Morning Breeze sneered. "Don't you feel responsible for the defeat of the expedition to Sainthelm City?
Hmph, don't try to incite us to go on an expedition if you don't have what it takes. Open your eyes and watch. Thousand Year Achievement will fight a beautiful Nation War in the near future! "
Solitary Grave couldn't contain his anger. I hurriedly walked up to him and said, "Uncle, there's no need to argue with someone like him. He may have learned Fire's skills, but he hasn't learned how to be a person. Let's not argue with him."
Waning Moon In The Morning Breeze noticed that I was there as well. A trace of anger flashed across his face as he said, "A new era is coming. White Cloud City will no longer be ruled by the Snow Moon Alliance alone."
After that, The Waning Moon In The Morning Breeze turned around and left. He whispered a few words into Blood Drinker's ears before leaving with Nangong Yuexi, Xuan Paper Yellowed, Kill Wolf and a bunch of other experts. Only a few of Blood Drinker's people were left behind to help him recruit new players.
Solitary Grave calmed down as he watched The Waning Moon In The Morning Breeze and the others leave. He said indifferently, "A storm is brewing. It looks like a large-scale civil war is inevitable in White Cloud City."
I frowned. "Uncle, what do you mean?
Is it possible that … Thousand Year Achievement and Soul Battle Robes will form an alliance? "
"Hmph!"
Solitary Grave snorted coldly. "Other than that, I really can't think of anything else that could shake Snow Moon and make The Waning Moon In The Morning Breeze say something so arrogant."
… …
I fell silent for a few seconds. Suddenly, someone pulled my arm from behind. I turned around and saw that it was Bing Cha.
"What's up?
What are you doing here if you're not recruiting people? "I asked.
Bing Cha said seriously, "Scholar, do you know where The Waning Moon In The Morning Breeze and a bunch of Thousand Year Achievement experts are doing?"
"What are they doing?"
"They're doing a quest to enter the Holy Domain …"
"What?!"