I silently issued a Hero Gathering Order. Only Warsky had the guts and the cheek to do something like this. Recruiting the players at the top of the rankings was a feasible and practical method. A player who could reach the Top 100 in the arena was definitely an extraordinary expert, so it was better to recruit as many of them as possible. However, the Hero Gathering Order was essentially trying to recruit players between the 100th to 10000 ranks. These players were first-rate experts, and they were the main force of the Nation Wars and Guild Wars. As for the players between the 1st to 100th ranks, they had long since been targeted by the major guilds. If they showed any interest, they would likely be invited by the HR department of the major guilds. Moreover, there was a high chance that people like Warsky and Wang Dongliang, who were desperate for talent, would choose to meet them offline and bring them back to their guild headquarters.
Warsky Alliance had already obtained Golden City, and many ordinary players dreamed of becoming a member of the Golden Cavalry. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, just like Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls' Dragonlight Cavalrymen. Becoming a Dragonlight Cavalryman was an honor for many players. In fact, being a member of the Dragonlight Cavalry gave them a lot of face when they went out to pick up girls.
Candlelight Shadow and Blue Sky Scar also posted their own posts on the forums, apologizing for the mistakes they had made, apologizing for the unfavorable timing and geographical conditions, and so on. This was a way to manage your subordinates, and as the guild leader of a super guild, it was impossible not to know these things.
The most useful piece of information was that the China server's Guild Ranking would be released in five hours. If everything went according to plan, Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls would become the number one guild in China and surpass Candle Dragon to become the leader of the China server. I had been waiting for this day to be recognized as the number one guild in China by the Guild Ranking. This was the day that we would be recognized as the number one guild in China!
Just as he was thinking, the waiter came over with the dishes. "Handsome, the dishes and rice you ordered are packed. 278 yuan is 270 yuan. Thank you for coming!"
I paid the bill with a smile and carried the food to the studio.
But when I opened the door to the workshop, I found He Yi and Murong Mingyue asleep on the sofa, hugging each other.
"Ugh, wake up beautiful …" I called.
Nothing happened for hours.
I corrected myself. "Wang Leehom is here!"
They all sat up and rubbed their sleepy eyes. "Where are we?"
I raised the food in my hands and said, "The food is here. I despise you!"
The few of them giggled and huddled together to happily eat the meal. Ten minutes later, the food was swept away like a tornado. It was too cruel. It was too scary when they were starving. Would they swallow me in one gulp one day … Forget it, I'd better not bathe. They have mysophobia …
…
After eating, he returned to his room and fell asleep in less than five minutes. Thousands of scenes flew past in his dream, but it was fixed on a big banyan tree in his hometown. A young couple was surrounding a small wooden horse. On the wooden horse, a boy of about two or three years old was smiling brightly, and the young mother was smiling beautifully.
"Little Lu Chen, be a good boy! Be a good boy!" she said, grabbing the boy's hand.
The boy babbled, grabbed his mother's hair with his chubby hands, and smiled.
The young father was holding a wooden windmill and said with a smile, "Do you think the windmill I made looks good?
I even dyed it … "
Mom turned around. "Where can I find a windmill made of wood …"
"Hehe, I used wood chips to make leaves that can rotate."
On the wooden horse, the boy was still grabbing his mother's hair, and he mumbled, "Ma … ma … mommy …"
The young mother held the boy's hand. "Lu Chen is the best. You have to listen to your daddy in the future!"
The young father was speechless. "Don't say that, my child's mother …"
"..."
I stood far away under the banyan tree and watched the happy family of three. I walked up to the young woman with bitterness in my heart and called out, "Mommy, mommy … is that you?
Mommy … "
But she couldn't see that she was still spoiling her child.
I choked and suddenly wanted to cry.
The scene changed. The playful child was four years old by the road in the countryside, but his mother was gone.
"Lu Chen, don't play on the road, come back!"
The father said with a smile to the child while carrying four or five chairs. Next to him was the third uncle. He said with a smile, "Old Lu, Lu Chen is very active. When he grows up, he won't be like you. No matter how you hug a saw or an axe, he'll be much more successful than you!"
The father's face was wrinkled, but his smile was so loving.
In the distance, a car roared past.
Thud...
All the chairs fell to the ground. The father ran toward the boy with a terrified expression. "Lu Chen, watch out! There's a car behind us!"
The screeching of brakes echoed. The father lay in a pool of blood, one of his legs mangled, but he was holding the safe, panicked boy in his arms. The third uncle's heartbreaking voice rang. "Old Lu!
Old Lu, are you okay? "
… …
Daddy, daddy...
Tears blurred my vision. Seeing my father's painful expression, my tears slid down my cheeks. Is this it?
Is this why your leg is lame?
Daddy, how much do I owe you...
"Ah …"
I slowly woke up from my dream. I blinked my eyes and my tears slid down my pillow. The pillow was wet with tears.
He Yi's soft voice came from beside me. "Lu Chen, did you have a nightmare?"
I slowly sat up. He Yi hurriedly wiped her tears and smiled awkwardly. "I don't know … I don't know if it was a nightmare, I don't know if it was real. I … I want to ask for a few days off and go home to see daddy …"
He Yi laughed until tears flowed down her cheeks. She opened her arms and hugged me. She murmured, "Idiot, you kept calling daddy and mommy in your dreams. What kind of dream was that? Lu Chen, how hard was your childhood …"
I pursed my lips. "It wasn't hard. Mommy loves me, daddy loves me too. I … I didn't suffer at all …"
I grabbed my phone and gave my father a call.
… …
"Hello, Lu Chen?"
"Yes, daddy. Have you eaten dinner yet?"
"It's already past 9 pm. Why haven't you eaten yet?"
"Oh, I have. How are things at home? Is everything okay?"
"It's fine. I have two goats, and your third aunt usually feeds them. You can slaughter one of them and cook it in hot pot when you come home for New Year."
"Okay, I might go home in a few days."
"Don't come home if you're busy, Lu Chen. You youngsters' time is much more precious than mine. What do you want to eat? I'll ask your third aunt to prepare it for you. I'll take it to Suzhou."
"What do you want to eat …"
"What's wrong, son?"
"Nothing, dad. I want to ask you something."
"Sure."
"How did you get a limp?"
"Oh, I got hit by a car when you were young. Didn't the driver pay me forty thousand or so RMB? Don't you remember that?"
"Is it because I didn't know any better when I was young and played on the side of the road …"
"Lu Chen, you …"
My father wasn't good at lying. I could tell from his tone that I had hit the nail on the head. I immediately felt a myriad of emotions. I didn't know if the dream had awakened the memories deep in my mind, or if my mind had been unwilling to remember them all this time. For a moment, the guilt in my heart almost drowned everything else.
Almost half a minute later, I choked out, "Daddy, I'm sorry … your son will never be ignorant again. I'm … I'm sorry …"
My father was silent for a few seconds. Then he smiled and said, "Tell me what you want to eat. I'll ask your third aunt to prepare it. I'll go to Suzhou with third uncle to see you in a few days."
I murmured, "Then let's buy some spare ribs to make soup …"
"Mn, okay!"
… …
After I hung up the phone, my heart was filled with guilt as I sat there quietly.
He Yi held my hand. "Everyone owes something to someone. Those who love you did everything for you not to make you feel guilty, but to see you live a happy life. Uncle will be very happy if you're living a good life. Lu Chen, you have to think of these things …"
I nodded. "Mn, Eve. I'll do my best to accompany daddy in the future. I can't let him feel lonely."
"Mn, I'll accompany you too!"
"Hehe, thank you!"
I hugged my beautiful guild leader and kissed her cheek. He Yi's cheeks immediately turned red. She kissed me back and said, "Let's get up. Heavenly City's maintenance will be over soon. Let's go eat something first and then come back online to see if we can find a way to use the City of Silver to its fullest potential."
"Mn, okay!"
I went out to eat with a couple of friends.
At the dining table, I asked, "Is the China Guild Ranking out yet?"
Murong Mingyue took out her phone and showed it to me. The new top ten guild rankings were displayed in front of me —
[Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls] Guild Leader: From Water (Vice Leader: Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand Lian Xing)
[Candle Dragon] Guild Leader: Candlelight Shadow (Vice Leader: Blue Sky Scar God's Dance)
[Warsky Alliance] Guild Leader: Warsky (Vice Leader: October Rain Bing Dou Zhe)
[Snowy Cathaya] Guild Leader: Wind Fantasy (Vice Leader: Purple Marquis Nangong Lexi)
[Mad Purgatory Dragon] Guild Leader: Pillar of the Nation (Vice Leader: Roaming Dragon Coldmoon Rose)
[Purple Lily] Guild Leader: Luo River God of the Capital (Vice Leader: Moonlight Beneath the Moonkiss Rock)
[Blazing Hot Lips] Guild Leader: Stranger of Three Lifetimes (Vice Leader: Eyes Like Water)
[Gods of Destruction] Guild Leader: Dominating Heaven Blade (Vice Leader: Dominating Knight God, Dominating Warrior God)
9. [Baidicheng] Alliance Master: Come See The Snow Tonight (Deputy Alliance Master: Dark Fang Flame)
[Hall of Immortality] Guild Leader: Bloodthirsty Battle Monarch (Vice Leader: Wing Breaker Galaxy Mage)
… …
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