MMORPG: Martial Gamer

Chapter 1638 1638: Making a Statement

Being surpassed by others is one thing; after all, everyone is usually on the same level, and it doesn't really matter who is higher or lower.

However, being compared unfavorably to a guild like the Quan Zhen Sect completely changes the situation.

Many large guilds either look down on the Quan Zhen Sect or feel disgusted by it; after all, good shoes don't step on stinky dog poop, and the image of the Quan Zhen Sect has been severely demonized by these large guilds.

Yet the reality is that while the large guilds are profiting from the national crisis, the Quan Zhen Sect has demonstrated the conscience of a domestic guild during this critical time.

It should be noted that the Quan Zhen Sect is merely a small guild with fewer than twenty members, and yet these few individuals have done things that make those large guilds with tens of thousands of members feel ashamed.

In contrast, the image of those large guilds has become increasingly insignificant in the eyes of domestic players, while the image of the Quan Zhen Sect has grown more prominent.

Chinese people have always been quite forgiving.

What is justice? What is despicable? What constitutes a good reputation? No matter what the Quan Zhen Sect's past image was or what they had done, they are now clear-headed in the face of national righteousness. It can be said that those past incidents have been exaggerated; even if the Quan Zhen Sect had committed several wrongdoings, everyone would instantly forgive them.

In most cases, the higher one is in position, the less they care about national sentiments. The presidents of these large guilds are generally quite dismissive of the players' indignation, but now that things have come to this point, even if they are dismissive, they dare not show it.

The most important thing for large guilds in the game is their reputation. Now that the Dark Alliance's identity has been exposed, those large guilds that sold mining areas to the Dark Alliance are already in a precarious position. If they misstep even slightly, they risk being labeled with an unremovable stain.

Colluding with enemies and betraying the nation is a serious accusation that feels like a stab in the back; being notorious and reviled by millions is not light either. If things go poorly, decades of hard work could be ruined in an instant. The urgent task at hand is to distance themselves from the Dark Alliance.

……

"What should we do, what should we do?"

In the office of the Sanguine Alliance, Sanguine Warflag was in a panic after seeing Fearless's announcement.

Once Fearless's announcement was released, all the guilds that sold mining areas were suspected of colluding with foreign powers.

Sanguine Warflag felt utterly wronged.

Asians all look somewhat alike, and there are short people in the domestic server too. Who would have known that the creator of the Dark Alliance was actually from Japan? If they had known this earlier, no one would have sold out their mining areas.

Furthermore, selling mining areas was also Fearless's plan, and now they were becoming indirect victims. Who were they supposed to complain to?

The label of being a traitor cannot simply be washed away with money.

"Why don't we just issue an announcement to clarify the situation?" Seeing Sanguine Warflag in a panic, Sanguine Asura suggested.

"What kind of ridiculous idea is that!" Sanguine Stormbringer expressed the utmost disdain for Sanguine Asura's suggestion: "Just saying it doesn't mean anything; why should anyone believe you?"

Exactly! The mining areas were seized by large guilds and sold off cheaply, and now they wanted to claim they were unaware. Just saying that would make them feel guilty inside, so how could they expect domestic players to believe them?

Not only did they collude with enemies and betray the nation, but they also brazenly treat everyone like fools. Are they even serious?

"Then… what do you suggest we do?"

Sanguine Warflag looked at Sanguine Stormbringer eagerly.

"If it were up to me…" Sanguine Stormbringer pondered for a moment and said, "We shouldn't explain ourselves; explaining would be tantamount to covering up. Either we quietly accumulate wealth and go unnoticed, or we make amends. Now it's not too late to show everyone our sincerity."

"Make amends?"

Sanguine Warflag had yet to grasp the meaning of Sanguine Stormbringer's words when suddenly his friend list lit up.

Sanguine Warflag quickly opened it to see a message from Fearless: "Old Flag, are you panicking?"

"Damn! Isn't that right?" Sanguine Warflag was speechless, "You still have the time to watch me make a fool of myself."

"Not at all!" Fearless quickly replied, "Man, this is an opportunity for you to establish a reputation."

Even through the chat box, Sanguine Warflag could sense the tone of Fearless's message, and he was surprised: "Oh? What opportunity?"

"Hehe!" Fearless chuckled: "If you do this right, it will ensure that the Sanguine Alliance gains both fame and fortune!"

"Is… is that really possible?"

Seeing Fearless's message, Sanguine Warflag felt a bit confused.

"Of course!" Fearless said, "Hurry up, or another guild will get ahead of you."

After that, Fearless stopped responding, leaving Sanguine Warflag staring silently at the chat window.

"What's going on?" Seeing Sanguine Warflag suddenly stop talking, Sanguine Stormbringer couldn't help but ask.

"Fearless messaged me…"

Sanguine Warflag said, "He wants me to apologize in front of the domestic players and guarantee to recover the mining areas at no cost…" He then sighed in frustration: "Recovering the mining areas at no cost is one thing; we don't care about those hundreds of thousands of gold coins, but we didn't do anything wrong. Why should we apologize?"

"Boss."

Sanguine Stormbringer said helplessly: "Whether you did anything wrong is one thing, but how others perceive it is another. I think Fearless is giving you a chance, and you should seize it."

"This…"

In the Sanguine Alliance, Sanguine Warflag was quite receptive to Sanguine Stormbringer's words. Since Sanguine Stormbringer had said so, Sanguine Warflag hesitated for a moment before agreeing: "Fine, let's go with that."

After saying that, Sanguine Warflag opened the system announcement panel and posted a brief announcement.

The content of the announcement was simple: first, he mentioned that he had no idea the Dark Alliance was created by Japanese people, then sincerely repented for his wrong actions, and finally assured that the Sanguine Alliance would not take the 500,000 from the Quan Zhen Sect and would recover the mining areas sold at no cost, giving the citizens an explanation.

I've always said that the Chinese are very forgiving.

When a mistake is made, it's crucial not to quibble; as long as one admits their mistake with a good attitude and corrects it promptly, everyone will regard them as a model. Otherwise, why would there be sayings like "a prodigal son returning home is worth more than gold"?

After all, whether in movies, television, or novels, a good person turning bad is never as moving as a bad person redeeming themselves.

Once Sanguine Warflag's announcement was released, it immediately garnered praise from domestic players. It's never too late to mend the fold. The Sanguine Alliance was the first to reflect on itself and announced the recovery of the lost mining areas. Although this was essentially cleaning up their own mess, compared to other guilds that were trying to defend themselves, this was a prime example of a prodigal son returning.

Look at how Twilight City has two such guilds; the nation is fortunate, the people are fortunate… what kind of nonsense are those guilds that refuse to repent and instead try to extricate themselves!?

In no time, the number of players cheering for the Sanguine Alliance in the game was countless, and Twilight City was even hailed by players as the main city with the most upright values.