MMORPG: Martial Gamer

Chapter 1639 1639: You Don’t Belong to This World

When everyone learned that the lord of Twilight City was the top expert of the Quan Zhen Sect, they couldn't help but sigh in admiration. No wonder the guilds in Twilight City had such good values; it turned out their lord was also from the Quan Zhen Sect.

A proper upper beam ensures that the lower beam won't be crooked. It's no surprise that Twilight City could produce guilds like the Quan Zhen Sect and the Sanguine Alliance.

"What... this actually works?"

After winning a round of applause for his announcement, the Sanguine Warflag was dumbfounded, and the displeasure that had arisen from his earlier apology vanished in an instant.

As expected, sometimes an apology is much more effective than an explanation.

Of course, the impact of the Sanguine Warflag's announcement went beyond just that; it served as a role model for other guilds.

Everyone had rushed to mine and sell to the Dark Alliance, and now they were facing the same issue... Originally, everyone was at a loss, but the moment the Sanguine Warflag made an announcement, it immediately garnered applause. Since everyone was part of a guild, no one was foolish enough to need reminding about what to do next.

Shortly after the announcement from the Sanguine Warflag, other guilds also posted their announcements, which were all quite similar, expressing their willingness to make amends and reclaim the lost mining areas for free.

As for the 500,000 gold pieces offered by the Quan Zhen Sect... no one dared to shamelessly accept it.

After all, they had sold the mining areas themselves; reclaiming what they had sold made sense. If anyone insisted on taking the 500,000 gold pieces, it would completely undermine the sincerity of their earlier apologies. If no one else wanted the gold, why would one person demand it? How shameless could one be?

Moreover, 500,000 gold pieces were nothing significant for large guilds... The Dark Alliance had just given them 500,000 gold pieces in cash, and they hadn't even had time to spend it yet.

Furthermore, the Dark Alliance's strong-arm tactics had left all the major guilds feeling quite displeased. Reclaiming their territories was a way to restore their dignity.

...

Looking at the series of announcements on the public screen, the members of the Quan Zhen Sect and Evil Rampage all gave a genuine thumbs up to Fearless. Even Old Wang couldn't help but exclaim, "Awesome, you're really impressive!"

Their admiration was truly heartfelt because no one had anticipated Fearless's announcement would provoke such a strong reaction.

Not only did the Quan Zhen Sect successfully stir up conflict between the domestic players and the Dark Alliance, but it also enhanced the Quan Zhen Sect's reputation. From being a notorious small guild, it transformed into one of the most responsible and heroic guilds in the game, achieving both fame and fortune.

One must admit, Fearless's strategic move was truly breathtaking.

After expressing their admiration, Wang Yu quietly asked, "Fearless, if someone asks you for that 500,000, would you give it?"

"Of course!" Fearless replied with a smile.

"Do you have that much money?"

"Not really..." Fearless shrugged. "But Old Evil does; he has a large sum of penalty fees on hand. This isn't our issue."

"Seriously!" Wang Yu was speechless.

...

Since the announcements from various guilds were private, they lacked the translation feature that system announcements had. As a result, Black Dragon King was utterly confused looking at the rows of text.

Although Japan also used the national language, he could at least guess the meaning when there were fewer characters. But with the increased length, he was completely lost.

However, his confusion was only temporary, as he soon began receiving messages from his subordinates in various locations.

After reading the messages sent by his subordinates, Black Dragon King, who had originally held himself high and looked down upon the Quan Zhen Sect and Evil Rampage, suddenly slumped to the ground.

No matter how large the Dark Alliance was, it was still just one guild, with a player limit of around a million.

Meanwhile, the major guilds from each main city could easily field teams of tens of thousands.

These large guilds usually were divided and fighting amongst themselves, but now with a "national grievance at hand" and under the guidance of public opinion, the big guilds across 300 main cities had a unified goal. Once united, their collective size dwarfed the Dark Alliance.

Moreover, beyond these large guilds, domestic players were also involved.

The domestic player base numbered in the hundreds of millions, with online players reaching a staggering 70 to 80 million at peak times. Just over a million players from the Dark Alliance were insignificant in comparison.

What further drove Black Dragon King to despair was that most players in the Dark Alliance were domestic players. No matter how self-serving they were, they wouldn't dare to blatantly become pawns for the Japanese. In the face of players seizing the mining areas, the miners of the Dark Alliance merely took a spectator stance, watching helplessly as the areas were taken away without even blinking.

As a result, the task of reclaiming lost ground was completed with remarkable ease. The major guilds made swift progress, and within half an hour, they had reclaimed all the mining areas.

With each mining area lost, Black Dragon King's face grew paler, and his eyes became void of life.

One can imagine the feelings of Black Dragon King, who had invested such great effort and money, only to end up in such a dire situation... his heart must have been filled with rage.

"I refuse to accept this! This is unreasonable!" After a long silence, Black Dragon King furiously pointed at Fearless and shouted, "I'll sue you!"

In Black Dragon King's mercantile mindset, his mining area had been bought with money, and his miners had contracts; everything was reasonable. However, these large guilds had sold the mining areas and then reclaimed them, which was truly outrageous... Taking them to court would surely result in these guilds facing legal consequences.

"Don't be foolish!"

Fearless sneered, "Don't forget, this is a game. Do you even understand what a game is? It's survival of the fittest. In the game's design, the mining areas belong to whoever seizes them. You can't bring the rules of reality into the game and forget its essence. Clearly, we are not from the same world, and this world does not belong to you! Feel free to sue; if you win, I'll consider myself defeated!"

"Hmph!"

Hearing Fearless's words, Black Dragon King staggered slightly and trembled, "Even if you've seized the mining areas, it's useless. The contracts with those miners are still in my hands. Worst case, we'll fight to the death, and other guilds will benefit."

"Is that so?"

Fearless smiled and pointed at Evil Rampage, "Have you forgotten that this guy just received a hefty penalty fee! The wool comes from the sheep, you know?"

As he spoke, Fearless snapped his fingers at Evil Rampage.

Evil Rampage chuckled proudly and issued an announcement.

As for the specific content of the announcement, I won't go into details, but the gist was that the original intention of establishing the guild, Peerless Heaven, was to create a profitable environment for everyone. Evil Rampage understood the miners' feelings about the mining areas.

Now that the Dark Alliance had quickly faded away, less than a day later, Evil Rampage, as the former leader of the miners, was willing to take responsibility for his old subordinates based on the principles of brotherhood.