189: Some are happy, some are sad

“You all need to be prepared; from today onwards, this Azure Star is going to undergo tremendous changes!” Long Yuan said with a smile.

Everyone looked at each other, slowly recovering from their earlier excitement.

The Settlements on Azure Star actually have quite a large disparity in combat power.

To measure the strength level of a Settlement, one looks at the strength of its top Challengers, and second, at its overall strength.

A Settlement like Ri Man Er Settlement is one where both the top and overall levels are strong.

Not only do they have four top-tier Challengers at LV4, including Chancellor Heer and Rommel.

The other clansmen in the Settlement also possess impressive strength; three million clansmen are at LV2 or above, and many are even at LV3 or above.

In contrast, the former South Goryeo Settlement, while lacking top-tier experts above LV4, had individuals like Park Chengwan and Kim Geun-seok listed within the top 50.

At the same time, three of the four great families' patriarchs were also above LV3, allowing for rapid and unstoppable rise in recent years.

On the other hand, the Great Xia Settlement, despite having an ultra-top expert like Long Yuan overseeing it, was severely lacking in talent below him.

Among so many Commanders and Institute Directors, only a few like General Li Yunlong reached LV3; old Directors like Ding Chang even remained at LV2, which was simply not good enough.

Without hard power, they would naturally attract harassment from scoundrels like the South Goryeo Settlement and Da He Settlement.

Although real war is not allowed on the planet, various Settlements can plunder resources from other areas through the form of dungeons.

If your back isn't stiff, you'll be tormented and disgusted; this is the survival rule of Azure Star.

This is why no Settlement ever dares to harass the Ri Man Er Settlement Settlement; the Ri Man Er Settlement Settlement, which ranks first in resources, has far more than the current Great Xia Settlement.

Why has the Great Xia Settlement declined so much in recent years?

In fact, fifty years ago, the Great Xia Settlement was one of the top Settlements on Azure Star, and at that time, Great Xia had countless Challengers at LV3!

Even Ding Chang, the Director of the First Dungeon Research Institute, had once reached LV4, and there were five Great Xia Clan members in the TOP50 at that time!

The strength of the top Challengers was even more glorious than that of the current Ri Man Er Settlement Settlement.

Because the Great Xia Settlement was too strong and not a race willing to actively attack others, it instead attracted a joint attack from several other large Settlements.

That war without smoke and fire was called the “Great Xia Punitive Expedition”; it sounded righteous, but it was actually just a sneak attack.

Several Settlements, without Great Xia's knowledge, began to form groups and frantically attack Great Xia's various dungeons.

After that battle, a large number of young Great Xia Dungeon Designers were eliminated, and Ding Chang was directly knocked back to LV2.

After that, the Great Xia Settlement was severely weakened, coupled with the continuous harassment and suppression from the surrounding Settlements like Da He Settlement and South Goryeo Settlement, leading to Great Xia never recovering.

Now, Lin Ye's rise has given Great Xia two LV4s simultaneously, instantly doubling its top-tier strength, a spectacle Azure Star hasn't witnessed in a long time.

Sometimes, just one step can make all the difference!

However, amidst the joy, everyone also became calm.

“Elder Long, what do we need to do now…”

At this moment, Long Yuan was still looking at the large screen with lingering interest, slowly saying,

“A genius descends from the heavens; this is Heaven helping our Great Xia. We must cherish him well.”

“Lin Ye’s momentum is so strong; it’s still unknown what those Settlements are thinking now. Perhaps another Great Xia Punitive Expedition is coming.”

“But this time, they will absolutely not be as lucky as before.”

Last time, Great Xia suffered huge losses due to carelessness.

This time, tragedy will absolutely not be allowed to repeat itself!

No one can stop the Great Xia Settlement from rising again.

Lin Ye defeated the alliance of three Settlements, which was originally something to celebrate, but at this moment, the high-level officials of Great Xia had already begun to think about taking precautions.

“But don’t worry too much. At this point, the lingering power of Lin Ye’s Winter is Coming dungeon is still present, so I believe no one would dare to act presumptuously.”

“Who can contact Lin Ye? Remind him not to forget his bet with South Korea.”

“By all accounts, the current South Goryeo Settlement should now belong to Lin Ye.”

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Some rejoiced, others grieved.

Just as the Great Xia Settlement was enjoying the joy of victory, the South Goryeo Settlement was already a scene of “corpses strewn across the fields.”

If the Settlement had a public memorial day, it would definitely be today!

The South Goryeo Settlement lost hundreds of thousands of high-level Challengers; these people were all elites from the four great families.

Without exception, all four great families suffered heavy losses!

Even someone of Kim Geun-seok's caliber, the head of the Kim family, was eliminated; the battle was truly tragic.

One must know that Kim Geun-seok was once a TOP50 Challenger! He was the face and reliance of South Korea.

Other Koreans who entered Winter is Coming, except for the hundreds of thousands who were eliminated in Vladivostok at the very beginning and thus spared, had large amounts of points deducted.

Even if they didn't die, they were in a half-crippled state.

Koreans are very good at self-comfort, but no matter how much they deceive themselves, at this moment, they cannot comfort their inferiority complex.

At that time, Park Chengwan had publicly declared online that if this challenge failed, he would hand over the entire Settlement to Lin Ye.

If such a thing really came true, they would all become homeless wandering spirits.

This Settlement is finished!

The people of the Settlement, just like the Great Harmony people who experienced Raging Sea, were desperately parading in the streets with signs.

They were striking, boycotting school, and stopping all their work.

They wanted to vent the negative emotions in their hearts.

“Park Chengwan, step down!”

“Park Chengwan, you bastard, step down!”

“The four great families should all get out of the South Goryeo Settlement!”

“These four great families have been sucking our blood for years, yet they’ve accomplished nothing! It’s truly hateful!!”

“On behalf of the Korean people, I petition the Sky Curtain to request Park Chengwan’s resignation!”

“Park Chengwan has no Korean bloodline at all, so his previous statements cannot represent the Koreans!”

“I suggest we immediately rename the South Goryeo Settlement to the Universe Settlement, so that the South Goryeo Settlement in Lin Ye’s bet no longer exists!!”

On the streets, all Koreans looked fierce.

They were shouting and roaring hysterically!