189: End of July

The [Sima Family] guild hadn't failed to organize decent counterattacks either.

They had even set up encirclements, wanting to wipe out everyone targeting their family in one go!

They had even prepared the trap and guarded the graveyards and resurrection points... unfortunately, they were directly dispersed by a wave of onlookers.

Now that everyone possessed the strength to decide their own fates, who did they think they were to be so arrogant?

In the era of the Forum, all sorts of dirt and accusations against the Sima Family were flying everywhere. To provoke an entire city into actively attacking them, it was clear they weren't good people... When solo players held the advantage, everyone was happy to watch the drama unfold.

The [Sima Family] wanting to camp the graveyards? How could that be allowed?

After being taught a lesson by a group of random passersby and suffering even greater losses, the Sima Family settled down... On the Forum, Sima Zhong wrote a tearful long post on behalf of the Sima Family.

In the article, Sima Zhong deeply reflected on the suffering brought to the people of Jing'an because of his lax management over the years and insufficient restraint over his family members!

His words were earnest, and his attitude was sincere.

The onlookers didn't give a damn, and the people of Jing'an expressed that they weren't buying it!

One doesn't know the pain until the rod hits their own back... and now, after the world had changed, it was naturally Time for revenge and settling grudges... They were determined not to let such a family rise again in the new world!

Upon learning that the [Sima Family] guild had settled in Loulan City in Yan Province, the people of Jing'an, originally scattered everywhere, rushed over... Even in the [Time] guild, more than ten people took leave to go and settle years of grudges!

Xu Shian naturally wouldn't stop such a thing, and of course, it didn't even reach his level.

But the management he promoted were all hot-blooded youths... Not only did they grant the leave, but they also approved leave for teammates who wanted to help out, and even provided travel expenses!

Those with money contribute money, those without contribute their presence... A commoner's wrath has always been a story relished on the land of Xia... Although dying after entering a main city results in a loss of lifespan, it cannot trigger instant death!

So, this struggle was destined not to stop anytime soon... On Xu Shian's side, he didn't really want to leave those useful [unstable partner summoners] to collect dust in the Emerald Dream!

After all, Xia was a society built on favors, so he had to save them to build connections.

"President, my old superior contacted me, saying he wants two [unstable partner summoners] at the market price of one hundred thousand. What do you think...?"

Xu Shian looked up at Xing Sifang.

See, didn't the favor just come knocking?

"Are there still many of our military personnel outside?"

Xing Sifang nodded and began to explain the reasons to Xu Shian.

Not to mention the peacekeeping forces sent out, even in the navy, there were many sailors and officers executing orders abroad.

For those on ships sailing in high seas, the game would basically assign them to the nearest country based on the principle of proximity.

The game system doesn't distinguish which country you belong to; it simply divides by geographical location... Submariners on patrol would be assigned to the nearest country they were close to!

So, calculating it this way, there were quite a lot of people stranded abroad!

But military personnel had one advantage!

Not only were they numerous, but they also naturally possessed the foundation for fighting... Ordinary people wouldn't dare bully them, or rather, it was a sign of strict military discipline if they didn't bully others!

And extraordinary powers would normally adopt the mindset that less trouble is better than more... However, those who should be brought back must be brought back; staying stranded abroad forever wasn't an option!

For this kind of people, Xu Shian had considerable respect.

Strictly speaking, his own leisurely life as a landlord was maintained thanks to the sacrifices of these people... "Oh... I understand now that you've put it that way!"

Xu Shian rubbed his chin.

"How about this? These people can be considered heroes of the country. I have a summoner here that reduces health by half if the summons fails! This isn't for sale; find some comrades to bring those people back in groups!"

Xing Sifang's eyes lit up. There was such a good thing?

He had no objection to the other party not selling it!

The higher-ups of the team had too many things to consider, but for him, there weren't so many complicated thoughts.

As long as his comrades returned safely... As for others? Whatever.

Xing Sifang dazed out for a moment.

"President, they will send a few comrades over to coordinate with me. Also, they still want to buy another one to take back!"

"Fine!"

Money delivered to his doorstep—Xu Shian couldn't possibly push it away!

That afternoon, Xu Shian met the representative sent by the military.

"Hello, Comrade Shian!"

The other party gave a standard military salute!

Then he reached out and shook hands with Xu Shian!

Hey, I haven't even saluted yet? Looking down on me, are you?

The other party was polite enough, so Xu Shian really couldn't hold a grudge!

"Let me introduce you!"

Seeing the pleasantries were over, Xing Sifang took the initiative to act as the introducer.

"My leader in the army. His game ID is [Dongye Wang Kui], and his name is Wang Kui!"

Saying that, he introduced to Wang Kui: "This is our president, [Shi Chuan]!"

"I've heard much about you..."

...Xu Shian wasn't very fond of this kind of social interaction!

The two sides exchanged a few polite words and that was it.

The [unstable partner summoner] was traded to Wang Kui for one hundred thousand gold coins... To some people, money was no object; otherwise, blue-blue wouldn't be so famous!

Those soldiers fighting for the country abroad would certainly return through Xing Sifang's official channels.

But for many people it wasn't convenient for the outside world to know about, they still had to take Wang Kui's route.

Xu Shian wasn't interested in any under-the-table dealings.

The remaining few companion summoners on hand were all given to his important subordinates to build favors!

Selling them to you at a high price is still a favor to my subordinates... for example, Xie Lingge.

Over the past month, she, the grand manager of [Time], had become increasingly proficient.

She was originally a top student from the Literature Department of Shuimu University, and she had signed up for work in the secretariat herself... Liu Bang conquered the world with people from one county, and most of Zhu Yuanzhang's subordinates were also from his hometown in Huaixi!

Xu Shian always felt that talents in the world were as numerous as crucian carp crossing a river; the key was whether there was an opportunity... When a subordinate like Xie Lingge asked for a favor, because the principal of her alma mater wanted to buy one... then who cared who it was sold to?

And then there was An Xixi, who asked to buy one for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs... So, living in this world, one cannot escape these social interactions!

Fortunately, Xu Shian was very open-minded and didn't care about these things. What he cared about was the upcoming end-of-month settlement!

July 31st.

There weren't many big changes in the other two rankings.

But early that morning, [Shi Chuan] somehow surged from some corner to the top of the wealth ranking list!

At the same Time, he still dominated the first place on the level rankings! Crushing everyone else with an absolute advantage of eight levels over the second place... "Tell me, why would this [Shi Chuan], after being low-key for a month, hit the top of the rankings on the day of settlement? He shouldn't be short of that five-hundred-gold-coin reward, right?"

"President, could there be something special about being first on all three rankings? I saw that [Bankai] seemed to be selling equipment everywhere these past few days to collect money and challenge the wealth ranking list..."

"Pfft, a leader of a small force from a tiny country like him wants to reach the top? He might as well go to sleep; he can have anything in his dreams!"

"The level rankings is indisputably dominated by [Shi Chuan], there's no way around that; as for the equipment ranking... that damn Ko-gaki occupies the top five spots, what a beast... The only one we can compete for is this wealth ranking list..."

"President, should we try to compete for it?"

"With the pittance we have in our pockets, how could we possibly compete?"

"Should we borrow the money from the brothers below to put up a front?"

The president was tempted for a moment but then dismissed the idea.

They just arrived, and their home wasn't even settled yet! You want to 'borrow' everyone's entire net worth now?

The other party would probably rather quit the guild than lend it to you...