Chapter 42 The Second Plan

Gai Shi Qiying was clearly insinuating that Yaxiaosuan Gen was secretly colluding with Feichang Nitian. All the bosses looked over, seeing Yaxiaosuan Gen’s helpless and frustrated expression. “Boss Gai, if you're always going to think that way, just let me stay far away and wait for your news,” he said.

“Hehe, I trust you,” Gai Shi Qiying said with a fake smile. “I’m just reminding you, in case you accidentally end up on the opposite side of us.”

Gai Shi Qiying's words were falsely framed as a reminder to Yaxiaosuan Gen; in fact, he was implying to the other bosses that Yaxiaosuan Gen might not be entirely on their side. This was also why Gai Shi Qiying wanted to involve Yaxiaosuan Gen and Yunteng, as he was constantly looking for opportunities to isolate them within their circle.

Yaxiaosuan Gen didn't say anything, only shaking his head. The other bosses seemed oblivious to Gai Shi Qiying's implication, laughing it off and quickly steering the conversation back to how to proceed.

The instigation plan failed, but it still took up time, quite a bit in fact. More than an hour had passed since it started.

“Everyone, time is of the essence. I have a backup plan that might work,” Gai Shi Qiying said.

“Boss Gai, tell us quickly.”

Boss Gai smiled sinisterly but remained silent, his gaze directed towards a certain direction. The bosses followed his gaze, seeing a group of people walking over. They recognized them as Gai Shi Qiying’s subordinates, whom they had seen before. They had all sent their subordinates away earlier to avoid being too conspicuous while watching the spectacle.

This group stood behind Gai Shi Qiying, who stepped aside to show them off. “Take a look, everyone,” he said.

“Look at what?” The bosses were puzzled. “They’re just your subordinates. What’s there to see? Their equipment? That's a joke, we are all studio owners with resources. Even if we can't compare to Yingqi in terms of sheer volume, creating a dozen or so top-notch characters is easy for us.”

“Look closely, everyone!” Gai Shi Qiying said.

“Boss Gai, didn’t you say time was of the essence? Why are you being so coy?” someone couldn’t help but say. As soon as the words left his mouth, another boss noticed something and took a few steps closer, staring at the badges on their chests. “This badge…”

“Hehe, that’s right. It’s the badge of the Longcheng Feiyue guild,” Gai Shi Qiying said.

Longcheng Feiyue was one of the twenty-six guilds. Gai Shi Qiying had actually counterfeited a batch of their badges, the purpose of which was self-evident.

“There are some others here too,” Gai Shi Qiying beckoned. His subordinates brought out several wooden boxes, each marked. When the bosses opened them, they saw badges of all twenty-six guilds, each in its own box. In addition, there were several pages of paper in each box. One boss pulled them out and saw detailed records of the equipment of the elite players in that guild. The boss paused, then scanned the boxes and asked, “Where's Longcheng Feiyue?”

“Here,” Gai Shi Qiying said with a smile, handing over Longcheng Feiyue’s elite player configurations. The man took it, then swept his gaze over the group behind Gai Shi Qiying, exclaiming, “Boss Gai, your disguise is really thorough.”

Gai Shi Qiying smiled. “This is making full use of our advantages. Only our studio can pull off something like this. I think everyone understands my intention, right? Not just the badges, but with our studio’s capabilities, we can replicate these people's equipment to a great extent. Everyone can take a look at the equipment lists, pick what's convenient, and each studio can assemble teams to imitate two guilds, no problem, right?”

“No problem,” the bosses said, already beginning to organize. Gai Shi Qiying walked over to Yaxiaosuan Gen, personally handing him a box. “Boss Ya, you only need to imitate one guild.”

The bosses all looked over, seeing the character "Ni (逆)" written on the box Gai Shi Qiying handed to Yaxiaosuan Gen.

Feichang Nitian! Everyone guessed it. Gai Shi Qiying smiled sinisterly; Yaxiaosuan Gen had no choice but to accept this box.

Yaxiaosuan Gen didn’t seem to mind, casually taking the box and opening it. “If it’s Feichang Nitian, there are a few people who can’t be imitated…” he said.

“Hehe, I’ve prepared that for you too,” Gai Shi Qiying waved his hand, and someone brought over a sword. The bosses were all shocked. “An Ye Liuguang Sword (Dark Night Flowing Light Sword)?” But then everyone realized that it wasn’t the real thing, just a very good imitation.

“Just for show. Boss Ya wouldn’t want to actually pretend to be Qianli Yizui, right? Even if I gave you the real An Ye Liuguang Sword, you couldn’t pull it off,” Gai Shi Qiying said.

“Boss Gai is really going to great lengths!” Yaxiaosuan Gen took the fake sword. How much effort had it taken to get this? Outsiders wouldn’t know, but it was clear that Gai Shi Qiying had put a lot of thought into messing with Feichang Nitian and Qianli Yizui.

“As for that short dagger of Jian Gui, I think Boss Ya, you can probably make something that looks like it, right?”

“Jian Gui's symbol isn't his dagger; it’s his skill,” Yaxiaosuan Gen said.

“Then Boss Ya will have to find a way to overcome that.”

“What about Xiyaowu's dance style?”

“Boss Ya, I agree that those few people are impossible to replicate. You can choose not to have them appear, or just imitate them roughly. I don't need to teach you that, right?”

“I’m just afraid of creating loopholes,” Yaxiaosuan Gen said.

“Everyone will be watching to help you. If you make any mistakes, we'll remind you,” Gai Shi Qiying said with a double meaning.

The other bosses were already numb to their bickering and ignored them, each taking two boxes of badges and asking their subordinates to deliver the equipment. The efficiency of the studios was extremely high. Before long, the people arrived, and the equipment was delivered. The bosses distributed the equipment according to the lists, and finally, with the badges attached, the imitations of the guild elites were complete.

Who were they? Studios! In the game, apart from a few rare individuals like Gu Fei, Xiyaowu, and Jian Gui, there was no equipment that they didn’t have. As Gai Shi Qiying had said, this was their studio’s advantage.

Gai Shi Qiying had long anticipated this move, preparing the equipment lists and badges perfectly. However, he hadn’t told anyone beforehand, as he was still wary of Yaxiaosuan Gen. Even if Yaxiaosuan Gen was really colluding with Feichang Nitian and intentionally trying to sabotage things, with the situation this urgent, what response could the other side possibly come up with after receiving the news?

The studios' cosplay teams were instantly equipped. The bosses opened the map, divided the areas, and immediately sent these guys out to cause trouble. Yaxiaosuan Gen’s Feichang Nitian also joined in. They could stand on the side of Yunduan City, no longer just rumor-mongers causing trouble, but leaders resisting invasion and mobilizing the masses, while also provoking the twenty-six guilds and disrupting the entire situation.

Gai Shi Qiying, thinking about his entire plan, finally revealed a triumphant smile. He believed that his plan was flawless.

The hitmen from the various studios were not weak either. With the studios investing so heavily in directly arming them, they immediately became top-tier players. Bullying ordinary players was simply a matter of reaching out.

In an instant, Yunduan City seemed to be invaded by a gang of thugs, causing chaos everywhere. If they bumped into someone, they killed them! If a transaction didn’t go through, they killed them! If someone whispered about them behind their backs, they killed them! If they didn’t like the look of someone, they killed them!

In short, each team started killing as soon as they headed to their designated areas. The victims were all ordinary players. At this time, "Feichang Nitian" appeared very timely, inciting the players to revolt!

Many of those killed during the slaughter had received orders from their guilds not to participate, but now that they were killed, how could they not fight back? They were all shouting in their guilds.

Zongheng Sihai, Caiyun Jian, Duijiu Dangge, Qiangyu Meigui, Hei Bai Shengsi Tongmeng (Cross-Border Seas, Colorful Clouds, Drinking and Singing, Guns and Roses, Black and White Life and Death Alliance), and so on and so forth, large and small, old and new, strong and weak, all suffered attacks. Some were killed, some survived, but the result was the same: a bellyful of anger. Everyone was unable to tolerate the other side's arrogance and unreasonableness.

The guild leaders were shocked to receive such reports, and their first reaction was not to appease their members, but to immediately notify Feichang Nitian of the news.

"Oh, so they finally can't sit still anymore?" In the clock tower, Han Jia Gongzi sneered after receiving the news. Jian Gui and the others looked serious, and their gazes turned to face directly in front of them.

Directly in front of them were the twenty-six guild leaders who had come on this expedition.

The guild leaders eventually went to the clock tower to meet with Jian Gui and the others, because they really had no other choice. Stalling under the clock tower was pointless. They only had two hundred people at most, while they had more than twenty thousand. Dragging it out like this would be a pain in the neck for everyone. And the people who came to deliver the message assured their guild leaders that this time they just wanted to talk, and it wasn't a trap.

Some guild leaders readily believed them, while others remained skeptical.

Finally, Feichang Nitian threw down several teleportation scrolls, but the twenty-six guild leaders only sent one person up first to see the situation. Why was it this guild leader? Because this was clearly a mission that could lead to death. They were too embarrassed to ask their subordinates to go, so in the end, everyone drew lots, and this guy's luck exploded when he drew the one out of twenty-six chance.

So, under everyone's consolation that "it's okay, you'll only lose one level at most," this guild leader took off his best equipment and went up to the clock tower.

As soon as he got up there, he was relieved. There weren’t many people from Feichang Nitian in the clock tower. If all twenty-six guild leaders came up, their numbers would even be greater, and their super expert, Qianli Yizui, wasn’t even there. What was there to be afraid of?

Therefore, all the guild leaders finally teleported to the clock tower to see how to break this deadlock.

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