Chapter 107 A Well-Laid Plan

Ye Xiaowu wouldn't be going to those places to level, so there was no need to worry about him.

Bao Du Fengshuang wasn't in the mood to bother with such things either, so logically, he shouldn't have worried. However, he thought of who *would* worry, and even more so, what kind of impact that person's worry would have on their team.

The guild!

Efficient leveling methods had appeared in the leveling areas around the main cities. Which level 40 player wouldn't want to learn them? And after learning them, who wouldn't want to use them? Everyone now knew the situation in White Stone City. To avoid a similar situation, someone needed to take charge. Of course, grabbing a random passerby off the street wouldn't do; it had to be someone with authority, someone whose words carried weight, someone who could keep things under control.

Who would that be? Bao Du Fengshuang thought of his own main city, and the first person who came to mind was his guild leader.

But if the guild leader just stood on the street and started talking, the effect would probably be limited, especially in an activity where everyone wanted to get involved. So, to really control the situation, it wasn't enough for one person to just speak up; they had to demonstrate real strength.

And where would that strength come from? From the guild, of course. So, in the final analysis, what could control the situation wasn't the strength of an individual, but the strength of a guild.

Guild strength… Bao Du Fengshuang felt a bit of sweat on his brow. He had called one-third of his guild's strength here. The other players also represented the strength of other major guilds in their main city. Now that efficient leveling methods were suddenly appearing, the guilds would probably be calling people back to take charge…

This problem wouldn't just affect his team; it would affect all twenty-six legions. Because they were all guild elites, representing the guild's strength. At a time like this, how could the guild not summon them back to manage things?

On one side was just the private affair of these twenty-six big shots; on the other side was the entire guild, and even the entire city of level 40 players. Weighing the two seemed easy…

This tactic of drawing firewood from under the cauldron was truly ruthless! Bao Du Fengshuang knew that Very Heaven definitely had a mastermind adept at planning. He sensed the opponent's intention, but he was completely powerless to stop it.

'Everyone, forget about home for now, follow me to kill people?'

There was no way to explain that to the guild, or to the brothers he was with. He couldn't even bring himself to say it.

Bao Du Fengshuang stared intently at the message notifications, guessing that his guild leader would be sending a message soon. The guild leader knew about this big formation they were creating. No matter how he phrased it, Bao Du Fengshuang wouldn't be able to refuse. He would have to lead everyone back.

The guild leader's message didn't arrive first; instead, it was Yi Deng Diwen.

"Have you heard?" Yi Deng Diwen asked him.

"You mean about the efficient leveling methods?"

"Yeah."

"I've heard…"

"What do we do?" Yi Deng Diwen had obviously thought of the same thing as Bao Du Fengshuang as soon as he heard the news.

"What's the situation on your side?"

"On my side, there are only about two hundred people from my guild. Another two hundred are all from a good buddy of mine; he called them over from his guild to help me. He's the one who told me about the news. Now their guild is calling them back! The guys who came over have heard about the efficient leveling methods, and I can see they're getting restless. It's already a mess on my side," Yi Deng Diwen said.

"Sigh…" Bao Du Fengshuang sighed. As expected, even if their guild leaders were willing to let them continue for now, the people they brought along would definitely have divided loyalties upon hearing the news. The morale of their combined army wasn't great to begin with. Especially after walking for half a day, feeling bored, tired, and lonely, hearing this news would definitely make everyone want to go home.

Bao Du Fengshuang's worries quickly became reality. His guild leader hadn't sent a message yet, but other big shots were contacting him one after another to talk about the matter. The situation was the same as Yi Deng Diwen's: the guilds were summoning everyone back.

Everyone was here out of personal relationships, so they couldn't just turn around and leave without saying anything. They had to at least say goodbye to the person who had gathered them. And the reasons were very good, too: a gentleman takes revenge after ten years; the interests of the guild are more important than personal interests… Even some of the twenty-six initiators wanted to go back and get involved with the efficient leveling methods first. They were thinking: Very Heaven can't run away from Cloudsoar City anyway; it's no big deal to kill them a few days later. There's no rush.

Bao Du Fengshuang saw that everyone wasn't really consulting him; they were just informing him of the outcome. Half the people had already turned back, and a small number might not have heard the news yet, so they were still moving. People like him and Yi Deng Diwen, who were still hesitating, were few and far between.

"I think… we should probably go back first. We can go to Cloudsoar City anytime," Yi Deng Diwen messaged Bao Du Fengshuang. His team had also stopped, and the players were all talking about the efficient leveling methods. He was too embarrassed to urge everyone to keep going. Returning was a foregone conclusion; his hesitation wouldn't change anything. Leading everyone back would be doing them a favor; continuing to urge them forward would only annoy them, and it was questionable whether they would even listen.

"Sigh…" Bao Du Fengshuang sighed again. What else could he do? In the end, they were all just players. No matter how unwilling he was, no one would act according to his wishes.

"Let's go back!" Bao Du Fengshuang replied to Yi Deng Diwen, and at the same time, stopped his team's advance.

"Have you guys heard about the efficient leveling methods?" Bao Du Fengshuang simply took the initiative, greeting everyone on his team while contacting his guild leader.

"Efficient leveling methods? What's up?" the guild leader replied, obviously not having heard the news yet.

Bao Du Fengshuang explained it to the guild leader. As soon as he heard it, the guild leader's spirits lifted, and he immediately replied: "Then why aren't you back here already!"

"I'm going back," Bao Du Fengshuang said helplessly.

"We need to get this organized quickly," the guild leader said, before getting busy.

The thirty main cities that announced the teaching of efficient leveling methods instantly all looked the same. There were quite a few players above level 40 now. After hearing about this, they were both excited and anxious. Excited, of course, because they knew the power of efficient leveling methods. Anxious because they had heard about the predicament of White Stone City after the efficient leveling methods were promoted.

Although the studios were calling on everyone to stay local and not move around, people had legs, and no one could control them. And even without visitors from other places, the local players all swarming to the two leveling areas wouldn't be able to handle it!

Players who often played late at night laughed, because the online player rate was still very low during that time. There weren't many such idle people.

And those who had to work or go to school, didn't have time during the day, didn't have time in the early morning, and could only play during the golden hours of the evening, cried. The time slots when they often played were already crowded even without efficient leveling areas, and now they were afraid of repeating the tragedy of White Stone City.

The players in each main city realized this problem. As Bao Du Fengshuang had expected, the major guilds would definitely stand up and take charge of the situation. The leaders of the level 6 major guilds in each main city all spoke up, each envisioning a solution. Those who liked harmony suggested dividing the areas into time slots, while those who advocated for the strong proposed fighting for the areas. In the end, the leaders of each main city all sat down together to jointly discuss how to resolve the situation.

At this time, lone wolves without a guild were relatively pitiful. Guild discussions generally wouldn't pay attention to these people. But there was no other way; not joining a guild meant enjoying freedom without restraint, but at times like this, they naturally wouldn't have such a backer.

While discussing solutions, the players in each main city continued to pay attention to the news from Yunteng Studio.

Yunteng Studio didn't rush things. After all, this was their first time doing this business, and they had to take it one step at a time, observing the players' reactions while they worked, for thirty main cities and sixty leveling areas all at once.

First, they posted an announcement on the forum, attracting everyone's attention.

Then, Yunteng Studio announced the price. Compared to what Gu Fei and the others had done before, it was even cheaper, triggering cheers.

Then, they accurately announced the leveling areas where the teaching would be conducted, and considerately reminded the players of each main city to do their preparations, so as to avoid a repeat of the White Stone City tragedy.

And then, they made a preview of the teaching work in other main cities and other leveling areas. This news was undoubtedly more effective in stabilizing the situation. Those players who were in other places, upon seeing this preview, could finally truly rest assured and prepare to wait patiently for the teaching to come to their door.

In addition, Yunteng's communication with other studios was also very effective. Yunteng suddenly went from being a studio that everyone hated to being loved by all. The method was simple: Ya Xiaosuan Gen didn't eat alone. He developed other studios into cooperative partners, making them his secondary agents. He divided the efficient leveling methods of other main cities among other studios to manage, while he only took a cut from the profits. This saved manpower. More importantly, Ya Xiaosuan Gen was also very wary of the efficient leveling methods, especially fearing that the game company would have any objections. So, finding more people to share the benefits meant that there were more people, the background was more extensive, and they could stand more firmly.

The studios that got the sweet taste of this, what else could they say? They all praised Yunteng Studio for being generous. In the end, the only ones who didn't get a share of the efficient leveling methods were the miscellaneous studios that weren't qualified at all, and Yingqi. Ya Xiaosuan Gen had also thought about whether to take this opportunity to see if there was a possibility of reconciliation with Yingqi, but he ultimately gave up. Although business was business, business was still done by people. Ya Xiaosuan Gen's skin wasn't thick enough; he couldn't get over himself. He couldn't bring himself to find Yingqi and pretend that nothing had happened.

"These bastards!!!" After hearing this news, Gaishi Qiying, the boss of Yingqi, was so angry that smoke came out of his ears.

What a huge business! Not only did he not get a single hair, but more importantly, his entire plan was completely disrupted by this business of theirs.

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I have a feeling that tomorrow will be an unusual day…