Chapter 1 Aftermath

Moments later, Su Mo smoothly entered Star Ring and appeared at Red Coral Bay Base. He saw the entire dilapidated base was unusually bustling, with a large number of people repairing it.

Of course, when they said repairing, they just meant clearing damaged buildings and tidying up the roads. It wasn't a real restoration.

Because there was simply no money to repair it. Repairing such a large bay base would cost a sky-high price.

"What are you spacing out for?"

Lin Zinuo jumped out from the side and asked in a very good mood.

"Nothing. Why are you in such a good mood today?"

Su Mo asked, knowing the answer.

"Of course, I'm happy. I'll tell you some great news. Starting today, we are officially a combat team, and we will become the ace team of the legion in the future!"

Lin Zinuo excitedly told Su Mo.

Su Mo nodded and then asked, "How is the Helan (Crane Orchid) getting repaired?"

Hearing Su Mo's question, Lin Zinuo's expression stiffened slightly, and then she replied somewhat unnaturally, "It's being repaired. There's no problem with a general repair, but if you want a complete and refined repair, you still need money."

"We can only slowly figure out a way to get money."

Su Mo shook his head.

"That's the only way. The legion is so poor right now. I'll tell you something, but don't tell anyone else."

Lin Zinuo looked around and whispered to Su Mo.

"What is it?"

"We haven't collected all our wages for this month yet. Dawn Guild is only responsible for the wages of those who have been transferred. Xue-jie (Sister Xue) is responsible for solving the wages of our online personnel. There are more than 80,000 people, and the comprehensive expenditure reaches 200 million."

"So much?"

Su Mo was also taken aback. It really lived up to the saying that when the quantity reaches a certain level, it will trigger a qualitative change.

"Shh, Xue-jie is now considering selling some of the game's assets, such as production lines, after all, we don't have that many raw materials for production."

Lin Zinuo quickly reminded Su Mo in a low voice.

Su Mo understood Qian Chengxue's pressure. This was still the money that needed to be paid after the layoffs. Before the layoffs, it was probably even more terrifying.

"I'm going to take a look at the repair of the Helan."

"Go ahead, I'm going to find Zhao Han to discuss whether we should celebrate. After all, this is a big deal for our team."

Lin Zinuo was still in a very good mood.

Su Mo indifferently replied, "Whatever you want, just don't call me. I'm not interested."

"Tch, if you don't go, what's the point of us celebrating? Forget it, I won't talk to you anymore, I'll go and get busy."

Lin Zinuo gave Su Mo a contemptuous look, and left with a happy skip in her step.

Su Mo walked towards the dock. The collapsed part of the dock had been cleared, and the scarred Helan was parked in the half-finished dock.

Qin Wang and others were all busy on it, carrying out repairs.

At this time, Su Mo saw Qian Chengxue standing there coldly, quietly watching the repair work of the Helan.

Su Mo walked over as if possessed, and subconsciously greeted her.

"Legion Commander."

Qian Chengxue turned her head and glanced at Su Mo, and replied lightly, "Just call me Xue-jie."

"Okay, Xue-jie."

Su Mo himself was not good at chatting, and after responding a bit woodenly, he didn't know what to say next.

Qian Chengxue didn't speak either. She just continued to look at the Helan being repaired, and the cool sea breeze blew past, messing up the hair around her ears.

After a long time, Qian Chengxue turned her head, her clear eyes met Su Mo's, and she said softly, "Thank you."

Su Mo was also suddenly stunned, and his heart suddenly felt a little flustered. It was the first time he had encountered this situation. Then he pretended to be calm and replied, "It's my duty, it's nothing."

Just as Qian Chengxue was about to say something, Sun Li ran over from a distance with a nervous expression.

"Xue-jie!"

"What's wrong? Sun Li."

Qian Chengxue frowned slightly. She seemed to have a bad feeling.

Su Mo glanced at Sun Li's expression and knew that something had happened, and it wasn't small.

"Dawn City was bombed."

Sun Li said breathlessly.

"Who did it?"

Qian Chengxue's face became even colder.

"Who else could it be? YD Country's official guild, Shi Shen Guild (Wet God Guild)! Those guys are like mad dogs now, bombing everyone everywhere, very arrogant."

Sun Li said with gritted teeth.

"They bombed many people?"

Su Mo asked curiously.

"They bombed a lot of people. They rely on having a lot of people and a lot of weapons, and they are simply infinitely arrogant now."

"What is the extent of our losses?"

"The personnel losses are not that great, after all, most of our people have run here. But our belongings are miserable. We were already very poor, and now after being bombed, the losses are even more severe."

Sun Li wanted to cry. Wasn't this adding insult to injury?

After listening, Qian Chengxue suppressed the anger in her heart.

"I know, let the brothers and sisters in Dawn City take a rest."

"Okay."

Sun Li could only endure it. After all, the legion had just experienced turmoil, and survival was the top priority. They really didn't have the strength to deal with those guys.

If it had been before, they would have definitely given the other party a taste of their own medicine.

On the surface, the Tenth Legion didn't seem to have changed much from the past. But in essence, after not getting the guild's backing, its combat effectiveness had plummeted infinitely. Simply put, Qian Chengxue used to be able to recklessly explore or launch wars, and if a large number of people died, she could quickly replenish them through the system, and all the expenses would be borne by the higher-ups.

She could take out most of her family fortune to fight a war, and as long as there was a profit, the higher-ups would give her enough to replenish it.

In addition, she could also get a share of the pie from the guild's commissioned production. In short, she only needed to consider how to make her legion stronger.

But now it was different. Important materials had been taken away, and the inside of the legion was empty. Once the weapons in hand were used up, they would be gone, and the same was true for personnel. She couldn't afford to recruit new people to replenish the blood.

Moreover, if a large number of people died in battle, her game revenue would plummet, and she would have a hard time even paying the pensions.

It could be said that it was difficult to move forward, and one wrong step would lead to eternal doom.

Just as Sun Li was about to leave, Qian Chengxue suddenly stopped her.

"Wait a minute, Sun Li."

Sun Li stopped and looked at Qian Chengxue with anticipation.

"Xue-jie, are we going to deal with them?"

"No, let the brothers and sisters in Dawn City be careful. They probably won't just bomb once, they might bomb repeatedly."

Qian Chengxue reminded her. She had been paying attention to the market recently, and Shi Shen Guild was really a bit different from other guilds. It was a little hard to grasp how these people did things.

However, one thing Qian Chengxue was very clear about was that these guys had indeed been arrogant recently, causing several large-scale conflicts. However, they all ended with their victory, and many small foreign guilds were beaten to the point of being miserable.

It wasn't that the players in this guild were that strong in combat, but they just couldn't stand the fact that they had a lot of people, and naturally they collected a lot of weapons.