Watching the deep ravine cleaved on the ground.
Ritian glared at the system girl.
"Are you trying to kill me? You actually used lethal force!"
The furious system girl paid no mind to Ritian's feelings and once again drew her sword to strike.
"Alright, send the sword back!"
Liu Shen's voice rang out, easily neutralizing the system girl's attack.
A willow branch appeared, directly smoothing over the deep ravine that had just been created.
Ritian, trembling with fear, hid behind Liu Shen.
After glaring at Ritian, the system girl left.
"Damn it, this little girl is way more violent than her sister. I was almost cut in half by her sword!"
"Isn't that because you talked too much?"
"..."
At this moment, the system girl, with a displeased expression, arrived at Zhang Pingfan's vicinity, though Zhang Pingfan couldn't see her.
"Ding! The weapon has been repaired. This weapon is called the Chaos Sword, capable of slaying all chaos!"
"Ding! System prompt: The Chaos Sword has been stored in the warehouse!"
Zhang Pingfan was taken aback. The weapon could actually be repaired, and it even had a new name. It was previously called the Big Treasure Sword.
When he saw the weapon's appearance, Zhang Pingfan was also stunned. It didn't seem like the same weapon as his Big Treasure Sword.
"Why do I feel like you've replaced the weapon you gave me? It doesn't seem like my original Big Treasure Sword!"
"Ding! This young lady is in a very bad mood right now. If I say it's that one, it's that one. No more questions!"
Hearing the system's voice, which sounded like it was on its period, Zhang Pingfan wisely shut his mouth. If he continued, that divine punishment might come again, and he didn't want to be struck by lightning anymore.
"Understood. Your humble servant takes his leave!"
Zhang Pingfan took out the Chaos Sword.
As he drew the sword and held it in his hand, Zhang Pingfan felt as though he was holding the entire universe in his grasp.
"Damn, this feeling is too ethereal. But the weapon's attributes are no different from before; they're all question marks. It seems to be the same weapon as before, just with a changed appearance. Perhaps it's because it was repaired, after all, it was shattered into pieces!"
Zhang Pingfan swung it a few times, feeling that it handled well.
"Not bad!"
On the side of the Middle-earth Empire, after eating and drinking their fill, Zhang Pingfan once again led his army to the Dwarf Kingdom to reclaim their territory, as that was the first to fall.
Without their ruler, the demonic beasts led by the chieftain were no match. In less than an hour, their territory was fully recovered.
The Dwarf King was extremely grateful, as his people had been ruled by the sovereign for so long.
"Thank you, master, for saving my people from dire straits. I am willing to go through fire and water for you without hesitation!"
"That's enough, that's enough. Let's skip the flattery. I heard your dwarf blacksmiths are very skilled. Can you equip my brothers? I want to forge a set of uniform equipment for them, and the attributes shouldn't be bad either!"
The Dwarf King immediately waved his hand.
"Master, rest assured, the equipment for these 5,000 people will be handled by our Dwarf Kingdom. It will be delivered within half a month!"
"Good, that's what I wanted to hear."
After a few more pleasantries with others, Zhang Pingfan then led his troops back to their stronghold.
When these people reappeared in the central plaza of Pingfan City, everyone was astonished.
"Holy cow, look at the attributes of these people! They've undergone a complete transformation!"
"Damn, Dou Youyou's combat power has reached 2.8 million! What's going on? It's almost doubled!"
"It's not just them. Look at everyone else. The leaderboard is entirely filled with members of the Eternal Myth guild. Apart from a few scattered individuals, no more than 10 people in the top 1000 list are from other guilds. This is too much! Has the Eternal Myth guild gone for a golden dip?"
"This is insane! They just went to support the Middle-earth Empire, and now who can possibly defeat the members of the Eternal Myth guild? They've monopolized the leaderboard!"
The sudden update to the combat power leaderboard made many players unable to accept reality.
The guild leaders were all incredibly frustrated at this moment.
In fact, they had known for a while, but the system hadn't updated yet. Because they hadn't connected with the Middle-earth Empire yet, the updates were delayed.
Zhang Pingfan clapped his hands, and the team dispersed. He leisurely walked towards his small courtyard.
However, before he could even enter the courtyard, he was stopped at the entrance.
The people blocking him were not one, but four.
Dou Youyou, who was by Zhang Pingfan's side, felt annoyed seeing these four people blocking them.
"What are you doing? My master is tired from a day's work and needs to rest!"
The people in front of them were none other than the patriarchs of the four great families.
Zhang Pingfan might not recognize them, but Dou Youyou certainly did, as she had interacted with these four people more than once in the past two months.
However, Dou Youyou pretended not to know them.
"Miss Dou Youyou, what are you saying? Your master may not know us, but surely you do!"
"I don't know you. We're not familiar."
Zhang Pingfan asked, "Who are you four?"
Nangong Jingtian stepped forward.
"Greetings, Village Chief. I am Nangong Jingtian, the patriarch of the Nangong family. You have met me before, but perhaps it has been too long, and you have forgotten!"
"Oh, I have indeed forgotten. But I remember the name. What do you need from me?"
Nangong Jingtian still stepped forward to speak, as he was the only one among the four who had any sort of connection with Zhang Pingfan.
"Village Chief, it's about the guilds of our four great families!"
"Oh, you're talking about that matter. Didn't you refuse? I took my team out for training today, and I was planning to use you guys for practice tomorrow. You should be prepared, don't get beaten down!"
Practice? What are you saying? With your current combat power, we're not even qualified to fight you; it's a complete stomp.
"Village Chief, please don't joke with us. How can we be your opponents? We were indeed wrong before. We were stubborn and wanted to carve out a path in this game world on our own. Little did we know that you are the one in charge here!"
Zhang Pingfan said, "Is that so? Since you've made up your minds, sign this!"
Zhang Pingfan handed over the master-servant contract.
The four of them glanced at it, their faces turning somewhat grim. Wasn't this clearly making them Zhang Pingfan's servants, to be dispatched at his will, and without the right to rebel?
"Village Chief, aren't these terms a bit too harsh? After all, we are the Four Great..."
"Sign if you want to sign. The master-servant contract exists for three hours. If you don't sign within three hours, it will automatically disappear, and I will no longer give you any opportunities!"
After speaking, Zhang Pingfan ignored the four people in front of him and directly took Dou Youyou back to his small courtyard.