"Battle Wolf wants to renegotiate cooperation with Feng Qianyu and Zero Wing?" Wang Zhe Yong Mian's expression turned serious upon hearing Xuan Jing's words, his thick brows furrowing slightly. "I understand. Tell Battle Wolf that they can take the lead in the negotiations. As long as their side can accept the terms, we have no objections."
He had originally wanted to show Zero Wing the gap between their two sides, but he never expected the final rankings to turn out this way.
The partnership between Feng Qianyu and Zero Wing had actually outperformed their Holy Law Hall on Heavenly Thunder Island.
There was no way he could bring himself to approach Shi Feng to renegotiate cooperation now.
"Yes."
Xuan Jing nodded. She wasn't at all surprised by Guild Master Wang Zhe Yong Mian's response. After all, the reason he had become the Guild Master of Holy Law Hall was that every single decision he made was based on the guild's interests—that was precisely why the former Guild Master and the elders had fully supported him and pushed him into the position.
Xuan Jing, on the other hand, found herself quite curious about Zero Wing.
There were very few people in the entire virtual gaming world who could make someone like Wang Zhe Yong Mian reverse course like this, and now Zero Wing had joined that list.
While everyone was still reeling from Feng Qianyu and Zero Wing claiming third place on Heavenly Thunder Island, the massive stone stele in the central plaza began displaying the rankings of the major powers one after another.
Holy Law Hall ranked fourth, securing a fifteen percent stake in the large shipyard and a fifty percent stake in a small shipyard.
Nine Heavens Tower ranked fifth, with a ten percent stake in the large shipyard and a fifty percent stake in a small shipyard.
As for the guild rankings after that, no one really cared, because from fifth place onward there were no shares in the large shipyard on Heavenly Thunder Island, nor even stakes in the small shipyards. All they received were voting rights for development on Heavenly Thunder Island after securing monster gathering points, along with temporary teleportation arrays—nowhere near comparable to the top five.
Once all the rankings were finalized, news quickly spread to the major maritime powers beyond Heavenly Thunder Island.
"No way! Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion actually turned out to be the biggest dark horse this time? Even Holy Law Hall and Nine Heavens Tower couldn't beat them?"
"I remember Feng Qianyu obtained two monster gathering points, so she should have four temporary teleportation slots. Firmament Guild betrayed her, and Zero Wing only needs one—that leaves two slots. If we pledge allegiance to Feng Qianyu now, there's a good chance we could get one."
"Good thing we didn't get too close to Nine Dragons Emperor before—otherwise we'd have missed this chance to get on Feng Qianyu's good side!"
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Nearly every first-tier and second-tier maritime guild simultaneously set their sights on the teleportation slots in Feng Qianyu's hands.
Unlike other guilds, whose slots had long since been divided up—even to the point of not having enough—Feng Qianyu was in a completely different position. With two monster gathering points and only one first-tier maritime guild having pledged allegiance to her beforehand, they all had a genuine shot at obtaining one of her slots.
"Qianyu, several more major maritime guilds with solid influence just reached out, saying they want to formally join your ranks—but they're asking for a temporary teleportation slot in return," Qing Huang said excitedly. "On top of that, several superpowers have come to congratulate us, saying they'd like to have a talk when there's time. Battle Wolf also sent someone to reach out—they want to renegotiate the terms of cooperation."
Though Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion was a top-tier guild, the forces they could actually mobilize were ultimately limited, which was why very few major maritime powers had been willing to join them before.
Some had been watching and waiting, but most simply hadn't thought them worthy.
In terms of maritime influence alone, they had trailed even behind Nine Dragons Emperor. If those people hadn't been impressed by Nine Dragons Emperor, they certainly wouldn't look twice at Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion.
The same went for the superpowers.
But now, whether it was first-tier and second-tier maritime guilds or the superpowers, everyone was taking them seriously. Even Battle Wolf wanted to renegotiate cooperation—something they had never imagined before.
"Night Edge, Battle Wolf has extended an invitation. What are your thoughts?" Feng Qianyu turned to Shi Feng beside her and asked in a low voice.
She knew full well that her current situation was entirely thanks to Zero Wing. From the very beginning, their arrangement had evolved from a simple employment contract into a genuine partnership.