Though the Scarlet Flame Witch, Zhao Yueru, had spoken up with a warning, Bai Qingxue merely shook her head slightly and smiled without a word.
"Are we just supposed to keep fighting like this?"
"We do have a bit of an advantage on our side, but if we want to push back the Tyrants of the World, my losses will be devastating. The great advantage we've built in White River City could be thrown away just like that. Qingxue, you have to understand — the people over in Star Moon City already have major grievances with you. If we really lose our advantage in White River City, they'll absolutely kick us while we're down."
Zhao Yueru couldn't figure out what Bai Qingxue was thinking.
Sure, they had a decent relationship with Black Flame, but that was no reason to throw away the power they had painstakingly built.
The battle between their guilds right now wasn't some minor skirmish — it was a war involving tens of thousands of people.
No one started a war without sufficient gain.
Because war wasn't child's play. All kinds of rewards and compensation were necessary, on top of countless other expenses. Put simply, it was throwing money into the water just to hear a splash. If they were spending Credit Points, it wouldn't be a big deal — their family was powerful enough not to care. But this was burning through in-game currency, and that wasn't something you could just conjure up whenever you pleased.
If this war dragged on, who knew how far their influence in White River City would regress…
Zhao Yueru knew that Bai Qingxue was a person of principle and noble character. She would never let her companions rush headlong into danger for the sake of personal feelings — which was exactly why so many top players followed and revered her.
If it were purely for personal reasons, Bai Qingxue would fight to the death without hesitation. But she would never drag the entire Snake of the Body in White River City down with her.
"Is the Zero Wing guild really worth all this effort to recruit and protect?" Zhao Yueru's mind was full of doubt.
"It is. I trust my judgment." Bai Qingxue's bright, luminous eyes flashed with unwavering confidence. In truth, what she really wanted to say was that she believed in the potential of Black Flame and Night Edge.
Besides, behind Black Flame there was still a hidden major power. Even now, Bai Qingxue hadn't been able to dig up his background.
To have connections with the Star Trace Trading Company, and even be able to sell items through it — that was absolutely not something an ordinary force could pull off. At the very least, Bai Qingxue had never seen any other guild establish ties with an NPC trading company. And all those top players in Zero Wing had seemingly appeared out of nowhere. To say there wasn't some major power backing them…
How could a brand-new guild recruit so many powerful players so quickly?
That was what convinced Bai Qingxue that her judgment wasn't wrong.
If Bai Qingxue knew that Shi Feng had simply recruited the top players of Jinhai City from his previous life into his studio, who knew what expression she would have made.
While the Snake of the Body and the Tyrants of the World were locked in a fierce stalemate, the vice leader of the Tyrants of the World, Xue Ji, was getting a pretty bad headache.
"What on earth is wrong with that Bai Qingxue? They were just helping out another guild — is that worth fighting to the death over?" Xue Ji stared at the guild casualty report. Over fifteen hundred people had died already, and the compensation costs alone were astronomical. The more he looked at the death toll, the uglier his expression became.
No matter how he calculated it, they had taken a massive loss this time.
"Chairman Weiwo, our Tyrants of the World took devastating losses for the sake of your grand plan. If you don't offer sufficient compensation, don't blame me for turning on you." Xue Ji was furious. He felt like Weiwo Dukuang had been using him as a pawn all along.
"Chairman Xue Ji, please calm down. This whole thing was an unforeseen accident. I didn't anticipate that Bai Qingxue would be such a madwoman. I will absolutely compensate you for your losses." Weiwo Dukuang claimed it was an unexpected turn of events and immediately agreed to Xue Ji's demands without any hesitation — or rather, he didn't dare hesitate.
Dark Star's strength in White River City was considerable, but they were still a cut below the Snake of the Body.
If the Tyrants of the World misunderstood the situation and defected to the Snake of the Body's side against Dark Star, that would put Dark Star in a terrible position. He had no choice but to pay compensation — after all, it was his request that had the Tyrants of the World hold back the Snake of the Body in the first place. But over fifteen hundred deaths — that compensation was clearly no small sum. It made Weiwo Dukuang's heart sting.