Shuise Qiangwei watched
But after a moment's thought, perhaps it wasn't such a bad thing.
In the past, apart from the super guilds, no guild had dared to provoke the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion.
Now that the
The Divine Realm wasn't as simple as other virtual games. Eradicating a major guild was easier said than done. Just as their Zero Wing wanted to drive out Yixiao Qingcheng—no matter how thoroughly they slaughtered Yixiao Qingcheng's forces, Yixiao Qingcheng still lived quite well in
Although the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion had numerous powerful experts and substantial financial resources, wanting to destroy the Zero Wing guild in White River City was truly not so simple.
What's more, the Zero Wing guild had the Candlelight Trading Company supplying them with gold coins.
"All right, let's head back and prepare. White River City won't stay peaceful for much longer." Shuise Qiangwei then led her team out of the Candlelight Trading Company.
Meanwhile, in the VIP room on the second floor, Shi Feng had already begun his business negotiations.
"Chairman Black Flame, this move of yours is really hard to figure out." Bai Qingxue's fair, flawless face was clouded with deep puzzlement as she couldn't help but ask, "Chairman Black Flame, did you know that seven first-rate guilds are competing for territory in the
"Because the imperial capital isn't any good," Shi Feng replied with a laugh.
Bai Qingxue shot Shi Feng a look—this was clearly playing dumb when he knew perfectly well. She had no choice but to explain: "It's all because the branch leader there is Long Xue. He's one of Nine Dragon Emperor's most capable generals. Long Xue has a violent temper, loves nothing more than fighting, and commands a group of experts known as the Blood Corps. Any guild that refuses to submit to the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion and dares to stay in the imperial capital—the Blood Corps will make its move."
"The Blood Corps will secretly work to dismantle these guilds. They'll even launch ambushes within the city to target guild leaders, throwing everything into chaos and costing enormous resources."
"None of these first-rate guilds want to tear their relationship with the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion right now and hand an advantage to someone else, so they've all withdrawn from the imperial capital and developed in other cities instead."
"If this Blood Corps comes here, it won't be good news for Zero Wing."
After hearing this, Shi Feng simply smiled faintly.
These things, of course, he knew—better than Bai Qingxue, even.
The Blood Corps' reputation was well-earned. The entire corps consisted of assassins—a covert assassination force specifically cultivated by the Heavenly Dragon Pavilion. Whoever refused to submit would be killed back to zero level the very next day, even if they stayed within the safety of a city.
Killing players inside a city wasn't easy, especially in a major city. Leaving aside the streets swarming with guards, even after a successful kill, the attacker would be cut down by the guards and suffer severe punishment. A light punishment meant a few days of imprisonment, but with repeated offenses, the consequences could escalate to being killed multiple times, locked up for over ten days, and finally expelled from the city entirely. If the player dared to show their face again, the guards would strike them down on sight.
Unless a player didn't care about losing several levels, being imprisoned for over ten days, or no longer wished to stay in that city, they generally wouldn't make a move inside an NPC city.
During the early days of the Divine Realm, every major guild wished it could split each day in two. Being locked up for days or even over ten days—the losses were unimaginable, especially when it meant powerful experts being imprisoned for that long.