Chapter 1828 - 1409~1410: The Consequences of Negotiating with a Tiger! Player Trust Crisis! (Part 2)
But now...we are already in the East Sea. Even though you remind me that finding the Mud Buddha will allow us to determine the Land of Catastrophe through various clues, it’s already a bit late. Besides...
Jiang Dali shifted his tone, clasped his hands behind his back, and looked out at the vast sea, inhaling the salty sea breeze. He said in a deep voice, "I have always had a premonition that the enemy who dared to show hostility to me earlier is very likely related to the Land of Catastrophe. Otherwise, why would such a warning suddenly appear in the boundless sea?"
As long as we search in this direction, it shouldn’t take long to find the Land of Catastrophe.
Your arrival now is also good; our group, with two dragons, can split up in this direction to search separately, which will help us find the Land of Catastrophe even faster.
"Amitabha Buddha!" Hui Qi noted with joy on his face, bringing his hands together, "Master Jiang’s words are very true. If we act separately, our efficiency will greatly improve."
Xiao Sanxiao lifted his hand, pinching his fingers to calculate, then nodded slowly, "So... this is also fine."
Earlier, he had already used the Tui Bei Secret Scroll to deduce that there would be gains on this journey. As for whether the gain would be successfully finding the Land of Catastrophe, his ability couldn’t calculate that precisely, so he could only rely on luck.
...
Speaking of luck, isn’t this dragon slaying event that attracted countless people also about luck?
Whether it was Qin Shi Huang or the millions of players, they were all gambling on luck.
Unfortunately, this time neither Qin Shi Huang nor the players were lucky.
Qin Shi Huang might have anticipated that the Holy Dynasty Regent King and Li Guang of the Han Country might intervene, but he never expected Jiang Dali from Black Wind Village and his group of threatening friends to intervene at the crucial moment.
Otherwise, the Azure Dragon would never have escaped when he unleashed his Breaking Realm Power.
The millions of players including the families of four might not have known that Jiang Dali had taken action, but Xiao Feng’s sudden appearance like a Heavenly God coming down to save the Divine Dragon was beyond everyone’s expectations.
At this moment, the Jianghu Forum was as bustling as if a boiling pot of oil had been poured into it.
Players were discussing the hot event of the dragon slaying activity’s failure. For a time, the recently concluded World’s No.1 Martial Arts Tournament was quickly forgotten.
Players were puzzled by Xiao Feng’s sudden appearance to rescue the Azure Dragon and the subsequent appearance of Wan Wan and others.
In the forum, various discussions were in uproar.
Many players speculated that the rescue of the Azure Dragon might have been directed by the Black Wind Village Chief.
Although the Black Wind Village Chief was never seen from beginning to end, and the Black Wind Village even settled the reward for the ’Aid Qin Shi Huang’ task, not only compensating many players’ losses but also benefiting those who severely harmed the Azure Dragon,
still, with the appearance of Wang Yuyan, Wan Wan, and Murong Qingqing, it was almost confirmed that the Black Wind Village Chief was involved in rescuing the Azure Dragon.
As a result, curses filled the Jianghu Forum.
A large number of players involved in the dragon slaying event felt they had been toyed with by the Black Wind Village Chief.
This feeling was further amplified by the Four Great Families’ deliberate provocation, leading to widespread complaints and curses on the forum.
"So in the end, we beat the Azure Dragon half to death, and the Black Wind Village Chief benefitted for nothing? The Black Wind Village Chief was using us from the start."
"Was the task to aid Qin Shi Huang or the Azure Dragon? The Azure Dragon was almost dead and then flew away, who can stand that?"
"Damn it! I died three times. I thought killing the Azure Dragon would help me recover my losses, but now I’ve lost on all fronts. The Black Wind Village Chief better not fall into our hands in the future, or we’ll organize millions of players to kill him again."
"Actually, it’s fine. The reward for aiding Qin Shi Huang has already been given, so it’s not really about using or not using us. It was just a matter of interests. With the Black Wind Village Chief and Qin Shi Huang, two big shots fighting, we little shrimps got caught in between; it was risky. It seems maybe the two big shots went from initial cooperation to conflict..."
"What does that have to do with us? Originally, if Xiao Feng and these NPCs hadn’t intervened, we could have killed the Azure Dragon and gotten the ultimate reward from Qin State. Now we’ve suffered heavy losses."
Among the millions of players, the few who got task rewards didn’t mind much initially.
However, with more and more players angrily protesting, they gradually felt unbalanced themselves.
Even more so, players who hadn’t participated in the dragon slaying activity, spurred by the furious Four Great Families, joined the army of critics, clashing with the Black Wind Village Disciples and Eight Desolate Disciples who defended their camp.
Jiang Dali, although searching for the Land of Catastrophe, kept a close watch on the Jianghu Forum, issuing remote commands through the influence panel, and had proactively mobilized the mountain village’s PR agency to quash public opinion.
However, the effect was minimal.
He knew he was in the wrong in this matter, having become complacent due to his consistent success, underestimating the heroes of the world, leading to being utilized by Li Si beside Qin Shi Huang, ending up in this precarious situation.
But no one is perfect; who doesn’t make mistakes?
It’s about correcting mistakes in time, cutting through the mess quickly to avoid further errors and losing everything.
Therefore, he’s mending the fence at once to prevent Qin Shi Huang, through Li Si’s strategies, from establishing an incredibly high reputation among the players, growing into a tycoon competing with him...