Chapter 281
Even if she sometimes stops time, it doesn’t matter; Dinghai can’t mobilize the entire nation’s strength to deal with her. Besides, she has already seen Dinghai’s best time-stopping technique, which lasts only 30 seconds. With her attributes and her self-made top-tier dishes, she is now a replica of Tu Lan. Coupled with her defensive gear, she is comparable to a boss.
If a single player tries to attack her during the time stop, she can easily take them down with her A-rank counterattack skill, “Try hitting me again.” Not to mention, she knows dozens of ways to use the Xiangxiao fruit. She can even guarantee that the people of Dinghai won’t be able to breach her villa.
At that time, she would soar to Dinghai’s headquarters in S City, transformed into the Dragon King, and bomb their office, leaving Tu Lan to do her business on the ruins of Dinghai.
She was done pretending!
Pointing at the ruins of Dinghai, she declared to the remnants of their forces: “I can help you form a legion, but I can also make you disband!”
The game forum erupted in chaos!
A said, “Oh my god, how dare she!”
B replied, “Oh no, she really dares!”
A added, “She’s a traitor!”
Then most players jumped in to say, “But it was Dinghai that provoked her first! This must be a conspiracy! Has Dinghai gone mad?”
Gagagagaga! Oh my god—!
Tu Lan, just finishing a game, was startled. Who was laughing so creepily?!
She turned her head to see… Yu Xunge was covering her mouth with one hand, gazing into the distance, lost in thought. Occasionally, she would burst into laughter, only to have her expression shift to one of extreme embarrassment, her palm covering her face…
Yet the laughter still slipped through her fingers… She shook her head while laughing, clearly unable to handle herself.
Tu Lan silently turned her head back, lost in thought. This illness isn’t contagious, is it?
……
Yu Xunge took a step back and kicked the ball to Dinghai.
On the other end of the phone, Zhao Shuying sat alone in a room surrounded by glass. On the other side of the glass stood a crowd, passionately discussing something. Some were angrily pointing at her while talking to someone across from them.
Such meetings had happened many times before, sometimes for Yu Xunge, sometimes for those with S-rank divine gifts.
The themes of those meetings weren’t necessarily bad; most ended with agreements to collaborate with Dinghai, and Dinghai wasn’t stingy—they gave what was due.
But this way of life wasn’t what everyone wanted. Being an unsung hero was great, but not everyone was willing to remain nameless.
That was Dinghai’s justice, but the cost was the freedom of individual players, and in the end, all the accolades went to Dinghai.
For Dinghai, gathering everyone’s strength to fight against Zelan was the optimal solution. This principle had never changed since the initial invasion of the game.
Dinghai believed that everyone was a valuable resource, so the officials invested a lot of manpower and resources to ensure that all ordinary players could enter dungeons and grow.
But because of this, the strong were also seen as resources in Dinghai’s eyes. It was a game of chess, where every piece had its role. Pawns had their purpose, knights had theirs, and all pieces had to obey the strategy for the game to be won.
Yet Dinghai hadn’t changed, and neither had Yu Xunge.
Back then, she was willing to trade the Destiny Gear Crystal with Dinghai just to extricate herself from the conflicts of various factions. The later potions and legion orders were the same; she redirected the attention others had on her to Dinghai.
Every time she gained enticing benefits, she would collaborate with Dinghai, and the noise within Dinghai would quiet down for a while, as if to soothe the situation.
From another perspective, Yu Xunge was like someone casually tossing a morsel to a potentially dangerous dragon, hoping it wouldn’t bother her for a while.
She knew exactly what she wanted. She ran forward with all her might, racing against time to develop herself, unwilling to waste a single second entangled with idle chatter.
Unless one day, scheming against Dinghai could boost her attributes or help her comprehend skills, she figured she would move in overnight to live at Dinghai’s headquarters.
This level of meeting was unprecedented… and nearly all of Dinghai’s upper management was present…
Zhao Shuying rested her chin on her hand, staring at the speakerphone on the table.
She glanced outside and happened to lock eyes with the woman surrounded by a crowd. The woman stood with her arms crossed, exuding an air of elegance. Her long, dark hair was elegantly pinned up, her makeup simple and understated, but her face needed no embellishment; even the fine lines were beautifully sculpted, as if hiding countless stories.
The woman wore a complete set of jewelry—earrings, hairpins, necklaces, and rings—draped in a robe embroidered with runes and magical patterns. Occasionally, faint purple light flickered from the patterns, echoing the purple jewels she wore.
Perhaps the name given at birth resonates with a person’s future temperament or life path. Yu Xunge was like a cheerful little tune, steady in her actions, but once you interacted with her, you’d find her mind was always buzzing like a party, never dull or melancholic.
In contrast, the woman before her radiated an aura like the sun rising over the sea, overshadowing the jewels adorning her. Those expensive, exquisite pieces were mere decorations on a crown.
Her eyes were strikingly similar to Yu Xunge’s, but unlike Yu Xunge’s, which often sparkled with laughter and rich emotions, this woman’s gaze was inscrutable and enigmatic.
The commander of Dinghai—Yu Zhaohai!
**Chapter 385: She No Longer Needs Dinghai**
The upper echelons of Dinghai all knew that Yu Zhaohai and Yu Xunge were closely related by blood. However, Yu Xunge had left B City with her parents at a young age and had been busy on her own since the game invasion, likely unaware that she had an aunt.
No one knew that when her aunt competed with others for the position of commander, her and Tu Lan’s existence played a subtly crucial role, like a single hair tipping the scales, ultimately deciding the outcome.
Zhao Shuying lowered her head, avoiding Yu Zhaohai’s gaze.
Outside the glass room, the argument grew more intense.
“Yuesha, Tu Lan, and her resurrection skill—we want them all!”
“What nonsense! Are you weak, or is she an idiot? You want her, then go get her!”
“We are Dinghai! Who have we sacrificed so much for?!”
“Definitely not for her! Where do you think your daughter’s full set of purple gear came from? Didn’t you steal it from your subordinates? Oh my god, did I just let that slip? You won’t hold it against me, will you?”
“Li Changying, are you out of your mind? I’m not trying to steal from her; we’re paying the price to buy from her. And let’s be honest, haven’t we protected her many times before?!”
“Well, didn’t she pay her protection fee too?”
“Don’t be naive! Haven’t you noticed she rarely brings out her core resources to make money? There are so many people outside willing to pay top dollar for dragon blood, and she hasn’t sold any.”
“But she was friendly with us before! Those potions and legion orders—she’s not the type to be selfish and aloof!”
“Can’t you see? She’s just stringing us along. Three legion orders have come out in the last month—worthless! She definitely has higher-level potions, but has she shown any? From start to finish, she’s never been on the same page as us!”
“Right, not on the same page. You weren’t saying that when she gave out the legion orders. You change your tune fast! If we peel back the layers of your face, wow, an old vegetable! There’s another face hidden in there, huh? Double-faced!”
“Li Changying! I’m just stating the facts! Keep your personal feelings out of this!”
“Why not just go public and pressure her with public opinion? No matter how strong she is, she can’t fight against everyone, right?”
“Wake up! Are you still thinking of scheming against her? If you push her too hard, she might just join Xiangxiao like Su Yitong!”
“Sigh… She’s actually quite close to us. If we talk nicely, she might agree.”
“Exactly! Aggressive, unstable, and with ambitions laid bare, a lone wolf either gets recruited by you or finds an excuse to slip away. But her? She’s like a monkey with a tail, looking harmless while developing faster than anyone!”
“Actually, this is a great opportunity, isn’t it? Just say she’s been turned by Xiangxiao; her race and stance have changed!”
“Yuesha! So many Yuesha—how many talents can they bring us? Just let it go like this?! Isn’t it better to seize this opportunity to get that dragon too?!”
“Are you sure one dragon is worth more than what she brings with those Yuesha? The dragon race is neutral; if you push them to the opposing side, you’ll be responsible! Or do you think that dragon will willingly recognize you as its master?”
“She’s a spark that can influence the direction of Blue Star! Tu Lan, Yuesha, resurrection skill—she earned those through her own efforts, not because she got those that she’s a spark! And you? You’re just a nobody!”
The most agitated was Li Changying, who transformed into a spouter; anyone who dared to scheme against Yu Xunge would get a face full of his spit.
Finally, Yu Zhaohai raised her hand, and everyone fell silent.
Yu Zhaohai pressed her hand against the glass, her voice resonating outside. The words she spoke materialized on the glass:
“There’s no need to question Yuesha anymore. Just tell her that Dinghai will always be her friend. We will not betray our allies. If she ever decides to sell Yuesha, we hope she will choose Dinghai first and ask her if her resurrection skill can be made into a skill stone to sell to us.”
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