Ye Xiaowu was dissatisfied with Gu Fei's video being used for promotion. However, this was a matter for the publicity department, not his responsibility, and he had no authority to interfere too much. Seeing the video being frantically sought after by players, soaring higher and higher, he felt quite uncomfortable, but for his colleagues in the publicity department, this result only confirmed the correctness of their selection, and they were naturally very proud.

Gu Fei's reputation was now like a landslide, unstoppable. Players outside Cloud City didn't know who this person was, and they all inquired from the people in Cloud City. The Cloud City players told them everything they knew, without reservation. Especially those with a strong sense of honor, even though Gu Fei had nothing to do with them, the thought that they were in the same main city made their blood boil and surge, blowing Gu Fei up like a god.

"Oh? You're familiar with this mage?"

"Familiar, we even drank together last night."

"Oh? What's his name?"

"Ah... this, it's not convenient to say..."

Most of the bragging players were defeated in this link. Although the name Qianli Yizui had been exposed, it hadn't yet become a household name. However, due to the system's hype, many people realized that their knowledge was not in place, and they rushed to catch up. The name Qianli Yizui was being popularized.

In addition, the strength of the guilds and mercenary groups in each main city was also reshuffled in this competition. Taking Cloud City as an example, for guilds like Zongheng Sihai, which had fought all the way to the final and won a place, not to mention the item rewards, the experience points alone were a rich income.

Judging from the direct reflection of the level, level 41 was no longer the exclusive domain of the Five Little Strongs. Almost all the guilds and mercenary groups ranked in the top three had people who made a leap in level thanks to the experience points awarded for their final ranking, and countless level 41s emerged. However, Piaoliu, Jiannan You, Bashi Jinglun, and Shui Shen, who were originally level 41 on the level榜, remained at level 41.

This also showed from one side that there was a big difference in experience among the Five Little Strongs. Xiyao Wu, who was at the top of the level榜, had already jumped to level 42 during the competition. Afterwards, she did not have the ranking rewards from the mercenary group and guild battles, but she could still dominate the list. A RMB warrior (player who spends real money) was indeed a very terrible existence.

With the flying leap in experience for guild members, plus the arming with the 50 item rewards, the debate over who was the number one guild in Cloud City between Zongheng Sihai and Duijiu Dange had come to an end. Even the second-ranked Tiejia Guild and the third-ranked Huadeng Chushang also benefited greatly. If the guild was not only level four, and there was a 250-person gap with Duijiu Dange, they would have already surpassed them.

As for the mercenary groups, the Gongzi Elite Team was, after all, a small team of six people. If they were called the number one mercenary group in Cloud City just because they won a championship, everyone felt that they could not accept it. But at least people would no longer simply determine the strength of the two from the scale, like judging guilds. The advantage in numbers exchanged for the mercenary group level gap was really small. Even a six-person team could defeat a hundred-person team, so it was really hard to say who was stronger between an 80-person level-four team and a 100-person level-five team. The mercenary groups were now in a situation of vying for hegemony.

The identities of the members of the Gongzi Elite Team had now been exposed, and the thunderous IDs alone were enough to scare others. Now, when the six of them logged on, they could pick up countless invitation letters from their mailboxes. Except for Gu Fei, the others finally found some of their past heroism. Although they ignored these invitation letters, they felt very happy in their hearts.

Gu Fei actually received far more letters every day than these guys, thanks to the star effect created by the video hype. Although Gu Fei didn't usually go to the official website or forums, he heard about it from You Ge and others, went to take a look, and exclaimed that the video was untrue. Why? The edited video only picked Gu Fei's unstoppable shots of instantly killing people. The embarrassing shots where Gu Fei's mana was insufficient and he had to retreat to eat fruit, or where he continued to grind with low damage, were all gone. In short, Gu Fei's strength was infinitely amplified, and his weaknesses were glossed over. The game company's publicity was really considerate of Gu Fei.

In any case, once this video came out, even more people wanted to get to know Gu Fei, and it was no longer just from Cloud City. Helpless, Gu Fei could only ignore them like the other five. In less than a few days, Gu Fei's mailbox reached the limit of 1000 letters. From then on, every time he logged on, the message "You have new mail, please check" was changed to "Your mailbox is full, please check your mail in time." 1000 letters... Gu Fei had even less courage to open and read them one by one.

That day, as soon as he logged on, he received a message from Han Jia Gongzi asking him to go to Little Lei Tavern quickly.

"Hmm, could it be that there's another business deal..." Gu Fei thought silently, hurrying on his way.

During the competition, Han Jia Gongzi had vowed to make a name for himself in the competition, and afterwards, the mercenary business would definitely be booming. Indeed, after the competition, the Gongzi Elite Team no longer needed to go to the Mercenary Building to select tasks. Countless players took the initiative to come to them with tasks. The Gongzi Elite Team only picked the ones with generous rewards to do, and their life was very comfortable.

Gu Fei hurried to Little Lei Tavern, pushed the door open, and was a little stunned. There were quite a few familiar faces in the tavern at this time. And each of them was a big shot in Cloud City. Yunzhong Mudi was sitting by the table near the door. As soon as Gu Fei entered, their eyes met. Yunzhong Mudi's expression was full of mixed feelings.

Taking a few more steps inside, he saw Nilu Ershang and his buddies at a table. Nilu Ershang got up and exchanged a few words with Gu Fei.

Walking further, he saw Heise Shizhi, Piaoliu, and the other Black Hand members. Heise Shizhi didn't look too happy when he saw Gu Fei, but Piaoliu greeted Gu Fei and asked him what final reward he got.

Gu Fei smiled and gestured at him with his middle finger, which made Piaoliu stunned. Gu Fei also quickly reacted, and pointed to the Zhenlei Zhi Ring on that middle finger: "This." (Ring of Thunder)

Piaoliu understood, and asked with a smile, "Is that the only one?"

"Hey, there's another one, I'll let you see it when I have the chance," Gu Fei said with a smile.

After saying that, he took two steps away from the table when someone tugged at the corner of Gu Fei's clothes. He turned around and saw Yingzuka Yuezi, Huo Qiu, and a few guys from their guild, lying very wretchedly on the table, calling out to Gu Fei softly: "Zui Ge, Zui Ge!" (Brother Zui)

"You guys are here too, what's the matter?" Gu Fei lowered his body.

"Help us introduce us!" The few of them pointed furtively at the table next to them.

Gu Fei turned his head to look, Xiyao Wu, Luo Luo, Qiyue, Liuyue De Yu... a table full of girls from Rebirth Purple Crystal. Gu Fei was smiling and about to say hello when Xiyao Wu glared over: "When are you going to pay back the money!"

Gu Fei lowered his head in shame, and took out a money bag from his pocket and threw it to her. Xiyao Wu was very surprised to catch it, but after opening it and counting, she said angrily: "How come there's only three hundred!!"

"Didn't we agree to pay in installments!" Gu Fei said. He only had three hundred on him, all of which were the money rewards he had saved up along the way from the competition, as well as the money he had earned from mercenary missions in the past few days.

"Introduce, introduce!" Yingzuka Yuezi and Huo Qiu were still whispering! Their two tables were next to each other. It was estimated that Yingzuka Yuezi and the others had also worked very hard to sit next to the beauties. Helpless, Gu Fei was preparing to introduce them, but Xiyao Wu had already shouted: "What are you whispering about with those wretched guys who live forever among the flowers?"

Gu Fei turned his head and shrugged at Yingzuka Yuezi and the others: "No need to introduce, everyone knows you."

Everyone was very happy. Although the evaluation of "wretched guys" was not very good, at least they had left an impression in the hearts of the beauties. This was really a remarkable achievement.

"Aren't you Mu Xiu Yu Lin (outstanding amongst your peers)?" Gu Fei said to Yingzuka Yuezi.

Yingzuka Yuezi glanced at Huo Qiu and the others with disdain and said, "It's just them."

Gu Fei smiled and said, "What about you then?"

Yingzuka Yuezi shook his head in distress: "Trouble, trouble."

"What's wrong?" Gu Fei asked in confusion.

Yingzuka Yuezi scratched his head and said, "He was originally coming with us, but when he entered the door, he suddenly turned around and left."

"Oh?" Gu Fei was very surprised, but not surprised that Mangmang De Mangmang (Vast and Boundless) turned around and left, but that Mangmang De Mangmang was really mixed up with Yingzuka Yuezi and these guys.

As for why that girl wanted to leave, Gu Fei's eyes turned, and he had already seen Yin Yue at another table. Yin Yue was also looking in this direction. When he saw Gu Fei looking at him, he immediately showed a nervous and uneasy look, as if he was ready to run away at any time.

Gu Fei remained calm. If he had bumped into him on the street, he might have chased after him with a sword. The Gongzi Elite Team and Yin Yue had already torn their faces apart. However, at this moment, so many prominent figures were gathered in Little Lei Tavern. Gu Fei estimated that there was something important to do, so he was not so impulsive. After glancing at the guy, he walked to the other side.

Han Jia Gongzi and the others were also occupying a table over there. Just the fact that these guys didn't sit in a private room and ran to the lobby was strange enough.

A seat had already been reserved for Gu Fei. As soon as he sat down, a group of people began to complain: "Tsk tsk, a big star, really different."

Gu Fei had greeted people all the way into the tavern. Whether they hated him or loved him, they all looked at him squarely.

"What's the matter?" Gu Fei ignored their ridicule and asked directly.

You Ge, who was in charge of intelligence, naturally opened his mouth: "People from Zongheng Sihai summoned everyone here."

"Everyone?"

"Yes, the more powerful mercenary groups in Cloud City are all here now."

"Oh..." Gu Fei looked around. Sure enough, everyone present was the boss of a mercenary group. Some he didn't recognize, but he knew they were not ordinary small players just by looking at their demeanor.

"What's the matter?" Gu Fei asked.

"I heard it's related to the reward task obtained in the Zongheng Sihai guild battle," You Ge said.

"Yutian, don't you know?" Gu Fei asked Yutian Shenming.

Yutian Shenming shook his head.

"It seems you've been marginalized," Zhan Wushang patted the little guy's head.

Chapter 1 The Return