Chapter 1 Blue Wind Chimes and Bloodbath

The organizations Blue Wind Chimes, Bloodbath, and others were all absorbing new members. Besides these well-known organizations, there were dozens of smaller, scattered groups also recruiting.

Blue Wind Chimes had only one requirement for recruitment: membership in the Niuren Tribe (Amazing People Tribe). They didn't want anyone outside of Niuren Tribe. If you wanted to join Blue Wind Chimes, you had to first join Niuren Tribe and become a member.

Bloodbath's recruitment requirements were a bit more unique. They only accepted thieves. Bloodbath, with its twenty-some members, would accept any thief who could defeat any one of them. Bloodbath had almost killed Nie Yan when they fought him before. If joining Blue Wind Chimes was out of the question, joining Bloodbath wouldn't be a bad choice.

The other dozens of organizations, large and small, also recruited quite a few people.

While they were busy, a tall warrior walked to the center of the arena. He was quite handsome, attracting the attention of many young women.

"That's Fang Rujie, the student council president."

"He's fair-skinned and pretty handsome!"

A few girls not far from Nie Yan were whispering to each other. They were all from the dance department.

So that was Fang Rujie, the student council president. Nie Yan couldn't help but take a few more glances. He needed to know the important figures in the school.

Hearing that it was the student council, Xie Yao frowned. She wasn't very fond of people from the student council.

"A Level 85 Great Swordsman, so strong. He can compete with the people from Blue Wind Chimes and Bloodbath. He should be the highest level in our school, right?"

"Probably not. It is said that there's a guy named Qin Han in our school who's already Level 87, but that Qin Han is a mage. Their strengths should be about the same."

"Look, that's Qin Han."

"Wow, even more handsome than Fang Rujie."

Hearing these people's words, Nie Yan looked in the direction they were pointing. A person in black mage robes in the distance was Qin Han. Fang Rujie and Qin Han were chatting about something. Fang Rujie looked very respectful towards Qin Han. Nie Yan frowned. Were these two together?

The two seemed to have agreed on something. Fang Rujie began arranging people to recruit.

Nie Yan inquired with Xu Yan. Fang Rujie and the others were recruiting in the name of Zhushen zhi Jian (Sword of the Gods), a guild that had recently emerged, second only to Niuren Tribe and the Holy Roman Empire in strength, and ranked third alongside the Light and Dark Empire.

Could it be that Zhushen zhi Jian had already been acquired by Qin Han? But why hadn't he received any news?

Nie Yan only knew that the Monet Financial Group had made some arrangements in the Greenland Empire, including taking over some of the Century Financial Group's stores, etc., but he didn't know that the Monet Financial Group had acquired Zhushen zhi Jian. Besides acquiring Zhushen zhi Jian, what else had the Monet Financial Group done?

The Monet Financial Group's financial resources were not much inferior to the Century Financial Group. They were economic oligarchs from South America. They could even influence a country's politics. If they wanted to enter Faith, wouldn't that be simple?

No wonder the number of players in South America had surged recently. It seemed that the Monet Financial Group had contributed a lot in promoting Faith. The addition of these South American players had somewhat affected the landscape of the Greenland Empire. Faith had an automatic translation system. Apart from the slight differences in appearance, these South American players could communicate normally and were not much different from ordinary players. Therefore, they quickly integrated into the game. Even Niuren Tribe had South American players joining. Nie Yan had always maintained a cautious attitude towards these South American players, trusting them while also closely monitoring them.

The news that the Monet Financial Group had taken control of Zhushen zhi Jian made Nie Yan's heart sink, creating a sense of crisis. The infiltration of these guys was really hard to guard against. To prevent them from suddenly launching an attack one day, he had to prepare in advance.

Nie Yan sent a message to Guo Huai, telling him to start tracking the movements of the Monet Financial Group on a large scale, and to pay close attention to the Zhushen zhi Jian guild.

Upon hearing that the people from Zhushen zhi Jian were recruiting, the students of the First Military Academy immediately responded very enthusiastically. In the entire Greenland Empire, apart from Niuren Tribe and Holy Guardians, there was Zhushen zhi Jian and the Light and Dark Empire. Those who felt that they were not strong enough to enter Niuren Tribe were all preparing to join Zhushen zhi Jian. As for those who were very strong, their first choice was still Niuren Tribe. If they couldn't enter Niuren Tribe, they would consider other guilds.

The scene below was still very lively. There were quite a few people from Niuren Tribe in the freshman class of the First Military Academy, so Blue Wind Chimes absorbed quite a few people.

"Sister Hua Sha, there are so many people in this year's class, at least fifteen or sixteen." Unkillable Scoundrel said a little excitedly. Their team had grown stronger again. Now Blue Wind Chimes could almost walk sideways in the First Military Academy. Their most powerful opponent was Bloodbath, but Unkillable Scoundrel looked down on the people from Bloodbath. If it was a one-on-one fight, the Bloodbath gang would be useless. Those cowards had always only relied on bullying the weak. What Unkillable Scoundrel despised the most was Bloodbath's wolf pack tactics, always winning by numbers.

"Yeah, Desire and Essence have both arrived. They're so young, tender, and cute little boys," Shi Li Hua Sha said with a smile.

Unkillable Scoundrel was sweating profusely. He estimated that Desire and Essence were about to be teased. He had also had a painful experience back then.

Just as they were chatting, a tall figure walked towards them. The person looked like an iron tower, his muscles strong but not protruding, full of explosive power. He wore a set of dark gold armor, with a huge skull in the center. The design of the armor was flamboyant and full of flowing lines, and he carried two giant two-handed swords on his back. He was like a ferocious steel behemoth, giving people a heavy sense of oppression.

Shi Li Hua Sha, Unkillable Scoundrel, and the others immediately focused their attention on this person.

"It's Ares Lei Su!"

"Damn, why is he here? I remember he usually doesn't attend gatherings."

The entire arena was in an uproar, much louder than when Fang Rujie and the others had appeared earlier.

Ares Lei Su was a near-mythical existence in the First Military Academy. Since the major arena competitions had not yet started and the rankings of the various professions had not yet been determined, Ares Lei Su was seen as an invincible existence in the eyes of everyone in the First Military Academy.

Nie Yan's attention was also attracted by the person below. Damn, a Sub-Legendary set, the Bruise's Skull Battle Armor! A player actually got this set!

Hearing the exclamations of the players, Nie Yan's heart shook. Ares Lei Su was actually from the First Military Academy! This was big news!