Chapter 74: Chapter 74 Game Rules

The main hall of the City Lord’s Mansion in Cyan Dragon City

Upon learning of the punishment for his failure, Lin Yi was dumbfounded.

No matter what, Lin Yi never expected the other party to wait for him here.

Lose and you have to marry his daughter?

Isn’t this the kind of cliche plot you see in those brainless dramas?

How did I end up in such a situation, and in a game no less!

If I were to tell anyone about this, they’d probably point at me and call me crazy.

At this moment, Lin Yi really wanted to quote a classic line from a TV drama:

City Lord, please tell me what you like about me, and I’ll change it, okay?

Basing on Babylon’s series of actions, Lin Yi had reasons to believe this was a premeditated bet.

Did I actually get schemed by a Mythical Level boss? What is this?

Looking at Babylon’s sly smile, Lin Yi couldn’t help but struggle to ask,

“Is there another choice?”

To Lin Yi’s surprise, Babylon cheerfully nodded,

“Of course there is!”

Upon hearing these words, Lin Yi instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as there’s another option, thank goodness.

Lin Yi’s thought was, having Zhang Xinying was already enough for him.

To marry a stranger was too abrupt and hard to accept.

Even if she was just a “game character”.

When Babylon mentioned there was another choice, Lin Yi couldn’t wait to say:

“Then I choose the other one.”

“Hehe~”

Babylon looked at Lin Yi with a half-smile,

“You don’t have to play this game with me, as long as you can beat me.”

Babylon glanced at the World Tree branch in his hand,

“I’ll offer this with both hands.”

“Ah, this~”

Lin Yi was instantly stunned.

Is this what you call a choice?

Staring dumbfounded at this final boss of Cyan Dragon City before him, Lin Yi really wanted to ask:

Is this human language you’re speaking? Huh!

I’m only level fifteen!

At this moment, even if Babylon stood still, Lin Yi would be exhausted to death and still wouldn’t be able to scratch him.

Sighing, Lin Yi realized that Babylon’s words meant that he had no other choice.

Lin Yi had no choice but to face reality and say:

“Then tell me about the bet, are there any requirements? Or any restrictions during the bet?”

Babylon had a look on his face as if he was waiting for these words,

“The only restriction is that you must use the Elf King’s identity to make the bet with me, and during the bet, neither you nor I can make a move personally.”

“The rest is up to our abilities, only the result matters.”

At this point, Babylon added,

“Oh, and only the Chosen One’s own kills on the demonized creatures count, so don’t think about asking the Werewolf Race for help.”

After hearing all this, Lin Yi didn’t have much of an opinion,

“Okay, as you say.”

If the Werewolf Race could intervene, then the City Lord’s Mansion army could intervene as well.

Anyway, compared to the Cyan Dragon City army, I’d still be at a disadvantage.

Under Babylon’s signal, Jianna bowed and left.

Then Babylon said to Lin Yi,

“Would you like me to introduce the major forces to you?”

Is it necessary? Of course not.

When it comes to the guilds, no one knows them better than Lin Yi.

Seemingly understanding Lin Yi’s intention, Babylon gestured outside the hall with a shrug,

“Well, you choose first then.”

If Lin Yi had initially only made the bet for the World Tree branch,

after Babylon laid out the terms, he added another reason for which he absolutely couldn’t lose.

Currently, in terms of strength in the game, the strongest guild is undoubtedly the Proud Sanctuary.

Due to the resident base, the Proud Sanctuary had over a thousand more members than other guilds for no reason.

For other guilds, this number of extra members was a blatant crush.

After the Proud Sanctuary, it was undoubtedly the Shengshi Dynasty.

After all, being an established major guild, its starting point couldn’t be compared to ordinary guilds.

However, asking Lin Yi to help Shengshi Dynasty win first place was something he couldn’t come to terms with.

After weighing his options, Lin Yi finally set his sights on,

“I choose Famous Clan.”

“Famous Clan?”

Babylon was a bit surprised,

“Are you sure?”

As the City Lord of Cyan Dragon City, Babylon had some understanding of the power of several guilds.

Because by comparing the dungeon progress and contributions to Cyan Dragon City, Babylon could see through all these things at a glance.

Lin Yi choosing a lower-ranked power indeed surprised Babylon somewhat.

Without thinking, Lin Yi said:

“I’m sure!”

Anyway, it’s all about helping. Rather than choosing to help an opposing enemy, it’s better to help a friendly ally.

Most importantly!!!

Tomorrow is the day for the defense of Famous Clan’s station; once the station is established, it’ll be difficult to lose even if I wanted to.

However, Lin Yi couldn’t possibly say such things out loud.

Upon hearing Lin Yi’s words, Babylon pondered aloud,

“I thought you would choose a power called Shengshi or Luoshen, but I didn’t expect you’d choose Famous Clan.”

Then continued,

“In that case, I can’t be too unreasonable either, right? So I’ll pick that all-female Ice and Snow Illusion City.”

“What?”

Lin Yi was taken aback; this was truly unexpected.

……

Meanwhile outside the door, a tense atmosphere had emerged at some point.

Perhaps it was because the drunken Shengshi suddenly said to Lord of Proud Sanctuary,

“Currently, the Holy Hall is a mess; I think you, Lord, should focus on guild construction instead of attending such meaningless activities, right?”

Upon hearing this, Lord of Proud Sanctuary first furrowed his brows.

But after a moment, he once again displayed his trademark smile and said:

“How our Holy Hall conducts matters doesn’t require an outsider’s advice, right?”

Upon hearing this, the drunken Shengshi replied with a slightly threatening tone, saying softly:

“Showing off too much isn’t a good thing; being overly rigid can lead to breaking. I think you, Lord, should understand this, right?”

At this moment, Luoshen Liunian also chimed in,

“I think knowing when to quit is good for you and everyone else; it’s not worth harming relationships over a small profit.”

Listening to the sly words of the two, how could Lord of Proud Sanctuary not know what they were scheming?

However, even so, Lord of Proud Sanctuary had no intention of compromising,

“What storms haven’t I, Lord, faced over the years? If someone thinks I’m easy to bully, just bring it on; my Holy Hall will take it.”

“What a ‘bring it on’!”

A shadow flitted across Luoshen Liunian’s eyes, yet he praised aloud:

“It’s said that the Lord was born proud; I hope you won’t regret today’s decision one day.”

At this moment, Handsome Disaster also spoke up,

“To achieve their goals, some people are planning to fight to the bitter end?”

“Fight to the bitter end? Scoff~”

Divine Hall Madman scoffed on the side,

“They think they’ve gained an edge and have no idea how high the sky is; one must have the capability for such a fight.”

In all honesty, if it weren’t for that surprise appearance of Feng Hua and their snatching of the two guild establishment orders.

With the power of Shengshi, Luoshen, and Divine Hall, how would they have fallen to their current state of needing threats to take first place?

After the event concludes and all major guilds establish their stations.

That will be the true reshuffling of the guilds.

At this moment, the drunken Shengshi’s words were merely testing Lord of Proud Sanctuary’s stance.

If he knew what was good for him, he would naturally understand what to do.

But clearly, Lord of Proud Sanctuary’s reaction was not surprising to everyone.

To deal with those who don’t know their place, even though the guilds are in constant competition,

when there’s an additional guild vying for the pie, occasionally joining forces for self-interests becomes one of the necessary tactics.

Caught in the vortex of dispute among the major guilds, Handsome Disaster felt quite helpless.

Perhaps influenced by Feng Hua, Handsome Disaster became increasingly disapproving of the guilds’ methods.

Maybe because they’ve dominated online games for too long, even in the current “Glory of the Gods”, they can’t abandon their exclusive posture.

From the words just spoken, Handsome Disaster could already sense the looming threat of an impending crisis.

If nothing goes wrong, once the opponent establishes their base, Proud Sanctuary might be in danger.

Thinking of this, Handsome Disaster was somewhat hesitant; if that situation really occurs, should he stay out of it or extend a helping hand to the Holy Hall?

But considering the combined strength of Famous Clan and Holy Hall, they might not be opponents anyway.

After all, apart from his own Famous Clan, only Ice and Snow Illusion City is in a neutral position on the guild strength leaderboard; the other seven guilds are closely associated with them.

Even combining Proud Sanctuary and Famous Clan, they might not stand a chance against them.

Thinking of this, Handsome Disaster couldn’t help feeling a bit troubled. Should he help or not?

Suddenly, a voice echoed from inside the main hall,

“Would the Presidents of Famous Clan and Ice and Snow Illusion City please come into the hall.”

………Chapter One update completed.

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