“I knew it! Whenever the top-ranked player makes a move, you know it’s the real deal! That slap in the face came so fast! @Ba Tie Lu Fei, Brother Tie, did you see that?”
“Cohesion Aura +1%! Permanent effect! Joining now is such a massive gain! Brothers who just passed the interview, you guys hit the jackpot!”
“How did the boss get such an achievement? She’s truly powerful!”
“Black Feather actually got it?! Why them?!”
“What does that mean? Is there some gossip?”
Cheng Shuili raised an eyebrow; she was looking forward to what would happen next because of that comment.
She had expected it to be another comment that led nowhere, but it actually had a follow-up:
“I’m from Dark Star. Two hours ago, our boss was still saying in the faction channel that we had a chance to get this achievement. This title is judged based on a combination of territory area, faction headcount, and overall faction strength, and you need at least 100 members to even have a chance to participate! Why is it just a ‘chance’ for us, but a full-server announcement for Black Feather? Is this fair?”
Fair?
Cheng Shuili chuckled. Was someone actually questioning this?
The system hadn’t taught them enough of a lesson yet.
Almost no one cared what this person was saying. After the lively expressions of awe, a rational passerby suddenly started analyzing.
“Territory area, headcount, overall strength...? Hiss, all factions were just established. The difference in headcount isn’t large, and overall strength shouldn’t be too far apart either. It seems the boss’s territory scale is far beyond our imagination! How big must it be?”
“I’m crying... I’m actually crying... Why didn’t I pass the interview! I missed out on a fortune!”
“Hahaha! Sisters! I’m in Black Feather! Just joined and I’m already on TV thanks to the boss! This feeling is so great!”
“Boss! What does your territory look like? Can you reveal just a little bit?”
“Stay low-key, stay low-key. But having strength is for sure! Anyway, just knowing she’s awesome is enough!”
“Humph, it’s just a title, look at how excited you all are. We at Dark Star will have one sooner or later! @Ba Tie Lu Fei, Boss, come out and say something!”
Cheng Shuili saw this and laughed at the person’s delusions.
That person, Ba Tie Lu Fei, had been so polite in private messages; how could he suddenly act like a completely different person and confront her head-on in public...
【Ba Tie Lu Fei】: Congratulations, @Angry Crow Takes Flight. It seems Black Feather truly has deep foundations. However, the game has only just begun. It’s just a title; we at Dark Star will catch up soon.
Cheng Shuili: “?”
What was this? A provocation?
Cheng Shuili looked at the message on the screen from Ba Tie Lu Fei—seemingly polite but actually carrying a competitive edge—and the faint smile on her lips turned cold instantly.
“Heh.”
A soft scoff escaped her nose, carrying undisguised mockery.
Just a title? He made it sound so trivial.
A full-server system announcement and a solid 1% permanent cohesion bonus—these were not things that could be dismissed as “just” anything.
Being able to open up such a gap at the start meant being one step ahead in resource accumulation, personnel attraction, and even all subsequent competition.
She didn’t believe that “Ba Tie Lu Fei” didn’t understand this.
He understood, yet he chose to say it this way; there were only two possibilities.
Either he couldn’t afford to lose and was trying to save face by feeding his faction members big dreams.
Or he truly felt this advantage was negligible and had a hidden trump card...
But Cheng Shuili was more inclined toward the former.
Factions had only just been formed; how much of a hidden card could they possibly have?
A larger territory scale was, in itself, the most direct manifestation of hard strength.
She could almost imagine the faction channel over at Dark Star right now—it must be filled with passionate emotions, the members whipped into a frenzy by their boss’s words, shouting about “catching up to Black Feather” and “crushing them.”
Childish.
Besides, this guy was respectful in private messages but acted so tough in the regional channel...
Oh, he was a two-faced person.
Interesting.
Cheng Shuili hadn’t wanted to bother with such a clown, but after realizing this, she became instantly interested.
She replied in a measured tone, asking deliberately.
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Oh? What your subordinates said, that wasn’t your intention? I think they understand your train of thought quite well.
Rate on N.U.
