Chapter 1160: Shocking Big Scandal, National Fortune

Ding~

Global Server Announcement:

Du Juan: Snowfall Qiancheng Guild, as of today, has moved into Qing Long Main City. We welcome all ambitious individuals to join.

Golden lettering drifted in the air of the Domestic Server…

With that, almost every player waiting for the system announcement of the Domestic Server Battlefield was left utterly stunned.

"Whoa, what the heck?"

"Snowfall Qiancheng, Qiancheng Muxue?!"

Du Juan!

That name—hardly anyone on the Domestic Server doesn't know it.

Formerly ranked eighth among the top ten guilds, Qiancheng Muxue's Deputy President Du Juan.

More precisely, the high‑ranking members of various guilds—players basically know their in‑game nicknames.

Su Sheng saw this system announcement and couldn't help but be astonished.

What the heck?!

"What nonsense is Qiancheng Muxue up to?"

Chen Guan, watching the system announcement, also spoke with a puzzled, suspicious expression.

Many Yanhuang high‑ranking members gathered together at this moment; even Su Sheng and Lin Huan, who had reached level 80, ran back from Huangcheng to Yanhuang Town.

They were waiting for the National War System to launch.

They didn't expect the National War System to be unopened, yet now a huge shock has arrived.

Everyone just stared at each other, clueless.

Yanhuang's three rival guilds—Qiancheng Muxue, Imperial Dynasty Shenhua, and the Imperial Dynasty—among them Qiancheng Muxue is a mortal enemy.

And now, looking at the situation, Qiancheng Muxue seems to be up to something strange.

Why did Qiancheng Muxue's Deputy President suddenly start a guild on his own?

Many guilds have been founded now; long ago, when players created a guild it no longer triggered a system announcement, so no one knows when that Snowfall Qiancheng guild was founded.

"I wonder if they're plotting some scheme," Nightcoming Big Bear said seriously.

Everyone began debating the matter.

But immediately another system broadcast rang out.

Ding~

Global Server Announcement:

Qiancheng Lihualuo: As of today, I quit Qiancheng Muxue and join Snowfall Qiancheng. All experts and ambitious folks are welcome to pursue great deeds together.

Everyone was completely baffled.

What the heck?

Qiancheng Lihualuo?!

Quit Qiancheng Muxue?!

"Damn, what the heck? All the pillars of Qiancheng Muxue have left?"

"Both Deputy Presidents running off to solo?"

"Seems unlikely, right? Rumor has it that Qiancheng Muxue's President and Deputy President Du Juan are married in real life?"

"Ahem, I've already filled in a drama in my mind…"

"Don't panic, upstairs; I'm familiar with this. In the Qiancheng Muxue Guild, the President's wife and the guild's pillar Qiancheng Lihualuo were childhood sweethearts, had long promised each other lifelong, but under the President's strong pressure they were forced to part, then bided their time…"

"Ahem, upstairs, the first thing you should do now is watch fewer soap operas."

"... Anyway, whatever the case, this is a drama, and there must be a story behind it."

On the public channel, ordinary players went ballistic, debating nonstop.

Then another system announcement rang out.

Ding~

System Broadcast:

Xuan Yuan Hua Di: Great Master Lihualuo, you're being rather unfair, aren't you? Why are you now going solo? I once promised you various conditions, and you couldn't bear to betray Qiancheng Muxue.

Back when the Shenhua Guild poached members from Qiancheng Muxue, Xuan Yuan Ye was drooling over Qiancheng Lihualuo, and although he used monetary means, he indeed recruited many from Qiancheng Muxue.

He also successfully built the core of the Shenhua Guild.

But Qiancheng Lihualuo remained completely unmoved.

Xuan Yuan Ye also saw the players' complaints and discussions on the public channel, and that drama wasn't over.

He couldn't help but become suspicious.

Earlier he had offered such good terms, yet Qiancheng Lihualuo wouldn't leave; why now suddenly run off solo with that Du Juan?

It can't be that the drama the players are filling in is actually real, right?

The possibility is indeed high; as far as he knows, Qiancheng Muxue's current status is almost half thanks to Qiancheng Lihualuo.

Anyway, according to Xuan Yuan Ye's understanding, Qiancheng Lihualuo seems to be in Qiancheng Muxue Guild; although highly valued and well compensated, Wei Cheng apparently doesn't give him much respect, treating him like a regular employee.

He gets the perks, but not much respect.

But with Qiancheng Lihualuo's abilities, where wouldn't he be treated as an honored guest?

So why does Qiancheng Lihualuo stay in Qiancheng Muxue Guild?

No way, no way?

It can't really be such a drama, can it?

But…

Based on what I've heard, it seems this Du Juan, and Mo Wen and Qian Chen of the Yanhuang Guild also have a story.

Unavoidably, Xuan Yu Ye felt a blazing fire of gossip flare up in his heart.

Then, Xuan Yu Ye recalled something, instantly opened the Guild Channel, and located an elder who had been brought over from Qiancheng Muxue.

He has been with the Qiancheng Muxue guild since the start of the Heroes' Gathering.

Therefore, he knows the history of Qiancheng Muxue quite well.

He directly used his cash ability to tip the elder a sum, then began inquiring about all kinds of stories about Du Juan.

While Xuan Yu Ye's gossip fire burned brightly, another system announcement was issued.

Ding—

System broadcast:

Daozu: Ahem… after a quick calculation, fellow cultivators Du Juan and Qiancheng Lihualuo, you both have fate with my Primordial Chaos. Could you lead Snowfall Qiancheng to merge into my Primordial Chaos? I will certainly not mistreat you two.

Everyone was instantly stunned.

Immediately after, the major guilds seemed to awaken one after another.

The universal Shen Wang, the Dawn's Twelve‑winged Angel, the Morning Star's Xingchen…

In any case, the chairmen of the major guilds, except Yanhuang, began sending system broadcasts to recruit.

Looking at the current situation, this is definitely an internal conflict within Qiancheng Muxue, a force that has split off.

Anyway, with the National War System imminent, if we can truly capture this force that has broken away from Qiancheng Muxue, it would be a huge boost for our guild.

Even Tan Lang's Lang Xing Tianxia also made a call, though Lang Xing Tianxia is very self‑aware; even if Du Juan truly wishes to merge with a guild…

It still wouldn't consider Tan Lang.

But with so many shouting, wouldn't it look unsociable if we didn't shout out ourselves?

Immediately after, mid‑sized guilds like Chu Ge and Zong Heng also intervened; compared with the major guilds' recruitment, these mid‑sized guilds sounded much more respectful.

Ding—

Global Server Announcement:

Qiancheng Gongzi: Du Xue, you scoundrel! And Lihualuo, you white‑eyed wolf!

From today onward, Qiancheng Muxue and Snowfall Qiancheng will fight to the death!

Unless it's a no‑PK zone, there will be no distinction of place or situation; even if we meet on the National War battlefield, we will fight to the death!!

With Qiancheng Gongzi's broadcast, the entire Domestic Server boiled over again.

That is Qiancheng Muxue, after all; although it ranked eighth among the former top ten guilds, and in the competition there are newcomers like Yanhuang and Shenhua.

But one cannot deny its status as a top‑tier elite in the game.

When a major guild suddenly drops such an earth‑shattering scandal, naturally the many onlookers are extremely excited.

After partying for over ten minutes, the flood of Global Server Announcements finally faded.

At this point, Du Juan finally said something.

Global Server Announcement:

Du Juan: Snowfall Qiancheng and Qiancheng Muxue have split; the reasons are complex and not easy to explain. I also thank all chairmen for their favor; Snowfall Qiancheng currently has no plans to merge into any guild.

Thus, the former top‑tier game elite Qiancheng Muxue has been divided in two, essentially setting the tone.

"It looks like this, it doesn't seem like they're using any tricks," Chen Guan said curiously.

"Sister Wenwan, after you log off, use the intel from your Li Family Conglomerate to investigate. Has anything happened to the Li Family Conglomerate?"

On Zhou Qiqi's side, everyone turned into a super onlooker, clinging to Li Wenwan and saying.

"Don't worry, even if you don't mention it, I'll still investigate."

Li Wenwan's eyes also burned with a raging gossip fire, but she didn't need to investigate; she could just log off and ask her own unlucky brother‑in‑law to find out.

Anyway, they'll definitely look into this kind of matter.

And while everyone was silent in this onlooker atmosphere.

Game time unknowingly reached 20:30.

A golden system announcement rang throughout the competition!

Ding—

Server Announcement:

Due to the rise in player strength, effective immediately, all servers with players of level 80 will activate the National War System.

The entrance is unified at the Huangcheng Plaza Teleport Array; through the array one can enter the National Battle Map.

The National Battle Map connects all servers.

Players can invade other servers via the National Battle Map.

For details, please explore the National Battle Map.

Note: With the National Battle Map opened, from now on, all players who reach the Foreign Server via non‑National Battle Map routes will be subject to National Fortune suppression.

As this system announcement echoed across the whole server, the Domestic Server's onlookers quieted down.

National Battle Map!

Connecting all servers!

You can also invade other servers via the National Battle Map.

From now on, anyone not entering other servers through the National Battle Map will be subject to National Fortune suppression.

That's basically all the content.

When Su Sheng saw the system announcement, he frowned; this is not good news for the Huaxia Domestic Server.

In that case, the Domestic Server will be even easier for other nations to target jointly.

But for now, only level‑80 players.

can enter the National Battle Map.

Yesterday, across the entire Zhu Lu Game, there were only about 1,000 level‑80 Fourth Rebirth players; even if today it doubled, Dingtian would have roughly 2,000.

In other words, a large‑scale National War can't be launched in a short time.

"Let's go, everyone who is level‑80 Fourth Rebirth, head to Huangcheng now and enter the National Battle Map!"

Su Sheng waved his hand grandly.

In fact, Su Sheng didn't need to say more.

At this moment, almost every level‑80 player in the Zhu Lu Game would make that choice.

Huangcheng Square!

Across the Domestic Server, virtually all level‑80 players gathered in front of a newly released massive golden Teleport Array.

"This is the National Battle Map Teleport Array, let's go inside!"

Shen Wang rushed in, blazing with urgency.

Everyone, of course, did not hesitate and entered the National Battle Map one after another.

At this point, the Domestic Server of Huaxia Nation had over a hundred level‑80 Second Rebirth players.

According to intelligence, among all servers, the Domestic Server currently has the most level‑80 players.

After Su Sheng entered the Teleport Array, a prompt popped up.

Please select the destination you wish to go to.

Su Sheng glanced at it.

Corresponding to the Four Great Main Cities!

The Huaxia Nation Domestic Server also possesses four main cities within the National Battle Map.

East, South, West, and North—four main cities!

Su Sheng randomly chose one main city, and as the view shifted, he found himself inside a city.

Su Sheng took a quick look; the style of this city differed greatly from that of other cities on the Domestic Server.

All the architecture and ambience were rustic, austere, and heavy.

He could also see NPC patrols; clearly, the main city on the National Battle Map also has NPC garrisons.

Around him, other level‑80 Fourth Rebirth players who had chosen this main city appeared one after another.

Su Sheng didn't have time to greet them and first opened the National Battle Map rules menu.

In the National Battle Map, players on the same server are by default assigned to the same faction; unless Killing Mode is enabled, players cannot PvP within the same faction.

Just seeing this clause made Su Sheng frown.

That means, on this National Battle Map, players on the same server can still kill each other.

They just need to toggle Killing Mode.

That's not good news, especially after the recent big scandal involving Qiancheng Muxue and Snowfall Qiancheng.

If they really meet on the National Battle Map, they might actually start a fight.

Next, Su Sheng looked at the other rules.

The National Battle Map has no monsters; all players from other servers are hostile.

Killing a player from another server on the National Battle Map grants 1 point of National War Merit.

If you die, you lose 50% of your own experience; you only lose a level if your experience becomes insufficient.

At the same time, the drop chance of your own equipment is greatly reduced, but not eliminated.

National War Merit can be exchanged for various items in the National Battle Map merit shop.

Also, each player initially defaults to the rank of Soldier.

After earning a certain amount of merit, one can upgrade one's status; the higher the status, the better the items that can be exchanged.

Moreover, killing a player of higher status yields more National War Merit.

Besides that.

If you invade another server via the National War System, killing that server's players also grants National War points, and the point earnings are doubled.

Seeing this, Su Sheng couldn't help but raise an eyebrow; it was somewhat similar to the effect of his Demon-Suppressing Army medal.

But this merit has no additional bonuses.

Beyond that, Su Sheng looked at the topmost, most central rule.

National Fortune!

All servers start with a National Fortune of one billion!

Each time you kill an opposing player, you can loot a bit of National Fortune from the opponent's server.

The National Fortune value affects the quarterly ranking settlement.

Moreover, the amount of National Fortune also determines the strength of the National Fortune suppression effect when other players enter your server via non‑National Battle Maps.

National Fortune is settled once each quarter!