Chapter 522: Three Stinky Craftsmen

The route is still the same as before: teleport to Wutong Town, then go to Zhuque City, and set out from Zhuque City to Yan Huang Base.

This time, the dwarf team is slower than the last time.

Last time only Iron Hammer led a few apprentices; this time it's the entire Dwarf Race from the mine outpost, a massive force of over a thousand, bringing families and all sorts of belongings.

Su Sheng estimates that even if everything goes smoothly, reaching Wutong Town will still take three hours.

From Zhuque City to the base, it's estimated at six to seven hours.

Today's main task is to escort this dwarf party.

Su Sheng walks at the front, eyes narrowing as he watches the road ahead.

He wonders whether everything will go smoothly.

Su Sheng glances at the three thousand Hidden Dragon members beside him; there are also five hundred Assassin Guild members in the shadows.

Su Sheng no longer has any worries.

Last time, just with a thousand Assassin Guild and a few thousand Yan Huang freelancers, they could crush Qiancheng Muxue.

This time, although fewer in number, the quality is on a different level.

Moreover…

It's not as if the over ten thousand Yan Huang members are just decorations; at Su Sheng's command, Yan Huang's people will rush to support.

So Su Sheng has nothing to worry about.

In fact, Su Sheng even hopes Qiancheng Muxue will surface again, so that before the Recharge System opens for the New Year, they can give Qiancheng Muxue another harsh blow.

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Qiancheng Muxue… no, it should be said that all the major guilds have received the news.

Even ordinary players can guess Yan Huang's purpose in escorting these dwarves this time.

Let alone the major guilds.

Yan Huang's rise is already inevitable; it remains to see whether it climbs step by step or Soars straight up thousands of miles.

If Su Sheng can bring these dwarves back to the base smoothly, it will most likely Soar directly.

Yan Huang's enemies are unlikely to be pleased.

"Qiancheng Head, what do you think? Any ideas?"

"Chairman Ye Tianzi, Qiancheng Muxue naturally has some ideas, but the exact course of action needs careful consideration."

"After all, the matter of our two‑guild alliance was originally planned as a grand gift to them during the Yanhuang Guild's monster siege."

"But now, with only our single guild acting alone, trying to block Mo Wen Qianchen seems unlikely."

Qiancheng Gongzi analyzes, noting that the last interception of Yan Huang's dwarf escort was Yan Huang's first step onto the path of overtaking Qiancheng Muxue.

If it happens again, Qiancheng Muxue, whose pace was recently delayed by the Alliance Decree, is still aware that a single guild—Qiancheng Gongzi isn't foolish—has its limits.

"Then we'll strike together directly, without worrying about startling the grass and snakes."

"No… if we reveal our alliance now, even if we block these dwarves, Yan Huang's base can still be built smoothly."

"Moreover, there will be safeguards."

"My thought is: if we can block this time, we block; if we can't, we don't force it."

"But during Yan Huang Base's monster siege, we could add a spark that might directly destroy Yan Huang's base."

Acting now, even with Qiancheng Muxue plus the Imperial Dynasty, we can't guarantee a hundred percent interception success; although Yan Huang's escort force is only three thousand, don't assume the rest of Yan Huang are dead.

But when the monster siege comes, they'll simply go with the flow; the siege is a major move targeting Yan Huang Base.

Perhaps they just need to press harder to directly destroy Yan Huang Base.

If the base is destroyed, reapplying for an Expansion Order costs more and also requires waiting time.

Now, the gap between other guilds and Yan Huang is a matter of time.

"As long as we stall Yan Huang's development for a while, when the Recharge System opens for the New Year, we can definitely press Yan Huang down again."

"I believe that besides the two of us, there will be others who aren't keen on watching Yan Huang rise."

"Tan Lang!"

"Exactly, Tan Lang!"

Qiancheng Gongzi and Ye Tianzi both thought of one person.

Tan Lang, Lang Xing Tianxia.

Currently, Lang Xing Tianxia has not yet formed a guild.

Moreover, among the Huaxia Top Ten Guilds, Tan Lang ranks at the very bottom.

If Yan Huang rises, it's most likely Tan Lang will be squeezed out of the Huaxia Top Ten Guilds.

Don't underestimate the Top Ten Guilds; though a hollow title, the name itself is a symbol and a knife cutting into the game‑world's big cake.

The simplest case: now the competition is fierce, big companies plan ads; do they seek the renowned Top Ten Guilds or a quiet small guild, or perhaps a loser?

It's all about money.

"We should now contact Lang Xing Tianxia!"

Thus, thereafter Qiancheng Gongzi and Ye Tianzi begin reaching out to Tan Lang's people.

Anyway, based on movement speed estimates, Yan Huang's escort of the dwarves to the base will still take a long time.

The two didn't hide anything and laid their cards straight to Lang Xing Tianxia.

They aren't worried that Lang Xing Tianxia will expose the matter, since striking Yan Huang is only beneficial and never detrimental to Tan Lang.

Even if they do nothing, they will certainly not aid Yan Huang.

After hearing Qiancheng Gongzi and Ye Tianzi's persuasion, Lang Xing Tianxia feels conflicted.

These matters, without them saying a word, Lang Xing Tianxia understands them himself.

He would be content to be pushed out of the top ten guilds like this?

Definitely can't!

But opposing Yan Huang… Lang Xing Tianxia feels a bit insecure.

Suddenly…

Lang Xing Tianxia gets a sudden idea.

Three cobblers can match a Zhuge Liang.

Not to mention, the chairmen of three major guilds gathered together.

"You plan to unite, so that when the monsters lay siege you can strike Yan Huang Base, and now you want to intercept Yan Huang's dwarf squad, but acting alone you have no certainty, and you also don't want to expose your alliance early, right?" Lang Xing Tianxia chuckled.

"Yes."

This is the dilemma they are tangled in.

"No problem, you two families can immediately mobilize manpower now and carry out the interception."

"As for exposing early… when the monster siege comes, what if… it's three families!"

"If you act now, it will give Yan Huang the illusion that only your two families are united, after all, on the surface the only ones at odds with Yan Huang are your two families."

Lang Xing Tianxia chuckled.

"Got it…"

"Chairman Lang Xing Tianxia, you have an idea."

Qiancheng Gongzi and Ye Tianzi both understood Lang Xing Tianxia's words.

Obviously, after their persuasion, Lang Xing Tianxia also intends to intervene when the monsters siege Yan Huang Base.

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"Sheng Ge! Received the news, Qiancheng Muxue's people have moved."

Seeing the private chat sent by Chen Guan, Su Sheng was unsurprised.

They definitely wouldn't be pleased to watch us smoothly bring back the Dwarf Race.

"People of the Imperial Dynasty have also moved."

Immediately after, another private chat came back from Lin Huan.

"The two guilds coming together? You really think highly of me, huh?" Su Sheng grinned.

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