Chapter 123 - 96: Team Formed, the Powerful Heaven-Reaching Gang Has Assembled

"Everyone, line up!"

"Hurry up!"

"Move it!!!"

At the Tourism Management Office, Li Yunlong was holding a teaching pointer, directing the personnel inside to form lines.

The staff members were all filled with surprise seeing the emotion their director was now displaying. He was usually all smiles, the very picture of a man who believed in amiability breeding wealth.

They didn’t understand what had gotten into their director.

In fact, some could even sense that despite his harsh tone, the director seemed to be in a very good mood. His eyes were practically glowing.

"Brother Zhang, what’s going on?"

Wang Dapang, who was also organizing personnel, was very curious about Li Yunlong’s unusual behavior and asked Zhang Qiqiang, who was beside him.

They both knew that Li Yunlong had intentionally hung back for a while when he returned. But Wang Dapang didn’t know what had actually happened.

"What else could it be? He got the big shot’s approval, of course~~"

The street-smart Zhang Qiqiang had seen right through to Director Li Yunlong’s state of mind.

As a regular person who hadn’t inherited any abilities, leading the Qing City Tourism Management Office with its several thousand Ability Users was naturally stressful for Li Yunlong.

Although he had support from headquarters above and from people like Father Shen and Uncle Sun below, even so, Li Yunlong wore a constant smile and acted with great caution every day.

After his conversation with Shen Fei, having gotten Shen Fei’s answer and relayed the information back to headquarters, Li Yunlong felt a wave of relief.

Knowing that all the Tourism Management Office personnel were now gathered so Shen Fei could use the [Mind Control Tower] to identify traitors, Li Yunlong, upon his return, began organizing everyone in high spirits.

Only he himself knew the extent of his joy. Just a moment ago, the people at the Tourism Management Office headquarters had heaped praise on him after hearing the outcome of his communication with Shen Fei.

Now, facing the staff of the Tourism Management Office, Li Yunlong, his heart finally unburdened of its pressure, couldn’t help but raise his voice.

"Alright~~"

"Forget I said anything!"

Hearing it had to do with the big shot Shen Fei—a man he had only met once and whose thigh he felt he hadn’t yet hugged securely—Wang Dapang said no more...

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Time passed, and soon it was night.

"There are actually three hundred of them!!!"

"Motherfucker...."

Back with Li Yunlong, after the troops were organized in the afternoon and Shen Fei used the [Mind Control Tower] to control them, a simple question was asked: "Have you done anything unacceptably evil since the apocalypse began?"

Li Yunlong never expected that a tenth of the subordinates under his management would have problems, big and small. He had considered that some might not pass the test, but he never thought the number would be so high!

This situation gave the previously happy Li Yunlong a stomachache from pure rage, and the normally calm and polite man even started cursing outright...

"Sir, calm down!"

"After midnight, once the Neutral City descends, we’ll have them lead the charge!"

"Let them be the suicide squad!"

"Calm down, calm down. Now that they’ve been found out, it’s much better than them staying hidden..."

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Beside him, Wang Dapang and Zhang Qiqiang—who had also been interrogated but passed—consoled Li Yunlong.

Behind the two of them was a dense, orderly phalanx of tanks, their metallic surfaces gleaming. Five thousand Grizzly Tanks had been readied by Zhang Qiqiang, just waiting for midnight to strike before mobilizing.

Behind the tanks was an even larger force: more than eighty thousand Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. The eighty thousand Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, who had been inherited bare-bodied, were now all clad in camouflage uniforms, their faces painted with tactical patterns.

Their tiger-like eyes were wide, and they gripped submachine guns, their gazes fixed aggressively on their lord, Wang Dapang.

If no one pointed it out, everyone who saw them would surely think they were formidable modern warriors. No one would ever imagine that these tens of thousands of men in camouflage were the physically powerful Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, inherited from a game...

At this moment, everyone from the Tourism Management Office, aside from the honorary directors Father Shen and Uncle Sun, was assembled and ready to move.

Their target was the Neutral City, now only a few hundred meters from the ground and about to land 200 kilometers away!

They were waiting for the most powerful of them all, Shen Fei, to lead them in conquering the Neutral City.

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"Brothers!! Look at the mighty strength of our Qing City Tourism Management Office!!!"

"Look at these imposing, formidable tanks and tens of thousands of warriors!"

"Look at us, fully prepared and ready to seize victory in a single blow!!"

While awaiting Shen Fei’s command, a propaganda officer from the Qing City Tourism Management Office was live-streaming the formation.

Five thousand tanks occupied several thousand hectares of land. The eighty thousand Tiger and Leopard Cavalry formed a dense column stretching for several kilometers. Adding in the Accessories of the other Tourism Management Office members, an absolutely enormous area was occupied by the Tourism Management Office’s forces.

The scene was magnificent and imposing!

"Go, Qing City!"

"I’m betting on Qing City!"

"Qing City, I’m proud of you!"

"Go, son!"

"You’re amazing, honey!!"

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In the live-stream chat, all sorts of bullet comments were flooding the screen.

Looking closely, one could tell that most of the viewers watching the Qing City Tourism Management Office’s live stream were local residents. The families of all the participants were watching the live stream, a full-family affair.

Although conquering a Neutral City could be considered an act of war, the opposing Guardians of the Neutral City couldn’t go online or check for intelligence via the internet. Therefore, live-streaming was permitted...

Besides, with the chaotic era upon them, it was beneficial to let the general public understand more about the combat situation.

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Tonight, it was time for the second round of ability inheritances, but due to the version 4.3 update, everyone’s attention was focused on the Neutral Cities.

Wherever a Neutral City was descending nearby, there was almost certainly a corresponding team preparing for battle, ready to occupy it.

As a result, countless related live streams were starting up. The live streams for each region were mostly being watched by local residents, because their loved ones were on the local streams.

Most of these battle-ready teams were organized by the Tourism Management Office. A small number were led by secret organizations.

It had been a week since game abilities were inherited, and everyone knew that the Neutral Cities descending this time were of great importance. Although their Attributes were still unknown, everyone had extremely high expectations for the Neutral Cities.

Those ambitious individuals who had formed secret organizations were all filled with anticipation for the Neutral Cities...

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Qing City!

Songhai City!

Divine Capital!

Yang City!

Han City!

Nearly all of Xia Country’s major cities had at least one team assembled and ready to go. The major cities had also long since determined which Neutral City they intended to capture.

Everyone was waiting for midnight to inherit their new abilities, after which they would charge directly toward the Neutral Cities.

Many hadn’t chosen their inherited abilities carefully during the first week. Now, for the second ability inheritance, everyone had already rubbed their hands in glee and made their selections. Some people had even planned out ability combinations to create more interesting strategies...

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"Brother Fei!"

"Brother Fei!"

"Brother Fei!!"

On the other side of Qing City, unlike the orderly formation of the Tourism Management Office, the Nanshan Villa area was brightly lit and in a state of chaotic excitement.

Uncle Sun had been driving his eight-fused Chariot pieces all day, pulling people in. Shen Fei even eventually put out a Teleportation Gate Tower to bring in nearby members.

Before nightfall, all the members of the Heaven-Reaching Gang who were willing to come had finally arrived.

After a round of excited hugs and introductions, just a moment ago, Shen Fei had taken control of the [Mind Control Tower] and tested every member who was willing to have their mind scanned.

About a dozen players who were unwilling to be tested were directly kicked out of Nanshan Villa by Sun Yu.

And after the tests with the [Mind Control Tower], Shen Fei weeded out another dozen or so members with ulterior motives. His mind tests were conducted under everyone’s watchful eyes. Therefore, everyone accepted the results.

Unlike the members who had been expelled earlier for refusing the test, right now, these members who had been found to have issues were viewed with hostility by all.

Many directly proposed that these treacherous individuals should be eliminated on the spot.

Seeing no response from Shen Fei, many Heaven-Reaching Gang members who had already greeted him began to shout his name loudly.

"I object!!!"

"What right do you have to say I have ulterior motives!!"

"I don’t accept your tower’s judgment!!!"

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"Give me a chance! I was wrong!!"

"I was a spy before, but that doesn’t mean I will be in the future!"

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"I was wrong! I’m willing to confess! I accepted Credit Points from the Patrolling Ranger organization!! I’m guilty!!!"

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While the other members discussed how to deal with them, the ones who had been flagged as problematic began shouting all at once, a cacophony of different pleas and arguments.

"Leave!"

"Don’t let me see you again!"

Finally, Shen Fei spoke.

From the Heaven-Reaching Gang’s fan group, there were over three thousand people who had inherited abilities from *Tower Defense of Ten Thousand Realms*. But in the end, for various reasons, only eight hundred had been willing to come to the Nanshan Villa area. These people had come with their families in tow, all of them willing to put their trust in Shen Fei.

Shen Fei, in turn, felt a strong sense of approval and closeness to these people.

After all, in this chaotic era, these individuals, whose own bodies were weak, had endured for a week because of a single sentence from him. Being willing to bring their families and ride in Uncle Sun’s vehicles to relocate to Qing City was a gamble.

Shen Fei would not let those who believed in him suffer a loss.

But he hadn’t expected that, even so, even after he had emphasized several times in the group chat that only those who had thought it through and trusted him completely should come to his villa, there would still be a dozen or so people with special intentions toward him.

Originally, he would have killed them in an instant. However, standing around them were many family members—the families of his loyal followers! Among them were quite a few children.

Not wanting to leave the children with a dark memory, Shen Fei, seeing that it was almost time, directly ordered them to be driven away.

They’ll regret this in the future!

SWOOSH!

SWOOSH!

SWOOSH!

Seeing that some were still dawdling and not moving, the ten Defense Towers Shen Fei summoned instantly began to glow.

In the end, amidst the sighs of the loyalists, all of these people were expelled from Nanshan Villa...

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"Good!"

"From now on, we are all brothers!"

"As long as I, Shen Fei, have food to eat, I will absolutely not let my brothers go hungry!!"

With all the dissenters removed, Shen Fei looked down at the crowd below and shouted solemnly. These players who had passed the mind test would be his most loyal core team from now on.

If you are true to me, I will be true to you!

"Brother Fei!! I was on a business trip that day, so I didn’t get to inherit an ability from *Tower Defense of Ten Thousand Realms*! I randomly inherited a blacksmithing game I played as a kid. Is that okay?!" someone suddenly shouted.

"It’s fine!"

"Anything is fine!"

"Even if you didn’t inherit an ability, I’ll make you an Ability User!"

For this group of people who had passed the mind test, brought their families, and chose to believe in him in this chaotic era by coming to Nanshan Villa, Shen Fei was willing to give his utmost trust and patience.

"Thank you, Brother Fei!"

"Thank you, Brother Fei!"

"Thank you, Brother Fei!"

Shen Fei’s answer was met with countless responses.

"Alright, it’s almost time. All family members, return to your assigned villas for now! Please bear with the tight quarters for a few days. Once the Neutral City is captured, there will be plenty of space! All members of the Heaven-Reaching Gang, with me!!"

Seeing that the time was already 11:30 PM, Shen Fei waved his arm and led the tested loyalists toward the Tourism Management Office’s location.

There, the Tourism Management Office was still waiting for him. There, he would consolidate their forces and lead an all-out attack!

"Alright, Yu, you have a heavy responsibility tonight. You’re defending the home base! Ten Pawn pieces, ten Trooper pieces, plus the Mist Tower I’m leaving behind, should be enough to defend Nanshan Villa! Your task is a heavy one. You’ll be protecting all of our homes!" Shen Fei added, assigning Sun Yu his role before leading the others away.

This young man was assigned to guard the home base tonight, the home in the Nanshan Villa area.

"Alright!"

"As long as I’m here, the home is safe!!"

"I guarantee there’ll be no problem! If things get rough, I’ll pop my own Defense Towers!"

Sun Yu patted his chest, guaranteeing it fiercely.

"Good!"

Patting Yu’s shoulder, Shen Fei waved his hand and led the group of Tower Masters, quickly arriving at the Qing City Tourism Management Office...

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As the large contingent of Tower Masters departed, some of the traitors who had just been driven out by Shen Fei for failing the Mind Control Tower test were still lingering near the villa...