Chapter 253: Turned Into a Bowl of Porridge

"Oh! A word from upstairs woke the dreamer! I wondered where it looked familiar—yes, yes! Back then they even called it big brother Wan Yi; this person is so low‑key, never said a word, it's been so long I really can't recall."

"Really? Are you kidding? I still want to give it a try."

"Let's try someone else; going after this one is basically the same as a suicide mission."

"It's roughly stabilized."

Cheng Shuili relaxed and then checked Qi Wan Yi's reply.

【Wan Yi】: Got a little injury… These people are like a revolving door; I just dealt with one and another came right after. Sigh… I don't mind, but they're like flies, quite annoying.

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: Who said on the regional channel that you're a food cart?

Qi Wan Yi really knew; she hesitated for a moment, then said she would take care of it.

Cheng Shuili was a bit silent, but could only choose to respect the other side.

She ran to the domain again and delivered lunch to Zhou Zhuxing and Yu Bing.

The old castle is now completely refreshed; although the furniture is still old, the hygiene is undeniably spotless.

Except for the people repairing the well, the other servants are all cleaning.

The long table on the first floor was also set up, a few chairs arranged, and it looks quite presentable.

Yu Bing had been impatient for a long time; upon seeing Cheng Shuili, she was overly enthusiastic, her eyes honestly fixed on the lunchbox.

A few people were here, and the guide curiously came over.

After a meal, Cheng Shuili contacted Qi Wan Yi again and quickly prepared a bowl of rice for the guide as well.

The guide didn't expect to be included; when sitting at the table, they kept thanking Cheng Shuili.

Cheng Shuili had originally worried they might have no sense of taste, but the guide's behavior made it clear; the domain's servant cards and those bought from the black market are indeed different.

That's also fine.

A few people gathered around the long table, eating, the atmosphere warm and harmonious.

Just after finishing lunch, the system popped up a notification.

Cheng Shuili glanced; the region's population had dropped below 2,000, and another merge was coming.

【Region merge in progress!】

【Long Guo Third Large District 666 Subdistrict remaining population 1,899, Long Guo Third Large District 213 Subdistrict remaining population 1,345, Long Guo Third Large District 444 Subdistrict 913…】

【The above subdistricts are merging! The current region is now Long Guo Third Large District 12 Subdistrict! Total population: —】

【Survivors, keep it up!】

The once‑quiet regional channel suddenly became lively again.

"Ah, finally merged, the people of our 444 Subdistrict were almost all dead; I wonder what this dying system is waiting for."

"Isn't it over once merged? Why the fuss? Don't tarnish the reputation of our 444 Subdistrict."

"What's wrong with merging! It doesn't affect us! @Nai You Bu Pao, come out to be scolded! If you hadn't suddenly triggered a random Instance, our 444 Subdistrict would have died leaving only this few people!"

"Hello everyone! It's been a while since I've seen so many people, I'm a bit excited, haha."

"Welcome all new friends to join our Long Hu Hui! Welcome all new friends to join our Long Hu Hui! Welcome all new friends to join our Long Hu Hui!"

"We are the strongest guild from Subdistrict 213! Welcome new friends to join!"

"What, even cats and dogs can come out shouting now? Take a look in the mirror and see if you're fit for this."

"When did the strongest guild of Subdistrict 213 become your Long Hu Hui? Clearly it's our Ru Yun Hui!"

"Ru Yun Hui? Just a bunch of defeated subordinates! Your leaders are all dead in the Instance, why are you shouting? The three of us heads are all alive and well!"

"Yes, yes, your leaders are like cockroaches; one dies and another appears, they never stop dying. In terms of leader count, who can match you?!"

This…

Cheng Shuili was a bit silent; why does each subdistrict have its own platform to argue?

Compared like this, their 666 Subdistrict is actually quite peaceful.

Besides the merge notice, there was also a latest ranking list.

【Long Guo Third Large District 12 Subdistrict Stage Ranking - Mileage Ranking】

【Rank 1: Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji (Mileage km)】

Rank 2: Qianxun (Mileage 8423 km)

Rank 3: Ba Tie Lu Fei (Mileage 7513 km)

Rank 4: Shi Zhi Jiu (Mileage 7356 km)

Rank 5: Hao Hao (Mileage 7123 km)

Rank 6: Familiar Moyu Miji (Mileage 7086 km)

Rank 9: Xun Xun (Mileage 6342 km)

......】

Among the top ten, aside from Cheng Shuili herself, only Xun Xun remains.

This merge involved several subdistricts with populations under a thousand, so a total of nine subdistricts merged together.

Xun Xun reaching ninth place shows his mileage has already surpassed a subdistrict's Number One.

The competition is still too fierce.

Cheng Shuili sighed and checked the wealth ranking.

【Long Guo Third Large District 12 Subdistrict Stage Ranking - Wealth Ranking】

【Rank 1: Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji (Wealth valuation 109.4 gold)】

Rank 2: Qianxun (Wealth valuation 42 gold)

Rank 3: Ba Tie Lu Fei (Wealth valuation 41.3 gold)

Rank 4: Shi Zhi Jiu (Wealth valuation 40.9 gold)

Fifth place: Hao Hao (wealth estimate 39 gold).

Sixth place: Rat People Moyu Miji (wealth estimate 38.2 gold).

Ninth place: Xun Xun (wealth estimate 32.1 gold).

......】

Cheng Shuili paused, then opened the Mileage Ranking and took a look; the ordering of these two lists was actually exactly the same, this time the top ten of the ranking were all double-list big shots.

She looked for a moment, raised her hand to close the ranking, then opened the regional channel.

Those two gangs were still arguing, while arguing they asked if any new friends wanted to join, which can be said to be very abstract.

The people of Zone 444 were still besieging the cream without fleeing; it seems this person triggered a random instance, difficulty especially high, directly killing over a thousand people.

In short, the regional channel is now a chaotic mess.

Cheng Shuili raised her eyebrows, told Xinxue to take advantage of the chaos and ask those two gangs what's going on, whether they have an item or what's happening.

Xinxue's reply came immediately: "Boss! We thought of the same thing! I've figured it out, these two gangs are just makeshift troupes, basically just a name, they don't even have a group, they just announce they're joining, and that counts as joining."

"The Like Cloud Society still has a definite boss, but he's dead, now it's a state of leaderless dragons. The Dragon Lake Society is even more abstract, said to have three bosses, but I asked several people and got over a dozen boss IDs. You could say that as long as you want to be boss, you are boss."

Okay.

Cheng Shuili was overthinking.

She stared at the chaotic regional channel for a moment, then still sent a message; no matter how chaotic, one can't not make money.

"【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: Selling Primary Condensed Water Device, brand new equipment, 80 Game Coin each! Item details as follows, private message me to purchase."