Chapter 95: Taking the Initiative

Xu Longyun's pupils trembled slightly, she let out an imperceptible sigh of relief, and then a smile hung on the corners of her mouth.

"What a big mouth you have," Jiang Qingqin snorted. "You haven't even reached the Golden Core stage, yet you want to open a mountain and accept disciples? You'd have to have someone willing to enter your mountain gate first!"

"That is none of your concern," Lin Bai said. "Even if I am not capable, I have the Righteous Sect behind me; if the sky falls, my master and the others will hold it up."

"Xiao Qing, no need to get angry with him," Xu Longyun smiled. "Most of the Heavenly Descended do not yet know that the major sects are accepting disciples in Qian City. Once this news spreads, his little sect will surely scatter into nothingness in an instant. The Heavenly Descended are Undying and Indestructible; without special means and resources, even your sect, Hundred Flowers Valley, might not be able to keep the Heavenly Descended, let alone his Beggar Sect with its two or three kittens."

"That's true," Jiang Qingqin returned a look of disdain to Lin Bai.

"And you, Shopkeeper Lin," Xu Longyun looked at Lin Bai again and said, "You also don't need to worry too much that mass recruitment will invite encirclement and retaliation from evil sects. Yesterday, I received an official document from the City Lord of Qian City; the Blood Shadow Sect, Demon Spirit Sect, and Canyang Valley are currently negotiating with him to set up disciple recruitment centers in Qian City. Given this trend, it is inevitable that both the Righteous and evil sides will compromise, ultimately allowing the Heavenly Descended to choose their sects according to their own wishes."

When it comes down to it, it's still a game!

Lin Bai curled his lips silently.

Xu Longyun smiled: "If Shopkeeper Lin has confidence in your Righteous Sect, you could very well set up a disciple recruitment center in Qian City and compete with the major sects for the Heavenly Descended."

"Many thanks for the City Lord's guidance, but my Righteous Sect does not need to set up a recruitment center to be full of talent," Lin Bai tossed the little fox aside and cupped his hands toward Xu Longyun.

At this very moment.

He finally realized that Xu Longyun had not brought him here for the Rejuvenation Pill; she had specifically intended to remind him to prepare early.

As expected of his business partner, she was loyal enough.

"Isn't Shopkeeper Lin going to perform Pill Refinement? It is time to go," Xu Longyun looked at Lin Bai with a smile and said, "Xiao Qing and I haven't seen each other for many days, and we still have much to talk about!"

"Lin will take his leave," Lin Bai said with a smile.

"Tomorrow, I will post a notice at the City Lord's Mansion to inform the Heavenly Descended that those willing to go to Qian City may come to the City Lord's Mansion to register. We depart in five days; there is only one chance, and I will not wait past the deadline," Xu Longyun looked at Lin Bai and said indifferently, "If anyone from Shopkeeper Lin's Beggar Sect wants to go, please do not stop them, so as not to invite disaster upon my Jiamu City."

"The sky is high for birds to fly, and the sea is wide for fish to leap. If the people of the Beggar Sect truly want to join other sects, Lin naturally will not force them to stay," Lin Bai smiled and said, "If the Righteous Sect is to be carried forward and flourish, perhaps Lin will also take a trip to Qian City."

Jiang Qingqin looked at the two of them without speaking.

……

After bidding farewell to Xu Longyun, Lin Bai did not go to the Alchemy Room, but instead turned and left the City Lord's Mansion.

He had thought that the players would leave Jiamu City to develop toward higher stages, but he hadn't expected it to happen so quickly!

Do novice job transfers not even have level requirements?

Then what is the point of setting up a novice village?

Just to let the players understand this world?

They can understand this world just as well by going to Qian City, and perhaps they might even save time wasted in the novice village by entering a cultivation sect directly.

……

The news brought by Xu Longyun caught Lin Bai off guard.

One must know.

He had just finished the layout of the novice village and hadn't even had time to cultivate it deeply.

Once the players get the news about job transfers for cultivation, they will definitely all go to Qian City to try their luck; what player would be willing to stay in a novice village for their whole life?

He could not stop all of this.

Once the players are attracted by other sects, the Beggar Sect that he had just established would, nine times out of ten, fall apart.

To keep the Beggar Sect's structure intact, the Beggar Sect's appeal to players must exceed that of those cultivation sects...

To be honest, that is a bit difficult.

Unless the disciples of the cultivation sects all had the same strength as Jiang Qingqin, but thinking about it, that is impossible; the Medicine King Valley alone has three thousand Golden Core cultivators!

Is his business about to fall into a predicament again?

Lin Bai frowned slightly.

He knew.

He would have to face this step sooner or later; he could not avoid this hurdle.

He could not hide in the novice village and act as a king forever, even if Xu Longyun told him that the Righteous Seven Sects and the evil sects had reached an agreement not to allow people from evil sects to invade the novice village?

But what about the unstable factor of the players joining in!

With them around, a great war between the Righteous and evil sides would inevitably break out again.

Competing for rankings!

Competing for glory!

Raiding bosses!

Fighting for territory!

When there are sects, they fight sect wars; when there are nations, they fight national wars.

Even if the official game has no quests, the players themselves can create all of this...

Any reason could potentially trigger a great war between the Righteous and evil sides; this is almost a one-hundred-percent certainty...

If they really start fighting?

Who would still care about any novice village agreement?

Furthermore.

He is still a shining, bright boss; there will always be players who want to come and raid him...

……

Moreover.

The resources Jiamu City provides him are almost exhausted; not to mention the slowly growing Residual Value, the Negative Emotion Value is no longer rising as fast as it used to.

Therefore.

For both public and private reasons.

Lin Bai must push upward.

Otherwise, once the players grow up, Xu Longyun will not be able to protect him at all.

Choosing comfort means waiting for death.

……

As for the newly emerged Sect Leader System, Lin Bai decided to set it aside for now; not to mention how hard it would be to find a mountain peak, his current foundation was not enough to support a sect.

If he managed his big brother's enterprise well, once he had territory in the future, he could level up the sect rank in a minute...

Helping his big brother is helping himself!

In this world, no one understood the conduct of players better than he did!

……

"... The 【Golden-Haired Lion】 of Dinghuo City and 【Living Under the Crotch】 of Situ City, one joined the Blood Shadow Sect, and the other entered Canyang Valley; both are proper evil sects. One was kidnapped on the way to Qian City, and the other was kidnapped on the way to Kun City. Now the two are showing off on the forum like dogs, and most of the closed-beta players are restless, all wanting to go out and try their luck." 【Kanmu No. 1】 said, "Lao Gu, what should we do? Should we go out and venture?"

"Wait a bit longer." 【Gugao Laoren】 said, "We just joined the Beggar Sect, and Lin Bai has the Justice Sect behind him! We cannot look at one mountain while standing on another, only to end up with nothing."

"Maybe it's a coincidence!" 【Lao Mi】 said, "Isn't it said that some people also went out to try their luck, only to be killed by bandits on the road, exploding straight back to the city with not a single cent left? It is said that the bandits blocking the road all have quite high Martial Art."

"We are different; they are fighting alone, but there are over a hundred of us!" 【Kanmu No. 1】 said, "Are you willing to stay in Jiamu City and level up slowly? It is too hard to get Lin Bai's recognition; even if we don't encounter evil sects, it would be fine to go to Qian City and take a look!"

"Wait a bit longer, the newbie village hasn't been fully explored yet." 【Gugao Laoren】 said, "Didn't Lin Bai say there are still Demon Beasts on Xishan? Leaving the newbie village without even fighting the BOSS, it always feels like something is missing..."

……

【Lao Mi】, 【Gengmi】, 【Gugao Laoren】, 【Xianxia First Paparazzi】, and several other players gathered in a dilapidated temple, each wearing tattered clothes, chatting together.

I don't know whose idea it was, but on the front and back of the tattered clothes, a "Beggar" character was embroidered, looking quite neat.

As for the original Beggar in Jiamu City, they had long since been reduced to minor characters serving tea and pouring water; not only did they not dare to resist, but they were also happy to do so.

That feeling was just like having struggled for many years and finally being incorporated by a big company.

The few were just talking.

Seeing Lin Bai walk in, the few subconsciously stopped their conversation and stood up at the same time to greet Lin Bai.

"Shopkeeper Lin!"

"Shopkeeper Lin!"

Lin Bai looked around at everyone and smiled slightly: "It's good that you are all here; I have something I want to tell you."

"Please speak, Shopkeeper Lin." 【Gugao Laoren】 said.

"Are you prepared to expand outward?" Lin Bai said, "I received news that Huilong Temple, Hundred Flowers Valley, and Chaoyuan Sword Sect have set up disciple recruitment stations in Qian City, intending to recruit you Heavenly Descended. I think the Beggar Sect should also move upward. Jiamu City is too small; staying trapped here has no future."

Players have forums, and they receive the latest news even faster than Xu Longyun.

When he heard their private chats, Lin Bai made his decision.

Rather than pacifying the restless players, it would be better to take the initiative and lead them to venture upward together.

(End of this chapter)