Although it was only an initial round of layoffs, it had already greatly eased the pressure on Sage Wuming and the others. After all, they no longer had to pay the salaries of a million players every day. Coupled with the large amount of equipment, items, pills, management experience, rules, and systems they had obtained from Misty Pavilion, the Drinking Water Alliance's players had clearly become more proactive and united.
In short, everything in the Drinking Water Alliance was moving in a positive direction. Even though many problems still remained, Sage Wuming and the others had become even more determined to continue reducing their player numbers.
"That's right. Our guild's situation is improving, and as time passes and we persuade more players to leave, it will only get better. Maybe—no, we will definitely become a guild capable of standing alongside, or even contending with, the Ten Great Guilds." Sage Wuming spoke excitedly, stirring the blood of the other players as well.
"But why do I feel like we've let Misty Pavilion down? Because the Ten Great Demon Gods really will provide support, Misty Pavilion won't be able to attack Imperial Cities for a long time. That makes our item worth far less than what they paid." Zhan Yi Xing Hua Yu suddenly said. He glanced at everyone. "From the looks of it now, we've gotten a huge bargain."
Everyone fell silent. Naturally, they knew that they had made a massive profit from this deal.
"Miss Yan Hua had already analyzed that Imperial Cities could not be captured for a long time, and she told us so directly. Yet they still chose to trade with us despite knowing that, which means they had other considerations. At the very least, they probably won't lose too much." Sage Wuming said, then changed his