Gradually, the players fell silent. The buzzing beneath the city walls vanished in an instant. Everyone watched Lu Yang curiously, eager to know how he intended to settle the hundreds of thousands of people he had gathered this time.
Light flashed.
Zhou Tianming appeared beside Lu Yang and said with a chuckle, "Boss, everyone's here. Look."
Lu Yang patted Zhou Tianming on the shoulder, signaling that he needn't be so embarrassed. Smiling, he said, "Your brothers are my brothers. I won't treat them any differently from the other players."
Zhou Tianming took a deep breath and nodded with deep emotion. He no longer felt even the slightest concern for these people and stood comfortably to one side.
Looking at the ten thousand people below, Lu Yang activated the loudspeaker and said, "Ever since I announced that I would take you in, people have constantly been telling me not to accept you. Some even swore that bringing you back meant bringing in a group of unstable elements who could harm the Iron Blood Brotherhood at any moment."
The more than ten thousand people below felt choked up. Seeing the awkward expressions on their faces, Lu Yang continued, "But I didn't listen to them. I still decided to gather you all and give you the same treatment as the other official players of the Iron Blood Brotherhood."
"This isn't because I pity you, nor is it because I'm taking care of Zhou Tianming. It's because I believe you should come back. The Iron Blood Brotherhood is still your home."
The moment his words fell, all ten thousand people below froze. So many of them had betrayed the Iron Blood Brotherhood, yet Lu Yang was telling them that this was still their home! They had never expected it. Never.
Lu Yang could sense