The Real Reason

In the virtual world of games, people can easily act impulsively. Thus, the first Player to leave the Future Guild appeared, followed by a second, a third...

Wang Qianduo and the others felt no regret at the departure of these people. They believed that those who could only share the good times but not the bad were useless, no matter how capable they were.

Just after the wave of the Future Guild withdrawals subsided, Old Wang arrived outside the Black Shark Star Instance Dungeon.

He came to kill someone, and his target was none other than Ding Jie.

He received a message that he was coming to run Instance Dungeon, so he came to lie in wait.

Ding Jie appeared soon after; he was preparing to go to the Nest Instance Dungeon with his team.

Ding Jie's Mecha is an Intelligence- type Black Magus Mecha, a Rare Dark Element Mana Mech, which is very distinctive and easy to identify.

Ding Jie was unaware that Wang Qianduo was lying in wait for him, and was walking around as usual, swaggering about.

Then a beam of light flew out of nowhere and struck the head of the Black Magus Mecha.

Weak Point Critical Hit -12402,...

Ding Jie was instantly killed. His teammates were stunned when they saw this, then glared at Old Wang and prepared to rush up to take revenge.

However, Ding Jie gave the order:

"Run! Don't go in!"

Unfortunately, his command was too late; Old Wang had already charged into their ranks and activated the Photon Ray.

Their entire fifty-man group was wiped out very quickly. Killing Ding Jie might not change the Future Guild, but it felt awesome!

He's already found a way to solve the Future Guild's problems; killing him was just for a bit of fun.

Having had his fun, Wang Qianduo returned to his Homeworld Base and, piloting the Night Owl Flying Boat modified by several big shots, embarked on his journey once again.

The people behind this are very well hidden, but while they can fool others, they can't fool Zero.

For the first time ever, Old Wang allowed Zero to enter the real-world network to investigate this matter. Zero really did a great job, figuring out the details about the person behind him in just a few seconds.

This is the terror of artificial intelligence; in the internet world, it is an omnipotent god.

The group that attacked the Future Guild this time was a force called the White Stone Society. Old Wang had never heard of this name before, but it was an organization jointly created by seven large capital groups like Redwood.

According to Zero's data, they previously only had 6 companies; Redwood was added under Ding Jie's management.

Ding Jie's success in making the Redwood business thrive was inseparable from the help of the White Stone Society.

However, for some reason, they, like the Mount Hua Guild, were secretly developing on remote Planet and could even open and close the Teleportation Array on their own.

Knowing their hideout made everything much simpler for Old Wang.

When Wang Qianduo hovered above their newly constructed base, the members of the White Stone Society panicked.

How did he find his way here?

"Shouldn't you ask him how he found us?"

"Damn it, I knew I shouldn't have offended this person!"

"Since things have already come to this, why not turn a bad thing into a good thing..."

You mean Redwood?

While the members of the White Stone Society were in a state of panic, Old Wang in the sky launched an attack on the buildings below.

As the three Fireball fell, all three of the White Stone Society's sizable buildings were destroyed.

A conspiracy is called a conspiracy because it cannot be brought into the light.

They'll die if exposed to light!

Their conspiracy was now exposed. Just as Old Wang was about to attack again, a voice suddenly rang out, and a White Mecha flew out and said to Old Wang:

"Wait a minute! Why is Thousand King attacking our base for no reason?"

Old Wang glanced at him, didn't speak at first, then raised his hand and struck a building again before saying, "No reason, no worries? I'll give you a chance to recall why!"

"I do not understand!"

Upon hearing his words, Old Wang immediately pulled out Blast Bomb and asked, "Do you remember now?"

"Calm down, I remember now!"

After feigning ignorance proved useless, the man immediately said that the threat posed by the Blast Bomb to the base was simply too terrifying.

"It's good that you remember now. I haven't offended any of you, have I? Why did you block our guild members?" Old Wang asked.

"That's because we've invested in over 10 guilds, but that's not important. We were wrong this time. Thousand King, please explain the process for resolving this!"

The man was very straightforward. Everything that had happened to the Mount Hua Guild was still fresh in their minds. They didn't want to provoke this humanoid monster, especially not in their own guild's territory.

"The process? It's very simple. Your White Stone Society to apologize to the entire internet and compensate us for our losses of the past few days with 50 million Gold Crystal!" Wang Qianduo deliberately quoted a price that was difficult for most people to afford.

Five thousand kings is Lion demand; even guilds like Star River and Ten Thousand Miles can't afford that.

"Make a deal!"

Old Wang: "..."

That was hasty! These guys are so rich! I should have asked for more, damn it!

It's not that they're rich; this whole thing was actually initiated by Redwood, and the other companies agreed because they thought it was profitable.

Now that the operation has failed, the Redwood's share of the compensation, leaving the remaining companies with very little. Just consider it a failed investment in a company.

"50 million is no small sum. Give us a day, and we'll raise it!" the man said.

"OK!"

Old Wang wasn't afraid of their tricks at all. They could run away, but they couldn't hide. Unless they broke up into smaller groups and relocated, the losses would be much more than 50 million.

"As you all have seen, he demanded 50 million and an apology, and I agreed!"

After Old Wang left, the members of the White Stone Society began to hold a meeting to discuss countermeasures. The person who had spoken with Old Wang directly stated Old Wang's conditions.

"Why do you have to do this?" another person complained.

"Pay up, we can't exactly move this Planet away, can we?"

These people quickly came up with a compensation plan after discussing it amongst themselves: Redwood would pay 60%, and the remaining amount would be divided among the six guilds.

They didn't give Redwood a chance to refuse; with all six families working together, they had no choice but to agree.

When Ding Jie heard the news, he almost fainted. They had been tricked, not by Old Wang, but by his teammates.

They must have devised this plan from the moment Old Wang appeared: to pay a large sum in compensation and then have Redwood bear the burden.

This will undoubtedly make the already chaotic internal situation at Redwood, caused by the change of power, even more chaotic.

With internal chaos and a precarious cash flow after compensation payments, how could the other companies possibly let this opportunity pass?

Future Guild?

While they may have a bright future, that's a matter for the Future. How can they compare to the allure of a financial giant's "corpse" right now?

Thus, the tragedy of the Redwood came to an end, but their tragedy was entirely of their own making.

Now he has to figure out how to deal with these sharks that are drawn by the smell of blood, otherwise he could be torn to pieces.

In reality, what these giant corporations are after is not the profits brought by these gaming guilds, but rather their influence within the game.

How much revenue can a gaming guild generate? It's nothing more than advertising sponsorships and tournament rewards—things that are negligible to them.

The real profit of this game comes from its technology, which is completely different from and far more advanced than that of Earth Star.

However, Normal technologies are too easy to obtain and don't bring much profit.

They are targeting more advanced technologies, even those of the Alliance military.

These technologies are not so easy to obtain; they are at the forefront of the world and are subject to certain restrictions by the military.

They worked on it for over a year, but their gains were negligible.

Just then, the Future Guild was born.

Old Wang and his team obtained the Core Engine and Interstellar Battleship right away, something that others had been trying to acquire for over a year.

This is truly core technology, and they also know that the military has granted their guild a portion of its authority.

This part is hundreds of times better than their achievements over the past year, and they have given everyone hope of acquiring these technologies.

Otherwise, how could their small guild have attracted the attention of the bigwigs at the Central Research Institute?

However, these bigwigs only conduct research; they don't participate in the underlying business activities.

The military avoids involvement to avoid suspicion, which is why so many people are watching them.

These people were never after the small profits their guild made; they wanted what was hidden behind the scenes.

However, after getting to know him, they discovered that Old Wang was not someone to be trifled with.

This is like a hedgehog; it's very prickly, and if you're not careful, you might end up losing part of your achievements with a bloody head.

So they'll withdraw their hand and think of new methods; as for giving up, that's impossible...