Questioning Results

"Below are some battle videos I recorded. Using the character Spirit Channeling Prince, I cleared the Intermediate Challenge ' Sand Mage Sasarian '. This proves that Spirit Channeling Prince can defeat Hero Tier of the same level."

"I believe that with a lot of practice, as my proficiency with the Spirit Channeling Prince increases, I will be able to try controlling summoned creatures and using the right skills at the right time. My combat power will definitely be higher than my current basic attacks."

"In summary, Spirit Channeling Prince is a Hero Tier with infinite potential and infinite difficulty! He's a Hero Tier worth investing a lot of time and effort in practicing, with virtually endless room for skillful play. I've decided to put aside all other Hero Tier and make Spirit Channeling Prince my main Hero Tier! I also hope everyone can practice with me, exchange tips and strategies, and learn from each other."

Bai Xiaowen finished reading the post and then saw the signature.

Because of the real-name registration system on the internet, everyone registers their online accounts using their own names, and the names used to sign posts are naturally their real names as well.

"Wu Mengchen? I remember that person," Bai Xiaowen said.

"Yes, I saw him at the fan meeting. He's a die-hard fan of yours," Sister Zheng said with a smile. "I think what he said makes a lot of sense. Ordinary people shouldn't try to become experts overnight and achieve the same level of multitasking as you. They should start by mastering the basic combat skills. With the advantage of having multiple summoned creatures and multiple control skills, even with only Novice Tier of skill, the Spirit Channeling Prince is still a very strong Hero Tier character."

After discussing the sales of the character templates, Sister Zheng brought up a second matter, which concerned Han Xu.

"As you requested, I contacted that Awakened one named Han Xu and learned about his situation in detail," Sister Zheng said. "Just yesterday, I accompanied him to the contract exchange negotiations."

"Did the Jingwu Guild agree to renew Han Xu's contract?" Li Shuyi asked. She had little contact with Sister Zheng or Han Xu. Although she had been on Earth for the past few days, she had been staying at home like a recluse and was unaware of how things had developed.

Sister Zheng said, "Yes, it seems that the Jingwu Guild values such a talented Elite Tier MT to a certain extent. They have given up their condition of making Han Xu issue a statement severing ties and agreed to sign a long-term contract with Han Xu."

"What are the terms of the contract?" Bai Xiaowen asked, as this was the key point.

Sister Zheng curled her lip. "The terms seem generous and very tempting. However, the contract is full of detailed rules and supplementary clauses; it's practically a collection of word games and contractual traps. If Han Xu signs it, he'll be completely at the mercy of the Jingwu Guild and won't be able to leave even if he wants to."

"This is too much!" Li Shuyi put down the half-eaten rib in her hand, expressing her indignation.

"I imagine the negotiations must have been quite interesting," Bai Xiaowen said with a smile. "Inviting you over was definitely the right choice."

"Don't be so polite, I'm just a working girl, I can't accept that," Sister Zheng said with a grin and a wink. "But yesterday's negotiations were quite interesting. When I pointed out the third contractual trap and proposed revisions, Hou Liangjie, the HR manager from the Jingwu Guild, finally lost face and stood up to announce a suspension of negotiations. He said he would reconsider the contract change..."

"I think they went to investigate your background..." Bai Xiaowen's lips curled slightly. "I think after this negotiation, the Jingwu Guild has lost at least half its standing in Han Xu's eyes. Shu Yi, you need to quickly tell the guild leader to have Manager Li Chengbin take action as soon as possible and send Han Xu a membership invitation."

"Dad will be back soon, I'll talk to him about it today." Li Shuyi tossed a piece of pork rib to the White Eagle, watching Yi-Yi and Er-Er Er Peck and fight over it like a tug-of-war.

Not long after the Holographic Call with Sister Zheng ended, Li Beihai returned home.

"President, how is the road clearing task going?" Bai Xiaowen asked.

"Hmm, it's alright, just two minor injuries, not a big problem," Li Beihai said. "Tell me about your situation, there's been a resolution to the Boutu Guild matter..."

After Bai Xiaowen entered the Kane Plane, the Jinghai Base City Awakened Association applied for assistance from the Taiwan Base City Association according to procedure, and summoned Zhao Yannian, the vice president of the Boutu Guild.

Zhao Yannian did not try to evade the issue—in fact, one can run away but not hide; he may never have intended to run away in the first place, and accepted the questioning directly through a holographic video call.

Li Beihai, representing Bai Xiaowen, also participated in this inquiry meeting.

It must be stated that the Awakened Association of Jinghai Base City still stands with the Super God Guild, at least most of the "big shots" do.

Although the Super God Guild is only B-rank Guild, it has been run by several generations in Jinghai City and has a certain network of connections. Even though the Boutu Guild is powerful, it is too far away and does not have deep relationships with the guilds large and small in Jinghai City.

Furthermore, Bai Xiaowen was attacked while carrying out a national road cleanup mission. As the official representative, Guild Leader Yang Yongkang must stand on the side of the Super God Guild, even if it's just a superficial stance; his position must be clear. This is crucial for the smooth progress of the spring road cleanup work in Jinghai City, and there can be no ambiguity. Otherwise, if all the awakened individuals participating in the road cleanup are in danger, how can this work be carried out?

However, Zhao Yannian is by no means someone who can be easily caught red-handed and forced to confess and submit to the law.

During the questioning, Zhao Yannian innocently stated that Zhang Zhan and the other three Awakened Ones had already withdrawn from the Boutu Guild three months prior! This attack on Bai Xiaowen had absolutely nothing to do with the Boutu Guild or him, Zhao Yannian.

As for Zhang Zhan's testimony, Zhao Yannian insisted that he, as the vice president, had conflicts with Zhang Zhan and the other three before they left the guild. Therefore, when Zhang Zhan was at his wit's end, he made baseless accusations in an attempt to retaliate and drag him down with him.

Jinghai City authorities also checked Zhang Zhan's records of the Spirit Realm alerts, attempting to uncover any connections between Zhang Zhan and Zhao Yannian involving the exchange of benefits. Unfortunately, Zhao Yannian was indeed very shrewd in this regard, not directly giving Zhang Zhan any favors, but instead indirectly transferring some benefits.

Due to the passive cooperation of the Taiwan Base City Awakened Association, coupled with the cover-up by the Boutu Guild, the Jinghai City Awakened Association alone is no longer able to investigate whether these transactions concealed in the guild's accounts are within the normal scope or constitute Zhao Yannian's transfer of benefits.

To continue the investigation, orders from a higher level are needed. Above Jinghai Base City is Beijing. However, the Super God Guild has no connections in Beijing, and the guilds with connections Beijing are certainly unwilling to step forward and waste their valuable favors for someone else's business.

Human relationships are like water; they wear down quickly and are difficult to maintain. This is especially true for bottom-up relationships, which require considerable effort to preserve.

The Super God Guild can't complain that other guilds aren't being generous; helping you is a favor, but it offends the Boutu Guild; not helping you is their right.

"So, the final outcome might be uncertain..." Li Beihai's voice was somewhat low. His furrowed brows and gloomy face revealed the anger he was suppressing. "After the interrogation, Jing Hongyan, the president of the Awakened Association of Taiwan, suggested that this matter should end there, so as not to affect the overall spring road clearing work..."

"It's outrageous! How can such blatant crime go unpunished! The association in the Taiwan Base City is despicable!" Li Shuyi said indignantly.

Li Beihai said, "Yang Yongkang, the president of the Jinghai City Guild who originally supported us, also wanted to settle things peacefully. He told me after the meeting that continuing to make a fuss about this matter would not yield any results, so it would be better to just let it go and consider having the Boutu Guild provide some private compensation."

"That won't do!" Li Shuyi said angrily.

"That's right, I refused on the spot," Li Beihai said through gritted teeth. "I have to remember this debt. Even if I can't get it back right now, I can't let it go so easily..."

Bai Xiaowen thought for a second.

"Actually, it's not like there's absolutely no way..."

Meeting the questioning gazes of Li Beihai and Li Shuyi, Bai Xiaowen slowly said, "Relying on official power is no longer feasible. If we want the Boutu Guild and Zhao Yannian to pay the price, we can only rely on public opinion and gain the support of public opinion."

"We can post the whole story, along with the solid evidence, online, including Zhang Zhan's testimony."

"Zhao Yannian and Jing Hongyan, didn't they want to cover this up? Let's make this public knowledge so they can't hide it anymore!"

"Will this make Zhao Yannian confess?" Li Shuyi asked excitedly.

Bai Xiaowen shook his head. "It's still very difficult. It can be predicted that the Awakened Association in the Taiwan Base City will face considerable public pressure. They will most likely bury their heads in the sand like ostriches, waiting for time to cool down this public outcry. The relevant departments in China are best at turning a deaf ear. Unless there is pressure from the central government, they will not be made to face the problem."

"The possibility of getting certain high-ranking officials in the central government to intervene in this matter by focusing on hot topics in public opinion is actually quite low, but it's better than doing nothing," Bai Xiaowen shrugged. "At the very least, it will make Zhao Yannian and Jing Hongyan suffer for a while."

Bai Xiaowen sighed softly. In the end, it all came down to a matter of strength. If the Super God Guild had connections with the central leadership, there would be no need for all this trouble.

Li Beihai nodded. "That makes sense. We can't let those two bastards get away with it. I'll arrange for someone to do it right away."

"Oh, right, Dad... there's something else I haven't told you yet!" Li Shuyi stopped Li Beihai and told him about recruiting Han Xu into the Super God Guild.

"Tank type? Elite Tier? And tank-type talent? Almost level 6 already?" Li Beihai was stunned. "How could such a promising talent fall into our guild's hands?"

"I wouldn't lie to you, would I? This is all thanks to Xiao Wen," Li Shuyi said.

Upon hearing that Bai Xiaowen was involved, Li Beihai immediately believed it, grinning from ear to ear. "Yes, good... I'll arrange for Cheng Bin to offer generous terms to find that Han Xu... I'll definitely bring him to our guild."

After saying that, Li Beihai seemed to realize something and looked at Bai Xiaowen: "Little Bai, do you have other ideas for recruiting a main tank into the guild?"

"What could I possibly be thinking?" Bai Xiaowen asked innocently.

"Come on, tell me quickly, are you planning to start your own league team after graduation?" Li Beihai slapped his thigh. "Definitely! I knew you looked down on the current main team of the Super God Guild..."

Li Beihai saw through her, and Bai Xiaowen didn't hide anything, nodding and saying, "I do have the idea of building my own team. I heard Shu Yi say before that, apart from Uncle Old Demon, the other players on the first team don't seem willing to give up their starting positions. After Shu Yi and I graduate, we'll definitely be taking up two starting positions, which is the irreconcilable conflict."

Li Beihai sighed, "It's not even a done deal yet, why are you in such a hurry? Old Demon will be generous and I'll try to persuade him again later. There's always a solution."

"Nie Kong's teammate is too bizarre..."

Bai Xiaowen shrugged and said, "If I'm not mistaken, Old Demon Laoyao is probably the bridge connecting him and his teammates, right? Only a good-natured person like Uncle Old Demon could keep such a troublemaker in check. If Old Demon steps down, won't Nie Kong rebel? And the others probably won't welcome me, the newcomer who took Old Demon's place. Rather than causing trouble later, it's better to prepare for the future and establish my own power base."

"Sigh... I arranged for you to participate in this road clearing operation because I wanted to build relationships with the other members of the guild, especially some of the main team members, to lay the groundwork for the future..." Li Beihai explained his good intentions, "But who knew that such a mess would happen before we even got to the major gathering point assault."

In fact, Bai Xiaowen had already guessed Li Beihai's thoughts. Everyone else participated in the gathering voluntarily, but he and Li Shuyi were forced to sign up. The reason for this was not hard to guess.

"I also think it's a pity," Bai Xiaowen said with a smile. "Shu Yi and I are almost at level 6, and we were planning to take advantage of this opportunity to reach level 6, but we're still stuck at level 5."

After a pause, Bai Xiaowen continued, "Don't worry, Guild Leader. I'll build my own team, and it'll still be a Super God Guild team. Besides, there aren't many teammates in the Super God Guild's current main team who I'd like... My goal isn't just to reach the B-League."

"Wow, you really have that much confidence?" Li Beihai perked up. Although he was a little skeptical, Bai Xiaowen's lofty ambitions were a good thing.

Li Beihai still wanted to give Bai Xiaowen a verbal blow to prevent him from getting too arrogant. "Professional League aren't like college competitions... Hmm, you should win a CUAA championship first. I remember your National Championship are about to start."

"I told the president before," Bai Xiaowen smiled, "Whichever university I choose, that school will be the CUAA champion!"