As the words fell, conviction flared once more in Chen Changsheng's eyes.
He turned toward the many gravestones behind him and grinned. "I knew you'd help me."
"Whether the Virtual World succeeds or fails, I'll keep walking this path no matter what."
"If the day comes when I truly can't go on, I'll come here and keep you company."
With that, Chen Changsheng turned and left the cemetery.
Behind him stood gravestones packed as far as the eye could see.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Chen Changsheng had waited at the center of the epoch for some time. When the appointed hour arrived, the Ferocious Beast lineage and the Divine Beast lineage appeared one after the other.
Looking at the silent members of both lineages, Chen Changsheng spoke.
"I'm sure you've all thought things through over these past three days."
"In that case, let's hear what each of you has in mind."
The True Dragon spoke first. "All the original terms remain unchanged. The Pill Epoch's compensation will come out of the Ferocious Beast lineage's share."
"Impossible!"
The ancient Qiongqi rejected the True Dragon's terms outright.
"The Ferocious Beast lineage will pay the Pill Epoch's compensation, but the original shares must be revised."
"Our share must increase by thirty percent."
After hearing both sides' demands, Chen Changsheng looked them over. "It seems you still haven't reached a complete agreement."
"To save time, I'll sum up what both sides want."
"The Divine Beast lineage wants the original terms left untouched. The Ferocious Beast lineage grudgingly agrees on that point, but also wants a larger share."
"To put it simply, you fought each other, and when neither side could quite 'persuade' the other,"
"you decided to come shake me down together. Is that about right?"
In response,