White River City, Gods and Demons Arena.
Ever since Flower of Seven Sins set its sights on Zero Wing, Water Rose and the other executives had remained in the Gods and Demons Arena without leaving, constantly spending Magic Crystals and Hundred Fruits Fine Brew to improve their strength in the Trial Tower and the Gods and Demons Battlefield.
They broke the Trial Tower's records time and again, shocking White River City's players and making them even more reverent toward the Zero Wing Guild.
Inside the Gods and Demons Arena, a bald man in gray leather armor drank vodka while staring at the trial rankings.
Suddenly, a slight young man draped in a black cloak came over and sat beside the bald man.
"Zhun Jiu, how are Zero Wing's upper echelons doing?" the slight young man asked quietly through private chat as he ordered a bottle of Ice Blue Spirits.
"They've improved very quickly lately. Three of them have reached the eighth floor of the Trial Tower, while another seven have reached the seventh. The rest will probably reach the seventh floor soon as well. It won't be easy to kill them all back to Level 0." The bald man called Zhun Jiu smiled. "Still, the stronger they are, the more we can earn."
"True enough. It just depends on whether the Open Source Consortium is willing to spend the money." The slight young man nodded.
"I think they will." Zhun Jiu took out a Magic Crystal and handed it to the NPC bartender, then bought another bottle of vodka. "Magic Crystals are God's Domain's lifeblood. If the Open Source Consortium takes Stoneclaw Mountain Range, the money they earn in the future will far exceed what we receive."
"Let's hope the Open Source Consortium is willing to pay, then. It's been