In the dream, Xu Lang summoned the Nightmare Apostles.
Ever since Rainy Night Swordsman's player status had been reactivated and the Starving Dead Building had forcibly conscripted him, he had not attended a dream meeting.
The bond between a Nightmare Apostle and the Nightmare Lord was so close that even Fusheng Xi could attend dream meetings while his real body was on Earth. Yet Rainy Night Swordsman could not.
The Starving Dead Building must have done something to him.
With one fewer Nightmare Apostle, they were extracting Nightmare Essence much less efficiently. Fortunately, the upgraded Nightmare Bed had opened two more slots to fill the gap.
"Is there anyone you'd like to recommend?" Xu Lang asked from his throne, looking down at the four Nightmare Apostles below the golden steps.
"Qian Shaoyi, Floor Leader of the Sixth Floor!" Li Shuwen answered.
Fusheng Xi glanced at Li Shuwen and chuckled. "Lin Shi, Floor Leader of the Eleventh Floor, is talented. For the second candidate, I recommend Zhao Huanyan, Floor Leader of the Fourth Floor. We're short on support talent."
If Xu Lang appointed someone he recommended, that person would automatically become part of his faction.
That was also why Li Shuwen was willing to recommend someone else.
Notably, Qian Shaoyi and Li Shuwen barely knew each other. They simply shared the same ideals, and that kind of bond was more reliable than an old acquaintance. Fusheng Xi did not want Li Shuwen's faction growing stronger.
Li Shuwen already had a reputation as Xu Lang's foremost fighter. After Li Wenwen joined the Demon King Castle, his position had grown even more secure, and Fusheng Xi was not happy about it.
Li Shuwen lifted his eyelids and shot Fusheng Xi a sidelong glance, but said nothing.
"I think Tulu would be an excellent