Orochimaru lifted the flap and left.
His footsteps gradually faded, and the guards outside withdrew ten paces away.
Bullet walked out of the command tent clutching half a roasted lamb bone, looking for somewhere to walk off his meal.
Qian Ye was left alone in the command tent.
Qian Ye blew out the two oil lamps at the corner of the table, lowered the tent flap, and leaned back in the broad wooden chair.
With a thought, the air before him warped slightly.
The pale blue, glowing interface of the Cross-Border Brothers Mutual Aid Group popped up.
Light pulsed at the center of the screen, and golden notifications streamed out in rapid succession.
Crisp notification chimes rang continuously in Qian Ye's mind.
"Detected: host has substantially rewritten key turning points in the Land of Hot Water campaign." "The A-B Combo has suffered a major defeat. The situation on Hidden Leaf's Eastern Front has been completely reversed." "The fates of key characters in the original storyline have diverged significantly, causing violent fluctuations in the worldline." "Total divergence points earned in this campaign: 85,000!"
Qian Ye watched the soaring number with considerable satisfaction.
Even the Battle of Kannabi Bridge hadn't earned him this many points.
After all, this time he had not only crushed Hidden Cloud's main vanguard but also captured two of Hidden Mist's ninja swordsmen alive.
The notification chimes showed no sign of stopping. Instead, they grew more urgent.
"Accumulated divergence points have reached the upgrade threshold." "The Cross-Border Brothers Mutual Aid Group is restructuring its data." "Congratulations, host. Group chat level increased to Lv5!" "Maximum weight per two-way item transfer increased to 1,000 kilograms." "Cross-border employment duration for members extended to thirty minutes." "New special feature unlocked: Cross-Border Resource Fusion Furnace!"
Qian Ye's eyes lit