At Evil Spirit Academy, amid the dim yellow glow of surrounding torches.
Qin Feng walked into the underground hall, step by step.
Dressed in a moon-white robe, Crescent Moon Queen Verzhini approached Qin Feng and dropped to one knee with utmost respect, reverence on her face. "Lord Dark Shadow."
Qin Feng raised a hand to let her rise and asked, "How are things going?"
Verzhini quickly explained the situation in Great Cold Country.
Ever since she had gone to Great Cold Country, starting with driving off the Fishing Guy boss, she had gradually earned the adoration and trust of its people!
She now controlled seventeen large guilds across three cities: Busan, the capital, and Pyeongchang.
The core players of those guilds all followed Verzhini's lead.
For one thing, Verzhini was indeed powerful.
She had helped them kill quite a few Jade Tier and Diamond Tier bosses, earning them considerable rewards.
For another, they had used Verzhini's name to form a guild alliance.
This had greatly increased these guilds' influence throughout Great Cold Country.
Of course...
Verzhini was not helping them for nothing.
Whether she killed bosses or occasionally stepped in to eliminate enemies, she charged extremely high fees.
Simply put.
To maintain sufficient deterrence, Verzhini occasionally lent a hand, but charged lifespan for it.
And ordinarily, those guilds did not dare disobey any demands Verzhini made of them!
Essentially, she was squeezing lifespan out of them.
The guild leaders under her called it "tribute"!
Verzhini had even contacted Great Cold Country's government, which had already guaranteed her a share of the national tax revenue!
On one hand, she accepted regular "tribute."
On another, she accepted tax revenue provided by Great Cold Country's government.
On yet another, she charged exorbitant fees for taking action.
She was making a killing!
Even though