Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 154 The Fallen Thousand Feather Sect
A dozen minutes later, Su Yu appeared in the sky above Lishui Town and immediately saw a large fleet with the guild flag hanging on it, anchored in Chensha River outside the town.

Two Tier 6 Giant Wooden Divine Ships, five Tier 5 Angry Whale Ships, and twelve Tier 4 Wave-Piercing Ships.

"They've all done so well?"

Su Yu remembered that when she left, her squadron seemed to have only one Tier 5 warship and four Tier 4 warships.

However, as he approached Lishui Town, he realized he might have been overthinking things; there were clearly more than one large group of players gathered in the town.

"Could it be that the other battalions' bases were destroyed and they all came here?"

Su Yu rubbed her chin and sent a message to Gu Zhi Qiu:
"I am back."

I received a message from Gu Zhi Qiu in less than three seconds:
"Boss, you're finally back. If we had been any later, we would have had to run away."

"Come to Lishui Town quickly, Commander Chu and the others are here."

"All the battalions of the main force Second Regiment are in Lishui Town?"

"Yes."

"What about Chensha Town?"

"It's hard to explain in a short time. You should come over for a face-to-face meeting first."

"Okay, I'll be there soon."

Two minutes later, Su Yu met Gu Zhi Qiu at the town mayor's residence.

Give him a hug, and he says earnestly:
"Thank you for your hard work during this time."

Gu Zhi Qiu pinched the bridge of her nose, looking haggard, and complained:
"You know how hard it is now. You're really enjoying being a hands-off boss. Didn't you say you'd be back within a year? It's been two months already."

"Haha, I went on a long trip before and got delayed on the way."

It was clear he was very resentful, and Su Yu, knowing she was in the wrong, couldn't even raise her voice.

"So what's the current situation with the guilds? How many guilds have joined forces? Has Chensha Town also been captured?"

Gu Zhi Qiu nodded solemnly and said:

"There are a total of three and a half guilds, led by the Celestials Guild, in conjunction with the local Frostfire Guild, Sword Spirit Pavilion, Thunder Eagle Guild, and the Sandstorm Town Guild."

"and many more."

Su Yu interrupted him, asking in confusion:
"How is this related to the Celestial Gods Society? Is it the Celestial Gods Society over in the Endless Forest?"

Gu Zhiqiu nodded and said:

"Yes, it's the Celestial Society from the Endless Forest that's leading the charge, in conjunction with the local guilds."

"What a coincidence?"

"What's so coincidental?"

I've heard of this guild.

Su Yu waved his hand, realizing he was overthinking things; this was Ding Lingyu's doing, and had nothing to do with him.

He has at least superficially reconciled with the Celestials, so it's unlikely that he would target his own guild because of this.

"This means that some members of the Celestial Gods Society have also joined the Tongming lineage and are vying for this sect's inheritance."

"This is really bad luck."

Su Yu shook her head inwardly and waved her hand, saying:

"go on."

Gu Zhi Qiu took a sip of water and continued:
"Now our Second Regiment has lost Chensha Town and all the resource areas outside. The main force of the Second Regiment is now all in Lishui Town. The Poison Mist Swamp originally occupied by the Third Regiment has also been lost. The garrisons of many companies scattered within the territory have also been taken over by the nearby guilds."

"Now the guild only has its headquarters and a few large outposts nearby. After defeating us, the three major guilds have been surrounding us without attacking, constantly putting pressure on us and poaching our members."

"The affiliated teams, merchants, and studios have basically all left. The three main teams have been poached by a large number of people. More than a third of our main second team has already left."

"At its peak, the guild had 74 independent squadrons. Before that, 42 had clearly broken away, some leaving the guild and others joining other guilds."

"Most of the remaining ones are still undecided, and they will probably be poached soon."

Gu Zhi Qiu sighed:

"Unless there is strong external intervention or a top expert mediates, the guild will fall apart in the near future."

Su Yu remained silent after hearing this, as he had no way to resolve the situation.

At this point, even if the Celestials stopped, it wouldn't matter; the three guilds would never stop.

"By the way, what are your thoughts, Commander Chu? What will become of the Second Regiment?"

Gu Zhi Qiu flipped his hands over:
"How would I know? She hasn't said anything yet. You're back now, go ask her."

"I'll ask later."

Gu Zhi Qiu breathed a sigh of relief and said in an annoyed tone:
"You've come at the right time. I'm letting everyone know you're back now. You'll have to deal with this mess yourself; I can't handle it."

Su Yu smiled and patted him on the shoulder:

"Thanks a lot."

Gu Zhi Qiu rolled her eyes:

"Just verbal praise? Is there any compensation for your hard work?"

"Have."

Su Yu immediately took out a disposable storage bag that she had prepared beforehand and handed it to him.

"what?"

Gu Zhi Qiu took the storage bag and opened it with a suspicious look on her face.

He opened the storage bag slightly and saw three thousand-year-old Vermilion Fruits, a batch of five-colored spirit fish that could boost his physique and strength by 1000 points, and two sixth-grade essences. His eyes lit up immediately, and he said with a smile:
"You're thoughtful."

He put the things away and waved his hand, saying:

"Go find the commander, I'll go refine the items."

"Okay, see you later."

He waved and watched Gu Zhi Qiu leave, then sent Chu Xin Yue a message:
"Commander, I'm back." After a while, Chu Xinyue replied:
"Where are you?"

"Within Lishui Town".

"Come to the second floor of the camp."

"almost there."

After leaving the town mayor's residence, I saw the military compound behind it. At the entrance, I met Chu Xiaoyu waiting for me. Upon seeing me, Xiaoyu smiled and said:
"You're finally back! We would have left if it had been any later."

Su Yu smiled and cupped his hands in greeting:
"It's been a long time. Sister Xiaoyu is still so beautiful."

"You chatterbox, hurry up and go in, the young lady is waiting for you."

Su Yu casually took out a storage bag and handed it over:

"It's just a small thing."

"Wow, you've made quite a bit of progress."

Chu Xiaoyu laughed, thinking it was just a small token, and casually put it away without paying much attention.

After Su Yu entered the room, she glanced at the storage bag and saw three Vermilion Fruits and a batch of five-colored spirit fish inside. She immediately showed a surprised expression, then laughed:
"You've really improved after going out for training; you even know how to give gifts now."

On the second floor of the base, Su Yu gently knocked on the door, and a familiar voice came from inside:

"Come in."

He pushed open the door and entered, and saw several figures in the main hall who paused for a moment.

Besides Chu Xinyue, there were two women and one man inside. One of them was Xiao Qingli. He didn't recognize the other man and woman, but they seemed to be friends. All four of them were loose immortals with a level of over 100.

The four seemed to be talking, but stopped when they saw Su Yu push the door open and enter. All four eyes fell on him.

"Commander, Fairy Xiao, I'm back."

Su Yu bowed respectfully to the two beautiful women, and then cupped her hands in greeting to the other two.

Chu Xinyue nodded, waved for him to sit down, and said:

“You’re not too late to come back. We’re currently discussing our next move, and as the captain of the Third Brigade, you’re qualified to offer your opinion.”

Su Yu immediately asked:

"What were your thoughts, Commander?"

"I have two ideas. One is to merge with the strongest of the three guilds, Sword Spirit Pavilion. Sword Spirit Pavilion has promised that I can bring my team to build a new main team, with the same treatment as in Thousand Feather Guild."

"Another idea is to leave here and develop elsewhere, but I haven't decided where to go yet. Besides, it's hard to leave one's homeland. Not everyone is willing to leave the place where they have lived for decades. I estimate that many people will be unwilling to leave when the time comes."

"I wonder which option the commander prefers?"

Chu Xinyue raised an eyebrow and said:

"Tell me your thoughts first."

Su Yu thought for a moment, then held up one finger:
"I think the first one is good."

"Joining the Sword Spirit Pavilion means we won't have to leave here, nor will we need to spend time and energy starting over. Moreover, the Sword Spirit Pavilion is stronger than the Thousand Feather Society and can be more stable."

Chu Xinyue said softly:
"Do you also think staying in the Sword Spirit Pavilion is a good idea?"

"Uh."

Su Yu paused, noticing Chu Xinyue's expression seemed to disapprove of this approach, and immediately asked:
"Doesn't the commander want to stay here?"

She nodded:
"Actually, my initial thoughts were the same as yours. If there weren't too many changes, merging into the Sword Spirit Pavilion wouldn't be bad, but..."

She frowned slightly, seemingly finding it difficult to speak.

At this moment, the man among the four spoke up:
"The second guild leader of the Sword Spirit Pavilion is delusional and harbors ill intentions towards Xin Yue."

"???"

Su Yu opened her mouth, but was speechless for a moment.

He glanced at the furious Sword Immortal Xiao Qingli out of the corner of his eye, and loudly rebuked her:
"That's wishful thinking. This kind of despicable person is the second guild leader. The Sword Spirit Pavilion doesn't look like much either. Even if they begged us to go, we wouldn't go."

He paused for a moment, then continued:
“Apart from the Sword Spirit Pavilion, the Frostfire Society is not as strong as the Thousand Feather Society. Moreover, their area of ​​operation is in the Sandsinking River. Upstream, there is the even stronger Star Forging Guild, and downstream, the original headquarters of the Thousand Feather Society is likely to be occupied by the Sword Spirit Pavilion. They are in a difficult position in the middle and are not a suitable ally.”

"Lei Ying Hui is located a bit downstream from Yuanjiang. Their strength is similar to that of Qian Yu Hui. If they join forces with them, they can barely contend with Jian Ling Ge."

"But then again, the main reason we're joining them is to reduce trouble. The Thunder Eagle Society isn't strong enough, and it'll probably be hard to have peace and quiet after we join them."

He looked at Chu Xinyue, who also looked over, frowning as she asked:
"If none of the three guilds work, should we turn to the Celestial Gods Guild?"

"That's even worse."

"why?"

Su Yu touched his forehead and honestly said:

"I have a grudge against the gods."

"It's a very serious case; they're still putting a bounty on my head privately."

"A bounty? What did you do?"

"It's nothing much, it just disrupted one of their important guild operations and caused them huge losses."

While the others were puzzled, Xiao Qingli asked with some surprise:

"Could it be that time half a year ago when the Heavenly Gods failed to conquer a demon cave in the Demon Ape Kingdom?"

"should be."

Xiao Qingli's look of newfound respect piqued the curiosity of everyone else. The male immortal asked curiously:
"Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Xiao Qingli introduced:

"Six months ago, the Celestial God Society gathered tens of thousands of members and mobilized their guild's eighth-tier Sky Strike warship to destroy a Ten Thousand Demon Cave. However, the mission failed and the losses were heavy. It is said that someone sabotaged the operation, which angered the Celestial God Society so much that they issued wanted notices and offered rewards."

"Something happened afterward that caused the wanted notice to be cancelled, but the bounty is still on it, now worth 10000 taels of gold for a life."

"However, almost half a year has passed, and I have never heard of anyone successfully claiming the bounty."

(End of this chapter)