I am a demonic cultivator, not a capitalist with a conscience.

Chapter 441 Xi Ya's Counterattack (36)

Xu Zilong's speed in admitting defeat was astonishing, even surprising Xi Ya.

After hesitating for a moment, she asked in confusion, "Why? Why are you afraid of such a junior? In my opinion, Chenguang and even Tianyuan are not even a fraction of you."

"Then why did you team up with me? Couldn't you have done it yourself? Isn't it because you weren't confident of victory and were afraid of getting your hands dirty?"

Xu Zilong chuckled softly, then said earnestly, "Assistant Xi, it's not that I don't want to help, but I only want to make money, not die. Chen Yu, the boss of Tianyuan Chenguang, is a man of great ability and vision. He's at the height of his power, so I have to avoid him. If possible, I also advise you to avoid him."

“I can’t avoid it.” Xi Ya smiled bitterly. “The higher-ups have been keeping an eye on Tianyuan’s affairs. If problems arise, they need to be addressed. However, every vice president has their own faction. Some people want to manage it, while others are too lazy to. If I avoid it, the consequences will be even greater. It’s better to take it over now so that I can have an explanation.”

“Hmm…” Xu Zilong looked at Xi Ya with amusement. “Assistant Xi, if you’ve been fired, why not come to our Xu Group? We always offer excellent treatment to Foundation Establishment experts like you.”

"Thank you very much."

"I really can't help with this matter today, but I can point Assistant Xi in a direction."

"Please say."

"If you've come to me, then it means you can't take down 'The Big Capitalist' through legal means."

"Yes."

"Since the problem lies in the 'Big Capitalist' competition, let's try to prevent the students from winning. For Changsheng Prefecture, that shouldn't be too difficult."

“It’s not difficult indeed.”

"That's settled then. If you need anything from me in the future, please contact me. I wish Assistant Xi all the best in your career."

Subsequently, "Xu Zilong's" figure disappeared here, and the illusory image of the Hidden Star Lord also left, leaving only Xi Ya in the office.

Recalling Xu Zilong's words, Xi Ya felt that he was right.

Since the problem lies in the "Big Capitalist" competition, then as long as the players' path to victory is cut off, removing the "then" will solve the problem.

This approach isn't difficult; after all, they only need to defeat a group of students.

The management of Changsheng Prefecture has many highly skilled individuals who have achieved Foundation Establishment, and many of them possess a large number of Yuan Shen (spiritual beings) with outstanding loans within their Emperor Flags.

Moreover, it's not an ordinary loan; it's a "power loan."

Bound by the magic loan scheme, they can only work hard to earn money to pay off their debts. Users can exchange cash and magic power for these loans at a ratio of 100:1, thus making them work for them continuously.

These spirits can also enter dreams, register accounts, and obtain loan amounts.

These primordial spirits are quite powerful, and they can even cultivate the "Primordial Spirit Wonderful Method" just like the students. After all, Tianyuan's money is not unlimited. Once these primordial spirits have robbed all the loans, Tianyuan's conspiracy will naturally fall apart.

Thinking about this, Xi Ya realized that this matter would not only not become a scapegoat, but might even become a merit.

Subsequently, an internal order was issued, and a large number of Foundation Establishment experts began to take action. They started buying up "The Great Capitalist" at high prices, and finally collected 1,200 dreams two days later.

Although it only accounts for two percent of the total, for Xi Ya, this number is enough.

Over the past two days, the primordial spirit within the Human Emperor's Banner has been continuously cultivating the "Primordial Spirit Mystic Method." The six primordial spirits merged into one and then entered the dream world, engaging in battles with other normal players.

Compared to normal people, these fused primordial spirits are stronger and have more astonishing effects. Their reaction speed is faster, and after the six spirits merge, they can begin to recover upon entering the Human Emperor's Banner. They only need a small amount of mana to recover to their peak strength and then continue fighting.

After they joined the battle, the situation in "The Big Capitalist" changed again.

At Changsheng University, Cao Zheng and others were among the first to realize that something was wrong.

September 20th should have been an ordinary morning.

He and his roommates had already accumulated enough credits long ago, and everyone relaxed.

The interest-free loan of 400,000 yuan has brought color to their lives, freeing them from worrying about interest the moment they open their eyes, from frantically thinking about how to make money every day, from having nightmares, and from having a much more relaxed mindset.

When people relax, their mindset improves, and they may even develop a sense of mutual help, wanting to help others.

So, even though they had already borrowed 400,000 yuan, they still took people to play in competitions in their spare time to try and get more loan amount, passing on the spirit of universal love of Tianyuan people to every student.

But for some reason, the game didn't go smoothly at all today.

Normally, I could win twice out of three times, and finish the battle in as little as five minutes, but today I only won once out of five times.

They initially thought it was just normal fluctuation, but when they consulted with others, they discovered that others were experiencing the same thing.

More powerful players have entered "The Big Capitalist," and their skills are even better than those of the previous strong players. They also have a clear bias in their actions.

To prevent match-fixing, in "The Big Capitalist," players are randomly assigned to matches and cannot see each other's names.

However, these experts seem to have a way of recognizing each other. They can usually confirm each other's identities after a few rounds, and then start to work together to eliminate other players who are not on their side. After eliminating everyone, they choose one person to forfeit.

This group of people learns very quickly. They don't know the skills that students use at first, but they quickly become familiar with them after a few times and then use them on the students.

Moreover, because they have a way to identify each other, they can actually use many techniques that require teamwork in practice, defeating the students with a whole set of combined punches that leave them completely disoriented and unable to keep their legs together.

After discovering that their chances of winning the loan were plummeting and the loan seemed increasingly distant, the freshman approached Cao Zheng, asking anxiously, "What should we do?"

Looking at the others, Cao Zheng checked their win rates and found that everyone's win rates were decreasing and showed no signs of increasing.

After watching a few rounds of the match, Cao Zheng switched to spectator mode and said worriedly, "This is going to be difficult. These guys are too fast; they're clearly not ordinary people. Even the combined speed of the Six Gods can't keep up."

"How about we train for a few more days?"

“No.” Cao Zheng shook his head. “Their growth rate is faster than ours, and their foundation in primordial spirit is stronger. While we are improving, they are also improving. We are almost no match for them.”

"What about developing new strategies? I've noticed that they don't seem to research new strategies; each new strategy is very effective."

"Well... that's all we can do."

Most students joined in, and everyone started contributing their ideas. Various new strategies began to take effect and helped to improve the win rate.

However, Cao Zheng soon discovered that this method would not work either.

The opponent is indeed not good at developing new tactics, but their learning ability is too amazing. Any new tactic that appears will be completely mastered by the opponent in no time and become their weapon.

(End of this chapter)