Online Games: From Professional Gold Farmer to Night King

Black Mountain Divine Arrow: Okay, thank you.

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He simply replied with that one sentence, and then Black Mountain Arrow closed the chat interface.

At this moment, even he himself realized that something was wrong.

He seems to be becoming more and more reliant on the night. Whenever he encounters a problem, his first thought is not how to solve it, but to seek help from the night.

However, what he heard in the dark just now startled him awake. The other party was not a member of the Black Mountain Guild; they were merely employees.

To put it bluntly, once the Black Mountain Guild falls into decline or even faces a shortage of funds, Nightfall won't even give them a second glance.

After all, the other party is a professional goldsmith. If someone acts impulsively in this industry, they wouldn't be a "professional" goldsmith.

"Heh~"

"Night is right... I can't rely on him for everything. I'm the guild leader, and I have to stand up and hold the line at a time like this! So many people under me are waiting for me to make a living; I absolutely cannot fall!"

Black Mountain Iron Wall walked over and asked softly, "Boss, how's it going? Is Black Night willing to help?"

Black Mountain Divine Arrow gently shook his head.

"Night is right. Now that they know he's back, they probably won't engage in team battles with us anymore. Instead, they'll spread out and pick us off one by one. If we continue to hire Night under these circumstances, even thirty or forty million wouldn't be enough. So, we have to find a way to solve this ourselves!"

"Find a way ourselves? But boss, what other options do we have right now?"

Black Mountain Divine Arrow gritted his teeth and slowly uttered two words: "Alliance!"

"An alliance? You mean...we should unite with other smaller guilds in Xuan Yue City, just like the Mountain and Sea Alliance united with the Azure Tiger Gang and the Iron War Alliance?"

Black Mountain Divine Arrow nodded emphatically. "Excellent!"

"The strongest guild in Xuan Yue City is our Black Mountain Guild, followed by the Mountain and Sea Alliance. The strength difference between the guilds after that isn't too great. The combined strength of the Azure Tiger Gang and the Iron Battle Alliance is only about the same as the Mountain and Sea Alliance at its peak. But don't forget, there are at least three other guilds in Xuan Yue City that are roughly as powerful as the Azure Tiger Gang! And there are dozens, even hundreds, of smaller teams!"

"If we can win over the Warriors' Alliance, the Heavenly Moon Pavilion, and the Xuanshan Guild to our side, then even with the support of the Temple, the Mountain and Sea Alliance can still turn the tide and win!"

"Wow...what a brilliant plan!" Black Mountain Iron Wall exclaimed with delight.

"But boss, what benefits do you plan to offer to win over these three guilds?"

Black Mountain Divine Arrow sighed, his tone filled with deep helplessness. "The position of Vice President of the Black Mountain Guild, and... 10% of the Black Mountain Guild's shares!"

"What!? This..."

Black Mountain Ironwall was well aware of what this 30% stake meant. It was no exaggeration to say that this 30% stake alone was equivalent to the total revenue of these three guilds.

In addition, the three vice-president positions are almost equivalent to giving away nearly half of the Black Mountain Guild's power.

From then on, the Black Mountain Guild went from being dominated by one entity, with Black Mountain Divine Arrow controlling the entire guild, to a four-way balance of power, with four people jointly leading the Black Mountain Guild.

Although Black Mountain Divine Arrow is still the chairman and holds the majority of the shares, so what? No matter how Black Mountain Guild develops in the future, it will no longer be the same Black Mountain Guild as before.

As a core member of the Black Mountain Guild, and a long-time employee who has watched the guild grow step by step to its current state, I feel an indescribable sadness at this moment.

Black Mountain Divine Arrow patted Black Mountain Iron Wall on the shoulder, a relieved smile on his face.

"Don't worry, Black Mountain Guild is still Black Mountain Guild, and you are still my closest people. After the guild is established, I will divide the shares. At that time, you and Honey Pomelo Tea and others will all be given different shares, so that you can also become shareholders of Black Mountain Guild and have a certain say in Black Mountain Guild."

"Boss..." Black Mountain Iron Wall looked up at Black Mountain Divine Arrow, as if he had a thousand words to say.

"alright."

Black Mountain Divine Arrow raised his hand to stop Black Mountain Iron Wall from speaking.

"We're brothers, no need for further explanation. Contact the leaders of these three guilds immediately, and I'll meet them in a private room on the second floor of Tianyue Restaurant. Also, contact those smaller guilds and groups, anywhere from dozens to hundreds of members, and persuade them to join my Black Mountain Guild. As for the conditions for joining, we can discuss them when we meet."

"Yes, boss! Don't worry, I will do my best to find allies for us!"

"Okay, go ahead."

Watching Black Mountain Iron Wall's departing figure, Black Mountain Divine Arrow's expression slowly darkened.

This matter sounds simple, but it's not so easy to actually do.

If Black Mountain Divine Arrow could think of something, how could the Mountain and Sea Alliance not think of it?

In order to win over allies, both sides will inevitably engage in open and covert struggles.

"well..."

"Oh, Dark Night, sometimes I truly envy you. Why is it that you have no desire to build a guild, nor to compete with the heroes of the world, yet you possess the strength to stand above all others? If I had your strength, I would surely be able to develop Black Mountain Guild into the most powerful guild in the Dragon Kingdom region!"

"Those who have no desire to contend for supremacy possess the strength to be the best in the world, while those who are ambitious to contend for supremacy are secretly heartbroken because they lack the strength. It's truly... the cruel twist of fate..."

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Meanwhile, Wang Xing had already arrived at the location of the Steel Giant Ape.

The monsters here are high-level and respawn quickly, making it a great place to level up.

Most importantly, the scenery here is beautiful, with mountains and water, much better than the scenery in Snake Valley.

"roar!!"

With a roar of fury, the attacked steel giant ape immediately launched a counterattack.

Just like before, Wang Xing stared intently at the BOSS, ready to use the teleportation ring to leave at any moment, lest he be crushed to death by a single blow.

Soon, the steel behemoth's health dropped to the critical point, and its entire body once again emitted a golden-red light.

Then he leaped up and slammed down heavily on Wang Xing.

"Again! I'm outta here!"

With a flash of light, Wang Xing appeared in Snake Valley.

"Teleport!"

With another flash of light, Wang Xing returned to the pool.

At that moment, Night Raven had already depleted the last bit of health of the Steel Giant Ape.

[Defeat the Steel Giant Ape (Commander BOSS) to gain 171111 experience points.]

[Congratulations to the player for defeating the Iron Giant Ape! The system will announce this in the public chat. Would you like to hide your name?]

"no!"

[Public chat announcement: Congratulations to player "Dark Night" for achieving the first kill of the Steel Giant Ape (commander boss). Reward: +4 Gold Coins, +39 Reputation Points.]

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