Excessive ferocity due to caution

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Yi called Barbara again.

"Brother Zhao, the sun must have risen in the west today! You actually called me on your own initiative..."

Barbara, the manager of the Liu Group, licked her red lips, her eyes filled with excitement.

"What's wrong?"

"What trouble did you encounter?"

Zhao Yi clicked his tongue and said:

"You're enjoying watching the program about the abandoned city in Liucheng, aren't you?"

Barbara couldn't help but smile.

"Yes, that's right..."

"From the beginning until now, your performance has truly surprised me and some other viewers!"

"However, you'll probably have to tone it down a bit. These days, a lot about the abandoned city is being monitored, and your rapid growth is making some people... uncomfortable."

"It won't do you any harm to conserve some of your strength and not reveal it all."

Zhao Yi smiled slightly:

"Hidden, a conspiracy."

"Those who do not conceal their intentions are plotting openly."

"Whether I hide it or not doesn't really make a big difference to me."

Barbara joked:

"I really don't know where you got your confidence from..."

"By the way, what did you want to see me about this time?"

Zhao Yi stared at the mottled high wall in the inner city once again and said:

"I'm giving you a very generous gift."

Barbara raised her voice:

"This is the first time I've ever seen someone ask for help so confidently."

Zhao remained completely calm, neither blushing nor skipping a beat.

"To fight against three major guilds at the same time, my only chance of victory is to help Leah."

"But even if I win, the entertainment company wants to take 50% of my resources... To be honest, I don't want to give them a single penny."

"This time, if I take the resources of the abandoned city, I will share 30% with the Liu Group."

Barbara's eyelids twitched upon hearing this!

30%!

That's no small amount!

The abandoned city is a top-tier city in the south. Even though players can only control a portion of the resources in the abandoned city, those resources are already enough to make people envious!

"Would you be willing to allocate 30% of your resources?"

Barbara herself was somewhat incredulous!

Is this Zhao Yi's style?

Zhao Yi explained:

"If it's the Liu Group... it's not impossible."

"This won't be our last collaboration."

Barbara thought for a moment.

"The entertainment company didn't stipulate that we can't bring in outside help for this reality show... What do you need me to do?"

Zhao Yi replied:

I need some skilled warriors.

Barbara pondered for a moment:

"I can't give you too many or too powerful people, it would disrupt the game's 'balance,' which would be detrimental to you in every way."

Zhao Yidao:

"Not too many are needed."

"These people will never disrupt the game's balance."

"I'm borrowing your men only because I don't want them to go to their deaths."

The Jie Sect currently has a relatively strong foundation, but it is by no means a powerful force.

These hundreds of half-step fierce warriors are the backbone of the Jie Sect. It would be a real pity if most of them died in this pointless game!

Barbara listened to Zhao Yi's words and asked him what kind of powerful character he wanted to borrow.

Zhao Yi told her that she needed ten high-level quasi-major ferocious beings.

But he will not use this power to help him commit murder and arson.

Barbara thought about it for a moment and agreed.

Ten high-level near-death beings are not particularly rare for a behemoth like the Liu Group.

Moreover, she trusted Zhao Yi.

Someone who could obtain the token from Master Liu wouldn't resort to such petty tricks.

Since the other party said they wouldn't use this force to kill or commit arson, then they absolutely wouldn't do such a thing.

Before hanging up the phone, Zhao Yi suddenly asked another question:

"The entertainment company is holding this reality show... for some other purpose, isn't it?"

Upon hearing this question, Barbara's heart skipped a beat on the other end of the phone.

A glint of light flashed in her eyes.

He hesitated for a moment, but no sound came out.

There was a long silence.

Barbara said:

"You can think of it as a kind of 'selection competition'..."

"If you win this reality show, you'll learn even more."

"I can't say right now either."

Zhao Yi did not ask any further questions.

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Yi turned his gaze from the distant city wall to his reflection in the glass window.

Trials.

It sounds like... Chaotic World Entertainment is about to do something really big.

He then recalled his recent attempt to test Xu Shengzhi.

Although he wasn't the shadowy figure who went to Havel's grave, the shadowy figure was connected to him.

In other words... Xu Shengzhi has connections with entertainment companies.

Judging from the number of identity cards, it's likely that the entertainment company had more than just Xu Shengzhi as an informant in the abandoned city.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

Even without the entertainment company secretly pushing things along, Zhao Yi would have taken over the ruined city sooner or later.

It's just that Luanjie Entertainment Company happened to bring this process forward.

...

He was flipping the scalpel in his hand.

The cracks on Taotie's body have almost healed.

Zhao Yi took out the Forgotten Walker's eyeball and continued to let it absorb the power inside.

As the gluttonous beast continued to rebuild the evil god meme, Chris let out a comfortable groan, her entire body performing a bizarre and twisted dance in the room, the interplay of light and shadow creating a strange and polluting atmosphere...

Chris's power is increasing at a visible rate.

But soon, obvious cracks appeared on the Taotie's body again.

Zhao Yi withdrew the Forgotten Traveler's gaze.

Taotie was very dissatisfied with this and began to protest against Zhao Yi.

But when it saw Zhao Yi's scarlet, malevolent eyes, it immediately quieted down and expressed its apology to Zhao Yi.

It admitted that it had spoken a little too loudly.

Having retrieved the gluttonous beast, Chris also stopped dancing.

Her alluring face betrayed her unfulfilled desire. She clung to Zhao Yi's arm, gently shaking it, biting her lip, and said pitifully:

"Master...I want more..."

Zhao Yi gently rubbed her head.

"Don't worry, I'll definitely fulfill your request..."

Chris laughed happily:

"Yay!"

Then she took the hammer and went to Zhao Yi's mental world to continue repairing the road.

Tears of happiness streamed down her face.

...

"Master, the Jie Sect's assassins have been assembled."

"But a few people are missing."

Inside the church, Wu Liang reported the situation to Zhao Yi.

"When those assassins went to the mountains to set up camp, they heard that they encountered a monk in white robes in the mountains."

"It took two assassins with it to that eerie temple, and never came out again..."

Zhao Yi stopped his hand, which was about to light a cigarette, upon hearing this:

"A haunted temple?"

Wu Liang nodded.

Zhao lit the fireworks and slowly said:

"Let's put this matter aside for now."

"I'll go take a look myself after I've finished dealing with what I'm doing."

"By the way, are all the asset permissions for the outer city areas stored in Liujing Tower?"

Wu Liang replied:

"As instructed by the cult leader, all those asset certificates have been stored in Liujing Tower, and all the guards have been withdrawn."

"but……"

Its expression showed some hesitation and confusion.

"But what?"

Zhao Yi asked.

The warehouse ghost said:

"Master, we've been managing the outer city of this ruined city for so long..."

"Is it really all gone?"

Zhao Yi elegantly exhaled a smoke ring and smiled:

"right."

"Throw it all away."

P.S.: Second update, time for bed!

I got betrayed by ice cream today, how awful!

Good night!!