Chapter 173: Public Opinion Reverses!!!
Qing Shui Ya left with the team, and Li Xiang also left.
For such a small matter, Li Xiang believed that the Guild members could handle it perfectly. He just needed to wait for the result with peace of mind.
Activating the Return Stone, Li Xiang arrived in Wu Shuang City. He summoned his Crimson Flame Steed and galloped towards the equipment store.
Along the way, Li Xiang's Crimson Flame Steed attracted the attention of countless players.
"Wow!!! So handsome!!!"
"Who is that?!"
"It's Title Giant!!!"
"I haven't even ridden a common steed yet, and Lord Qu Ming has already switched to this kind of magic mount!!!!"
"Go ahead and be envious... I heard that Gods Guild has started selling steed mounts."
"Really?! If the price is right, I'll buy one!"
"It seems like it's ten thousand gold coins per steed."
"How much?! Ten thousand!!! *Hiss*... Why don't they just rob us!!!"
"I heard quite a few players have placed orders..."
"They're crazy... All of them are crazy!!! Is it worth that price?!!"
"......"
Arriving at the equipment store in a very flashy manner, Li Xiang dismounted and walked into the store.
The entire equipment store was still being renovated. Looking at the progress, it would be completed in a few more days.
As soon as Li Xiang arrived, Wang Dagui came forward, bowing deeply. "Royal Guard, you've arrived."
Li Xiang nodded slightly, looked around the interior which was being renovated, and then looked at Wang Dagui. "How many more days until completion?"
Wang Dagui immediately said, "It can be completed in three days."
"Alright, I came to find you because there's something I want to ask you."
Wang Dagui quickly said, "Please tell me."
Li Xiang's gaze turned towards outside the store. "Besides the equipment store, the other stores should also be upgraded, right?"
Wang Dagui nodded. "That's natural, but... our own stores in Wu Shuang City simply don't have enough capital to upgrade. We can only wait for the main city to upgrade, and then new stores will be sent down from above..."
Li Xiang said with a smile, "I still have some spare money. Help me get in touch with the owners of other stores. I'll invest in them, using the same model as the equipment store."
After speaking, Li Xiang took out a crystal coin and placed it in Wang Dagui's hand. "Work hard. If I can make the equipment store the best in Wu Shuang City, I can also make it the best in the entire Empire..."
By then, you will be the Grand Leader of the Empire's equipment stores!!!"
Wang Dagui held the crystal coin, listening to Li Xiang's words, and trembled with excitement.
He was already impatient to sit in the position of Grand Leader!!!
"Royal Guard... I'll go do it right away!!!"
Li Xiang nodded. "Go ahead. I'll come back tonight."
After speaking, Li Xiang left while Wang Dagui watched him go.
Li Xiang remounted his Crimson Flame Steed and headed towards outside the city.
Among the player crowd, watching Li Xiang leave, whispers arose.
"Title Giant is really leisurely... His Guild members did something like that, and he doesn't even come out to say anything..."
"He is the number one person in the game! Gods Guild is the first Guild in the World. Does he need to explain the situation to a newly established Guild power?
If you ask me, Qu Ming intentionally condoned this.
After all, Ba Zhi Guild is established within Wu Shuang City..."
"Tsk tsk... I used to like him and regarded him as an idol, but now it seems his character is too poor... I'm decisively turning against him!"
"Damn, who the hell do you think you are? You're turning against him? You're an idiot. Anyone with eyes can see that Ba Zhi Guild deliberately took things out of context. Someone with a brain like yours doesn't deserve to be a fan of Title Giant!!!"
"Tsk tsk, Qu Ming's dog is coming out to bite people... You're so good at licking, why don't you join Gods Guild?! Yelling here? He doesn't even give you a chance to guard the door. You're really here to make people laugh!"
"Damn your mom, your mouth is really good at blabbering..."
"......"
There was a commotion among the players. Li Xiang also heard these voices but paid no attention.
For this kind of thing, the more you try to describe the facts, the more it gets distorted, running contrary to the truth.
It's impossible to reason with trolls. Even slapping the facts in their faces won't have any effect!!!
After leaving the city, Li Xiang hadn't ridden for long before the Guild channel kept beeping.
Li Xiang opened it and saw it was a video.
In the video, players from Ba Zhi Guild were bullying a few casual female players. At this moment, a passing member of Gods Guild appeared, stopped Ba Zhi Guild, and protected the female players.
However, the players from Ba Zhi Guild had no intention of apologizing. Instead, they mocked the Gods Guild player and actively launched an attack, and then... were counter-killed.
The content was very simple. Simultaneously, the video went onto the forum.
In an instant, it exploded in popularity, directly topping the hot searches on forums in various major cities.
In the video, the female players were pitiful and were bullied by the Ba Zhi Guild players to the point of crying. If the Gods Guild member hadn't appeared, who knows what would have happened.
In the comment section, players began to recount the detailed process of the previous BOSS conflict between Ba Zhi Guild and Gods Guild, emphasizing how Ba Zhi Guild fabricated facts, took things out of context, attempted to deceive the public, and incite public sympathy to attack Gods Guild, which had just recently defeated the Demon Guild from the United States and brought glory to the country!!!
Compared to the previous video where Ba Zhi Guild accused Gods Guild members of stealing the BOSS, which was just a small clip, this video basically recorded everything from beginning to end.
All of a sudden, the trend of public opinion changed drastically!
Simultaneously, Ba Zhi Tianxia urgently posted on the forum, stating that he had expelled the Ba Zhi Guild players who appeared in the video from the Guild, that such situations would be severely punished, and that they would strive to improve the quality of Guild members.
However, this action of his made many players even more disgusted.
When something happened, Gods Guild fully protected their own players. Not only did they not punish them, but they also united and worked hard to overcome the difficulties. In contrast, Ba Zhi Guild immediately kicked out their Guild players to protect themselves as soon as a problem arose.
Comparing the two, the difference was immediately clear!!!
On the forum, there was instantly a surge of support for Gods Guild and condemnation of Ba Zhi Guild.
For a time, within Wu Shuang City, Ba Zhi Guild players dared not reveal their Guild titles, fearing being seen by the player crowd and being drowned in spit.
This series of actions also caused many Ba Zhi Guild players to leave the Guild. The Guild, which originally had a full roster of 200 members, suddenly dwindled to only a few dozen.
In the Ba Zhi Guild Residence, in the Guild hall, Ba Zhi Tianxia was in a panic. He never expected that his seemingly flawless plan would be Counterattacked by Gods Guild so quickly.
He knew that there were experts in Gods Guild! His little tricks were nothing in their eyes!!!
The countermeasures were also wrong...
"What should I do? Should I apologize to Qu Ming and seek a reconciliation...?"
Outside the hall, a voice came. "Apologize for what? This is just a small setback. They are the number one Guild of the Gods. Isn't it normal for your Guild to not be able to defeat them?"
Ba Zhi Tianxia looked at this unfamiliar player and frowned. "You are?"
"I'm here to help you!"