Chapter 407: Imperial Army Applies Pressure!
The night was peaceful, and during the day of the second day, the Undead Army did not launch another attack.
The Empire's army had arrived at the scene, and the threat of the Undead Army was lifted.
All the players in Wu Shuang City breathed a sigh of relief and went offline to rest.
...
Li Xiang climbed out of the game pod.
The sunlight shone in from outside, and he hadn't been exposed to sunlight much these past few days, so it was a bit dazzling.
Standing by the window, he smoked a cigarette and rubbed his face.
A new day.
The problem of the Undead Legion was temporarily resolved with the arrival of the Empire's army.
The next step was to go to the Imperial Capital to find the Emperor.
Find the Emperor, solve the Lock of Emotion problem, and then try to solve Lu Qingshui's problem.
Only after these two problems were solved would Li Xiang dare to go all out.
...
After a while, Lu Qingshui and Wang Zhiyan came over, carrying groceries from the supermarket.
Lu Qingshui shook the bag in her hand and said with a smile, "We haven't had a good meal in several days, let's eat something extravagant today."
Li Xiang smiled back, "You've also been tired for several days, why don't we go out to eat and call everyone?"
"Hmm... that works too."
"Let's go."
...
This was the first offline gathering of the original members of the Gods Guild in over a month.
Wang Lei, Liu Yunfeng, and Leng Bing arrived at the private room Li Xiang booked, all with dark circles under their eyes.
In the past few days, due to the attack of the Undead Legion, the operational pressure on Zhushen City had suddenly increased.
As high-level members of the Guild, they had to face the attacks of the Undead Legion, rationally plan the Guild's construction, and also manage the Guild well.
Moreover, with the establishment of Zhushen City, the matters to manage were completely different from when it was previously a town-level Guild. There were too many things to do, and it was no longer a level where just a few people could keep a City running. Everyone's political tasks had increased significantly.
A positive point was that under such heavy pressure, their growth was also rapid and visible to the naked eye.
After a round of drinks, the men present were all completely drunk.
Lu Qingshui and Wang Zhiyan looked at this scene and reluctantly called the company to send a few people over to take them back.
Everyone present was a high-level executive of Gods Company, and now Gods Company was receiving a lot of attention from the outside world. If high-level personnel were photographed in such a state, it would be detrimental to the company's image.
After everyone was sent off, Lu Qingshui personally escorted Li Xiang back.
Li Xiang's current residence remained a mystery to the outside world.
As the Chairman of Gods Company, he still couldn't expose too much personal information.
...
At night, Li Xiang slowly woke up and saw himself lying in bed with Lu Qingshui lying beside him.
Looking at her sleeping face, Li Xiang gently stroked her hair.
Lu Qingshui doesn't have much time left; he needs to solve the problem as soon as possible.
Under Li Xiang's touch, Lu Qingshui opened her eyes. After looking at Li Xiang for a few seconds, she burrowed into his arms, "Not sleeping a bit longer?"
"I've slept enough, I'm a little hungry."
Lu Qingshui raised her head, "I'll go make you something to eat."
"...I want to eat right now."
"Ah~!"
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Online.
In the game, it was another clear, bright day.
Outside Wu Shuang City, after the Imperial Capital sent five million troops, the Undead Army had retreated a hundred miles away and would not launch an attack again in the short term.
But inside the Wu Shuang City Lord's Mansion, it was not peaceful.
The Commandant of the five million troops was a famous General of the Empire, Li Huaicai!
Although his own strength had not reached the level of a Title Holder, he was only one step away from being a Title Holder.
He possessed powerful personal strength, exceptional command talent, and... he sided with the First Prince in the factional struggle within the Dragon Flame Empire.
And the scene unfolding in the City Lord's Mansion at this moment was an interrogation!
City Lord's Mansion.
He Denlong sat in the City Lord's seat, looking at Li Huaicai with a forced smile.
Li Huaicai scanned the high-level officials of Wu Shuang City present and spoke calmly, "I heard that City Lord He colluded with Demon Clan remnants. After I arrived, I didn't see him.
It seems what one hears cannot be taken as fact."
He Denlong was not to be outdone, "Regarding the Space Collapser Chen Priestess of the Demon Clan, I have already reported it to the Imperial Capital. There's no need for General Li to worry about it."
"Oh? So, City Lord He, you did collude with Demon Clan remnants? You should be aware of the consequences of colluding with Demon Clan remnants, shouldn't you?!" A murderous intent burst forth in Li Huaicai's eyes as he stared at He Denlong, ready to draw his sword at any moment.
It would be a great mistake to simply identify him as a General who views the Demon Clan as enemies to be killed and cannot tolerate them.
He had also received orders from the First Prince for this trip, to use all means to make He Denlong side with the First Prince's faction.
As a new City, He Denlong's vote was crucial!
Everyone present was shrewd, and He Denlong, being directly involved, how could he not know this.
Therefore... he did not show any sign of backing down, even though his strength was far inferior to Li Huaicai's.
"General Li is being too arbitrary by using the word 'collude' without distinguishing right from wrong. Moreover... I have already clarified the relationship between Wu Shuang City and Chen Priestess. As for more... guilt and punishment, after defeating the Undead Army, I will personally go to the Imperial Capital to plead guilty before the Emperor."
Li Huaicai, however, had no intention of letting He Denlong off.
"Now that I am here, you don't need to worry about the Undead Army. The most important thing now is your collusion with Demon Clan remnants! He Denlong... do you admit your guilt?!"
A surging sword intent burst forth from Li Huaicai.
The Guards immediately came in from outside and stood in front of Li Huaicai.
Li Huaicai didn't even look at these Guards; he was thinking if he could cut off He Denlong's head with one sword strike.
"Huh? Why is it so lively? Is everyone here to celebrate City Lord's victory over the Undead Army?"
A voice came from outside.
Everyone's eyes turned to the man walking in from the doorway with a faint smile on his face.
He Denlong said, "City Lord Qu Ming... this doesn't concern you, you should withdraw first."
He Denlong didn't want to involve Li Xiang in the trouble.
"Ah? So it's not a celebration? This posture... City Lord He, you are a great hero of our Wu Shuang City. Is this person here to assassinate you?"
Li Huaicai's expression turned ugly.
Purging traitors and assassinating a City of a City are two completely different crimes!
The former is a reward, the latter is a death penalty!
"Who are you?!" Li Huaicai stared at Li Xiang.
"I am the City Lord of Zhushen City. Who are you?"
"Just a mere second-tier main City City Lord, yet you dare to be so presumptuous towards me! Do you believe I won't kill you?!"
"There doesn't seem to be any law in the Dragon Flame Empire stating that a second-tier main City City Lord can be killed at will. I can deem you to have the intent to maliciously kill a main City City Lord of the Dragon Flame Empire. According to the laws of the Dragon Flame Empire, this is a death penalty!"
Li Huaicai sneered, "Do you know who I am?"
"No one can disregard the laws of the Dragon Flame Empire! Unless you want to commit treason!"
Li Huaicai's pupils contracted.
The crime of treason was even greater...
"Kid, listen up, I am Li Huaicai, the Commandant of the five million troops this time!"