The nine special training War Gods of the Godslayer Guild returned to the guild.
When Huang Jianguo learned what had happened, he was furious beyond measure.
"Jiang Kai, Jiang Kai again! Why the hell does this jinx show up everywhere?!"
"And you lot, the four of you fighting one person and still losing? Su Qing, your strength ranks among the stronger ones in the Fifth Tier, and yet you actually lost to Jiang Kai?!"
That Su Qing was none other than the seventh War God on the stage. His real identity was the leader sent by the Godslayer Guild this time.
"Do you know how many resources we spent just to get you all into the training camp?!"
Su Qing was scolded so harshly by Huang Jianguo that he couldn't raise his head, and could only lower his voice to say, "Jiang Kai is stronger than before… and now Jiang Kai also has an extremely powerful incarnation, his strength has practically doubled!"
Huang Tong, behind Huang Jianguo, whispered, "Even back then Jiang Kai could take on two people alone and defeat Evilfire and Tyrant. The four of them are not Jiang Kai's match."
Huang Jianguo was full of rage, but still had to suppress it. Rationality told him that Su Qing and the others losing wasn't exactly news.
"That bastard Xinxin, instead of finishing Jiang Kai off, actually let him get stronger!" Huang Jianguo narrowed his eyes slightly. "If this one isn't eliminated, he'll definitely become a great disaster!"
"No, I have to go find Liu Yuanxiang!"
Huang Jianguo left the nine War Gods behind and headed for the Xuanwu Guild.
The Xuanwu Guild also had five people sent back. At this moment, when Liu Yuanxiang saw Huang Jianguo storming in aggressively, he wasn't surprised at all.
"Old Liu, I can't hold it anymore. This man must be eliminated!"
Liu Yuanxiang sat there sipping tea, half-closed eyes lost in thought.
"The other side is about to begin moving. That's why we spared no expense to cultivate more powerful fighters. Yet this time, all fourteen were sent back. Not only were resources wasted, but our plan has also been delayed!"
"This Jiang Kai really is hateful!"
Huang Jianguo immediately said, "Hateful is one thing, but the key is—this brat is getting stronger and stronger! Fourth Tier fighting Fifth Tier, a mortal against the transcendent—how many in Huaxia can do that?!"
"Old Liu, we can't drag this out anymore. The military is still investigating Huang Tong's matter. If they dig it out, we won't be able to stay in Huaxia at all. I say, there's no need to hesitate—just kill Jiang Kai directly!"
Liu Yuanxiang put down his teacup and began pacing back and forth.
"Acting now is too early. Xuanwu still has many resources that must be used up quickly."
"But you're right. If Jiang Kai keeps growing unchecked like this, he'll surely become a menace in the future. Yet if we move now, it will only make the military even more suspicious of us."
After some thought, Liu Yuanxiang said, "I heard that Luo Ping already told Jiang Kai about the Fallen Mining Zone. Knowing Jiang Kai's personality, he'll definitely go there!"
"The Fallen Mining Zone? That newly discovered Fallen Mining Zone?"
"Yes. It's already confirmed that the Fallen Mining Zone cannot be mined directly. Instead, every two months there's a small-scale mineral tide eruption, and every half-year a large-scale mineral tide. Rare ores hidden deep inside emerge into the shallower layers then, and many War Gods will flock there."
"Even those of the Strange Professions will go!"
"At that time, even if Jiang Kai is seized by some strange profession, no one will suspect us."
Huang Jianguo thought for a moment. "I heard Jiang Kai was expelled too. Half a month later, just in time for the large-scale mineral tide. That brat is greedy—he'll definitely go!"
Liu Yuanxiang nodded, narrowing his eyes at Huang Jianguo. "But what he probably doesn't know is that the Fallen Mining Zone will be the beginning of his nightmare!"
"Will Heart-Eater go?" Huang Jianguo asked.
"She won't. She's searching for a way to break through to the Eighth Tier." Liu Yuanxiang said, "Mortal Fourth Tier, Transcendent—maybe also Fourth Tier, maybe not. If it is, then after the Eighth Tier professions, what lies beyond… To be honest, this is a question probably every War God wants to know."
"Humanity has been developing Ghost Star for fifty years, building up for so long—maybe the answer will be revealed soon."
Huang Jianguo snorted coldly. "You're wrong. She's of the Strange Professions, not like us."
"Then it's not something we need to worry about. Anyway, we're allies—if she grows stronger, it also benefits us."
"In any case, at this stage, we cannot openly target Jiang Kai. You'll just have to endure for now… Oh, and tell Huang Tong to keep a low profile lately and behave himself!"
......…
Three days later, Jiang Kai returned to the Main God Guild station.
As soon as he returned, Jiang Kai almost thought he had gone to the wrong place.
The Main God Guild had annexed a nearby open space, its grounds now twice as large as before.
And now, all the buildings of the Main God Guild had signs hanging on them—
Resources Department, Warehouse, Personnel Department, Combat Department, Logistics Department… labeled clearly. The thirty mounts delivered by the military were neatly lined up in the newly built stables.
Most importantly, there were far more people in the guild than before. The moment Jiang Kai entered, he saw dozens of people busy inside.
What confirmed to him that he wasn't mistaken was the back courtyard of the guild—there was an area stacked with countless wine jars…
After all, the Main God Guild was the very first guild to recruit drunks in bulk.
Of course, now every guild was scrambling for drunks, so the Main God Guild's advantage was gone.
Jiang Kai walked over to the guild's public notice board and checked the guild's stats.
Currently the guild membership had reached 194, of which 139 were Drunkard-class. The rest were a variety of others.
"How did it suddenly get this many people? Almost two hundred… doesn't that mean I can apply to upgrade the guild level…" While Jiang Kai was pondering this, he noticed a few women organizing things in the distance.
"Everyone, don't rush. There are still some issues with squad assignments, but don't worry—we'll organize experts in batches to guide you through the early stages of your professions."
"Those without a squad, please register here."
Jiang Kai followed the voice and saw it was He Shishi and the others…
"Not sweeping the floor—what are you doing here…" Jiang Kai frowned and walked over.
Dongxue was buried in recording, just having registered one person's info, then asked the next, "Please report your name, profession, level, and part-time schedule. We'll use your time availability to arrange people to help you level up."
"Name, Jiang Kai."
"Jiang…" Dongxue had just written half when she suddenly looked up at the person before her, eyes wide. "It's you!"
Jiang Kai frowned, annoyed. "How long has it been since anyone cleaned the guild? Look at this place, a complete mess! And also—why did my room get turned into a toilet?!"
Dongxue, flustered from Jiang Kai's barrage of scolding, stood up aggrievedly and quickly whispered, "Sister Shishi, Sister Shishi! That guy is back!"
He Shishi, hearing Dongxue's plea for help, also looked at Jiang Kai.
"You? Weren't you supposed to be in special training for three months?"
"Got expelled." Jiang Kai said flatly. "And what the hell are you guys up to again?"
"We didn't… it's just that we wanted to help develop the guild…" Chunlan said softly, head lowered.
Jiang Kai looked at the few of them suspiciously.
He Shishi took a deep breath, biting her lip. One look at Jiang Kai's expression and she knew he didn't believe them. She had to explain clearly.
"Jiang Kai, come with me!"
Jiang Kai followed He Shishi into the council hall… this used to be Hu Yan's quarters.
"What is it? What exactly are you trying to do?!" Jiang Kai said impatiently.
Standing before him, He Shishi hesitated for a moment, then suddenly said, "I'm sorry, I was wrong…"
"Huh?" Jiang Kai thought his ears were broken. This woman was actually apologizing to him?
"I said, I was too headstrong before. I didn't realize that the people I sent out had already been bought off by Huang Tong. Turns out you were the victim all along—it was Huang Tong and his lot persecuting your family!" He Shishi finished, lifting her eyes to look at Jiang Kai.
It took Jiang Kai a long moment to react.
This woman, she finally figured it out? Don't tell me she was scared straight from sweeping floors too much.
"Jiang Kai, I know no matter what I say now, I can't make up for everything I did to you before. So, we've decided to stay in the Main God Guild, and keep helping you until it becomes an A-rank guild!"
"Don't worry, I have very rich experience in building up guilds. If you let me handle it, you won't need to worry at all."
Jiang Kai squinted at He Shishi, at a loss for words for the moment.
"Jiang Kai, our guild used to be too small. Even if we had a few strong individuals, with too few members we couldn't organize them to fight bosses. Even though our guild has a lot of points, if the members themselves don't have points, they still can't exchange for resources."
"You said to recruit more non-combat professions. You're the president, I'll manage according to your orders. But we also need combat professions. So I temporarily recruited some combat ones as well."
"I had Zhao Tiequan, Ouyang Yi, and the rest of us lead teams to help people level up. Once the drunks reach Third Tier, they'll have some combat power. I also recruited a few Soldier Kings, National Scholars, and Judges to help guide people leveling too."
"As our experts increase, it'll form a positive cycle. Gradually, we'll grow the guild properly."
Jiang Kai listened and after a while realized—
This woman really had been seriously thinking about the development of the Main God Guild…
"Ahem… I—I never said you could run the Main God Guild… If I hadn't driven you out back then, I might have already fallen into your trap. Why should I trust you?"
"Then… then what do I have to do for you to trust me?"
Jiang Kai thought for a bit, then shook his head. "I don't know either."
"How about you give us a trial period, see the results first?"
Originally, Jiang Kai had planned to hand the guild over to his big brother. But now his brother's whereabouts were unknown, and he himself was too lazy to manage it. Plus, He Shishi indeed had plenty of experience.
Seeing Jiang Kai remain silent, He Shishi gritted her teeth and said urgently, "How about this—I'll put Xiayue and Dongxue under your watch. If we cause trouble, you can deal with the two of them however you want!"
"Why them?"
He Shishi looked embarrassed, weakly muttering, "Well, that's because… Hu Yan said you liked secret crushes. I noticed your gaze at Xiayue and Dongxue seemed… different from when you looked at others…"
Jiang Kai narrowed his eyes, snapping angrily, "Old Hu, you bastard! One Pillar wasn't enough, now you've turned into another Old Hu!"
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