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Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

With Xiao Yun's help, the situation in the Eternal Empire has basically stabilized.

Besides gaining many blood-pledged Servants, he has also received the gifts from Shang Qi as a token of his gratitude—

Although the core area has been eroded by death, the Eternal Empire is a large and powerful nation that has preserved most of its territory and manpower. The guild warehouse is still there, and its assets are still quite substantial.

Xiao Yun received a great deal of thanks, including five sets of complete sets of King-level resources, and countless other miscellaneous resources.

Resource Point Merchant Qi didn't mince words either, listing out a list for Xiao Yun to choose from.

But after taking a look, Xiao Yun gave up the idea of ​​occupying these resource points.

"No wonder you agreed so easily. It turns out that either multiple King-level monsters have appeared around you, or you were affected by the Illusory Wind, making it impossible to control."

Xiao Yun said irritably, but Shang Qi just shrugged:

"There's nothing I can do about it, you didn't ask these questions back then."

Shang Qi revealed a smug smile and said:

"I had no choice, please don't be offended, President Xiao. At worst, I'll go kill a few more King-level monsters in the next couple of days and get you some resource points."

Shang Qi intended to offer a token gesture, but Xiao Yun nodded without hesitation:

"Okay, according to the contract, half of your resource points belong to me. According to your statistics, you have... 57 resource points. I'll take a loss, you just need to give me 28 King-level resource points."

Shang Qi's lips twitched violently as he forced a smile:

"President Xiao, you're not joking, are you? 28 King-level resource points! Even if I wiped out every single King-level resource point in the entire region, it still wouldn't be enough!"

Do I look like I'm joking?

Xiao Yun snorted coldly and waved the contract in his hand:

"It's clearly written above, and you've signed it. If you violate it, the system will enforce it."

Shang Qi's brows furrowed deeply, his face full of confusion:

"That can't be right. We only signed one contract, where did you get three? Impossible, you forged them, I need to check the license plates!"

As he spoke, he took out a copy of the contract from his hand, preparing to compare it.

Xiao Yun smiled and snapped his fingers lightly.

Thus, Shang Qi watched as the contract in his hand slowly split into three parts, each bearing his own mark.

Looking at the clauses in the last two contracts that were practically treasonous, Shang Qi gasped.

"This is... I might as well just be killed!"

He winced in pain, then gave Xiao Yun a thumbs-up:

"Ruthless! Dark! Cunning!"

"Ha, we're all in the same boat."

Xiao Yun chuckled and patted his shoulder:

"Don't worry about paying off your debts, brother. I'll give you some time to pay them off slowly."

"The number of King-level monsters has been increasing lately. If you work hard for two weeks, you can pay it back."

Shang Qi's face instantly fell, and he said with a wry smile:

"Damn it, isn't this forcing me, even our entire Eternal Empire, to work for you for free for two weeks?"

After saying that, he sighed softly and shook his head helplessly:

"Forget it, there's no such thing as not paying back debts in this world, especially since you've helped me so much."

As Shang Qi spoke, he suddenly seemed to remember something. He rubbed the three contracts in his hands vigorously while casting a suspicious look at Xiao Yun:

"These are the three, right? That's all, bro. Don't mess around, you're not really trying to trick me into selling my own guild, are you?"

Shang Qi looked flustered and almost burst into tears.

That's all. I'm not that kind of person.

Xiao Yun maintained a serious expression, but inwardly sighed:

"We were too hasty. We should have called Lao Ji over back then. With Lao Ji's methods, the Eternal Empire would truly be ours now."

Shang Qi looked at him, his expression full of surprise and uncertainty.

After pondering for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said:

"No, I have to pay off my debt right away, otherwise I'll feel like you've dug a hole for me."

As he spoke, he stood up and summoned several ministers of the empire.

"By imperial decree, the entire imperial army is to be mobilized to search for and kill king-level monsters. We must gather 15 resource points before the settlement next week."

Several ministers complained repeatedly, but dared not disobey Shang Qi's orders and hurriedly went to handle the matter.

Xiao Yun raised an eyebrow and asked:

"That's decisive enough, but why only 15 resource points? Where are the remaining 13?"

"I'll give you the resources dropped by King-level monsters. If that's not enough, I can give you some from my own stash."

Shang Qi looked pained and took out some things.

Xiao Yun's eyes lit up instantly, and he clicked his tongue in amazement:

"As expected of the emperor, his family is indeed very wealthy."

Shang Qi took out a total of seven items, all of which were at least Grade A, and one of them was even a cursed item.

But Xiao Yun's gaze did not linger on these things for long; instead, it was fixed on the broken iron ring at the very edge.

The iron ring was charred black, as if it had been completely burned in a fire. It seemed to have once been decorated, but it had melted into a lump and looked like a tumor stuck to it.

Just looking at it made Xiao Yun feel his blood boiling.

"The Eternal Blood is fluctuating, forming a ring shape... Could it be... the [Crown of Embers] that the Protoss once spoke of!"

Xiao Yun's heart trembled violently.

Shang Qi naturally noticed his unusual behavior and said:

"I found this iron ring in an abandoned mine during one of my explorations. It's a high-level item, grade A, but it's been useless to me and is just scrap metal."

Xiao Yun steadied himself, realizing he had lost his composure, but did not hesitate:

"This thing is worth 5 resource points."

"Ten! Otherwise, I won't give them to you!"

"Heh, you've figured it out. Even if I don't want it now, if you can't repay the debt later, the entire guild will have to be given to me as collateral!"

Xiao Yun sneered, and Shang Qi immediately backed down.

"Alright, five it is."

Then, the two engaged in another heated debate, and finally settled the debt.

In addition to the iron ring, Xiao Yun also obtained an A-grade cursed item called "Guardian of Insincerity," an A-grade two-handed sword, and two sets of cross-region teleportation portals.

Two-handed swords are naturally used to prepare for the advancement of the [Mithril Sword].

The inter-regional teleportation portal will be used in the other two regions gifted by Shang Qi. In addition, Xiao Yun also has a teleportation portal gifted by the Moon, so the Ideal Country and the three affiliated regions can be connected in the future.

Xiao Yun handed the two sets of teleportation portals to King Crow and Little Fire Dragon respectively, instructing them to place them in the new area. Then, he prepared to return through the teleportation portal in the Tiger Army area.

Shang Qi shouted at Xiao Yun's retreating figure:

"Tsk, you just grabbed the stuff and left? Weren't you going to conquer the Palace of Illusion and Reality?"

"This week is almost over. You also need to make some internal adjustments to prepare for the upcoming influx of refugees. Next week and the week after that."

Xiao Yun said without turning his head, and left through the portal.

"I've already settled my accounts this week. If I try to play the game again, I won't get a single point. Wouldn't that be a huge loss?"

Xiao Yun inwardly grumbled, but upon seeing the familiar scenery of the Ideal Country, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Ignoring his fatigue from the past few days, he took out the cursed object and the iron ring to examine their effects.

The effect of 【Insincere Guardian】 is simple: it summons an endless army to assist in battle, and the strength of the summoned army depends on the user's strength.

Xiao Yun roughly estimated that with his strength, he could summon an army led by five seventh-sequence powerhouses, with soldiers at least at the ninth-sequence level.

Such powerful effects come at a great cost—

Firstly, when the cursed item's effect ends, any remaining soldiers will attack the user; secondly, the probability of being attacked by enemies will greatly increase in areas trodden by this disloyal army.

"It can only be used to deal with crisis situations, or in special circumstances such as self-destruction at the local base."

Xiao Yun casually put the cursed item into the guild warehouse and sent a message to Ji Mingyu, telling him to take the cursed item to the special safe house.

After settling everything in place, Xiao Yun looked at the last item, the iron ring that had caused the [Eternal Blood] to malfunction.

As soon as he held the iron ring in his hand, the blood in his body boiled, turning into wisps of blood-red flames that slowly swirled around the iron ring.

Soon, streaks of blood-red patterns spread across the dark iron ring, intricate and magnificent, eventually weaving together to form an illusory crown.

Detailed information then appeared before Xiao Yun's eyes.

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