"We'll go in and talk alone," Chen Chuncheng said as he walked into the nearest room first.
Jiang Kai was about to go in when Hu Yan grabbed him, "Captain Kai, talking to him is like asking a tiger for its skin!"
Jiang Kai patted Hu Yan's hand, "Relax, I know what I'm doing. I'll probe his stance first."
Jiang Kai walked into the room and saw Chen Chuncheng standing there. He spoke in a clear voice, "Speak. What's your suggestion?"
Chen Chuncheng turned around, looked at Jiang Kai, paused for a moment, and said, "You've brought quite a bit of trouble to Black Tortoise."
Jiang Kai sneered, "If Black Tortoise didn't provoke me, would I have gone out of my way to mess with them?"
"I just want to make money peacefully."
"Cut the crap, get to the point."
Chen Chuncheng snorted lightly, "The Black Tortoise Guild is backed by Black Tortoise Military Industry, with hundreds of war gods under its command in the Temple of War. The guild itself is powerful, with more than 7 million members."
"In front of Black Tortoise, you and your Lord God Guild are no different from ants."
Jiang Kai said impatiently, "Are you here to flex on me?"
"I'm telling you, it's impossible to topple Black Tortoise in one blow," Chen Chuncheng said, "You have to proceed step by step, stripping away the octopus' tentacles one by one, only then can you truly crush Black Tortoise."
Jiang Kai's face darkened. This guy was lecturing him... He already understood this principle; did he really need to be told?
"Looks like you're not here to talk sincerely."
"Let me finish," Chen Chuncheng said, slightly agitated, "Black Tortoise Guild had one of its branches removed by you. Nationally, its reputation has suffered a severe blow."
"To restore Black Tortoise's standing in the eyes of the people, the guild's upper ranks have issued a death order: they must win the championship in the upcoming national Top Ten Guilds Gambling Tournament."
"Gambling Tournament?", Jiang Kai frowned slightly.
"Yes, to put it plainly, it's a massive guild point gambling competition between the top ten guilds and all other guilds except the military."
"This tournament is extremely important to the top ten guilds. It's one of the fastest and most rewarding ways to gain points."
"At that time, each of the top ten guilds will send 100 fourth-rank experts to compete. When they battle, they'll offer a point wager. If the challengers don't get knocked out within the time limit, it's considered a win and they get the bet points. If they defeat a top ten guild member, they win triple the points."
"Those 100 experts will each start with 100 guild points. As they win more matches, their points increase. Their next bet must be at least 10% higher than the previous match. If they lose, the guild must use its own points to restore them to max value and continue with a wager at least 10% higher in the next match."
"Finally, the top ten guilds are ranked based on their remaining points minus the guild-supplied refill points."
"The last place will be penalized an extra 10,000 guild points."
Jiang Kai thought for a moment and said, "So basically, the top ten guilds are acting as the house."
"Pretty much."
Jiang Kai frowned, "You want to trade this information for the wristwatch? I'd know this sooner or later. It's worthless."
Chen Chuncheng said, "Even if you know, you can't attend. Only Beta-ranked guilds or above can send people to the tournament."
"Then what's the point of telling me?"
"I can give up my guild's slot. You need to use your guild points immediately to buy our slot, then your Lord God Guild can send someone. I want to trade this slot for the wristwatch."
Jiang Kai frowned slightly, looking at Chen Chuncheng, "You're not afraid Black Tortoise will suspect you for doing this?"
Chen Chuncheng became more agitated, "As a subordinate guild of Black Tortoise, giving up the match is normal. Besides, I can't lose my War God status."
Looking at the emotional Chen Chuncheng, Jiang Kai frowned.
This guy seemed unusually obsessed with his War God status… it even felt like he was willing to go to crazy lengths to keep it.
Although Jiang Kai didn't know why Chen Chuncheng cared so much, he felt that in this state, maybe he could use Chen Chuncheng for his own purposes.
"I'll take the slot, but you should understand, the Lord God Guild only lacks numbers to reach Beta rank, so I refuse to give you the watch," Jiang Kai said calmly.
"You! Jiang Kai, don't push me!"
"Why are you so obsessed with the War God title?", Jiang Kai asked tentatively, "Even if you lose the title, you still have the strength of a War God. Why be so fixated on a title?"
"That's none of your business! I'm warning you, I've already compromised as much as I can. If you still won't hand over the watch, I'll have to take it by force!"
Jiang Kai smiled slightly, "Don't be so hasty. While I won't give you the watch, if you agree to one more condition, I can temporarily refrain from handing it over to the military."
"Think about it. The data in this watch is enough to destroy your Light Guild. For me, it's like removing the last nail Black Tortoise planted in Zone 18. You want to trade such a crucial item for a slot I could get myself, is that reasonable?"
Chen Chuncheng stared hard at Jiang Kai, but Jiang Kai's eyes held not a trace of fear.
The evidence was in Jiang Kai's hands. And Jiang Kai had proposed a compromise. Eventually, Chen Chuncheng calmed down.
"What condition do you want to add?"
"I want Liu Xuan to pay the price," Jiang Kai said fiercely, "I won't make things too hard for you. Liu Xuan failed in his duties, and you can use that as a reason to kick him out of the guild. I'll handle the rest."
"Then you give up your tournament slot. Once I have the slot, as long as you don't mess with me, I promise the watch will stay with me for a long time."
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Kai added, "Of course, if you can secretly provide more intel on Black Tortoise, and if it's useful enough, I might give you the watch directly."
Chen Chuncheng narrowed his eyes and asked in a low voice, "You want me to be your spy?"
Jiang Kai smiled slightly, "No need to put it so harshly, just a partner…"
"Why should I trust you?"
"Because you have no other choice!"
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After a long time, Jiang Kai and Chen Chuncheng finally walked out of the room.
After coming out, Chen Chuncheng said nothing and left the Lord God Guild with his men.
"Kai, you two talked for so long. What did you talk about?", Ruan Yu quickly came over.
"I'll tell you later," Jiang Kai said, then looked at Ruan Yu, "Have you heard about any secret realms lately?"
"Secret realms aren't that easy to find," Ruan Yu shook her head.
Jiang Kai felt a bit frustrated.
To be honest, breaking through to fourth rank was tough. Liu Xuan was also a fourth rank expert, yet Jiang Kai hadn't won easily.
The key issue was, Liu Xuan wasn't even max-level fourth rank, and his class was Soldier King.
It was said that among fourth-rank martial artists, top-tier experts could already use true qi to attack.
The top ten guilds would only send 100 people, those would definitely be super elites. Maybe that Four Season Flower or whatever would participate too.
His chances of winning weren't high.
To win, the most reliable method was to raise his class level.
"Tier-three Job Change materials… where am I supposed to get that…", Jiang Kai sighed, "Ah, where's Old Hu? Even three cobblers are better than a Zhuge Liang, let's get him to brainstorm with us."
Jiang Kai and Ruan Yu turned around at the same time, looking for Old Hu.
They found him dazing off in the garden pavilion.
"Old Hu's not doing too well lately," Ruan Yu said, "This last beast tide affected him a lot. He's probably thinking of Dongli."
Jiang Kai nodded, "Yeah, Dongli was a map boss too. Ah… damn tragic romance…"
Speaking of Dongli, Jiang Kai suddenly had a flash of inspiration. His eyes widened.
Suddenly, Jiang Kai shouted toward Hu Yan, "Old Hu, stop moping around, come on, let's go find Dongli!"
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