Free Web NovelChapter 1712: Chapter 1320: Elder Council! Balancing the Black Wind Village Chief!
As Jiang Dali headed to the Imperial Palace of Tang Country, the World’s No.1 Martial Arts Tournament, spearheaded by Black Wind Village and personally managed by Players like Ning Su, Tie Niu, and Ping Shengaoqi, began its registration phase lasting a full half-month during the Qingming Festival in various Black Wind Village sub branches across the Yuan, Song, Ming, Mongolia, Dali, Han Country, Divine Martial, and even Qin State, Persia, and Tianzhu.
The registration duration extended to half a month to account for inconvenient interregional transport, as the travel time could be considerable.
Despite the numerous sub branches that Black Wind Village now covers, reaching even the small independent nations under the vassal states of the distant Western Regions like Persia and Tianzhu, and nearly occupying all the territories within these vassal states, many sects remained in remote areas, potentially requiring seven to eight days just to reach the nearest tournament registration point.
Thus, after careful consideration by Ning Su and others, and based on the village chief’s suggestion of a ’proper time,’ an extended registration period was set for the tournament.
This event, which swept across the Martial World of all countries outside the She Sheng Dynasty, became the focal point for all Mixed Martial Arts World Players as soon as it commenced.
This attracted many lone rangers of the Martial World who traditionally focused on earning money rather than fame, prompting them to rush to the nearest Black Wind Village sub branch to register. It was uncertain whether they were stirred by passion or tempted by the lucrative tournament rewards, or perhaps they were simply drawn by this festival wholly organized by ’Players.’
For this globally anticipated event, Jiang Dali made significant preparations and investments.
Whether it was deploying personnel to unexplored places like Persia and Tianzhu to establish sub branch bases or later destroying the Heavenly Gate, making Black Wind Village the vassal state’s unquestionable top power, all these efforts were to validate the qualification to host the World’s No.1 Martial Arts Tournament.
Ask yourself, aside from Shaolin, is there any other force with a coverage scope larger than today’s Black Wind Village?
Even the once mighty World Association, with over three hundred sub branches, has been greatly surpassed, primarily because most of its territory has long been devoured by Black Wind Village.
To align with the Upper Four Families’ new round of public testing plans, Jiang Dali had already prepped sub branch bases in regions untouched within the vassal states.
Now, these sub branch bases are perfectly benefiting from the synergy effect of the World’s No.1 Martial Arts Tournament, becoming the primary target for many Players in the upcoming public test three days later—coincidentally the ’proper time’ that Jiang Dali hinted at to Ning Su and others. Every Mixed Martial Arts World Player knows what will happen at that time.
Ning Su and others were unsurprised that their village chief was aware of the Player public test event three days later.
It’s well-known, after all, that the Black Wind Village Chief maintains an extremely close cooperative relationship with the Yun Family from the Four Great Families.
Therefore, it was not unexpected that the Yun Family had informed the Black Wind Village Chief in advance that a large number of Abnormal People would enter the Mixed Martial Arts World three days later.
At this moment, the Jianghu Forum was more bustling than usual, with many old posts from a year or two ago being ’resurrected’ by new Players, who only gained the right to speak on the Jianghu Forum yesterday.
This batch of new Players numbered more than 30 million, roughly one-quarter of the Supreme Alliance crowd yet to enter the Mixed Martial Arts World. Considering the current tens of millions of Players in the world, nearly half of those governed by the Supreme Alliance will fully enter the Mixed Martial Arts World three days later.
Another half are either resisters or elders unwilling to enter, or individuals whose bodies or minds do not match the login equipment designed by the Supreme Alliance.
These new Players had already learned about the Mixed Martial Arts World through various channels and, upon gaining forum access, immersed themselves in the Jianghu Forum, exploring outdated significant event posts to familiarize themselves better with the world so as to quickly acclimate and gain a foothold after entering.
During this period, the legendary NPC ’Black Wind Village Chief’ and his force ’Black Wind Village’ undeniably made the deepest impression on the new Players.
No matter whether reviewing old posts or following current Mixed Martial Arts news hotspots, most hot topics seem inseparable from "Black Wind Village Chief" and "Black Wind Village."
Especially recently, following the Black Wind Village Chief’s overthrow of the Heavenly Gate, elevating the once laughable bandit stronghold ’Black Wind Village’ to the vassal state’s highest echelon of power while also commencing the World’s No.1 Martial Arts Tournament, the influence was unmatched, nearly dominating discussions, making it almost impossible not to attract the attention of new Players.
In such a grand backdrop, increasingly more new Players developed an interest in understanding Black Wind Village and its chief through history exploration.
This resulted in more relevant posts being ’unearthed,’ turning half of the Jianghu Forum into a ’Black Wind Village Chief’ personal showcase, with constant exposure dominating new Players’ screens, sparking numerous discussions.
The recruitment departments of the various Black Wind Village sub branches naturally wouldn’t miss this golden opportunity, actively participating in various forum threads, proudly displaying their ’Black Wind Village’ elite status, and diligently recruiting newcomers, resulting in exceedingly busy operations.
This undeniably led many sect representative Players, who initially aimed to recruit new blood, to experience firsthand what the allure of being ’top-tier’ means.
Even when they talked themselves hoarse about the Heavenly Dao and the earth, new Players remained skeptical and hesitant, as reserved as noble ladies.
On the other hand, when the Black Wind Village recruitment players revealed their identity, they easily lured new players away, as gregarious as ladies from the Art House.
This is simply the difference between an honest man pursuing a goddess and a jerk picking up girls.
For a time, this also sparked endless debate on the Jianghu Forum, even leading to a scolding battle for recruiting members among multiple parties.
Yet, with all advantages lying with the Black Wind Village, even a scolding battle cannot reverse the situation.
High-level representatives from the Four Great Families, including many player representatives, are constantly monitoring the situation on the Jianghu Forum.
Seeing this situation, although it didn’t come as a surprise, they couldn’t help but feel disappointed.
That night, at the Supreme Alliance’s high-level meeting, twenty-three elders from the Ten Great Families (Upper Four Families, Lower Six Families), along with over sixty top players openly or covertly cultivated by the Ten Great Families, gathered for a secret meeting about the third public beta. Nearly ninety people expressed their views at the meeting.
An elder from the Zuo Family seriously stated, "From the attitude of the third batch of public beta players who have already joined the Jianghu Forum, nearly thirty percent are very willing to join the Black Wind Village, forty percent are willing to join the Black Wind Village, and nearly half would choose to join the Black Wind Village if there is no better option...
This is an extremely bad phenomenon. We sent so much talent in not to help the Black Wind Village Chief conquer the world and then in turn suppress and coerce us.
In response to this situation, we must immediately make correct guidance and countermeasures."
An elder representing the Li Family simply said two words, "Seconded!"
The elder representing the Wang Family solemnly stated, "We anticipated this situation for a long time, but we didn’t expect the influence of the Black Wind Village would be this significant. This mainly stems from the Black Wind Village’s destruction of the Heavenly Gate and then immediately hosting the World’s No.1 Martial Arts Tournament, generated a buzz with its unparalleled appeal, making it difficult for other sects to form strong competition even under our personnel adjustments and active recruitment."
An elder from the Yun Family, despite having a decent perception of the Black Wind Village due to cooperation tendencies, still has to make a choice in the face of current factional interests.
After all, the reason the Supreme Alliance explores the Mixed Martial Arts World is for greater interests, not to run a Charity Hall, and sending in so many players isn’t meant to make a Marriage Dress for the Black Wind Village Chief.
Even though the Four Great Families and the Black Wind Village are in a cooperative alliance, the saying goes, those not of our kind must have different hearts.
Cooperation is cooperation, strategic goals are strategic goals, talent resources are talent resources.
As a superior, one must weigh the importance of these carefully to make the right choice at the appropriate time.
The Yun Family Patriarch said, "Due to the sudden incident, we can currently only use limited means to keep old threads active on the Jianghu Forum to reduce the frequency of posts related to the Black Wind Village and purify the forum; or reduce the time this batch of new players linger on the Jianghu Forum, minimizing their familiarity and affinity with the Black Wind Village. During this period, externally through various indistinct maneuvers, we can change the mindset of some individuals."
Among the more than sixty attendees, some players with faces processed to appear very blurry, and others are top players with notable names in the Mixed Martial Arts World.
These people were listening to the suppression measures against the Black Wind Village taken by the elders, secretly astonished by the development speed and fearsome extent of the Black Wind Village.
The last time the elders summoned everyone to sit down for a large meeting discussion on a power, it was the Holy Dynasty.
Though the current Black Wind Village is still far from matching the Holy Dynasty, its mysteriousness is comparable to the Holy Dynasty, with few records found even in ancient texts. Even if some records mention the Black Wind Village, they are only about its different sub branches and figures like the Black Wind Great Master, who are not individuals currently known, completely resembling small scoundrel-level characters that don’t match the current thriving Black Wind Village or the world-leading Black Wind Village Chief.
Suddenly, a top player among the Lower Six Families, whose face is notably blurred by special equipment, spoke, "I heard that the alliance has passed a proposal, deciding to let some qualifying players directly be born in the Holy Dynasty. If you’re worried about the Black Wind Village absorbing a large batch of new players to form a threat, why not just let more people be born in the Holy Dynasty?"
This statement brought an immediate silence, with everyone looking at the elders of the Four Great Families, only they have the authority to decide to open access to the Holy Dynasty, directly granting some players the qualification to be born in the Holy Dynasty.
But what puzzles the players present is that, for so many years, even during the several secret beta tests in the past, the elders have rarely used such authority, as if the Holy Dynasty has been a forbidden zone from the start, where other vassal states can be casually inserted but the Holy Dynasty cannot be easily ventured into...
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