In the game world of Tian Dao, in a newly established office on the second floor of the Qi Tian Tower in Fengle Village, Ye Yun looked at Zhou Ningdong, who stood opposite him, and sent him a trade request.
"These two items, apart from our Dragon Palace members, I don't want them to appear in anyone else's hands for now!"
"Boss, this stuff..." Seeing what Ye Yun had traded, Zhou Ningdong's head buzzed, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably with excitement.
"Ten thousand Strength Manifestation Cards and ten thousand Skill Manifestation Cards, the specific details are all on them. Also, although the overall attributes of our Dragon Palace members are still low, the nutrient solutions and such need to be caught up quickly. The energy elixirs from the Demon Realm should also be ready for harvest by then. Have Old Man Zhang bring them back."
Through the one-way glass window, Ye Yun watched the bustling crowd of players on the main street of Fengle Village, lost in thought.
"How many official members do we have now?"
"Boss, we have over three hundred and twenty official members now, and the first-tier reserve members number five hundred," Zhou Ningdong replied quickly when Ye Yun asked.
"Over three hundred, a bit few. Speed up the expansion. All the first-tier members will be promoted to official status, and the daily quota for promotions will be increased from one to five people. All other conditions remain the same."
"Give everything I gave you to the official members. From now on, any talent that becomes an official member will be upgraded to Divine Grade, with three Strength Manifestation Cards and three Skill Manifestation Cards each. Going forward, one will be issued each month! As for the gold coins needed to upgrade talent, I will arrange that!"
"Three days! In three days, I expect all official members to have completed their strength and skill manifestation! At that time, the Dragon Palace will officially declare war!"
"Yes, sir!"
Zhou Ningdong, carrying his greatsword, gave Ye Yun a solemn military salute, not even asking who Ye Yun intended to attack. In the current Dragon Palace, Ye Yun was everything.
"Don't be so serious. In three days, I'm treating all official members to drinks at the Magic City Grand Hotel!" Ye Yun patted Zhou Ningdong's shoulder and laughed.
"Um, Boss, who is our enemy?" Zhou Ningdong saw the atmosphere ease and finally couldn't help but ask.
"Enemy? Wherever the saber points, that is the enemy. If I told you I wanted this whole world to bow down at my feet, you'd think I was crazy." Ye Yun laughed heartily at Zhou Ningdong's curious look.
"The whole world? Hehe, to be honest, Boss, with your strength on display, which country would dare to defy you?"
As they understood 'Tian Dao' more deeply, Zhou Ningdong and the others grew more in awe of Ye Yun's power. Especially after their talents reached max 1, they also learned about the concept of the Ten Directions Cosmos. Therefore, Ye Yun's desire to conquer seemed natural to Zhou Ningdong. After all, this big shot currently had a talent of max 10!
Even Zhou Ningdong knew how heaven-defying this talent was.
"This world isn't as complicated as you think. Just go and conquer, I'll cover your backs!" Ye Yun said as he organized his spoils from Xian City.
Although reinforcing had cost a large amount of Immortal Stones, Ye Yun still possessed over nine hundred thousand!
An Immortal Stone is equivalent to ten thousand Spirit Stones! Which is equivalent to a hundred trillion gold coins! It could buy ten billion attribute points! Nine hundred thousand Immortal Stones, that's how much gold coin? Ye Yun admitted he couldn't even calculate it. And this was just regarding wealth. The other items in his inventory were even more dazzling.
Mi Tian Array Disk * 2, Strength Manifestation Card * 17955, Skill Manifestation Card * 16275, Dao Ruler * 193, Skills: A Sword Frost Cold, Ninety-Five Supreme...
Ye Yun looked at his wealth and, after a moment of contemplation, transferred one hundred thousand Immortal Stones to Zhou Ningdong. After all, the Dragon Palace was now a major power, especially with Ye Yun's requirement for all official members to have Divine Grade talent, plus daily expenses. There were many places where money was needed.
"Immortal Stones? Golden ones? Holy crap, Boss, what is this thing?" Zhou Ningdong was stunned upon seeing the Immortal Stones.
"Just exchange them all for gold coins. Let's get all the official members' talents raised to Divine Grade first. When I earn more, I'll upgrade the talents of you few big shots to max 2," Ye Yun said indifferently, as he converted all his Immortal Stones and Spirit Stones into gold coins.
To purchase attributes, Tian Dao only recognized gold coins.
"Hehe, I used to think Boss joined the Dragon Palace to leech off us, but then I realized Boss came here for us to leech off him," Zhou Ningdong said, feeling a little embarrassed after hearing Ye Yun's words.
"Good that you know. Focus on improving your strength. After manifesting your strength and skills, familiarize yourselves with your respective skills as quickly as possible. Also, hurry up the construction progress on Mili Island. If possible, send more engineering teams over. Give them at most another month, and I want a complete living community!"
"Alright, I'll arrange it now."
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Meanwhile, outside, the entire world had descended into chaos. Twenty hours ago, government officials from various countries were lounging on comfortable sofas, leisurely observing the tragic state of the Dragon Palace building and its surroundings through satellite feeds and major media videos.
Before they could gloat for long, grim news arrived: all their countries' satellites in space had ceased to function!
This was a cataclysmic event that shook the entire world. All television stations immediately shut down. Fortunately, the internet was still usable, although there were issues with latency, it was at least functional.
In the Pentagon in the United States, a man in a suit leaned back in a plush executive chair, watching several people in the video feed.
"Who the hell is playing games! Is it that country?" Joe Langdon, half-reclined in his chair, as a major US figure, was the first to suspect foul play.
"It shouldn't be. Their satellites have also stopped working, and their online world is also in disarray," a submissive Asian major with a center-parted hairstyle said.
"Hmm. Damn it, ever since 'Tian Dao' started operating, I've felt uneasy. The previous level rankings, and now the talent rankings, have been monopolized by that country. Oh, right, I almost forgot about the main business."
"Two members of our US 'Tian Dao' special task force have absconded. According to the satellite trajectory, they seem to have entered your territorial waters. Send some people over there. This is a sensitive time, and it's not convenient for our warships to be directly deployed," Joe, referred to as 'Boss Joe', rubbed his temples, looking exhausted.
The defection of the current and former captains of the special task force had already caused severe dissatisfaction among the major parties in Congress. Moreover, these two individuals had embezzled the majority of the funds allocated to the task force by the government. If this matter were to leak, it would undoubtedly make the United States a laughingstock internationally.
"Understood, Mr. Joe, I will make arrangements immediately." The major from the Sakura nation was the first to turn off the video and walk out of the room. If not for seeing him heading towards the red-light district, one might have thought he was going to get to work.
"Mr. Joe, I have some intelligence. About ten hours ago, our people discovered a humanoid silhouette flying from the Magic City of that country into space," the Badao major said hesitantly after the Sakura nation's video feed went dark.
"A humanoid silhouette?" Hearing this, Boss Joe immediately sat up straight.