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Chapter 87: Domestic Player Power Rankings_1

Chapter 87: Chapter 87: Domestic Player Power Rankings_1

"Ten Commandments, Paranormal Bureau, Dragon Group..."

Mu You was muttering these names with a furrowed brow.

After considering it, he clicked on the search box above and tried searching for ’Ten Commandments’.

However, things did not go as expected. He assumed that this organization would be a hot topic, but the final search results were sparse, not even reaching one hundred. Moreover, these mostly just mentioned the name with no one discussing the details, as if it were some taboo that would lead to disaster if mentioned.

In the search results, the post ranked at the top and had the most responses was a guide post. It was a paid post where one needed to pay first to open and read it.

’In light of the recent surge in the number of new players, I’ve decided to follow the trend and post a guide to enlighten newbies about the rankings of domestic player forces.’

The poster’s account id was ’Moon Hidden’, a big shot with an account level as high as 54 on the forum. His ID was covered with badges of all colors, indicating that he was an old player who frequented the forum regularly.

Surely, a post by such an advanced player was credible.

Mu You didn’t mind paying. As long as it wasn’t costing his life, shelling out cash was no big deal for him.

With this mindset, Mu You opened the post.

However, the amount of payment that popped up next startled him.

2000000!

Mu You almost thought his eyes were playing tricks on him. After counting several times, he confirmed that he hadn’t made any mistake. It was indeed 2 million!

Paying 2 million to view a post – isn’t this basically daylight robbery?

While he had anticipated that the asking price on such a player forum might be a bit high, he had never imagined it would be this outrageous...

So, he had no choice but to use his ultimate move: Time Pocket Watch.

Speaking with a clear conscience, he really didn’t plan on freeloading this time. But, this staggering price was too harsh for the poor, prompting him not to play by the rules just this once.

Of course, freeloading wasn’t easy with this large sum. The premise of freeloading was that he needed to have the 2 million in the first place!

After operating his phone for a long time, Mu You combined the money from all his bank cards. He barely managed to collect just over 200 thousand, which didn’t even cover the spare change.

At this point, borrowing money was the only option.

And the only person around him who might lend him this amount seemed to be Lin Xue.

Mu You opened WeChat and sent her a message.

Mu You: Are you busy?

Her response was quick: Not busy. I’m at the restaurant. Why?

Mu You: Uh... Do you have any surplus money...

Lin Xue: Hm? Do you need to borrow money? Sure, how much do you need?

Mu You: 2 million...

To be honest, Mu You mustered a great deal of courage to send this number. After all, he had only known Lin Xue for a month and they didn’t have a particularly good relationship. Suddenly asking for such a large amount of money was indeed outrageous.

Unsurprisingly, Lin Xue didn’t respond for a few seconds, then she asked: "Did something happen?"

Mu You: There’s some trouble and I urgently need money. I can’t really elaborate...

Lin Xue: All right, how should I transfer it to you?

Mu You: You can transfer it into this account.

The other party was quite generous, so Mu You quickly sent her a bank card number with a high limit.

After sending that, he typed out another message: "I only need to borrow it for a short while, and I should be able to return it to you within an hour..."

However, before he could even finish typing, he received a notification that the money was already deposited into his bank account.

"Your XX bank savings card has received a deposit of 2,000,000 yuan. Your remaining balance: 2,000,003.12 yuan."

"..."

Mu You was speechless. What could he say? The wealthy could be capricious!

But since this was borrowed money, he didn’t dare to toss it all in at once. Instead, he first transferred 5,000 to his forum account, tested it, and once he confirmed that the forum allowed withdrawals at any time, he proceeded to transfer the entire 2 million to his forum account.

Immediately after, he held firmly onto his pocket watch and opened the post.

With a successful payment notification, a strategy post full of text appeared before his eyes.

The post had a lot of words, and it would be almost impossible to finish reading it in five seconds.

However, this wasn’t a problem. If he couldn’t finish reading, he would just go back in time a few times until he finished.

"Currently, the local player forces can be divided into four levels based on their size: top-tier forces, first-tier forces, second-tier forces, and other forces."

"First, let’s talk about the top-tier forces. There are only three: Divine Edge, Ten Commandments, and Dragon Group."

"Divine Edge: The oldest player force in the world with over 100 official members, including 25 who are Ancient Great Gods above level 15! The group’s president, ’Shadowless’, just recently broke through to level 20, making him the first level 20 player in the world! Divine Edge is undeniably the strongest force domestically, and even globally, claiming to be the world’s top force is not unreasonable."

"Ten Commandments: Like Divine Edge, it is one of the oldest and also mysterious. They operate covertly, similar to a hidden assassin organization. Normally they do not show themselves, but when they do take action, they often stir up major events on the world stage! With over 200 official members including 20 Ancient Great Gods, they are the second strongest force domestically after Divine Edge."

"Dragon Group: The name might sound a bit tacky, but that’s intentional for its recognition. Any local player who sees this name would immediately understand what this organization represents. That’s right, this top-tier player organization represents our Celestial Dynasty’s national will, and is subordinate to the Untimely Court.

Although Dragon Group was established later, with the full support of the nation and the attraction of its official orthodox status, it has rapidly gathered a large number of solitary players and is growing at an alarming rate! Currently, it has 17 Ancient Great Gods above level 15 and over 50 advanced players above level 10. It is showing a trend of surpassing the Ten Commandments and becoming the second strongest force."

"By the way, even the Dragon Group, which is the weakest among the top-tier forces, would comfortably rank among the top ten in the world!"

"We have three seats in the top ten, and Divine Edge is the boss. From this, we can see that our country is leading the world on the player level!"

"Next are the first-tier organizations. The criteria for being categorized as a first-tier organization is to have at least five level 15 players. Currently, there are five of these domestically, geographically distributed in the ’East, South, West, North, and Center’."

"Firstly, the centrally located Untimely Court: There’s not much to say about this one. It’s an officially recognized entity, so everyone gets it. With the support of the state, the branches of the Untimely Court are spread all over the country. They recruit new players on a large scale, and the player base already exceeds 5,000 people, making it the organization with the most players in the world, bar none!"

"Additionally, the Untimely Court’s existence is why I think the ’Dragon Group’ will eventually surpass the ’Ten Commandments’. The player base is here, and every month they can filter out enough outstanding talents to replenish the ’Dragon Group,’ creating a virtuous cycle. This effect cannot be duplicated by ordinary guilds."

"After the Untimely Court, the remaining four first-tier forces are ’Trade Union’ located along the East Coast, ’Untimely Court’ in the South, ’Ice Emperor’ in the North, and ’Asura’ in the West. These are all old forces, and I won’t go into detail here. If you want more details, you can check out my previous excellent posts. No extra charge..."

"As for second-tier forces, the criteria is having at least one level 15 player and more than ten level 10 advanced players. There are 13 factions domestically that meet these criteria, such as Illuminati, Paperclip, Sandbank, etc., all mainly located in the first and second tier cities domestically. You can check my previous posts for details on each of these. However, I want to specifically mention the ’Illuminati’ faction."

"Illuminati: A rising force established six months ago, with over 500 official members, but not very well-known due to the majority of members being newcomers. However, from what I know, the two founders of this force are not ordinary people. I won’t go into details, but suffice to say, I see potential in them. If they continue to develop steadily, they could rise to become a first-tier force."

"Huh?"

Mu You paused as he read this.

Illuminati... Wasn’t that the force Taurus and Gemini mentioned at the secret technique meeting that they had created?

At the time, Taurus invited several new members, but Mu You kicked them out on the grounds of disrupting the meeting.

He hadn’t expected that even a large guild like the Illuminati with over 500 members could only be considered second-tier nationally. It seemed the world of player forces was deeper than he had imagined.

Moreover, the post author specifically mentioned the Illuminati and spoke highly of its two founders... Could it be that he already knew those two were from the Secret Technique Association?