Blood Moon Conspiracy and Guild Strongholds

"[Name: Moon (Under Passive Influence)]"

"[Description: There is no love without reason in this world. Players immersed in the Blood Moon DEBUFF, unable to extricate themselves, have not realized that Hematolger (Blood Moon Evil God) is using the Blood Moon power absorbed by players to pinpoint Blue Star! This is the anomaly displayed by Blue Star's Moon, passively eroded by the Blood Moon Evil God's power!]"

"[Note: All gifts of fate have already been secretly marked with a price!]"

"[Estimated targeting time: four months!]"

"[Note: Once targeting begins, it cannot be stopped! The Blood Moon Evil God has greatly accelerated the invasion progress of Blue Star!]"

Yang Jian looked at the Sky Eye's introduction with a 'subway old man' face.

Good heavens, I can only say good heavens.

If it weren't for a sudden whim to go out today, I really wouldn't have known... the Blood Moon Evil God, that old fellow, is truly playing a grand game!

Yang Jian always thought he was truly here to bring warmth... but thinking about it seriously, even if he had known earlier, what could he have done?

Could he really give up the night's leveling time? If he had no strength, the Abyss's arrival would only mean dying a few months later!

However, since things have come to this, nothing can be said; he can only race against time!

Speaking of which, I can't be the only one anxious!

The Elder Council also needs to be arranged to be anxious with me.

Perfect, I couldn't communicate with them before, but now the company is about to have an intelligence gathering personnel... I'll have someone inadvertently reveal some solid information to her later, and let her pass it back!

Regardless of the reason, since the officials have not taken action against the civilian 'salvation' forces, there must be a reason why they couldn't.

At this point, Yang Jian no longer had the mood to continue strolling.

He drove back to the studio at top speed.

During the time Yang Jian was driving,

the Moon's anomaly had already forcefully dominated the top trending spots on various platforms.

On one hand, a crack had been hanging in the sky for almost a month!

On the other hand, a game company whose origin couldn't be traced had been constantly advocating for an apocalypse!

Now, even the Moon had mutated... at this point, even those who were most convinced it was a prank could no longer remain calm.

When Yang Jian returned to the studio, everyone who would normally be in the game at this time was all in the commercial park, looking at the Moon in the sky.

Then they took various photos and participated in the trending online discussions.

"It's not really the end of the world, is it!"

"Everything our Newbie Village chief said was true..."

"True or false, the Moon has mutated..."

At this moment, Yang Jian's car stopped in front of everyone.

"Instead of being here feeling sentimental and pitying the world, you should hurry back and level up..."

"Guild Leader, you are the number one player in the game, do you have any inside information?"

Yang Jian looked at everyone, all with expectant faces.

"The Moon just mutated, where would I find inside information? Let me ask my acquaintances..."

"Besides, the Moon is naturally round. Didn't you graduate from elementary school? It's just a matter of light refraction, half of it was blocked and not emitting light..."

"So? What's the reason it's not blocked now?"

Yang Jian was momentarily speechless.

Wanting to find out who was so quick-witted... the studio's crowd still dispersed.

Yang Jian was, after all, the boss of the studio... Chinese people have always held a certain degree of reverence for teachers and bosses.

What's more, Yang Jian paid such high salaries!

No one wanted to lose such a good job by contradicting the boss.

After all, even if tomorrow was the end of the world... the money for daily necessities today, you still have to spend it!

On the other hand, if the end of the world was real, then salvation would be everyone's hope!

After a stroll, his talent CD had just refreshed.

Yang Jian was no longer in the mood to rest.

His heart was in turmoil now!

Even though he had known this day would come, when the countdown to the apocalypse truly began, Yang Jian still felt a little panicked.

Who could calmly face the impact of their worldview shattering!

Logging off to rest was not a reliable option.

Yang Jian simply asked Bai Youyou for some information, then headed towards Baiyun Restaurant on the East District Commercial Street.

Oh, right, this Baiyun Restaurant was no more than 50 meters from the guild's stronghold!

"Oh, esteemed guest, you've arrived. Are you here for a meal or to stay the night?"

This question stumped Yang Jian!

He took two steps back and looked at this Baiyun Restaurant.

It wasn't even as big as the commercial building where he had bought the guild's stronghold!

"This shop of yours, eating is one thing, but you can also stay the night?"

"Hey, look at you, it's just that the new server has just started, and the rules allow for the creation of mirror spaces to accommodate new players... What's so surprising about opening an inn!"

Oh... Yang Jian nodded.

Yang Jian: Youyou, quickly apply for an inn.

Bai Youyou: An inn? How can we open an inn in such a tiny place? Do you know how many players there are in East Asia? Do you know how many players there are in East Asia?

Yang Jian: If Baiyun Restaurant can open an inn, why can't we?

Bai Youyou: ...Bai Youyou had been busy in the city these days, so she was somewhat blinkered about many things!

As soon as a point was made, she would immediately react.

Now, while they could exploit the system's bug, they might as well fleece the gods!

Later, when the mirror space was removed, they could just change it to another type of shop!

Whatever was most advantageous... Bai Youyou went off to work.

Yang Jian spoke to the waiter.

"I'm here to learn the life skill [Cooking]..."

"Are you? A new player?"

"Don't I look like one?"

The waiter wished he could slap himself hard.

But he didn't dare to make a big commotion and let the boss know!

"Please come in, our head chef is in the kitchen..."

It wasn't that the waiter was easy to talk to, but rather that all head chefs who could have the 'Chef' profession not only earned money by teaching apprentices but might also encounter future powerhouses.

It was a small favor, a bit of a connection.

The waiter was at the bottom of the restaurant's hierarchy and dared not overstep his bounds to make decisions for the head chef.

After learning the [Cooking] skill from [Chef Mu Dashan], he also learned a complementary small skill, [Campfire]!

He spent money to learn all the available cooking recipes.

Only after learning them did he feel something was off; this didn't seem to be the same cooking system as Old Ma's!

Braised Lion Meat, Steamed Honey Bear Paw, Twice-Cooked Pork, Shredded Pork with Beijing Sauce... He looked at Mu Dashan, and it made sense!

A standard Oriental face, how could he be used to white people's food?

But this made things difficult for Yang Jian.

Stewing, stir-frying, braising, boiling – could one campfire really do it all?

Fortunately, he also had traditional game methods here, so Yang Jian spent money to buy cooking recipes!

Although he had learned these things, making them edible, delicious, and capable of adding extra attributes... that was not something that could be accomplished in a short time!

After all, even with the same stir-fried tomatoes and eggs, different people would cook it with completely different tastes!

Since he had already learned the cooking skill, Yang Jian went to the market to buy a chef's utensil gift pack and a seasoning gift pack... These Chinese wanderers from all realms clearly had also researched food.

They tried every possible method and finally managed to put all these items into one slot of the system backpack, taking up no space... After achieving his goal, Yang Jian returned to the stronghold.

"Is this room ready?"

"I had Ergou find twenty people; many hands make light work!"

Yang Jian looked around and saw that there hadn't been much major renovation.

After all, time waits for no one, and it was only these past few days that the main force of the guild was still cooped up in the village leveling up, which allowed a little time to tidy up the house.

But major renovations were unnecessary.

After all, this wasn't some abandoned old house renovation... "This place can be set up as the guild's stronghold!"

Yang Jian surveyed the courtyard.

In front was a two-story building facing the commercial street.

It had five storefronts.

Each storefront was approximately 70 square meters.

Upstairs and downstairs, the total area was about 700 square meters!

Behind it was a large courtyard, and behind the courtyard were back rooms.

These were for the staff supporting the commercial businesses... This courtyard would be the main stronghold settlement point... This property was priced at 1500 gold coins at the Zhenhai City Management Center.

Bai Youyou's talent directly reduced the price by 30%, acquiring it for 1050 gold coins.

This price was already very expensive!

The gold coins in the guild's hands, besides the daily contributions from the guild's gold-farming team,

were acquired at an average price of 30 yuan per copper coin!

Yang Jian and his group started spending heavily as soon as they entered the game, which allowed them to acquire a lot at low prices in the early stages.

Later, when the price became too outrageous, they directly stopped trading and only acquired a bit more after the frenzy cooled down.

Even so, 1050 gold coins, purely calculated at Yang Jian's acquisition market price, were worth over 300 million Xia Yuan!

Fortunately, everyone in the guild was a high-level player, and the gold coins the guild itself earned were also considerable... After all, currently, the guild had only spent over 200 million in cash for all these acquisitions!

Otherwise, he would have had a headache!

However, with this Moon anomaly causing such a stir, the prices in the game are likely to soar again!

"[Ding, congratulations, your guild 'Star Palace' has successfully established its guild stronghold, and the guild's upgrade journey is about to begin. Would you like to hide the guild name?]"

Hide your sister!

We're the only guild on the entire server right now! Hide it?

I can't do anything that ruins my image... "Don't hide it!"

"[Ding, server-wide announcement, congratulations to guild 'Star Palace' for becoming the first player guild on the entire server to establish a guild stronghold! The guild upgrade system, guild quest system, guild shop, and guild warehouse have been activated! Special reward: one Guild Teleportation Hall.]"

"[Ding, server-wide announcement, congratulations to guild 'Star Palace' for becoming the first on the entire server...]"

"[Ding, server-wide...]"

Another triple announcement from the announcement system!

"[Ding, your guild 'Star Palace' was the first on the entire server to establish a guild stronghold. Rewards have been sent to your mailbox, please check!]"

Yang Jian waited until the system notification sound in his ears stopped, then rubbed his aching ears.

He began to check his gains!

First, he retrieved the mail to see what this Teleportation Hall was about.

"[Teleportation Hall: Can establish teleportation arrays, connecting to major cities. Requirements: Guild City or Guild Wilderness Stronghold.]"

So it was to dangle a carrot in front of me... I wondered why the game would be so generous!

Anyway, even if they didn't give it, he would still have to work hard.

He simply played dumb and accepted the benefits they offered.

Upon hearing the system notification,

both the guild channel and the world channel became lively.

"I'm actually not surprised at all?"

"Indeed, it's this Xia countryman again. I'm shaking with cold. When will my Bear Empire rise in the game?"

"Upstairs, if you can afford to spam the world channel for thousands of yuan, you've already surpassed 99% of ordinary people..."

...Compared to the few words on the world channel, the guild channel was much livelier.

Happy Little Sa: "Hooray, the stronghold is finally established, a powerful guild's epic step... This is a small step for our guild, but a giant leap for humanity against the Abyss..."

Yang Jian watched this guy's speech become increasingly off; could he also be an official person?

Since he couldn't see the person speaking in the guild channel, Yang Jian couldn't judge the situation based on the information there.

Qingqing Zijin: Congratulations, I wish our guild will go further and further on its great path... Lingyun 9ge: Wow, even the beautiful Vice Guild Leader has appeared!

...Looking at the overflowing joy in the guild channel,

Yang Jian directly took out two [Curiosity: Instance Stones] and handed them to Bai Youyou!

"Find a suitable spot and place these two."

When Bai Youyou received them, she didn't know what they were.

But once she understood their function, her eyes widened involuntarily!

"These things are to be placed here? Shouldn't we wait until a city is built before placing them?"

Yang Jian shook his head firmly.

"Potential is always just potential; realizing potential is the best method! Building a city is far off; if we don't use these two things, should they just gather dust in the warehouse?"

Bai Youyou had only offered a suggestion casually; whether it would be adopted... was another matter!

In a small room in the backyard,

two blue teleportation gates stood prominently there!

Exuding mystery...