Chapter Thirty-Six: Gang Dispute

  In the martial arts assembly, the highly anticipated green-robed figure did not appear. Where he came from and where he went now is still a mystery. Most people have forgotten about this enigma's existence, but there are still many who regard it as an unforgettable memory, Feng Xiao Xiao being one of them.

  After the martial arts conference, players spontaneously organized gang activities. Tie Qi, one of the three great masters in the martial arts conference, and Shi Shou Xian, both established their own gangs. Tie Qi's gang was called Tie Qi Alliance, while Shi Shou Xian's gang was named Yi Jian Dong Lai, likely influenced by the Wan Shi Tong sticker. Several others who performed well in the martial arts conference also formed their own gangs, such as Fei Yun's Fei Yun Mountain Villa and Kuai Dao Zhe Lai's Quick Arrival Gang. Long Yan, who lost to the boss but left a deep impression on four people, also built his own gang, called Long Men Guest House, which was strongly despised by everyone for its lack of innovation.

  The four people in the dormitory originally wanted to build their own gang, but after inquiring, they found that forming a gang required not only people but also money. People were easy to find, but money was hard to come by. The four of them usually spent all their money on leveling up and had no savings. It's like an ordinary person who earns just enough for daily life, but when asked to use this money to start a company, it's simply impossible.

  Also worth mentioning is Yi Jian Chong Tian, he neither established a sect with his own appeal nor accepted any sect's invitation, still being himself, alone and sword in hand, wandering the world. When Feng Xiao Xiao asked him for the reason, he didn't say, when asking about the prize he got from the martial arts tournament, he said it was a secret.

  There was also Liu Ruoxue, who became famous in the martial arts tournament and received invitations from various major factions. She later joined Yijian Donglai because she thought that among several major factions, this name had some poetic charm. After all, she was still a girl, and originally wanted to bring Feng Xiaoxiao along, but unfortunately, Feng Xiaoxiao already had other arrangements. Feng Xiaoxiao and three others eventually followed Lao Da into the Tieqi Alliance. Although Tieqi won the competition, they also highly respected Lao Da and extended an invitation this time. Coincidentally, Lao Da saw that his dream of building a faction was impossible to achieve in the short term, so he agreed, and also brought three people with him.

  In addition to the likes of Wan Shi Tong and Jian Wu Hen, there are many other low-level factions that are unknown small groups. Because the number of players in the game is large, there is no need to rely on numbers to create momentum, and each faction operates on the principle of "it's better to have fewer but better members".

  Establishing a gang requires spending a large amount of silver coins to buy land from the system and establish a base for the gang. Of course, land within cities is much more expensive than outside the city. In the early stages, everyone followed the principle of thriftiness, and their bases were all in remote areas. Being able to be close to a big city was already a symbol of a prestigious gang. Some small gangs like Wanshitong and Jianwuxian could also be located around small cities. The worst off were those who insisted on their ideals but had no money; the geographical location was so desolate it could be described as "thousands of mountains, birds flying away, ten thousand paths, human footprints erased". Moreover, the official clearly stated that the relay station would not have any business dealings with gangs for the time being. Some players thus lived a life of savagery, but many more players ended their lives and reincarnated as humans. In response to this news, Feng Xiaoxiao could only regretfully say: "Impulsiveness is the devil!"

  The headquarters of the Iron Flag Alliance was located on a large vacant lot on the outskirts of Luoyang City, while the large vacant lot on the outskirts of Xiangyang City was acquired by Jian Donglai. Feng Xiao and his family moved to Luoyang, and when they left, Liu Ruoxue even came to the post station to see him off. Feng Xiaoxiao asked if it was necessary. The two places are quite far apart, but in the game, it's just a blink of an eye. Liu Ruoxue said that's great, you still have to come back to Xiangyang every night to practice with me, and I won't need to return the silver coins I borrowed from you, consider it my reimbursement for your round-trip transportation costs. Feng Xiaoxiao fainted on the spot.

  Each major faction initially launched a welfare activity that was a joint team leveling event, and the time was also coincidentally set to after dinner every day. Moreover, each faction has very strict requirements, requiring all faction members to participate. It is said that this activity has the following benefits: improving the overall level of the faction, cultivating everyone's teamwork awareness, some players who do not like leveling up can also get a stable upgrade, and cultivating everyone's feelings for the faction... it's simply all advantages and no disadvantages.

  Poor Feng couldn't bear to miss out on this welfare activity, but at the same time, it was also his daily appointment with Liu Ruoxue to paint together. He thought about how Liu Ruoxue's level had long been high enough for her to leave this leveling spot and go to a higher-level place, but she stayed here just to accompany him. How could he bear to say that he wouldn't go in the future?

  Fortunately, Lao Da still has some status in the gang, and under his cover, Feng Xiao Xiao and Liu Ruoxue continue to practice leveling up on the mountain top. This time, they were startled by a group of people on the mountain top. Liu Ruoxue explained that these were all members of Yi Jian Dong Lai, and she was now the leader of one of its branches. These people were her subordinates.

  A large group of people called out to Liu Ruoxue "Liu Jie, Xue Jie, Tang Zhu..." in a chaotic manner, calling out so much that Liu Ruoxue felt as if she was floating on air like ascending to the ninth heaven. Meanwhile, Feng Xiao Xiao stood by with a pained expression and sighed: Power corrupts people!

  When the crowd found out that Feng Xiao Xiao was not one of them, they all showed hostility. Feng Xiao Xiao thought to herself, "This group has only been formed for a few days and you all already have such a strong 'exclude others, only I am supreme' mentality." She didn't say much more, but with a single "Wind Rolls Clouds Scatter" move, she killed a monkey in front of everyone, and the crowd's discontent slightly subsided. After all, having someone this powerful lead them to level up wasn't a bad thing. Unfortunately, Feng Xiao Xiao immediately ran off to sleep on the side, which made the crowd feel indignant and dissatisfied, their dissatisfaction quickly swelling. If it weren't for considering Liu Ruoxue's face, they would have probably thrown Feng Xiao Xiao down the mountain.

  Although the crowd didn't react much, when they got back, they couldn't help but complain to the leader about how Liu Ruoxue brought an unknown person and had them compete with their own brothers for experience. The leader was delighted to handle this kind of dispute and immediately called Liu Ruoxue in for a talk. After being questioned for half a day, Liu Ruoxue still didn't know what was going on, and in the end, the leader only found out from Liu Ruoxue that Feng Xiaoxiao was from the Iron Flag Alliance.

  Look at Liu Ruoxue's silly appearance, it's not good to say anything to her. Shi Shou directly contacted Tie Qi, the leader of the Iron Flag Alliance, and reported the incident of Feng Xiaoxiao cheating on experience in their One Sword East. Tie Qi was very embarrassed, his own people actually had to run to another alliance to gain experience, which really lost face. He wanted to expel Feng Xiaoxiao from the alliance directly, but he was also constrained by Lao Da's face, so he went to talk to Lao Da again. Lao Da listened and then went to talk to Feng Xiaoxiao, who then went back to talk to Liu Ruoxue.

  Feng Xiao said: "Yu Ruoh, yesterday when I went leveling with you, your subordinates were very dissatisfied with me!"

  "What's wrong now?"

  "They think I stole their experience!"

  "So many people are all scrambling for experience, why are they so dissatisfied with you!"

  "Because I am not one of you Easterners!"

  "I told you to come with us to the East earlier, it's not too late now!"

  "That's not what I meant, I was saying..."

  "What? You want me to join your gang? I won't go, the name of your gang is disgusting. Come to our One Sword East instead! We are One Sword East..."

  Before the wind had time to whisper, Liu spoke a whole lot, enumerating all the advantages of their sword coming from the east.

  Seeing her expectant eyes, Feng Xiao Xiao's heart was moved a little. He went back to discuss with the big guys, and their opinion was: it doesn't matter, being in any gang is actually the same!

  This further solidified Feng Xiao Xiao's determination, and he left the Iron Flag Alliance to join Yi Jian Dong Lai. Meanwhile, Shi Shou Xi of Yi Jian Dong Lai heard that Feng Xiao Xiao had left his gang and didn't know the reason behind it, thinking that Iron Flag had forced him out due to pressure from himself, feeling pleased with himself for gaining the upper hand in the first conflict within the gang. When he saw Feng Xiao Xiao's name on the list of applicants to join Yi Jian Dong Lai, Shi Shou Xi didn't think twice and directly rejected him.

  The poor wind became the first sacrifice of the gang war in Jianghu.