Chapter 258 - Array Emperor's Frustration
[Guild Announcement: Array Emperor – Nian Cangsheng has joined Cutie Shakes the World.]
[Guild Announcement: Immortal Phoenix – Meng Changqing has joined Cutie Shakes the World.]
Two guild announcement sounds suddenly reverberated through the guild channel.
Instantly, the entire guild erupted into chaos.
“Holy shit, Array Emperor! Immortal Phoenix, this is actually real?! I thought the livestream I was watching was fake.”
“Array Emperor and Immortal Phoenix really joined our guild, awesome! Damn, I can’t even imagine it. The Guild Leader is just too amazing to actually recruit two major gods!”
“I wouldn’t dare to imagine even in my dreams that one day, I’d be in the same guild as the legendary gods. Simply invincible. No way, I have to send this to my bestie. By the way, does Array Emperor have a girlfriend? Does he drink milk?”
“The one above, don’t have delusional thoughts. The Housekeeper is mine, no one can steal him!”
“My god, what just happened? I only slept for a bit, and Array Emperor and Immortal Phoenix joined our guild? Are they impostors?”
“Haha, of course it’s real. You lost out big time sleeping through this. You missed a major event that shook the entire gaming world. Do you regret it?”
The guild was in an uproar, chat messages almost crashing the entire screen for a moment.
Some were cheering, some couldn’t believe it, some were preparing to suck up, and some were planning to fight over men.
But without exception, everyone was stunned by this news, shouting that the Guild Leader was awesome.
And in the private room, The Humbly Great Emperor and the others were also a bit dumbfounded, unable to believe that Array Emperor really paid 1,000 gold coins to join.
“What? He really paid? Damn, am I dreaming?”
“The mighty Twelve Gods are actually so spineless? I thought he would flip the table and leave again!”
Yue Xia Qing and the others were a bit doubtful of life, completely unable to understand why Array Emperor and Meng Changqing suddenly compromised.
“The current gold exchange rate is 1 to 60,000. 2,000 gold coins is 120 million yuan! Damn! The Guild Leader is definitely loaded!”
“That’s nothing. At their level, what they value isn’t money at all, okay?”
“That’s right. Most importantly, Array Emperor and Immortal Phoenix actually compromised in front of the Guild Leader. The Guild Leader’s status is still far from the Twelve Gods.”
“Array Emperor and Immortal Phoenix’s compromise, the meaning behind this is extraordinary! It represents submission!”
The few of them looked at Array Emperor and Meng Changqing sitting across from A Silly Cutie with disbelief, very curious in their hearts.
Just what forced the two of them to submit to the Guild Leader?
Array Emperor sensed the gazes around him and heard their whispers, sitting on pins and needles, in no mood to eat.
He actually also felt a bit helpless.
This time… he had no choice but to join…
Array Emperor let out a sigh in his heart.
When they went out just now, they were instantly blocked by a large group of media professionals mixed in the game.
Damn A Silly Cutie, she had actually calculated early on that they would flip the table and leave, arranging various media to chase and intercept them.
Now the Great Wasteland had become a national sensation. As long as one could afford a helmet, almost everyone was playing this game.
In just around 4 days, the number of concurrent online players had reached a terrifying 4 billion!
The total number of players had even reached 11.2 billion!
And as two of the Twelve Gods, the top figures in the online gaming world.
They had already become the focus of national attention. The slightest movement would cause various media outlets to compete in reporting.
Moreover, in just a few short days, centered around these top celebrities, a series of traffic-generating media industry chains had rapidly formed.
Various capturing, stealing shots, stalking, asking for autographs, cloud chasing, and other one-stop fan service studios had already numbered in the hundreds.
Countless news workers poured into the game to record the gaming journey of each of these gods.
From the big things like who they fought bosses with, to the small things like when they said a word to someone or what potion they just drank, the media would take it and turn it into news.
Now, they were the focus of billions of players.
Every decision they made had to be cautious, with absolutely no room for mistakes.
Once the media confirmed that they went back on their word, their reputation would be ruined.
News media was still better. Everyone might just join in on the excitement.
The key was that the media A Silly Cutie invited were all gaming media…
Even the most well-known gaming media, the editor-in-chief of Gaming Daily under Tianxing, and the editor-in-chief of the Great Wasteland’s official media, Great Wasteland Daily, had come!
I have to say, this A Silly Cutie looks harmless, but her schemes are so vicious!
Women are indeed natural conspirators!
Can’t offend her, can’t offend her.
“Alright, Guild Leader, since the money has been paid and we’ve joined the guild.”
Array Emperor suddenly put down his chopsticks and leaned close to A Silly Cutie. “Can you withdraw the media outside?”
As soon as he said this, A Silly Cutie was stunned.
“Media? What media?”
“This… the goal has been achieved, so the Guild Leader doesn’t need to pretend anymore, right? Rest assured, since I’ve joined this guild, I definitely won’t quit again. Don’t you trust my name as Array Emperor?”
“Eh… It’s not that I don’t trust you, but…”
Before A Silly Cutie could finish, she suddenly noticed that Jiang Cheng had grabbed her hand.
Instantly, she was dazed for a moment, then understood.
All of this must have been done by Skeleton Big Brother!
No wonder Skeleton Big Brother wasn’t nervous at all when he saw Array Emperor and the others leave. He had already calculated everything.
As expected, nothing could stump her Skeleton Big Brother.
However, this was too amazing. Before Skeleton Big Brother came, she didn’t see him talk to anyone!
When did he invite the gaming media?
A Silly Cutie was a bit confused. This question puzzled her quite a bit.
“I really didn’t invite any media. Maybe it’s because your fame is too great.”
A Silly Cutie replied.
“This reply, isn’t it a bit too perfunctory, Guild Leader?”
Array Emperor was obviously a bit dissatisfied with this answer.
But A Silly Cutie insisted that she didn’t invite them. Array Emperor had no way to deal with her.
Or could it be that the media really weren’t invited by her?
Just a coincidence?
Now that he had joined the guild and paid the money, what else could he do?
Too much of a scam!
“Since the matter here is settled, we can’t go out now either, so we’ll… log off first.”
After saying that, Array Emperor and Meng Changqing, with faces full of grief, constantly cursing in frustration in their hearts, logged off.
“Damn, the Guild Leader is awesome. You can even scam Array Emperor and Immortal Phoenix’s money? As expected of our great Guild Leader!”
“Too amazing. Guild Leader, when did you invite those media? Did you calculate early on that Array Emperor wouldn’t be able to accept this request, so you informed the media in advance to block them?”
A Silly Cutie originally wanted to deny it, but Jiang Cheng pressed her hand.
“To be a qualified guild leader, while maintaining an air of mystery, you also need to make them maintain a sense of awe.”
“Oh, I get it.”
A Silly Cutie nodded. She could only admit that she had calculated all of this.
Instantly, The Humbly Great Emperor and the others were indeed full of admiration, showing convinced expressions one after another.
“But Skeleton Big Brother, when did you invite those media? Can you also private message them?”
“Me? I didn’t invite them. I just instructed Sword Dao Warrior and the restaurant owner to do a few things.”
Jiang Cheng shook his head. Seeing her still curiously tilting her little head, Jiang Cheng had no choice but to say, “Alright, when you go out, take a look in front of the restaurant and you’ll know.”
“In front of the restaurant?”
A Silly Cutie was even more puzzled.
“Little Cutie, are you full?”
“Mm, I’m so full.” A Silly Cutie rubbed her little belly with satisfaction and nodded, feeling a bit of a heartache.
This private room cost a lot of gold coins…
“Okay then. In a bit, I’ll take you to meet someone and arrange your offline security.”