This person opened the treasure chest and counted the spirit jades. He could no longer contain his ecstasy. He did not even look at his former escort agency as he happily carried the treasure chest away.
The crowd at the side was so envious that they drooled. The ones who were even more moved were the participating escorts.
Before this, everyone was still worried about their pride and was too embarrassed to take the lead. But now that someone had broken the stalemate, the pressure was much less.
Almost at the same time, a large group of people hurriedly took three steps forward, each of them looking at the Treasure Chests anxiously. It was as if they were afraid that they would fall behind and there would not be enough Treasure Chests for so many people to share.
Such eagerness immediately caused an uproar. Out of the thirty-two escort agencies, several of them had been completely wiped out. Ten of their escorts had all 'defected'. The expressions of the people in charge of these agencies were as pale as dead ashes, as if their parents had died.
They had been completely wiped out. This had completely destroyed the reputation that these agencies had built up with so much difficulty. The people in charge of the various Chambers of Commerce who were watching from the side all put these escort agencies on their blacklists. No matter what had happened in the past, at least from now on, they would never dare to work with these escort agencies again.
In a short period of time, more than half of the 320 participating escorts had left. Even those that remained were not necessarily completely loyal. Many of them were still hesitant between loyalty and fifty thousand spirit jades. It was just that they could not make a decision at this moment.
After a while, another group of people finally took a step forward after a period of struggle.
"These three bastards!" Qi Wenhan looked at the three escorts from his agency. When he saw their shameless behavior as they carried the treasure chests, he immediately gritted his teeth in anger. His expression was extremely ugly and he wanted nothing more than to rush forward and stomp these ungrateful bastards to death.
All this time, Qi Wenhan had been in charge as the young master of the escort agency. He had always treated the escorts under his command very well, especially during the South Continent Escort Agency's Grand Festival. The bounty offered by the Heaven's Equal Escort Agency was the highest among all the escorts. Even the Four Seas Escort Agency did not offer such a high bounty. Even so, three of their escorts had escaped!
The hardest thing to control in the world was the human heart. This saying was not false at all. There were people who were extremely righteous, but there were also people who were ungrateful. In comparison, the latter often outnumbered the former.
"Brother Qi, you don't have to be like this. It's not a good thing for them to leave at this time anyway. It's not necessarily a bad thing for the escort agency if the three of them leave. If they stay here, who knows what kind of trouble they'll cause in the future? Just take it easy," comforted Lin Yi.
"Brother Ling, you're right. None of those who left are good people. However, I still can't swallow this resentment. " Qi Wenhan was still indignant, but Boundless Sea had already announced that the escort agency could not settle accounts with the participants. No matter how furious he was, he didn't dare to do anything to these three people.
Lin Yi smiled and didn't say anything else, at least from the looks of things. At least for now, he had to swallow this resentment even if he couldn't, unless he found another way to vent it.
In the end, the third round of the escort agency's loyalty test came to an end. Thirty-two escort agencies, 320 participating escorts. They either left with 50,000 spirit jades, or stayed behind with pure sincerity. All of them had made their own choices.
Three people from the Heaven's Equal Escort Agency left, leaving behind seven people. In the end, they had obtained 70 points. Compared to the smaller escort agencies that had easily been wiped out, this result was much better. It wasn't perfect, but it was passable.
However, it wasn't just Qi Wenhan. Even Qi Mingyuan's expression had become increasingly gloomy and unsightly.
Of the Five Great Escort Agency, none of the other four had left. All of them had a perfect performance of 100 points. Only the Heaven's Equal Escort Agency had only obtained 70 points. Faced with such an awkward situation, how could the father and son pair be happy?
In the end, the Five Great Escort Agency was still the Five Great Escort Agency. Their foundations were not to be underestimated. The escorts under their command were loyal to them, and they had a strong sense of belonging to them. It wasn't something that any of the second-rate escort agencies present could compare to. In this regard, even the newly promoted Heaven's Equal Escort Agency was far from being good enough.
"The biggest difference between a traditional powerhouse and a nouveau riche is their foundation. As long as their foundation is there, a traditional powerhouse can stand tall forever. But for a nouveau riche, it's hard to say." Boundless Sea smiled meaningfully.
The heads of the other Five Great Escort Agency also smiled knowingly when they heard this. Their gazes filled with ridicule fell on Qi Mingyuan.
In the previous competition, the Heaven's Equal Escort Agency had been in the limelight, trampling all of the traditional powerhouses under their feet. They had been suppressing their anger the entire time, but now, they had finally regained some face.
Being ridiculed to his face like this, Qi Mingyuan's face immediately turned ashen, but he couldn't say anything. After all, it was a fact that the Heaven's Equal Escort Agency's foundation wasn't strong enough. If they offended the other four traditional powerhouses just for the sake of bragging, then the gains wouldn't make up for the losses.
On the other side, Qi Wenhan had given each of the escorts who had chosen to stay a bear hug. However, he discovered that everyone had different expressions on their faces. Looking at the three fellows not far away who had happily received 50,000 spirit jades, their gazes were filled with regret, unwillingness, and even regret.
"I hereby announce that for the seven escorts who chose to stay, in order to repay your loyalty to the agency, each of you will receive 50,000 spirit jades as a reward!" Qi Wenhan suddenly announced in a loud voice. At the same time, he glanced at the three men with a cold smile. "Our Heaven's Equal Escort Agency will never mistreat our own people. Every contribution you make will ultimately be rewarded handsomely!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd around him couldn't help but burst into an uproar. The seven escorts, who had originally been feeling a little conflicted, were instantly overjoyed and cheered loudly.
When the three escorts who had received 50,000 spirit jades heard Qi Wenhan's words, they were immediately dumbfounded. Each of them wanted to slap their own mouths. Even their intestines were about to turn green with regret. Damn it, if they had known that they would receive such a reward by staying, why would they have taken those three steps forward?
Although the Great Assembly had strictly stipulated that escort agencies couldn't settle scores after the competition, after receiving the 50,000 spirit jades, they would definitely not be able to continue working as an escort agency anymore. They would carry the stain of ingratitude. Not only would the Heaven's Equal Escort Agency not want them, but all the other escort agencies would also not want them.
In fact, they would even lose their footing in the entire South Continent Sea. Chaos was chaos, but ingrates would never be able to raise their heads no matter where they went. They would eventually be spurned by others. (To be continued …)
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