Shen Xixi also chose Western Culture and History, but she did not attend class. In fact, she did not show up at school all day. By now, many people had gotten used to it. When the boys talked about the former prettiest girl in the department, they would show a touch of regret on their faces. Most of the girls, on the other hand, were disdainful.
Even two of the three girls in her dormitory had drawn a line with Shen Xixi. Wei Jiangyang's girlfriend, Han Xiaoxiao, was still struggling. She was the closest to Shen Xixi, and she had tactfully advised Shen Xixi before. In her opinion, Shen Xixi's family background was already very good. Although she was not the daughter of a rich president, compared to most girls from the working class, she would not have to worry about food and clothing even if she did nothing.
Logically speaking, she had no reason to choose this path, not to mention that she was not a vain person.
However, whether it was those who cared about Shen Xixi or those who were gloating, they obviously did not know the real situation she was facing now.
The temporary meeting of the union had been going on for a day and a night. In fact, the discussion was completed in the first hour. However, Shen Xixi, the founder of the union, did not agree to it. This was why the union had not replied to Arc of Light until now.
In their ultimatum, Arc of Light only gave them one day to make a decision. That was, at midnight tonight. If the union did not hand over Shen Xixi by then, the two sides would have to go to war.
The union could not bear such a result.
It was not that the people in the conference room did not know that once they handed over Shen Xixi, the cooperation framework that the union had painstakingly built would likely fall apart. If they handed over Shen Xixi today, they might be the ones handing over Shen Xixi tomorrow. Even if they had to worry about tomorrow, at least they had to survive today.
The president of a medium-sized guild was still trying his best to persuade Shen Xixi. "I know you are not willing, and we are not. Handing over Shen Xixi is a huge blow to the union, and it will affect your prestige. However, everyone here knows the difficulty. We can guarantee that this position will still be yours in the future."
"Prestige? You have misunderstood. I don't care who is the leader of the union. We are not a guild, and it doesn't matter who the president is. " Shen Xixi shook her head. "But it is impossible to hand over Shen Xixi. If we hand them over, Arc of Light will definitely kill them and make this matter a reality."
"But if they don't hand it over, we can't protect them either." Someone immediately retorted, "Although we don't suffer a disadvantage in terms of numbers, the strength of our players is far inferior to the top guilds like Arc of Light. Their current entry standard is to go through at least five rounds of the game, and the guild has more than ten Grade-B game items in their hands. The average level of our players is only three rounds, which is not even close to their bottom line. Moreover, they only have four Grade-B game items, and most of them are non-combat type."
"Arc of Light is not the only top guild." Shen Xixi said. "If they take us down, they will have to pay a high price. Arc of Light will have to consider whether they can maintain the balance with Silver Wings and the players."
"How much will we have to pay, then?" the Guild Leader of a small Guild voiced the thoughts of the majority.
The composition of the union was very complicated. There were small and medium-sized guilds and independent player teams. It was not a problem for them to cooperate with each other, but when there was a real danger, it would be difficult for these people, who did not have much of a relationship, to fight together.
Since the conversation had reached this point, it was time to completely tear off the pretense. The president of the medium-sized guild who spoke before continued, "The agreement between us was only to deal with the monsters in the city. It did not include a war with a major guild like Arc of Light."
Shen Xixi frowned and was about to say something, but the next moment, the door of the conference room was slammed open.
Li Bai, still covered in blood, and Rabbit, who was biting the Knowledge Stick, walked in from the outside. In front of them were three people.
Li Bai snorted, "This group of bastards tried to snatch the people away, and we caught them."
Rabbit added from behind, "It's the people from Horizon. There are also two unlucky bastards who were sent to the hospital by Li Bai."
Shen Xixi turned her gaze to a middle-aged man who had been silent all this while. The latter was the president of Warning Line. He did not avoid her gaze, pushed up his glasses, and admitted, "At this juncture, there are some things that need to be done. Since you are not willing to do it, we will have to do it."
"We haven't come to a conclusion yet," Shen Xixi said.
"I don't even know what's the point of discussing it," the middle-aged man said. "If you don't hand over the people, then there is no need for the union to exist anymore."
"Is this a threat?" Shen Xixi's eyes swept across the people sitting in the conference room.
The atmosphere in the conference room was stifled, but no one refuted it. Apparently, they agreed with this statement.
"So, is this the justice you are seeking in your hearts?" Shen Xixi's heart sank, but she still held a glimmer of hope, hoping to awaken the conscience in the master's heart through questioning.
After a while, the oldest and one of the independent players, the old man with the code name West Wind, spoke slowly.
"Politics has never been about justice."
…
There were less than three hours left before Arc of Light's ultimatum.
There was still not much movement on the union's side, but the player forum was getting more and more lively. Onlookers started to speculate about Shen Xixi's choice, and some even started betting on it. Judging from the bets, most people believed that Shen Xixi would hand over the people. It was only a matter of time.
If she dragged it out, at least the union would show some resistance, which might slightly reduce the negative impact of handing over the people.
The mainstream public opinion on the forum had basically reached a consensus on this issue, and it was the choice any rational person would make.
After all, Arc of Light did not really intend to destroy the union. At best, the union's rapid rise had alerted the three major guilds, and they wanted to take this opportunity to limit the latter's development.
Handing over the people would reduce the union's internal cohesion, allowing the union to maintain its current loose structure, and prevent Shen Xixi from integrating it into a new powerful force. This should be a result that both sides could accept.
However, at 11: 12 p.m., the medium-sized guild Horizon posted an announcement on the forum, recalling the good times of the past, reiterating their respect for the union led by Shen Xixi, and at the same time, stating that the two parties had chosen to part ways amicably due to their differences in development philosophy. They also looked forward to the possibilities of the future.
As soon as this post was posted, before the players had time to rejoice, a second post was posted, followed by a third, and a fourth … All of them were from the union's internal guilds or independent player groups. Those with a keen sense of smell had already noticed something amiss.
Recently, the hottest emerging force union in Beijing was about to collapse overnight without any warning.
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