At the end of August, the sun shone brightly in the southern part of the Subcontinent. It was the beginning of the annual summer season.
After making arrangements for everyone in the Scarlet Moon, Li Xiang and the Enchantress secretly boarded the Floating Airship and left the city of Scarlet Moon.
This time last year, he had just graduated from the second phase of training and was ready to go to the Sky Arena. Back then, Li Xiang wasn't even an Apprentice Magician. He was still worried about the ultimate trial and the choice of university.
A year later, Li Xiang's cultivation level was close to that of a level 3 magician. His eyes were fixed on the player rankings.
The unpredictable changes of life amazed him. After being reborn, a new world slowly unfolded. In a year, Li Xiang had grown to an unimaginable level.
Two months ago, the new Unified Admission Exam had ended. When he left the city of Scarlet Moon, he saw groups of his old self.
Some of the third-year high school graduates were happy, while others were sad. They had successfully stood out and were qualified to participate in the ultimate trial. They left their hometowns and went to different places to gain experience, hoping to shine in the ultimate trial and win the favor of good universities.
While feeling emotional, Li Xiang waved his hand and took out a large sum of money from the Scarlet Moon. He used it to sponsor the third-year high school graduates from City 0126 and Hou City.
As long as they were qualified to participate in the ultimate trial, they would receive a sizable amount of money. It would be enough for them to train without any worries and prepare for the trial wholeheartedly.
Wang Bo naturally wouldn't let go of such a good publicity opportunity. Except for Hou City, which was under the name of the Nidri family, all the sponsorship activities in City 0126 were under Li Xiang's name. The Scarlet Moon, which was headed by him, also officially entered the public eye.
Perhaps in the eyes of many big shots, this was a trivial matter. However, in the eyes of the members of the Scarlet Moon, this was the day of their family's birth!
It was also the first real step toward the seven continents.
Li Xiang didn't think too much about it. He only gave the order because he was a bit emotional. As for whether the seeds would reap what they sowed, that would be up to fate.
Both the Ultimate Trial and the School Championship Competition were held in October. Therefore, in order to motivate the students, the Lighthouse Player University of the Subcontinent District had decided to start school one month earlier.
In order to maintain the Chronometer Tower Consortium's position as a university, the school's board of directors and Vice-Principal Jeffrey racked their brains. This resource was too important to them.
Before the first day of school, Li Xiang had already received thousands of bombarding text messages from the school. Almost every day, there would be dozens of text messages from all over the school asking about his schedule and current situation.
The attack on the Yao Clan had given the board of directors quite a scare. The heavily injured Yao Lie had no choice but to hide and recuperate. As for Li Xiang and Yao Ji, who had left the Death Omen Star Curtain, there was no news of them after that. This had almost scared the old men and women out of their wits.
They were the most promising new students this time, and they had also successfully escaped from the Death Omen Star Canopy. If they were to die outside, this group of old men and women would probably go crazy.
Li Xiang kept scrolling through his communicator until he finally found the messages from other people.
The research in Maria's lab was progressing steadily. Elena, who was still in a state of shock, secretly sent a message saying that the detection device the lab was building was going to be used to explore the entire Dead Sea!
However, Maria had already told Li Xiang about this in advance. The poor girl just didn't know about it yet.
The operation to explore the entire Dead Sea was led by Night Shadow and Chief Instructor Kou Ruhai, while General Andrea was providing support.
They were all the elders that he was closest to. Since it was them, Li Xiang didn't have to worry too much about it.
On the other side of the school, apart from Honey, who was stuck in the Knowledge Tower, Sharjah, the border arms dealer, had officially met up with Elena's twin sister, Alice. With the help of Maria's lab, Alice had entered a player's university to study steam machinery. She was already on Li Xiang's side. In the future, she would take over Li Xiang's arms business along the southern coast.
A large number of mechanical devices and weapons shipped out of Scarlet Heavy Industries would be exported through Sharjah and Alice. With the help of Andrea's border channels, there was no need to worry about being blocked by the military.
This would be Li Xiang's greatest source of wealth in the future.
The low-quality version of the Blood Race's name had already become the standard in the border area of City 0010. He believed that in the near future, this crimson wave would sweep across the entire Seven Continents.
Many workshops were limited by a lack of resources, but Li Xiang didn't lack Origin Form resources.
What he needed to do was to lay a good foundation in the early stages and then amaze the world with a single brilliant feat.
Sharjah even sent a message complaining that she was too busy. She even wanted to drop out of school to help Li Xiang take care of these businesses. She hadn't done anything yet, mainly because she knew that she was only Li Xiang's agent, a dealer. Li Xiang could replace her at any time. If she was replaced, she would instantly lose everything.
After all, she didn't know about the existence of Scarlet Heavy Industries.
Sharjah's family continued to encourage her to directly give herself to Li Xiang as a mistress, a maid, or anything else. As long as she was tied to his bed, her family would be able to profit immensely.
Unfortunately, after a few probing attempts, she understood that Li Xiang was just being heartless. She could only continue to silently manage the business.
Looking at the astonishing amount of money entering his account one after another, Li Xiang didn't feel too happy. Instead, a sense of urgency welled up within him.
A huge and magnificent image of an empire slowly appeared in his eyes. Ever since the Five Kings' Verdict, he had been involuntarily pushed to this point.
Li Xiang didn't care how much money he could earn. What he cared about was how much value he could create for himself and the people he cared about with this wealth.
At the end of the second phase of training, he, Ming Xu, and Wang Bo had planned to spread out a brand new empire. The others were player teams, and they wanted to build a new player empire.
Previously, because his strength didn't allow him to do so, Li Xiang had never pulled Chen Fan and the others to join him. Now that the time was ripe, he was a little hesitant.
The bigger the Scarlet Moon was, the more difficult the difficulties they would face in the future. The rise of every superpower would cause countless deaths. Was it really necessary to pull Chen Fan and the others from their peaceful lives?
Li Xiang looked at the tag of the former Sons of Polar Night on his communication device. Those who had come out of the training camp together were now scattered all over the world, working hard on their own. However, there was still a faint tie that connected them. As long as he stood out, he believed that they would consider joining him.
Not only these friends from Polar night, but also friends such as Mu Fan, Bai Jiaqi, and others he had met along the way could be pulled into the Scarlet Moon. However, their backgrounds were more complicated, and it would be more difficult to operate.
"Let's give it a try. Since we plan to rise in this way, there's no need to be afraid." Li Xiang made up his mind. He replied to their messages one by one and sent out an invitation.
Once they agreed, it would mean that many of them would have to give up the interests of their families and join him.
It was not as if such a thing had never happened before.
Many of the more marginalized members of the superpowers would use this method to seek refuge. Even Mu Fan, who came from a prestigious family, could choose to leave his family and join a new power. At the same time, he could also borrow many things from his father, but his focus had to be on his own power.
Such people often had the ambition to create a new superpower.
Even General Mu Li's family was only an ordinary upper-class family. It was too difficult for a power to enter the ranks of the aristocratic families. It was not something that one or two players could support. It also required a large amount of resources, fame, and recognition.
Not to mention entering the ranks of the super families and becoming a member of the Alliance of Aristocratic Families.
That was why the Five Kings' Ruling had caused such a huge commotion. It was because it was the fastest train at the moment!
It had to be said that Li Xiang's invitation was fatally attractive.
If the Scarlet Moon really rose up and entered the ranks of the super families, then this group of people would be the pioneers of a new aristocratic family!
However, if they chose to join, it would be the same as declaring war on all of Li Xiang's enemies.
"You seem to be more and more worried recently." Enchantress asked softly. She could not understand or see through this mysterious man, but she was willing to understand.
When they were still in the academy, he had helped her take revenge on Senior Werther. He had brought her all the way here and even turned the tide when the Yao Clan was in trouble. He had protected the last of the Yao Clan and became her and her sister's savior.
Enchantress found that the closer she got to Li Xiang, the more interested she was in him. She could not resist the urge to understand him. No wonder when they first met, Mili said that she and Sharjah would want to "mate" with Li Xiang.
Who would not like such an outstanding man?
"Too many questions. I'm still not strong enough." Li Xiang shook his head slightly. He knew that Dao Xiao was targeting him, but he could only passively deal with it. This was what he hated the most.
In any matter, only by taking the initiative would there be a chance of success.
"You're already strong enough … How can you cultivate so quickly?" Enchantress looked at him with a pained expression. After she learned a little about Li Xiang's background, she gradually understood the invisible pressure on him.
She reached out and quietly held Li Xiang's hand.
"Ding Ling Ling —"
Enchantress had just turned around when she heard the awkward ringtone from Li Xiang's hand. It instantly interrupted her next move.
It took her a lot of effort to muster up the courage …
"Hello? Is this Li Xiang? You idiot! It's you! Even if you don't speak, I know you're listening, right? "
A woman's curses came from the other end of the communication device.
Her voice was pleasant, but she kept swearing. Before Li Xiang could say anything, he was already scolded badly.
Enchantress frowned and looked at him, but found that Li Xiang had been holding back his laughter. She was even more curious about the girl on the other end of the communication device.
"Okay, okay, are you done?"
"Done? You still have the guts to say that? You're pissing me off, you bastard! Not only did you sneak into the Death Omen Star Screen without saying anything, but you didn't even invite me to something as important as establishing an upper family? Ungrateful bastard! Heartless bastard! Ingrate! Heartless man who pulls out his penis … "
"Hey, wait, wait. Baimiya, it's fine if you want to scold me, but I won't admit what I said after that. I didn't even go in, how can I be heartless … "Li Xiang saw Enchantress's strange expression and quickly interrupted Baimiya's curses. This woman never played by the rules." Don't spout nonsense. "
"Alright, then set a time for us to meet so that you can understand me better. How about that?" Baimiya's words were shocking as she shouted without a care.
"Let's not. If Miss Bai is here to scold me, I'm sure you've had your fill. If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up …" Li Xiang could not imagine what Baimiya had experienced in the past year at the Royal University. How did she become so hooligan that even he found it difficult to deal with?
He did not invite Baimiya after much consideration. Although he knew that there was a high chance that she would come to denounce him, he still did not send out an invitation.
The reason was simple.
She was different from the others.
Baimiya was one of the younger generation of the fourth branch family. She had already entered the line of succession and was ranked fifth. Even if she was willing, Li Xiang could not bear to let her give up the bright future of the Bai family.
He knew better than anyone how difficult the path he was about to take was. There was no need to let everyone die with him.
"Li Xiang, are you looking down on me?"
"Why would I? You're one of the people I've enjoyed working with the most." Li Xiang smiled. "But, Mi Cha, have you ever thought …"
"What I mean is that you're looking down on me? That's why you don't even want to sleep with me? "Baimiya roared into the communication device." Huh? I have a butt and a chest. I'm not any worse than that girl Ming Xu, am I? Huh? Huh? "
"…" Li Xiang was completely speechless. He had the urge to hang up the communication device. Compared to not inviting her, she cared more about his unwillingness to sleep with her?
He did not know if she was doing it on purpose or if this girl's brain was getting more and more bizarre.
"I'm not going to compete with you anymore. I'll get a room and wait for you during the School Championship Competition. I'm not a man if I don't come. Oh right, about your upper family, I'll forgive you. I want one percent of Scarlet Moon's shares. Ha, that's settled. "
"Beep, beep, beep …"
Without waiting for Li Xiang to reply, the other party hung up.
'What the hell is going on!'
Li Xiang was so angry that he almost flipped the table. He was even more speechless when he saw the Enchantress who was trying to hold back her laughter.
The airship glided in a beautiful trajectory and disappeared without a trace at the end of the sky.
Nightfall.
After flying for a day and a night, they finally returned to the border area.
There was a black line at the end of the distant horizon. That was the border of the Dead Sea. It was connected to the Great Wall of Calamity that countless people were curious about but did not dare to spy on.
When they flew past the three statues at the border of City 0010, Li Xiang's heart suddenly sank.
The beach at the border was a mess as if it had just experienced a cruel battle.
The Seven Continents were tangled up with various things. The annual Ultimate Trial was also about to begin. However, here, other than the four seasons and day and night, there was only endless slaughter.
There were countless xenogeneics, and there was no end to the disaster.
It was a never-ending nightmare.
Jumping down from the airship, Li Xiang saw that the airship parking area was packed with people. The rush to return to school had just begun. The gray fog above his head and the undying light of the First Lighthouse made Li Xiang feel a lot more at ease.
Although Lighthouse Academy was on the Dead Sea and was surrounded by black fog all day long, as long as they could see that bright light, every one of them would feel incomparably peaceful.
As long as the light was not extinguished, calamities would not come.
If this lighthouse that illuminated the border suddenly collapsed, would it usher in the end of humanity?
As he thought about it, his heart sank even further.
Not far away, Sharjah, who had come to welcome them, waved her hands excitedly. Beside her, Honey Pear was munching on a large apple. When she saw Li Xiang, she also showed a rare smile.
A dark red apple suddenly flew out from Honey Pear's hand and flew over the heads of the crowd. It drew a brilliant and dazzling trajectory like a meteor …
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