Heroes' Prison

Chapter 513 - 503

At this point, the members of the Hero Guild present all let out a slight sigh of relief. The God of Slaughter present tonight was like the guild leader they had always followed, and that familiar feeling had returned. However, many of them still had some doubts in their hearts.

The host quickly recovered and immediately took over the conversation, continuing, "The words of God of Slaughter are truly intriguing! Listening to him makes me want to join the Hero Guild as well. Thank you all for participating in tonight’s award ceremony. I know you all still have many questions, like why did God of Slaughter leave the Hero Guild? Why didn’t he explain the reason for his defeat earlier? I’m afraid these questions will likely remain a mystery. Of course, everyone has their own secrets, and perhaps these are the secrets of God of Slaughter. Moving on, let’s look forward to the team finals in three days. That will be a real battle of dragons and tigers, with both God of Slaughter and Miyamoto Musashi breaking through the Holy Domain Rank, they will surely have a high-level competition. Can God of Slaughter defeat Miyamoto Musashi, who holds the title of Martial Emperor? Let us wait and see..."

The award ceremony ended just like that, and the mood of the audience as they left the Second Dimension Space was completely different from when they entered. Countless people were filled with shock and questions, but only a few were destined to receive answers.

At this moment, Huang Yi’s real body was still in that dark and damp space, but his Incarnation boldly appeared in Dragon City.

The plan had reached this point; it was time for him to come out and stabilize the situation.

Next, Huang Yi rejoined the Hero Guild in a high-profile manner and then sent a message to the current acting guild leader "Peerless National Scholar."

"Big brother, you’re finally back! I almost couldn’t keep acting!" Peerless National Scholar quickly replied with a message to Huang Yi.

Peerless National Scholar was also a criminal from Rose Prison, someone Huang Yi specifically arranged to stay in charge of the Hero Guild to pacify the members. To make the act more convincing, he even had Peerless National Scholar spread a false alarm.

Of course, in Huang Yi’s plan, this was all going to last only twelve hours, and now that time had passed – it was time for him to return!

At that moment, all the members of the Hero Guild, no matter where they were or what they were doing, unanimously heard a voice —

"[Guild Announcement]: [Hero Guild] guild leader has been changed to [God of Slaughter]."

Immediately after, a flood of guild messages came pouring in —

[Guild Announcement]: Qin Shiyu has joined the guild and assumed the position of vice president.

[Guild Announcement]: Overlord has joined the guild and taken up the role of Adventure Group Leader.

[Guild Announcement]: Ghost Cloud’s Words has joined the guild and taken up the position of Stranger Hall Master.

[Guild Announcement]: Supreme Overlord Flame has joined the guild and assumed the role of Head of the Knight Hall.

[Guild Announcement]: Yi Feng has joined the guild and assumed the role of head of the affairs department.

...

Suddenly, those high-ranking officials and core backbone members who left the guild at the same time in the morning all came back without fail, resuming their previous positions.

A Hero Guild that had been but a shell for just twelve hours had swiftly begun to revive, which gave all the members of the Hero Guild the feeling of having found their backbone. After experiencing Huang Yi’s turnaround at the award ceremony, they couldn’t help but attribute the actions of these high-ranking officials to some grand strategic intent; they must have had their own unique reasons for their behavior.

A Hero Guild on the brink of dissolution was thus quickly starting to recover its vitality!

At this time, Huang Yi’s Incarnation stood on the top floor of the Hero Guild’s City Hall, overlooking the bustling Dragon City outside the window.

Having been gone for only twelve hours felt like an entire century. Standing on his own guild territory indeed felt very solid and reassuring.

"Brother!" Just then, a coquettish voice came from behind – it was none other than Qin Shiyu, returning with Xiao Chunzi.

"Little sister, did you miss me?" Huang Yi squatted down, immediately embracing the rushing Xiao Chunzi tightly in his arms and stretched out his hand to stroke her hair.

"I thought you didn’t want me anymore, leaving without saying a word," Xiao Chunzi pouted, her big eyes brimming with tears, looking very aggrieved.

Huang Yi hadn’t detailed the plan to Xiao Chunzi, which left her in a state of anxious helplessness for the past twelve hours.

"Big brother, your prediction was spot on, as of now, the Martial Arts Guild’s stock price has plummeted by 30%!" At that moment, Qin Shiyu suddenly said with a hint of schadenfreude in her tone.

"That was to be expected, but it all depends on the outcome of the team competition. Once we win, their stock price will plummet even further!" Huang Yi nodded, as this was all within his expectations.

"Brother, I’ve felt that you’ve been very secretive these past few days. Can you clear up my confusion?" At that moment, Xiao Chunzi turned Huang Yi’s head to face her, her little face brimming with puzzlement as she asked.

At this point, not only Xiao Chunzi, but countless people around the world were full of various doubts, with numerous questions whirling in their minds, yet they didn’t have the opportunity like Xiao Chunzi to ask Huang Yi face-to-face.

"Alright! Ask away!" Huang Yi nodded his head. The plan had reached a point where secrecy was no longer necessary.

"Brother, when did you start planning to concede? I didn’t catch even a whisper of it! It caused all of our classmates to bet their pocket money on you, and they’ve lost it all!" Xiao Chunzi pouted, clearly upset.

"Do you still remember, three days ago at the awards ceremony, why I was distracted and daydreaming when Sharp Sword gave his speech?" Huang Yi countered with a question.

"I remember! Could it be that the matter you discussed with Sister Qin Shiyu at that time was about this issue?" Xiao Chunzi nodded.

Three days prior, during Sharp Sword’s acceptance speech, the big screen had zoomed in on Huang Yi. However, he was distracted, thinking about other things, a moment that was witnessed by the global audience who even thought he looked down on Sharp Sword out of sheer arrogance.

"Yes! At that time, what I was thinking about was the matter of conceding," Huang Yi nodded, saying earnestly.

"But why at that particular moment? Wasn’t everyone watching the awards ceremony? How could you be preoccupied with that issue then?" Xiao Chunzi continued to question, clearly puzzled.

"It was precisely because of that awards ceremony that I thought of it," Huang Yi stroked Xiao Chunzi’s head and smiled. "At that time, the CEO of Era Corporation, Mr. Huang Huapeng, was awarding the eighth to the third places. It was a normal affair, but there was a detail that struck me. Mr. Huang Huapeng started from the eighth place and moved on to the seventh, and sixth, before finally reaching the third. This indicated that the awards ceremony followed an order from the lowest to the highest, which is in line with tradition. Even in the Olympics, the awards are given starting with the bronze, then silver, and lastly gold. It was because I confirmed this awards order that I decided to concede so that I could get second place and be the first to level up."

"Could it be that among the hundred billion people at the scene, no one noticed this detail?" Xiao Chunzi nodded yet still seemed puzzled.

"Even if they knew, it would be meaningless," that’s when Qin Shiyu spoke up for Huang Yi. "Because no one knew that your brother also had a Level-Up Potion; everyone thought he was at level 97, and that getting second place would only raise him to level 99. Only by winning the championship could he reach level 100, so everyone was expecting him to win the championship."

"Exactly!" Huang Yi nodded his head, "So, sister, you must remember, sometimes, it’s better not to reveal your abilities too soon. Miyamoto Musashi is a prime example of what not to do. The day he got to the final, he immediately used two Level-Up Potions, reaching level 99. He likely revealed this to gain a slight level advantage, enhancing his strength and increasing his chances of winning the final. But he didn’t expect that by revealing his hand, it would lead me to decide to concede. Otherwise, if he had gotten second place, he would be the first to reach level 100. If he hadn’t used those two Level-Up Potions, I would have thought he was still at level 97, and I would have done everything in my power to fight for the championship. And once I had won the championship, and he got second, he would be awarded before me, and he would have been the first to be promoted to level 100."

"That was close!" Xiao Chunzi finally understood, stretching out her little hand and patting her chest as if relieved on behalf of Huang Yi.

But soon, she rolled her eyes and posed another question, "Then why did you leave the guild? Why not explain the reason for your concession earlier? That way, everyone wouldn’t have misunderstood you!"

These two questions were precisely what countless people across the world were eager to ask at the moment.

"Because I wanted to make money..." Huang Yi laughed and explained the rationale behind it, though he skipped over anything related to Rose Prison and the organization behind him.

In fact, his plan had several purposes, with the most important one naturally being the first to level up to 100. And the second most important purpose was to make money!

He knew that after conceding in the individual competition, the stock of the Hero Guild would definitely fall. So three days ago, he instructed the organization to sell off all the Hero Guild stocks while the price was at its peak, making a hefty profit.

After Miyamoto Musashi’s championship victory, the stock price of his Martial Arts Guild would surely skyrocket, so Huang Yi had the organization buy into the Martial Arts Guild’s stock in advance.

Indeed, today, after his concession, the Hero Guild’s stock price plummeted immediately, while the Martial Arts Guild’s stock soared, and the organization made a tidy sum through this one maneuver.

However, selling off the Hero Guild stock was ultimately unwise, as it represented the organization’s greatest hope in The Second World. Therefore, they needed to find a way to reacquire the Hero Guild, or at the very least, secure a controlling share of the guild’s stock. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast Recommendation Tickets and Monthly Tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)