CHAPTER 564: CHAPTER 550: SNOWFIELD ENEMY SITUATION

At sunset, the lights began to shine.

On this annual New Year’s Eve, the entire Hua Country was engulfed in an incredibly lively atmosphere.

Every household was decorated with lanterns and streamers, and in more remote cities, firecrackers resounded, and joyous laughter filled every corner of Hua Country.

Night

Time: 18:03

Location: Binhai City Marriott Five-Star Hotel VIP Room No. 2

Lin Yi raised his glass and emotionally said to the men and women present:

"Thank you all for the help you’ve given me over the past year. Because of you, we have today’s ’Creation Mercenary Corps’. I toast you with tea, instead of wine."

Lin Yi then lifted his cup and drank the light yellow tea in one go.

Seeing Lin Yi like this, Ouyang Hao and others stood up one after another:

"Saying this makes it seem like we’re strangers."

"If it weren’t for you, boss, we wouldn’t be where we are today."

Ouyang Hao held his wine glass and said to everyone:

"If anyone deserves a toast, it’s us toasting you, right everyone?"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was an immediate resonance, and everyone shouted in unison:

"Right!"

Then everyone raised their glasses, imitating Lin Yi, and drank the tea in one go.

...

Although tonight the Hua Country War Zone might face the biggest challenge since its public testing began,

Lin Yi still didn’t want everyone to spend this rare night lying inside the cold game pods without any choice.

Finally, Lin Yi chose a compromise; this New Year’s Eve dinner continued as planned, just without alcohol.

Moreover, Lin Yi had already arranged rooms for everyone, and game pods were prepared in each room.

As soon as there was any stir in the game, they could go online immediately to provide support.

However, logically speaking, those people shouldn’t choose to launch a sneak attack so early, but one should always be on guard for any eventuality.

Otherwise, if the city were to fall, retaking it would be incredibly difficult.

At this moment, in this huge private room sat not only all members of the Creation Mercenary Corps but also Mu Lingxue and Chen Weiwei who came for a meal, along with the aunts who helped Lin Yi and others with meals over the past few months.

The dining table was already packed with a variety of exotic dishes, and everyone’s faces were filled with excitement and joy.

During the feast, Red Eyes Wang Sijie, his eyes already red, raised his glass and said some heartfelt words to Lin Yi, ...

Though his eyes were always that red, if not for the falling tears, no one would have known that this usually somewhat shy boy was actually crying.

In fact, without Lin Yi’s intervention, the fates of Wang Sijie and Wang Zixin might have ended in another tragic conclusion.

According to Wang Sijie, Lin Yi could be considered the lifesaver of the two siblings, and speaking of it emotionally made even Lin Yi’s eyes redden, jokingly saying:

"Let’s not get so sentimental on New Year’s."

Lin Yi said to everyone present:

"Since we can gather here, it’s a fate destined by heaven."

"No one should be thanking anyone; what you have now, you’ve earned through your own efforts."

Lin Yi spoke honestly:

"Frankly, if you didn’t meet my requirements in terms of skills, you wouldn’t be sitting here."

"So..."

Lin Yi looked at each person, saying:

"Who you should really thank is yourselves."

Seeing the New Year’s Eve dinner leaning towards a Mary Sue plot, Guo Shaojie quickly raised his glass, saying:

"The boss is right."

"Gathering here is indeed a fate destined by heaven."

"Today is our first New Year’s Eve dinner together, and I hope we can continue to share this meal in the future."

"Cheers!"

Amidst cheers, everyone raised their glasses in celebration.

This meal continued from six in the evening, well past eight, before being unceremoniously interrupted by Lin Yi.

After eight thirty, everyone had already returned to their respective rooms.

Night

Time: 8:41

Location: White Tiger City Teleportation Array

White Tiger City appeared much quieter than usual on this day.

Since there weren’t many players who had reached level 40, and most of them were already stationed in the Eight Border Cities, aside from those who hadn’t logged on.

When Lin Yi appeared here, the surrounding players were sparse, far from the usual hustle and bustle of crowds jostling each other.

After a short while, Tian Ci and the others arrived one after another:

"Boss Feng, you’re here."

Handsome To A Fault came over, somewhat shocked, and said to everyone:

"Did you guys see this year’s Spring Festival Gala? The program content is actually held in the game, my gosh."

"This year’s Spring Festival Gala director really has an open mind."

Zhang Xinying curiously asked on the side:

"Holding the Spring Festival Gala in the game? Where is it?"

Handsome To A Fault said:

"This singing and dancing program seems to be held over at the Luoxia Plain in Cyan Dragon City."

"Many people have already headed over to watch, but now that area is guarded by Cyan Dragon City’s Guard Team, so we can only watch from afar."

Lin Yi, hearing this, felt a vague unease in his heart and asked:

"How many people are there?"

Handsome To A Fault paused:

"You mean the people who went to watch?"

Then Handsome To A Fault said:

"Basically, everyone online has gone there to join the fun, and it’s rare to see anyone outside leveling up."

"After all, this kind of thing is a first in thousands of years; everyone wants to experience something new."

At this time, Silence slightly frowned and said:

"If Goryeo attacks, wouldn’t it delay our response time?"

Lin Yi thought for a moment:

"It shouldn’t."

But even so, Lin Yi still kept an extra watchful eye.

Meanwhile, inside the City Lord’s Mansion of Hua Country’s Border City No. 2, Famous Clan Kun Shao was sitting there.

Suddenly, a player from the Famous Guild rushed in, nervously saying:

"Kun Shao, there’s movement outside after all."

Famous Clan Kun Shao stood up in surprise:

"There really is?!"

The player nodded and said:

"Though not many, I still saw a few shadows appearing outside the snowy plains from afar."

"But I was worried about exposing myself, so I didn’t dare get too close and watch, still not sure who these people are."

Famous Clan Kun Shao quickly sent a message to Shengshi Drunkard, then said:

"Let’s go, take a look."

Famous Clan Kun Shao went up to the city wall and looked outside at the vast snowy plains:

"Is anyone still watching outside?"

"Now it’s Xiao Jie still watching over there."

Famous Clan Kun Shao pondered for a moment and said:

"Send a few more people over there, be careful not to let them notice."

"Remember to choose trusted ones, and directly message me with any news, don’t post in the public channel."

"Alright!"

The player immediately led a few players quietly out of the city.

Looking at the tranquil night and snowy scenery outside the city, Famous Clan Kun Shao suddenly felt a sense of impending storm.

Seeing that the guild’s online player numbers were less than half, Famous Clan Kun Shao remained silent for a moment, then suddenly sent a message in the guild channel:

Famous Clan Kun Shao (Guild President): "Notify all guild members to log on and stand by."

Meanwhile, the Shengshi Dynasty, Proud Sanctuary, and other guilds all mobilized their members to log on at the first moment.