Lin Mo's original plan was to use his clone to ally with Golden Age and Ironblood, then join forces with Wang Junjie's Chaotic World Guild to deal with Divine Nation Guild.
But now, Lin Mo was facing an enemy that posed a more immediate threat than Divine Nation: the Boss behind Tyrant.
Moreover, Ming Yuexin was currently stuck in a deadlock involving the "Mastermind." Before the truth was uncovered, Lin Mo absolutely could not become the Mastermind's blade and help eliminate Ming Yuexin.
Only to let Ming Yuexin become his scapegoat instead.
So while buying Blood Crystals from Wang Junjie, Lin Mo also wanted to use this opportunity to stabilize Wang Junjie.
Otherwise, Wang Junjie might continue leading Chaotic World Guild in attacks against Divine Nation, allowing the "Mastermind" to reap the benefits.
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[Meanwhile, in the Southern Part of Inferno City]
[In the Wilderness Area, Blood Mine]
A large number of players with the [Chaotic World] guild tag above their heads were holding pickaxes and mining throughout the map.
After finishing breakfast and logging in, Wang Junjie was heading to Blood Mine from Inferno City together with the twin sisters Ruoxi and Ruoli.
Looking at the busy scene inside the Blood Mine, he couldn't help but grin at the beauty beside him.
"Although Divine Nation ran away from Blood Mine last night, so I didn't get to destroy them for you, don't worry, Ruoxi."
"Once I finish mining the Blood Crystals here and get that hidden quest in Inferno City, I'll use it to recruit Rulebound into Chaotic World Guild. With him helping us, I can destroy Divine Nation for you anytime."
"When that happens, I'll definitely help you restore the Han family and avenge your father."
Just as Wang Junjie was getting carried away by his own ambitions and nearly moved by his own words, the "Ruoxi" beside him remained silent.
After a long pause, she finally said, "Thank you, Young Master Wang, but I'm Ruoli..."
It turned out Wang Junjie had mistaken the older sister Han Ruoli for the younger sister Han Ruoxi.
Meanwhile, the real Han Ruoxi couldn't help putting her hands on her waist and pouting at Wang Junjie.
"You can't even tell which one is me, and you keep saying you like me?"
Wang Junjie looked at Han Ruoxi, then at Han Ruoli.
He was completely confused.
'They look exactly the same!'
'How is anyone supposed to tell them apart?'
"I'm a Divine Marksman. My sister is a Light Wizard."
"And our IDs are different too. How can you not tell us apart?"
"Someone who cares doesn't need to be taught. Someone who doesn't care can't learn! Hmph!"
Wang Junjie had never comforted girls before. Usually, girls were the ones comforting him.
Scratching his head, he looked troubled and didn't know what to do.
"Don't be mad, Ruoxi. I'll transfer some money to you."
Without another word, Wang Junjie immediately transferred 13.14 million to Han Ruoxi.
The money was instantly returned.
"What do you mean? You think I'm the kind of person who only cares about money?"
Han Ruoxi became even angrier.
Wang Junjie became even more flustered.
"Strategist!"
"Save me!"
Just as Wang Junjie was praying for his strategist to arrive, Zhuge Jie really appeared as soon as he called.
But he wasn't bringing advice.
Instead, he brought bad news.
"Brother Jie, stop mining! The hidden quest from Foreman Lyle in Inferno City has already been claimed by Divine Nation using enough Blood Crystals."
When Wang Junjie heard this, he flew into a rage, "No wonder Divine Nation had already left before we arrived last night. I thought they ran because they were afraid of me. Turns out they'd already mined enough Blood Crystals."
"Damn it!"
"They actually stole my quest?"
Wang Junjie threw the Blood Pickaxe in his hand onto the ground.
Then he shouted at the Chaotic World Guild players mining throughout Blood Mine, "Brothers! Stop mining!"
"Come with me and wipe out Divine Nation!"
Just as the words left his mouth—
Ding!
A private message arrived.
When Wang Junjie opened it and discovered it was from Lin Mo, and that Lin Mo was asking him for help buying Blood Crystals, his mood immediately changed from anger to delight.
"Hahaha! Rulebound, you little bastard! Didn't expect you'd have a day when you needed my help."
At this moment, the strategist Zhuge Jie advised, "Brother Jie, if we still had that hidden quest, we'd have a chance to use it to recruit Rulebound."
"But now that the quest is already in Divine Nation's hands, giving away the Blood Crystals might end up being a thankless effort."
Wang Junjie didn't care, "What recruitment? What manipulation?"
"I've never looked down on people enough to use those kinds of threats or temptations."
"If Rulebound wants something, I'll give it to him."
"If others can provide it, I can too."
"If others can't provide it, I'll still provide it."
"When he realizes I'm the only one who's genuinely good to him, I won't even need to say anything. He'll know which side to stand on."
Honestly, when those words came out of Wang Junjie's mouth, even Zhuge Jie looked at him differently.
So Wang Junjie gathered all the Blood Crystals mined by the entire guild yesterday and today, without hesitation, he mailed them all to Lin Mo.
———
On Lin Mo's side, he collected the 113 Blood Crystals Wang Junjie had sent through the mail.
Seeing how generous Wang Junjie was, Lin Mo didn't treat him unfairly either.
Knowing Wang Junjie wasn't interested in money, Lin Mo sent him two pieces of equipment previously dropped by the Sixth Hall Boss of the Yama Hall, the Hellhound.
On the other side.
[Ding~ You have collected the level 63, tier 5 purple equipment Hell Demon Ring +2 sent by player Rulebound through the mail!]
After receiving the mail, Wang Junjie froze for a moment, then became overjoyed.
"Holy shit!"
"Tier 5 purple equipment?"
"That bastard really isn't ordinary. He can even get Tier 5 purple gear! And he sent me two pieces at once!"
"This stuff is worth way more than Blood Crystals!"
"Hahaha! Rulebound, no wonder so many guilds are trying to recruit you. You're really a treasure!"
At this time, Zhuge Jie analyzed, "Although Rulebound is still working for Divine Nation, the fact that he's willing to give away such valuable equipment means he no longer holds any hostility toward you, Brother Jie."
"If we continue targeting Divine Nation later, this relationship that has only just started improving may become strained again."
Wang Junjie smacked his lips, "But I promised Ruoxi I'd help her destroy Divine Nation!"
At that moment—
Ding!
Han Ruoxi suddenly received a message.
[Rulebound: "Give me some time. I will uncover the real reason behind what happened to your Han family and your father's death. When the time comes, I will give you an explanation."]
Seeing the message, Han Ruoxi was startled.
"Is Rulebound protecting Divine Nation, or is there really some misunderstanding here?"
"Could it be that Ming Yuexin wasn't the one who harmed our Han family?"
Han Ruoli said, "If Rulebound wanted to protect Divine Nation, he could simply lead Divine Nation to attack us directly. There'd be no need to spend so much effort dragging things out."
"Rulebound has been staying with Divine Nation this whole time. Since he's saying this, he probably discovered something."
"Besides, with Blood Dance's current strength, even if we join forces with Chaotic World, we still don't have an advantage against Divine Nation."
"Let's listen to him for now. We'll wait and see what happens."
Han Ruoxi nodded.
———
On the other side.
Having successfully stabilized both Chaotic World Guild and Blood Dance Guild, Lin Mo could finally focus on his own matters without worry.
"Once I conquer the Divine Tomb, obtain Divine Descent · Seraph, and clear the Tenth Hall of the Yama Hall to get its reward, my strength will definitely increase again."
"If I can't fight that opponent with my current strength, then by that time, I should at least have the power to battle the enemy Ming Yuexin mentioned."
A flame appeared in Lin Mo's eyes, "Let me see who this Mastermind really is."