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Captain Lei, seeing the noisy council, couldn't help but shout.
"What's the point of all of you making a fuss here? Our ancestors aren't dead yet."
"From now on, martial law will be in effect in the upper district. Everyone must obey orders... First, hold off the rioters in the lower district... Then, send someone to contact the Ancestor..."
Captain Lei kept giving orders, even though he wasn't the highest-ranking person present.
However, as long as the corresponding abilities are demonstrated, the differences in status will gradually be obscured amidst the chaos.
Status comes from order; once chaos ensues, status becomes something that anyone can take away.
Although many of the six major families are incompetent and hold positions without contributing, they also have many capable individuals.
Previously, they had been oppressed by various orders and statuses and could only go with the flow. Now, the conflict between the upper and lower city areas has helped them break free from their constraints.
After the initial chaos in the upper city, some capable individuals gradually began to emerge, and with their own resources, they quickly resisted the invasion of the Wolf King and his men.
After being trained in the Dream Realm, Wolf King and others have become far stronger than their peers, but the professionals in the Upper City are just as good, and there are even more of them.
Not to mention their family's resources, even if it were just a few Gold-level experts, let alone the Wolf King and his men, they wouldn't be able to wipe out the entire Upper City in a short time.
After the initial panic subsided, the people in the upper city quickly came to their senses. The enemy was not as strong as they had imagined; in fact, they had the advantage.
When the people in the upper city started to take things seriously, the pressure on Wolf King and his companions suddenly increased dramatically.
A large number of elite professionals are emerging, and all sorts of strange methods are emerging one after another. Even the Wolf King and the Snake King can suffer a big setback if they are not careful, let alone others.
At first, under the leadership of the Wolf King and the Snake King, the people in the lower city and the slums were able to suppress the people in the main city. However, as the people of the six major families reacted, the battle line became deadlocked, and there was even a tendency for them to be pushed back.
However, Wolf King and his group had anticipated this. While maintaining a stalemate with the six major families, they also brought over the Dream World, covering the slums and bringing these people into the Lower City's system.
It is well known that even the smallest place can produce talent; what May Day lacks is a platform.
With the professional system freed from constraints and a sound reward and punishment mechanism established, the people who followed the Wolf King and others in rebelling against the six major families suddenly erupted with unparalleled enthusiasm and hope.
Faced with the counterattack of the six major families, the Wolf King and his men quickly reached a stalemate, dividing the entire Upper City into two.
Chapter 818 The Fate Master
"War King, you have won this time!"
Just as the battle reached its most intense moment, the elders simultaneously chose to stop.
The War King has already demonstrated enough strength. Unless the six major families are willing to reveal their true strength, they will not be able to defeat him. Moreover, who knows if the other party has any other trump cards up his sleeve?
Putting everything else aside, if we weren't 100% certain of killing the War King and let him escape, that would be a disaster.
The presence of a powerful Gold-level being eyeing them was something even the ancestors found hard to accept.
Therefore, while fighting the War King, the six patriarchs also communicated with each other and decided to temporarily cease hostilities.
What's done is done. Since the rise of the lower city is a fact, we should find a way to profit from it.
Those who have reached the Gold level shouldn't be so prone to fighting to the death on a whim.
"Yeah!"
The War King was a little out of breath. He had just broken through and was already facing several opponents of the same level, which put him under considerable pressure.
If the other party is willing to stop, it would be a good thing for him as well.
However, even if we stop, we must not lose the benefits we should fight for.
As a Gold-level warrior, the War King is now capable of securing appropriate benefits for himself.
"That's right. It seems we can't break through your War King City without paying a price."
The other two patriarchs regretfully abandoned the four demons and retreated to the side of Patriarch Stan and his companions.
Although the six major families have some unsavory dealings in private, as long as they don't touch on fundamental issues, they can still stand together and overcome difficulties.
"So we've decided to accept you and make you one of us, how about that?" said Ancestor Stan.
If Blackwater City could accept a new Gold-level powerhouse, it wouldn't be a bad thing.
"What about the lower city?" the War King asked.
“As always!” said Ancestor Stan. Accepting a Gold-level expert only requires sharing the spoils, but if the lower city is also included, then it will be a matter of cutting flesh from their bodies.
While the prosperity of the Upper Town may not be entirely built upon the Lower Town, it is certainly inseparable from the latter's support.
If both sides were equal in status, it would be impossible for the upper city to take over the lower city; no, then there would be no distinction between upper and lower.
"I reject!"
The War King refused outright. If it were solely for his own benefit, he wouldn't need to fight this battle at all.
As a Gold-level being, he could receive good treatment wherever he went, and there was no need for him to stay in Blackwater City at all.
"We got it!"
Hearing the War King's words, the six ancestors were no exception; they had expected this as well.
It's not easy for lone wolves to make a living; many professions require the collective strength to advance.
The War King had worked hard to build up this force, and it had even survived a life-or-death test, so naturally he couldn't give it up easily.
However, the six patriarchs could not easily give up on Blackwater City, which they had built up. Their families had already established themselves there, and there were some things they could not back down from.
However, the changes in the lower city presented them with a new opportunity.
Clearly, Blackwater City has reached a critical juncture; it's time to choose its future direction.
Should we continue to close ourselves off from the world and guard our own little territory, or should we seize this opportunity to embrace new forces?
The six patriarchs were unable to distinguish between the advantages and disadvantages of it at the moment.
But what they were certain of was that the family was truly in decline.
A gold-level power formed solely by blood ties is far too restrictive and offers no glimpse of its future.
It's been a long time since any promising newcomers have appeared; they're not even as good as the outsiders.
"Since that's the case, let's leave the choice to the younger generation." The elders exchanged glances and made up their minds.
“War King, we can make a pact: the Gold-level experts will not intervene, and we will leave the battlefield to the younger generation to see who can subdue whom,” said Ancestor Stan.
If the War King's system has a brighter future, then it's not impossible for their major families to change their path.
If they win, they can also take this opportunity to swallow up the newly transformed lower city, which is a win-win situation no matter how you look at it.
Anyway, as long as those elders are around, no matter how badly the younger generation is beaten, they won't be wiped out. At worst, they can just leave this place and find a more remote place to develop.
As long as you have the strength, you have many options.
"I agree!"
After some thought, the War King concluded that this choice was, in some ways, more advantageous to him.
With the technology he obtained from the ruins, he could completely crush the major families. At that time, it's hard to say who would own Blackwater City.
Based on development, those with stronger foundations clearly have an advantage.
The six patriarchs chose to retreat, but the members of the six major families did not.
Clearly, the six major families were also very dissatisfied with the fact that their interests were being encroached upon by the people of the Lower City.
Therefore, under the tacit acceptance of the existence of the Gold level, the struggle and conflict between the two sides in various fields shows no sign of stopping.
Conflict and competition are also the eternal themes of development.
Under the pressure of the six major families, the outsiders in the upper and lower city areas gradually became united and shared a common goal, no longer acting as scattered individuals.
Faced with competition from outsiders, family members are forced to lower their social status and cultivate more capable and promising individuals.
During this process, the Dream Realm from the Lower City gradually integrated into the entire Blackwater City.
As long as the two parties communicate, many things will inevitably be leaked.
Despite numerous conflicts and struggles, Blackwater City began to flourish, with both the quantity and quality of professionals steadily increasing.
In particular, many previously insignificant figures have gradually stepped onto the central stage of Blackwater City.
Countless people's fates were also altered by this conflict.
Of course, in their view, this was simply their own choice.
"Yes, yes, the entire population of Blackwater City is included!"
Lu Yunhe looked at the hazy ball of light in front of him, which contained everyone in Blackwater City, including several Gold-level ancestors.
Inside the sphere of light, there are also interconnected threads.
As Lu Yunhe gently plucked the silk thread, the people connected along the thread made their respective choices.
Originally, Lu Yunhe would have needed to influence these people personally, but with the Dream World, he can now influence people in the real world through the virtual world.
Virtual and reality are often indistinguishable.
"Fate..."
Lu Yunhe murmured that trying to influence fate in the real world was too difficult due to the interference, but it would be much simpler in a virtual world that he had complete control over.
By influencing the fate of the real world through a virtual one, Lu Yunhe resides above the world, simultaneously controlling both the real and the illusory.
The gold-tier profession in the Path of Dreams is also related to the Path of Destiny; it is called the Determiner, who can determine a person's fate.
There are indeed very few career systems that involve fate at a low level.
His dreamlike path of professions, which involves destiny at the Gold level, is probably related to the scripting ability of the Demon God.
The core of screenwriting is to define the fate of each character and let them follow their own will.
Using the entire Blackwater City as a template, Lu Yunhe specially selected a group of people and used his abilities to influence their fates.
This fundamental change in a person's destiny, accumulated over time, will eventually help them unlock the fundamental principles of life.
The greater one's influence on them, the greater the final feedback will be.
The fundamental principle exists within the workings of all things. It considers life as the most proactive entity, and many professions are inseparable from its influence. The core is to leverage the fundamental principle as much as possible.
"The Fate Master!"
The moment the conflict erupted in the Upper and Lower City districts, Lu Yunhe had already assumed the role of a Fate Master. After all, his influence in the Lower City district was significant and profound enough to have already altered the fates of many.