What are they fighting for without a target?
Some werewolves instinctively attempted to strike out at others present at the scene.
At that moment, a robust voice echoed from the rear.
"Everyone, stop. It’s over..."
From afar, the Tyrant was slowly pacing forward with a few of his confidants, issuing this command to his pack in as calm a tone as he could muster.
When the Red Sickle Girl failed to enter the barrier earlier, he had dared to nurture a sliver of hope.
Yet, just as fast as it sprung, his hope was dashed.
It appeared that the other party had its reserve candidate ready. With just a simple teleportation spell, they had easily bypassed their isolation tactic. No internal strife ensued due to the City Lord, and so the handover of the crystal fragment was swiftly completed.
From this point on, everything was set in stone. They were fighting for a lost cause.
Having finished speaking, the Tyrant lifted his gaze to the barrier interior.
A moment of sorrow and regret swept over the werewolves before each one of them followed the Tyrant’s gaze towards the barrier.
In the barrier, Little Ya had already raced up a hundred steps and arrived in front of the altar.
She swallowed, her eyes darted towards the Legacy Crystal that was within reach. Subconsciously, she turned her head towards the outside again.
All fighting outside had ceased. All eyes were now on her— hopeful, resentful, envious, impatient...
Then, with numerous pairs of eyes boring into her, Little Ya took a deep breath and touched the surface of the crystal...
Several seconds later, both the online gamers in the Star Spirit World and on Earth unanimously received a message.
[The City of Eternal Night has been successfully activated!]
[The first City Lord: Pure Aromatic Elegance]
[Any Fools may apply to join the City of Eternal Night, current resident limit: 10 million.]
Within a minute of the message, the Fool’s Forum was in an uproar.
"What? The Lord of the City of Eternal Night... isn’t the Tyrant?"
This was the most frequently asked question across various threads.
According to the information they had received earlier, the Tyrant’s victory in the City of Eternal Night seemed a foregone conclusion.
For many, the Tyrant becoming the Lord of the City of Eternal Night was certain.
However, an unexpected event changed their universally accepted belief...
"Pure Aromatic Elegance? Who’s this?"
"I have no idea, never heard of it before..."
"Can an expert explain? Who is this mysterious godlike figure..."
"A Chinese ID... is it a Celestial Dynasty player, again?"
"It’s very likely. The Celestial Dynasty already has too many Sky Cities, this is the sixth one..."
In the international section, quite a few foreign users’ attention lied not with the identity of the City Lord but the nationality of the Sky City: Another f***ing Celestial Dynasty city!
The Celestial Dynasty already had five Sky Cities, now came another one...
Out of the twelve Sky Cities, half were within the Celestial Dynasty’s territories!
Foreign users were lost for words to describe this situation.
At least, in the dispute over the Sky Cities, the Celestial Dynasty had demonstrated formidable competitiveness. This, to some extent, was reflective of the strength of the Celestial Dynasty’s gaming population—overwhelming that of other nations worldwide.
On international forums, Fair Fighters started surfacing as expected, inciting heated debates and arguments about the allocation of Sky City residents.
However, with the prior experiences of such disputes, most of the domestic players had become accustomed to it. Apart from a few idle netizens who trolled on international forums, most national players simply ignored them. Did their vehement discussions impact even a cent of their City Lord’s decision?
At that moment, the national players were discussing another issue: Who was ’Pure Aromatic Elegance’?
Little Ya had used an Avatar Card’s, which she had just recently acquired, ID to become the City Lord. She rarely showed herself in public, so for the majority, it was an unknown name.
However, no matter how low-profile someone was, they couldn’t escape the national search.
It did not take long for someone to leak information on ’Pure Aromatic Elegance’.
The information came from a common resident of Dawn City, who asserted that Pure Aromatic Elegance once appeared in the Underground City’s notice within Dawn City—a notice associated with going into a dungeon with the Ghost Captain...
This name immediately clicked for many.
So, it turned out that she was a relative or friend of the Ghost Captain? This explanation solved many of their confusions: no wonder the Tyrant hadn’t managed to become the Lord of the City of Eternal Night; he had run into the Ghost Captain!
As the Lord of Dawn City, the Ghost Captain couldn’t become the Lord of another city. Therefore, it made sense to let those close to him become the city lord after capturing a city.
The only thing that perplexed some careful gamers was: If the Ghost Captain’s camp captured the City of Eternal Night, why didn’t they give the position of City Lord to the Red Sickle Girl?
The Red Sickle Girl was well-known for her frequent appearances alongside the Ghost Captain. Many had speculated that they were either a couple or relatives, at any rate, they must share a firm relationship.
Considering how strong the Red Sickle Girl was, many had believed her to be the second-best player globally, only next to the Ghost Captain.
Whether considering her position or contributions, it seemed most appropriate that, after capturing the city, the Ghost Captain would give her the City Lord title. Yet, in the end, another woman became the City Lord...