Regardless, taking over the Dawn Guild was indeed a welcome development for them.

Even more gratifying was that Li Bai had clearly come well prepared this time. The various arrangements he had made in reality were also proceeding very smoothly.

In fact, it is not accurate to say that Li Bai has returned to Earth, because she is still on the moon and has not returned to Earth.

The reason for doing this was because Li Bai knew that if she returned, she would definitely be noticed by all parties. It was simply too obvious. If she stayed on the moon, it would be even less likely for others to notice her, even if they were all from various major forces stationed on Hope Star.

So after Li Bai made all the arrangements, he thought that he couldn't go back for the time being, so he simply logged into the game.

This is why he was able to appear so timely when Yang Jia was preparing for battle.

"You brought the people on Hope Star back to let them fall into civil strife?" After hearing Li Bai's explanation, Yang Jia immediately understood what he meant and asked with a smile.

"It's only a matter of time," Li Bai said. "Every major change is preceded by a reshuffle. Not only are we prepared, but others are too. So this stage is inevitable, and someone will have to make sacrifices."

Yang Jia didn't comment on this. There was one thing they all knew clearly, but would never speak of: this kind of civil unrest was also a huge drain on all sides. After this drain, the major forces would inevitably fall into a temporary state of weakness. For them, this would be the best time to act.

In fact, those who followed Yang Jia back might not have understood this, but at this point, they had no other choice. Under the prevailing circumstances, following Li Bai was much better than becoming cannon fodder.

However, the other two districts could be left to their own devices, but in the Chinese district, Li Bai carried out more detailed regulation.

The Bai family and the Xuan family had already stood on their side before. This time, Li Bai brought Ma Chaoyang back from Hope Star in order to pull the Ma family into their camp. In this way, with three against three, their chances of winning would be much greater.

However, this change also started from the game.

After Li Bai and Yang Jia took over the Dawn Guild, the Ma family responded quickly. The Calla Lily Guild sent a message expressing its willingness to form an alliance with the Nirvana Guild.

As a result, the only two guilds in the entire Chinese region that were not on their side were the Thundering Guild and the Shengshi Guild. However, Shengshi Guild had not yet recovered from its last serious injury and was isolated, so it no longer posed a threat.

The Thunder Guild has been preserving its strength, but in the current situation where they are surrounded by enemies, it will do them no good to resist stubbornly. Seeing that the general trend cannot be defied, they have no intention of fighting to the death in the game world.

During this time, the real-world situation had gradually become clearer. With Earth's escape route at stake, all attention naturally focused on that side. Naturally, few people paid much attention to such a minor in-game issue. This compromise also signaled to Li Bai and Yang Jia that they were willing to cooperate.

It can also be regarded as a prelude to a change of stance in reality.

Against this backdrop, Yang Jia unexpectedly achieved his goal of peaceful evolution, temporarily unifying the Chinese region through a cooperative alliance. Because the Calla Lily Guild voluntarily handed over the map seal, the Shengshi and Leiming Guilds were forced to hand over their seals as well.

When everything was settled, Yang Jia looked at the map of the Chinese region in front of him, which had been reconnected and no longer had any missing parts, and he couldn't help but feel dazed.

"Why are you unhappy?" Li Bai asked her.

Yang Jia came back to her senses, frowned, thought for a moment, and then said, "It's not that I'm unhappy, it's just that everything feels like it happened too quickly, and it seems... too easy." She paused and continued, "I always thought that this would be very difficult. I even thought that maybe I had to change the real situation first before I could achieve this."

"So it doesn't feel real now?" Li Bai summed up her current mood for her.

Yang Jia nodded, "That's right. Did I really do it? How did I do it? This feeling is unbelievable."

"But the reason you think it's easy is only because we did so much preparation in the early stages." Li Bai sat down beside her and said, "Think about it, how many dangers have we been through before? Now everything is just a natural progression. There's nothing to be astonished about."

Hearing this, Yang Jia turned around and smiled at her. Li Bai was puzzled by her look and asked, "What are you laughing at?"

"You want to praise yourself, right?" Yang Jia whispered happily, "The reason it went so smoothly is because you did a lot."

"That's not wrong. The medal of honor is half mine and half yours, isn't it?" Li Bai said, leaning over and kissing the corner of Yang Jia's lips, then asked, "Doesn't this make it more realistic?"

Yang Jia smiled and shook his head.

So Li Bai deepened the kiss until Yang Jia was a little out of breath, then he let her go and asked, "How about this?"

"A little bit." Yang Jia thought seriously for a while before nodding, "But it seems that it's still a little short."

"What's missing?" Li Bai finally reached out and pulled her into his arms, smiling in her ear and said, "Tell me, I'll make it up to you." As he spoke, he used his hands to suggestively stroke her waist.

"You are being a hooligan!" Yang Jia glared.

Li Bai raised his eyebrows. "Harassing strangers is called hooliganism. How can hugging my wife be considered hooliganism?"

"You've changed!" Yang Jia looked at her accusingly. "You used to be so noble and dignified. Wherever you stood, you exuded the aura of a queen, awe-inspiring and inviolable. But now, you've even become so adept at being a hooligan!"

"Noble and cold? Is that what you mean?" Li Bai said this with a serious expression, and his whole temperament immediately changed drastically, becoming the powerful and indifferent person he had before they first met, as if he would always keep people at a distance. A pair of sharp eyes that seemed to have no emotions stared at Yang Jia.

Yang Jia's breathing became a little faster.

That’s right, what impressed her at first was not the spiritual communication at all, but Li Bai’s posture and expression as if the whole world was under her feet.

It makes people feel that... there is nothing in this world that she cannot conquer.

Including myself.

…

It was not until he was pressed down on the bed and eaten alive that Yang Jia realized that something was wrong.

Li Bai seemed to have acquired some amazing skills.

How on earth did she know that he had no resistance to her like that? !

Yang Jia was very sure that he had not expressed this emotion for quite some time. Moreover, Li Bai did not seem to react at all at the time, so he probably did not notice.

However, in response to her question, the perceptive Li Detective Bai said, "I knew it from the beginning. The way you looked at me was different, but I didn't understand what it meant at the time."

Yang Jia: “…” She thought she had concealed it perfectly.

But when Li Bai touched her cheek and whispered, "It is because of this difference that I became curious for the first time. I can't help but keep my eyes on you, trying to figure out what you are thinking." At this time, Yang Jia felt that it was fortunate that she did not hide it so well.

When love begins, we don't know how it will come or what it will be like. We can only blindly respond to it. Fortunately, the choices they made led the two of them together.

After all, the two of them don’t have much time to spend together like this, and soon the first artificial satellite in the game will be launched.

Without someone holding them back, progress in all aspects naturally went very smoothly. Originally, only the final preparations were left, and now they have been almost completed. We are just waiting for the satellite to be launched into space to usher in a new era in the gaming world.

On this day, Yang Jia and Li Bai naturally went to the scene.

For some reason, Yang Jia felt very uneasy when he woke up early in the morning.

"I always feel like something big is going to happen." She described it to Li Bai like this, and this big event should not be the satellite launch itself.

Li Bai thought for a moment and asked, "Is it a good thing or a bad thing?"

"I can't tell." Yang Jia thought for a moment and said, "But it shouldn't be a bad thing. At least I don't have a very bad feeling."

"Then don't worry. No matter what happens, just deal with it calmly." Li Bai patted her shoulder soothingly. Seeing that Yang Jia was still frowning and seemed to be having difficulty concentrating, he had no choice but to pull her to stand beside him.

Fortunately, this is in the game, and there are not so many complicated procedures. They came here more to participate in the matter and show their importance. They just need to stand there, and there is no trouble.

It was not until the moment the satellite rose into the sky that Yang Jia naturally had an epiphany.

She held Li Bai's hand tightly and whispered, "The passages to the three major districts have been opened."

"Now?" Li Bai was slightly stunned, then realized this was probably part of the game's balancing system. The Chinese region's satellite was in orbit, meaning they could monitor the other two regions with complete control. Meanwhile, the other side was completely unable to react.

Doing this is actually a way to exploit loopholes in the system, but now it seems that, as Yang Jia said before, the system has its own set of judgment criteria and will make corresponding adjustments based on what has happened to ensure the balance of the game.

It really feels like being alive.

If it were really alive, what would it be thinking?

At this moment, a thought suddenly flashed through Li Bai's mind: The system should also know the words "One day, this world will fall into sleep", right?

The author has something to say: Happy belated Mid-Autumn Festival~