Jiang Hao opened his mouth, but ultimately couldn't utter a single word.
Was it sudden? Not at all for him. Back when the game started, the tens of thousands of sows had already hinted at it, and later the city lord of Jinling City had also explicitly told him so.
Although he hesitated, he ultimately chose not to believe. But now that the matter has come to this, he has no choice but to believe.
"Then...then...what does it mean that the tournament awarded the prize to the gnolls?"
The tens of thousands of sows were still smiling as they said, "This means that your realm has been abandoned by the human race. In three days, countless jackalmen will enter your world and slaughter all humans until they are wiped out."
Jiang Hao was so startled that he stumbled and knocked down several precious flowers and plants before landing hard on his backside in the flowerbed.
Jiang Hao was stunned. He had never imagined that just as the two worlds were about to merge, humanity would face such a desperate situation. He sat among the flowers for a long time, but Jiang Hao couldn't think of any solution.
"Did the gnolls go to such lengths to acquire this realm just for the purpose of slaughter?"
Jiang Hao simply couldn't understand what deep-seated hatred the jackals had for this realm.
The tens of thousands of sows were still smiling, but their smiles carried a hint of desolation.
"If it were any other realm, none of the five major races would choose to accept and absorb it. After all, the more realms they control, the stronger their overall strength will be. But this time is different. Others may not know that the jackals specifically requested your realm, but are we supposed to pretend we don't know?"
Jiang Hao understood; it was because of his relentless will to persevere!
"What if I take out the Heart of Immortality and give it to them? Will they then let us go?"
Tens of thousands of sows shook their heads and said, "The reason you have this idea is because you don't know the nature of the Immortal Heart. The Immortal Heart will only fall away when you die. Are you willing to commit suicide?"
Before Jiang Hao could shake his head, the tens of thousands of sows continued, "Even if you can sacrifice your own interests for the greater good, I'm afraid you still won't be able to satisfy the gnolls. After you die, the Heart of Immortality will indeed fall, but most likely it will fall into the hands of someone else in this realm. Unless everyone in this realm dies, the Heart of Immortality will not be able to fall into the hands of the gnolls."
Tens of thousands of sows sighed and said to Jiang Hao, "Stop thinking about running away. Ever since you obtained the Heart of Immortality, the people of your realm have lost the right to run away. Prepare for battle, young man!"
So that's what happened!
"I'm not afraid of fighting, but if so many people die because of me... I feel... I feel..."
Tens of thousands of sows patted Jiang Hao on the shoulder and said, "You don't need to feel too much pressure. Do you think that if the gnolls had just gotten the Heart of Immortality from the beginning, the people of your realm wouldn't have died, right?"
Jiang Hao nodded.
Tens of thousands of sows smiled slightly and said, "You're thinking too simply, and you're underestimating Oron's ambition. Ever since the Skeleton Legion was sealed, the alliance between the five races has been shattered. If the gnolls are allowed to obtain the Heart of Immortality, I'm afraid that in a year or two, the humans of more than two thousand realms will face the gnolls' slaughter. And your remote realms will definitely be the first ones the gnolls will strike."
"And now that you have obtained the Heart of Immortality, you are the greatest hope for all of humanity."
The city lord of Jinling City had also raised his head and was looking at Jiang Hao along with tens of thousands of sows.
"But... but what can I do now?"
The city lord of Jinling City clearly had a plan, saying, "There are two urgent matters to attend to right now. First, you must build a city in the northern ice plains as soon as possible; otherwise, the Eastern and Western Kingdoms alone simply cannot accommodate so many players. Second, we must quickly invade the Youyue Empire to stop the Gnolls from building the teleportation array and delay the arrival of the Gnoll Empire's army as much as possible. As for other matters, we can only think of solutions after these two matters are completed."
"I feel there's one more thing I need to do?"
The city lord of Jinling and the tens of thousands of sows looked at Jiang Hao with some surprise, wanting to know if he had anything else to say. So Jiang Hao continued.
"We also need to send players to the real world to tell them that the world is going to merge, so that they can prepare in advance."
The city lord of Jinling City exchanged a glance with the tens of thousands of sows, and finally smiled with relief. However, the tens of thousands of sows then spread their hands, saying helplessly, "Who are we going to tell? Who would believe us? You know what kind of people humans are."
The city lord of Jinling said, "What we can do now is to ensure that there is enough room for them when they come in."
Jiang Hao thought they were both right. Even he, let alone people who didn't play games, took a long time to come to believe in the merging of the two worlds. So he stopped insisting.
"So what should I do now?"
The city lord of Jinling pointed to the main hall and said, "Of course we're going to make money! We need to earn 50 million within three days, or we'll never have another chance."
Old Wang stepped forward and respectfully said to Jiang Hao, "Uncle, let's go in quickly. I just received instructions from above that the Black Dragon Hall in Jinling City will be closed in three days."
Upon hearing this news, the city lord of Jinling finally smiled. Although the human race had abandoned them, the dragon race still held onto some principles for the sake of business. This gave him more hope. He then asked Old Wang, "Old Wang, how many gold mines are there inside this hall? Can you extract 50 million gold within three days?"
Upon hearing that the city lord was to release 50 million gold within three days, Old Wang's old face flushed with excitement, and his smile was brighter than a chrysanthemum. If he could handle this deal before leaving Jinling City, not only would the dividends be enough for his retirement, but he might even get a promotion of two ranks.
He's only 120 years old; he has a long career ahead of him. His future is limitless!
Old Wang bowed and said confidently, "Lord City Lord, rest assured, as long as the Lord of Hell has the ability, I guarantee that every gold mine he enters will be a large mine that hasn't been opened in the last three months. He'll have the whole place to himself! As for the number of large mines, you don't need to worry, sir. Even if it's 20 a day, I can arrange it for him."
Seeing Old Wang's confident demeanor, the tens of thousands of sows immediately beamed with joy, took the lead, and pulled Jiang Hao into the main hall.
"Then, Lord City Lord, you should go and arrange the attack on the Youyue Empire. I'll accompany our savior to fish for gold."
A moment later, the bells of Jinling City rang out through the sky, and the 600 players from the newbie village instantly appeared on the huge square at the city gate of Jinling City after hearing the nine bells.
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