Chapter 156 - 116: Ascending to First Place, Global Attention

Chapter 156: Chapter 116: Ascending to First Place, Global Attention

This was his true ace squad. Not counting Hei, it was even several times stronger than the Black Moon Knight Order.

’The number of soldiers in my territory has now officially surpassed four hundred. It’s become quite sizable.’

’But... I’m still severely short on Soul Stones and Food.’

’The Food I plundered from Gideon’s territory is already gone, and now we’re just getting by on Moonlight Bread.’

’And Soul Stones... that’s an even bigger drain.’

After all, with the increasing number of soldiers in his territory, just leveling them up required a daily consumption of 500 to 800 Soul Stones.

Add to that upgrading buildings, crafting equipment, Arrow Tower consumption, and so on—all of which required Soul Stones.

Shen Xing was learning firsthand the meaning of "the stronger you get, the poorer you become."

The scale of his territory was constantly expanding, and the resources he earned were also steadily increasing.

But his daily expenses rose proportionally, making it impossible to fill the resource deficit.

’Tomorrow is the last day for the leaderboards. If things go smoothly, getting into the top three shouldn’t be a problem for me.’

’Then I’ll get a huge batch of resources and can finally do a major restock.’

Shen Xing thought with anticipation, then took off his glasses and logged out.

HUM...

His view switched back to the ceiling of his villa.

The first thing he did was open his phone and check the matching progress for the [Advancement Materials: Demon Bone Blade]. It displayed ’Matching in progress.’

’Two days and it still hasn’t found a match?’

Shen Xing was a bit surprised. After all, the previous matches had gone through quite quickly.

’Could it be because everyone’s busy climbing the leaderboards lately, and not many people are paying attention to the trading interface?’

’Oh well, I’ll just wait a bit longer.’

He then tapped the consignment button, registered the [Advancement Materials: Demon’s Broken Hand] that had dropped today, and selected the at-home pickup option.

However, it was already late at night, and the delivery drivers were long off duty, so he would have to wait until tomorrow.

Although the couriers who specialized in delivering items to players had all been strictly selected and trained by the officials, they couldn’t be on call 24/7.

After all, even a workhorse needs a break.

Next, Shen Xing opened the Green Bubble app, where a few messages had popped up.

Ever since he set his phone to reject calls and block friend requests from strangers, it had become much quieter.

Only the "Jiang City Prodigies Discussion Group," which he had recently joined, and his three-person group chat with Xu Jiayi showed a large number of unread messages.

Shen Xing first opened the Jiang City Prodigies Discussion Group to take a look.

As expected, they were also talking about the current leaderboard.

Huaqiang Buys Melons: "This is fucking insane. Who would’ve thought our very own Jiang City would produce the global number one?"

Let’s Make an Alien, Bros: "Yeah, I’ve heard of this Shen Xing. He took first in the Foggy Void Realm last time, and I just thought he was some lucky newbie. Who the fuck knew he’d shoot up the ranks this fast!?"

Thunder Shaman Yang Yongxin: "Our Jiang City is famous now. Shen Xing really made us proud!"

The CEO Took Off My Flowery Coat: "Does anyone have this Shen Xing’s contact info? I’ve got a two-hundred-million-dollar deal I want to discuss with him!"

Jiang City Must-Eat List: "+1, I’d like to talk to him too. I want to treat him to Jiang City’s specialty foods."

Flyable Nationwide: "Count me in. I’ll just be blunt, I want to hit on him."

Many people in the group chat were asking for Shen Xing’s contact information.

Just then, a user named "At the End of the Immortal Path, I am the Peak" chimed in, "Heh, I bet you’d never guess, but the man himself is right here in our group."

This statement immediately set the 200-plus-member discussion group ablaze.

"Holy shit! Shen Xing’s in our group? Who is he?"

"For real? I find that hard to believe."

"Shen Xing, come on out and say something! Let me get a closer look at the glorious presence of the world’s number one."

"Boss Shen Xing, say something!"

"..."

Everyone in the group chat started guessing who among them could be Shen Xing.

However, there were too many lurkers in the group, and everyone was using a pseudonym online.

Besides Gu Feng, who had invited him to the group, no one knew Shen Xing’s ID.

What’s more, Shen Xing hadn’t said a word since joining, so there was no way they could figure it out quickly.

Of course, it would be useless even if they did guess, because he had already set his WeChat to block friend requests from strangers.

After a quick glance, he switched out of the 200-person group chat and tapped into their small, three-person group.

He was immediately greeted by a long string of exaggerated sticker emojis from Qin Lang.

Loves Playing with Coriander: "@Starfire, you’re too damn awesome! Topping the global charts... you’re a total badass!"

"Holy shit, from now on when I’m drinking with friends, I can brag that my bro is number one in the world! That gives me so much fucking face!"

Shen Xing replied, "I’d advise against that, unless you want to get yourself into trouble."

"Trouble?" Qin Lang paused for a moment before it dawned on him. "The tallest tree catches the most wind, right? I get it, I get it. Don’t worry, I won’t blab."

Shen Xing smiled. The guy might be blunt, but he wasn’t an idiot; a small hint was all he needed.

He then asked, "What rank are you and Jiayi at now?"

Qin Lang replied, "I’m at 1,200 right now. I should be able to just barely squeeze into the top one thousand before the event ends."

"Sigh... I can’t compare to you two monsters, but I’m content with my rank."

Normally, his rank was something to be proud of. In any city, he would be called a genius.

But compared to the dazzling brilliance of Shen Xing’s number-one rank, his own achievement seemed rather lackluster.

Xu Jiayi also replied, "I’m rank 113 right now. I should be able to break into the top hundred before the event ends tomorrow."

Loves Playing with Coriander: "Top hundred? Holy shit! Didn’t you say you’d make the top thousand at best?"

"Dammit! So you’re both top-100 players, and here I am, still struggling just to make it into the top thousand!"