Chapter 110: Dispute

“Deputy Village Chief Sun Lei recruited Earth’s Chosen Xie Jing as a villager of the Village of Sacrifice.”

“Deputy Village Chief Sun Lei recruited Earth’s Chosen Shi Changdong as a villager of the Village of Sacrifice.”

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Soon, all one hundred population slots of the Level 1 Village were filled, all with skilled members from Thunder Martial Hall.

“Xu Feng, a Level 1 Village has too small a population. Our Thunder Martial Hall has over five hundred people, and that number will grow…” Sun Lei said with a frown.

“Then let’s build and upgrade it,” Xu Feng said with a shrug.

Sun Lei looked at him but said nothing. His expression, however, was complicated.

Upgrading a village required a lot of resources. Nüwa Village belonged to Earth’s Will; only by relying on the collective strength of all humans on Earth to gather materials could a “capital”-level city be achieved.

But given the strength of Thunder Martial Hall, a capital-level city was out of the question. A township or town-level city was manageable, and with further development, district or city-level might be possible later on.

However, this village currently belonged to Xu Feng alone. Sun Lei could not dedicate all the resources here. After all, Xu Feng had not been a member of Thunder Martial Hall for long. Moreover, if the village upgraded to a high-level city in the future and Xu Feng, as the Village Chief, decided to push Thunder Martial Hall aside, there would be nothing they could do.

“Xu Feng, let’s be straightforward. Are you willing to sell the Village of Sacrifice? Name your price, and I won’t bargain,” Sun Lei said with a serious expression.

Xu Feng thought for a long time. Although he had not been with Thunder Martial Hall for long, he was quite satisfied, and his relationship with them had always been good.

But transferring ownership of the Village of Sacrifice was impossible. If it were an ordinary village, he might have transferred it, even for free. But the Village of Sacrifice was different because it contained an Altar.

That Altar was a gateway to another Star Domain and had to remain under his control. Even if Xu Feng were to die later, he would transfer ownership of the Village of Sacrifice to Earth’s Will, all because that Altar was too important.

Xu Feng slowly shook his head, rejecting Sun Lei’s proposal.

“Sorry, but the ownership of the Village of Sacrifice must be 100% in my hands,” Xu Feng said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere became somewhat tense.

At this stage, any faction that controlled a village could develop rapidly and become the dominant power in the surrounding cities.

“How can you develop this village all by yourself?” Sun Lei said angrily.

“Even if it remains a Level 1 Village forever, it must be under my control,” Xu Feng said firmly.

The atmosphere instantly froze.

“You can’t defend it alone,” Sun Lei said, shaking his head.

Xu Feng smiled.

In his previous life, if Death Fortress and the Flood Dragon hadn’t fought to a stalemate, the Doomsday Ark Alliance wouldn’t have taken advantage.

As long as the Flood Dragon was here, no faction near Linhai City could capture this village.

“Time’s up. The Doomsday Ark Alliance’s attack begins. Battle duration: 120 minutes. Countdown starts now!”

A cold voice rang in everyone’s ears.

“Old Lei, what’s going on? You quietly took control of the Village of Sacrifice, huh? You’re something else, no wonder you’re the Hall Master!” Shi Changdong’s voice sounded in everyone’s ears; it was like a channel in an online game, only accessible to villagers of the Village of Sacrifice.

“Hall Master, why is Xu Feng the Village Chief and not you?” a middle-aged woman’s voice asked; it was Deputy Hall Master Xie Jing.

“Ahem, Xu Feng was the one who found this village first, and he occupied it alone,” Sun Lei said, his face reddening.

“Occupied it alone? How is that possible…” Xie Jing exclaimed in surprise.

“You all come over first,” Sun Lei said, a bit annoyed. Xu Feng’s refusal to transfer the village had left him dissatisfied.

Xu Feng said nothing and simply waited quietly.

Two hours wasn’t very long, but it wasn’t short either. However, the Doomsday Ark Alliance showed no signs of activity and never organized any attack.

High Priest Gu Changming’s declaration of war was purely a desperate act of mutual destruction; he hadn’t discussed it with any other higher-ups. To this day, the leaders of the Doomsday Ark Alliance were still confused and didn’t even know the exact location of the Village of Sacrifice. How could they fight?

Soon, the two hours were up. Several high-ranking members of Thunder Martial Hall arrived at the Village of Sacrifice. Because they were villagers, they could enter and leave freely. The Flood Dragon did not attack them, but due to the limited visibility in Black Water Lake, they didn’t notice the Flood Dragon.

“Hall Master Sun, what’s going on?” Shi Changdong asked loudly as soon as he came ashore, not even bothering to wipe the water from his face as he stared at Sun Lei.

“We were surrounded by the Doomsday Ark Alliance. If it weren’t for Xu Feng, we probably would have been wiped out,” Sun Lei said with a grim expression.

“Those fanatics from the Doomsday Ark Alliance, if they really anger our Thunder Martial Hall, we’ll crush them in no time,” Shi Changdong said disdainfully.

Thunder Martial Hall indeed had the courage and strength for that, but to destroy the Doomsday Ark Alliance, they would need support from the main hall, and it could easily provoke dissatisfaction from other factions in Linhai City.

“Never mind that for now. What’s the deal with this Village of Sacrifice?” Shi Changdong asked.

“It’s Xu Feng…” Sun Lei said quietly.

“Is Xu Feng a member of Thunder Martial Hall or not? Why didn’t he transfer ownership to you? If our Linhai Branch were the first to obtain a Camp, don’t you know how the main hall would react?” Shi Changdong said loudly without even glancing at Xu Feng.

Xu Feng sneered inwardly.

“The battle for the Village of Sacrifice has ended. The Doomsday Ark Alliance has failed. The Village of Sacrifice has gained 2000 War Merit.”

As the Village Chief, Xu Feng heard the System Notification in his mind.

The Flood Dragon had killed over three hundred members of the Doomsday Ark Alliance, giving Xu Feng over eleven hundred War Merit. Combined with this strange battle, Xu Feng now had just over three thousand War Merit.

“Xu Feng, say something. You’re a member of Thunder Martial Hall, and a senior apprentice at that. This year, you even received the only recommendation spot for the main hall. Thunder Martial Hall plans to invest heavily in training you. Why can’t you give the ownership of the Village of Sacrifice to Thunder Martial Hall?” Shi Changdong demanded loudly.

Xu Feng almost laughed in anger.

“Everything you mentioned was part of the conditions for me joining Thunder Martial Hall. What does that have to do with the Village of Sacrifice? I obtained the Village of Sacrifice alone. Why should I just hand it over to Thunder Martial Hall? After joining Thunder Martial Hall, does that mean anytime I acquire some treasure, if the hall wants it, I have to give it to them?” Xu Feng said scornfully.

“You… what kind of attitude is that…” Shi Changdong said, his face full of anger.

Sun Lei and Xie Jing remained quiet on the side, not saying a word.