Chapter 2017: The Price of War: Stripping the Beast Clan of Its Share!

In response to Chen Changsheng's words, Zhenlong said softly, "Don't you think such an idea is wishful thinking?"

"Whether it's wishful thinking or not, we'll find out once we try."

"Anyway, as long as the virtual world starts up smoothly, the resources you control will naturally increase."

"Even if we can't achieve my goal by then, you won't be at a loss."

"However, before doing this, there is one fundamental condition that cannot be changed, and that is that everyone must follow the rules."

“The establishment of a virtual world is very complex. Once someone breaks the rules, everything we have built will collapse instantly.”

Upon hearing this, the faces of the ferocious beasts instantly darkened.

The ancient Qiongqi said coldly, "So you're saying you intend to strip the ferocious beast lineage of its share?"

“That’s right. In order to successfully open the virtual world, the share of the ferocious beast lineage must be taken away.”

"Perhaps you have reached some agreement with the lineage of divine beasts, or perhaps you have signed some kind of alliance with the forbidden land."

"But I want to tell you that none of these things are of any use to me."

“I said I won’t give you any shares, and no one can do it.”

"Your words are a bit too arrogant."

Upon hearing this, the ancient Taotie made a sarcastic remark.

"This isn't arrogance, it's the truth!"

“Your cultivation is higher than mine, and your foundation is deeper than mine. If you want, you can indeed defeat me and make me flee in disarray.”

"But don't forget, without me, Chen Changsheng, you wouldn't be able to navigate the current virtual world."

"Don't try to threaten me with death. If I, Chen Changsheng, were afraid of death, I wouldn't be where I am today."

"Whoo~"

An ancient Taotie exhaled a puff of white breath from its nostrils, then stared at Chen Changsheng and said.

“We certainly won’t kill you, but we can capture you and make you work for us.”

"Hahaha!"

Upon hearing Taotie's threat, Chen Changsheng smiled happily.

"With such a massive scheme, you actually want to coerce me into doing things for you? I really don't know what you're thinking."

"Leaving aside whether I, Chen Changsheng, would accept your coercion, would you dare to ask me to do things for you when I am unwilling?"

"Aren't you afraid I'll secretly plot something bad and give you a big surprise?"

After he finished speaking, the room fell silent.

Just as Chen Changsheng said, it was indeed not difficult for the ferocious beasts and divine beasts to attack him.

The real problem is how to get Chen Changsheng to willingly do things for them after they've already started.

Looking at the silent beasts, Chen Changsheng grinned and said, "Don't even think about it, you can't catch me."

"You may have the ability to flip the table and quit, but you may not have the ability to catch me."

"I'm putting this out there: if we can't successfully strip the beast lineage of its share, I, Chen Changsheng, am quitting the virtual world plan."

"I have no problem with you, the Eternal Life Era, liking to be kings and tyrants. At worst, I'll just take my people and leave the Eternal Life Era, and find another place where I won't play with you."

After saying that, Chen Changsheng took out a fishing rod with his right hand, and the ferocious beast lineage also silently prepared to make their move.

"You've won this time. The Beast Clan no longer enjoys a share of the virtual world."

The true dragon spoke.

Upon hearing this, the ferocious beasts were instantly enraged.

"The divine beast lineage has no right to make decisions for the ferocious beast lineage!"

Looking at the roaring ancient Qiongqi, the True Dragon calmly said, "The one who made this decision was not the Divine Beast lineage, but the Longevity Era and the Pill Era."

“We’ve already discussed things with Dan Jiyuan. The ferocious beast lineage attacked first, so we need to give them an explanation.”

"The three sages have already agreed to this idea, and we've even contacted the forbidden area."

"They took one-third of the share from the lower beast lineage, in exchange for no longer supporting you."

"Furthermore, Chen Changsheng's attitude is very clear. Now that he has spoken, the Undertaker's faction will definitely not give you a friendly look."

"No one supports you in either of the two great eras, so just accept it."

Upon receiving this answer, the ancient Qiongqi roared, "If you don't give the ferocious beast lineage a share, then we'll start a war."

"What we can't have, you can't have either."

Seeing that the ancient Qiongqi was about to go berserk, the First Qilin slowly said, "You'd better not do that, because we don't want to see the lineage of ferocious beasts become extinct."

"Today we are not talking about personal grudges, but about the future of the world."

“If it’s just a personal grudge, it’s likely that only a few of you will die, but if it’s about the future of the big picture, the final result will be the extinction of the entire race.”

"If you guys can bear the consequences, we don't mind paying the corresponding price to wipe you out."

As he spoke, Shi Qilin turned to Chen Changsheng and asked, "You have a lot of experience in coordinating large-scale wars. Suppose we go to war with the ferocious beasts, what price would we have to pay?"

In response to the question from the First Qilin, Chen Changsheng thought for a moment and said, "The entire lineage of ferocious beasts is not much weaker than that of top-tier forbidden areas."

"Moreover, in terms of scale, the ferocious beast lineage is much larger than the forbidden area."

"To wipe out such a race, it would probably take half an era's worth of territory as the battlefield, and it would take about 30,000 years."

"You only mentioned the situation where the divine beast lineage attacked; I'm asking about everyone attacking together."

"When the virtual world is affected, it's everyone's time and money that are lost."

Upon hearing this, Chen Changsheng smiled slightly and said, "Alright, then I'll calculate how much it would cost to attack together."

"Regarding the low- and mid-level ferocious beasts, I can deploy the puppet army to clean them up, and the resources of the ferocious beast lineage should be able to replenish the losses caused."

"But for high-level cultivators, we have to use human lives to fill the gaps."

"Considering the number of high-level cultivators on both sides and the morale of the participants, I estimate the casualty ratio to be about three to one, or two to one."

"To put it simply, it's two or three high-level ferocious beasts in exchange for one of our high-level cultivators."

"This figure, when divided among all the parties, should be within an acceptable range for us."

"The only troublesome point is that after the forbidden area makes a move, there is a high possibility that it will return to its former state."

"However, I can talk to them about this and give them more things, then they shouldn't be in such a hurry to come back."

"The scope of the war can be controlled within fifty major worlds, and the damage to minor worlds will be around three thousand, with a margin of error of no more than 20%."

"The duration of the war can be controlled within five thousand years, with a fluctuation of about one thousand years."

"If no major accidents occur, after the war ends, excluding personnel losses, each company should have a profit of around 100 billion divine resources."

After listening to Chen Changsheng's analysis, Shi Qilin looked at the ancient Qiongqi again and said.

"You heard what he said, do you still want to start a war?"

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