My career aspirations have come true.

Chapter 62 Even a dragon crossing the river can't suppress a local snake.

Blackstone Club headquarters, top-floor conference room.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows are the scattered buildings of the North District, the dark night shrouding the concrete jungle in a hazy and oppressive atmosphere.

Zhou Xing sat alone at the head of the conference table, his fingertips unconsciously tracing the cold surface, his face so gloomy it could drip water.

The result of last night's battle at Qinghui Square has spread throughout the entire North District, causing a huge uproar.

The vice presidents of the two major guilds joined forces, sending out more than two hundred elite troops to surround and kill one person, but ended up being completely wiped out.

This outrageous battle situation instantly made Gangquan and Blood Eagle a laughing stock.

Even the Blackstone group, which was the source of the incident, was not spared from being secretly ridiculed and mocked by others.

However, Zhou Xing no longer cared about the ridicule from outside.

A more critical problem lies ahead – how to deal with the timing of events?

The power displayed by the Awakening of Insects alone made him feel powerless from the bottom of his heart, not to mention the equally mysterious Winter Solstice, and other powerful figures that might be hidden in the heavens.

"Do we really have to bow down to the Cliffside Guild?"

Zhou Xing was torn between two choices.

The Cliffside Guild is far stronger than the Blackrock Guild, and its members are numerous and powerful.

With his abilities, he could only become a minor officer in the Cliff Guild, which wouldn't be as comfortable and carefree as being the guild leader in the North District.

He really didn't want to take this step until the very last minute.

dong dong!

A crisp knock on the door interrupted his thoughts.

"Come in." Zhou Xing didn't even look up.

The door opened, and Vice President Que Zhan strode in, bowing as he reported, "President, Gangquan and Xueying are ready, and we can begin the three-way meeting."

Zhou Xing waved his hand: "Let's begin."

Que Zhan walked to the conference table, took out two egg-sized blue beads, and placed them on the left and right sides of the table.

The beads are crystal clear, with lifelike eye patterns embedded inside, and they gleam softly under the light.

hum!

Two soft chimes sounded simultaneously, and the cyan beads emitted a hazy glow, condensing into two slightly illusory half-body images in mid-air.

The figure on the left is as burly as an iron tower, with broad shoulders and a thick back. His bronze skin is covered with scars of varying depths, and his fierce aura is palpable.

The image on the right shows a lean and tall man, around thirty years old, with his black hair neatly combed and a sinister glint in his narrow eyes.

If anyone familiar with the North District guilds were here, they would immediately recognize these two as Pang Lie and Tong Linyuan, the guild leaders of Gangquan and Xueying.

"Zhou Xing, I thought you were so scared that you hid away and dared not see anyone."

As soon as the image stabilized, Pang Lie glanced at Zhou Xing and spoke, his tone undisguisedly sarcastic.

Zhou Xing's face suddenly darkened, and he said coldly, "If you came here just to have a good argument, then this meeting can end now."

"Alright, we're all here for business, there's no need to act impulsively." Tong Linyuan interrupted the argument in time, then turned his gaze to Zhou Xing, "However, Zhou Xing, the information you provided earlier was indeed wrong, which caused us heavy losses, that's an indisputable fact."

Zhou Xing was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "After the meeting, I will have someone deliver the recipe for the Pleasure Kiss to you."

He didn't think it was his fault.

However, in the face of joint pressure from the two major guilds, appropriate compromise is necessary.

Moreover, Gangquan and Blood Eagle have already formed a blood feud with Tian Shi, and even without this prize to keep them hanging, they will never give up easily.

Having received a clear promise, Pang Lie and Tong Linyuan's expressions immediately softened considerably.

Pang Lie toned down his aggressive tone and changed the subject: "Let's get down to business. How do you plan to deal with the timing of events?"

To his surprise, Zhou Xing and Tong Linyuan both fell silent after he said this, their expressions shifting.

Pang Lie frowned, his gaze first falling on Tong Linyuan.

It's understandable that Zhou Xing would be in this state. The Black Stone Society was already relatively weak, and they had suffered many heavy losses at the hands of Tian Shi. It's not surprising that they would feel fear.

But what's the deal with Blood Eagle?

Tong Linyuan coughed lightly and said slowly, "I think we still need to plan this carefully. We know too little about the timing of events. The most urgent task is to gather more intelligence on them and find out their true strength and foundation. If we act blindly, we will only repeat the same mistakes."

These words sounded grand and dignified, but everyone present was a seasoned veteran who could see through his pretense at a glance.

"Tong Linyuan, you're really getting worse as you get older."

Pang Lie sneered, his eyes full of disdain.

"Just a few manpower losses and you're already so scared you're about to back down?"

Tong Linyuan shrugged, completely unconcerned by his sarcasm.

I'm not so much afraid, but Mu Yuan openly attacked the special operations team at the entrance of the detachment's base, which angered Luo Du, who then dispatched troops to arrest many members of the Blood Eagles.

Adding to the heavy losses suffered at Qinghui Square last night, the guild is now short-handed and has no spare capacity to deal with Tian Shi.

It's not too late to settle scores after we've calmed down.

Besides, there's also the Iron Fist.

"The enemy is in the dark while we are in the light. If we rashly engage in battle, we will only suffer losses," Tong Linyuan explained calmly.

"Bullshit!" The hot-tempered Pang Lie cursed. "If Tian Shi really had the strength to confront us head-on, would they need to hide? I can understand that with my toes, how could you not?"

Seeing that Tong Linyuan and Zhou Xing remained silent, Pang Lie sneered repeatedly, "Since you don't want to contribute, fine. Gangquan will take full responsibility for the timing! But let me make this clear: if you dare to pull any tricks behind my back, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his half-body image flickered violently a few times and then disappeared abruptly, and the blue bead below also dimmed.

"This guy's still as short-tempered as ever." A hint of sarcasm flashed across Tong Linyuan's face. "Isn't he just coveting the new professional information that Tian Shi has? He's got quite an appetite, but I'm afraid he'll break his teeth in the process."

He turned to look at Zhou Xing, but seeing that the other remained silent with a sullen face, he felt bored and waved his hand.

"Since there's nothing else, I'll leave now. Please contact me if there are any updates."

The images faded, and the conference room fell silent once more.

Zhou Xing remained seated, his gaze shifting uncertainly.

Don't be fooled by Tong Linyuan's nonchalant attitude; he's definitely eyeing the new profession information Tian Shi has. He just wants Gang Quan to be the first to test Tian Shi's strength.

It doesn't matter.

As long as Gangquan and Bloodhawk don't give up on dealing with Tian Shi, the pressure on the Blackrock Society will be much less.

If they could both suffer heavy losses, or even destroy the Heavenly Timber, that would naturally be the best outcome.

At that time, he will not need to ask the Cliffside Guild for help, and he can also reap the benefits without lifting a finger.

"Let's see who's stronger, Jianglong or the local bully."