Rebirth Of The Noble Mage Behind The Scenes-Chapter 630 - 148 Sanctions and Counterattack

Several days later, Anvis received a series of calls for help from the high-ranking members of Constant Gold Crown Commerce and the Secret Ceremony Society.

The number of bandit groups the merchant convoys encountered on the road had suddenly spiked, with two to three ambushes per journey, and many of these bandits were High Rank Professionals.

If it hadn’t been for Anvis’s prior decision to reduce the number of merchant convoys and arrange for several High Rank family Guards with Ninth Rank one-time use Mysterious Objects to protect the main convoys, the losses would have been disastrous this time.

Despite this, his merchant convoys were indeed safe, but the expense of protection for such a journey had already eaten away most of the profits. If a formidable enemy appeared and they had to use a Ninth Rank one-time use Mysterious Object, that would mean a huge loss.

Furthermore, Constant Gold Crown Commerce’s already limited share within the Empire was being suppressed. Iron Thorns Commerce and Secret Silver Rose Commerce suddenly entered Constant Gold Crown Commerce’s business realm and began to drastically undercut prices.

At the same time, unfavorable rumors about Constant Gold Crown Commerce also began to spread. Some said that the Healing Potions and Universal Antidotes sold by Constant Gold Crown Commerce were adulterated, leading to the heavy casualties of what could have been survivors.

There were even instances where people went to the Chamber of Commerce to cause trouble and act shamelessly, and whenever this happened, some City Guards would ’coincidentally’ be patrolling the entrance. As soon as the Chamber of Commerce Guards showed signs of taking action, they would rush in to intervene and simultaneously use it as an excuse to impose fines on the Chamber of Commerce.

On the Secret Ceremony Society’s side, the situation was even more complicated.

Many players aligned with the Secret Ceremony Society were suddenly hunted down at a large scale by unidentified individuals while out on tasks.

Confused by their resurrection and preparing for revenge, they discovered that most of their attackers were also players.

On the game forum, posts related to this incident quickly started to flood the boards. Many well-informed players came out to share their own information, and eventually pieced together the entire sequence of events.

Several days prior, within the Empire’s territory, a few mid-sized player forces organized by natives, such as the Whisperers and Dawn Council, suddenly turned hostile towards the Secret Ceremony Society.

At the same time, they also issued tasks: for each Secret Ceremony Society member killed, one could gain generous camp Contribution rewards, which could be exchanged for a variety of rare Cultivation Resources, with the reward magnitude increasing according to the target’s strength.

Thus, many players attracted by the hefty bounties immediately began to hunt down the Secret Ceremony Society members still in the dark.

Anvis had warned them before, but due to players’ chaotic attributes, many regarded Anvis’s warnings as a plot twist to be skipped.

After all, being the Empire’s number one player faction, now attacked out of the blues, naturally, they sought revenge.

Members from clubs like White Light and Star Dust who felt they had lost face, regrouped with high momentum to launch a counterattack, only to discover that the enemy force far exceeded expectations, with High Rank natives present!

At a time when mainstream players were still stuck on the Level 39 First Transformation Task, High Rank natives were like world bosses, still an insurmountable chasm.

Fortunately, on the Secret Ceremony Society’s side, there were also High Rank Professionals specifically arranged by Anvis to protect them, who engaged the enemy High Rank at the first opportunity, thus preventing greater casualties.

But under the joint assault of multiple forces, the isolated Secret Ceremony Society players still found themselves at a disadvantage.

Even famed as the strongest foreign force, the Secret Ceremony Society was not strong enough to combat all the forces of the Constant Gold Club alone.

Currently, the Secret Ceremony Society’s original scale has begun to shrink, with some players unable to withstand the pressure starting to switch allegiance while beginning to exchange all their accumulated Contribution for resources, directly causing a phenomenon akin to a bank run.

There were even players who took on new master’s tasks before jumping ship, and then turned around to persuade other players to switch sides with them.

In addition, there were letters from individuals like Prince Lanno and Harvey, who had learned the ins and outs of the matter, expressing their concern and subtly inquiring whether he needed help.

After reading these messages, Anvis pinched the bridge of his nose in resignation and began to ponder how to deal with them.

The current situation seems to have plunged him into unprecedented trouble.

Due to established conventions, the Olivendi Family is not in a position to directly intervene when disputes are limited to the younger generation.

If he doesn’t back down, then the ’sanctions’ from the Constant Gold Club will completely shatter all the forces under his name in a series of strikes.

The attacks from the Constant Gold Club are indeed quite professional, surely the work of those with extensive past experience.

But in fact, the Eighth Prince and others have made a crucial mistake; the Secret Ceremony Society and the Constant Gold Crown Commerce are not his core forces, they are merely experimental organizations under his command.

Not counting the Truth Circle, which is almost solely comprised of himself, the core forces he currently truly relies on are the Black Ring Commerce controlled by Rafael, the Glory Alliance with Mirror Man, the Trialists of the Dream World, and the secret base on the secluded island.

What Anvis is considering now is not how to handle the Constant Gold Club, but how to handle the attention of the Empire’s high echelons, which he is about to draw to himself,

From the moment he saw the direction of his future path at the head of state meeting, the way he handles issues has changed.

He is not avoiding the center of the whirlpool, but rather actively intervening to make the whirlpool spin even more fiercely, engulfing a larger scope of the Net of Destiny.

A covert list appeared in his hands, and on it were listed dozens of forces of various scales and backgrounds.

Over these few days, although he did not intervene, he had recorded all the forces that had bared their fangs at him, both overtly and covertly.

After thoroughly reviewing the list, Anvis folded it neatly, placed it inside a magic envelope, and then sent it out.

Next, it was time for reckoning.

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With Anvis exerting his strength, the situation took a one hundred and eighty-degree turn.

As an Eighth Rank Prophet who had seen clearly the direction of his own path, without the interference of other Ninth Rank powerhouses, he could indeed do whatever he wished.

All those who were watching the conflict between Anvis and the Constant Gold Club were surprised to discover that the forces originally hostile to Anvis seemed to have all sorts of problems.

Some forces were sought out by their old enemies and suffered heavy losses in surprise attacks at critical moments.

Some forces were torn apart by infighting and completely disbanded.

There were even some whose leaders were directly swept up by suddenly appearing Overlap Areas and encountered unknown entities, dying in vague and unclear circumstances.

This situation was very much like the handiwork of a Prophet, but the Prophets who went to investigate found no clear signs of interference in their fate.

If it’s not by coincidence, then a quite high-ranked Prophet has taken action.