The crazy world brings even crazier celebrations. When the last month of the year, the most important New Year for Easterners, comes, the entire Shiqian City is completely immersed in frenzy.

The streets were lit up with lanterns, and the celebration of fireworks and firecrackers continued into the next millennium.

The soldiers and vehicles of the expedition slowly came in from various gates of the city wall. The next month was their only vacation and adjustment period of the year.

While completing physical examinations and adjustments, they will also exchange all resources for real combat power. Big trades and big markets are also part of the celebration.

The last auction at the end of the year is the time when you are most likely to encounter divine materials. On official and various unofficial trading platforms, there is nothing you can't think of and nothing you can't buy.

There are even rumors that there are females and cubs of alien races in illegal underground auctions in unknown areas and black markets.

Light and darkness go hand in hand, and the changes of the times have brought endless sin and glory. At least, at this moment, mankind can celebrate that it has spent a stable year.

The territory of Shiqian City has been expanded to the maximum extent. After this last month, even the residents of the Fourth Ring Road will not have to worry about intermittent space-time earthquakes and visitors from outside the territory.

People have relaxed smiles on their faces, and the streets are full of vendors and street performers trying to make a fortune at the end of the year.

Even the city manager, who used to be stoic in the past, has become much more negotiable.

As for the vehicles and soldiers who left the city contrary to common sense, they were just small streams in the river and the sea, and did not attract much attention.

While the returning warriors are resting and adjusting, they will also take a look at the new psychic organs and spiritual blade branches in libraries and museums, take a look at the new research results of the R&D Department, and then browse the new artificial spiritual weapons on the market.

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The upgrading of individuals is necessary, and the metabolism of the battle group is also necessary.

Many big groups, big forces, and legions will fire off a group of people at the end of the year and then recruit a group of people. The losers of the previous rookie competition inexplicably received a lot of recruitment calls and invitations, but they did not have the strength to enter the semi-finals.

The person also received a surprise reward.

Among them, many of the remuneration and treatment are even better than those of previous semi-finalists, and the weaker ones received better remuneration and treatment.

After all, the battle group needs to supplement not only the ace seedlings, but also the green leaf backbone, and the latter is even more important. After ten or twenty years of training, it is hard to say who is better than the other.

After all, talent, as a market resource, still follows the principle that a rising tide lifts all boats.

When more buyers flood into the market, and the benefits and salaries continue to increase, many people even begin to regret selling themselves too cheaply.

In fact, for many losers, an invitation completely changed their destiny.

"December surprise" is specifically used to describe this phenomenon, and it is not limited to newcomers.

The battle groups are reorganized and the veterans who are free to play are the main force in the market.

It’s not just the people who are busy, the lords, city lords, and mayors of the outer ring, many of them will choose to return to Shiqian City to celebrate the New Year.

In addition to purchasing materials, talents, and resources in the private market to make up for their needs, they also have to discuss the resource allocation and budget for the coming year with the mayor, town guard, and council.

Generally speaking, peripheral camps and towns are responsible for their own profits and losses, and it is unrealistic to rely entirely on the main city.

But there are always some areas that are sacrificed for strategic reasons, some to guard a certain resource point, and some even just to accommodate the overflow population.

Rumor has it that there are several remote urban areas that are autonomous areas specifically designated for dangerous alien races and demi-humans.

It is basically impossible for these functional urban areas and towns to balance their income and expenditure. While the main city has very tight control over them, they must also bear all aspects of their consumption.

The annual budget, money, resources and even talents are enough for these officials to roll up their sleeves and have a good showdown in the parliament hall. Well, many big bosses are directly selected for the arena.

Visible to the naked eye, there are a lot more people on the streets. Even if there are many more buses and other public transportation, they are still overcrowded.

The last month of the year is actually the busiest month in this city.

People at the top have fun at the top, but the workers at the bottom need to relax and watch a show more.

The main competition of the year-end Sword Master Tournament, which is a "Spring Festival Gala", has also officially begun. Countless top warriors have entered the battlefield, eager to show their strength and treatment to the world.

Various organizations have also prepared positions and checks. Recruitment used to be a careful selection of "reserve cadres", but now it is a large-scale subsidize to the backbone grassroots.

Against this background, the last game of the newcomer competition received the greatest attention, and even received batch after batch of advertising bids.

Reason? "The opening match of the Juggernaut Tournament", "An appetizer before the meal"

But this time, the situation is actually a bit more subtle.

The two people who won the rookie crown have extremely outstanding personal abilities. There is nothing wrong with first and second place in the rookie competition. It’s just that the gap between first and second place is a bit too big!

"What, competition system adjustment? Can't choose the venue randomly? Are you trying to trick me?"

When he received the notice from Chief Long, Zheng Li knew what they wanted to do before he heard him speak.

If I could choose the venue for the finals, I would choose as many venues as possible and as complex as the scene.

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The goal is very clear, which is to prevent Wang Siqi from seeing himself before he dies.

But now that I heard that we have to designate a venue, it is obvious that we are trying to trick ourselves.

"You know, the focus of the finals is very high. If there is an arrow that is seconds away or a sword that is seconds away, many people will be very disappointed."

"I don't care if they are disappointed or not! Is there any benefit if I only want my quota?!"

Zheng Li is also very realistic. He knows that an individual may not be able to deal with this kind of thing to the official, and more importantly, he needs to negotiate terms and compensation.

As long as the negotiation is done well, it will not only be extra money, but may even double the championship benefits.

"What benefits do you want, don't go too far. Even if the small and medium-sized venue is scheduled to change, your chance of winning is still higher than that of your opponent. This will not change the final result, it will just give Wang Siqi more opportunities to show off."

"I heard that there are extra rewards for the champion and runner-up?"

"Well, a condition that is not excessive, such as joining a certain department. Money and resources are also acceptable."

"The championship reward will be replaced by whale eyes, or other spiritual materials on it."

Zheng Li opened his mouth without hesitation.

The person on the other side was stunned. Even the first director of the logistics department, who was in charge of logistics, had never seen such a big mouth. This was basically a strategic material of the city. How could it be given to private individuals casually?

At the other end of the voice line, there were subtle human voices and the sound of turning pages, as if they were discussing and making inquiries.

"Ahem, no more. The last one was transferred some time ago and is with you. Don't be too greedy. We need one less time whale material. It is very difficult to maintain the time migration city. We use it to purchase other time systems every year.

The resources of materials are astronomical, and it’s impossible to get another one for you.”

Zheng Li did not react, but this was expected. If the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had not paid so much attention to the whale bones and regarded them as monopoly, and notified the Ministry of Internal Affairs in advance, this would not have happened.

Look.

But negotiation is not just a matter of bargaining.

"A weapon that can shatter 30 meters of divine defense."

"You might as well use your divine vision. No! Where did you get the information? To what level do you know it?"

Chief Long took a breath and became nervous for a moment. It seemed that he didn't know about the "missed question" yet.

Zheng Li quickly explained that the information had been obtained through semi-official channels, and the person on the other end breathed a sigh of relief, and repeatedly emphasized not to spread rumors around, as it would be top-secret information until January next year.

But being rejected twice in a row made Chief Long hesitate.

He knew that this was the other party's negotiating gimmick and kept raising his psychological bid, but it wouldn't be a problem if it continued like this.

"Don't go too far, I know you want to raise my psychological price. There are people in Guanya in the past who have obtained magical materials. I can help you choose the right one for you within my authority."

"The core material of negative emotions is best related to the mind and heart."

Zheng Li had no hope of obtaining time-based materials, which were too rare. Among his spiritual blades, Ah Qiong was the most difficult to break through. Its materials were not expensive but rare.

"Haha, you kid really has a hidden skill. I'll look through it and there should be something suitable. At least it's easier than the time system."

After hanging up the phone, Zheng Li also smiled. This was really an unexpected surprise.

With Qiancheng's huge resource library as a background, it is not difficult to find rare materials suitable for Ah Qiong.

Suddenly, the phone rang again, it was the same person.

"Well, I just looked at the business contract. The advertiser's conditions stated that at least 5 minutes of small-camera advertising would be required. The price they offered was very high."

Zheng Li immediately understood what he was saying. It was just that the game was going to be delayed for more than five minutes. Are you not so optimistic about Wang Siqi?

"Okay, it's a small thing, I'll take people's money. But I have a small problem. Don't worry, it's a trivial matter."

Zheng Li didn't discuss any additional conditions. The deal was already decided. No matter how much he fussed over it, he wouldn't bleed a lot, but would make people unhappy.

"explain."

Apparently, Chief Long breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Zheng Li did not raise any further conditions.

"The change of venue selection should not be determined by me alone. I should ask Wang Siqi from the favorable side first. So, did he choose it? Did he choose the runner-up material?"

This question nearly choked Chief Long to death.

Can you answer? There will definitely be a clear gap in grade between the materials of the champion and the runner-up. If Wang Siqi has chosen the material of the runner-up, it undoubtedly means that he is not sure about defeating Zheng Li, and does not have enough cards in his hand?

"Dudududu!"

There was no answer and the call was hung up.
Chapter completed!