"Then... what if I don't invite anyone?" Wen Jianyan thought for a while and suddenly asked, "What will happen to No. 008?"

"Of course, then he can't invite anyone." Orange replied.

After saying that, she looked at Wen Jianyan with some surprise: "But... have you already thought about not inviting anyone? After all, this is just foreign aid. If you do this, you will have no advantage."

[The challenger can invite any of the top ten anchors, and no one can refuse except the top three]. This rule is obviously biased towards the challenger.

It's not just that challengers get first choice.

You must know that the confrontation is not a one-person competition. Even if there is no external aid, the anchors can bring their own teams into the game, and the challenger must be strong enough to compete with the newcomers regardless of their experience, trump cards, and connections.

This means...

Even if no top ten anchors are invited to join, Team 008 must be composed of senior anchors, but as the challenger, Wen Jianyan may not have such ability.

Therefore, the "top ten invitation quota" is actually a systematic balancing method so that challengers will not be too disadvantaged.

"Well..."

Wen Jianyan pondered for a moment, then shrugged noncommittally and said, "I haven't thought about it yet."

Indeed, inviting a top ten player to join the team is indeed a very tempting proposition for a streamer like him who has just joined Dream Demon.

But behind such attractive returns, there are huge risks.

In fact, Wen Jianyan had been observing silently during the previous meeting.

Although these anchors are all ranked in the top ten and are members of the secret council, the relationship between them does not seem to be much better. Instead, they appear to be turbulent and disconnected, and their familiarity with each other is also low.

Not the same.

What Wen Jianyan is best at is observing words and emotions.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, human eyes, words, and micro-expressions all convey information to the outside world. Body language and subconscious reactions never lie.

Wen Jianyan is very good at capturing these small details that no one can notice.

The bricklayer also knew about the "invitation quota", but he did not object when the gentleman hid the information. Instead, he chose to watch the battle with interest, and even smoothed things over when the gentleman was attacked by Orange Candy.

Obviously, the position of the masons was not neutral, and might even be more on the side of the gentlemen and the oracles.

Although Wen Jianyan had never entered any dungeon with Hugo, even so, he could clearly feel the difference in strength and status of the other party.

After Hugo appeared, he took control of the entire situation almost immediately.

The gentleman happily revealed the hidden information in front of everyone. Even Orange Candy, who had always been unruly, was willing to restrain himself a little in front of the other party.

And she initially chose Hugo's appearance as her appearance to enter the parliament, which may indicate that the relationship between the two is not bad.

He is a strong man who is feared by everyone.

And Bai Xue...

He was silent from the beginning and had no interaction with anyone. Others seemed to be accustomed to this, like an isolated island.

Only half of the total number of people attended this time, and it was obvious that multiple complex positions had emerged. The undercurrents here were something Wen Jianyan could not figure out through observation alone.

The previous one, No. 008, was not allowed to attend.

Therefore, Wen Jianyan didn't know the other party's appearance, preferences, and alignment, let alone the relationship between the other people in the top ten and him, which made him more cautious.

After all, although he can invite foreign aid, he cannot guarantee that the other party is of the same mind as him. If he invites a host with other plans, he will be in a bad situation of one versus three in the next copy.

What's more important is...

Sharing half of the dungeon reward is a bit too much, and Wen Jianyan is really reluctant to part with it.

However, since there was still a long time before the next copy, and other variables might appear in the future, Wen Jianyan just kept all his thoughts in his heart and did not make an immediate decision.

After exchanging contact information with Orange Tang, the two left the conference hall separately.

Wen Jianyan walked out of the elevator, and the bustling anchor hall with people coming and going appeared in front of him.

He turned his head and glanced back.

The independent elevator has disappeared, as if it never appeared in the first place.

"…"

Wen Jianyan looked away and took out his mobile phone from his pocket.

He first opened the rankings.

The rankings are very normal.

008, codename Pinocchio.

009, codenamed Anis, is the No. 008 who was squeezed out by Wen Jianyan and is about to enter the same confrontation with him.

010,Snow White,011,Gentleman...

No wonder.

Just from the rankings, it is impossible to tell the existence of the Secret Council, let alone imagine that there is a 1v1 replacement mechanism here.

For those outside the Conclave, they will only see normal ranking changes.

And after the next dungeon ends, they will be shocked to find that either the newly promoted 008 fell like a meteor that rose briefly, or the 009 who was just squeezed out of the next dungeon accidentally died in the dungeon.

No matter what the outcome is, the total number of people in the Secret Council will be restored to "ten".

The dead are too common in nightmares. No matter which one they regard as dead, they will only become a topic of conversation for a short time, and will be quickly forgotten, without suspicion of going elsewhere.

"Ding dong!"

A new letter appeared on the phone.

Wen Jianyan clicked it open and scanned it ten lines at a time.

It's about part of the mechanism of the Secret Council.

Obviously, as an alternate member, Wen Jianyan is not allowed to reveal the existence of the secret council to anyone, otherwise he will be punished. The specific form is not stated clearly, but it is probably not a good thing.

The email informed Wen Jianyan how to invite foreign aid and when the next instance would start.

02:23:59:25

The blood-red countdown at the end of the letter beat slowly, as if signaling an ominous arrival.

...three days.

Three days later, he will enter the dungeon again.

Wen Jianyan: "."

He couldn't help but slowly squeezed the phone tightly.

If it weren't for this damn assessment and confrontation book, based on the points he has earned now, as well as the excellent results of winning platinum achievements many times in a row, and based on the internal mechanism of Nightmare, it would be enough not to enter any dungeon for at least three months and spend as much money as he wants in the anchor hall.

Relaxed.

But now, due to this terrible mechanism, his rest time has been shortened to just three days.

...Incubus, I really belong to you.

Since his rest time was severely restricted, Wen Jianyan decided to postpone many pending tasks until the end of the next instance - of course, provided that he could come back alive.

However, there seems to be one thing that there is no need to delay any longer.

That afternoon, he made an appointment with several people from Dark Fire.

In the large private reception room, only Qi Qian and Zhang Yu were waiting.

Obviously, after the dungeon ended, the little thoughts in An Xin's mind had been successfully suppressed by his teammates, and they were not even brought over this time.

"How is the follow-up there?"

Wen Jianyan took a sip of coffee and asked.

"Not bad." Qi Qian narrowed his eyes, rubbed the rim of the cup with his fingers, and a smile with unknown emotions overflowed from his lips, "But, it's not so good for the other people in the dark fire."

Qi Qian did not take the initiative to take over the team from the beginning, but was forced to join it under the promotion of other senior leaders. This was the result of infighting and exclusion among the senior leaders of the Dark Fire Guild.

However, what was different from what others imagined was that not only did he come out of the Prosperity Building instance alive, but the team he led also achieved an unprecedented platinum achievement for the team.

This not only brought great benefits to Dark Fire, but also gained him greater prestige.

Those senior executives of Dark Fire who had hoped to get rid of him were severely slapped in the face, and Qi Qian gained an unprecedented advantage in the smoke-free power struggle, and his own power began to expand.

Standing up, there was a faint overwhelming force.

"Congratulations.

Wen Jianyan smiled slightly and congratulated sincerely.

Qi Qian raised his finger and pointed at his mobile phone that was lying upside down on the table and said, "The commission has been sent, remember to check it."

When Wen Jianyan heard the sound of points arriving, a look of surprise appeared on her face:

"This is……"

The points awarded to him by the other party were doubled as originally planned.

"You deserve it." Qi Qian shook his head and stopped Wen Jianyan from continuing, "If it weren't for you, it would be difficult for us to survive completely." And now, not only are they in such a difficult team,
To be continued...