In a frigid apocalypse, I went on a shopping spree with the reborn.

The number of members in the 96 District Grand Alliance has visibly decreased.

Nangong Zhao and the others were almost speechless with shock. They knew Jiang Qingyue was going to cause trouble, but wasn't this going too far?

What's even more awkward is what's happening on the ring.

Initially, 13 powerful individuals worked in shifts to besiege three people in Zones 1, 33, and 34, along with a single insect that had no combat capabilities.

Although the fight was frustrating, at least there was no real danger, so we could just keep grinding it out.

Nothing changed on stage, but something went wrong offstage.

Everyone was looking absentmindedly at the sidelines.

When the leader of District 13 and the other three reached an agreement and rushed back from the edge, Jiang Qingyue felt a little regretful that they had returned too early.

She charged headlong toward the leader of District 13, killing several unlucky men who tried to block her way.

"Big sister, help me!"

The leader of District 5 was grinding his teeth in frustration.

If the leader of District 8 wasn't faking it, she would have disassembled herself completely.

Just moments ago she was leaping and bounding about with ease, but now she looks terrified as if she's been chased to the brink of death. Her change of expression is so swift; no wonder she managed to rise from the bottom of the rankings to become one of the top 17.

"Fine!" The leader of District 13, holding a translator in one hand and shielding Jiang Qingyue behind him with the other, unleashed a torrent of abuse on the leader of District 5: "I was only gone for a moment, and you took the opportunity to attack my people! Tell me, have you been wary of me for a long time?"

The Fifth District leader didn't reply. She finally realized the truth: an idiot is an idiot, and there's no point in talking to someone who has no brains.

She looked at the three leaders and said, "Have you thought this through? If you choose to follow her today, we'll be enemies next time we meet."

The three leaders each held a different item: one held the giant cloud's quantum computer, one held a "summoning stone," and one held a "resurrection stone."

With such a treasure in hand, plus the reborn Jiang Qingyue, and counting their numbers, they already had 8 people on their side, while the leader of the Fifth District only had 6. It seemed like a sure win.

"We'll follow whoever pays the most. But if you're willing to offer us a treasure as a bribe, we might switch sides and follow you."

Jiang Qingyue turned her head incredulously. "Wow, are these aliens negotiating this directly?"

"Alright, alright." The Fifth District leader, having calmed down after his initial anger subsided, composed himself.

She wanted to see what fate awaited these idiots after they were used up by the leader of District Eight.

She turned to look at the remaining five leaders: "And you?"

The five looked at the leader of the Eighth District, then at the leader of the Fifth District. Both were reborn individuals, and it seemed that the leader of the Eighth District had the greater advantage.

But the leader of District 13 didn't use any treasures to win them over, which means he doesn't think highly of them. They might even have been enemies in their past lives.

Besides, they weren't stupid. This leader of the Eighth District was ruthless, had abandoned his own race, and had a bad temper. He would kill his underlings at the drop of a hat. Such a person was too dangerous.

On the other hand, following the leader of the Fifth District is a different story. Now that the other side has no one else to rely on, they stand firmly on her side and will surely be given important responsibilities.

After thinking it through, the group stood silently behind the leader of the Fifth District.

The entire 96th District Alliance instantly split into two factions.

The 13 people in the first row have made their decisions, and the rest of them are in a bind, wondering who to follow.

The first to make the decision were the clouds in District 93, the group of blue fish in District 60, and the crabs in District 40—all of whom had a grudge against Jiang Qingyue.

After some internal discussion, the other races reluctantly made their choices.

The leader of District 13 counted the number of people, and her side had about half of them, which she was quite satisfied with, indicating that everyone still had high hopes for her.

Jiang Qingyue: "Big sister, let's find somewhere else to sit."

The leader of District 13 nodded.

Looking around, everything was in complete disarray, and there was hardly any room left to step.

Jiang Qingyue pointed to District 18: "That area wasn't damaged much, let's go sit over there."

"Okay." The leader of District 13 didn't mind. It was just about finding a place to sit. Where he sat didn't matter.

The Fifth District Leader's eyes flickered; this position was quite delicately chosen.

From District 5 to District 33, there was originally a large empty area. The leader of District 8 just happened to choose the middle, separating the two sides. What was his intention?

Coincidence or intentional?

The leader makes a choice, and the others follow suit in a flurry.

Before long, the audience was divided into three sections.

Looking at the number of top-tier experts, the area starting with District 13 is the strongest, with a total of 8 experts whose combat power exceeds 60.

Secondly, the fifth district leads the way, with six players boasting a combat power exceeding 600,000.

The weakest area is District 33, where only 3 players have a combat power exceeding 60.

Once they separated, the people in the ring felt awkward.

The 13 people were originally one family, working in two shifts with perfect teamwork. But now that the leader has split up, they have no choice but to separate.

The Iron Lump from District 5 and the Slug from District 13 stood guard at the edge of the ring.

The remaining few hesitated for a moment, but still followed the decision of the leader below the ring and chose a side.

Then something interesting happened.

The arena was also divided into three groups.

The weakest group was 33, 34, Zone 1, and Zone 8. The four of them huddled together, and with no one attacking them, they could only look at each other helplessly.

剩下的两组分别是：第13区、15区、21区、85区、55区、59区、77区，整整7个人。

最后一组是第五区、第4区、第68区、第10区、第29区、第50区，一共6个人。

For a moment, they didn't know who to attack, so all three groups stopped.

Jiang Qingyue feigned ignorance: "Big sister, why did they stop?"

The leader of District 13 slightly raised his chin: "Without instructions, how dare they act rashly?"

Jiang Qingyue seized the opportunity to flatter him: "These rules are well set. Unlike our Eighth District, where the younger brothers and sisters dare to point their fingers at me and curse. It seems I still have a lot to learn from you, Big Sister, in this regard."

The leader of District 13 said smugly, "Don't worry, after you join us, no one under you will dare to disrespect you. Come, let me teach you."

The leader of District 13 looked towards the stage, and the person from District 13 also looked towards their leader. The leader pointed, and she knew that they should ignore the three and a half weaklings.

Let's take care of those in the fifth district first.

So, the people who were just working in shifts started fighting.

"Holy crap!" Wang Defa exclaimed in astonishment. "As expected of Jiang Shen, his ability to stir up trouble is top-notch! He only stayed on the enemy's side for a short while, and not only did he cause them to split up, he also got the enemy to fight amongst themselves."

But what do we do now?

Whom should we help?

The group looked towards District 33 and were told to wait.

Then, a hilarious scene unfolded: on one side of the ring, the score was 8-6, with "dog brains" appearing.

On the other side, Wang Defa and his three companions waited to watch the show, completely ignored by both sides. After all, in their view, the two sides were the real enemies, and the four were not worth worrying about, whether on or off the stage.

Jiang Qingyue was watching the commotion when she saw the leader of the Fifth District arrive with the leader of the Sixth District, who had a bruised and swollen face.

"What are you doing?" the leader of District 13 asked warily. They hadn't even finished discussing their tactics, and she was already looking for trouble?

The leader of District 5 moved closer and said into the translator, "Your men severely injured my men, and you think you can just let it go? Doesn't District 8 have a lot of healing treasures? Make her bring them out and heal my men, or else, make her stand up and take ten of my moves."

In their brief exchange, she had already figured out the strength of the leader of the Eighth District: extremely strong in ranged combat, but fragile in close combat.

If she can get close, she can turn her opponent into mincemeat within three moves, and within ten moves, she can kill her opponent three times.

The leader of District 13 looked at the blue fish, which was indeed in a sorry state. The fish, which had been slender and smooth before, was now swollen and weak, and its injuries were obviously quite serious.

Jiang Qingyue peeked out from behind her and shouted into the translator, "You still have the nerve to come looking for me? I haven't even come looking for you yet! She toyed with my feelings and broke my heart!"

"..."

There was a moment of silence.

The Fifth District leader, who came to interrogate them, was taken aback. They didn't have a translator, so they had to guess everything by writing and drawing. She had always thought that her subordinates were dissatisfied with Jiang Qingyue, this villain who had abandoned their race, and that's why they were beaten up. So there was also a romantic entanglement involved?

Seeing everyone staring at him strangely, the leader of District 60, his blue skin almost turning red with rage, said, "You're talking nonsense! I didn't toy with your feelings! Look at yourself, how could I possibly be interested in you?"

Jiang Qingyue: "Then why are you pouting and blowing bubbles at me? Isn't that courtship?"

District 60 Leader: "You...you're talking nonsense! You clearly licked my boots with your eyes from head to toe!"

"What courtship? We spit on that! You abandoned your race to side with the enemy; you're of bad character and have no morals. So what if I despise you?"

"Oh, you guys heard that." Jiang Qingyue immediately defended herself: "She was the one who looked down on me and provoked me first. She, sitting in the second row, dared to provoke me and damage my dignity. What's wrong with teaching her a little lesson?"

"Was I wrong? What did I do wrong? Can you tolerate the provocation of a weakling?"

Seeing that his own people were in the right, the leader of District 13 immediately stood up straight: "In my opinion, she deserved to be beaten. Knowing that she was no match for them, she still dared to provoke them. She's lucky she wasn't killed."

The leader of the Fifth District paused for a moment, then asked, "What about the rest? Many people suffered while you were running around, so many died, are you just going to let it go?"

"Hey!" Jiang Qingyue protested, "Are you deliberately picking a fight? Are you just looking for an excuse to start a war?"

"Look closely, how many have I killed? How many have you killed?"

"Besides, when strong people fight, the impact is wide. If they couldn't escape and were killed, it was just their bad luck."

"That just shows they were stupid; they didn't even know to run. Otherwise, why did they die while everyone else survived?"

"Putting aside the facts, are they without fault? Then why don't I kill others and only kill them?"

The leader of District 13 blinked. She felt that something was off about what the girl was saying, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

The Fifth District leader's face darkened: "Are you planning to deny it to the end?"

Jiang Qingyue: "Who said I was going to cheat? I just don't want to take the blame. Since we're going to settle this, let's do it fairly and justly."

"It wasn't just your people who died just now; many of ours died too."

She assured him that this was absolutely the truth.

Before everyone had chosen sides, she treated them all as enemies and killed many of them.

In addition, she was slightly weaker to begin with, so she dared not hold back at all when fighting, and accidentally killed many people when she couldn't control herself.

"Many of them died at your hands, or were accidentally injured in our fight. I have to compensate your people, but shouldn't you compensate ours as well?"

"Yes, yes, yes." The other 13 district leaders didn't understand, but she did: "The district leaders should quickly take stock of how many of their men have died. We should make the Fifth District leader pay for it; we can't just suffer losses."

This guy was calculating in his mind, and the younger sister would pay for the compensation from the Fifth District herself.

But the compensation given by the leader of the Fifth District would end up in her own pocket.

Great, I can make a profit again.

The district leaders weren't stupid either; they reported the deaths from the previous arena battles, trying to exaggerate the number of deaths.

The same goes for the other side.

When both sides reported their numbers, good heavens, more than 2000 more dead had appeared out of nowhere.

That silenced everyone.

Jiang Qingyue: "..."

Fifth District Leader: "..."

They did kill a lot, but definitely not that many.

"...Will you still compensate me?" Jiang Qingyue asked.

The leader of the Fifth District glared at her fiercely, then turned and left.

"Hey, are we not going to pay up?" the leader of District 13 shouted unwillingly.

All that remained for her was the silhouette of the Fifth District Leader.

"Looks like this guy's broke too." After giving the other side a disdainful look, the leader of District 13 leaned in with a sly grin and said to Jiang Qingyue, "Come on, girl, I'll give you a chance to show off. I'll test you. If you want to ensure our people win next, what's the next step?"

Jiang Qingyue immediately switched to the role of strategist, sat down in the center of the first row of District 18, and waved to the people behind him: "All districts, listen up! Everyone ranked 11th to 2nd, come over here."

Everyone looked at their leader, and seeing that the leader did not object, they stood in front of Jiang Qingyue one by one.

The order was pretty good, with the second-ranked row, the third-ranked row, and so on.

Jiang Qingyue counted the number of people. This crazy commotion had huge benefits; half of those who didn't get to go on stage were eliminated.

The leader of District 13 sat down next to Jiang Qingyue: "Girl, what are you looking at them for?"

"Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated."

"What do you mean?"

"...That means I need to understand my own people's abilities first, and then understand the strength of my opponents, in order to achieve victory in every battle."

"Oh, so have you thought of a solution yet?"

"Let me think about it." Jiang Qingyue looked at the person in front of her, feeling overwhelmed.

There are just too many enemies. Even if she takes down nearly half of them, Chen Sanyang and the other three will still have to face around fifty enemies in the next round.

The advantage is that these fifty enemies are now divided into two factions.

Have it.

"Big sister, I don't think those four little trash in District 33 are a threat. Our real problem is District 5."

"And then?" The leader of District 13 asked eagerly. "Girl, we have eight here, and they only have six. How about we charge over there now and wipe them all out?"

"Or if you're scared, let's go to District 33 first, take out those four districts to warm up, and then go find that lump of iron to settle the score."

Jiang Qingyue's heart skipped a beat. Starting a war directly was her original plan.

She was afraid that her intentions would be too obvious and arouse suspicion, so she was thinking of proceeding step by step. But the woman herself said it.

What's the point of proceeding cautiously step by step?

Let's go straight to the point and get them to the bottom!

Ideally, both sides should fight to the death.

Jiang Qingyue: "Big sister, you have such courage! This method is a hundred times better than my scheme! But, forget about those four little trash over there."

Why?

Jiang Qingyue whispered, "Big sister, think about it. This is only the first round of the All-Heavens Arena Tournament. There's still a second round to come."

"If we wipe out everyone in District 5, then wipe out everyone in District 33, won't we only have our own people left?"

"In the second round, one of our own people will inevitably be at the bottom. We're all on the same side, and we can't bear to see anyone at the bottom get eliminated."

"Then let's just keep those four little trash and eliminate them slowly in the second round. The priority now is to take down the alliance in the fifth district."

"You're right, you're so thoughtful, girl. Let's start by killing the strong ones."

"Yes, that iron lump is yours, eldest sister." Jiang Qingyue picked out the strongest one for her without saying a word.