The top 16 was a whole new world.No one would look down on the Xin Xin Mercenary Group as a random team anymore as theirachievements could clearly be seen.Previously, it was only the businessmen who considered giving them products to endorse. But now, theyeven had financiers who wanted to acquire them because they were optimistic about their groupsgrowth.As the gaming industry grew, it even spread to the poorer parts of the community.As a result, the star players fame grew even greater.Dawn, a game that had become so universally accepted, was gaining more and more players every dayfrom different socioeconomic backgrounds. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was a greatbusiness opportunity.They were offering eight million dollars!For an up and coming force that wasnt even a big guild, this was already a very generous amount.However, Wandering, without first consulting Lu Li, rejected the Northern Chinese Power Companysoffer.Lu Li didnt oppose this decision either.It wasnt that the amount was too low, although, this was still a factor.Lu Lis primary concern when playing Dawn was to make money, but he wasnt going to sell himself for ashort-term benefit.After taking the $8 million, the Xin Xin Mercenary Group would become the Northern Chinese PowerCompanys designated competitors. A portion of any money from endorsements or competitions wouldbe returned to their sponsors.Additionally, they would also need to listen to the decisions made by the club managers.Naturally, the club manager would be someone appointed by their sponsors.My life belongs to myself, and I make all my decisions willingly and freely. I have never been controlledby anyone; not even gods can do so! I lower my head to others out of respect and admiration, but neverout of subservience!These were the words on Aegwynns book that had deeply resonated with Lu Li.In his past life, he had sold himself to raise money for his sisters treatment. However, after his rebirth,he had promised himself that he would never bow to anyone ever again.He might have come from a poor background, but that didnt mean he needed to yield to anyone.The Northern Power Company wanted a team that was completely theirs. Lu Li, Moonlight and MarchRain would be their battle generals, and they would send a specialist to manage the rest. This was theexact reason why Lu Li refused the offer.Lu Li preferred to dominate his niche rather than to dominate everything.The head of Northern Power Company wandered off, thinking about how such a large sum of moneyhad failed to buy the cooperation he wanted.However, an important issue had been raised the direction of future development for the MercenaryGroup.Were they just waiting for a better price? Or would they never accept any offers and remain as aMercenary Group?"Mercenary Groups are too simple and dont scale well." The only qualified person here seemed to beWandering. He had managed a guild in the past but was kicked out because of his vicious tongue.At first, they didnt want to start a guild because of the costs. They were unlikely to overtake any of thelarger guilds anyway.However, things were different now they had an opportunity before them.If they started a guild now, there would surely be countless players swarming to join them. They couldeven pick whatever criteria they wanted for entry.After all, they were the fourth-ranking team in the top 100. "How about we start a club first, then a guild later?" Wandering suggested.He looked at Lu Li before making a decision. Lu Li usually didnt care about a lot of things, but that didntmean he couldnt learn from them.He was very clearly someone who was the master of his own affairs.A wise man would never make the same mistake twice."A club?" Lu Li looked vacant."Its pretty similar to the current guild structure" Wandering then described the current guild structureand the club structure in detail. Although there were some subtle differences, they were essentially thesame thing.Some players werent part of their guilds but were part of a club instead. This meant that the guild didnot bind them.Star players like Hornets Nest or Lucky Southern Persian were often part of these clubs. In fact, theywere often the leaders for these clubs and were solely responsible for them.Of course, there were also some players who were subordinates in the club. Jade Flower Lover was anexample of this.Most guild presidents werent the club leader. The main sponsors would generally send someone theytrusted to control the club.Of course, there were some leaders who were presidents for both the guild and the club. For example,Sorrowless was the Glory Capitals Club leader and the Glory Capitals Guild President.However, news was circulating that Sorrowless was transferring his President title; his intention was toreturn to the competitive scene. It was possible that there was going to be a new president in the nearfuture.In a sense, the guild served the club.The star players skill books, level and equipment were unconditionally provided by the guild.This architecture freed up the star players from the complicated guild obligations, giving them time topractice PVP, participate in competitions or do various other jobs to represent the guild.A clubs income came from a number of places. These could be fees, winnings or endorsements and soon."Lets do it then."Lu Li didnt have big ambitions, but he couldnt refuse this development. The Xin Xin Mercenary Groupwas no longer just about him.He wanted to make money but Wandering wanted to develop the group. There was no need for this tobecome a conflict each person could still accommodate for their needs."What should we call it? Xin Xin Club?" Wandering asked Lu Li. The others had been silent. RemnantDream was already napping and Hachi Chan was absent-mindedly drooling."Lets all discuss it together. The first name was little too casual." Lu Li didnt have any ideas."Consider the fact that the guild name has to be the same," Wandering said then continued, "Now weneed to pick a guild president and a club leader.""You can be the guild president," Lu Li said."Im not too suited for that role. Im too lazy to deal with trivial matters and Im very likely to offendpeople."The guild president was the overall manager and had to deal with all kinds of players outside of theguild. With Wanderings vicious tongue, the other players were bound to be offended."If he was the president, there would be players declaring war on us every day," Azure Sea Breezequipped."How about you do it?" Wandering sneered."Im too lazy," Azure Sea Breeze shrunk back in fear.He knew that he wasnt someone who could manage people. In fact, he had grown up being bullied byWandering for that.