“I think we need to be more careful about this matter this time~ Maybe the situation is not as simple as we think on the surface.om”
That night, after the game ended, Liu Yifei gathered all the people in charge of command matters from each team offline to discuss whether to go back for rescue.
According to the information currently known, the two small cities captured by the elven player army are called "Black Bone" and "Jidel". They are two typical small-scale territories. One is an open city and the other is Thor.
An observation fortress established in the Western Territory.
Since Solna has always had a moderate relationship with Ptolemy, although it is not an old ally, no conflicts have broken out, let alone military conflicts. Therefore, these two border strongholds are only territories in a symbolic sense. In reality,
Its combat power may be worse than the small fortresses of the same level in the Xeris Fortress area.
There are no important resource points worth noting around the two captured strongholds, so even for Solna, this is just a dispensable ordinary territory~
In comparison, these two small places are nothing compared to today's Xeris War Zone.
In addition, it was only the player corps that triggered the battle, so although the territory had been captured, Toradre was actually not in a hurry at all. Apart from strengthening the number of troops stationed in the surrounding territories, there was no further clear movement.
However, the NPC is not in a hurry but cannot influence the player's thoughts~
Judging from the current situation, a large number of idle players in Solna have launched at least two large-scale attacks here.
However, due to the huge gap in strength and command, they all returned in vain. They were also killed by those elf players, and the losses were quite large~
Tonight, Liu Yifei convened everyone for discussion, and wanted to ask everyone what they thought about this, but he did not expect that Star Tower Shield would not agree to return troops for rescue as soon as he opened his mouth. This was for Tower Shield, who always valued reputation and wanted to use it to open up the studio's customer market.
For Shield, it is almost an incredible decision!
Seeing the confused looks of everyone around him, Star Tower Shield coughed lightly, and then began to explain his reasons~
It turns out that although Star Battle Spirit Studio is not a strong first- or second-tier studio in China, its scale is not small either.
Moreover, it was originally founded two or three years ago, and the reason why it has not been well-known is just because they are somewhat independent. They rarely cooperate with other well-known large studios and guilds, and they have always relied on word of mouth.
It’s a business of eating, so it’s a bit of a wine-filled place.
But this time for Heroes of Might and Magic OL, the studio is fully committed. There are points in each race, and originally they wanted to mainstream the human race camp.
It was only because I met Liu Yifei by accident and the initial cooperation with him went very smoothly, which also greatly earned the studio reputation and opened up work channels, that I gradually shifted the focus of my work. Instead, I moved the general direction of development to
The undead tribe has also mobilized the top players in the studio one after another. Now it has established a secret and unknown guild. As the hidden strength of the plague force, it is working hard to level up~
As for the original branch foundation established by the studio in various ethnic groups, it has gradually been transformed into a small team organization similar to collecting information.
Such a team does not need to be too big, it just needs to leave some smart people~
Judging from the intelligence collected by the secret team they planted in the elves in the past two days, it seems that someone is secretly planning some plan against the plague forces behind the scenes.
"You mean!
This time the elf players attacked our country because someone wanted to deal with us?
I'm going~
Tower Shield Boss! Are you kidding me?
To go to war with a country to deal with us?
The group of elves aren’t so crazy, are they?”
The grass on the roadside was dumbfounded upon hearing this, and murmured in disbelief.
"No~ In my opinion, this situation is not impossible.
Nowadays, the power of our Plague Alliance is getting stronger and stronger. No single player team in the game world can fight us anymore~
A while ago, people from the Holy Alliance and the Proud Sword Villa were shouting loudly. It was just because they were foreigners and far away from us. They had no pressure at all, so they dared to make random noises on the forum.
If they were in the undead tribe, I guarantee they wouldn't dare to fart!
Our strength is here, being envied or even resented by others is no longer a matter of a day or two~
And Boss Liuyun often runs around outside. From time to time, he will offend some people. It is not an exaggeration to form grudges with others.
The situation is so chaotic right now. The competition between countries has distracted most people's attention.
If someone really wants to take action against us, especially if their goal is relatively large, and it is not just as simple as wanting to weaken our control on the battlefield, it is indeed possible to dig a deep hole, and then wait until we are unprepared.
'jump in'
Sokran's eyes, who never spoke much in such team meetings, unexpectedly spoke a lot today.
"Then what do you mean?
Someone not only wants to attack us, but also wants to expose our background?”
After hearing this, Huangquan was stunned and asked in disbelief.
If Liu Yifei doesn't want to deal with it, it's Huang Quanxin who wants to take this opportunity to cause trouble for him.
There are not many such people in the entire game world, and there must be tens of thousands of them! And these people are generally not ordinary people, most of them are at the level of team bosses!
And among the elves, there are many people like this~
It's normal to come looking for trouble~
You can say that I want to find an opportunity to expose them.
Isn’t the current foundation of the Plague Alliance “Plague City”?
Is there anyone who can stir this up?
Regarding Soklan's eye's almost alarmist remarks, Yu Huangquan expressed that it was quite unacceptable~
"I'm just talking about a possibility~
Nowadays, Boss Liuyun's strength and popularity are world-class, so for his potential opponents, it is meaningless to hit him on the surface once or twice~
For example, in the human race before, it seemed that the people from Aojian Villa cheated Boss Liuyun once, and all the forces that had contact with Boss Liuyun were also squeezed out~
But what about the end?
Not only did they gain a new stronghold, but their strength also improved dramatically!
For us, this is an even simpler question~
Players can be resurrected on the battlefield, but in the ghost clan, besides Boss Liuyun, is there anyone who can compete with him for reputation? Coupled with NPC certification, it is impossible for anyone to compete with Boss Liuyun.
In this case, even one or two blows slightly reduced the influence of Boss Liuyun.
But as long as the foundation is not there, he will have plenty of opportunities to make a comeback~
In my opinion, if what the tower shield boss said is true, someone is trying to frame us.
That's 90%. The other party wants to destroy our foundation. Otherwise, the ratio between the cost and the reward will be too inconsistent~
Mobilize millions of people and fight against an NPC country just to destroy our player army once?
This is unreasonable."
"Then have you ever thought about the issue of mercenaries?
Speaking of 'foundation', the army is also an important foundation for a lord.
Is it possible that the other party is targeting our current mercenary forces?
If we want to return troops for rescue, we should always bring more manpower back, right?
Players may not be willing to follow them back. After all, it costs money and time, so we may bring mercenaries, especially our vampire corps, which is so famous now. Many people are watching it carefully.
Could they be trying to take the opportunity to eliminate our vampires?"
"It's possible! I think"
As Star Tower Shield unexpectedly opened with the secretly collected intelligence content, the theme of the meeting almost instantly changed from "no return" to "research on potential enemies' potential purposes". Almost at the same time, Liu Yifei subconsciously
A name flashed across my mind!
amethysto harpist
Let’s talk about the people Liu Yifei once offended in the Elf Tribe
That seems to be a little bit too much~
Even some people whose names he couldn't name at all may have a deep hatred for them because of his past killings!
But let’s talk about the strongest among these opponents!
That is undoubtedly "Amethysto the Harper"!
In fact, after learning about the so-called professional gamer circle and the many teams that may not be famous in the game, but are famous in the game or locally, the two teams in the game that make Liu Yifei the most wary are
"Amethysto the Harpers" and "The Dietrich Crusaders".
Nowadays, the Dietrich Crusaders have changed their appearance. They have become the "Holy Legion" that is entrenched in Dickwell and is at odds with the Tiger King Hall. Its scale and strength have increased dramatically.
But what still concerns Liu Yifei the most is actually the "Amethos harpist"!
When it comes to the future development of this game world, Liu Yifei is certain that it will definitely be the world of players~
In fact, at the end of any game, this is the only possibility!
No matter how difficult it is to design the game world at the beginning, it will ultimately be for players to conquer!
But this also requires a process~
How to make this "process" more exciting so that players can ultimately gain more sense of accomplishment is undoubtedly the most direct criterion for evaluating the "goodness" of a game!
Heroes of Might and Magic OL is undoubtedly an excellent game, giving players almost free choice of power improvement modes. At the same time, it has also prepared a variety of "ascension paths" to increase their influence and power in this virtual world~
Such as becoming a lord, such as being an effective general under an NPC. Such as steadily expanding one's own guild and mercenary group.
However, in Liu Yifei's opinion, the smartest and fastest way to strengthen is to "cooperate" with NPC forces!
Whether you become a lord or an NPC's subordinate, it is actually a process of interacting with the NPC.
The best relationship in interaction is undoubtedly the "win-win" brought about by "cooperation"!
Liu Yifei himself has always followed this principle of action, maintaining his own subjective consciousness and choices, while choosing the largest possible profit option, and always ensuring that he maintains good personal and official relationships with suitable NPCs. This is what he has always
The fundamental reason for everything going smoothly~
In his opinion, the leader of the Amethyst Harp Mercenary Group, the elf who he vaguely remembered as being "very good at singing", was involved with an elf NPC that Liu Yifei disliked and even feared.
together.
That crazy female named "Felina"
The fear of that crazy woman was deeply rooted in Liu Yifei's heart, and even made him feel uneasy and incomprehensible for a time~
It is said that although the two of them have crossed paths several times, it does not make Liu Yifei so fearful. After all, he has met many people who are much stronger than the other person. There is no need to be afraid of her no matter what.
~
However, some things just don’t make sense!
In Liu Yifei's heart, that dead woman Felina seems to have always been like a nightmare, making him feel uneasy just thinking about it.
Perhaps getting involved with Felina is one of the reasons why Liu Yifei has always cared so much about the Amethysto Harp Mercenary Group~
However, it cannot be denied that the development of the Harper Mercenary Group has indeed gone smoothly. Even like Liu Yifei, it has clearly exceeded the average strength of the surrounding players very early. Like a monster, it is the "representative of the most outstanding and powerful team of the elves"
"!
Judging from Liu Yifei's current strength, the Harper Mercenary Group may not be enough~
However, a few months ago, especially before Liu Yifei set off to Dickwell and the Eagle Heart Empire to obtain a large amount of unplanned strength support, it was really difficult to say who was better, Plague City or the Harpers Mercenary Group.
~
Liu Yifei is a typical cutting-edge representative of the lord-type development route!
It is a level of achievement for a powerful lord to be as good as Liu Yifei, and even in the future, the title of "Lord of the Fifth Level Fully Built Holy City" will not be available to everyone~
And what about the Harper?
Naturally, he is a model of a loyal subordinate of a high-level NPC!
Felina herself has legendary strength, and is also the powerful lord of a large system city among the elves. There is also a mysterious figure on top of her, whose strength has reached the legendary level. It is said that she has mastered a unique and powerful mercenary training method.
Fork master!
Being a subordinate of such an awesome NPC is definitely more rewarding than most of the average first- and second-level town lords right now!
As long as you can do things effectively, promotion is a sure thing. As your official position gets higher and higher, your military strength, territory, strength, etc. will all come naturally!
Moreover, as a subordinate of a powerful NPC lord, you can also come into contact with many high-level NPCs of the same level, and you may gain more unexpected soft power than being a small local lord!
The growth trajectory of the Harp Mercenary Group under his leadership is obvious to everyone~
Not long ago, there seemed to be news that they could slay dragons in the wild.
This news spread so well that even Liu Yifei was shocked when he first heard it.
Slaying a dragon in a wild battle is definitely not a simple matter~
Even though Liu Yifei now has the means to deal with the dragon, it is only because he has obtained powerful equipment and a large amount of basic upgrading academics~
If you want to gather a crowd to slay a dragon with the strength of ordinary players, the difficulty will be unimaginable~
Apart from anything else, the fact that the dragon can fly is extremely difficult!
If the Harpers mercenary group can really do it, I'm afraid their strength will be quite high.
"Harpist Harper
Will you take action this time?"
"What?"
Liu Yifei was thinking about the thoughts and questions that suddenly arose in his mind. He murmured unknowingly, and Yu Huangquan, who heard a little bit next to him, directly asked in reply.
Everyone had been discussing the situation just now, but when Yu Huangquan interrupted, everyone discovered that the convener of the meeting, Liu Yun, had been sitting on the side in a daze since the beginning. He didn't even say much, and then they noticed his difference.
Ordinary.
"Liu Yun, what's wrong with you? Did you think of something?"
Tower Shield asked aloud.
"Oh, nothing~
I just want
If the elves are causing trouble, do you think it's possible that the Harpers are also involved?
Didn't it mean that the players who raided the border city this time brought dragons with them?
I think there seems to be a bit of Harper's influence in this."
"How can I see it?
If we want to talk about dragons, they might be assigned by the elves army in Ptolemy territory, right?"
"No! This is absolutely impossible!
Let’s put it this way~
With my authority, I cannot currently exchange or mobilize any high-level mercenary units in Solna.
The NPC's requirements for this area are very strict! Unless it is a very big event or a confidential task with a very high priority, it is impossible for the NPC to let go of the command of high-level troops.
These guys are too strong compared to the players at this stage. If you kill them, they will be killed one by one~
Everyone has fought against the dragons of the elves before, so you should be able to understand what I mean, right?
Before the strength of the player class reaches a certain standard, NPCs will definitely not be able to let go easily.
And assuming that the other party received the dragon group rewarded by the regular elven army by accepting some extremely important secret mission, why would they raid our two insignificant border towns again?
Establish a frontline stronghold?
However, the enemy had no troops to follow up, and the player team's actions were more like a spontaneous attack. This inference is inconsistent with the situation at hand.
What do you want me to say?
These dragons can only be brought in outside the battle situation."
"You mean. They have mastered the method of recruiting seventh-level green dragons???"
Tower Shield was startled and asked in disbelief.
"No~
What I mean is that their dragon group may not come from the regular NPC army in the battle, but from the authorization of the NPC lord outside the battle. That's why they obtained a dragon group that can move freely!
As for the existence of NPCs that can access this level, as far as I know, there seems to be only one Harper mercenary group.
Their immediate boss, the female elf NPC named Felina, is the lord of a large city in the elves. If she gives the Harpers some secret mission, it is not impossible to dispatch a group of dragons to follow them."
When Liu Yifei mentioned this, the others couldn't help but nod secretly, somewhat agreeing with Liu Yifei's guess~
However, no matter how they discussed later, there was one question that they could not avoid, and that was - whether they could go back for rescue or not!
And if someone from the Harpers is really involved this time, it means that the situation is even worse. As Liu Yifei and the others are the only organization team in the ghost tribe, at least in Solna, that can be as famous as the Harpers, it seems that
There is even more responsibility that cannot be shied away from.
Just like that
"Yellow Spring~
I'll give you a chance to command an army alone. Just give me a word, do you dare to do it~"
"ah??????"
Not only was Yu Huangquan himself shocked when Liu Yifei mentioned it, but other people present at the meeting also subconsciously exclaimed with questions~
Underworld?
Independently control the army?
We were still discussing whether Liu Yun could go back or not. Did Liu Yun jump too fast?
Of course I dare! It’s a dream come true!!!”
Huangquan was just stunned for a moment, and then jumped up almost like a cat whose tail was stepped on. But he answered with absolute certainty!
The opportunity to command an army alone
Depend on!
This is the dream opportunity that Yu Huangquan has been waiting for for several days!!!
All along, whether she wants it or not, Huangquan can be said to be the "military sister" in Plague City!
From a long time ago, Liu Yifei seemed to have consciously asked her to lead the mercenary forces in combat, command, and formation. Anything related to military strength, even the equipment replacement and selection of the mercenary group. Liu Yifei would not hesitate to let her do it.
Huang Quan gave his opinion.
However, although Yu Huangquan always had a flat mouth on the outside and would complain and go berserk from time to time, in fact, she was still having a lot of fun in her heart!
I have to say that she really likes the feeling of commanding thousands of troops!
Compared with the simplicity of the little assassin who just wants to play games next to Liu Yifei and experience various adventures, Yu Huangquan indeed prefers the feeling of charging into battle as a female general!
And she does seem to have the ability in this area, at least she has done well so far~
And this super battle between the elves and the undead is a must-see for anyone who is determined to achieve the "reputation of a general"!
If she hadn't had such an idea, how could Yu Huangquan have left her favorite Sister Xuelan to guard the Plague City alone, and followed Liu Yifei, a boring and coquettish man, to such a remote place as Xerys Fortress?
It's a pity that the issues involved in this war are too big and too many, let alone her. Even Liu Yun, the long-time boss of their group, cannot afford to lose at all, let alone lose!
Therefore, he has always been in charge of command, operations, etc., and Yu Huangquan is only acting as a "senior commander" in the command system and acting as Liu Yifei's arm. He even entered Ptolemy's army before.
During the ambush battle, her commander unexpectedly died early!
It was completely different from the glorious record that she originally expected to achieve success!!!
And now, the opportunity has finally come!
The moment Liu Yifei just asked that question, Yu Huangquan even thought that he was hallucinating because he thought too much day and night!
However, the moment she was sure that she was not dreaming, she agreed with absolute certainty!
Damn it~
At this time, no matter what the Harpers mercenary group is! What a conspiracy and trap!
There are not many opportunities to lead an army independently!
No matter what, you must not let this opportunity go easily!
"Okay~
Just have confidence!
But in order to urge you to enter the role of leading the army better and more devotedly, and to give me a little confidence, how about we add a little bet to this operation?"
"bet?
Hum~
You are indeed a naughty man, you are so careless about such a trivial matter.
Forget it~
I don't remember the faults of villains. I am no longer as knowledgeable as you, a coward! If you want to increase the bet, just say it~
How about five million Union coins?
How about I pay you five million United Coins, which is equivalent to leasing your troops?"
Yu Huangquan was stunned for a moment, then raised his chin and said with some disdain.
"Five million?
Haha~
It seems like you still have a lot of money in your pocket?
She is indeed a little rich woman.
But since you have a lot of money, I won’t bet with you anymore, it’s boring~
Just bet
How about gambling on blood?
If you are unlucky in this battle, then in the future, you are not allowed to harass Xue Lan anymore, you have to be honest with her, and you are not allowed to make those weird mistakes of yours again. How about that?"
"you!!!
You bastard!
What is a weird problem?
You have a weird problem!
I love Sister Xuelan and I love Sister Xuelan. Do we really like each other?
It's not like you, a shameless guy, actually took advantage of my absence to steal my love!
you"
"Hey! Stop it, stop it!
Let’s go back to the same code~
I have to deal with it separately.
But can that be called true love between you and Xue Lan?
At most, you love her, right?
If she loves you too, do you think I will have anything to do with it?
So~
I've put down my bets. If you fail this battle or lose more than 40% of your troops!
You will be honest from now on, okay?"
"you
snort!
I just know that you, a naughty man, must not be so straightforward!
Forget it~
This lady has confidence in herself, so there is no harm in gambling!
That’s it! If I lose the battle, I will never approach Sister Xuelan again. Is that okay?”
"Deal~"
Liu Yifei raised his brows, and suddenly there was a snicker on his face, as if a treacherous plot had succeeded.
The meeting finally decided on this. Liu Yifei and some auxiliary personnel stayed, and the command system was temporarily replaced by those supported by peripheral teams~
Huangquan, on the other hand, led the command body of the Star War Mercenary Group to fight in the country, and led the troops back to rescue the two captured undead strongholds. At the same time, he was responsible for expelling the group of elves~
As for military strength?
Liu Yifei was not stingy this time. He mobilized all the lizard and dwarf mercenaries for her to take away. At the same time, he also allocated 100,000 people from the core player group under their direct control for Yu Huangquan to take away~
To put it all together, it probably has a combat strength of over 150,000 people.
As for the rest, Liu Yifei didn't care. He said it was a test of Yu Huangquan's appeal and asked her to go to the location of the war zone to gather troops.
The next day, news came out on the ghost forum, stating that the "Plague Alliance" would take on the responsibility of guarding the national border and do its best to work with everyone to protect national security~
Moreover, the core combat force of a border army will soon go to war-torn areas to organize counterattacks~
However, due to the unstable border situation, a large number of elven players are still lingering here, and the situation of raids is such that player forces are formed locally in the war zone. At the same time, Liu Yun has accepted his command and has considerable combat rights, so players can safely join the counterattack force.
So much~
But what Liu Yifei and the others didn't expect was that this choice of dividing the troops for combat had unexpected results that day!
Moreover, they finally realized that there was really someone behind all this in an attempt to bring them down~
But what they didn't expect was that the enemies coming this time would be so numerous and powerful.
On the afternoon of the day when Yu Huangquan divided his troops and returned to the interior of the kingdom, players on the Elf side suddenly began to desperately gather border manpower to attack various border garrisons in Solna's southern border!
Even after being blocked several times by the bone dragon group commanded by Deriga, the enemy's offensive momentum could not be extinguished~
However, the real incident occurred in the afternoon when a post came from an elf claiming to be the "Deputy Leader of the Amethos Harpers Mercenary Group."
The post stated that wars between NPC forces may have extremely important camp significance for a large number of players, but players should not limit their vision for this. The so-called "enemies" should be those who are extremely powerful among equal existences.
But there is an existence that has to be defeated!
The post finally stated that "Liu Yun" should be the "terrible enemy" that the elven players really need to focus on destroying!
If this person does not die, the elves will be harmed by him forever!
And even if you can't actually kill this game character, you must at least destroy his legion so that he no longer has such astonishing power!
Otherwise, the harm this person brings may be greater than that of a powerful NPC warrior at the legendary level!
And their "Amethysto Harpers" will shoulder the arduous task of destroying their mortal enemy this time. They hope to get everyone's support and help to help them completely bulldoze the so-called "freedom corps" in the hands of the opponent within three days.
"!
As soon as this post came out, it was manually pinned to the top almost instantly!
In particular, the post pointed out a clear deadline of "within three days", which was unanimously praised by almost all players who followed this post!
This post is undoubtedly the most direct declaration of war.
