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At a time when racial wars are breaking out one after another in the game world, the short-term local battles that only occurred in the northwest corner of the Kingdom of Solna have not received widespread attention.шwщ
But at the local level, this super war, which was like a natural disaster, aroused inexplicable suspicion and all kinds of surprise and fear among countless people~
One is the inexplicable battle itself, and the other is the disbelief of the limits of power that NPCs can possess~
The development of virtual online games has a history of several decades. Since the birth of the first virtual online game, players have never seen any NPC in any other game with such terrifying and amazing power as in Heroes Online!
The super battle that lasted for about two hours last night shocked countless local players.
At the beginning, the crowd ran away in all directions for fear of being implicated in the battle and inexplicable life and death.
Later, more and more players were even attracted by the gorgeousness of the battle itself, and began to follow, observe and shoot without fear of death~
Later, the news even spread wider and wider, attracting a small number of players from the southern border who had gathered in the Xeris Fortress battle area back~
Later, it was the dozens of blurry battle videos posted on the forum that attracted a small amount of popularity to this unusual local battle, which was small in scale but high in actual quality.
The attention of a small number of players was attracted by this local battle. Among them, the one who was particularly "attracted" was naturally Liu Yifei, who went online the next day.
After abiding by the agreement with Xue Lan, Liu Yifei had been busy all day and his mood had been ups and downs several times. He finally had a solid sleep. Although a night's sleep could not adjust his state to the best, it still allowed him to recover a little bit.
Angry, my face looks much better than before I went offline yesterday~
However, even so, when Liu Yifei later learned about the god-level battle that took place in the Dark City area, he couldn't help but look shocked, secretly exclaiming that he had missed a shocking battle in his sleep!
Fortunately, Xue Lan took enough first-hand video information of the whole process, and she obviously understood what Liu Yifei was thinking. She knew that when this guy came online, he would definitely dig into the details of the matter as soon as he received the news, so she looked for someone to catch up overnight.
He produced several complete battle videos that were carefully edited, and combined them with some better-angle pictures taken by other players. This allowed Liu Yifei to easily understand the battle that took place in the Dark City last night.
After watching several videos in one go, Liu Yifei couldn't help but spend more than an hour!
And after reading it, his expression was also extremely strange.
Just like Xue Lan, Liu Yifei also recognized the "Pale Lord" as his "old friend"!
In the battle with Kulam, this guy did seem to appear. What made Liu Yifei even more concerned was that among the important gains he had made when he left the Tower Clan, there was a bone staff that he particularly liked.
"The Bone Fingers of the Pale Lord"!
this this
It seems that there are too many clues and they are too confusing. Liu Yifei needs to sort them out.
Contrary to Liu Yifei's expectation, after Liu Yifei watched all the battle videos quietly, the first words out of Xue Lan's mouth were an apology!
Apologize for her dereliction of duty last night~
But in Liu Yifei's opinion, this is all a joke~
At the beginning, the only enemy they knew was the "Desolate Bone Society".
Faced with these insignificant clowns, Xue Lan's battle preparation from the very beginning was to "do all he can to prevent, just in case." Although he was a bit overly cautious, he did not underestimate the enemy at all. It can be said that he had the necessary skills.
The most basic qualities of a commander.
""Many times, despising your enemy is equivalent to neglecting your own life. This is the most arrogant and arrogant thing that a commander, especially a senior commander, cannot have.
Later, when faced with players from unknown forces behind the same side, Xuelan's choice during the war was to ignore them and force them to leave after being notified in advance.
I have to say that it is a little bit arrogant, but the method is definitely not wrong.
After all, various factors change rapidly during a war. In order to ensure the safety of the battlefield, the commander cannot allow a force with unknown enemies and friends to enter the war zone without authorization, especially a position close to his back.
You must know that many times an effective sneak attack from the back can even destroy an entire superior army! Even if the other party may come to support with good intentions
Such risks must not be taken when combat power is fully guaranteed.
What's more, that beast opposite, Blood Moon Black Cloud, has a criminal record. Would you rather be more careful at this time?
As for that bit of rudeness
Just kidding~
Whoever has the bigger fist can make the rules and reason!
Do those people still dare to run up to Liu Yifei and scold Xue Lan for his rudeness?
Throughout the battle, there were two major unexpected factors. One was that the opponent's combat power actually far exceeded Liu Yifei's initial expectations.
The real subject of the battle actually has nothing to do with the "Desolate Bone Society" at all~
But an army of 100,000 bandits from the Fostel Basin!
Although there are big loopholes in the organization of this bandit army, and they are not as neat and disciplined as the regular army of the kingdom, their personal strength is much higher than that of similar NPC mercenaries. An army of 100,000 is almost equivalent to 150,000 NPCs.
The kingdom’s army and even more came to see~
Facing such a behemoth, plus dozens of spirit-level heroes, it was very difficult for Xuelan and the others to hold on~
Not to mention that a lot of war machines were damaged during this period, even if they could not defend the city and lost it, it would not be surprising to Liu Yifei~
Last night's battle was simply a dangerous dance on the tip of a knife~
Among all the targeted attack targets set by Xue Lan, if she makes a wrong step in her plan or thought, she may end up with the enemy breaking down the gate and destroying the city!
Being able to defend Liu Yifei seems to be the greatest affirmation of Xuelan's ability~
As for the last and biggest unexpected factor, the arrival of a god's clone
Just kidding~
Even a blind half-immortal couldn't have predicted this kind of thing, right?
Who the hell would have thought that an inexplicable bandit leader could summon a clone of a god?
And that guy was so crazy that he even sacrificed himself in order to complete the summoning ritual.
This absolutely morbid behavior makes you look like a lunatic!
fight with madman
It's normal for accidents to happen. It's definitely a matter of life and death~
Therefore, for Xue Lan's apology, Liu Yifei only gave her a helpless roll of the eyes.
If there is anything that Xue Lan really did not do well in the whole battle,
In Liu Yifei's opinion, she was a little lazy in her attitude toward the Dark Lord, her important ally.
It can be seen from the battle video that Xue Lan has coldly refuted the Dark Duke several times. Although Liu Yifei also understands that Xue Lan's attitude towards "outsiders" has always been this way, it can still easily cause dissatisfaction among his allies, especially now.
When the opponent has lost its original territory, it is even easier to leave a very bad impression in the heart of the Dark Duke.
After giving Xue Lan a few reminders, Liu Yifei took her to find the Dark Lord.
Just as Liu Yifei thought, when he found the Dark Lord, he was drinking depressedly in a gorgeous tavern in the Plague City, and even turned a blind eye to the two NPC heroes sitting quietly drinking next to him~
You know, although heroes can often be refreshed in taverns in cities at all levels, they are definitely in short supply!
Free heroes are not refreshed very frequently, but there are so many people who want to hire them, but there are very few people who are qualified to hire them~
Because even if it takes a lot of effort to eat free heroes and then "resell" them to other mercenary groups that are interested in hiring, the guild can make a lot of money, not to mention the possibility of obtaining top-quality heroes with rare skills and special effects~
And all the free heroes in Plague City are "strictly reserved" by Liu Yifei!
No one except Plague City itself and the allies of the various lords in the Plague Alliance are allowed to move. This is Liu Yifei's death rule. No one can touch it. Anyone who dares to foul Liu Yifei will be kicked out and then completely banned~
After all, this plague city belongs to him!
Strictly speaking, all the properties in the city are legally owned by him. He is willing to provide many players with many game conveniences at low prices. But if the players don't even leave him this face, then what will he do to those players?
There is no need for people to be polite~
Liu Yifei actually looked down upon these freedom heroes.
Whether he hired himself or a large number of his servants, they are all at least spiritual level. Ordinary heroes below this level have no room for him to play, so these are generally given to allies in the Plague Alliance. It can be regarded as
The benefits Liu Yifei distributes to everyone.
Right now, two heroes of freedom are sitting on the left and right of the Dark Duke, but he is indifferent to this. But this scene can tell how depressed this guy is right now.
"Yo~
Is Lao Hei drinking here to relieve his boredom? He seems to be in a good mood?
Come~
Otherwise, let me come and have a drink with you~"
Liu Yifei is not polite. After all, that's the kind of person he is. As long as the other party is polite enough, he will always be a good old man with a smile on his face, let alone these old friends who are already familiar with him.
Without giving the Duke of Darkness any more chance to explain, he had already taken his own private wine and sat down next to the Duke of Darkness, and then he happily exchanged glasses with him~
In the npc's tavern and bring your own private wine
This is an act of smashing a sign and slapping someone in the face. Most people would not dare to do it. In serious cases, a verbal conflict with an NPC boss may even lead to the intervention of the city guards.
But who is Liu Yifei?
Lord of the Holy City!
The immediate boss here!
The whole city belongs to him~
Even the owner of the tavern is hired by him~
Who else dares to discuss the law with him?
Drinking the high-quality wine brought by Liu Yifei one after another, and even the small amount of high-quality elf fruit wine that Liu Yifei brought back from the elf tribe, the Dark Duke's mood finally improved a little. Then he began to drink one after another.
Liu Yifei vomited bitter water
Just as Liu Yifei guessed, the most depressing thing for the Dark Lord is naturally the destruction of Dark City~
After the battle, although the teleportation option in Dark City had indeed completely disappeared, even the Dark Lord himself received a system prompt. It said that the territory had been completely destroyed, and asked him to report the situation to the original superior NPC city owner as soon as possible and receive the information to revive the territory.
Task.
This is the right given to the lord by the system.
If the territory is only destroyed rather than directly occupied, then the lord has the right to "revival" it, just like Liu Yifei once excavated the remains of the Plague City, and then found the heart of the city to "revival" it - "Invincible Heroes"
"Mountain of Corpses and Sea of Bones" Chapter 367: The Dark Duke's Heart Knot".
Receive missions, run maps, buy mission items, and revive the territory.
But of course. It's impossible to recover 100%.
Generally speaking, the basic level of the territory remains unchanged or slightly decreased, but the main buildings in the territory will be discounted based on the degree of previous damage. The worst possible thing is that all the other buildings in the territory will be destroyed~
This problem is very serious!
For example, suppose that the Plague City is destroyed, and thanks to Liu Yifei's long-term hard work, the Plague City itself already has double the number of recruiting buildings, and there are even four "evil temples" for recruiting skeletons!
Adding recruitment buildings can either be done instantly by using additional construction drawings, forced additions, or by obtaining meritorious service and qualifying from the superior city lord and then building more.
But no matter what it is, as long as the additional building is damaged, it means that the previous hard work has been in vain! Everything has to be started all over again!
Even the original building grade of the building will be cleared, which has caused significant economic losses~
Therefore, if it is a super-full territory such as Plague City, where one city can send more troops than two or three ordinary fifth-level cities. Once it is completely destroyed, the losses will be unimaginable!
Although Dark City is far from being comparable to Plague City in terms of development, it still has a lot of hard work put into it by the Dark Lord!
What's especially embarrassing is that just half a month ago, the "spiritual tomb" architectural drawings that the Dark Lord had just purchased for himself with a large sum of money were smashed into the Dark City! Now the destruction of the city means that this investment of hundreds of thousands of joint coins has been destroyed again.
The water is floating~
The blow to the Duke of Darkness is a serious one
In addition, to Liu Yifei's surprise, the second reason why he was so depressed was not Xue Lan's rude jokes~
After all, he is a mature man, not a child. How could he hold a grudge over such a trivial matter?
Besides, the situation at that time was indeed urgent. It is normal for people to lose their normalcy and become impatient. The Dark Lord said that he could understand this~
What really upset him was
Recently, something unexpected happened in my real-life business.
What a ghost!
I don’t know what happened, but several of the manors privately invested by the Dark Lord actually suffered significant losses, and the restaurant chain under his private name also had an accident and was forced to close down the business for a period of time, which made him even more worried about his previous business.
It feels extremely painful to spend millions in "failed" investments in the game!
Although this did not directly bankrupt the Dark Lord, his wife already had a problem with him. She couldn't understand his behavior of losing millions of United Coin personal assets in a year while playing a game.
"Well, I'm talking about Lao Hei!
It turns out you are still a wealthy Western bourgeoisie!
I just heard you say that you are a businessman, how can you become so rich after doing it for a long time?"
After listening to the other party's narration, Liu Yifei couldn't help but be stunned!
Only then did he know who this middle-aged Canadian he had been playing games with for several months without knowing it was, a rich man whom Liu Yifei might never meet in his lifetime!
Perhaps in their place, this man is still a wealthy man who often makes headlines in various newspapers!
"Haha~
Stop making fun of me~
In the words of you Orientals, it is just more than enough than above.
It's you.
"Invincible Heroes: Mountain of Corpses and Sea of Bones" I heard that you started from scratch~
It only takes about a year. No matter how hard you play in this game, you must have 180,000 union coins, right?
Take a look~
You can make money along the way and become a rich man, but what about me?
I have been losing money all the way, and this time I have completely lost the city!
I have already run the mission and checked the details of the revival.
The city was completely destroyed. Even if it can be revived, it will have to return to a second-level city. Moreover, my second spiritual tomb is definitely gone, and the rest are also very damaged. If I want to renovate them all, I don’t know what to do.
How much energy to spend
Why!
Annoying!
My wife has been teasing me recently, and I really feel like giving up."
After drinking another large glass of wine, the Dark Duke said rather frustrated.
People like the Dark Lord who become tired of the game because of major setbacks are actually what Liu Yifei is most afraid of encountering.
There is a saying that there is no greater sorrow than the death of the heart~
Whether the game is fun or not, whether the world is exciting or not, are all secondary. The key lies in whether the player can be invested in it~
If you really like it, you will enjoy playing it even if it is a rubbish game.
If you don’t like it from the bottom of your heart, then even if others tell you the truth, you probably won’t be able to even look at it~
In the past, the Dark Lord may have liked this game very much and was willing to invest in it.
Besides, the territory mode is definitely profitable in the middle and later stages, and it is also the type where the earlier you invest, the sooner you will get output. Investment can be seen as long-term benefits, and of course it will make the Dark Lord determined to spend money on the game.
~
Maybe he wasn't so lavish in playing games before. But at least in this game, he can see the hope of profit, so as a businessman, he dares to invest~
It's a pity that this unfortunate investment encountered an accident. It's like holding stocks ambitiously to enter the bull market, but ended up encountering a financial tsunami half a month later.
This kind of natural disaster is beyond anyone's expectation and can only be attributed to luck.
Investments are frustrated. Everything is in vain, and all the hard work is wasted. Coupled with the many troubles in life, even if you love this game, you may feel tired. And once this happens, it may mean the final departure.
"Old black~
Now that you've made the situation clear, I won't be polite.
At present, I can only say that I am a game player. Apart from this game, I have no other skills. The little money I have including the assets in the game may exceed 10 million, but I only have two or three million on hand.
, may not be able to help you.
But in the game, as long as you don’t quit for a day, I will guarantee that you will get a beautiful territory back!
I am here today to give you an explanation on behalf of the alliance!
Everyone helps you build the territory, and everyone helps you complete the tasks~
We give to those who are in need of men, and we give soldiers to those who are in need of soldiers~
The phrase "alliance" is not as simple as sharing blessings. We must make money together, but if there are difficulties and misfortunes, we must bear them together!
What's more, the enemy will come to attack you this time. Does it have something to do with me?
But Lao Hei, listen to what I’m telling you~
You yourself have said that rebuilding Dark City will be costly, and the key and troublesome thing is that it will have to develop again after it has regressed to a second-level territory.
And the most important thing is that 80% of your immigrants will die before they have time to evacuate!
""I can tell you honestly now, the "immigration" thing is very important when upgrading the territory~
Because even if all the buildings in your territory are full, if there is no one and there is no "immigration", it means that your territory is not qualified and the system will not upgrade you~
Eighty percent of you are dead, and there aren't many of them in the first place, so it will be difficult to regroup.
No one has much of this stuff, it can only be said to be accumulated slowly, and I also plan to upgrade my territory to the sixth level, so I don’t dare to give it to you in large sums at this time.
Even if you meet the conditions to upgrade your territory to level three, you still have to wait at least a month to recruit refugees.
This month
Lao Hei~
If it depends on me, we might as well find a better place to develop again!"
"Change a place? Develop again?
I don’t understand~”
When he heard that Liu Yifei actually said to him, "We share blessings and share hardships," to be honest, even as an adult who has experienced the world, the Dark Lord was extremely moved.
It can be said that the more adults you are, the less you dare to talk to the people around you.
Because they have experienced the ups and downs of the world as they grow up, they understand that sometimes their sincere enthusiasm only results in the use of others and scars on themselves. Therefore, they gradually get used to reservations and protect themselves.
However, it is undeniable that the human heart is made of flesh!
When everyone is at a low point in life, they hope that there will be someone around them who can help them at all costs. Even if it does not really bring them any substantial help, it can at least make them feel the warmth of people's hearts and help them stand up.
The courage to keep going~
Humans are always social animals. Many times, they also need the warmth and courage from others!
Liu Yifei could say such words at this time instead of kicking the Dark Duke out of the alliance, who basically had "nothing". In the eyes of the Dark Duke, he was already a rare young man!
But what Liu Yifei said later made him inevitably surprised and even shocked~
What?
Redevelopment in another place?
this
Although the foundation of the second-level territory is indeed a bit poor
But that is still a second-level territory!
How can you just throw it away?
If we start all over again, it will not only cost more effort, but also means more investment?
This idea is too much
"Old Hei, don't be in a hurry and listen to me.
I know you must have doubts about this decision.
Now let me ask you, last night, how many bandit groups from the Fostel Basin did you kill?"
"Well? Why do you ask this?
There were so many people last night that we couldn't even count them. It must have been 70,000 or 80,000, right? Maybe 100,000 is not much different."
"Okay, then let's count him as 80,000!
The Fostel Basin is big, but how big can it be?
How large an area can an army of 80,000 bandits control?
And I think you know better than me what the land in the Fostel Basin means, right?
That's black iron!
Countless black iron!
There are also a large number of high-grade high-quality stones, as well as a large number of various rich associated minerals!
Then let’s think about it~
In the entire Fostel Basin, how many areas can there be enough for 80,000 bandits to allocate and control?
But at this time, you actually destroyed the opponent's army of 80,000 bandits in one breath!
If we were in the wild, I can say that we wouldn't have fought this battle at all~
The opponent's individual strength is too high. We can kill them with one charge. One-tenth of the troops are enough to torture us~
But in the defensive battle, with the advantage of war machinery, we killed them all. We didn't even let go of the bandit leaders~
This basically means they have surrendered their lair!
At this time, it means that the area originally controlled by the opponent is completely vacant."
"yes!!!
Damn it!
Such a simple truth!
Why didn’t I think of that!!!”
Before Liu Yifei could finish speaking, he had looked dejected just now. The frustrated Duke of Darkness suddenly screamed and slapped his hand on the hard wooden wine table. He jumped and screamed in pain. But he suppressed it.
I can’t help but look excited!
"Haha~
Don't worry, don't worry~
Just listen to me first.
Old black~
Regarding territory immigration, to be honest, there are people in my territory who specialize in handling this information.
Don't underestimate these NPC immigrants. They are actually very useful, but they just require a long mining process~
Haven't you always said that the equipment production speed in my territory is astonishingly fast?
It's actually very simple~
There are many immigrants in my territory!
Moreover, after my careful training, quite a few of them have become craftsmen!
Compared with NPC craftsmen, the hiring price of these immigrants is much lower, and living in your territory will generate a lot of derivative benefits~
For example, they also want to eat, consume, and have fun.
I can say that.
A territory may not become strong without players, but without immigrants, it certainly cannot become strong!
I have checked your territory. Compared with other territories in the alliance that have been upgraded at the same time, have you found that your immigration absorption speed is faster and the number is larger~
We have consulted these materials privately.
And according to the results of our people's secret investigation, a large number of miner-type artisan immigrants were born in your territory, which has a clear advantage over the number of other artisan-type immigrants!
Any idea what this means?
This means that if the territory has innate advantages in certain aspects, especially resources and production advantages, it can further strengthen the absorption of immigrants and increase the speed.
The stronger the immigrants are, the faster and deeper they can develop various resources in the territory, thereby increasing the profitability of the territory.
However, the stronger the territory, the more immigrants it can absorb. This is a very simple virtuous cycle~
As long as you find the right entry point, this is a snowball that will get bigger and bigger.
And the reason why I want to suggest that you take the opportunity to take over the Fostel Basin is precisely because of the "
"Dark Iron Ore!!!"
Before Liu Yifei could finish speaking, the Dark Lord exclaimed again~
Yes!
Black iron ore!
The only rare resource in the Forstel Great Basin that can be regarded as outstanding!
Rich reserves of black iron ore!
If we can use this as an entry point to build a resource-based city with black iron ore as the highlight, it will definitely attract a large number of miner immigrants to settle in!
Then there is a large amount of surplus black iron ore, which is attracting blacksmith immigrants to settle in
Damn it!
Damn it!!
Damn it!!!
How come I haven't discovered such a simple thing before?
At this moment, the Dark Duke couldn’t help but reflect angrily in his heart~
Seeing that the Duke of Darkness seemed to be getting more and more excited, and the light in his eyes became brighter and brighter, Liu Yifei smiled at the corner of his mouth and said out unhurriedly:
"Of course, these are not the only advantages~
If you really decide to take over the Fostel Basin, you can even "
As Liu Yifei spoke in a suppressed voice, the Dark Duke's face was completely distorted with excitement.
