Now that I think about it, it seems that the "first martial arts competition at the end of the year" event is still in front of me, but it has already been almost a month.
In this month, many major events happened in the entire game world~
But players are always a restless group.
No matter how lively the fights between NPCs are, they always lack a sense of reality. Only what happens to the player group is the real top priority for them.
Just like the fact that the Harpers of Amethysto killed a spiritual boss this month, it was discussed over and over again by countless players.
The war between the Tower Clan and the Dungeon was indeed in full swing, and even exaggerated to the point of being outrageous.
However, the player group only viewed this matter from a "curious" and "rare" perspective.
After all, the land of snowy mountains is separated from most players by thousands of rivers and mountains. Even if everyone is curious about that grand war, they can only express their concern through various videos and texts. If they really want to visit the battlefield in person...
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Players from the Tower Clan can still spend a little money to travel, but players from other races should not think about it. With the lack of means of flight and long-distance teleportation, traveling across such a large area is completely wasteful.
In other words, in Liu Yifei's eyes, this matter is indeed an important system event with "high implication", but players may not necessarily buy it ~ what everyone cares more about are some "sesame and mung bean" things that are actually related to interests.
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For example, the current situation is getting better and better, and the development of player lord forces
This is something that the player community is really concerned about.
Although there is only one player in a million who can become a lord on the world map, as long as the player lords are successful, more players will be able to enjoy more benefits.
At least, if players want their territory to become popular and lively, the various policies implemented must be more favorable than those in NPC cities. Otherwise, why would players squeeze into your big place instead of squatting in a more grand system city?
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As the game progresses, the player lords accumulate more and more power.
Especially because I don’t know who took the lead, more and more player lords began to no longer fight alone, but instead sought cooperation with surrounding mercenary groups, player guilds and other organizations to further improve the overall strength of the territory.
The popularity of this method has undoubtedly greatly accelerated the accumulation of strength in player territories.
In the past month, more and more player territories have begun to try to improve their territory level.
Today, the upgrade of a small village into a small town is no longer scary or a difficulty that hinders everyone's progress.
Because every time the territory is upgraded, a huge army of monsters will gather.
These monster armies are indeed a very thorny problem before the player's strength reaches a certain level, and not many people have the strength to confront them head-on.
Therefore, the failure rate of small villages upgrading to small towns is frighteningly high.
But in a month's time, the average level of the player group has increased from more than sixty to more than seventy.
The second-level goal of rebirth and the third-level goal are at level 80. Even if you want to break through the third-level goal first, regardless of the perfect rebirth, it is not an easy task to climb from the 70th level of the second-level goal to the 80th level.
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Just looking at how slowly the "number one pervert" of the ghost clan, who tops the entire game level list, upgrades, you can imagine how difficult it is to upgrade after level 70~
Thinking that before the New Year, when everyone's average level was still around sixty, he suddenly rushed to level seventy-five of the second level in one breath, ranking first in the entire game world.
Now, more than a month has passed, and everyone's average level has risen to over seventy. He has only climbed from level seventy-five to level eighty-four, and has not even reached level ten.
Everyone knows how fast this pervert Liu Yun can level up. Even he leveled up so slowly, let alone the others~
Therefore, as the level of the player army gradually approaches level 75, everyone is increasingly realizing that it is too difficult to upgrade to level 5~
As for how difficult it is to upgrade from level 80 to level 100...
At least this is not an issue that everyone should consider right now.
The level is high, the strength is strong, and the upgrade speed is slow. This can't help but remind many "thoughtful" players of some "wrong ways" to upgrade.
One of the most successful and enjoyable is to use the monster craze when a certain territory is upgraded.
The most famous incident of this kind occurred in the Swamp Tribe when a small town was upgraded to a small town.
At that time, more and more daring players began to realize that they could take advantage of this opportunity to gain experience.
At the beginning of the territorial defense war, in addition to the many experts invited by the local lords themselves, tens of thousands of players unexpectedly gathered
Moreover, these people spontaneously ran outside the town's walls and built a more peripheral "wall of flesh" to block the crazy surging waves of countless beasts.
Although in the end, the city defense battle failed, it was defeated by the overwhelming flying monsters.
After all, the dragonflies of the swamp tribe are notoriously difficult to deal with.
Although their individual strength is not too strong, they are incredibly fast. If you chop them once and they bite you three times, their numbers can only be described as overwhelming~
Coupled with the few but powerful elite giant flying beasts, the number of troops in a small town is really not enough for them to ravage.
But when it comes to the ground legions, the player side did achieve a brilliant victory.
Under the crazy output of tens of thousands of second-level players of more than 70 levels, the waves of monsters in both directions were completely "dispersed"
At the moment when tens of thousands of surging beasts were killed, scattered or even defeated by the player's powerful attacks, jaw-dropping cheers erupted over the entire battlefield.
After the defensive battle failed, these players did not leave in a hurry, but continued to hunt monsters outside the out-of-control herd.
This is an endless monster, an endless experience
Although the success or failure of the territory defense battle is actually not taken seriously by these "experience hunters" (in fact, they are still eager for the failure of the lord). These days, those who can afford to invest in territory are rich people. If they fail this time, they will continue next time.
If they continue to invest in upgrading, they will have more opportunities to gain experience), but it is undeniable that their behavior has indeed relieved the defensive pressure of lord players to a great extent.
The disadvantage is simply that the other party is uncontrollable.
They will not listen to the unified arrangements of the lord players for no reason. They are all organized together spontaneously. They can come and leave when they want, just for their own interests.
The scale of the battle to upgrade the territory of the Swamp Clan was so large that the number of players involved even exceeded that of the unlucky "Migal" Liu Yifei knew who spent a lot of money to create an own incident.
Afterwards, the lord himself revealed that the actual cost of asking for help was actually very low. The total sum of zero and zero was even less than 300,000 United Coins. This is incomparable to Michael's investment.
Not on the same level at all~
(In fact, many things in the world are like this. When doing things, you should "follow the trend". When you reach a certain stage, there will naturally be certain needs. If you comply with the needs and make clever use of them, things will naturally go smoothly and the cost is not high~
Michael's huge investment is actually an investment beyond the times. If he succeeds, he will have a broader space for development in that period, with greater profit advantages but much greater risks~
If his investment at that time is put into perspective now, there is absolutely no reason for failure. After all, players nowadays are in urgent need of experience. If you don’t pay, people will take the initiative to help you fight. If you pay a little, more people will come.
You can just organize it and fight against the monster tide.)
Therefore, in the past month, lord players from various places have begun to frequently break the news that their territories are about to be upgraded.
One is naturally to increase the reputation of the territory and allow more players to play games in the player's territory (the lord can make money through various methods). The other is to hope to find more experienced people to help with defensive battles.
It is also for this reason that since this month, the success rate of small villages in upgrading their towns has increased to over 70%. At one point, some players on the forum urged lords from various places to build and upgrade quickly so that they can start defensive battles earlier~
In the eyes of players, upgrading a town to a small town no longer seems to be an unbridgeable gap, and gradually some people are starting to jump out and try.
It's a pity that there are still very few people who can successfully upgrade so far. It seems that in the short term, the upgrade of small towns to small towns will still be a major obstacle to the development of many lords' territories.
And the "Lord Robert" mentioned by Xue Lan this time is a "local lord" in the Kingdom of Solna.
After the Star Wars Mercenary Group completely defeated the Godzilla Mercenary Group and its vassal organizations, there was a large vacuum in the player organizations in Solna.
It is true that the core members of Godzilla have moved abroad, but it is impossible to say that all the masters they once absorbed will follow them.
After all, the various reputations a player gets from completing tasks after staying in one place for a long time will have a big impact on him. For example, he has a greater chance of receiving good tasks, and there are more preferential measures and consumption discounts.
You can't see it in one or two days, but after one month, two months, especially half a year, the cumulative difference will be huge.
In addition, not every player likes to be a "refugee" in different places, so there are very few masters who will follow Godzilla.
After the collapse of Godzilla, Star Wars did take advantage of the subsequent upgrade of the mercenary group to absorb a group of elites left by the opponent.
Then two more vassal guilds were formed to continue attracting people.
But in the end it is impossible to say that all the elites of a country have been absorbed by the Star Wars family.
The strength vacuum left in this way has become an excellent opportunity for many small and medium-sized organizations to develop and grow.
After all, the original Godzilla was much more domineering than Star Wars. When they were in power, it was quite difficult to develop the organization normally without being restricted by them.
And this "Lord Robert" is even the most successful of these small and medium-sized organizations that subsequently developed.
He first absorbed some of the opponent's remaining elites at a high cost, especially when the direction of Star Wars later shifted to absorbing "senior associate professional players" and "hidden professional players", and they also had more
The absorption space for combat players.
After expanding the strength of their own organization, they began to actively carry out various municipal tasks issued by the King of Solna.
Then, after gaining enough regional reputation, I began to take the trouble to apply for the lord inauguration mission.
Finally, more than a week ago, their boss "Robert" became the lord of a small town near the royal capital of Solna.
To everyone's surprise, this organization, which was about to become increasingly powerful, did not inherit Godzilla's arrogance and dominance, nor did it intend to go against Star Wars.
Their boss, Robert, is from France. As a European gamer, he naturally has the name "Godzilla" and his approximate strength.
The fact that this Chinese organization was able to defeat the most established professional player studio in Europe in one fell swoop proved that its strength was beyond what ordinary player organizations could handle. Therefore, he knew very well that provoking and opposing the opponent would mean seeking death.
Moreover, because of "Liu Yun" and the "Plague City" behind it, not only can't he go against the Star Wars people, but whether he can be popular or not depends on whether he can get closer to the other party.
Therefore, after taking up the position of mayor, Robert first contacted the people from Star Wars and asked them to contact Liu Yun instead, hoping to have the opportunity to meet with him and talk about issues related to "cooperative development".
Cooperate with Liu Yun for development? A small town mayor?
The Star Chasing Arrow who was in charge of foreign affairs at the time almost burst out laughing when he heard this.
However, the opponent's move was really generous. He immediately gave Soul Chasing Arrow a level 70 rare bow and a level 40 king's leather armor.
As the saying goes, people are short-handed, even if Soul Chasing Arrow thought this matter was unreliable, they still took care of it seriously for the other party.
Originally, Soul Chasing Arrow was already prepared to be ridiculed and despised by Xue Lan, but she didn't expect that Xue Lan would become particularly serious and considerate after listening to her report.
And then Xue Lan's reply made even Soul Chasing Arrow unexpectedly wonder if there was an auditory hallucination.
Because she actually agreed to sign an "offensive and defensive alliance" agreement with the other party without even reporting it to Liu Yifei.
God~
The offensive and defensive alliance agreement is on the same level as the cooperation agreement signed by Liu Yifei and George from Gruhar Village.
After all, there is still a strong man with spiritual strength in the dwarf village, and there is also the unknown elder Mokmora as a foil. It is obviously worth the money, but... How can this Robert be so good?
Is it worth Plague City signing an offensive and defensive alliance agreement with him?
The impact of this matter is too great
And Xue Lan made the decision on his own without any reporting.
Therefore, Star Chasing Soul Arrow was worried and quietly told Ta Dun about this matter, so that Ta Dun could tell Liu Yifei and ask him if he had any different opinions.
Unexpectedly, after Liu Yifei heard about this incident, he fully supported Xue Lan's choice, and also frankly said that since Xue Lan was made the deputy lord of the territory and the power was handed over to her, it meant his trust in her.
, there is no need to go to him for these matters in the future. Unless Xuelan feels that she really needs to discuss it, she will definitely be able to solve it.
When Ta Dun asked him the reason for his choice, Liu Yifei just mysteriously said that the old era will eventually end, and the signs of the new era have arrived." Ta Dun was left to wonder alone and continue to level up~
In fact, Liu Yifei and Xue Lan mean the same thing.
As knowledgeable as they are in the game, it is natural that the strength currently controlled by the NPC forces cannot be shaken by the player class.
But this does not mean that players will never succeed.
The growth rate of player class strength is also beyond the reach of NPCs. They need a long time to accumulate, absorb knowledge, and delve into the mysteries, while players only need to mechanically fight monsters and upgrade~
Those NPCs may have "accumulated a lifetime" of strength, and players can surpass them in just one or two years.
So one day, this game world will also become the world of players.
The "rise" of player lords will become an important part of promoting this process.
As players' strength continues to improve, the problem of difficulty in upgrading territories will surely be overcome. However, if enough "benefits" can be earned before this difficulty is overcome by most people, it will be great for Plague City.
Simply great
Liu Yifei and the others wanted nothing more than two benefits:
1. Actual benefits.
We help you defend, and you will definitely get the money. We will not work as free labor.
Second, the friendly attitude of emerging forces.
It's not too much to ask for us to help you get through the difficulties. We all share our knowledge and become allies, right?
Liu Yifei's goal is very clear.
It would be a bit impossible to organize the emerging mercenary groups and guilds in the entire country. After all, everyone is on their own side, and even if they want to meet, the cost is not small, so there is no need to join forces.
But it’s different in urban areas~
With the city-level territory, a large enough teleportation array can be built. As an alliance, the authority of the teleportation array will be connected to each other. Liu Yifei is also a racial holy city. There are no restrictions on the opening of teleportation across the country. It can be used as a
The core hub connects all players and city lords into a tight unity, making it easier for them to expand their power.
Ten thousand soldiers gathered together are a force that even NPC lords have to take seriously. But if they are dispersed into a hundred families, each with a hundred soldiers, it would be too unattractive~
Do NPCs talk to a hundred player lords one by one when they go into battle and ask for help?
Naturally, I had a direct conversation with the boss.
The stronger the strength you have at hand, the more capital you have for negotiation, and the greater benefits you can achieve.
This is a simple truth~
Liu Yifei and Xue Lan could naturally understand this truth, so they readily agreed to the other party's alliance proposal. However, the people negotiating were Xue Lan and the little assassin, both Liu Yifei's right-hand men. It was enough for them to go.
Liu Yifei is still busy improving his strength. He is still eager to reach level 100 and the third level of rebirth...
The alliance agreement was just signed a week ago. Unexpectedly, the other party moved so quickly. The territory was already in place in one fell swoop. Now they are just waiting to survive the final upgrade of the defensive battle to become a new first-class small town territory.
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More importantly, this may be the first territorial city that players can upgrade themselves, which would be of great significance. This gimmick alone is enough to attract many surrounding players to develop here...
After sending the invitation letter in the morning, Robert has been walking around the territory with some anxiety.
He has already submitted permission to the system to upgrade his territory, and in a little over half an hour the monster siege will begin~
To be honest, although he had made complete preparations, it was completely a lie to say that he was not anxious or worried.
However, it was already at this time, and the most important "group" he invited still hadn't arrived, which made him feel a little bit complaining~
However, if it were someone else, he would definitely send a letter or private message to urge the other person to come quickly.
But for this group of people, no matter how brave you are, they won't dare to rush them.
The opponent is the super-perverted Liu Yun and his elites. If he is in a hurry with these people, he will be completely uncomfortable. Godzilla in the past is proof of this, and he can only continue to wait...
Just when Robert was depressingly wondering whether the other party would not arrive until the last minute, his territorial teleportation array suddenly lit up, and then under his overjoyed gaze, a large group of people began to teleport in an endless stream.
The first one to come out was a young man wearing a king-level wizard robe, with a decent appearance and a friendly and easy-going smile.
This face is so familiar to him
It has always been the face that he had hoped to see in recent days but had never been able to see its true face.
"Oops~~~Liuyun, hello, hello. I didn't expect that such a small thing would alarm you. Look, how embarrassing it is~hahahaha~~~"
Robert was overjoyed and immediately called Haha and the people he led to greet him grandly. He tightly grasped Liu Yifei's politely extended palm.
Although he said that he was embarrassed to alarm the other party, his expression was one of indescribable joy, and it was obvious that he had been looking forward to Liu Yifei's appearance for a long time.
"Haha~ You are Lord Robert, right? Hello~ I have been busy with business recently. I should have met you earlier, but I didn't expect it to be postponed until today. I'm really sorry." Liu Yifei said politely.
Although the strength of the opponent and him are vastly different, since they are allies, there is no airs to be gained, and the face must be given.
"You're welcome, you're welcome~ Lord Liuyun is busy with territorial affairs every day, and he has to ensure a leveling speed. I would be very grateful if he could take the time to come and take care of me. How can I ask for more?
But I am extremely grateful that you can come today. I will rely on you more during the defensive battle~
When the matter is over, don’t leave everyone. Ah, everyone go to the Red Soul Tavern in the capital of Solna. I will be the host and I have to have a good drink with everyone."
As soon as Liu Yifei arrived, Robert was obviously confident. He never even mentioned the possibility of successful or failed defense during the conversation. He just said that he celebrated after the battle was over, as if this defensive battle was already a sure thing in his opinion.
Liu Yifei didn't say much about the other party's enthusiasm, he just smiled politely, and then accompanied the other party to review the other party's military strength. After all, he was here to do practical things, and a few pleasantries were enough. After all, Liu Yifei was still a
People who are more practical don't like to play with those imaginary things~
As for whether Xuelan and the others would like to go drink with Liu Yifei after finishing their business, he was determined not to go. With the United States, he might as well go and practice more leveling.
Liu Yifei proposed to see the specific military strength in Robert's territory, and Robert was even more delighted.
This shows that the other party is a serious and responsible person. It is naturally better to cooperate with such a person. He only asks the other party to put in more effort, how can he refuse, when even with Liu Yifei and a large group of Plague City people behind him?
Introduce the core staff to other staff under their command.
Although he had heard Xue Lan's detailed report before, Liu Yifei really felt that Robert was very attentive to this defensive battle when he saw the opponent's preparations.
Not only did all the strength under his command be mobilized, but he also recruited some other mercenary groups or player guilds in the capital of Solna to help.
Although he has found support from Plague City, and there will definitely be a lot of idle players fighting against the enemy, he has no intention of underestimating the enemy and still works hard to make various preparations. In Liu Yifei's view, it is also practical.
It’s not easy.
While Liu Yifei was still greeting some other organizations he knew or didn't know from Robert's territory, the siege battle finally began.
At this time, nearly 100,000 players had gathered outside Robert's small town-level territory.
Standing on the wall of a simple town and looking out, there are so many heads everywhere that you can see that Liu Yifei had to sigh at the madness of the players.
Gradually, gradually, the rushing herd got closer and closer to Robert's territory.
And just at the moment when the front row of the monster army rushed into the line of fire of the player's defensive formation, a huge "dark cloud" suddenly rose in the player's team, followed by a sound that even Liu Yifei didn't feel a little frightened upon hearing.
A "bang" sound from the bowstring
In an instant, all the archers in the player group fired their bows almost at the same time and used surprisingly consistent attack skills. The ones they used were all multi-shooters.
The multi-shooting skill can shoot two arrows at the beginning, and then it can shoot one more arrow every time the skill is upgraded. This is the iconic skill of archers. Many people have practiced it to at least level 5 or 6.
With his hands, less than 10,000 archers shot out 50,000 to 60,000 arrows at once. Even Liu Yifei, who had seen such a big scene, couldn't help but sigh when he suddenly saw such a battle.
On the battlefield, after all, only with more people can we be more powerful...
