Chapter 968: 967 Why did we agree to go to support instead of waiting for rescue?
Chapter 968: Why did we agree to go to support instead of waiting for rescue?
Under night, eighteen airships of various sizes from the Perfect Shipping Company were crossing the hungry plains of the Dark Mountains in formation, which meant that the journey to support the war was almost halfway through.
On the NPC ship, the commanders of each team are conducting pre-war communication meetings through the communication network between airships. Considering the current situation in Chardeau Port, there is a high probability that there will not be time left for them after landing.
Make a tactical strategy, so these things need to come up with a rough plan before they arrive.
The soldiers of the People's Army were packing their gear in their respective cabins.
They are all veterans who have participated in at least one large-scale battle. Going to the battlefield to fight the gnolls of the Bonegnasher clan will not make everyone nervous, but few people are running around on the airship like the players.
Especially players who are assigned to several large airships.
There they found the leisure cabin used by the crew. After paying money to obtain the right to use it, they even took advantage of the last entertainment time to have a party or something. This lively and carpe diem scene formed a perfect match with the solemnity of the NPC.
Quite a stark contrast.
Of course, there are also some players taking a break.
In the other world, the lockdown caused by the pandemic is currently being gradually lifted. After several months of lockdown, society is starting to function again. Many people have begun to go to work and go to school normally. For example, the student party members have been adjusting their schedules in the past few days.
Although everyone said that the crazy gaming experience in the past few months has been a good experience, people always have to live in reality.
But this has also had a moderate impact on the action patterns of the player group. Because of work and school, players are no longer able to maintain 18+ hours of online activities a day as before.
This thing sounds like it has no impact, but it gives Lao Qin such a headache that he almost explodes.
The direct consequence of everyone's different schedules is that no matter how many battles are conducted at any point in time, it is almost impossible to guarantee that the players will be full, which greatly weakens the overall combat effectiveness of the players.
Fortunately, veteran players have relatively strong self-management skills. Those guild members affected by this have reported to their respective presidents in advance, and then they will submit their collective activity schedules to Mr. Qin and the staff, and they will be approved.
The method of coordinating the schedule has finally managed to ensure that an elite team of players is ready for dispatch at any time.
"It seems that in the future, large-scale events should be held at night in the real world."
In the command cabin of the "Murphy's Hammer", Master Qin said to the five pairs of ships and the veterans of the Qing Dynasty:
"Due to the time difference between the two worlds, it happens to be early morning when most players fall asleep. The sleep connection program can basically cover two-thirds of the day. The more troublesome ones are the vampire players.
They have to stay here at night to ensure full combat effectiveness, and the two sides have to stagger their actions.
This requires us to coordinate well."
"Actually, there is a solution, Mr. Qin."
The veteran of the Qing Dynasty, who was sitting on a chair and disassembling the imitation Colt officer's gun for maintenance, raised his head and said:
"As long as the total number of players increases, these small problems can be ignored.
Our current number of players is about 6,200. If the official promise of decentralizing 500+ helmets per month can be realized, at most three months later, even if there are staggered operations due to schedule reasons, we can ensure that there are enough players for large events.
of manpower.”
"However, there is still a gap between the combat effectiveness of civilians and professionals, mainly reflected in discipline. This is a commonplace issue."
The five pairs of wheels next to them operated the observation equipment, looking down at the light spots on the Hungry Plains under the night, and said:
"So in order to ensure a quick response, we have to continue adding sand. I think the ratio of one-tenth is appropriate. What about you?"
"Isn't that a bit much?"
A veteran of the Qing Dynasty rubbed his chin and said:
"This means that when the number of players reaches 10,000, the number of professionals will be 1,000. Not to mention the game official's attitude towards this ratio, just where to find 1,000 professionals is a big problem. Brother Zhong
It’s impossible for the working group next to expand to a thousand people, right?
That is too exaggerated, and directly using official forces seems to be inconsistent with the principles of covert operations."
"It's actually possible."
Lao Qin hesitated for a moment and decided to give his two lieutenants a thorough explanation. He whispered:
"The cement side has previously sent me two sets of deconstruction drawings of different power armors. Although I haven't received a formal reply after submitting it, it is certain that the military industry side has organized a group of industry leaders to carry out the work.
The technical route was discussed.
We don’t need to say much to understand the value of this kind of thing, so if we apply after we have already produced the work results, there is a high probability that it will be approved.
But what I am thinking now is that instead of bringing people over from home, it might be better for us to use local materials here.
After all, even professionals have to consider work and rest issues. No matter how powerful the soldier is, he will collapse if he is online 24 hours a day for a long time.
So it is better to choose some commanders and use the People's Army as a base to speed up training. The physical fitness of the locals is much more exaggerated than the whiteboard data of the newbies, and their personalities are fierce and determined. Once trained, they will definitely be elite soldiers.
Besides, the battle mode here is different from that at home, so it’s useless if there are too many people.”
"Too."
The five pairs of wheels nodded, feeling that what Lao Qin said made sense, while the veteran of the Qing Dynasty was more realistic. He reassembled the weapon parts at hand, inserted the magazine and made an aiming movement, and then gathered
Go to Lao Qin and whisper:
"We have submitted all the good things, so what are the merits?"
"You've already retired, why are you still thinking about these things?"
Lao Qin glanced at him sideways and said:
"Go, go, I won't miss you, just work hard."
"Hehe, I knew I would always have meat to eat by following you."
The veteran of the Qing Dynasty laughed and said:
"Then you guys stay here and I'll go take a look around the cabin."
After he left, Mr. Qin took out a notebook and flipped through the records on it, while the five pairs of wheels continued to observe the ground. Soon, the keen chief of staff noticed the unusual movements on the black earth below.
While adjusting the downward observation window of the airship, he said:
"Why are the lights on the ruins of the Brass Fortress so dense? I seem to have seen two forces at war? Is this place so lively?"
"Just because it's called a ruins doesn't mean it's deserted."
Lao Qin said casually:
"According to the information shared by the Shadow Intelligence Agency, there are at least followers of the God of Wealth, brass dwarf defenders, ratmen, jackals, kobolds and other forces in the ruins of the Brass Fortress. They are in the intricate underground buildings.
They have their own territories and are constantly attacking each other.
Each force has its own purpose.
Believers of the God of Wealth believe that the ruins are the holy place where the god was born. The Brass Dwarves just want to regain their hometown. The Rat Men have nowhere to go and they also gained freedom there, so they believe that the ruins should naturally belong to them.
The goals of the gnolls and kobolds are more pure. They hope to get the huge amounts of gold and treasure hidden in the ruins.
In short, don’t underestimate the ruins, it is almost the most chaotic area on the continent at present, and based on the current situation, it is estimated that chaos will continue here until one force completely defeats the other forces."
"Well, that sounds like a lawless place."
Five pairs of wheels put down the observer, thought for a moment and then turned back to Lao Qin and said:
"After the incident on the Genoa Peninsula is over, do we want to join in?
Before the fortress of the Brass Dwarves collapsed, it was the richest city in the entire continent. That wealth now lies in ruins, and even obtaining part of it would be very beneficial to the current economy and development of Transia.
Moreover, activities like treasure hunting have always been a favorite of the player community.
Currently, many players have the sub-class of ‘Vault Hunter’, and once we take the initiative, many people will follow.”
"It would be too wasteful to leave elite players here. Now that the mainland map has been opened, everyone has their own goals and things to do. I think it is better to let the newbies come."
Master Qin closed his notebook and said:
"The war in Transia has ended, and in the barren mountain area of the new frontier, only the Baphomet cultists are still barely considered elite enemies. Newbies entering the game who want to level up quickly can only refresh dungeons or go to
Dark Mountains, but not everyone is willing to help Xian Lang develop civilization.
For those warlike little perverts, the current ruins of the Brass Fortress are perfect.
An underground main city full of tunnels, enemies and gold sounds like a perfect upgrade area. I heard that the ruins of the Farstrider headquarters are also about to be officially opened. It is very close to the Brass Ruins, so it can be used as an upgrade area.
New frontline resurrection point."
"It makes sense. I will go to the forum to make suggestions to the development team. If they are adopted, there will be physical rewards."
The five pairs of wheels chuckled, sat on the chairs next to them and logged into the forum. Mr. Qin shook his head and took over his duties to observe below and around.
An aerial formation composed of more than a dozen airships crossed the Gorgon Pass, which had become a straight road due to terrain changes, and officially entered the new map of the Genoa Peninsula after more than ten minutes.
Unlike the mountainous and barren terrain of the Dark Mountains, the southern terrain of the entire peninsula is relatively flat.
From a high altitude, you can easily tell that this is a plain terrain, and it is also the main gathering place of Halfling civilization. Their largest city and symbol of civilization, Port Chardeau, is located in the southwest of this plain, just on the edge of the peninsula.
The terrain there is also excellent. Not only does it have the first-class deep-water port on the mainland, but across the strait is the Origin and the Castilla Peninsula. It takes three days to take a boat from Port Chardeau to reach the border islands of the Elf Kingdom, and it takes three days to reach the Origin.
It takes four days to reach the land, and from here you can follow the sea route all the way north to reach the long and winding coast of the Cato region.
From here, take a boat to the east, and after about half a month of sailing, you can cross the dark mountain area and reach the Atlan Deep Sea Kingdom of the Sharks, and continue eastward from the Deep Sea Kingdom to enter the waters of the ancient kingdom of Calum.
To travel to the Far East by land, you have to go through the great wilderness of Nordtof or the gray desert of the Dark Mountains. Both places are very dangerous. Taking the sea route is obviously safer and more in line with business logic. Therefore, in the past many years,
Port Chardeau is a transit point that maintains trade and civilizational exchanges with the Far East.
This means that this port city of halflings is directly connected to the lands of the Songhai people, elves and humans, and is connected to almost all civilized forces in the Old World. It is no exaggeration to call it the most important transportation hub in the world.
Once the gnolls occupy this place and capture the halflings' huge commercial fleet, the influence of the Black Disaster will instantly expand to most of the world.
This is also the main reason why the halflings immediately received responses from other forces after sending out rescue. The location of this place is too deadly, and no one can accept the result of this neutral city being occupied by jackals.
However, Transia's airship formation was still some distance away from the port of Chardoux, so Master Qin focused his observations on the towns below that were spread across the plain. Halfling civilization was not keen on it.
To build a city, they only have one large city, Port Chardeau, and other gathering points are scattered town models.
Moreover, halflings are a very planned race, and their towns will not be built haphazardly.
Each town has its own functionality. These towns are basically established as nodes to assist the production and development of Port Chardeau. There are also some quite special factory towns. The entire town is a giant factory.
These towns, built with clear goals, together with Port Chardeau, form the overall structure of Halfling civilization. They are like the heart of a civilization and its various organs, full of a sense of precision and coordinated operation like gears.
.
This is probably a special sight that only halflings can see here.
Unfortunately, most of the towns on this plain have now been occupied by jackals.
Don't expect those barbarians to be merciful to the occupied areas, so in Master Qin's observation, there were basically no complete towns, only desolate ruins, and some places were used as rear camps by jackals, which looked like a piece of the earth.
A sore.
"These pieces of shit"
Although he did not see such a tragic situation on the land of Transia, Lao Qin could not help but curse. As a veteran warrior, he was born to look down upon the various destructive behaviors of these chaotic camps.
What a wonderful place, why has it been brought to such a disaster by these idiots?
But soon, Master Qin discovered some strange things.
As the airship gradually lowered its altitude as it approached its destination, Lao Qin noticed that some factories in the occupied areas had not stopped operating, and black smoke was rising from the night. Jackals and their kobolds would definitely not enter the factory to drill screws.
This means that the people working in those factories are halflings and local humans.
In other words, the gnolls did not kill everyone in the occupied area, but turned the skilled ones into slaves
"These factories that produce all kinds of things for the gnolls must be knocked down! Or taken back into our hands."
Lao Qin immediately made a strategic plan.
But before he could continue to observe carefully, in the field of view of the periscope, he saw dazzling firelight flying from the ground in the distance and shooting straight towards the sky. The light came without any warning, which made Old Qin stunned for a moment.
React immediately.
He immediately grabbed the communicator and shouted to the command cabins of other airships:
"The gnolls have captured the ground anti-aircraft firepower of the halflings. They are shooting at us! Emergency! Don't lower the altitude. Raise it! Quick! Raise the altitude!"
Mr. Qin's reminder came just in time. The airship formation immediately climbed up again and prepared to enter the clouds. However, a small airship at the end did not know whether it was carrying too much cargo or descending too fast. When the other airships were climbing back up, it slowed down.
Shooting, which directly caused him to lose touch with the main formation, and he was extremely unlucky to be hit by the fragments of two anti-aircraft shells while Lao Qin stared at him dumbfounded.
Master Qin could even vaguely hear the terrified screams of the people on the airship. Without an airbag, its flight path immediately became chaotic, and it quickly fell to the ground from a high altitude like Brownian motion.
"Call 'Golden'! Answer received! 'Golden', can you hear it?"
In the airship captain's communication channel, Captain Paula's sharp voice sounded, and she shouted:
"Try to control the direction of the fall! Fall to the southwest, and the 'Delir Lake' over there can be used for your emergency landing! After entering the ground, evacuate to the Polut Pass in the southeast! Find the territory of the shield dwarves for temporary shelter!
I will not give up on you, hold on! My employees, I will definitely come to save you!"
"What time is it? Let's be practical!"
Governor Murphy's voice then sounded on the channel. He took over the command and shouted to the falling airship:
"Heroic spirits of the Proud Guild that will not fall, as well as soldiers of the 7th Chasseur Company of the Expeditionary Force, those who can parachute immediately bring the crew to parachute. Don't wait passively to die. There are jackals on the ground in your fall area. Landing
Be careful next time.
Captain Mia, you will temporarily serve as the commander after landing!
According to the original plan, if you cannot break through the blockade, move to the territory of the shield dwarves. An airship will soon pick you up and enter the battlefield.
