Zhao Haiping walked out of the portal and found that the place was crowded and very lively.
Many people have gathered in front of the blacksmith shop in the city.
As players recover more and more historical slices, the area of the Orderer's fort becomes larger and larger, and there are more and more NPCs such as craftsmen and merchants in the city.
Even the blacksmith shops have gone from a few to dozens now, some large and some small, spread throughout the town.
After all, this Orderer fortress can accommodate nearly 100,000 players at its limit. If there are too few merchants, it will simply not be able to provide services to so many players.
The products sold by these merchants are also different.
Take the blacksmith shop for example. Although the weapons and armors sold are generally the same and are standard equipment from the Qi Dynasty or the Sheng Dynasty, the blacksmith shops in different regions will also have different emphases.
For example, some blacksmith shops are more focused on armor, some are more focused on weapons, and some are more focused on firearms.
In addition, there are many specialized workshops used to produce other special equipment.
At this time, a large number of players had gathered at the entrance of one of the workshops.
These players are all frantically snapping up the new equipment that was just released in this version update - the Qi Chao Flintlock Gun.
Although it is called the Qi Dynasty Flintlock, it actually has nothing to do with the Qi Dynasty. It was all made by players in the historical slices.
After this weapon entered the Fortress of the Orderer, players were surprised to find that not only did it not have any corners cut or weakened, but it also had certain improvements in workmanship and details.
As for the price, although it is more expensive than the original matchlock gun, considering the huge improvement of the flintlock gun compared to the matchlock gun, it is completely worth the money.
In addition, these flintlock guns are also equipped with upgrade kits, such as paying more price to make some structures of these flintlock guns more solid.
It can be said that it is difficult for people's wallets to resist.
"Bring me a flintlock!"
"I want it too!"
"It seems there are also upgrade kits? Give them all to me!"
Players have started buying like crazy, not sparing their wallets at all.
The cavalry players, on the other hand, looked at these players frantically buying flintlock guns with mixed feelings in their hearts.
To be honest, it’s a little bit unpleasant!
Because these cavalry players still have a sense of pride from the cold weapon era.
Think about how much suffering everyone suffered in order to pass the cavalry trial!
In the subsequent battles, their suffering was indeed rewarded.
The cavalry has always been the most important unit in the cold weapon era. In the historical slice of the Dasheng Dynasty, they followed Sheng Taizu in charging and defeated the Northern Barbarian cavalry. It was so hearty.
But now, other players who have not passed the cavalry trial can actually play with flintlock guns, which makes these cavalry players a little uncomfortable.
Because these flintlock players seem to be superior to them in many places!
There is no need to clear a difficult dungeon like the Cavalry Trial, and there is no need to go through too much training. You just need to be familiar with the process of loading projectiles;
In terms of equipment, although flintlock guns are not cheap, these people have no other expenses except flintlock guns, sleeve bayonets and ammunition; on the other hand, cavalry not only have to buy weapons and armor for themselves, but also have to buy armor for their horses.
, these things combined are much more expensive than a flintlock gun.
The key is that if the two sides confront each other, the cavalry will really be beaten by flintlock guns.
This is very uncomfortable!
There are also some cavalry players who are thinking about apostasy on the spot, buying a flintlock gun and joining if they can't defeat them.
But more cavalry players still don't do this.
On the one hand, this is because, even with the emergence of flintlock guns, cavalry is an irreplaceable unit due to its high mobility - unless players can create tanks;
On the other hand, it is because, with the update of the game "Dark Sand", the further you play in the ancient times, the more fantasy style of painting may become, and the cavalry will definitely have a chance to make a comeback.
Therefore, the cavalry players still retained their pride and did not succumb to the power of the flintlock.
Zhao Haiping also had no intention of using a flintlock gun. After all, all his skills were in cold weapons. He was not particularly good at shooting, so there was no need to sacrifice the near for the distant.
He went to the blacksmith shop and updated himself with a piece of heavy armor.
The Qi Dynasty was the pinnacle of heavy armor in the cold weapon era. Whether it was the infantry armor of the Qi Dynasty or the Iron Buddha of the Jin Kingdom, they were both the top heavy armors.
However, although this kind of heavy armor is of excellent quality, it is indeed too expensive.
The Kingdom of Jin was founded on cavalry and has always been proud of its cavalry. However, after the Iron Buddha Tu, which was raised with all the efforts of the whole country, was destroyed by General Han Fuyue, it was no longer possible to raise such a powerful armored cavalry.
Later, although the Northern Barbarians and the Sheng Dynasty also paid more attention to armored cavalry, they shrank somewhat in terms of armor.
After all, ancient Chinese wars often involved large numbers of people, not hundreds of village chiefs fighting with each other. All weapons or armor were standard equipment for tens of thousands of people, so both performance and cost must be considered.
After finding a balance between cost and performance, things like Burenjia are no longer the best choice.
But in the Fortress of the Orderer, this is not a problem.
There is no shortage of money, and there are no restrictions on the physical strength of the war horse or the physical strength of the player. Of course, the higher the performance of the armor, the better.
After putting on the new armor neatly, Zhao Haiping rode his war horse and left the Fortress of the Orderer.
Outside the fortress, players are also busy carrying out construction work.
First is the wall of the Orderer's Citadel.
After updating flintlock guns, divine arm bows, infantry armor, bed crossbows, new artillery and other equipment, many large-scale equipment were installed on the city walls by the players responsible for city construction.
For example, many shooting holes were planned on the city wall at this time, and cannons were placed among them.
In addition, a small amount of equipment such as bed crossbows and trebuchets was also arranged.
This is mainly because players have to consider the cost-effectiveness of their equipment. Although cannons are powerful, both the cannons themselves and the shells are relatively expensive to build, while the cost of building crossbows and trebuchets is relatively low.
Especially for the trebuchet, its ammunition is the masonry that can be seen everywhere in the city, and its range is extremely long, so it may be able to work wonders in the future.
Of course, the money saved can be used for other purposes.
For example, start planning other cities; another example is building a navy belonging to the player.
After conquering the previous historical slice, players can already use construction points to purchase loach boats of different sizes.
These loach boats have already played a huge role in the Battle of Niuzhu.
The original concept of the Orderer's fortress already reserved the position of the navy.
The fortress is bordered by water on three sides and surrounded by mountains on one side, especially the north and south sides. The slopes are steep, and the mountains go straight into the water, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
On both sides, players have reserved naval docks. After the warships are anchored, they can transport troops directly through the city walls to build a three-dimensional defense system for the waterway.
At that time, players can use warships to continuously transport soldiers to various corners of the battlefield, or they can use cannons to bombard enemies directly on the water.
At this time, the Navy Pier was already under construction in full swing.
Zhao Haiping originally wanted to leave the city and go for a walk on the plains outside to see if he could have better luck and meet a bandit or a barbarian to earn some money. However, he did not expect that as soon as he left the city, he seemed to encounter someone like him.
When he reached a wall of air, he was isolated.
Immediately afterwards, there was a rumbling vibration in the distance!
I saw that the terrain outside the city fortress began to change dramatically.
The earth is cracking, some places are rising, and other places are starting to fall, and water is pouring in.
The entire landscape has undergone earth-shaking changes in a short period of time!
Of course, this change only occurs in those areas that are almost new and have not been systematically developed by players. The original scope of the Orderer's fortress has basically not been affected.
Obviously, this is the new plan of Li Weiyi and other players.
After the violent shaking of the terrain, a second location suitable for building a city appeared.
In fact, Li Weiyi and other players originally considered two different plans, one was for two cities to guard each other, and the other was for three cities to feed each other.
But three cities would require too much scattered manpower, material resources, and financial resources.
So in the end, the players chose to only build a new city and make it as strong as possible.
After the terrain is generated, the surrounding air wall disappears, and Zhao Haiping can continue to gallop around in the wild.
…
In the Fortress of the Orderer, many players have discovered that everything in the fortress seems to be more organized.
Many people still thought this was their illusion, but when they arrived near the City Lord's Mansion, they discovered changes that were obviously different from before.
Next to Beichen, there was an unkempt middle-aged man.
And this middle-aged man is constantly dealing with political affairs, discussing with players, re-planning the entire Linyuan City, or finalizing the construction plan for the new city.
This is the Prime Minister Wang Wenchuan who appears in the heroic spirit state!
After previously clearing the historical slice "Stop Talking", Wang Wenchuan's heroic spirit was activated. But unlike General Deng Yuanjing, he can only be summoned in a non-war state.
Therefore, at this time, Wang Wenchuan mainly helped players sort out the internal affairs issues of the Orderer's fortress.
As the scale becomes larger and larger, and there are more and more NPCs, the various affairs in the entire Orderer Fortress naturally become more and more chaotic.
Although the players headed by Li Weiyi also have certain plans for the city, these plans mainly focus on city defense plans and do not actually participate much in the internal political governance of the city.
As for Beichen, he is just a clone of Meng Yuan, a pure tool.
In name, he is the city lord, but in fact he is just a decoration. He is mainly responsible for collecting opinions and suggestions from players for Meng Yuan.
The appearance of Wang Wenchuan at this time allowed the internal affairs of the entire Orderer fortress to be sorted out, and everything became in order.
And as time goes by, this state will not only be maintained, but there will also be room for continued improvement.
Wang Wenchuan's talent was, after all, a one-time governor. When he was young, he managed a county and made excellent political achievements, which neither the emperor nor the officials could ignore. Now, managing a city was no problem.
…
In the open space outside the city, in addition to players like Zhao Haiping who were patrolling and trying to make money by killing monsters, there were also many players who had just received flintlock guns.
At this time, these players, numbering more than 10,000 people, were conducting flintlock training in the wild.
Li Hongyun and several players who participated in the Battle of Niuzhu naturally became their "instructors", teaching them everything from the most basic how to load a flintlock gun to the necessary content such as array tactics and steps.
"Stand in a dense array, with everyone standing in three or five rows, leaving a half-meter gap between each row.
"Note, during the process of loading bullets, it is necessary to clean the barrel or compact the ammunition with a purge bar. After using the purge bar, be sure to insert it back and don't throw it on the ground!
"After shooting, if possible, try to confirm whether the bullet has been fired. If not, then hurry up and change to another gun. Don't continue to reload it stupidly..."
Under the command of players such as Li Hongyun, these players equipped with flintlock guns began to practice basic tactical skills such as loading ammunition and marching steps.
Only by being skilled in tactics and enforcing orders and prohibitions can we ensure that this team has strong enough combat effectiveness.
However, Li Hongyun is still very optimistic about this. After all, the players are much more reliable than the aborigines in the historical slices of the Qi Dynasty.
It took those aborigines ten years to practice. After all, it is very difficult to make them understand why they cannot retreat even if they are shot by arrows, and they have to wait for the enemy to get close enough to shoot.
Disaster.
Their education level is too low, and they all have selfish motives. Training them in this way that is beyond the times will naturally take a long time.
Although players have a fast-forward function in historical slices and can quickly jump to key nodes, training aborigines still makes Li Hongyun feel a bit tortured.
Now it's okay, if you switch to players, training will be much faster.
Seeing the flintlock team getting stronger and stronger, Li Hongyun couldn't help but feel proud.
What if you didn’t clear the Cavalry Trial?
Even if we use flintlock guns, we can defeat the monsters!
Shenji Camp will never be a slave!
…
At this time, Meng Yuan was in the Orderer's space, observing the situation in the Orderer's fortress with the consultant.
Viewed from a high-altitude perspective, the players are like a group of hard-working ants, constantly busy around the fortress and various surrounding resources, which makes Meng Yuan feel the joy of a good harvest.
To be more precise, it was the joy of having others help move the bricks and giving him a good harvest.
What a joy it is to be a hands-off shopkeeper!
However, after seeing the various behaviors of the players, Meng Yuan suddenly realized an issue that he had previously ignored.
"Should I unlock a new subsidiary identity for players?"
Meng Yuan suddenly realized this.
So far, the game "Dark Sand" has only unlocked one subsidiary identity, which is the cavalry.
This is mainly because the identity of the cavalry is too important, so as soon as conditions permit, Meng Yuan starts an exclusive trial, allowing players to obtain the identity of the cavalry and win the subsequent battles.
But after activating the cavalry identity, there was basically nothing missing on the battlefield, so Meng Yuan did not think about what other auxiliary identities he would activate in a short period of time.
Meng Yuan suddenly realized this problem when he saw players buying flintlock guns one after another and practicing the tactics of queuing to kill.
It's not that the flintlock gun is very strong, so it needs to be strengthened and balanced by a subsidiary identity, but that the issue of future combat power upgrades should be considered in advance.
The further you advance into ancient times, the less lethal the thermal weapons will be.
So, wouldn't it be very painful if the tactics that the players have worked so hard to train become useless?
Moreover, the flintlock represents not only a way of fighting, but also a type of fighting.
That is, a type of combat that focuses on the use of equipment.
Even in ancient times, there must have been many kinds of equipment available for players to use.
Therefore, Meng Yuan felt that another subsidiary identity should be created so that players who are good at building and using equipment can gain enhanced talents and skills.
In this way, even if a big demon does appear in the future, the matchlock guns or crossbows in the players' hands can still be used.
Not all players will have to fight hand-to-hand with cold weapons in the end.
The consultant nodded and agreed: "Well, it does sound necessary.
"But, you forgot to mention it in the previous new version update announcement."
Meng Yuan didn't take it seriously: "It doesn't matter, it's all planned by the dog anyway.
“Players won’t think that I forgot about things like this, increasing the quantity without increasing the price, they will just think that this is a surprise I prepared for them.
"Anyway, I'll go and make up for it in the announcement!"
…
Not long after, players saw a new supplement announcement on the official website of "Dark Sand".
The content is as follows.
"New updated content:
"Fifth, the subsidiary identity is unlocked: 'God Machine'.
“On top of the four basic identities of soldier, assassin, scribe, and ranger, unlock the subsidiary identity ‘God Machine’ that is parallel to the ‘Cavalry’ subsidiary identity, and open the exclusive trial copy of God Machine: Ingenuity.
“After clearing the exclusive trial copy of the Divine Machine, you can obtain the subsidiary status of the Divine Machine and obtain exclusive talents and skills.
"Remarks: There can only be one subsidiary identity. You can only choose one of the 'cavalry' and 'divine machine' identities."
At the same time, this new content has also been added to the new version update announcement.
Soon, the players started discussions one after another.
"Huh? There's a new subsidiary identity!"
“I thought this version update was gone, why was it added again?”
"Could it be... that the production team of "Dark Sand" forgot?"
"It's unlikely. This is a trial copy after all. Even if the production team of "Dark Sand" is very technical, it will still take a long time to develop it? How could you forget to add it and just add it later? In my opinion, this is probably a surprise.
!”
"Shenji means Shenji Camp, right? Then can this accessory talent increase the power of the musket? Or it can also increase the hit rate!"
"The name of the dungeon is so ingenious? Hmm... the name of the Cavalry Trial tells me that this trial will not be easy..."
"Whatever, isn't this copy already out? Go challenge it and you will know!"
