The second volume is called "One Heart" Chapter 23: United Alliance (2)
Generally speaking, it takes a lot of time to form a mercenary group, and after it is established, a lot of manpower and material resources must be invested to maintain normal operation. It is difficult to get a return equal to the amount of investment in a short period of time. It is a long-term investment. Without the support of a strong force behind it, it is difficult to develop even if it is barely established. It will either become a small fish and shrimp swallowed by the evil shark, or become a vassal of a powerful group and act according to their wishes. The situation of our Tongxin League was originally quite dangerous, but the system rewarded the Council Hall and the four "Watcher" magic pillars helped a lot. Not to mention that the current strength of players is difficult to break through the defense barrier. Even if they gather many minions and use human sea tactics to attack, they will pay a huge price in front of the four magic pillars that can fire twelve high-level thunder group magic "chain lightning" at a time. There is also the last line of defense - the Council Hall that increases and decreases the strength of both sides. Unless the opponents are masters of the level of Long Xingtianxia, and I have an accident and cannot exert my strength, otherwise it can only end in regret. Starting a business is not easy, and maintaining it is even more difficult. This is one of the reasons why we dare to go all out and participate in the competition. Only by obtaining additional rewards can we get time for development, and the Tongxin Alliance will not be a flash in the pan and become a victim of the power struggle.
Although the establishment of the Tongxin League requires us to bear more responsibilities and risks, the benefits we can obtain are also obvious. Team members can enter the team state, which will increase their attack and defense agility by 10%, and the obtained seniority value will increase by 20% compared with the normal value. In addition, they can choose to distribute the seniority value evenly by level or by number, which makes leveling up more convenient and faster. The mercenary group's base has a teleportation array connected to major cities, which can only be used by team members. The transportation is convenient, and the base is located in the Howling Plains where the level of Warcraft is relatively low. Entering the Hundred Thousand Mountains does not require crossing the barrier of the Dark Forest every time. In the long run, it is extremely beneficial to the development of players. However, at this stage, the player level is not high, and lions and black bears can already meet the demand for seniority. Dealing with Warcraft is a cross-level challenge, and the efficiency is not good. Therefore, they are unwilling to invest their main energy in the highest honors of other continents. Those rewards can be achieved with time and money, and only we "poor people" will take them so seriously.
The little hot pepper who just got out of school couldn't wait to come out. All ten members of the startup were present. They smiled at each other and walked towards the main entrance of the council hall together. The two seemingly very heavy marble doors opened deftly as we approached. They even had automatic sensing function. The inner layer was white like the outer layer. The first floor hall was seven or eight meters high and empty. There was only a one-meter-wide staircase at the innermost part leading to the second floor. It was easy to defend and difficult to attack, which was convenient for resisting enemy attacks.
Facing the gate is a protruding white marble wall located in the center of the wall, five meters long and wide, with two red hearts carved on it. The two red hearts are the same size and closely connected. This is also the emblem of our Tongxin League. Xue Wuxia held a white crystal plate one foot long and three inches wide, with two red hearts carved on it, and walked forward slowly. There was a groove in the middle of the two red hearts on the wall, and the shape just matched this crystal plate. Throwing the crystal plate into the groove will officially activate all the functions of the mercenary group's base.
Throwing it carelessly, as if attracted by an invisible force, with a "click", the crystal card was smoothly embedded in the groove, and the front wall suddenly emitted a dazzling white light, which dimmed in an instant, maintaining a warm and bright luster. Many places in the hall also emitted light at the same time, and the originally dark hall suddenly became bright. The crystal card and the jade wall have become one, and unless we lose the war or the Tongxin League needs to change to the advisory hall to upgrade, it cannot be taken down.
The second and third floors have the same layout, except that the white marble wall is missing. At the same time, each floor has eight rooms of different sizes, which can be used as private rooms or warehouses in the alliance. Warehouses can be used to store public equipment and other property, and only specially designated members can open them. Rooms with confirmed personal ownership can store private items and become the default resurrection location. They will no longer be randomly teleported to some remote place by the system, and no one can enter without the permission of the owner. It is safe and convenient, and it can be said that there are many benefits. To own a property in the twelve major cities, at least hundreds of thousands of gold coins are required, and certain conditions must be met to obtain the right to purchase a property. Becoming a permanent resident of this city is not something that can be solved with money alone.
The four "watcher" magic pillars also lit up with a faint purple light and began to take on the task of defense. Their energy was provided by the magic crystal core located in the center of the teleportation array. The magic crystal core was the energy center of the entire mercenary group's base, and it needed to be replenished and replaced from time to time according to consumption. Otherwise, the functions of the defense barrier, magic pillars, and the meeting hall would be weakened or even lost to varying degrees, endangering the safety of the base. This also means that we need to constantly kill some monsters above level 5 and obtain their magic crystal cores to maintain the normal operation of the base. Fortunately, we are now in the protection period and the energy consumption is relatively small. Otherwise, we can only keep trying to kill monsters and don't expect to increase our qualifications by leveling up.
After touring the base and getting familiar with the environment, we returned to the meeting hall and held the first plenary meeting of the Tongxin League in the main hall on the first floor. The first thing to be discussed was the personnel arrangements. Xue Wuxia was the undisputed leader with her outstanding performance. Afeng and Yun Wuying were elected as deputy leaders. Diewu was the financial committee member, in charge of the financial revenue and expenditure of the alliance. Nan Feiyan was the infrastructure committee member, responsible for the construction of the base. Xiaoniaoyiren and Wuyin became the warehouse management committee members, responsible for the management of public warehouses. Xinzhihuo served as the city defense committee member, and the basic defense of the base would be handed over to him in the future. Xiao Lajiao had to go to school, and I also needed to visit the "Dead Spirit Space" from time to time. In order not to affect us, no specific work was arranged, and we became "free men". As long as we have time, we will go wherever we are needed to help. At the same time, it was also confirmed that Xue Wuxia, Afeng, Yun Wuying, Diewu and Nan Feiyan had the authority to approve non-members of the group to use the teleportation array. Except for Xue Wuxia who had independent decision-making power, the other four must have the consent of more than three people before they could be approved. This was an important matter related to the safety of the base and must be treated with caution.
Then the rooms were allocated. There were a total of 16 rooms on two floors. The two largest rooms on each floor were used as warehouses to store the common spoils of war. As the core members of the Tongxin League, the ten of us were each allocated one room. This was also thanks to the rewards from the system. If it was an ordinary one-story meeting hall of 100 square meters, it would not be so well treated . To build the most simple house in the garrison, at least a few hundred gold coins are needed, and the building plan must be done in advance. It is not a simple matter.
Small mercenary groups can have 100 formal members, and the Tongxin League only has 10 people now. It should be our top priority to supplement manpower and expand our strength. However, we have already decided on the principle of "better to have less than too many" and cannot blindly recruit more people just to meet the establishment. The Tongxin League was established neither for fame and hegemony nor for profit and wealth, but just for everyone to gather together to seek better development. Generally speaking, to become a member of the Tongxin League, you must meet certain conditions. Those who are not familiar with us will not be accepted. Every player who applies to join must have at least one core member to introduce and guarantee him. The first thing to consider is the character of the members, and the second is the strength. New joiners must obtain the consent of more than half (including half) of the ten core members through discussion, so as not to mistakenly recruit some bad apples with bad intentions to damage the reputation of our Tongxin League.
