Volume 3 Chapter 4 Land Reclamation and Construction (4)
When I woke up, it was already 6pm in real time. I quickly entered the game and posted an internal notice, saying that thanks to everyone's joint efforts, we finally defeated the monster attack. All the members who joined later and those who died in the battle were asked to gather outside the west gate of Pojun City as soon as possible, and after being organized, they continued to go to the base to start work. The members who died have been recorded and will be compensated as promised.
This was the prime time for the game, and most of the alliance members were online. After receiving the notice, they all came to assemble. When I rode more than 20 kilometers from the base and used the return scroll to return to the city, I arrived at the assembly point and saw more than 400 low-level alliance members and more than 100 masters. What a huge lineup...
Fortunately, after a few days of work, most of the alliance members were familiar with the route, so I organized the team without much effort. We marched to the base in a mighty manner, and assigned people to wait for the remaining personnel. When the number of people reached a certain number, the second batch would rush to the base.
When I arrived at the base, most of the players who had survived the battle and stayed in the base had also come online. In total, we now have nearly 500 low-level members and about 200 masters. As usual, we sent two teams to lead professional players to level up, and the rest arranged defenses. The profiteers dispatched the division teams to start work.
This time, we learned our lesson. We built a fairly solid defense wall in advance near the corner of the two rivers, and set up multiple sentry posts to expand the surveillance range in order to obtain earlier advance warning. If monsters attack the camp again, all personnel will immediately retreat into the defense circle. In this way, we should be able to hold out for a longer time and wait for support more easily.
This monster attack on the camp brought us an unexpected benefit. This was the first large-scale battle that broke out in Fantasy. The thrilling, exciting and exciting process was exaggerated and publicized by the participating players (including our alliance members, mercenaries and Xiaoyi's subordinates). On the one hand, it expanded the reputation of our Thunder Alliance. On the other hand, many players who had no intention of joining the gang, after hearing about such exciting and fun things that would happen during the gang building process, signed up to join in order to seek more fun in the game. This especially facilitated Awei's work of recruiting masters.
In addition, after this attack on the camp, the cohesion of the gang has been greatly enhanced. The quality of our members was not bad to begin with, and the friendships forged in battle are the most reliable. After this battle, many members truly regarded the Thunder Alliance as their home, and their enthusiasm for construction has increased instead of decreased.
Two days later, the work of opening up the wasteland came to an end. So far, there are more than 400 high-level members and thousands of low-level members in the Thunder Alliance! We have finally become a relatively decent force. During this period, there was another monster attack on the camp, but we were well prepared and had much more manpower than last time. We could win by our own strength. But in order to save time, I still contacted Xiao Yi and Bage and asked them to bring 200 people each to help. We wiped out the monster group within five hours. However, after we killed the D-level Boss together this time, there was no reputation reward. Analyzing the reason, many forces that originally planned to build a gang began to take action after the martial arts competition, and challenging the super boss is a shortcut to earn reputation. Besides, my level has only risen to 43 in the past few days, while others have risen two or three levels. Those masters of level 38 and 39, with good organization, can also deal with D-level Boss with more people. On the reputation list, there are several players with more than 5,000.
Finally, 10 square kilometers of grassland were developed and turned into flat land. Next, we will build buildings on it!
The first and most important thing is the gang headquarters. Once it is established, the gang is considered complete and more gang functions can be used, such as hiring NPC guards, having a public equipment warehouse, a gang treasury, etc.
The profiteers are in a state of panic now. Two monster attacks on our camp have caused us heavy losses, especially the first one. The pension alone cost us nearly 30,000 gold coins, and we also lost building materials. Although we can still support ourselves financially, we haven't had any income for a long time. I have no choice. I have been too busy and have no time to level up, let alone kill monsters for equipment. Damn it, the cornucopia is useless during this period.
The only good news is that the team we sent out to lead players with professional skills to level up worked very hard and brought out three level 30 architects and two level 30 craftsmen. They can build some simple buildings and equipment, which can save the cost of hiring NPCs.
But a high-level building like the gang headquarters cannot be built without spending money. The profiteer and I gritted our teeth and went to the city to hire 10 high-level architect NPCs and purchased a large number of high-end building materials, spending no less than 100,000 gold coins in total! It wouldn't have cost so much, but I insisted on building the best. In terms of the number of members, we are now a medium-sized gang (less than 1,000 people are small gangs, 1,000 to 5,000 people are medium-sized gangs, 5,000 to 50,000 people are large gangs, and more than 50,000 people are super-large gangs. One of the basic conditions for building a city is to have a super-large gang! The total number of internal test players is no more than 100,000, which is why it is said that no one can really build a city in the internal test). I chose to build the highest-level gang headquarters that a medium-sized gang can build. My opinion is: anyway, the number of people will increase in the future and the gang will expand. Instead of upgrading at that time, it is more convenient to do it in one step. The profiteer scolded me for being a prodigal son and not knowing how to spend money wisely. I retorted: "You don't have enough money now anyway, you have to find a way to raise funds. With your level of profiteer, you definitely need to raise more than 30,000 or 50,000 yuan. It would be a waste if you can't spend all the money you raise."
The NPCs in the system are amazing. As soon as they arrived at the station, they started to work hard in the place we designated. After a while of hammering, a magnificent courtyard-style building stood in front of us! Its flying eaves, carved beams and painted buildings, and exquisite workmanship made me feel that the 100,000 gold coins were finally worth it.
We entered the newly built headquarters lobby, where the system automatically generated a gang manager NPC. Through this NPC, many gang functions can be realized. Without saying anything, I immediately talked to the manager and asked him to build ! In this way, from now on, I will no longer have to spend two or three hours on the road from Pojun City to the garrison. However, the cost of building a teleportation array is also huge. Just the simplest teleportation array from Pojun City to the gang is another 100,000 gold coins! Fortunately, this investment can be slowly earned back by collecting "tolls" just like building a highway in reality. I adjusted the usage fee to a symbolic charge of 1 silver coin for each teleportation of members within the alliance, and a charge of 10 silver coins for outsiders. If the population of my garrison (excluding alliance members) exceeds tens of thousands in the future, this teleportation array will bring me a steady stream of income every day, not to mention the business travel between continents.
We all breathed a sigh of relief after completing the teleportation array. It will be much easier from now on, and we don't have to worry about large-scale monster attacks anymore, as reinforcements can arrive quickly.
I didn't let the 10 hired construction NPCs go . They were still needed to build high-level buildings like the Samsara Palace, warehouses, and various shops. Of course, the gold coins in our gang fund were also spent like water...
Finally, the building complex of the garrison has taken shape. Of course, there are still many places that are not perfect, and no commercial housing has been built as ordinary housing, because we really don’t have much money! However, there is one thing that must be spent, that is, to build a bridge over the Xianling River!
In Fantasy, you can wade across a stream, and you can use a ferry or build a bridge to cross a large river. Of course, you can swim if you want, but if you encounter a whirlpool, undercurrent, or man-eating monster in the river, you will be responsible for the consequences. Ferries can be bought in stores in big cities, and you can also build them yourself if you have a high-level craftsman. However, I estimate that we will not have such high-level craftsmen in our alliance within a month or two, and it is too expensive to buy them. Besides, a ferry can only carry 10 people across the river at a time, which is really inconvenient. But the Kunlun Mountains are opposite the Xianling River, and it is a holy place for high-level players to level up and fight for treasures. I chose to station here, and a big reason was that I saw the attraction of the Kunlun Mountains. So even though the cost of building a bridge is much more expensive than buying a ferry, I had to pay for it with great reluctance. If the funds are sufficient, I would also like to build a bridge on the Yuelong River. Although the Tianshan Mountains are not as good as the Kunlun Mountains, they also produce some special items!
On July 8, the first stage of gang building was finally completed. If it weren't for the unscrupulous merchant's excellent bargaining skills and the 15% discount on the reward paid to the NPC, we would have gone bankrupt...
That night, I called a celebration meeting for all the members. At the meeting, I gave a short speech, encouraging everyone to keep working hard to make the Thunder Alliance stronger. Finally, I said, "I said that every member who contributes to the construction of the gang will get more rewards than they put in. Now, it's time for me to fulfill my promise!"
I announced a few points: First, all the members who have joined the alliance now are considered senior members of the alliance, and will receive a 30% discount on future consumption within the alliance. Later members will only receive a maximum 20% discount. Second, the first batch of professional skill players who open shops and do business in the alliance can rent the shops that have been built in the alliance for free. As long as you repay the principal in installments from future profits, the shop will belong to you personally. In the initial stage, there will be tax incentives. The gang will only charge a 5% tax rate, plus the system tax is only 3%. Compared with opening a shop directly in the system city, which will cost at least 100,000 gold coins and bear 30% tax, it can be said that there is a great cost advantage. Although you may not make much money at the beginning due to the small number of members, when other players find that it is much cheaper to buy medicines and other things in the Thunder Alliance, it will naturally attract people, and the business will only become more and more prosperous. 3. An armory is set up in the alliance. If senior alliance members have excess low-level equipment, the gang will purchase it and put it in the armory. Low-level alliance members can register for rental at the general manager NPC (only a symbolic low rent is charged), which is convenient for leveling up and will not cause a lot of gold coins to be wasted on equipment. After upgrading, they must replace it, and at this time, the low-level equipment has greatly depreciated and caused losses (this kind of rental is recorded by the system. Players can only obtain the right to use the equipment for a certain period of time but cannot obtain ownership. After the time limit, the equipment will be automatically recycled, so there is no need to worry about someone stealing the equipment). 4. Alliance members who want to team up for leveling can post an announcement in the headquarters message hall to recruit suitable professions to cooperate in teaming up and improve efficiency. 5. As a reward for alliance members who perform outstandingly in the monster raid camp, several team captains will each receive 0.1% of the alliance's equity. Wuwuwu's contribution is particularly outstanding and she will receive 0.3% of the equity!
The profiteer smiled and took over the conversation, "Don't underestimate this 0.1%. Based on all the fixed assets and intangible assets of our alliance, if we put them on the market for evaluation, the market value is at least more than 5 million gold coins! Moreover, our alliance has a good development momentum, and it will definitely increase tenfold or a hundredfold in the future, and it is very likely to make you millionaires! Everyone has a chance, and as long as they make special contributions to the development of the gang, they will receive equity rewards!"
The profiteer added, "Of course, for the rapid development of our alliance, a large initial capital investment is essential. At present, our working capital is insufficient, so I am raising funds from all members by mortgaging my equity. In terms of credibility, I have asked a special notary office to issue a notarized letter, and every member who is willing to raise funds can receive a fax of the letter. The monthly interest rate is 2%, and members who are willing to invest can come to me to register."
I see, this is what the unscrupulous businessman was thinking. Well, it shouldn't be a problem to raise two or three hundred thousand dollars in this way. The interest he offers is seven times the current bank interest!
Of course, I am not worried about the repayment of principal and interest. Judging from the current situation, the gang will be able to start making money in a month at most, and I am afraid that this fund can be repaid in less than two months.
Next, I assigned positions, appointing the profiteer and the lonely as deputy leaders, who would take charge of all matters when I was not online. In daily work, the profiteer was responsible for gang building and economic issues; the lonely was responsible for military issues. I had a long-term plan, hoping to eventually establish a knight order that would be like a professional army, ensuring the safety of the gang itself and being sent out to attack cities and plunder when necessary. The deputy of the profiteer was Xiaoniao, and the deputy of the lonely was Hanjiang.
Bu San and Bu Si were appointed as secretaries, and in fact they were also responsible for construction and economy, but they were just specific management. One was in charge of the second step of construction, and the other was responsible for coordinating the prices, services, etc. of various shops to avoid conflicts within the alliance.
In addition, Huai Huai and A Wei's current tasks cannot be cancelled. They continue to be responsible for recruiting players to join the alliance, so they are given the title of human resources director. However, a group of careful and reliable personnel are selected from the alliance members to assist them in their work.
Of course, for an online RPG game, most players still come here to seek the thrill of fighting. After all, combat professions account for the vast majority. Therefore, I divided the organization of Jinglei League into four halls: Shenlei, Kuanglei, Nulei, and Gunlei. Wenxin, Badao, Fatty, and Wuwuwu are the hall masters respectively. Each hall has its own team. Shitou, Shuijing, and the captains of each team appointed during the development of the land are responsible for the captain's position. This is only a temporary structure, and it will be adjusted according to the actual situation in the future.
In terms of alliance rules, it is mainly forbidden for members of this alliance to bully others and cause trouble. Once such members are found and confirmed, they will be expelled immediately! Of course, if a member of this alliance is bullied by an outsider, he should immediately report to the captain or hall master of the team. The leaders of the alliance will deal with it according to the situation to ensure that the members will not suffer losses. Members of the alliance should unite and help each other. Senior members should take the initiative to lead low-level members to level up; this alliance will organize collective leveling, treasure hunting and other activities regularly or irregularly, and determine detailed principles for the distribution of benefits; in addition, when encountering monsters attacking the garrison, group battles, etc., online players are obliged to give priority to the interests of the gang, and the gang will compensate for personal losses (such as time, equipment, medicine, experience, etc.) as appropriate. If there is a conflict between members of the alliance, report it to the captain for handling. If you are dissatisfied with the handling result, you can also report it to a higher-level leader, and you can appeal to the chief justice who is responsible for internal disputes. It is strictly forbidden to privately gather people to PK and cause internal fights.
At this point, the basic framework of the Thunder Alliance has finally been established. Haha, the most important thing is that I, as the leader, can finally free myself to practice leveling, hunt for treasures and so on. You know, due to this period of delay, brother Lawless has already reached level 42. If I don't hurry up, I'm afraid he will lose his position as the number one level.
Recently, the ranking list has changed a lot. A group of people who were originally very high-level have hardly upgraded. About 1/3 of the newcomers have entered the list, and the original ranking has also changed a lot. The main reason is that after the martial arts competition, many players began to consider the issue of building a gang. To gain reputation, one way is to kill bosses, but where can you find so many bosses to kill? Another way is to complete tasks. The system will issue many small tasks every day, which can increase reputation. However, these tasks are not difficult, but they are time-consuming. It is impossible for many people to do different tasks and finally add reputation to one person. Every player who wants to become the leader of a gang, no matter how rich and powerful he is in reality, must at least do it himself to obtain the qualification to build a gang, and he can't save any effort.
You can get about 200 reputation points by completing system tasks every day, so we don't have much time left for the rapid development of the Thunder Alliance. By the time many gangs are established, players will have more choices and may not be willing to join your Thunder Alliance. What's more worrying is that some organizations that are already powerful may have ambitions to dominate the world. They have many members, and they may start group battles as soon as they are established and destroy those weak gangs. Especially the Thunder Alliance, which is the first to stand out, is the most likely to be attacked. I must plan ahead and be prepared for defense.
The good news for me is that Xiao Yi's gang has been established! She gained a lot of reputation by killing the Tiger King and the Lion King with me. After spending two days doing tasks, she finally became the second player with a reputation of over 10,000. Moreover, the difficulty of the gang establishment task she received was not high, and she completed it quickly. Now she has established a Tianshui Pavilion, and the station is in the east of the Cang Continent, and is currently working on land reclamation. Her power is stronger than mine, so everything is going smoothly. Although she has not yet formed an alliance with me, she is still a friend. If I get into trouble, I should be able to get her help.
