Volume 4: The Fall of the Dragon Chapter 249: Crisis of Alterac
Oh my god! This is a lot of information.
Murphy was shocked. He read the world announcement carefully twice. The more he read, the more he admired and sighed. This Shenwu Emperor was simply a god-like operation. He actually used reverse thinking and reversed the operation. If you can't beat them, just join them.
Murphy had already guessed the other party's thoughts.
Since he cannot conquer the night elves, he might as well join them. His goal is to become the leader of the faction anyway. Although he is not the boss of the faction now, he is also one of the leaders of the faction.
With the Centaurs' allegiance, the Dark Night Alliance became powerful enough to meet the standards of becoming an official camp.
Originally, the night elves were very powerful, but due to their racial living habits, most of them lived in scattered areas, with only two main cities, Teldrassil and Nordrassil. Now with the centaur's City of Clear Sky, the standard of three main cities has been met, which immediately triggered the plot line of becoming the official camp.
The Emperor Shenwu also became a leader of the Dark Night Alliance camp.
Moreover, the strength of the Centaurs in the Night Alliance is second only to the Night Elves. It should not be a problem for the Emperor Shenwu to become the second in command, which is almost equivalent to the status of the Storm Kingdom in the Alliance.
And the Shenwu Emperor was naturally whitewashed and transformed from a BOSS into a hero.
Even though the BOSS is only a little bit weaker when it turns into a hero, its strength immediately drops to a level. It seems like a disadvantage, but the advantages are also huge.
First of all, you don’t have to worry about being defeated by adventurers when you enter a dungeon. No matter how strong the BOSS is or how many subordinates he has, you still have to fight against a group of people when you enter a dungeon, and it is still possible that you will be killed by 40 foot men.
But it’s different for heroes. It doesn’t matter how many followers they have around them. They can win a fight by teaming up. Especially for wealthy players like the Shenwu Emperor, the more followers they have, the more advantages they have.
Moreover, as the leader of the camp, the system will definitely give him certain preferential treatment in secret. This is Murphy's guess, but he thinks it is nine out of ten.
It is equivalent to having good luck and will not die easily.
Of course, the most important thing is that once you become the leader of a faction, you can drive adventurers to serve you as much as you want. If you don't like someone, you can just issue a mission to attack him, and naturally countless adventurers will come in groups to attack him. If you need any treasures or materials, you can just issue a collection mission, and naturally adventurers will help you collect them.
If you want to kill a BOSS, you can also summon adventurers to step on the mines and wait for the harvest.
With adventurers, a free labor force that can be resurrected infinitely, the Fourth Calamity has the ability to leverage the entire game plot.
But Centaur Adventurers? This thing is really hard to imagine. I don't know what talents and optional professions they will have. Maybe there will be a race-specific profession. However, Murphy thinks that the popularity should not be too low. After all, it is the first four-legged adventurer race. Even if it is just for curiosity, there will definitely be many candidates.
I don’t know how Wang Xuan and the others will react when they hear this news.
Wang Xuan’s reaction could not be seen for the time being, but the reactions of his two younger brothers were extremely intense.
Sieglet was shocked. "Hey, why did the Godly Emperor suddenly join the Night Elves? The fight was so intense before... Wait, now that Centaurs are an optional race for adventurers, doesn't that mean the Godly Emperor will become the leader of the faction?"
Dala Bangba also reacted, "Yes, that's true. Players can actually become faction leaders. This is amazing! How can you play like this?"
The two younger brothers were equally shocked.
Sieglet's eyes suddenly moved, "Wait a minute, doesn't that mean we can do this too?"
Dala Bangba shook his head and said, "We are originally an alliance, not a monster force. How can we do it?"
"We can first turn evil and become a monster force, and then accept the amnesty."
"That won't work either. The Great Emperor Shenwu is the Centaur Emperor. An entire race listens to him. What kind of concept is that? That's why we have to accept him because he has defected to the Night Elves. Even if we have turned evil, we are just a local rebel or a bandit leader. Our strength is nothing in the human race. How can we compare?"
What if the people I join don’t accept me? I can only be a small boss and wait to be pushed down by others.”
Sieglet nodded. "That's true. But what you said has inspired me. There are many strange races in the world of the sky, and some of them are relatively weak. If the key to becoming a camp leader is to control an entire race, then as long as you spend a few hundred million to become the boss of a weak race, and then find a way to form an alliance with the Allied Tribe, then wouldn't you also be able to become a camp leader?"
Murphy thought that Sieglet was really bold, but it was not completely impossible.
To put it bluntly, the degree of freedom in this game is still very high. Those high-level NPCs often have very high intelligence, almost the same as living people. As long as you can convince them, you may be able to join.
Take the local gnoll tribe in Elwynn Forest for example. Now the Alliance and the Horde are at war, and it has reached a critical moment. The Alliance needs more troops, and the Horde needs local guides. If the gnolls collectively choose to join one side now, maybe they can really get an allied race.
Of course, it is also possible that they will become a vassal race, just like the bear monsters in the Night Alliance, used as cannon fodder in wars, so don't even think about becoming adventurers.
Moreover, even if you are just a low-level creature like a gnoll or a kobold, it is not easy to become a boss. You can't even think about it without an investment of tens of millions. It is more likely that you will be killed by adventurers and heroes before you can conquer other tribes.
Of course, although it is not easy to do, once it is done, the benefits are huge.
Just like the lord player who runs the Novice Village can use adventurers to make profits, once he becomes the leader of a faction, all adventurers of this race will be managed, including the birth point, the arrangement and setting of the Novice Village, reputation tasks, the sale of noble titles within the race, etc. It will be too easy to make money.
But the Emperor Shenwu is a wealthy man, worth hundreds of billions. Could he just be doing this to make money? There must be a deeper purpose.
Murphy was thinking about the possible impact of this incident when a familiar yet unfamiliar voice suddenly sounded.
"Hey, hey, aren't these my dear Ou Doudou? It looks like you guys are having a great time here."
The three of them looked up and were all stunned. There were two hero players in military uniforms standing in front of them, but the people who came were two acquaintances.
Darkseid Perenolde (Prince of Alterac), Silver First-Class Hero, Level 59.
Demacia Perenolde (Prince of Alterac), Bronze V Hero, Level 60.
Dara Bangba asked in surprise: "Fifth brother? Sixth brother? Why are you here?"
Darkseid sneered, "Why else? Of course it's for you. You don't know yet, but father is very angry about you taking away the Alterac fleet without permission. You even lured away the navy, which is the only fleet in Alterac.
And you have completely violated the mission assigned to you by your father."
"What mission did our father give us?" Dara Benba asked Murphy and Sigret with a confused look on his face.
Murphy was also a little ashamed. He had stayed in Stormwind for too long, and during that time he played the role of Deathwing and participated in various wars, which made him completely forget the mission that King Aiden gave him.
It took me a while to recall it.
King Aiden asked them to come here to attend the alliance meeting and find a way to disrupt Storm Kingdom's request for help.
However, this mission has actually been completed now, because the mission description is actually - go to Stormwind Kingdom to investigate the truth of the orc invasion and attend the Alliance meeting.
Things like being a troublemaker did not appear in the quest text.
"Haha, I don't understand what you mean. My father appointed me as the special envoy of Alterac to attend the Alliance meeting and investigate the truth of the orc invasion. Now the truth has been investigated. The orc invasion is true. Didn't we complete the mission well?"
Darkseid (Prince of Alterac): "Hmph, don't think I don't understand. Father actually wants you to find a way to destroy the establishment of a coalition to support Stormwind. Our Kingdom of Alterac is far away from the front line. There is no need to waste manpower and resources for the crisis of other countries. Let Stormwind face it on its own."
Murphy looked behind Darkseid and suddenly smiled. "Are you sure this is what father meant? As a member of the alliance and an ally of Storm Kingdom, shouldn't we help our allies when they are in crisis? This is the responsibility that was established when the alliance was established."
"Fuck, are you stupid? There are no permanent friends, only permanent interests. Don't you understand this?"
"Hehe, I didn't expect to hear such a brilliant opinion." A voice filled with anger suddenly came from behind. Darkseid turned around and was stunned.
It turned out to be Varian Wrynn and Arthas. He had just arrived in Stormwind City today, and had originally wanted to find Varian to build a relationship, get close to him, and have a shadow or something.
I didn't expect that we would meet in this way.
Varian looked at Darkseid with anger, his hand on the hilt of the sword, full of murderous intent.
Shit! What a coincidence? Darkseid secretly groaned, but there was no need to pretend now.
"Ah, Prince Varian, I'm glad to see you. I heard that Stormwind is under siege by orcs. I'm very sorry. Although I want to help you very much, our Alterac is also under attack by the orc army. The situation is very critical. Father appointed me as a special envoy to summon my three brothers and the Alterac Navy back. I hope you can understand."
Darabongba was surprised and asked, "Alterac is being attacked by the orc army? Is this true?"
Darkseid had a serious expression on his face, "Don't you know? A large army of orcs has appeared in Alterac. We fought two battles with them before. Those orcs were very fierce. They robbed several castles in Alterac and almost took down Jackdaw Castle.
The war in Alterac is tense now and troops are urgently needed. My father said that if you don’t go back, I will declare you traitors.
Anyway, my mission has been completed. It’s up to you to choose whether to go back or not.”
[System prompt: Trigger the story mission [Crisis in Alterac].
Mission content: Your father, King Aiden, has issued a recall order to you, requiring you to immediately lead your troops back to Alterac to participate in the war.
Mission completion reward: 100 plot points.
Mission failure penalty: Your reputation in the Kingdom of Alterac is reduced to zero, and you are given the title of traitor. Your favorability with all forces in the Alliance decreases by 1,000 points. Your black index increases by 25%. 】
Shit! Murphy cursed inwardly. This was the power of the camp leader. Even if it was King Aiden, a fake, he could still be summoned back to join the battle.
It seems that he will not be able to participate in the siege and defense of Stormwind City. But that's okay. He can go back and complete the Dragon Feast Ceremony. He can't wait to do it.
Sigrit and Darabonga were a little unwilling to give up, because the next step was the Battle of Stormwind, and it would be absolutely exciting to gain experience points and plot points.
Murphy lowered his voice and spoke to the two of them.
"Leave if you have to, unless you want to commit treason. And don't forget, Stormwind City will eventually fall. Once the city is destroyed, it will be very dangerous to stay. You may be killed by the plot if you are not prepared."
He was not joking. Participating in plot events is never risk-free. For example, when everyone went to Kalimdor to fight, even though they had an absolute terrain advantage, two heroic players still died in Astranaar. War is war, and as long as you participate in a war, you have to take risks.
Especially in a big battle like this, if you are accidentally surrounded, even if you are a hero, you only have a few thousand or tens of thousands of health points, and you will die if you are targeted by concentrated fire.
He looked at Varian and spread his hands regretfully.
"Sorry, second brother, it looks like I have to go back to Alterac."
Second brother? Darkseid glanced at Varian and wondered how he could be the second brother.
"I understand. This is not your fault." Varian said with a look of indignation. "Those pedantic noble kings have long forgotten their oaths. They have long lost their honor and responsibility. You should be the king! That way we can--"
"Varian, I understand what you mean." Murphy patted Varian's shoulder and glanced at Arthas next to him. "Don't worry, I have never forgotten the agreement between the three of us, and I will never forget the mission of protecting the Alliance and protecting this world. We will meet again soon, I promise."
After saying that, Murphy hesitated for a moment. He really liked these two little brothers.
Unlike the friendship between players, these two can be considered as true friends for life and death.
Moreover, he knew that according to the system's plot inertia and the game company's persistent control over the development of the game's plot, the fall of Stormwind and the birth of the Lich King would most likely occur.
If it was the Varian in history, he wouldn't need to worry too much. He was just a little kid with no choice but to run away.
But Varian now has too much on his shoulders. Once Stormwind falls, he will most likely be in danger or even die in battle.
The fate of Arthas is equally uncertain.
He really didn't want these two brothers to die in battle or become corrupted in the plot.
He lowered his voice and said, "Varian, if Stormwind City is truly undefendable, then retreat with your people. Don't make fearless sacrifices. As long as people are still here, there is hope. The most important thing for a kingdom is its people.
And you, Arthas, don't always try to be the first when you are in danger, don't always think about saving the world by yourself, you still have more than 40 brothers, as well as me and Varian, the world does not need you to save it alone, understand?"
Arthas was bewildered, thinking to himself, when did I ever get to the forefront?
But seeing Murphy's serious look, he nodded seriously. "I understand."
Varian's face was a little conflicted, but he still nodded, "I understand."
"Well, goodbye Varian, Arthas , let's meet again in the future."
