Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 249: Advancement to Duke
As soon as the "Task Auction" celebration event was announced, it immediately caused a sensation in "Tianxia". Except for those ordinary players who had neither the strength nor the power to organize people to directly participate in the competition, and could only choose to rely on other teams as helpers and vassals, the leaders of various forces and many master players would not be willing to be lonely, hoping to obtain the maximum benefit from it directly or indirectly. For a while, the public sentiment was surging, and almost all forces and players mobilized at the first time, all eager to take advantage. The weaker forces and ordinary master players certainly did not have enough strength to get involved in the artifacts. Even if they were greedy, they could not compete with those stronger teams. Naturally, the goal would not be set too high. Low and medium-level holy artifacts would satisfy them. As for the major forces and the top players who have been promoted to the ninth-level profession, especially those who have conquered the tenth-level magic pet, they certainly look down on those holy artifacts and will not miss the opportunity to obtain artifact rewards. However, each player is only eligible to participate in the task once, and it is impossible to successfully complete the most difficult task and obtain the artifact reward without a sufficient number of top players participating. Coupled with the unique auction rules, it is necessary to go through fierce competition when striving for the qualification to complete the task. The strongest player wins, and the strong teaming up has become an inevitable trend. How to attract more expert players, especially top players, to join, and select the tasks to be auctioned, and try to avoid encountering too strong competition, will become the most important problem that every player who intends to organize a team to complete the task must face.
Everyone wants a divine weapon, but a thousand people can only get one divine weapon as a reward for completing the most difficult task. The conflict of fundamental interests makes it impossible for the resistance alliance to gather all the top masters in the name of the Dark Council to participate in the competition for a divine weapon. Unless there is a deeper interest, no top master will be willing to work for someone who is not very related. This is not something that can be persuaded or bought by simple justice or money. Just like the Desert Eagle will not help Long Xing Tianxia, and I am certainly not willing to help Qiu Shui Chang Tian, and vice versa. There are also power disputes within the Church of Light and the Neutral Alliance. They are not a solid block, and it is estimated that it is impossible to reach a cooperation agreement. If all the elites are concentrated to seek benefits for a certain party, they should be dispersed into small teams to compete. Therefore, after learning about the "mission auction" activity, the Dark Council convened an emergency meeting of all members, and naturally rejected the proposal to collectively participate in the most difficult missions in the name of the resistance alliance to obtain artifact rewards. All members can act on their own and freely combine on the basis of interest. How many expert players can be attracted to help themselves depends on the ability of each person who intends to get involved in the artifact. Of course, they are all allies after all. In order to effectively avoid killing each other and to be united in their guns, after the various teams have selected the tasks to be auctioned, they must report them to the Dark Council for filing, so as to facilitate coordination, so as to avoid meaningless competition among their own people, wasting time and energy, and to allocate human resources more reasonably.
It cannot be planned in the name of the alliance of resistance forces. The basic team units are naturally the major mercenary groups. As an old-brand mercenary group and a frequent visitor to the "Top Ten Mercenary Groups in the World", the Tongxin League must come forward to organize a thousand-man team to bid for a mission with the highest difficulty that has the opportunity to obtain artifact rewards. However, there cannot be too many top masters in a mercenary group, and the overall strength of the Tongxin League is not too top-notch. Although there are already dozens of players who have been promoted to the ninth-level profession, most of them have not yet subdued a suitable tenth-level magic pet because of the increasing number of competitors. The only two people who have the strongest tenth-level upper-level holy magic pet are still Afeng and Xue Wuxia. Yun Wuying and Nan Feiyan dare not take risks like Xue Wuxia, and they only subdue tenth-level upper-level magic pets. In addition, several players have tenth-level mid-level magic pets. Although it is a celebration event, the difficulty of the task is slightly lower than that of obtaining artifact rewards normally, but in order to try to obtain artifacts, especially the main artifacts, it is also necessary to defeat other competitors in the previous auction activities and successfully obtain the qualifications to complete the corresponding tasks. It is probably difficult to do it by relying on the strength of a large mercenary group of 10,000 people alone. It is necessary to seek support from foreign aid and strive to attract more top masters to join. Those large mercenary groups of 10,000 people with similar strength naturally do not need to be considered. Under normal circumstances, they will definitely form their own groups to bid for tasks. Without enough benefits to buy them, their top players will not help outsiders. Fortunately, "Tianxia" still has many medium-sized mercenary groups of thousands of people and small mercenary groups of hundreds of people. There are many top or powerful masters who are used to support the facade. They are too small to organize a team of 1,000 or 500 people with enough strength to get involved in artifacts. It is possible to attract them to join with relatively small benefits. In addition, there are some lone ranger players who are independent of various forces. They can also become our targets to attract. We should try our best to enrich the strength of the team and increase the chances of winning the auction and successfully completing the task. The quick hand will get the slow hand. It is estimated that all the large mercenary groups are targeting them. Contacting them directly as soon as possible and negotiating the conditions for cooperation is the most important task of the Tongxin Alliance.
In addition to recruiting soldiers and strengthening the team as quickly as possible, it is also necessary to determine the type of tasks to be completed. Participating players can help freely regardless of their professions, but the tasks are set according to professions. Tasks of different professions can only obtain rewards for the corresponding professions, which is directly related to the final beneficiary. Several leaders of the mercenary group and several powerful top players are eligible to obtain the reward artifacts, so they have to be cautious. For this reason, the Tongxin League also held a plenary meeting of core members to focus on discussing this matter. In terms of contribution and merit to the Tongxin League, no one can match me. As a founding elder of the group, I have turned the tide many times. Naturally, I am the first choice. Once proposed, it was quickly unanimously approved. However, the competition for the artifact tasks of the necromancer profession will definitely be very fierce. After all, I am the only necromancer in "Tianxia" who holds the artifact. Other top necromancers such as Qiu Shui Changtian, Tianxing, Qingwu Feiyang, Yeyou, Longma Jingshen, etc. are all eyeing the artifact and trying their best to get one. If the main focus at this stage is not on promotion, strengthening pet scrolls for yourself or your companions, and taming level 10 pets, many professional treasure hunting teams have temporarily changed their careers and become challenge beasts hired teams or pet hunters. With more and more level 9 professional players with level 10 pets, they may have made some gains. Now there is such a good opportunity, it is easier to get a magic weapon than challenging a magic beast or a holy beast many competitors and few opportunities to compete for artifacts. If you want to bid for the corresponding tasks, you must accumulate more powerful strength. For me, who already has three artifacts and is currently sitting firmly on the throne of "the world's number one undead wizard" and has a stable position, it seems that it is not worth paying too high a price for this - although the Concentric Alliance will subsidize part of it, as a direct beneficiary, most of the expenses still need to be borne by me. I don't want to invest my limited gold coins in this, which is equivalent to indirectly spending money to "buy" an artifact that is not a necessity.
My "stinginess" in terms of money made me politely decline the kindness of my companions, and I tried my best to refuse the task of participating in the auction of the Undead Wizard profession to help me get another dark artifact, "selflessly" leaving the only opportunity to other companions who need it more. Then the second candidate is naturally Xue Wuxia. As the leader of the Tongxin League, she can be said to have worked hard and made great contributions. Her contributions are obvious to all, and she was also unanimously approved. She has already collected the 10th-level upper-level holy magic pet Peacock King. If she can get another artifact, Xue Wuxia's strength will be further enhanced, which will greatly consolidate her position among the thunder magician players. She has a greater chance of being promoted to the 10th-level profession and even having the qualification to participate in the ultimate battle of light and darkness. An artifact will help her much more than me. She and Afeng have a common enemy, Hua Mantian. If I can help her defeat Hua Mantian directly, it may play a key role in completely untangling the knot between her and Afeng. As a brother, I have no choice but to do it. Now that our relationship has taken a step further, I will definitely help with all my strength. This is another important reason why I resolutely turned down the opportunity to fight for the artifact reward for myself. A Feng, who is also eligible for the election, already has an artifact. Yun Wuying and Xue Wuxia have a close personal relationship and will not compete with her. Xue Wuxia really needs such an opportunity. With the efforts of several of us, she could not refuse and finally accepted this resolution. We gathered elite players to organize a team of 1,000 people to bid and complete the most difficult task of the thunder magician profession.
The specific preparations were handed over to Xue Wuxia, Yun Wuying, and Afeng. This was not my strong point, so I continued to spend most of my time in the "Dead Soul Space" to try my best to strengthen my strength. The first thing was to try to get Shaman to win the challenge and be promoted to the Vampire Fang Duke before the mission on January 1st of the New Year. I personally presided over its special training, and assembled Taotao, the lower-level Level 10 Letediwa, and the Black Dragon King Saipan to jointly act, to increase the deterrence against the Vampire Fang Duke as much as possible and affect its normal performance. Coupled with the effect of "blood change", there should be a greater hope of killing the Vampire Fang Duke.
Although they rarely move around in the human world, with Xue Wuxia and Xiaoyue as neighbors, they usually get together for meals every day. Besides chatting, they can also know how things are going. The Church of Light and the Neutral Alliance are also constrained by the various mercenary groups. In order to fight for their own interests, they are unwilling to sacrifice themselves for the sake of the overall situation and achieve others. They have not been able to organize a unified team and allocate human resources more reasonably. They can only be organized and participated in by mercenary groups as the basic unit. The plans of the major powerful mercenary groups are similar to those of our Tongxin Alliance. They use the master players among the formal members as the basis, hire powerful masters from other small and medium-sized mercenary groups or free players to join, form teams of different sizes according to their own strength, and decide which level of tasks to participate in. As for the specific tasks of which professions are chosen, except for reporting to relevant departments such as the Dark Council for filing and internal coordination, they are strictly confidential and not made public. This is not only the case for our resistance alliance, but also for the mercenary groups affiliated with the Church of Light and the Neutral Alliance. Avoid exposing the target too early, which may easily lead to malicious competition from hostile forces.
The most intense competition should be among the four major professions of the Light Cleric, Light Knight, Undead Wizard and Magic Knight, who will play the main role in the final battle between light and darkness. A divine weapon has a more important role and influence on them, and those who are ambitious are unwilling to give up easily. The two major light mercenary groups, such as Glory and Galaxy, have clear barriers, and each has recruited soldiers and formed a thousand-man team. Other mercenary groups such as Alice, who are top light players, are also eager to get their hands on the artifact. The mercenary groups of the dark professional players, such as Long Xing Tian Xia, Desert Eagle, Blood Battle in All Directions, Qiu Shui Chang Tian, and Ye You, are also strong. According to their positions and ambitions, it can be basically determined that they will be the final beneficiaries. The competition is unprecedentedly fierce. There are few divine weapons, but many people want them. Everyone is determined and unwilling to give in, making it difficult for the Dark Council to coordinate them all. Persuasion is unsuccessful, and they can only let them go and let them be cruelly eliminated through auction.
Without a strong competitor like me, it can be regarded as increasing the chances of Qiu Shui Chang Tian, Ye You and other undead wizards who are willing to participate in the competition to obtain the artifact, and at the same time, it also reduces the cost they are prepared to invest. Otherwise, in order to strive to defeat our Tong Xin Meng in the auction, they must pay more. The competition for the thunder magician profession should not be so fierce. There are only a few who serve as the leaders of large mercenary groups. Most of the other top thunder magician players do not have enough decision-making power. Even if their personal strength may be stronger than Xue Wu Xia, they may have to obey the collective interests and help their companions to complete the tasks of other professions. For example, Bai Yunjian had to help Long Xing Tian Xia to complete the tasks of the magic knight profession. There are not many players who have enough strength and the same intention to compete with Xue Wu Xia. After all, players who remain neutral do not participate in the ultimate duel between light and darkness. The competition within the neutral profession is not as fierce as the four major professions of darkness and light, and the desire for artifacts is not as strong as ours, so there is no need to invest too much for it. In addition, by strictly blocking the news, recruiting troops under my name, and paralyzing the attention of those neutral alliance players, it can also reduce the potential competitors who use our Tongxin Alliance as a reference to a certain extent, and have an unexpected effect when bidding for tasks, which will increase our chances of winning while avoiding vicious competition and reducing costs.
In the early stage, Shaman had conducted a long period of tactical exercises with the cooperation of Let'd'Ivoire and Saipan. Facing the intermediate level 10 Taotao, he had undergone special training for about half a month, which was personally conducted by me. He performed quite well. Relying on his good growth and psychological quality, and the role of the "Pet Contract" that I fully exerted, he has basically adapted to the oppression brought by "Dragon Power" and there are no obvious adverse effects. The earlier he is promoted to a higher level of Duke, the earlier he will start to grow in the higher level of Duke form, which is far more effective than in the Marquis form. At that time, I arranged for Shaman to rush to the Vampire Fang Duke under my surveillance and formally challenged him to a promotion. Both parties were in good condition and met the corresponding challenge conditions, so they agreed on the time and place, and chose to fight to the death in a remote and hidden place at midnight the next day.
I took enough rest and went online at the agreed time, watching the battle from the dark, and using the power of the "pet contract" to provide spiritual support to Shaman. At the beginning of the challenge, Taotao, Let'diva and Saipan flew to the vicinity of the battle circle, exerting their "Dragon Power" to influence the performance of the vampire Duke, indirectly helping Shaman. Since they did not interfere in the war, the two sides were in the same situation on the surface, and did not destroy the fairness of the challenge, the vampire Duke could not stop the challenge and had to suffer this loss and continue to fight with Shaman.
The strength of the Vampire Fang Duke is not bad, and should be a fully mature individual, but it has not reached the level of the most outstanding Vampire Fang Duke. It should only be the ninth level, and it has exerted a strength close to the average level of the ninth level. Under normal circumstances, even if the Vampire Fang Marquis Shaman, who is only the eighth level, uses the "Blood Transformation", without my help, he can only hold on for a while, and it is impossible to make up for the difference of two levels. Fortunately, with the assistance of the "Dragon Power" of three bone dragons, one is the tenth level, and two are the tenth level. It can be seen that it poses a considerable threat to the Vampire Fang Duke. He is timid and shaken, and often misses the opportunity to hurt Shaman. Shaman's excellent dodging ability also avoids many attacks in time, effectively protecting himself and delaying the battle. At the same time, when the Vampire Fang Duke was occasionally distracted and was affected by the "Dragon's Might" to a greater extent, Saman seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack, causing certain damage to it. Coupled with the loss of physical strength and energy, it further weakened its resistance to the "Dragon's Might". Gradually, Saman reversed the situation, gained the upper hand step by step, and finally succeeded in killing it and inherited its title of Vampire Fang Duke.
