Volume 6: Job Change Chapter 10: Fee War (Part 2)
Not long after I parted with Niu Baiwan, the news of the coming of the withered land spread to every corner of the Falvi continent. It seemed that overnight, everyone knew that our homeland was about to suffer a baptism of blood and fire again. However, what made people feel a little relieved was that these young warriors who were determined to protect their hometown and resist the invaders did not shrink back because of the enemy's strength; on the contrary, they showed a surprisingly high morale, as if they couldn't wait for those evil guys to appear earlier, and looked forward to using their death to show their bravery and glory.
Like all the strange events that happened on this continent, the space travelers who traveled between the planes also gave the invasion of the Doomsday Empire a new and strange term: merged servers. According to my understanding, this so-called "server" may be what we generally call a "parallel plane". The Withered Land broke the barrier of the plane and connected with our world, which means that the two "servers" were merged together.
In fact, for many space adventurers walking in this world, the invasion of the Doomsday Empire is really not a very serious problem. At least as far as I know, for them, there is at least one thing that is much more serious than this:
Charged operation!
I heard this completely unfamiliar word from two strangers who were walking in front of me on their way to the weapon shop. Halfway through, the dwarf rogue said angrily to his dwarf ranger companion:
"This Saturday, Darrimos will start charging for its services. They're already trying to make money after only two months of free public beta testing. They're really crazy about money."
The dwarf seemed calmer. He sighed and said, "Just charge for it. I can just not play it. Paid games are just a way for Darrimos to make money. There are so many free games nowadays. If you don't play this one, there are others."
After hearing what he said, the dwarf who had spoken earlier lost his temper and shook his head dejectedly: "Forget it, I'll charge for it, it's really well made. There are really few games on the market with such realistic sensing effects as this one. After playing this, I always feel that other games are fake and boring."
On this issue, his dwarf companion made the exact opposite decision: "I won't play anymore. It's not worth it to spend money on games. I'd rather buy my wife some more clothes with that spare money."
"Hey, are you married already?" the dwarf wanderer asked in surprise.
"Getting married, I don't even know if my mother-in-law is born yet..."
"So what clothes are you buying for your wife?"
"Because I don't have a wife, I have to save money to buy clothes for my future wife. This is called having food in hand, and not being worried. If I already have a wife, who would bother with that? Have you ever seen an idiot feeding bait to a fish that has already been caught?"
His words made the dwarf wanderer sweat coldly. He smiled bitterly and gave the dwarf a thumbs up: "Good idea, good idea... Then I will say goodbye to you here. I hope you can find a wife who can help you spend money soon..."
When they said this, I turned off the road. I really didn't understand what they were talking about, but from what they said, it seemed that this "charge operation" would add many obstacles for those who were involved in the air to come to this plane. Perhaps many people would never come back here for this reason. And the decision to do so was not made by someone else, but by our omnipresent and omnipotent Supreme God Darimos.
What I have seen and heard since then has confirmed my guess. More and more people are complaining that this "paid operation" came too early and the charging standards are too high, and they say they will never come to Falvi Continent again.
I don't know who is "charging" these people who travel freely through time and space, and what they are "operating". I only know that these four seemingly ordinary words are now like a spoonful of boiling oil soup poured down on the head, causing the whole continent to boil and panic. For the Falvi Continent, which is about to face a strong enemy, this is really not good news. I can only say that it is not a good time for the great Supreme God to choose to use this method to demonstrate his authority at such a time.
I never thought that "charging" would be a bigger threat than "war", forcing so many people to leave and cutting off their hope of returning to Falvi Continent. In addition to being shocked, I also had a ridiculous idea in my mind. I wondered what would happen if I used it on the invaders from the Doomsday Empire:
If all the space travelers who traveled through time and space to the Falvi continent had to pay a high fee, and if our Supreme God Darimos built a "toll booth" on every road from the Blighted Land to the Falvi continent and charged according to the number of invading troops, I'm afraid that the last king Darendil would go bankrupt if less than one-tenth of his army passed through. If this is really possible, I'm afraid that the evil creatures of the last empire would be so scared that they would flee with their money bags when they heard the name "Falvi", and how could they dare to talk about "invasion"?
Unfortunately, this is destined to be just a wishful thinking.
As time went on, news about the invasion of the Doomsday Empire came one after another. At first, we only knew that the Withered Land would appear on the surface of the Comet Sea in the southeast and become a huge island; soon we learned that the day after the Withered Land descended, the invading army of the Doomsday Empire would reach the inland area of the Falvi Continent through a large magic transmission channel, directly to the Vida Basin; because the Vida Basin was originally sparsely garrisoned and the resistance was weak, the Continental Joint Army ordered all garrisons in this area to retreat to the Dark Cloud Fortress to curb the further eastward advance of the invading army; then, all countries and races on the entire continent issued an emergency mobilization order, recruiting all adventurers above level 40 to assist the Continental Joint Army and rush to the Dark Cloud Fortress before the battle started to participate in the first battle against the invading army of the Doomsday Empire.
This mobilization order set off an unprecedented upgrade boom across the continent. In the past, there would always be one or two days every two or three days that were particularly quiet, and it seemed that most of the air operators chose to rest during those days to prepare for the subsequent adventure. But when this mobilization order was issued, the air operators who decided not to be affected by the toll operation and stayed in the Farvi continent went crazy. They appeared in this plane tirelessly for several days and nights, killing monsters until they were cramped and completing tasks until their hands were tired.
During that period, the streets were filled with those who had dull eyes, staggering steps, and dazed expressions. Although they looked exhausted and seemed to be in shock at any time, as long as they saw the beasts, demons, or minions of the last king hidden in the caves of the mountains and forests, they would immediately rush forward with excitement and fight with almost crazy fighting spirit and spirit until all the enemies in front of them were eliminated and their dead souls were digested into their own strength and level. People who were less than level 40 were fighting for level 40, and they had to catch up with this brilliant and glorious first battle at the cost of their lives; and those who were over level 40 were also fighting for higher levels and abilities, hoping to establish greater merits on the battlefield.
Similarly, I also accepted the task of defending the city of Hyder, and for this purpose I replaced several pieces of armor and other equipment, and purchased many large doses of high-efficiency life potions, making adequate preparations for the upcoming battle.
Not long after, the day of battle quietly arrived amid our tension and anticipation...
