novelraw Chapter 248 15: A Luxurious Lineup (Part 2)
Chapter 248 15: A Luxurious Lineup (Part 2)
"And when I said before that Destiny Talents aren't that important, I was referring to the period after the King's War Event ends."
"However."
"There's another precondition."
"And that's the fact that our Lord World is a 'Peace District.'"
"If it weren't a 'Peace District,' the Lord Players wouldn't be united. They'd be constantly trying to split off, starting all sorts of civil wars."
"At that point, even though the King's War Event would be over, it would feel like we were still fighting it every day, getting into a huge free-for-all with all kinds of Native Powers..."
Xiaocao was a little confused.
"Wait!"
"There's something I don't get!"
"The King's War Event is over, and a Heaven's Chosen Ruler has been selected. What's the point of us players still splitting up and getting into a massive brawl?"
Moonlit Observation chimed in to explain:
"What else could they be after?"
"It's for things like status, power, armies, and benefits, of course!"
"The Heaven's Chosen Ruler who achieves the final victory in the King's War Event can't just distribute power to every single player. They'll only give it to the first group of Lord Players who swore allegiance to them, and to the Lord Players who contributed the most during the event."
"It's basically the Native Creatures granting us Lord Players official positions."
"For example."
"Once the Kingdom of Ventecenia, which the Hafke Alliance is loyal to, wins the 'King's War Event'..."
"...then the players of the Hafke Alliance will definitely become the founding heroes of the new kingdom's era."
"They'd get the highest official posts, like General."
"Meanwhile, Lord Players like us who join the Kingdom of Ventecenia later, or ordinary players who don't do anything impressive in the war, will only get garbage posts like Horse Groom or County Magistrate."
"When that happens, whatever orders the big shots from the Hafke Alliance give, we'll have to obey."
"Otherwise, it would be insubordination, defying the commands of a superior, and we'd be punished according to the new kingdom's laws."
"But some people are just naturally unwilling to be ordered around."
"And others love using their status to bully those at the bottom."
"All of these things would ignite conflicts between players."
"The end result..."
"...is either the oppressed lower-tier players incite the Native Powers they're loyal to into rebellion, helping them attack the Heaven's Chosen Ruler's army to seek independence."
"Or, it's those players who dream of becoming founding generals under the new king actively stirring up trouble, planning to install a different Heaven's Chosen Ruler."
"Moreover."
"During this time."
"Everyone has been secretly developing their strength for a long while."
"The previous gaps in power and army size have been narrowed almost to nothing, thanks to the double effect of the 'phase restrictions' and the 'compensation mechanism.'"
"So, these Lord Players and Native Powers that suddenly rise up in rebellion will be anything but easy to deal with."
"The entire Lord World would be plunged into extremely chaotic warfare."
Oreo added,
"That's right."
"That's how it is."
"But the atmosphere on our server is exceptionally good. We have top-tier experts like mad madam and Tingfeng to take the lead, and there aren't really any troublemaking players."
"When the time really comes, even if some Native Powers refuse to be governed and want to become independent again by suddenly betraying the Heaven's Chosen Ruler..."
"...all of us Lord Players can still band together, united against a common enemy, and jointly attack any Native Powers that try to split off, keeping this Lord World unified."
"And as long as we can avoid getting bogged down in internal conflict..."
"...then neither the Evil God's army we have to face in the second phase, nor the Lord Players from other servers we have to contend with in the third phase..."
"...are actually that big of a problem."
Xiaocao replied thoughtfully,
"Oh."
"I see."
"I think I understand what you mean, Oreo."
"If I don't care about the points and rankings for the King's War Event, it doesn't really matter which kingdom I join now. In the end, we'll all be unified under the Heaven's Chosen Ruler and become citizens of the same super-kingdom."
"But if I do care about the event points and rankings..."
"...then right now, I have to carefully weigh my options based on the military strength of the different kingdoms."
"The more powerful a kingdom is..."
"...the easier the battles will be for the Lord Players who have sworn allegiance to it."
"As for Destiny Talent, that's more like icing on the cake. It won't let a player loyal to a weak kingdom easily defeat players loyal to other, more powerful kingdoms."
"It's just that Native Powers with a Destiny Hero are usually powerful kingdoms to begin with."
"So it makes no difference to just go for them directly..."
Oreo nodded.
"Yes."
"Exactly."
"That's what I mean."
"However."
"There's one thing you need to pay attention to."
"You should observe the number of players who have pledged allegiance to each kingdom."
"If a major kingdom has a very large number of loyal players, it will be extremely difficult to earn event points."
"Therefore."
"Assuming you yourself are powerful enough..."
"...joining a weaker kingdom with fewer loyal players might actually get you better rewards in the King's War Event..."
Upon hearing this, Xiaocao thought it over carefully before slowly replying,
"Okay."
"Thanks."
"I know what to do now."
"I'll just directly join Lord Tingfeng's Holy Empire and follow him to go crush the Gulad Empire."
No Money Great Treasure Sword looked astonished and couldn't help but ask,
"Huh?"
"What do you mean?"
"Aren't you going to check out the overall strength of Lord Tingfeng's Holy Empire before you decide?"
Xiaocao waved his hand.
"No need."
"My strength is crap anyway."
"I wasn't expecting to get a high rank on the leaderboards in the first place... so I'll just casually do the King's War Event. Whatever basic rewards I can scrape by with is fine."
"But the Gulad Empire has pushed me too far!"
"I can't stand for it!"
"I have to crush them!"
No Money Great Treasure Sword thought for a moment, then slapped his thigh and said,
"Hey!"
"That makes sense!"
"Then I'll pledge allegiance to Lord Tingfeng too!"
"To hell with event points and rankings! Let's just beat the crap out of that bastard Gulad Empire first!"
"Besides, this is a Peace District!"
"Players won't go for the kill against each other!"
"When the time comes, if Lord Tingfeng's Holy Empire can't hold out, I'll just become a 'Traitorous Ninja' with him and switch over to the Hafke Alliance in the Kingdom of Ventecenia!"
"The Kingdom of Ventecenia they're loyal to will probably be the final winner of this 'King's War Event.'"
Hafke AI Tank: "..."
"Bro."
"Don't run your mouth."
"Our boss already said it."
"Lord Tingfeng could very well be the first Lord Player in all of the Lord Worlds to get the 'Heaven's Chosen Ruler' title."
"We're also prepared to become 'Traitorous Ninjas' and defect to the Holy Empire at any moment."
"You're just putting pressure on us."
No Money Great Treasure Sword was shocked.
"Nani?"
"For real?"
Hafke Sniper Soldier asked,
"What's up?"
"You guys still don't know?"
"The two strongest top players on our server, Lord Tingfeng and Mumu, are both part of the Holy Empire now."
"The former is His Majesty the Emperor of the Holy Empire."
"The latter is the Minister of Finance of the Holy Empire."
"And there's also the friendly old-timer that all you newbies know—Don't call me MC."
"He's the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Holy Empire now."
"Such a stacked lineup."
"I'm just asking, are you scared yet?"
"Because I'm pretty damn shocked. Two top-tier players joined the Holy Empire without a second thought. It's hard to imagine just how powerful the Native Powers and Divine Chosen Army that Lord Tingfeng has already recruited are..."