novelraw Chapter 665 491: Wife... Hehe... My wife...
Chapter 665 491: Wife... Hehe... My wife...
"So, you Penglai want to invite me to help take down that Boss in the Tropical Rainforest?"
Li Zheng put down his chopsticks and said to Liu Jiale, "You weren't there, so you might not be quite aware of the situation back then."
"Don't be fooled by the fact that I killed two Bosses in a short period; in reality, fighting the Boss comes with significant risks for me."
"First of all, my defense is nowhere near my attack ability. I can one-shot the Boss, but if the Boss hits me, I'm down too."
"So you need to arrange for people to protect my safety at all costs."
"Kunlun and Nine Heavens lost at least 800 lives before I got a chance to launch an attack. You saw the final result; my thirty-minute freeze period just ended."
"To be honest, the feeling of dying is much more unpleasant than I imagined."
Li Zheng laughed bitterly at this point. If it weren't for the lingering thoughts attacking him, then the negative effects of the Heaven and Earth Slash wouldn't be so hard to bear.
"Secondly, do you think Penglai's people can perform like Kunlun and Nine Heavens, following orders strictly, advancing and retreating appropriately, and being fearless in the face of death?"
Li Zheng raised a seemingly unnecessary but actually crucial point.
Can these ragtag troops achieve the level of a professional army?
To put it bluntly, except for Kunlun, there are basically no armies composed of pure soldiers across the whole Matrix. Calling them a rabble is not an exaggeration. (The White-headed Eagle was in the beginning, but later they added the Superpower Team, which made it less pure, and they've already been scattered by Old Xiao and his group, so they are not discussed here.)
And the biggest characteristic of a rabble is—they are hard to discipline!
Not every player who joins an army is willing to obey the captain's orders. The reason they fight to join the top ten armies on the leaderboard is because they want to piggyback on the daily benefits, isn't it?
On this basis, to expect them to make significant sacrifices for the army?
Don't be delusional!
Some people might even think that by joining the army, they are doing the army a favor!
Why can Kunlun and Nine Heavens afford to be fearless?
Because they had already become an organization before the army function appeared, and have a strong sense of belonging to their respective armies.
And Penglai?
It's just a temporary recruitment after the army function was released.
These people come from all corners of the earth, and even some players from other countries.
How much sense of belonging can you expect them to have towards Penglai?
Asking them to act as cannon fodder is as good as sending them to their deaths, isn't it?
Although it's not actual death, the pain from the moment of 'death' must be endured by oneself, no one else can help share it.
Very real, and very cruel.
But this is human nature, and it is the main reason why Li Zheng initially sought cooperation with Liu Qi and them, and did not consider other armies.
"Your concerns are not without reason."
Liu Jiale didn't speak, and Xu Ying, who was sitting beside him, said slowly, "But in my Penglai, I am confident I can persuade eight hundred people to serve as cannon fodder."
Great rewards bring out brave men. As long as we offer some benefits, finding people to sacrifice won't be a problem.
"Eight hundred people, that's not enough!"
Li Zheng shook his head decisively, "I roughly understand the environment of the Endless Ocean, so when I make my move, I have some prediction of the outcome."
"But I've never been to the Tropical Rainforest, I'm completely unfamiliar with the environment, and rushing in there, I need some time to observe the surroundings."
"Therefore... eight hundred people are not enough!"
Moreover, how can eight hundred ragtag people compare to eight hundred well-trained soldiers?
Kunlun's eight hundred could hold out under the Boss's attack for nearly ten seconds, and their attacks could cause the Boss some distress.
If Penglai brings out eight hundred, whether they can last five seconds under the Boss's attack is questionable, which isn't even enough time for Li Zheng to observe the environment and draft a plan of action.
"Is that still not enough?"
Liu Jiale seemed a bit unconvinced, "The players joining Penglai have a minimum rating of Platinum, and some of those who can make a move are even at Diamond Level. Isn't such overall strength comparable to Kunlun?"
Before coming, he had already inquired that the people Kunlun sent out had the highest individual strength only approaching Diamond at best.
There was an events host from Penglai, and obtaining a lot of intel wasn't that difficult. Before finding Li Chun, he kept asking Li Zheng's whereabouts just to confirm if Li Zheng truly perished along with the Boss.
In Liu Jiale's mind, Li Zheng's strength is unfathomable, beyond his understanding.
But he is confident that the men he brings out in terms of overall strength definitely surpass Kunlun with the same number of people.
"Not enough." Li Zheng continued to shake his head, "Old Liu, it's not that I look down on your Penglai, but in reality, across the entire Matrix, except for Kunlun and Nine Heavens, I don't trust any other army to perform better with the same number of people."
"If you want me to take action, the number of cannon fodder must at least triple; otherwise, I don't want to waste a half-hour."
After all, besides the fearless warriors, Kunlun also has many battlefield commanders in control.
Their presence, commanding the scene, is one reason Kunlun can sustain for such a long time at a relatively low cost.
The saying that a good commander is worth a thousand troops is no joke.
A flock of sheep led by a lion might have combat power equal to a pride of lions led by a sheep.
Moreover, compared to Kunlun, it's uncertain who is the lion between Penglai and Kunlun.
"Triple?"
Xu Ying furrowed her brows, forming a "川" shape, "Do you mean at least need 2,400 people as the vanguard before you are willing to lend a hand?"