novelraw Chapter 276: Ranking rises again—2479th, [Expansionism]
Chapter 276: Ranking rises again—2479th, [Expansionism]
Ding... Congratulations to player ID: Yu Yuan Shelter for unlocking—Ten Thousand Nations Pact Civilization.
Achievement unlocked: Reforging Civilization.
Achievement Points obtained: 20,000.
Yu Yuan Shelter ranking being assessed: Shelter potential significantly increased....... Leaderboard ranking updated: Current rank 2479 (↑2020 ranks).
"Ten Thousand Nations Pact Civilization..."
This time, the fusion of the Civilization Core had boosted his shelter's ranking more than ever before.
And this was just after he had initially fused the Civilization Core.
As for the reward for the achievement—[Reforging Civilization], aside from the 20,000 Achievement Points, it also unlocked a separate panel called [Civilization Management], a main panel at the same level as [Combat] and [Survival].
Yu Yuan opened [Civilization Management]. It was divided into three interfaces: [Civilization Overview], [Civilization Focus], and [Research & Production].
Opening the [Civilization Overview] interface.A complete map of Green Forest City appeared before Yu Yuan. Most of the map was already lit up, but a portion was still shrouded in dim, dark mist.
He understood perfectly well. That dim, dark mist covering parts of the map wasn't it just like the fog of war?
And the areas of the map he had lit up should be the places he had previously visited.
The most complete area, of course, was the Eastern District. All areas, including District 1, were highlighted. However, Yu Yuan hadn't actually visited District 1 because of the Black Shield Police Department.
He guessed this might be related to Carmen and the [Jackal] squad, as they were considered part of the same faction.
Next were the Southern and Northern Districts. Yu Yuan had frequented these two areas as well. The Northern District, due to his connection with Zhou Yuan, was the second most illuminated area after the Eastern District.
The areas with the least illumination were naturally the Western District and the Central District. However, even these two districts now had some lit-up areas he hadn't visited.
This was likely Zhou Yuan's doing.
The same situation applied to the Northern Wilderness. He had only been there once, yet 60% of the Northern Wilderness map was already highlighted.
No need to think about it; this was definitely that guy Hans's contribution.
The same logic applied to the Western Wilderness. Previously, the [Jackal] squad's main area of operation had been concentrated there.
"So that means, as long as they are members belonging to my faction, the areas they explore will automatically be incorporated into the civilization's exploration scope."
Having grasped this, Yu Yuan then looked at the information below.
[Civilization: Ten Thousand Nations Pact]
[Leader: Yu Yuan]
[Civilization Core Vessel: Yu Yuan Shelter]
[Dominant Civilization Race: Human]
[Core Civilization World: Ten Thousand Nations Pact World]
[Controlled Areas: Yu Yuan Shelter (100%), Green Forest City (5.7%), Northern Wilderness (0.9%)]
[Controlled Factions: Jackal Squad (100%), Black Shield Police Department (11.4%), Nightingale (37.1%), Aurora Animal Assistance Association (5.3%), Black Rock Caravan (78.1%), Burning Fortress (4.5%)]
[Civilization Energy Types: Electricity, Geothermal]
[Civilization Ecology: Plunder, Preliminary Husbandry, Preliminary Cultivation]
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The information on the Virtual Light Screen was extremely detailed and comprehensive. Yu Yuan gained a more complete and objective understanding of the forces at his disposal.
The percentages for those controlled areas and factions were clearly determined by the influence of Carmen, Mona, Zhou Yuan, and the others within their respective organizations.
Zhou Yuan's high percentage was likely related to him persuading the President of the Black Rock Caravan.
Zhou Yuan had reported this to him before.
However, Carmen and Mona's influence over the Black Shield Police Department and the Aurora Animal Assistance Association was indeed slightly less than he had previously estimated.
This issue probably still stemmed from Hogg, or Miller, or Cold Crow, and the others.
"Let's see if these values change after Cold Crow and the others are dealt with!"
This was Yu Yuan's first time interacting with this system; he was still figuring things out.
But for Yu Yuan, this also had an advantage.
That was, by observing the changes in these faction control values, he could infer changes in Carmen or Mona's status within their respective organizations.
If Hogg planned to move against Carmen, Carmen's control value over the Black Shield Police Department would inevitably change. At that time, he could issue a warning or provide assistance.
Next, Yu Yuan checked the [Civilization Focus] page.
It was divided into three categories: War, Institutions, and Technology.
Each category presented a tree-like structure, branching upwards.
Below them was a line of numbers—Civilization Points: 126 points.
"So this is the real use of Civilization Points!" Yu Yuan had a sudden realization.
Previously, with the [Civilization Illustrated Book], every time he killed a spiritual creature he hadn't seen before, he would unlock a page and gain 1 Civilization Point.
Over this long period, aside from the 100 Civilization Points reward from completing the civilization event mission, he had only collected 26 Civilization Points.
He had never known what they were for.
Later, he obtained the [Wonder—Wall of the Victor's Glory], which required the consumption of Civilization Points for its construction.
He never imagined the role of Civilization Points would only become apparent after possessing one's own civilization.
Yu Yuan looked at the first tier of the [War] tree. There were already three focus icons there.
——[Expansionism]: After killing other players, you will receive Civilization Point rewards and can record that player's exclusive world coordinates. Consume Survival Points to conquer and plunder that world.
——[Isolationism]: When other players actively launch an invasion war/civilization war against us, they will need to consume twice the usual resources to successfully initiate the attack and will be unable to lock onto our shelter's coordinates.
——[Pacifism]: Abandon war and violence. We cannot actively initiate invasion wars/civilization wars, and other players also cannot launch war invasions/wars against us.
(Only one focus can be selected from this tier.)
Yu Yuan looked at these three icons, frowning slightly.
It was simple. This tier was about choosing the future development direction of the civilization.
The three doctrines corresponded to three different strategies.
The first one Yu Yuan ruled out was [Pacifism]. He himself had a wolf-like nature. In the less than two months since he entered the wasteland, reaching this stage relied on desperate struggle and plunder.
It wasn't that [Pacifism] was bad. Perhaps it suited players who liked to lie flat, but it didn't suit Yu Yuan's personality.
As for [Isolationism], it was actually a middle ground, a fusion of [Expansionism] and [Pacifism].
Not as aggressive as [Expansionism], nor as detached from worldly conflicts as [Pacifism].
It retained the right to wage war, but if other players wanted to initiate an attack, they would also need to pay a higher price, undoubtedly increasing the cost for other players to launch a war.
Previously, only one [War Token] was needed; now three were required, not to mention the Survival Points consumed for equipment and followers when entering a world.
These were all tangible costs.
No matter who decided to attack Yu Yuan, they would have to shed a significant amount of blood first. Naturally, those players would weigh the pros and cons, deciding whether the attack was worth it.
But in Yu Yuan's view, this focus had its highlights, yet it was still too passive.
The saying "jack of all trades, master of none" applied perfectly here.
And its most crucial ability, hiding the shelter's coordinates, was already covered by the Stealth Rat's [Concealment]. The ability was redundant.
Choosing it didn't hold much significance.
Looking at the functional information for [Expansionism], he had already made his decision.
"If you don't invade, then what's the point of calling it civilization invasion... What kind of development can match the speed of invasion and plunder!"