While the players were collecting character cards, they were also slowly understanding the game world. Otherwise, they would not be able to guess much from the few pictures in the expansion pack, unless they went to the library to search for historical information.
But other than a few hardcore players, the rest were not interested in doing such things.
William used missions to provide the players with historical information. He would let them know about the changes in the City of Dawn, and at the same time, increase their sense of belonging.
As the number of character cards continued to increase, the forum was filled with discussions.
"So far, we have found 103 epic character cards and 21 legendary character cards. In addition to the background information, we can confirm that Prince William has entered the Sage state."
"God of Charm, do you see the title on top of his head? I can't look at His Royal Highness anymore. Really, that handsome face, I can't help but want to do something!"
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A large number of male players replied to this post. They said that William was so handsome that they would fall for him if they looked at him for too long.
And a large group of young ladies were naturally excited to the point of going crazy. They were in heat on the forum all day long, constantly calling for their hubby. It was unknown how many young ladies' dreams were to spend a night with His Royal Highness, an action story …
Fortunately, William was an upright man. He had the demeanor of a gentleman. The majority of the male players only snorted at the girls' thoughts. They were not jealous of him.
Hmm.
There was nothing to be jealous about.
It was just an NPC.
So what if he was handsome …
As time passed.
The character cards of some legion commanders were also obtained. Moreover, the character cards of the legion commanders were not duplicates. The players estimated that the number of soldiers in the City of Dawn had reached more than three million.
Although they could not be compared to the four to five million players, the quality of the soldiers in the Dawn Army was very high.
Most of the players had entered the Advanced realm.
But because of the recovery of magic, the average level of the soldiers in the Dawn Army had become Advanced professionals. The Intermediate soldiers could only train on Stormy Island or serve as reserves.
Other than the character cards.
There were all kinds of warships, airships, magic towers, magical weapons, and even some iconic buildings.
This caused the forum to become lively again.
"Gosh, there are too many magical weapons in the City of Dawn. It feels as if we have entered the interstellar era from the magic era. They look like energy weapons."
"Err, if you compare Mana Crystals to nuclear energy, then what you said makes sense."
Are we going to conquer the sea of stars in the future? "
"You're thinking too much …"
"No, look, this is a Mana Gatling. F * ck, how the hell did His Highness get it?"
"Sorry, I contributed the Gatling blueprint. The Dawn Magic Union gave me 10,000 gold coins. Now that I think about it, I should have asked for more. What a waste," a Launcher called 'Gun Kidney' replied.
"Then you really are a genius. I was the one who contributed the manufacturing method for the Dawn brand bicycle …"
"I contributed the blueprint for the pistol …"
A large group of players popped up and expressed that they had sent many blueprints to the Magic Tower.
However, most of the players didn't expect that these blueprints, which had been useless for a long time, could actually be made into magical weapons by the mages in a different way.
The most comforting thing was that the City of Dawn still trusted the players. From the start of the open beta until now, Prince William had not been suspicious of the players like the other forces. He had not done any research or torture on them.
For example, the players of other factions were often captured by the mages and warlocks for research.
Of course, some players voluntarily sacrificed their bodies for gold coins and experience points. To them, the most they could do was to die and lose levels …
However, things didn't go according to their wishes. Many mages and warlocks knew that the players could resurrect after death. Hence, they drugged them, causing the attributes of many players to plummet.
There was nothing wrong with that.
The mages and warlocks used the players as test subjects to test the effects of the potions.
Some potions were good, while others were bad. Many of the players' attributes plummeted, and their maximum attributes were reduced. This made the players hate the mages.
However, such chaotic, disgusting, and inhumane torture had never been found in the City of Dawn. There were even many laws to protect the chosen ones. This made the players extremely touched. Most of the players in the Legendary continent joined the City of Dawn.
Soon.
Two days passed.
Four Golden Legendary Cards were also found.
Rogers Godluck.
Moses Holyvein.
William Blackleaf.
Mysterious man …
There was nothing wrong with that.
William's avatar, Odin, was also in this card. However, his tag was' Mysterious Man '.
After some players found these cards, they discovered a problem.
"How do I accept the exclusive mission?"
"Gosh, it's a scam. Do I have to treat it as a forbidden skill scroll?"
But soon.
This group of blind players discovered a small line of words. They could look for William to accept the missions on these four cards. They didn't have to look for the card owner to accept the mission.
Other than that.
The players finally had a rough understanding of the history of the past ten years.
The City of Dawn became the top power in the Gods' continent.
When William was at the Legendary level, he had the combat power of a sage and captured three Lords of Darkness. After he became a sage, he killed a sage with three slashes in front of dozens of sages.
Such tyrannical combat power made countless players so excited that they couldn't control themselves. They all went to the forums of other continents to show off.
But this time …
Their foreign friends didn't indulge them. They even told them not to be arrogant. They would definitely reach the Legendary continent in three months and beat them up.
Hence.
A war of words between continents began.
They even escalated the war of words to a naval war.
Because the players discovered another piece of news.
The war of nations …
It had begun.
The distance between the Legendary continent and the Rune continent in the east was less than 1,200 nautical miles, which was equivalent to 2,222 kilometers.
It seemed like the distance was still very far, but the distance between the two continents could be shortened. The players couldn't be sure how close they were.
But the Gods' continent was a magical world. With such a short distance, a grandmaster warship could cross the ocean. The Chinese players were going to have a head-on clash with the American players.
In one sentence.
A great naval war was about to begin.
All the players in the Gods' continent were excited.
Besides the Rune continent, there was also the Central Island Continent in the south. The distance between the two continents was not far.
As for the Legendary continent in the west, it was close to the Middle-earth continent.
In one sentence.
The Legendary continent was located in the center of the continent. Its geographical location was rather disadvantageous.
Of course, this was only for the players. Because the Legendary continent had a Pope of Light and many sages, the top forces of the other continents didn't dare to go overboard.
But there would definitely be conflicts, especially for the grand duchies, kingdoms, and neutral camps along the coast. A naval war was bound to happen.
And for the City of Dawn.
The sea in the south was mine. Everything within a 2,000-kilometer radius was mine. If your territory crossed the sea, your territory would be mine.
What?
Your territory has a city?
Since your city appeared in my sea region, it naturally belongs to me.
Of course, this was just a saying. The City of Dawn couldn't control such a distant sea. But to a certain extent, it could express its attitude toward its territorial waters. It was to prevent outsiders from coming to its territory to show off.
If any force dared to send a warship over, even if it was a Human empire from another continent, Prince William wouldn't be courteous. He would destroy the legendary warship.
Hence.
After knowing that a national war had begun.
Glory, Golden Era, Misty Rain Pavilion, Blade, and other large guilds went to the shipyards to purchase warships.
Advanced warships were the lowest requirement. They could be used for defense, but not for a voyage of more than 1,000 nautical miles.
But even so, the Grandmaster warships built in the early stages of the City of Dawn were quickly sold out.
Among them, seven guilds, including Glory, Golden Era, and Blade, spent a lot of money to buy one. Among them, the Epic warships were equipped with cannons, magic cannons, and magical Gatling guns.
Of course, magical crystals were not included.
But the Epic warship was like an aircraft carrier. Even if it had all kinds of firepower, it would consume a lot of magical crystals.
If they didn't want the warship to become a floating coffin in the sea, they had to spend a lot of money to purchase magical crystals. Only then would they have enough combat power.
Of course.
The Epic warship was much tougher than an aircraft carrier. It could withstand the attacks of the less powerful magic cannons. Cannons were useless against the Epic warship.
But if they had the Epic warship, it would be a waste of firepower to use rangers and cannon gunners.
Hence, based on this point alone, only large Guilds with cities and territories could afford to nurture Epic Warships.
As for the maintenance, docking, and repair of the warships, the large guilds in the inland cities could let the City of Dawn take care of it. They only needed to pay a small price.
William knew that the third Darkness invasion would be very powerful. Why did he let the large guilds spend so much money to prepare for the sea war?
It was because the players were looking forward to the war in the game.
William couldn't stop them with just one sentence. If he didn't sell the warships, the players would definitely buy them from the War-ending Empire. It might even lead to an exodus of the players.
Only when the players had enough of fighting and the war became a common thing would the players calm down.
In that case.
William might as well sell the warships to them at a low price and let them benefit from the 'war'.
Let's put it this way.
Due to the changes and proximity of the seven continents, even though the surrounding continents were more than 2,000 kilometers apart, the seabed plates kept rising due to the accumulation of pressure. Therefore, many rare minerals were found in the seabed. Some seabed plates were pushed out of the sea and formed small islands.
In that case, the wealth of the seabed would be pushed to the surface. The benefits would be great.
The City of Dawn had found six such small islands over the years. They had also captured many large murlocs and made them excavate the seabed …
Moreover, the distance between the continents was getting closer. The sea trade would also flourish.
In short …
It wasn't just the players.
All the coastal forces would embark on a voyage for their own benefits.
Even if the third Darkness invasion occurred, the intelligent races wouldn't stop them from fighting for their own benefits.
Because selfishness was a common problem of the intelligent races.
Even if the Gods descended and the Darkness invasion occurred, they wouldn't be able to stop it.
There was no choice.
It was that realistic.
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