Purple Thorns Kingdom, Rock Sand City:
Before Shifeng could react, the system had teleported him to Rock Sand City.
"Huh? How did I get teleported here?" Shifeng was confused as he looked at the system's display.
Whenever he had been teleported out of the royal treasury, he had been teleported to Starmoon Kingdom's Dark Lake Town. Now, however, he had been teleported to the Purple Thorns Kingdom.
The Teleportation Hall was bustling with players. He could even hear many independent teams recruiting players.
"Forming a team to grind Orc Bosses in Lakeside Town for Honor Points! Level 40 experts are needed! Healers are in position!"
"Frontline resource escort quest! Two more and we'll leave! Level requirement: Level 38 or above and Level 35 or above Secret-Silver Equipment! MTs and healers are in position to deal DPS! Do not disturb us!"
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Practically every independent team had an elite standard or above when recruiting players. Shi Feng found it hard to believe that such a situation would occur in a border city with only a small player population.
However, to everyone's surprise, these independent teams managed to gather their players very quickly. They barely spent any time at all.
"What's going on in Rock Sand City?" Shifeng glanced at the players in the hall. Practically every player present was an elite standard or above. There were even quite a few Level 40-plus independent experts. The scene in Rock Sand City's Teleportation Hall could rival that of White River City's.
Although Rock Sand City was a major NPC city in the Purple Thorns Kingdom, it was located on the border of the kingdom. The resources within its territory were not particularly abundant. Hence, very few players had developed in Rock Sand City. Even expert players were reluctant to come to such a place.
Currently, not only did Rock Sand City have a large player population, but the quality of its players was also frighteningly high.
Before Shifeng could figure out what was happening, the teleportation array in the hall lit up. A team of Level 40-plus players then emerged from the teleportation array. Every one of these players wore the Guild Emblem of the first-rate Guild, the Star Alliance. Without hesitation, these Star Alliance members left the Teleportation Hall. After summoning their Mounts, they made their way to Rock Sand City's entrance.
By the looks of it, they were in a hurry.
Shortly after the Star Alliance's team left, teams from other large Guilds appeared, one after another, making their way to Rock Sand City's entrance.
The scene was so spectacular that even White River City could not compare.
Reading up to this point, Shifeng could not help but open up the official forums to take a closer look. After all, for so many large Guilds to dispatch expert and elite teams one after another, no one would believe that nothing major had happened.
"So that's how it is." Shifeng came to a sudden realization after checking the Purple Thorns Kingdom's forums.
Due to the new expansion pack "Empire's Rise," the Orcs had taken over every area near the Mourning Battlefield. Although the Orcs hadn't taken over a large area, they were constantly expanding. Meanwhile, the Mourning Battlefield had changed beyond recognition. Even the several neutral maps around it had become Orc territory. The Orc's influence had spread to four kingdoms.
In addition, wherever Orcs resided in God's Domain, the Orcs' activities were considerably intense. There had even been cases of Orcs attacking and capturing NPC towns.
It was precisely because of this that the Orcs had become a good place for players to farm for weapons and equipment. In order to deal with these Orcs, the various kingdoms had issued many high-level quests. Although these quests were dangerous, the rewards were quite generous.
Meanwhile, to Guilds, this was a good opportunity to increase their Guild Popularity. The various large Guilds had issued Guild Team Quests to suppress the Orcs, one after another.
However, this wasn't a big deal. What was truly beneficial was that if players could recapture the towns the Orcs had captured, they could obtain the Town Building Order and Town Reputation Token.
It was precisely because of these two items that the various large Guilds were on the verge of going crazy.
The Town Building Order allowed players to construct a town anywhere. Of course, it was only limited to the kingdom the town belonged to. However, this shortcoming was not a problem for large Guilds, especially first-rate Guilds. After all, any first-rate Guild could develop in multiple kingdoms and empires, and they would have some influence in many places. Supporting the development of a town wouldn't be a problem.
As for the Town Reputation Token, it was even more useful. It could increase a Guild Town's Popularity and increase the promotion speed of a Guild Town. After all, the further a Guild Town progressed, the more Popularity it required. This was also the main reason that limited the promotion of a Guild Town. Now, however, the Town Reputation Token could make up for this shortcoming. Why wouldn't the various large Guilds go crazy over it?
Hence, the various large Guilds were currently organizing crusades against the Orcs. Some of the local large Guilds had even formed 10,000-man armies to raid the towns the Orcs had captured.
Unfortunately, these Orcs were extraordinarily powerful. On average, these Orcs were Level 60 and above. Raiding these towns would not be an easy task. Moreover, as more players ventured into these towns, the more monsters they would encounter.
At this point, the various large Guilds had learned their lesson.
They had all dispatched 100-man expert teams to raid these towns.
After reading the players' discussions on the official forums, Shifeng was shocked.
He had to admit that this new expansion pack had a huge impact on the various large Guilds. If they handled it well, it wouldn't be strange for them to become overlords. It was no wonder why the system update had taken so long.
Just as Shifeng was about to learn more about the Orc towns, A Melancholy Smile suddenly contacted him.
"Guild Leader, how's your quest coming along?" A Melancholy Smile asked anxiously through the video call.
"I just finished it. Now, I just need to return it," Shifeng said, chuckling. "What's wrong? Did something happen on your side?"
"It's the same as before. Only, the Evil Demon activity in Stone Forest Town and White River City has increased. Even Great Lord ranked Evil Demons have appeared. Even now, the teams our Ling YI Society sent to protect the trade routes have begun ambushing us. We've suffered significant losses, and the number of players willing to visit Stone Forest Town has decreased by more than half. At this rate, Red Iron Town's player population will soon surpass Stone Forest Town's," A Melancholy Smile said helplessly.
"Beast Emperor sure is willing to go all out." Shifeng could not help but laugh when he heard that a Great Lord ranked Evil Demon had appeared. "He's even sending Great Lord ranked Evil Demons out? Isn't he afraid that he won't be able to return?"
Even Abandoned Wave did not have many Great Lord ranked Evil Demons. Hence, he treated them like treasures and secretly developed them. After all, it was not easy to give birth to a Great Lord ranked Evil Demon.
Beast Emperor, on the other hand, had sent a large number of Great Lord ranked Evil Demons to attack Stone Forest Town.
"We've considered sending the Guild's main force members to lead a 1,000-man legion to encircle and annihilate the Evil Demons. However, it seems as if these Evil Demons have long since known about our plan. They always manage to escape our encirclement. As a result, we've wasted a lot of time," A Melancholy Smile said, shaking his head.
"How about this? Have everyone withdraw to Stone Forest Town. Afterward, have the Guild's Assassins split up and monitor the trade routes. If they discover any Great Lord ranked Evil Demons, report to me immediately," Shifeng said, smiling.
"Withdraw everyone?" A Melancholy Smile was stunned. "Guild Leader, if we really do that, those Evil Demons will become even more brazen!"
If the Evil Demons wreaked havoc, even fewer players would visit Stone Forest Town.
"It's fine!" Shifeng chuckled. "However, have the Assassins be careful. Don't get discovered."
"Got it." A Melancholy Smile could only nod helplessly. He truly could not understand how doing so would benefit Stone Forest Town. Immediately, he began to organize his subordinates and assign tasks.
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