"A2, A3, and A5. We've encountered enemies at the core location. There's a large group of lightning beasts … bring all the heavy equipment you can. "
Although this world filled with lightning clouds greatly interfered with the transmission system, it wasn't much of a problem compared to the magical mist. But right now, Rorschach really hoped that the engineers would be a bit too lousy so that he wouldn't be able to receive any requests for reinforcements.
"Even A1 needs reinforcements, and we have to bring heavy firepower as well. Lori, is this going to be a big problem?"
Rorschach faintly recalled that A1 was the strongest out of the twelve experimental robots. It was even a Level 3 God who had specially invited a lightning elemental grandmaster to help.
[Six large elemental creatures and one pseudo Elemental Lord. If the situation isn't good, you're allowed to retreat.]
From a certain standpoint, only Rorschach and his family would be able to do such a thing. Not only were there busy Gods watching over them 24 hours a day, they were even allowed to retreat if they couldn't win before the mission even began … Or perhaps the hidden meaning behind this was that they didn't want Rorschach to take the risk of sending reinforcements.
After all, most Gods viewed descenders as nothing more than tools. More accurately speaking, they viewed descenders as resources that could be consumed in large amounts and could be purchased. As long as the mission objective could be completed, and as long as the mission objective was more valuable, the safety of the descenders themselves would never be a problem.
Rorschach could sense Lori's worry, but he could only smile and shake his head.
No matter if it was from Lori's standpoint or the city's construction plan, it would be unforgivable for him to retreat without a fight.
But Roxia unhesitatingly returned to the main city district before sending reinforcements. The main engineers and smiths were all there, and the armory was also there. He also brought all the large-scale attack equipment such as sniper cannons with him.
Fifteen minutes later, Rorschach arrived at the meeting point while dragging along a container. As expected, he discovered that he was the last person to arrive.
Even though the entire alliance's power was gathered together, the production of this new type of anti-lightning magic armor was still extremely limited.
In addition to the requirement of the test subjects' abilities, the number of pure combat subjects was even fewer. There were only twelve people in two batches. Now, Group A was missing No.4 and No.6, while Group B was missing No.3 and No.4. That was a total of eight people, which was only two more people than when there was only Group A.
It was worth mentioning that of all the casualties, only Number 3 had died in battle. The other three had all died from electrical leakage … Even now, it was still a mystery whether the cause of electrical leakage due to battle damage to the magical armor, or whether there was a mistake was made during the design and manufacturing.
However, judging from the fact that all the magic armors were patched up after they were damaged in battle, and those that weren't damaged in battle were regularly repaired, it was quite reasonable that the frontline researchers and explorers received such high subsidies.
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The newly released improved anti-lightning magic armor was the magic armor used by the smiths and architects. Since there were no major improvements in design and technology, they could only sacrifice their performance and combat strength in exchange for anti-lightning effects.
To put it bluntly, this was just like the armor warriors of the past. When they didn't have enough defensive power, they would forcefully use iron plates and armor to increase their defensive power. Once they wore the armor, they wouldn't have any mobility at all.
These improved models had excellent anti-lightning layers, but their mobility was a complete mess. It was obvious that they weren't suited for combat.
Not only that, the pilots weren't professional warriors, so it was impossible to send them to the battlefield. Otherwise, it would be difficult to replace these highly valuable but weak logistical descenders and engineers.
The most important task right now was to finish the construction of Vila Nova Dônia. Most of the production lines and resources had been invested into the improved anti-lightning magic armor for construction workers. Plus, there weren't many lightning elemental users, so there weren't many candidates. The third batch, Team C, had always been in the planning stages … Fine, that was just on the surface. There were many problems and tricks involved.
For example, I previously mentioned that the first batch of explorers would receive a high salary. In reality, the first batch of explorers would receive not only Divine Tribute in cash, but also "shares" of the entire new city. Although this was a specific mission, and the exact amount was only 0.01%, if one considered the entire city's foundation, these shares would be quite valuable.
Plus, the new city's construction would immediately give them intangible assets. For example, they would have a good relationship with the city's construction workers, as well as an opportunity to appear in public … Actually, over the past few days, Rorschach and the others had been appearing on Saul's news headlines every day. Even the four unlucky bastards who died before they could even do anything had a statue in the city's central plaza.
These seemingly intangible things were the truly precious ones. For example, once the new city was completed, as the "heroes" of the first batch of explorers, it wouldn't be a problem for them to become a district administrator. Once elections were held, it was likely that the first batch of Senators would rise above the rest.
This was a new Alliance. Everyone had no authority, no shares, and no connections. Everyone was fighting for a chance to rise above the rest, fighting for a chance to perform … Alright, that's all. Let's get straight to the point. Right now, there was no leader in the Alliance, so many positions were empty. There were many internal conflicts, internal conflicts, and even internal conflicts.
Actually, slowing down the development process and losing the number of explorers, as well as the time it would take for the third batch of explorers to enter the city, were all internal conflicts.
What good would slowing down the overall development process be? Actually, for some people, the benefits would be great …
"Previously, nobody knew that explorers would earn so much, so you guys took the lead and started scheming. The new batch should have some of our people, right? Wait, what about the list of candidates? Cough, we're still in the process of hiring Lightning Elementalists from Aishi. Why don't you wait for a while? "
The new Gods didn't have experience, so the experienced old Gods took the initiative. If it weren't for Rorschach's unique foresight, the Game Church would have suffered a loss as well. Now that the new Gods had a chance to interfere, they naturally wouldn't miss it.
Alright, in order for you guys not to continue dragging us down, we might as well cut off the percentage of explorers' profits. Since the profits have decreased, you guys don't have to fight anymore.
"Hey, hey, hey, what about the few of us who have already sacrificed ourselves? We even lost people. Don't even think about cutting off our share of profits! "
This time, it was the big shots with vested interests who couldn't accept it. Actually, as long as there were people in the game, there would always be conflicts of interest.
This was also the current situation that a cooperative faction like the "Alliance" had to face. Before a true leader or leader appeared, this type of internal friction caused by one's own interests being higher than the group's interests would always exist.
The Game Church, as the initiator, was too small and lacking in power. The most important thing was that Lori was only a Level 1 God, and the number of Descenders under her command was limited. Even the initiator and core members were only the "strong" in the Alliance, not the "overlords" who always kept their word.
Everyone knew that no matter if it was in theory or the current situation, it would be much more efficient and profitable for a single faction to explore the Uncharted Land.
However, the Game Church was unable to do so. From the moment they chose to cooperate with the Uncharted Land without risking anything, they were destined to meet with all these troubles … It was their own fault for not being able to take on such a large project by themselves. This was a limitation created by reality.
Originally, the Game Church had quite a bit of authority. After all, most of the big shots only "invested in a moderate amount" and didn't have high hopes for this project, so they didn't put in much effort to fight for authority. But as the project progressed abnormally smoothly, more and more Gods and resources were invested in it, and the organization and management became more and more chaotic as the number of "higher-ups" increased.
Of course, as time passed (and they finally fought to the death), the leaders and various systems of the Alliance would gradually become more complete. The efficiency of the Alliance's administration would greatly increase, and the people who had the final say would be determined … But this obviously wasn't possible right now. The main reason for all the open and hidden struggles between the Alliance was to fight for authority and authority in the future.
Although political considerations and the power struggles of the big shots behind the scenes were impossible to see clearly, they still existed. The ones who suffered the most were the frontline personnel who were dragged into this.
Everyone usually helped each other and risked their lives together, so they had developed feelings for each other. Whenever they talked about this, they could even helplessly complain and smile bitterly at each other.
But now, everyone on the small hill had gathered together, but they had to face the elemental army's attack. Their bitter smiles were about to turn into laughter and tears.
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