It was impossible to give all the spoils of war to the elite group just because of their contributions. In fact, Lu Li didn't intend to distribute the 1000 sets. In other words, only hungry dogs would bite. If they were too full, they would lose their fighting strength.
The main consideration was that this was the first piece of land.
The bait had to be good in order to attract other guild members to work hard. These people who received houses were living examples. As long as they did a good job, anyone could get a house in the future.
The Ruling Land was only a Basic Stronghold now. If it continued to level up in the future, it would be expanded and there would be more houses.
Moreover, Lu Li couldn't be satisfied with just controlling a piece of land. In his previous life, these large clubs all had more than one piece of land. They all relied on the Stronghold to make a lot of money.
The elites were the ones who created miracles, but it was always the ordinary people who realized the value. The business of making money was to serve the public. It was the ordinary players who occupied the Stronghold that reversed the club's losses.
After some rough plans were drawn up, Lu Li actually had some free time.
Genhao San, Shen Wansan, Cat Dad, White Bread, and the lazy Wander were all experts in internal affairs. The details of the Stronghold that they came up with were eye-opening to even Lu Li.
The Strongholds that he had heard of in his previous life were all superficial things. He didn't understand the real management principles.
Everyone was focused on the Stronghold. No one was in the mood to fight the Instance Dungeon. There wasn't enough time to kill the next Boss. Even Lu Li couldn't contain his excitement. If he were to go out and train now, he also wouldn't be in the mood.
There was no need to hesitate too much. What the guild needed the most was stones.
Lu Li took out a decent pickaxe blueprint from the club and made a batch of exquisite pickaxes in no time.
This was the first time that stones entered the eyes of everyone. It was because they were the companion of minerals. They were trash that low-end players took back to get some copper coins. High-end players would directly throw them away.
These stones could only be used to pave roads. They were too small.
The stones Lu Li needed had to be big enough and hard enough so that the enemy's chariots wouldn't cause too much damage to the walls.
Lu Li had seen the Blood Red War Flag's gigantic stone walls. The stones that made up the walls were shockingly large. The enemy's chariots would only be able to chip off some of the stones. In a two-hour siege, they probably wouldn't even be able to break through the wall.
Sharpening the axe would not delay the work of cutting firewood. Although it was a little troublesome during the construction, it would be rewarded later on.
Unfortunately, Ruling Sword's current strength wasn't enough. It was impossible for them to build a Boulder Wall like Blood Red War Flag. Moreover, there weren't many stone resources in Grey Valley, so it was rare to find stones that could be used to build a Boulder Wall.
Blood Red War Flag's giant stone wall was said to have been built after they had accumulated stones for more than half a year.
There was no way to fit these large rocks into a backpack. If they wanted to transport them, they would have to be carried by a few people if they were stupid. If they were smart, they would have to use a cart. As for a cart, there were similar things in engineering, and the grocers in the town also provided rental services.
Astrana had a similar service, but the price was definitely not cheap.
Lu Li didn't expect to build a Boulder Wall, but at the very least, it had to be able to withstand a few rounds of bombardment from ordinary chariots. As such, the accompanying stone definitely wouldn't do. They had to carry out professional mining.
After some research, Ruling Sword's executives decided to fight on two fronts.
Some of them would quarry stones near Grey Valley, while others would transport stones from the Stonetalon Trail. The Stonetalon Mountains were located on the west coast of Kalimdor, south of Grey Valley and north of the Desolace and Mulgore. This was the closest and most likely solution to Nightsong Forest.
There used to be a lush forest here, but the exploration and mining activities of the Venture Capital Company had changed the landscape. Dust flew everywhere, and barren and desolate canyons and cliffs stood tall.
This land that had been overlooted would quickly become like the Desolace to the south and the Barrenlands to the east.
These goblins in the Stonetalon Mountains were the best engineers of their race. Their inventions allowed them to cut down large areas of the forest in just a few short months. This achievement attracted the anger of both the Night Elves and the Tauren.
The Night Elves built a refuge on the Stonetalon Peaks to provide shelter for the Wisps and the Forest Protectors.
Most of the Tauren also played a similar defensive role. The Grimtotem tribe had already begun to fight back against these goblins. There were rumours that Grimtotem used extreme methods to expel the goblins from their land, including using poisons made by the Forgotten Ones.
Obviously, if these poisons were used, then it would cause great damage to the goblins.
If Ruling Sword wanted to mine here, they would have to pay taxes to the goblins. Shen Wansan used some shiny gems and gold to bribe a Goblin Prince. This Prince provided shelter for Ruling Sword's stone carts in the Stonetalon Trail.
This Prince's forces also participated in this.
Lu Li promised to provide a batch of shops for the Venture Capital Company. There were about five to six shops, and the final number would be determined according to the location. However, the two sides had basically reached an agreement.
In addition to the aforementioned tacit approval and protection, this Goblin Prince would also transport the useless stones from the mines to Lu Li.
Originally, it took up space and time to bury them. Now that someone was buying them with gold coins, why wouldn't the Goblin Prince be happy? He could probably earn at least 2000 gold coins from this deal, as well as a few shops.
However, what Lu Li valued the most was the engineers that the Goblin Prince had sent out.
These greedy and knowledgeable dwarves would participate in the construction of the walls of the Stronghold, as well as the internal city planning. Lu Li hoped that their existence would be of help to the guild's design team.
Not all of the 100,000 players were unemployed. Quite a number of them were engaged in various jobs in real life.
Among them, there was no lack of professionals in civil engineering and urban planning. Lu Li gathered them together and gave them full authority over the construction of Ruling Sword's first Stronghold. His idea was to leave professional things to the professionals. What he needed to do wasn't to give orders, but to do his best to satisfy the various requirements of this team.
Lu Li dug up a few stones in Grey Valley and gathered a few Trade Professions to transport these stones back.
Actually, digging up the stones wasn't difficult, but transporting them was very troublesome. The roads in the forest were not good, and the poor quality of the cars that they rented from the grocer made things even worse.
Lu Li couldn't help but admire the players who persisted and never complained.
It was obvious how passionate they were. They didn't feel like they were playing a game anymore, but rather building their own homes.
"Lu Li, this is a little troublesome. There are a lot of unfamiliar faces in Grey Valley, and they are obstructing our construction. Could it be the work of those clubs?" Rain Like a Wanderer and his group of Paladins were active in Grey Valley, protecting Ruling Sword's players.
Logically speaking, pure Lifestyle players shouldn't be able to be attacked.
However, some of the Ruling Sword players who were digging up stones weren't just Trade Professions. Some of them were combat professions, but had learned to mine on the side. They weren't protected by the rules of the System, so they were now the target of the enemy forces.
"It's definitely them. There's no doubt about it," Lu Li said coldly.
"Maybe it's the small guilds and mercenary groups that want to take advantage of us," Rain Like a Wanderer retorted.
"Those players who are mining stones have cleaned up their bags to reduce their weight. Even if they die, they won't drop anything good. What good can ordinary players do by attacking them? They also have to risk our revenge," Lu Li said, then paused and continued, "Wanderer, why aren't you sure? It's because you're subconsciously afraid of them. You don't want to face a situation where we're being attacked by so many clubs."
"Boss, maybe you're right, but if that's the case, what do we do?" Rain Like a Wanderer asked.
"What else can we do? We'll just wait," Lu Li said, not worried at all. "They're already behind, so even if they take action, it won't help. They won't dare to start a war. They don't have that kind of courage, and if they start a war near our Stronghold, they will lose miserably …"
The leader's indifference made Rain Like a Wanderer feel a little more at ease.
"Then what do we do now?"
"Of course we're going to get rid of their probing claws. I'll have some combat personnel stationed in Grey Valley. Anyone who has a hostile attitude towards us will be cleared out. There must be no threats on our way," Lu Li said in a domineering manner.
He had grown up in an environment where the strong preyed on the weak, so he understood this principle very early on.
The enemy would never give up on hurting you just because you backed down. If you wanted others to fear you, you had to be fierce. In fact, he was also worried that a war would break out. Currently, everyone was about to reach Level 60, which was the stage of rapid development. No one wanted to start a war if they could avoid it. When two tigers fight, one is bound to get hurt. When the sandpiper and the clam fight, the fisherman reaps the benefits. The clubs that didn't want to start a war would take this opportunity to quickly catch up and surpass them.
"Don't worry, I'll get rid of the fleas as soon as possible." Rain Like a Wanderer was also a decisive person.
"If the situation gets worse, ask Water Fairy for help. I'll talk to her," Lu Li believed that no club would dare to fight against the three guilds, not even The Capital of Glory. Xiao Mo was actually a very rational person.
After hanging up the communicator, Lu Li suddenly raised his hand, stopping his companions in their tracks.
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