As everyone knew, Ruling Sword's predecessor was the Shin Shin Army.
Even now, the Shin Shin Army still hadn't disbanded. It was still at the top of the mercenary leaderboard in the Mercenary Hall.
This leaderboard generally recorded all sorts of information about mercenary groups. Everyone mainly advanced by completing quests commissioned by players, but the Shin Shin Army was different. They relied on getting First Clears to gain points.
The points that one person got from participating in a First Clear was worth half a month of hard work for other mercenaries.
What? You don't like it?
Sure, you go and get a First Clear too. Whoever doesn't like it can go and try. This time, even the ten thousand mercenary groups were silent. They couldn't participate in First Clears at all. They couldn't even touch the edge of a First Clear.
This was because First Clears were just too expensive!
The Xin Xin Mercenary Group had the support of Ruling Sword, so how could they be compared to the Xin Xin Mercenary Group? Unless clubs like Glory Capital were shameless enough to gather their core members to form a Mercenary Group, then they would be able to compete with the Xin Xin Mercenary Group for First Clears in the Wild.
Therefore, when many mercenaries were looked down upon, they would bring up Lu Li to speak up.
Now that the Invisible Godfather of the mercenary world had come out to recruit people, what was there to hesitate about? Hurry up and fill in the form.
Crippled Black Ant received a form and looked at it very seriously. Then, he entered his confidence and sent the information over with a sincere heart. Then, he turned around and left the Mercenary Hall.
In the process of waiting, he really wasn't in the mood to complete any other quests.
Perhaps, unknowingly, Lu Li wasn't just the spiritual leader of Ruling Sword. In the hearts of many low-level players, they had long developed a kind of worship for him.
Crippled Black Ant didn't wait too long because his information was just too dazzling.
He had three Epic equips and the rest were basically all Dark Gold equips. He had an Enhanced skill and all other regular skills were maxed out. His arena win rate was as high as 97% and he had a record of defeating professional players …
This was just too dazzling. The screening software presented this information in front of Lu Li as quickly as possible.
This name seemed a little familiar. Although Lu Li wasn't sure, he didn't hesitate to give this person one of the ten spots. Moreover, during the Stronghold battle, this person would definitely be an important target to observe.
Once the other party was interested, he would naturally absorb them without any hesitation.
The remaining nine were all top-notch experts in a certain area. Potential wasn't something that could be determined just by looking at Attributes and Skills, so it was only natural that they chose experts.
Other than the crippled black ant, Lu Li also discovered a rather special "expert".
His ID was Minstrel Big Dog Li. Of course, it was impossible for Dawnlight to have a Minstrel profession. Usually, only a hipster would add such a prefix to himself. However, when coupled with Big Dog Li's vulgar and shameless decoration, it seemed unique.
The reason why this person was able to enter Lu Li's eyes was because of his win rate in the arena. Although his win rate of 96% couldn't compare to Crippled Black Ant, compared to normal players, this was already a very dazzling result. The average competitor was actually at this level. Only a freak like Lu Li could maintain a 100% win rate.
This person's win rate was so high, but the quality of his equipment was very poor. Apart from one Epic and two Dark Gold items, the rest of his equipment was actually Gold or even Steel.
It was normal for normal players to have Steel equipment, but for someone with a win rate of 60% in the arena to still have this level, it seemed very unique.
He took out this person's name list and showed it to Genhao San. This Ruling Sword's Head Butler wasn't surprised at all. "I know this person. He's been quite famous recently, but he offended the Gangnam Royals, so there's been a bounty on his head. He's probably lost all his equipment. His win rate in the arena isn't that strange. It's easy for this kind of Mage to maintain a win rate."
"How did he offend the Gangnam Royals?" Lu Li was quite interested.
Right now, Lu Li wasn't afraid of the Gangnam Royals at all. However, this didn't mean that the Gangnam Royals had fallen to the point where anyone could step on them. For normal players, they were still an insurmountable mountain.
"This person's mouth is very sharp. He's even worse than Wander. He likes to provoke others for fun. In short, he's the kind of person that's very cheap," Genhao San said.
"Uh, what's his character like?" Lu Li was a little hesitant.
If he was an expert, he might be able to increase the overall strength of the team. However, if he was a thorn in the side that attracted aggro everywhere, then it was very likely that he would become an unstable factor in the team and bring countless troubles to the team.
"His character … should be okay. There are rumors that he's quite loyal. The reason he offended the Gangnam Royals was because he wanted to help a friend," Genhao San said, but he wasn't very sure either.
"Then let's count him in," Lu Li said. He was quite interested in this person, so he decided to wait and see.
The remaining eight people were quickly chosen. Genhao San contacted them in the name of Ruling Sword and discussed their respective rights and obligations, as well as the corresponding rewards for failing and completing the quest.
This week, two new maps were released – the Thousand Needles and Un 'Goro Crater.
The Thousand Needles was a pure desert and plain. It was mainly located in a large canyon and was surrounded by towering spiral stone pillars, balanced rocks and steep terraces. These were the 'needles' that were mentioned in the name of this place.
There were relatively few places and settlements here and they were quite far from each other. The current Thousand Needles was actually the general name of two areas. The name of the white desert was called the Shining Plains.
However, whether it was the Thousand Needles or the Shining Plains, they were both deserts. Who would want to live in a desert?
Centaurs, vultures, hyenas and cynocephali formed the main theme of this wasteland.
The Night Elves guarded a moon well, where Alliance players could get some supplies. However, the Horde was very strong. The two Tauren clans controlled the entire Thousand Needles. They were the friendly Cliffwalkers who lived in Stormy Hill and the aggressive Grimtotem who lived in Black Cloud Peak.
Both clans were tribal cultures and had a strong sense of bloodline. It was obvious that the clans were named after the leader.
What was interesting was that the two Tauren clans lived on top of the terraces. They would only go down from the terraces and return to the ground when they were hunting or attacking other groups. The Grimtotem used ladders and ropes, while the Cliffwalkers used a small version of a large lift to make it easier for them to move.
However, the Grimtotem had a bridge that led to the Barrenlands.
There was a deep conflict between these two clans, but they were still able to maintain harmony on the surface. After all, they were both Tauren, and their main enemies were the Magarks and Centaurs.
The Centaurs seemed to be a very troublesome race. They had a strong reproductive ability and were everywhere in Azeroth.
However, the Thousand Needles wasn't without its benefits.
The first was that this Stronghold was easy to defend and hard to attack. According to the information given by the System, this Stronghold was located on a towering rock. If you wanted to attack it, you would have to pass through a steep stone bridge. There were rope bridges on the other three sides, but walking on them was terrifying. How could you even talk about attacking it?
There was also another thing that made many clubs pay attention to this place.
Wyverns!
This place wasn't far from the Wind Nest, or rather, it was very close. The famous Wind Nest was located on the southwestern edge of the Thousand Needles. This cliff was filled with caves and rooftops.
There were hundreds of Wyvern nests here, and it was also a well-known hunting ground for poachers to steal eggs. The Centaurs regarded the Wyverns as holy beasts, and would kill any egg thieves they caught.
More than one rotting skeleton was tied to a wooden stake near the path to the Wind Nest – to warn greedy poachers.
However, death couldn't stop the players. They weren't afraid of death. Every day, thousands of adventurers would come here to attack the Centaurs' line of defense, trying to rush in and steal one or two dragon eggs.
Lu Li had also come here in his previous life, but after observing for a while, he decisively retreated.
This was because this wasn't a place for casual players to play. It was a human meat grinder. The equipment dropped by the dead players was scattered all over the ground. Those who tried to steal it would be trampled into meat paste by the Centaurs, or burned to ashes by the flames of the Wyverns.
Although the players currently didn't have the ability to touch the Wind Nest, the clubs believed that the day would come sooner or later.
The other piece of land was even poorer. The Un 'Goro Crater was located in the south of Kalimdor. To the west was the abandoned Silithus, and to the east was Tanaris. The population here was very small, and only a few explorers and pathfinders temporarily lived here.
Un 'Goro had special products that couldn't be found anywhere else: Bloodpetal sprouts, Un' Goro soil, and colorful energy ores.
It was worth mentioning that there was a huge volcano in the middle of the crater, which seemed to be very rare in other places. This was also the place where Kalimdor's high temperature record was set, so it attracted a large number of fire elementals, and even a large number of them invaded. Legend had it that this was a testing ground created by the Titans in the world of Azeroth. The Earth Spirits that patrolled the area around the snake-shaped river seemed to be proof of this. This included the mysterious spire located at the edge of the crater, whose magical power was also difficult to understand.
Some archaeologists in Azeroth believed that there might be another hidden laboratory that led to the Titans of Northrend. This was because it seemed to explain why the Ahn 'Qiraj insectoids had occupied South Kalimdor in ancient history, but hadn't destroyed the ecosystem of the crater. Instead, they had only left a habitat in the southern part of the crater.
These two new maps weren't far from each other, and they were both relatively close to Tanaris. Some ambitious people had already begun to imagine taking these two pieces of land and linking them with Tanaris. That way, the entire southern part of the Kalimdor continent would be in their pocket.
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