Because of the influx of large amounts of capital, the most eye-catching part of the Stronghold War was now the auction segment.
Based on the bid for a Stronghold, the eight clubs with the highest bid would attack the Stronghold that was defended by monsters. The fastest one would win the right to attack.
These eight spots became more and more popular, especially the new stronghold, Winterspring, which was the hottest of the hottest.
Lu Li currently found it difficult to get an entrance ticket even if he went bankrupt. He also didn't need to fight for it at this time, so what awaited Ruling Sword was just a defensive battle.
However, he was very happy for the capital to pay to attack his own two Strongholds.
The higher the bid, the more money would fall into Ruling Sword's hands in the end. If they didn't even get to attack, then it would really be a big loss.
If it wasn't for the large influx of capital, Lu Li actually didn't expect to earn much from the auction. After all, even The Capital of Glory couldn't attack a Stronghold, so the other clubs had to consider their own strength.
So, when the auction results came out, Lu Li was immediately overjoyed.
For the Grey Valley Stronghold, the lowest bid from the eight clubs was more than 101,400 gold coins. This was faster than Lu Li expected, breaking through the bottom line of 100,000 gold coins.
The highest bid was 140,000 gold coins, with an average transaction price of 123,000.
The Black Coast Stronghold was even higher, with an average transaction price of 137,000.
In addition to the clubs that ultimately won the right to attack, the 14 clubs that were eliminated all had to contribute 20% of their gold coins to Ruling Sword. The two clubs that failed to attack had to contribute 50%.
Lu Li did a rough calculation. This time, Ruling Sword had earned 500,000 gold coins from the auction fees alone.
Including the income from the live broadcast and broadcast tickets, according to the current gold price ratio of 29 to 31, the final income would be around 25-30 million.
In addition, in these two Stronghold battles, Ruling Sword also did advertising for a company in Jiangnan City. In many places in the Stronghold, the company's product advertising slogan was temporarily brushed.
On the door was [Smart, Hair Rejuvenation], which was obviously an advertisement for a type of hair tonic.
In the beginning, when this product came to him, Lu Li actually rejected it. Of all things to advertise, promote hair growth. Other than Moonlight, there was no one else who was a rabbit.
Even Moonlight was only a bald boss in the game. He had been like this since the day he entered the gaming circle. His style never changed. In real life, he had a head full of spiky short hair. He was very spirited.
However, he couldn't resist the fact that the other party was offering a lot of money.
It was just an advertisement fee, and it was a short-term collaboration in this Stronghold War. The other party had given them a price of 20 million dollars. They weren't treating money like it was money.
Lu Li also sent someone to investigate. This hair tonic was indeed useful, so he pinched his nose and endured it.
Therefore, he was actually a very principled person. The premise was that no one threw money at him. As long as someone gave him money, Shameless Lu would quickly forget what a bottom line was.
The 16 clubs successfully bid for the land. In the morning, they started to attack the Stronghold defended by the system monsters.
None of these 16 clubs were in the top 10 of the club rankings. There were a few that Lu Li hadn't even heard of. He didn't know where these weirdos had come from. With a price of more than 100,000 dollars, any rational club wouldn't spend this kind of money if they considered that they couldn't attack the Stronghold.
The current Stronghold War was in a state of complete madness.
Capital couldn't be measured rationally. A bike sharing could raise a billion dollars. It wasn't surprising that the game industry, which seemed more reliable, had appeared. Spending 3 million for a chance wasn't surprising.
Moreover, these capitals weren't all idiots.
A few million in exchange for a chance to appear in the world announcement wasn't too much of a loss. There was more or less some advertising effect. Even if they couldn't attack the Stronghold, it was still an investment for the audience to know about their club.
In the end, the two clubs that obtained the rights to attack the Stronghold were Grey Valley's Murong Family from Su City in the south. Black Sea Coast's Frost Castle from the north. These two seemed to have some strength. After spending a lot of potions and scrolls, they cleared out the monsters in the Stronghold in the shortest time possible.
Lu Li couldn't even be bothered to watch their livestream.
There was really no need to watch. These so-called clubs basically came out of the same pattern. Capital entered the market, acquired a few small and medium-sized guilds, and after merging, poached some "experts." Because of their money, they might be slightly stronger than the average guild, but they had no foundation to speak of. If they wanted to attack Grey Valley and Black Sea Coast Strongholds, they would have to collectively go offline with Lu Li and the others.
In the afternoon, Sky Moon defended the Black Sea Coast, while Wander defended Grey Valley.
Lu Li … accompanied his girlfriend to do a quest.
Or rather, Water Fairy accompanied him. Recently, she had been busy. The two of them only had a little chance to see each other when the First Clear team was wiped out. But the work of a First Clear was relatively intense. Everyone was physically and mentally tired. They really couldn't do anything with that little time.
Most of the Grey Valley Stronghold was managed by Wander. Even the authority of the Lord of Grey Valley Stronghold was in his hands.
If he wanted to betray Lu Li, he only needed to announce his surrender during the Stronghold battle, and then he could sell the Stronghold to someone else. This was Lu Li's trust in him. Not only did he trust in his character, but he also believed that this guy was simply too lazy to move. It was simply unrealistic for him to go through so much trouble to betray him.
Under Wander's control, the Murong Family couldn't even touch the edge of the city wall.
The audience who watched this battle all exclaimed that it was exciting – this was completely impossible. Instead, there were more people clamoring for a refund because there was absolutely nothing special about this battle. Or they simply thought that the Murong Family was too pitiful. Wander was a proper villain.
Black Sea Coast was different.
Sky Moon brought the audience a very classic Stronghold battle, comparable to a Hollywood war movie.
Many people even paid after the battle to download this battle and slowly watch it. They broke out in a cold sweat for this dangerous battle. After all, Frost Castle had broken into the city many times, and countless hot-blooded heads had been shed from the gaps in the city wall.
In fact, if it was someone who really knew the ropes, they would be able to see that there was something fishy about this battle.
Sky Moon once again refreshed his image in everyone's hearts – ruthless, deceitful, and greedy. This was probably the type of person he was.
Frost Castle also became famous because of this battle. The entire gaming circle knew this club because of this battle. Their 100,000 gold tickets were indeed well spent, but the equipment that was dropped in the battle was not an ordinary amount.
According to the list that Sky Moon submitted to Lu Li, in that battle, Ruling Sword received 146 pieces of Epic equipment, close to 300 pieces of Dark Gold equipment, and a number of Gold equipment …
A single Stronghold battle had earned more than 140 pieces of Epic equipment. Lu Li couldn't help but gasp in amazement.
Sky Moon, this child, was really too black-hearted.
If he had learned from Wander and defended the city, there wouldn't have been any danger from start to finish. Of course, there wouldn't have been any equipment to be gained. After all, both sides were attacking each other across the city wall. Whoever dropped equipment could immediately be picked up.
In other words, there were a few Thieves in the team who went out to work together to get a few pieces of equipment back.
Sky Moon refused to defend the city in such a moderate way. From the beginning, he showed a weak stance, and directly let the Murong family smash the city wall. In just 10 minutes, everyone began to fight at close quarters.
The Murong family's people actually didn't expect to be able to take the Stronghold. They more or less had some self-awareness.
However, they didn't think that Ruling Sword's defenders would be so weak. They hadn't even used their full strength, so how could the city wall be smashed down? As such, they forgot about the difference in strength between them and began to hope that they could take the Stronghold.
The slogan that the commander shouted was that as long as they took the Stronghold, everyone who participated in the battle would be rewarded with an additional 2 million dollars.
Many professional players wouldn't be able to earn 2 million dollars in their lifetime. This amount of money was enough to make all the players feel like they were on steroids. They yelled as they rushed towards the gap that was like a man-eating mouth.
After dying again and again, even an idiot would feel that something was wrong.
However, Sky Moon had long since prepared for this. He arranged for a few people to wear trash equipment, and they would always be able to 'perform' at the right time.
Lu Li had an urge to kill this brat. This time, it was for real.
In this world, there weren't any idiots. There were many people who had a discerning eye. When doing things, leaving a way out was the way to conduct oneself. Being ruthless like this wasn't a long-term solution.
However, he was just saying it.
At most, he would say a few polite words the next time he met someone from Frost Castle. If he really wanted to change Sky Moon, he wouldn't do it.
Every commander had their own personality. Forcefully twisting them would only strangle them in the cradle.
Ruling Sword's two Strongholds were defended, and the other clubs basically didn't have too many changes. The ones who attacked them were these financial forces. All the major clubs were dumbfounded when they saw the price of the land.
These financial forces were indeed quite strong. Seventh Heaven's Tanaris was fighting quite fiercely. This veteran club almost lost their Stronghold.
The ones who attacked them were a club called [Poop Scooper].
It was said that this club had a lot of girls, but they didn't just recruit girls. Instead, they used these girls to hook up with experts in the gaming circle.
With money and beautiful women, there really weren't many who could resist this kind of temptation.
The team that they formed to attack the Stronghold was very strong. Among them, there were many retired professional players, current professional players, and even a few players from neighbouring countries who came to China to work.
These few players were very clear that their country's eSports wasn't good, so they came to China together.
Although they would be discriminated against here, their income and development prospects were indeed much better than staying in a remote corner of the mountain.
Afterwards, some people analyzed that Poop Scooper had chosen the wrong target to attack. If they had changed their sights to the Gangnam Royals, they might have been a little easier to bully. The Gangnam Royals had risen from the ashes, but their strength still hadn't recovered to its peak. On the other hand, Seventh Heaven was a veteran club that had always stood strong. Their bravery was famous throughout the gaming circle.
The new map, Winterspring, was taken by Lan Yu Club.
Lan Yu's foundation was very good. Water Fairy and the Shen family behind her split, taking away Drizzle Court, Peerless City, Misty Castle, Double Dimensional House, Hidden Heavens and other main forces. There were still a few other clubs left. The Shen family consolidated these remaining resources and finally formed the lineup of Lan Yu Club.
Lan Yu's strength was originally ranked 33rd. After the consolidation, their strength increased greatly, and they could definitely enter the top ten of the club rankings.
In this secondary Stronghold battle, the Shen family spent 200,000 gold coins to obtain a spot to attack. Then, in the final capture, they finished the battle as quickly as possible and successfully took down the Stronghold.
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