"Four Strongholds. I must have one," Water Fairy said firmly.
"I understand. Do you need our help?" Lu Li asked.
The officials had opened up four Strongholds. New Tran and the new Strongholds in the Arathi Highlands, and the second Stronghold in the Western Wilderness and Tanaris. Drizzle Court now occupied the Western Wilderness. They could not tolerate other forces existing on the same map as them.
At this time, it was night time in the game. The location was Lu Li's house in Darnassus.
Lu Xin had raised many small animals in the backyard. They jumped around the Moon Well happily. The mysterious power of nature had endowed the Moon Well with endless vitality.
Lu Li and Water Fairy sat under a maple tree in front of the yard. From here, they could see the jade-like Lake Oramis. The moonlight shone on the surface of the lake, breaking the ripples. There were also small fish jumping on the surface of the lake. It was like a vivid picture, full of life.
In such a vivid picture, Lu Li felt an intoxicating sense of peace.
He remembered the first time Water Fairy came here. He and Water Fairy sat opposite each other. They were so close, but they were frighteningly distant. At that time, no one would have thought that they would come to this. Lu Li would not. He was completely focused on his sister's illness and wanted to control his own fate.
Water Fairy would not either. She was a proud daughter of heaven. Even if she admired Lu Li a little, she would not entrust her life to him.
At this time, they sat next to each other. Water Fairy naturally snuggled up to Lu Li. She was as soft as a kitten, but she made a solemn gesture. She was so cute that Lu Li wanted to hug her in his arms.
As a matter of fact, that was exactly what he did.
"There's no need for that. You just have to defend your own Stronghold. If you can't defend it, I can find someone to help." As long as it was something that could be solved with money, the female tycoon would never find it difficult.
Even though she had a falling out with her father and couldn't get the support of the Shen Corporation, Water Fairy's grandfather couldn't be underestimated. Her uncle had inherited the family business and cared for her, the child left behind by his younger sister. He also admired her ability in the game and would give his full support whenever she asked.
Back then, when Water Fairy's mother married her father, in the eyes of the people in the industry, it was a proper marriage.
Besides, Water Fairy herself had a lot of money, so it wouldn't be a problem for her to let Lu Li live off her.
"Uh, that's not necessary for the time being. We … well, it was Wander who came up with an idea. He encouraged Blood Red War Flag to form a joint army to attack The Capital of Glory's Stronghold. At the same time, he secretly told the Capital of Glory about it. This way, both sides will suffer. I asked you to come here so that you can rest assured."
"This … this is too despicable. I didn't expect Wander to be so insidious," Water Fairy said with lingering fear. Fortunately, he was not an enemy.
"Yeah, he's too f * cking insidious. That's why they say that looks don't make a living. Good-looking men usually have dirty thoughts," Lu Li said with a look of disgust.
"Then won't you get hurt if you keep him by your side?" Water Fairy asked worriedly.
(Wander: Hurt my ass. You're a b * tch. You deserve to be burned to death. Your man is a hundred times more insidious than I am!)
"It's fine. He's lazy. For such a lazy person, if it wasn't for the fact that he needs to breathe, he probably wouldn't even bother to breathe. There's no way he'll rebel," Lu Li said with relief. In the end, he couldn't help but mock Wander again.
Water Fairy was completely relieved. Since everyone was busy fighting, then they had a greater chance of taking the second Stronghold in Western Wilderness.
It wasn't that Lu Li didn't think about taking the opportunity to take down another Stronghold.
However, he had to be clear about his own strength. This was different to taking a First Clear. A First Clear only required 40 players, but a Stronghold required 80 players. Even if Grand Hegemony didn't need reinforcements, Lu Li still had to gather 160 top players.
160 was already difficult, so they had to barely defend it. They also had to ask for reinforcements.
Once Ruling Sword took control of the three Strongholds, then they would need to have 240 capable players.
They really didn't have any!
Unless they asked for 100 reinforcements, they wouldn't be able to afford it. Those 100 reinforcements could easily take down a Stronghold and sell it to a large club.
"Developing a club is a long-term process. There are no shortcuts!"
This was something that Genhao San often said during meetings. While everyone else was eager to dominate the gaming circle, this person was calm and pessimistic. He always felt that Ruling Sword would sink in an instant.
Lu Li wasn't as pessimistic as him, but was extremely glad that he had been asked to manage Ruling Sword.
Unfortunately, plans couldn't keep up with changes.
"We want the Hinterlands. As long as Ruling Sword wants it, we can give Grey Valley's Stronghold to Ruling Sword," Drinking Alone said bitterly. He was so guilty that he almost knelt down in front of Lu Li.
"You …" Lu Li was obviously angry.
Under the immense pressure from The Capital of Glory, they had contributed manpower and ideas to help Grand Hegemony take down the Stronghold. Now, they were saying that they didn't want it anymore?
"Lu Li, listen to me. I know this isn't very loyal and I'm against it, but the boss behind us insists. He thinks that we'll become more and more dependent on you guys. Everyone knows that you guys are determined to take the two Strongholds in Grey Valley. Even if we take the Strongholds, it'll be for you guys."
"So, your boss changed his mind, right?" Lu Li calmed down a little. Things had already come to this, so there was no point in being angry.
"Yeah, our boss wants to take down a Stronghold that belongs to Grand Hegemony. I tried to persuade him, but he didn't listen. He doesn't understand that with Grand Hegemony's strength, it's not yet time to take over a Stronghold," Drinking Alone said bitterly.
"Haha," Lu Li could only laugh coldly.
At the beginning of the game, Drinking Alone represented Grand Hegemony and invited him to join them. They gave him very attractive conditions, and if it wasn't for his scruples, he might have really agreed.
After all, at that time, he only wanted to cure his sister's illness, and didn't have the ambition to make a name for himself.
At that time, his scruples were the leader of Grand Hegemony, Emperor Hegemony.
According to his understanding of this person, he had great ambitions but little talent, and wasn't a good leader.
It didn't matter if they formed an alliance. After all, everyone was mutually beneficial. If you couldn't bring me any benefits, I could just abandon you at any time.
It was just that he didn't think that the other party would be so deceitful.
Indeed, Grand Hegemony taking the second Stronghold in Grey Valley was helping Ruling Sword. However, they were allies, and in the future, Lu Li wouldn't mistreat them. He could definitely help them take down their own Stronghold.
Furthermore, the Stronghold was separated from the map. Ruling Sword was basically borrowing a place for Grand Hegemony to develop their own Stronghold.
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