The Capital of Glory had a total of three Strongholds – the Barrenlands, Stranglethorn Vale and the Hillsbrad Hills (the second Stronghold). There was also the Desolace, which was occupied by Gale Legion. Altogether, there were four Strongholds.
If it was Ruling Sword, they wouldn't be able to defend these four Strongholds against the coalition of nine clubs. After all, the core of Ruling Sword only had a hundred players. They couldn't send out that many experts to defend four Strongholds.
Blood Red War Flag and the Capital of Glory were in direct conflict. Sooner or later, the ownership of the Hillsbrad Hills would be decided.
Azure Guard had originally taken Stranglethorn Vale, but it had been taken away again.
There was no such thing as a fair competition in the game, so they weren't willing to give up. When Jade Flower Lover came looking for them, they immediately agreed.
Peacetime Dynasty and Brotherhood were both Horde guilds that were being suppressed by the Capital of Glory. As long as they weren't masochistic, it was only a matter of time before they retaliated. This wasn't the first time that they had participated in a war against the Capital of Glory anyway. What they got in return was even heavier suppression. This time, they saw the opportunity and immediately joined in without hesitation.
Wings of Dawn, Seventh Heaven and Purple Lunar Paradise were all attracted by the benefits, especially Wings of Dawn and Seventh Heaven. They already occupied a Stronghold, so their greed made them want more.
Seventh Heaven and Blood Red War Flag often fought, but strangely enough, they often worked together. In the last Stronghold war, they even exchanged the Strongholds that they occupied.
Grand Hegemony's participation was very surprising.
Perhaps according to most people's understanding, this alliance of nine clubs was stronger than Ruling Sword or the Capital of Glory. This was why they were willing to abandon their alliance with Ruling Sword and participate in this feast of dividing up the Strongholds.
According to rumours, which weren't really rumours, Mowang Feng had revealed that the nine clubs had already discussed how to divide up the Strongholds.
Their goal was to take down three of the four Strongholds in the Capital of Glory system. Then, Blood Red War Flag would occupy the second Stronghold in the Hillsbrad Hills. Seventh Heaven and Purple Lunar Paradise would occupy Desolace, while Azure Guard and Grand Hegemony would occupy Stranglethorn Vale. The other clubs that couldn't take the Stronghold would be compensated with money.
As for Unforgettable Maple and his Majin Temple, they were just bystanders. Once they were done, they would get a huge sum of money from Blood Red War Flag regardless of the outcome.
No matter what the outcome was, they would still be able to get a large sum of money from Blood Red War Flag.
When Lu Li and Wandering were attacking the Stronghold, they were all smiling. The ones that came to attack them were all top clubs. Grey Valley was Stellar Union, and they had worked with Ruling Sword before. This kind of cooperation didn't affect their ability to attack Ruling Sword.
However, under Ruling Sword's all-out defence, Hit Me 72 Times dropped a Legendary shield and was defeated in the end.
It was Lan Yu who attacked Black Sea Coast.
In Lu Li's eyes, they were like children who liked to fight. They were relentless, but they weren't a threat at all.
They could've attacked anyone, but they just had to attack Ruling Sword.
In fact, Lan Yu was quite innocent. They were already struggling to take down the Strongholds. If they had found a pushover, they might've had a chance. Choosing Ruling Sword was just asking for death.
However, the Shen Financial Group behind them forced them to fight, so they had no choice.
CEO Shen's son had already been born. He was Water Fairy's half-brother. The child was still young, so he couldn't see what would happen in the future. At this time, CEO Shen had no intention of abandoning his daughter to support his son. Water Fairy was still the most suitable person to inherit the Shen Financial Group in his mind.
It was fine if his daughter was willful and mischievous. In the beginning, President Shen believed that Water Fairy would come home sooner or later.
This certainty was no longer so certain now, because the poor boy that he didn't really care about was getting closer and closer to his daughter.
As such, the command he gave to Lan Yu was to give him a good beating.
Lan Yu was beaten very badly. He was chased around the Stronghold, but in the end, he didn't even break through the walls. Lu Li didn't plan to save face for his future father-in-law. He believed that Water Fairy would also support him in teaching these arrogant guys a lesson.
After leaving the Stronghold, Lu Li was immediately dumbfounded.
His Stronghold was fine and Water Fairy had also taken down the second Stronghold in the Western Wilderness. What made him dumbfounded was the result of the battle between Blood Red War Flag and The Capital of Glory.
According to the official video, he finally understood what had happened.
Blood Red War Flag hoped to take at least three out of four, but in reality, they didn't get any. What was worse was that Blood Red War Flag had lost the first Stronghold in the Hillsbrad Hills. The entire Hillsbrad Hills now belonged to them.
It couldn't be said that the nine clubs didn't do anything. They all fought with all their might.
Even Mowang Feng, who had mocked himself as a bystander, tried his best and died many times with a group of his men.
Unfortunately, they were defeated in the end. They didn't take down the second Stronghold in the Hillsbrad Hills, nor did they take down Desolace, nor did they take down Stranglethorn Vale. None of the four Strongholds.
Instead, Blood Red War Flag lost the second Stronghold in the Hillsbrad Hills.
No one could accept this result. It wasn't until Lu Li watched the replay that he was deeply shocked by the dozens of Hellfire Scrolls.
As someone who had been reborn, of course, Lu Li knew about the Hellfire Scrolls. However, he had never thought that there would be so many of these things at level 70, and all of them were in the hands of The Capital of Glory.
"I've heard about it. It's a shipwreck, but I don't know the exact location. The Capital of Glory has a tight lockdown," Wander said as he returned with more detailed information.
"Shipwreck …" He still didn't have a clue. Lu Li was reborn, but he wasn't omniscient.
There were good and bad things about shipwrecks. Most of the good ones were in the hands of the clubs. Ruling Sword had two under their name. One produced more equipment and Strengthening Stones, while the other produced special potions. The respawn time was basically fixed, so they only needed to arrange for a small number of people to patrol.
There were also some shipwrecks that were occasionally discovered. The people who discovered them couldn't take them, so they would usually secretly sell them to the clubs.
If no one else discovered them, then they would always remain a secret. The location was a secret, and the items that were produced were also a secret.
Hellfire Scrolls belonged to the category of demons. What kind of shipwreck would produce these scrolls, and so many of them? Lu Li really couldn't imagine.
"We should be thankful," Wander said with lingering fear. "These things were probably used by The Capital of Glory to deal with us. Fortunately, Blood Red War Flag came to us, so we escaped."
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