In the next few days, Eron really lowered his pride and focused on accompanying Jiang Fei to visit his fleet. For a second-generation rich like him, people used to revolve around him and flatter him. This was the first time he had lowered himself to cater to others.
However, to Jiang Fei, he did not care about the so-called sincerity of these 'players'. In the past few days, apart from recording the serial numbers of the spaceships with the bombs, Jiang Fei also discovered an interesting phenomenon.
That was, the original spaceships found in the ruins were much stronger than the spaceships sold by the system! These original spaceships were not as simple as unlocking the technology tree. They seemed to be an enhanced version of a warship that could not be replicated. Once they were destroyed, the 'players' could only purchase the normal version of the warship from the system.
Take Eron's ship for example. Although it was also a Radiant's Main Battleship, because it was the one found in the ruins, it was much stronger than the Radiant's Main Battleships that Eron bought later on. Be it the strength of the shield, the firepower, or the power of the skills, it was almost thirty percent higher than the normal Radiant's Main Battleships.
Not only that, when Jiang Fei boarded the ship for a tour, he also discovered something different. Apart from Eron's ship, he did not find a super-intelligent support system like Lux on the other spaceships. This meant that an existence like Lux could only be equipped on the original battleships.
As the original spaceships were used to unlock the technology tree, there was only one of each, so they were especially precious. Since the Transcendent Battlecruiser was in Jiang Fei's hands, the 'players' had no chance of obtaining this type of battleship, because they could no longer unlock the technology tree of this type of spaceship.
"I see. It seems that discovering the ruins has such a benefit!" Jiang Fei nodded in his heart. Fortunately, Eron had installed bombs on these original battleships. If Jiang Fei needed to, he could detonate these original battleships at any time.
After understanding all this, Jiang Fei had another idea. He had to compete with the "players" from both factions for the ruins. This way, he could not only reduce the number of battleship models that the "players" could unlock, but he could also greatly increase his own strength.
As for how to obtain the location of the ruins, it was all up to Velen. After all, the Main Storyline Quest was obtained from him. It should not be too difficult for Jiang Fei to obtain the location. Although he could not always succeed in obtaining the ruins, even if he failed, he would not lose anything. So, why would Jiang Fei not want to invest in this kind of business?
After Jiang Fei stayed in Eron's fleet for five days, news finally came from Lockster — the first batch of supplies from Sarnaga had arrived on Planet Bizenis. There were 150 battleships of various types, mainly frigates. There were only 30 heavy battleships, and not a single battleship.
"Why is the Development Team so stingy?" Jiang Fei frowned. The number of battleships was far from what he had imagined.
In Jiang Fei's imagination, the NPC fleet should be the main force, and the 'player fleet' should only be supporting from the side. This way, the 'player fleet' would be able to show off their mobility, which would allow them to 'perform miracles' on the battlefield.
This was what Jiang Fei thought of as a 'player'. After all, when he first played the game, it was like this. When two armies fought, the NPCs were evenly matched, and the players usually carried out the mission of assassinating the enemy's general, rather than participating in the battle as a small soldier.
Although Jiang Fei's idea was correct, he had overlooked one point. The Development Team had just released the faction system, which caused the number of 'players' on both sides to be extremely unbalanced. So, they had to use the power of the NPCs to balance the strength of both sides.
On the Resistance Army's side, although the number of 'players' was still small, because the Valsalrian fleet had been greatly enhanced, the overall strength was still acceptable. However, on the imperial army's side, it was the opposite. After Eron's last defeat, he decisively threw in money, which allowed his fleet to be replenished overnight.
Although Eron's fleet lost badly the last time, it was mainly because he underestimated the enemy and his poor command skills. In fact, there was not much difference in the strength of the fleets of both sides. Now that Eron's fleet had been replenished, his fleet alone was almost the same as the Resistance Army. In order to maintain the balance of the game, the Development Team naturally could not provide Jiang Fei with more resources.
So now, the imperial army and the Resistance Army were opposite. The imperial army's player fleet was strong, and the NPC fleet was weak. On the other hand, the Resistance Army's NPC fleet was strong, and the player fleet was weak.
Coupled with the factor of the 'player's' poor command skills, overall, the imperial army was slightly weaker, and the Resistance Army was slightly stronger. This was exactly what the Development Team wanted to see.
This was because the 'players' of the Resistance Army were all newbies. You had to let them find fun in order for them to continue playing. If they were beaten up as soon as they entered the game, who would want to continue playing? And for an old player like Eron who was addicted to the state of mind, this was also the time for the Development Team to make a killing. If he was beaten up by other 'players', would he not spend money to get back at them?
By the time Eamon regained his footing, the new players who had just gotten addicted to abusing others would naturally have a 'tycoon player' topping up money to regain their footing. This way, the cycle would begin. The tycoons on both sides would take turns to be abused and abused, and the 'Development Team' would naturally earn a fortune.
Although Jiang Fei was not very satisfied with the number of 'free warships' provided by the Development Team, the newly ascended Emperor of the Universe Empire, Rivendell, seemed to have some confidence. On the day the new warships arrived, he declared war on the Valsalrian army through an imperial edict!
"What a bunch of greedy bastards!" After receiving the imperial edict, Jiang Fei could not help but curse in his heart. But as he had said before, he did not participate in politics. Whether the Universe Empire wanted to go to war or who to fight was up to the politicians to decide. He was only responsible for how to fight and how to win.
Now that the Emperor's imperial edict had arrived, war was inevitable. So, Jiang Fei needed to return to the Bizenis Sector to build his fleet. After all, the spaceships and captains were still separated. He needed to go back and select the first batch of cannon fodder.
So, after Jiang Fei left the order to organize the fleet and prepare to go to war, he left the Calon Galaxy. Eron and the other 'players' were naturally overjoyed. After all, this was the precursor to the start of the mission!
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