Of course, Xu Yuheng didn't kick people for no reason.
After kicking the new players out of the mercenary group, he approved other people's applications.
Of the 200 players in Orchid City, excluding those who were not online, almost 80% of them sent applications to Xu Yuheng. After he approved the applications of 96 players, there were only 20 or 30 people left from Orchid City.
As for the players from other main cities, they were all ignored by him because the summon order could only gather players from the same city.
The cooldown of the summon order was 24 hours. After the skill cooldown was completed tomorrow, he would gather the current 48 people in the group.
As for the remaining people, they would have to wait for the day after tomorrow.
It was unknown whether he would need to gather them at that time.
Because now the situation was changing rapidly, the traitor's time to blow up the magic circle was set for the night after tomorrow. Maybe before he could gather everyone, their action would begin.
The new players were very active. Xu Yuheng was still operating, but the group channel was already flooded with all kinds of comments and discussions.
The Mercenary Association branch in Orchid City was set up in a border town. Currently, no players thought of registering as mercenaries because there was no related mission guide.
So no one knew that in this game, mercenary groups were game guilds!
"F * ck, I always thought that Starry Sky didn't have a guild system yet!"
"This game's beginner guide is really not good. It feels a bit half-finished. I don't know if it will be better in the open beta."
"I think it's quite fresh. Although it's hard to vomit blood when exploring, this kind of super high degree of freedom is the challenge!"
"That's right, it's very immersive."
In addition to discussing the guild system and researching the functions of mercenary groups, there were also people who cued Xu Yuheng.
"Where's the leader? How come I don't see him? "
"Yeah, where's leader Jade Tree? How can we set up a mercenary group? Can you tell us the strategy? Also, did you receive a hidden mission to become an Elementalist? "
"Yes, yes, yes, God Jade Tree, how did you set up your mercenary group? Are there any restrictions? Can you tell us more about it? Our team is willing to buy the strategy, you can name a price. "
These were obviously high level players from the team who came to ask for information, which immediately caused the disgust of ordinary players.
"Please, if you want to ask for information, can you talk to the leader privately? Isn't it a little too unsightly to ask for a guide the moment you enter? "
"Exactly …"
These words attracted the agreement of many people.
Xu Yuheng himself didn't pay attention, but his ID, Jade Tree Facing the Wind, was already famous in Lan Yue City, and even in the entire Star Age.
He was the first player in the entire server to organize a team battle between players and NPCs. He was also the first player in Orchid City to successfully complete his Class Advancement as an Elementalist. A few days later, he overheard a traitor NPC's plot to destroy Orchid City's magic array. He also successfully received the Guardian Quest.
Now, he was the one who established his first guild!
If such a person wasn't a big shot, then who was?
At this stage, the game had just begun. If they could quickly accumulate advantages in the early stages, they would be able to seize more initiative, and these could often be transformed into more resources in the later stages.
This was also one of the reasons why the pro teams had sent people to station here in advance.
The game company also needed the help of the battle teams to promote the game. It was a win-win situation.
Ordinary players, on the other hand, admired Qiang Qiang.
Even if those professional players were doing well in other games and were famous in the gaming circle, in this new game, they couldn't do it.
Yu Siqing was the first guild in the game, and the leader was so powerful, so naturally, many ordinary players sincerely wanted to join.
What's more, it was a game. Of course, it was lively. It was only fun when everyone played together!
But soon, someone received the news.
"Leader, I saw a post on the forum saying that you added a group of people before, gathered them all in the border town, and then kicked them out. Is this true?"
"Leader, are you gathering people to do the Guardian Quest?"
At this time, Xu Yuheng finally finished all the operations.
Seeing the conversation in the group channel, he didn't immediately say anything. Instead, he pulled all the team members, including the players who had been kicked out and were still around him, into a team.
The number of people in a team was limited to 500, which was very friendly to the players at this stage.
He didn't say anything nonsense, but posted the elite quest "Guardian Of Lan Yue City" on the public screen.
So far, only he and Bai Feng had received this quest.
The rewards for the quest were very generous. At least, when the team members saw the rewards, they started to cry.
Not to mention the reputation and experience rewards, just the item rewards were the beginner health potions – 100 bronze and wood quality potions, and 100,000 Exxon coins.
At this time, most players were still grinding for a few hundred Exxon coins every day, but someone had a quest reward of 100,000 Exxon coins!
Everyone was jealous, including the gaming gods of the strong teams.
In reality, no one was poor, but this was the first closed beta, and the game didn't give money! Also, the number of people in the closed beta was limited, so they couldn't get much money.
In the Starry Sky Forum, one Exxon coin was priced at 10 RMB, but the amount they could get was still not many.
Now, many people in the forum were looking forward to the launch of the server.
So what if it was 50,000 Exxon coins? As long as they could get 5,000 Exxon coins, they would break even!
Although the price would definitely drop later on, they could definitely make a lot of money in the early stages. This was because the difference between a team and a pay-to-win player was the time difference.
So, what did 100,000 Exxon coins mean?
1,000,000 in reality!
Everyone's blood was boiling, especially when Xu Yuheng said that he would take out the 100,000 Exxon coins as a reward.
If the 100,000 Exxon coins were divided equally, everyone would get at least 1,000 Exxon coins. They could sell it for 10,000 RMB, which was very tempting.
Money moved people's hearts, Xu Yuheng understood this very well.
And how should he put it?
He and Bai Feng both received the quest, so he only took out half of the reward. It wasn't a big deal for him.
Moreover, he wasn't going to take out the really valuable health potions.
"I have already uploaded the video to the forum. Everyone should know that according to Elder Bryce, there are a total of ten traitor NPCs."
Xu Yuheng turned on the voice chat and said in the channel.
"If we can complete the quest, I will take out 20,000 of the 100,000 Exxon coins and give it to everyone. The remaining 80,000 will be given to the top eight damage dealers. Each person will get 10,000 RMB."
Many people knew that the team system could open the damage dealer leaderboard.
"This quest is related to the future of Orchid City, not only the lives of the NPCs, but also the future development of the players."
Xu Yuheng said in a low voice.
"We are already behind the Imperial City. If we lose our base, what will the consequences be … Everyone has been playing the game for so long. Don't you understand?"
Everyone nodded. Some of the players who were in a playful mood slowly stopped smiling.
Because Xu Yuheng was right.
According to the crazy level of this game, if they lost their base, there was another problem to worry about. Could their spawn point be changed?
If it couldn't be changed, it meant that they could only revive 10 times per day. Although not many people died that many times per day, they had a natural advantage over other players.
And if they lost their base, how could they escape to other maps? Were they going to die again and again?
They would lose experience points if they died!
This would further widen the gap between them and other players. No one wanted to see this happen.
"So, Orchid City must be defended."
Xu Yuheng said, "So far, I have contacted the high-level NPCs of Roland. They also know about this plot and are discussing countermeasures."
When he said this, some people's eyes lit up, while others couldn't help but worry.
"These NPCs … are they reliable?"
"That's right, what countermeasures can they come up with?"
"Idiot, this is the plot set by the game. When the time comes, we will definitely have to do something."
Xu Yuheng waited for them to quiet down before saying, "That's right, we also need to prepare for both sides."
"The summon order has a 24-hour cooldown time. Tomorrow, I will summon the people who are still in other places."
"The people who will carry out the mission will most likely be us."
"I'll say the ugly words first. It's not too late to quit now. If you change your mind at the last minute and cause the mission to go wrong …"
His voice became gloomy.
"Then don't blame me for making it impossible for you to survive in this game."
His voice was full of viciousness.
Although it sounded uncomfortable, everyone knew that this big boss did have the ability to do so.
Not to mention other things, the 200 blood potions were tempting enough.
Although the faction warehouse had new blood potions, and the reputation required to exchange for them was not much, the restriction was that only the players in the escort team could exchange for them.
And the items exchanged for in the faction warehouse were bound to the players.
It could be said that the escort team of the Imperial City had earned a lot of money by relying on the epic mission "Elementalist Branch", which made many people jealous.
Now that they had finally encountered a large-scale mission that belonged to their city, only idiots would reject it.
Xu Yuheng waited for a while and found that no one spoke in the channel. He nodded in satisfaction and then began to share information with them and discuss the action plan together.
They were a group of veteran players who had made it to the top. In terms of hearts, no one could be dirtier than them.
While they were plotting, on the other side, Xu Sili, who was browsing the forum, also received a message from Xiao Wu.
After hearing what the little robot said, Xu Sili didn't know whether to say that the little guy was too innocent or that his second brother was too sinister. He even tricked a child.
However, he was still happy to see that his second brother knew about the artificial intelligence.
He had just browsed the future forum.
In another timeline, the destruction of Orchid City's magic array did not happen. At least, he didn't see the players discussing this matter.
Before the first beta test, Snow Roland died and Xiao Qiong replaced his brother to ascend the throne.
At that time, Xiao Qiong was only ten years old and was still a child. Obviously, all the political and military affairs fell on Si Sheng and the ministers.
Perhaps the maid Mary was not exposed at that time. Perhaps even if she was exposed, Si Sheng did not destroy the traitors' strongholds in the Imperial City overnight. Therefore, in the early stage of the game, the traitors were still active in the Imperial City.
Snow Roland's inexplicable death confused the Bevat Empire, but at least they did not shed all pretense of cordiality. Therefore, the traitors' actions were not as intense as they were now.
They chose to lie low. On one hand, they wanted to get close to Xiao Qiong. On the other hand, they continued to infiltrate. During the game's open beta, they even developed a player force.
This made Xu Sili vigilant.
The players were a group of chaotic people. They didn't even need benefits. As long as they thought it was fun, there was nothing they wouldn't do.
Joining the enemy faction and exploring new ways to play was a common thing for them.
However, as the leader of the Roland faction, Xu Sili did not think so.
The players must firmly bear the mark of the Roland Empire. Even if someone betrayed them, they must be treated like a rat on the street. This way, there would not be a large-scale rebellion.
The gap between Roland and the Bevat Empire was too big.
He had seen the video sent by Xiao Wu and also recognized the strength of the Bevat Empire. They could provide a lot of things that Roland could not provide at the moment.
This could be seen from the bottle of four-star beast's blood and the fact that they did not plunder the armor and weapons of Roland and the others.
Therefore, he could not afford to gamble.
This was a good opportunity to protect Orchid City.
The players had a sinister and cunning side, but also a side that was simple and easy to coax.
He wanted to use this opportunity to build momentum for them.
He wanted to make the brave ones the heroes of the Empire, let them receive glory, flowers and applause from the NPCs. Once they truly liked the Empire, they would be willing to contribute to the Empire.
As long as they were loyal to the Empire, they would be welcomed by all the NPCs. However, once someone betrayed them …
Not only the NPCs of the Roland Empire, but also the players themselves would be divided. When the time came, all he had to do was slightly guide and countless people would hunt down the traitors.
Unless these people escaped to the wild and escaped to Bevat Star, they would not be able to survive in Eshe Star anymore!
Therefore, the players must participate in this mission. Moreover, they had to play an important role, even the main force.
According to the feedback from the frontline, the escort team would probably arrive at Orchid City tomorrow.
At that time, all the players would be able to change classes and learn skills to slightly increase their strength. As for the traitors, Xiao Wu currently had information on six of them.
These six people all had communication devices. As for the remaining four, they were still in the process of screening.
As long as they were ready to act, the six discovered traitors would definitely contact the remaining four. Therefore, if they closely monitored the whereabouts of these six traitors, they would definitely be able to find the others.
"Little Five, share the information you obtained from the surveillance, the defenses of Lan Yue City, and all the information regarding this matter with … Second Brother."
Xu Sili said.
"Tell second brother that this mission will mainly be left to him and the brave ones. The Empire will cooperate. If he needs anything, you can satisfy him."
The situation in Orchid City was not optimistic. When he just discussed with Wen Jishan and the others, the proposal of a city-wide search was first rejected.
This was probably one of the reasons why the traitors were so fearless.
Because Orchid City did not have enough manpower, even if they were exposed, they could easily escape.
After discussion, the most reliable method was to use Xiao Wu's information to capture the traitors before they acted.
However, whether they could capture everyone depended on luck.
Because it was obvious that these traitors had people in the army, and the only NPCs in Orchid City who could capture them were the soldiers of the army.
When mobilizing the army, they would definitely alert the enemy.
If they were lucky, they might be able to capture the six known traitors and seize their weapons and explosives. If they were unlucky, they might not be able to catch a single one.
Xu Sili and his second brother had the same opinion. These malignant tumors must be caught in one net, otherwise, sooner or later, something would happen to Orchid City.
And the players might be able to create a miracle.
As for Xu Yuheng telling him to stay in the Imperial City and wait for him to come to him, Xu Sili couldn't help but feel a bit of anticipation.
Second brother, he … Did he believe him?
But on second thought, he felt that he shouldn't have too much hope. After all, the character of Snow Roland was originally designed to replace him and give his family hope after his death.
Second brother coming to him didn't mean that he believed him.
But on the whole, this news cheered him up a little and made him feel much better.
When Si Sheng came back in the evening after finishing his work, he could clearly feel the change in the young man's mood when he saw him.
He wasn't like a few days ago, when he was lazy and didn't seem to be motivated by anything. He wasn't like this morning, when sadness and sadness were written all over his face.
The young man seemed to have returned to how he was before he left the Imperial City to hunt the three-star beast.
When he entered the Emperor's bedroom, Xu Sili was sitting cross-legged on the sofa. On the table in front of him were several maps with pencil markings.
In addition to the maps, there was also a treasure box filled with star cores. It was opened and placed to the side. Below it were two star cores the size of mung beans, and at the top was a three-star core the size of a soybean.
As for the fist-sized nine-star core, Xu Sili kept it in a storage capsule.
This was a treasure, and one that Si Sheng had paid such a high price to obtain. If he lost it, he would be heartbroken.
Xu Sili was sifting through the items.
Now, of the three Level 2 districts in the Imperial City, only Doha was left. It was estimated that it would be completed by the end of next month and upgrade from Level 0 to Level 2.
This way, the Imperial City could be upgraded to Level 3.
However, upgrading the Imperial City alone wasn't enough. If he wanted to build a two-way teleportation array, the other main cities would have to be upgraded to Level 2 as well.
The main cities were upgraded to Level 2, and the population and energy stones had reached the requirements. The main problem was the level of the districts.
To upgrade to a Level 2 main city, he needed at least two Level 1 districts.
After spending an entire afternoon organizing, he found that only Glazed Sea City met the requirements.
Glazed Sea City had three Level 1 districts. As long as the Imperial City was upgraded to Level 3, Glazed Sea City would be able to upgrade as soon as the Level 2 star cores were in place.
The one with the worst development was Lan Yue City.
Perhaps it was because the protective array was the weakest, and the civilians were tired of dealing with the interstellar beasts that could break through the array at any time. Lan Yue City actually didn't have a single Level 1 district.
The border towns that met the requirements to upgrade basic facilities couldn't be upgraded due to the lack of food and clothing. As for the areas near the center, needless to say, there was no need to talk about them.
Therefore, there was still a lot of work to do in order to build a teleportation array in Lan Yue City.
However, Xu Sili wasn't in such a hurry.
There was only a week left in the closed beta, and he wouldn't be able to make it in time. The second closed beta would only begin in three months.
He still had three months, so he would focus on developing Lan Yue City first. As for the other three main cities …
He didn't need to worry about Glazed Sea City. Twilight Frost and Star Catcher could wait for the second closed beta. At that time, there would be new players, and they would be a large number of outstanding leeks.
After organizing his thoughts, Xu Sili studied the map of Lan Yue City, thinking about how to develop Lan Yue City better and faster.
The Elementalist construction team was definitely needed.
However, the problem was that escorting the Elementalist construction team was not easy.
There were no Elementalists in Lan Yue City.
In such a harsh environment, ordinary young adults were basically conscripted into the army, let alone Elementalists.
Therefore, there were no Elementalists that could be used to build the infrastructure, and they could only rely on the Imperial City to transport them.
Also, the problem of food and clothing in Lan Yue City could be solved by relying on the players.
However, the first closed beta was about to end, so before the players left, they had to hand over a large amount of food to the military in Lan Yue City.
Currently, they were preparing to deal with the traitors in the border town, so Xu Sili didn't want to distract them by releasing quests at this time. Instead, he asked Wen Jishan to mobilize the granaries.
In terms of staple food, the Imperial City didn't lack at all.
This was because the Wood Elementalists were very helpful, and Wen Jishan had ordered people to open up a large area of wasteland, increasing the production of Dark Valley. Apart from Dark Valley, they also cultivated other crops.
Perhaps it was because of Xu Sili's provocation, Wen Jishan was now working hard to eliminate the starving population in the Imperial City. After the slum residents moved to Doha Town, the mercenary town's granaries definitely played an important role in ensuring their food and clothing rate was guaranteed.
Xu Sili didn't have much in reserve, so he asked Wen Jishan to mobilize first. When the time came, they could seamlessly connect the dots.
Then, the matter returned to the problem of how to send the construction team over. He twirled the pencil in his hand, frowning as he pondered. He didn't notice until Si Sheng came to his side.
When Si Sheng coughed softly, he finally noticed that there was someone else beside him.
Xu Sili wasn't too shocked, but was rather happy.
"You're back."
The young man curved his lips slightly, pulled him to sit beside him, and prepared to pour him a cup of tea.
"I'll do it myself." Si Sheng held his hand.
Xu Sili blinked, then nodded.
Si Sheng looked at their crossed hands, but didn't move them away. Instead, he lifted the teapot with his other hand and poured himself a cup of tea.
"Your Majesty seems to be troubled by something?"
He held the young man's hand, and unintentionally used his fingertips to tickle the palm of his hand.
If it was yesterday, Xu Sili might have been flirted with, but now he was focused on leveling up Lan Yue City and didn't have the energy to think about anything else.
He even retracted his hand to pick up the map spread out on the table.
Then, as he looked at it, he casually explained, "I'm thinking about how to get the Elementalist construction team to Lan Yue City unscathed."
The young man's face was full of concentration.
Si Sheng glanced at him, then looked at his hand that was pulled away, and couldn't help but purse his lips.
He thought for a moment, then said softly, "Perhaps, I can help Your Majesty."
Then, he watched with satisfaction as the young man put down the map in his hand and looked at him with surprise. "What do you mean?"
Those beautiful purple eyes stared deeply at him, and he was the only one in his eyes.
That's right.
Si Sheng thought.
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