The north wind blew in the training grounds of the Royal City.
On the stage were two giants, one representing the pinnacle of the Huaxia region, the other the pinnacle of the guilds. Below the stage were soldiers waving their arms and cheering, stirring up the yellow dust.
How could anyone not be moved by such a scene?
Although Blood Romance had agreed to be incorporated, Ouyang Shuo was not an insensible person. He gave the Bloodlust Mercenary Group a buffer. "This integration can be done step by step. First, choose four elite groups to join the Imperial Guard and Dragon Stallion Army. They'll go with the army to India and test it out on the battlefield.
"When the time is right, we'll carry out a large-scale integration. In the meantime, the Bloodlust Mercenary Group can continue to be a civilian organization. There's no need to disband immediately. "
Blood Romance had no objections.
Ouyang Shuo's promise was not empty talk. There was a living example.
In the first year of Gaia, the Rattlesnake Mercenary Group joined Shanhai City. Four to five years had passed, and none of the original members had done badly.
The Commander of the Black Snake Guards, Black Snake, and the Director of Military Intelligence, Cobra, were two intelligence giants. Although they did not appear to be prominent, the resources and power they wielded had long surpassed Blood Romance's.
Their Achievement Points had reached an astonishing number. According to Black Snake, his personal authority had been promoted to Rank C and was steadily advancing to Rank B.
This would have been unimaginable in the past.
The members below them all held important positions. They were either Town Envoys, responsible for the intelligence work of an area, or Chief Instructors, who were swift and decisive in the army.
These were tangible benefits.
In comparison, the development of the guilds was too limited. Without a fixed territory, the guilds could only drift with the tide. If a big wave came, they might not be able to withstand it and face the risk of disbandment.
Even if the guilds moved to a new territory, they would be restricted in every aspect.
No matter which lord it was, they would not allow an uncontrollable force to appear in their territory. Taking in guilds was a trend that no one could reverse.
Great Xia was just a step ahead.
In the future, when the lords made similar requests, if the guilds refused, they would face the fate of being suppressed. In other words, the guilds would be driven out of their territory.
Unfortunately, there was no land in the wilderness without a lord. Apart from a small number of NPC dynasties, more than 90% of the land was controlled by lords.
If they were driven out of the territory, there would be no place for the guilds in the vast world.
How could a guild compete with a territory with just this?!
From this point of view, Gaia was indeed too biased towards the Overlords. It was practically trampling the Adventurer players into the mud. Of course, those who truly had such thoughts were people with limited knowledge. They did not understand Gaia's deeper meaning.
Putting aside the insanely high elimination rate of the Overlord players and the fact that countless outstanding players had failed miserably on the road to supremacy, even a "final victor" like Ouyang Shuo would naturally have to shoulder the same standard of responsibility on Planet Hope in the future while he obtained great power.
"With great power comes great responsibility." This was not just a saying.
Gaia's calculations were always made from the perspective of humans. He would never be biased. As for the "special care" he gave Bing'er previously, no one could blame him because it had nothing to do with the bigger picture.
After all, Gaia was also a "human," and humans had preferences.
Taking ten thousand steps back, six years before Gaia, it was the Overlord players who tore through all the obstacles in the wilderness. They turned swords into plows, wiping out bandits, building cities and fortifications, reclaiming the desolate lands and restoring peace.
There were victors like Ouyang Shuo as well as countless losers who contributed their strength. In this peaceful and prosperous era, they should have a part in the medal of merit.
Because of this, the Overlord players who failed also gained something when the achievement points were tabulated.
During this period, the Adventurer players had been holed up in the capital, enjoying the protection of the capital and living a comfortable life. Now that the wilderness was peaceful, the guilds had moved to the territory and continued to enjoy the protection.
How was this fair?!
Now, it was time for the Overlord players to enjoy the fruits of victory.
Now that things had developed to this point, it was a win-win situation between the guild and the territory. If they worked together, it would be a win-lose situation. The true purpose of Ouyang Shuo's actions over the past few days was to clearly convey this idea to the guild leaders.
As long as one was not an idiot, they would have already understood this point.
Crimson Romance was clearly not an idiot. Otherwise, he would not have truly let go of his pride and choose to lower his head to Grand Xia just because of Ouyang Shuo's "performance".
The duel was ultimately just a formality.
On the viewing platform, Ouyang Shuo took the initiative to shake hands with Crimson Romance as he watched the cheers grow louder and louder. From now on, they were in the same boat, working together for a common goal.
The position of Emperor Xia was not a feudal monarch's authority, but a heavy responsibility.
Seeing this, Xie Siyun smiled and said to Crimson Romance, "Snow Rose wanted to be the first guild to accept the reorganization. I didn't expect you to beat me to it."
"It's not too late." Crimson Romance was in a good mood.
"Yes, yes, yes! Our Blood Shadow Alliance will also have a share. "Bright Moon Illuminates the River hurriedly expressed his support.
Since the three powerhouses had already agreed, the other guild leaders were tactful and expressed their support.
Similar to the strategy with Baleful Blood Mercenaries, the Imperial Court would not reorganize all the guilds at once. Instead, it would allow the guilds to select their elites to join the army. This would effectively stifle internal opposition within the guilds.
Ouyang Shuo was in no hurry.
Just as he had said before, "This is the general trend, and it is not something that can be reversed by a human. Once the general trend is formed, it is unstoppable. It is like the surging sea, sweeping away all obstacles and rushing forward endlessly. "
Every unparalleled hero was a person who could lead the general trend.
… …
The first of June, the month of war officially began.
The wilderness, which had been peaceful for a while, was once again engulfed the whole world. Under such circumstances, the war in the Huaxia Region seemed a little dull.
In the north, the Romanov Dynasty only sent a symbolic troop to harass the border of Liaojin Province. There was no sign of a large-scale invasion of Xia.
In fact, there was not a single adventurer player from the Russian Region on the battlefield.
It was not only the Huaxia players who were afraid of war. Even the warring tribes became fearful after this round of updates. Moreover, they had to travel tens of thousands of miles to invade Xia.
No one had anything better to do.
Emperor Pushkin of the Romanov Dynasty chose to target the Huaxia Region because he had no other choice.
To the north of the Russian Region was the uninhabited Arctic Ocean. To the east was the North American continent, which was the territory of the Dawson Dynasty. To the south was the Huaxia Region. To the southwest was their ally, the Persian Empire. To the west was the European continent.
Apart from the Huaxia Region, they were all 'allies'.
Originally, it was the best choice for the Russian Region to take the opportunity of the month of war to attack a small European country. However, the Silver Hand did not allow them to do so.
Within the Silver Hand, the Pushkin Family was an awkward existence. The European and American clans guarded against them like thieves and did not give the Pushkin Family a chance to grow.
Under such circumstances, how could the Russian Region be allowed to declare war on the European continent?
Under such circumstances, Pushkin chose the Huaxia Region as his opponent. However, he did not have any desire to conquer the Huaxia Region because it was not worth it.
This was why the Romanov Dynasty made such a perfunctory move.
… …
In the southwest, Java was also in an awkward situation.
If Great Xia took the initiative to fight across the sea like last year, then in order to protect their homeland and not become slaves of a subjugated country, Java would definitely overcome their fear and fight to the death.
The Java Lord, Uis, could only rely on the strength of the players to fight to the death with Great Xia.
Unexpectedly, Great Xia did not fall for it at all. The war had already begun, but there were no signs of attacking Java. They only arranged for the Heluo Army and the Southern Frontier Army to be stationed on the surrounding islands and put on a defensive posture.
As a result, the Java players were not as enthusiastic.
With the destruction of the Badong Fleet, the huge risk of fighting across the sea was enough to wear down any courage. Not to mention the players, even the territorial army of Badong City did not dare to go out to sea.
The atmosphere became awkward.
… …
The only movement might be the collision between the Indian Region and Great Xia.
After learning that the adventurer groups of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Great Jin Dynasty, and the Huaxia Region were successively defeated, the Indian Region was very ambitious. The various forces united together and shouted the slogan "Retake the first region of Asia".
Even the adventurer players of the Indian Region were very enthusiastic this time.
From their point of view, there was no reason for India to lose when they attacked a single opponent from Great Xia with just one district's strength. Since that was the case, they naturally had to take the opportunity to catch up and reap the benefits.
To be honest, it was the dream of the Indians to be arrogant in the territory of Huaxia.
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