Just when Ouyang Shuo was weighing the pros and cons, another wave arose before the first wave had even subsided.
In the afternoon of the same day, another system announcement sounded.
"World Announcement: On the first anniversary of Earth's operation, the game will release its first expansion pack [Rise Up]. For the details, please check the official website."
Gaia unleashed his ultimate moves one after another. It was really lovable and hateful.
[Rising Up] was a peasant uprising. It existed in every country, such as the Spartax Uprising, the Sicilian Slave Uprising, the Scottish Uprising, the German Peasant War, and so on.
Of course, peasant uprisings were the most frequent in China. Peasant uprisings occurred most frequently in China, and they were also the most ferocious, directly or indirectly overthrowing several dynasties.
In the game, Gaia would choose the most representative leader of the peasant uprising and arrange for them to appear in the wilderness. They would gather refugees and set off wave after wave of uprisings, directing their weapons at the various Feudal Lords.
The refugees in the wilderness were not the only ones who joined the rebellion. Roving bandits and bandits could also complete a glamorous transformation, turning "looting" into "enforcing justice on behalf of heaven".
If the territory's [People's Will] was not up to standard, or the taxes were too high, or the corvee was too heavy, or the people did not have enough to eat, and so on, it was possible that the people would join the rebellion and overthrow the lord's rule.
Not only that, but the peasant uprising would also sweep away a large number of refugees, which in turn would affect the number of refugees spawning in the territory. If the territory's [Security] wasn't up to standard, there might even be a situation where no refugees spawned.
Gaia obviously did not want to let the Lord develop in peace, so he constantly set up obstacles and arranged opponents for the Lord.
In the first year, there were wild beasts, roving bandits, and bandits in the wilderness. In the second year, there was the special-class roving bandit camp and the peasant uprising army. In the future, there would definitely be even more brutal existences.
As the territory's strength increased, the opponents arranged by Gaia would only become stronger.
The second year of Gaia would become a 'year of turmoil' through and through.
The territories that could withstand it would be reborn from the ashes, while the territories that could not could only dejectedly retreat.
Everything had its pros and cons.
If he could lead an army to defeat the rebel army, not only would he be able to capture a large number of people, but he would also be able to earn a large number of Contribution Points and raise his Noble rank.
At this moment, the law of the jungle was on full display.
The strong get stronger, the weak get weaker, survival of the fittest, survival of the fittest!
It wasn't hard to imagine that, apart from the Mountain Sea Territory, it would be very difficult for a single territory to survive the wave of uprisings. Alliances and alliances would become the general trend.
In the near future, alliances of various sizes would spring up like bamboo shoots after the rain.
The Mountain and Sea Alliance and Yan Huang Alliance, the two giants of the China server, once again became the focus of the Lord players.
As the saying went, it was good to enjoy the shade under a big tree.
If he could join one of the two great alliances, he wouldn't have to worry about anything. At the very least, he would have a fighting chance.
It was a pity that neither the Mountain and Sea Alliance nor the Yan Huang Alliance would easily lower their standards to recruit new members.
It was better to have nothing than to have something substandard. It would never go out of style.
At this moment, it was the best time for an ambitious and ruthless person to rise.
There was no lack of ambitious people in the top 100 territories. Although they didn't have Ouyang Shuo's enormous influence, they could still form a regional alliance.
In particular, the prevalence of the Lianzhou model not long ago had laid the groundwork for the outbreak at this time.
Within ten days, the situation had reversed.
Now, it wasn't a problem of a big territory forcing a small territory to sign a contract, but a small territory asking for protection from a big territory. Otherwise, it would be difficult for them to survive this disaster.
If Ouyang Shuo remembered correctly, in the third year of Gaia in his previous life, the number of territories in the China server had decreased sharply, and there were less than 500 territories. As long as they weren't promoted to a county capital, they would basically be eliminated.
His appearance had completely changed the structure of the China server, breaking the rule of Handan City's six hegemons, and giving more ambitious and ruthless people a chance to rise.
Ouyang Shuo still couldn't predict how the situation would develop in the future.
Ouyang Shuo shook his head, and continued to look at the content of the information.
The China server had the most frequent peasant uprisings. Gaia chose the four most representative peasant uprisings in China's history, and threw them into the wilderness at once.
[Uprising Name]: Chen Sheng and Wu Guang Uprising
[Uprising Time]: End of Qin Dynasty
[Uprising Leaders]: Chen Sheng, Wu Guang
[Activity Area]: Central Plains
[Uprising Evaluation]: The first large-scale peasant uprising in China's history
[Uprising Name]: Yellow Turban Uprising
[Uprising Time]: End of Eastern Han Dynasty
[Uprising Leaders]: Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao, Zhang Liang
[Activity Area]: North
[Uprising Evaluation]: The largest peasant uprising in China's history organized in the form of a religious organization.
[Uprising Name]: Huang Chao Peasant Uprising
[Uprising Time]: End of Tang Dynasty
[Uprising Leaders]: Huang Chao
[Activity Area]: Southeast
[Uprising Evaluation]: The longest, largest, and most influential peasant uprising at the end of Tang Dynasty.
[Uprising Name]: Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement
[Uprising Time]: Qing Dynasty
[Uprising Leaders]: Hong Xiuquan, Yang Xiuqing, Li Xiucheng
[Activity Area]: Southwest
[Uprising Evaluation]: The largest peasant uprising in China's history
The environment in the game was completely different from the time of the uprising.
Therefore, Gaia had restricted the four rebel groups to four major regions, which basically covered the China region. As for regions that were not affected, such as Jingzhou Island and Yizhou Island, even if they were lucky and escaped the disaster.
Gaia didn't pursue absolute fairness at all. Luck was also a form of strength.
As the saying goes, there are pros and cons. Nothing is absolute.
Jingzhou Island and Yizhou Island were not connected to any Royal City, and were isolated overseas.
In Gaia's settings, the two islands were still in a barbaric period. The islands were filled with powerful beasts that were abnormally dangerous, and there were even wild beasts.
In addition, there were a large number of aborigines living on the islands who hunted for a living. Think about it, to be able to survive on the islands that were filled with wild beasts, how strong would these aborigines be?
These two factors made it very difficult for players to survive on the islands. Otherwise, when Ouyang Shuo was choosing his birthplace, he wouldn't have chosen the Lianzhou Basin and would have been born on the island.
The island was a paradise, but it was also a cage.
Among the four rebel groups, Ouyang Shuo was most concerned about the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement. This was because the birthplace of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement was Jintian Village in Xunzhou, Guangxi.
Xunzhou was located to the north of the Lianzhou Basin. Once out of the Southern Guard Pass, one would enter the boundaries of Xunzhou. As for Wuzhou, where Chiyou City was located, it was to the east of Xunzhou.
In other words, if Ouyang Shuo wanted to enter the hinterland of Guangxi, he would have to deal with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
The Tianping Heavenly Kingdom was well-organized, and it had many capable officials and generals. It could be said to be the most powerful group among the four rebel groups. It was no small matter.
With the current strength of the Mountain Sea Territory, it was impossible for them to fight against the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom at its peak.
Fortunately, the eruption of the rebellion required a process of preparation. It would not explode all at once.
In the beginning, the leader of the rebellion would lead a group of core members to appear in the wilderness, recruit soldiers, and conquer a territory as a base. Then, they would continue to expand and occupy more territories. This cycle would repeat.
Their ultimate goal was to establish a powerful regime — a nation.
Therefore, the rebel group could be seen as a feudal lord group with a built-in bug.
From the moment they were born, they would have their own core members. Furthermore, they had the powerful ability to gather refugees. There would not be a situation where they were alone or had a weak foundation. Thus, the feudal lords could only lick their boots.
Ouyang Shuo could not help but pray for the territories that happened to be the birthplace of the rebel group. They would be the first victims. There was no way they could stop the massive rebel army.
In his previous life, Ouyang Shuo remembered that some unlucky feudal lords would simply surrender to the rebel group and seek an official position within the rebel group.
Some of the feudal lords would really make a name for themselves and be in the limelight for a while.
In fact, Gaia's setting was very free.
After Gaia planted the rebel group in the wilderness, it would not interfere with the operation of the game.
In other words, if the rebel group was really powerful and capable, or if the feudal lords were too useless, then the rebel group could really establish a nation in the wilderness and continue to survive.
Gaia would not say that it would wait until the next expansion pack to eliminate the forces planted in the wilderness.
Definitely not!
If the feudal lords of a country could not defeat the rebel group in their own country, then it was very simple. The feudal lords of the country would have to be killed without any mercy.
In the end, it would be up to the system's royal city to send troops to eliminate the rebel group.
After that, the players of the country could only do village building quests, obtain a Village Creation Token, and build a new Level 1 village in the wilderness. Everything would have to start from scratch.
This way, when a war broke out, the country would be at the mercy of the other countries.
Therefore, the feudal lords surrendering to the rebel group was not necessarily a bad way out.
If they could seek a high position in the rebel group, or even assist the rebel group to overcome all obstacles and make meritorious contributions, there was a possibility that they could become a founding hero and regain their title and fiefdom.
At the end of the game, when the achievement points were tallied, the fiefdom would still be effective.
This way, it would not only provide a chance of survival for the unlucky feudal lords, but it would also deduce the progress of the game to an even more complicated situation.
This was a huge challenge for the feudal lords.
Otherwise, why would there be players joking in his previous life that the feudal lords who could last in the wilderness were masochists? Under Gaia's continuous abuse, they …
Truly, they were in pain and happiness!
Ouyang Shuo could only smile bitterly at this. What he could do now was to speed up the pace of unifying the Lianzhou Basin and win a safe and stable rear for his territory.
As for the rest, he could only deal with it as it came. (To be continued.)
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