Wu Qi's' Everyone to War 'plan caused Bai Qi's Left Army to be in a difficult position. This plan was extremely vicious. No matter who won after the battle, Mengding Prefecture would be in ruins.
This gave Bai Qi a headache. Because the enemy's entire population was at war, Shanhai City's army only killed the locals. Even if Shanhai City took over Mengding Prefecture in the future, due to the blood feud, it would be difficult to gain the support of the locals.
However, they had no choice but to fight.
Such a vicious plan was not implemented in Dongchuan Prefecture because [Yan Huang Alliance] had long regarded Dongchuan Prefecture as their territory.
As for Mengding Prefecture, which was surrounded by Shanhai City, they could not obtain it anyway, so why not be ruthless?
It was just that the lords of Mengding Prefecture would be buried along with them. The lords of [Yunnan City State] had finally seen the true face of the [Yan Huang Alliance]. They were a group of greedy wolves.
Unfortunately, they had already boarded the wolf chariot and could no longer get off.
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Even though it was difficult to advance, Bai Qi did not do nothing.
While attacking Mengding Prefecture, the 'black chess' plan was quietly being laid out.
The troops responsible for transporting rations, weapons, equipment and other supplies to the Left Army would always have a portion of the supplies suddenly disappear into the mountains after Mengding County had been occupied. No one knew where they had been secretly transported.
This was a part of the 'black chess' plan.
The war in Yunnan was going through a period of preparation before the pinnacle of the war. The outcome of the war would be a test of both sides' chess skills.
As time approached [Gaia 4], the focus of the wilderness temporarily shifted away from the Yunnan battlefield.
Players began to look forward to the upcoming system update and the release of the expansion pack. The high-end players, on the other hand, were looking forward to the first global auction.
Even Ouyang Shuo had to make a trip back to Shanhai City.
Of course, the war in Yunnan would not stop just because of the shift in focus. However, according to Bai Qi's calculations, the current stalemate would continue for another ten days to half a month.
Thus, Ouyang Shuo temporarily suppressed his thoughts and quietly returned to Shanhai City to deal with some urgent matters.
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[Gaia 3] December 30th, a system announcement resounded throughout the world.
[World Announcement: On the third anniversary of < Earth On >, the game will be undergoing its fourth update. For the details, please visit the official website.]
Regardless of whether it was adventurer players or Lord players, they were extremely concerned about the annual system update. Even a small change could affect their future decisions.
In the third system update, Gaia had removed the Super Trading Platform. The National Channel, Guild Channel, Alliance Channel, and even the players' levels had been removed.
The goal was to enhance the authenticity of the game.
A year had passed, and the players had experienced many pains before they gradually adapted to the new rules of the game.
At the same time, new media, movies, TV series, mercenaries, and other new things kept appearing, which injected new vitality into the game and provided new ways to play.
Ouyang Shuo didn't know if there were any new changes in the system update, so when the announcement came out, he immediately logged into the official website to check the update.
< 1 > Royal City establishes a relationship with the territory.
The royal city and the players' territories could officially establish four different levels of power relations: Hostile, Neutral, Friendly, and Intimate.
The establishment of the relationship between the two parties was based on the negative relationship.
For example, if Dali Kingdom established a 'neutral' relationship with Shanhai City, and Shanhai City established a 'hostile' relationship with Dali Kingdom, then the relationship between the two sides would be officially 'hostile'.
Such a setting was to prevent one party from having wishful thinking.
The difference in power relations would affect the interaction between the royal city and the players' territories. As for the exact impact, it was up to the Overlord players to figure it out.
What was clear was that once the two parties were in a hostile relationship, it would be difficult for the Overlord to recruit people to the royal city. Even normal trade would be affected.
Previously, Chengdu City's declaration of Shanhai City's hostility was just Liu Bei's way of expressing his stance. After the system update, this hostile relationship could be officially established.
Therefore, Ouyang Shuo did not hesitate to set Chengdu City as' hostile 'in the Overlord's control panel. As for the remaining eight Royal Cities, they were all set to have a "friendly" relationship.
Now, it depended on how the royal cities would respond to Shanhai City.
Ouyang Shuo could tell at a glance that the greater significance of this update was that the royal cities had more room to maneuver, allowing them to exert greater influence over the wilderness.
To put it bluntly, Gaia was gradually 'loosening' its grip on the royal cities.
Every royal city was not just a royal city. They had millions of soldiers, countless officials and generals, as well as massive amounts of various talents and tens of millions of people.
And these people were all trapped within the royal cities. The largest area was only the county where the royal city was located.
Every royal city was like a compressed nuclear bomb. Once it exploded, it could immediately establish an empire in a short period of time, intimidating the wilderness.
Due to the unique environment of the China region, the royal cities would definitely be the nemesis of the players' territories in the future.
[2] Open the arena.
Earth had a setting that was most criticized by adventurer players. On one hand, Gaia had set up a harsh death penalty, and on the other hand, there was no friendly sparring mode.
In the game, PKs between players were real. Even if it was a friendly sparring, if one accidentally killed the other party, they could only blame it on their bad luck and obediently reincarnate.
At the end of Gaia's third year, with the royal cities' periphery being explored, the playability of adventurer players was slowly decreasing. Players' resentment was slowly accumulating.
Now, Gaia had finally responded to the adventurer players' requests and opened up the Arena. Players would not suffer any losses after dying in the Arena.
Not only that, the Arena also had a point system. Players could use points to exchange for exclusive equipment in the Arena. It was a form of compensation for the players.
To some PK fanatics, it was indeed a great benefit.
Even if they were not PK fanatics, they could use the Arena as a platform to hone their skills and improve their combat ability.
Opening up the Guild City and the Underworld.
This update was also the most important one among all the system updates this time.
In Gaia's fourth year, the nine royal cities would each set up a satellite city outside the city to divert adventurer players.
At the same time, the satellite cities could be attacked. As long as the first guild to take down the satellite city and successfully occupy it for twenty-four hours, the satellite city would belong to that guild.
Therefore, such satellite cities were also known as Guild Cities.
To the various guilds, there was no greater temptation than having a city as their Guild Residence.
At the same time, in order to increase the vitality and attractiveness of the Guild Cities, as well as increase its profitability, Gaia had also connected another major update, the "Underworld", with the Guild Cities.
According to Gaia, there was a vast and boundless Underworld beneath the surface. There were more ferocious monsters, more valiant bandits, more abundant resources, and more Strange Encounter Missions.
To sum it up, the Underworld was a paradise for adventurers. It was equivalent to a high-level map. In the next few years, adventurers' main activity venue would be the Underworld.
With the vastness of the game's map, how wide would a mirror image of the Underworld be? Perhaps even at the end of the game, there would still be areas that adventurers would not set foot in.
Of course, the Underworld was only open to adventurers. It had nothing to do with Overlord players.
The entrance to the Underworld was located in the satellite cities of the nine royal cities.
As such, the guilds that owned the satellite cities could use them as a foundation to explore the Underworld while attracting other adventurers to build the satellite cities.
For the guilds, it was a milestone.
And this was the "secret" that Ouyang Shuo had informed his aunt, Lin Jing.
It was obvious that the various guilds would engage in a life-and-death battle for the nine satellite cities. Once they occupied the satellite cities, their position as overlord would be unshakable.
When this update came out, all adventurers were excited.
The various guild bosses rubbed their palms together, their eyes bloodshot. They could not wait to fight.
[4] Add Royal City Gate Sect Dojo.
At the same time that the satellite cities were opened, the nine royal cities would open their sect dojos. Different from ordinary dojos, sect dojos taught the basic martial arts of the various martial arts sects.
When players joined a sect dojo, it was equivalent to choosing a certain sect.
For adventurers, this was a huge change. The players realized that the mysterious veil of the highly anticipated Pugilistic World was slowly being unveiled.
If the satellite cities were prepared for the major guilds, then sect dojos would benefit all adventurers. The two major updates solved the dilemma of adventurers.
The future of adventurers was suddenly filled with imagination.
A grander and more interesting game world was slowly unfolding in front of the players.
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This time, Gaia did not discriminate. Sect dojos were not only open in the nine royal cities. In the player territories of counties, Overlord players could also choose to open corresponding sect dojos according to their preferences.
The available sects included the Five Sects, Thirteen Sects, and 81 sects in the martial arts world.
The Five Sects were Shaolin Sect, Kunlun Sect, Wudang Sect, Emei Sect, and Lotus Sect.
The Thirteen Sects were Xiaoyao Sect, Wushan Sect, Devil Mountain Sect, Heng Mountain Sect, Bashan Sect, Shu Mountain Sect, Kongtong Sect, Black Mountain Sect, Secret Sect, Solitary God Sect, Emei Sect, Qingcheng Sect, and overseas sects.
The last 81 sects included Xing Yi Sect, Black Tiger Sect, Mantis Sect, Long Spear Sect, Mountain Sect, Mount Tai Sect, Mount Hua Sect, Tianshan Sect, Diamond Sect, Five Phoenix Saber Sect, Eagle Claw Sect, Baji Sect, Medicine King Sect, One Word Hui Sword Sect, Blood Blade Sect, Tantui Sect, Five Tigers Sect, Sichuan Tang Sect, and Iron Sword Sect.
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