It would drop upon death, and the coordinates would be updated at any time.
Gaia's setting of the satellite city token drop mechanism vividly reflected the cruelty of the war.
With the second announcement from the capital, nine 'lucky ones' immediately appeared from the nine great capital cities. They stared at the satellite city token that suddenly appeared in their hands in a daze.
However, the 'lucky ones' were not really lucky. What followed was a massacre.
Once the killing started, it would never stop.
Some people died under the enemy's sword the moment they obtained the token; others hid in fear, but ultimately, they could not escape their doom. There were also those who were extremely confident, believing that they were fated, but they did not expect it to be a dream.
The moment the satellite city token appeared, it would constantly circulate in the hands of different people. This was no treasure token, it was a death warrant. Whoever had it would be unlucky.
What was even worse was that the token could not be traded to others. It could not even be thrown away. It was like a dog-skin plaster. Either it was inserted into the City Lord Manor's meeting hall, or it would wait for the next person to take it.
Gaia had set it up in such a way to prevent guilds from playing any tricks. The token's coordinates would be refreshed every ten minutes. If it was cleverly designed, it was possible to directly transfer the token to the satellite city.
Secondly, it was to prevent any bastard from throwing the token into a river, a smelly ditch, or even off a cliff, whether it was to avoid trouble or out of some kind of dark intention.
There were even some special terrains that did not appear. That would become a farce.
In the beginning, the token was only in the hands of a few people. The massacre was limited to a dozen people, a few dozen people, and at most a hundred. When the token landed in the hands of a large or medium-sized guild, it would lead to a chaotic war between the guilds. The number of people killed was like a rolling snowball, growing bigger and bigger.
More and more players were embroiled in this massacre.
Some people had no choice but to do it, while others took the initiative to fight. Most of them were fighting for the guild's interests. The satellite city was just too tempting, so much so that the players gradually lost their rationality.
Even some medium-sized guilds were unwilling to give up the token despite knowing that they did not have the strength to protect it.
"If we don't give it a try, how do we know it's impossible? Who knows, we might succeed?" The players held onto a wishful thinking. Without the Guild Leader's encouragement, the members took the initiative to fight.
The slaughter spread, and the killing intent gathered, gradually affecting the players' minds.
As time passed, the battlefield gradually moved from the capital to the outskirts, slowly moving in the direction of the satellite town.
At the end of the battle, some players' eyes were bloodshot.
Originally, the only reason for the players to kill each other was to fight for the Satellite Town Token. But in the end, because of the slaughter, countless karma was sown out of thin air. The purpose of the massacre was gradually expanding.
His brother was killed, so he had to take revenge, right?
How could he bear it when his lover was killed?
A guild member had been killed. Shouldn't they seek revenge?
All sorts of karma entangled with each other. Just as one was settled, more killing karma was born. It was endless.
The desire to kill among the players had never been as exuberant as it was today. Like adding oil to a raging fire, the more it burned, the more the players' rationality and brains were burned away.
The only thing left in their eyes was slaughter.
The desire to kill hidden in the depths of every player's heart, this invisible beast seemed to have been completely released. All of its shackles were removed, and it became unbridled.
Perhaps this was also one of the charms of the game.
Killing in the game didn't require legal responsibility, especially during the system's mission period. There was no red mark, and the capital's constables wouldn't come looking for trouble. There was no need to go to jail.
The players were even more unbridled when they killed each other.
For some PK fanatics, this was simply a feast of slaughter.
However, no matter how the Satellite Town Token was passed around, it would eventually return to the hands of the large guilds because only they had the strength to protect the token.
...
On this day, the wilderness wasn't the main character. The Nine Great Capitals were the focus of the whole world.
After the announcement from the capital, Ouyang Shuo didn't go anywhere. He just sat in his study, constantly paying attention to the developments of the battle for the Satellite Towns. The Nine Great Capitals all opened posts on the forums, tracking and reporting in real time.
He sat there for the whole morning, but there was still no result.
Until after three in the afternoon, the nine tokens had basically all fallen into the hands of the major guilds. Next was a battle to break out of the encirclement. The guilds would mobilize all their forces and escort them all the way to the Satellite Towns.
The other guilds naturally wouldn't let this go.
The players' calculations were very shrewd. Even if they couldn't stop the target guild from sending the token to the Satellite Towns, they would still peel off a layer of skin from the other party. In the following siege battle, they would weaken the defending guild's strength.
The target guild basically had to walk through mountains of corpses and seas of blood to get there.
The major guilds weren't stupid. They wouldn't easily waste their strength on the first day. At this time, the role of allies was shown. The allies protected the outer circle while the people from the major guilds were in the inner circle.
The deception and deceit in the process were simply too many to count.
The later it got, the more intense the fighting became.
The players' hearts were like a mirror. At night, everything was pitch black, and things would be difficult. The target guild could arrange for people to sneak through the human wall and enter the Satellite Towns.
Therefore, by evening, the first stage of the competition between the nine major guilds was basically concluded.
Based on the current situation, there weren't any dark horses in the Nine Great Capitals.
The competition in some of the King Cities was strangely mild. This included the Yan Huang Alliance's Xiangyang and Chang 'an cities. The Eighteen Steeds of Swallow and Cloud and the Embroidered Uniform Guard didn't meet with any obstacles.
The number of allies that assisted the two major guilds during the day was unexpectedly many.
No one would have thought that the two major guilds would have such strong rallying power. Based on the current situation, it was almost certain that the two guilds would take down Satellite Town in the end.
Apart from that, Quanzhou's Flowing Light Pavilion, Chengdu's Laojun Temple, and Luoyang's Tingyu Tower, these three 'allied' guilds of Shanhai City were also progressing smoothly and didn't meet with too many obstacles.
Ouyang Shuo could tell that there was something fishy going on.
On the contrary, the two strongest guilds in the China server, Xianyang's Baleful Blood Mercenaries and Jianye's Snow Rose Mercenaries, met with unimaginable resistance.
Some of the allies suddenly turned against each other and joined the encirclement.
Fortunately, the two major guilds were strong and prepared, so the situation was still under control.
The most uncomfortable one was the Breeze Pavilion in Dali.
Last night, Pavilion Master Bright Moon Illuminates the River was captured, which affected the guild's morale. What was worse was that more than 70% of the guilds in Dali participated in the encirclement against Cool Breeze Pavilion.
Although the Breeze Pavilion had protected the token of the Satellite Town, they had suffered heavy losses.
Based on the number of casualties, it would be hard for Cool Breeze Pavilion to defend the Satellite Towns.
The Capital was not peaceful either.
It wasn't strange that Crisscrossing Sword Aura and Star Alliance teamed up to fight against Shadow Alliance and Dream House. What was strange was that there were many guilds that supported the former.
The two sides were originally evenly matched, but the balance was heavily tilted in favor of Crisscrossing Sword Aura. The Satellite Towns Token of the Capital was currently in the hands of Crisscrossing Sword Aura.
Night fell, and the first phase of the battle for the Satellite Towns of the Nine Great Royal Cities was over. The nine major guilds activated the Satellite Towns one by one.
Only then did the crowd gradually disperse.
The forum was still very lively, and everyone was discussing the battle during the day. Even if they weren't the main characters, the players were still excited.
This kind of group PVP between players was different from a battle between a territory's army. Since both sides were players, it was only natural that it would be more cruel and exciting.
The players' adrenaline levels skyrocketed. In reality, everyone was living in a peaceful era, so how could they have the chance to participate in such a hot-blooded battle?!
The players who had a new lease on life used four words to describe the battle during the day: 'Satisfying'.
In this chaotic battle, a new batch of superstars emerged. They were brave and fierce in PVP, killing their enemies like flies, and leading their troops on the battlefield. They were invincible, decisive, and had the demeanour of ancient generals.
After the battle, these superstars were all put in important positions by their guilds, and received promotions and rewards. They instantly became the stars of the adventurer players, and were worshipped by countless players.
There were even rumors that some leaders of guilds had their eyes on these superstars, and wanted to recruit them as valiant generals. As soon as this news came out, the fame of the superstars rose to an even higher level.
Ouyang Shuo felt that there was an invisible hand pushing and packaging this batch of supernovas behind the scenes. The attentive Ouyang Shuo realized that these so-called superstars were basically all from the [Yan Huang Alliance] faction.
Using this opportunity to promote a group of star players, this was to further increase the fame of the [Yan Huang Alliance]. Among these supernovas, were there disciples of those secret families?!
They used this opportunity to become famous, and even though they started later, they arrived first.
"What a brilliant move!"
Ouyang Shuo was more and more impressed by his opponents. They weren't simple at all.
Heroes were sought after and enjoyed the limelight, but the countless players who died and reincarnated were ignored. They were like a group of losers who could only silently watch the rise of the superstars, becoming stepping stones for them.
The wilderness was just this cruel, cruel to the point where there wasn't a trace of humanity.
Some people were discouraged and decided to become life profession players, while others were unwilling to give up and decided to fight again.
To the latter, the dojos that were opened in the capital seemed to be a good choice. They were starting from zero, and walking on a different path of development.
Therefore, this chaotic battle between guilds unexpectedly caused the dojos to become popular.
…
In less than an hour, all sorts of statistics were calculated on the forums.
When the players saw this, they couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.
According to incomplete statistics, in just one day, the number of people who died in the nine great capital cities exceeded a million.
One had to know that the people who died this time were all combat profession players in their prime. With this calculation, the ratio was very shocking. It was equivalent to one out of twenty.
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