MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter
Chapter 1037 - Chapter 1037 Chapter 1037 Combat Policy

Chapter 1037: Chapter 1037 Combat Policy Chapter 1037: Chapter 1037 Combat Policy Li Yao was thoroughly enraged, but in reality, within the ancient gods, if you were stronger than others, nothing you did was considered excessive. Take the current incident of blocking the door, for instance. Although Li Yao had a gloomy expression, it was for the members to see; in fact, he wasn’t actually angry.

In his last life, he had experienced too many similar situations. What made Li Yao angry was Prosperous Era’s hypocrisy–playing the whore while setting up a memorial archway, so to speak. On one hand, they did something shameless, but on the other, they tried to appear honorable through conspiracies.

In his past life, using such tactics, even though Prosperous Era hunted him to the point where he had nowhere in heaven or on earth to hide, they still slandered him, causing ordinary people to misunderstand him as a petty and despicable person. This was also the reason he remained isolated and powerless, especially after Prosperous Era’s prolonged propaganda campaign.

No matter how good his reputation was, they managed to tarnish it, and the vast majority of people who were ignorant of the truth chose to believe the long-term defamation and propaganda; at that time, he had a hard enough time just surviving, let alone responding to the accusations as a solitary force.

Today, Prosperous Era’s style had once again evoked his memories from his previous life, and Li Yao was genuinely furious. That’s why he didn’t want to play by the methods laid out by the other party anymore.

Starfire was at a critical point in its development, and they were on the verge of an update. In reality, Li Yao didn’t truly want to engage in a life-or-death struggle with any guild, including Prosperous Era.

If they were delayed due to continuous conflict and lost morale during this golden period of development, then that would be a real loss. However, things don’t change just because one wishes them to.

“How can you be sure this is from Prosperous Era’s Mad Youngster?” Li Yao asked as they returned to the harbor.

Unparalleled Enchantress said, “A person’s appearance can be altered, but the look in their eyes can’t be changed. Scum like this is rare in the world.”

After thinking for a moment, Starfire said, “That’s true, Enchantress Auntie, are you very familiar with him?”

Unparalleled Enchantress smiled, “I’m familiar with his aunt, Xiaolan; we’re best friends. This Prosperous Era’s Mad Youngster fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for his aunt. It’s like a mouse seeing a cat.”

Guardian Angel clicked their tongue, “Such a person has someone they’re afraid of, truly unexpected.”

“What’s so surprising about that? This guy has been no good since he was young, the only one who doesn’t indulge him is Xiaolan. She would punish him now and then, even to the point of making him wet his pants out of fear at times,” Unparalleled Enchantress commented. “But now’s not the time to talk about this; are we really going to war with Prosperous Era?”

Everyone burst into laughter before turning their gaze to the silent Li Yao.

Li Yao nodded, “Since Prosperous Era refuses to play by the rules and insists on using underhanded tactics, don’t blame me for flipping the table. If they won’t let us play, then nobody plays.”

In reality, Li Yao wasn’t worried about them getting the first kill; it was just that he was angry. Although it was a false alarm, he didn’t want Prosperous Era to enjoy a moment of false happiness during this time.

The crowd looked at Li Yao in astonishment, realizing for the first time that he was really angry. They knew Li Yao always appeared calm and unperturbed in front of them, and they had seldom seen him like this.

At that moment, Sister Li spoke up, “I’m already in the Royal District, applying for a guild war.”

“Hmm, let Angel gather the members. It’s a good opportunity to test the power of the Gate of War.” Li Yao then turned to Feng Yi and said, “Keep looking for ways to find out which other guilds took part in the blockading incident. This isn’t over.”

Feng Yi nodded. No one understood better than she how terrifying Li Yao became when he took something seriously.

Li Yao pulled out a map and looked at it before saying, “This time, they’ve chosen a port city for their new base, but their little dock can only accommodate small fishing boats, trash.”

Prosperous Era’s first stronghold had to be abandoned due to Li Yao luring a super boss there. First, it was besieged by monsters, which seemed to come out of nowhere, and then the super boss took over the nest, leaving them no choice but to leave.

After all, Prosperous Era was a super guild, and rebuilding a player function level stronghold was not a difficult task for them. In fact, they weren’t lacking money; they could afford to build a wasteful base like Starfire, but their backers were in it to make a profit. To them, Starfire’s model was a waste, too large an investment. They would never spend money as recklessly as Li Yao did. They poured a huge amount of Gold Coin into constructing their base, which required a lot of credit points to buy. Even with a lot of money, that wasn’t how you played the game.

“It’s already a small city in such a short time, that’s quite impressive,” Angel commented, looking at Prosperous Era’s information.

“Pff, trash. It’s at most a castle. It’s far from being a small city,” Li Yao said with scorn. Even though it reached the level of a small city, its usable area was not even comparable to one of Starfire’s external ports. This type of development might seem economical, but in reality, it couldn’t attract NPCs. They would soon realize the pain of trying to recruit troop types in the coming version. It’s too difficult, and they wouldn’t even know why.

Especially for recruiting high-level NPC Heroes and bosses, they wandered through the taverns of various guilds and then inspected the territories. A castle with no prospects and a petty atmosphere had no chance.

In the last cycle, those Heroes and boss-level characters were hardly ever recruited unless a certain task had been completed to occasionally gain them. Many guilds got stuck at the main city stage until some players ascended to godhood and could interact with high-level NPCs, but by then, the ancient gods had been open for ten years.

“If we’re talking about visual appeal, it’s a nice-looking castle. So, from where do we launch our attack?” Angel asked.

Li Yao thought for a moment, “Looking at the terrain, the hillside on the left is a good spot. The person who designed this place was ambitious, wanting to include such terrain features to create an inner and outer layer. Too bad, they don’t have enough money to expand that way yet. The sea is also a good option, considering we’ve just fought on warships. It’d be convenient to prepare, but their side is fortified. It would be hard to break through. We won’t even talk about the front. Based on our people’s recorded footage, they’ve concentrated most of their defense machinery there. Besides, with their large membership, if we can’t take it down quickly and it turns into a war of attrition, we might lose.”

“Can we use the Vampire Legion for the guild war?” Angel asked a critical question.

Li Yao smiled, “Since it’s a guild war, naturally we can use everything, including the Vampire Legion. If their guild has NPC armies for defense, why can’t we use NPC armies for offense?”

Everyone was overjoyed. As long as the Vampire Legion could join the battle, their chances of victory were much greater.

“Then let’s go with these coordinates,” Li Yao stood up. “Mobilize everyone, teleport as quickly as possible, just bring the crossbows and catapults. As for the fleet, have the few transport ships staying at Sandy Harbor change course and wait far from this port to be ready to assist us at any moment. This time we’re not just slaughtering and seizing cities, we aim to loot all their good stuff.”

People say that without windfalls, one cannot grow rich, and horses not fed overnight will not be fat. Since Li Yao had decided to upset the status quo, he wouldn’t be guided by mere impulse. He also had to consider the cost and benefit of the war. Mind you, those Artillery Shells and the mobilization of players all cost a significant amount of money. The reality is, be it in the real world or the ancient gods, it still comes down to burning cash.

With a portal opened, everyone sprang into action; then the Starfire assassin group was dispatched. After confirming that the hillside was uninhabited, they began to rapidly transport troops through the teleportation gate…