MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter
Chapter 1094 - Chapter 1094 Chapter 1094 War Map

Chapter 1094: Chapter 1094: War Map Chapter 1094: Chapter 1094: War Map “Mounts, ships, and carriages are likely to become increasingly important; there’ll be a lot of fun to be had in the future. After all, the Hearthstone can only serve as a quick way to return home; it’s impossible to use it for teleportation,” Sister Li said.

You know, owning your own residence means you can have both a Residence Hearthstone and an Inn Hearthstone, which could be used for teleportation between two continents, just like Starfire players do.

But now with such a long cooldown, it’s impossible; it can only be used at critical times.

“The guild’s notice board now includes instructions on the use of the Hearthstone. It seems that from now on, the guild will have to restrict the use of Hearthstones by its members and make sure they have their own housing in both stationed locations. But they can’t use their Hearthstone at will, or else, in the event of a surprise attack, the stationed location might be in great danger,” Unparalleled Beauty said.

After pondering for a moment, Sister Li said, “That’s still not enough. It seems we need to discuss this with the Guild Leader. We must leave a sufficient amount of troops to guard our stationed locations. I propose that members contribute a certain proportion of their followers and troops to the guild or we establish a rotation system. We must ensure that there are enough troops at the stationed locations.”

The others nodded in agreement, each sharing their own opinions.

“However, there’s no need to worry too much. If we’re in the fog, so are other guilds. Currently, there’s no danger in using it; we have time to deal with this,” Knight of Fruits said.

“There’s going to be a lot of fun from now on. Look at this tenth announcement; full-scale war mode has been activated,” Tung Tung said excitedly.

10. The War Map is now open. Legions and guilds encountered on the War Map can engage in battle without declaring war, even if they are from the same faction. There’s no loss of reputation for attacking. In the War Map, one can initiate wars, capture strongpoints, resource points, recruit troop types, etc. (The War Map is very dangerous and cruel; please enter cautiously). Different War Maps have different entry requirements, and only players with the appropriate number of troops are eligible to enter. Players with insufficient troop numbers can form Legions to enter together.

“Now all the players are going to go mad; they’re figuring out how to get troops,” Tian Xiang said with shining eyes.

“Just look at the system’s warning to know that the War Map is no easy place,” Beauty said.

“Exactly, the War Map is no walk in the park. Right now, most players have only about ten, maybe a few more followers–virtually going to their deaths. I don’t think they’ll last very long,” Li Yao appeared in the guild hall. He had thickened his skin and asked the Chief to activate the Teleportation Array to send him back; he didn’t want to use the Hearthstone with its long cooldown.

Li Yao’s three Lord’s Manor Hearthstones all had a cooldown of thirteen days, which he dared not use carelessly.

“Let’s first arrange other guild matters and contingency plans, then we’ll each look for live streams. There must be people eager to enter the War Map to get a headstart, and then you’ll understand,” Li Yao said as he sat at the head of the table.

With the guild’s main managers present, they each opened different live streams, shared the screens, muted the sound, and then began to discuss the arrangements following the system update with Li Yao.

In fact, the main issues were the warehouse, the Starfire main base, and the auctioning of several herbs. Of course, the most crucial was to upgrade Starfire’s stationed locations to the level of a small city as soon as possible.

As for the defense issue, Li Yao did not require the members to provide followers to the guild, but instead implemented a rotation system within the guild to make it easier for the members to accept. Even more important was strengthening the guild’s stationed location defenses.

On this matter, Li Yao took them to the underground worm’s nest beneath the Lord’s Manor. It was the first split hive; after the efforts of a thousand workers, this hive was already formed, winding and spacious. Moreover, this split worm’s nest had also completed one phase of its construction.

Energy collection had already begun, continuously converting into two types of unit construction buildings. One was the Ahn’Qiraj Tank Engineer, since the nest didn’t need to move, the Engineers transformed into Ahn’Qiraj Tanks, which made them more efficient when operating underground.

The other Tier One unit that Li Yao had chosen was the Golden Armored Spider, a member of the Azj’aqir Royal Family, costly to produce but incredibly powerful in combat.

This type of spider had defensive power even more formidable than that of the Ghost Hunting Spider, with massive battering horns and a carapace akin to that of a scarab from the Worm Tribe, yet its offensive power was in no way inferior. It possessed the abilities to summon spiders and burrow underground, and could be considered a Heavy Armor unit. Its only weaknesses were poor eyesight and slow speed.

However, it was excellent for defending and perfect for base security.

“So, these were built by the Broodmother, huh? I bet Prosperous Era would be spitting blood if they knew,” Feng Yi remarked, watching a few Golden Armored Spiders patrolling alongside the nest.

“Spitting blood for sure, but even if they had them, they wouldn’t be able to use them. The only possibility would be if they switched to another base,” Li Yao shook his head slightly, “There shouldn’t be any danger for the time being. As time passes, the security of our location should be guaranteed. However, these units are costly to produce, the nest can only create ten of them with the energy it generates in a day. I will order the production of other units when we reach a certain limit, of course, unless there is an emergency. Sister Li can add other resources to the nest if needed, you can see to the specifics.”

As they talked, they walked outside, but Doudou suddenly said, “Big brother, can I recruit these bugs for my army?”

Li Yao shook his head, “Controlling one or two for fun is no issue, but without a Broodmother or a King Bug, you won’t be able to control them on a large scale. Since Doudou likes them, taking a Golden Armored Spider to play with is alright.”

“Hehe, I knew big brother is the best.” Doudou picked a Golden Armored Spider she liked, and Li Yao used the Broodmother to establish a connection between Doudou and the bug, which was enough for Doudou to control it, but not more than that.

Subsequently, everyone returned to the council hall to discuss matters, and as time went on, things turned out just as Li Yao had expected.

The System had already started prompting many streamers to call their friends and choose to enter the war map. Since none of the stages were fully established and there was no one stopping them, a single person could go in as well.

But their outcomes were generally the same, most of them, upon entering the war map with only a dozen or so followers, were ambushed within ten minutes.

Some were Intelligent Species, others were various wild beasts, but without exception, they all appeared in groups.

Encountering an Intelligent Species meant ambushes and traps – those players who entered with only a dozen followers were simply courting death. And the wild beasts were even craftier. If the players gathered together, they stood a chance, but once they were numerous enough, the beasts would attack frantically, turning the players into a feast.

Three hours after the war mode was activated, Li Yao and his group saw countless players and many streamers getting killed and kicked out of the map, with all their followers lost, each of them in a state of abject misery, having lost both their wife and their soldiers.

Only then did the players begin to take the System’s warnings seriously. The war map was truly not meant for individual players or small groups.

Only rogues could still scout around a bit, but after seeing the situation on the map, most of them would also choose to tactically retreat…