MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter
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Chapter 1131: Chapter 1131: Approaching Chapter 1131: Chapter 1131: Approaching Back in the tent, Li Yao logged off, feeling at ease because the tent area was patrolled and protected by specialized players from guilds that also dabbled in virtual service business.

For peace of mind, the majority of people would give a portion of Gold Coin to these guilds, which, being solely profit-driven with no involvement in supremacy struggles, had no competition. Though formidable, they were not feared by other guilds and clubs. This was their way of survival.

One shouldn’t underestimate such business. Whether at the market or campsite, it seemed like players paid little, but the sheer number of players added up to a quite substantial sum.

Even many guilds, due to shortage of hands, hired mercenaries to help out, attesting to the booming nature of this business.

Especially since the blending of planes and the expansion of territories, returning to the main city on a daily basis, let alone to a fixed player city or stronghold, posed challenges. In less populated areas, one had to fend for themselves, but in densely populated areas, such business thrived.

This also explained why many low-level Gold Coin teams vanished; in the ancient deities’ world, primitive monster-grinding for Gold Coins was no longer appropriate, with players having difficulty adapting to the game, let alone dealing with crowds of monsters.

However, skilled players who could handle crowds of monsters simply formed impromptu teams or joined small guilds to pioneer progress–not chasing rankings, but earning a significant sum by guiding novices once they cleared the stages.

Many real-world social elites, lacking time to play the game with not enough time even for leveling up, let alone dungeon raiding and keeping up with progress, found Gold Coin groups the best option to stay up to date.

Thus, in the World of Ancient Gods, low-level Gold Coin teams faded away, with most transforming into virtual business guilds. The strong ones started their own mercenary teams to take on various tasks, such as assassination or boss killing for commission.

Furthermore, with society reaching a state of production surplus, although not everyone had become wealthy, at least nobody faced problems of food and shelter or lacked funds for medical treatment. In such a society, the population became the scarcest resource.

What people pursued was merely a higher quality of life, and this kind of service was far more comfortable and lucrative than pure Gold Coin farming, thus attracting various workshops.

This also lead to the rapid shutdown of other games.

Even more ambitious individuals sought to participate further in the division of the economic surplus, even within the realms of the World of Ancient Gods.

Li Yao logged off once again, summoned by a few old professors to discuss his Mecha. They let Li Yao demonstrate the power of his Mecha, especially releasing various in-game skills and even manipulating the attributes of various equipment within the game.

The professors were extremely pleased, already firmly believing in their research, asserting the superiority of the New Model Mech over the old ones. Witnessing it in action moved them to tears.

This made Li Yao temporarily dismiss the idea of returning to his guild’s headquarters. After all, keeping such news secret was impossible; venturing outside would only invite trouble. But since he was facing a critical situation in the game, distractions were unaffordable.

Moreover, pleased with the results, Li Yao received a unit of Divine Metal, allowing him to once again integrate a pet with Divine Metal for manifestation. Yet, he hadn’t decided which one to choose.

Also, the Divine Blood, further diluted, was now being used by researchers, significantly increasing spiritual power.

As the professors mentioned, the first batch of potions, enhancing millions of units of spiritual power, had been distributed among the societal elites.

Li Yao shook his head; he guessed that some had probably been acquired by powerful clubs with extensive reach, and various hunting guilds were quickly established.

Li Yao had anticipated this and had thus directly mailed a drop of Divine Blood to Sister Li, instructing her to use it discreetly within the elders of Starfire but not reveal its nature.

The elders had already used it. Ignorant of its origin, their spiritual power collectively reached the supreme level.

Of course, achieving such spiritual power was one thing, but effectively harnessing it depended on personal talent–it didn’t guarantee becoming formidable.

Li Yao then outlined a new training regimen for his subordinates. After informing the professors that he would be occupied with important matters for the next few days and should not be disturbed unless absolutely necessary, he entered the gaming pod.

Within the pod, Li Yao could spend up to a month without any harm to his body.

The upcoming operation was crucial for long-term development, and even Li Yao had no full confidence in it, as it was a support-less mission. Although rallying his guild was feasible, it was too rushed and the movements would be too conspicuous–Li Yao didn’t want to draw attention, otherwise, the plan would fall through.

Considering his plan with great caution, this battle was a gamble on all his recent gains. Failure would decimate his forces, requiring time to recuperate, and such an opportunity might not arise again.

Given that even the regular military within the faction struggled to conquer two fortresses on the plains, it was a challenging feat, necessitating extreme prudence.

So, over the next few days, although seemingly engrossed with the players who vigorously competed for the recognition of the Gryphons, Li Yao was in fact racing against time.

His anxiety persisted, dreading unforeseen complications in the Tunneling Bugs’ burrowing operations. Fortunately, the following four days passed without incident.

It took an extra day than planned due to the unexpected resilience of the mountains where Gryphon Castle was located. Without the expertise of the Tunneling Bugs, engaging other races’ engineers would’ve stalled the plan.

By the fifth day, Li Yao assembled over 150,000 Mantis Troops, each with hunters and Breakers at 50,000–far exceeding his expectations. Moreover, he prepared some special units from the Worm Tribe and tricks; these were newly producible since the queen advanced to the second stage. While inappropriate for many scenarios, they served extraordinary functions in some circumstances.

His success owed much to the ongoing diversification of Gryphons. The quantity decreased, yet quality improved–particularly in the last two days, with Silver Elite Gryphons emerging each time, surpassing the typical leader-level Warcraft in combat prowess.

Players fought with full might to claim these formidable Gryphons, increasing both the number and quality of casualties among their troops, furnishing Li Yao with abundant energy units.

However, as the fifth night approached, Li Yao prepared to execute his plan…

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