MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter
Chapter 1406 - Chapter 1406: Chapter 1406: The Great Martial Competition

Chapter 1406: Chapter 1406: The Great Martial Competition

Li Yao detested these trivial details, but managing a guild involved dealing with such matters, and there were indeed too many issues to handle.

Especially since Starfire aimed to establish a true city rather than just a functional guild; it was not merely a single city location, but included other elements, spreading out too widely and requiring attention to various aspects.

Without Sister Li and others, Li Yao, relying solely on himself, couldn’t possibly have developed Starfire to its current state.

Moreover, knowing his strengths and weaknesses, Li Yao boldly delegated specific tasks, never interfering with Sister Li’s decisions, maintaining her authority within the guild. Even if he felt that Sister Li’s approach was inappropriate in some aspects, he would never criticize her openly but would discuss it privately.

It was precisely this delegation that allowed Sister Li to possess authority within the guild second only to Li Yao, keeping the guild well-organized and clearly distinguishing rewards and punishments, allowing Starfire to remain in a vigorously prospering and thriving phase.

Today’s meeting was mainly the routine monthly meeting, and it was the first time Li Yao attended, making a public appearance. In fact, he didn’t say much; what needed to be said had already been discussed with Sister Li and the actual management team. This routine meeting also saw the participation of many guild elders and emerging talents of Starfire, an honor that helped them understand Starfire’s operations and increased their sense of belonging.

After the meeting, there was another important activity–the Grand Tournament.

The Grand Tournament was divided into two parts: one was a duel between Starfire players, and the other was within the Starfire army.

The army’s tournament aimed to uncover talented NPCs within the army so they would not be overlooked, and because Starfire owned two cities, the army’s Grand Tournament was actually a competition between the two city legions.

Initially, the two city legions were not clearly divided, and both were under one system. But as the two cities developed, Starfire’s NPC legions were also separated, stationed in either city.

Naturally, this led to the formation of factions, with neither city accepting the other. The naval forces were a confrontation between two fleets, with even more intense rivalries.

Both sides owned a Demon-Powered Battleship, with countless fleets under their command.

The second fleet of the female pirates and the first fleet’s leaders had their own connections and histories.

Once, there were seven Human Kingdoms in the Ancient God World. Initially, the Light Faction was essentially an alliance mainly composed of the seven kingdoms, along with Ancient Elves, a very old covenant with thousands of years of history.

Among them, the Marine Kingdom in the Ancient God World was the maritime hegemon, possessing the world’s largest navy with countless warships dominating various seas, where no pirates dared to plunder the Marine Kingdom’s goods.

Unfortunately, when several Orc clans united and invaded the Ancient God World, also known as the ancient Dark Camp, an extremely fierce battle erupted. This war led to several Human Kingdoms being destroyed, with the survivors severely weakened.

Moreover, the Orcs of the old Dark Camp either fled or were captured.

The fleets of the Marine Kingdom played a significant role in this battle; today, the leader of the dark alliance has gathered the fleeing Orcs and sheltered Orcs to start a rebellion.

The Orcs crossed the ocean, only to be pursued by the King of the Marine Kingdom, while the then Princess was making efforts to consolidate forces that could stand against the demi-god level Demon and his Legion from the Burning Legion.

At that time, the Orcs had already united with the fleeing Witherbark Trolls and the fleeing Tauren tribes, forming a formidable force in the West Continent, although the newly formed Dark Camp was too fragile at the time to avoid being controlled by the Demon-centaurs and thus could not venture deep inland.

On the coast, they couldn’t avoid attacks from the Marine Kingdom either, facing enemies on both sides. However, the Princess of the Marine Kingdom had been forewarned by a Prophet and had already established a grand city on the West Continent with a group of humans, in anticipation of a demonic invasion that would devastate the entire continent.

The Princess of the Marine Kingdom believed that the hatred towards the Demons should take precedence; before exterminating the Demons, everyone should cease fighting.

Ultimately, they parted on bad terms, but the Princess and the ancient Elves realized their forces couldn’t prevent the demonic invasion, and without other powers, the entire continent would fall.

To save the West Continent, the Princess saved the nearly destroyed Dark Camp, which then used her rescue to counterattack, and the King of the Marine Kingdom also met an unexpected demise.

Since then, the Marine Kingdom almost split apart; some people followed the Princess, while others despised her, and after the demonic invasion ended, established their own bases for revenge.

Another part became Pirates.

The people of the first fleet were supporters of the King, while the female pirates were actually descendants of those who turned to piracy.

Although sharing the same roots, significant tensions arose as the fleets separated, intensely clashing due to mutual disapproval, making their conflicts incredibly fierce.

This Grand Tournament was no different; Li Yao personally watched the battles, with both sides experiencing wins and losses, and he did not stop this situation.

It wasn’t that he feared their unity turning against him, or that he was playing some balancing act, but rather to maintain a sense of honor and bloodlust within the army, as well as their desire to fight.

Li Yao personally presented awards and medals this time, making the atmosphere extremely heated; overwhelming cheers nearly swept through the entire city along the coast.

This made many spies from other guilds secretly alarmed.

After wrapping up the guild’s affairs, two days had passed, making it five or six days since emerging from the underground world; Li Yao hadn’t yet sought out the Earl, but now he finally had the chance.

It was still the old routine, using the Hearthstone to return to the mines, then contacting the Earl.

Currently, the Earl was at the camp of the Blood Knights, and her surprise at Li Yao’s arrival was genuine.

Because in nearly a month, she had dispatched people twice, with the outcomes still being fruitless.

No one from the previous expeditions had returned either, making the Earl extremely anxious, as various forces on the main plane couldn’t fully control their own territories, let alone reach the underground world.

News was naturally quite limited; she was only aware that a significant event had occurred in the underground world, but the exact details and background were not very clear.

Li Yao shared the specifics with the Earl, leading her to fall deep into thought.

After a long while, she spoke: “Then, those transformed Witherbarks, do they still retain any conscious awareness, and can we also perform this ritual to save our kin tormented by the addiction to magic?”

Li Yao was startled and gave a thumbs up; the Earl’s words were truly those of statecraft. Upon hearing this, her first thought wasn’t indignation, but whether they could use the enemy’s methods to rescue their own people, which was truly admirable.

Moreover, her idea was quite unique, but Li Yao was already prepared; he had also thought of this when he saw the transformations, although his and the Earl’s demands were different…

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