MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter
Chapter 938 - Chapter 938 Chapter 938 Visiting the Nearby

Chapter 938: Chapter 938: Visiting the Nearby Chapter 938: Chapter 938: Visiting the Nearby The third location was on the edge of a river that curved to form an arch, with the outpost nestled within the crook, surrounded on three sides by the river. This outpost wasn’t cheap either, costing five units of military merits.

“This is way too expensive. Just the outpost itself consumes a significant amount of military merits, let alone various facilities. It feels like a huge rip-off,” Tongtong carefully looked at the required conditions.

“Right, this is why most guilds can’t afford outposts and prefer to focus on offensive tactics. Plus, it involves a lot of multifaceted battles,” Li Yao stroked his chin. “This brings a series of issues into consideration.”

“Time is precious; this time you go ahead and say which one you choose, then if it’s suitable for us, we’ll settle on it,” Sister Li looked at Li Yao.

Li Yao nodded and said, “The three choices you selected are probably the best fit for us, but if we can only choose one, I’m leaning more toward the third one.”

Unparalleled Enchantress asked, “Why?”

“Simple, the first two are not bad, but they lack one thing: nearly any escape routes,” Li Yao took a deep breath and said. “No matter how full our military merits are, or even if we fortify the outpost into an iron fortress, accidents can happen. If others have special means to breach our defenses, then we’re left with no room to maneuver.”

Starfire’s members all fell into contemplation, thinking it made sense. After all, the game of ancient gods was full of fantasy, with countless peculiar and strange props that no one can guarantee what special means others might have.

For example, Starfire hadn’t anticipated the warship and hundred-hunter crossbow that would result in so many fleets meeting their doom, not only failing to eliminate Starfire but moreover allowing them to earn enough military merits to depend on for the second phase.

Conversely, Starfire also couldn’t afford to disregard the possibility of others having special means. Anything was possible.

“Then, what is your plan?” Enchantress continued to ask.

Li Yao nodded and said, “Look, these three sides surrounded by water in the wilderness are truly unique. We can use some extra points to build up this small outpost.”

The outposts on offer were blank slates, with no buildings to start with, and resources in the New Soldier Wilderness were exceedingly scarce. Only along the two large rivers was there some vegetation and ecology; elsewhere, it was nearly all barren land or desolate grassland, with scarce vegetation.

“Here’s my plan: we can build sturdy wooden walls on the three sides along the river and mount strong crossbows and some special arrows for shooting on top. The river is quite wide, nearly a hundred yards even at this point. After construction, it would be very difficult for them to attack from this side.”

“Of course, we’ll likely be attacked from the riverbanks, but the pressure will be much less. We can then concentrate our forces on defending against enemies from the front. Even facing more enemies, we’ll still have room to maneuver. As for the front, I decide to spend a large amount of military merits to build a Stone City Wall, which will prevent us from being toppled and set ablaze. All we have to do is concentrate on defending this side well.”

Unparalleled Enchantress nodded and said, “Considering there are only a few with special means, most enemies will attack us from the front, so that actually makes sense. I presume choosing this location involves more critical reasons?”

Li Yao nodded, “Of course, the main reason for choosing this place is to turn it into a Water Fortress. Spending some military merits to buy some boats, if the outpost were to fall, we would still have a means of escape. We have three days, and it’s all about collecting military merits; as long we have the highest score and remain standing, we’ll make it to the final round.”

“So that’s your strategy,” Unparalleled Enchantress approved, nodding, before she proceeded to discuss Li Yao’s ideas on the Legion’s channel, subsequently soliciting opinions from the five thousand Starfire players who were participating in the battle.

Sister Li took notes of all the useful suggestions until the discussion wrapped up an hour later.

The members were unaware of the detailed plan, nor did they know what tactics the guild leaders would employ. They only discussed five plans to prevent leaks in case there were traitors within.

“Collective strength is indeed powerful, more comprehensive than just the few of us could’ve thought of,” Sister Li put away the log and said, “Unless there are other opinions, I’ll proceed with the purchase.”

Li Yao nodded, then told everyone to rest and set up camp right away.

The group disbanded, and aside from Sister Li, everyone, including Li Yao, logged off to rest. The continuous battles of the day had been incredibly draining, even for someone with Li Yao’s formidable spirit, which now felt close to depletion.

Li Yao slept for over ten hours, only awoken by his alarm clock.

The professor who had been absent for many days appeared, finding Li Yao directly in the dining hall.

“Li Yao, as the team leader of the testers, you should really be more proactive. Don’t hold back and teach them more. Besides you, they still haven’t learned much,” the professor continued.

Li Yao gave a wry smile, “Professor, I have no intention of holding back. The method for training spiritual power I use has been disseminated, and you should know this method has been improved by me, much easier than the original. Moreover, you know that the New Mech relies on spiritual power. As long as their spiritual power improves, their skills will naturally follow.”

“Then how long do you estimate until they can match one-third of your ability?” The professor set down his chopsticks, asking seriously.

Li Yao thought for a moment before answering, “If they’re willing to work hard, I’d say three years. After three years, they’ll have one-third of my spiritual power.”

“Pfft,” the professor spat out the tea he’d just drunk, “Li Yao, you really don’t know the meaning of modesty, do you?”

Li Yao chuckled again, “The cultivation of spiritual power isn’t achieved overnight.”

Li Yao didn’t tell the whole truth; in three years, their spiritual power would certainly be strong, but they wouldn’t even achieve one-tenth of his own.

In his last life, Li Yao had spent ten years cultivating spiritual power, and in this life, he had two breakthroughs that drastically improved it, making his spiritual power terrifyingly potent. Moreover, due to his ability to devour souls in the game, his spiritual power continued to accumulate.

“This won’t do, you still have to spend some time teaching them something else, or it’ll be a disaster later on,” the professor insisted.

“What happened?” Li Yao inquired.

The professor sighed, “I don’t know what the council was thinking, but the leader has decided to visit the Alien administrative planet, and they want you, the New Mech testers, to accompany them. There’ll definitely be combat demonstrations, and although the New Mech is strong, it’s not yet mature.”

“Alright, I got it,” Li Yao wasn’t expecting to accompany the top leader to another administrative planet soon, which was somewhat exciting.

“I trust you, but don’t push yourself too hard. They can’t rely on you, just don’t embarrass us. As long as you perform normally, the leader will definitely be satisfied,” the professor said, “Oh, and since the game competition has ended, let them find you in the game. You can teach them there.”

“That sounds good,” Li Yao agreed, already enjoying certain benefits, he naturally had responsibilities to fulfill…