MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter
Chapter 976 - Chapter 976 Chapter 976 Level 40

Chapter 976: Chapter 976: Level 40 Chapter 976: Chapter 976: Level 40 The promises of the three major factions were absolutely effective, especially those guilds from the three factions, who at this stage dared not defy the orders of the big shots, otherwise it would be difficult to continue mixing in this arena.

The Alien Guild also sustained a certain deterrent effect, after all, leaving half a fleet behind served not only as a deterrent but also to prevent pirates from raiding before the port was built.

It is known that in the central sea area of the West Continent, pirates are already very active and brazen. Not to mention before the port was built, even if it was completed, pirates were very likely to raid this area.

In fact, Li Yao had made preparations to deal with the pirates from the beginning; he was well aware that this place was different from the sandbars.

In the sandbar area, there were no shipping routes and few visitors, thus naturally, there were no pirates. Moreover, with the naval strength of the Light Faction combined with the Ancient Elves, there was no room for pirates to operate.

Only the southern sea of the East Continent was an area of pirate activity.

The West Continent was different; the fleet of the Ancient Elves could only protect the Dark Coast, which is the northern coast of the West Continent.

While the Dark Camp’s navy could only defend the outer harbor of the main city, unable to expand due to limitations in numbers, strategy, and resources.

However, the central and southern parts of the West Continent possess many rare resources, unlike the Ancient Elves, the Dark Camp would face a crisis without these resources.

Yet this area houses the lairs of both the Bloodsail Pirates and the Blackwater Pirates, two pirate forces stronger than the navy of the Dark Camp, and in times when all factions needed to recuperate, they were powerless to wage war.

After all, the three major factions had just gone through the Scourge War and the Centaur War, and now faced a Sub-dimension invasion, making the situation even more complicated.

Because of the agreement, there would generally be no issues within a month, but after a month, Starfire would have to face this pressure on their own.

That’s why the Chieftain asked Starfire about their plans and future positioning here because if it was just an ordinary-scale setup with only guild functional buildings, the pirates could likely take over here in one battle.

And Starfire also cherished this opportunity, starting the vigorous construction of their second base.

Having gained a considerable amount of military achievements, Starfire exchanged many resources, sufficient for the building of infrastructure.

Along with the resources left on the battlefield, such as the wood and stone from temporary bases and camps, including various defensive machinery and facilities.

During the period when this port was blocked, players from Starfire immediately began to sweep the battlefield.

They transported various usable resources back to the port by wagon.

To avoid delaying everyone’s levelling up, Li Yao spent thousands of Gold Coins at the auction house to obtain a scroll for unlocking a level 35 dungeon.

This was a task obtained by an ordinary player, who upon reaching this step, found the dungeon too difficult and incompatible with his profession, so he placed it in the auction house.

Li Yao, worrying about maintaining Starfire’s level, immediately purchased the 35-38 dungeon scroll at any cost.

What Li Yao valued was not what the dungeon produced but its name, called “The Cathedral’s Outskirts.”

The historical background was simple; this cathedral was once one of the largest in the Sanctuary, the most sacred place for humans of the neutral faction.

However, during the Demon invasion, the saint inside was seduced by the God of Destruction and eventually became one of the four Hell Princes out of unrequited love for the God of Destruction.

With the destruction of Tristram, this place also became a gathering spot for demons.

The output of this dungeon was actually average because it was essentially a transitional dungeon for a subplot, but what Li Yao valued was that this dungeon was a guild dungeon.

The key was that the terrain here was vast, and the monsters were primarily Fallen Ones. The number of monsters would increase with the increase of players entering the dungeon, giving Li Yao the idea of levelling up here.

Performing guild tasks during the day to build the port also offered quite a bit of experience, and with continuous monster killing at night, keeping up with the levels was entirely feasible.

Although Li Yao completed the task, he did not keep this dungeon to himself but chose to share it directly, which gave him some reputation benefits but not much else.

But by evening, this area had also become one of the most bustling areas.

As time passed, the construction of Starfire’s port finally caught up with the main base, both becoming intermediate towns.

Starfire’s guild level also increased again, reaching level five, allowing membership to expand to 60,000. During this period, Starfire once again experienced a surge of recruitment, which was even busier and included more experts than previous occasions.

A level five guild with a scale of 60,000 members, though still far from a top guild, was already considered a large guild.

The key was that with the successful construction of the port, the row of seaside villas built gave countless members a lot of motivation.

Just as the upper echelons promised, these villas would not be arbitrarily assigned, but allocated to those who had made significant contributions to the guild.

The twenty players also received their own villas, naturally wanting to show off, making other members incredibly envious and eyeing other villas with even more intense desire.

Thus, time hurriedly passed, and nearly a month later, Li Yao had already reached level 41, and leveling up became even more difficult.

The average level of the top guilds had reached 39, with several members already at level 40.

Li Yao, standing on the clock tower at the top of the port, surveyed the ships coming and going, and said, “A month, and finally the port is starting to look proper.”

“Yeah, the guild funds almost ran dry for this port, but with normal operations, things should gradually improve. Plus, with our guild’s long-distance trade, we should have decent returns. It’s unfortunate that this area is rife with pirates, and we’ve been robbed once by the pirates,” Li Yao’s sister said, frowning.

“Talking about pirates now is still a bit premature, we basically have no good solutions yet, but with hydras and sea monsters now joining us, things are much better for the moment, and we can put the pirate issue aside for a while. Our guild’s focus of work also needs to shift,” she continued.

“That’s true, we can’t compete with pirates in terms of warships, and they also have a higher level,” Li Yao’s sister continued, “Now that we’re nearing level 40, your intention is to prepare for the main mission and dungeons, but the problem is, while all guilds are exploring and researching, according to the intelligence I’ve received, there’s no news yet.”

“No news is because there aren’t enough players who have reached level 40, just watch, clues will emerge in a day or two. I also need to prepare a bit, do some preparations for the evolution of several pets, and it’s time to get some new drawings for mechanical pets,” Li Yao said.

Li Yao’s sister was invigorated, as each of Li Yao’s new pets was sufficiently stunning; she wondered what kind of creature Li Yao was going to surprise them with this time…