[World·Announcement from "Sweet Orange City"] Sweet Orange City is recruiting high-level combat players.
Requirements: Combat skills ≥ level 60.
Estimated number of recruits: 3,000.
Joining benefits: Gold card*1, random purple equipment*1, gold coins*3000.
City-level territories have the privilege of publishing world announcements. By default, the announcements are visible to everyone within T City, regardless of whether they have joined the territory or not.
Even the lords could see this announcement. Ye Miao frowned at the announcement, then after a moment's hesitation, he opened the announcement panel and immediately saw An Ruoying's complaints: "Recruiting so many combat players like this, he must be coming for us! He's giving us gold cards, equipment, and gold coins, it's obvious he's been plundering players!"
Ye Miao sneered, not panicking, nor rushing to reply to An Ruoying.
A few minutes later, all players in City T received another message.
[World·Announcement from "Get Rich Overnight City"] Get Rich Overnight City is recruiting all kinds of players.
Requirements: Any attribute level ≥ 50 (everyone is welcome to join as a family, and minors in the team do not need to worry about attribute requirements).
Estimated number of recruits: 5,000 (1,000 exclusive quota for combat players, no limit on the number of players with other attributes).
As soon as the announcement was sent out, An Ruoying was happy.
【An Ruoying】Hahahahahahahaha!!!
[An Ruoying] It still has to be you, Ye Miao!
[An Ruoying] The legendary "Pure Land" is openly recruiting, and the level requirement is even lower. Only a fool would go to Tianju City! Zhou Xian must be so angry that his face is turning green!
While An Ruoying was feeling refreshed, the entire city of T was already buzzing with discussion.
Hope Settlement Lord Xu Dajing had received warnings from Ye Miao and An Ruoying before, and was not tempted by the recruitment of Tianju City. Although the sacrifice gameplay was over, the blatant sacrifice of players' territories still made people feel insecure. Xu Dajing would rather live like this half-dead than gamble his life.
However, most of his territory members did not know those details. When they saw the recruitment announcement of Tianju City a few minutes ago, many members could not help but be tempted.
Wang Lingling whispered to two familiar members, "A city-level territory is open for recruitment! Our combat skills meet the requirements, so why not join them?"
Huang Fei: "Wasn't the boss thinking about everyone joining Tianju City a while ago? Then, for some unknown reason, nothing happened. Now it's open recruitment, why don't we go ask the boss?"
Jiang Mingxin: "I think it's okay, let's go ask. It seems that the big territories, except for the Pure Land, are very competitive. If we can all go together, we can look after each other."
The three of them hit it off and headed to the residential area to look for Xu Dajing. Before they even got there, the "Pure Land" recruitment notice popped up before their eyes.
Three people: "!!!"
Wang Lingling: "Wow, let's just convince the boss to go to the Pure Land!!!"
Jiang Mingxin: "I think it's okay, and all the attributes of the Pure Land are required, so life players can also go!"
The three of them hit it off again, quickened their pace and walked into the residential area. When they arrived at Xu Dajing's gate, although they couldn't see the panel in front of Xu Dajing, they could tell that he was typing frantically.
"Boss." Huang Fei knocked on the door, and Xu Dajing immediately said, "Let's talk later! I really want to talk to the Lord of Pure Land about joining the territory! Wait until we finish the discussion!!!"
Huang Fei: "...We're looking for you for this! If you're talking, I'm fine! Come on! I won't bother you anymore!"
In the urban area of T City.
Two players who were originally looking for traveling merchants stopped in their tracks. Zhu Yuting read the notice without blinking, saying in disbelief, "Pure Land is openly recruiting..."
Gao Weili had already opened the interface: "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and withdraw from the territory and apply to join the Pure Land!"
Both of them are players with combat skills of level 65 and high gathering skills. Judging from the conditions provided by the Pure Land, there is no need to worry about not being able to enter.
But Zhu Yuting was a little hesitant. "Tianju City is also openly recruiting and offering extra benefits. Should we consider it? After all, Tianju City was upgraded first and seems to have strong financial resources. Maybe it will be more promising than Pure Land in the future."
"Think about it!" Gao Weili said coldly, "I told you not to just focus on killing monsters every day, but you didn't want to listen. You wouldn't even know if the sky fell!"
Zhu Yuting looked confused: "What's wrong?"
Gao Weili: "Wasn't there a mode a while ago where players could be sacrificed for money? It only took a few days for Tianju to upgrade from a village to a town and then to a city. It's said that this was paid for with the lives of the players. Because of this, Jingtu and Tiaodeng Towns sent people everywhere to inform players not to commit suicide. Our lord even issued a notice to convey this information. Didn't you see it?"
"..." Zhu Yuting felt embarrassed, "I didn't see it..."
She was the type of player who didn't like reading announcements. She always thought she was good enough at leveling up and gathering resources, so she closed most of the announcements as soon as they popped up. Even the two world announcements she had just read carefully were due to Gao Weili's exclamation.
Gao Weili shook her head helplessly. "Anyway, this is the situation. I don't think Jingtu and Tiaodeng Town are deceiving people. Besides, it's always better to be cautious, right?"
"You're right." Zhu Yuting agreed. "If this is truly such a brutal territory, even if it's not our turn to die, we can't help the evildoers."
"Yes!" Gao Weili nodded heavily. Zhu Yuting no longer hesitated. She clicked on the panel and immediately gave up her original territory and applied to join the Pure Land.
After just over ten seconds, the applications of the two people were approved one after another. They became members of the Pure Land and for a moment they suspected that they were dreaming.
In the city of getting rich overnight, Ye Miao was processing application information while planning the territory.
Since the establishment of the territory, every upgrade has expanded the territory, but this time is the biggest one, directly expanding the orchards, hills and small lakes that were originally outside the territory.
According to the system settings, monsters will no longer spawn in the areas expanded into the territory, but crops will not continue to grow after the current crop is harvested. Ye Miao asked Sun Chen, who was in charge of the farmland, to come and transplant some fruit trees, and called Lu Weiwei, Su Xinran and others to catch some livestock. The rest were left for the players to collect on their own.
After all the crops and livestock here are collected, only ornamental plants will be left. Ye Miao plans to expand it into a scenic area to provide some entertainment activities for the members of the territory.
In addition, there is a very important new function after upgrading the territory, which is the ability to open a "river channel".
After the territory is upgraded, she can socialize and trade with other cities. However, although the locations of other city-level territories are marked on the map, the areas between territories are still black, meaning they are inaccessible. This is because the only way to trade is to use the World Auction House or to build rivers to connect territories.
The game does not set any difficulty in the setting of river repair. As long as the lord draws the line of the river on the map, it can be generated directly. There is no need to put in any effort, just money.
After careful consideration, Ye Miao did not rashly activate this function. He planned to wait until he conquered Tianju City. The main reason was that he had no money now.
Compared to building rivers, there is a new unlocked gameplay that Ye Miao is more interested in - "city expansion".
The highest level is when a territory is upgraded to a city. A territory that can be upgraded to a city can further expand the territory and the upper limit of the number of people. For example, now Ye Miao clicks on the "Expansion" button. The current territory range is blue, and several pieces of land closely connected to the territory are displayed in green, which means "available for purchase". The land farther away is in red and "not available for purchase". It is estimated that one has to wait until the "available for purchase" is purchased before further unlocking the adjacent land.
With each piece of land she purchases, the upper limit of her group will increase accordingly. This means that if she becomes wealthy enough in the future, she can slowly annex the entire T City and perhaps even expand into other maps.
This gameplay was so exciting that Ye Miao, who had been developing in a Buddhist way, couldn't help but imagine the feeling of owning T City. But of course, expansion would have to wait until Tianju City was conquered before proceeding slowly, otherwise the expenses would be too high.
Ye Miao, who wanted to do everything on the panel but was troubled by his account balance, couldn't help but sigh. Looking at the benefits of recruiting new members in Tianju City, he felt extremely complicated.
We are all lords, and the apocalypse has already begun for so long. Everyone knows how much can be accumulated by hoarding resources normally and how much can be accumulated by exploiting players.
Even ordinary players can realize with a little bit of thinking that 1,000 gold cards cannot be easily accumulated.
The fact that Tianju City has offered such generous recruitment rewards in such a high-profile manner is basically equivalent to "werewolf self-destruction", clearly telling everyone that it is not good to the members of the territory, at least not to the lower-level members.
Under such circumstances, how many people would be willing to join Sweet Orange City? It would probably only make Overnight Rich City look even cleaner!
Perhaps every inhuman territory will make a desperate struggle when facing despair, but if the method of struggling is to continue to be inhuman, it will only accelerate its demise.
That night, the number of members in the territory of the City Lord who became rich overnight increased by 1,341. At the same time, most of the people in the stronghold also moved there, but the stronghold was still preserved, and some members who did not want to move for the time being could still live there.
The total number of people in Tianju City is +415. Although the combat power of each person is not low, it obviously did not meet Zhou Xian's expectations.
At 0:00, An Ruoying led the team to the Overnight Rich City. They arrived at a little after four o'clock. Fortunately, Ye Miao was also preparing for battle and had not slept all night, so he opened the door for them.
Seeing the large group of people dressed in purple pouring into his territory, Ye Miao took a breath and asked An Ruoying, "How many people did you bring with you?"
An Ruoying: "Not many, just 800 people. Many players with lower combat skills also wanted to get a piece of the pie, but we have no experience in territory battles. I was afraid of accidents, so I didn't let them come."
After that, the two of them walked towards Ye Miao's residence together. An Ruoying asked again, "How do we divide the spoils?"
Ye Miao spoke frankly, "I just posted the territory war announcement yesterday, but everyone has experience, and we quickly recruited a team of a thousand people. In terms of numbers alone, we have more people than you. However..." She paused, "Thanks for coming all the way here, so how about we split the spoils equally?"
"How generous! I have nothing to say!" An Ruoying laughed. Ye Miao asked her again: "After we take the spoils back, how do you plan to distribute them?"
An Ruoying said, "I'll take out some of the rewards for the missions, and I'll keep the rest to sell. After I sell them, I can upgrade the city. What about you?"
"Almost." Ye Miao stuck out his tongue. "I just upgraded the city and I'm going crazy with poverty. I need to make more money." Then he didn't forget to ask her, "Have you arranged to collect elements?"
"It's arranged. I'll listen to whatever you say!" An Ruoying said.
Ye Miao felt relieved and said nothing more. He invited An Ruoying into the living room to sit down, found some food, and had a decent breakfast with her.
At 7:00 AM, a team of 1,800 combat players left the Pure Land and marched towards Sweet Orange City. Everywhere they passed, players were confused and afraid to provoke them, so they fled.
Meanwhile, the players in Tianju City also started getting up. Zhou Xian didn't know if Ye Miao would actually attack him, and he didn't know if he would actually attack him. To keep everyone calm, he didn't directly tell them about the upcoming territory war.
So after getting up, the members of Sweet Orange City went out to kill monsters and collect materials as usual. The only difference seemed to be that they had to pay attention to the swamp.
It was not until after ten o'clock that a gathering player on the west side of the territory suddenly noticed an unusual sound. He pricked up his ears and listened carefully, then stood up from the bushes and saw a dark group of figures emerging from the drizzle.
The player took a few steps back, stunned for a moment. Then, as the two sides drew closer, he saw the purple armor emerging from his equipment and suddenly realized the attacker was hostile. He stumbled back toward the territory, "Oh no! It looks like someone's attacking us!"
Wherever he passed, the players who were killing monsters and collecting items were drawn to his attention and looked in the direction he was coming from.
In the team, a mage who was participating in the territory battle for the first time raised his staff and started to use his skills as soon as he saw the enemy. Ye Miao glanced at him from his horse and said, "Only fight the players who come to fight. Don't attack ordinary members."
"Oh..." Upon hearing this, the mage silently stopped the skill and put down the staff.
After a few minutes, some members guessed who they were, and the shouting became: "Pure Land! It's Pure Land attacking!"
It's a bit funny to say that they guessed the other party's territory not because of Ye Miao, because most players had never seen her. Instead, Chu Cheng, who was also riding a horse beside Ye Miao, was more conspicuous. Many people immediately recognized him as the Olympic champion who appeared frequently on TV, and then remembered that he was now a member of the Pure Land.
"The Pure Land is attacking us!!!" The residents of Sweet Orange City panicked and ran back to their territory. Some prepared to fight, while others began packing their belongings to flee. Many others remained calm in their homes, drawing inferences from the Red Maple Village's rise to power, silently rejoicing that they too would join the Pure Land.
"All members with combat skills above level 60 prepare to fight!" Zhou Xian strode out of the residence, making an announcement from the panel while shouting the same words.
He then headed towards the main gate to check the situation, only to encounter several players clearly above level 60 heading towards the residential area. Quickly, Zhou Xian shoved one of them and shouted, "Where are you going! Get ready for battle!"
Several people stopped at the same time. The one who was pushed frowned: "I just came here yesterday and I don't get involved in this kind of thing!"
"Recruitment benefits aren't free!" Zhou Xian gritted his teeth, anger already rising in his heart, but because the situation was tense, he had to restrain himself and added in a gentle voice, "If we win, all the spoils will be divided equally! I will never let anyone suffer a loss!"
Several new members looked at each other, and the one who was blocked shook his head in embarrassment: "This is not about the spoils... If it was just an ordinary territory battle, we would be willing to give it a try, but it's a pure land outside!"
He paused, then added, "Ask around the world, who wants to fight Pure Land? Don't you know what Pure Land is? If you lose, you die, and if you win, you'll be scolded."
"You..." Zhou Xian couldn't control his emotions anymore, and a vein on his forehead jumped.
The other party patted his shoulder helplessly and said, "A man who knows the current situation is a hero. Why don't you just slide down and kneel down? It will save a few lives."
After saying this, he ignored Zhou Xian, walked past him, and left with his companions. But in fact, he had more things to say in his heart, but considering that he was a newcomer and was not familiar with Zhou Xian, he did not say it.
He wanted to say: The Pure Land Society randomly launched wars in territories, and they were forced to their doorstep. Could it be that the rumors about Sweet Orange City sacrificing players were true?
Soon, the first arrow hit the shield. Countless attacks followed, and the shield began to lose health rapidly amidst a colorful special effect.
According to the system settings, the protective shield would only lose 1 health each time it was attacked, but under the simultaneous attack of 1,800 people - after a few seconds, the protective shield suddenly shattered.
Perhaps they didn't expect the protective shield to be broken so quickly. The moment the health dropped to zero, all the players in Tianju City who were fighting were shocked.
Ye Miao keenly noticed their stunned expressions and raised his hand to temporarily halt his team's attack, leaving only the melee mage to continue casting defensive skills to block the turret's attack. He calmly shouted, "Zhou Xian is not a good lord. I advise you not to foolishly work for him! Put down your equipment and go home. I will pretend nothing happened and continue to fight with us. Once the wall is breached, we will not be polite!"
The players inside the city wall paused, and many of them showed hesitation.
Ye Miao didn't wait any longer: "Continue the attack!"
The next moment, countless skills attacked again, hitting the wall directly.
"Run!" Someone shouted first, and the already shaken members instantly collapsed and ran away as if a switch was triggered.
"Stop! Come back!" Zhou Xian roared, but when he realized he couldn't shout anymore, he simply used his skills to forcibly stop the members from escaping.
"I will kill anyone who dares to run!" Zhou Xian's eyes were bloodshot.
However, before he could finish his words, a bang sounded, and a crack appeared in the city wall. Players from outside the wall poured in like a tide. The fleeing members were only momentarily embarrassed by Zhou Xian's pressure. Seeing this, they no longer cared about him and ran as fast as they could.
When the team members saw this, they all knew that they were definitely not core members and had no intention of pursuing them.
Ye Miao turned his sight and saw Zhou Xian. He spurred his horse straight towards him. When he was still three or five meters away, he leaped up, drew a perfect arc above Zhou Xian, and crossed his two swords in his hands and slashed -
【-2800】
A big bloody fork was left on Zhou Xian's face.
He subconsciously wiped his face, but when he saw the blood, he completely lost control, pulled out his steel knife, and slashed around recklessly.
Ye Miao dodged steadily, seizing the opportunity to retreat behind him. Zhou Xian felt that she was deliberately teasing him, but when he turned around, he saw her tilt her head and smile: "The real and the fake overlap."
Twelve figures quickly appeared around Ye Miao, and before Zhou Xian could react, they attacked him in the same way.
"No..." Even in his rage, Zhou Xian was startled by the scene, his voice trembling. After calming down, he swung the steel knife and chopped wildly again.
Ye Miao watched his collapse with great interest. The real body and the 12 phantoms exchanged several times, but Zhou Xian could not tell the real from the fake, and the fight became more and more urgent.
At the wall of the territory, Fang Yuming threw four silver darts in succession, knocking down a core member who had fought to the death. Seeing that the other party was only a bloody skin left, he stepped forward to capture him alive.
However, he did not notice that the other party was still holding the staff in his hand behind his back, and the staff was silently emitting blue light.
When he was only two steps away, a blue light suddenly burst out. Fang Yuming's pupils suddenly contracted, and someone nearby shouted in alarm: "Be careful! It's wrapped in grass leaves!"
A green shadow darted forward, striking the mage in the face and knocking away the last of his skin. The spell he was about to cast was interrupted. Fang Yuming tilted his head in shock, and Deng Wei, also looking pale, said, "Be careful..."
Fang Yuming breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you."
Over thirty meters away, by the time Ye Miao unleashed [Overlapping Reality] for the second time, the surroundings had already fallen silent. The high-level combat players from Tianju City had either fled in disarray or, having tried to fight to the end but outnumbered, were now firmly subdued.
Chu Cheng calmly got off his horse and saw that the battle on Ye Miao's side was not over yet. He wanted to go forward to help, but when he picked up the bow and arrow, he found that Ye Miao did not seem to be really in a tough fight, but was just playing around. So he put the bow and arrow back and watched helplessly with his arms folded.
After a few seconds, Ye Miao finally noticed the silence around him and had to end the battle as soon as possible.
"Shadowless Sword!" She whispered, and her speed increased in an instant. Zhou Xian, who was fighting madly, only saw the shadow in front of him swaying back and forth a few times, and the blood bar above his head quickly shortened.
When his health was only 1500+, Ye Miao flashed in front of him and kicked him in the jaw without giving him any reaction time.
Zhou Xian flew backward, his HP -1202. Before he could get up, the dagger pointed at his throat: "Put down your weapon." Ye Miao's figure, against the light, became a black outline with a gold border.
Zhou Xian gritted his teeth and had no choice but to do as he was told.
Ye Miao kicked his steel knife away and said, "Backpack."
Zhou Xian took off his backpack and was also kicked away.
Ye Miao: "Open the panel, export all skills. Keep your head clear and don't do anything rash. My health is still 18,000."
Zhou Xian glanced at his remaining health, which was just over 300, and gave up the chance to cast a skill while the panel was open. Without a word, he opened the panel, made it visible to her, and then, under her watchful eyes, exported all his skills into cards one by one.
At this point, he has lost all his attack power.
Ye Miao breathed a sigh of relief, retracted his two swords, and threw a bottle of blood-replenishing potion to him: "Drink it."
Zhou Xian was stunned: "You won't kill me?"
Ye Miao waved for two team members to come over and escort the man. He answered the question calmly, "If nothing unexpected happens, you're dead. But I don't have the right to kill you. Let's wait for the legal trial."
Zhou Xian's expression suddenly became complicated. Although he had heard that both "Pure Land" and Tiaodeng Town had established legal teams, he had always thought they were just a facade to deceive people. In his eyes, such a system should not exist in the apocalypse.
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