Chapter 267 - 247 Opening of the World Battle Network
——World Announcement, to thank the players for their immense support of Heroic Creation Era, the global launch of the "World Battle Network" system is now open. Players can connect to the Battle Network Server to compete with players from all regions and showcase their talents. For detailed information about the Battle Network system, please visit the official website.
——World Announcement, to celebrate the launch of the World Battle Network system, the Heroic Creation Era Joint Headquarters is hosting the first "Hero World Cup" Battle Network Open Tournament. Any player above level 20 can freely register to participate. The world champion prize is $1 million! The second place gets $500,000, the third $250,000, fourth to tenth places $100,000 each, eleventh to hundredth $10,000 each, and one hundred first to one thousandth place $1,000 each!
——China Region Announcement, the "Hero World Cup" China region individual qualifiers have begun. Players who win 10 consecutive matches will qualify for the preliminary. Players can now connect to the Battle Network Server to register! Registration ends at midnight on February 29.
——System Prompt, dear player! Your "World Battle Network" system function is activated, you can now connect to the World Battle Network Server to register for the competition.
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The sudden world announcement awakened Da Fei, who was drowsily sailing back home smoothly. World Battle Network! It finally opened! This is the god-level battle platform not even open during the public test!
The so-called World Battle Network is a battle server opened by the Heroic Creation Era headquarters, a server independent of any regional server. Once a player registers for the competition, their account data will be temporarily copied into this battle server. In the words of demons, this is called Plane Projection.
In the Battle Network Server, even if a player’s army is wiped out, or they gain massive experience from killing others, or blow up the opponent’s Divine Artifact, or engage in international trade, it’s all a fantasy, leaving no impact on the characters in their own region.
Of course, the copied account has its quirks. All the units and equipment copied will have unique codes, meaning if a player registers with a Leviathan and a Divine Artifact Wand, they can’t trade them to a friend to also participate with a Leviathan.
In short, the Battle Network Server is purely a battle platform. Players only need to pay a certain amount of Gold Coins, and they can PK with players from any region anywhere, anytime. During the public test, the only way to meet players from other regions was to go to the New World. Of course, PK in the New World was real, with troops dying, levels dropping, and equipment exploding.
The launch of the World Battle Network allows players engaged in monotonous tasks like trading, fishing, and mining to multitask and enjoy themselves, while also enabling competitive players to interact with various others and improve their skills. At the end of the public test, players from around the world enthusiastically requested the headquarters to develop the World Battle Network system, and now, finally, the highly anticipated World Battle Network is open.
The world channel in the entire China region was abuzz with excitement.
And how could Da Fei not be thrilled? A champion prize of $1 million! That’s 6 million RMB! This is real tangible reward! Those god-level hero accounts estimated at 3 million or 8 million dollars are just hyped-up commodities, who would buy that?
One million dollars, it used to be a dream like a lottery, only within reach in dreams, but who is Da Fei now? His confidence soared, believing himself to be the world’s number one! Even if he couldn’t beat professional players, shouldn’t he at least make it to the top 3? Even if not in the top 3, the top 10, or the top 100 would be no problem, right? The top 100 get $10,000 each!
In any case, in these beautiful, calm days at sea, spanning at least two days in reality with nothing significant happening, this battle system is indeed a great way to kill time during trading!
——System Prompt, you are connecting to the World Battle Network system, the network is congested, please queue and wait!
Ah! Not even the mighty battle system can withstand the crowded China Region! At this moment, the tycoons in the world channel were also expressing their frustration.
Ultimately, this is the downside of the Battle Network system, different countries have different network speeds. Thus, professional-level tournaments must still follow traditional on-site modes. Of course, the Battle Network system pairs opponents randomly to prevent players from boosting scores, making it impossible to arrange matches with specific opponents.
After a long unknown wait, Da Fei successfully logged into the Battle Network.
——System Prompt, congratulations! You have successfully registered for the "Hero World Cup" China region qualifiers.
——System Prompt, your current overall military strength is as follows, please select the forces to deploy!
Main Hero Da Fei level 34, Command Power 739, Tactical Positions 4, can command 4 units.
Vice Hero Catherine level 33, Command Power 39.
Vice Hero Serbia level 33, Command Power 146.
Vice Hero Deirdre level 20, Command Power 100.
Vice Hero Alicia level 29, Command Power 42.
Total Command Power: 1063
Your Troops: 3539 Flower Demons (Command Value 0, cannot be deployed), 50 Druids (Command Value 150), 200 Forest Goddesses (Defensive Command Value 0, Deployment Command Value 600), 2 Charming Emperors (Command Value 100), 44 Artillery Emperors (Command Value 264), 1 Banshee Artillery (Command Value 3), 3 Demonized Poisonous Anemones (Command Value 0, cannot be deployed).
Total Troop Command Value: 1117, total of 5 units. Note: Charming Emperor, Artillery Emperor, Banshee Artillery are considered the same unit. Units that cannot be deployed cannot participate.
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Da Fei was suddenly enlightened! So this is the Battle Network! It means as long as it belongs to the player’s military, it can be copied to the battle server to fight even if it’s not on the same map! Indeed very satisfying! It’s a direct reflection of the player’s comprehensive strength; my military and command power are so awesome. Wouldn’t that scare people silly if I bring them all out?
Wait! When Da Fei’s gaze swept to the Demonized Poisonous Anemone at the end of the troop list, his whole body trembled! Is there a mistake? I still have 3 Demonized Poisonous Anemones? Wasn’t the task completed and they vanished?
Da Fei quickly opened the player territory panel, but there was only Radiant City with no information on the Poisonous Anemone King building?
What the hell? What’s going on? Could it be they still exist? Just because we’re in different worlds and I lost contact? There’s a lot to this story, huh? Indeed, Renior was sealed on that island, what is Makar’s purpose? Because Renior is a hero that couldn’t be eliminated, so he was sealed? There’s depth to this! That Newbie Island has depth!
——System Prompt, please choose your forces for the competition!
The system’s urging brought Da Fei back to his senses. Regardless, the competition is crucial now.
There’s nothing else to say, for the million-dollar champion, and for the qualifications, I’m naturally going all out, since no matter how hard you fight in the Battle Network, players don’t suffer losses.
Wait! Would sending the Charming Emperor and Artillery Emperor scare players around the world to death? The Charming Emperor is a flying, ranged, hidden boss unit with thousands of health and attack-defense combined over a hundred, adding my insane strategic attack and defense, it’s a genuine human-shaped bomber! Even the Artillery Emperor has 30 attack, 20 defense, and 320 health resembling a level 7 unit’s standard, how can ordinary players survive this?
Da Fei hesitated for a moment. It’s not wrong to be high-profile, as long as there’s a backup plan. If I reveal all my cards and scare those major teams in the world, they’ll certainly find ways to borrow troops, gather an elite army, and target specifically me, wouldn’t that alert the enemies unnecessarily? When the military strength isn’t vastly different, it comes down to player’s operation and tactics. Da Fei excels in high-end crushing; about ops and skills, he admits he can’t compare with professional players. So, it’s important to keep some trump cards to win unexpectedly.
Da Fei diligently researched the competition rules again, confirming that the participating forces can be adjusted as the competition progresses.
Decided! Temporarily refrain from sending the Charming Emperor and Artillery Emperor to compete—at least not in the domestic qualifiers. When it comes to the world championship battle for the $1 million prize, then it would undoubtedly be necessary.
Moreover, I already have 200 Forest Goddesses equivalent to 4th level units; they are flying ranged units that can heal and have Basic Illusion Army. Globally speaking, they are pretty powerful! Once powered by Serbia’s Magic Energy Coordination Divine Skill +1, and boosted by Alicia’s God-level Magic, who knows what might happen? Perhaps she’ll summon an entity Leviathan? Although Leviathan is a Sea Monster, it has crocodile legs alright, land battles shouldn’t be too difficult!
All in all, with such awesome heroes and such an awesome unit, if I can’t even pass the qualifiers, I might as well jump into the sea. It should be noted that at the current national server progress, it’s challenging for ordinary players to equip level 4 units on a large scale.
——System Prompt, you have chosen 4 Vice Heroes, 50 Druids, and 200 Forest Goddesses to compete! Now matching other participants and competition venues, please wait patiently. During the competition, we recommend you cease all activities in the current region.
Then let’s wait.
Da Fei exhaled a long sigh, continuing to gaze at the sea where the iceberg was melting. With the icebergs gone, and the North Wind blowing just right, the fleet, led by the flagship Radiant Wings, was sailing swiftly forward with full sails.
Now how can the Sea God deal with me? My ship is repaired and upgraded, there are no icebergs, and Sea Monsters may not catch up, even if they do, they might not win. Will there be another ambush at the Frostwind Strait? Gosh, setting two ambushes at the same place would be quite tedious.
Speaking of which, what is Makar’s intention in sending me here? Bato said the Sea God and Nether God are fighting over the souls of sailors; Makar, as the Death Lord, must be on the Nether God’s side, right? Does he have anything to do with the Viking Undead? Is the anomaly under the volcano cave part of Makar and the Dark Alliance’s island take-over scheme?
While pondering, the system prompt finally sounded.
——System Prompt, you have entered the random competition venue "Death Jungle"!
——Competition Rules, the competition venue randomly allocates an unknown number of other participants; you must defeat 10 opponents to qualify. If you lose once, you will be eliminated.
The scene changed, and Da Fei along with his hero army appeared in a dense forest where trees blocked the daylight.
Damn! I thought it would be a one-on-one duel, turns out it’s a jungle survival battle! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)