Chapter 880 - 832: Smash Da Fei’s Assets to Pieces
Leaving City Hall, Da Fei headed straight to the Ranger Guild and then saw his long-lost Ranger mentor, Jilrien. It’s been a while, and Jilrien’s dark circles looked startlingly like panda eyes.
Jilrien wasted no time: "You’re here just in time. I’ve got good news for you. Last time I recommended you for the Special Kingdom’s Special Forces Jungle Guardian squad, and your approval has come through. You are now officially a Special Task Force Captain of the regular army ’Nature Guardians,’ leading a force of one hundred members!"
With that, he tossed out a medal.
——System Prompt: You have received the Elf Kingdom’s regular army Special Forces ’Nature Guardians’ First Task Force Captain Legion Token. You have become the First Task Force Captain of ’Nature Guardians.’
Task Force Captain Legion Token: A unit-level regular army Legion Token, with a troop limit of one hundred members. Legion Special Skill: Bravery. Legion Record: 0 wins, 0 losses. Legion History: 1 year. Legion Level: Level 1.
Bravery: The chance for legion soldiers to trigger Morale Like a Rainbow increases, and even if the legion leader is beheaded, the legion will not collapse.
Holy crap! This has been in talks for years, and I almost forgot about it. (See Chapter 401 ’Legendary Regular Army’)
This is the Legion Token, similar in nature to the three Hell Regular Army Legion Tokens I’ve conquered, but it’s only level 1 with just a basic special skill. Is this the legendary Special Soldier ’Nature Guardian’? There’s nothing special about it; how is it different from an ordinary regular army Legion Token?
As if knowing what Da Fei was thinking, Jilgen continued, "Though I submitted your application to the Military Department, there has been no precedent for the Nature Guardians being open to the Human Race. Of course, neither the Ranger nor Sentinel professions have appeared among the Human Race. So, this recommendation has been pending at the Military Department without plans for any examination."
"But things are different now; you’ve finally inherited Gru’s legacy. You’re more qualified than anyone to join the Nature Guardians, and the examination can be waived. However, due to your uniqueness, the Military Department decided to form a new unit, which is your task force. Although it’s a brand-new unit, if you perform well, you’ll still be promoted."
That makes sense, but honestly, this is just the system being stingy! How could the system grant players a high-level legion right away?
Jilrien continued, "The task force is limited to one hundred members. You need to select one hundred soldiers to join, as only they can receive the attribute bonuses from the Legion Token. Considering the attributes of the Nature Guardian Legion Token, I suggest you incorporate units with obvious Light Attributes into your legion. More importantly, it’s better to have fewer but stronger soldiers, as significant power disparity among units might hinder the token’s attribute effects."
"As you’re leading a task force, your operations are relatively autonomous. You won’t receive military tasks from superiors, but the downside of this freedom is that you won’t get a military salary, nor can you replenish troops from the Ministry of War. Of course, if you want salary and troop replenishment, you can accept military tasks at the Ministry of War daily, but I don’t recommend it. You have great potential, and doing such tasks would be a waste of your talents. That’s all I have to say. Any questions?"
Jeez, you said so much at once that I’m exhausted just listening! But, freedom is great! The biggest frustration for players in the regular army is the lack of freedom. And of course, this token obviously means I should recruit Angels. Fine, quality over quantity, let’s keep my Task Force at 51 members.
Da Fei smiled and said, "Thank you, teacher. You don’t seem to be in great spirits these days?"
Jilrien nodded indifferently, "Ever since I accepted you as a student, the pressure has been immense. People keep asking me how a human could learn to be a Ranger. It’s almost driving me to dissect you to get answers! Maybe taking you in was a mistake. If you have time, try to upgrade your Ranger or Sentinel skills. Then, tell me how you did it, so I have an excuse to satisfy others. Alright, I’m done, you can go about your business, I’ll take a nap!"
My goodness! Teacher, you’re too honest!
Da Fei then said, "Alright, teacher, you should—" Wait! Suddenly, Da Fei thought of a deeper question. Since the teacher is so honest, why not just ask?
So, Da Fei asked, "Teacher, I want to know, just how tense is the relationship between the local military and the mayor?"
So, with just that question, Jilrien’s panda eyes suddenly flashed with a cold glint: "You’ve already delved into the heart of this pointless political whirlpool. Your achievements and stance are pivotal in determining the direction of both factions. Keep up the good work; we all hope to see a prosperous and powerful Elorin. That’s all, I’m taking a rest now."
Da Fei nodded, "Understood! I’ll visit when I have more time."
Though brief, the conversation revealed a lot to Da Fei. The so-called factions must mean that some player is siding with the military against me, right? Who is it?
In that instant, Da Fei remembered the person competing for the security captain position with him. Then he recalled encountering a player who could disguise as an NPC when he left City Hall last time. Speaking of which, Elorin held such an important position during the Beta, and major guilds have settled, except for Star, which isn’t normal.
Or maybe, Star is my real adversary?
Fine! I’d like to see how the so-called Star Guild, one of China’s three major guilds, can counter my great ship-selling strategy! As long as my offensive maintains Elorin’s prosperity and strength, what can Star do?
Now, all that’s left is the Archbishop, heading back to Saint Paul to check in.
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At this moment, Star Command Center.
——System Prompt: Warning! Mayor Elorin has received a kingdom commendation, and his political achievements have improved. Your epic quest "Overthrow the Corrupt Officials of Elorin" is about to fail! Once the quest fails, you will completely lose the privilege for the guild to reside in Elorin.
At this moment, Star Strategist Old Jiang, the person in charge of the Elorin area, Tianlan Star, stared at the big screen with this line of system prompt, looking astonished!
As mentioned in the previous Chapter (Chapter 441 "Star’s Strategy for Elorin"), the reason Star didn’t settle in Elorin immediately is that Elorin is a commercial city, with a low level of militarization. The production of troops and the quality of special forces are not high, which is not part of Star’s "full force troop production" primary development strategy.
Secondly, Star discovered the economic problems of Mayor Elorin during the public beta and triggered an epic quest. After researching, it was found that as long as Star united with mid-level and low-level officers to capture enough evidence against the Mayor, they could potentially overthrow him. In return, Star Guild would receive huge concessions promised by the new Mayor, which was the best way for Star to control Elorin entirely.
Therefore, Star left Tianlan Star and a few team members to manage this epic quest. But now it’s not the public beta. Due to the appearance of Da Fei, the Mayor acquired a batch of immensely valuable deep-sea seafood. This batch filled the Mayor’s fatal deficit at the exchange and even had enough surplus to bribe and stabilize people.
This made the epic quest to overthrow the Mayor increasingly difficult. Now, facing the NPC officer, Tianlan Star continued to make the last effort: "Sir, although he managed to survive by robbing Peter to pay Paul, isn’t his behavior itself corruption?"
The officer shook his head: "Compared to his political achievements, neither the King nor the parliament will care about such trivial matters. Moreover, we would only leave a negative impression of jealousy and incompetence above. In any case, just do what you’re supposed to do."
At this moment, the Star Command Center was solemn.
Tianlan Star sighed: "It’s not our army’s incompetence, but the enemy’s firepower is too fierce."
Old Jiang shook his head: "We can’t just surrender like this. If we do, we will have lost all our advantages in Elorin. When we settle down, we will be completely behind Blood Sea, and might not even catch up with the Skyshattering Cannon guild."
Tianlan Star sighed: "Can we really demolish all the Mayor’s political achievements?"
Old Jiang said seriously: "Exactly! We must demolish all the Mayor’s political achievements! The shipyard, the golden spearfish farm, the sea urchin farm, the octopus farm, all of Da Fei’s contributions — destroy them all!"
Tianlan Star’s eyebrows jumped: "Hire pirates?"
The drowsy Eternal Star suddenly woke up with a laugh: "Perhaps we can even enlist the Dark Alliance!"
Old Jiang laughed: "Not just that! We can also learn how the Japan and Korea districts deal with NPCs! We in the China Region might lack many things, but we never lack low-account cannon fodder to block the way!"
Eternal Star laughed heartily: "Alright! Let’s do it! It seems that Da Fei is going out to sea for a long journey again. Once he’s out, we’ll start preparing! This time if we don’t smash his industry in Elorin into pieces, he won’t know the power of our Star!"
Bu Feiyan exclaimed: "What if he finds out it’s us, Star, who did it?"
Eternal Star burst into laughter: "Right, right, just say it’s the Royal Family and Blood Sea Wave. Anyone with a brain would think it was them at the first moment."
Old Jiang laughed: "Why pin it on them? Just send people to give advice to the Royal Family and Blood Sea Wave, let the indulgent tycoons from the Royal Family carry it out. We won’t touch it ourselves, just sit back and watch the show. Of course, at critical moments, be ready with a small army and provide professional support operations."
Eternal Star clapped his head and laughed: "True to form, Old Jiang, I’ve been so dazed pulling an all-nighter. Yes, that’s what we’ll do."
Bu Feiyan sighed deeply: "You men, your schemes are really low!"
Eternal Star sneered: "More despicable than Da Fei? The industry that came from despicableness was taken back through despicableness, perfectly justifiable. In this line, everyone should have this enlightenment!"
Bu Feiyan sighed: "Foreign districts develop in unity, but here in the China Region, we keep fighting among ourselves, it’s exhausting!"
Eternal Star sighed: "Who made Da Fei this piece of stinking dog shit an unstable factor in the China Region? There are always some low-quality players. That’s the sorrow and misfortune of the China Region."
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