Chapter 904 - 856: Early Opening of the New Zone
A pitch-black battle skirt, silver long hair, a pure white single wing, golden pupils, and a supremely noble Hero Aura—when Elda’s Angel Body returned to the village, all the red-named players in the village were captivated. Lancelot, who had been waiting for a long time, was so excited that he trembled and choked, unable to speak!
Indeed, Elda first laid eyes on the long-missed Lancelot. Her tall Angel Body flew in front of Lancelot, and, much like a mother stroking her son, condescendingly patted Lancelot’s head, saying coldly, "You’ve disappointed me. This is not where good children should be!"
Ah, pff! The players of the Dragon Cavalry Chamber of Commerce burst into laughter on the spot!
Lancelot lost control of his emotions on the spot: "I don’t care! I have to see you! Help you! Then let you return to my side!"
One Sword Eastward couldn’t hold it any longer: "Damn! Daring to poach Brother Fei’s corner, brothers, get ready to draw your weapons!"
Da Bing immediately shouted, "Surround him!"
In no time, twenty or thirty men and women from the Dragon Cavalry Guild immediately surrounded Lancelot. Of course, no one would be foolish enough to kill in front of NPCs in the Red Name Village. Without Brother Hao’s order, no one would really dare to strike first. It was just a stance. For all the battle-hardened red-named players present, this stance was, of course, ignored as they quietly awaited the angel’s response.
Elda sighed, "What do you think, what is a place of exile?"
Lancelot immediately said, "Of course, it’s where the most heinous people are exiled, but I will definitely cleanse my sins, rest assured!"
Elda said sternly, "Wrong! Long before humans were exiled, this was a place where gods exiled those sinners not wicked enough for hell. Many years have passed; these beings have either repented and reformed, receiving God’s forgiveness, or continued to fall and become irredeemable. Our mission is to clear out those irredeemable beings. If you truly have this thought, then strive to become stronger, ready yourselves. Now, since there’s no anomaly, I am going back to rest!"
After speaking, Elda, under the respectful send-off of the village NPCs, turned into a golden light and soared skyward, disappearing. Lancelot was left dumbfounded, and the crowd present was equally puzzled.
One Sword Eastward immediately ran to the village NPC and asked, "Excuse me, where did that Crown go just now?"
The One-Winged Angel said in a deep voice, "Of course, it’s from where it came, to where it goes! These are not concerns for trash like you. You have only two concerns: one, quickly atone and leave this wretched place. Two, stay and face greater challenges, prepare yourselves."
For a moment, the whole crowd was in a commotion. Everyone was an expert, all understanding that the lack of missions in this National War Suit must be related to the game officials forcibly not opening the National War Suit. And there was no timeframe for its opening.
The crowd came before Brother Hao and asked, "Brother Hao, what should we do?"
Brother Hao said in a deep voice, "First, go fishing, save enough redemption points to get out, don’t think about anything else, be prepared with both hands and watch quietly."
"Understood!"
...
At this moment, in the British Royal Team Command Center, Lancelot had not recovered from the shock of seeing Elda and immediately received a meeting notice—a U.S. Supernova Team-hosted emergency meeting.
In no time, the United States, Japan, and the UK gathered in the video chat room. Naturally, the United States should also have invited South Korea, but the Koreans played the game so well they often forgot who they were, causing the U.S. some melancholic frustration, so they refrained from inviting South Korea, unless necessary.
Now, Captain Fordson of the United States presided over the meeting: "Friends, partners, here’s an urgent notification. After 72 hours of sleepless assembly by the Hero Genesis Headquarters’ overseas staff, tomorrow morning—well, I don’t know your time zones, roughly in about 10 hours—the Southeast Asia Region and South America Region servers will officially launch."
Prince George laughed heartily, "It’s great news! 10 days quicker than I expected, it’s simply the gospel for the billion players in the long-awaited Southeast Asia and South America regions for over a month. I believe the opening of the South America Region will greatly aid Brazil’s favelas and address employment issues with Mexico’s smuggling and drug-trafficking gangs!"
Igarashi queried doubtfully, "It can’t be this fast? Many things haven’t been agreed upon? The intelligent system hasn’t been debugged? Such an important launch should be notified at least a week in advance?"
Fordson sighed, "Mr. Igarashi is right, many issues aren’t settled, not even the server’s intelligent library is entirely set up, but the capitalists on the committee finally wised up and decided to let everyone play and discuss concurrently. Otherwise, if this keeps dragging on, some players would have already flown to Mars, some wouldn’t even qualify as embryos."
Igarashi asked in surprise, "Is it related to Da Fei?"
Fordson nodded, "Evidently, just a few hours ago, the gigantic ship Da Fei displayed startled the committee. His personal strength might be insignificant, but by advancing the task process, he has significantly impacted the entire service area, and I believe the Prince feels the same deeply."
Prince George sighed deeply, "We’ve been terribly hurt by that bastard! So how to bridge the gap between new and old zones?"
Fordson said gravely, "The newly introduced store special item, the Potential Pill, will be given freely to every account in the new zone. After taking the Potential Pill, experience gained from leveling up is tripled. This pill isn’t recognized by the intelligent system, so once the server’s intelligent system integrates with the world’s areas formally, this pill will become obsolete. The formal integration will take at least 10 days, so these 10 days are the golden time for leveling up in the new zone. The purpose of convening this meeting is to organize a batch of elite players to enter the new zone for leveling. As for the benefits, everyone will understand by then."
Prince George laughed, "Is this considered colonization? Can our external reserve team do it?"
Fortson laughed, "The new district is always resource-rich, but it’s best not to go below 1000 people, and it must be kept confidential."
Igarashi immediately responded, "Yoshi! Our Japan can station 2000 very confidential and loyal people!"
Fortson nodded, "Very good, then friends, please prepare immediately. The issue of ID nationality for opening foreign accounts is no small problem."
Igarashi recalled something and immediately asked, "Captain Fort, have you heard the rumor that Da Fei has acquired Beelzebub?"
Fortson fell silent, and the entire chatroom instantly went quiet too. Clearly, everyone had received this news.
Fortson shook his head, "The intelligent system of the hero engine evolves according to the set world rules, completely independent of the original programmer’s script. So, nothing is impossible. Personally, I find it unlikely, otherwise this Da Fei would be truly terrifying."
Prince George said solemnly, "However, he has already demonstrated astonishing naval battle prowess in the videos. We should strategically pay attention to our opponent. Let’s assume Da Fei has already acquired Beelzebub and a giant ship; his existence poses a huge threat to our New World’s maritime supremacy. We must strengthen our naval power at all costs. I hope our Noah’s Ark can receive resource support from our American and Japanese friends."
Fortson said gravely, "Your concerns are also my concerns; it’s essential! We should strengthen our maritime presence."
Igarashi laughed, "No problem!"
Igarashi was very satisfied. The Americans and the British are indeed focusing on maritime development as expected, which means Japan will have two fewer strong competitors for its land expansion. As for helping the British? Don’t even think about it!
At this moment, Igarashi received a report on the Red Name Village from Ono Shinichiro.
Ono Shinichiro requested, "A major task is coming up in the Red Name Village. Should we continue developing in the Red Name Village or go out and continue disrupting the Royal Blood Sea Storm?"
Igarashi laughed, "Ono-kun, how do you feel about your control over the guild?"
Ono Shinichiro laughed, "Well, Da Fei doesn’t care about the guild players, and he’s given me enough face. Essentially, it’s a guild I can freely mobilize."
Igarashi laughed, "Then continue developing in the Red Name Village. Turn Da Fei’s guild into the most publicly harmful red-name guild. As long as there is strength, red names can still find random space rifts from the Red Name Village to teleport back to the player world for harm."
Ono Shinichiro laughed, "I was thinking the same! Let’s turn them into a major scourge in the China Region."
...
In the Nether Sea, a massive fleet slowly advanced under the silver moon. Da Fei’s fleet was leading 11 captured pirate warships.
The deck forces of the pirate fleet were mostly wiped out by Da Fei, leaving only the sailors rowing in the lower compartments; Da Fei had no fear of any tricks they might play. No worries about them escaping, as the radar showed a red cloud around the fleet — countless undead water monsters, not to mention the vast Nether Sea; they had no way to escape.
The hull of the Golden Spearfish was too damaged to sail, dragging and on the verge of waterlogging collapse. Catherine was appointed as the First Officer of the Jade Dragon, assisting Selvia in sailing. Angel sailors and Vine Demon laborers were working together to airlift the 20 fire-spitting cannons and other cannonball fuel supplies from the Golden Spearfish back to the Jade Dragon.
Catherine sighed, "These cannons were secretly developed and copied through my father and the Lionheart Empire to specifically deal with boarding pirates. They are even more lethal against clinging sea monsters like octopuses. But from the last battle, if the pirates don’t board but instead ram directly, the cannon’s power can’t be fully exerted."
Damn it, it’s clearly your mom’s channel! Da Fei laughed, "No worries, large ships aren’t crash-resistant, but this gigantic Jade Dragon shouldn’t have a problem. Upper-level gun cabins should engage in long-range bombardment with conventional crossbow cannons, while lower-level gun cabins will use these fire-spitting cannons."
Anlicia laughed, "It reminds me of the giant octopus we encountered salvaging a sunken ship off Fire Dragon Island. If we lure it out with the Jade Dragon next time, burn it a bit — won’t we have a ready-made octopus dish?"
Da Fei burst out laughing, "Good idea! We’ll do just that next time!"
While joking, a dozen giant red dots suddenly appeared on the radar. Da Fei’s eyebrows jumped; here they come, finally! Alright, last time, I relied on Absolute Misfortune to fight sea monsters; now it’s time to rely on true skills!
Da Fei waved his hand, "Hurry with the transportation; each captain, get to your ships and prepare for battle!"
Anlicia snorted, "Just telling me to return to the ship!"
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