Chapter 627: Chapter 627: The Campaign of Territorial Expansion

Within Doomsday City, the territory of the City of Hope Alliance was continuously expanding, and Song Jian’s castle manor became increasingly magnificent. The players who had joined the City of Hope Alliance had surpassed two hundred, and their safe houses were almost all connected to form a large area. It could be said that the City of Hope Alliance had become the largest alliance within Doomsday City.

The promotion of a safe house to the next manor level only requires approval from the Vice Alliance Leader. However, to promote a Level 6 Manor to a Level 1 City, the Alliance Leader’s approval is required. In addition, a special building, the Teleportation Gate, has to be constructed before it is eligible for promotion.

“Wang Qi, how is the construction of the Teleportation Gate?” Li Ke’er sat in the main seat of the conference room, leaning forward, her two hands on the table, and asked earnestly.

“Ke’er, Wallace could construct the Teleportation Array, but what we lack now are the magical materials for constructing it. These are forbidden goods in the game, and no Commerce Group is willing to sell them!” Wang Qi helplessly spread his hands.

“Miss, the Teleportation Array belongs to special buildings for territory promotion. All cities strictly control its distribution; even the Silver Moon Commerce cannot supply us. The likelihood of other Commerce Groups selling is even lower.” The butler George said with a troubled face.

“This is unacceptable. When Song Jian returns, we must be ready to construct the Teleportation Array. This way, when he returns, we can immediately upgrade to a city-level Alliance territory! ” Li Ke’er said grimly.

“But this is too difficult…”

“I just want to know, can it be done? If you can’t do it, we’ll let someone else who can be the Vice Alliance Leader!” Li Ke’er stared at Wang Qi and asked with a serious expression. Even though her face was stern, her young age devoid her of any imposing aura, making her appear rather adorable instead.

“Well, I’ll do my best. I will mobilize everyone in the Alliance to search for these construction materials…” Wang Qi gritted his teeth.

“Good, very good!” Li Ke’er nodded with satisfaction, acting like a leader commending her top-performing manager.

Just then, a player hurried into the conference room and shouted, “Vice Alliance Leader, the cooldown period for the territory expansion battle is almost over! The nearby Summit of Heroes Alliance rejected our proposal to unite. They have begun to dispatch troops to areas adjacent to our territory!”

“What, how dare they…” Wang Qi raised his eyebrows, about to slam his hand on the table and stand up;

But then, he heard Li Ke’er gently cough twice. Wang Qi instantly froze and silently mouthed to the player, “Don’t you have eyes, can’t you see the leader sitting there? Make your report to her first!”

The player wore an embarrassed expression and quickly saluted to Li Ke’er, “Young leader, the war between our City of Hope Alliance and the Summit of Heroes Alliance is imminent. Please give your instructions!”

“Hmph, leader is leader, why call me a young leader?” Li Ke’er snorted coldly and stared at the player. “Are you looking down on me?”

In fact, Li Ke’er’s current level was twenty-eight, three levels higher than the player. But her youthful appearance, no matter how mature she tried to behave, couldn’t command respect from others;

“Yes, that’s my fault. I should have said, leader, leader!” The player lightly slapped his own cheek and quickly apologized.

“Alright, go now. Let sister Luo Tianyu lead the city’s defense force to prepare for the enemy. Wang Qi, you go and gather the other players, prepare for the guild war!” Li Ke’er ordered.

“Yes, leader!” The player saluted again, quickly turned, and left;

Wang Qi also stood up with a wry smile on his face and walked out;

Both Li Ke’er and Wang Qi were Vice Alliance Leaders of the City of Hope Alliance. But no matter how thick-skinned Wang Qi is, he wouldn’t compete for authority with a little girl. Every time there was any Alliance matter, it was Li Ke’er who made the final decisions.

But Li Ke’er’s commands were always not only playful but also targeted. Despite her youthful demeanor, she already exhibited the demeanor of a female CEO.

“I wonder what kind of family Li Ke’er comes from in the real world!” Wang Qi, shaking his head, walked out of the Alliance building.

At this time, Luo Tianyu, riding a war horse and wearing shiny red armor, held a Square Sky Halberd glowing with a dark golden aura. This Square Sky Halberd was over two meters long, so long that even while she was riding the war horse, its tip dug into the ground;

Behind her there were three square arrays of one hundred soldiers each: one consisted of sword and shield infantry, another of long spear infantry, and the last of longbow archers;

Scattered around these three arrays were fifty lightweight cavalrymen clothed in leather armor. On the left side of these light cavalrymen hung a long spear, and on the other side, a war knife. They all carried double-barreled hunting rifles on their backs, making them look rather peculiar;

“Tianyu!” Wang Qi greeted Luo Tianyu.

Luo Tianyu nodded and asked, “How much longer until the cooldown period for the territory expansion battle?”

“Less than an hour!” Wang Qi checked the Alliance panel and said.

“Good, I’ll go to the border and set up our formation, you send people to guard all around, be careful of the enemy’s detours and ambushes!” After Luo Tianyu finished speaking, she raised her halberd. The soldiers standing behind her gave out a unified shout, then, following Luo Tianyu’s lead, they headed towards the outskirts of their territory;

Watching Luo Tianyu’s figure, Wang Qi shook his head slightly. A lovely girl like her who loves to fight and turned her safe house into a military camp to train her soldiers was really unusual;

When the Alliance upgraded to a Level 6 Manor and could construct a soldiers’ military camp, Wang Qi immediately set the camp next to Luo Tianyu’s safe house. This way, the two military camps were both under Luo Tianyu’s command;

However, the Alliance members could rent soldiers from the military camps to assist in battles based on the contribution points they earned. During the war period, all NPC soldiers were commanded exclusively by Luo Tianyu;

Several territory expansion battles later, Luo Tianyu became adept at commanding forces. She had never lost any direct battles; even when facing players twice her number, she always emerged victorious.

But while Luo Tianyu feared no one on the front line, many Alliance players would attack the City of Hope Alliance’s hinterland from other directions. They snuck into the hinterland to cause destruction. Given that the cooldown period for the territory expansion battle had shortened significantly, they couldn’t construct defensive walls like they used to while setting up their safe house;

If they started to build a wall, they would probably end up having territory that expanded hundreds of meters outward before the construction was completed. Thus, they couldn’t defend their territory like an impenetrable fortress, leaving no opportunities for the enemy. They could only dispatch more personnel to guard around and form another team to counter-attack once the enemy was found;

While the territory expansion battle raged on, a stone man over two meters tall and a small stone man just over one meter high emerged from the Protection Black Mist and entered Doomsday City.

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