Chapter 233 A Blood-Red Romance: The Foundation of the Second Guild
Chapter 233 A Blood-Red Romance: The Foundation of the Second Guild
Occasionally, targeted announcements will appear on the world channel.
[World Channel] "Master Lin Tian! We beg you to show yourself! The 'Golden Flower Merchant Guild' is willing to give everything for just one Guild Establishment Token!"
[World Channel] "Great God Lin Tian! We are the 'Dawn' Alliance. We don't need your gifts, we only ask for a fair trade! We are willing to exchange the future loyalty of the entire alliance!"
[World Channel] "Lin Tian...are you there? Answer me..."
These calls were like stones sinking into the sea, failing to even cause a ripple.
This feeling of being unable to contact them, unable to understand them, and feeling helpless is like countless ants gnawing at the hearts of those ambitious people.
They possess vast resources, shrewd methods, and even the courage to fight, yet they can't even catch a glimpse of the main culprit.
This feeling of having no outlet for one's power is more despairing than any explicit rejection.
"Is this... just something we can do but wait around? Or deal with those damned, shady intelligence brokers?" A guild strategist rubbed his aching temples and muttered to himself, staring at the empty conference room walls.
"Where is Lin Tian??" The leader of another faction looked out the window at the night view of Luoxia City, his eyes filled with resentment and confusion.
An invisible wall separates two worlds.
Inside the walls, Zhang Tianya upheld his principles and loyalty, leading the War Alliance to steady development;
Outside the wall, countless restless souls, scorched by the order to establish a guild, struggled in a quagmire of longing and helplessness.
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Just as the outside world was fighting tooth and nail for the establishment order, and various forces were rushing around like headless flies,
Southeast of Sunset City, in a tranquil place far from the main leveling areas and major transportation routes—Moonlight Woods—a group of uninvited guests quietly arrived.
Li Weiwei stood on a slightly raised hill at the edge of the woods. The night breeze blew, blowing her wine-red hair and the hem of her exquisite mage robe.
Before our eyes, a huge moon hangs high in the sky, its cool glow falling on the shimmering surface of Mirror Moon Lake, and making the entire forest surrounded by towering ancient trees look like a dream.
In the distance, the occasional hooting of owls added to the secluded atmosphere of the place.
"This is it," Li Weiwei said softly, her tone leaving no room for doubt.
The guild-building token in her hand, emitting a faint glow, seemed to resonate in some strange way with the tranquil woodland.
Behind her were several core members of the Crimson Romance Guild, all female players, but the sharpness and competence in their eyes were in no way inferior to any male elite.
"President, isn't this location a bit too remote?" The warrior in charge of combat command, "Iron Rose," frowned slightly. "It's more than eighty miles from the main city of Luoxia City, which will make supply lines and personnel mobilization very troublesome."
Furthermore, the aquatic monsters in the surrounding Moonglade and Mirror Moon Lake, both around level 40, might not be as efficient for leveling as other areas for our mage-dominated team.
Li Weiwei turned around, and the moonlight cast a soft shadow on her delicate profile, making her eyes appear even brighter and deeper.
"Seclusion means quiet, it means you won't be easily disturbed." Her voice was steady and her reasoning clear.
"Look at the terrain here. It's surrounded by forests on three sides and bordered by water on one side. The only main passage is the canyon we came in through. As long as we guard the entrance to the valley and build a deep defense relying on the forests and water, it's even easier to defend than the Crimson Flame Valley of the War Alliance."
She raised her hand slightly and pointed around: "As for monster attributes... yes, aquatic and nature-type monsters do have a certain advantage over us. But on the other hand, this also means that other guilds that mainly use physical attacks will have to pay a higher price if they want to cause trouble here."
Moreover, "a slight smile of wisdom appeared on her lips, "It is said that there is a rare mineral vein called 'Moonshadow Ore' at the bottom of Mirror Moon Lake, which is an important material for crafting high-grade cloth armor and enchanting. Several unique herbs also abound deep in the woods. Self-sufficiency is more reliable in the long run than relying on the main city's auction house."
After her analysis, Tie Qiangwei and the other core members nodded in agreement, their doubts vanishing and replaced by admiration. The president's considerations were far more far-sighted and comprehensive than theirs.
With the location chosen, the massive machine began to operate silently.
Li Weiwei displayed an iron fist and high efficiency that contrasted sharply with her elegant appearance.
She divided the guild members into several groups, each with its own responsibilities, and they operated quietly, trying their best to avoid attracting outside attention.
The resource allocation team is headed by Suzuran, the guild's most astute "treasurer".
They didn't scramble for supplies at the auction house like other guilds, as that would make them too conspicuous.
Instead, they broke it down into smaller parts and acquired various basic resources in small batches multiple times in different main cities and at different times: stone, wood, iron ingots, as well as a large number of healing potions, mana potions, and arrows.
At the same time, they began to consciously hoard forging blueprints and enchanting formulas related to "Moonshadow Ore," laying the foundation for future industrial development.
The engineering and construction team was led by several members with associate titles in "architecture".
Instead of starting construction in a grand manner, they first conducted precise surveying and planning.
Utilizing the natural terrain of the woodland, blueprints were drawn up for the future guild hall, members' residential area, defensive arrow towers, walls, and a secret water passage leading to Mirror Moon Lake.
All designs take into full account concealment and defense, striving to make Moonwood a sturdy and beautiful fortress.
The intelligence and counter-reconnaissance team is composed entirely of highly agile thieves and rangers with strong senses.
Their mission is to ensure that the secrets of Moonglade are not revealed.
All paths leading to the woodland were equipped with hidden sentries and warning traps.
Any player who accidentally approaches this place will be cleverly guided away, or their identity will be quickly verified and the risks assessed after they leave.
Li Weiwei knew that before the second guild was established, the risks exposed were enough to make all her efforts go to waste.
The combat and exploration team is led by Iron Rose herself.
Their mission was not to compete for those popular, high-level bosses with many informants, but to discreetly clear monsters in the Moonglade and Mirror Moon Lake areas, familiarize themselves with the surrounding environment of the future base, and clear obstacles for the construction team.
More importantly, they refined new formations and tactics in actual combat to adapt to future siege battles that might differ from those of the Scourge.
Li Weiwei herself is like the hub that controls everything, coordinating the overall situation.
She only rests for a very short time each day, devoting most of her energy to the complicated preparatory work.
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