Volume 5: Protracted War Chapter 136: The Battle to “Secure the Throne” (2)
Since the first interception of the "treasure delivery" team of the Church of Light, we fell into a trap and lost two level 9 dark NPCs and an artifact equipped by an undead wizard. This can be said to be the most serious failure of the "Resistance Alliance" since its establishment, which has caused a relatively bad impact. As the chairman of the Senate, Long Xingtianxia should bear the main responsibility for this, which has shaken his position. When we received the news that the Church of Light was preparing to carry out the second "treasure delivery" operation, Long Xingtianxia learned the lesson of the first failure and decided not to disperse the troops and concentrate the manpower to ambush in the eastern continent. However, the Church of Light avoided our ambush and transported the two holy objects, the "Holy Plate" and the "Twelve-winged Golden Angel Statue", to the northern continent and rebuilt the destroyed cathedral in the City of Love.
Although Long Xing Tianxia's plan was formulated in response to the comparison of the strength of the enemy and us, and there was nothing wrong with it, the system's evaluation focused on the final result - the three Cathedrals of Light that were destroyed with great difficulty were rebuilt by the Church of Light in a short period of time. One time was a loss of troops and the other was equivalent to giving up interception. For the "Resistance Alliance", both meant failure. As the main planner of the action, Long Xing Tianxia naturally had to bear most of the responsibility. In addition, the ambitious Desert Eagle and Qiu Shui Changtian took the opportunity to attack, not only shirking their own responsibilities, but also criticizing Long Xing Tianxia's "policy measures" in disguise, exaggerating his mistakes, causing dissatisfaction among many alliance members, and trying to seek the position of Speaker. The situation is extremely unfavorable for Long Xing Tianxia. If he cannot defend the last stronghold of Beijing City in the Eastern Continent and prevent the Church of Light from rebuilding the Eastern Cathedral, even if the system does not "remove" Long Xing Tianxia, I am afraid that he will not have the face to occupy the position of Speaker again under the pressure of Desert Eagle and Qiu Shui Changtian.
As a key figure in Long Xing Tian Xia's faction, I will naturally spare no effort to support him, not only for my own convenience - relying on the good relationship between us, I have a relatively large freedom of action, and can decide whether to participate in the various actions organized by the "Resistance Alliance" according to the specific situation, and will not be forced to execute them by receiving the "100,000 Urgent Order". Moreover, generally speaking, actions with relatively generous rewards cannot do without me. If the Great Desert Eagle or Qiu Shui Chang Tian is replaced as the Speaker, they will definitely take care of their direct lineage, and the benefits I can get will be much less. In addition, Xue Wu Xia and A Feng are already planning to use the power of the "Resistance Alliance" to attack the mercenary group of Hua Man Tian's faction, and strive for an excuse to lean towards the Church of Light, "using public power for personal gain" to destroy the two of them. If Long Xing Tian Xia no longer serves as the Speaker, without the support of the top leaders to speak for us, this plan will be difficult to be passed by the Council, and I am afraid it will die.
I missed the first two interception operations. The first was because of the hatching of the Shaman, and the second was because of the "Undead War". Fortunately, the enemy and I were either outnumbered or it was not a war, so even if I participated, it would not have helped. However, I must not miss the third interception operation, which is of great importance. I must try my best to succeed in the operation and destroy the "Holy Plate" and the "Twelve-winged Golden Angel Statue" to keep the position of the Speaker of Long Xing Tian Xia.
Knowing the seriousness of the situation, Long Xing Tian Xia attached great importance to this operation. Not only did he make more careful plans and deployments, he also assembled almost all the expert players, and even contacted me personally to confirm that I must participate. The number of participants reached an unprecedented 30,000 people, which can be said to be the largest operation since the establishment of the "Resistance Alliance". At the same time, Long Xing Tian Xia rejected all objections and even used the final decision-making power of the Speaker, insisting on not applying for the NPC of the ninth-level dark profession to participate in this interception operation, and relying entirely on our players' own strength to fight against the two ninth-level professional cardinals and light paladins who "sent treasures". This can be said to be a very risky decision. Of course, he also has a reasonable explanation. He believes that based on the previous two experiences and the situation detected, the Church of Light may decide the number and level of the light NPCs who "send treasures" according to the reaction of the "Resistance Alliance" - the first interception operation applied for six NPCs of the ninth level of dark professions. As a result, the Church of Light, in addition to two NPCs of the ninth level, also dispatched the Cardinal and the Knight of Light of the tenth level profession; the second time, only two NPCs of the ninth level of dark professions were applied, and the Church of Light only found three NPCs of the ninth level of professions, two light and one dark. Obviously, for such an important operation, the Church of Light must maintain its advantage in comprehensive strength. Even if it applies for NPCs, it may not be able to take advantage. In view of this, it is better for us to fight alone, which may be more likely to win. Moreover, if it succeeds, all the credit will go to the players, which will definitely increase the prestige of the "Resistance Alliance" and wash away the previous decline.
The "treasure delivery" team of the Church of Light has already set out from the Temple of Light in the Holy City of the Western Continent. Their destination is naturally Beijing, the last city in the Eastern Continent waiting to have a church rebuilt. According to the information obtained along the way from reconnaissance, the two ninth-level cardinals and the Paladin of Light are still responsible for the close protection of the two "holy objects". However, perhaps because we did not apply for the support of the dark NPCs this time, the number of light NPCs participating in the "treasure delivery" has decreased compared to the previous two times. There are only four eighth-level NPCs, and the remaining hundreds of people are seventh-level NPCs, which is somewhat in line with Long Xingtianxia's speculation, and made me, Bai Yunjian, Afeng and other people who supported him finally breathe a sigh of relief.
There were also 20,000 to 30,000 professional players of the Light, which was much larger than the previous two times. It seemed that the system issued an indicator in response to the number of participants in our "Resistance Alliance", so that the strength comparison between the two sides remained relatively balanced, and it was impossible to simply rely on numbers to win. Among them, there were naturally several leading figures such as Supreme Honor, Holy Heaven, Angels on Earth, and Real Madrid, and some "rising stars" such as Hua Mantian and the Great Traitor Ye Ban Wu Ren were also mixed in. It can be said that all the elites were out, ready to respond to our attack at any time - as long as we can protect the two "holy objects" and delay for a few hours, we will wait for the reinforcements from the other eleven cathedrals in the Western Continent and the Eastern Continent, and our interception operation will fail.
This is the rule of the game. We know that war is inevitable and our "Resistance Alliance" will definitely attack the " treasure delivery" team midway, but before the trigger, the NPC of light cannot intervene without reason. Of course, we must also be extra careful in our reconnaissance and mobilization. Once the "treasure delivery" army notices something unusual, the ninth-level professional NPC in charge will make a judgment based on the development of the situation that we are going to launch an attack, and it is possible that reinforcements will be summoned in advance, making it more difficult for us to succeed.
The "treasure delivery" team of the Church of Light has crossed the "Gate of Time and Space" and set foot on the Eastern Continent. According to the set route, they have to pass through the Howling Plains and the Dark Forest, escorting two "holy objects" all the way to Beijing. According to the report of the spies, our scattered teams constantly adjusted their positions and gradually surrounded them. Once the attacking team arrived, we launched an interception operation and fought a decisive battle with the Church of Light.
