Volume 5: Protracted War Chapter 173: War Begins (1)
Tiancheng, Rencheng and Jilicheng, together with the Holy City which was originally under the jurisdiction of the Church of Light, suddenly had four strongholds. Some pro-Church of Light journalists also took the opportunity to build momentum, reporting on it in "Tian Media" in a series of articles, vigorously "exaggerating" the significance of this event, which not only offset the impact caused by me, the first owner of two divine weapons in "Tianxia", but also the momentum was so great that it far overwhelmed the "Resistance Alliance", not only making those players who intended to approach us become unsure, but also it was a big blow to the morale of the alliance members.
To date, the official members of the "Resistance Alliance" have exceeded 130,000. If we count the dependent or related forces, the forces that can be mobilized, whether open or hidden, are at least more than 2 million. In fact, they have initially established the first base of the "Resistance Alliance" and have the ability to openly compete with the Church of Light. The "fall" of the three main cities in the Western Continent and the extensive publicity carried out by the Church of Light for this have greatly stimulated us. We can no longer remain silent. Long Xing Tianxia immediately convened a board meeting to discuss countermeasures to change the passive situation and give a strong counterattack to the "provocative actions" of the Church of Light.
In fact, since the successful implementation of the "pulling teeth from the tiger's mouth" operation, razing the Cathedral of Light in the city, and thwarting the plan of the Church of Light to rebuild the church, the "resistance alliance" has never relaxed its plan to implement the "peaceful seizure of power" and make Beijing our first public base, and has made unremitting efforts to this end. Actively wooing various forces rooted in Beijing, persuading them to support our "resistance alliance" to replace the neutral NPC to control Beijing, so as to avoid the "costly siege" that leads to "waste of money and labor", and at the same time prevent the prosperous Beijing from becoming a ruin and being destroyed by the war.
After Long Xing Tian Xia, Qiu Shui Chang Tian and others continued to do detailed work, many forces agreed to our proposal on the basis of guaranteeing their vested interests and increasing them to varying degrees, and promised to support us in "peaceful seizure of power" and control Beijing City. However, there was a force with an extremely tough attitude, and they even asked for a lion's mouth, arrogantly asking for 30% of the profits after we control Beijing City. No matter how Long Xing Tian Xia and others persuaded and lured them, they refused to give in. This force is led by two medium-sized mercenary groups, the "Great World" of the Dragon Knight have attracted some forces to attach themselves to them, and they are also a small scale in Beijing City. If they insist on opposing and obstructing and sabotaging, it will definitely hinder our plan of "peaceful seizure of power" and it will be difficult to ensure that we can win the election. The negotiations have not made any progress and have fallen into a stalemate. Therefore, the "peaceful seizure of power" through elections has been delayed. It has been delayed until now, and the "Senate" of the Supreme Honor has taken the lead.
The Church of Light took the initiative, which made our "Resistance Alliance" quite passive. In order to restore our prestige and boost morale, it is urgent to establish a base in Beijing. It must not be delayed any longer. Regardless of whether the two large and medium-sized mercenary groups "Da Qian Shi Jie" and "Xin Xin Ren" are intentional or unintentional, and whether they are colluding with the forces of light, since the differences with them cannot be resolved through "peaceful negotiations", we can only use the simplest and most direct method, resorting to force, uprooting these two mercenary groups, completely destroying them, and abolishing their qualifications to participate in the election.
When each player first enters Tianxia, they will be randomly teleported to the jurisdiction of a main city. According to the steps of the game, they usually rush to the nearest city to transfer their jobs and then apply for household registration. When forming a mercenary group, the system does not have any clear instructions or requirements. Generally, they randomly choose a mercenary guild in a certain city to apply. These are all unconscious actions, usually chosen at random, and no one will think too much. But as the game gradually unfolds, especially the launch of the "peaceful seizure of power" mode, the application for household registration and the city when applying to establish a mercenary group have shown their significance. This is the foundation of every player and mercenary group. No matter which city your current household registration is in, or where the mercenary group is stationed, your "hometown" is the city where you first applied, and you are qualified and have the right to participate in the "election" and other related activities in the city. For the "peaceful seizure of power" plan, candidates must at least obtain the support of more than half of the players with household registration in the city, and more than 75% of the mercenary groups that have obtained registration qualifications, in order to be successfully elected and take over the jurisdiction of the city from the neutral NPC. Of course, the system now has strict control over the number of mercenary groups, and it is difficult to create new mercenary groups. Generally, the replacement of different forces can only be achieved through war. The "right to vote" can no longer be changed. Even if some forces try to take advantage of this rule, the effect should not be ideal.
Dragon Travels the World originally considered that the "Great World" and "New Newcomers" had no connection with the Church of Light on the surface, and in order to unite neutral forces as much as possible and avoid leaving the impression of "Resistance Alliance" and "bullying others with power", he was reluctant to use force to solve the problem. Now he can no longer tolerate it, and he has to eradicate them. As long as the two leading mercenary groups are destroyed, the other characters who are waving flags and shouting on the side will surely scatter like birds and beasts, and it is impossible for them to organize to fight against our "Resistance Alliance". At that time, he can use inducements or even coercion to ensure that the system requires at least 75% support from the mercenary groups.
The Desert Eagle and Qiu Shui Chang Tian were originally the war faction, so this move was naturally what they wanted. The proposal to start a war was passed smoothly. However, because they could not find any evidence that the "Great World" and the "New Newcomers" had any connection with the Church of Light, it was not convenient to declare war on them in the name of the "Resistance Alliance". In addition, they did not want to give the Church of Light an excuse to directly intervene in the matter, so they decided to entrust the task of destroying them to the mercenary group associated with the "Resistance Alliance". We can send an elite team to help in the form of "accepting employment". On the surface, it is just a dispute between ordinary mercenary groups. Even if the Church of Light wants to cause trouble and sabotage, there is no reason to come forward directly, and it can only rely on the help of related forces in secret. In the Eastern Continent, the role it can play should be relatively limited.
