MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter - Chapter 1096

Chapter 1096: Chapter 1096: Leader Advancement Quest Chapter 1096: Chapter 1096: Leader Advancement Quest In fact, to possess a certain type of troop, one generally needs to meet two conditions.

One condition is that you must become a hero of that aspect or type. As long as there is no rejection of the troops’ beliefs and such, it’s possible to win them over. This is similar to how players recruit followers of the same profession. Essentially, the player is the hero of that domain.

On the other hand, one must capture or recruit a hero of that aspect and utilize this hero to win over troops of that kind.

Li Yao had mastered engineering to meet the criteria of becoming such a hero.

In Li Yao’s framework, his main force should be a Mechanical Army, with himself owning a Mechanical Legion. It’s not that he wouldn’t recruit heroes of this domain, but he Is the true master of it.

Moreover, in Li Yao’s view, recruitment was too troublesome and costly.

For instance, in the dark game, besides the expensive recruitment fee, there were also the soldiers’ pay. No one could bear such costs, especially since these were one-time expenses that could not be revived.

This was why Li Yao favored the Broodmother, because he could establish a strong legion without spending too much money, and if depleted, it could be quickly replenished.

For example, the Azerothian Engineers created by Li Yao only needed a small fraction, one per thousand units of energy cells to replenish their required energy daily, and they tirelessly refined metal ingots for nearly a month without complaints.

If these were other living followers, they would probably have raised hell by now. Followers are sentient beings too, and it wouldn’t be unheard of for them to find you unreliable and flee far away.

Moreover, these energy cells were converted from subterranean energy pools or the waste slag and dense smoke of smelting metal ingots, without Li Yao having to expend any stored energy.

Originally, Li Yao had calculated that he needed the Heart of Creation from the main story dungeon Uldaman to build his Mechanical Legion, but contrary to his wishes, Uldaman was indefinitely delayed, so Li Yao sought to obtain it from elsewhere.

Based on the intelligence provided by Qin Feng Yi and his memory, Li Yao knew of a place that possessed such an item. Thus, Li Yao advanced to master-level engineering, then proceeded to manufacture some master-level universal components. This served to improve proficiency on one hand and to prepare for the creation of the Mechanical Legion on the other.

Li Yao spent about twenty days in solitary development, and though he didn’t fight monsters, the constant crafting of engineering artifacts also brought his level up to forty-five.

In nearly a month’s time, great changes had taken place with the Ancient Gods. After completing the Cathedral ranking contest, they began to explore the war map, revealing many maps in the process.

Players had more or less obtained various types of troops, which also enticed more players into the true map.

Of course, apart from those who obtained troops, there were also many who were utterly defeated and plotted their comebacks. Various guilds also organized themselves to explore the war map.

Starfire’s headquarters had upgraded to a small city level, allowing its members to recruit up to a hundred thousand. It was a time of prosperity–aside from the guilds recruiting troops from the Demon Spider Altars.

Under the organization of the enchantress Tonton and her group, a small sector of the war map near Jinji Sandbar had been developed. Although only a corner was occupied, Starfire secured control over a Monster Nest that prolifically produced Stone Lizards.

The people of Starfire united their efforts, suffering considerable military losses before they could fully occupy the area. Here, Starfire players could not only recruit Stone Lizard troops, but also allow Starfire’s Beast Tamer players to tame them.

According to their quality, these mounts increased movement speed by 30%-70% and also possessed a commendable carrying capacity. The members of Starfire then began to redeem them with their merits, and thus the towering Stone Lizards became the standard mounts of Starfire.

Li Yao was very reassured because even without him, Starfire could truly develop healthily. It was worth noting that the Lizard Nest Starfire had acquired was very impressive, even among the territories controlled by the super guilds.

The situation had changed dramatically, and Li Yao needed to establish a strong foundation for himself, so he directly used Hearthstone of Undercity and headed straight for the Royal District.

“I thought you had disappeared and weren’t going to come see me,” the queen said with a cold demeanor as she saw Li Yao appear.

“Cough cough, I’ve just been quite busy lately, having advanced my engineering to master level, and I came swiftly to see my mentor,” Li Yao quickly paid his respects.

“We’ve been severely understaffed lately, and yet you choose to vanish,” the queen put down the pen in her hand and sat in the chair, her gaze faintly fixed on Li Yao.

“If there’s anything you need, mentor, just command me,” Li Yao said with a good attitude. He was in no position to argue with the queen.

“You came today to ask about the challenge to become a leader, didn’t you?” the queen changed the subject.

“Mentor is truly wise to guess that,” Li Yao chuckled. That was indeed the reason for his visit, as becoming a real Hero required at least the status of a leader.

“That’s good, Dead Light Area, a Sub-dimension that spans several regional maps and has now merged with the main dimension, its coverage already comparable to the influence area of Undercity. You know about this place, right?” the queen stood up, pointing to a regional map that mixed green and grey.

“I’ve heard that there are three major Races living in this Sub-dimension, including the Undead. The three races have been warring for tens of thousands of years without a decisive victor. That’s all I know,” Li Yao’s eyes flashed with surprise, because his target was that very region. He just didn’t know why the queen mentioned this area and what it had to do with his own quest to become a leader.

“It is good that you know,” the queen nodded, then once again switched subjects, “Then you should also be aware that the Undead cannot reproduce normally. In these times of great change, every race is frantically boosting its own strength. Although areas covered by the Undead Canopy have appeared and we have incorporated some Undead Legions, I am not happy at all. Do you know why?”

Li Yao pondered for a moment before replying, “I’m afraid these Undead Legions are all mindless Undead. Just like the majority under the Scourge, they can only receive orders and lack their own thoughts, akin to the Undead Puppets summoned from the land of shadows and the Burial Grounds.”

“Exactly,” the queen agreed, “If mindless Undead were needed, my Necromancers could easily summon them from the land of shadows or the Burial Grounds. But there are also many intelligent Undead creatures in the Dead Light Area. Subduing them slowly through servitude or war is too time-consuming and costly. That’s why I need you to help me understand how they’ve gained intelligence, or master this method,” there was a glint in the queen’s eyes.

Li Yao instantly gave a wry smile, “Mentor, this is a tough request. With all the talented individuals under your command, if they can’t do it, what chance do I have?”

What a joke, that power was also a super power. Although he had plenty of people, a Legion of a few tens of thousands, it was nothing compared to their enemy’s mountains of corpses and seas of blood…