The Second Faction

She urged the two of them to go and rest, while she began to revise the message that Glory had sent over.

Glory had written it quite well, and Cheng Shuili only made a few minor changes before she felt it was ready to be sent.

She copied the message and opened the regional channel.

No sooner had she pasted the text than she received a new partition announcement.

【The regional faction "Dark Star" has been successfully established! The lord is "Broken Iron"!】

Oh?

The second faction has arrived.

Cheng Shuili was no longer in a hurry to send the recruitment message.

She opened the faction page and found the 【Faction Declaration of War】 option in a corner that was inconspicuous yet colored a slightly deeper shade.

Its interface design was extremely oppressive.

The background looked like solidified, dark red blood scabs, and in the center was an icon of a broken sword crossed with a damaged shield!

On the side, there were clear prompts:

After declaring war, members of both factions are in a hostile state; trading and private chatting are disabled!

During the war, players from both sides can invade the other's territory and earn points by killing enemy players or destroying territory facilities. Individual players earn corresponding contribution points!

When the war ends, the side with more points wins! The winning side can fully take over the losing side's territory and warehouse resources!

So, it really is possible to invade territory.

Cheng Shuili shook her head and sent out the recruitment message.

Because Glory and Xinxue needed to rest, the task of the initial screening was handed over to Ailin and Zhou Zhuxing.

Cheng Shuili had intended for Zhou Zhuxing to be primarily responsible, but since he did not have a chat panel, she asked Ailin to provide one.

Regional Channel.

【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Black Feather is recruiting, direct recruitment by the lord! We are now recruiting our first batch of core members. Requirements: capable of entering elite-level dungeons or possessing rare expertise! After passing the basic screening, a sincerity deposit of 500 units of basic resources is required. Upon joining Black Feather, you will receive: precise disaster warnings, total information sharing, group attribute auras, and private dormitories in the territory! Those interested and who meet the requirements, please apply by private messaging the ID Ai Mi Li. Recruitment ends at 12:00 PM; don't miss out!

This message was like cold water dropped into a hot pan of oil; the regional channel, which had just been bustling, became clamorous once again!

"Holy crap! Black Feather is recruiting! The boss Angry Crow is recruiting personally! Go, go, go!"

"500 units of basic resources? That's way too cutthroat! Everyone wants to get into dungeons right now, isn't this just highway robbery?"

"If you think it's expensive, don't go. They have clearly stated the price, and no one is forcing you to pay. Besides, look at the benefits! This treatment is absolutely worth the price."

"Capable of entering elite-level dungeons... never mind. I'm just a noob player for normal-level dungeons; I don't understand the world of the big shots."

"Seriously, the 500-resource threshold is actually quite clever. It can screen out freeloaders while quickly accumulating resources for construction. Black Feather's move here is quite good."

Just as the discussion was at its peak, Broken Iron suddenly appeared and sent a message as well.

【Broken Iron】: @Angry Crow Takes Flight Congratulations on establishing your faction! Additionally, Dark Star is also recruiting. No threshold, just need to sign a mutual protection agreement to develop together. Everyone is welcome to join.

Congratulations?

Black Feather was established yesterday, and this person is coming out to congratulate her now.

I'm afraid the congratulations are fake, and the second half of the sentence is the real point, right? How is this any different from being polite before resorting to force?

Cheng Shuili felt a bit uncomfortable, but she didn't say anything. She couldn't stop the other party from recruiting, could she?

Besides, if someone is unwilling to join Black Feather because other factions have superior conditions or because of some minor temptation.

Even if such a person were recruited, they would be destined to defect anyway.

Speaking of defecting, Cheng Shuili opened the faction page and took another look.

A player exiting a faction requires the consent of the lord or a sub-lord with high-level permissions. As for whether the lord agrees, that is a very subjective matter.

Either pay some resources or give some game coins. What if you don't want to pay? That works too.

Exiting directly is called "defecting," and the words "XX Faction Defector" will appear behind the player's ID.

If a faction doesn't clean house in such a situation, they would probably be laughed to death by other factions and bystanders looking for a show.

In short, entering a faction is easy, but getting out is not so simple.

The relationship between players and factions is a two-way choice, but once a player enters a faction, they are definitely the weaker party.

Cheng Shuili's high-threshold approach, compared to Broken Iron's no-threshold approach, is actually better for the players.

This recruitment message triggered a new round of discussion.

"The two factions have completely different styles! Black Feather follows the elite route with high thresholds and good benefits. Dark Star follows the civilian route with no thresholds but requires shared risks. So hard to choose..."

"I guess the boss Angry Crow's precise warning is how she knew what next week's disaster would be a day in advance last time, right? This ability is too BUG! I'm going to save up resources to give it a try just for this!"

"Remember, the boss Angry Crow's vehicle must be super luxurious, right? And she has teammates who can cook! For a private dormitory and good food, I'm going for it!"

"A private room! That's a private room! A friend of mine said that current factions can hold at most two hundred people, and two hundred people can all be housed... How big must the boss Angry Crow's territory be?"

"Heh, they talk a good game about recruiting now, but won't you just be cannon fodder later? 500 resources to buy your own indenture!"

"I can smell the sour grapes from the person above through the screen. Does the boss need to scam you out of those 500 resources? Look at the things in their warehouse; any single item is worth more than that price."

"Not talking anymore, I'm going to drive. For Black Feather's private rooms and warnings, I'm going for it!"

"Looking at the recruitment strategy, Black Feather is taking the elite route; the core circle will be very stable. Dark Star is taking the volume route; it might have chaotic management in the later stages but will have strength in numbers. Long-term, I'm more optimistic about Black Feather."

"The person above speaks as if you can just join because you're optimistic..."

"I'm still going to Dark Star. I like this kind of down-to-earth faction. You can stay up there on your high horse, Black Feather; I'm out."

They could argue all they wanted, but the people who had made up their minds to join Black Feather had already found Ailin to sign up.

Cheng Shuili went to ask Ailin about the situation, and after hearing that her private chat had already exploded, she closed the regional channel with satisfaction.

Everything was going smoothly, and Cheng Shuili's mood was quite good.

She stood up and walked around the vehicle, intending to go check on the territory, when she suddenly saw the forgotten Gold Supply Crate.

Cheng Shuili slapped her forehead, instantly remembering that the dungeon rewards had also included two Gold Supply Crates, one silver chest, one special equipment box, and one choice item card!

There were also the basic rewards from the hell-level dungeon: a random material box, a random card pack, and a random special equipment draw voucher!

Forgot, I forgot everything!

I held meetings all night yesterday, and today I've been busy with this recruitment message.

Cheng Shuili frowned, realizing that if she continued like this, she would definitely forget some very important things. She called 001 and told it about all the things she needed to be busy with recently.

Especially the matter of predicting next week's disaster; 001 had to remind her when the time came!