Chapter 472
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Chapter 472: You Really Had a Lot You Didn’t Tell Me
“Beep, beep, beep…”
A soft chime indicating a new message caused a look of surprise to appear on Luo Ji’s face.
The message was from Huo Qiguang.
He casually opened it to see the following…
“Friend, let’s consider the previous matter settled. I see you have good strength; are you interested in forming a war alliance? Once we both reach the Black Iron tier, we can look out for each other.”
Though he had suffered heavy losses in this last encounter, such an opponent was simply too troublesome as an enemy.
Seeking revenge would likely result in a mutual loss.
After some deliberation, Huo Qiguang decided it would be easier if they became allies.
Luo Ji raised an eyebrow upon seeing this message.
This Huo Qiguang was quite forward-thinking, confident that Luo Ji could also reach the Black Iron tier.
But then again, the other party did have some means, and he had a bit of capital to be so confident.
If it hadn’t been for Huo Qubing being too green, Luo Ji’s situation would have been dire had the invasion dragged on for a month.
However, what did this alliance have to do with the Black Iron tier?
Luo Ji tilted his head, a little puzzled by the connection.
But this didn’t change his general disinterest in forming alliances with others.
He genuinely didn’t want to get caught up in the struggles between various factions.
“Thanks, but I’m not interested in forming alliances with others.”
Facing Luo Ji’s refusal, Huo Qiguang wasn’t disheartened. After a moment of typing, he sent another message.
“If you’re worried about getting entangled in alliance faction disputes, you needn’t be. I haven’t joined any alliance myself, because on that front, I’m just like you.”
Huo Qiguang’s words were honest.
Not every player liked joining alliances.
While joining a player alliance offered many benefits, such as receiving timely foreign aid when encountering powerful enemies, it also meant getting caught up in a lot of troublesome affairs.
For example, if Alliance A and Alliance B were sworn enemies, then if you joined Alliance A, all players from Alliance B would naturally become your opponents.
Such matters were always a headache to think about.
The alliance Huo Qiguang proposed was clearly a lower tier alliance, but offered significantly more freedom.
Simply put, it meant forming a mutual alliance pact and adding each other as friends.
This way, when encountering a strong enemy, there would be an additional option for assistance.
It was considered support between friends, without any mandatory obligations.
Luo Ji’s previous assistance to Ye Qingxuan was also built upon such an agreement.
Luo Ji had to admit, he was slightly tempted.
From the previous invasion, he could tell that Huo Qiguang was a person of means and strength.
And from his current proposal for an alliance, it showed that he was a calm-headed individual with sufficient magnanimity.
Establishing an alliance with such a player might not be a bad thing.
More importantly, this level of alliance wouldn’t label him with specific faction tags.
This, naturally, would make it less likely for him to get dragged into the other party’s grievances.
Luo Ji, weighing the pros and cons in his mind, felt a slight stir of interest.
Seeing no movement from Luo Ji’s message for a long time, Huo Qiguang quickly struck while the iron was hot, sending another message.
“Once you reach the Black Iron tier and the regional protection is lifted, facing the world battlefield alone is difficult. More allies mean more paths!”
However, this message completely bewildered Luo Ji.
“Regional protection? World battlefield?”
At this moment, Luo Ji suddenly realized that Gao Su had probably kept some things from him!
Without replying to Huo Qiguang, he directly opened Gao Su’s message window and sent a query.
“What are regional protection and the world battlefield?”
Gao Su’s reply came quickly.
“Why are you asking that? Those are things for after you reach the Black Iron tier. You’re still a long way off.”
“Damn it! You really did have a lot you didn’t tell me!”
Sensing the resentment in Luo Ji’s text, Gao Su, currently in the real world, remained calm.
“There’s too much to talk about here. Even if I talked for 3 days and 3 nights, I might not finish. If I crammed it all into your head at once, could you even digest it?”
“I’m speechless. Regardless, first tell me what regional protection and the world battlefield actually are?”
“Because we have an invitation relationship, when you reach the Black Iron tier, I’ll receive a notification for an invitation package. So, I originally planned to tell you after you reached the Black Iron tier.”
“However, since you’ve asked, I’ll tell you.”
High Su sent two messages, then pondered for a moment, likely thinking about how to explain it.
After about a minute, Gao Su’s message came again.
“Simply put, there are many regions. You are a Celestial Dynasty player, so your region is the Celestial Dynasty region.”
It’s because of this that before you reach the Black Iron tier, most of the players you encounter are Celestial Dynasty players. This is what’s called regional protection, or you can understand it as regional restriction.”
“Once you reach the Black Iron tier, and the system determines you have sufficient qualifications, this regional protection will automatically be lifted.”
“At that time, players from all over the world will be able to see your name. Invaders won’t just be Celestial Dynasty people anymore; they could also be from Japan, Korea, Russia, Vietnam, France, Germany, Thailand, etc.”
“In this situation, when national animosity and personal grudges get mixed in, the number of internal invasion battles among players of the same country on the world battlefield actually decreases. However, wars between different countries become even more intense than before.”
“For instance, some extremist individuals from certain countries will specifically target our Celestial Dynasty players for invasion.”
“Of course, conversely, many of our Celestial Dynasty players also specifically target them for invasion.”
“Then it just gets more and more intense, more and more chaotic.”
“This is the so-called world battlefield.”
After reading Gao Su’s lengthy explanation, Luo Ji wore an ‘I see’ expression.
So, Bronze tier players were still half-newbies. Only upon reaching the Black Iron tier were they truly considered to have left the beginner’s village.
With thoughts swirling, Luo Ji then told Gao Su about Huo Qiguang’s offer.
After reading it, Gao Su commented.
“Considering the chaotic situation in the Black Iron tier, having a few friends you can ask for help from, without needing to join an alliance, is always a good thing.”
Luo Ji looked enlightened upon seeing the reply.
Ending his conversation with Gao Su, he gave Huo Qiguang a definitive affirmative answer.
After adding each other as friends and signing the ‘War Alliance’ agreement, Luo Ji felt quite good.
After all, there was no downside to this for him.
