Chapter 66

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Chapter 66: Invasions and Player Battles

Having reached a consensus, the two of them communicated much more pleasantly.

Luo Ji seized this opportunity to throw out all the questions he had.

“Anyway, let’s talk about ‘invasions’ or ‘player battles’ first.”

For Gao Su, who had also experienced the newbie phase, he clearly knew that for new players, the two biggest threats were surviving the resource scarce newbie period and then, after the newcomer protection period, malicious invasions from other players.

Luo Ji had largely survived the first threat, and the second threat he was about to face was the key.

“Player battles can broadly be divided into two types, invasion mode, which is a one-sided initiative, and war mode, which is a two-sided agreement.”

“In invasion mode, the advantage for the invading party is being able to catch the target off guard.”

“If the opponent is in a bad state, then looting and pillaging would yield huge gains.”

“However, the disadvantage is that the invading party is unfamiliar with the terrain and can only bring their army.”

“In other words, under normal circumstances, the invading party has no defensive fortifications.”

“If they hit a strong opponent, the losses will be severe.”

“As for time limits, the minimum is one week.”

“After one week, the invading party can choose to continue the invasion or retreat.”

“The maximum invasion time is one month.”

“Since the initiative is in the invading party’s hands, the invaded player has no choice.”

“If they really can’t win and the opponent doesn’t retreat, they can only grit their teeth and endure for one month.”

“Of course, if there are players maintaining a ‘war alliance’ relationship, then after surviving the first week, you can request support from that player, but honestly, it’s a double-edged sword…”

“How so?”

Luo Ji subconsciously asked, sensing the clear shift in Gao Su’s tone.

“The invading party generally cannot send additional troops.”

“But once you apply for support from an ally, at the same time, the opponent can also gain ‘war support’ and ‘retreat’ permissions.”

“If the opponent also has allies and chooses to request war support, then as the fight continues, things might escalate, and both sides’ tempers will flare, resulting in an all-out war between two player alliances.

“Such things have happened before.”

Luo Ji instinctively reached out and covered his face because he had truly experienced such a situation firsthand.

What started as personal grudges between two players ended up escalating into two guilds becoming mortal enemies.

It was actually somewhat similar to Gao Su’s situation, except Gao Su was the one whose opponent brought allies, while he couldn’t find allies, resulting in him being severely bullied by the numbers advantage and forced to go offline to avoid trouble.

“Anyway, I understand. Let’s talk about the other type.”

“War mode is relatively fair and is further divided into ‘normal mode’ and ‘all-out war mode.’

“Normal mode, to put it plainly, is when both players bring an equal scale of military forces and engage in battles that focus more on strategy and tactical deployment in a random or chosen map.”

“There’s nothing much to say about it, so the focus is on all-out war mode.”

“All-out war mode will directly connect the territories of the two players.”

“In other words, the two civilizations will merge into the same world.”

“Both sides will have city defenses and fortresses, making it a truly all-out battle.”

“So, this mode is generally only activated in two situations, either extreme confidence in one’s own strength, or a mortal enmity between the two parties, wanting to fight to the death through an all-out war.”

“Furthermore, after each war, the level of treasure chest the victor receives depends on their merits.”

“Simply put, if you can overwhelmingly defeat the opponent, you’ll definitely get a gold treasure chest.”

“However, those who clash are usually people of the same rank, so an overwhelming victory isn’t that easy.”

After listening to Gao Su’s detailed explanation, Luo Ji nodded thoughtfully.

“Understood. So, unless I deliberately seek death by challenging a high-ranked big boss, generally, I’ll only encounter people of the same rank, right?”

“You could say that. Any other questions?”

“Yes, but let me digest this first.”

After simply processing the information, Luo Ji spoke again.

“When I log into the game, will my real-world self disappear into thin air, stay where I am, or something else?”

“Disappear into thin air. You can think of them as two game accounts. When you log into the other world, your real-world account character goes offline, and vice-versa. However, the other world has an AFK function.”

“So, what if I log into the game directly in front of someone? Will the system…”

As he spoke, Luo Ji made a gesture of slitting his throat.

“Nothing will happen. The other party’s memory will be corrected, causing them to forget everything they saw. You can even go around telling everyone, it won’t matter because those memories will be corrected.”

Gao Su said this with unusual certainty; he had clearly tried it.

“Alright, another question. Can players trade with each other?”

“Yes, but two requirements must be met. The first is that you cannot be in the newcomer protection period. In other words, no player trading is possible during the newcomer protection period. The second requirement is that you must sign a trade agreement with the party you wish to trade with. Under these two conditions, trading can occur. Of course, trade items are limited to civilization points and items opened from treasure chests. The things you’re thinking of right now are impossible.”

“Ah, hahaha…”

Luo Ji, whose thoughts were clearly seen through, couldn’t help but let out a dry laugh.

“I see.”

Luo Ji’s idea at the time was simple, based on mutual benefit, why not just have Gao Su, the veteran, trade him a batch of excellent weapons and equipment?

Then, with an equipment advantage, he could do whatever he wanted among a group of unranked newbie players.

But now it seemed there was clearly no loophole to exploit.

“It seems you have no other questions.”

“Not for now, hahaha…”

Luo Ji continued his dry laughter.

“Then allow me to remind you of something.”

“What?”

“Lifespan.”

Gao Su calmly uttered one word.

Luo Ji’s expression froze, but Gao Su didn’t pause and continued.

“How many years does it take for a civilization to develop from ancient times to the modern era?”

“According to records, the primitive society in this world began approximately 1.7 million years ago, and for a normal human, living to eighty or ninety years is considered old age.”

“With a single human’s lifespan, managing a real and vast civilized world is impossible…”

Hearing this, Luo Ji seemed to have realized something, and a hint of horror flashed in his eyes!