Volume 8: War and Peace Chapter 29: Sluggish Reflexes (4)
Faction war, this is a word that can only be seen in historical documents, this is a word that can only be heard from the mouths of those old immortals who have lived for hundreds of thousands of years, the fight of tens of millions of soldiers, the war that encompasses almost the entire continent, the destruction and establishment of countries, the disappearance and rise of races, the emergence and fall of heroes, the birth and end of legends!
No one doubts the destructive power of a faction war, because there is countless evidence on the continent of how brutal a war of this magnitude is, and what is worse is that a war of this magnitude happens every hundreds of thousands of years, and the creatures that live in this world seem to be tireless, repeating the same tragedy over and over again!
And now, the clouds of war have finally gathered and weighed on the heads of every player!
"President, you don't want to get involved in the faction war, do you?" Tiramisu said in a trembling voice, her teeth fighting slightly, and the chill rising from the bottom of her heart made her tremble all over, "That's a faction war!" ”
"Heroes are not as good as dogs, legends go everywhere, legends are there for everyone, demigods don't spare their hands! Tiramisu, I know better than you the dangers of faction war! Rafael said.
Tiramisu stood up abruptly and subconsciously pulled Raphael's sleeve: "President, don't be stupid!" ”
Joke! Not to mention the Covenant of Angels, countries as strong as humans have to join forces to participate in the camp war, and guilds like them are simply looking for death to participate in them! Any legion will push them flat!
Don't tell me how many players there are! What can a bunch of third- and fourth-order waste do? In the last camp war, even the seventh-order troops were hundreds and thousands of people participating in the battle, the sky was covered by dragons, and the ground was countless bloodthirsty and brutal demons, not to mention those hero-level legendary-level legendary-level demigod-level existences, with a wave of a magic hand, the sky fell apart, and hundreds of thousands of millions of players participated in it It was not enough for these guys to kill, do you really think this is an inferior online game, forty players can push the burning legion across the void!
Mikael was calmer than Tiramisu: "President, you must have some plans, right?" ”
"We can't escape this war, but not being able to escape doesn't mean we can't let ourselves have a better chance of survival!" Raphael said, "With the outbreak of faction wars, sooner or later NPCs will come up with ideas on our players, and it is very likely that we players will become cannon fodder and go to the battlefield from the beginning, but this is an extremely bad thing for the entire player base, and a large number of potential players will sink in the war, or lose the opportunity to go further because of psychological trauma." I can't reverse this trend, but I can try to let the Angel's Covenant shelter as many people as possible, so that they can get more time to grow until they have enough strength to enter the brutal battlefield of the faction war, and the later we join the war, the more the NPC will weaken, and the more benefits we can get! ”
"That's why you can't wait to start the counterinsurgency operation, President?" Bell figured out Raphael's plan for a moment, "As long as we are dragged here in the Armas Empire, the Holy See will not be able to order us to join the camp war, unless they are willing to replace us with more elite troops to counter the rebellion, it is obviously almost impossible, so you will sit back and watch those guys on the board of directors make small moves behind their backs, while absorbing nutrients from the Armas Empire to strengthen the territory!" ”
Mikael and the others looked at Raphael who was sitting there calmly with a shocked face, they didn't expect President Raphael, who is usually inconspicuous, to have such a deep strategic mind, compared with those guys of the Devouring Snake, this is an upright conspiracy, there is no need to do countless schemes behind the scenes like those poisonous snakes, as long as the general trend has been achieved, even if the person who is calculated knows her purpose, there is no way to resist.
In fact, Raphael is usually more like a mascot in their eyes, she rarely points fingers at those small things, and plays the role of an arbiter, and the bell and tiramisu and others are the actual operators, if it weren't for her status as a saint and the founder of the Angelic Covenant, it is estimated that many people would not believe that such a delicate little girl is the leader of this huge guild.
But it was such a little girl, who calmly said enough words to embarrass anyone present, and when they were still obsessed with their personal interests, and obsessed with being complacent about winning a battle for the guild, she was already thinking about something more far-reaching and more important.
"You're right, but it's incomplete." Raphael's words made everyone bring up the thumping heart again, and what the bell said was not even President Raphael's real plan? Oh my God, how much planning and preparation she made silently!
"It's inappropriate for us to just hide aside to preserve our strength, this will not only make those players who have been pulled by NPCs resentful of us, and eventually this resentment will be fed back to us, and it will have a very bad impact on our war in the Arnas Empire, without the support and assistance of ordinary players, we alone are not enough to fight against those rebels, and in the end it will still greatly consume our strength, and we will not be able to achieve the purpose of preserving our strength and growing steadily!" Raphael said in a calm tone that shocked everyone, "The only way is to pull as many ordinary players as possible to our side, on the one hand, it can help us fight the rebels, effectively reduce our own losses, and on the other hand, it can also cultivate their sense of identity, once we finally need to join the faction war, these players who have cooperated with us are the best companions on the battlefield!" In addition, if we take away one more ordinary player, those guilds that don't deal with us will hire one less ordinary player, and they will have to make their own people pay an extra price, so as to better consume the strength of those guilds. ”
Tiramisu was stunned for a while, then suddenly pounced on Raphael and touched everywhere, and was slapped to the ground by Raphael several times.
"What are you doing!"
"I'll have to make sure you've been dropped!" Tiramisu got up from the ground with his teeth and claws, his hands held high above his head like chicken paws, and said with a vicious expression on his face, "Who are you, demon?" The Raphael I know is stupid and cute, but he doesn't have so much thought! ”
Stupid and cute?
Annoyed, Raphael pulled out his staff and gave the funny goblin a few blows, so he finally packed up the goods.
As the captains of several legions and the heads of various departments of the territory entered the council hall one after another, the main management of the Angel's Covenant to participate in the counterinsurgency of the Arnas Empire was completed.
There are a lot of people in the council chamber, and to be honest, these people are actually similar to the unaware executors or apostles of the Snake of Eating Bodies in the eyes of ordinary players, and they are all existences they need to look up to anyway.
Commander of the First Legion, Otellus, and Deputy Commander Nora, Commander Pompeii and Deputy Commander of the Second Legion, Little Pearl, Commander of the Third Legion, Jessica Freeman, and Deputy Commander Saratoga, Commander of the Fourth Legion, Luo Zhiqing, and Deputy Commander Liu Kaiwen, Captain of the Guards, Silbe, and Deputy Captain Yang Xiaolong, and Camila, Commander of the Knights.
In addition, the military director Mikael and the chief of staff Pei Qian, these people are the senior commanders belonging to the Angel Covenant, and the four legions under their command plus the pro-guard and the knights directly under them are all the military strength in Raphael's hands, not only used to participate in the military operations of the Arnas Empire, but also responsible for the defense of Venaparion in peacetime.
Unlike the legion in Yu Bin's hands, which is almost entirely composed of soldiers of all ranks, the composition of the four legions of the Angel's Covenant is a typical guild model, and the legion composed of players of different professions is not only unified in strength, but also has diverse skills and strong adaptability, but the disadvantage is that it is costly, difficult to command, and it takes much longer to replenish and train than a legion composed of NPC soldiers.
With the strength of the Angel's Covenant, it can only maintain a total of 120,000 military troops in the four legions, which is not to say that only 120,000 people in the Angel's Covenant can fight, nearly three million guild members even if the strength is uneven, it is still very easy to pick out about fifty percent of the available players, the problem is that there are not many players who can withstand the pressure of the battlefield, adapt to the battle of a large corps, obey the command, and have a sufficient and fixed period of time to fight online, 30,000 people per legion refers to the number of players who can fight at the same time, In fact, the number of players under the name of each legion is three times that number, after all, there are very few players who can have enough souls to stay online 24 hours a day like Yu Bin.
In addition to personnel limitations, the restriction of this guild mode legion is also in terms of materials, compared to NPC soldiers, players have a higher demand for materials, NPC soldiers will hardly consume potions, bandages and other battlefield materials, and the armor weapons used are far simpler and easier to manufacture than those used by players, so Yu Bin can pull out two or three hundred thousand elite soldiers without frowning, but the Angel Covenant can only ensure the combat strength of the four legions, and if it is more, not only will it need to spend more funds and materials, The logistical requirements will increase accordingly.
Compared with the military aspect, the internal affairs of the territory are much simpler, and the management system of Venabrion draws on the local government model in reality, and is divided into finance, people's livelihood, commerce and other departments according to their functions, and each department is subdivided into several small departments.
"Everyone's here! So let's get started! It was still the bell who was the first to speak, and Raphael was also happy to relax, "Gather everyone today, on the one hand, to let everyone get acquainted with each other, there are many places where you need to cooperate with each other in the future, and every time I have to come forward directly, the efficiency is too low, so it is necessary to have a meeting to sort out the rights and responsibilities, so that everyone can work closely together." On the other hand, I would like to inform you about the direction of the next phase so that you know where to focus your efforts! ”
"First of all, let everyone get acquainted with each other, everyone in the military must not be introduced, they are all celebrities, everyone can usually see it on various forums and websites, and there are a lot of lace news!"
With the words of the bell, everyone present snickered, as the influence of the Angel Covenant became stronger and stronger, the probability of their high-level exposure became higher and higher, especially the several commanders in the military side, which could be said to be not much worse than those stars. In contrast, although the mysterious organization of the Devouring Snake is more mysterious and worthy of reporting in the eyes of ordinary people, these "poisonous snakes" are really low-key, let alone interviews, and those powerful journalists don't even know who this organization is composed of, let alone expose them.
"In terms of internal affairs, first of all, Minister of Finance Ye Qingqing." The bell pointed to one of the elf beauties among the few people on the right side of the round table, "Minister Ye is a female boss, with a net worth of tens of millions, and being a petty official here is considered a condescension!" ”
"Is the vice president teasing me? How can my little net worth be compared to a few of you! I also hope that the president will support me and let me get a piece of the pie! The elf beauty Ye Qingqing covered her mouth and smiled, obviously a sleek person.
"And then there's Commerce Minister Michel." The bell pointed to a human female mage sitting next to Ye Qingqing, "She used to be a senior director of the Canadian Ministry of Commerce. ”
The mage named Michelle stood up and nodded to the crowd, and sat down without saying a word, not looking like a talker.
"Minister of Agriculture Lin Zheng, Minister of Mining Zaitsev, and Minister of Population Statistics Rodman!" Bell pointed to the head of the interior on the right and introduced them one by one, "Finally, the Minister of Security, Zhao Kui, and the Minister of Logistics, Mimir Laslos. ”
"Zhao Kui, a retired special forces, has worked in the Huaxia National Security Bureau for 12 years and has been the leader of the special operations team." Zhao Kui is a human figure with a big waist and a round waist, but his gloomy eyes make people feel very uncomfortable.
The Minister of Logistics, Mimir Laslos, was very accommodating and greeted everyone.
"Okay, everything that needs to be introduced has been introduced! Next, I would like to tell you about the direction of the next phase. The bell clapped his hands, "Please ask President Raphael to personally explain the tasks for the next stage." ”
Applause!
"After the Angel's Covenant accepted the authorization of the Holy See of Light and Prince Andrei, we are qualified to attack the rebels of the Arnas Empire in an all-out way, and although there have been some noises in the previous tentative attacks and a series of mapping work, they have generally gone well." Rafael said, "Our next target is the province of Aston! This is the weakest and most chaotic of the three provinces, and at the same time, taking Aston Province can make our logistics channels smoother, and the supplies of the Oberline Kingdom can no longer have to detour through Rema Province, which can save a lot of time and transportation costs. ”
"In order to achieve this goal, the Third Army will move to the border between Sierra Leone and Aston Province, prevent the rebels from the other two provinces from entering Aston Province for reinforcements, and if necessary, intercept the fleeing rebels and completely eliminate Aston Province. The 1st, 2nd and 4th Army Corps were to take up the main combat mission, and the detailed route of the march was to be distributed to the commanders of the various corps by the General Staff after the meeting. ”
"From now on, the Ministry of the Interior must focus on military supplies and, on the premise of avoiding a large fiscal deficit, do everything possible to increase the production efficiency and reserve level of all kinds of materials, especially the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Mines, which must increase the output of these daily necessities by three to five times in a month, based on the existing supplies of food and mineral raw materials!"
"Finally, the Ministry of Finance needs to expand its staff, and in the next month, we will hire more than four million players to join this counterinsurgency war, and if you count the non-combatants and unplanned participants that follow, the total number is estimated to exceed 10 million, and the employment fees of these players will most likely need to be borne by the Ministry of Finance, and the loot obtained from the battlefield will also be shipped directly back to Venabrion, you must deal with these personnel and materials in the shortest possible time!"
"Ladies and gentlemen, this war is not going to end in a short period of time, it may last for half a year, or even a year, so you don't have to worry about losing your job, but don't take chances, I don't want to see unfamiliar faces at this round table at the next meeting, you know, I hate to remember a new face, it's too much trouble!"