Global Game: Developing a Knight Clan

Chapter 453 - 75: Players Gather, Border Battle

"It’s been almost a year since we entered this world. Why hasn’t the game declared a ’War of Civilization’ yet? Something’s not right."

In an ancient underground ruin.

Nearly three hundred Players from the area around Russell, a border city in the Andrews Kingdom, were all gathered here.

Including those who couldn’t make it for personal reasons, there were probably only about five hundred Players left in the entire Russell City area.

It didn’t seem like much, but one mustn’t forget that this was just the number of Players around a small border city in a single Kingdom.

"Something is definitely not right."

"After all, the Empire has already declared war on sixteen different civilizations over the past year!"

"The scale of this conflict is far greater than any before."

"To put it simply, according to our calculations, nearly every department and citizen in the entire Star Empire has been mobilized!"

"And I’m sure you’ve all seen the war footage the Empire released—it even showed a large number of Ancient Deities that ordinary people like us have never seen before."

"Seeing those Ancient Deities fighting alongside the Cloud Court Dragon Clan... that intense footage was enough to get anyone’s blood pumping."

In the center of the ruin’s plaza, all the gathered Players were engaged in a heated discussion, surrounding six individuals who had been granted the temporary rank of Captain in the Star Empire’s "Russell Freedom Corps."

"Perhaps the Empire has simply started wars with too many civilizations and hasn’t gotten around to our world yet."

"Besides, the Players who came to the Shadow World are all new Players from Blue Star’s new era. According to standard procedure, the True Game definitely needs to give us some time to grow."

"Of course, it’s also possible the Dragon God’s Chief wants to screen some of us new Players to become the backbone of the Empire. Otherwise, there would be no reason for these temporary Freedom Legion officer ranks to appear in our rewards."

"But whatever the reason, we need to remain patient for now."

"From the intelligence we’ve gathered, everyone should know that this world is by no means simple."

Among the six captain-ranked Players, Yue Xin, who played the human "Bertrand" in this world, spoke with a steady voice.

Yes.

After a year of hard work, Yue Xin had already become a captain in Russell, the border city where he had "spawned."

His current Extraordinary Tier wasn’t high yet.

But he had already reached the Middle Tier status within Tier Four.

He was also one of only six Middle Tier Players in the entire region.

The difference in Power between Middle Tier and Low Tier was like night and day.

Therefore, in a game where power is everything, Yue Xin had naturally obtained the highest temporary military rank in the area.

According to the basic operational logic of the True Game.

Players who could distinguish themselves from the crowd early on, even if they were lacking in intelligence or strategy, were guaranteed to have good luck.

Therefore, under the True Game’s system that placed great importance on personal fortune, as long as these six temporary captains didn’t run into any major issues, their ranks were certain to continue rising.

And what did a rising military rank signify?

This was the biggest change to occur after the True Game merged with the Cosmic Game.

After the True Game introduced a million new Players into the "Shadow World," its mechanics established the Star Empire’s crucial role. Then, factoring in real-world circumstances, it changed the game mode to a more standardized and militarized "war game" format.

To put it another way.

Take Yue Xin, who had obtained the temporary rank of captain. Every one hundred days, in addition to his normal game settlement rewards, he could also claim a personal rank reward exclusive to captains, as well as a logistical support reward for a hundred-person squad.

In the Star Empire, the rank of captain corresponded to the position of a basic-level squad leader within the military’s various legions.

It also meant having authority over a hundred-person squad.

Thus, the authority Yue Xin held as a captain was very similar to that of a company-level commander during Blue Star’s World War II era.

Yue Xin could claim the personal reward portion of his rank at any time, and the salary he received was no different from that of a regular squad leader in the Star Empire.

This was a monthly salary of 500 Merit Points. These Merit Points could be exchanged for Magic Crystals and Magic Items, or for the Star Empire’s Imperial Gold Coins and the Blue Star Alliance Coin.

At the same time, the total amount of Merit Points earned—regardless of whether they were spent—would be used as a key criterion for promotion to the next rank.

In short, Merit Points were extremely valuable in the Star Empire. They were even a crucial requirement for High Tier Professionals to exchange for "Elemental Crystal Cores," a core material needed to advance to the Saint Tier.

Of course, Merit Points also served as the most critical requirement for advancing from Saint Tier to Demigod, and from Demigod to Deity.

One could, therefore, imagine just how important Merit Points were to both the Players and the citizens of the Star Empire.

The personal reward for the rank of captain was simple: five hundred Merit Points every one hundred days.

As for the logistical support reward for the squad under the captain’s command...

That couldn’t be claimed so easily.

To claim it, a so-called "Freedom Legion" temporary captain like Yue Xin first had to form his own squad.

The squad support reward was equivalent to a basic salary granted to the members of his organized squad.

Therefore, the squad’s logistical support funding was also represented by Merit Points.

Based on the most basic squad structure, it was calculated as ten-man groups forming a hundred-man squad.