Chapter 1412: Chapter 1412: The Continuing Great War

The main storyline instance quests aren’t anything special, as Li Yao had experienced them in his previous life, and although he didn’t know every detail, they were all about earning instance reputation and merits.

This main storyline instance, like before, involves earning reputation and merits through instance grinding, with pre-quests being the easiest way.

With these merits, players can exchange for dropped set equipment or special items, though some rare or unique items are not available for exchange.

Not just average players but elite players also really like this exchange mechanism, because the Ancient God World is a world that depends on luck.

If you’re lucky, some could complete their needed equipment and sets in one or two CDs; if not, you might never get the equipment you need, which is really frustrating.

Some players have even grown to deeply loathe why special and superior equipment cannot be exchanged.

For instance, in his previous life, there was a set of Rogue’s dagger set and a set of Hunter’s single-hand crossbows.

Considered ordinary Dark Gold weapons when separate, but when combined, they are among the top-tier weapons.

Because the combined set effect of the two weapons was incredibly overpowering, and adding three more set effects, it’s like wearing an additional set of equipment, which was utterly overpowered. At that time, both sets were considered divine relics for Rogues and Hunters.

Unfortunately, out of over a billion players at the time, countless Rogues owned these weapons, too many to count, but only less than ten were lucky enough to own the complete set.

Every week, a new CD, this went on for nearly two years until the weapons became obsolete with the update. But due to regrets about its style, countless Rogues still play this instance.

Even after ten years since the game launched, there weren’t more than a hundred who possessed the complete set of daggers, bringing countless regrets to the Rogues. What made Rogues even more resentful was that one-third of those hundred were Warriors or other classes that could use daggers.

As for the Hunter’s dual crossbows, less than twenty sets were completed in ten years.

Some rare mounts were equally frustrating; some players couldn’t get them no matter how many times they tried, while others got them on their first try.

What’s more frustrating, these were storyline bound, soul-bound upon retrieval, and not purchasable even with money.

This was what made many non-wealthy players also stylish, and why numerous players loved this rule.

Eventually, it led to wealthy players forming groups to farm mounts and equipment, but very few actually got what they wished for.

Li Yao was especially indifferent, as in his previous life, his best pet was only Quasi-god level, and it took a lot of effort to acquire; he believed he was just unlucky, and this life was no different, he never trusted his luck for these things.

Li Yao still preferred things within his control. After all, reborn once, he knew too many good things and didn’t chase after these, naturally showing little interest in the main instance pre-quests.

Moreover, these players’ quests were only to clear the outskirts of the Titan’s Relics, just trying to uncover the real entrance.

On the other hand, another event was extremely intense and exciting, as the issue of the three weapons never settled.

At that time, Li Yao used the three weapons to divert everyone’s attention, making himself, the main culprit, jump out of a fire pit.

But the battle over the three weapons became intensely fierce, with three factions emerging from the underworld, leaving a true bloodpath in their wake.

This chaotic battle has been ongoing for nearly three weeks, and the three weapons have changed hands several times.

Not to mention other guilds, even Edward’s guild, known as the world’s number one guild, could not withstand the siege of numerous players and the vast Divine Guards, despite continuous support from the guild, but they were reduced to ashes.

Originally, members of Edward’s guild were mostly at levels fifty-two or fifty-three, but as a result of this great war, their levels dropped to fifty.

Even Edward himself was killed once, losing his position as the top-ranked player, and his weapon was snatched away, showing the intense degree of the battle.

Once the Divine Guards obtained the weapon, they headed deeper, while the players who got it ran towards the surface world. The back-and-forth tug of war continued for over a week before the endlessly resurrecting players finally brought it out of the underground world, and the Divine Guards retreated deeply into their world, unwillingly accepting their heavy losses.

However, this melee did not end but intensified.

Edward’s guild regrouped and fought again for the weapons. Once outside, players discovered they could even summon elite legions to aid in battle.

Yet even the effort of Edward’s guild and its legion could not regain control of the Sickles.

A guild called the Children of the Demon Realm made a spectacular move, using their powerful legion to fight their way up to their guild.

One would think this was the end, but when the weapon was brought to the guild’s residence, regardless of what methods were used, they couldn’t fully conceal the Divine Power enveloping it, nor could they truly possess the weapon.

The Children of the Demon Realm’s guild infrastructure was exceptionally well developed; although it was a functional building, it had undergone expansions. Clearly, it was an effort to stabilize the players’ morale and establish a home for the guild members.

To fight for the weapon, many guilds united to form a small alliance, launching a guild war against this guild.

A guild war could be forcefully initiated once more than a hundred guilds participated.

This great battle started the day before yesterday, involving countless players and elite legions; the Children of the Demon Realm performed splendidly, holding their ground against the siege of hundreds of guilds, enduring endless attacks for over sixteen hours.

Eventually, this guild’s legion and players were almost wiped out, their guild residence devastated. Edward’s guild used a precious dark gold-tier advanced Legion Skill Scroll and seized the weapon once again.

Moreover, they used some means to teleport the weapon away, but the remaining guilds were not willing to give up.

When Li Yao was forming his legion, he watched as a hundred guilds besieged Edward’s guild residence. The battle lasted for two days and nights. Edward’s guild’s outer walls were lost, and many buildings inside were destroyed, but they recaptured them several times. Edward’s guild still stood unyielded.

Facing the siege of hundreds of guilds, Edward’s guild could not have held on, but they revealed special tactics. Within the guild was a team that excelled in war mode, adept at crafting Alchemical War Weapons.

Such as Magic Energy Cannons, Magic Energy Puppets, Stone Demon Statues, Copper Demon Statues, etc., these troop types had extremely strong combat capabilities.

Although they possessed the characteristic of slow movement, their defensive combat power was extraordinary.

Edward’s guild managed to hold its ground, largely thanks to a secret pact signed with Starfire. To keep this weapon, Edward contacted Li Yao in real life, willing to trade these alchemical troops for some Demon Crystals.

Indeed, these troops were powerful but also massively consumptive, needing Demon Crystals…

ps: Apologies for the late update, got delayed because I was house hunting.