Katerina Applies to Join

"Open the Settlement management backend."

As soon as he finished speaking, a large list appeared in front of Lin Ye.

This interface is very similar to the guild system in some online games from my past life. There are various commands next to it, such as kicking someone out, assigning tasks...

The list at the very center displays each applicant's name, ethnicity, and the Instance they designed.

According to backend statistics, the number of applicants this time reached a staggering 1 billion!

Lin Ye glanced at the list and found one name at the very top that was quite familiar.

[NO50. Katerina; Race: Celtic people; Level: lv3; Dungeon Works: Whirlwind Blade, Black Flag.]

"This woman is really something. She just finished my Instance and now she wants to apply to enter my Settlement?"

Lin Ye found it hilarious.

If I remember correctly, this Katerina is also the Commander of the Blackwater Settlement, and even has Bonaparte blood from Gaul.

Now it seems they're even considering Commander.

If this woman actually joins his Settlement, Fulangche will probably be furious.

Lin Ye naturally understood what these applicants were thinking.

They simply felt there wasn't much prospect for development in their Settlement, and after witnessing the terror of the Instance the Great Wall Watch, a powerful dungeon, they came to join me.

In fact, this mentality is the most common on Azure Star. There is no right or wrong in it; ultimately, everyone just wants to live a better life.

Some people may simply want to improve themselves, while others have seen the situation clearly and want to take a stand in the upcoming war between the Dragon Country and the major Settlements.

Of course, many people simply want to find shelter.

Because Lin Ye Settlement is a dependent Settlement of Great Xia, it now enjoys the benefits of being ranked TOP5 in Long Yuan and TOP10 in Lin Ye.

This is unique on the entire Azure Star.

The Great Xia Settlement has long since closed its immigration policy, making it very difficult to join Great Xia.

These people then set their sights on Lin Ye's Settlement.

Thinking about it, people in this world are frighteningly realistic.

Lin Ye would not allow many people to enjoy his blessings for nothing; his Settlement could not support idle people.

Some good-for-nothings are already wasting their lives, and if they're absorbed into this group, they'll just be lazy and unwilling to work.

However, bringing in a character like Katerina, who is already in the top 50 of the Hero Rankings, would directly benefit the settlement.

Once she joins her Settlement, the Great Xia Settlement will also receive positive feedback.

There are also some LV3 Challengers who possess considerable combat strength and can at least serve as henchmen in the upcoming Battles.

It can be used to deal with other Settlements that are eyeing the area covetously.

Ultimately, Lin Ye's selection criteria were that only Challengers of LV3 or higher could join his Settlement.

Even after this selection process, only 150 people were allowed to join the Settlement.

Lin Ye then made the appointment directly, appointing Katerina as one of the administrators of the Settlement.

They are responsible for a range of affairs in the Settlement, including infrastructure, landscaping, and commerce.

Soon, a pop-up window appeared in the backend of the Settlement management page.

[Katerina: Respected Commander Lin Ye, I am deeply impressed by your exceptional Naval Warfare experience, which is why I have chosen to join your Settlement. I hope to learn your excellent military techniques and naval tactics here... Could you take me with you next time you run Instance?]

Upon seeing this pop-up window, Lin Ye couldn't help but sigh.

These Gaul women are certainly open-minded; they speak so frankly.

[Lin Ye: Miss Carter, there are no strategic operations planned for the settlement at the moment. Our current task is to develop the Settlement. Please lead 150 Settlement members to work together to build our Settlement.]

[Thanks for your hard work.]

[Katerina:...]

Lin Ye's current focus is not on the various affairs of this Settlement, as these matters are of little significance to his path to advancement.

At this stage, he doesn't see any additional benefits that this Settlement offers to him as the Commander.

It's better to let it fend for itself first.

After exiting the Settlement management system, Lin Ye returned directly to the Creation Space.

Next, he will make some minor modifications to the Great Wall Watch Instance quest.

The current process is quite sophisticated, but it's a bit cumbersome. If you add a slow-moving veteran Challengers like Fulangche, it will only slow things down further.

Lin Ye himself was tired of watching the last Instance livestream.

The original process was that Settlements could freely choose when to declare war on the Dragon Country, and then different Dragon Country buffs would be triggered in sequence based on the degree of aggression against the Dragon Country.

Now, Lin Ye needs to simplify things.

The initial state of the new the Great Wall Watch Instance is Eight-Nation Alliance attacking the Dragon Country!

These Challengers will no longer be given the freedom to choose when to attack.

At the start, they didn't take the initiative to attack the Dragon Country, but the Dragon Country still attacked them.

In addition, the time limit for Instance quests has been adjusted to three days. Instance quest cannot be completed within three days, it will be automatically considered a failure.

The complete the Great Wall Watch is set in two phases.

The first phase starts with full firepower, with all the buffs of the Dragon Country, such as the Everyone Is a Soldier, the Punish Them No Matter How Far, and the principle of fighting for Every Inch of Territory Cost in Blood. It's all about going all out and entering a state of war of resistance!

The Phase Two is the launch of the Nantianmen Project, marking the beginning of the Future Warfare phase for the Dragon Country.

Once you enter the Phase Two, it actually signifies the end of the Instance!

It's simple and direct; it's all about overwhelming strength.

The next Challengers will be surprised to find that they were dealt a royal flush right from the Instance!

The task flow settings were relatively simple, and Lin Ye quickly completed them.

He glanced at the progress on the Creation Space backend again.

The progress of the Aerospace Mecha is already 30%!

It happened much faster than he had originally planned.

At this rate, the Nantianmen Project should be completed by this time tomorrow.

Everything is proceeding according to Lin Ye's plan; everything is ready, and all that's left is to wait patiently.

He's fully confident he'll reach the top after the next Instance run!

Lin Ye felt a long-lost sense of comfort.

Just then, the phone rang.

It was Bai Tianhao who called.

Lin Ye answered the phone directly.

"Mr. Lin, Commander Long Yuan requests your presence at the Instance Research Center."

"There has been new progress regarding the situation in the seven major Settlements."