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[Team points are awarded based on: successfully defending against waves and the strength of the [Tinder] District War.]

The higher the team score, the higher the final ranking in the battlefield. If teams have the same score, the ranking will be based on the strength of the [Tinder]...

So that's how it is. Elimination time doesn't matter at all. In the end, as long as the wave count is high and the [Tinder] strength is high, the team score will be just as high.

Even if you use speed-up to reach your maximum wave early before the District War ends, and then get eliminated, your score will still be far higher than those teams that survive to the late game but only reach low waves. This is a rule that encourages aggressiveness and pushing your limits!

"That doesn't make sense either. Why speed up the waves then? Just wait patiently for the nodes, without even incurring the extra 'early activation' fee, and you can slowly accumulate waves and reap all the benefits, right?"

His question was perfectly reasonable. Until his gaze fell once again on a line of data on the overview panel:

[World Remaining Groups: 99.54%]

This number is slightly lower than it was twenty minutes ago.

He felt instantly relieved.

When the number of [remaining groups in the world] drops to 10%, the District War will end and Continued Battle will begin.

The original rules for the District War stated that teams ranked in the top 10% of the world in total points would enter, so everyone entered with confidence, including some less skilled professionals.

But after entering, I found that there was no "surrender" button like in the last District War. Damn it, I have to extinguish the [Tinder] to leave the District War!

In order to face stronger enemies from other worlds in the Continued Battles, they must accumulate resources and develop their strength as quickly as possible during the limited time of the District War, and acquire powerful cards.

Being a step behind could mean being at a significant disadvantage in the Continued Battle, or even being eliminated prematurely.

While Guizishi was still processing the rules, Su Luo had already turned on all microphones in the [Tinder] hall once again.

Inside the [Tinder] Hall of Consciousness, Su Luo's voice was steady as she clearly explained her strategy for rapid development, card collection, and using system nodes to "freely" advance waves.

"... Therefore, I suggest developing quickly while gathering more card information to confirm the specifics of the next step of cooperation."

"Does anyone here have any other suggestions, or any key information that hasn't been shared yet?"

After a brief silence, [Fairy] Mu Hongyuan gently raised her hand, a card between her fingers, her voice still as Perfect as heavenly music.

"I just used 120 Tinder Shards to upgrade the [Tinder] quality to 'Fine'." She paused, making sure everyone's attention was drawn, "The fire's range expanded to a radius of 100 meters, and its path extended accordingly. But more importantly, I discovered a crucial mechanism: low-quality cards cannot affect high-quality [Tinder]. I just tried using a normal-quality card on myself, and it failed."

The priest, standing to the side with Bible in his hand, repeated, "Low-quality cards cannot be used on high-quality [Tinder]."

"This means that if you want to use a card on an area with a higher quality [Tinder], you must first consume Tinder Shards to upgrade the card's quality so that it is at least equal to, or even higher than, the target Tinder..." Song Shige continued.

Just then, Su Luo sent a private chat request to the usually taciturn Chao Ketu. After a few quick exchanges, Chao Ketu nodded slightly and then turned on his public microphone. His voice was a little hoarse. "Just now, I used this card on the Forbidden Existence Soldo Yashan."

The card in his hand is: [Negative buff application card (designated)].

"But this card is only of ordinary quality; its use failed. His Tinder quality has already been improved."

It seems that the dangerous ghost Yashan was not idle, but had been developing on its own, and had not entered the communication hall again after the preparation time ended.

This is a kind of confidence, but as long as it still wants to use the card, it will eventually have to come back here, since the card can only be used in the lobby by pointing it at the corresponding area.

As for that area that has never appeared, based on the current information available, it has been assumed to be temporarily shelved and cannot be addressed.

"At the same time, I tried using a card in the area I hadn't been able to enter, but the system said it didn't exist. We only have nine teams on the field, not a full field."

"Such good luck?" Gai Li asked.

Everyone's considered all sorts of things: madmen, Forbidden Existence, system bugs...

But Battlefield No. 1314 wasn't full... I hadn't really thought about that.

After all, the probability is very small. With a total of 27,549 teams registering, there are 2,755 battlefields, and only one of them is not full.

Everyone's gaze silently drifted towards Jiang Mengrui.

Su Luo tapped the table. "Okay, now that the basic information has been confirmed, let's discuss the details of the cooperation..."

The conversation was quick; just three minutes later, an initial plan was proposed, but it was rather crude.

"It's a pleasure to cooperate." Su Luo smiled slightly and nodded to the others present.

Back to reality, Su Luo didn't hesitate at all and immediately began throwing the Tinder Shards she had just harvested into the cluster of leaping Tinder in the center of the altar.

As the fragments were added, the [Tinder] seemed to be infused with powerful vitality, and the flame suddenly shot up, its light becoming brighter.

The dim yellow halo that originally covered an area of about twenty meters expanded rapidly outwards like mercury spilling onto the ground, dispelling even more of the "darkness".

At the same time, Su Luo clearly sensed that the Mana emanating from the [Tinder] had increased. Although it was still very little for Su Luo, it was no longer as scarce as before.

Su Luo only stopped when the information on the panel changed.

[Your Tinder quality has been improved!]

[Tinder (Fine)]

Protect it, nurture it well.

[Enter?]

"How much was consumed?" Song Shige asked from the side.

"120 Tinder Shards; following the normal process, the rewards from clearing the third wave will be enough for an upgrade."

At this moment, the fire's radius of coverage had reached 100 meters, and the two main defensive paths opened up by the Sanctuary had thus been extended to nearly 200 meters in length, providing more ample space for reaction and combat.

Su Luo continued throwing fragments into it while saying:

"Next, quickly clear waves until you reach a reasonable wave, then stop and use cards to farm for Tinder Shards."

After throwing two hundred, Su Luo stopped, watching the flames Spread to a radius of one hundred and fifty meters.

As long as the quality isn't upgraded, the benefit feedback from putting Tinder Shards into [Tinder] is real-time, so let's expand the range a bit first.

The method that everyone had previously discussed was very simple:

All cooperating members should prioritize upgrading their own [Tinder] to "Fine" quality in order to gain greater strategic buffer space.

Each entity then assesses its own capabilities and, before the second milestone arrives, pushes the wave forward to a point where "rewards and risks are relatively balanced."

After reaching their respective target waves, they return to the lobby to share the card information they have collected and discuss their next card strategy.