That was right. If a national war broke out, Dongfang Shitian would still have a chance to take second place on the points leaderboard. But if the national war was delayed, he would have no chance at all.
There was a considerable gap between the rewards for second and third place. Naturally, Dongfang Mingmou and the others hoped Dongfang Shitian would receive the more generous rewards.
"Big Brother really doesn't have much chance of getting second place..." Dongfang Mietian said gravely, but he was interrupted before he could finish.
"Overall, Emperor's Hymn obtaining the blueprints for Siege Rocket Launchers will put greater pressure on Ye Luo Zhi Qiu and the others. It will also cause greater casualties to the Misty Pavilion alliance—no, to guilds like Misty Pavilion and the Long Family," Dongfang Shitian said in a deep voice. He looked at everyone. "Only if these guilds suffer severe losses will our alliance have a chance to rise. As things stand, the situation is exactly what we need."
"Furthermore, we can act according to the situation, and our alliance is strong enough to influence the course of events on both sides. There's no need for us to dwell on this. What matters most to us now is doing everything we can to increase our strength," Dongfang Shitian added.
"Mm, that's true." Dongfang Mietian nodded, and the others all agreed.
"Although the Major Servers will be delayed somewhat by the need to manufacture large numbers of Siege Rocket Launchers, the national war probably won't be postponed for too long—just a day or two," Night Rain Misty said with a smile. "Even if the Major Servers don't act, Ye Luo Zhi Qiu and the others will take the initiative after receiving the leaderboard rewards. A national war being delayed by one or two