Town

Chapter 971: Town

Because the Prometheus node already had an owner.

Unlike an ownerless town such as Inside Derry Town, where one could directly assume the position by passing the identity assessment for mayor.

To seize the node here and become the Pharaoh... one could only launch a more difficult and dangerous Node War, forcibly taking sovereignty.

Over the three hundred years since Destiny Space opened within the human world.

Quite a few participants had obtained World Nodes, yet the number of Node Wars launched could be counted on one hand—fewer than five, even.

After all.

In worlds ruled by otherworldly demons, all humanity belonged to the same faction.

Though there were three main cities, they were allied with one another. Information flowed freely between them as they jointly sought humanity's future.

If someone had already obtained a World Node, other participants would consider the bigger picture for humanity and avoid targeting them whenever possible.

Even setting aside personal ties and alliances.

Launching a Node War required support from every front and a direct war against the current ruler.

To a certain extent, it meant becoming enemies with the Destiny World one currently inhabited... far more difficult than an identity assessment.

Moreover, launching a Node War would inevitably damage the original world's foundation to a great extent.

Its economy and technological level would both regress because of the war.

If the two sides were not far apart in Combat Power and the conflict turned into a prolonged war, it might even cause social decline and world degradation.

Even if they won the war and seized the node... the world would already be unrecognizable.

Even so, Han Dong had no intention of giving up.

Even if Demps had located the Pharaoh midway through the event and the position might already have