Just as Dagger of Murder had expected, by the time they launched their second wave of attacks, Chu Guang, far away in Vault 404, had already received the battle report from the front line.
Moreover, the report announcing their departure and the victory report from the front arrived at the same time.
Fang Chang had pulled a clever trick. The first report had been delivered by the Horse airship, while the latter had come through the official website's quest system.
Looking at the two reports spread out before him, Chu Guang smiled and shook his head.
"These guys really do treat me like an NPC."
Still, it was understandable.
He had concealed himself well all along. The players did not know that besides being the Administrator, he also had the identity of the dog-planning developer.
In other words, he had known everything long before they submitted this report. He simply had not stopped them.
For one thing, the players had not violated any server rules. He had never demanded that they all become saints; he had only asked them to keep a sense of proportion in what they did.
For another, the emissaries of the Xilan Empire truly were annoying. They were always arguing with him at Sticky Community meetings, so it was good to give them a warning.
And third, the Xilan Empire had struck first.
The Alliance rarely went looking for trouble, but there was not a single settlement that had not bled, even Boulder City, which had joined voluntarily.
If someone wanted to test whether their fists were hard enough, then they were welcome to try.
Report No. 1: The Xilan Imperial Army brazenly entered our alert zone, failed to identify itself, and opened fire on our forces with the intent of causing a massacre. We have