Guild Hegemony Competition

The Fire Dragon Egg hatched at a critical moment and was Datafied by the divine artifact before being stored in its space, allowing Ye Xue'er to luckily obtain the first pet in the game.

The berserker and the others, whose dragon egg had been stolen, flew into a rage and immediately sparked a flame war on the official forums.

The guild the berserker belonged to, Demolition Office, also announced a challenge against the Association of the Guardian Angels.

As the number of Players increased, guilds sprang up like mushrooms after rain. Demolition Office Guild had originally been a relatively powerful guild in other games, and after Battle Online rose to prominence, its members had switched over together. Although it had not been established for long, its strength was equally formidable and not at all inferior to the Association of the Guardian Angels.

Ye Xue'er was delighted. Although her first dungeon challenge had ended so quickly, obtaining the Fire Dragon Egg had made it all worthwhile.

She became even more convinced that killing and looting were the true essence of gaming fun. She was completely unfazed by Demolition Office's challenge and immediately accepted it on the forums, preparing for a real large-scale guild war in the wilderness after reviving.

However, what the other Players cared about was not the feud between the two guilds, but the fact that the Hell Path dungeon actually had pets.

This made many Players green with envy. Many independent Players began forming teams to charge into the Hell Path, hoping to hatch a pet of their own.

But even on the first floor, the Hell Path was fraught with danger for Players. Even the weakest monsters, such as Fire Demons, required a team of Players to kill with great difficulty. Although there were ruins and treasures within, they were not easy to find. Both strength and luck were indispensable.

Just like Ye Xue'er's team—although they had found the Stone Coffin, they could not open it at all, making it useless.

However, as more and more Players entered the Hell Path, and those who found materials or treasures posted pictures on the forums to show off, the Players' enthusiasm for the Hell Path only grew stronger. They could be said to be suffering happily under the abuse of this high-difficulty dungeon.

Once the revival cooldown ended, Ye Xue'er logged into the game again with eager anticipation.

She opened her attribute panel and looked toward the newly added pet section.

Fire Devouring Dragon, Level 0 (juvenile):

Pet Details: A fire-element ferocious beast that dwelled in high-temperature regions year-round and possessed fire immunity.

Pet Attributes: Strength 4, Agility 4, Stamina 4, Spirit 6

Pet Aptitude: High (from lowest to highest: low, medium, high, spirit beast, Yin soul beast, divine beast, world-guarding spirit)

Pet Skills: None (can be learned through growth)

Growth Requirement: Devouring fire-element spirit stones can increase pet experience.

(Note: After a pet dies, a Pet Resurrection Pill can be purchased from the shop to revive it.)

Bei Li had long made arrangements regarding pets. Since pets were completely Datafied, some of their spirituality would inevitably be lost.

For example, the Fire Devouring Dragon should have been a spirit beast-level ferocious beast, but after Datafication, it could only reach the high grade. This was unavoidable.

Moreover, a Datafied pet had to be in a newly hatched juvenile state. It had to be stored in the divine artifact the instant it came into contact with the outside world. If it was an adult, then even with the divine artifact's help, Datafication would be impossible.

As for pet revival, Lu Wu naturally would not let Players use the divine artifact's abilities for free. There had to be a charge, and it was not cheap either. Each revival required 30 Soul Coins.

After looking over the pet attributes panel, Ye Xue'er clicked Summon Pet. A black vortex immediately appeared before her, and the chubby Little Fire Dragon flapped its wings as it flew out excitedly.

"Awroo~ Awroo~" The Little Fire Dragon circled Ye Xue'er twice before burrowing into her arms and rubbing against her.

Seeing this, Ye Xue'er grabbed the Little Fire Dragon by the neck, lifted it before her, and examined it carefully.

"It seemed a little weak... I still had to spend time raising it. What a hassle!" Ye Xue'er sounded somewhat disappointed.

The Little Fire Dragon seemed to understand Ye Xue'er's words. It immediately puffed out its cheeks and forcefully spat outward. "Cough~ Cough~"

Ye Xue'er stared expressionlessly at the tiny wisp of flame.

"It would be pretty good for lighting cigarettes," Ye Chen said with a smile from nearby.

Ye Xue'er recalled the Little Fire Dragon into the pet space, then shot Ye Chen a fierce glare.

"Get ready to gather people. I think Demolition Office's people are already prepared. Let's take them down!"

"Alright!" Ye Chen slung his greatsword over his shoulder and strode out with a grin.

At this moment, Lu Wu and Bei Li were discussing the recent conflicts between guilds.

Ever since the Hell Path opened, Players had constantly clashed over materials, ruins, treasures, and the like. Their conflicts had continued escalating.

The mutual hostility between Guardian Angel and Demolition Office was merely one example. Every guild had more or less developed conflicts and friction, so Lu Wu planned to hold the first competitive event in the game.

Before Lu Wu lay a blueprint, on which the five words "Guild Hegemony Competition" had been scrawled messily.

Lu Wu's idea was simple: build a massive battlefield and one hundred cities within the Divine Artifact Space. Any guild with a full roster of 500 members could register for this Guild Hegemony Competition.

The theme of this event was flag capture.

At the center of every city would stand a flag. Any guild that occupied a city could transform that blank flag into its own guild flag.

Of course, capturing flags was only part of the process. Even if your guild captured a city and changed its City Flag, Players from other guilds could still take it back.

This would be a large-scale competition centered on sieging cities in the early stage and defending cities in the later stage. It would last half a day. Once time was up, the hundred guilds that held their cities would be named the Strongest Top 100 Guilds, and Lu Wu had also prepared guild rewards for them.

Of course, this was a massive project. Even though he could easily gather yin energy to create cities in the Divine Artifact Space, the scale was too great, and construction would still require a great deal of Lu Wu's time.

Therefore, the event was still in the preparation stage and would not open anytime soon.

There were already more than 300 guilds with 500 members in the game. Lu Wu planned to wait until the number of such guilds reached 500, or even exceeded 1,000, before launching this competition.

When that time came, it would surely be an epic battle with countless heroes vying for supremacy.