Old Qin's Way of Calling in Reinforcements

Because Blackflame Pass had fallen so suddenly, and the battle had been fought on such a massive scale, most of the players had entered the "waiting to resurrect" process. As a result, Shadow Valley was much quieter than usual.

The veteran players who had survived took assignments from Maxim and rode flying mounts to Fort Valor to help defend and garrison it. The newbies received assignments too: escorting large numbers of soldiers from Blackflame Pass back to the Maginot Line.

Captain Paula's three airships were flying back and forth almost without pause.

On Murphy's orders, they had to get these exhausted soldiers to the rear as quickly as possible so they could rest and recover their morale. To make that happen, Murphy had even assigned tasks to "capitalist" Old Huo and Cat Rabbit, telling them to prepare Treasure Bay's entertainment venues to receive the soldiers.

It just so happened that Treasure Bay's casino, which had been bustling before, had seen its foot traffic drop sharply under the wartime system. This could also serve as a "promotional event."

It was a case of accidentally getting things right. After all, you couldn't expect soldiers who lived with their heads on the line to have refined hobbies. For example, when the soldiers of the Gorse Vanguard Battalion were on leave, their favorite place to visit was Treasure Bay. If even the crafty Xilanese liked it, then the Bloodsworn Retainers would surely enjoy it too.

Besides, this was an effective way to stimulate Transia's economy during wartime.

Old Huo had even drawn up a scaled-down plan for "military-oriented services" and submitted it to the Scarlet Governor. It loosely followed the development model of certain special districts in the real world, taking an unconventional route. Mirian was at a loss over this aggressive economic development