The final major update of the closed beta was every bit as earth-shaking as expected. The mere announcement of the stronghold system was enough to grab everyone's attention.
There were only three strongholds available for allocation at the moment, and two had already been assigned to specific player guilds. But there was still one left undecided, wasn't there?
That was practically the development team announcing that any guild that performed well in the upcoming events could still earn a stronghold as a reward.
They hadn't said it outright, but the official position was already crystal clear.
They were secretly increasing the rewards to encourage players to participate in "Transia's Hundred-Day Construction Project." It was an obvious carrot on a stick, but the rewards were tempting enough that everyone put up with it.
As for the two strongholds that had already been assigned, most players—and the spectators who just wanted a taste of the action—said they understood.
There wasn't much to say about the military stronghold, the "Maginot Line."
Among the players, aside from those few "professionals with limitless potential," Brother Bang's group of veteran soldiers were the most suitable people to build and manage it. And with the Black Calamity looming, even if Lord Murphy trusted other players with this vital line of defense, the players themselves wouldn't.
A professional job called for professionals, especially when people's lives were at stake.
But some of the more serious-minded players weren't too happy about who had been awarded the other stronghold, "Surgehold."
Black Silk Under Keyboard: I get why Brother Bang got a military stronghold. He's a real professional. But the Surge Knights just started playing, didn't they? What gives them the right to get a stronghold too? This is a golden-egg-laying hen.
I'm not questioning the dev team, but they should