New Alliance Feature, Dynasty Hegemony!

Feudal courts disliked the unknown.

Because it is a family-run business, the unknown means there are always variables.

Therefore, it will never rise to prominence.

For this, Gao Linzhi paid for a considerable amount of materials.

Of course, there are some valuable materials on the puppet.

It's for making payments at any time.

His Game Character doesn't need to be present.

After obtaining the "Sacred Shield," Gao Linzhi returned to his assigned dormitory.

He wanted to examine the shield closely for its unusual features.

He found it very strange.

Why does this treasure have two names?

Gao Linzhi in his dormitory, examining the shield.

He had already paid for some of the materials carried by the puppet in exchange for this shield.

Although he had already used up quite a few items, it was nothing compared to the numerous materials in his Game Backpack.

He then equipped the puppet with the shield.

Bronze shield

The next moment, he sensed the shield's Special Tier.

He felt a subtle disconnect between himself and the world.

It's like entering a submarine and then using the submarine to enter the ocean.

This is absolutely a treasure.

It can isolate people from the world, which means that even the supernatural can't find you.

If we can't find you, then naturally there's no way to pollute you.

However, the game's Appraisal Skill cannot identify its true abilities.

This means that it is an extraordinary treasure.

He realized how valuable this thing was.

The names "Sacred Shield" and "Shield of the Immortal Elder" are likely misidentified by the game.

"Sacred Shield" is probably what the locals call it.

The Shield of the Immortal Elder is probably its real name.

This is a shield used by immortals.

It can isolate people from the mortal world.

In this way, Gao Linzhi had one more thing to protect.

He can use his opponent as a trump card.

After resolving this matter, Gao Linzhi went back to class.

As for holding sacrifices and attracting strange things, the headmaster was not in a hurry.

Instead, they taught Gao Linzhi with even more patience.

They immediately fulfilled Gao Linzhi's wishes to learn whatever he wanted.

They give you almost anything you ask for.

Gao Linzhi's skills began to improve rapidly.

And at this time...

A new message has appeared in the Game System.

"Your Advanced Traps have received instruction, and your skill breakthrough progress has increased."

"You have received instruction in Advanced Curse Technique, and your skill breakthrough progress has increased."

Gao Linzhi had previously maxed out the experience level of all his skills to level 100.

Previously, the lack of higher-level Skill Stone prevented the advancement.

Most of them are still at the advanced level, Expert Level skills are still very rare.

And so, Gao Linzhi studied for a full month.

During this month, the game unusually did not have any other events.

During this time, other players were all complaining:

Why haven't any new events started yet?

"Damn it, how are we supposed to get new resources?"

"Yeah, isn't this a scam?"

Of course, some people also mocked them:

"Fool, didn't we launch the alliance a few days ago? This was to give everyone time to build and develop their alliances."

"Yes, the alliance upgrade requires a large amount of materials such as Demon Bone."

"But the Alliance Dungeon and the in-game store are really awesome."

"If I can complete the maximum number of dungeon attempts in a day, I can farm one-tenth of a Revival Stone!"

"Damn, you've completed the dungeon run a full time, and everyone else has stopped?"

"Obviously, this is something Company Executive Players can do; others can only get a salary, or even be cannon fodder."

"Damn, that's disgusting."

"Oh, I see. This past month has been for the big shots to develop their skills; it has nothing to do with us solo players who can't even join an alliance."

"Damn it, this game is so unbalanced, there's no fun in it for the big shots without any ordinary players."

"You don't understand, do you? This isn't a game, this is war, a war to invade another world!"

"Is war something you can just start and stop whenever you want?"

"That's true, this really isn't a game anymore."

"It's just a game disguised as a game."

The crowd began to discuss the matter.

However, Gao Linzhi was pleasantly surprised to find that after studying at this academy for a month, the progress of many of his skills had finally reached the maximum.

"As you listen to the explanation, inspiration strikes, and your Advanced Traps skills break through to the Expert Level..."

"You had a brilliant idea, and you advanced from intermediate to advanced combat."

"While you were sleeping in class, you figured out a key point about a problem; your Advanced Inspiration has advanced to Expert Level Inspiration..."

Goodness, one skill after another, from advanced to Expert Level.

It turns out that the knowledge he learned from the academy could replace the function of the Skill Stone.

And this is for normal, average gamers, at their learning speed.

To be honest, spending a month to master a skill is actually quite fast in a typical online game.

But considering that Gao Linzhi paid a lot of money for materials to obtain this kind of professional training.

That makes perfect sense.

Spending real money can directly accelerate the skill advancement process.

After some organization, he has advanced 25 of his physics-related skills.

This directly increases your constitution by 250 points.

In addition, there are 15 spell-based skill advancements, which directly increase spirit points by 150.

As a result, his mental strength increased dramatically again, jumping from 607 to 757 points in one go.

And their physical condition has also improved significantly.

This day.

It was Gao Linzhi's 35th day studying at this academy.

The Daoist Academy has finally made a big move.

The Academy Mountain's headmaster, the 1800-year-old Longevity Being, tigers, wolves, deer, sheep, four teachers, and a bunch of students were all gathered together.

"Everyone, we're finally about to start something big!" the old lady said to the crowd.

"The main hospital has just issued an order."

"This is the nautical chart they gave us. The headquarters requires us to set up operations at three locations."

"We must begin preparations now, including getting the materials and rituals ready."

"When the strange phenomenon subsides and the imperial court sends people over, we will activate the sacrificial array to attract the strange phenomenon."

"Block the imperial fleet."

"In this way, we can keep the imperial court in check."

"A court that loses the support of all sides will only slowly decline. Relying on just one island, the court cannot support a large number of experts."

"At that time, our Great Ying Dynasty will be able to rise again!"

All the students were excited.

"Great! A huge victory! We're sure to rise again!"

"We're sure to win this time."

Gao Linzhi simply nodded slightly.

He didn't care about it.

What big wins, what medium wins—in the end, you have nothing left.

The headmaster then began assigning tasks.

The students were divided into four groups, with one teacher leading one group.

The Werewolf Teacher led a reserve team to support the other three groups at any time.

The other three groups are the front-line execution teams.

Although the assignment was simple, it was very effective.

If it becomes any more complex, the target will be too large and easily exposed.

One teacher is responsible for ten students.

Gao Linzhi was assigned to work directly under the headmaster.

Yes, the headmaster is responsible for the most important sacrificial ceremony, including burying materials and setting up formations.

The others are just doing peripheral work.

For example, tasks such as exploring the surroundings, determining the exact location, setting up a guard post, and clearing the area.

After the assignments were made, Gao Linzhi followed the headmaster.

And at this time...

Suddenly, a notification appeared in the Game System:

"Ding! Congratulations to player 'Can Xue Waves Across the Map' for successfully activating the new game's main storyline."

"Rewards include 10,000 World Reputation Points, 1,000,000 Game Experience Points, and 10,000 random Purple-Tier Materials!"

"The Immortal Dynasty Hegemony!"

"The previous dynasty attempted to overthrow the current Sky Wolf Dynasty."

"The Great Ying Dynasty lost its empire due to the rebellion of the Imperial Observatory."

"Now they've returned with a vengeance, and with the support of the Daoist Academy, they're preparing to cause trouble."

That's it.

The players were ecstatic.

"Wow, this guy is awesome."

"The main storyline of the game started without a sound!"

"Could this Great Ying Dynasty be a synonym for the Qin Dynasty?"

The game notification is still in progress.

"The Great Ying Dynasty is preparing for Sacrifice Event, planning to take action during the strange period of calm two years from now to obstruct the Sky Wolf Dynasty from collecting offerings from the surrounding islands."

"Please select your faction."

"You can choose the Sky Wolf Dynasty and serve the current court."

"You can also choose the Great Ying Dynasty."

There will be different tasks and rewards.

"Due to the significant disparity in strength between the two sides, and for the sake of game balance, choosing the Great Ying Dynasty's option carries greater risks, involves a higher level of difficulty, and offers rewards three times that of the Sky Wolf Dynasty's option."

Upon seeing this, Gao Linzhi couldn't help but shake his head.

The game didn't intentionally trick players, but it failed to tell them some details.

For example, the Sky Wolf Dynasty is very wary of players.

This is, of course, a form of selection.

If you've played this game for so long and still can't see through the true nature of the imperial court, then you can't blame anyone else for your death.

It's laughable to have faith in the integrity of a feudal dynasty.

The feudal court's most adept tactic was to discard those who had helped them after they had served their purpose; for example, "Payment was issued at the drill ground without the need for soldiers to wear armor."

The Daoist Academy and the Great Ying Dynasty, still in the early stages of their development, tend to have higher reputations.

Or rather, they are more tolerant of players.

They will eventually betray those who helped them, but that will only happen after they succeed.

Upon seeing this, the players were immediately excited.

The event channel immediately became lively.

"Haha, hee hee!"

"Very good!"

"Finally, there's an event!"

"The game is giving out freebies! This is triple the reward!"

"Ridiculous! That just proves that the Great Ying Dynasty is actually very weak, only a third as strong as the opposing side, or even less!"

"I've figured it out. The game doesn't actually want us to die. It's not a cruel survival game, but a selection game, filtering out who can defeat the natives." Someone suddenly revealed a crucial piece of information.

When Gao Linzhi saw this, he couldn't help but smile.

There are still many smart people.

And at this time...

Someone else said, "I've noticed something. The Great Ying Dynasty is hostile to the Sky Wolf Dynasty, so isn't it part of the Rebel Army Faction?"

"Yes, that's obvious."

"Rebellion has serious consequences."

"That's right, why didn't we agree to triple the reward?"

"Besides, this court is so corrupt; it's time for a rebellion."

"That's right, the imperial court tricked us before by coming to our village to collect taxes."

"You're talking about the prefect, aren't you?"

"The imperial court is not yet able to collect taxes; it will have to wait two years."

"Oh, isn't the prefect a man of the imperial court?"

"No, the prefect is a local Feudal Lords. The current situation is similar to the end of the Three Kingdoms, the chaotic era of the Three Kingdoms."

Gao Linzhi knew that the history of this world was similar to that of another timeline.

However, in modern times, due to the invasion of games, it has evolved into a system with numerous companies.

That's a great company.

No matter how much debt they have, they can just go bankrupt and run away.

If you play the game well, the company may go bankrupt, but you yourself will be unscathed and can continue to enjoy your life.

Unlike other types of forces, where if the force collapses, most of the leaders will die.

"I've discovered that this game has one set after another." Someone started sharing strategy guides.

"If there were an alliance right now, that would be awesome, with everyone in the alliance doing faction quests together."

"Yes, you have to join an alliance. Only with an alliance can you exchange for Revival Stone. With Revival Stone, you'll have more confidence in doing faction quests."

"You can come back to life even if you die."

"That's right, this game is like a snowball effect; if you're slow at one step, you're slow at every step."

"I've calculated it. For ordinary players, the combined efforts of 34 people are enough to form an alliance. Of course, in the early stages, the alliance can only provide 10 slots."

"This requires taking turns advancing and retreating."

" For Ordinary Player, it takes a month of grinding dungeons in the alliance and painstakingly offering a large number of Demon Bone to build the alliance before they have enough contribution points to exchange for Revival Stone."

"This is the only way out for ordinary players; everyone must work together and take turns joining alliances."

And at this time...

Someone else exclaimed with delight, "The alliance is really useful! The alliance options just now offered an allied team activity!"

"It's about Dynasty Hegemony."

"Alliance members share health; if one member survives, everyone survives, provided they are all on the same map!"

"I'll take the exam, I'll take the exam, I'll take the exam!"

A group of players went absolutely crazy!

Upon seeing this, Gao Linzhi also hurriedly checked the alliance function.

He is now the leader of the "Flowing Cloud Pavilion".

However, he's generally too lazy to run dungeons.

What others value highly, even to the point of conflict, is merely a trivial matter to him.

After all, he has unlimited resurrections.

It provides Ordinary Player with a stable channel to exchange Revival Stone.

The prerequisite is that you have to work hard and fight monsters.

Of course, this is much better than before.

Gao Linzhi saw that the alliance option had indeed appeared:

"Alliance Events - Dynasty Hegemony - Allies Team Up"

The rules are also explained above:

During the Dynasty Hegemony, allies can team up and join the same faction, and can stay on the same map, with a maximum distance of 5 kilometers between them, sharing health points.

"If one person's health is not zero, the others will be resurrected when that person returns to the base."

"A team can consist of a maximum of 5 people at a time."

Clearly, this is the operator's effort to repair this incomplete Skyfall Game.

The biggest incompleteness is that Ordinary Player cannot revive!

As everyone knows, the biggest advantage of the Fourth Catastrophe is that it Revive After Death and come back to life indefinitely.

They tried their best to increase the players' strength and dispel their fear of dying.

If it weren't for this, the game wouldn't have included so many features specifically related to "resurrection".

It's another Revival Stone, another Safe Zone, and another shared health system.

If players can't be resurrected, then there's no way they'll be encouraged to be bold.

Those players were just a team of ordinary people, and compared to the natives, they had no fundamental advantage.