The battle to quit the game

The two fifth-grade guardians of Eagle Valley Red Copper Mine did not actually come from the Great Dream Dynasty's government. They came from a sect.

One was named Wang Duo, the other Ding Xing. Behind them stood a second-tier sect within the Martial Alliance.

This copper mine was jointly developed by their sect and the Great Dream Dynasty. The former supplied the manpower and resources, while the latter provided access to the Abyssal Beast Grotto.

The profits were split thirty-seventy: thirty percent for the former, seventy for the latter.

Watching Yang Ling, the Myriad Affairs Bureau official nearby, direct their subordinates to gather the players, Ding Xing could not help murmuring:

"Why has Director Yang come to the copper mine to arrest remnants of the Crimson-Refined Fire Jiao Sect?"

Wang Duo shook his head slightly. "No idea. This is government business for the Great Dream Dynasty. It has little to do with us.

"All we need to do is cooperate a little. Besides, the eunuchs from the Cicada-Holding Directorate will arrive soon. They can discuss these matters among themselves."

Ding Xing frowned. "I'm just worried this might affect morale here. After all, this campaign will last at least half a year.

"The copper mine is one of our sect's three main sources of income. We can't compare with those first-tier sects.

"If we fail to hold the mine, the losses will be devastating."

Wang Duo smiled. "It won't come to that. We aren't one of those beasts' main targets to begin with.

"Relax. We'll definitely hold out through this campaign."

Ding Xing nodded instinctively. "That's good, then."

By then, nearly five thousand players had gathered before Yang Ling.

*A-9 City has hundreds of positions that need defending. Assuming each position gets an average of five thousand players, that makes over