"So this is the Alliance base. It's still small, but we've got enough Survival Coins to build it up into our haven on the Survival Road."
Whirlwind stood in the Alliance base, brimming with excitement.
Mo Yu nodded. "Exactly. With an absolutely safe place like this, we'll be able to come here and rest whenever life on the road wears us down to the breaking point."
"And Alliance members can talk face-to-face instead of going crazy from being alone on the road."
The most terrifying things about the Survival Road weren't just the monsters, but also the loneliness and fear that gnawed at people's hearts every waking moment.
Some players hadn't been killed by monsters. Instead, they had gone mad from sheer loneliness.
With an Alliance base, that problem could be solved.
"I just checked the Alliance's various functions. It's only level one right now, and upgrading its level and basic buildings both cost Survival Coins."
"The leader generously gave us a million Survival Coins, but we can't make him foot the entire bill."
Whirlwind grew serious. "I think we need to set some Alliance rules, like having members pay dues or complete Alliance missions to contribute funds."
"Even if we can't offer the leader any real help in battle, we can't be helpless babies who only know how to take."
"Yeah, we should give this some proper thought and develop a comprehensive contribution point system."
Mo Yu nodded as well. "But there's no rush right now. Let's get the basic infrastructure built first, then raise the Alliance another level and bring our people in."
The two of them got to work.
As they poured Survival Coins into it, the base began expanding, and all kinds of buildings and facilities appeared.
"Let's build a Central Hall first. That's the heart