Watching the five spatial rifts appear in the sky, the commanders of the various warbands issued new combat orders.
The Region Channel was flooded with players' exhilarated shouts.
"Fuck, that hit the spot. Bully really knows what we want."
"Defend? Defend my ass. Now it's our turn to kick down their doors!"
"I've memorized all five factions. The cockier you were earlier, the louder we'll make you cry!"
At that moment, even A Lan, who was watching the battle, began to smile.
At their most desperate moment, the Star Network had sent golden bullet comments.
They had pointed him toward two paths.
The first option: accept defeat.
In the bullet comments, the Star Network had said that the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce's idea of building influence through an undefeated record was unrealistic.
Once rooted in Monster World, as long as they possessed resources that other races coveted, they would inevitably face challenges from stronger civilizations.
Sooner or later, that day would come.
Trying to avoid every risk by remaining "invincible" was strategically unrealistic.
Accept defeat, then rebuild.
That process was what suited the growth in influence the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce wanted.
Through repeated rebuilding, other races would realize that the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce could only be knocked down temporarily, never destroyed.
Once that image took root in the minds of the various factions, they would grow accustomed to the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce rebuilding after a fall.
They would also understand that plundering the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce was destined to be futile, and might even bring disaster upon themselves by provoking retaliation from the Player Race.
Once other races grew accustomed to the rebuilding.
Whenever the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce fell in the future, they would wonder when it would return.