Angmar's Plan

Xiao Yu asked, "I've been invited to the meeting. May I ask where I'll be attending?"

"Oh, then please follow me." The maid said, leading Xiao Yu inside.

As Xiao Yu walked, he looked around and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "This Angmar is indeed a rich man."

These personal virtual spaces require money to buy or rent. The cheapest ones can be rented for a month for just a few dozen points, but the furnishings are very basic; they're just ordinary small meeting rooms.

Even a slightly better option, like setting up a virtual villa, costs several hundred points a month.

The luxurious palace before us, with its magnificent decorations, elegant and unique style, and the guards in exquisite armor and the beautiful maids in black maid outfits, suggests that this reception room is definitely not cheap. It would probably cost several thousand points a month to rent, and to buy it permanently would probably cost hundreds of thousands. And don't complain about the price; in reality, to achieve such a lifestyle, you would probably need millions or even tens of millions of dollars.

After wandering around the palace for a while, we arrived at a huge meeting hall, which was already full of people, probably at least several hundred, sitting around tables.

Maids carrying trays moved among the crowd, serving drinks and various exquisite pastries, creating a rather bourgeois atmosphere. However, it was a bit noisy due to the large number of people.

Moreover, the people's clothing was a bit out of place in the hall. They wore all sorts of things: some were in suits and ties, some were in full armor, some were in mascot costumes, and some were in beach shorts and tank tops. There were all kinds of looks. In this virtual world, as long as you have money, you can customize all sorts of appearances.

People with a little money usually give themselves a more unique appearance. In comparison, Xiao Yu, who didn't buy any skins, seemed unremarkable and ordinary.

Taking a glass of champagne from the maid's tray, Xiao Yu patiently waited while sipping it. Sitting at a table in the corner, Xiao Yu listened to the conversations of the people around him, who were discussing nothing more than how to deal with the Water Elemental Lord.

However, these guys obviously didn't have any good ideas, Xiao Yu could only laugh at the terrible ones they came up with.

After a while, the lights in the hall suddenly dimmed, and a beam of light descended from the palace steps. Everyone noticed the strangeness around them and looked towards the beam of light. They saw a huge figure wearing a domineering black armor descending from the beam of light. The helmet on his head covered his face, and he was surrounded by a halo.

This entrance was incredibly cool and immediately caught everyone's attention.

The man waved down.

"Gentlemen, welcome to my palace. I am Angmar, the guild leader of the Middle-earth Supreme Guild 'Sky World.' I'm sure you've all heard of our guild. We have thousands of members and enjoy some prestige within the Alliance. However, this operation is probably beyond the capabilities of our guild alone."

"I'm sure everyone has seen that video already, so I won't say much more. Just think about it carefully and you should understand that an Elemental Lords could never have such power. And forget about plot skills; plot skills have to be reasonable too. So the answer is obvious: it's definitely an artifact. This is probably the first artifact that has been clearly revealed in the game so far, and I've heard the name of that artifact from some people— the Scourge of the Ocean."

"Although there have been a few traces of artifacts in the game before, they were mostly in the hands of mysterious NPCs, appearing and disappearing in a flash, leaving no chance to seize them. But this time is different. This Water Elemental Lord, Azathoth, is on the Lost Island. As long as we can gather several thousand people to work together, we won't have to worry about not getting this artifact. Of course, since this artifact is probably a story weapon, the drop rate will definitely be very low, and ordinary adventurers can't use it. But that's okay. I think all the major guilds should have their own hero players by now. If we gather a few hero players and prepare several thousand adventurers, we should be able to take it down. I declare here that I am determined to get this artifact, but I won't let everyone's efforts be in vain. As long as I get the artifact, everyone who participates in the operation and follows orders will receive a reward."

"If you're a guild leader and can organize enough people to participate, I'll give you extra benefits: 1,000 yuan per raid. For regular players, 100 yuan per person for level 30 and above, and 200 yuan per person for level 40 and above. Heroic players will get 3,000 yuan. And that's just for the effort. If you perform well in battle, I'll give you extra rewards. If you're willing to join this operation, you can sign up with my subordinates later. Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't want to participate, just don't get in my way."

This Angmar was really domineering, stating his goal directly and throwing money around like it was nothing. To be honest, there weren't many particularly powerful guild leaders here. If they had their own large guilds, they would have already organized their own people to kill the BOSS, and wouldn't have come here. However, there were quite a few leaders of small guilds with dozens or hundreds of members, plus many casual players. Before long, several hundred people had signed up, and some small guild leaders even confidently declared that they could organize several raid groups to participate in the battle.

Listening to Angmar's words, Xiao Yu thought to himself, "Damn, this guy is really rich. So many people are involved, there must be over a thousand people involved. He must have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in one go. If you have that much money, why don't you just give it to me? I might as well sell it to you."

However, Xiao Yu immediately dismissed the idea. He really couldn't sell a divine artifact for hundreds of thousands of dollars. There were plenty of skeleton-level bosses in the game, but there were only a handful of these divine artifacts, and their whereabouts were all unknown. Just as the Witch-king Angmar said, the Scourge of the Ocean was probably the closest divine artifact that players could come into contact with.

However, despite the enthusiastic response, some people have expressed concerns.

"Witch King, Azathoth has a divine weapon in his hand, how could we possibly win?"

"Haha, everyone, don't worry. I've studied that video repeatedly, and I've discovered that while this artifact is powerful, it's not Invincible. Its main characteristic is that it's a strategic weapon. You can see that the storms and lightning it summons cover a very large area, but they are actually quite random and not very effective against enemies at close range. Moreover, the Scourge of the Ocean is most effective against enemies in the sea. As long as you establish a foothold on the island, you don't need to be afraid of it."

"When the time comes, we just need to find an opportunity to get close to him, then launch our attack together, and we can easily kill him."

But then someone else asked.

"But how do we get to the Lost Island?"

Angmar nodded. "I've already found out about that. When Alliance ships pass near this Lost Island, Hydras will attack them. Once a player's ship is sunk, sirens will appear and drag the player to the island. We'll meet at King's Harbor later and board the ship together. Each ship holds two hundred people, so I estimate ten ships will be full. Ships depart from King's Harbor every fifteen minutes, so it should take about two hours to transport everyone. That should take about a day. Once everyone is there, we'll attack together."

After answering a few more questions, the formal registration process began.

Quite a few people actually signed up to join. Firstly, the thought of thousands of people besieging a big BOSS is exciting. Secondly, they can also earn some rewards along the way. Although it's not much, it's not bad for some students, and it's better than nothing for ordinary people.

Looking at the enthusiastic registration scene, Xiao Yu sneered inwardly. "Damn, they're dreaming! Thousands of people coming all the way to Lost Island to push things out. If they actually manage to get on the island, thousands of fearless people piling up on it, I'll be in real danger. Luckily, I was smart enough to realize it early. Fine, I'll see who blows whom up then."

Xiao Yu secretly noted down the time and place they had agreed upon, and then quietly left the meeting room.