Global Game: Developing a Knight Clan

Chapter 455 - 75: Players Gather, Border Battle (3)

In short, the Player game mode in the Shadow World is highly regulated and rather militaristic.

The consequences for any violations are extremely severe.

Therefore, there was a need to strictly regulate the behavior of Players in each region.

The True Game had established basic regulations, but a more detailed process was needed to ensure the Players’ actions remained clandestine.

As a result, much like in the border city where Yue Xin was located,

every region has its own direct, higher-ranking military unit.

Although these higher-ranking military units do not have direct jurisdiction over other Players before the "War of Civilization" officially begins,

they do indirectly possess some authority to execute disqualified Players, as well as the power to evaluate them. This directly affects the reward settlement for every individual Player in that region.

Consequently, in this semi-militarized game process,

most of the million Players currently active—aside from those who have already been eliminated for various reasons—have learned to regulate their own behavior over the past year.

In addition, Players in the Shadow World also have their own regional chat channels.

This allows Players in the same region to constantly stay in contact and share information, which is quite a convenience.

After all, these Players can’t be expected to slowly sift through the main player forums to find others from their specific region and form groups, can they?

So, strictly speaking, the three hundred Players currently gathered in the underground ruins didn’t actually need to assemble at a physical location.

But this time, they did.

The reason was actually quite simple.

The border city of Russell, in the Andrews Kingdom, was facing an imminent border war, likely to be provoked by a neighboring country after the autumn harvest.

Although a war of this scale wouldn’t be large,

it would directly affect the regional situation and even put a certain amount of pressure on the local Players.

During the war, Players are absolutely forbidden from revealing their Extraordinary Power.

But to protect the interests of the Players in their region, Yue Xin and the other border city Players had to prepare for the possibility of intervening if the war went poorly.

At the same time, Yue Xin and his group also had to consider the interests of the Players in the opposing Kingdom.

’This is so difficult!’

Therefore, most of the Players who had gathered were currently discussing this very issue.

They couldn’t reveal their Extraordinary Power.

But displaying the strength of an Apprentice Knight should be acceptable.

As long as they didn’t use Magic, the physical Power of an Apprentice Knight alone would be enough for these Players to make a name for themselves in a small-scale war.

It was all a matter of finding the right balance.

But the most troublesome point remained: how should they deal with the Players from the enemy Kingdom?

Everyone was a Player from Blue Star; they were even part of the same faction under the Star Empire, which had initiated the "War of Civilization."

They had to protect the other side’s interests while also protecting their own.

This made secret communication before the war essential.

So, during the meeting, the group quickly selected several Players to secretly infiltrate the enemy Kingdom’s border territory.

Their task wasn’t complicated.

They just had to contact the Players on the other side and establish a direct link through a forum group chat.

That way, everyone could negotiate directly.

In short, it was all an act. It was a good deal for everyone, so surely no one would refuse.

But Yue Xin and the five other Players with the temporary rank of captain had also considered the worst-case scenario.

The True Game didn’t restrict fighting or killing between Players, and they had to consider the possibility that the Players on the other side might not be cooperative.

Therefore, keeping the game’s rules in mind, Yue Xin and his group wouldn’t mind clashing directly with the opposing Players.

When adversaries meet, the bolder one is victorious.

The True Game didn’t restrict conflict between Players, and this was likely intentional.

The purpose was easy enough to guess: it was nothing more than a way to train the Players against each other and to screen for individuals with high Potential for greater investment and development.

And so, at this gathering of Players from the border city of Russell,

after their discussion, all the Players had a clear objective.

If a conflict between Players were to break out during the upcoming small-scale war in Russell, they had to be the ones to win!!!