This news spread rapidly. Not only did Sagittarius take over the city without bloodshed, but so did Guhai Wubian.
Their actions did not intimidate the groups who were spending money to buy dwarf items from trash-picking players. On the contrary, it didn't decrease, it only accelerated!
CEO Butter walked into the GM's room to check those players' reactions after seeing the advertisement, shaking his head as his prediction was confirmed. He said, "The backlash, they must have seen that the new weapon was great; they didn't need an army to take the city, so they pressured the players more to get materials for creating the third giant golem."
The GM forced a smile and suggested, "The golem was able to take the city only because no one fought against it. If there were just three parties, the golem would fall."
CEO Butter agreed, "After all, a golem has an HP bar like any other vehicle, which means it can be damaged. Why don't they think about that? Moreover, those giant swords, those giant clubs, swinging them around isn't that fast. Players have a high chance to dodge and definitely attack."
The GM said, "The item team created these golems wielding melee weapons only to combat the dwarf-armed golems. They were never intended to be used in battles with many players."
"Using large golems to intimidate is an adaptation to the situation..." The CEO sighed lightly, noting how skillfully Guhai Wubian and Sagittarius adapted, causing no confrontations, thereby showing that golems could be damaged. He then pressed his phone several times. "The clues," as agreed, were sent to those five people along with 'the information' they requested.
He had to keep his promise of providing the information.
Whether they wanted the location of the water source to make a fountain,
or the location of limestone to build houses to expand the city,
or in Sagittarius' case, the strangest of all, the method to create a snorkel that allows for ten minutes of underwater diving."
Preserved for use as a marine tourism industry, since Chandra City has numerous islands and reefs for tourists to dive and view the corals. In the real world, nature has been greatly destroyed, but in the game, no matter how much war and destruction occur, just a reset by the GM can restore the corals to their full abundance.
On the tour boat, tourists are guided to observe the clean and refreshing environment that can no longer be found in the real world.
"In another hundred or two hundred years, our descendants might actually get to enjoy this beautiful nature for real. But for now, let's appreciate the even more beautiful sights in the game first!" said a player who works as a tour guide, lifting a snorkel to signal players on the boat to jump into the water and marvel at the stunning sights, flavors, smells, sounds, and atmosphere of the sea.
Using a snorkel to let tourists dive in exchange for fighting numerous players who spread money to build their power base...
Do you think Sagittarius would engage in such an unprofitable trade?
Inside the only submarine in the city of Chandra, the interior is quite ancient. The Nautilus submarine of Captain Nemo in Jules Verne's novel was about the same. Inside this submarine was about that.
"Arrived, Captain," reported the NPC driver as he stood up from his seat and saluted Sagittarius.
Sagittarius acknowledged and then looked through the underwater periscope to observe the condition below the sea.
He estimated that it must be this area, judging by the location of the propulsion using a golem swimming technique. At that moment, he glimpsed something.
Sagittarius panned the periscope around and turned to see the ruins of a sanctuary!
"Haha," Sagittarius laughed, shaking his shoulders without hiding his sly expression and then ordered, "Bring the snorkel!"
This was Sagittarius's true intention.
He had a lead for a long time that there was a temple in this area as well as in the city of Sirius, where the sanctuary of the goddess Freya was worshiped! He got this lead three years ago after completing the mission to upgrade the city to a medium size but still couldn't find it.
He searched every square inch on land but still did not find it.
So, only water remained! Which was impossible to search entirely.
Why did Sagittarius dedicate himself so much to having blacksmiths forge everything to build this submarine... Part of the reason might be that advanced technology aided in warfare, but the primary reason was to find the sanctuary!
And when it was found, he had to explore it.
Underwater breathing items were necessary.
While Sagittarius was on a mission to explore ancient ruins, the group that had funded billions of dollars into the game was the same group that liked to gather on the deserted island.
"You've seen the power of the golem, haven't you? It was MGC's mistake to release such a destructive weapon. The game's balance is certainly ruined!"
"What was MGC thinking, creating a weapon that disrupts the game's balance so much? From now on, just a single golem can invade cities, guilds, and clubs, and it would easily win."
"I don't think MGC is that foolish. There must be some limitations that Sagittarius and Guhai Wubian have kept secret from the world."
A woman in a cloak sitting under the only coconut tree on the island agreed, "It's very possible. We've invested so much money. If the returns are not worth it, we will hardly recover."
Then someone else spoke hesitantly, "Could this... not be a trap set by the five lords to deceive us?"
The other cloaked people on the island waved their hands dismissively, saying it was overly imaginative.
That person continued, "They tricked us into gathering the dwarf items during the battle of Sirius City and then attacked us all at once!"
A man laughed mockingly and scoffed, "You're being overly imaginative. Don't forget there's one key thing that those five lords don't know," pointing to everyone, "they don't know who we all are!"
The woman under the coconut tree nodded in agreement, "We have never contacted each other in the game before. There are many player groups wanting dwarf items; how could they pinpoint us?"
"Moreover, we've come together in the real world, on a deserted island with only one coconut tree. Who would know that we are conspiring?"
"No one can trace it!" Everyone agreed unanimously.
"Alright, now we have the plans and materials. All that's left is to build it. Let's identify our targets and decide which cities to attack!"
There is a saying that no matter what one does, if one wants to conceal it, only "I know, you know, the heavens know, and the earth knows."
When you and I do not disclose it, only the heavens and the earth remain.
In the real world, the heavens and the earth probably wouldn't meddle with a small group of humans. But in the game, the heavens and the earth have "duties" to oversee the game's system continuously.
There are indeed many people who want the dwarf's items, but no matter how many, the "heavens and the earth" can make a list.
GM, who is the heavens and the earth of the game, holds four or five sheets of paper inside with all the names and sends them to the currency exchange department to check the money in and out, the game's cash flow for each person. How can it not be traced?
Without even investigating externally, it still can be found!
Is the action of the "heavens and the earth" in the game illegal?
... Absolutely!
It severely violates personal rights!
The GM is human, not the real heavens and the earth. Humans can break the law!
And at the same time, in a large Ming Dynasty-era house in the heart of Tianjin City, a man in his late thirties was reading a "letter paper," which is now almost never seen, and chuckling softly.
On the Solomon Island, more than three-fourths of that one coconut tree's list is in his hands.
Even though he doesn't know the exact number of these people, he saw some big names in the guild, in the club, land lord, and even high-ranking individuals in the real world.
Li Wei grabbed a lighter and burned the list paper to ashes. Not stopping there, he swept up all the ashes, walked to the backyard, opened the compost bin, and threw them in, to decompose without leaving any trace, so that modern science could not find any evidence.
What he had been reading was indeed illegal, no matter which country's laws in the world.
Li Wei placed his hands on his hips, looked at an orange tree in the backyard, and stroked his own chin, muttering, "Just wait another three or four weeks, let it ripen a bit more, then I'll harvest." It was unclear whether he was referring to the oranges on the tree or the names on the list.
Phakin as well, when Mina warned him, he logged out first. He did the incineration just the same, but after burning, he mixed it with ammonia for cleaning wounds, burned it again, then found other flammable items in the house to mix and... burned it again.
... burned it again and again and again and again and again.
Burned until it caused air pollution, leaving no trace truly behind.
It was fortunate that Mina had turned on the smoke extractor in the kitchen; otherwise, the fire alarm in the whole luxury condo would definitely have gone off.
Sagittarius logged in again and nodded to Mina. Mina didn't want to acknowledge it; it would soon be stored in the memory database as evidence again. Sagittarius put on his snorkel once more and complained, "Just ten minutes outside, and I have to come back in—such a hassle."
Mina just smiled back. Her boss would surely have to go in and out of this submarine hundreds more times to complete the exploration.
Fortunately, the submarine was docked next to the ruins of the temple, so there was no need to waste time diving down.
Sagittarius swam inside the ruins, constantly checking his oxygen levels. Upon reaching the temple hall, he encountered a one-eyed man statue.
Of course, it had to be!
Sagittarius saw that he had five minutes left and quickly swam closer to the statue, kneeling for an ultimate quest.
The Midgard continent sanctuaries and altars contain nothing of the great god Odin. There are items of Thor, Frigg, and Heimdall in the game manual, which states that sanctuaries or altars are spread throughout the land and there can be more than one location. Additionally, player-city lords can build sanctuaries or altars within their cities.
However, these player-land lords cannot meet the prerequisites to use the shrine-building function, from carrying specific deity items to gathering unique construction materials.
Since building is extremely difficult, player-land lords often take the easy route by capturing NPC towns with existing shrines, getting temples for free that way.
While Sagittarius was lost in thought, waiting for the quest notification...