Chapter 366 366: Hidden Conditions

Chapter 366 Chapter 366: Hidden Conditions

[Option 1: Idiot, you really want to go and save her! Give up!]

[Option 2: Are you stupid? Don't think you're so powerful. Two fists cannot defeat four hands. The Ashen base has just begun to develop, and you cannot let it be destroyed! Give up!]

[Option 3: Momo is a succubus! How could a succubus be afraid of such things? It's possible that Momo has already had a lot of experience, and the Succubus Queen is just deceiving you. There is no such thing as a virgin succubus in this world. Give up!]

[Option 4: Send troops, declare war on the five bases of Blue Dye, Stone Hammer, Aisin, etc., then march towards the Enchanted Forest, capture the Succubus Queen, and rescue Lena.]

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'Every time I think back to that moment, I still feels a bit of emotion'

At that time, Renji's in-game power was in the latter half of its rise, whether it was the size of the base or the construction of the army, there was still a lot of room for development before reaching the bottleneck.

'Although conquering the world was always my goal in the game, these other human bases would have to be attacked by my forces sooner or later.'

'But the most prudent plan was definitely to first conserve strength and store up energy, then defeat them one by one. Even later, when they saw the expansion of my power, there was no need for me to come to them; given the character of most base leaders, who fear death and covet life, perhaps they would take the initiative to surrender to me.'

'In the later stages of the game, when I occupied half of the continent's territory, the remaining base forces didn't need me to wage war anymore. They were scrambling to join the territory of the Ashen Empire'

'But at that time, my top combat power was actually just Nova and Zero. Suthia, serving as a healer, was already showing signs of fatigue in the era of bases and armies.'

'The combat power of the Ashen base was indeed strong, plus, having me as a "player" perspective for command, it could be said to be invincible in battle. But at that time, the population of the Ashen base added up to just over a hundred thousand, and the Ashen army had less than fifty thousand, of which a few thousand were logistical troops.'

'In comparison, the five bases I had to face –?Aisin base had about two hundred and fifty thousand people, Stonehammer a bit less, also at the hundred thousand level, but from the name, it can be seen as a fortress built on a rock basin, very easy to defend and difficult to attack.'

'As for the Blue Dye base, not to mention, it was the regional tyrant at that time, like a boss among the bases, with a total population of more than half a million, and the number of troops was even half of that, shown on the panel as two hundred thousand. Although there was certainly a lot of exaggeration in that number, the gap in quantity was clear at a glance'

The remaining two bases, although relatively weak, also had populations at the hundred thousand level. The five bases combined, the number of troops would probably be more than ten times that of the Ashen army.

Under such circumstances, where Ashen Base had to be the attacker with fewer numbers, you can imagine the difficulty, destined to rely on countless "rollbacks" to have a chance of success.

Indeed, just a chance.

Similarly, there are the Succubi's Forest of Enchantment, the Undead's Land of Skeletons, the Demi-Human's Orc Plains, and for the Elven race, it is the World Tree.

Combining the true nature of the world from the diary, it wasn't difficult for Renji to understand that each player's world has a "native" World Tree, serving as an incarnation of the cosmic World Tree, somewhat like a proxy server.

However, if the player's "progress speed" through the game isn't fast enough to reach the Elves and save the World Tree before the Tainted Miasma corrupts it, then even if they later succeed in defeating the Miasma and saving the world, that native World Tree would still be irreversibly lost, equivalent to a complete loss.

Whether the World Tree exists or not, whether this "proxy server" is broken, has no impact on the "first playthrough" of the game. It's considered a neutral building that players can't control and doesn't have any special functions; the initial Renji didn't pay much attention to it.

But looking back now.

Renji became clearer on why among the players of "Fallen Chrnonicles", only he had the option to start a "second playthrough."

It's not only because of the highest difficulty choice, having powerful and well-backed Eclipsers like Lena and Miyuki.

An equally important reason is the greatly "accelerated" progress through the game due to Lena, which saved the World Tree.

And subsequently, successfully contracting Miyuki, allowing the World Tree to be cared for by a more powerful Elf and to revive and grow.

In game terms, the state of the native World Tree is the hidden condition for unlocking the "second playthrough," an absolutely indispensable part.

'Thinking about it this way, my impulsive decision really reaped huge rewards.'

'At that time, not knowing so much about the future, just as a player outside the screen, I was also very excited and felt it was a huge gain.'

'Not just because of winning battles and expanding power, but don't forget, in the fourth option at that time, besides declaring war on the five bases, there was another sentence.'

'Head towards the Forest of Succubi, capture the Succubus Queen, and save the imprisoned Lena.'

Players are actually quite strange.

When playing visual novels, they always want to find the story, but when playing serious games, they always look for something more titillating.

Renji can only say, back then, he, with eyes bloodshot from staying up all night, spent half a month planning to overturn the five bases, and the allure of this final reward segment played a significant role.