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The Commander's words continue.

“Caution is forbidden, perhaps, since enemy resistance is expected to be more difficult than ever. ”

When he got up from his seat, he turned his gaze toward Irahan.

“Earl Iran, come out here and analyze the enemies our armies must face. ”

With Magellan's Token, Irahan continued to build a large ball, which is how he gained Commander's credibility.

Irahan, who woke up with a satisfactory smile, stepped forward and began to explain on the map.

“This is where the headquarters of the Ruspel Empire is located. It's exactly the terrain we're going to meet in about a kilometer. ”

The gaze of the left was fixed on the map.

“But this is the landscape of East Gospel, and if we fight here, we must fight in the disadvantage of looking up at our enemies inevitably. ”

The Commander nods and agrees.

“That's for sure. ”

Irahan continued.

“Plus, the entrance is not so wide that it's not a suitable terrain for many troops at once. ”

“He's also right. ”

One step closer to the map, Irahan alternates over and buried red ink on the bottom of the area he was pointing at with his finger.

“So we have to divide our forces into three armies like this. ”

An officer who was listening to Irahan's story opened his mouth curiously.

“Hmmm… Wouldn't that make you a little outnumbered for the Ruspel Empire outpost in the central region?" ”

Irahan nods.

“Of course it is. So in the central region, we're just going to pretend we're fighting. ”

“Pretending to fight...? ”

“In the central region, we will draw the attention of the Ruspel battalion with the smallest troops, sending our main force upward and downward to pierce the defense line in no time. ”

The Commander, who was listening quietly to his explanation, opens his mouth slowly.

“Good plan. However, in the area you marked, the Guild Nodes belonging to Ruspel are blocking the path. You must conquer those Nodes first in order to be able to do the operation you mentioned... Do you have a plan? ”

Irahan nods, nodding as if he was waiting.

“Absolutely. Our Darkness Guild and the Marquis of Shahran's Titan Guild will be responsible for attacking the Node. ”

This was the part that had already been discussed with Shakran.

The Intermediate Loose Spell Guilds' stronghold was clearly compromised by two major guilds.

The commander turns his gaze toward Shakran and asks.

“Marquis Shaq, can I trust you? ”

Shakran looks down slightly and takes an example.

“Yes, Commander. I won't let you down. ”

* * *

After the strategic meeting, Shakran and Irahan, who were responsible for raiding the Guild Nodes of the Ruspel Empire, were slowly walking through the camp and talking.

To determine how to divide troops between the two guilds.

“So, we'll attack the north from the Dark Cruna Guild... Is that what you mean? ”

Iran nods and replies in Shakran's words.

“That's right. We'll take the north. ”

“Hmm…. ”

Shakran glances at him with suspicious eyes.

‘What are you up to...? The northern entrance route will be much harder to target than the south... ’

The northern entrance was the home of the Lotus Guild.

The story of spending money in the Lotus Guild to build a defense team was already widespread through the community, and Shakran had to wonder.

‘Of course, it would be nice to get Lotus' Node where there are more buildings than other Nodes... But I don't think it's worth the risk... ’

Obviously, they gathered information in advance to investigate the defensive strength of the front-line Nodes of the Ruspel Empire.

‘Of course, no matter how many defensive towers Lotus Territory has built, it won't be impenetrable, but the damage will be substantial... There must be something I don't know...!' ’

Shakran hides his insides and nods first.

On the surface, it was much more profitable to take the southern entrance, which was easy to target.

Nodes on the South Entrance Path were poorly defended compared to the Node Site of the Lotus Guild.

“Well, we'd appreciate it if you'd take over the difficult assault route in Darkness. ”

Irahan opened his mouth with a good smile.

“Haha, thanks to Magellan's token, the guild has gathered a lot of troops... Isn't it the virtue of ranking 1st Guild to sacrifice once like this?" Hehe…. "

Shakran felt unhappy, but he was not foolish enough to let it out.

“Well, good luck, Iran. We'll make it through the northern entrance safely in three days. ”

Irahan nods.

“Yes, the Titan Guild wishes you luck. ”

Shakran turns around, smiling bloody.

“The only way into the south is the Scarecrow... Thank you. ”

As Shakran slowly moves away toward the Titan Guild camp, Iran, who was looking behind him for a moment, mutters in a low voice.

“Hehe... You must be wondering why I insist on the Northern Passage. ”

In fact, Iran initially had a plan to be bloodless on the Southern Passage.

One day, I learned a great deal from the setups planted on the side of the Ruspel Empire.

"I never thought I'd be monopolizing a war zone in a crappy guild that wasn't ranked 100th in the Guild Rank. ’

Information that a War Supply Depot is located inside the Lotus Guild Node.

Despite Magellan's markings, Irahan continued to complain that the war towers were almost exclusive to the Titan guild and the difference was not greatly dissipated.

In this situation, the chance to get the Neutral Facility, the War Supply Depot, was worth more than a thousand dollars.

"Hehe... You said Lotus' Guild? Fools. No matter how high the 100th guild builds walls and defensive towers, they won't be able to overcome the power difference... Tsk. ’

He knew that building the defensiveness of the Lotus Guild had become a fair number of issues within the community.

But for Irahan, it seemed like a joke.

Irahan mutters, curling his mouth.

“I have to show you the difference in power. ”

* * *

- Tyring!

[Lotus Village has met all the requirements for advancement to ‘Territory’.]

[You must set a new name for your territory because there is already a name called 'Lotus Territory’.]

[You can name it 'Pie Territory’ after the designation. Do you want to grant?]

Ian nods.

“Piro." ”

[Node's name has been set to 'Pyro’.]

[In order to upgrade your Node Rank to 'Territory’, you need a lord with noble status.]

Until now, it has been a village grade, so the general user was temporarily in charge of the chief, but now I have to choose a lord who will continue to take over the interior affairs of the territory.

Ian turns to Hers and Fioran, standing next to him, and asks.

“Hers, do you want to stay here? ”

Since entering the Central Continent, the Empire has continued to receive Empire quests, and several users of the Viceroy, including Hers, have reached the rank of Baron the Baron and above.

“Or will Fioran do it? ”

Ian looks at the two of them alternately and asks, Herce ponders for a moment and opens his mouth.

“Hmm... I think Fioran would do better, don't you? I'm in trouble just doing guild work. ”

The bigger the guild, the more work the guild master has to do.

That's why Hers didn't want to greet the lord himself.

“Then, Fioran? ”

Fioran nods slowly in response to Ian's question.

“Well... I'll do that. I'm definitely more free than Hers. ”

As soon as Ian heard the answer, he appointed Fioran Lord of the Pi Empire.

- Tyring!

[Piro Village Node Rank has been promoted to ‘Territory’.]

[The user ‘Fioran’ has been appointed as the Lord of the Piro territory.]

[Gain 50,000 Guild Reputation by securing at least 3 Nodes of the "Territory" grade.]

[You have met one of the conditions for advancement to ‘Great Territory’.]

Consecutive messages.

Fioran grins as she reads it down.

“But I still feel good about my gut feeling. I don't know how many days this battle is going to last. ”

It was said that if the territory was taken away by the Kaimon Empire, it would become a mirage.

And Ian laughed because he knew what she was talking about.

“Don't be so cynical, Fioran. You have to think about defending it to the end. ”

“I know... but that's a lot of troops over there. ”

Along with Fioran's words, you head for the flag of the distant Kaimon Empire.

The army of the Kaimon Empire, which was encamped so black that it reminded me of ants, was magnificent from afar.

Hers opens his mouth.

“Then why are they sitting there all day? If I had just stormed in last night without rest, the battle would have started without finishing our fort.... ”

Like Hers said, the Kaimon Empire has remained motionless for a day so that the Pie could safely complete its fortress.

Ian replied.

“Well, it's good for us anyway. ”

At that time, Ian's eyes, which were staring at the Kaimon Empire camp, began to see a large movement.

Ian stood up and opened his mouth.

“Oh, they're moving now. ”

Wherever Ian pointed with his finger, there was white dirt, and it was too far away to see exactly, but it seemed as if a group was beginning to move.

Fioran, who confirmed it, quickly leaps toward the telescope installed on the wall and pushes her eyes in.

“That's right, it's starting to move. ”

Hers asked.

“Fioran, can you see their flags? ”

“Well, wait a minute. ”

Fioran, who was looking for the flag as she moved the telescope, secures the telescope at one point and opens her mouth slowly.

“Hmm... I think that's a... Darkroona Guild Flag." ”

This time, Ian opened his mouth with a curious look.

“Eh…? Not the flag of the Kaimon Imperial Commander? ”

Fioran nods.

“Yes, it's definitely the Dark Cruna Guild flag. They're coming towards our territory. ”

Ian became a strange face.

‘Why? Though I thought the Ruspel Empire would attack a Guild Node more than the defensive terrain... I didn't think the Guilds would move first, not the Empire... ’

But Ian lets out a sigh of relief because the guild forces will be easier to deal with than the Empire army.

‘I can only interpret our territory in the Dark Cruna Guild...' Well, it doesn't matter. ’

Ian looks at Hers and opens his mouth.

“Yoohyun, tell everyone to prepare for battle and call all the guild members who have been disconnected. It'll take less than thirty minutes to get here from there. ”

“Okay, I get it. ”

Then you turn your head toward Fioran.

“Fioran tells the outsiders who remain inside the territory that the battle is about to begin. ”

Since the construction of the fortress was not long ago, most of the users who participated in the construction remained in the area.

In order not to harm those who thanked us, we needed to tell them to leave the territory ahead of time.

“Okay, but what if there are users who want to join? ”

“Well…. ”

Ian was slightly embarrassed, but immediately opened his mouth again.

“I don't know how many of you want to fight this dangerous battle... but I'll hire a mercenary." ”

“Yep!"

The short answer immediately turned around and disappeared, and Ian, who was left alone on the watchtower, closed his eyes and thought.

‘The opponent is ranked No. 1 in the Korean Server ranking guild... It won't be easy. ’

I wish there was a 'rule’ that could create other variables or people restrictions like the Territory War in the Northern Continent, but there was nothing like that in the Central Continent.

The triumph of battle only shatters everything.

By the way, has it been that long? A line of messages comes to Ian's mind, wrapped around his head for effective combat.

- Hi, Ian. This is Lee Han Sung, Director of Planning for YTBC Station. I heard that there will be a siege between the Darkness and Lotus guilds soon, and I contacted them like this.

When Ian saw the message, he looked embarrassed.

What's going on so fast? How did the station already know? ’

Ian didn't know, but one of the users in the Fortress Expansion was a YTBC station user.

‘Well, it can't hurt to be on the air. ’

Ian immediately replied.

- Yes, Team Leader Lee Hansung. Talk to me.

- As you may have guessed, our YTBC station would like to film this siege alone. in the Lotus Guild Faction.

- Isn't filming in a Darkness Faction more likely to win than our 100th Guild? Why did you call me?

- I don't know. Power is definitely ahead of the Darkness Guild, but since it's a siege war, there are many variables... Most importantly, I wanted to videotape a battle that prevented an enemy attack in the heavily talked about Fortress of the Lotus Guild.

- Hmm... I see.

Lee Hansung immediately sent another message.

- Any additional incentives based on advertising revenue or other additional revenue will be credited to the guild account of Lotus Guild. As you know, our YTBC channel has a more dominant share than any other game broadcast channel, which will also help the Lotus Guild.

Ian groans.

‘That... is for sure. ’

Ian clears his mind and opens his mouth again.

- Yes, sir. Let's do that. But there is one condition.

- Condition?

I will allow broadcast monopoly, but I will manage and distribute my personal combat footage separately.

- Well...

The message did not return, whether he was thinking for a moment or getting approval from his superiors, and Ian slowly steps down from the watchtower to prepare for battle.

And after about five minutes?

A message came back from YTBC.

- All right, Ian. That's the deal.

Ian sent a message with a satisfactory expression.

- Yeah, well, have a good one, sir.

- Of course, I will save and complete the contract with Ian.

< (5). Dangerous Gambling -3 > End