Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 218 Preparation before the war
"...We'll meet around 10:00 AM tomorrow. The battlefield event starts at 12:00 PM, but we need to teleport there early at 11:30 AM! Please let each other know! I've posted an announcement in the group, but just in case anyone missed it, please inform your friends and family. I'll organize a large raid and tell you the meeting point later!"

As soon as they entered the city lord's mansion, Wang Ergou's voice, amplified by spiritual power, rang out. The loud noise made Shen Yun rub his ears vigorously. He found Bai Chenxue, who was waving at him, leaned over, and whispered in her ear, "Hey, didn't they say there wouldn't be a teleportation array for this battlefield event?"

Bai Chenxue explained, "So Er Gou hired an NPC to help sail the ship. Apparently, he plans to set up a teleportation array on the ship and then sail it to the vicinity of the Ziwei Sect. When we revive, we can teleport there directly! We won't have to run around!"

"Huh? What about the other players?"

"Let them use it too! It's free, let them use it! But we'll definitely give priority to the people from our community first, they can use it after we've all arrived!"

Shen Yun asked again, "Won't there be a lot of people? Didn't they say there were two thousand new players? I just saw a huge crowd outside! If we can accumulate enough energy in a few days, we can also draw in Qi and then use the teleportation array, right?"

Bai Chenxue shook her head: "It's risky! This time the distance is far. Er Gou said he estimates that even veteran players would need to be at least Foundation Establishment level or even level 25 to barely be able to use it and draw Qi into their bodies. Unless they spend a lot of money to buy equipment that increases spiritual power, it's risky!"

Shen Yun suddenly realized: "Oh, so in that case, the number of people participating in the war wouldn't actually be that many?"

Bai Chenxue replied, "That's not necessarily true. You know Longshan, right? They can build their own flying boats, and they even have players who know how to fly them! They're probably almost at the vicinity of the Ziwei Sect by now!"

Shen Yun was taken aback: "So early!?"

"Yes, and they've also said that if you're short on mana, they'll organize a group teleport every half hour, and you can just take advantage of it! The conditions are either to temporarily add mana to Longshan Sheyi until the battlefield mission ends, or to pay 1 spirit stone or 1 yuan... which is 10 silver, for unlimited use!"

At this point, Bai Chenxue curled her lip and complained, "How insidious! Newbies who have just entered the game, how can they have time to make money! Isn't it all added to their guild? Even if they leave after finishing the battlefield, the prestige and contribution points earned in the entire battlefield will still be counted in the guild! Humph!"

Shen Yun thought for a moment, but was too embarrassed to say that the idea was good. Instead, he asked tactfully, "Then why don't we do the same thing in Chang'an?"

"Hey, we have so many people in our community that we can hardly manage them all! There are already several hundred!" Bai Chenxue spread her hands and said, "We are the number one community in the entire server. We don't even need to advertise to recruit newbies. Why would we need to resort to these little tricks?"

"makes sense."

"Besides, my second senior sister and the others also said that it's not good for one side to be dominant. Only with comparisons can we show how awesome our community is! Bringing in highly skilled fighters is much more useful than having more people like them!"

Listening to Bai Chenxue's serious analysis, Shen Yun suppressed a laugh and said, "Ahem, a high-level player? You're a noob... well, you..."

If [Chai Gou Cai Cai] is incredibly popular among players, then Bai Chen Xue is just as "noobish"—literally noobish. Her combat power is entirely built up through leveling up, and she knows absolutely no magic beyond the few spells she's learned from her spellbook. Every day after completing her daily tasks, all she does is eat, drink, and farm cabbages and gold cabbages. As for why she lives such a carefree life… well, every now and then, Jin Cai somehow manages to find all sorts of rare and precious resources for her, enough to support ten Bai Chen Xues!

Bai Chenxue could easily tell that Shen Yun was teasing her, and she immediately got angry. She stomped her feet, put her hands on her hips, and said, "What's wrong? What's wrong?! I'm just accumulating strength for this moment! Once my Golden Vegetable and Vegetable are trained, I'll be the best Beast Taming Master in the entire server! No one's personal strength can compare to me leading a bunch of underlings into battle!"

After laughing and joking for a while, the two received medical kits, talismans, and other miscellaneous benefits and supplies. They also bought a bunch of gunpowder before huddling together in a corner of the city lord's mansion to talk about their upcoming meeting in a few days.

"Didn't Er Gou book it for the afternoon of the 3rd? He's paying for dinner, and Fu Zi is paying for the accommodation—his own hotel, a five-star one at that! I've never stayed in a five-star hotel before!"

Bai Chenxue sipped her milk tea, her face full of anticipation.

Shen Yun asked, "When will you arrive? I'll come pick you up."

Bai Chenxue was stunned for a moment: "Huh? Aren't you in H City? Why are you picking me up?" "My friend and I came early to scout things out," Shen Yun said with a wink. "Hehe, actually we came early to have some fun. We drove here, so picking you up is no problem!"

Bai Chenxue quickly waved her hand: "No need, no need, I've already arranged for someone to pick me up at the airport. We'll go straight to the hotel where the Master is!"

Shen Yun didn't insist, only saying, "Alright then, see you then! I'll treat you to crispy duck! I specifically checked out this place, it's delicious!"

"Okay, okay!"

As they were talking, they suddenly heard Wang Ergou loudly repeat a sentence several times, and he also sent more than a dozen messages in the community chat channel—

"Attention everyone in Chang'an! There's a new community called 'I Love Farming' these past two days, and our Chang'an communities have already formed an alliance with them! If you encounter them in the wild, lend a hand! They're all brothers! Don't blame Er Gou for not warning you, that community is full of big shots, so if you run into them, remember to latch onto their coattails, you definitely won't regret it!"

One mischievous player jokingly pressed, "Hey bro, give us a hint, how big of a mogul are you?"

How big of a boss?

Wang Ergou chuckled, gave him a "figure it out yourself" look, and said, "Sister Ma Lou and Guo Juxia are both from that Sheyi. How big of a boss do you think they are?"

"Wow--"

The players were all amazed.

"Sister Ma Lou" and "Pot Giant" refer to [Laboratory Ma Lou] and [Pot Giant]. Because these two replicated the rocket launcher in the game, they are almost universally known among players. However, these two are so low-key that they rarely show themselves and haven't even joined the community, which makes their status in everyone's hearts extremely high.

In comparison, although a few scattered players have managed to develop some small toys that resemble "flintlock guns" but are less powerful than a single thunder talisman, they are simply not worth mentioning.

Another player, eyes gleaming, asked, "Hey bro, if I befriend those big shots in that community, can I get some rocket launchers to play with?"

"Rocket launchers? Hmph! Young man, your vision is too narrow!"

Wang Ergou said mysteriously, "You guys save your contribution points and prestige points for now. Once the battlefield opens and the limited-time battlefield merchant refreshes, hehehe... Do you want to play with the Gatling gun?"

"What the hell!?"

Wang Ergou then cleared his throat: "Cough cough cough, don't say I told you when you get out! Brother Gou doesn't know anything! Brother Gou didn't say anything!"

One player jokingly said, "Don't worry, Dog Bro! I will never tell anyone that it was Dog Bro who told me you could use a Gatling gun in the battlefield!"

"You boy!"

(End of this chapter)