I am the Arcane Archer, and all my skills are self-created.

Hua Yu and Xiao Feng sat down on the rock next to them.

She noticed the presence of the sword pointing at the rose, who was also looking at her.

The two women stared at each other for a second.

Flower Language and Little Phoenix spoke first: "Did Sister Rose arrive first?"

"We arrived a few minutes earlier." Sword Pointing at Rose nodded.

"Did they mention the plan?"

"He only told half of it."

Hua Yu and Xiao Feng smiled knowingly, then turned their gaze to Li Wu.

"Then I won't hide anything anymore," said Huayu_Xiaofeng. "Huayu Guild is also on the offensive. I've been assigned to attack Moonflower Fortress, while Fengyun Zaiqi is on the defensive."

Li Wu nodded, signaling her to continue.

"Fengyun Zaiqi has over two thousand men, while I have only eight hundred. We absolutely cannot win a head-on battle." Huayu Xiaofeng's tone was very straightforward. "But I have intelligence. I have investigated the defensive layout, patrol routes, and weak points of Yuehua Fortress. What we lack is firepower."

"How much are you short?" Hua Zitong asked.

"I'm missing you." Hua Yu Xiao Feng looked at Li Wu.

Li Wu did not respond immediately.

He was comparing the two people's proposals side by side.

Sword Pointing at Rose asked him to help attack Starshine Fortress. After the attack, Sword and Rose would collect enough points and then quit, handing over control of the fortress to Myth.

Hua Yu and Xiao Feng want his help to attack Moonflower Fortress, but they haven't said what the conditions are yet.

But no matter what the conditions are, the core issue remains the same.

His guild couldn't defend three fortresses.

The Myth Guild has a total of over three hundred combatants, divided into three groups to guard three fortresses, with one hundred people guarding each fortress.

One hundred men to guard the fortress?

Other guilds could easily take it back by sending 500 people to counterattack.

Therefore, he needs someone to help him guard.

"Your terms," ​​Li Wu said to Hua Yu and Xiao Feng.

"Same logic as Sister Rose," said Flower Language and Little Phoenix. "You help me conquer Moonflower Fortress. I'll lead the defenses inside, accumulate enough points and contribution points, and then exit before the settlement, handing over control to you. In exchange, you transfer control of another fortress to me before the settlement."

"How did you know about Rose's plan?" Hua Zitong suddenly asked.

Hua Yu and Xiao Feng shrugged: "Just guessing. In this situation, there are only a few reasonable solutions."

Hua Zitong did not refute.

Huayu and Xiaofeng are indeed good at intelligence gathering.

"Put your two proposals together," Li Wu finally spoke, his words slow and deliberate, as if he were organizing his thoughts as he spoke.

"I helped Sword and Rose fight Starshine Fortress. After we finished, the Sword and Rose members stayed inside to defend it and farm points."

"I helped the Flower Language Guild fight the Moonflower Fortress. After we finished, the Flower Language members stayed inside to defend it and farm points."

"Sunday Fortress is guarded by my own men."

"For most of the time, the three fortresses were jointly defended by the Myth, Sword and Rose, and Flower Language factions."

"In the final moments before the settlement, the people of Sword and Rose and Flower Language withdrew from Starshine Fortress and Moonlit Fortress respectively."

"But after you withdraw, neither of your guilds will have any fortresses left."

"Therefore, you need me to hand over Sunrise Fortress and another fortress to you before the settlement."

"The final result..."

Li Wu paused for a moment.

"The final result is that each of the three factions retains one fortress. All three are considered victorious."

Sword Pointing at Rose and Flower Language, Little Phoenix nodded simultaneously.

"But there's a problem," Li Wu said.

"What's the problem?"

"I want all three."

The room fell silent.

The corner of the sword pointed at the rose twitched.

The smile on Huayu and Xiaofeng's faces froze for half a second.

"What did you just say?" Hua Yu Xiao Feng asked.

"I said I wanted to get all three," Li Wu repeated, "perfect rating, triple reward. That was my goal before the event started."

"Then we..."

"You will get what you need," Li Wu said, "but ultimately, all three fortresses must be in my hands."

The sword pointed at the rose, and his brows furrowed.

Hua Yu and Xiao Feng tapped their fingers twice on their knees.

Hua Zitong remained silent, but her expression told everyone that she had known all along that Li Wu would say that.

"If all three fortresses ultimately belong to you..." the sword pointed at the rose, speaking slowly, "then our victory conditions..."

"You don't need to meet the victory conditions," Li Wu interrupted her.

"What do you mean?"

"Guild war evaluations and rewards are divided into two parts. One part comes from the ownership of the fortress, and the other part comes from the process itself—kill contribution, defense contribution, and siege contribution. The latter is unrelated to the final ownership of the fortress; it only depends on how much you contributed in the battle."

Li Wu glanced at Hua Zitong.

Hua Zitong immediately added, "I've checked the rules. The final ownership of the fortress determines the overall guild rating. The guild that gets the fortress receives the highest rating, while the guild that doesn't can only reach a maximum of B-level. However, individual contribution points and scores are not affected; these are calculated based on how much you did in the battle."

"In other words, even if the fortress doesn't end up in your hands, as long as you make enough contributions during the siege and defense, your personal rewards won't be bad."

Sword Pointing at Rose remained silent for a few seconds after hearing this.

"You mean, you want my men to attack cities, fight battles, and rack up personal contribution points, but in the end, the fortress won't belong to me?"

"right."

"So, what's my guild's overall rating...?"

"Rank B," Li Wu said. "Not Rank S, it's Rank B, so the overall reward will be reduced."

Sword Pointing at Rose's face looked rather unpleasant.

Her vice president, standing behind her, became anxious: "This is completely different from the original plan! At least we'd get a fortress before, but now we're getting nothing at all?"

Li Wu ignored the vice president.

He looked at the sword pointing at the rose.

"I didn't say I wouldn't give it to you at all."

She pointed her sword at the rose and stared at him: "Then what will you give me?"

"Two things." Li Wu held up two fingers.

"First, I will have the right to distribute the loot. You will have priority in choosing all the equipment dropped during the battles of Starshine Fortress and Moonflower Fortress."

"second……"

Li Wu took something out of his backpack.

A sword.

Dark red runes flowed along the black blade, and dark gold threads wrapped around the hilt. Just by placing it on the ground, one could feel the oppressive aura it exuded.

[The Abyss Slayer (Legend)]

"This is a legendary two-handed sword that I got from the Demon Overseer," Li Wu said.

The gaze that pointed at the rose fell on the sword.

Her pupils contracted slightly.

Legendary weapons are so rare that you can count them on one hand in the entire 21st district.

"You just gave it to me like that?" The voice pointing at the rose was a little hoarse.

"It's not free. It's an exchange; you have to accept my proposal."

Sword Pointing at Rose remained silent for a long time.

Hua Yu and Xiao Feng remained silent beside them.

She was waiting for Sword Pointing at Rose to make a decision. Because she knew that if Sword Pointing at Rose accepted, she would have no reason to refuse.

"I need to discuss this with my core members," said Sword Pointing at Rose.

"Is five minutes enough?"

That's enough.

Sword Pointing at Rose stood up, walked to the other side of the ruins, and whispered to her vice president.

Hua Yu and Xiao Feng looked at Li Wu at this moment.

"And me? What do I have?"

"What do you want?" Li Wu asked in return.

Huayu Xiaofeng thought for a moment and said, "I don't want equipment. What Huayu Guild needs more is long-term benefits. I want a promise."

"explain."

"After The Burning Crusade, the number of monsters in the entire region skyrocketed, and the wilderness almost became a forbidden zone, but you spent twenty-four hours grinding alone in the Blasted Lands." Flower Language Little Phoenix lowered her voice, "You were able to level up efficiently in that environment, which means you have a unique way of dealing with it. What I need is for you to take my core team into a high-level monster-grinding area after the event ends. It doesn't need to be too long, half a day will do."

Li Wu raised her eyebrows slightly.

This woman's request was very precise.

She didn't want one-time equipment; what she wanted was a chance to grind monsters with Li Wu, thereby improving the level and equipment of her core team.

"Okay," Li Wu said.

Hua Yu and Xiao Feng nodded and said nothing more.

Five minutes later, Sword Pointing at Rose returned.

She looked at Li Wu, her expression now calm.

"I have one additional condition."

"explain."

"You just said I have priority in choosing equipment. I'll add another condition: if any piece of equipment of epic quality or higher is used by my crew during the Starfortress raid, you must give it to me unconditionally."

Li Wu thought for two seconds.

"make a deal."

He stretched out his hand.

Sword Pointing at Rose looked at that hand, reached out her own, and grasped it.

Huayu_Xiaofeng also stood up: "I'll add one more. Besides leading the team to kill monsters, I also want priority in transactions. Huayu Guild will have priority in ordering the Soul Forger Set from Myth Guild in the future."

"Yes, but the price won't be discounted."

"No discount? No discount. We want priority access."

Huayu and Xiaofeng also reached out their hands.

Three hands were clasped together on the ruins.

Hua Zitong watched this scene from the side, and the corner of her mouth twitched slightly.

Three guilds, three guild leaders, reached an agreement on the ruins created by the Burning Star Return to Ruins Arrow.

No one would believe this scene if told to others.

"So," Li Wu withdrew his hand, "the next question is, which one should we attack first?"