The topic is starting to distort, becoming more like the topic "Does anyone want to be a vassal?" Eventually, someone put a stop to it.
Comment 203: "I am a public relations officer from Camelot. I'd like to inform the city lords from comment 10 to comment 202 who want to be a vassal state that each city lord has a limit to accepting vassal states. As mentioned by comment 9, it's true. If a city is a vassal, the metropolitan lord must provide protection in exchange for tribute in the form of gold coins, but that results in an expanded territory. If it expands too much, it becomes unmanageable. So, I'd like to inform you not to contact any guild or club to become a vassal state of Camelot anymore."
Comment 204: "Haha, after reading what the public relations officer wrote, I understand. It must be the harsh reality of being a metropolitan lord."
Comment 205: "No wonder Sagittarius didn't conquer Robby Tiger 0001's city. They probably didn't want to waste resources managing it. Destroying it would be easier."
Comment 206: "Reporters, remember to station yourselves in this player's city. I think he will never bow and apologize to Sagittarius."
Comment 207: "We've done our homework and found out that Robby Tiger 0001 is the lord of Rigel, which we've often seen in analysis of popular battlefields. Initially, he lost and had the whole island of Rigel taken. Recently, during the second encounter, this player seized the city of Seven Lakes right before Sagittarius, only to be quickly defeated by Sagittarius. After that, when dwarves provoked Sagittarius, he caused trouble in the sea area again... Now, with this threat, if he surrenders without a fight, we can only say that the ID Robby Tiger 0001 will probably not dare to show up anywhere again. He'd have to quit and start over."
Comment 208: "We'll have to see how Robby Tiger 0001 counters this. Exciting!"
And comments on this matter increased tenfold and a hundredfold over time until it became of interest to general reporters and the entire online world.
Sagittarius never stops creating news.
While news spread faster than wildfire,
Phakin parked his car in front of his condo and asked Tangmo again, "Are you sure you don't want me to drop you off? With all this stuff?"
Tangmo declined, "I told you I was just going out to meet a friend for a bit. It turned out to be this late. If you drop me off, there'll definitely be trouble."
Phakin laughed inwardly. How could he not know that a guy dropping a girl off after sunset, just the two of them, would be seen by the girl's family? But he still teased, "What kind of trouble?"
Tangmo blushed slightly and quickly changed the subject. Pointing at the condo, she said, "I just realized our homes are this close."
"Haha, yes, very close," Phakin replied, turning around to see the condo staff approaching and asking if they needed help carrying anything.
Tangmo quickly raised her hand to stop them, her face turning even redder, "Not up to the condo!" Don't get the wrong idea, she wasn't moving in!
She just had a lot to leave with him, it seemed like she was moving in.
Phakin told the staff, "Can you call a taxi and help load her stuff into it?" Of course, such a luxurious condo had services no different from a hotel. In no time, the car arrived, and all the numerous things were loaded.
Phakin watched the taxi drive into the alley, then looked away and picked up his phone, opening messages on a web forum full of news about the Raid on Rigel 2. Phakin smiled and scrolled to one topic, exclaiming, "Wow, there's a live broadcast!" He clicked to watch while walking into the condo back to his room.
In the virtual world of MGC Online
"What a ridiculous proposal!" Robby tiger 0001 roared.
Calm and composed, Shamshir slowly said, "So, you haven't learned your lesson?" Then he turned around and walked straight out of the city, as if the forces surrounding the man in front of him were mere non-existent dust.
The insult was exceedingly painful.
Of course, the tarnished reputation now fell solely upon Sagittarius. Shamshir came in the name of the Chandra City lord!
Shamshir secretly smiled at the smooth execution of creating this "bad name," which paved the way for his group to seize the giant golem. He maintained a stern look, following the pre-arranged plan continuously.
Robby tiger 0001, exasperated, pointed and ordered the Rigel city guard guild members, "Coming to insult us like this, don't expect to get away! Attack!"
Shamshir stopped walking and glanced out of the corner of his eye like a martial arts movie, reaching slowly for his sword's hilt and asking coolly,
"Are you sure about that?"
So cool.
Only the top players could say such things!
The ancient Chinese movie scene continued seamlessly. The Rigel city guard guild members surrounding him leaped back in fear.
These were no stand-ins or stunt doubles, but real guild members established by Robby tiger 0001 to protect the city. The same guild members Shamshir had just kicked all over the place. The guild members, who had been acting as stuntmen from the start, had many who got injured and respawned; under such circumstances, they had no courage to fight anymore.
Naturally, Robby tiger 0001 did not inform his own guild members of the ploy to lure Sagittarius into a trap. He merely ordered them to create a scene to draw lots of spectators as witnesses to Shamshir's supposed affront.
Shamshir was a bit surprised at how low the morale of Robby tiger 0001's guild members was, thinking to himself that no wonder they had been utterly defeated by Sagittarius three times. It seemed the plan to lure them and seize the giant golem must involve more forces for an effective encirclement.
Thus, he walked gracefully out of Rigel City 2, with no one daring to obstruct him.
Seeing this, Robby tiger 0001 felt at a loss—if he fought alone, surely in the pre-arranged situation, Shamshir would easily finish him off using just a few skills. But retreating was also not an option as it would show fear of the opponent's might. This ambivalent situation made Robby tiger 0001 roar out in frustration, realizing that this time's scenario led him to significant losses, with his guild members' morale being less than that of an ant! (Extremely low)
Phakin was lounging on the sofa. As soon as the scene cut off, he chuckled softly, "It's like a Miyamoto Musashi movie raiding a Japan sword school."
A 3D image of Mina stood beside him, serving him. She smiled without saying anything, and Phakin spoke up, "This Rigel 2 island is to the east, right?"
Mina confirmed. Phakin continued to ask, "And who's the closest?"
Mina knew that by "who," her master referred to the other four who had already received payments from the CEO but had yet to work.
Mina replied, "It's the Edo Metropolis that is closest... Actually, it would be faster for Mewku Mewku's land forces to reach the crossing and then cross to the island than for us to mobilize our navy from Chandra City.'
"The navy moves as fast as possible. That means Megumi's Edo is very close," Phakin muttered. Then he immediately called her. He said only one sentence,
"Get to work!"
The next day, when Sagittarius logged in, Shamshir hastily showed up.
"He still doesn't learn from his mistakes, sir. I exhibited my strength to suppress him, but it didn't help at all... I have disappointed you, Sagittarius," he said apologetically with a bowed head.
Naturally, Sagittarius had to play along. However, since he hadn't studied acting, the previous night Phakin didn't log in but practiced his expressions in front of the mirror for nearly half the night to make this crucial scene Oscar-worthy!
Now, Sagittarius had an impeccably natural expression. He thanked Shamshir for his efforts with several statements, then said, "Since the broadcast has gone public and the whole world is aware, a promise is a promise. I'll have to handle this myself as I've committed to it." Sagittarius tried hard to mask his true feelings, presenting an expression of a superior testing his subordinate's abilities. He locked eyes with Shamshir and added, "Now that you are responsible for Rigel 2, Shamshir, find a way for me to efficiently transport golems ashore. Present your methods to me."
Shamshir acknowledged. Sagittarius added, "However! I don't fully trust you yet. Propose your plan to me first, and I will prepare an additional layer of defense for precaution."
Shamshir understood. If Sagittarius had completely trusted him to plan a military campaign for large golems to invade the walled city adjacent to the coast, he would have been more alert. But since Sagittarius mentioned taking additional precautions, it meant he was being honest about still being in a trial period and not fully trusting him yet.
Shamshir wasn't accustomed to large-scale invasion plans, being a solo player. He'd have to consult with his allies, some of whom were veterans of large-scale attacks and could help devise a counter-plan for Sagittarius.
The person who answered the phone last night told him to work. She am sitting, daydreaming, looking at the Japanese-style garden in the workshop of the romance of Sakura guild. After staring into space for several minutes, Megumi picked up a 3D pen and started sketching strategies in the air until a picture appeared. But after thinking it through carefully, she shook her head rapidly and erased it.
Muttering to herself, "I can't come up with any good plans!!!"
The beautiful secretary behind Megumi suggested with concern, "Shall I call the advisers for their opinion?"
But Megumi shook her head, "In the current situation, besides my close confidants, I don't trust anyone. I must rely on myself first."
When Megumi saw the list that Li Wei and Pakhin hurriedly destroyed just now, she noticed that it included the head of her sub-guild! This heightened Megumi's wariness. Before everything becomes clear, she won't act rashly. So, she had to rely on herself like this.
But relying on herself was not easy. Megumi held her head, struggling, while complaining, "Plans within plans within plans within plans... Oh my god!! Kin-chan, how many layers of plans are there? Come and figure it out yourself, gah!!"