Chapter 855 - Ample Financial Resources (1/2)
Nie Yan hadn’t given out the order to mobilize. Rather, all these elites had proactively gathered before him.
During Nie Yan’s absence, Asskickers United was in a state of chaos mostly due to Angud’s constant harassment. It wasn’t enough to shake their foundation. Even so, everyone still looked to Nie Yan. If he were to submit to this humiliation and not launch an all-out counterattack, it would be difficult for the guild members not to become disillusioned.
Nie Yan carried the hopes of Asskickers United on his shoulders.
The guild members only saw what they could see. Their guild was winning wars, and more gold was flowing in than they could ever dream of spending, all of this gave them a false sense of stability. However, Nie Yan understood the current situation better than anyone else. Asskickers United might be the overlord of the Viridian Empire, but they still needed time to consolidate their territories and strengthen their foundation. This was not the time to start a war against Angel Corps and the Century Financial group, enemies far different from the ones they’d faced before. It would be a long and bitter war against their several million members and hundreds of strongholds. Swallowing them up would be unimaginably difficult!
However, with the bow string already drawn, Nie Yan had no choice but to fire!
Angel Corps’ forces had already entered the Abernathy Great Grasslands. This was his fiefdom and Asskickers United’s main base. This blatant encroachment could not be tolerated!
Bladelight and the others also arrived, as did the various guild leaders in the alliance—Kill Love, Nightbreak Trickster, Fa Lan, and Sleepy Fox.
“Long time no see!” Sleepy Fox greeted with a bright smile, patting Nie Yan on the shoulder.
“It really has been.” Nie Yan chuckled. He glanced at Sleepy Fox’s equipment. “You’ve got yourself some pretty decent gear, my friend!”
“Three Legendary pieces and six Sub Legendary. It took me quite a bit of effort to get these items,” Sleepy Fox said proudly. “Of course, I can’t compare to you.”
All the big shots were present.
Holy Empire, Sapphire Shrine, Battle Crazed Alliance, the War God Tribe, and Radiant Sacred Flame had all been busy these last six months. They’d expanded their territories, each occupying a city and controlling dozens of strongholds.
Nie Yan glanced over the data Guo Huai provided him:
Member Count:
Radiant Sacred Flame: 220,000
Holy Empire: 270,000
Sapphire Shrine: 310,000
War God Tribe: 360,000
Battle Crazed Alliance: 600,000
All together, they were looking at around 1,760,000 members in total. Even though these players were on average a notch weaker than those in Asskickers United, they still weren’t a force to be looked down on. Not to mention these were only their main guild members. When war broke out, they could mobilize even more members from their multiple branch guilds.
As for Asskickers United, they counted over 500,000 members in the main guild, with an additional 1,000,000 members spread out over their five branch guilds.
Nie Yan felt even more appreciation for Guo Huai. He could hardly imagine how difficult it was to keep such a large machine running smoothly during times of peace, to say nothing of when they were in the middle of a conflict.
A guild couldn’t be compared to a military. In general, players were nowhere near as easy to manage as soldiers, nor were they as obedient. When their membership grew to this size, even basic communication became extremely convoluted. However, Nie Yan only had to say the word and millions of players would sweep through everything in his path like a swarm of locusts.
Nie Yan understood moral was crucial in the good but especially in the bad times. Even a force composed of millions of players could collapse in on itself if morale hit rock bottom.
“So long as you give the word, we will all help you sweep through the entire Satreen Empire!” Sleepy Fox declared with much gusto.
Nie Yan patted Sleepy Fox on the shoulder with a smile. “When we go to war, you guys will be the first ones I call up!”
“Good. Just what I’d like to hear.” Sleepy Fox laughed heartily.
Nie Yan turned to Guo Huai. “Explain our current situation to everyone.” He could tell everyone in the alliance from top to bottom was itching for war. Since that’s what they desired, he would give it to them. However, they would first have to make careful preparations. Angel Corps and the Century Financial Group weren’t easy prey.
Guo Huai pulled open a map of the Atlanta continent on the screen behind him. It was quite detailed, showing all the different environments and terrains of the various regions.
“According to our intelligence, Angel Corps has over 1,700,000 players in their main guild and an additional 1,200,000 players spread between their branch guilds. That said, only about a million from those forces can contend with us.
“Another factor is the coalition of the twenty guilds under the Century Financial Group, which has a combined strength of approximately 1,900,000 players.
“We should also keep in mind that it’s virtually guaranteed that both the Angel Corps and the Century Financial Group have hidden forces that we are not aware of.