Chapter 20

In fact, not long after Lancelot learned about this matter, he found out through his inside sources the reason why "League of Heroes" went on a killing spree in "The Legend" that night:

— It was because they were suppressed too much by "Maple Snow Capital" in "Dungeons & Dragons." On that day, which was also the day when Old Bald Li killed the chaste magistrate's son with a "Righteous Slash" while chatting privately, "League of Heroes" was relentlessly pursued and attacked by "Maple Snow Capital" in "Dungeons & Dragons."

Due to various reliable and unreliable reasons, the high-level paladins under "Maple Snow Capital," protected by the Supreme Law, slaughtered the upper echelons of "League of Heroes."

The relationship between the two guilds was unknown, but from the battle that was then called the largest conflict in the Silver Moon Alliance and the entire "Dungeons & Dragons" game, the large-scale martial conflict that shocked everyone, including NPCs, must have been due to a significant and earth-shattering grudge.

In the end, "League of Heroes" was almost completely wiped out, with almost no one online, especially the elite players of the guild, who were almost all in the resurrection temple serving their sentences.

— The "Detect Evil" skill was truly unreasonable, as it could make you glow red even in front of city guards, and then you would be rightfully sent to the resurrection temple to serve your sentence. The resurrection time after being punished by paladins was doubled.

Some unfortunate players, after enduring for two hours, were sent back again, and this happened repeatedly.

It wasn't until the leader of the Silver Moon Alliance and the Lady of Silver Moon City, Lady Elasidr, took the lead in gathering a large number of influential NPCs to mediate and "forgave" the sins of most "League of Heroes" players that this massacre, which lasted a whole day, finally ended.

Of course, this was not the intervention of game GMs. In fact, "Dungeons & Dragons" had no GM involvement and relied entirely on the system's intelligent evolution. Lady Elasidr's mediation was also an NPC's spontaneous action.

The high-level NPCs in "Dungeons & Dragons" were part of the game, participating in the game's progression and living and developing in this world alongside players. Therefore, they would also exhibit player-like behaviors, such as mediating the deadly conflict between two guilds. NPC leaders like Lady Elasidr were skilled in diplomatic negotiations with players to maintain a balance of power in their territories.

Well, this is actually a digression. The fundamental issue was that "Maple Snow Capital" had thoroughly beaten "League of Heroes."

"League of Heroes" players, feeling extremely frustrated and humiliated in "Dungeons & Dragons," chose to return to "The Legend" to kill and vent their anger, even going so far as to ruin Bella's career in "The Legend."

Although Alpha and Lancelot both believed that the "League of Heroes" players who did this were utterly spineless, it was undeniable that the reason Bella lost her job in "The Legend" was also due to "Maple Snow Capital," not just the bullying by "League of Heroes."

In fact, getting Bella to join the strictly selective "Maple Snow Capital" early on was also a way for Lancelot to express his personal apology.

What followed was even more intense retaliation. This aligned with the interests of "Maple Snow Capital," and since the female professional players in "Maple Snow Capital" had a considerable fan base, the retaliation was supported by the guild. "League of Heroes" suffered greatly over the past month.

These were the changes that occurred in Alpha and his friends over the past month, and the changes in the entire Silver Moon Alliance could be described as earth-shattering:

The earth-shattering changes stemmed from players breaking the 60-level bottleneck and completing their first class advancement to the Heroic Realm.

Since one evening, the level and class description of the top-ranked 60-level warrior, Chujian Wang, in the Silver Moon Alliance's level ranking suddenly changed to "Warrior 60/Weapon Master 1," a long list of players who had been stuck at level 60 for a long time began to advance one after another, becoming 60-level base class/1-level advanced class Heroic Realm players.

— The day after Chujian Wang advanced to the Heroic Realm, a total of 40 players in the Silver Moon Alliance completed their first advancement.

In fact, due to the large number of players in "Dungeons & Dragons," the gap between the top players of various factions was not significant, so it was not surprising that 40 players in the Silver Moon Alliance advanced on the same day.

However, the real issue was the distribution of the top 50 players on the level ranking.

The previous pattern, where the top 50 spots were dominated by the two major guilds, "Eighteen Hells" and "Maple Snow Capital," with the remaining spots shared by smaller guilds, was broken!!!

Among the top 50 players, 14 were from "Eighteen Hells" and 11 were from "Maple Snow Capital."

"Maple Snow Capital" didn't need to be mentioned; it was an extremely powerful super guild where Lancelot and Bella belonged, a top-tier super battleship in the gaming world. Their only rival in the Silver Moon Alliance was "Eighteen Hells," a Chinese guild known for its strong individual players and often referred to as one of the "Chinese Twin Dragons" alongside "Maple Snow Capital."

The reason "Eighteen Hells" was known for its strong individual players was due to its famous core group, the "Ten Yama Kings."

Ten players who could be called legendary, with 9 of them entering the top 20 of the Silver Moon Alliance's level ranking. The only one not on the ranking, Urban King, was a commercial player responsible for the economic operations of "Eighteen Hells" and could be considered a powerhouse in another field.

Of course, this did not mean that "Eighteen Hells" was a loose collection of players outside the "Ten Yama Kings."

On the contrary, in terms of dungeon exploration, "Eighteen Hells" was on par with "Maple Snow Capital," the top-ranked guild in the Silver Moon Alliance, with only a difference of 1 or 2 bosses.

It was not surprising that these two powerful guilds occupied half of the top 50 spots. What was surprising was that the 25 spots that were previously divided among several smaller guilds were not dispersed as before:

3rd place: Royal Ang Liu, Paladin 60/Dragon Knight 1, Guild: Royal Star;

6th place: Quietly Silent, Warlock 60/Inferno Warlock 1, Guild: Royal Star;

7th place: Extreme Evil Child, Mage 60/Pale Master 1, Guild: Royal Star;

10th place: Primal Roar, Barbarian Fighter 60/Berserker 1, Guild: Royal Star;

12th place: Sword Flower, Rogue 60/Assassin 1, Guild: Royal Star;

17th place: Star History, Cleric 60/Slumber Guide 1, Guild: Royal Star;

18th place: LostLuker, Rogue 60/Shadow Warrior 1, Guild: Royal Star;

21st place: Fiery Bhikkhu, Monk 60/Holy Fist 1, Guild: Royal Star;

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13 of the remaining 25 spots in the top 50 were claimed by a new guild called "Royal Star," even surpassing the 11 players from "Maple Snow Capital"!!!

It was important to note that the 60-level advancement quest was quite troublesome. If the level before advancement did not show a significant difference in strength, the gap between those who had advanced and those who had not was a clear indicator of true strength.

— The fact that "Royal Star" managed to advance 13 players first was enough to show that this previously unknown guild had the potential to challenge the status of the "Chinese Twin Dragons" super guilds.

Not to mention that the guild leader of "Royal Star," Royal Ang Liu, was a hidden class Dragon Knight!!!

Dragons were at the pinnacle of the game's power hierarchy. Although Royal Ang Liu wouldn't be an invincible force like a pet dragon, he would undoubtedly have a significant impact on the guild's overall strength. After all, dragons could cause earthquakes with a stomp and typhoons with a fart.

The power distribution in the Silver Moon Alliance, which was previously dominated by the "Chinese Twin Dragons," had shifted to a tripartite balance with the emergence of "Royal Star." This change would have a revolutionary impact on every aspect of the game.

Even the NPCs were plotting how to navigate this new power structure.

— Just like how Lady Elasidr mediated the conflict between "Maple Snow Capital" and "League of Heroes" a month ago, the NPCs in "Dungeons & Dragons" were no longer mere spectators in traditional games. In this game that was making history, NPCs had become participants, essentially players who couldn't log out.

This could be seen from the interactions with NPCs like Corpse Fire and Old Haagen-Dazs, who dealt with Alpha:

NPCs had their own needs and desires, whether it was a smoking habit or greed. They pursued their dreams and satisfied their desires in this virtual world, just like players, and would not simply serve the players.

In fact, the new NPC mechanism in "Dungeons & Dragons" made players more realistically immersed in the game.

For example, the days of completely disregarding NPCs' feelings and leaving after completing a quest were over. If you dared to do so, NPCs would dare to punish you for your disrespect, affecting your game experience.

Just like when Lady Elasidr mediated the conflict between "Maple Snow Capital" and "League of Heroes," the entire "Maple Snow Capital" gave Lady Elasidr face. It would be a joke to not give face; how could they still function in the Silver Moon Alliance without it?

In summary, the changes in players' attitudes towards the game were revolutionary.

However, no matter how others changed, it had no impact on our Alpha.

At this moment, Alpha was chatting with Corpse Fire, whom he hadn't seen for a month, in the Evil Cave...

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