The procedures for signing an actual commercial merger and acquisition contract are actually quite complicated, but basically the cooperation intentions and terms have been confirmed. Therefore, they announced the alliance news the night before yesterday, and Tudou also canceled the alliance about half an hour before that.

established an alliance with the original alliance.

To be honest, Tudou was quite sad when the alliance agreement was terminated.

At the beginning, everyone was a similar second-tier lord. When it came to financial resources, they were definitely inferior to those of the first-tier eldest brothers. Otherwise, they made their fortunes through chance encounters or time-consuming management like potatoes. Therefore, they could only unite, and they could only unite as one.

Only by working through difficulties can we keep pace with those front-line brothers and keep moving forward.

In the eyes of outsiders, they have also developed into the three-pole territory, and their subordinates are also responsive. The "second-line lord brother" with thousands of mercenaries is also equally prosperous.

It may not be as easy as those front-line strongmen or world giants who can call the shots, but the Xiaoyao side is still fine.

How can outsiders know the hardships of insiders?

Only they themselves know how much oppression, how much concession they have to face on a daily basis, and how much sadness and pressure they endure to maintain their territory.

To be honest, the pressure of second-tier lords like this is generally higher than that of the first-tier lords who rely on money to eliminate obstacles to progress. After all, it is comfortable to support the territory by spending money. If you spend more money, you will have less trouble and you can gather more people.

There are many powerful thugs working for themselves, and even if the mercenaries are insufficient, there are player corps that can make up for it~

Because of this, when he was persecuted by Michael, it was not incomprehensible to Tudou that his allies did not dare to openly stand with him.

If I were in their shoes, I might have no choice but to make the same choice. After all, it would be too difficult to sacrifice my hard-earned capital for the interests and territory of others. There is nothing the allies can do.

It’s a matter of solution~

However, when the alliance agreement was terminated, when Tudou expected everyone to say something to make him feel at ease, he didn't even get a word of comfort.

But when he looked up, what he saw was the relieved expressions of everyone looking at each other.

The feeling of relaxing the pressure on the shoulders, as if the suffering was over, was all too familiar to Tudou! Because just over an hour ago, he had just experienced the same feeling with Sister Xuelan!

To be honest, if it weren't for Plague City's stubborn request for "absolute confidentiality", I'm afraid Tudou's first thought would be to introduce these "brothers and sisters" who have been with him for a long time to enter the world that is about to be established.

In alliance!

Because everyone is the same type of person, Tudou also seeks to empathize with each other's expectations.

With the support of powerful teams such as the Plague Alliance and even the City of Faith and the Horn of the Ancestors, we will be able to achieve success in the future, and good times are just around the corner!

But Tudou never expected that he would be forced to leave the alliance due to "harm", but in the end it would only make these so-called "brothers" breathe a sigh of relief.

It turns out ~

Is what you feel about yourself these days just a burden? Is it just pressure? Is it just a burden?

Or do they feel like they are causing trouble for them?

At that moment, Tudou had doubts about the word "brother" for the first time~

These are the brothers who have "shared weal and woe" for a few months?

Hahaha, what a group of "good brothers".

It was only at this moment that Tudou realized how stupid he was, and that all his enthusiasm was just a slap in the face of someone else's cold ass.

However, this made Tudou suddenly feel relaxed for no reason!

Originally, he felt a little sorry that he had to keep this matter secret and couldn't save his brothers from suffering. Now Tudou doesn't hate them. After all, they didn't do anything wrong. Who can he ask others to be right?

Will they stay together for life and death?

He just suddenly felt that it didn't matter anymore. If that's the case, let's not owe anything to each other~

In the future, victory or defeat will be seen on the battlefield.

So in the end Tudou happily shook hands with everyone and said goodbye. The scene was as if he was not going to die generously, but had won the full color prize~

After Tudou left, the rest of the allies felt confused. They joked that Tudou was frightened. How could he be so happy even though he was almost swallowed whole by Michael? Could he have thought that the Plague Alliance was a member of the Plague Alliance?

That few manpower can really help him defend his territory, right?

In fact, the reason why everyone feels that the alliance agreement with Tudou is becoming more and more troublesome is not only because Michael is too powerful, but also because of the "traitor" incident that has been hotly discussed on the forum in the past two days.

, if you get too close to Tudou at such a sensitive moment, you will inevitably become the target of criticism from others.

However, this feeling of "relief" completely disappeared after less than half an hour!

Not only that, all the people who were originally affiliated with Tudou were stunned to see the "shocking" news posted on the forum and the name written "Jinghu Alliance" at the end of the alliance list.

That guy Potato joined the World Alliance led by the Plague Alliance???

How is this possible!!!

An atmosphere of fear and disbelief swept across the entire alliance in an instant, followed by their private crazy speculations and a feeling of sudden enlightenment!

Finally, they understood what was going on with Tudou’s “elated” reaction before~

It turns out that he really didn’t go to die, and he really won the “Full Color Grand Prize”. What kind of lottery did he win? He was simply hit on the head by a gold mine.

After just a moment's hesitation, these people sent their men to contact the newly formed "Mirror Lake Alliance".

Of course, the so-called "Jinghu Alliance" is actually just another name for Tudou's private territory at the moment. It's like a joke. However, in the eyes of these old allies, it is more like a mockery and a big crack.

He laughed at their indifference and cowardice, making them feel dazzled but forced to seek opportunities for cooperation.

Although everyone was indeed a little timid before, is that wrong?

That’s the natural instinct of people to protect themselves under great pressure!

Isn't it wrong to say that you don't want your hard work to be burned?

They may feel a little ashamed, but they don't think they owe Tudou anything. In fact, before the "traitor incident" broke out, they did reinforce Tudou, both in terms of financial and material resources.

As far as alliance relations are concerned, they have indeed fulfilled their obligations, so there is no need for them to feel sorry for Tudou

Fortunately, Tudou was not so arrogant that he really hated them. He just "recognized the reality". So when they came to ask if they needed funding, Tudou agreed without much hesitation. However, in terms of funding details,

This time, Tudou was like a calculating businessman, fighting for every inch of land with his "brothers" from half an hour ago~

For example, you don’t need to buy resources, just rent them. As for what level of troops, what quality of war machinery, what size of player corps you need to rent, and how much rent you need to pay, it is really a torturous agreement process~

So in the end, those old brothers of Tudou were surprised to think that Tudou had another player control the character. Why had they never discovered such a "fine" side of Tudou before?

However, as the cooperation agreement was finally concluded and came into effect, Tudou suddenly felt something quietly broken beneath the smile on his face. That sting made Tudou feel for the first time that even in the virtual world of the game, human relationships

Warmth and coldness are also realistic and cruel.

Tudou has done its best to select reliable forces from the outside to join this frontal battle. However, the shortcomings of mercenaries alone cannot be easily made up for.

On the opposite side of Michael, the theoretical garrison capacity of the two fourth-level territories is 8,000! And this does not even count the mercenary troops in his other branch strongholds.

As for the players, although there was an elite team from the Plague Alliance, when the "legendary" Holy Alliance Army from the Kingdom of Dickwell spread out in front of them, Tudou felt a feeling of being overwhelmed for the first time in his heart.

The feeling of being tightened by external force and suffocating!

Six thousand people, two full player legions!

Potato just can’t figure it out~

With so many human players, how did they get here without anyone noticing?

The opponent's "military appearance" also made Tudou realize for the first time the huge difference between himself and the powerful team of the world's giants!

Almost all the players on the other side are wearing the same silver-white chainmail. Looking from a distance in the sun, they look like a group of heavenly holy soldiers bathed in silver light!

In the name of the Holy Alliance, just looking at this gorgeous military appearance makes people feel solemn and respectful!

On the other hand, I don’t have to show off my own skills to be embarrassed. Even the young assassins and others wear all kinds of clothes. They are no different from a group of individual players standing together~

If there is any difference, it is probably that these people have more king-level equipment. Everyone has at least one or two places with symbolic purple stardust floating around~

In the past, a group of twenty people standing on the street would definitely cause a traffic jam. Countless people would gather around and express all kinds of envy, jealousy, and hatred towards each other's equipment level.

However, on a large-scale battlefield, it has to be said that the uniform-looking standard armor on the opposite side can make the army display a sense of eliteness that is difficult for others to match.

In addition to the 6,000 elite troops that rushed out from the Holy Alliance, Tudou finally saw Michael's true strength for the first time.

That’s an army of players that literally fills the mountains and plains! A rough estimate is that there are no less than 20,000 people!!!

The size of the player's army is equivalent to that of a full legion. This is almost unbelievable now that elven players are going to the ghost battlefield in large numbers to gain military glory!

In fact, even on the battlefield against the ghost clan, it is unique to be able to gather a player army of 30,000 people!

What makes Tudou even more frightened is that according to their intelligence, these are obviously not Michael's full strength.

According to the information fed back from various points, the total number of guards Michael has deployed in his major cities is probably close to ten thousand people.

Huge in scale, overwhelming in strength, and well-controlled in attack and defense, without leakage

Is this Michael? The true strength of that territorial force that is considered one of the best among the elves?

At this moment, Tudou suddenly felt that he was too naive. In the past, he was actually competing with a "monster" like the other party on merits and demerits.

Without support from the Plague Alliance

However, the enemy is so powerful, can we really turn defeat into victory with their support?

At that moment, Tudou couldn't help but cast confused and panicked eyes on the few people in front of him. However, in the leading few people, Tudou saw something that he didn't have, that is, facing thousands of people, I remained motionless.

The calmness and the self-confidence that inspires but not inspires

"That Sister Xuelan~
To be continued...