My Players Are So Fierce

Old Qin said softly:

“Who would’ve thought, getting old and in the last stretch still having to come help the folks from another world fight a war, but I’m sure these old bones of mine can withstand the Black Disaster without a problem.

A stable base is what we need, and currently, Transylvania is undoubtedly the most suitable forward base, so, Kiddo, make sure nothing goes wrong on the Maginot Line!

If something goes wrong, you’ll be the first to be held accountable!”

“Understood!

Chief.”

—

“Bang”

The Grand Marshal’s banner of the Whip-tail Clan was thrown to the ground by Triss, as the Bloodline Duke flapped its wings, watching the young hyena warrior clumsily slide down from the tree.

She stared at Boboke, making him shiver with fear.

But Triss didn’t deign to look directly at him, flapping her wings to hover in the air and kicking up a small whirlwind.

She spoke to Boboke in a perfect Dark Mountain Jackal language:

“According to our agreement with Wise Wolf Lord, this thing is yours.

Hurley is dead, and his core army has also been wiped out by the Transia People.

You should know what to do with the banner when you return to the camp.

Wise Wolf has other arrangements for you, so I won’t say more.

Go back.

Take your people back before the army at Blackflame Mountain Pass sweeps through this area.”

Boboke lowered his head and said nothing, as he shook his body and stepped forward to touch the banner he was never allowed to approach before.

As Triss turned to leave, the hyena mustered up his courage and asked:

“M…my Lady, can you tell me what you and Wise Wolf Lord are actually up to?

I…I’ve already decided to follow Wise Wolf, but I’m still a bit scared inside.

Though I’m not very capable, I won’t do anything to harm my people!”

“It’s nothing bad, Boboke.”

Triss glanced back at the hyena chosen by Hog and said:

“Hog is the chosen successor of the King of Bone Biting, and it will bring change to your civilization.

As for what we’re doing, I can’t tell you right now, but I guess Wise Wolf will reveal everything to you soon.

If you are truly trustworthy.

You will become a hero of the hyenas, recorded in their history!

You might even become a more powerful Grand Marshal than Hurley, provided you can discern right from wrong.

Go back.

Saving a vanguard on the brink of collapse can add a vibrant page to your career, leaving no room for fear and doubt.

You’re doing the right thing.”

Triss also possessed the Desire Ability, which she rarely used, but seeing Murphy use it so skillfully, Triss, with her cleverness, had long mastered it.

At this moment, using the Desire Ability to adjust Boboke’s emotional strings was a piece of cake, as the young hyena had already been terrified at the sight of Hurley’s defeat, and injecting private motives during a three-view collapse was the perfect time.

Triss handled this kind of thing quite deftly.

As she said, she wasn’t known across the continent for her amiable image during her prime.

Watching Boboke leave with the hyena warrior flag, the Blood Vulture Duke grinned in the night, turned around, and flapped his dragon-like wings, using only a few strokes to soar into the sky.

Murphy was waiting for her in this pre-dawn darkness, casting a shadow of elegance and mystery under the moonlight.

“The good news is, Hog chose a naive yet distinguished hyena as its first friend in the Dark Mountain Range.

The bad news is, that guy lacks confidence in Hog’s ambitions and may turn his back.”

Triss said beside Murphy:

“Hog nearly used its own template to select this guy from the hyenas.

Wise Wolf might be planning to win over the Black Eye Clan, and with the addition of the Pestilence Clan, it will have its first lever to pry open the hyena system.

But that’s not enough.

Hog must at least win over one Elder Clan before the Black Disaster reaches its worst stage, to gain the opportunity to enter Moss Valley.”

“Our Wise Wolf knows exactly what he is doing, Triss.”

Murphy shook his head and said:

“We should trust in Hog’s enhanced mind.

If it can persuade those kings and lords at the Brass Fortress to support this alien, I believe persuading a chieftain is no problem.

No need to worry about Hog for now.

We must complete our duties now.

Once Boboke escapes with the routed vanguard back into the hyena territory, a real army will soon arrive at Blackflame Mountain Pass.

The Black Disaster is coming…

No, it’s already here.

I’ve also gathered enough combat data, and have an idea on the direction of player fortification post-beta.

As part of the development team, it’s time we put the internal testing on the agenda.

In seven days, we’ll proceed with the ‘version upgrade’!

This upgrade will encompass all aspects of the current game architecture.

I’ve already prepared a draft, and next, it’s up to you, Phemys, and Milian to modify it.

But now, we can announce this good news to players everywhere in advance.”

Triss nodded.

She asked:

“But how will we solve the manpower issue?

Under the current circumstances, Transylvania’s population intake can’t increase quickly.

Shouldn’t we accelerate the allocation of spots in the internal test?

But how do you conjure up more spots?”

“In the beginning, we can use the server upgrade as a pretext…

I’m waiting for an opportunity.”

Murphy took out the defense strategy submitted by Happy Rod and handed it to Triss, saying:

“If everything proceeds according to our commander’s plan, in a month or two at most, we can have a feast and not have to worry about player quota for a long time.”

Triss looked at the strategic plan in her hand, and after a few seconds, sighed:

“Kato…

King Louis won’t allow you to be so bold.

If you really do this, after the Black Disaster ends, it will mark the beginning of a war between the Goldenrod Kingdom and Transylvania.”

“What does it matter?

They aren’t friends anyway.”

Murphy snorted and said:

“I’m just taking back what my people want for them, which will make Transylvania more united!

This battle will have to be fought sooner or later, and I’m not going to do anything extreme.

Fraser and his army are in Shadow Valley; that’s the eyes of Loren and King Louis, and the news they report is enough for them to adjust strategy one last time.

They still have the chance to protect Kato rather than expecting the Wolfsbane Clan to shelter that land.

One last reason…

As developers, it’s necessary for us to plan for future expansions.

It’s a necessary quality of being a Dog Planner.

Take a last look at the scenery here, my dear Triss; for a long time after this, we won’t have such leisurely moments.”