Rebirth of the thief who roamed around the world (BOOK 2)

Chapter 294 - Faded

Nie Yan installed about 10 Lookouts on top of the walls. When the Siege Machine Factory was up and running, the Lookouts could be mounted with Crossbow Turrets. A Tier 1 Lookout could be fitted with more than a dozen of them, and since they could be operated by anyone, it was ideal to man them with low-level players. They were a formidable line of defense.

As the primary stronghold of Asskickers United, United City's strategic benefit far outweighed anything else. So long as it remained standing, Asskickers United would never fall.

Nie Yan estimated he had spent roughly 6,000 gold on remodeling United City. Luckily, he had just received another payment from the Dragonsoar Financial Group, which was enough to cover these costs.

"We'll leave the handling of the business district to Yu Rui. I want to open up a Starry Night Potion Shop branch here as well. Also, start leasing out the empty shops," Nie Yan instructed. For United City to grow, a thriving commerce was necessary. As a guild grew more powerful, so did investor confidence, making it easier to attract prospective businesses to set up shop in their strongholds. Considering Asskickers United's prestige and rallying power in Calore, it would be a piece of cake to develop the stronghold.

With the real-world business district being handed over to them, the Dragonsoar Financial Group had received their first return on investment from Asskickers United.

"I'll get right on to it. I've already appointed 15 supervisors to oversee the economy of this stronghold. Furthermore, I want you to go over our contingency plan. In case of emergency, who will arrive to defend the stronghold, how many will come, all of that needs to be decided beforehand. We only have 100 Tier 1 Barracks, so if war breaks out, we can only accommodate 5,000 players at most. I estimate with our construction of the walls, and the Lookouts on top of them, we'll have roughly 30 minutes to get reinforcements into place," Guo Huai said as he handed over some plans to Nie Yan.

Nie Yan skimmed through them, then asked, "How many of the Mages assigned to defending the stronghold can cast Advanced Magic?"

"We have five in total: Summer Bug, Undying Scoundrel, Sunny South, Beginner Student, and Nimbus," Guo Huai replied. It was evident they sorely lacked Mages who could cast Advanced Magic.

Nie Yan wondered how Yao Yao was doing with the Karsi's Blessing quest right now. If she could learn Templar Magic, Asskickers United would gain yet another Mage who could cast Advanced Magic. Summer Bug, Undying Scoundrel, Sunny South, Beginner Student, and Nimbus were the cream of the crop. In future guild wars, highly-skilled experts, especially Mages, would be crucial.

"We'll need to up that number. I've installed some concealed defensive points on top of the walls. We must take advantage of every Advanced Magic at our disposal," Nie Yan noted. Advanced Magic was highly effective at repelling invaders.

With the contingency plan set in place, Nie Yan chit-chatted some more with Smoke Stub and Bladelight, while Painted Muslin, Young Seven, Yi Yan, and the others walked over.

Tang Yao was hurrying over to the guild headquarters as well.

This was a gathering of the top-ranking members of Asskickers United.

While everyone chatted about the guild's future, Nie Yan received a notification.

Faded has obtained the third chapter from Volume V of the Book of Order, Chapter of Compassion. You will be notified of the player's location once every hour.

Coordinates: Glory City, 23535.23532.36582

Casual has obtained the the sixth chapter from Volume V of the Book of Order, Chapter of Tolerance. You will be notified of the player's location once every hour.