Ashen Dragon-Chapter 497 - 411 Empire Duel Tournament
Chapter 497: Chapter 411: Empire Duel Tournament
Chapter 497 -411: Empire Duel Tournament
“Cassius, please wait for my good news.”
The silver dragon spread its wings and soared into the sky, its streamlined body particularly graceful, and its silver wings glistened faintly in the sunlight.
“Finally managed to bluff her.”
“Next, I’ll wait for assistance from the good alignment. I believe that old fellow Osedro still has some good left in him.”
Watching the departing silver dragon, Cassius nodded lightly, then glanced at the panel displaying new information again.
[The overall strength level of the NPC faction [Ashen Empire] you created has reached: 3]
[Unlocked new panel: Faction Activities]
This did not come as a surprise to Cassius. A level 3 faction was already notable on the Fianso Continent.
Keep in mind, the once-powerful Holy Fadlan was only a level 5 faction according to the system’s evaluation.
After a year of development, the empire had achieved significant progress in politics, economics, and even culture.
The Matra Grand Farm was now fully operational, supplying food nationwide, the empire’s military-industrial system was initially established and thriving, and the parliamentary system was gradually becoming a norm, with the political system becoming more complete.
The advancements in productivity, the affluence of the people’s lives, and the influence of the players brought about rapid social and cultural development, giving rise to numerous new trends of thought.
A spirit of confidence and valor spread across the nation.
In just a few short years, the once remote and barren land of the Anzeta Great Wilderness saw its people reach the peak of both material and spiritual prosperity.
Despite the fact that this prosperity was built on the sweat of countless workers and the blood and tears of the southern people, it was all hidden beneath the empire’s glamorous exterior.
“The faction activities are here too.”
Cassius revealed a smile.
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Faction activities would allow him to secure a place on the player panel, fully integrating the empire’s activities into the players’ lives.
After the 2.0 version launched, faction activities would attract more players, making the Ashen Empire the “main faction” in the minds of more players.
It’s important to note that the next version would unlock many ancient teleportation circles—also known as “respawn points.”
Currently, the Ashen Empire could rely on its home-field advantage to attract almost all the players.
But in the next version, that might not be the case: the Elf Kingdom of the Supreme Forest, the Free Trade Federation of Silvermoon Bay, the three great kingdoms of Fadlan in war, the Orc Tribes of the Rossa Desert, all would become extremely attractive starting points.
Cassius reminisced about the various key moments in his memory.
“Now it’s the Third Era, May 2, 1789, two months until the end of the Northern Wind and Cloud version, and the first server shutdown since the public beta.”
“So, let the Ashen Empire host the first large-scale server-wide official PvP event.”
In Cassius’ past life plan, the first large-scale server-wide PvP event was originally in the [Kings’ Strife] version, hosted by dozens of powerful guilds combined.
But now, this grand event would be moved up.
This was Cassius’ plan—to organize a large-scale PvP event before the server shutdown, fully extracting the last bit of experience and gold coins from the players during the final moments of the [Northern Wind and Cloud] version.
At the same time, this would affirm the Ashen Empire’s status as the “official faction,” attracting even more players in the future.
Two years ago, Cassius personally proposed the “Imperial Grand Colosseum” project, leading to the construction of this magnificent building in Isdalia, all for this day’s arrival.
About three months ago, Cassius had handed this task over to Ramp for preparation, and now everything was almost ready, just awaiting the official announcement.
“Everything is ready except for the final push.”
Cassius once again summoned the panel, exhaling a thin stream of white smoke, the golden vertical pupils flashing with light.
[Do you wish to release the large-scale faction activity to players?]
[Yes.]
[Please name this faction activity.]
Cassius pondered for a moment, unable to think of an appealing name, and resorted to a perfunctory title using “Empire”—just like when he named the Imperial Grand Colosseum.
[Named as: [First Ashen Empire Gladiator Tournament]]
[Faction activity released!]
…
On the Third Era, May 3, 1789, nearly 400,000 “Airez” players simultaneously received the faction activity notification.
This announcement ignited everyone’s enthusiasm.
Players were thrilled!
Suddenly, posts about the “Empire Gladiator Tournament” flooded the forums, and soon almost everyone was discussing this upcoming grand event.
“Holy crap?”
“The rewards are so generous! There are even titles and costumes!”
“Is the official actually being generous for once?”
“I’m definitely participating!”
“I wanted to stay low-key, be a casual player, but now I have to reveal my top-tier mastery!”
“Yeah right, it’s just a toy for the powerful families and professional bigshots; we commoners will just watch for fun.”
“Is this the final major event of this version?”
The reason was simple: the rewards for this competition were exceptionally generous and unprecedented.
For example, the player who won the individual championship not only would receive substantial gold coin and experience rewards but also would obtain the special [Dragonflame Champion] title and outfit.
[Dragonflame Champion] would turn the player’s nickname golden-red, while also providing a precious point of charisma.
And the outfit was even more eye-catching, with a luxurious gold-plated exterior, intricate claw and fang carvings, a domineering wyvern-head shoulder guard, and even a pair of gently flapping flame wings on the back.
It was a visual spectacle!
