However, Vengeful Blood's happiness did not last long.
After she finished looting the Vault, she packed a large backpack full of supplies.
Although these supplies needed to be brought back to the hideout first and marked as "Netherworld Village-owned items" before they could be used, that did not stop Vengeful Blood from scouting the Bright Plains first to see how many supplies she would need to subdue her desired Fla Sword Dragon.
"So expensive."
Vengeful Blood used a blank Poké Card to check the supplies required to form an oath with a full-health Fla Sword Dragon, only to find that it required a huge amount of large reds and large golds.
Even if she beat the Fla Sword Dragon into submission and reduced the required supplies by a quarter, the loot she had gathered this run still would not be enough.
"Should I go back and gather more supplies?"
Vengeful Blood did not try to force it.
Unexpectedly obtaining her beloved Abyssal Knight during this run was already satisfying enough.
"I've been sneaking around for so long that I almost forgot I'm the Guild Leader of the Do Alliance. Gathering a batch of supplies shouldn't be difficult."
Vengeful Blood suddenly rembered her identity as the leader of one of the top five Guilds in Oath.
The main ga of Oath did not allow players to trade supplies, since there was no real point. No matter how many supplies they gathered, they could only be exchanged for Contract Stones in the end.
But Descent into Netherworld Village allowed players to trade supplies freely.
Couldn't she just call on the players of the Do Alliance to collectively transfer their assets to Netherworld Village?
"Regarding that, I actually have so bad news. But you would receive this ssage at any mont anyway, so allow to show it to you first."
Although Carl did not want to dampen Vengeful Blood's enthusiasm, he still displayed a grim announcent from the official Oath organization directly in front of her through a web window.
The instant Vengeful Blood saw the announcent, the joy on her face visibly froze.
The official Oath organization had finally made its move, and it had co out swinging.
This announcent was a follow-up to the official Oath Ban on the Underworld.
The first part fixed a bug where players could lose supplies stored in their supply warehouse.
Now, supplies taken out of the City of Glory would automatically return to the player's warehouse.
The official Oath organization had reacted far too quickly.
No, Ryan and the others had already been trying to secretly transfer supplies gathered in the main ga to Netherworld Village.
From that perspective, the fact that the official Oath organization had only provided a solution now was probably already the result of programrs working overti and desperately petitioning Elysium.
But this only restricted players from bringing supplies gathered in the main ga to Netherworld Village.
It still could not stop the Little Mice from emptying the City of Glory.
The second part listed a roster of players designated for soft bans on the official website.
Macchia**, ID: 100X1X
Ky*, ID: 1001XX
Ry*n, ID: 1000XX
Crimson N***t, ID: 1000XX
Oh wow.
Vengeful Blood saw it at a glance.
Although all the nas on the ban list were censored, weren't these all familiar faces?
Most of the players in this batch of banned nas were top-ranking players in the Trial of Glory Championship.
Of course, Vengeful Blood knew that they definitely had the skill to climb the ranks on their own.
But without exception, they had all relied on playing Villager Mode to rush to the top of the championship rankings.
Vengeful Blood glanced at the following content of the announcent.
[These players utilized malicious programs and caused an extrely negative impact on the Trial of Glory gaplay. Therefore, they are being subjected to soft bans. However, there is still room for appeal. The soft ban can be lifted by voluntarily clearing the malicious program data and submitting an appeal request.]
At first, Vengeful Blood thought the official Oath organization had lost its mind. They ignored the terrible matchmaking system, yet targeted those pure and harmless "mouse" players instead.
But now that she had beco a "mouse" player herself, and one that could bite back,
For example, with the Abyssal Knight, Vengeful Blood could command it in battle. If she combined it with various traps and flash grenades set up by Villagers to split up the battlefield,
Vengeful Blood was genuinely confident that she could rely on the Abyssal Knight alone to directly defeat a team of 0 1 main-ga Oath players.
If she captured two more Boss-level monsters of the sa rank to form a full team and participate in the Trial of Glory, Vengeful Blood might even be able to go head-to-head with a 6 5 main-ga player team.
Looking at it this way, in the eyes of main-ga Oath players, Villager players who possessed the Pokémon DLC really did not look all that different from cheaters, did they?
This made Vengeful Blood realize that the official Oath ban might actually have the tiniest bit of justification.
"Justification my ass! The biggest problem is the matchmaking system!"
Vengeful Blood yelled angrily as soon as she thought of this.
Based on Vengeful Blood's understanding of player strength, if she led the professional squad players of the Do Alliance, they would not fear Little Mice who brought three Bosses with them.
"So, Miss Player, no matter what you plan to do next,"
Carl thoughtfully gave Vengeful Blood another reminder at that mont.
"I still suggest that, at this stage, you avoid revealing your anonymous alt profile within the Guild."
"I know."
Vengeful Blood did not lift her head as she checked with Macchiato to confirm whether she had been streaming when Vengeful Blood sent that overly excited ssage earlier.
After receiving confirmation that Macchiato had not been streaming, Vengeful Blood also warned her not to tell anyone about this.
Whether intentional or not, this soft ban announcent from Oath directly severed the relationship network that players had built in the main Oath ga.
Once the true identity behind an anonymous alt profile was exposed and verified by the official Oath organization, there was a high probability that the player's main-ga account would be soft banned.
This ant that when Vengeful Blood played Netherworld Village, she could not use her identity as the President of the Do Alliance to mobilize resources.
A player Guild was inherently a very loose organization.
Who knew whether there were any moles inside who would report Vengeful Blood directly?
Her main Oath account absolutely could not be banned.
Otherwise, she would have to abandon her existing Netherworld Village data to lift the ban.
Without the Abyssal Knight, starting a new Underworld Village account would not really matter.
But now,
Carl also knew she was a woman with a family.
The previous generation's Sophia still lived in the large estate, although she had now turned into Silly Cat.
It was also possible that Vengeful Blood was hiding many previous-generation NPCs.
But no matter what, she absolutely could not lose her identity as the Guild Leader of the Do Alliance, one of the most powerful players in Oath.
"Miss Player, I know what you are worried about."
Carl saw Vengeful Blood's confusion.
She was not confused about how to gather supplies, but rather about what she should do next.
Even if she took first place in the Trial of Glory as a Villager, under the threat of the Ban on the Underworld and soft bans, she could not claim that honor and prestige as the Guild Leader of the Do Alliance.
Perhaps, in Vengeful Blood's eyes right now, everything in Netherworld Village was just for fun.
All the effort she put into Netherworld Village currently could not expand her prestige, power, or influence within the world of Elysium.
Because regardless of whether it was the Holy Nation or the Empire, the NPCs of these two major powers, along with most players, only acknowledged the Saviors of the main Oath ga.
"If you feel lost, you can take a look at this Open World."
Carl shared a Great World link with Vengeful Blood.
"The Open World of the Navigator Guild Leader?"
Vengeful Blood did indeed need a short break, so she went to Crimson Night's Open World to relax.
Then, when Vengeful Blood arrived at Crimson Night's Open World, or more accurately, Crimson Night's Netherworld Village hideout, she was stunned by the prosperous scene before her.
Most players' hideouts were basically dark warehouses filled with piles of miscellaneous supplies.
But Crimson Night's hideout, built collaboratively by many mbers of the Navigator Guild, clearly already had the foundations of a small town.
Neon lights were everywhere, but there were very few people visible along the streets, making the place look strangely desolate.
"Welco to Navigator Town. This town was personally built by the players. Miss Player, please follow . There is a short eting invitation."
Carl led the sowhat dazzled Vengeful Blood directly toward the depths of the small town and arrived at a place that looked like City Hall.
When Vengeful Blood stepped into the eting room of this conference hall, she quickly realized that the players present were all familiar faces.
Mio, Crimson Night, Ryan, Macchiato, and Kyo were there, along with several mbers of the Navigator Guild and Crimson Sigil Guild.
"Shopkeeper, where did you manage to kidnap another pretty lady from?"
Ryan casually sidled up to Carl and asked.
This remark earned Ryan a fierce glare from Vengeful Blood, and that inexplicable sense of familiarity instantly made him shut up.
Mio quietly pulled Carl over to her side, giving Vengeful Blood space to speak alone.
"Never mind Crimson Night, but why are the elites of Crimson Sigil Guild gathered here too? Are you abandoning your main Oath accounts?"
Vengeful Blood knew she should hide her true identity.
But whenever she saw this group of incredibly powerful players gathered together and neglecting their duties, a burst of anger flared up in her heart.
"That foul-mouthed style really reminds of soone. I don't know about the others from Crimson Sigil, but I've already quit the Guild and don't plan on going back," Ryan said frankly to Vengeful Blood after sitting back down.
"You don't plan on going back? You an none of you plan to return to the main Oath ga?"
Only at this mont did Vengeful Blood realize what the group gathered here was actually doing.
They were not discussing how to lift the ban on their main Oath accounts.
They were discussing how to counterattack the City of Glory.
(To be continued.)
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