MMORPG: Martial Gamer

Chapter 1617 1617: The Hidden Manipulator

At this moment, Heaven Dominion could no longer afford to worry about the fires in his backyard.

After all, before Evil Rampage was on the run, Peerless Heaven still had a chance to dominate the world. Now that Evil Rampage had escaped, Peerless Heaven and Heaven Dominion had no affiliation whatsoever.

With the situation as it was, Heaven Dominion's mind was in chaos. His greatest concern was that other forces from Peerless Heaven would join Evil Rampage in targeting him.

Peerless Heaven was like a small society; it was commonplace for people to kick others when they were down. With Evil Rampage escaping, Heaven Dominion clearly lost his initial advantage. Given this, it was only expected that anyone would take action against Heaven Dominion's people.

In despair, Heaven Dominion opened his friends list and opened the chat box.

"Boss! Not good! Evil Rampage has escaped!"

"Escaped?" The player on the other end stared blankly at Heaven Dominion's message for a while before replying, "Didn't you say it was foolproof? I heard tens of thousands were blocking him in Sin City; how could Evil Rampage possibly get away!"

"Things went wrong!" Heaven Dominion wiped his sweat and said, "We were just about to capture Evil Rampage, who the hell knew he had helpers!"

"Helpers?"

The player on the other end pondered for a moment and replied, "How many helpers could possibly break through your blockade? I haven't heard of any large-scale battles in Sin City."

"Well…"

Heaven Dominion was speechless and admitted, "There aren't many helpers, only a dozen or so…"

"A dozen? Are you kidding me?"

Upon hearing this, the tone of the player on the other end changed dramatically.

Heaven Dominion had brought tens of thousands of people to block Evil Rampage and even devised a sinister plan to isolate Evil Rampage completely. Now he was saying that Evil Rampage had been rescued by just a dozen people; this was clearly questioning the intelligence of the other player.

Even if Heaven Dominion claimed Evil Rampage had a hundred thousand helpers, at least that wouldn't sound so outrageous.

What kind of ridiculous situation was it where a dozen people could rescue someone from a sea of troops? Did they think of themselves as useless or others as fools?

"Exactly! Just a dozen!" Heaven Dominion, being a straightforward person, remained adamant despite the doubts and said, "Each one is a top expert, and they attracted a dozen system guards that directly disrupted the formation of my brothers."

"System guards?"

Upon hearing the term "system guards", the player on the other end seemed to somewhat believe Heaven Dominion's words. He then said, "Then why aren't you chasing after them? Why are you messaging me? I'm paying you to handle things, not to create trouble."

"Got it…" Heaven Dominion replied helplessly. "Right now, Peerless Heaven's backyard is on fire; the mining areas are being plundered by guilds from the major cities!"

"Is that true?" The other player was taken aback. "Those bastards really know how to take advantage of the chaos."

"If we lose the mining areas, can we still proceed with our plans?" Heaven Dominion asked again.

Heaven Dominion had been instructed to rebel for the mining areas of Peerless Heaven. Now that the mining areas of three hundred major cities were under threat, there was naturally no reason to continue.

"Well…"

The player on the other end thought for a moment and replied, "You need to log off immediately and post on the forum that Evil Rampage has wiped out all your people!"

"This…"

Heaven Dominion was stunned. "Isn't that inappropriate? Wouldn't it just tell everyone that I was crushed by Evil Rampage?"

Those bastards from Peerless Heaven had always been opportunists, siding with whoever was stronger. Now that Evil Rampage had escaped, it was undoubtedly the most fatal situation for Heaven Dominion. He couldn't even cover up the truth, and you wanted him to publicize it? That would be digging his own grave.

"Hmph, what do you understand!" The other player snorted. "Do you know why no one dared to touch Peerless Heaven's mining areas before?"

"Why?" Heaven Dominion asked, confused.

"Because as long as Evil Rampage was around, Peerless Heaven was not a scattered group; who would dare to compete for territory with you?"

"What do you mean?" Heaven Dominion asked, somewhat enlightened.

"As long as you inform everyone that the internal conflict in Peerless Heaven has been resolved, those guilds that are raiding the mining areas will definitely be on edge. The mining areas in their hands will feel like hot potatoes. By the time I make an offer, those guilds will definitely not want to hold onto a ticking time bomb like the mining areas and will be eager to offload them to me."

"What about the other forces of Peerless Heaven?"

In the end, Heaven Dominion still hadn't fully grasped the situation and was still afraid that the other forces of Peerless Heaven would help Evil Rampage deal with him.

"Are you stupid?" The player on the other end sighed, frustrated with Heaven Dominion's lack of understanding. "What we want are the mining areas, not Peerless Heaven. Right now, your old partners have already been beaten to a pulp; who will care about the strength of you and Evil Rampage!"

"This…"

After hearing this, Heaven Dominion finally began to understand a bit.

The boss's goal was very clear: the mining areas of the three hundred major cities of Peerless Heaven.

A direct raid was the worst strategy. After all, wars cost money; equipment supplies, potions, and items—all of them required real gold and silver.

Not to mention that the boss's power was not even on par with Evil Rampage; even if he could wake up and fight Evil Rampage, the situation against millions of players from Peerless Heaven would undoubtedly be catastrophic. How many resources would such a large-scale brawl consume?

Acquisition? That was definitely not feasible; the mining areas were Evil Rampage's cash cow, and Evil Rampage was not the type to engage in foolish acts of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Keep in mind that this was just the early stages of the game; the real consumption of materials would come in the mid to late game. Selling the mining areas before reaching their peak would be absurd.

Therefore, the boss's original intention was for Heaven Dominion to replace Evil Rampage without losing a single soldier, thus taking over Peerless Heaven.

Who would have thought that Evil Rampage could escape in such a situation and that various major guilds would take the opportunity to kick him while he was down...

However, this turn of events made the mining areas a hot potato.

If they take them, Evil Rampage could easily quell the internal strife, showcasing his ruthless methods... clearly, no one would want to provoke him.

If they don't take them, everyone had worked hard to seize them, and it would be somewhat unwilling to just throw them away.

At this point, if the boss stepped in to acquire them at a low price, it would essentially give all the major guilds a way out.

Although the combined acquisition price of the mining areas from three hundred guilds would certainly be considerable, compared to directly acquiring them from Evil Rampage, these mining areas would seem like a free gift...

It's no wonder that the boss could come up with a plan to maximize value at the lowest cost even under such circumstances.