Chapter 144 Basic Preparations (2/2)

It wasn't purely just a setting in the game. In fact, these territories that made up the Country of Light's parliament was established the same way. They used to be a strong force that had a close relationship with the Country of Light's parliament, and they moved on to various territories to expand their land. It was > who gave them authority to control those areas. They were members of the Country of Light's parliament in name, but they were already considered to be an independent country.

That fueled Rhode's intention to promote his mercenary group as soon as possible and establish relationships with the Golden City in order to obtain the expansion rights to the ”Chaos Area”. The moment he received his rights, he could quickly use his experience and abilities to expand his territory and prepare his forces for the imminent battle.

Rhode knew without a doubt that this wouldn't be an easy feat. The Chaos Area was a dangerous territory that wasn't under the Dragon Soul's protection. The weather was unpredictable and dangerous monsters roamed the land. To completely eradicate and cleanse the land from monsters would not be easy. For normal humans, it wasn't even worth discussing. Trained armies couldn't even occupy the area without suffering heavily.

And that was why > only allowed organizations with high individual or family strength to receive the right to expand. If the level of strength wasn't met, then going to such a place would only be suicide.

Of course, a normal country wouldn't send their entire army just to expand the land. That would be a waste of resources and it doesn't guarantee great reaps. So they rather chose to send those families or guild. If they succeed, then everything would be great. And if they fail, those people weren't theirs to begin with. Moreover, it would cause their potential opponents to lose power as well. So, why not?

Once people get into their comfort zone, they wouldn't want to risk much anymore. The various countries under the protection of the Light Dragon Soul weren't similar to their past selves. They no longer carry any interest in unknown territories. They only hoped to receive benefits while using others to do their work.

But as for Rhode, expansion was definitely necessary.

And he was very confident in doing so.

Rhode had a multitude of experiences in expanding territory. He knew which territory carried rich resources, had the best strategic location, and the best area to recruit. He also knew how to get rid of the chaos and awaken the sleeping Dragon Soul energy.

As long as he had a chance, Rhode would do it.

But if he wasn't able to promote his mercenary group into a guild soon, then everything would only be a nice dream.

Thus, Rhode finally decided. He focused on maxing out skills that focused on PVE so as to achieve the best results within the shortest time, because he knew that the Mercenary Association had a rule — Once a mercenary group was able to receive 150 and above points within half a year, the Mercenary Association could make an exception to promote to a guild status even before the winter season.

150 points.

That required at least a group to embark on about 50 normal missions and 30 dangerous missions.

To those average mercenary groups that were only able to complete 2 to 3 normal missions within a month, this was indeed an insurmountable moat.

But as for players that treated missions as their livelihood, it wasn't too difficult.

Of course, Rhode was very clear about the limitations since he was a player. He was already used to grinding mission after mission non-stop. But this doesn't mean that the rest would be able to keep up him. So, in order to push his men to the maximum, Rhode borrowed his experience leading a guild in the game and quickly came up with a corresponding solution.