Chapter 2900 - 967: How Did Going to Reinforce Turn Into Waiting for Reinforcements?

Chapter 2900: Chapter 967: How Did Going to Reinforce Turn Into Waiting for Reinforcements?

Under the night sky, eighteen airships of the Perfect Shipping Company were cruising in formation across the Hungry Plains of the Dark Mountain Range, signaling that this journey to support the war effort was almost halfway through.

On the NPC’s ship, commanders from various teams were conducting a pre-war communication meeting through the communication network between the airships. Considering the current situation at Charldo Harbor, they likely wouldn’t have time to formulate tactics and strategies after landing, so they needed to come up with a general plan before reaching their destination.

Warriors of the People’s Army were organizing their gear in their respective cabins.

They were all veterans who had participated in at least one large-scale battle, so heading to the battlefield to confront the Wolf People of the Bonebite Clan would not disturb their mental state. However, unlike players, few of them were wandering around the airship, particularly those players assigned to the larger airships.

They found the crew’s leisure cabins there and, after paying for usage rights, used this last bit of entertainment time to throw a party or something, creating a lively and timely joyful scene that sharply contrasted with the solemnity of the NPCs.

Of course, some players were also resting.

On the other side of the world, the lockdowns caused by the pandemic were gradually being lifted. After months of confinement, society was beginning to operate again, and many people had already resumed work or school. For instance, students were adjusting their schedules these days.

Although the past months of intense gaming had provided a good experience, people still had to live in reality.

However, this had a moderate impact on player group actions, as due to work and school commitments, players were no longer able to sustain 18+ hours of online activity daily like before.

This might not seem significant, but it was giving Old Qin a headache.

The direct consequence of everyone’s different schedules was that at almost any given time, it was nearly impossible to have a full team for any operation, considerably weakening the players’ overall combat effectiveness.

Fortunately, experienced players had strong self-management skills, and those guild members affected by this had reported to their respective leaders ahead of time. These leaders then submitted their collective activity schedules to Lord Qin and the general staff; by coordinating these schedules, they managed to ensure that there was always an elite group of players ready to deploy at any time.

"In the future, it seems we must try to schedule large-scale activities during the evenings in the real world."

In the command cabin of "Hammer of Morphy," Lord Qin said to Five-Wheel and Old Soldier of Qing dynasty:

"Due to the time difference between the two worlds, when most players are asleep, it’s just dawn here. The sleep connection program can essentially cover two-thirds of the daytime. The troublesome ones are the Vampire Players.

They must wait until nighttime here to be at full combat strength, so both sides have to stagger their actions.

This means we must coordinate our efforts well."

"Actually, there’s another solution, Lord Qin."

Sitting in a chair, disassembling his imitation ord Coert officer’s sidearm for maintenance, Old Soldier of Qing dynasty raised his head and said:

"As long as the total number of players increases, these minor issues can be overlooked.

Currently, we have about 6200 players. If the official promise of distributing 500+ helmets per month can be realized, within a maximum of three months, even staggered actions due to differing schedules can ensure adequate manpower for large events."

"But there’s still a gap between civilians and professionals in combat effectiveness, mainly in terms of discipline, which is an old issue."

Next to him, Five-Wheel was operating observation equipment, looking down at the lights on the Hungry Plains under the night sky, saying:

"So to ensure quick response, we have to continue mixing amateurs with pros, I think a ratio of one to ten is appropriate. What do you two think?"

"Isn’t that a bit much?"

Old Soldier of Qing dynasty rubbed his chin and said:

"This means when the player count reaches ten thousand, there will be a thousand professionals. Besides the game’s official stance on this ratio, just finding a thousand professionals is a huge problem. Loyal Brother’s working group can’t expand to a thousand, right?

That would be too much, and if we directly leverage official forces, it seems to conflict with the principles of covert operations."

"Actually, it can be done."

Old Qin hesitated for a moment, then decided to share some inside information with his two deputies. He said in a low voice:

"Cement has already sent me two sets of deconstruction blueprints for different Power Armor models. Although I haven’t received a formal reply after submission, it is certain that a group of industry leaders from the military sector are already discussing the technical route.

The value of these things is well understood above, so if we present our results and apply, it’s very likely to be approved.

However, I am currently considering instead of bringing people over from home, perhaps it would be better to source locally here.

After all, even professionals have to consider scheduling issues, no matter how skilled, a soldier can’t stay online 24 hours a day without breaking down.

So, it’s still a good idea to select some commanders and accelerate training using the People’s Army as a base. The physical fitness of the locals is much more impressive than a newbie’s blank stats, and their fierce and tough character, once trained, makes them absolutely elite soldiers.