Free Web NovelChapter 1060: Chapter 424 Opportunity_3
As Zhou Tian considered this, a new idea emerged.
Annexing those Monsters was necessary because if he didn’t annex them, it meant that Zhou Tian could be abandoned by them at any time. If he were to annex the Monsters, it would mean that Zhou Tian would have to conquer their Territories. Consequently, this almost represented an overlap between Zhou Tian’s sphere of influence and that of the players.
It might seem incredible that the same territory could be included within the sphere of influence of both Zhou Tian and the players, but initially, Zhou Tian hadn’t thought about it from this angle. Once he did, he naturally accepted everything and knew it was highly beneficial to him.
The situation between the players and NPCs was comparable, and in some aspects, these two forces could be seen as one. Wherever there were NPCs, there were players; the main cities of both overlapped substantially. Players depended on NPCs for supplies, while NPCs needed players for military support, making the bond between these two forces exceptionally close under normal circumstances.
Given the situation of these two forces and the demands of the players, whether it was the NPCs’ or players’ forces, the areas they truly controlled were the cities and villages. Beyond the castles and town zones, their spheres of influence still harbored Monster activities. According to the Monsters’ circumstances, to allow them to operate in that region, the Territories remained in the Monsters’ names.
Therefore, from the beginning, the extent of the players’ territorial influence did not accurately reflect the actual amount of territory they occupied, and this was definitively the biggest difference between players and Monsters.
All along, including Zhou Tian’s Monster Force, having seen the capabilities of the players, was very resistant to them. Ultimately, knowing the players’ destructive power, they were reluctant to let the players near their own territories, much less entering the players’ territories. freewebnσvel.cøm
Thus, within the players’ sphere of influence, there were always numerous Monsters, but all these Monsters were merely weakened forces. The presence of these monsters merely consisted of being continuously defeated by players. Regardless of the Monsters’ strength, external Monster Forces did not consider them allies or take seriously a Monster Force that constantly changed faces.
In a situation where all Monsters overlooked the Monsters within the players’ territories, Zhou Tian suddenly saw a path for expansion during this outing.
Originally, due to his reluctance to contact those players, the majority of the Monster forces hadn’t set their sights on the players’ territories.
It was when Zhou Tian thought about annexing the Monster Territories within the players’ sphere of influence that he suddenly came up with a corresponding plan.
No matter where those territories were located or the troubles that might follow after annexing them, for Zhou Tian and his kind of Monsters, just occupying a new territory would certainly strengthen their power. Once their power was enhanced, Zhou Tian could reap definite benefits.
Indeed, if Zhou Tian occupied those territories, the players’ actions would not change in any way. Even if the Monsters within their forces changed their appearance, the players would still go on hunting monsters.
Thus, if Zhou Tian occupied those territories, he would still have to face the players’ harassment every day.
However, did Zhou Tian need to worry about those things? Let the players kill if they want! After all, Zhou Tian, having taken over those territories, would only leave some vassal Monsters there, while his elite Monsters wouldn’t be discarded in those places. While the players killed his lesser Monsters, Zhou Tian could also replenish his resources by killing players. Just a bit more effort would earn him a large area of territory; what deal could be more profitable, and why wouldn’t Zhou Tian undertake such an action?
Moreover, while those players could still pose a threat to the new territories under Zhou Tian, once Zhou Tian drove the players out of this world, they wouldn’t be able to threaten him anymore. By then, Zhou Tian would effectively take possession of a vast territory.
With such a great opportunity right before him, Zhou Tian would not pass up on such a beneficial acquisition.
Thus, almost without any hesitation, once Zhou Tian had clearly weighed the benefits and drawbacks of occupying that territory and felt there was only gain without loss, he quickly initiated his action.
"Most of the Monsters within the players’ sphere of influence are already crippled; taking over wouldn’t be too difficult for me. However, with my strength alone, even if mighty, I can’t completely annex those Monsters. I’ll need to find a suitable place to set up a teleportation array; without transferring smaller monsters from the rear, it truly wouldn’t be possible to annex those Monsters." Zhou Tian thought through the current situation and, based on the information he had gathered recently, quickly came up with a method to expand his territory.
If he wanted to place a spatial teleportation array, he would certainly need to choose a hidden location; otherwise, if the players destroyed it and the continued arrival of the Beastman army was cut off, Zhou Tian wouldn’t have the capability to occupy those Monster Territories alone.
Given his current environment, the only suitable locations Zhou Tian could think of were the lower ranks of terrain types like mountain caves or dilapidated temples. (To be continued. If you like this novel, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at QiDian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
