Free Web NovelChapter 1114: Chapter 442 Repel the Enemy_3
Whether it was experience or drop rate, the decisive factor had always been the strength of the monsters. The monsters that had been domesticated by the NPCs, after being killed repeatedly without replenishment over time, naturally appeared mediocre in performance. But now that Zhou Tian had reclaimed those monsters, the moment they joined under Zhou Tian’s banner, Zhou Tian’s resources inevitably started to flow into those monsters. With the aid of Zhou Tian’s resources, these monsters were not only expected to advance, but at the very least, they were certain to recover their original strength.
Even if it was just a restoration to their original strength, the monsters in the territory Zhou Tian occupied were already outpacing the surrounding monsters by a significant margin. It goes without saying that when the monsters in Zhou Tian’s territory grew stronger, the players would naturally prefer to go monster hunting on his land.
And with the players’ arrival, Zhou Tian’s days were definitely going to become difficult.
Zhou Tian was all too aware of the players’ destructive power. Zhou Tian would rather face NPCs himself than interact with players. However, now that Zhou Tian had chosen this path of expansion, avoiding contact with players was impossible. And once in contact with players, no matter how much trouble they caused him, Zhou Tian had no choice but to endure.
Although players would continuously invade Zhou Tian’s territory, at the same time, Zhou Tian would also be consistently annexing monster forces within the players’ spheres of influence. Even though it seemed that Zhou Tian had more troubles after occupying the territory, in reality, he was making gains while also incurring some losses.
With both gains and losses, Zhou Tian’s concern was whether what he gained outweighed what he lost.
Undoubtedly, Zhou Tian’s benefits were substantial. Each time he occupied more territory, his strength was bound to increase. Thus, by following this method and occupying enough territory, Zhou Tian’s strength was bound to grow to an astonishing standard. Compared to the fruits of this action, the losses Zhou Tian encountered were, in his view, trivial. freewёbnoνel.com
Were Zhou Tian’s losses significant?
Not at all. To tell the truth, Zhou Tian could almost claim that he had no real losses, since even if the players kept on harassing him, they could at best only cause him some troubles. Ultimately, the players did not have the capacity to pose any real threat to Zhou Tian.
As long as Zhou Tian survived, no matter how hard the players tried, what threat could they truly pose to him?
At most, the players could kill some of Zhou Tian’s lesser monsters -- beyond that, they likely had no other abilities. For Zhou Tian, unless the players managed to kill him, losing some lesser monsters didn’t really affect him at all.
After all, as long as Zhou Tian had enough special energy, he could create more lesser monsters with the Demonic Transformation Pool. So, truth be told, he didn’t need to take the casualties of his lesser monsters too seriously.
Did the players have the ability to kill Zhou Tian?
Perhaps, given enough conditions, the players might really be able to eliminate Zhou Tian, their enemy. But clearly, considering the current situation, Zhou Tian was not going to give the players that opportunity. Therefore, the idea of the players taking him down was nearly impossible.
So, no matter how one looked at it, in light of Zhou Tian’s present circumstances, his plan was very suitable. By sacrificing some insignificant things to gain enough territory, this transaction was a win for him no matter how you sliced it.
Zhou Tian had calculated the pros and cons of his plan very clearly in his mind. So, after setting it, he had never regretted his decisions. Even after the NPCs recognized his sovereignty over the territory, Zhou Tian did not settle down but instead immediately launched new actions without hesitation.
Occupying a piece of territory within the players’ sphere of influence certainly counted as a significant gain. But would Zhou Tian be satisfied with only these gains? Clearly, that was utterly impossible.
Zhou Tian’s goal had been clear from the start; he aimed to advance to a higher level monster by occupying all monster territories within the players’ sphere of influence. Once he advanced and acquired sufficient strength, he could then turn around and deal with the players and NPCs.
Zhou Tian didn’t know how far he could go by continuously advancing, whether he could become one of the Deity, or even an existence that could displace or kill them all. Nevertheless, advancing was Zhou Tian’s sole goal for survival. With that mindset, he would not miss any opportunity for expansion.
Hence, even if the NPCs had no intention of troubling Zhou Tian anymore, he would actively seek out troubles with the NPCs. It wasn’t that he truly enjoyed conflict, but Zhou Tian was solely focused on expansion. As for the troubles that might follow, Zhou Tian could no longer afford to care at that moment.
As a result, according to the situation at that time, after Zhou Tian crushed the NPCs’ counterattack, he wasted no time in ordering his monsters to start expanding in all directions.
And just like before, within the players’ sphere of influence, annexing monster territories for Zhou Tian was exceedingly easy.
After all, every monster under the shadow of the players had a hard time, and given the hope that Zhou Tian could offer them, those monsters weren’t particularly concerned about their small degree of autonomy. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest power. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
