MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter

The two nodded in agreement, acknowledging that Starfire's momentum was both overwhelming and impressive.

Since the establishment of the Starfire guild, and especially after setting up the station, it has faced numerous crises, yet in each instance, the opponent has never breached the inner city.

Moreover, each confrontation has seen them triumph over stronger foes. The glory of Starfire speaks for itself, consistently securing first kills in main quests, unstoppable by any.

The momentum within the Starfire guild attracts numerous game investors, making Starfire their top choice.

It's seen as a surefire investment, with Starfire growing stronger over time; not even multiple guilds joining forces dare to attack Starfire anymore.

Last time, a single Starfire guild destroyed countless guild stations. Now, Li Yao possesses several world-level bosses and has two hundred frost metal dragons, enough to level any station.

Even the most reckless and arrogant Shengshi Worldwide wouldn't provoke Starfire, despite their boldness in taking over other guilds' territories—yet they avoid Starfire with good reason.

Unfortunately, Starfire doesn't accept any investment at all. It's not that the Starfire guild doesn't feature trademarks and shops for different companies.

However, these are not obtained through auction investments; for instance, Sister Li's company hasn't invested a single cent, but since many resources in the guild station are idle anyway, Li Yao ordered free advertising and shop space.

Additionally, the core decision-makers have the right to propose one or two companies establish shops or advertise in the Starfire station.

This is a huge favor, and many even offer high prices in hopes of securing such a favor. Do Li Yao and Sister Li not know this? Of course they do.

But they've deliberately set it up this way as a hidden perk for the core management team.

Furthermore, the Starfire guild's station model is different from other guilds. Other guilds focus on functional buildings and have few casual players.

In contrast, the Starfire station is a true city of a Different World, owned by players themselves. It attracts a vast number of leisure lifestyle players, and with its strategic location and huge traffic, its value far surpasses that of most other guilds.

Along with various events hosted by Starfire, most people in its cities are not even from the Starfire guild.

This is only regarding the guild station, and after Li Yao became the Lord, he has even greater autonomy.

The difference between a Lord and a guild leader is significant. A guild leader lacks much autonomy, like in mining operations, where the guild operates them but the faction holds a large stake.

A Lord is akin to a small kingdom, enjoying absolute autonomy within their realm, managing the territory, organizing the army, and so on, all decided by the Lord alone.

The Lord's obligations are merely twofold: submit a small portion of taxes—mostly symbolic—and heed the faction leader, meaning they must respond in faction wars, akin to independence from the race's kingdom.

The locations chosen by guilds aren't always prosperous, such as the two Starfire stations, one in barren lands and the other in mixed territories.

This time, controlling a main city means ruling over exceedingly fertile areas, representing a complete shift in concepts.

This is the real reason the decision-makers of the two clubs reached out to Li Yao in the first place.

Emerald Blink nodded, "We understand this baseline naturally, and hadn't even thought about co-governance—that's simply unrealistic."

Sister Li nodded, "That's good. Our guild struggles to handle the main force and strong players alone, and your two guilds also wish to share the war profits. With a baseline set, this becomes the premise for cooperation. Now tell us what you want."

Sky's Boundless stated, "We have three demands. First is tax; although we won't participate in management, each of us requires 10%. Second, we need some small official positions for our members to complete tasks—positions you decide, nothing too high-ranking required. Third, we hope the residential area will allocate space for our two guilds so our members have a home in the game."

Emerald Blink said, "If you can accept this, Starfire will definitely not be disappointed. In the subsequent main city assault, our two guilds will spare no effort to achieve three points. First, both guilds' core elite forces will join Starfire's main army, fully obeying orders, even if it means suffering heavy casualties. Second, all our experts are at your disposal to participate in the most dangerous battles, challenging manpower, resources, supplies, and equipment—we're willing. Third, against the opposing world-level experts, we possess special trump cards and tools. While we can't guarantee victory, we're confident enough to stand against top world-level chiefs. Together, we can at least hold back three world-level chiefs."

"Please wait a moment." Li Yao and Sister Li muted the two and discussed for a while.

Then Sister Li re-enabled the four-person communication, "After discussing with the president, we find the second and third requests acceptable, but the first one is too high. We can only offer you a total of 10%, and how to split it is for your two guilds to decide. Regarding your military, experts, and special trump cards, I need some understanding otherwise, it's hard to believe based solely on your words—this matter is crucial, and we hope you understand. It also ties into tactical arrangements."

"We are well-prepared for this. Let's meet in-game; we have detailed information ready. If Starfire finds our strength lacking, we can drop this collaboration," Emerald Blink said confidently.

"Very well, meet us at the War Hall." Li Yao said.

"We're nearby."

After ending the communication, a few people logged into the game. This time, Li Yao gathered other management members, while not only the bosses from the other two guilds but also their presidents and other management arrived.

The Starfire management examined the materials provided by the two guilds, deemed generally satisfactory, and set the tone for collaboration.

Then the management teams began negotiating specific interests, arguing their points.

After over two hours of back-and-forth, both sides finally reached satisfaction, signing the contract, and a group that was previously at each other's throats settled into harmony.

Everyone in Starfire understood that relying solely on the Starfire guild, even with many guilds forming the main force, would ultimately depend on Starfire. However, a single Starfire guild facing the foundation of an entire race was lacking, necessitating the two super guild allies.

Moreover, when the two guilds revealed their trump cards, it was clear that the involvement of a large guild was worth the cost.

Similarly, the two guilds understood that they had some strength but lacked opportunities to gain these benefits—only capable of helpless envy. Now, obtaining a portion of the benefits had exceeded their expectations. There are many super guilds, but only these two have the access.

Although all three guilds knew that if they failed, they would suffer significant losses, they also knew that if they succeeded, their two guilds' losses would be rewarded a hundredfold.

Li Yao felt more assured. Finally, the presidents gathered once more, addressed all the guild-submitted documents, integrated them into the main force, and with nightfall in-game, each guild busied themselves marshaling troops.

The great battle began...