Building a Gaming Empire From Scratch

Chapter 685: Chapter 652: The Unexpected Champion

Daxia players won against Annan with fewer members.

But it wasn’t without cost.

Originally, there were only a little over 300 Daxia players left. They had lost some members while scattering across the entire map, and there were further losses following the “Battle Reports.” Now, they paid a small price to beat the more numerous forces of Annan.

After a series of struggles, their remaining number is dangerously low—

Only 233 players are left, teetering on the edge of elimination.

Although the other two countries also don’t have many players left: Manjiaci has 264 people remaining and Switzerland has 319 people.

It seems like the gap isn’t too significant and anyone has a chance to win.

But this is actually an illusion.

When the number of players drops to 200, they will be directly eliminated, so the losses that the three sides can bear are now: 33, 64, and 119 people.

Swiss players can handle almost three times the losses of Daxia players and twice the losses of Manjiaci players.

At this point, Swiss players – and even players from many European countries – have begun to celebrate their victory early.

Because their advantage is simply too great—

As long as they choose an open battlefield, after a round of hard confrontation, Daxia might be directly eliminated.

And what about Manjiaci?

They don’t regard them highly at all, considering them to be here solely through luck and nothing to be afraid of!

Originally, Daxia players were browsing European social networks, watching themselves mourn the nuclear bombs and tsunami. Suddenly, they saw their European counterparts celebrating, which made the Daxia players very unhappy.

But they couldn’t refute it— it was evident that Daxia players didn’t want to engage in a protracted battle.

However, they had made up their minds to give Swiss players a good time once the [Peak War] was over.

— At the end of the [Peak War], as one of the rewards, the final ranking will determine the allocation of the next war zones.

In other words, the lineup for the T1 War Zone has been unveiled for the next week: Daxia, Manjiaci, and Switzerland.

The only difference is the final ranking.

This will determine the different experience points, bond increments, and special skin exchange privileges.

Daxia players are already rubbing their hands, ready to give Swiss players a surprise.

Yi, who has already been eliminated, is even a bit excited, “Now that we have new people, brothers! Let’s have fun with fishing for explosives!”

*

However, before the final battle started, a small episode took place: a summer-born player from Manjiaci left his army alone and called out loudly to the Daxia scout.

— Scouts from the other two teams are on the periphery of each team.

Manjiaci player [Cole] called out to the Daxia scout and expressed his intention directly: he didn’t want to lose to Europe, and if Daxia players were willing, they could form an alliance.

“We can serve as the vanguard and confront them first, leading to a war of attrition, creating opportunities for you.”

“Huh? Don’t you want to be champion?” Moonlit Frost on the Bed was quite surprised.

“Of course, we do,” Cole was very honest. “Anyone who has made it this far wants to be the champion. In our country, players also need such a massive, inspiring victory, but with the current situation, the hope of victory is slim. Rather than fighting alone and giving the championship to Switzerland, it’s better to give it to Daxia.”

At this point, Cole smiled a self-deprecating smile, “Whether it was trade several hundred years ago or the big war a few decades ago, Manjiaci has always been in a supporting role. We’re used to it.”

— As a pocket-sized country surrounded by Johor, Manjiaci is just a speck of land and unable to become the protagonist in an international perspective. It’s not surprising at all.

Upon hearing Cole’s words, Moonlit Frost on the Bed paused before responding, “We need to discuss this.”

“Understood. But please hurry.” Cole nodded and stepped back, waiting for Moonlit Frost on the Bed to give an answer.

But in his opinion, there’s nothing to discuss.

Why not accept the cannon fodder that’s being given to them?

They didn’t have any hidden agenda; they genuinely wanted to be cannon fodder. Their goal was pure: they just didn’t like Europe!

Clearly, whether in reality or in games, there’s still a long way to go for East and West to coexist harmoniously…

Less than three minutes later, Moonlit Frost on the Bed turned around and walked over.

“Did you finish discussing?” Cole asked calmly.

“Yes, we’ve talked it over,” Moonlit Frost on the Bed patted Cole’s shoulder. “Thank you… ”

…

Just one minute later, both Daxia and Manjiaci players started moving closer together.

Eight minutes later, Daxia players and Manjiaci players joined forces, a total of 497 people, and turned to face Switzerland.

18 minutes later, Switzerland was eliminated.

[The First Peak War] officially comes to an end.

The final champion belongs to:

[Manjiaci]!

Social networking in Manjiaci Country instantly boiled!

—18 minutes ago, Moonlit Frost on the Bed patted Cole’s shoulder and said, “Thank you for your kindness, but we have a different idea: why don’t we be cannon fodder and let you guys be the champions? How about it?”

Of course, Daxia players thirsted for the championship, but a championship couldn’t be gained by sacrificing others!

Especially when they were already on the edge of being eliminated, relying on the sacrifice of allies to achieve victory at this time?

Daxia players scorned at this!

Rather than doing so, it’s better to be a true gentleman.

As for the lost championship this time, just take it back in an upright manner next time!

The Daxia audience in the live streaming room was, of course, very surprised at their actions, but after the surprise, they also showed their agreement.

No one blamed them for giving up the championship at hand; instead, everyone was commenting:

“Good job!”

“Real man!”

“Quick, go see the reactions of Swiss anchors and players! Hahaha, I can’t stop laughing!”

“[Face Change]”

…

The Swiss players, indeed, were not in a great mood.

Those netizens who claimed victory in advance were slapped in the face one after another.

Swiss anchors, who were even more miserable, had just predicted victory and opened champagne in advance in their live streaming rooms, their faces getting red with excitement.

But now, with the final results, Switzerland missed the championship, and their faces changed with various expressions, creating a dramatic effect.

But since they wouldn’t take the blame themselves, the scapegoats could only be:

“Why do others have allies and we don’t? Where are our allies?”

“Why can other people’s allies cooperate sincerely, while our allies are fighting each other?”

“This must be a problem with the system!”

*

In Manjiaci, “Battlefield” players couldn’t care that it was late at night, and they were excitedly shouting non-stop.

Virtual reality game players, even if they didn’t play “Battlefield”, were also cheering and jumping for joy for this completely unexpected and incredible victory.

Even ordinary netizens were shocked by their fellow countrymen winning a championship in a grand event with more than 36,000 participants from 36 countries around the world, especially including all powerful countries.

Then came the immense joy.

Netizens from Manjiaci Country celebrated all over the internet; it was extremely lively!

The group photo of the last 207 Manjiaci players on the field quickly went viral on the Internet.

More than 90% of the 1,010 participating players showed off their championship commemorative medals online.

There will be many more [Peak Wars] to come, and many more championship commemorative medals to be awarded, but the [First] one will always be special!

Cole looked at the commemorative medal in his hand, but couldn’t help but ponder: this might be his last [Peak War Commemorative Medal].

There won’t be such strong support from Daxia next time.

By the way, there’s an even more difficult issue:

Starting tomorrow, Manjiaci will rush from being the tail of the T3 War Zone to the top position in T1 War Zone!

The so-called “Those who want to wear the crown must bear its weight”, and the next national warfare opponents for Manjiaci are none other than Switzerland and Daxia.

This made Cole a little uneasy: for the next week, players who liked national warfare would probably not have a good gaming experience…

“They won’t curse us to death, will they?”