The Great Thief - Chapter 1398

Chapter 1398






Very quickly, eight bidders anonymously managed to gain the right to attack .

Glory Capital, Gangnam Royals, Seventh Heaven, Azure Guard, Majin Temple and Open Sky – these were the bidders who were more well-known . The other two were not as famous .

The highest price was 55000, from Gangnam Royals, while the lowest price was 23000 from Majin Temple . Surprisingly, the average price managed to reach 35000 gold . Lu Li only expected to have 10000 gold as the lowest price, but Majin Temple had bid 23000! Furthermore, the expected average price was also surpassed by a great amount . Lu Li thought that an average price of 15000 was already plentiful .

The current gold to dollar exchange rate was 1:42, so10000 gold converted to 420000 dollars . Even the lowest bidder, Majin Temple, had to spend over a million just to claim the right to attack the Stronghold .

This was simply madness in Lu Li's eyes, especially the Gangnam Royals and their 55000-gold bid . Where did they get this confidence that they would be able to take Ruling Sword's Stronghold? Looking at it from another perspective, perhaps this ex-top-10 guild wanted to donate money to Ruling Sword?

If Ruling Sword could defend their Stronghold, Lu Li would be awarded with 28000 gold .

This was one of the ways to gain income as well – reinforcing the Stronghold, then attracting competing guilds to come and attack it . Of course, this was only if they could successfully defend the Stronghold each time . If they were defeated, then they would not only lose money, but all their previous investments into the Stronghold .

After these eight organisations received the right to attack, they immediately declared a siege on the Stronghold .

Now, they would be placed into the same Stronghold battle that Ruling Sword initially fought in . This was an elimination phase . The victors at the end of the Stronghold battle would be able to receive a portion of their bid amount from the auction . However, those who could not even defeat the monsters' Stronghold wouldn't receive anything .





Therefore, it would be wise to bid with consideration of the guild's own strength .

These battles didn't matter to Ruling Sword . The Stronghold battles were just like instance Dungeons . Therefore, since they weren't doing anything in the morning until the victor was declared in the afternoon, Lu Li decided to bring his team into the Molten Core . He didn't want to waste any time to raise his guild's strength .

The participants in the defense of the Stronghold who were below level 60 were brought into the Instance Dungeon to train .

A cooldown meant that all their progress was gone and the nine Bosses were all revived . It didn't matter which Boss they got up to last week .

Because there were many changes to the original team, they wiped a few times at the Door Gods . Moreover, they were distracted by the upcoming battle this afternoon .


"Wow, you guys must have a lot of DKP . If we don't get to the Boss, then you'll all lose your DKP . "

After Lu Li made this threat, the team's performance was a little better .

"Hey, Lu Li . Which one do you reckon we'll end up facing?" Fat Monkey asked .





Because the dungeon was fire-based, he wasn't allowed to join last week . However, for the sake of him breaking through to level 60, Lu Li decided to bring him along . After all, he was one of the professional players in the guild, and he was also extremely important in the defense of the Stronghold later that afternoon .

Fat Monkey was relatively close to level 60, so that was achievable within today .

"Any of them has a chance . It's really down to whether or not they are willing to spend money," Lu Li said after some thought, which surprised everyone . After all, none of them thought that Ruling Sword was defeatable .

"Chariots?" Wandering instantly realised Lu Li's meaning .

"That's right," Lu Li confirmed as he nodded his head .

Everyone remembered the importance of the Chariots . Some of them had participated in the Stronghold battle before, or at least had heard about it . In hindsight, they truly wasted too much time at the walls . If only they had more chariots…

"If this is the case, then wouldn't it be troublesome to take the land at Darkshore?" Wandering asked as he frowned .

"You can't be thinking that we could take Darkshore with only a few chariots," Lu Li sighed and shook his head . "Before, there was no competition with the other guilds . That's why I only took a few chariots with us . On Wednesday, when we go to Darkshore, we need to have at least a whole line of chariots . "

One chariot costed 50 gold . It wasn't too expensive, but to make a whole line of them? The costs would be insanely high .  





If they thought one step further, then they also needed to consider replacement chariots . When the first line of chariots was destroyed, they could replace the destroyed chariots with the new ones .

Only the wealthy could consider a strategy like this .

Since they had already fought this Instance Dungeon last week, they quickly arrived at the Boss . Fat Monkey's EXP was still a little lacking, so Lu Li kept him in the team . Although the team members were changed, the main core of the team was still the same as last week's team . Having an extra Mage in Fat Monkey made it easier to dispel curses .

They wiped two times at the first Boss, but they succeeded on the third try .

Two level 59 players levelled up to level 60; one of them was Fat Monkey .

This was still Nightmare difficulty, but the drop rate wasn't the same as the First Clear . There was only one Legendary item, as well as a Tranquilising Shot skill book . The two Hunters in the team already had it, so this one was given to another Hunter in the guild .

Ruling Sword currently seven or eight teams capable of entering the Molten Core . The more Tranquilising Shot books they had, the better .

There were three members of Drizzle Court who were to go along to fight Ragnaros with Lu Li and the team . From the very beginning, these three members had been part of the team . However, Lu Li never planned to give these books to Water Fairy . He felt the need to remain professional when handling these matters .

The second Boss didn't take long until it was killed; it only took one squad wipe . The second attempt was a success .  

Lu Li was extremely pleased with the speed at which they were advancing . Knowing the strategies alone wasn't enough to completely avoid squad wipes . Even if they were all level 60 and had exquisite items, they still would wipe multiple times in Instance Dungeons like the Molten Core .

The second Boss only dropped one Legendary item, which was a set item for Mages .

Lu Li made the decision of giving it to Fat Monkey . The principle of prioritising professional players was applicable anywhere and anytime . Of course, Lu Li still took his DKP away with no mercy .

Ruling Sword's DKP was gained through Instance Dungeon activities, or Wild Boss activities . Part of it was also given through the distribution of DKP within the guild . Although Fat Monkey was not extremely rich in terms of DKP, he could still manage, even after being deducted 150 points for the item .

The number of Skill Points given also greatly decreased . Only one person received a Skill Point from each Boss .

The original plan was to only fight the first two Bosses, then prepare themselves for the Stronghold battle in the afternoon . However, since this run was so successful, Lu Li decided to take down the third one as well .

The third Boss managed to drop two Legendary items .

One of them was a set item for Paladins, and the other was the Wristguards of Stability .

The Wristguards of Stability were, in truth, rubbish items . They were named as one of the top three worst drops in the Molten Core . Lu Li didn't want them and neither did Water Fairy . In the end, no one claimed them, so the only option was to hang them up in the guild vault . After all, the Wristguards were still a Legendary item, so many normal players would want them .

After taking down the first three Bosses, the time was around noon, but Lu Li decided to end it there . The level 60 players had some free time, so it was time to prepare for the defense of the Stronghold .

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