Absolute Destiny Game-Chapter 646 - 40 The Foundation of Emperors, Hegemony Can Be Achieved_2

Vassal State must control at least three or more towns.

Kingdom must possess one State Mansion + at least four towns.

Empire requires at least five State Mansions and 20 towns.

Aside from territories and population, another important metric is the Country Influence Value.

This Influence Value divides into King’s Path Value and Overbearing Value.

By expanding territories, capturing lands, conquering through slaughter, and competing for territories with NPCs, you can acquire Overbearing Value.

Gathering refugees, recovering villages and towns from Monster Forces, clearing monster nests, and reducing the danger levels of the map can increase the King’s Path Value.

When the Overbearing Value or King’s Path Value reaches 100%, it triggers the mission for the country’s upgrade, upon meeting other upgrade conditions, the country level can then be raised.

Different development routes will result in different types of political changes when the country upgrades.

For those who establish a country through Overbearing Way, the scale of the army will become larger, more military technologies will be available, it’s easier to attract military-oriented NPCs, and even unlock more powerful units.

For those who establish a country through King’s Path, you can enhance the satisfaction of the territory’s residents, the population growth rate, and the efficiency of wealth increase, and attract more civil officials, even unlocking hidden buildings and marvelous wonders.

Both approaches can basically be understood as, war-oriented and agriculture-oriented development.

Aside from these rewards, the most direct benefit of a country upgrade is the unlocking of more official positions.

Next is the officer system, where all players are currently just commoners.

The King – who is Long Xingtianxia, can assign official positions to players, though the number of available positions is limited, the higher the country level, the more positions that can be assigned.

After acquiring an official position, players can unlock more advanced professions, official skills, government errands, and other rewards, which are greatly beneficial.

Official positions are divided into civil and military paths of advancement.

Civil officers start from clerk: Clerk—Junior Officer—Secretary—Assistant Minister—Doctor—Scholar—University Scholar—Prime Minister.

Military officers start from squad leader: Squad Leader—Shen Zhang—Centurion—Colonel—Assistant General—General—Upper General—Great General.

However, as Dragon Soaring Country is just a Commoner Country, the highest positions available are only Assistant Minister and Colonel.

Higher positions need unlocking by upgrading the country level.

Besides official positions, there are also national tasks.

Titles are positions, while tasks represent specific appointments, which will be adapted accordingly, also divided into civil and military tasks, like the roles of village chief, town mayor for civil positions, or Civilian Soldier Captain, Garrison Commander for military posts.

However, currently, as Dragon Soaring has neither territory nor an army, it seems impossible to make any appointments.

Long Xingtianxia specifically instructed: "Everyone understands this official system, right? Having official positions will bring many benefits and perks. Those points everyone accumulated before have not been exchanged yet, just a heads-up, when we have our army and territory, you can redeem your points for these official positions, we’ll study the specific prices later, don’t misuse those points if you want to hold an office or position."

This official system indeed provides great help, previously worried about how to redeem the points, substituting with silver somewhat felt inadequate, offering official positions is much better.

After all, these positions will have to be arranged among the members of the guild, it’s a good way to recover some points and save some funds.

"This national system is not much different from what I understood before, looking at it this way, State Governor hopes we take the King’s Path, fortunately, the Ren King Seal I obtained earlier can double the increase in King’s Path Value, naturally doubling the efficiency in farming, what do you all think?"

Hong Fu Qitian was the first to agree: "The King’s Path is great, we don’t have to fight deadly battles, can minimize deaths, we should hurry to eliminate monsters and recover lost lands, didn’t we recover a village before? It’s just that it was later occupied by monsters again, we’re already familiar with this road, these recovered territories will then be our country’s territory, and it saves us from competing for territory with NPCs, and avoid offending the State Governor."

He is fully supportive, after all as long as there’s war, he might have to risk his life again.

After all, farming is more relaxing.

But some do want to fight, like Yu Long, "How thrilling is the Overbearing Way! Managing territories requires initial capital investment, building a village after another takes time, effort, and more money, might as well directly attack the existing towns.

By the way, Chairman, why don’t we find a way to take down the State Mansion directly, how thrilling would that be!"

"Thrilling my ass, how many would have to die?" Hong Fu Qitian retorted unhappily.

The crowd began discussing, some agreed while others opposed, but generally, more supported the King’s Path as it feels more righteous from an observational perspective.

Most people playing the game tend to play heroes who save the world, naturally inclined towards the King’s Path route.

Xiao Jie also agrees with the King’s Path, he looks around, though he hasn’t counted carefully, just from past observations, there are at least thousands of NPC guards within Xiaofeng City.

With just their little over two hundred people trying to take it down, it’s really not an easy task.

It’s not entirely impossible, but if a real battle ensues, deaths will definitely not be few.

Moreover, the State Governor’s level is not low, although it feels like civil officials lack combat capabilities, but Xiaofeng City is filled with numerous powerful NPCs, if it comes to a scenario like the initial monster attack on the village, with State Governor’s command calling thousands, these NPCs joining the battle will make it even harder.