Chapter 166: Faction System

The day after the Battle of Willis, Clementine, the Princess of the Kewell Empire and head of the Internet Bank, appeared in the teleportation magic well of Felix’s ring-shaped magic tower.

Greeting her was the head of the royal guards—Burton.

“Wow, I thought my brother would come to greet me.”

Standing in the teleportation array, Clementine looked around with a mischievous expression and asked, “He hasn’t prepared a lot of flowers outside for me, has he? If so, I must say, that’s quite cliché!”

The over-fifty-year-old Burton saluted meticulously and said, “In reply to the princess: His Majesty sends the message—I’m dealing with important matters, dear sister, I hope you won’t blame me.”

Hearing the guard captain’s stiff message.

Clementine raised her brow in surprise.

Imagining the scene when her brother said this, she suddenly smiled and said, “I never thought my brother would work hard one day!”

The guard captain looked slightly embarrassed—as if the Majesty had never worked hard before.

Well, in fact, the Empire’s affairs are completely monopolized by the Archmages, and the Kewell royal family indeed has no important work; it mostly involves ceremonies and sacrifices.

“Alright, I have important matters too, so I won’t go back to the palace. Convey a message to my brother for me…”

The guard captain quickly bowed, nodded, and listened intently.

“Cough, brother, well done this time!”

With that, Clementine walked past the guard captain with her head held high.

The guard captain was stunned.

After a long while, a smile of pride and genuine admiration broke through his serious face.

Yesterday’s Battle of Willis showed the prominent side of the Kewell royal family that had been dormant for nearly a century.

Under the magnification of the Internet, the Kewell royal family made a strong impression on the public!

Just like the surprise attack by the Five Evil Gods, the Battle of Willis unsurprisingly exploded on the Internet, becoming the hottest topic of the time.

Numerous battlefield details were pulled for discussion.

On the ever-increasing authoritative Q&A platform, the top ten trending questions were almost all dominated by the Battle of Willis.

Even beyond the top ten, most related to the minutiae of the Battle of Willis.

“What kind of power did the Internet God display in the Battle of Willis?”

“What is your view on the Battle of Willis?”

“What notable details are there in the Battle of Willis?”

“How do you view the Internet Bank’s run during the Willis War?”

“What power did the Underworld God show in the Battle of Willis?”

“Whose power is stronger, the Internet God’s or the Underworld God’s?”

Such questions monopolized the trending searches, almost flooding the feed! One question was about the Kewell royal family’s triggering of a blood-red shield in a critical moment! Although many believe that even without activating the blood-red shield, the Internet God would have protected Willis City.

But the blood-red shield’s power deeply impressed people.

Among them, a highly praised answer sparked numerous likes in the Q&A community.

“I don’t know how powerful the blood-red shield is nor what power the great Internet God showed. But I know, when we fall into danger, there will always be someone stepping forward for us, especially the great Internet God, who never disappoints us!”

This answer resonated with countless netizens.

Pride for the Kewell Empire! Other countries’ citizens felt jealous!

We must admit, the power demonstrated by the Internet God in this battle greatly increased the sense of security for the people of Willis!

Back to the main topic.

After leaving the ring-shaped magic tower, Clementine rushed in a carriage to Lord Ajef’s private residence.

To be honest, she couldn’t understand why Lord Ajef called her back at this critical post-war moment? Couldn’t it be discussed online? Still, it shows from another perspective that what Ajef called her for is likely very important.

Granted authorization, Clementine’s carriage headed straight into the Dragon Factory and finally stopped in front of Ajef’s private residence.

Clementine took a deep breath and stepped down from the carriage.

Guided by advanced magical puppets, she finally saw Lord Ajef in a meeting room.

The meeting room was large.

A ten-meter-long table was placed in the center, with Lord Ajef sitting alone at the head, eyes closed as if in rest.

“Sit!”

Yu Sheng’an ordered without opening his eyes.

At the time, he was still adjusting the “Faction System of Conquering Subplanes.”

Under the suggestions of the Internet God’s upper echelons, the framework for setting up national mercenaries quickly took shape.

—That is, the Faction System.

To avoid suspicion, the upper echelons of the Internet God system unanimously believed that it was most appropriate to use the guilds and mercenary groups from the [Conquering Subplanes] dimension as the main body.

Because from a certain angle, player guilds theoretically don’t belong to the Internet God’s command; they are more like cooperative relations.

Be aware that, tempted by wealth and source essence, a large number of foreign players have already poured into the [Conquering Subplanes] dimension.

Especially the Karman United Republic.

If major nobles don’t have a player guild, they’re embarrassed to greet others.

Therefore, using [player guild] not only avoids employer rejection; it also ensures relative fairness in faction selection.

In other words, the Internet merely provides a platform, and which power the guilds and mercenary groups on this platform choose to accept employment from has nothing to do with the Internet God.

Of course, will this really have nothing to do with the Internet God? Clearly not.

The space for manipulation here is simply too great.

On one hand, as the Internet God’s direct offspring, the Kewell Empire Guild will definitely receive preferential treatment and priority allocation of high-value tasks.

With the Prophecy Divine Spark as a reliance, Yu Sheng’an can even calculate through big data which tasks have high returns and low risks.

This will indirectly cultivate the Kewell Empire Guild.

On the other hand, as a means to balance the forces of the multiverse, Yu Sheng’an can adjust task exposure rates to increase or decrease the order volume of a certain force, thereby achieving balance.

Most importantly, when players become reliant on the Internet—be it economically, socially, or mentally—the ultimate goal of the Internet is achieved.

Additionally, to prevent employers from bypassing the platform to contact mercenaries privately, all employers and mercenaries must sign strict work agreements.

Of course, even then, it’s still impossible to ensure everyone will trade through the platform.

In this regard, Yu Sheng’an is powerless and can only use the ultimate trump card—those who sign the agreement enjoy the protection of the Internet God.

Any party that breaches the contract can apply for the Internet’s official intervention to uphold justice.

Therefore, if anyone dares to circumvent the contract, not mentioning the costs of doing so without the arcane, once scammed, blame the Internet God for giving prior warning.

Thus, in all probability, cases of direct connections bypassing the platform may occur, but the number will be greatly limited.

For payment methods, Yu Sheng’an offered three options: source essence, magical power, and general equivalent.

The first two are forms of energy, considered hard currency in the multiverse.

The latter, a general equivalent, refers to precious items like gold or mithril; this transaction requires evaluation by the Internet Bank.

This is the fundamental reason he summoned Clementine.

After a long time, Yu Sheng’an adjusted the Faction System and opened his eyes.

“You handled the run crisis well this time!”

Yu Sheng’an’s first words after opening his eyes were praise, making Clementine’s charming face blush with excitement.