Chapter 500 Five Hundredth Chapter

Then Shui Shen earnestly recalled and gave a detailed introduction.

It turned out that just the day before, as the guilds were claiming guild missions in the guild halls as usual, they received a letter issued by the system. The content was very brief, only stating that the main city battle was about to open unexpectedly in the coming days. This was an advance notice, hoping that all guilds would seize the time and actively prepare for battle.

It was a situation where one stone stirred up a thousand waves. Although it was just a few short sentences, it came from the system announcement. After confirming that today was not April 1st, no one would question the truth of the message. How long would "unexpectedly" be? A week? Two weeks? Or a month? The players speculated while seizing the time to prepare, as the letter said.

Leveling up, getting equipment, and practicing skill proficiency... At times like these, everyone felt like there were many things to do. Development in online games could be said to advance at an incredible pace. The few members of Young Master’s Elite Team, for example, had only been busy for three to five days, and their ranking had plummeted.

And Shui Shen's side had already started "jungle warfare training" a few days ago. When he received the news that this activity was about to begin, he felt like he was in luck. After ultimately losing in the mission confrontation with Zongheng Sihai, Shui Shen discovered many shortcomings in his own guild. The gap with abnormal experts like Gu Fei was needless to say, as such people were hard to come by. As the leader of a guild, Shui Shen still felt that it was most important for everyone's abilities to be maximized. In that mission confrontation, what impressed him most was the well-coordinated arrow formation of Zongheng Sihai.

Shui Shen's guild had the most Lurkers who could also act as archers. He originally wanted to try training everyone's archery skills and coordination, believing that combined with their trap formations, it would be very powerful.

But as much as he wanted to, Shui Shen found the dense forest terrain of LinYin City really uncomfortable in actual execution, always hindering the archers' performance. Most of the archers in LinYin City had switched to Lurkers, and it wasn't without reason.

Just as he felt like he couldn't continue, this expert entered the guild.

The expert was indeed an expert. After participating a little, he began to theoretically explain some of the key points of jungle warfare to Shui Shen.

First, one had to understand some of the indelible effects caused by objective factors in jungle warfare. For example, the obstruction of tree trunks was not conducive to large-scale maneuvering and weakened the range of ranged attacks; tree trunks took up space, seriously affecting formation and overall coordination. Furthermore, large weapons simply could not enter the forest. This problem was, of course, too realistic, and could be ignored in the parallel world...

It was a case of being awakened by a single word. The knowledge that Shui Shen himself vaguely perceived, always swirling in his mind, but could not express in words, was accurately summarized by a professional. This single analysis made Shui Shen trust this person even more and further sought his advice.

And the expert also combined the actual situation in the game to put forward his views: First of all, the disadvantages in the jungle existed for both the enemy and ourselves. This was the same whether in reality or in the game. Therefore, the key to victory was to reduce the impact of the disadvantages on oneself and make full use of the characteristics of the jungle.

If You Ge were present, he would have taken thick notes on the theories elaborated by the expert. This was no longer simply providing some game experience and skills, it was basically a mature scientific system. Of course, it was impossible for players to absorb all these things in a short period of time, not to mention that there were still many differences between the game and reality.

In the end, Shui Shen himself deliberated and selected, feeling that only clothing could be done quickly. But this one point alone, after being tested and implemented, quickly made them feel the sweetness. The custom-made outerwear did not affect the attributes of the original equipment. Having clothing with colors similar to the environment did indeed make it easier to hide in the jungle. Another aspect was that opponents could not immediately judge the profession based on the attire at first glance and had to use Appraisal...

This was the gap between the game and reality. In the game, players had various completely different professions, and there were different PK strategies between each profession. To engage without knowing the profession was either a beginner newbie or an overpowered expert like Gu Fei. In short, they were both unconventional.

After that, Shui Shen followed the expert's advice and no longer attempted to engage in large-scale cooperative operations in the jungle. One had to know that in the jungle, due to visibility problems, even the most skilled commander could not effectively observe the changes in the battle situation, thus making it impossible to seize opportunities for optimal command. Wasn't Han Jia Gongzi frequently relying on the highest point to make a big deal out of things in the confrontation?

Therefore, in the jungle, one had to rely on each person's solo combat ability. When engaging in team activities, a team didn't need too many people. More was useless, because a team lacking unified command could hardly be considered a team.

Shui Shen also greatly agreed with this point, and then divided the guild into dozens of small teams of 15-20 people specifically for jungle warfare. Some trouble was also generated during the division, because friends who were on good terms, of course, liked to be assigned to activities together. Shui Shen couldn't possibly go against their wishes. The final composition of many teams was not Shui Shen's ideal combination, but that was all he could do. After all, it was just a game. It wasn't like being in the military, where individuals completely obeyed the organization.

Then, Shui Shen began to lead his troops to level up in the jungle while conducting practical training.

Positioning! This was a point repeatedly emphasized by the expert regarding the performance of ranged professions in jungle warfare.

With good positioning, the tree trunks would be your helpers; with bad positioning, the tree trunks would be in the way.

This became a famous saying that had recently spread in Shui Shen's guild. Having flamboyant positioning became everyone's supreme pursuit. This point could not be taught, and could only be experienced in actual combat: Exactly how to position oneself so that one was most comfortable and the enemy was most uncomfortable.

Shui Shen talked non-stop all the way. Wherever they passed, Shui Shen's subordinates would stand up and pay attention to them. After many days of training, the others didn't know how it was, but personal discipline had improved a lot, and there was a bit of a military vibe.

But Tie Bai said that Gu Fei and Jian Gui were not very interested in what he was talking about. Gu Fei was already at the pinnacle of solo combat ability, even one person could be equal to a team. Jian Gui was here for a purpose, and furthermore, he was no longer a guild leader, and didn't have much intention to study how to coordinate and command team battles.

"That what..." Gu Fei saw Shui Shen talking happily, and forgot to ask what the two of them were looking for him for. In this situation, Jian Gui's personality really couldn't open his mouth, and he might have to push him again.

"What?" Shui Shen had been talking all the way, and the two of them had only been listening without speaking. He was feeling a little lonely, and when he saw that Gu Fei seemed to have a question, he was happy and immediately turned back.

"Seeing that you seem quite busy, the two of us won't delay your parade. We'll take our leave first." Gu Fei was using a feigned retreat as an advance. If it were a normal person, they would, of course, react at this point and immediately ask: "Right, what did you come here for?"

As a result, Shui Shen was truly a sentimental person. When he was happy, he was no longer a normal person. What he said was: "Don't go, I haven't introduced Lao Duan to you guys yet!"

Lao Duan was the expert who taught them jungle warfare. Shui Shen constantly mentioned this person's name in his speech all the way, and Gu Fei and Jian Gui were numb.

"Next time... next time..." Gu Fei said with a dry laugh. He had really dug a pit and buried himself! This Comrade Shui Shen had completely short-circuited today. Did he even know how to treat people! We're about to leave, and you don't even dare to ask us why we came.

"Don't go, now that you're here, meet him, listen to him, and gain knowledge. Knowledge is power!" Shui Shen continued to short-circuit.

Gu Fei helplessly looked at Jian Gui, and Jian Gui's expression was also quite helpless. He casually asked, "What is this Comrade Lao Duan's name?"

"His ID is Duanshui Jian..." (Arrow That Cuts Water)

"What?" Before Shui Shen could finish his words, the two of them had already exclaimed.

"Duanshui Jian... What's wrong?" Shui Shen touched his head in confusion.

Gu Fei and Jian Gui exchanged intense glances. This was really a ghost, and what a coincidence...

"What's wrong with you two?" Shui Shen asked.

"Nothing..." Gu Fei said. He had already seen a gloomy expression on Jian Gui's face. He determined that Jian Gui would definitely give up this mission, otherwise he wouldn't be Jian Gui, but Han Jia Gongzi.

"Come, let's go! Lao Duan isn't far ahead." Shui Shen was still enthusiastically trying to introduce his talent to the two, looking like a child eager to show off his newly acquired limited edition toy to his friends.

"Now that we're here, let's see what kind of person he is!" Gu Fei whispered to Jian Gui.

"Okay," Jian Gui said.

"Are you still planning to continue this mission? If you still want to continue, there will be a chance later. I'll use one sword, you use one blade, take him down directly, and then run away." Gu Fei had a terribly bad heart.

"Forget it." Jian Gui didn't hesitate at all. Besides, it was just a daily mission. If he gave up today, he could just take another one tomorrow.

Following Shui Shen, they continued to wander in the forest for a few steps. This guy had already started shouting at the top of his voice, "Lao Duan, Lao Duan! Where are you? I'm introducing two fierce people to you."

A person emerged from the bushes and looked towards this side. Gu Fei and Jian Gui also looked over at the same time. He wasn't tall, but he stood there as steady as a stone Buddha. Short hair, a square face, and the face paint was too heavy to see his appearance. Although he was wearing equipment, and a camouflage suit over the equipment, Gu Fei could still tell at a glance that this guy had strong muscles all over his body.

"His body is very strong... This guy isn't an ordinary person!" After listening to Shui Shen's description all the way, Gu Fei guessed that this person might just be a military enthusiast, which was why he could talk about these theories. Now, looking at the person himself, the body was clearly trained and strengthened, which was not something that ordinary people would have.

"Could he really be a retired soldier or something?" Gu Fei thought.

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