LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 632 - 632: Forming the 'United Magic Legion'_1
Chapter 632: Forming the ‘United Magic Legion’_1
The “Hunger Strike Plan” was an initiative by Su Yu among Blue Star Humans in his previous life. It aimed to make the vast majority of people “starve”, distributing all the “food” in the world to a few strong individuals.
It has the same flavor as the Huaxia Nation’s exploitation of the farmers to build up industry before industrialization, creating an “agricultural-industrial price scissors.”
“Hunger Strike Plan…” Hearing this term, Chairman Hu Jing and Commissioner Zhang both nodded in understanding at the same time.
Indeed, it was time for them to “fast”.
Chairman Hu Jing turned his attention to the Snow Leopard sitting on the right side of the conference table: “Zhong Feng, get all the senior officials from the United Government here, we are going to discuss this ‘Hunger Strike Plan’.”
The Snow Leopard responded immediately: “Understood.”
He then opened the chat interface and started to send messages in various chat rooms.
Su Yu continued: “Gentlemen, in addition to the ‘Hunger Strike Plan’, I have another effective suggestion—forming a Mage Army.”
After seeing the 100 mages last night, Su Yu had come up with the idea of forming a Mage Army, and now was the perfect time to propose this idea.
“Form a Mage Army?” Everybody in the room turned to look at him.
“Yes,” Su Yu replied seriously, “As we have mentioned before, we have three vacancies among the ‘Eighth-Ranking Strong Beings’. Establishing a Mage Army could completely compensate for this.
In a real battlefield, a magical array formed by 1,000 fifth-ranking mages can manifest combat powers equal to or even more terrifying than a God-Level combatant…”
Su Yu was not joking; the stronger the Mage Army, the longer the casting distance of their spells.
The working radius of an eighth-rank God-Level mage is generally 600 kilometers, meaning they cannot harm targets beyond that range.
But it’s not the case for a Mage Army.
Previous experiments by Blue Star Humans in Su Yu’s past life showed that a magical array formed by 1,000 fifth-ranking mages could reach a casting radius of 6,000 kilometers, almost enough to reach from East Sea City to Persia!
If the magic array was even stronger, it could cover the entire globe.
Therefore, it was absolutely necessary to form a Mage Army.
Su Yu briefly explained his reasoning to everyone present.
After Chairman Hu Jing and Commissioner Zhang heard this, their eyes lit up: “The Mage Army can play such a significant role?”
Chairman Hu Jing immediately decided: “Alright, during the meeting later, we will also discuss the formation of the Mage Army.”
…
At this point, basically everything that needed to be discussed in this meeting had been addressed.
Su Yu made some small talk with Chairman Hu Jing and the others, then took his leave to return to the Goldfinch Royal Palace.
Afterward, Chairman Hu Jing and officials from the United Government had a long meeting. Su Yu, of course, would not waste time on this meeting; he needed to spend more time on more meaningful matters.
…
…
For more than five days afterward in the game, life for Su Yu’s physical body returned to tranquility.
Daily, he, Alyssa, and Tina trained together to increase their power.
Alyssa couldn’t train before because she was too busy with state affairs. Now that she has a doppelganger to help her handle government business, she can start training rapidly, just like Su Yu.
Moreover, as the Empress of the entire Goldfinch Empire, Alyssa controls the nation’s resources. Now that she is free to focus on training, her rate of improvement is even faster than Su Yu’s!
At night, Su Yu went to Silver Pine Tower to continue improving his various types of spells and enhancing his overall combat power.
His days were peaceful yet productive.
…
As for Su Yu’s doppelganger.
Since his doppelganger cannot train, it has been actively working in the world.
For the first three days of these six days, he has been teaching the 100 mage players in Forest City about Space System spells.
To facilitate unified command, the doppelganger named this group the “Space Blade Team”.
Some players in the team were particularly quick learners. They grasped the basics of Space System spells within only three days and could quickly cast the zero-rank spell, Space Blade.
Of course, some players failed to learn at all and left the team feeling dejected. Xue Wenli swiftly found replacements to fill the vacant spots.
On the third day, things took a turn.
After two days of continuous long meetings, the leadership of the United Blue Star Government finally made decisions: 1. Implement the “Hunger Strike Plan”. 2. Form the “United Mage Army” based on the “Space Blade Team”.
The meeting also defined the “United Mage Army”: In the next six months, the number of mages in the “United Mage Army” must reach at least 1,000, with an overall power level of fifth-ranking or above.
Moreover, Su Yu’s doppelganger will serve as the commander of this “United Mage Army”.
…
Upon the release of the two decisions, they immediately caused a great uproar across the Internet.
There was almost no opposition to the formation of the “United Mage Army,” and the decision to let Su Yu’s doppelganger lead the army was generally accepted.
However, the “Hunger Strike Plan” sparked considerable controversy online.
The implementation of the “Hunger Strike Plan” meant that players had to hand over most of the resources they earned during game time (except Experience Points) to the United Government for centralized management.
Previously, a level 50 player could earn about 1,000 spiritual energy coins per real-time day through quests, dungeons, trading, and material sales.
These 1,000 spiritual energy coins could buy a lot of services in the game.
After the new “Hunger Strike Plan” was implemented, each player had to hand over 70% of their earnings as tax to the United Government. The government would then allocate these resources to cultivate more high-ranking individuals.
Of course, there were certain exemptions. The more money one made, the less tax rate one had to pay. Conversely, those making more money had to pay more in tax.
Large guilds and trading companies claimed a significant share of trade in the game world. They had been making a fortune from the long-distance trade between the Goldfinch Empire and the Pandamen Empire. These guilds and companies did not have to pay taxes before but were now required to pay heavy taxes, with some even exceeding 90%.
With the implementation of the “Hunger Strike Plan,” average players saw a drastic reduction in their game profits. These profits were all concentrated and given to a small group of strong players to help them increase their power to face the Skuru.
The majority of players had no objections to this, with an approximate supporter-to-opposer ratio of 8:2.
Even though this plan sacrificed the interests of most players, everyone understood that these powerful fighters, on the front line of the war, were risking their lives.
This was just like society giving preferential treatment to soldiers and police officers, most people could understand.
What really sparked heated public debate was the directory in the plan—a list of players to be heavily nurtured.
In the future, the United Government will invest a large amount of resources in nurturing these players.