I selected the Conquer option without hesitation. We absolutely lacked the strength to defend this city, so this was the only option that made sense!

A few seconds later, a system announcement resounded in the air—

Ding!

System Announcement: Player "Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand" (China) killed the Cyan Earth City regent Stuttgart VII and chose the Conquer option after obtaining the royal scepter. If no other force claims the royal scepter before the end of the Nation War, Cyan Earth City will become the vassal state of Sky City. For 90 days, Cyan Earth City’s players will not be able to attack any city of the China server. Moreover, 40% of Cyan Earth City’s daily gold income will be given to the China server!

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"Woohoo! As expected, Conquer is the royal road!" Li Chengfeng laughed.

I gave Xu Yang the royal scepter and said, "Alright, the NPCs of this city are yours to command now, brother. I will also be leaving behind a couple thousand troops just in case. In the meantime, the rest of us will return to Burning City!"

Xu Yang nodded with a chuckle. "Sure! Hehe, I love missions like this!"

I smiled. "Me too, man…"

However, our elated feelings were short-lived. Behind me, Chaos Moon said suddenly, "We have an...