MMO: Pierce Heaven Til' It Breaks
chapter-844

Chapter 844: Independent Ruler

When a Celestial Capital in a continent was crushed three times, the national system would collapse, entering into an irreversible state. During then, all major cities in the continent would lose control and become independent units.

Castellans at this point, could choose to be independent rulers and could also a vassal of any surrounding influential major cities and form an independent nation. The choice was up to the player.

With the disappearance of the Assembled Gods Continent, many Castellans chose to establish their own tiny nation. In a short span of half an hour, twenty-one tiny nations emerged.

Although Li Yi had abdicated, the tax regulations were still in effect. Any Castellans who announced the establishment of a tiny nation were required to pay a monthly 10% urban resources tax to the Iron Alliance.

As for those who did not declare independence, these major cities were not required to pay taxes but security level there proved to be subpar and development slow-moving. There was also the potential of riots, causing NPCs to move away.

Hence, for a peaceful major city, the best choice was to establish a nation and become a vassal.

It was the end of the Assembled Gods Continent. The troops led by Drifting Snow marched towards the Invincible Continent’s Celestial Capital to finish Defiantly Tyrannical and other forces off. They even destroy the Celestial Capital by 20% but what change would this bring? When they returned to their continent, they realized friends who used to fight alongside them were now foreigners.

The establishment of a hundred nations resulted in chaos. The current Assembled Gods Continent was a livelier scene than the Eastern Continent.

Amber Sword Heart declared the establishment of the Assembled Gods Nation, Drifting Snow founded the Drifting Snow Nation while Bai Xiaoya officially established the Fluttering Snow Kingdom.

They were all independent rulers.

Drifting Snow proposed uniting the tiny nations, but his proposal carried no weight. He used to be King of a continent with authority to order its people but what was he now? He was only a Castellan of a major city, a vassal nation ruler. Who would listen to a nobody?

The Assembled Gods Continent was still in chaos and would not be able to unite in a short time frame.

Over in the Eastern Continent, Defiantly Tyrannical lost another chance to ascend the throne due to Drifting Snow butting in. However, this old folk was not one to back down. He made another Throne-claiming declaration to happen seven days later.

As long as Li Yi stayed out, he was not afraid of anyone, not Drifting Snow or Amber Sword Heart. If it were not for the rule that a defeated continent could not be attacked, he would have long brought his men to seek vengeance on Drifting Snow.

During the period the Eastern Continent stood without a King, the players who cursed Jiaojiao, Li Yi and other national officials finally came to realize the importance of the country’s officials.

Without the officials’ organization, the Eastern Continent players were defenseless against Drifting Snow’s army. They could only watch helplessly as they broke through major city after major city until they finally reached the Celestial Capital. If it were not for the Iron Alliance dispatching men to the rescue, Celestial Capital would have been gone.

They muttered curses when Jiaojiao was Queen and now, they were beginning to yearn for her…

“When Queen Jiao was in charge, Drifting Snow and the rest couldn’t even cross the moat.”

“Yeah, when Commander Pretty Good Mood was around, they defeated many with just a few people, chasing our enemies away like casting away dogs. Unlike now, we can’t even defeat them with the majority. How depressing.”

“The defeated country can’t attack us again in the next Throne-claiming. Defiantly Tyrannical still wants to take the throne and if the Iron Alliance doesn’t put a stop to him, the throne will definitely be his…”

“Defiantly Tyrannical… that idiot is already abusing us before taking the throne. If he’s King, what good does it do to us?”

“F*ck me, we can’t let him be King!”

The World Channel, National Channel, Pantheon’s official forums were bustling with posts calling Jiaojiao to reclaim the throne.

Only, Jiaojiao was unaffected by this. After several years of playing Queen, she was feeling weary. In her own words, she had her fun and it was time to move on. She was going to indulge herself instead of tiring herself out.

As for the other kingpin of the Iron Alliance, Li Yi also had his own thoughts. After destroying the dynasty of Assembled Gods, he took his women and officially announced their leave from the Iron Alliance.

Little Drunk Cat’s Guild Master position was handed to Unending Unmatched. Jiaojiao resigned, while Fire Ice, Little Elf from the Magical Realm, Xu Yue, Xu Man, Qian’er… quit the guild. Li Yi retired as the Iron Alliance Leader with Flower Underpants coming to power.

“What’s going on? What happened? Dark Wing and the rest left the guild?”

“No way? WTH? F*ck me, are they defecting from the country?”

“F*ck, if it weren’t for you motherf*cking b*tches b*tching all day. Great, now the good people’s gone. You mtherf*cking happy now?”

“No way, how could Dark Wing possibly betray the county? What-what’s he planning to do?”

“No, don’t defect from the country, don’t quit the guild…”

Players from all three continents in King of Pantheon were baffled by Li Yi’s actions.

Upon learning Li Yi had quit the guild, Brother Windcloud Nine of the Ninth Continent immediately extended an invitation to Li Yi, adding only a few words. “You set the terms as long as you come.”

It was not just Brother Windcloud Nine, other mortal enemies of Li Yi had sent him invites, conveying their intention of disregarding past grudges and moving towards cooperation.

There were no eternal foes in the game, only everlasting vested interest.

Li Yi did not accept anyone’s invitation and clearly expressed to friends that he would not leave Pantheon and his intentions to continue playing. However, he was vague when it came to talking about his future plan.

Seven days went by in a blink of an eye, Defiantly Tyrannical assembled troops in another attempt to claiming the Eastern Continent’s throne.

This time, the Assembled Gods Continent players as a defeated country could no longer cause havoc. The Ninth Continent took no action, neither did the Iron Alliance, spurring Three Major Guild Alliance to turn up in full force. After a night and day of a killing spree, they finally took down the Celestial Capital and Defiantly Tyrannical took the throne.

“Hahahahaha, I’m finally King, hahaha…”

Defiantly Tyrannical spammed the World Channel and his arrogant tone has sparked resentment in a lot of citizens. They started to voice in the World Channel about how they reminisced the period when Queen Jiao held the position.

“Whoever disagrees with me will be silenced. Whoever’s unwilling to submit to my rule, will be killed!”

A mere hour after Defiantly Tyrannical took charge, over 5,000 citizens were muted. The Eastern Continent players’ fury mounted to an all-time record.

The original country’s officials belonging to the Iron Alliance were unsparingly demoted to a commoner by Defiantly Tyrannical.

Defiantly Tyrannical was not going to let just anyone ride on his coattails. With him in power, he would not let these eyesores off the hook.

“Dark Wing, I told you before, don’t ever fall in my hands, or I’ll make you regret it!”

Defiantly Tyrannical made a huge deal in World Channel. He was prepared to lock Li Yi up in prison, every single day until his temper cooled down.

He had yet to realize his wishful thinking when news broke in World Channel that made him lose his cool.

[Dark Wing has abandoned the Eastern Continent Dynasty and officially joined the North Pole Continent’s Luo Lan Empire, becoming the first player citizen of the Luo Lan Empire!]

[Invincible Jiaojiao has abandoned the Eastern Continent Dynasty and officially joined the North Pole Continent’s Luo Lan Empire, becoming the second player citizen of the Luo Lan Empire!]

[Little Elf from the Magical Realm has abandoned the Eastern Continent Dynasty and officially joined the North Pole Continent’s Luo Lan Empire, becoming the third player citizen of the Luo Lan Empire!]

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