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Raven pointed to the wooden door to the side, "You can enter the opera house from there."
"Want to join? I heard they're always in pairs for safety reasons. Wouldn't it be perfect if we were together?"
Li Ji casually mentioned it, then turned his head to look at the raven beside him.
"Although forming a team here is not a wise choice, because there will be many disagreements, whether it is choosing a route, tactical arrangements, operator selection, item purchase, or resource planning along the way."
Although Li Ji wasn't optimistic about the prospects of forming a team, he still looked at Raven with a serious expression: "But if it's you, I'm willing. You're really important to me."
Seeing Li Ji's sudden appearance and his affectionate expression, Raven was caught off guard and took two steps back.
She could sense the expectation Li Ji had for her in his last words.
Coupled with Li Ji's somewhat youthful and handsome face... he's a complete scumbag.
Prior to this, teams from other countries had extended invitations to her, after all, as the host, Gaul would certainly provide her with some intelligence that others did not have.
Unfortunately... she's not the type of person who's willing to be subordinate to others.
"..."
Raven paused for a moment before calmly saying, "If you only want to team up with me because of intelligence, then I can only disappoint you."
She took out a folder from her backpack and opened it in front of Li Ji. Inside were intelligence reports about the Phantom and the Crimson Lone Diamond Rift.
However... it seems to be limited to the information in the first two layers.
"Recently, the struggle between the two factions in Gaul has become increasingly fierce. As the only team that has not taken sides, this is all the intelligence we have. And this is all that I had to go to great lengths to buy from other teams."
Raven's expression was calm. "I've said the same thing to all the other teams that have invited me: if you want this incomplete information and want to team up with me, then I need to get command of the team. I will decide all priorities, such as the distribution of the collection. If Captain Wanfeng can accept this, then I will agree to your invitation to team up."
"Uh……"
Listening to Raven's long speech, Li Ji said somewhat shyly, "I don't want the data, I just want you... So how should we calculate it?"
Raven: "?"
She was prepared to be rejected. Others might not know the strength of the Rhodes Island team from Yan Country, but she experienced it firsthand yesterday.
Teams from other countries with similar strength to Azure Wings are unwilling... so how could such a team possibly be willing?
But Li Ji's answer truly stumped Raven.
Is this some kind of disguised confession?
How come this Yan man in front of me is even more Gallic than the Gallic men?
Confessing your feelings under these circumstances would be incredibly despicable!
They only streamed together once in one live stream, and they could fall in love at first sight?!
Or is he just trying to trick me into agreeing first, and then indirectly try to get my information?
Raven did indeed have a bit of a desire to be strong, but it was precisely this desire that instantly reminded him of the shock Rhodes Island had given him yesterday, and his originally clear mind suddenly became a little dizzy.
"What use is I to you? What about my other teammates?"
"If there's a chance, we can work together. I really need your teammates too."
Li Ji looked at Raven with sincerity, "After we clear the level, I will check the rewards and give you a portion of them. At least you won't lose too much, since I was the one who suggested forming a team."
"Passed through...?"
Raven didn't understand why he spoke of passing the level as casually as if he were saying that he saw an old man buying vegetables in the square downstairs on his way home from get off work.
"We haven't even seen the final boss yet, and you're so sure we can beat it? Confidence is a good thing, but this is really a bit blindly confident. Do you know what kind of negative collectibles are given on Calamity difficulty?"
"I know, I've had this thing on me since the moment I came in, didn't you notice?"
Li Ji pulled out a diamond from behind him, half of which shone with artistic brilliance and the other half was stained with a scarlet madness. "Half-washed solitary diamond, all enemy units' attack power, defense power, and health points +25%, and the command experience gained in battle -50%."
In his other hand was a rusty ancient coin, the blurred rust making it impossible to discern its origin. Effect: Li Ji gains +10 Originium Ingots.
Classic trash combo +1.
Meanwhile, Raven only realized what was happening after seeing Li Ji take out his collection. She quickly searched her person, but before she could even raise her hand, a blood-red crown fell to the ground.
Victoria's Crown grants +30% to enemy attack, defense, and health, and all leader units receive an additional +15% to attack and defense, and +30% to health.
She picked up the crown that had fallen to the ground, and out of it fell an exquisite blue house model—the Dollhouse, initial deployment cost +10.
Congratulations on winning the prize.
Li Ji looked at the Victoria crown in Raven's hand and said with a hint of regret.
This item, along with the Ursus scimitar and the Gaul robe, belongs to the Three Great Sword Tomb; obtaining it is a pleasant surprise.
Even Li Ji in the past had a history of failing against Wang Guan, not to mention his first time fighting Raven on Calamity difficulty.
Looking at the collection in his hand, Raven pinched his brow in exasperation. "I really hit the jackpot. It looks like I have no choice but to team up with you now. Although the effect of the half-washed Lone Diamond is also quite unpleasant, it's still easier to fight the boss compared to the Victoria Crown."
"Then you agree?"
Li Ji tentatively asked, and after receiving a clear affirmation from Raven, he happily went up to her.
"It's all fate! God knew I needed you, so He specially gave you a crown. Come here!"
Li Ji suddenly stopped the raven, startling it.
Just as her face flushed slightly, Li Ji suddenly said to the equipment in front of him, "Brothers, we're starting our live stream! We've invited Raven as a guest for this stream, so please help promote it!"
Raven: “…”
As the barrage of projected comments drifted by, Raven realized for the first time that she might have been a bit delusional.
So you need me because you need me to help you boost your popularity, right?
Even now, they're still thinking about leeching off me through live streaming!
You bastard, give me back my girlish innocence!
……
[Captain Raven, hehe, I'm so lucky to get to watch Captain Raven's livestream for two days!]
[Blink if you've been kidnapped, and we'll come rescue you, Raven!]
[Isn't this a newly formed rift? What's it called again... Phantom and Crimson Lone Diamond? They're even streaming this?]
[No wonder there was a collaboration yesterday, it was all just for the show, right? Waaaaah, will my Captain Raven be kidnapped?]
[The mountain collapsed, the houses crumbled, and Captain Raven promised he'd never date and would wait for me.]
"Ugh."
Raven covered her face, genuinely not wanting to pay attention to the barrage of comments. Fortunately, Li Ji told her that all she had to do was show her face and lure people in, without having to act as a streamer and say anything.
She simply couldn't understand what Li Ji was thinking; every step he took was beyond her expectations.
"How are you planning to select players? I can recommend a few of my team members to you..."
But before she could finish speaking, Li Ji raised his hand to interrupt her.
"It's alright, we don't need to for now. Half-washing a lone diamond will definitely slow down the upgrade process, and there won't be many hope or many people to carry it in the early stages."
Li Ji naturally didn't need people from Raven's side. For him, recruiting people from this side, especially in this half-washed, isolated situation, would be no different from wasting hope.
On the path of half-washing and solitary diamonds, one will inevitably face the awkward situation of lacking hope and carrying something.
In such situations, a character is needed to support the pace of the early and mid-game, as well as a character who can kill the boss even if Hu Ju is not caught in the late game.
When Phantom was first released, this character was often Thorn. As a cornerstone overlord who could attack air units, had continuous damage output, and self-healing, Thorn was indeed a frequent pick for Phantom.
However, it's still not enough to satisfy many of the new operators that have been released since.
Especially that Sarkaz who uses his ancestors as cannon fodder, he's a heavyweight contender.
—You're right, but most people who play Vishdale for years end up with dull eyes, extreme low self-esteem, and a declining IQ, eventually becoming completely mentally challenged. They can only maintain their remaining brain function by drinking a whole case of Six Walnuts every day.
But jokes aside, although Rhodes Island is a "hybrid" team, they are still representing Yan Country this time.
Normally, nationality doesn't really matter when it comes to creating a good show or dealing with a crisis.
But when representing the Yan Kingdom, he decided... this time he would only play a purebred Yan Kingdom team!
So he didn't even think about choosing Vishdel, but instead directly chose the Fortress Tactical Squad - all heavy and support operators are already at Elite 2 status!
Li Ji must already have a clue what he wants to choose.
Command: Start!
……
As the door opened, Li Ji and his group finally entered the castle.
The clock hanging high in the distance turned stiffly, and with the 'click-click' of its winding mechanism, a blood-red character appeared on its surface.
[Enraged]: Combat will occur more frequently in this layer.
—Everyone is an enemy, and you yearn to tear them apart!
"Where are the operators you recruited? How come... it's just the two of us?"
Raven looked around but couldn't find any new operators recruited by Li Ji. Even if there weren't any six-star operators... surely he should recruit a few three-star operators?
But just as she was about to ask Li Ji again...