Other players instantly felt a mixture of envy, jealousy, and resentment. At this stage, although players could participate in the so-called meetings, they had no real decision-making power; they could only listen and make suggestions.
Not to mention leading an NPC legion on their own; even without deploying a single soldier, Li Yao could gain military merits just by leading. Moreover, a considerable part of the NPC legion's military merits would be credited to the player leading them.
It was because of this system that players desperately sought leadership roles. Even though only a tiny portion of the guild's rewards from the battles fought by player legions would be credited to the general, it seemed negligible but accumulated notably due to the sheer number of players.
Knowing this system, players all tried to obtain some official position, but there were no opportunities for them to lead an army alone.