Chapter 40: The Beginning of Brunags Final Act
"It is the smallest of details that make a plan succeed or fail.
"From ensuring a messenger you have sent to an enemy on purpose had blood on him to make him believable to having an enemy flair gun to give out false signals."
"Every little detail is important."
"One must learn to look for such details for it is these overlooked details that allow one to figure out an enemy’s plan or find even a whiff of suspicion which can allow you to survive...."
"Or turn it on an enemy to thrive."
Reginald Coulan, creator and head of House Aurellion in Dynasties Online.
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Orcs marched groggily across the steppe, a few even stumbling here and there due to having to gather up, march and fight again so soon after they had just finished a big battle as they were hoping to catch up on some much-needed sleep which, due to the night raid conducted by the Chavarains the previous night leading to few of them getting the sleep they needed.
Most of them had pushed themselves hard to be able to fight effectively during the battle fought throughout the day, using the small amount of time free time that they weren’t fighting to both rest, eat up and relax. Despite a few dissatisfied groans, all of them quickly responded to the call to arms from their tyrannical, increasingly demanding general.
Despite being tired himself, Wurgoth stifled a yawn as even if it had only been about 3-4 hours in real life, his mind was still experiencing every hour in Dynasties Online as if it were real-time, essentially allowing someone to have about 12 lifetimes worth of experience in this new virtual world due to the 12-1 in-game to real life time difference, this would also add to its appeal as those with an excess of money who will try to have more experiences by spending time in the game.
This mental fatigue was somehow realistically simulated in the game, meaning that even though a day in DO was only 2 hours in real life, a person would still need to sleep in the game as they would in real life, meaning that players like NPCs must rest negating any advantages a player could get from staying up multiple days at once with little effect on themselves or their minds.
As the orc army got closer to the Plurian camp, its campfire’s bright light acted like a beacon for the orcs who were skulking in the shadows, using the night to uncharacteristically sneak up on their enemies with Wurgoth quietly putting them into strategic positions.