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'Don't bother boy, the battle will be long over before he wakes up.' said the bartender while polishing his glasses. 'It's always the same with him, he's a great man for peace, but not for war. He just can't handle it.'
'Well then I've nothing else to do here.' Moro left quickly, he ran up the stairs. 'Graven, you're going to have to lead us into battle.'
'WHAT?'
'The captain is drunk and lies knocked out in the bar.'
Graven ordered a guard.'Gather all the men who can fight and evacuate the rest.'
'The rest left days ago, but I'll gather the men for you, sir.'
Ten minutes later everyone was standing in the courtyard. 'Tell them your plan.' Graven said to the halfman. 'It's a long shot, but it will buy the capital some time and maybe, just maybe we might even survive if Lady Luck is by our side.' Somebody screamed: 'You're crazy, there will be ten thousand Goblins standing at our gate tomorrow how the hell do you think we can survive that?'
Graven yelled: 'By the blood of the Old Gods, just listen before you start questioning, you haven't even heard his plan yet and you're already whining!' It suddenly became quiet, even the wind stopped and the birds stopped singing. Everybody felt the raw power behind Graven's voice. 'Go ahead' he turned towards the guards ' and this time only open your mouth when he has finished or I'll make sure you nor your brethren never talk again...'
The next morning the goblin army arrived at the gate. The gate was open and the bridge lowered. The goblin warlord snorted and said something that roughly translates into: 'I knew those pigs would be frightened to death, but I never thought they would've made it this easy for us.' But with less words, cause goblins don't really like speech. They think it's a waste of time. They marched into the gate under the wall and they came into the courtyard, but something was wrong, the humans weren't gone. Arrows rained down on them from every direction and when he knew what was going on it was already too late, a single fire arrow flew over his head, straight for the bridge. The warlock didn't saw what the arrow had hit, but suddenly the bridge exploded, a gigantic wave of hot air and flames pushed them onto the floor and hundreds died instantly.
Graven pulled out his massive two-handed sword and jumped down the wall. 'FOR KRATORIA!' Not long after all hundred guards with a variety of weapons arrived at the courtyard and started hacking and slashing their way through the sea of goblins towards Graven. By that time Graven had already reached the centre of the courtyard. In his dance of blood and blade. The gruesome, yet fascinating mixture of meat and metal. The knight truly looked like this was the place where he belonged, in the middle of a fight, his face and armor all covered with the yellowish brown goblin blood, dripping from his arms and tunic. The colors of the Sigrot barely visible under the blood. If their lives weren't in dangerous the guards would have put down their weapons and watched this magnificent sight. The only person able to catch up to Graven was Moro who seemed to have had more practice with the sword than some of the guards here. He was wielding two small swords and only leather armor. But he was light on his feet and faster than every goblin, so her parried every attack and killed them fast and clean before they had a chance to strike again. 'What are you doing here?' yelled Graven. 'You promised me that death was certain, so I thought why not at least have some fun before I die, if I die now, here, they will be talking for decades about that little boy that fought side by side with a Sigrot against ten thousands of Goblins, they'll make it a bedtime story.' said Moro with a smile on his face, still fighting goblins. Graven grinned: 'If we survive this I'll make you my squire, boy.'
No more questions this time.
Except, will they make it out alive?
To be continued...
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About the game:
USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. It's creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.
Invest, produce and sell - be an entrepreneur in E-Sim.
Take part in numerous events for the E-Sim community.
