Flame domain.
Huodian City-Red Flame Town.
As a lower-level town affiliated with the main city, there is a faint tendency to overtake it. This is all due to the geographical location of Scarlet Flame Town, that is, it is backed by the Forest of Sparks.
This forest, which was originally horribly destroyed in "The Fall of the Abyss", was reborn for the second time after being bathed in the fire of the Divine Phoenix from Xin Yan.
However, if this alone may not make it the largest forest in the Flame Territory, what really makes the Forest of Sparks rise to a higher level is the legendary "Kamisplit Lake" deep in the forest.
Lake Kanzaki exudes rich magic power. For a forest, magic power is the best nutrient and catalyst. Not to mention that Lake Kanzaki also has a more precious "divine" power, which makes many people extremely precious. Medicinal materials and rare ores can be found everywhere in the Forest of Sparks.
There are many theories about the origin of "Kamikai Lake". Some believe that it was formed by the fall of the divine phoenix. Some say that it was Archbishop Maggie. Some rumors are even more outrageous, saying that a little girl took the heart of God. Made by smashing.
But in short, when the nobles of Huodian City discovered the existence of this lake and the Spark Forest, which was like a large piece of peerless treasure under the influence of the lake, it was already too late.
Because this place was already occupied by them, who were unwilling to take over the mess of post-disaster reconstruction work, they assigned Red Flame Town and Spark Forest to Liz and became the territory of the new countess.
At first, other nobles who regretted it tried to get a share of the pie, but later they discovered that it seemed that only the countess' people could obtain various precious resources from the forest safely, and once their people entered, , that is, there is no return.
It seems that in the depths of Kanzaki Lake, not only medicinal materials and ores were born with the power of "divineness", but also mysterious and powerful monsters. However, why do these terrifying monsters, even at the leader level, not attack the countess? There is still no answer to this question among the nobles.
Resources are wealth, and wealth is everything. This young lady who was once the Sisile family now relies on the resources of this forest to attract countless foreigners to station, making people who were supposed to be there after the "Death of the Earl" The Sisir family, which was torn apart and in decline, not only did not decline, but instead became the head of the nobility in Huodian City.
As the first "countess" in the history of the Sisir family and even the entire Huodian City, Liz was looked down upon in private for a short period of time. Now this girl has become a popular figure in the world. Among the three major forces in Huodian City, he is the absolute big shot on the "noble" side, and he has arguably the greatest say.
brush!
A golden light flashed, and after returning from the Forest of Sparks and handing the materials to the mission NPC in Chiyan Town, Mr. Shenyu successfully upgraded to level 21.
The combination of high-quality outdoor maps, abundant supply stores, and a large number of NPC mission resources with generous rewards has made the level of Yanyu players in Huodian City far ahead of the other five countries.
Level 21 people like Mr. Shenyu may be very rare in Thousand Islands, but they can be seen everywhere in Chiyan Town, and they are not outstanding.
Of course, level cannot explain everything. In terms of combat skills, the "poor boy" Qiandao players who have gone through many hardships are definitely slightly better than the "rich brother" Yanyu players.
"Brother Shenyu, have you seen the new missions released by the Knights recently?"
"You mean the one who went to support Thousand Islands? My opinion is that only fools go there." Mr. Shenyu smiled disdainfully at his friend.
"Ah? Why? I originally said I wanted to sign up."
"Haha, if our top NPCs in Yanyu really wanted to support them, how could they just send one ship there? To put it bluntly, it was just a show of fancy."
"Is this... like this?"
"If you have this time, why not increase your favorability with the Sisir camp so that you can join the countess's camp as soon as possible! Who would go to Thousand Islands to be cannon fodder when they have nothing to do?"
Yanyu players have heard more or less about the plot and situation that happened on the Thousand Islands, and they are divided into three factions. The majority of them are similar to the current Master Shenyu, with a bit of an attitude of watching the fire from the other side. After all, In the past, players from the two countries had a lot of verbal frictions.
The second group is the friends of Mr. Shenyu, who are wavering in the middle.
As for the third faction...
"However, Brother Shenyu, I see that some big guilds, such as those from Xingchen Pavilion, are all rushing to get on the ship, because it is said that the fox-faced witch from Thousand Islands is actually the most popular one during the internal beta test of our Flame Territory. Vivian!"
After his friend's words, Mr. Shenyu gave an even more disdainful cry.
"Vivian... Vivian, I think those beta testers are really crazy. They want to find this NPC every day. I don't even mention the authenticity of the news. Even if it is true, so what? Wake up. Wake up, the server has been launched now, it is no longer like the closed beta period, where meeting an NPC is a treasure."
"I'll just tell you a few casually. Among the current NPCs in Yanyu, we don't need to mention our Countess Liz, who can be said to be the top leader among the nobles in Yanyu. Then Harvey from the Knights, Damir from the Vulcan Cult , and the underground gangster treasure stealing group that has been gaining momentum recently, and the mentor Chris that many thieves players dream of..."
"I just want to ask, do you think there is still a position for Vivian in Yanyu now? Yes, I have not experienced the closed beta. Maybe during the closed beta, Vivian was very powerful, but when she wakes up, Times have changed, it’s now a public beta, don’t dwell on the old NPCs, any of the new NPCs are not as fragrant as Vivian, who has never even been seen?”
After Mr. Shenyu said something, his friend nodded in understanding.
"Yes, it makes sense..."
"Right, and if you think about it again, if Vivian really has a great influence in the Flame Territory, then why can't we find out about her deeds from the NPCs? Think about it, are you aware of everything? The name Vivian comes from the mouths of those beta players, but in fact, there is no such name in the official website of Yanyu."
"It seems really..."
"That's right, so as long as the Yanyu official can support a few more ships from Thousand Islands, I will still believe those internal beta players' nonsense about regrets if they don't go. Now... hum..."
Some public beta players have similar thoughts to Mr. Shen Yu. They think that if the fox-faced witch is really Vivian, will this be the only way to lose face? Is it worth the support of a small broken ship?
But they seem to have forgotten one thing, that is, the information between NPCs and players is not equal, especially in this transnational environment.
Players got the news as soon as possible through various channels such as game forums, and maybe NPCs may have just started to get it.
"Okay, let's go. From the time we were chatting just now, I noticed that the Adventurers Association seems to be very noisy. It seems that there is some new plot. Don't think about your Qiandao and Vivian. It's better to hurry up. Let’s go see what new commissions have been released!”
As he spoke, Mr. Shenyu pointed at a huge building in the center of Chiyan Town. His friend looked over and found that more and more people were rushing towards the association.
"Looking at this posture, something big is definitely coming!" Master Shenyu showed an expression of anticipation and excitement on his face.
"Um!"
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Kick! Kick! Kick!
A rush of footsteps sounded in the corridor outside Count Dulin's study. Then, regardless of the talks that Count Dulin was having with a group of nobles in the study, the study door was pushed open.
Many noble guests, including Count Dulin, looked at the panicked butler with displeasure.
But Du Lin soon felt familiar, because this scene seemed to have been seen somewhere before. No, he had seen it many times. It was the scene when he tried to fight a witch, and bad news came one after another.
"Master... Master!!" The butler resisted the gaze of others, quickly walked to Count Dulin, and handed over a document in his hand.
If the other noble guests read it correctly, that is...a commission issued by the Adventurers Association?
Generally speaking, the Adventurers Association's commissions can only be processed and viewed within the association, but there are also special circumstances, that is, after a person who has reached a certain "rating" in the association issues a commission, the association will take the initiative to help them expand their publicity and distribute such Flyers.
So, what kind of commission from someone could make even a little housekeeper break in?
Just when the noble guests were curious, an even more surprising scene appeared.
Because they only saw Count Dulin, who is now second only to the countess among the "nobles", his face changed drastically after reading the contents of the commission. This was the first time they had seen Dulin lose his temper like this. .
"Lord Du Lin, may I ask, what exactly is..." A young noble guest couldn't help but ask.
"Come and see for yourselves."
Dulin placed the new commission from the Adventurers Association in front of the nobles in the study.
"Is this...a cross-border commission?" The knowledgeable nobles recognized the logo above at a glance. This was an adventure commission from "Thousand Islands" facing the Yan Territory.
Sure enough, the content of the entrustment below was what they thought. Simply put, it was a letter asking for help. In their opinion, this letter was extremely poorly written. It had no diplomatic terminology or written embellishment, and the content was very simple and straightforward. Bai, it's just... it's like writing a letter to your family.
"Heh, it seems that the people from Thousand Islands are really desperate. They sent us diplomatic documents before, but we declined politely. But now we are trying to get help through private channels of the Adventurer Association?"
"Indeed, but we can't blame them. It is said that the monsters that appeared in our Flame Territory also appeared in Thousand Islands, and they are even larger. I am afraid that with the national power of Thousand Islands..."
"What! Then we can't go even more. No, we have to quickly block the connection with the port of Thousand Islands to prevent those monsters from coming to attack Yanyu!"
While the nobles in the study were discussing, Count Dulin, who had been silent, spoke.
"Go and tell Commander Harvey of the Knights that our Dulin family is willing to send three... no, ten ships of food to fully assist Qiandao and help them tide over the difficulties."
After receiving the master's order, the housekeeper quietly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly went to make arrangements, leaving only the other guests and nobles in the study with surprised looks on their faces.
"I, did I hear you right? Lord Du Lin, ten... ten ships of food? This must cost several thousand gold coins, right? Are you going to give it to the people of Thousand Islands for free?"
Du Lin thought for a while after the shocked guest's words, and then nodded to him.
"You're right, I didn't think carefully and acted impulsively."
Just when the guest breathed a sigh of relief and almost thought Count Dulin had lost his mind...
"We have to add ten more ships. Even if it's just a show, it has to be worth tens of thousands of gold coins. Otherwise..." There was a hint of fear deep in Count Dulin's eyes.
"Count Du...Dulin!?"
Glancing at the puzzled expression of his young guest noble, Du Lin said lightly:
"There is an old saying in Guili: Lips are dead and teeth are cold, which means that lips will be cold without teeth, so in Qiandao we not only have to help, but we have to do our best to help."
All the guests and nobles: "???"
Is this still the scheming and selfish Count Dulin they know?
And that’s not what you said at the tripartite meeting when the Qiandao official sent a request for help! That was the first person to reject it. Why was it that now it was a private commission from an unofficial private organization? Count Dulin's attitude suddenly changed?
Earl Dulin is the leader of the nobles of their party, which means that the support materials sent out are actually shared by their party. Naturally, many nobles are not happy and want to dissuade them.
But Du Lin spoke first as expected.
"I suggest that before you say what follows, you should not just read the content of the commission, but also take a look at the client below."
Client?
The nobles looked down and saw three words above.
【Vivian】
A female name?
Why...
Du Lin sighed as he looked at the confused expressions of the newly promoted nobles in his department.
However, it’s not their fault.
After all, because of its particularity, the name Vivian was responsible for killing Earl Thistle, so it was unanimously kept secret by the three forces in the Flame Territory, and all her deeds and experiences were deliberately downplayed.
So it's normal for this new group of nobles not to know.
But Dulin was different.
He can be said to be the person who experienced it firsthand.
Therefore, Du Lin knew very well that this approach was not to exclude Vivian. On the contrary, Du Lin knew that this was a manifestation of Vivian's terrifying influence in the Yanyu.
After all, the three major forces in Yanyu can jointly conceal the identity of a "witch"...
Let me ask you, let alone the Flame Territory, there is no second case even if we look at the Nine Kingdoms.
"Lord Dulin, we don't know what significance this name has to you, but I think if you are the only one who insists on it, without the cooperation of the Knights and the Vulcan Cult, I don't think you can do it cross-border. Send so many supplies to help each other."
"If you still insist on insisting, then I'm sorry, but I won't be able to join your party in the future. I will not follow someone who insists on having his own way. I believe that the countess would definitely not be like this."
It's a pity that what this self-righteous young nobleman got was just one of Count Dulin's...
Look at the idiot.
Count Dulin didn't even need to say anything, another set of footsteps sounded outside the study.
Boom, boom, boom.
After the knock on the door, before the owner Du Lin could speak, a silver-haired maid walked into the study without permission.
What the hell is going on today! ?
The already annoyed guest nobles in the study were about to get angry, but when they saw the maid's appearance, they all swallowed it up.
Nothing else.
Silver-gray hair, facial paralysis, and the temperature of the entire study seemed to drop a few degrees as the maid came in. These obvious features identified the maid's identity.
Alina.
She is inseparable from Countess Liz, the most trusted, and the only personal maid. This status alone may have a higher status than the "nobles" present.
so...
What... is she doing here?
"Master Dulin, due to special circumstances, I'm sorry to bother you so directly. Miss Liz asked me to come and inform you that you will be invited to attend the Fire Ceremony meeting that will be held in half an hour."
Fire Code...meeting! ?
The young nobles in the study all widened their eyes. What is the Fire Code Conference? You can tell from the name. The Fire Code Conference is the highest-level meeting in Fire Code City. It contains the leaders of the three forces: the nobles, the Vulcan Cult and the Knights. All must be present.
Normally, an emergency meeting would only be initiated when faced with a major decision related to an existential crisis. Often the content of the meeting would involve the mobilization of the entire Fire Code City, or even the entire Yan Territory.
In the end...what happened! ?
Suddenly, the young noble seemed to finally realize something and quickly lowered his head.
His eyes were once again fixed on the Adventurers Association commission in his hand.
To be precise, it is the name written in the "Client" column.
【Vivian】
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