Chapter 331 - 309: Moon God Night’s Fire Dragon Island Operation
A meeting time of just 3 minutes? Da Fei immediately understood. The patterns of court drama are more or less the same – before the old king dies, the princes vying for the throne probably can’t afford to do anything too outrageous. Since his time is so pressing, Da Fei didn’t waste words and went straight to the point.
Da Fei quickly asked, "How can I meet that Dark Elf?" If he wasn’t wrong, the Dark Elf was the key figure in the backstory who stole the Divine Artifact, and the Dwarves just happened to have caught an important person alive? But it’s of no use if you’ve detained her, what use will it be for me to see her? Is it a prison break?
Prince Alberon said indifferently, "On this day next month, book a table at the Black Crystal Stone VIP room on the second floor of Iron Helmet Tavern in the city. Someone will then tell you in detail what you should do. As for now, I have an assignment for you. I have an abandoned fishery in Black Ice Castle – go clear out the crocodiles that have infested it, time limit six months!"
— System Prompt: You have received a task from Prince Alberon, "Clear the Crocodiles from the Abandoned Fishery in Black Ice Castle!"
— Task Hint: This is a celebrity assignment, you must complete it. As you are the President of the Chamber of Commerce, you can convert this task into a Chamber of Commerce task, to be completed with your fellow Chamber members.
Da Fei was taken aback, he was asking about the Dark Elf, not here to take on a task!
Da Fei hurriedly asked, "Is Your Highness testing my abilities?"
Prince Alberon shook his head, "You have slain Leviathan on Fire Dragon Island; your strength no longer needs testing. The reason for giving you this task is because I need a sufficient reason to meet with you. Alright, my time is up, remember, this day next month. Guard, see the guest out!" Having finished speaking, he turned and stepped into the inner hall, disappearing from sight.
Watching his figure leave with such nonchalance, Da Fei stood there dumbfounded. Damn it, why are you so awesome? Okay, I don’t understand the world of royalty, but at least the leadership has noticed my achievements, and I’m not worried about lacking benefits in the future. Now I suppose I’ve made some progress – one month later, which is three days in reality, is plenty of time.
That punk Skyshattering Thunder still wants to trick me? I’ll tell you, just because you can’t complete a task doesn’t mean I can’t.
Of course, what’s next is to focus on the competition.
Now, Da Fei checked his attribute bar to see his Command Power list.
Leveled up to 38, plus 38 points of Command Power, a further 10 points from Lonely Hero Hundred Victories, 95 from achievements in the first 12 battles, 120 from the first 6 glorious battle achievements, 50 from God Slayer, and 50 from Dancing with Gods, totalling 364 points, which can be enhanced by skills and treasures. Intermediate Leadership Skill adds a 20% bonus, and Ultimate Sea Monster Hunter adds another 20%, making it a 40% increase, which is 510 Command Power points.
Then there are fixed Command Power points from ranks, titles, and treasures: Lieutenant +300, Dragon Cavalry Chamber of Commerce President +100, Ultimate Celebrity +200, Supervisor’s Whip +100, totaling 700, which is 1210 Command Power points.
Next are the Vice Heroes, each of the 4 Vice Heroes has the rank of Lieutenant +100 Command Power, aside from Deirdre who has not set sail, the others also gained +50 points from the Dancing with Gods, so Catherine has 213 points, Selvia 324 points, Anlicia 211 points, Deirdre 221 points, totalling 969 Command Power points for the Vice Heroes.
Da Fei’s Army has a total of 2179 Command Power!
And the current total Command Value of troops that Da Fei can field in battle includes, Charming Emperor 2*50=100, Artillery Emperor 44*6=264, Banshee 115*3=345, Great Druid 50*3=150, Storm Druid 5*10=50, Forest Goddess 200*3=600, Necromancer Dragon 40, Secret Archer 200*2=400, across 5 tactical positions, totaling 1952 Command Power points! The army is absolutely ready to be fully deployed.
Then, there is his own health, not much to say about health, Blood Wolf Suit sharply increased 150 points, surpassing the standard of ordinary players, making beheading not so easy.
In short, everything is ready, I’d like to see who can stop me, wahahaha! There’s still some time before the competition, so I better hurry up and eat, drink, go to the toilet to take care of personal matters first.
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At such a sensitive time just before the competition, Da Fei’s high-profile entrance into the Royal Palace undoubtedly shook the entire world. Da Fei already posed a significant pressure on the teams from various nations with a Divine Artifact in hand, and now entering the Royal Palace likely means that Da Fei is about to receive a high-end task. Although this task might not help much in the current competition, it will undoubtedly have far-reaching effects later on.
In any case, it’s necessary to minimize the impact of the China Region. Apart from personal biases of certain nations, this is about huge profits related to advertising endorsements, and the top echelons of the professional teams from each country began to engage in tight communication, rapidly concocting a multi-nation plan specifically aimed at the China Region and particularly Da Fei.
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Shendong Normal University, a girls’ dormitory.
As the international competition was about to begin, Little Fang was making final checks while keeping an eye on the forum for movements in world regions. Meanwhile, Little Li started to pack and prepare for her move the next day.
Little Fang exclaimed admiringly, "This Da Fei is really something, indirectly mobilizing tens of thousands of people to be his witnesses for the entrance! Looks like he’s bound to secure the Divine Artifact too. If only he wasn’t so vile in character and not so arrogant in his actions, he would actually be a reliable partner."
Little Li was folding her clothes and stuffing them into a bag, not looking up, she said indifferently, "Is it such a big deal to enter the Royal Palace?"
Little Fang said irritably, "What do you think? During the open beta, no one could enter the Royal Palace even by the mid-game. But being too high-profile really isn’t good; now the teams from all countries are targeting our China Region, especially Japan which is everywhere colluding against our China Region. I heard they even used this as an excuse to temporarily ceasefire the internal conflict in the European Union Zone. It’s really tough to fight this match."
Little Li asked in surprise, "Japan has that much influence?"
Little Fang nodded earnestly and said, "Yes, putting aside real-world relations, Japan has strong influence and speaking power in the game, focusing on developing the Hell Race. They have numerous troops, high mobility, and the ability to teleport, and their land combat capability is very strong. Especially there’s a rumor on the forums about them having a special ranged unit that can throw Blast Fireballs, designed especially to counter the Human Race’s archery sea. Once we encounter them, we’re likely to suffer heavy losses. It’s still a big question whether we can make it out of the group stage."
Little Li asked in surprise, "I heard that Japan is quite funny during the National War, can they really be that strong?"
Little Fang couldn’t help but laugh, "That’s because they encountered the Pool of Radiance where they couldn’t utilize their land combat strengths, and they had India as a teammate holding them back, and on top of that they faced Da Fei with his big ships. That’s why Japan is so eager to prove themselves and wash away the shame of being a laughingstock! Anyway, in this International competition, Japan is dead set against us, and players from our China Region aren’t idle either. The forums are full of people signing petitions calling to wipe out Japan first and turn them into a laughingstock! Haha!"
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At Saint Paul Port, in the library meeting room of Duke Makar’s office, Shenye paced back and forth impatiently waiting for the Duke to appear.
As a vampire lurking among humans, Shenye’s play style was quite high-end. She had two names; her human name was Shenye. When she transformed into her vampire state, she automatically switched to another name, Ye Shenyue! Well, even an idiot could guess they might be the same person, right?
But no matter, Shenye, as a former game developer’s daughter and a senior programmer well-versed in game development, was not playing the same game as the average player. While ordinary players were still groveling in the wilds, she had already connected with the Duke for the high-end route. Ordinary players hardly ever saw her. Of course, she also disdained to join any player; she enjoyed her freedom playing a solitary version of superiority.
But today, while she was running diplomatic errands in Dwarf City for Makar, she coincidentally ran into a large crowd brought by Da Fei. Thus, her composure was lost, and her superiority gone.
Although she was on a diplomatic mission for Makar, it was no more than in and out of several government departments, not to the extent of entering the Royal Palace. And she had previously paid attention to this Da Fei, who killed a Demigod on the World Channel, a feat she could not achieve. If killing a Demigod might have been Da Fei exploiting NPC forces to get lucky, then this time entering the Royal Palace solidly proved that Da Fei had surpassed her!
Unacceptable! Absolutely unacceptable! Sister is jealous and unconvinced!
While she was annoyed, Duke Makar appeared with a chuckle, "You worked hard on the mission, you did well."
Shenye, impatient, flicked the secret letter in her hand, "Duke, can’t you give me a more challenging mission? These tasks are too boring."
Duke Makar, while reading the letter, said with a smile, "Though boring, only a confidant could be entrusted with them."
Shenye sighed, "That’s true, thank you for your high regard, Duke!"
Duke Makar clapped his hands, incinerated the secret letter to ashes, and chuckled, "The Prince said that his younger brother has always been watching him closely, so he cannot accept our terms."
Shenye uttered an "Oh," "Does that mean my trip was in vain?"
Duke Makar smiled and said, "Didn’t you mention wanting a challenging task? Now there is one that’s very challenging, it depends on whether you have the capability."
"Oh?"
Duke Makar became serious, "We need to create some trouble for the younger brother, and Fire Dragon Island is his territory, also the weakest defense point of the entire Dwarf Kingdom. You need to infiltrate and sabotage the Flame Lord, that giant warship, the more destruction the better, the faster the better."
Shenye’s eyes widened, "It’s the Ice Sealing Period at Fire Dragon Island now, right? How do I get there?"
Duke Makar chuckled, "That depends on your own abilities. If you can arrive there in an unbelievably short time, you’ll undoubtedly earn the local people’s admiration and be more effectively utilized."
Shenye laughed heartily, "Nice, finally something challenging!"
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