Chapter 188
On the third day of the Spring Crossover Tournament, violence broke out in Senna City, with civilian deaths occurring frequently.
For this reason, King Adrian quickly ordered a large number of soldiers to suppress the evil witch clan, and even dispatched many knights of light.
However, what awaited them there was only a swarm of frenzied rats and four ratmen wearing pointed hats and black robes.
A melee was inevitable, and most of the soldiers were bitten on the spot, and the Knights of Light only managed to defeat one of the ratmen together.
The ratmen summoned by the witch whistle are extremely fast and have the ability to teleport.
Even if the player is a Knight of Light and has many items and skills, almost half of them are cleverly avoided by the Ratmen at the moment of release.
The only one that was hit only caused the ratman, whose face could not be seen hidden in the robe, to disintegrate into countless skinny rats.
No one knows whether it is really dead or another way to avoid harm.
After all, it was their first time fighting against the ratmen, and they had no idea of their abilities and weaknesses, so it was inevitable that they found it difficult to deal with them.
During the brief contact of more than ten minutes, Adrian's national grain warehouse was stolen, and the rapid alarm sounded almost throughout the city.
All the soldiers in the city of Seine were dispatched, and the furious king ordered that the thieving witches must be found, even if it meant digging three feet underground.
However, the cavalry searched the city for a whole day, not even letting go of the rats in any corner, but they could not find the witches with green eyes and pointy ears.
So, at the suggestion of the monks of the Temple, the king decided to open all the underground manhole covers in the city of Seine and conduct a comprehensive search.
At the same time, they also placed deadly rat poison at all the entrances to the underground passages.
This move shocked civilians across the country.
Inside the temple.
That night, a noisy argument was heard in the corridor. Xiao Feng took a towel and wiped his wet hair, then closed the door with his chest bare.
He had no interest in the stupid argument between Lieqi and Black Crow, and could even be said to be bored with it.
King of Hearts glanced at the man. There were still a few scratches on his muscular back, but they had become very faint.
"Are there people looking for curiosity?" Xiang Mingjue asked as he stood up.
Xiao Feng turned around and walked over, threw the towel in his hand into his, then sat down and motioned Xiang Mingjue to wipe him.
"I didn't look closely, but why do you ask me again about something you're already sure of?"
The man expressed his incomprehension, "This makes me look stupid!"
Xiang Mingjue smiled, and his white fingers gently wiped Xiao Feng's thick hair.
"Indeed, if I don't tell you, how will you know what I'm thinking?"
"I don't like to talk to myself, and your responses usually please me."
Xiao Feng snorted coldly and said dissatisfiedly: "To please? How dare you say that."
Xiang Mingjue curled his lips, not caring much, and continued:
"The Queen of Hearts is truly capable of great things. With all the chaos out there, it won't be long before the Crows come looking for me."
"What do we want you for?" Xiao Feng frowned. "Our people didn't participate in their farce at all."
Xiang Mingjue smiled and put the towel aside.
"But we can't just sit there and watch."
"The suggestion to dig an underground well and poison the grounds was most likely the work of Fei Ya." Red Heart King lowered his eyes slightly, his face expressionless.
"The Night King would never do such a stupid thing."
"If I were the Night King, I wouldn't go to such great lengths to trouble the Queen of Hearts."
Hearing this, Xiao Feng became interested and pulled the man onto his lap, hugging him tightly. "What do you mean?"
Xiang Mingjue tapped Xiao Feng's forehead with his cool fingertips, "Dear, use your brain."
Xiao Feng took the man's hand away and looked at him expressionlessly:
"If I had any sense at the time, I wouldn't have been so fooled by you."
Xiang Mingjue didn't want to listen. If he insisted on revisiting the past, there was a high probability that both of them would recall some bad memories and then fight over it.
So he covered the man's mouth and said:
"Although the Night King was assigned to the civilian camp by the system, and although he has considerable advantages, there are too many teams in the civilian camp, making it difficult for them to unite. If other camps attack, they will be in a passive position."
"This is inconsistent with his proactive style and will not be conducive to his subsequent actions."
"But fortunately, his ally, Black Crow, was assigned to the Knights of Light, which is our faction."
"If I were the Night King, after understanding the pros and cons of all aspects and receiving the repeated provocative signals from the little lunatic, I would not easily accept the challenge."
"Little lunatic?" Xiao Feng raised his eyebrows, inexplicably feeling that the name was somewhat intimate.
"Queen of Hearts." Xiang Mingjue took the time to explain and continued:
"The Red Queen clearly came prepared. She dared to hunt civilian players with impunity, and then used a feint to the east to attack in the west to steal the food depot. The reason she dared to do this was that she had already thought of a way out."
"Just like you, the characteristics of a Hearts player." Xiao Feng agreed, but was still unhappy that the Hearts Queen had taken some points from him.
Leslie Burke's sword is both the Queen of Hearts' mission and his protective mission.
Although he destroyed the sword at Xiang Mingjue's suggestion, it was equivalent to giving up the mission, which meant he could not get the points rewarded for the protection mission.
But who would have thought that the Queen of Hearts cheated and actually asked the King of Spades to help repair the sword.
This caused the nature of Xiao Feng's protection mission to change directly. Actively giving up and mission failure are two different concepts.
The points distribution system of the Spring League was very stingy, so the Queen of Hearts received a five-point reward, while Xiao Feng's points were directly deducted into a negative number by the system.
This incident made Xiao Feng very angry, and he asked Xiang Mingjue to take him to find the big devil to argue several times.
However, as rational as the King of Hearts was, he just watched him make a fuss, agreed to it verbally, and then forgot about it the moment he turned around. He was a real scumbag.
Later, Xiao Feng, who had calmed down, was too lazy to mention this matter again, thinking it was childish.
"The little madman is obviously setting the pace, but Fei Ya can't see it, and is even stupid enough to jump directly into the trap." A trace of disdain flashed in Xiang Mingjue's eyes.
Xiao Feng loved to see him look so arrogant. He reached out and lifted his master's chin, then stepped forward and asked:
"If it were you, what would you do?"
Xiang Mingjue smiled and said, "Of course, it's a matter of retreating to advance."
The setting has determined that the civilians and the Knights of Light are the leaders and have absolute control.
Compared with the werewolves who were forced to flee the city, the witches living underground were much more passive and seemed to be at the mercy of others.
But the Queen of Hearts already knew this. Instead of waiting for death, it is better to turn the situation around when no one else can react.
He cannot hide his strength and bide his time, because the game setting makes them the disadvantaged party.
Soldiers searched day after day, and witches were oppressed by the double disasters of plague and famine. With no hope of survival, they either died of illness underground or starved to death.
It is because the Queen of Hearts saw through the essence that he dared to give it a try.
If the Night King could get in touch with the Ravens earlier and take control of the situation, he might have a chance to overthrow the Red Queen again.
All they had to do was control the food and wait patiently. The longer the time dragged on, the more anxious the enemy would become, and they would inevitably be unable to resist exposing their flaws or fighting to the death.
And when that time really comes, no matter how capable the people in Han Palace are, they will be at the mercy of others.
But unfortunately, Fei Ya's momentary impulse has made the situation out of control.
Especially since the grain warehouse was stolen, we lost the key bargaining chip to check and balance them.
The Night King will be angry about this, but he will not immediately break up with Crow. On the contrary, not only will he not blame Crow, he will even condone the decisions made by Crow.
Emperor Minghuang liked to analyze these seemingly complex yet brilliant conjectures with Xiao Feng. Although Xiao Feng just listened quietly most of the time, he enjoyed Xiao Feng's focused gaze on him that he could not move away.
Just as King of Heart finished talking to Xiao Feng, there were light footsteps coming from the corridor outside.
"Someone's coming."
Xiang Mingjue got off the man and was about to get clothes from the cabinet for Xiao Feng, but he felt it was too much trouble, so he waved his hand:
"Come in."
Xiao Feng frowned immediately, and before he could say the words of refusal, he was pulled into Xiang Mingjue's body.
“Knock, knock.”
"I'm sorry to bother you so late. My captain, Crow, has something I'd like to discuss with you. Please make time to come to the Temple of Joffrey."
The Black Crow team member who delivered the message outside the door was Bingshuang, who had had a brief contact with Xiao Feng before.
The Emperor did not open the door immediately, but replied after a while:
"It's getting late. Tell your captain that we can talk about it tomorrow if we have anything to say."
Hearing this, Bingshuang did not give in as expected, and said in a firmer tone:
"I know it's a bit much to bother you so late, but since this concerns players from the Knights of Light, I hope King of Hearts can be flexible. I promise it won't take up more than ten minutes of your time. If you could please come with me, I'd be grateful."
The Emperor knew he couldn't refuse, so he pretended to do so and then opened the door.
"Let's go."
Bingshuang thanked him gratefully and was about to lead the way when the Red Heart King paused and said:
"Although I am the captain of Chi Que, there are many things that I cannot decide on my own."
"Since Fei Ya wants to discuss the matter of the Knight of Light, how can I be the only one to do it?"
"Please help me wake up Chi Que's other teammates and tell them that it was my request."
Bingshuang was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but criticize the old fox Red Heart King in his heart. He was afraid that his captain would set a trap for him, so he was so cautious.
"Okay, I'll go right away."
However, he still had to do what he had to do despite complaining a few words in his heart.
By the time the Chique team arrived at the Yofri Temple, Fei Ya and his team members had been waiting for almost half an hour.
Emperor Minghuang did not rush forward, but his eyes fell on the man sitting in the corner with his back to them on the far right side of the temple, and he couldn't help frowning.
Plum Blossom King, Night King.
Fei Ya naturally noticed his gaze, and quickly diverted his attention, saying:
"Emperor Ming, you are here."
"Originally, I didn't want to disturb your rest and that of your team members, but since we're assigned to the same team for this crossover tournament, we're just friends who trust each other for the time being."
After hearing this, Emperor Minghuang showed a sarcastic smile on his face and said calmly:
"I'm not qualified to be your friend, Fei Ya. We're just a temporary community of interests."
"Captain Black Crow, there's no need to be so hypocritical. I'm not some people. I can't play by the surface."
Emperor Ming did not want to waste too much time with him, so he went straight to the point:
"You called me here this time because of the Red Queen stealing food?"
When the Queen of Hearts' name was mentioned, Fei Ya's expression became noticeably uncomfortable. "Let's sit down and talk."
The Temple of Joffrey is spacious and bright. During the day, it is where the Knights of Light study and read the Bible. Occasionally, when there are activities at night, it will be temporarily open.
Fei Ya and his members sat on the left, while Ming Huang and his group sat on the right.
Ignoring the man sitting alone in the corner, in the temple with the door closed, there are only two Knights of Light guarding the door on the left and right, both of them are NPCs in the game.
So even if the players saw it, they didn't pay too much attention to it, except for the King of Hearts.
He frowned slightly and looked at the Knight of Light standing on the right, and their eyes met briefly in mid-air.
He was a handsome young man with a very unfamiliar appearance. If you could ignore his strange-colored eyes, he might really be just an NPC.
The King of Hearts recognized him, and the moment Yi Tu looked into his eyes, he felt as if he had been exposed.
It is indeed shocking and illegal that a half-blood of a witch and a civilian can enter the temple and become a Knight of Light.
Even Yitu hadn't expected that the witch's hidden clues would be buried so deeply, but more than ten years have passed so far, and only Keith was lucky enough to sneak into the temple.
For this reason, Yitu tried every possible means to trick Keith out, because this guy had been completely brainwashed by the Godfather of the Temple and was completely loyal to the Temple.
When Keith learned about his own life experience, he did not expose Yitu and other witch players. He was considered to have done his best.
However, the person he met was not someone else, but Yi Tu, who possessed the ability to control consciousness.
No one used force, and no one tried to persuade him to give up his evil ways and become a good person. Yi Tu simply blinked his eyes.
After replacing Keith's consciousness, he blended in to see if he could get any information about the Black Crow's movements.
As it turned out, his luck was pretty good. After searching all night without success, Fei Ya finally couldn't help but hold this faction meeting.
However, the unfortunate thing now is that he was discovered by the King of Hearts.
Just as Yitu was hesitating whether to withdraw and save Keith as a chess piece, Fei Ya spoke.
"Red Q and the people from the Cold Palace stole nearly one-third of the food in the granary. The search team has been searching since 2 pm and haven't found a single crumb."
Emperor Minghuang silently withdrew his gaze and returned his attention to Fei Ya, asking:
"What about the dungeon? Nothing was found there either."
When Fei Ya mentioned this, his expression turned even uglier. "The people from Handian ran away a long time ago, leaving behind only a bunch of old, weak, sick, and disabled NPCs."
"There are still one or two implicated, inferior teams. After killing them all, we'll only have less than ten points."
The Emperor raised his eyebrows slightly but did not speak.
Although Fei Ya said nice things on the surface, he wanted to discuss the next course of action with him.
However, in fact, Fei Ya had already made his own decision and just wanted to inform him subtly.
As expected, Fei Ya didn't give him a chance to speak and continued:
"In the next two days, I will have the king issue an order for all civilians in the city to participate in the search of the underground city."
"If there's still no sign of the Han Palace personnel, then it can only mean... they've successfully blended into other factions."
Emperor Ming nodded, "You are right, I agree."
Fei Ya was unsure of the tone of his words, and after a moment's hesitation, he spoke:
"King of Hearts, although those in our faction do not have to suffer from the plague, they will suffer from the famine."
"How long do you think the remaining food in the warehouse will last us if we can't recover that batch of food?"
"What's more, the day after tomorrow is the night of the full moon." Fei Ya's voice suddenly became very deep:
"King of Spades and the others have been quiet for so long, aren't they just waiting for a night of revelry?"
"So?" Emperor Minghuang lost his patience and asked calmly:
"What exactly are you going to do? After all this time, what is your plan with the Night King?"
Fei Ya was silent for a few seconds, then spoke:
"Plum Blossom King and I believe that instead of losing our composure and wasting our energy on dealing with Han Palace, we should wait for the right opportunity."
Minghuang laughed. He didn't say anything sarcastic, but his expression told him that you actually said a lot of nonsense again.
Fei Ya clenched his fists, suppressed his anger, and continued:
"The full moon night two days from now will be a good opportunity."
"Since the other two factions can't do anything to them, we'll just have to set a trap and let the King of Spades deal with the Mad Queen."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Emperor's expression became quite strange, and his eyes made people feel creepy.
Fei Ya couldn't help but ask:
"King of Hearts, do you have any suggestions?"
The Emperor quickly waved his hands. "No, no, no, in fact, I think this plan is very good. If you can really design both sides into it, it will undoubtedly be a good thing that the fisherman benefits from the conflict between the snipe and the clam."
"But I still want to ask for confirmation..." Emperor Ming smiled, glanced at the man sitting in the corner, and asked:
"Does the Night King really agree to your plan?"
In fact, what he wanted to ask more was whether the Night King really knew about it.
However, in order to prevent Fei Ya from guessing anything and to make the subsequent development more interesting, the King of Hearts changed his statement.
However, Fei Ya mistakenly thought that the Emperor was questioning the feasibility of his idea, and said angrily:
"If he doesn't agree, I won't be the one sitting here discussing things with you."
Hearing this, the Red Heart King's eyes suddenly turned cold and he curled the corners of his lips.
"Okay, then let's wait and see."
After the King of Hearts finished speaking, he stood up and quickly left the temple with Chi Que's men.
But the moment he passed by Yi Tu, his lips moved slightly.
The meeting ended in a bad mood, and only the Night King and the Crows were left in the temple.
As an NPC, Yi Tu couldn't leave even if he wanted to, so he had to stand at the door with another Knight of Light.
The second after the King of Hearts stepped out of the temple, Fei Ya could no longer bear it and drew his sword to chop the table in front of him.
"Who does he think he is?!"
"Apo, why are you so angry?"
The Night King's voice was lazy and low. He stood up and walked to Fei Ya, patted his shoulder soothingly and said:
"Why bother getting angry with that kind of person? The King of Hearts doesn't fight or compete with us. So, there's a reason why Chi Que always comes after us."
"Instead of wasting time on him, it's better to do your own thing."
After hearing this, Fei Ya gradually calmed down and said, "I was irrational."
"It's okay." The Night King smiled. "You are still young and have unlimited potential, otherwise River Song would not have given you the position of captain."
When Song He's name was mentioned, Fei Ya's expression froze, and then he smiled nonchalantly.
In fact, only he himself knew that Jiang Hanyu didn't want the position of Black Crow Captain, so Song He threw it to him like throwing away a heavy burden.
Because of the sarcastic words that the King of Hearts said before he left, the King of Plum Blossoms didn't know whether he felt guilty or was afraid that the flying crows would really see something. The two chatted for a while, and then the Night King found an excuse to leave.
After watching the whole process, Yi Tu felt inexplicably sympathetic towards Fei Yalai.
The Night King did not tell him that the King of Spades and the Queen of Hearts were a couple, and even wanted to set a trap for both parties to watch the fight from afar.
At first, Yitu couldn't understand why the Night King wanted to harm his allies, and thought that the Night King had a bad character.
When he thought about it carefully, it was not difficult to guess the Night King's motive for doing this, which was nothing more than for the benefit of the team.
You have to know that the purpose of their participation in the Spring Linkage Tournament, putting aside personal grudges, is to earn more points in order to get higher rankings and rewards.
However, the system assigned such an awkward camp to the Night King team, which was extremely passive.
Especially civilian players, who can only obtain points through fixed rewards issued by the system.
Even if they kill the werewolf or eliminate the witch player, 80% of the points they get will belong to the players of the Knights of Light.
This is also one of the main ways for players in the Light Knight camp to gain points.
Civilian players only have a good time at the beginning of the game. As the game progresses, their advantages will gradually turn into disadvantages.
Unless a massacre occurs in Senna City, civilian players will trigger the basic setting of raising their swords to protect themselves.
This means that as long as the system determines that a □□ has occurred, and during the period of □□, the points obtained by civilian players from any camp players killed will belong to them.
The system's explanation for this is that civilians risked their lives and should accept the gift after the hardships of fate.
The Night King's purpose is obviously to achieve this condition, which can be said to be deliberate.
Even Yitu would find it difficult to notice such a tiny detail at first glance.
If □□ really happens, Lieqi and his four affiliated teams will be able to kill the other teams unscrupulously and obtain astonishingly high points in a short period of time.
You know, players of the Knights of Light cannot kill civilians, but civilians who raise their swords to protect themselves can kill these Knights of Light.
The Night King is cruel enough to everyone except himself, even his long-term partners.
Since the relationship between the Queen of Hearts and the King of Spades cannot be concealed, sooner or later the Black Crow will stay away to protect itself. It is better to kick it out in advance while the Flying Crow is still useful.
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