Chapter 257 Blackmail, Backstabbing and Betrayal (Three in One)

On the first day that the three kingdoms declared war on Dragon's Nest in the Western Region, the army had not yet assembled when bad news suddenly came from the Kingdom of Rus.

The three great families of Noel, Lister and Vico were destroyed overnight, and the Dragon Blood Family, a family on good terms with the Dragon Nest in the Western Regions, came to power and withdrew the declaration of war on the same day.

According to insiders, the capital of the Kingdom of Rus was burning with iron-colored flames that day.

An unknown level 10 wizard took action, but was burned to ashes by the flames.

One day later.

The current ruler of the Eastern Kingdom, Dongfang Su, died suddenly of a serious illness. The eldest prince, Dongfang Ningwei, succeeded to the throne and also announced the withdrawal of the declaration of war with the Dragon Nest in the Western Regions.

According to rumors, a big shot from the Temple of Stars appeared on the day of Dongfang Su's sudden death, but then quickly disappeared without a trace. No one knew why he came or why he left.

So just one day later, of the three kingdoms that declared war on the Dragon Nest in the Western Region, only the Kingdom of Xina was left.

"So, can either of you explain to me what is going on?"

In the closed king's reception room, Xia Lin slammed the table and looked at Jeven and Piero in pretended anger.

You were just turned over by the Ash Walkers? Xia Lin could naturally guess that the changes in the Eastern Kingdom and the Russ Kingdom were closely related to the Ash Walkers.

But he really didn't expect that the local six pillars were so weak, and a few walkers from the Cinders area directly confused the local six pillars...

Piero looked embarrassed and hesitated to speak, but Jeven sighed.

"Something is not right. The strength of those who took action is a bit exaggerated."

"The Flame Pillar was originally in charge of the affairs of the Rus Kingdom, but he lost contact during the Rus Kingdom coup the day before yesterday."

That means death...

"Icicle is in charge of the affairs of the Eastern Kingdom, and there is no news from him at the moment."

Still dead.

Two of the six local pillars were killed by the Ash Walker in one fell swoop.

If you die suddenly under the name of Liuzhu, don't blame others for laughing at you.

Anyway, Xia Lin was completely speechless.

Not buddy...

The plan was so grand, but this is the result? This is the result! ?

Your strength obviously doesn't match your ambition...

Although his face showed extreme anger, Xia Lin's heart was calm.

Up to now, he still doesn't know how advanced the high-end military force in this world is, let alone the level of those Ash Zone Walkers who entered the Ash Zone with him.

At this point in the situation, Xia Lin is not in a hurry to take the initiative to withdraw.

Once the walkers in the Ashes Zone move, the six local pillars will have to move as well.

And for Xia Lin, this is a good opportunity to get a glimpse into the background of these people.

"never mind."

With a sigh of feigned helplessness, Xia Lin spoke slowly.

"Now that things have come to this, your plan is obviously not going to work."

"I will write a ceasefire letter right now. My Kingdom of Xina alone is powerless to face the Dragon's Nest in the Western Regions."

As he said this, he took out a pen and paper and started writing.

But suddenly, distorted light and shadow flashed by his side, and finally Sylvie's figure appeared.

"Your Majesty, please wait a moment."

Xiweier spoke solemnly, interrupting Xia Lin's actions.

When he saw Xia Lin's eyes sweeping over him, Sylvie sighed softly and continued slowly.

"Those guys who showed up out of nowhere did catch us off guard, but we are not pushovers."

Xia Lin uttered a "huh".

"Two of the six pillars have died, and you're still standing there talking tough?"

Facts speak louder than words.

Xiweier had no way to refute this statement.

Seeing Xia Lin writing again, Xiweier said decisively: "Your Majesty, it's too late for you to write a ceasefire letter now."

"His Majesty Lucifer has foreseen your death. Dragon disaster will spread across your land, and the dragon's flame will devour everything!"

"And the only ones who can save you and your kingdom are us."

Xia Lin stopped writing.

Can you really predict the future?

Did you foresee that I could rewind infinitely? I guess Lucifer probably didn't have that ability...

However, Xia Lin had never intended to write a ceasefire letter.

It's better to fight, because it will be profitable for him.

The current entanglement is just a pretense...

After seeming to be in deep thought for a long time, Xia Lin sighed and put down the feather pen in his hand.

"I can continue to be in your camp, but there are two prerequisites."

Xiweier nodded slightly: "Your Majesty, please speak."

"First, security! I need bodyguards."

"One pillar is not enough, at least two pillars are needed. Of course, it would be even better if the remaining four of you could come to my side."

Xiweier didn't hesitate: "Of course, that's what I wanted to say."

"The Empty Column and the Light Column will be here soon. They will be responsible for protecting your majesty's safety."

As if to emphasize the weight of his words, Xiweier added: "If something really happens, they will not die after you."

This promise caused both Jeven and Piero to look at Savior, but Savior just turned a blind eye.

Just because the situation has come to this, the plan cannot be stopped - we have been preparing for too long and have prepared too much, so how can we just terminate it?

This isn't a game, there's no pause option.

Without the Eastern Kingdom and the Russ Kingdom, the Sina Kingdom alone would probably be enough.

This makes Sina XIII particularly important.

After getting Sylvie's promise, Xia Lin smiled and said again.

"The second condition is that I need protective treasures and magical knowledge from the Temple of Stars. The more the better."

Xiweier was stunned, but nodded.

“This one is simpler, and we can accommodate your needs.”

Xia Lin was not sure whether the treasure obtained in the dream could be brought into reality.

Theoretically, it seems impossible, but the state of this dream of all living beings is strange. Attributes can be refreshed in the dream, and treasures can be taken out with a high probability.

But anyway, these were things obtained through extortion, so Xia Lin had to ask whether to take them out or not.

If you can’t take it with you, just use it in your dreams.

The magical knowledge of the Temple of Stars can be sold to magic professionals or Ash Walkers in exchange for something.

In short, it doesn't matter how much or how little you make, it's a no-cost business anyway.

…

That afternoon, Xia Lin saw the empty column and the light column among the six local columns.

The empty column's name is Orin, a burly middle-aged male wizard.

In the outside world, Olin's name is also well-known, and he is the person with the highest attainments in space magic in this world.

The light column's name is Cameron, an old man with white hair and beard and a constant smile on his face.

He is the president of the highest institution of learning in the Temple of Stars, and is a master of light magic.

Since he didn't have any detection skills, Xia Lin couldn't see the specific attributes and skill combinations of these two people, but his vague perception revealed one fact - the strength of these two people was probably not inferior to his own.

Upon entering the game, the Jhin zone gave a promotion task - to kill three opponents whose strength is not inferior to yours.

All six pillars may be among them.

The Cinder Walker who was able to kill the Flame Pillar and the Ice Pillar was probably even stronger than Xia Lin.

But Xia Lin said it was not a big problem.

It was after meeting with the Empty Column and the Light Column that Xia Lin resumed the Kingdom Meeting.

At the meeting, Xia Lin forcibly passed three decrees, and the news shocked the world!

[One: The human race and the dragon race are mortal enemies. The battle between the Kingdom of Xina and the Dragon Nest in the Western Regions will not stop, but will never end! ]

[Two: Raise taxes to prepare for war, and recruit soldiers nationwide! ]

【Three: The front line will immediately launch an attack on the Western Region Dragon Nest! 】

As soon as the news came out, it attracted the attention of the other two kingdoms and caused complaints from the people of the Kingdom of Xina.

But Xia Lin, who was getting ready for bed that night, almost laughed out loud.

【Backstab effect takes effect! 】

[You backstabbed your faction: the Kingdom of Shina. The effect is assessed as: severe and persistent.]

[You gain 500 points of all attributes! ]

An unjust war is of course an extremely bad stab in the back for the kingdom.

The one-time harvest alone is twice as much as the 17 decrees issued that day, and as the war progresses, the attribute benefits will inevitably be even greater.

Besides, it was just a dream anyway, just a reappearance of past events, so Xia Lin would not have any moral burden.

"What do you call this wave? This wave is called backstabbing and betrayal!"

With backstabbing and identity, you have to do this!

Having said that, Xia Lin turned his head and looked to the other side.

Over there, the shining light is dazzling.

"And this wave is called extortion."

The Empty Pillar and the Light Pillar not only brought 24-hour security, but also the gift of the Temple of Stars.

A large amount of magic theory knowledge was placed in the space ring in Xia Lin's hand.

There is no need to look at this, Xia Lin can't understand it either, and he doesn't want to learn magic.

The key lies in the treasures offered in the Temple of Stars.

In order to appease Xia Lin's heart and hold on to this key, important and only ally, the Temple of Stars undoubtedly spent a huge amount of money.

There are not many items, only three, but each one is high-level! [Rebirth (Racial Heritage Level): A one-time magic scroll item with a rebirth spell engraved inside. When the holder dies, the scroll will take effect immediately! Resurrect the holder, but the holder will be punished by halving the racial value and halving all attributes! ]

Different from the magic mirror substitute that Xia Lin currently has.

This magic scroll is an extremely rare rebirth item! Although there is a penalty of halving the racial value and halving all attributes, according to Xia Lin's experience, the rebirth penalty of this rebirth scroll is already very low.

I had a casual chat with the King of Kings before, and he once said that there were a large number of props and abilities for perfect resurrection in the old universe, but with the establishment of the new universe, these props and skills were reintegrated by the Six Pillars, greatly strengthening the negative effects of resurrection abilities and props.

The negative effects of this rebirth scroll would definitely blind everyone's eyes if they were told about it. Even level 11 or 12 warriors would probably be jealous.

——It should be said that although the natives of the Cinders Zone, Yiyue Mengjie, are not strong, who says that the weak have no good things? He looked at another item.

It was a jade pendant in the shape of a scabbard.

[Knight's Glory (SSS-level item)]

[Function 1: Iron Will: Greatly weakens the effect of coercive abilities or items on you.]

[Function 2: Knight Guard: This item will automatically generate a layer of defense barrier on your body surface to resist the attacks you receive. After the barrier is broken, it can be slowly reassembled, but it takes a certain amount of time.]

This is an equipment item.

The grade is SSS, which is quite high, which also means that the effect must be excellent.

Look at the last item.

[Invincible Prayer (Racial Heritage Level): A one-time magic scroll item with an invincible prayer engraved inside. After activating the scroll, you will gain 10 seconds of absolute defense time, but any attack intention on your part will break the effectiveness of the scroll.]

[Note: Absolute defense is not the same as invincibility. Excessive external forces may still defeat the effect of absolute defense.]

Ten seconds of invincibility...

What the effect is needs to be discussed separately.

But this thing is indeed a life-saving trump card.

From these three items, we can also see the thinking of the Star Temple - they are really afraid that Xia Lin will be killed...

This actually indirectly illustrates another problem.

The pressure those Ash Walkers put on the Temple of Stars was enormous.

…

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Eastern Kingdom.

In the solemn and dignified mourning hall, the Ash Zone Walker named Wenrou slowly walked out of the mourning hall.

Soon footsteps were heard behind me.

The new king, Dongfang Ningwei, chased out from the mourning hall.

This tall and handsome young man looked at her gently with a look of admiration, worship, and a hint of fear.

Because he witnessed with his own eyes how this woman killed the famous Ice Emperor: Erich.

"It was the work of the Temple of Stars, a guy named Lucifer."

As if she had guessed Dongfang Ningwei's purpose, Wenrou did not play tricks and directly told him the test results on Dongfang Su.

This sentence made Dongfang Ningwei's face change, and he said angrily: "How dare they!? How dare they!?"

Theoretically, the Temple of Stars is the strongest of the five forces.

But they adhere to the principle of neutrality and are always peaceful.

It's no wonder that Dongfang Ningwei overreacted after causing such a big incident without realizing it.

Wenrou just said softly: "You have to ask Lord Lucifer himself about this question."

After saying this, Wenrou turned around and looked forward.

Then I saw a tall young man appear in front of me at some point.

He was wearing a wizard's robe, and his facial features were three-dimensional and neutral, making his appearance attractive to both men and women.

Wearing a monocle and holding a mahogany staff - overall, he looks like a magic apprentice who has just entered the world of magic.

When Dongfang Ningwei saw this person, his expression suddenly changed!

It was because he had met this person more than ten years ago. And he was exactly the same as he is now.

There was no need for Dongfang Ningwei to speak, Wenrou had already said it.

"I can guess without any introduction that this person is probably His Majesty Lucifer."

"It's true that the Ice Emperor can't match his strength."

The white light flashed again from the gentle eyes.

From her perspective, Lucifer seemed to have transformed into a long silver-white snake, hovering over the entire palace of the Eastern Kingdom.

Lucifer, who looked directly at the gentleness, just chuckled.

"You're in my way, Ash Walker."

He revealed Wenrou's true identity, and Wenrou was no surprise.

It is a common phenomenon that some natives of the Ash Zone know about the existence of Ash Zone Walkers.

He responded gently and politely, "I just ran into some trouble and wanted to find someone of high enough status to get the answer."

After that, Wenrou said, "Do you know the four words 'Yueyue Mengjie'?"

Lucifer sighed softly.

"Instead of answering questions, you must first pay the price for Erich's death."

Whether it is to avenge his subordinates or to eliminate variables, Lucifer has reasons to take the initiative to come to the door.

In the flickering magic light, Lucifer and the gentle figure both disappeared.

…

Kingdom of Rus.

The chaos has subsided, and with the help of a mysterious powerful man, the Dragon Blood Family successfully took over the power of the Kingdom of Rus.

The one who made the greatest contribution was sitting on the top of the city wall with his friends, watching the sunset.

Gu Bai glanced sideways and saw Xing Fanwu's profile.

Like a sculpture, as if carved by a knife.

He just stared at the setting sun, lost in thought.

A young voice came from Gu Bai's mouth.

"If you don't like war, why would you want to be a war bishop?"

The doubts were answered.

"Because fighting war with war and fighting violence with violence is the only way."

Xing Fanwu glanced at Gu Bai and smiled brightly: "And it's not that I don't like war, I just don't like unjust wars and wars of conspiracy. War also has a just side and is not always a bad thing."

But as he spoke, Xing Fanwu's voice became smaller and smaller.

He fell into a deep sleep right under Gu Bai's nose.

This scene made Gu Bai stunned, and then he immediately frowned.

Obviously this is a trick...

However, before Gu Bai could react, Xing Fanwu suddenly opened his eyes.

At this moment, he restrained his hearty smile, and the temperature of his body began to rise. Even the blood color on his armor became more intense and red.

"The war is not over yet... the war will never end!"

He stood up and looked towards the direction of the Star Temple: "I think I have caught the mastermind who controls the three major families."

…

Temple of Stars.

In Sivir's Mage Tower.

The Dream Pillar suddenly opened his eyes and spurted blood from his mouth.

Recalling the scene that had just entered Xing Fanwu's dream, Sylvie's eyes showed fear.

This man's strength and experience made her afraid and desperate!

Originally, Sylvie's idea was to launch a sneak attack on Xing Fanwu, or at least teach Xing Fanwu a severe lesson in his dream.

However, he never expected that this action not only failed to produce any effect, but instead had the opposite effect of bringing disaster upon himself!

She gritted her teeth and wanted to inform Lucifer of this matter, but she could not get in touch with him.

At this moment, three hours had passed since Lucifer found Wenrou! …

Frontline battlefield.

The war mages cast spells frantically.

War spells such as Zeal, Healing Fountain, Great Strength, etc. were cast like crazy.

And further ahead, the loyal imperial warriors marched forward fearlessly, charging towards the group of giant dragons like a torrent of steel!

Under the professional system, there is indeed a gap in individual strength between humans and dragons, but when humans face dragons, they already have the ability to fight back.

The Xina Kingdom alone is naturally no match for the Western Dragon Nest, but it can still maintain the battle and even cause heavy damage to the dragon clan.

Until the majestic roar of a dragon sounded in the sky.

This dragon roar was unprecedented in the world, even stronger and more shocking than that of the Dragon King Severus! The strong and sticky dragon might poured down from the sky, even forcibly interrupting the battle between thousands of dragons and millions of people! All the people and dragons raised their heads and looked up.

Then a dark red figure hundreds of meters long was seen tearing through the sky and flying from afar.

The next second, red flames began to flow.

It was like the sea was flooding back and the sky was falling.

The red light and heat instantly became the entire battlefield!

Nearly one million troops of the Sina Kingdom did not even have the slightest resistance before being destroyed by this existence that was far superior to the Dragon King Severus - and this did not trigger the dream reflux!

The flapping of wings has not stopped yet.

For Asgard, destroying the army of the Kingdom of Shina was a piece of cake, without even stopping.

It just used its light red dragon eyes to look at where Xina City was.

"Dragon King Severus, is your wish so simple?"

"Yes, it's that simple! I will restore the majesty of the dragon and awaken the fear of mankind!"

"What an ignorant and incompetent fellow..."

"What did you say? How dare you say that about Lord Severus..."

"Bang"

“Bang, bang, bang…”

"I think your ideals are not ambitious enough and your wishes are too simple and plain."

"Tell me, how should I change my wish?"

"Kill all the humans and turn this planet into a planet for my dragon race. Isn't this wish greater and more wonderful?"

"…You are right, but I am not strong enough…"

"So, let me ask you again, is this your wish?"

"...Yes, sir, this is my wish."

"Then my great Lord Asgard will fulfill your demands and wishes! Let's start with that blind Kingdom of Shina!"

Willpower is the key.

Asgard was vaguely aware of this.

The only way to gain power is to help the natives fulfill their wishes, but there is an additional clause that the higher the status, the more power one will gain.

The operational idea was born from this.

Severus was a big shot.

Its aspirations are also grand.

Once Asgard fulfills Severus' wish, it will certainly gain a lot of wish power.

Not to mention its own limit-breaking skills.

[Alien Nemesis (Racial Heritage Level): Passive skill. When you face an alien enemy, your attributes will be increased by 10%, and your defense will be greatly increased. When you kill an alien, you will gain different limit-breaking attributes based on the alien's strength.]

[Mobile Dragon Disaster (Racial Heritage Level): Passive skill, exclusive skill for the dragon race. When you cause a disaster, you will gain different racial values ​​and limit-breaking attributes depending on the degree of the disaster! ]

The dragon race is brutal and bloodthirsty.

Even the divine beasts cannot escape this natural limitation.

Asgard's limit-breaking skills are mainly focused on destruction, killing and damage.

And now, things have been pushed to the point where it is killing two birds with one stone.

The first stop is the Kingdom of Shina!

(End of this chapter)