Inside the Perth Royal Palace, the main hall is magnificent and solemn.
After listening to Xia Yao and Wang Ya's statements, the old king became furious.
"Damn Austin, how dare you betray the Empire's secrets behind my back!"
Although the king was old, he was full of vigor. He roared, and all the NPCs in the hall were immediately frightened and knelt on one knee to show their submission and loyalty.
Wang Ya quietly took a look at this situation. Wow, I had only seen this in TV dramas before, but now I experienced it in person and really felt the pressure from the king of a country.
Xia Yao remained neither humble nor arrogant, and presented the letter and military layout map brought by Wang Ya.
The king glanced at the contents of the top letter and his face suddenly turned blue with anger. He covered his chest in pain and staggered back a small step.
Seeing this, the ministers around him quickly stood up and helped the king to the throne.
After a long pause, the king waved his hand tremblingly, reassuring his ministers not to worry. He then said, "Two esteemed warriors, thank you for your immense contributions to the Perth Empire. I hope you will accept my gift of gratitude."
After that, Xia Yao and Wang Ya both received system prompts. The former gained 300 reputation points, and his title was promoted from Baron to Viscount. The latter gained 200 points, and his title was promoted from Viscount to Earl. He successfully became the first player in the Perth Empire to obtain the title of Earl.
The first title usually comes with some additional rewards, like when Xia Yao was the first player to leave the novice village, she received gold coins and treasure chests.
Wang Ya was no exception. He was stunned when he saw the promotion icon and system gift package.
"Oh my god, this is the first time I've seen such a big system gift package." He muttered in a trance, as if he was dreaming.
Xia Yao was also happy for him, but she still coughed lightly to remind him that he was still under the king's eyes and should pay attention to his image.
Wang Ya immediately became serious and recovered from his huge surprise.
In addition to reputation points, the king also rewarded them each with 30,000 gold coins.
Wang Ya, who had never seen so much money before, was moved to tears. He was grateful that he had chosen the boss over Austin. Otherwise, how could he have such a big harvest today? As expected, following the boss brought good food. Wang Ya counted the money with tears in his eyes and silently vowed that he would come to visit the boss often in the future.
Xia Yao was not as excited as Wang Ya. After all, she had seen people with 50,000 gold coins, and a mere 30,000 was not worth mentioning.
So he respectfully thanked the king and after some speeches he prepared to leave with Wang Ya.
Unexpectedly, the king suddenly called her.
"Your name is Yinyao, right?"
Xia Yao bowed slightly: "Reporting to the king, it is me."
"Are you a student of the House of Scholars?" the king asked further.
Xia Yao nodded.
"Then I know you," the king said with a delighted smile. "Ashaya once mentioned your name to me, praising you for your dedication in completing your mission and clearing many dangers from my empire. I cannot let you warriors down. Tell me what you wish for. As long as I can fulfill it, I will grant it."
Wow! Is this the power of a big boss? He actually got the king's wish reward directly.
Wang Ya had starry eyes the whole time. Although it had nothing to do with him, he still couldn't help but wander in his mind for a while. If he were allowed to make a wish, he would have to list a private mansion, 100,000+ gold coins, a lot of skill books, and a few sets of magical equipment. All the elements are complete, perfect!
Little did he know that Xia Yao's answer surprised him greatly.
"Reporting to the king, I hope you can clear the names of Master Enchanter Aldrich and Poet Exorcist Bazel and restore their innocence."
Delusion Crow:?
The boss doesn't want anything, just wants to clear the names of the two NPCs?
Obviously, the king was also quite surprised by Xia Yao's answer.
He chuckled twice, a hint of admiration in his eyes. "Restoring their reputation is what I should do. This isn't much of a wish. I allow you to make a new one."
Xia Yao lowered her eyes, then quickly raised them: "The two houses have made great contributions to the empire, so I implore the king to increase his support for the two houses."
"Good." The king looked at her with satisfaction. "You are worthy of being the first honor student of the House of Scholars. With such awareness, do I still need to worry about the burying of talents in the Empire? Come, summon the deans of the two houses into the palace."
Xia Yao pursed her lips and smiled.
It's not that she has a high level of awareness, but that she has concealed her selfishness.
Austin is about to be executed by the king for "treason", and the other seven hall mentors who are on the same front with him will inevitably be implicated. All eight halls will change hands, and the players will definitely be in chaos.
Apart from the eight palaces, the only organizations in the entire empire that can directly manage players are the two houses, so she must ask the king to personally step in and support the two houses.
Of course, these are just superficial reasons. The deepest reason lies in the latest letter in Austen's hand.
Before handing it over to the king, she and Wang Ya read through all the information and secretly printed a copy of the military layout map just in case.
According to the content of the letter, the Ferroman Empire far away in the northwest continent is about to march on the Perth continent. The other side plans to send 50,000 troops, using the northwest city of Demeter as a breakthrough point, and advance all the way to the southeast until they break into the imperial city.
As a holographic game with a high degree of freedom, Eternity's plot is dominated by the players. If the players do not work together to resist the enemy, when the continent is lost and the alien Feroman are stationed there, the human players will definitely have a hard time.
She can still tell the difference between a piece of candy and a bag of candy.
For the sake of long-term interests, Xia Yao prefers to let the two houses take the lead rather than relying on the eight major halls that have long been corrupt internally.
These were all her selfish thoughts and she didn't tell anyone.
So not only did the king praise her highly, but the crow also looked at her in admiration.
Especially when the latter thought of the mountains of gold and silver he had imagined in his mind, okay, he admitted that he was superficial, a big boss is a big boss, this wave of enlightenment flew directly into the atmosphere.
Not long after the two left the palace, players around the world received notices from the king.
[Oh my god, Austin is actually selling imperial secrets? What kind of magical plot is this?]
Who is Barzel? Who is Aldridge? Can someone tell me what happened? (Cracked)
Some players who had figured out the whole story came forward and explained the whole story, and only then did the other players understand the whole story.
[This subplot is truly amazing. If I didn't use my brain, I'd probably be gobbled up by Austin!]
[I feel sorry for the players who received this wave of plot. I wonder if they are okay? Hahaha]
[Xianyu players silently thanked him for stepping up and saving the entire empire. Otherwise, everyone would only see my ashes in a few days (lights a cigarette)]
Some players also discussed the identities of Bazel and Aldridge.
[Bazel is an exorcist poet. Why does this identity sound familiar to me?]
[Brother, have you forgotten that the number one on the list has a hidden identity? He's the exorcist poet.]
[Ahhh why does this kind of good thing never happen to me, so sour]
[Look at Aldridge's photo. He looks familiar. Has anyone seen him?]
[Hiss, looks familiar +1]
[Come on, why didn't you mention it before? Now you're rushing to take advantage of the hype?]
[Stupid, please respect yourself and don’t let us criticize you]
I remember where Aldridge is. Hurricane Mountain! There was a shabby NPC on the mountain before, with no ID displayed above his head. I thought he was just an insignificant passerby...
[Only now do I know he's actually a famous enchanting master in the empire! TT]
[Don’t ask me how I feel now, because if you ask me, I will regret it]
[I just checked, you have to get the first kill in the dungeon to trigger the conversation with Aldridge, you can judge for yourself~]
[First kill? Isn't that taken by a leader on the leaderboard?]
[Fuck, I think I realized something! ]
【???】
[This top-ranked person is both an enchanter and the heir of the Exorcist Poet, everyone!!!]
【!!! 】
When Austin came out of the eight-story tower covered in wounds, he hated Xia Yao with gnashing teeth!
He immediately returned to the palace and issued an order to all poets to encircle and suppress her!
Didn't he believe that she could fight against the entire palace with her own strength?
However, just as he took a few steps forward, the sinister smile on his face suddenly froze.
"Who are you?"
"What are you going to do?!"
"Let me go! Do you know who I am?"
The leading soldier looked at him coldly and unfolded the arrest warrant.
The arrest warrant had the king's autograph on it. Austin stared at the words in astonishment, feeling an extremely cold air rushing from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
It's over. Austin had only one thought at this moment: the deal between him and the Feroman Empire had been exposed.
The execution of important NPCs is a very popular thing in the game.
On the day Austin was taken to the execution ground, almost all the players came out, craning their necks to watch the show.
The other seven professional mentors were not spared either, but because they were not the main culprits, they were all exiled to the extremely cold north and never returned.
As the position of mentor was vacant, the king issued an order to give the deans of the two houses full jurisdiction. Ashaya of the House of Scholars was responsible for the Hall of Mages, Summoners, Holy Light Messengers and Bards, while the dean of the House of Power was responsible for the rest.
The originally panic-stricken situation was quickly calmed down, and players who smelled the wind vane also successively quit the professional hall, without paying any penalty, and successfully transferred to the two academies.
After this incident, the eight professional halls that were once enthusiastically sought after by players fell into decline.
The two houses rose rapidly, and it was at this time that the players realized how wise it was for the number one player to join the House of Scholars.
In the following days, the heat of Austin's treason gradually subsided, but the leak of Perth's imperial secrets continued to develop.
On this day, players discovered that the Empire had launched a new military merit mission, which could be obtained from the designated NPC.
There are various types of missions, including war, city defense construction, sentry patrol, urban appearance... The daily maximum number of missions is 30. After successful completion, you can get some special rewards and military merit points. Military merit points are linked to military rank, with the lowest score of 0 being a recruit and the highest score of 18,000 being a marshal.
The players excitedly approached the NPC who posted the task, chose to chat, and then saw that the points rewarded for different military tasks were different. For example, the points for the conquest type were particularly high, 50 points each, while the city appearance type had the lowest points, only 2 points each.
Some players were eager to try and wanted to choose to go to war, but were told by the NPC that there was no war on the continent at the moment and the reward could not be received for the time being.
Well, the players were disappointed and finally compromised and chose city defense construction or sentry patrol.
Xia Yao also chose city defense construction.
Only one military merit mission can be received at a time. After receiving it, Xia Yao looked at the instructions.
[Military Merit Mission: Since the military layout has exposed many defensive fortresses of the Perth Empire, please assist the soldier squad in transferring resources from the watchtower located in Kasaron Port (Points Reward: 20)]
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