Sylvanas regained consciousness .
Where was she? Was she imprisoned in a basement? Why was it so dark? She was so angry . She was also unable to communicate with Arthur and the others!
Sylvanas sat up .
She strongly condemned Changan City for kidnapping her on the forum .
Her action only gained sympathy from the non-affiliated players . The Guilds allied with the Pioneer Alliance also gave her support . However, Changan City was unwilling to release Sylvanas .
Arthur informed Sylvanas in the Guild Wechat about their plans to attack the Changan Stronghold and rescue her .
Sylvanas had to be in the Changan City Stronghold for Arthur to rescue her . However, the chance was slim . Since the gamers could build their Stronghold outside of Eternal Kingdom with a one-time payment of Reputation Points and game coins, it was likely that Sylvanas was kept in a location outside of Eternal Kingdom .
Most Guilds didn't want to build their Stronghold outside of Eternal Kingdom since it wasn't safe . After all, other gamers could rob and destroy the Strongholds located outside of Eternal Kingdom without any punishment .
There were no benefits to building a Stronghold outside of Eternal Kingdom, considering all of the Daily Missions were to be completed in Eternal Kingdom . To earn Magic Stones, the gamers had to work in Winterfell . They were unable to build a Stronghold at the boundary of Winterfell because there were Garrison Guard patrols . The Guards would stop the gamers from building illegal buildings and demolish them . The offending gamers could also be fined .
Not many gamers were fined . When they revealed they were from Eternal Kingdom, the Garrison Guards would show their respect . The gamers of Eternal Kingdom had received high standing in Winterfell after they saved Winterfell a few times .
It even applied to gamers who didn't play the game for long .
The gamers suspected that there were two Reputation Systems . One was Group Reputation, while the other was Individual Reputation . However, there was no clarification on the official website, so the gamers weren't sure if there was such a differentiation .
However, Changan City wasn't a normal Guild . Even the Pioneer Alliance was going to the Surface City to build a Stronghold . Hence, it was expected of Changan City to build another Stronghold outside the safety zone .
Normal Guilds didn't want to build their Strongholds outside of the safety zone . This was because they couldn't ensure the safety of the Strongholds if they were discovered by other gamers . Every gamer could become a robber or vandal without being denounced or discovered .
Even if the offending gamer was discovered, their physical location couldn't be traced via the internet, and they couldn't be subjected to punishments .
Arthur could use similar methods to find out Sylvanas' hidden location and Changan City's Stronghold outside the safety zone .
He only had to spend some money, as it could make the world go round .
Sylvanas failed to establish her location by surveying her surroundings, so Arthur contacted specific members of Changan City . He also created an announcement on the forum to reward anyone with information of Changan City's Stronghold and Sylvanas' location .
Hundreds of gamers claimed to know the location of Changan City's Stronghold and Sylvanas and provided detailed information . But most of them were lies to obtain rewards . After checking through the information provided by the rest of the gamers, Arthur obtained two Stronghold locations of Changan City and a possible location where they would imprison Sylvanas .
The management of Changan City was resourceful . They had chosen locations outside the safety zone that gamers didn't normally visit .
They were at the corners outside the map of the Ogre Fortress .
The Ogre Fortress was located in the Sighing Wilderness, which was an accessible plain . The Sighing Wilderness was connected by many underground tunnels that were inhabited by Underground Spiders or Dire Wolves .
Only a capable Guild would be able to clear the tunnels of monsters and build their Stronghold .
The other Stronghold location was in the forest that Eternal Kingdom and the Merchant Alliance had previously signed an agreement on . It was no longer called a forest, as the last tree was cut down . It was now barren land . All of the wood required by Eternal Kingdom was supplied by Victoria City .
The gamers of Victoria City made their earnings from selling wood .
This was the reason Arthur and his members wanted to build a new Stronghold in the Surface World . Instead of spending a lot of money to purchase wood from the Victorians, it was better to obtain the wood themselves .
Arthur gathered his Guild members and started planning for the coming battle .
The news of the impending war between the Pioneer Alliance and Changan City spread like wildfire in the game . Other Guild members and non-affiliated gamers waited in anticipation . This was the first time since the start of the game that a Stronghold battle was occurring outside the safety zone .
The fully armed gamers of Victoria City were about to set off towards the Duke of York under the lead of Lancelot and his wife, Guinevere .
After Dragonborn and Hoodlum cooperated in a secret operation to capture the Wyvern, it hadn't appeared anymore .
Though Queen Lilo's order was still valid and the gamers had to capture the Wyvern, most of them didn't harbor any hopes of capturing it . Dragonborn had the Strange Encounter Mission, so it was unlikely that the Wyvern would appear again .
Lancelot only needed to bring a few gamers to the York Territory to build a Stronghold with a Teleport Portal .
Dragonborn, who was the protagonist of the Wyvern incident, was enjoying life in paradise for the past few days .
Besides going offline to sleep at night, Dragonborn was receiving tortuous and unbearable training . Each session was a breakthrough in his constitution and mental endurance .
He also sustained multiple injuries and fractures .
The fugitive Chief Imperial Guard was a powerful combatant and a priest with the Power of Sacred Light . Whenever Dragonborn sustained injuries or fractures during training, he would use the Power of Sacred Light to heal Dragonborn's wounds .
It was a new discovery that the Power of Sacred Light had healing effects on Humans . Dragonborn shared his discovery on the discussion forum, and the Human gamers did an experiment and confirmed Dragonborn's finding . The Power of Sacred Light could heal Fairies and Elves too .
For the gamers of Eternal Kingdom, the Power of Sacred Light could only aid in combat . It was unable to heal Underworld creatures .
The inquisitive gamers asked the Sacred Knight Mentor Beast, who replied, “This is a curse on all Underworld creatures . Most Underworld creatures aren't passionate about learning, so we were abandoned by the Holy Lord . If we persist in learning, the Holy Lord will accept us one day . Time is better spent learning than thinking of the impossible . Be a learned creature and obtain the essence of the Sacred Light . That is the Truth . ”
That was Senior Beast's advice for the gamers of Eternal Kingdom .
Dragonborn had a similar Strange Encounter to that of Hoodlum . Dragonborn's mentor was a powerful fighter . Besides physical training, he tutored Dragonborn in his studies . He had the intention to train Dragonborn like a Sacred Knight .
The reason the legendary fugitive Tomato was willing to train Dragonborn was that Dragonborn begged Tomato to teach him . Dragonborn expressed his hatred for King Potato II . Even if Dragonborn sacrificed his life, he wanted King Potato II dead .
Tomato felt that the curse was a blessing for Dragonborn, who was without any sense of pain . Perhaps, Dragonborn could finally defeat King Potato II .
Dragonborn's Weapon Level increased rapidly to Level 9 within a few days of training . He was now only second to Hoodlum's Weapon Level 10 . It was only a matter of time before Dragonborn attained Level 10 .
The young Wyvern was kept in the cage and fed with wood every day . Occasionally, the young Wyvern was let out of the cage for Dragonborn to be intimate with it . That was Tomato's request .
Tomato was worried that the large Wyvern would locate the young Wyvern's trail and find them . However, that didn't happen .
Tomato thought that the large Wyvern might have given up looking for the young Wyvern . He was curious why the young Wyvern was friendly with Dragonborn .
The young Wyvern was treating Dragonborn like its mother . Dragonborn said, “When the creature hatched, it treated the person that it saw as its mother . ” However, Tomato thought it was nonsense .
There must be a special reason this young Wyvern was treating Dragonborn like its mother .
Tomato didn't know the reason . He thought it was probably due to the curse inflicted by King Potato II . He would find out the truth in the future .
When Dragonborn woke up and was prepared for a day of training, he discovered Tomato wasn't in the small house .
He stood up and looked around for Tomato . When he walked out of the house, his mouth was covered from behind . His first instinct told him that it was Tomato .
Dragonborn didn't shout loudly or ask any questions . He followed the person to the middle of the house . He then heard some movements outside the window .
Before dawn, a few figures flashed by the window .
They didn't know who had besieged the small house .
“I wanted to wake you up, but I was unable to do so . You sleep like a dead person . Fortunately, you're still breathing,” Tomato said behind Dragonborn . He was complaining about Dragonborn's deep sleep, something he had done many times .
As a fighter, it was important to maintain vigilance during sleep . However, Dragonborn was unable to do that .
When Tomato was about to abandon Dragonborn and his young Wyvern and leave with his two Forest Wolves, Dragonborn woke up . He was lucky .
“Who's outside?” Dragonborn asked softly .
“I don't know . I don't think they have good intentions . They destroyed the traps and alarms that I set up at the boundary and got in by stealth,” Tomato said as he held a Bow and grabbed an arrow .
The two Forest Wolves were in the living room . They were ready to pounce and remained quiet due to Tomato's order .
Tomato gave an eye signal to Dragonborn for him to back up .
Dragonborn backed into a bedroom, and Tomato walked to the middle of the living room . Tomato placed his hand on a corner of the table .
He activated a mechanism that made the wall between the living room and the bedroom turn . The ground started turning and revealed an opening for a single person .
Tomato signaled for the two Forest Wolves to go into the opening .
Dragonborn gaped in astonishment . He had been living there for days, but he didn't realize that behind the wall was an opening to a tunnel .
Dragonborn immediately opened the Wyvern's cage and released the young Wyvern, signaling for it to enter the tunnel as well . The young Wyvern understood Dragonborn . It chirped softly and squirmed into the opening obediently . Dragonborn followed behind the young Wyvern .
The last person to leave was Tomato . He pressed a rock in the tunnel, and the wall returned to its original position, hiding the exit .
“Let's leave immediately . If they can deactivate the alarms outside the house, they can find the mechanism for opening the exit . Let's leave before we're discovered,” Tomato said solemnly to Dragonborn . He walked to Dragonborn and led the way in front of the two Forest Wolves .
Tomato looked experienced . It wasn't the first time he encountered them . Dragonborn was puzzled, but he followed Tomato without asking questions . It was a tense situation, and it wasn't appropriate for Dragonborn to ask .
After walking for an hour, they arrived at a dead end .
Dragonborn didn't know if Tomato dug the tunnel by himself . It was awesome if he did . How did he manage to dig such a long tunnel?
There were intersections along the tunnel that led to different places . However, there were no indicators . Besides Tomato, nobody knew where they led to .
“Who are those people? Are they here to kill you?” Dragonborn asked Tomato after they exited the tunnel and arrived at a strange forest .
“They could have been sent by King Potato II, or they could be bounty hunters . I was in the Godly Kingdom before . I'm willing to train you because King Potato II has to be overthrown . I was unable to do so, but perhaps you can do that . However, you have to be prepared for death,” Tomato said bluntly .
“Let's go . We have to leave this forest . It's a long journey . Take this, It'll hide our scents from the Forest Fairies . ”
Tomato handed a pouch to Dragonborn . The items in the pouch emitted a special smell .
Just as Dragonborn took the pouch, Mana energy accumulated above his head . Tomato pushed Dragonborn away, and a series of Mana bullets landed at their previous location .
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