Star Wars the Old Republic is one of my favorite MMORPGS of all time. I had sadly missed the launch, as I was during the time in my World of Warcraft days and spent all my time on that and work, but around the time Warlords of Draenor (one of the expansions to WoW) I felt tuckered out of the game. I had loved the story of World of Warcraft and during Warlords of Draenor, I realized I no longer liked the story that much. After the Lich King I felt that spark when questing start to falter, and my love for the story start to dwindle.
Around that time I picked up Star Wars the Old Republic and fell in love immediately. I quickly played through the game, and created a guild filled with friends. The times there were amazing, but sadly it didn't last too long. Very quickly the guild branched off to do other things, or just left the guild. Very quickly the guild turned into a group of seven friends. And at Alex and other people's want, we started playing other games like Call of Duty, League of Legends and more. Slowly the group left SWTOR, not picking it up again. Only two others of our group and I still played on and off again, that is, until Onslaught came out. I showed it to the group and wished for us all to play again like the good old days, this got most of them excited. I just felt glad I got some of the guild back together to play the game again.

"Alright bois, are we creating new characters or are we still gonna play with our old ones?" I said, taking command of the group like I usually did. 
A incoherent torrent of voices as everyone talked over each other responded frustrating me greatly. I mean come on, I almost always gotta tell everyone to not talk over people but no one seems to listen.
"Ok ok, one at a time... Mono, do you still have your character?" I frustratingly cried out in an attempt to organize the messy Discord call. It didn't help much, as I don't think anyone heard me, and the call took an uncomfortable amount of time quieting down. 
Exasperated, I asked once more just to test the waters of the call, my fingers crossed in hopes of things staying orderly, "Ok again, Mono do you still have your character?" 
"Yes, but I kinda want to make a new one. Relive the good ol' days y'know." Mono replied. 
 "Ooh!" Piped up Justin, the competitive one of our bunch, "Lets make a challenge or whatever of it! Half of us go Imperial and half go Republic, and compete to see who reaches the new Onslaught DLC first!" 
"Yeah!" Chimed in Sasha, "That would be a great idea! Dibs on Republic." 

After much discussion the teams were decided: Imperials were Alex, Mono, Brian, and myself, Jamie. Republic was Justin, Sasha, other Justin (nicknamed Biggie), and David. I then suggested to go to different calls so as to not interrupt other people's planning on how to go through the game, and everyone agreed so we all left.

Then came deciding everyone's class. I was fine with anything, but Alex really wanted to go the Inquisitor and Mono really wanted to go DPS. After some careful decision-making Mono chose the Imperial class, Brian wanted to try the Bounty Hunter class as he had not tried it before. That left me with the Sith Warrior. Not really a bad class, but best at tank. With roles set, we all went together to build our characters, which took a lot of time...

I ended up as a Pureblood Sith Male with the sides completely shaven off leaving only a large streak of black hair on the middle of his head, orange-red eyes, a harsh and sharp face to match the Sith bad boy aesthetic, a tall and bulky figure with deep red skin. The name I decided on was Kadon. 

Alex decided on creating a female character, which we gave him some flak for doing. His excuse was that "if I'm gonna look at an ass all game it better be a good one." His character ended up looking as a human female with straight black hair barely reaching her shoulders, clear gray eyes, pale white skin, soft and smooth facial features, and the average body figure option in the game. He named her Ashlynn, which gave me the feeling that he was creating a genderbent version of himself.. but that's his own business...

Mono chose a Male Cyborg with light-brown messy hair, light blue eyes, a youth-full teen face scarred on the right side of his face with two mechanical supports going through the bottom area of his cheek for the bottom of his jaw, a scrawny small figure with moderately tanned skin. He randomized until he found something suitable and this was the first preset that caught his eye. He chose to name his character Monochrome Robot, as a slight play on his name. I thought it was kinda funny, but no one really laughed except me when he announced the name...

Brian ended up with a Bald Male Rattataki with light blue (almost white) eyes, three small triangular pieces of jewelry embedded into his skin on each side starting from the middle of his cheek up to the bottom of his ear, a scar starting from just above where his eyebrow would be going down through his nose into the left side of his cheek, four long striped tattoos on the upper side of his head and two short stripes going down from the middle of his eyes. The name he chose was simply Guts. Only that name was already taken so I recommended he put some more z's to it and so he put Gutzz. That name was taken too. He kept on adding z's until it worked. It ended up being Gutzzzzzzzz. He wanted to look like a "badass" "seen some shit" stereotypical mercenary but wanted to try to be a bit different and original so added the stripes and jewelry.

With all our characters ready, we simultaneously clicked Play at my behest. Only, the game didn't start. Instead, the whole world faded into black...

A small group of friends decide to come back to Star Wars: The Old Republic and all make new characters... Only as they finish their character creation they are transported into the world of Star Wars! May the Force be with them.. This will follow the Warrior's story and be from his point of view. The Story will follow the class missions pretty linearly for a good while until I get more comfortable writing... I obviously don't own Star Wars: The Old Republic so all rights for Star Wars: The Old Republic goes to Bioware and their Overlord, Electronic Arts Inc. alongside Disney and Lucasfilm. Releases will be Monday with two chapters and Friday with three chapters around 2:00 Pacific Standard Time

Underground cave, hidden beneath the warlords palace, central division.

Handful number of selected people have gathered at this dark place, which is illuminated by several hundreds of fire torches hung vertically on the walls.

The space in the cave, beneath warlords palace was enormous, almost assumed a dome shape.

To be frank, half the warlords palace could necessarily fit in this place if movable.

But the main component is the gigantic array present below, that seemed more of a city made of copper metal, than the traditional ordinary ones.

The scene had made residents of palace amage in surprise, the each time they look at this beautiful creation.

The fire torches were arranged orderly from place to place, in an intricate manner, to a extent that even a single nook of the cave was not left unilluminated.

" Rey! How did these ants managed to create a huge hideout as this!

Sure enough, these ants managed to dig out a huge hive underneath the main palace. "

Daniel became interested after looking at the vast space, which made him surprised.

Summon!

Daniel immediately summoned his dragon mount and started flying free inside the dome shaped space of the cave, to his heart content.

The yellow robed assistant became displeased, when Daniel compared her proud existence she belonged to that of an ant.

Each time a word slips off Daniels mouth it irritates her terribly, now that he's enjoying flying in the cave made of their ancestors hard work, she wanted to interrupt his joy at all costs.

" Miss Rey, stop him! "

" By his impulsiveness he may blow off the fire torches, which might delay the array's activation! "

" What! Torches are components of array? " Rey questioned her being surprised.

" Yes! "
 
" Stop him fast I have no time to explain! "

Pointing out a shining token of array master association, she tried proving her points to Rey.

The yellow robed assistant played her act well, which might decieved Rey if not for her being an array master herself.

" Haha! You are still ten years too early to deceive this Rey! " She laughed internally before replying.

" OK I'll call him back! "

She drew out her thick black whip, which magically extended hundreds of meters in matter of seconds, binding Daniel as a whole along with his mount.

She pulled them back at a rapid speed, which made him almost unable to understand what's going around before receiving a hit from Rey to turn unconscious.

The summoned dragon disappeared into a mist, when his summoner was knocked out unconscious.

" Such power! "

The yellow robed assistant agaped internally, sneering that she made the right move this instance.

" Sorry for the disturbance caused by him, but can we start the array immediately, we are short on time! "

Rey exclaimed out.

Nodding a "yes" to her, the assistant of palace leader went down, positioning the mana stones in the place, to activate the thing below.

Senior Rey! Even me who isn't as proficient as you in array mastery wouldn't get deceived by that measly lie!

Since when did ancients started using fire torches in array?

Even the whole of palace isn't much compared to him, why did you put senior Daniel at that embarrassing state before? "

A Red robed executive behind Rey asked her in confusion.

" Haha! She's ten years too early for deceiving me with that lie!

Right now, our destination is in a chaotic mess, Young Master's status is not known! 

How could this Daniel still have a time to play around, while my heart is beating high in anxiety, thinking of the fate our teacher's family might suffer as his absence? "

Rey exclaimed out while knuckling Her arms, pressuring her last words with a bit anger in her wise looking face.

Five minutes later 

" Rey! This seems magical... like I am standing on... similar to our ancestral array! "

Daniel who was seated over the floor exclaimed his words excitedly.

The gigantic array became activated, releasing it's powerful aura which overwhelmed him thoroughly.

" Comparable to our ancestral array! You have to be joking ! " She shook her head before continuing.

" Our ancestral array is an cultivation platform for training experts, while this is a teleportation array for transportation.

Do you think that this array is really comparable ours? "

Senior executive Rey exclaimed out with a revealing smile.

" Haha! As expected, this ancient array from remote place is not comparable to our ancestors creation! "

Daniel laughed out, bragging high about his ancestors creation.

" Fuck! If your's ancestor is really that great, why don't you beg him to arrange a teleportation array for you?

Really, you are too shameless to begin with! "

The yellow robed assistant cursed him internally.

" Daniel, you have thoroughly misunderstood me!

What I mean to say is that our ancestors array is a grade lower than this teleportation one!

In other words, this Warlords Palace's history has to be extraordinary, for them to own this terrifying thing! "

Rey put up bombs on Daniels pride. His reasoning was proven to take a reverse turn, further embarrassing himself!

Daniel wanted to cry at a remote corner to hide his face.

" Haha, she truly have eyes! "

The yellow robed assistant became excited, when her palace's legacy was proven much profound by Rey.

" But, wait! How did she figured it out? " she became confused, " Miss Rey, you know something on array mastery? "

She questioned out being curious.

" Haha! If we were to say that she's well learnt in array mastery, and positioned the prestigious position of Vice Chief in array masters division in house Milton's, would that answer suffice you? "

The red robed executives laughed out in unison.

" The hell to begin with! She's a vice chief of Milton's in array division.

Don't tell me that she's also an elder in array master association... which I have joined recently? "

Thinking about this shocking revelation, her earlier proud attitude became humble, when the glare of Rey fell over her.

" Haha! I really was ignorant earlier... " She laughed out before covering her face in embarrassment.

A minute later.

One after the other several large scale semicircular rims started popping from the surface, which later disappeared to the ground after making a completing it's round above the surface.

" Haha! A little existence like this warlords palace holds this powerful array.

Too suspicious, looks like they have hidden it well, even from the eyes of the royal family! " Daniel laughed in.

Looking at Daniel that seemed suspicious, the yellow robed assistant put guard against him and started to distance a little, moving towards her subordinates.

" Worry not, we Milton's would never go low enough, to steal an array from weak! " 

Daniel who noticed her moving away exclaimed out righteously.

" As if I'll believe you? " She cursed internally, without bothering him to begin with.

The rims turned molten all of a sudden, and started forming a crack in space, few tens of meters above their heads, in circular fashion.

" Ten minutes, before it begins! "

Rey exclaimed out, looking the rate at which the array was taking shape and going to teleport them to their desired place.

######

At western warlords palace

Xena's mansion.

" Fuck! Every one in the mansion are going to die at this rate! "

Mark, who entered the mansion had bellowed out being angered.

" Let's check for survivors! "

In this bloody mess, if there even a single soul left intact with a descent body, he mark would try taking them to Cela's mansion, who might have an idea in saving them.

Poor thing, mark didn't even knew that the divine maiden doesn't have the formula to save her closer ones, much less a stranger who she didn't even knew to begin with.

" Mana can't save them, their bodies are slowly corroding irreversibly, and any attempts in healing them could take for a worst turn! "

But before he could probably interpret what's going around? A silhouette had started approaching him with a killing intent!

Being a veteran, he sensed it before hand and kicked right at the chest of that person.

Crash!

That figure crashed heavily to a side, forming a negative impression on the walls.

" Are you the one who made these people's life miserable? "

Mark roared out in anger.

But contrary to his expectations, the person remained unmoving.

" Did I killed him unintentionally? "

Mark became worried, he wanted to find an answer from that person, but wouldn't want him to die easily.

Not without letting him suffer the same fate as his victims, and mark wanted to get the antidote form him if possible..

" kill! "

All of a sudden that figure moved towards mark at a terrifying speed, trying to kill him in a single blow by his sharp nails.

" An internal struggle? "

looking at the body guard of Xena, mark tried assuming it, but his reasoning changed all of a sudden looking at the aura of the preperator that seemed off.

" No somethings wrong about him? Aina what's wrong with him? " Mark question her with a puzzled expression on his face.

" Ding! The victim is under the influence of curse, try not to get infected by him! " Aina answered him straight forwardly.

" Cursed! " So it's that nostalgic feeling I've been sensing since earlier.

" Well... what should I do to undo the curse! "

Well if it's a curse, mark felt that there's a way to undo it.

But system instead of providing him with answers, startled him with her unexpected suggestion.

" Ding! Nothing much, just kill them to set their souls free! "


Authors notes:

Rey : Also an array master, vice chief in Milton array division.

Main Character ( Jian lin ) loses his family and his life at last in power struggle and ploys of his own family members and his close associated friends.
 

Jian lin wants revenge, he was selected by system ( demon slaying system) 


"Ding, host has been selected for Demon slaying system "


"Ding, host  has obtained the rights to become a player , does host accept "


''Ding, host has been allowed with 10 seconds time to consider , failure of acceptance leads to perishing of host's soul in myriad number of realms "


" Demon.... Slaying... System?",  "Host....? "


" Well, as long as i have my revenge , i can sell my soul to the Devil or can become an demon itself "


Jian lin has to prove his worth to system by completing certain tasks and trails with other candidates that were selected by system to become an Demon slayer.


Can our mc finish these trails ? 


Can he compete with others ?


Is there any hope for his revenge?. 
 

Stay tuned !!.

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The gang of youths hearing the young girls voice turned around to face Jayde, thinking that they had someone more interesting to play with. Seeing the beautiful young girl standing there their eyes lit up with greedy lust, then they noticed the bouncing fireball in her hand.

Blanching white, the young man called Benler pointed his finger at Jayde.

"M..m-age!" he stuttered horrified.

A smell of urine suddenly filled the air, as he peed his pants in terror. Without a second hesitation he turned and fled, not even bothering about his friends, all his could think about was putting as much distance between himself and that terrifying fireball.

Seeing their leader fleeing the rest of the group turned tail and ran for their lives, the scrawny man, who had already undone his pants, scrambling and hopping trying desperately to run and pull up his pants at the same time.

Tripping over his own feet in his rush to get away, he gave up trying to stand up and run, crawling on his hands and knees his bare arse in the air, he crawled as fast as he could.

Jayde did not bother about chasing them down, she had no interest in causing trouble in Oldstrand and she didn't know the old man on the ground. She wasn't a saint running around trying to save everyone.

Undoing her spell, the fireball in her hand dissipated. She walked up to Elder Ryunzo who was kneeling next the beaten up old man.

"Ah, old friend" Elder Ryunzo said sadly checking the old man injuries.

Jayde was surprised to hear Elder Ryunzo refer to the old man on the ground as an old friend, from what she overheard from the gang of men, this man was a Mage, while she didn't understand how normal humans could harm a Mage in the first place, she had always felt that Elder Ryunzo feared Mages so she was surprised to hear him call one friend.

Looking up at Jayde standing next to him Elder Ryunzo looked at her gratefully, he knew if not for her actions things would have gotten way out of hand and he would have ended up in a serious situation.

"We need to help him" Elder Ryunzo said in a tired voice.

Master Whitestone called over a carriage nearby, and the three of them carried the old guy into the carriage, giving the driver instructions to take them to their hotel.

Once they arrived back at the hotel, the clerk at the hotel desk was reluctant to give them another room for the dirty old man they carried in with them, but one stern look from Jayde shut him up, and he quickly handed over a key.

Everyone now knew that Elder Ryunzo had a powerful Mage at his side and there was no way he was going to risk his life making such a powerful individual angry, as far as he was concerned if the hotel manager had any problem, he could bloody well take it up with Jayde himself, no job was worth losing his life over.

While Jayde and Master Whitestone carried the old man to his room, Elder Ryunzo called for healers to come and attend to the old man.

While the healers were busy with the old man, Elder Ryunzo feeling the intense curious gazes of Jayde and Master Whitestone informed them of the old man's background.

"His name is Rainer Gaires, he is or rather he was once one of the most powerful mages on Telia," he said with a gloomy sigh.

"Unlike most Mages Rainer believed that Mages were duty bound to serve the people of Telia to protect them, not to terrorize them, that their power was a gift and should only be used to benefit the people of Telia — needless to say his way of thinking was not very popular with the Mages' Guild."

Elder Ryunzo took out his pipe and lit it, staring into the distance remembering the past.

"He deplored the use of Mages in the warlords' wars, and advocated that all Mages distance themselves from nonmagical wars, he was very unpopular with the warlords especially when his fraction within the Mages' Guild stated to gain power."

Walking over to a nearby window Elder Ryunzo knocked some ash from his pipe outside.

"Then about ten years ago tragedy struck, something happened during Rainer's breakthrough and all this cultivation was scrapped, he lost all his magic. He was stripped of his title and booted out of the Mages' Guild. He disappeared shortly afterward. Some said that the warlords acted against him, while others said that he was going against the gods' will — so the gods punished him. Most said that he just wanted more power and forced his breakthrough" Elder Ryunzo shook his head.

"I never believed that — Rainer was a gentle and compassionate man, who valued knowledge above all else, he never cared for power and politics."

"So what do you believe happened?" Jayde asked.

"Me? I believe that the warlords moved against him. He was a cautious man, only someone he trusted would have been able to enter his tower, they must have turned someone close to him to have interfered in his breakthrough."

"So how did you meet him?" Master Whitestone queried.

Laughing softly Elder Ryunzo said, "During my travels when I was young, I was a brash young man who bit off more than I could handle, he saved my life."

"He then gave me a stern lecture about valuing my life, stating that only the foolish died young."

Walking back to his chair Elder Ryunzo sat down.

"I spent the next couple of months traveling and learning from him, he was — no is a great man" he stated.

With that, the three of them sat there quietly waiting for the healers to finish attending to Rainer Gaires.

Jayde found Elder Ryunzo's story quite an eye-opener, up until now everything she had heard about Mages had been negative, so she was really curious about meeting this gentle Mage.

***

While Jayde, Elder Ryunzo and Master Whitestone were waiting for the healers, the young men who had assaulted Rainer Gaires had arrived at their various homes. Their parents seeing their sons in such a state immediately interrogated them to find out who had bullied their sons.

When they found out that their sons had insulted a Mage, they immediately sent off their servants to find out more about this Mage. When the servants returned with news about what had happened in the Merchants' Guild earlier, they were horrified to find out that their sons had managed to offend such a powerful Mage.  

Most of the parents were friends, so they quickly met up to discuss the consequences of their sons' actions. Most of them were under the misconception that Jayde belonged to the Mages' Guild, and as such believed that her actions reflected that the Mages' Guild still protected Rainer Gaires.

After much discussion, they decided to send their sons to the local military academy, while Mages were powerful they normally didn't cause trouble for the military, so they believed that at least their sons' lives would be saved, and secondly most nobles would never send their precious sons off to the military academy, so they could use this as an excuse that they had disciplined their children for the disrespect that their sons had shown the Mages' Guild when they came calling, hopefully preventing the Mages' Guild from taking actions against their families.

Satisfied that they had found a way to avert the disaster, six carriages left Oldstrand during the night rushing towards the military academy, each carry a depressed young man, who were just about to endure three years of extreme hardship, as the military academy was no picknick and these spoilt young men were about to find out just cruel and hard life could be.

There social standing meant nothing to the military academy they were just about to enter, and those 'lucky' enough to make it through the academy still had to spend two years on the battlefield after graduation.

Pity that the parents and those young men did not know that Jayde had no idea who they were, and had even less inclination to chase them down to exact vengeance.

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JAYDE
Jayde is a genetically engineered super soldier, after decades of being forced by her human creators to fight their dirty wars, Jayde rebelled. During a desperate battle for the ultimate survival of her people, she is betrayed and dies.

Instead of it being the end, this is only the beginning of Jayde's journey, as she awakens on a strange new world, in the tortured body of a young girl.

Forget technology, this new world doesn't have spaceships, replicators or blasters, it has something better — Magic!

With her contract to an ancient artifact, Jayde has to navigate her way through this new world filled with magic, powerful mages, strange creatures, and monsters.

REN
Ren, the fierce demon king, must fight to save his race from the brink of extinction and once again stop the evil Zartonesh from invading the realms. The key to his success lies in the Lower Realm, where the Devil Wars began, and with a young woman whose soul is steeped in darkness, whose presence awakens the primal fury within his soul, and whose vast power can either save or destroy him and his people.

EXCITING NEW ADVENTURE
Follow Jayde’s journey as she replaces her blaster for a sword. Alone with only her guide, she has to navigate her way around this strange new universe, learning magic, traveling to different dimensions as she makes new friends and enemies.

Will the darkness in her soul allow her to find her true-mate? Will she ultimately save this world or will she destroy it?

WARNING: Please note that this story is a slow-moving romance.

TAGS: Female Protagonist, Adventure, Transmigration, Pets, Strong FL, Late Romance, Revenge, Inter-Dimensional Travel, System, Sword and Magic, Weak to Strong

Novel Started: 18 Jan 2019.

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Launch the battle in winter?
Upon hearing the news, Feng Gui though that there was something wrong with his ears. He must have heard wrongly.
He asked Feng Jin in private, "It's the dead of winter now, close to New Year. Mobilizing the troops at such a time, isn't it rather..."
Feng Gui swallowed the remaining words, but Feng Jin already understood what his elder brother was trying to convey.
Feng Jin gave out a long sigh. He said very resignedly, "The emperor requested all the warlords to send troops to protect him. As a subordinate, our lord can't disobey the royal decree. But if we obey the order and send troops to protect the emperor, our lord's previous efforts will definitely go to waste. The people of Wanzhou cannot enjoy a peaceful life unless the toxic Red Lotus Group is gotten rid of. To have the best of both worlds, we have no choice but to choose to launch the battle now. We will do everything in our power to make it quick so that we can deploy some troops to Chenzhou to respond to the emperor's request."
Even when facing his own elder brother, Feng Jin worded everything nicely.
The way he put it, Jiang Pengji chose to launch the battle in winter neither for personal gain nor for territorial expansion, but for the good of the people of Wanzhou. She had a sincere, patriotic heart and was a wise and loyal high-ranking minister, the kind rarely found in Dongqing!
As for the truth, errr — All would be good as long as they both knew it in their hearts.
Feng Gui's lips curled up into a slight smile, with a hint of mockery. "Protect the emperor..."
To the royal family of Dongqing, regardless of whether attempts to protect the emperor were successful or otherwise, in the end, it wouldn't change the fact that they were nearing their end.
How could a dynasty with rotten roots continue?
Who knew whether their request for protection would drag on the royal family's pathetic existence or hasten its death?
Feng Jin frowned, a contemplative look on his face. "This time around, our lord is also compelled to take such a course of action. If not for the interference caused by the request of protection, our lord would probably have acted according to the plan and conquered Chengde County only after the spring plowing. Now, we can only push everything forward and give it a shot."
Feng Gui lowered his eyes for a moment. He tentatively probed, "Huaiyu, how confident do you think Liu Lanting is regarding this battle?"
If she won, Jiang Pengji, whose territory had once again expanded, would be able to turn back and deal with the local nobles of Shangyang County, then control Wanzhou completely.
If she lost, the local nobles of Shangyang County might complicate the issue and cause her some trouble.
As the idiom goes, "Man struggles upwards; water flows downwards."
Noble houses could continue to exist for hundreds or even thousands of years, not just because of excellent family traditions and values, but also because of wise choices in investment and side-taking.
If the nobles couldn't see a future with her, Jiang Pengji would need to beware of backstabbing.
"While I dare not say 100 percent, we have at least a 90 percent chance of winning." Feng Jin stirred his tea with one hand, while his other hand held his sleeve back. The brothers sat opposite each other by the window, making tea and warming wine, discussing politics. "Although the incident arose suddenly, our lord has always liked to start preparing early. The harvest from the fields was not bad this autumn, and the grain depot has long been filled with grain. The army has sufficient food resources, the horses are strong and healthy, and the troops are well-trained and have extremely high cold tolerance. In comparison, the Red Lotus Group is just a mob that isn't up to standard. With such a vast difference between the capabilities of the two, as long as our lord doesn't commit an act of self-destruction, we will definitely win."
When he heard that, Feng Gui quietly took a deep breath.
He wouldn't even estimate such a high likelihood of winning a battle if the person in question was the reincarnation of the god of war. After all, the outcome of a war was highly dependent on the opportunities of time, the advantages of the situation afforded by the Earth, and the union arising from the accord of men.
After hearing Feng Jin's analysis, Feng Gui could somewhat understand where his confidence came from.
Feng Gui said, "Based on what you said, I indeed underestimated Liu Lanting..."
Feng Gui and Feng Jin sat opposite each other, sipping tea. The tea kettle beside them was boiling and hot, white steam pouring out of it.
The two were silent for a while.
Feng Jin spoke and broke the silence in the frozen atmosphere.
He said, "The emperor's request for protection this time around could definitely gather all the heroic warlords of Dongqing. Are you planning to go and have a look, brother?"
Nansheng had been destroyed, and Dongqing was nearing its end. Zhongzhao had started declining, and the remaining two, Beiyuan and Xichang, were chaotic as well. The whole world had been dragged into the whirlpool of war. Unless a wise lord united the world, it would once again descend into chaos, just like it had in the era of the 16 countries.
Since House Feng wanted to continue their legacy forever and overcome this challenge, they would definitely have to join the fight.
There were noble houses that had lasted for a millennium, but no royal family had ever lasted for so long. House Feng had no interest in the throne, and they would choose a lord to aid.
As the future head of the household, regardless of whether he was willing to or not, Feng Gui would definitely have to pick someone with the potential to succeed and serve as the latter's advisor.
Soon, all the famous heroes and warlords would gather at the emperor's request for protection. Why shouldn't Feng Gui go and have a look?
Feng Gui's eyes were rather cold. He said calmly, "If you take a look at the situation in Dongqing, you'll see there are only a few forces that have potential, albeit barely. The main one would be Liu She and his son. The remaining ones play insignificant roles, and they either harbor ambitions far greater than their capabilities, or are unlucky and lack stable foundations. The most they can do is to stir up some trouble in their own territory... In my opinion, it would be difficult for them to achieve anything great. I don't think there's much point in going."
There's a saying that goes, "Don't look for a boyfriend in a dumpster."
For Feng Gui, he similarly refused to pick a wise lord from a bunch of insignificant players.
To put it even more bluntly, amid all these warlords, other than a select few, the rest were not up to standard, and Feng Gui didn't even need to consider them.
The world was so huge, why should he have to constrain himself to pick someone from Dongqing?
Feng Jin somewhat agreed with what his elder brother said.
In that era, battles were not something that could be launched immediately. The preparations that must be made beforehand were very tedious.
Jiang Pengji sent orders to Fengyi County, and at the same time ordered her spies to secretly contact An Cui and ask him how things were going over there.
Her advisors initially thought that they could take a rest during the New Year holiday, but they were naive.
Upon receiving the news, Qiguan Rang and the rest all thought that they had hallucinated as a result of not getting enough sleep the previous night.
Xu Ke passed the letter around. Jiang Pengji had explained clearly in the letter that there was no other choice but to launch the battle this time around.
Yang Si's mouth twitched. He said, "Such a bother."
Who would start a battle near New Year?
Xu Ke knew that Yang Si had been easily irritated recently. After all, who was to blame for the fact that the government affairs and responsibilities of the Chengan District were all being shouldered by Yang Si?
The kitchen supplied them with four to five meals a day, but Yang Si had still rapidly and visibly lost all the weight that he had just gained. That was how busy he was!
Qiguan Rang said, "Our lord ordered us to discuss the matter with the military officers first. We need to settle on which of the soldiers will be setting foot on the battlefield."
Xu Ke managed the logistics. He was basically in charge of all the preparations of the food resources for war and the maintenance of supplies.
From the look of Jiang Pengji's letter, she wasn't asking for their opinion, but merely informing them of a decision.
As her trusty advisors, at this juncture, they could only do their best regarding the preparations they were in charge of.
Yang Si gave a long sigh and rolled his eyes.
Qiguan Rang and Xu Ke were busy preparing for the war. This meant that he would have to shoulder most of the government affairs and responsibilities of Fengyi County.
At this rate, he was going to die from exhaustion.
He told his attendant, "Risking my life over a meal... Your employer, me, is really dumb..."
Yang Si rolled his eyes, looking like a dead fish. The documents on his desk had quickly accumulated over time, forming a high pile. The shadow it cast shrouded his entire body.
The attendant had work piled on him by Yang Si. Who could understand the pains he suffered as he progressed from stumbling along to being skilled in the handling of government affairs?
He struggled as he heaved a large stack of bamboo slips over, putting them down by the desk and causing a loud crash. Panting heavily, he supported himself with one hand on the pile of bamboo slips.
After catching his breath, the attendant was filled with righteous indignance.


Jiang Pengji got something called the Court Intrigue Stream System.
System: "Your goal is to become the most prestigious woman in the kingdom (the Queen)!" 
Jiang Pengji: "Okay, System. No problem!"
Years later, she met the target by becoming the most prestigious woman (the Empress).
Jiang Pengji: "Well done, no?"
System: "Why the hack did you fight on horseback? I want court intrigue among the King's women!"

#how a future general wins the ancient throne
#Her man watches in silence, the System watches with tears

Hundreds of resource boxes were stacked neatly in the warehouse. Inside were the countless parts and materials that Han Xiao had hoarded.
This was his secret base below Sanctuary Three. During the construction of the sanctuary, Han Xiao had secretly expanded the base. It was now his hidden stronghold, and every route had authorization identification equipped with guarding machine guns. There were also surveillance cameras in every entrance and countless spider detectors lurking in the dark. The security was very tight.
Han Xiao had a total of three warehouses—one for materials and parts, another for machinery backlog that he built for EXP and to sell to players, and the last was the important warehouse, storing the equipment he was using, including the new mechanical suit, Amphiptere.
All the items in his warehouses were part of his preparation for his interstellar travel.
The recent dungeon function had earned him a lot of profit once again. Money was pouring in, but he had no idea how much he would have when he left the planet. However, a very positive situation did not make him too excited. He saw some problems too.
The money that he earned came from players, and where did the players get their money?
Of course, their money came from other NPCs by doing missions.
Technically, what the players were doing was gathering the fortune of the NPCs everywhere and giving it all to Han Xiao as a form of expenditure, forming a torrent of money. The money was moving and formed an assembly line. He could be considered the destination of this assembly line. Therefore, if the players wanted to earn money, they had to work for other NPCs, and to increase the average spending and purchasing power of the players, he had to increase the number of NPCs in the sanctuary.
There was also another problem. The players would not stay in the main city forever—they would definitely go to other places to do missions and experience the storyline. To have these players return in the future, other than to have various events, the main city had to be made more accessible.
Han Xiao planned to lay out a new transportation network in the sanctuary, building railway tracks and scheduling regular flights. This required a very high budget, and the Dark Net could not fund it temporarily. Bennett was currently developing new sanctuaries, and they did not have extra money.
These two problems had the same solution.
Find a sucker who was willing to pay the money and provide manpower.
The phone rang. Huang Yu's voice appeared after it was picked up. "The visiting group of the Alumera family has arrived at the sanctuary entrance. Shall we let them in?"
A meaningful smile appeared on Han Xiao's face as he played with the bullet shells.
"Yes, of course, we need to let them in."
…
A convoy parked outside the sanctuary entrance. Xiao Jin had personally brought people to visit. The people who came were mostly members of the Xiao Faction. With Xiao Jin as the leader, there were a few nephews and children. Other than the Xiao Faction, the Home Faction and Red Island Faction also sent their messengers along, mostly to express their standpoint.
They waited at the entrance for quite some time, but Xiao Jin did not show any sign of impatience. He knew very clearly that he was the weak party, and he was here to plead.
After a very long time, they were finally let in. He looked around on the way and observed the facilities in the sanctuary, nodding. Following Huang Yu to the guest hall, he raised his head and immediately saw Han Xiao sitting on the master seat, sizing them up with a mocking expression.
Without the mask, this face in the eyes of these Xiao Faction people was the missing Han Xiao, but they could not see through Han Xiao at all. It was like he was totally a different person. His eyes were as if he was looking at a group of strangers. Xiao Jin did not dare to call him son; he cleared his throat and said in a low voice, "Black Phantom."
Han Xiao looked at them without any expression and did not reply. He simply sat with his back against the chair, played with the bullet in his hand, and stared at them.
Xiao Jin understood his intention. He looked at Xiao Hai and the rest of the youngsters behind him and gave them a sign by tilting his head. These Xiao Faction youngsters caused a commotion, but after a few seconds of hesitation and procrastination, they unwillingly greeted him.
"Stepfather."
"Oh, you're here," Han Xiao said coldly. Han Xiao knew that Xiao Jin definitely expected this awkward relationship issue to happen before they came, and these youngsters were definitely mentally prepared. All this hesitation were acted just for him. Xiao Jin wanted him to go back to being 'Xiao Jin's son' and strengthen their relationship. However, this was completely useless to him, since he was not the real 'Han Xiao'.
Han Xiao was not moved. "What are you visiting me for?"
Seeing the situation, Xiao Jin coughed and said, "I can explain what happened in the past. Your elder brother wants to apologize to you personally."
Xiao Hai took a deep breath, put on a very apologetic expression, and quickly revised the script in his heart one more time. He had already come up with his apology on the way there.
He would cry and grovel, and he would show his regret and self-hatred for what he had done. Then, there would be a high chance to get Han Xiao's forgiveness.
As long as their relationship was restored, Alumera would be able to rely on this strong force. No matter how unwilling Xiao Hai was, he had to brace himself and put on the act.
Xiao Hai was about to take a step forward and start to speak.
Bang!
Everyone was shocked. They followed the sound and looked over. A bullet crater still giving out smoke appeared under Xiao Hai's foot. If he had taken that step forward, the bullet would have hit the back of his foot.
Xiao Hai could not take the step and froze in place.
The empty bullet shell fell to the floor. A dark blue electromagnetic force covered his finger, and black smoke came out of the tip of his fingernail. The flick of his hand had acted as a firing pin, detonating the base and shooting out a bullet with his bare hands. Even Han Xiao himself felt it was cool and awesome.
Its power was limited, but it was enough to scare people.
"I don't need an apology, get down to business," Han Xiao said coldly.
Xiao Jin's expression changed slightly. It was clear that Han Xiao did not want to talk about emotions and only wanted to talk about their deal, which disrupted his plan. Without a choice, he could only ask Xiao Hai to step back.
Xiao Hai clenched his teeth tightly. He had already planned to apologize, but he was not even given a chance to read his script; Han Xiao did not even look at him.
Xiao Jin focused his mind and said in a low voice, "The Germinal Organization is gone, and the Six Nations will be the only large organization from now on. Due to climate deterioration, many wanderers will choose to leave their colonies and join the Six Nations. Once the Six Nations finish resting and recovering, sooner or later, they will clear out us scattered warlords, even if we were once Six Nations' partners…"
"Unless you can find someone to protect you." Han Xiao rubbed his chins.
Xiao Jin nodded. He wanted to plan for the future, to rely on Han Xiao and the Dark Net.
Han Xiao changed the topic and said, "It's time to pay back what you owe. Don't you have any idea how you got to where you are today?"
Xiao Jin was speechless, he wanted to play the emotion card, but Han Xiao just wanted to talk business, just like back then when he was only known as Black Phantom.
"… What do you want to see?"
"Money, manpower, and to move your people into the sanctuary. It's not easy to chase the debt if you're so far away."
The expressions of the visitors shifted slightly.
This would mean they had to give up what they had built. They looked at Xiao Jin and waited for his decision.
Xiao Jin kept silent for a while and decided to compromise. "Okay."
His eyes were looking at the future. The war had brought chaos, but it had also brought order. There would be fewer and fewer wanderers. Once the Six Nations had the time, the idea of warlords and colonies would disappear. Compared to waiting, it was better to look for a way out and change the business model of the family.
Dark Net's sanctuary was considered a colony as well, but different from them warlords, the Six Nations allowed the existence of sanctuaries. Xiao Jin pondered and felt this might be an opportunity, so he agreed.
After getting the others to leave, Han Xiao and Xiao Jin were the only ones left. They discussed the details of the deal, and Xiao Jin kept compromising. The end result was Alumera would be funding the building of transportation network and slowly migrate their people from all their strongholds into the sanctuary, including the refugees and wanderer under their rule, to increase the population of the sanctuary.
Alumera was the sucker that Han Xiao was looking for. Han Xiao had absolutely no intention of inheriting the thoughts of the original owner of his body, but this could be a chip to use Alumera; these people were not noble themselves anyway.
"Heard your Southern Continent division is still troubling Lu Cheng… he's my friend."
Xiao Jin sighed. "I know what to do."
Other than Alumera, Han Xiao also planned to pull in Lu Cheng. He was not going to let Alumera be the only one to grow. The Dark Net would support his operations.
Thinking about that, he remembered that there were still some blueprints that he had yet to receive from Old Man Lu.


What do you do when you wake up and find yourself inside the very game that you love? 
What do you do when you realize you that you have not only become an NPC - you have even been thrown back in time to before the game even launched! 
What will happen when our protagonist's two realities coincide? 
Han Xiao was a professional power leveler before his transmigration. Using his past life's knowledge, Han Xiao sweeps through the universe as he prepares for the arrival of the players. This is definitely not your typical transmigration novel.

Di Feiwen's proposal was rather unprecedented. At the very least, the Star Glory Federation had never encountered such ridiculous terms of surrender before.
Of course, the Star Glory Federation had never competed with a universal superpower of such a scale and even defeated the opponent to some extent before, either, although the victory was only local and temporary.
Regarding the absurd 'terms of surrender', Li Yao himself and the strategists, lawyers, and sociologists of the federation all began their deductions.
The first problem that the experts faced was whether or not the arrangement was legally acceptable.
Like most of the political entities drifting at the edge of the cosmos, the Star Glory Federation did not forbid dual nationalities. Or rather, the federation had never considered the possibility of finding another nation and forming an 'international society' before.
Since there was not even an 'international society', naturally, dual nationalities were not a problem.
In other words, Li Yao's identity as 'citizen of the Imperium' was not against the law. Some of the captives who had been captured ten years ago were still living in the Star Glory Federation. They were not necessarily willing to abandon their identities as subjects or citizens of the Imperium. The federation certainly did not force them to make a choice, either.
Of course, if Li Yao were an official of the Star Glory Federation, it would raise the suspicion of treason when he worked for a hostile country.
After multiple investigations, the conclusion of the specialists was that Li Yao was no kind of official in the federal government. The so-called 'dominator of three Sectors' was more like a slogan for propaganda. He was just the president of several private funds, nothing more.
However, Li Yao had access to tremendous secrets of the federation and was even a member of the 'First Family'. There would certainly be great influence if he became a subject of the emperor of a hostile country, even though only theoretically.
But when the research was pushed to this point, even the concept of 'hostile' became quite suspicious in the legal sense. It had never occurred to the specialists that, despite the fierce space battle half a year ago, in which almost ten thousand starships large and small and dozens of Colossi were mobilized, the two parties had never declared war against each other!
For the Black Wind Fleet, the three thousand Sectors were all the rightful territory of the Imperium. They were only there to conquer the barbarians at the edge of the cosmos and did not consider the federal as an opponent on par with the Imperium at all. Naturally, it was unnecessary to declare war.
On the federation's side, to ensure the secrecy of the 'Dim Moon Plan' and to pretend that they were unexpectedly attacked, they did not declare war on the Imperium either.
After the space battle, the federation only hoped that the homeland of the Imperium did not know of their existence so that they could develop for several more decades in secret. How could they attract the enemy's attention by declaring war on the Imperium?
At this moment, a piece of news from the center of the cosmos accelerated the decision-making of the federation and Li Yao.
Di Feiwen's fleet near the brown dwarf always had a super remote communication base that maintained minimal contact with the homeland of the Imperium.
The latest battle report that they had received stated that the 'strategic counterattack' of the Imperium of True Human Beings, which had been prepared for hundreds of years, had been launched a long time ago, and the progress could only be described as 'unstoppable'. In only half a year, two strategic victories that could be called 'great triumphs' had been secured, and more than five Sectors and twenty resource plants had been recovered.
All in all, everything looked good. Not only was the Imperium about to take back all the territory swallowed by the Covenant Alliance in the past hundreds of years, it also had the opportunity to march to the central territory that the Covenant Alliance had operated for a thousand years to claim the heavy industrial bases and the resource planets of the Covenant Alliance, thereby reversing the comparison of national power of the two parties.
Too many victory ceremonies had been held in the Imperium. A lot of people even considered the strategic attack as the renaissance of the Imperium. Some were even calling the emperor 'Blackstar the Great reborn'. The military power, morale, and the experts' loyalty to the emperor were at the highest point in the past five hundred years.
The good news for the Imperium was bad news for the federation.
According to the grand strategy after a hundred years of planning, the Star Glory Federation, as a critical chess piece, could only play an important role when the Imperium of True Human Beings and the Alliance of the Holy Covenant were on par with each other.
Whether the Imperium suppressed the Covenant Alliance or the Covenant Alliance completely swallowed the Imperium, it would not be good for the Star Glory Federation, which had just entered the phase of high-speed development.
Right now, somebody in the Imperium of True Human Beings had already learned of the Star Glory Federation's existence. However, because of the personal plans of Heiye Ming and the rest of them, they did not know that the Star Glory Federation was a highly-modernized regional superpower that was developing even faster than the Imperium and thought that it was just a bunch of barbarians struggling to survive in a desolate land.
But the secret could not be kept for long.
If the Imperium really accomplished the strategic counterattack and secured a decisive victory, rising as the sole dominator of the universe, it would certainly shift its attention to the federation eventually.
The emperor, whose capability and prestige would be higher than ever after the multiple victories, might not care about the barbarians at the edge of the cosmos, but he would certainly not allow the tough and insubordinate warriors of the Black Wind Fleet to wander out of his control.
The seasoned troops from the main battlefield of the Imperium would certainly be able to sweep across all the enemies in their way like an autumn wind blowing off the leaves.
If the emperor, nobles, and warlords of the Imperium learned the truth of what happened at the edge of the cosmos, that the Black Wind Fleet had been defeated by an unknown country at the border and that the unknown country might grow into a great threat for the Imperium in a hundred years, why would they not exterminate the threat while it was still in the cradle?
The Cultivators certainly had their principles, but persisting in principles did not equal doctrinism or recklessness. Having a head-on clash with a hundred central worlds of the Imperium with less than ten worlds at the edge of the cosmos would be a bold but stupid move that would yield no results at all except for the destruction of the future of almost a hundred billion people.
The federation had no choice except to lie to the homeland of the Imperium and even to attempt to pull off a great strategic deception to make the homeland of the Imperium believe that everything at the edge of the cosmos was under the control of the Black Wind Fleet and that the Black Wind Fleet retained its absolute loyalty to the Imperium.
It would be best if another dozens of years could be earned for development so that the federation could digest and absorb the technology stored in the Black Wind Fleet and the Nuwa warship in the Ancient Sages Sector and make another leap. After that… the federation could take other measures!
To achieve that, the federation needed the support of the defeated soldiers of the Black Wind Fleet, or at least the fleet near the brown dwarf under Di Feiwen's lead that controlled the super remote communication base.
The subtlety of the situation and the continuous victories of the Imperium were not necessarily a good thing for the Black Wind Fleet either because it meant that the Black Wind Fleet was even more useless to the Imperium. It was now more of a problem that could not be gotten rid of.
Even if their hometown was 'recovered' by the Imperium, it would still fall to the hands of other nobles and warlords or even be claimed by the emperor himself.
With their crushed soldiers, it would be impossible for them to ask the emperor and the warlords to spit out the five fat pieces of meat that had already been swallowed!
To some extent, the interests of the Black Wind Fleet and the interests of the Star Glory Federation were being bundled slowly.
Then, to get the full cooperation of the Black Wind Fleet and Di Feiwen, the only thing that needed to be done was to satisfy their small 'request'.
All the intelligence was listed in front of Li Yao with the most detailed analysis, even considering the possibility that Di Feiwen was lying and the Imperium in fact did not secure any great victory.
But Di Feiwen did not have any reason to lie about such an important message, which would be seen through soon enough. The Black Wind Fleet had to be stationed in the homeland of the federation for a long time. It would even be disbanded and regrouped. All of them would be meat on the chopping block at the mercy of the federation.
If he dared to shatter the mutual trust of the two parties with such a great lie, it would do no good to the future of the Black Wind Fleet and the Immortal Cultivators at all.
Li Yao scratched his head and thought for a long time. Eventually, it was what the mental devil said that helped him make up his mind.
"Don't we still need to search for Earth at the center of the cosmos? I don't think that any random person will know the relevant information.
"To unveil the truth about Earth, it is necessary to become a big shot at the center of the cosmos or at least have access to the big shots. In that case, the identity of 'Black Wind King' will be the perfect identity to get started.
"As to your concerns that Di Feiwen has other evil plans, I don't think that you should be too worried. You can keep him in the federation under the close surveillance of Guo Chunfeng, Jin Xinyue, and the rest of them. Then, disband the Black Wind Fleet and brainwash all the soldiers. Send all the civilians to the schools in the federation for reeducation. Do you think that they can turn the world upside side?
"Even if you do go to the Imperium, there is no need for you to expose your identity to the public. You look so ugly in the first place. If you disguise yourself and sneak in, who can possibly guess that you are the legendary 'Black Wind King'? There won't be any trouble at all!"
The words woke Li Yao up from the predicament. Although he was not entirely satisfied about the remark on his appearance, he still coughed and made up his mind to go to 'Black Ray', the temporary flagship of the Black Wind Fleet, where he received the title of 'Black Wind King'.
Eight months after the splendid space battle, the Immortal Cultivators in black military uniforms and glowing long boots lowered their proud heads to the man on the podium whose hair was in a mess. On one knee, they roared at the same time.
"We swear solemnly before the billions of stars that we will unconditionally obey 'Li Yao', the dominator at the edge of the cosmos, the slaughterer of deities and devils, the protector of the seven Sectors, who will be respected as the new ruler of the five worlds, the new leader of the Black Wind Fleet, and our supreme master!
"For the eternal glory of the civilization of mankind, we will forever obey the leader's command and put our lives on the line for the vow anytime and anywhere!
"Long live the leader! Long live the Black Wind Fleet! Long live the civilization of mankind!"


“Even if this universe is truly nothing more than a brutal, bloody, shadowy forest, we Cultivators will burn all that we have just to give off a single weak flickering spark in the darkness! 
“No matter how weak each spark is, how short-lived, how small… As long as the sparks flow unabated, then one day one of those sparks will light some tinder, and that tinder shall light some fallen branches, and those branches shall set ablaze each and every last tree of the forest! 
“In the end, even the smallest sparks will eventually set the shadowy forest ablaze and illuminate the whole world!”
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** Qidian International and the former translator, Mr. Strivon, have reached an agreement to buy out the chapters and host them on our site. We will be continuing the translation from the last chapter translated by Mr. Strivon **

Although imperial power was paramount in Yun Nation, the position of warlord was inherited. It was passed down from generation to generation and power was consolidated in a region by the family.
Over the centuries, these warlords became more like local tyrants.
That so-called imperial power was only a nominal title.
It was almost identical to Zhou Tianzi and the dukes as mentioned in the history of China.
In the case here, the dukes were replaced by the warlords.
The warlords were divided into different factions, and the relationships among them were extremely complex. Even if the emperor of the Yun Nation had the intention of changing the structure, it was hard to intervene.
However, the tyrannical days of these warlords were over, and they weren't having a good time now.
This was especially so for those cities facing the frontline of the Dayao army. Most of these city chiefs didn't even know where their skeletons were thrown to.
A minority of them, upon seeing the unfavorable situation, threw away everything and managed to escape in time.
The deteriorating war situation terrified everyone.
The court officials remaining in the cities were feeling jittery.
It was particularly bad for the warlords who had faced the Dayao army directly. Two of them had fled early on, while the rest had sent their family members away.
However, the warlords who abandoned their cities didn't fare any better than a drowning dog. They ran to Wang Jing with a glimmer of hope, but were caught by the Prime Minister Zheng Chengmian and had their heads chopped off.
Externally, there was a strong enemy army, and internally, there was a prime minister who was covetous of their wealth.
Even Zheng Chengmian was finally convinced that Dayao was going to exterminate the Yun Nation and was prepared to fight to the end. However, this situation didn't lead him to soften his stance on these warlords. 
They faced death if they ran away, but if they didn't run, they would also die.
Out of 200 cities, almost half were in the hands of Dayao.
Even the most optimistic people were depressed by the war situation.
This situation was particularly evident to the warlords who knew the military strength of both sides.
Some warlords started to regale themselves with wine and revelry every day as they prepared to enjoy their last days without restraint. Dark clouds seemed to hang over the cities with despair filling the air.
At this critical juncture, a man appeared.
This man was Lin Mengsheng, a scholar who was about 30 years old.
Many warlords were persuaded by his eloquence to surrender to Dayao.
There were a total of 47 cities between the Dayao army and Wang Jing. 
Once these 47 cities were neutralized, only three forts stood as a barrier between the army of Dayao and Wang Jing.
Comparing the forces of Dayao and the Yun Nation with the current situation, surrendering seemed to be the wiser choice, but in reality, it wasn't as simple as that.
It was unknown how many people thought about surrendering, but didn't follow through with the action.
First, the reputation of the aboriginals was bad in the Yun Nation.
Second, surrendering to a foreign country was a blemish that lasted for a long time and their descendants wouldn't be able to raise their heads.
Third, some people wanted to surrender before the battle, but Zi Donglai refused to accept this because his army was already at the city gates. Instead, he proceeded to slaughter them.
Fourth, even if they wanted to surrender, they had to consider the expert practitioners in the Yun Nation.
During the war, those people were hiding in some unknown places.
If they surrendered and were castigated by the people, those practitioners might emerge to wipe them out and become the people's heroes.
Due to these reasons, surrendering was only a thought.
However, this Lin Mengsheng had information about Dayao's treatment of captives and was aware of the aboriginal's change in attitude. He managed to persuade dozens of warlords and met with Zi Donglai personally before the onset of the battles.
After listening to the empress, Ren Baqian asked, "What's his motive?"
The empress looked at him strangely after hearing this question and replied, "It's said that Zheng Chengmian's people attempted to assassinate his mentor and some clan members while en route to the capital."
Ren Baqian was speechless.
If he wasn't mistaken, that incident was the work of people from the protectorate.
If this was really the case, then those people from the protectorate had made a huge contribution.
Whether the words of this person were real or not, it was fine as long as their surrender was real.
Even if this person intended to use this as a merit to gain acceptance, it was fine because Dayao lacked such talents.
The empress was of a similar opinion and said, "This person may have other motives. I dislike this type of a person."
Ren Baqian was familiar with her preferences and considered her opinion to be normal.
Nobody liked a traitor.
"Between a loyal official who can't bring benefits to the people and one who is working for his own interests, but is capable, who would you choose?" Ren Baqian raised this question.
In reality, this was a question that the empress had to face sooner or later.
Previously, there were only aboriginals in the court because not many other people could be used, so the empress didn't have to consider this question.
The aboriginals were said to be simple, partly because they were upright and partly because they didn't go through the trial of baptism by fire since Dayao was very poor.
However, people could always change,
Likewise, the aboriginals were the same.
As Dayao changed, every aboriginal court official would be tested more vigorously.
As for the people from the Yun Nation and the Jing Tribe people, the empress had to make use of their services sooner or later.
It wasn't a good idea to have the aboriginals dominate the rest.
Ren Baqian simply took the opportunity to raise this issue.
The empress considered his question carefully.
"Of course, I prefer loyal people. If both conditions can't be met, I will consider using the second type. Is this what you mean?" the empress asked.
Ren Baqian applauded and said, "No wonder you are the empress, you understand after just a hint."
The empress looked at him and declared, "You seem to like using these people. It has been like this ever since the Jing Tribe people came!"
"Your Majesty, although the aboriginals are loyal, in many matters they have the will, but not the ability. Plus, we have more than enough of these loyal and inept officials. We can't send ordinary people over as officials or else we will create a mess. We have to use these other people for the sake of Dayao and the citizens!" Ren Baqian said.
Frankly, he preferred to use non-aboriginals.
Although the aboriginals were very strong, their power wasn't constructive in nature, it was destructive
What he wanted to do was to build. The Jing Tribe people and people from the Yun Nation who were intelligent, but weren't physically strong, were more useful.
Gradually, more non-aboriginals would enter the court and form a group to counter the powerful aboriginals.
As a result, Ren Baqian would be easily misunderstood since he was the person behind this policy and wasn't an aboriginal.
He understood this very early on.
"I understand. I do not suspect you." The empress sighed.
It wasn't that she didn't understand, but Dayao had always belonged to the aboriginals.
The would be a change in eras.
Ren Baqian held the palm of the empress and transmitted his warmth.
The palm of the empress was small and warm. He felt comfortable every time he held it.


In a world where its inhabitants can destroy a city wall single-handedly, the empress has a kirin as her pet, and the imperial palace of Great Xia has a pool containing a dragon. There is also a Sword Mountain where spirit swords occasionally leave in search of a master .

Bootlicking the empress, Ren Baqian ascended to the apex of life.　　

Shirona : And who are those small fries??

Noa : Kensei small fry...

Noa : Kou small fry... Vatler small fry...

Noa : The four warlords small fries...

Noa : Here i have named all my opponents that are less than 10 fingers who don't pose any trouble to me...

Noa : But enough with that we need to have fun...

Many who got his meaning blushed while others smiled with mischief...

Noa, on the other hand, had three people he needed to eat and those were both Natsuki's and Nina before he welcomed Beatrice and Kiriha in his heart...

Noa : All of you should return to your jobs and prepare for a little party...

Noa : Until then i'm going to rest...

Leaving behind his last words Noa left from there and went to his room as he wanted to sleep with company as he let the door of his room open indicating to many that they can visit him tonight...

Soon night came down in the world and as he was truly sleeping in his room, creaks were heard and one small and one big figure sneaked inside...

??? : Ermm... Are we really going through this??

??? 2 : What you don't want to?? If we are too late who knows if we won't fall short...

??? : Yeah but...

??? 2 : No buts... He saved us from the prison so we kinda owe him...

??? 2 : Well, even if i didn't owe him, i would still go through with this, i'm not against it...

??? : Ughh... Are you really my adult self...??

??? 2 : Both of us were the same person, what i say and feel is similarly what you were feeling...

Noa had long ago realised who they were and smiled under the sheets but nevertheless he didn't move...

He had expected for either them or Nina make a move and if they didn't the others would eventually play a silent war outside the room to see who will enter today...

This was the reason he said a little party to determine who from them will join...

Well typically in harems, there is always a mess up order such as a maiden breaks the engagement but later one realising the MC becoming a Dragon starts regretting it but had long lost the first place...

Or Usually, the mc as he chases a childhood love to prove himself always ends up fucking sisters along the way until the day he meets her...

He, on the other hand, tries to keep the numbers of priority the girls had joined and if that doesn't work for some reason, he will keep his promise on making them mothers at the proper order...

Finally, both of them entered under the bed and started crawling upwards as they wanted to first hug his body...

They wanted first to feel the warmth of being pampered in a relationship and how could Noa not know this...

He turned around and hugged the two when they least expected it which caused them to yelp and eventually start laughing as he started tickling them...

Noa : You two sneaky girls...

Natsuki : Hahahaha, who is sneaky!!!

A. Natsuki : Pfffffffttt... Hahahahaha...

Noa : Here let me give you a few small surprises...

Noa : This here is called a normal kiss...

Chhouuuuuuu.....!!!

Noa : This here is called a ticking kiss...

Chhouuuuuuu.....!!!

Natsuki : Hahahaha...

A. Natsuki : Pfffffffttt... 

Noa : This here is called a deep kiss...

Chhouuuuuuu.....!!!

Natsuki : Mmmmm....

A. Natsuki : Mmmmm....

Natsuki : Haaaa...

A. Natsuki : Haaa... haa...

Noa : This here is called a tongue-tied or twisting kiss...

Chhouuuuuuu.....!!!

Natsuki : Aaaaaa... Mnnn...

A. Natsuki : Mmmmnn... Aaaaaa... Mnnn...

Noa slowly pampered them with light kisses and deep ones and in the middle ones he started playing with their tongues without letting them take a breath...

After 10 minutes of pampering, both Natsuki's had red faces filled with lust as they threw small lustful gazes at him...

Noa then took the matter completely into his hands and started slowly removing their clothes of the sake of the long night they have ahead...

Noa Elkeon is a pretty much normal guy at least on the outside world...

When he reaches home from work or different types of activities he changes personalities and become a Vampire progenitor...

Or at least he would wish to become one but unfortunately, this is real life and not his favourite Anime...

But what happened when an earthquake happens and demolished countless apartments???

The answer is simple he died.....

Chapter 2293 - Capturing the Northern Fortress
The Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion members gaped in shock when they saw the Undead General and 15 Undead Warriors die.
We won, just like that? Even Phoenix Rain felt as if she were dreaming.
She had read the report on Thirteen Thrones' attempt to capture the Small fortress. Both Thirteen Thrones and Starlink had suffered over 10,000 casualties just to get through the fortress's entrance. Moreover, they had only faced Level 100-plus Grand Lords, not a Level 100-plus Mythic monster, during that battle.
And yet, the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion had only lost a few hundred players, and Zero Wing's forces had already slain the Undead Warriors and Undead General that served as the Northern Fortress's gatekeepers. All it had taken was one Tier 4 Hero and two Personal Guards. Moreover, the Hero wasn't as responsible for their success as the Personal Guard, Anna. No one would believe her if she told this tale.
The Undead General and Undead Warriors had also dropped better loot than any of them had expected. Not only had they dropped a lot of Level 100 Secret-Silver Equipment, but several pieces of Level 100 Fine-Gold Equipment had also dropped. The sight of their harvest even excited Phoenix Rain.
The equipment's Attributes were awe-inspiring. It was no exaggeration to say that a player in full Level 100 Secret-Silver Equipment could easily defeat a player in Level 90 Dark-Gold Set Equipment. Furthermore, the loot included the Mountain Copper Set, a Level 100 Secret-Silver Set Equipment.
"Everyone, get into the fortress! Ignore the mobs!" Shi Feng hurriedly commanded once the mini Bosses had died. "We need to destroy the Defensive Magic Towers before they repair the magic barrier!"
As long as the Northern Fortress's four Defensive Magic Towers remained, they would automatically reconstruct the defensive magic barrier around the fortress. If they wanted this operation to succeed, they had to be extremely fast.
Although destroying each Defensive Magic Tower would significantly increase the time needed to reconstruct the array, the towers weren't easy to take down. As soon as players entered the fortress, they'd encounter an endless stream of monsters trying to stop them, and it wouldn't be long before the fortress's Guardian Boss joined the battle. With how large and spacious the Northern Fortress was, it was easy to imagine how difficult it would be to destroy the towers while keeping the Guardian Boss and mobs at bay.
With Shi Feng's command, the players swarmed toward the fortress's entrance, with everyone following the Tier 4 Hero as Arslet opened a path.
Beyond the walls, the Northern Fortress was organized like a town. As soon as they entered, the players were greeted by the sight of tattered houses. Undead filled the streets, and the Defensive Magic Towers stood in the fortress's four corners, looking inconspicuous.
Once the players crossed the entrance's threshold, they gasped.
Numerous Grand Lord ranked Undead Warriors roamed the streets, and when they saw the invaders, two Mythic ranked Undead Warlords emerged from the Undead army's ranks. A six-meter-tall Undead followed behind the two Undead Warlords, wearing black armor and a crown on its head. When the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion's experts sensed the crowned Undead's horrific pressure and death energy, they couldn't help but shudder. Some of them even struggled to move.
…
[Undead Warlord] (Undead, Mythic)
Level 102
HP 630,000,000/630,000,000
[Undead King] (Undead Creature, Ancient Fiend, Mythic)
Level 103
HP 1,420,000,000/1,420,000,000
…
"Why does it have to be an Ancient Fiend?"
Even Shi Feng was shocked when he saw the Undead King's statistics. He had known the Northern Fortress would be immensely difficult to capture, but he had never dreamed that the challenge would be this great.
Based on what he remembered from his previous life, the Northern Fortress's Guardian Boss should only have been a Mythic ranked Realm Lord, yet the Guardian Boss before him was a Mythic ranked Ancient Fiend…
Once it crossed the Level 100 threshold, and its restrictions had been removed, a Mythic ranked Ancient Fiend could nearly rival a Dragon.
Before anyone could react, the Undead King vanished.
It reappeared above the player army, swinging down its skeletal greatsword. Overwhelming death energy poured down on the player army, so powerful that it cracked the space around it.
Not good! Shi Feng's expression turned grim at the sight.
The Undead King's intellect was far higher than the Undead General they had faced moments ago. Once the Guardian Boss sensed the invaders, it launched an attack, targeting the most densely packed area. If they allowed the Undead King to land its AOE attack, several thousand players would die instantly.
However, just as the wave of dark energy was about to land on the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion's members, a figure suddenly appeared in the air above them. This figure belonged to none other than Arslet.
Arslet had activated a Skill, sending a towering pillar of light crashing into the wave of dark energy. The light pillar neutralized the attack in the collision, and the resulting shockwave devoured a significant portion of the players' HPs. Some of them hadn't been able to cope at all and died.
Although Arslet had the upper hand against the Undead King, he couldn't suppress the Ancient Fiend completely. As a result, the Undead King attacked the player army from time to time, each blow reaping several hundred lives and devastating the surrounding terrain.
The Pavilion's players began to despair. The difference between their strength and the Undead King's was too massive. This was no longer a fight Tier 2 players had any hope of surviving.
If the Undead King was so terrifying, even while it was distracted, how were they supposed to deal with the two Undead Warlords and numerous Undead Warriors?
"Phoenix Pavilion Master, leave the Bosses to us. Your team should try to destroy the Defensive Magic Towers as quickly as possible," Shi Feng quickly reminded Phoenix Rain.
Not only could the Defensive Magic Towers regenerate the defensive magic array around the Northern Fortress, but they could also reinforce the Guardian Boss. Without those towers, the Undead King, which was 17 levels lower than Arslet, wouldn't be able to attack the surrounding players while fighting the Hero.
The only hope they had of defeating the Undead King relied on the Defensive Magic Towers' destruction. If that failed, the fortress's Undead would slay every player, regardless of whether nor not Arslet could survive against the Ancient Fiend.
"But those two Undead Warlords…" Phoenix Rain insisted, worried as she glanced at the Mythic monsters that guarded the path to the Defensive Magic Towers.
The two Undead Warlords were no trivial opponents. They might not be as strong as the Undead King, but if they ambushed her army's healers, the rest of her players would fall.
"Don't worry about them! We'll keep those two Undead Warlords busy!" Shi Feng shouted back.
Shi Feng then retrieved the Ring of Gospel, sacrificing 7,000 Magic Crystals to activate Miniature World and Ring of Brilliance. Within a 5,000-yard radius, space froze, and all enemies' physiques and Basic Attributes dropped. At the same time, all allies within 2,000 yards of Shi Feng received a boost to their physiques and Basic Attributes.
Everyone immediately sensed the gap between themselves and the Undead army shortening significantly.
Once that was done, Shi Feng sent Anna and Kite after the two Undead Warlords.
Although the Undead Warlords were powerful, the two Mythic Bosses would need quite some time to deal with the players when faced with the strengthened Holy Knight, Kite, and the suppressing barrier the 18 Rock Guardians had formed.
When she saw this, Phoenix Rain stopped holding back, activating all of the Tier 3 Summoning Scrolls she had prepared to open a path to the Defensive Magic Towers. She also used quite a few defensive magic arrays and Tier 4 large-scale destruction Magic Scrolls. Once the force had reached one of the towers, the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion's members bombarded it with their attacks.
Time passed quickly.
As each Defensive Magic Tower fell, the Undead King's attacks became more powerful. As a result, the player armor suffered more casualties. When only one Defensive Magic Tower remained, the Undead King began to attack the Rock Guardians' magic barrier to free the Undead Warriors.
"Hurry! That barrier won't last much longer!" Shi Feng urged Phoenix Rain and the others as he watched the barrier's Mana reserves rapidly deplete.
Just before the magic barrier shattered, the sound of a collapsing building echoed throughout the fortress.
After fighting for more than an hour, suffering over 10,000 casualties, and expending all of their Tier 3 and Tier 4 Magic Scrolls, the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion's members had finally destroyed all four Defensive Magic Towers.
As the fourth and final Defensive Magic Tower fell, the death energy and Mana within the Northern Fortress substantially decreased. The Undead King's Basic Attributes also fell by as much as 20%, instantly giving Arslet an overwhelming advantage.
With Arslet suppressing the Ancient Fiend, the players were able to attack the Undead Warlords without interruption.
Finally, after nearly two hours, the Undead King and the two Undead Warlords died.
"We did it!"
"We won!"
The surviving players cheered as the Undead King collapsed to the ground. Even Phoenix Rain was immensely excited. She hadn't actually thought that they'd successfully capture the Northern Fortress.
Shi Feng stepped up to the Undead King's corpse, quickly locating a dark-gold token and picking it up.
The moment Shi Feng touched the token, the sound of a system notification reached every player's ears.
…
Gravity Mountain Range Region System Announcement: Congratulations to Zero Wing for capturing the Northern Fortress and becoming its lord. Guild Popularity in Dragonheart City increased by 10,000.


Starting over once more, he has entered this “living game” again in order to control his own fate.

This time, he will not be controlled by others.

Previously the Level 200 Sword King, he will rise to a higher peak in this life.

Methods to earn money! Dungeon conquering strategies! Legendary Quests! Equipment drop locations! Undiscovered battle techniques!

Even the secrets Beta Testers were unknowledgeable of, he knows of them all.

Massive wars, life advancement, entering Godhood, sword reaching to the peak; a legend of a man becoming a Sword God has begun.

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