The dimly lit room emitted a musty smell, and the bookcases around were filled with all kinds of books, the windows were tightly closed, and the white light penetrated into the room through the gaps between the blinds.

Barrowwu sat behind the oak table with a grim expression. The four thick legs of the oak table were wrapped with iron chains, and the tabletop was carved into the style of a square shield. Various books, rosters and letters were piled on the tabletop. Barrowwu was looking at a report written on parchment, which was about the incident that happened in the morning at the gate of the west city of Jinhu Lake City: a carriage of the Iron Chain Knights was burned, and two corpses were found. Both were killed by sword injuries, and the setting fire was purely to destroy the corpse.

"This matter has nothing to do with the case in the city, right?" Barrowfu held the letter on the table, looked up at the adjutant wearing a black iron helmet with his tiny eyes.

"Yes, President," replied the adjutant, "all the dead in the city died of bent blades or sharp claws. The gates were blocked when this incident occurred, and it was obviously done by people outside the city."

"Is it a vendetta? Or a spy from the principality?" Barolwufu touched his square chin with a strong black beard, and his beard was trimmed very cleanly. "Who is the dead person? Does anyone know anyone in the guild? Are you connected?"

"The others are investigating. The dead person was sent to escort the magician to the village of Lujun a few days ago. He may have stayed for a few days and didn't come back until today, but he was killed at the door of his house." The adjutant said with a smile in his tone, "It's really unlucky."

"Unfortunate? I don't think it's that simple," Barolwufu tapped the letter with his finger. "I found out the cause and the process of this matter, and I always feel that there is another thing hidden inside."

"Yes." The adjutant replied, and then he paused again, "The map mission of Lengshi Town has officially started today."

"Well, I understand." Barolwu waved his hand and signaled that the adjutant did not want to discuss this topic. "How is the investigation about the legend of the ancient city?"

The adjutant shrugged, "As usual, although the smoke tower has been smoking, there has been no further development."

"Okay, then try your best to deal with the task at hand first," Barolwufu said, standing up, "find someone to take me to the place where the incident happened last night."

"Which incident happened?" the adjutant asked vigilantly.

Barrowf paused, "Go both."

"Yes, I understand. I'll let Feiyu take you there." The adjutant nodded, and suddenly he remembered something, "By the way, President, the principality seemed to have occupied a town on the battlefield in the south, and we lost a large area of ​​territory."

"What are those guys in the south doing?" Barrowfu frowned, "Where is the dragon blood group? Where is the raven group? Where is the Gauss' lion group?"

"The Principality seems to be coming in full force this time. Several large guilds gathered together to fight. The raven group was caught off guard and suffered most of the losses. Fortunately, the raven group, if other guilds were killed, they might have been destroyed. This matter is now very quarreling on the forum, and many players are clamoring to start a war."

"That's why I don't like to visit the forums. The war started in the early stage of the version? I'm afraid these guys are not crazy?" Barrow Whistleman waved disapprovingly, "No need to pay attention. No matter how fierce the south is, we will not have any danger here for the time being. When we hit us, it's only time that the kingdom is about to be over or the north is falling."

The two of them had already reached the door of the room while they were talking, but before they could touch the door handle, the door opened by themselves. "No, no, it's not good! President!" A player wearing mature leather armor held the door handle with one hand and shouted panting.

"What happened again?" Barrowfu asked while sighing.

"Monsters appeared in the oak forest in the east and northeast!" His words made Barolwufu and his adjutant stunned, "It is now digging the city wall! It has been almost half dug through!"

...

The capital of the Kingdom, Androlie. The Caesar Plain, located at the top of the world at the center of the Kingdom, was built on the former site of the former kingdom of the Saint Caesar Empire. During the period of the Saint Caesar Empire, it was known as the "Capital of Thousand Temples". There were thousands of temples of various sizes in the royal city, enshrined in different gods. Except for a few terrifying gods or forgotten old gods, almost all gods have their own temples here. The most magnificent temple belongs to the main temple, and the different main temples worshipped by kings of all generations were extremely magnificent.

Many temples occupy almost half of the kingdom's capital, and now the population of the residents of the royal city is no longer as large as the previous St. Caesar's Empire, resulting in the abandonment of a large number of temples with fewer or even no believers, while temples with more believers operate normally. The temples of gods with many believers are almost all located in the west of the royal city, and most of the temples have been maintained and repaired, so they have always maintained a bright and beautiful appearance. The western part of the royal city is also called the "Gods Area", but has been unmaintained. The repaired temple area in the northern part of the royal city has gradually become the "Old Gods Area".

In the Gods Area, there is a wide white marble square, which surrounds three temples on three sides: the Temple of the Lord of the Fire, the Temple of the Pale Knight and the Temple of Valkyrie. These three gods are all gods of warriors, so this square is also a warrior square. In the middle of the square is a statue of warriors holding a sharp sword and wearing armor. It is a relic from the period of the St. Caesar Empire. Now its head has been lost, so it is no longer known which hero it has created, but people still respectfully call it "headless brave man".

Now the bells in the Gods area have been ringing for three days, and those are from the temples of "God of War" and "God of War". At this moment, the Warrior Square is crowded with people, almost a crowd. Soldiers, guards, ordinary residents, nobles, and even mercenaries and merchants are all crowded with this square. In front of the Valkyrie Temple, under the statue of Valkyrie holding a spear, a sharp sword in his waist, and a armored Valkyrie standing a woman with long white hair, her lavender eyes staring at the head rushing below. She is also wearing white armor like a Valkyrie, holding a sharp sword in his hand.

The princess, His Highness Vidland Villeon, the eldest daughter of His Majesty the kingdom emperor today. Her beauty is sung by singers and sought after by nobles, but she chose long swords and armor. She is a famous female warrior, known as the "spokesperson of Valkyrie on earth" and is also surrounded by the residents of the royal city.

"Silent!" A tall white knight behind His Highness Vaderan Vaderan shouted, and another white knight blew the trumpet. Behind her were two tall white knights holding spears, wearing white robes and white armor, and silver-plated iron helmets. After hearing the trumpets, people gradually calmed down. In front of the temple, there were a row of guards holding long shields and steel swords, both wearing white robes and white armor. They were called "White-clothed Guards" and were the personal guards of His Highness Vaderan Vaderan Vaderan Vaderan Vaderan Vaderan.

The princess, His Highness Vidland Villeon, took a step forward, and his eyes gathered on him. The bells had stopped, but people knew that they would ring again because the war was coming.

"People of the Kingdom," the princess Vidland Villeon shouted with a serious expression, "a few days ago, several mercenaries from the Principality jointly captured a town on the border of our Kingdom. Today, the war is still burning. We all understand that the greedy Principality people will not be satisfied! Our war with them has lasted for hundreds of years, but the outcome has never been decided. Now! It's time! It's time to make a break!"

A burst of cheers exploded in the crowd, "Your Highness, the Queen!" "Long live Your Highness, the Queen!" "Long live Your Highness, the Queen!"

The princess Vidland Villeon pulled out the white sword at his waist, which was an unparalleled brilliant sword. The princess pointed the sword to the sky and pointed at the gray-white cross star, which could be clearly seen even in the daytime, "Look! People of the Kingdom! That cross star! That is the star of signs! The star of decisive battle! It is the omen given to us by the gods! The ancient legend has reappeared, and the unity we are looking forward to is coming!"

"We! We are about to go to war with the Principality!"

"Long live the princess!" The crowd called out enthusiastically, "Long live the emperor!"

"Long live the princess!" The bell sounded in the temple again, but it still could not suppress the call of the crowd.

"Long live the Emperor!"

"Long live the kingdom!"

...

"It's really a beautiful word." Looking at the crowd outside the window, Earl Cherbiens took a sip of the red wine in the goblet decorated with gems. He was a strong man in his forties, with a bald head, a hooked nose and a goatee. His sharp eyes and strong body made people think that he was a general at the first glance.

"After all, it's a war to start. To motivate those brainless guys, it's necessary to be so passionate. Sister Wang is doing a pretty good job of this." The person sitting in the shadow behind the earl played with a dagger and said playfully, "Maybe she will be the first queen since the founding of the country, maybe she may not be sure."

"The kingdom has never had a queen since ancient times," Earl of Cheubians drank the red wine from the gem goblet and placed it on the table next to it, "Not going to happen."

"The father respects Sister Wang very much. Maybe he has made such a plan long ago." The man shook his head, "But it's not my business, let my two brothers worry. Compared to that, I care about this."

"This?" Earl of Chebbiens pointed out the window, "War begins? I really don't understand who His Majesty the Emperor believed, and he actually went to war with the Principality."

"What's wrong with it? We've all fought with them for hundreds of years." The person in the shadow shrugged.

"What's wrong?" Earl of Chebbiens sneered and shook his head. "Warning war means that there is no business to do with the Principality. If there is no business to do, it means there is no money. What will happen if there is no money? Tell me?"

"It ended up like the Duke and King's family, and was usurped by the Chancellor of the Finance Department." The person in the shadow smiled and said, "It seems that fighting will do all the benefits to you, the Chancellor of the Finance Department, are you right?"

"Hmph, you dare to make such jokes." Earl Chebbiens frowned and said, "You should know more about my loyalty to the royal family than anyone else."

"Haha, that's true, loyalty to my father is indeed visible to the sun and the moon," the man smiled sly, "but to his children..."

"Hmph, don't come with me, I'm too lazy to talk to you." As he said that, Earl Chebbiens looked out the window. At this moment, His Highness, the Queen, was walking through the road separated from the crowd under the protection of the White Guard. "What a bullshit prophecy, the war started for such an illusory thing. I really don't understand what these devout people are thinking about in their minds."

"Shh, Count, be careful of the walls." The person in the shadow reminded, "Father and Sister Wang are very convinced of the prophecy!"

"Hmph, what a shit 'Rudoin', have you ever seen God surrender to man?" Earl of Chebbiens spread his hands, "God doesn't even care much about man's life or death. Why would they gather under the banner of a mortal?"

"'The whole Adam will gather under the banner of 'Riduin' to resist the fate that will come', as it is said in the prophecy, but it is a prophecy after all, and no one knows what will happen before that time."

"Fate is in one's own hands, not in the hands of the gods or some 'Rudoin'," Earl of Chebbiens said, clenched his fist, "If the emperor had understood this earlier, he would have unified the entire Adam long ago!"

"Don't be so radical, Lord Earl." The person in the shadow waved his hand with a smile, "After all, you are just a minister of finance."

After hearing this, Chebiens suddenly fell silent.

...

Gaus sat on a rock rolling down a broken city wall. The wound on his forehead made blood slide down his cheeks. His blue cloak was now covered with dust, his armor was severely damaged, and the sword leaning on his hand was bent and curled.

Unexpectedly, this version of "monster" was so powerful. Gauss looked at the monster lying in front of him, a hill-like monster lying between the bushes and woods, and the twelve-foot-high plain giant. Its rock-like body was now filled with spears and swords. It took a lot of time to kill this thing.

As soon as Gauss heard that a stone monster had crawled out from the ruins of the forest fortress on the edge of the Homer Plain, he immediately led the lion group to kill. Fortunately, there were only three monsters, but even so, the lion group that had never dealt with such monsters successfully killed them after a lot of effort.

In order to make sure there were no more monsters, Gauss ordered the search for the fortress ruins and not let the fourth one go if he digs three feet into the ground. Plain giants have only heard of stories told between NPCs before, but the oppression that they really appear in front of people is incomparable to any player or hostile unit in the past: they have a body shape like orangutans, their two fists are as terrifying as siege rams, their bare little heads are hidden between the raised stones on their backs and chests, and their whole body is as hard as rocks. When the sword is cut, they will immediately roll the blade. They can only smash their shells first, and then use a spear or a piercing weapon to cause substantial damage.

This is not a simple job, especially after seeing teammates being knocked out by their fists. If it weren't for our lions, we might have been scared to death. Gauss thought while showing a proud smile.

"Gauss!" Frog came over. He was one of the best players in the lion group. He was wearing iron armor and holding a warhammer. He was irritable but brave and good at fighting. He was too short, so his companions made fun of him as "giant". "There is new news on the forum."

Hearing this, Gauss's face turned gloomy. There was little good news on the forum recently. Taking advantage of the gap between the lion group and hunting giants, several major guilds in the Principality jointly occupied a kingdom town, and more than half of the raven group were killed and injured and fled in a panic. Such a major action by the Principality players caused strong dissatisfaction among the kingdom players, and a verbal war was set off on the forum. Many players on both sides shouted to start a war. The incidence of the PVP incident soared directly. Now, in the wild, only players from two camps were in one pair, and they immediately drew their swords toward each other without saying a word.

"What are the dogs in Principality doing?" Gauss did not stand up. He had already planned to go back and summon several other mercenaries to fight back after the hunting was over.

"This time it's not a priesthood dog," Frog said with a calm face, "the kingdom camp declared war directly on the priesthood."

"Declare war?!" Gauss only felt a little unreal. When was the last full war started? Gauss began to recall.

The last time the two camps started a war was at the end of the previous version. That war was called the "death battle". That period was the peak of Adam's online number. The war between the two camps even attracted the attention of the entire game industry. Players of both camps would face each other in almost any place, and they would even kill to the death in the game. This killing feast lasted for a whole year, that is, three years in the game world. The entire Adam world was devastated, and the overall strength level of both camps was regressed by at least one version.

In this way, when both sides were tired of fighting, the war ended, no one won or lost, only mourning everywhere. Under such circumstances, most players were tired of fighting, resulting in a large number of players losing, and the number of online players in "Adam" also began to decline.

It has only been a year since that "death battle", but the players are still shrouded in the shadow of that war, and the level of the camps of both sides has not yet returned to the level before the war. At this time, the new version was opened, and the return of the magic era made almost all players feel excited and worried. This version is different from any previous version. This version begins to appear as "monsters". In addition, the tradition of "Adam": from the beginning to the end of the version, the difficulty of the game increases linearly. This means that if players do not become stronger at the beginning of the version, then the darkest era will be waiting for them at the end of the version.

So at this time, if the two camps began to fight each other... Gauss began to realize the seriousness of the matter.

"Did the king on the other side of the Principality camp react?" he asked.

"No, not yet."

"Prepare the horse immediately!" Gauss stood up and had to contact the presidents of several other guilds immediately. "By the way, I'll send a few more people to contact the presidents of the Dragon Blood Group, the Raven Group, the Chloe Group and the Griffin Group, and say I'm going to hold a meeting in Cologne City." Cologne City is the largest town in the Kingdom on the Homer Plain.

"Yes." The giant paused, "That White Dragon Knights?"

The wounds on his body were still aching, but these were no longer important. If the war started, it would be not just a pain in the wound. Gauss thought with a calm face.
Chapter completed!