Richard brought the few of them to the manor and called Vale over. It indicated he would leave for a while.
The Violet Merchantile Association Chamber of Commerce would be under Vale’s control.
Xina and the dark valkyrie stayed behind to guard the manor.
The two heroes weren’t too happy with Richard’s decision to go alone, but they still agreed to it under his insistence.
He could not bring heroes and troops along. This camp dungeon tested the Lord’s own abilities.
He wanted to bring the Xina and dark valkyrie there. But he was powerless.
In Solan City, he did not have to worry about their safety.
Christy and the Phoenix-Tail Flower Chamber of Commerce were there even if Rebecca were to leave officially. They could resolve conflicts except for major problems.
Twelve hours flashy passed by.
The soldier label-engraved chess piece suddenly emitted bright light on the vast violet grass of the manor when the countdown reached zero and formed a void gate.
Richard, Brother Knight, Big Boss, Third Brother, and Hyena stepped over the beautiful flowers and entered the building.
The moment the last person stepped in, the space gate suddenly shattered and disappeared.
Only the fixed gazes of Xina and the dark valkyrie were left outside.
Xina took a deep breath and turned her feelings complicated after a long time.
It was the first time Richard didn’t allow her to come…
He turned around and looked at the dark valkyrie that floated in the air. She revealed only a pair of pale golden eyes.
Subconsciously, she clenched the dragon-slaying sword in her hand. The veins on the back of her hand were particularly distinct.
Her voice was a little hoarse.
“Fay, is it because we’re too weak that Lord Richard didn’t bring us along?”
The dark valkyrie’s aura suddenly surged, and the world dimmed instantly.
Darkness descended.
Her pale golden eyes flickered.
She slowly said after a long time.
“My power has indeed been stagnant for a long time.”
“When I return this time, I will use the fastest speed to become a transcendent, master …I need more power.”
The unknown, advanced language carried an indescribable dignity and determination.
Richard had searched for the transcendent vampire in the blood coffin.
She had seen all of this.
It moved her quite a bit.
After this battle, she realized that the power she had been so proud of wasn’t strong enough to make Richard feel at ease.
There was a strong urge in her heart.
She wanted to prove she could protect the city and become his support!
She was the valkyrie who had returned from the dark. And she was not inferior to anyone!
Even if the other party was a transcendent…
“My Lord, the saber in my hand will make you feel at ease.”
Xina felt the same way.
Level 10 and above strangers shrouded the streets when they arrived at Solan City. Level 15 strangers were as many as the cow hair.
Xina felt a crisis. She saw the prosperity of the outside world.
She thought her power was weaker than the dark valkyrie and god’s ancient tree in Twilight City.
But she didn’t expect it to be outside.
Xina had reached level 14 but was so unremarkable…
A strong fighting spirit rose in her heart.
She had to reach level 15 the soonest or even become transcendent.
She wouldn’t let Lord Richard keep her in the manor because of her weakness again. Never!
Richard didn’t think that his unintentional actions would stir up such emotions in the hearts of Xina and the dark valkyrie.
Christy came to Violet Manor the following morning.
But she suddenly realized that not only had Rebecca left. Richard had as well…
Christy pouted as she looked at the empty manor. She was depressed.
She came to welcome Vale and glanced at the most distinguished person in Solan City. Her delicate face showed a little apology.
“Your Highness, Lord Richard told me before he left that you would come and apologize to you…”
Chris sneered when she heard this.
“What do you mean to apologize? I don’t believe Lord Richard would say something like that…”
Vale rolled his eyes as he spoke and coughed to clear his throat. He pretended to speak in a rough voice.
“When that little girl, Christy, comes over, tell her I’ve left. Just say that.”
Vale blinked after he said that.
“Mr. Vale, is that what Mr. Richard said?”
Richard wouldn’t ask for an apology considering his attitude toward her. She gritted her teeth at the thought of how he’d been so mean to her.
This guy doesn’t know what respect is! She was the Princess of Solan City!
In the future, he would ask his father to teach him a lesson… He couldn’t help but chuckle at the thought of Richard’s swollen face.
Vale was a little confused as he looked at the girl with a strange expression.
‘Was it true that Lord Richard said these noble ladies were all mentally ill?’
He didn’t think much and said with a smile.
“Lord Richard told me to leave the Violet Merchantile Association Chamber of Commerce in your care after he left.”
“My Lord said that Your Highness is the most trustworthy person. If you encounter any problems that you can’t solve, you can ask Your Highness for help.”
The smile on Christy’s face became bright when she heard this.
She raised her head with a bit of pride.
“That’s right. I’m a good friend of your city lord. Just come to me directly if you have any problems this time.”
She left Violet Manor with a sense of achievement and trust afterward.
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[Ding~ You have entered the faction dungeon. You have received a chess piece mouse as you are the last person to sign up.]
[The rules of the faction dungeon are as follows–each faction has five lords, and each will guard one chess piece.]
[The system divided chess pieces into elephant→lion→tiger→dog,→rat.]
[The elephant is the largest, and the rat is the smallest, but the rat can restrain the elephant.]
[The sizeable the chess piece, the more influential the soldier type on it is.]
[When the chess piece of the previous level is fighting the chess piece of the next level, all attributes of the troop type will be increased by 40%. But one cannot apply this rule to people of a higher level. For example, if an elephant is fighting a lion, its attributes will be increased by 40%, but if it is fighting a tiger, the elephant will not have any additional features.]
[Rats restrain elephants. When rats fight elephants, their attributes increase by 60%, while elephants’ attributes decrease by 60%.]
[After the lord obtains the corresponding chess piece, he can directly command the troops on it.]
[The winning rule is that the chess pieces of the same camp can not kill each other. They can only collide with the chess pieces of the other. After the two chess pieces collide, the Lord must lead the Army to attack the other side’s chess piece.
[For every chess piece you occupy, you can command the troop type of the other chess piece. It will convert the enemy’s pawns into their camp’s troops.]
[The chess piece of the last will be the final winner.]
The system notification prompted.
A gray light flashed.
Richard suddenly found himself at the edge of a floating island.
The diameter of the island was about 500 meters if one looked into the distance.
The terrain was uneven, and there were many caves underground.
He turned around and saw four islands that floated a hundred meters away.
They engrave the rock walls 100 meters below these isolated islands with striking characters-elephant, lion, tiger, dog, and rat.
Animal chess…
Richard lowered his head to look at his floating island. He was the rat the system had mentioned if he guessed it right.
He didn’t expect one would obtain a chess piece according to the order of registration.
However, this rule was quite interesting.
The five chess pieces restrained each other, but no absolute expert existed.
There were no attribute buffs for cross-level battles.
However, where were his troops?
Richard looked at the lonely floating island. Questions wrapped his face.
He should have a few soldiers, even if he were the weakest rat, right?
Did he honestly have to fight with his arms bare?
At this moment, the ground suddenly trembled.
A vast crack appeared in the center.
In the next second.
Countless mummy soldiers wrapped in yellow bandages crawled out.
As far as the eye could see, it was like a dense pack of rats coming out of their cages.
The mummies ‘appearance was similar to that of the rat-men.
When all the special mummies below had climbed out, the system announcement came again.
[Ding~ You have obtained the right to command the half-ratman mummies.]
[Number of Chess Pieces: 1,600]
[Rat]
[Troop Type: Half-Ratman Mummy]
[Level: 5 ]
[Potential: Elite 1-star]
[Skill:
1. Plague E-rank — Able to release plague when attacking, reduces enemy attributes by 10% and energy by 2% every 10 minutes.
2. Bite E-rank — Uses sharp teeth to bite the enemy, increases damage by 30%, infects plague on the enemy.
3. Body of the Mummy E-rank — Will not die unless one hits its head.]
[Racial Talent: All attributes increase by 10% when fighting on the yellow sand.]
[Fetter-Mummy:
1. When the number of mummies exceeds 20, strength increases by 10%.
2. When the number exceeds 50, strength increase by 15%.
3. When the number exceeds 100, strength increases by 20% (activated).]
[Description: Weak mummy troops. Perhaps, only the poorest desert lord would be willing to use them.]
Richard didn’t know whether to laugh or cry after reading the attributes.
Good lord, a level 5 troop type…
“Isn’t a rat, this chess piece, too weak?”
Although there were 160 teams of mummies, their combat power was not impressive. One of the stone statues of the dead could wipe out all 160 half-ratman mummies.
He wondered how mighty the other chess pieces were.
While he was deeply curious.
Suddenly, a new attribute panel appeared in front of him.
It showed the current status.
[Desert Camp]
[Number of Chess Pieces Alive: 5]
[Troop Type: Elephantman Mummy]
[Level: 14]
[Potential: Glorious 3 stars]
[Number of Chess Pieces: 100]
[Chess Pieces Occupied: None]
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[Lion]
[Troop Type: Lionman Mummy]
[Level: 10]
[Potential: Glorious 1-star]
[Number of Chess Pieces: 200]
[Chess Pieces Occupied: None]
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[Tiger]
[Troop Type: Tigerman Mummy]
[Level: 9]
[Potential: Rare 1-star]
[Number of Chess Pieces: 400]
[Chess Pieces Occupied: None]
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[Dog]
[Troop Type: Kobold Mummy]
[Level: 7]
[Potential: Rare 1-star]
[Number of Chess Pieces: 800]
[Chess Pieces Occupied: None]
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[Rat]
[Troop Type: Half-Ratman Mummy]
[Level: 5]
[Potential: Elite 1-star]
[Number of Chess Pieces: 1,600]
[Chess Pieces Occupied: None]
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The highest-level elephant had a level-14 elephantman mummy…
He could hang them up and beat up his 1,600 half-ratman without their attributes although they were only 100.
With that in mind, Richard turned to look at the troops he would lead.
These Level 5 elite troops were no taller than 1.5 meters. An adult could flip them over.
Even if there was a counter to the elements, could a rat honestly eat an elephant?
Just as he pondered.
A message suddenly appeared in the chat bar below the new panel.
[Brother Knight: What’s your animal chess piece? Mine is a dog. Bah, I’m a dog chess piece. Bah bah, I’m a dog chess piece… F*ck, I can do whatever I want…]
[Big Boss: F*ck! I’m a lion…]
[Third Brother: I’m a Tiger…]
[Hyena: I’m an elephant! I now have 100 elephantman! That’s awesome! This unit is so strong. It’s five meters tall when it stands up! I can take on 10 of them now!]
They didn’t receive a reply from the person they cared about the most. After they glanced at the other players who had reported their chess pieces, They quickly asked,
“Boss Qingqiu is a rat?”
This news immediately silenced the excited players. Their expressions were not good when they plunged back to their senses.
“Has the system assigned the golden thigh to the lowest chess piece?
“Motherf *ck*r! How was he supposed to play?”
Hyena’s excitement of becoming an elephant was gone.
“Boss Qingqiu boss, how do we play this… I don’t have the f*cking confidence to deal with the elephants from the other camps.”
The same camp, the same battle line.
There was no such thing as competition between them. To obtain the final victory was the common goal.
“Boss Qingqiu, can the system allow a change of chess pieces? You’ll be the lion, and I’ll be the rat…”
“If they allow change, you’ll be an elephant. I’ll be a rat!”
They were very clear about the current situation.
Their opponents were the players from the other nine main camps.
Even though Hyena obtained the most soul-crushing elephant, he couldn’t have the slightest confidence.
“I can’t,” Richard replied with a smile.
“Let’s just play like this.
“Rats have their fun.
“Besides, who said that rats are the weakest?
“I’m sorry, mine is a sky-devouring rat…”
With a thought.
The yellow sand on his body surged.
It quickly enveloped all the mummies.
[Ding~ You have granted the mummies the power of the desert. They have obtained the skill-Sand Transformation (B-rank).]
[Sand Transformation B-rank — Desertification of the body will reduce physical damage by 99% and magic damage by 30%. Able to devour sand to recover from injuries. Duration of 15 minutes. Cooldown of 2 hours.]
However, it was still not enough.
He took out a medal with an evil aura and slowly put it on his chest.
Five-stars treasure–Death Elegy Medal.
[When commanding the undead troops, all their attributes will increase by 50%. You can revive three teams of undead that died every day.]
The next moment.
The mummies felt a surge of energy enter their bodies and immediately boosted their auras.
All of them opened their shriveled mouths. They revealed their sharp fangs as they let out hoarse roars.
“This… Was not enough…”
He looked at his attribute panel.
[Sand Armor Beyond A-rank]
[Sand Armor: Condenses sand into battle armor that one can use on the user or the troop within a 200-meter radius. The more mana consumed, the stronger the battle armor condensed.]
[King of Gladiator, glorious-level. When fighting with an enemy with more than 500 troops, personal attributes increase by 30%. And under his command by 20%.]
[When the enemy troops exceed 1,000 soldiers, your attributes increase by 40%, and the soldiers by 30%.]
[When the enemy troops exceed 3,000, personal attributes increase by 50%, and the soldiers by 40%. Their morale will be high and indestructible…]
Now, it was enough.
Richard’s lips curled up.
The dog that could restrain the rat was no longer a threat. It couldn’t beat a few rounds of enhanced rats… And the rat could suppress the mightiest elephant.
The situation has become thought-provoking.
His true enemies were no longer dogs and elephants but lions and tigers…
However, this was before. After Richard reinforced the rat, the number was several times more than that of the lions and tigers.
It was like he reversed the food chain between the two sides.
Now, the fearless rats of their natural enemies are the real bosses.
Suddenly, ‘Rumble!’ The ground shook.
A gigantic rat statue slowly rose in the center of the floating island.
[Ding~ The game begins.]
[Lords, please protect your chess pieces. The enemy will occupy your floating island as they destroy your chess pieces.]
[To obtain victory is to destroy all the opponent’s chess pieces.]
[The desert camp is about to fight the sect camp.]
[The elephant can decide the battle order.]
Hyena immediately sent a message after the system notification prompted the last information.
[Hyena: Boss Qingqiu, who will go first?]
Richard didn’t think much of it.
[Qingqiu: Let’s go according to the order.]
Everyone was a hidden card under the five chess pieces. So it was arduous to get Tian Ji to race the horse.
Moreover, every chess piece should have places, so it didn’t matter how one have arranged them. Both sides just blindly groped around.
On the other side, in the sect camp.
The five players’ eyes lit up when they heard their first opponent was the desert camp.
The desert camp’s iconic troop type was the mummies. They were undead.
The sect’s unique priest system was a natural counter to the evil faction!
They were most afraid to encounter the iron cans of the fortress tribe, and they mostly hoped demons and the undead. They did not expect that their wishes would come true. And this would give them benefits.
[Ding~ The match has been confirmed. The order of appearance has been decided.]
[Begin the battle.]
The moment the notification sounded in the sky.
Ten huge shadows of phantoms appeared.
The endless majesty was like a massive wave ten thousand feet high.
It made one’s heart tremble.
A god!
A taboo word appeared in everyone’s mind.
A god would come to watch the battle just as the system had said.
Richard looked at the blurry face and could not see its substance. He deeply glanced.
The terrifying divine might almost penetrate the soul.
It was the power of a world master. It was indescribable.
At this moment, he suddenly felt the floating island below him pull forward with a strong force.
He quickly gathered his thoughts and turned to look at the opposite side.
A thousand meters away, a floating island with the word “lion” on its rock wall simultaneously flew over.
His opponent was the lion!
He looked to the side.
The two camps had already formed a battle.
Elephant versus dog, lion versus elephant, tiger versus rat, dog versus tiger, and rat versus lion, second only to an elephant!
The player from the sect faction who received the lion piece saw Richard’s rat fly over.
He was excited to speak directly on the information panel.
“Hahaha, brothers, I’m facing the enemy’s weakest rat! Our elephant has avoided the rat. We’re going to win this round!”
“Little rat, come over here obediently and let Grandpa devour you! Today, I’ll let you taste the Holy Light Lion Knight!”
“Hahaha…”
The only enemy that the lion was afraid of was the elephant. It could eat all the other chess pieces.
In a certain sense, the strength of a lion was not inferior to that of an elephant.
It was a good start in the eyes of the other party as it faced the rat at the bottom of the food chain. The lion was satisfied with the food that the other party would give.