Gamers of the Underworld-Webnovel - Chapter 526
526 Invasion Plan of Eternal Kingdom
Dragonborn didn’t know the name of the Fairy, as the Fairy had no intention to interact much with him. The Fairy only wanted Dragonborn to help him find their Princess. This lone Fairy followed Dragonborn and Tomato out of the forest. Tomato said discreetly to Dragonborn that the Fairy was very confident of his power, and Tomato couldn’t figure the Fairy out.
Dragonborn didn’t feel nervous. Instead, he was even more excited. If the Fairy was powerful, it indicated that his Strange Encounter Mission Level was higher, meaning his rewards would be greater.
Though the Fairy didn’t speak much, it could be seen from his behavior that he was very concerned about the Princess. He would frequently ask about the Princess.
When he heard that the Princess was imprisoned by Sherlock in Eternal Kingdom and that the gamers were friendly towards her, he was deep in thought. Dragonborn wasn’t bothered by the Fairy’s silence. After all, he was only an NPC.
Tomato had nowhere to go. He only wanted to escape the forest with Dragonborn before finding a city in the Empire to train Dragonborn. When Dragonborn was strong enough, he would be able to assassinate the King of the Godly Kingdom.
Though Dragonborn wasn’t sure about the feud between Tomato and King Potato II, he didn’t mind upgrading his combat skills. Dragonborn didn’t care about Tomato’s story.
Now, Dragonborn wanted to lead the Fairy back to Victoria City because the gamers were able to enter Eternal Kingdom. In this Strange Encounter Mission, he was supposed to help the Fairy find the Princess. It wasn’t practical to depend on Dragonborn or the Eternal Kingdom emissary to rescue the Princess. After all, the gamers of Eternal Kingdom had sworn on the discussion forum to kill all Victorians on sight in the Underworld. They wanted to protect their Potion Concoction Instructor from being taken away.
The Healing Potions could be exchanged for many items, and the gamers learned Potion Concoction from their Potion Concoction Instructor. If the Princess was taken away, how would the gamers be able to learn Potion Concoction?
There was another group of gamers who wanted to help the Princess return home, but it was only a small group.
The biggest pitfall of the game was the long periods of time used for journeys. For example, Dragonborn, Tomato, and the Fairy were now on their way to Victoria City. The time spent was equivalent to the time used in real life. Besides getting offline to rest, Dragonborn spent most of his time lying in a horse cart, doing nothing.
They had to go through two Teleport Portals. However, there were few portals compared to the Underworld.
Dragonborn observed that they were still far away from Victoria City.
After four to five days of traveling, they arrived at the boundary of Victoria City.
A group of gamers from Victoria City welcomed Dragonborn, who had been live-streaming his Strange Encounter Mission on the discussion forum. The gamers were curious about Dragonborn’s mission and his final reward. In the Mission Notes, it was mentioned that a Faction War could break out. Perhaps all the gamers would benefit from it. If they could be involved in the mission as soon as possible, the accumulated reward would definitely be higher.
Dragonborn’s friends, who were Guild members of For that night with Sherlock, gave him a warm welcome.
“Dragonborn, you’re finally back. We thought you weren’t coming back!”
“Chairman, you’re awesome. We heard you are at Weapon Level 20. Won’t Hoodlum be unable to defeat you?”
“Is he your teacher, Tomato? Greetings, Lord Tomato, we’re as good as Dragonborn. Please accept us as your students. We’ll help you kill King Potato II!”
“I’m very familiar with the layout of Eternal Kingdom. Lord Fairy, let us follow you. We can help you rescue the Princess. Believe us!”
When Dragonborn, Tomato, and the Fairy appeared before the gamers, they talked incessantly. Dragonborn was able to understand them, but Tomato and the Fairy were puzzled. It was their first time encountering the Victorians, but the Victorians were knowledgeable about them. The strange thing was that Dragonborn didn’t interact with these Victorians.
Perhaps Dragonborn had a secret way to communicate with them?
Tomato and the Fairy were befuddled, but Dragonborn didn’t notice their bewilderment. Tomato and the Fairy didn’t clarify things with Dragonborn.
During the journey, Tomato had heard stories of Victoria City and the war with Eternal Kingdom. Due to the war, Victoria City was well-known to the nearby towns and cities.
To the commoners, the Victorians were the heroes that protected them. Without the Victorians, the Underworld creatures would have overrun the cities and killed all of them.
He also knew that the Godly Kingdom’s army had been defeated, with many soldiers being captured and imprisoned in Eternal Kingdom. The defeated army was reorganizing in Goldshire Town under the leadership of General Shidan.
Tomato knew about General Shidan, but he wasn’t going to meet him.
The gamers of Victoria City welcomed Tomato and the Fairy warmly, leading them into the city. The Fairy was wary of the gamers, but when he saw other Elves and Fairies, he let down his guard.
Elves and Fairies were closely related races. Elves were taller than Fairies, and they didn’t have wings. They were also a noble and proud race that would never mix with vile creatures. The fact that they were living with the Humans and Fairies in Victoria City indicated that the Victorians were pure and noble.
After interacting with Dragonborn for some time, the Fairy found the Victorians rather cultured, kind, and polite.
The Fairy overheard the conversations of the noble Elves, Fairies, and Humans.
“It’s frustrating. I was pursued by an Orc at the Dark Portal. I swore at his ancestors, and he pursued me from the portal to the crossroad intersection outpost and defeated me at the entrance. He didn’t kill me, choosing to instead maim me before stripping my equipment and dancing before me. Don’t you think that he should be killed?”
This was the conversation of an Elf with his Human comrade.
“It’s nothing compared to my experience. While I was cutting trees, I encountered the Pioneer Alliance members. We still haven’t found the Stronghold that they built at our boundary. They log our trees but still come for our wood. I was killed by them and robbed of all my equipment. Why are they so vile?”
The Fairy thought that an Elf wouldn’t do anything to harm the forest. So, why did the Elf mention logging the trees?
The Fairy had new knowledge of Elves and Fairies in Victoria City within a few minutes.
The Fairy thought that reality was very different from what he had learned from books.
Dragonborn wanted to meet Queen Victoria after bringing Tomato and the Fairy to Victoria City.
But Queen Victoria had no intention of meeting him outside the Main Hall. Only a Hamster was standing outside.
“Are you Dragonborn? We know that you have brought Tomato and the Fairy to Victoria City. However, we have to remind you that you have to inform Queen Victoria before bringing outsiders,” the Hamster said solemnly to Dragonborn.
“Apologies. Please convey my apologies to Queen Victoria. As things happened quickly, I didn’t have a chance to contact Queen Victoria. After much consideration, I brought them to Victoria City. Believe me, they’re beneficial to our war with Eternal Kingdom. If we are diplomatic, we can gain an alliance with the Fairies.”
The Fairy gazed at the Main Hall in disbelief. It was made of plants without any signs of Human workmanship. It was as though the plants grew naturally. The Fairy thought that it must be the Mana Skill of a powerful Magician.
This Magician had a great affinity with nature. Even the Fairy couldn’t perform such a feat.
“No problem, Queen Victoria has forgiven you. If not, you would have been killed when you stepped into Victoria City. You should be grateful. Don’t commit the same mistake again.”
Dragonborn apologized one more time before leaving with Tomato and the Fairy. If Queen Victoria wasn’t willing to meet him, then the Queen wasn’t important to the mission.
They had lots of things to do, like obtaining information on Eternal Kingdom, formulating a detailed battle plan, and subverting the gamers of Eternal Kingdom to become spies. To enter Eternal Kingdom using brute force wasn’t practical. They had to make use of tactics.
The rescue operation couldn’t be carried out by deploying a large number of Victorians. Even if they managed to rescue the Princess, what if the insane gamers of Eternal Kingdom decided to kill the Princess as well?
In other online games, this was a common situation that opposing factions used when killing NPCs in the novice village. Their aim was to diminish the gaming experience of their opponents. There were many such gamers, and it was unrealistic to expect all gamers to be peace-loving.
Before Dragonborn arrived in Victoria City, the Victorians had formulated their plan, which consisted of the two leading Guilds, the Hoodlum Yoga Association and For that night with Sherlock. Other Guilds and notable commanders were also involved in the planning. The gamers of Victoria City had lost to the gamers of Eternal Kingdom in the second Faction War. Thus, the Victorians vowed to achieve victory this time.
The Victorians were excited to see such a huge Plot and the large cast of NPCs. The Godly Kingdom army was defeated, but the Fairies of Yggdrasill gave them hope. Perhaps the Fairies would help them fight against Eternal Kingdom and bring with them large quantities of equipment.
The thought of more equipment excited the Victorians. After all, the equipment provided by the Godly Kingdom army exhilarated them previously.
Everything went according to Sherlock’s plan. He knew about the plans of the Victorians and wanted them to attack as soon as possible. It was the only way to get close to Yggdrasill.
