Volume 8: The Road to the Ancient Dragon Chapter 405: The Split of the Alliance
Hey, this update is quite interesting.
Murphy looked at the introduction of the updated content and couldn't help but become interested.
Currently, there is actually a huge conflict point between adventurers and heroes. That is, once a copy is killed by the hero player due to the plot, the adventurer will have no chance to refresh it.
This often leads to a confrontational relationship between adventurers and heroes, and there have even been cases where adventurers have gathered together to prevent heroes from entering dungeons and starting story campaigns.
Of course, in the end, most of these obstacles ended in failure.
Because if you are a thief for a thousand days, you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days. Moreover, heroes are stronger than adventurers, and they often have the support of big guilds behind them. If a real fight breaks out, adventurers have no chance of winning.
The most important thing is, although adventurers will have no dungeons to play if the dungeon is gone, the wave of storyline battles is the lucrative one. In other words, once a dungeon is targeted by multiple guilds, everyone will be eager to find a way to take down the dungeon's storyline kills - since the dungeons are going to be gone anyway, they might as well get some for themselves.
Even if everyone has agreed that no one is allowed to play the story mode of this dungeon, everyone will worry that others will go back on their word, so they just do it themselves first, which creates a chain of suspicion.
Therefore, in the end, if a copy is only discovered by one guild, they can get full of strategies and equipment. But once it is made public, it will be quickly taken over by other guilds like hungry wolves. Only those who are strong enough to make the heroes supported by the big guilds dare not take it easily can be preserved.
Just like Murphy’s Dark Dragon’s Nest.
This has led to a continuous stream of new copies in the game over the past few years since the game was launched, and it is unknown how many copies have been destroyed by the story campaign.
The few remaining old dungeons are all rubbish dungeons where the bosses are too strong and no one dares to touch them, or where there are too few rewards and the heroes are too lazy to take action.
This also leads to the fact that the efficiency of adventurer players in upgrading their equipment is very low, because there are too few dungeons to play. Blue equipment is good stuff, and if you can get a piece of purple equipment, you are considered a master.
Now that this Time Badge has come out, the conflict between adventurers and heroes has been resolved at once. Adventurers now have countless more copies to fight. It can be imagined that in the future, adventurers will frantically hunt those twelve Eternal Dragon Disturbers to obtain the Time Badge.
In order to get tickets quickly, major guilds will definitely purchase time badges from the mall, and the game company will make a fortune again.
But these things have nothing to do with Murphy.
What Murphy was more concerned about was the world boss 'Murozodo, the Eternal Dragon King'.
Since this thing is an ancient dragon, it should be able to unleash the power of origin, right?
The reason why it is not completely certain is because of the special identity of the Eternal Dragon King M'nozdor. It is actually the blackened clone of the Bronze Dragon King Nozdormu.
Bronze dragons control the power of time and can see into the past and the future, and can even travel through time, but this also brings them a curse. When bronze dragons travel through countless timelines, they will gradually lose themselves, fall into madness in the face of various destructive disasters in countless timelines, and eventually degenerate.
Since bronze dragons are immortal, the possibility of them turning evil exists. Multiplying the probability of turning evil by infinite time means that all bronze dragons will inevitably fall into depravity in the end.
And because bronze dragons can see into the future, every bronze dragon has to witness with their own eyes the moment when they turn evil and fall.
Bronze dragons often try to prevent this moment from happening, but with their eternal life, they can only postpone the fall, not actually avoid it.
In the distant future, the Bronze Dragon King Nozdormu unsurprisingly fell into depravity and became the Eternal Dragon King Murozdor. He led other Eternal Dragons and embarked on a journey through time to destroy the world.
The Eternal Dragon and the Bronze Dragon are the existence of light and shadow.
This is also the reason why the Bronze Dragon King always looks listless, because history has already been determined - at least that's how it was before the player entered this world.
Murphy is still very self-aware. If it were any other guardian dragon, he would not dare to touch it. The dragon king with guardian power is not comparable to a cheap one like Borelius.
But since I am immune to the power of time, I can easily defeat these Eternal Dragons and Bronze Dragons...
But after thinking about it, it’s not that simple.
The Eternal Dragon Clan and the Bronze Dragon Clan are both large clans. If a fight really breaks out, it will be a group fight. No matter how strong you are, you cannot be the opponent. You have to rely on your teammates to fight the BOSS. You are immune to the power of time, but your teammates are not. What if the opponent uses magic like eternal stagnation to trap all your teammates? In a one-on-one fight, Murphy is not absolutely sure.
For safety reasons, it is better not to act rashly.
It’s better to pick the weak spot of the alien dragon king first.
We will take action after this alliance meeting.
With this idea in mind, Murphy entered the game.
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A team of hundreds of knights were galloping on the avenue leading to the royal city of Lordaeron. The knights in the front were waving the flag of the Alterac Federation. The two leading them both had the title of king. The people who came to attend this meeting were Darkseid and Clawbon.
The other three kings stayed with their respective teams to prepare for battle and clear out wild monsters.
Now that the orcs, the great enemy, are gone, the initial signs of strife within the Alliance have begun to show. Not only are the countries fighting for power with each other, small-scale conflicts have occurred on the borders, but even within the various kingdoms, there is unrest. After all the trouble caused by the princes, the Kingdom of Alterac has successfully spawned two powerful rebel monsters.
The Black Crow Brotherhood led by Count Adalion and the Sons of Winter led by Duke Alexis have been threatening the internal security of the kingdom.
This is a good deal for adventurers, as they can gain experience points very quickly.
In addition, the Lordaeron army is eyeing them covetously, so we cannot leave.
Zhuagenbao (King of Alterac): "Brother, do you think Godwin will come to hold a Hongmen Feast? All the top leaders of the Alliance will have a meeting this time. What if Godwin goes crazy and hides 500 swordsmen outside the door and uses the cup-breaking signal? Then we will all be wiped out.
Then Godwin would command the army of Lordaeron to sweep across the leaderless kingdoms and achieve unification - that's what I would do if it were me. "
Darkseid (King Dicey): "Damn, what are you thinking? No matter how strong Lordaeron is, it can't fight one against nine. Godwin must be crazy to do that. Besides, the leaders of each country are heroes and lords, and they are all very strong. Not to mention 500 axemen, even 500 iron warriors can wipe them all out.
Besides, don’t we still have our brother to protect us?”
As he was speaking, a shadow quickly passed by in the sky, bringing with it gusts of wind. It turned out to be the Storm Dragon King leading a hundred dragon riders flying quickly.
They both looked up at the sky enviously.
This extraordinary army is so cool.
Let's look back at the 'King's Guard' led by each of them, including the Vassal Knights of Alterac, the Wandering Knights of the Wild, the Raven Rangers, and the Chivalric Knights of the North.
They are all level four soldiers, which can be considered elite at the moment, but compared with the other party's super soldiers, they are far inferior.
The painting styles are completely different.
Darkseid (King Dicey): "I'll have to ask my brother if he wants to sell his soldiers. It's better to buy a few to support the situation. At least we can have air force reconnaissance."
Zhuagenbao nodded in agreement.
Finally, the majestic walls of Lordaeron appeared in the distance.
When they arrived outside the city, they found that some people had already arrived here in advance. The king's guards from various forces were marching into the barracks outside the city in a line.
In the evening, the three received an invitation to a dinner party.
In the Lordaeron Palace——
The grand banquet hall was brightly lit, and nobles, kings, princes, and regents from various kingdoms were all holding wine glasses, chatting, testing each other, and trying to win over others.
After a few months, top leaders from all the alliance countries gathered here again. However, unlike the last time when the atmosphere was heavy and exciting in order to fight against the invading orc troops and share a common hatred of the enemy, the atmosphere this time was obviously not right.
Leaders of various countries greeted each other hypocritically, exchanged glances, and discussed the gains and losses and costs after the war.
Lamenting the tragic sacrifice of their own soldiers, they angrily accused the Alliance of not giving them the compensation they deserved.
An atmosphere of dissatisfaction and intrigue spread among the guests before the banquet officially began.
Zhuagenbao (King of Alterac): "Oh my god, why do people seem so resentful? It's as if we've been betrayed by the Alliance."
Darkseid (King of Disi): "This is politics, Sixteenth Brother. You are a legitimate king after all. Why don't you go and communicate with them for a change of pace?"
"I don't care. Isn't my brother going there?"
Sure enough, not far away, Murphy was holding a glass of wine and chatting happily with the kings and lords.
Murphy first chatted with the dwarf king Magni Bronzebeard. It was unknown why Muradin did not come this time. Fortunately, Murphy had always had a good relationship with the dwarves. After exchanging a few opinions, Murphy understood the other party's attitude. The dwarf was not very resistant to paying this time. There was no way, he was rich and his family really had a mine.
But I certainly won't be enthusiastic.
After all, using money to raise orcs seems a bit wrong no matter how you look at it.
Then Murphy exchanged views with King Trollbane and King Blaney.
He could see that the Kingdom of Stromgarde and the Kingdom of Gilneas really did not want to pay the money, and they nodded in agreement to Murphy's hint very blatantly.
Next was the elven kingdom of Quel'Thalas. This time the ambassador sent by Quel'Thalas was the great astrologer Solanlian. This woman was known for her arrogance and coldness. She was very indifferent to Murphy's attempt to explore Solanlian. She just said calmly that the elves had their own plans and would not be swayed by any force.
Murphy really didn't have a good impression of these elven nobles. They were so damn pretentious and it was so difficult to communicate with them.
Then Murphy met Grand Duke Lothar, the ambassador of Stormwind Kingdom.
Lothar was also very tired. The two princes in the country were fighting for power all day long, and both wanted his support to take the throne, but he didn't like either of them, and he had no suitable reason to stop them, so he simply came out to attend the alliance meeting to get some peace and quiet.
Lothar first thanked Murphy for looking for Varian. Although he didn't find him, at least he knew he was still alive.
What surprised Murphy was that Grand Duke Lothar was vague in response to Murphy's test. He just said that it needed careful consideration and also mentioned some clichés like the responsibilities and obligations of the alliance.
This made Murphy feel a little strange. Stormwind Kingdom had suffered the greatest losses and the most deaths so far. Even the king was killed by the orcs. It could be said that they were mortal enemies. Do you really want to pay to support those orcs?
After a night of socializing, Murphy had a general idea of what was going on.
Now the countries in the Alliance are really divided. Without the external threat of the orcs, the various forces will obviously start internal struggles for power and interests.
At this time, Godwin proposed to raise huge funds to build an orc detention center. It was really a misstep. I don’t know what he was thinking.
The next day, the alliance meeting officially began.
Godwin sat on the throne, wearing a crown and golden armor, looking like a king.
This kid finally became the real King of Lordaeron, his wish came true. Although there are many players who have become kings nowadays, wielding power and status is completely different from being the King of Lordaeron/leader of the Alliance.
But his expression seemed calm.
Godwin (King of Lordaeron): "Welcome to Lordaeron, respected leaders of the Alliance. The war with the orcs has been over for some time. This time we come here to discuss the future of the Alliance and how to deal with the captured orcs.
Although the orc invasion has been repelled, they may come back again at any time, so we must be prepared.
At the same time, the large number of orc captives has also brought us some troubles. These savage and violent creatures must be effectively supervised to ensure that they do not cause more harm. Therefore, we also need to discuss and discuss together how to allocate the source of these funds and how to allocate the responsibilities and powers of the alliance. "
Trollbane (King of Stromgarde): "Is there any need for discussion? Those evil green beasts should all be killed. It is a crime to use the people's money to feed these invaders!"
Uther the Lightbringer (Archlord of the Silver Hand): "No, we can't do this. Don't forget that we are an alliance of nobility and justice, and we are different from those barbaric creatures. If we kill enemies who have lost their ability to resist, then what is the difference between us and orcs?"
Magni Bronzebeard (King of Ironforge): "At least we didn't go to their planet and kill them all."
Uther: "Massacre is absolutely not allowed to happen. Holy Light is above. Even the most evil creatures should have the right to reform. This is the teaching and revelation of Holy Light to us..."
Murphy looked at Uther who was speaking so impassionedly and thought to himself why this guy was acting like a white leftist saint.
But there is really no way to deal with this, because they have raised the banner of holy light.
Aidan (Protector of Alterac): "Then let the Knights of the Silver Hand feed these orcs. I won't pay a single copper coin for those monsters."
This statement immediately drew a round of approval. The key point was not whether the orcs died or not, but who would pay for it.
After hearing Murphy's words, Godwin, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke.
Godwin (King of Lordaeron): "This time we are gathering everyone and raising funds not just to feed these orcs.
The Kingdom of Stormwind was devastated in the previous war. Countless towns were destroyed, countless farms were razed to the ground, countless people were killed, and even Stormwind City was destroyed in the war. As a member of the Alliance, we have an obligation to help them rebuild their homes."
So that's it! Murphy suddenly understood. No wonder Grand Duke Lothar was so hesitant and vague before. It turned out that he was bribed by Godwin.
Godwin (King of Lordaeron): "In addition, we also need to be vigilant against the third invasion of the orcs. For this reason, we need to form a special force to go to the Cursed Land to build a fortress and monitor the movements of the orcs.
All of this requires a large amount of money. As a member of the Alliance, everyone has the responsibility to bear this expense. I have asked someone to prepare a budget, including the budget for rebuilding Stormwind, establishing a joint force, building a castle, and supervising the orcs. "
This made the leaders of various countries look even uglier.
How much will this cost?
Different countries reacted differently to Godwin's words. Stormwind Kingdom naturally gave its full support. If the orcs launched another attack, Stormwind City would be the first to bear the brunt, so of course they would agree with it wholeheartedly.
If we can jointly form a security force, we can at least serve as a buffer for the Storm Kingdom, and we won't be the first to be hit.
As for the Alliance providing the cost of rebuilding Stormwind, that couldn't be better.
In contrast, the elven kingdoms of Gilneas and Quel'Thalas completely disdained these proposals. These two countries are located at the northernmost tip of the continent. Moreover, unlike the history when Quel'Thalas was severely burned and killed by orcs, it was not threatened at all in this war.
The orcs failed to even capture Arathi, which gave the elves a great sense of relief.
The same goes for Gilneas. It has the advantages of mountains and rivers, and it is extremely far away from the Dark Portal. It feels like all the previous participation in the war was completely in vain.
Solanlian (Grand Astrologer): "We have fulfilled our obligations. The orc army is far away from our land. This is not our war. But we still sent precious mage troops and ranger corps to support the Alliance. Now we are required to bear a large amount of gold coins? This is simply unreasonable."
Blayney (King of Gilneas): "You are right. Gilneas paid the price of a king for the Alliance. Now you want us to pay more - why!"
Trollbane (King of Stromgarde): "Before discussing further contributions, we should first talk about previous contributions. In order to support the Alliance's war, our Kingdom of Stromgarde provided a large amount of resources and food. So far, this money has not been paid. I think before discussing other issues, we should first calculate this money."
Our Dwarf Kingdom fought against the entire Orc army alone for more than a month. We also provided a large number of artillery. Many of our compatriots died in the battle, but the one who harmed us was the human prince. You have not yet given us the explanation we deserve for this matter.
Our Eagle's Nest Mountain...
At this point the entire meeting suddenly turned into a grievance session, with leaders from various countries recounting the contributions and sacrifices of their countries.
Murphy suddenly realized that there seemed to be no need for him to take action at all. After all, no one would be willing to take money for this kind of thing, especially when there was no external threat.
The orcs have been defeated anyway, so why keep throwing money into it?
Aidan (Protector of Alterac): "Our Kingdom of Alterac suffered heavy casualties. Even my father died heroically. Moreover, we in Alterac independently defeated the orcs' northern legion and killed the Frostwolf Chieftain..."
Godwin looked at everyone's reactions, his expression remained unchanged, but the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
