owlsbooks Chapter 108: The Baron's Identity
Chapter 108: The Baron's Identity
The Wailing Valley is said to be the battlefield of the gods.
Ultimately, the dragon gods were defeated.
A large number of dragons perished.
It became the burial place of the dragon gods.
This place also became the second secret realm for the lords of various races to descend upon.
Compared to Snow Wolf Town.
The Wailing Valley is even larger.
They have more power.
Moreover, the secret realm has undergone tremendous changes.
Once the lord enters, he will no longer be facing just a group of stationary NPCs.
Instead, we should integrate ourselves into this history.
From easy difficulty to nightmare difficulty.
Each difficulty level represents a different historical stage in the Wailing Valley.
Nightmare difficulty represents the time of the final battle between the Dragon God and the Human God of Judgment.
That was the time when two gods were fighting.
The lord wouldn't survive more than ten seconds inside.
Easy difficulty means the war hasn't even started yet.
Conflicts between ethnic groups are on the verge of erupting.
Once the lord enters, he will randomly become one of the factions.
Lords entering the secret realm must trigger key historical events to advance the subsequent plot development.
Only by progressing from the easy difficulty storyline to the normal difficulty storyline and completing the storyline transitions can you enter the higher difficulty secret realm.
"No wonder there isn't a single lord on Blue Star who has reached LV10."
"It's so difficult."
After entering the secret realm, Lin Chuan discovered that it was completely different from Snow Wolf Town.
I only understood what was going on after checking.
"So, which side am I currently in?"
"Human race".
"The Empire of Montenegro"
"A country with an agrarian civilization."
"Located north of the Wailing Valley."
"The deity we worship is the god of the earth."
A subordinate deity belonging to the Earth Mother pantheon.
Weak divine power.
His identity is that of a nobleman from a declining territory in the Rainbow Plains of the southern Monte Empire.
The protective light that had descended at that moment disappeared.
Hurried footsteps could be heard outside.
"Knock knock knock".
"Your Lordship"
The servant knocked on the door.
"Come in."
Lin Chuan said this while checking his identity information and historical background.
The squire was an eighteen-year-old knight.
He was also the only squire knight in the territory.
He knelt down upon seeing Lin Chuan.
"A message just came from the old baron."
"The Baron is dying."
"Lady Gasly has sent a servant to inform you to proceed to the Baron's castle as soon as possible to inherit the title."
"Mrs. Carlin is lobbying the ministers to allow his nephew to succeed her."
"As you know, Mrs. Carlin's father is a famous wealthy businessman."
"He has a lot of gold coins."
"If you go too late, the vassals of the Baron's manor will have been bribed, and you will have no chance."
Upon hearing the news, Lin Chuan quickly sorted out the current timeline.
"The war in Wailing Valley has not yet begun."
"But it wasn't long before the First War."
"And the first war was the war between the Monte Empire and the Dragon Clan."
"In a few days, a young dragon residing in the Wailing Valley will attack the convoy of the Crown Prince of the Monte Empire."
"Kill the crown prince and kidnap the queen."
"King Montenegro died of anger after learning of the disappearance."
"The dragons took the opportunity to invade."
"They seized two-thirds of the territory."
"Just when the Monte Empire was about to collapse."
"The saints of the Earth Spirit God descended and became divine messengers."
"He slew a demigod dragon of the dragon race."
"The nobles of the Monte Empire launch a desperate counterattack."
"They crushed the dragon army and stormed into the Wailing Valley."
"They built the first Temple of the Earth Spirits and conquered the Wailing Valley."
"A victory was achieved in the first war."
This war was initially just a war between dragons and mortals.
The arrival of the Earth Spirit God as a divine messenger led the war to a confrontation between gods.
It all started with the occupation of Wailing Valley.
The entire war spiraled out of control.
"Based on the difficulty level given by the system."
"The easy difficulty level is from now until the dragon attacks the crown prince's convoy."
"Normal difficulty is the dragon war between the Monte Empire and the Wailing Valley."
"The difficulty is that the divine messengers join in and occupy Wailing Valley."
"Nightmare difficulty is followed by the grand battle of gods."
After clarifying these points...
Lin Chuan looked at the system prompt.
The lord who enters the secret realm.
There are three ways to do it.
One approach is to follow the plot's development; as long as you can survive within the storyline, you don't have to do anything.
You can successfully unlock the next difficulty level.
It's similar to being a bystander.
Another possibility is knowing the plot.
Instead of unlocking the storyline, lead your troops and heroes to raid the secret realm.
They would stuff the loot into their personal belongings, then die and retreat.
As the number of robberies increases, the danger within the secret realm also increases.
The third method involves changing the plot while remaining familiar with it.
You can earn a lot of rewards for each important plot change you make.
If you change the main storyline, you will unlock different historical timelines.
The rewards differ greatly across different historical timelines.
Looking at the rankings of lords from different civilizations in the past.
The luckiest lord obtained a divine spark during the second difficulty level.
These are the three approaches.
The first option is the most stable, but also the least profitable.
The second option yields good returns, but it's short-sighted and essentially means completely abandoning the Wailing Valley Secret Realm.
It's highly unlikely that a lord would do such a thing.
The third option is undoubtedly the one with the highest potential returns, but it also carries the greatest risk.
Changing the course of history requires immense power.
Lin Chuan tapped his fingers on the table, looking at the leaderboard.
After thinking for a moment.
A clenched fist.
"The greater the risk, the greater the reward."
How will you know if you don't try?
"This is it, bottoms up!"
After selecting the third option.
Lin Chuan looked at his identity information.
"A knight, the lowest rank of nobility."
"He is a distant relative of Baron Philell."
"But a baron is the only true nobleman."
Only by becoming a nobleman could one get close to the king.
Do not!
Crown Prince.
Analyze from the perspective of historical background and timeline.
The attack on the crown prince occurred within three days.
The time when one wants to change history.
They were about to rescue the crown prince and queen from the dragon's mouth.
It is clearly unlikely that the power they bring themselves can accomplish this.
They need to rely on the indigenous forces within the secret territory.
Therefore, only by becoming a nobleman could one hope to mobilize local forces.
Lin Chuan looked at the knight's squire and said.
"How long does it take to get to the Baron's castle?"
"Three hours by fast horse."
Lin Chuan looked at Daenerys.
"Your cavalry will go first."
"Get to the Knight's Castle as fast as you can."
"Don't disturb them."
"Hide outside for now and await my orders."
"Yes."
Daenerys left in a hurry.
Lin Chuan then looked at Xi Lin and Helen.
"We don't bring troops."
"Follow me on horseback to the Baron's castle."
"Victor."
"You bring the remaining soldiers here."
"Yes, my lord."
Then Lin Chuan mounted his swift horse and led the two heroes toward the Baron's castle.
......
at the same time.
In the wealthy merchant family mansion of Mrs. Carlin.
The three leaders and two lords of the Moonshadow Alliance, after their arrival, became Lady Karin's nephews and the family guards of a wealthy merchant.
They also received the news.
Lady Carlin urged them to go to the Baron's castle as soon as possible to inherit the title.
"People from within the alliance have been here before."
"If I randomly end up in the Monte Empire, it's related to Baron Philier."
"We must seize the title of baron."
"Obtaining a title grants you the loyalty of the Baron's Guard."
"There's a silver seed in here."
"If we're lucky, we might even be able to take this silver seed with us."
"In addition, only with the title of baron can one receive invitations to banquets later."
"If we can strike up a conversation with the Crown Prince, there's a chance the story could change later on."
"If you miss out, the returns will be very low."
"It's easy to die in battle during a dragon attack."
The three alliance leaders nodded.
They came in to hunt dragons and bring back dragon blood for sacrifice.
It would be difficult for them to obtain enough dragon blood on their own.
We must rely on the forces native to the secret realm.
Therefore, they must obtain this baronship.
"Generally speaking, there will only be two teams in this secret realm on easy difficulty, and sometimes there is only one team."
"But we can't gamble."
"After all, Wailing Valley Secret Realm Tokens are not cheap, and they are relatively rare on the market."
"We failed this time, and who knows when we'll be able to get in next time."
"Changlin, Elon."
"Assemble the cavalry immediately and set off."
"Get there as fast as you can."
"yes!"
And just as they were assembling their cavalry.
The three leaders took out a scroll.
"The auxiliary scroll within the secret realm."
"This can trigger an additional event targeting a hostile lord."
"Whether it exists or not."
"It's always better to be on the safe side."
"And we can also find out if there is a lord on the other side."
The roller was taken out and used.
"bite."
"Mrs. Karin's interception has been triggered."
Upon hearing this news...
The three alliance leaders were secretly pleased.
"As expected, there was another team."
"Well, you guys are just unlucky."
"You met me."
"The event that was triggered this time requires at least the strength of a Bronze-level expert."
"The opponent is not strong; he will probably be killed on the spot."
Even if you're strong, you'll still get bogged down.
Thinking of this, the three alliance leaders' lips curled up slightly.
He continued.
"Changlin, you take a group of men and stay behind."
"This wealthy merchant's mansion has many valuable items; take them all."
"Elon, take a portion of the cavalry and set off now."
"Yes."
.....
at this time.
Lin Chuan, leading the two heroes, had already crossed two mountain peaks.
"Your Mightiness."
"Once we cross the village ahead, we'll enter the baron's territory."
"That's what the knight's squire said."
Lin Chuan nodded.
And just as they were preparing to go.
A troop of cavalry appeared in front of them.
"Mrs. Carlin commands."
"Knight Philil returns to his territory immediately."
"Otherwise, execute them on the spot."
"Sir, it was Lady Karin who intercepted the assassin."
"We~"
The knight's squire was about to speak and advise them to take a detour.
Lin Chuan waved his hand.
"Take care of them."
Helen, standing to the side, drew her longbow.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~"
After a few arrows, all the assassins who were trying to intercept them were killed.
"keep going."
"yes!"