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Chapter 175 - 113: After Mastering Incredible Skills, I Got Lost as Soon as I Left the Mountain..._2

Chapter 175: Chapter 113: After Mastering Incredible Skills, I Got Lost as Soon as I Left the Mountain..._2

"You’re still riding a horse, wielding a melee weapon, and the enemy sweeps across with a Gatling, who can withstand that?"

Ever since firearms have come into existence, the nomadic tribes known for their horse archery have all become good at singing and dancing, and just this point is enough to illustrate how firearms can change various inherent customs.

Atilis can cut bullets with his sword, but that doesn’t mean all knights have that kind of strength. I guess in the entire Camelot Kingdom, it’s probably only the Round Table Knights who have such strength; the other knights would be in an awkward position.

As for the druids’ responses to firearms, there’s actually just a handful of people who can handle them, not too many.

"Speaking of which, under normal conditions, I seem to already be able to ignore light weapons now."

"I guess even heavy fire wouldn’t kill me outright unless it was something like a missile barrage."

Gu Shanhai also made a simple estimation of his own strength, which had greatly improved. Although most of the past year had been spent researching plant symbiosis to integrate the Green Knight and Marked Druid into his system as sustenance, the process was, in itself, a way to become stronger.

"Once my Spirit Root Ability reaches level D, I should be even stronger."

After dallying for more than a year, his Spirit Root Ability was still at level E, which was a good thing because it meant he was continually getting stronger and his Spirit Root Ability hadn’t reached the E-level cap yet, indicating he had great potential.

Some things can’t be judged by the present; you have to look at the future. Without any blood vengeance or life-threatening danger, it’s naturally more cost-effective for Gu Shanhai to invest in the future.

"Yoh~" Little White’s voice pulled Gu Shanhai back from his thoughts, asking which direction they should go now. Having reached land, it didn’t know the way.

With a Secondary Mind Connection, Gu Shanhai could have transmitted the information directly, so he sent over a map with marked locations; this one was a town.

This was a location found through his city positioning spell. First, he needed to determine their current location and secondarily inquire about the recent situation in Camelot Kingdom.

Having taken a detour at sea and not encountered any Ocean Druids or Kael Elves upon returning, the fact that Gu Shanhai managed to return was fortunate enough; he couldn’t expect to arrive back at the original port.

Even Gu Shanhai would be content as long as they were within the territorial boundaries of Camelot Kingdom.

Little White looked at the excessively simplified symbols dumbfoundedly. Can a deer really understand this? Fortunately, the symbols provided navigation, and all it had to do was move.

Yes, Gu Shanhai directly transmitted the visual feedback from his city positioning spell to Little White via the Secondary Mind Connection.

The reason why this Secondary Mind Connection contains "secondary" is naturally due to its limitations on quantity. Therefore, it’s only 3rd level, while a Mind Connection belongs to the 5th level and doesn’t lose effectiveness unless it crosses planes of existence.

He didn’t really need these too much. To him, Little White was a mount and under normal circumstances would not be too far away from him.

"Yoh~" Little White reminded Gu Shanhai that they had arrived.

Had Little White not been capable of navigating through forests and skimming over waves, they likely wouldn’t have been able to reach this quickly.

Once they reached the town, Gu Shanhai put Little White into the magic pet pocket, which was in fact a group magic pet pocket. He have made it a permanent fixture on himself and the pocket was no longer empty. Gu Shanhai had modified it to ensure suitable living conditions; at least Little White wouldn’t feel oppressed inside.

In town, it was inconvenient to bring Little White along. It was too conspicuous, especially since Gu Shanhai wanted to keep a low profile while gathering information.

Not just Little White, but the Azure Dragon as well had been summoned away, and even the attire had been changed.

He was here to inquire about things; being too ostentatious could have unforeseen consequences.

After entering the town, he quickly gathered quite a bit of information, starting with a significant decrease in the number of players over the past year.

Gu Shanhai knew the reason for this: during this time, "The First Epoch" had once again released four batches of brand-new high-level worlds, each batch being twice the size of the previous one. By now, a total of sixty-three high-level worlds were available, causing a sharp decline in the number of players.

Perhaps gaming studios and clubs were powerful, but when compared to the sheer numbers of regular players, they were pitifully few.

Most players were drawn by novelty. The nobles of this world irked them, so naturally, if they didn’t feel welcome in one place, they’d go elsewhere. Switching worlds for them was as good as any. Ordinary players actually found it hard to engage with the main storylines of the world, high-powered professions, and the like. They were more involved in questing, running errands, hunting monsters, and incidentally improving their standing with the natives.

As a result, most players were actually concentrated in those kingdoms they had usurped and industrialized. These players, full of aggressive energy, intended to establish a commercial district—yes, a commercial district designed for earning Game Coins.

Most of those who stayed were from large forces rather than small ones or solo players. They lacked much ambition to expand territory; instead, they played to their own tune.

High-combat players and professional players, nearly ninety-nine percent of them had left this world. The worlds beyond held more value to them. Now, other than lifestyle players, just a fraction of high-combat players took turns standing guard.

Lifestyle players were not devoid of combat abilities; it was just that their combat strengths were comparably weaker.

Apart from information about the players, he also learned about the situation in the Camelot Kingdom over the past year. After Atilis ascended the throne, he had dealt with a great deal of noble troubles and, with the help of Mafas and Merlin Ambrosius, reorganized Camelot’s internal affairs, which naturally led to external warfare.

The war was not initiated by them but resulted from the derision Atilis faced when inviting other kings to his ceremony. They, arrogant and not taking a young man seriously, even made provocative remarks, leading to an unhappy conclusion to the festivities.

It was an insult that no one could swallow easily. Atilis exhibited restraint by offering gifts as a gesture of peace, which made the other kings see him as incredibly weak and prompted them to wage war, aiming to devour Camelot’s territories.

Then Atilis led the troops personally, and not only defeated the enemy but also snatched a considerable amount of their land. That war was still unresolved.

It seemed no one considered how many trump cards Atilis had—Legendary Wizards, Legendary Druids, Legendary Knights, and even a Legendary Priest. Although the Camelot Kingdom was somewhat weakened, Atilis started with the SSR-tier Kay Knight and Merlin Wizard handed to him, and there was Gu Shanhai’s Druid gift package as well as the homegrown church. Where did the courage come from to challenge him?

Not to mention that he himself was an existence even higher than SSR; how could he possibly lose?

After gathering sufficient information, Gu Shanhai then rode Little White toward the Royal Capital. He planned to first smash the Stone of Destiny and break one arm of destiny.

’Atilis led the campaign, taking many with him, leaving only Morico Polaris, Merlin Ambrosius, and his Minister of State Kay Knight to manage all of Camelot’s political affairs in the Royal Capital.’

’No need to worry about Morico and Kay, just beware whether Merlin would take action against me. Now I have the Spirit Plant Heart Tree cultivated from Fish Beam Wood, greatly reducing the threat of the other side’s divinations and prophecies. So as long as things are done covertly, there shouldn’t be any major issues.’

’However, it must be said that Atilis’s methods for balancing power are quite powerful—Morico represents the druidic cohort, Merlin represents the church, and Kay is his close confidant, the Royal Faction, used to counterbalance the druids and the church.’

’Indeed, those who become kings are no trifle beings; it’s the instinct running in their blood.’

Gu Shanhai knew that after becoming the god among men, he had transformed the Red Dragon King into an even more terrifying monster.