The Boss King actually disguised himself as a novice village chief?!
Chapter 717 - 524 Trouble, Siege_2

Chapter 717: Chapter 524 Trouble, Siege_2

"Thank you very much for your help, Melulan," said Lind, his voice gentle, that absolute trust made Melulan’s lips curl involuntarily.

Their relationship had nothing to do with the physical or interests, but stemmed from when Lind had helped her gain stronger power. Their shared experience had brought them to a state of absolute trust.

And they intended to keep it that way.

"The strength of the Undead has grown stronger," Melulan observed while watching Lind inspect the "corpse" of the Sword Demon.

The "fine swords" were indeed shards of the Magic Ring.

They offered a negligible increase in strength, which is why the Undead looked down upon them.

Without the correct way to utilize them, the shards couldn’t contribute much, and even some Blessed Weapons or Cursed Weapons that had been infused with Magic Ring Shards were mediocre at best.

He had already set up a task for the forces under his command to recycle the Magic Ring Fragment Weapons, rewarding the Undead with massive rewards, points, lottery stones, War Points, titles, Magic Potions, and more for turning them in.

Especially with "Unlock new equipment," which made the Undead more willing to search and unlock more game functions, rather than hoarding them for personal use.

There were also Undead who really kept Magic Ring Fragment Weapons for their own use, split into two types. One was secretive, as each Magic Ring Shard represented a significant reward, a juicy bounty.

With the game developing increasingly well, the value of a single Magic Ring Shard could allow someone on Earth to achieve true financial freedom!

Some were enticed by the substantial task rewards, others were simply collectors with money, but as long as they held shards, others would see them as easy prey, so they used them secretly.

This brings up the second type: the leaders of major forces among the Undead wouldn’t care about small attribute increases, especially since any weapon or equipment enhanced with shards would gain "Unlimited Durability," and for some melee characters, this could greatly improve their speed of pushing through maps.

"Hmm," Lind collected the body, waiting for it to hatch.

Without the shards, the Sword Demon’s strength was only at the fifth ring, raging mindlessly in battle; Lind could play with it on his own.

"Now, with the route to the Magic Land open, Heroic Rank Undead will be mainstream," Lind knew of Melulan’s concerns, "You need to continue to improve your strength too."

Melulan had absorbed the Bloodline Ancestor, possessing strong racial abilities, mastering Instant Movement and other techniques even Lind had not grasped, but her raw power wasn’t strong enough.

This was the inevitable plight of NPCs; compared to the Undead who could endlessly experiment and rapidly increase their strength, NPCs needed years, decades, or even longer to enhance their abilities, and would be quickly left behind.

"I’ve already found a way to help improve your strength," Lind said, "But it will take a little more time."

The method lay within the Sword Demon.

How the "Deity" had merged with the Magic Ring Shards and become a "Ring" deity was worth investigating; he believed the Sword Demon would be eager to share all its secrets.

"What do I need to do?"

"Go find more of the Old Nobility."

Those strong beings abandoned by updates had now become "Elite Monsters."

"Alright," Melulan agreed without asking why, simply nodding her head.

As the iron hooves of the Rand Kingdom traversed every corner of the Shilu Continent, they would find some of the Old Nobility; some had fully transformed into monsters and were eliminated, but others, like William and Lind, still retained their sanity.

These individuals shared a common characteristic.

They were the protagonists of the public beta version 1.0, just like William.

"Remember to tell Rania about our conversation."

"Why don’t you go yourself?" Melulan’s bright red lips curved.

Lind didn’t mind her mocking gaze.

He had only recently acquired the ability to travel quickly between different planes, and before that, he certainly wouldn’t waste time travelling; from the look on Melulan’s face, he knew she was thinking about something more adult.

Truly befitting of a Vampire, hot-blooded to the core.

"Because the expedition isn’t over yet, and I haven’t even established a real territory."

Not to mention who’s stronger or weaker, when I left, I was carrying out Queen Rania’s pioneering task. To return to present bread to the Queen, I must show some results, otherwise it would not fit with my character.

Melulan was very dissatisfied with his answer and stared at him for a long while before saying, "Understood."

Rand Kingdom.

Rania Hedwin sat on the throne, listening to the reports from below.

"The Undead actively advanced north, exterminating those detestable Mutants, and even clashed with the ’Sea God’."

The Waste Port Sea God had always been a neither big nor small trouble. Before Lind left, he lacked the strength and did not want to conflict with the latter, so they each kept to their own waters. However, after Lind left, though his power was strong enough, he never came back.

In the past, Rania had also assigned this task to the Crimson Knight, but the results were not ideal. Those Green Skins were driven all the way to the Frozen Continent.

A high wall kept those Mutants out, but that was all it did.

Aside from occasionally making the mistake of actively engaging with them to sell goods, most of the time the Undead main mission was to kill the Green Skins.

But the situation changed some time ago.

The Bunny-toothed Witch had been constantly brewing Magic Potions. She was Lind’s most valued Pharmacist, and with a Legendary Rank Wizard Crystal Mage as her mentor, her learning speed was very fast. She successfully brewed many kinds of Magic Potions.

These potions were priced extremely high and displayed in the window, and under the decision of Finance Minister Tao Lexi, one must be at least a "Baron" rank, with a very high War Points, credits, and wealth in order to purchase the advanced Magic Potions.

The Undead had never taken it seriously, as it was too expensive and they neither could afford nor wanted to buy it.

Until recently, someone broke the bank to buy a Heroic Rank Magic Potion, and then things got out of control. The Bunny-toothed Witch’s years of Magic Potions were quickly swept clean, and one by one Heroic Rank Undead appeared.

The situation began to spiral out of Rania’s control.

She had already quickly deployed countermeasures, but it was still too slow. The Rand Kingdom lacked top-notch power, the previous formidable figures who coped with the Undead were now left behind by the Undead, unable to defeat them.

Without the suppression of power, the seemingly prosperous situation of Rand Kingdom might be destroyed in an instant.

Now, Rania was extremely troubled.

What was more troublesome was that the Undead were very disobedient, they even took the initiative to attack the Sea God, causing a massacre and troubles.

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Laying hands on the Deities was never

Many had already attempted to lay hands on Deities, with less than ideal results. Almost all Deities would flee when their health dropped to two-thirds, completely disregarding the Undead’s taunts, healing back up and then returning for revenge.

Now, many of the Undead’s Main Cities are being besieged by the Deities.

Similar situations have occurred in other Kingdoms across the continent, constantly playing out similar wars between mortals and Deities.

What were once awe-inspiring Deities now turned into bosses with health bars lit up, and not a single Undead could resist the temptation.

Even Deities who were in fairly good terms with the Undead might temporarily escape the disaster, but it was only "temporarily."

The red bar above their heads, like the beckoning finger of a vixen, exuding endless charm.

"Little temptress, watch how I deplete you."

Lind turned his head to look at the surprising Magic Bull, admitting to himself that he was still being too cautious,

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Forging the Magic Ring Shard into a "Spirit Sword" and embedding it into the bloodline of the Ring Knight.

The Ring Knight carrying the gleaming Spirit Sword can Burst forth with great power.

Strength is measured by the number of Spirit Swords.