Boom!
Strands of fire energy exploded in the body of a humanoid monster with a green face and fangs. The monster collapsed to the ground. In front of the monster, Li Shuyi slowly sheathed her twin swords. Bai Xiaowen also put away his Desert Eagle.
The Spirit Realm sent a notification:
[You've eliminated the Sinful Realm Alliance's orc scout team.]
[Your reputation in the human alliance has increased. Currently, it's at: Respected.]
[Your reputation in the Sinful Realm Alliance has decreased. Currently, it's at: Hated.]
"Your team has received 140 merit points this time. Your total merit points is 970."
Li Shuyi's face was covered in dust and looked very tired. "We've been to more than a dozen territories in the Northern Frontier. This is the last one, right?"
Bai Xiaowen nodded. "From the map, this is Laya Town. It's our last stop. There are still a little over 16 hours before the War of the Black Lava Nation mission begins. Let's go back to Maple City and join the battle at the Black Lava Nation. "
After maintaining order in Maple City, Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi wandered around the territories in the Northern Frontier.
When not in combat, Bai Xiaowen put away the summoned creatures from the Black Lava Spirit Stone and only summoned the Wrath Claw for the two to ride. If not for the Wrath Claw's speed, the two wouldn't have been able to cover the entire Northern Frontier in just eight or nine days.
During this time, Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi encountered several infiltration squads from the Sinful Realm Alliance. They had a certain understanding of the elite forces of the Sinful Realm Alliance.
The orcs were divided into pureblood orcs and half-blood orcs. They were the humanoid monsters with green faces and fangs that had just been killed. The pureblood orcs were taller and stronger and more violent. They were as strong as the elite headhunters of the Troll Clan.
Half-blood Beastmen were the offspring of Beastmen and Humans. They were weaker in terms of strength, but they were generally more agile.
In addition, there were also the Dark Elves' Dark Rangers, Scimitar Warriors, and the like. They all took the agile route.
On the whole, the survivors of the Sin Domain Allied Army, regardless of whether they were normal or elite, were stronger than humans of the same level. Of course, the leader template was different.
Bai Xiaowen complained to himself. Was it true that the harsher the environment, the more likely it was for a tribe of warriors to appear? He remembered that in another time and space, there was a certain magical race that could beat brown bears like teddy bears. It seemed that they lived in a world of ice and snow all year round.
No matter what, the defensive battle of the Black Rock Stronghold was rather grim.
After returning to Maple City, Bai Xiaowen immediately readied himself and led the guards to escort a batch of resources to Black Rock City, which was further north.
Now that Bai Xiaowen's guards had swelled to more than five hundred people, with money and food, he could naturally continue to expand the number of soldiers. The original number of bandits had been reduced to less than half. It was no longer appropriate to call them a bandit squad. Now, they had a more resounding name, the Whitestone Army.
Before the start of the second main mission, Bai Xiaowen finally led the Whitestone Army to Black Rock City and met the Prince in person.
After seeing him on the communication rune, Bai Xiaowen felt that the Prince was nothing special. But after seeing Prince Nicholas with his own eyes, Bai Xiaowen realized with jealousy what it meant to have the aura of a Child of the Dimension, and what it meant to have the demeanor of a King.
Prince Nicholas was dressed in military attire, and his words and actions already had the aura of a King. It seemed that nothing could stop him. After encountering a new situation, he would methodically issue the appropriate orders to solve it.
The lord in front of Bai Xiaowen had already been influenced by Prince Nicholas's charisma. He bowed his head and was completely subdued by Prince Nicholas's domineering aura.
Fortunately, Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi were Awakened and were immune to Prince Nicholas's aura of a Child of the Dimension.
"You're finally here. Before you came, there were still 11 orders waiting to be issued, and twice as many people waiting to be met. But I still pushed back all these schedules and made a special trip to welcome you. "Prince Nicholas smiled sincerely.
Bai Xiaowen pretended to be terrified. "It's my honor to be valued by Your Highness."
Prince Nicholas smiled. "There's no need to feel uneasy. Based on your achievements, I can't overemphasize how much I value you. The people of Maple City were able to escape from the clutches of the Plague of the Dead all because of you and that scholar under your command. Oh right, is that scholar here yet? I'd like to reward him as well. "
Bai Xiaowen sighed and said, "Your Highness, I've already done my best, but only about half of the people of Maple City survived. The other half eventually became undead and were killed by my guards … I'm ashamed that I couldn't save more people."
This truth could not be concealed or tampered with. After all, Prince Nicholas still had two high-level spies, the Knight Job and the Knight Ferdinand, who were constantly monitoring the changes in Maple City. During the few days when the Plague Bane was used, the two Knights had been helping to maintain order in Maple City. How could the fact that at least half of the people had died be kept a secret?
Moreover, Bai Xiaowen had bought low and sold high, using the Plague Bane to amass wealth. This move could not have escaped the eyes of the two Knights, and Prince Nicholas must have known as well.
However, Prince Nicholas did not feel that there was anything wrong with this. He was the heir to the throne who had received elite education from the royal family since he was young, not a hot-blooded youth who had been brainwashed by the doctrine of the Knights. Of course, he knew that there were no fish in the clear water.
It was a fact that Bai Xiaowen had saved more than 10,000 people, and it was also an undeniable achievement. Under this premise, Bai Xiaowen was only greedy for money and did not cross the line by force. Prince Nicholas would definitely turn a blind eye to this.
As for the reward for the scholar, since Bai Xiaowen had interrupted, Prince Nicholas tacitly did not mention it again. This was actually a taboo topic.
In the Kane Plane, there was a saying that went, "My vassal's vassal is not my vassal."
The explanation was that Bai Xiaowen was a feudal lord who had been appointed by the Gorse Empire, and was considered a vassal of the emperor. However, the army and talents under Bai Xiaowen's command were all Bai Xiaowen's personal "vassals," and the empire could not directly order them around.
This was also a characteristic of the ancient feudal system on Earth, such as the Eastern Zhou Dynasty of the Hua Xia and the Middle Ages of Europe.
Doctor Zombie had developed the antidote to the Plague Bane, so he was definitely a rare talent. When Prince Nicholas mentioned the reward, it was inevitable that he wanted to test whether he could poach this "scholar" to his side for his own use.
Of course, Bai Xiaowen was confident. He was Doctor Zombie's master, and this was undeniable. The reason why he did not want Doctor Zombie and Prince Nicholas to meet was because he did not want to arouse suspicion.
With Doctor Zombie's style of speaking, which was full of modern terms, he would be exposed in a few sentences. Prince Nicholas was not an ignorant girl like Berita, who could be vaguely dismissed. If he saw through Bai Xiaowen and Doctor Zombie's identities that did not belong to the Kane Plane, it would not be good.
Prince Nicholas said, "You don't have to blame yourself too much. I should be the one blaming myself. As a prince, I was unable to save my people and could only give the order to massacre the city. If it weren't for your existence, none of the residents of Maple City would have survived. "
After a pause, Prince Nicholas said, "You have made a great contribution. Also, I haven't forgotten your contribution in investigating the truth of the Undead Plague in Maple City. "
A notification from the Spirit World's laws sounded:
"Part of the completion conditions for the hero-level main mission, Step 2, Fight the Plague. Mission objective A has been completed, and the individual completion rate is 47%. The overall mission completion rate is not satisfactory). "
"Do you want to submit the mission with the above completion rate?"
[It seems that mission objective A is relatively simple, and its weight in the overall completion rate is only 1/3, while mission objective B's overall weight is 2/3!] Bai Xiaowen did not even blink as he calculated the ratio.
Bai Xiaowen chose to refuse. Facing Prince Nicholas's puzzled gaze, he said sincerely, "The cause of fighting the Undead Plague is not over yet. I have already made up my mind to eliminate all the plague undead in the entire Northern Frontier. Please allow me, Your Highness."
This statement meant that Bai Xiaowen was unwilling to submit the mission, but wanted to complete mission objective B as well, and then calculate the completion rate at the end.
Prince Nicholas nodded and praised, "Your ambition is great and admirable."
A notification from the Spirit World's laws sounded again:
"The hero-level side mission, Step 2, Fight the Plague, is temporarily sealed. The reward for the hero-level side mission, Step 1, Truth of the Plague, will now be issued. "
[Your team has gained 3000 merit points from the Human Race Alliance Army.]
"You have received a special item: Oath of Shattering."
"Detected that you currently have a total of three special items: Oath of Shattering. Side mission, Ebony's Oath, activated."
"Mission objective: Obtain a total of seven special items: Oath of Shattering and combine them."
"Mission deadline: None."
"Mission difficulty: Unknown."
"Mission reward: Special item: Oath of Ebony."
[Oath of Ebony: Party creation tool. It allows an Awakened below Level 6 (including Level 6, same below) to create a small team and recruit other Awakened below Level 6 to join. The total number of members in the team cannot exceed (2). When the members of the team fight side by side, there will be a certain bonus effect. Once the team is created, it will be permanent unless the team leader chooses to disband.]
The 3,000 merit points were just so-so, but the reward of Oath of Shattering and the side mission, Ebony's Oath, that continued to be activated made Bai Xiaowen very excited.
This was a permanent party creation tool!
A permanent party creation tool could not only save the mana points needed to form a temporary team once and for all, but it also had a more important bonus effect compared to a temporary team, and that was the bonus effect of "fighting side by side".
According to the available information, some party creation tools had a very abnormal bonus effect that could greatly increase the strength of the team members! Of course, there were also some team leaders who were unlucky and got a mediocre bonus effect. This was also related to the quality of the party creation tool.
However, even if it was a "very average" party buff, it was still better than nothing.
There were a total of seven Ebony Adjudicator Knights like Ian. According to the normal method, all seven of them should be killed, and each of them would drop a Oath of Shattering. The final combination would be the Oath of Ebony.
However, Bai Xiaowen was now on the prince's side. They were all comrades, so he could only take the route of the mission reward. Getting the remaining four Oaths of Shattering from Prince Nicholas became Bai Xiaowen's main goal.
Prince Nicholas said, "According to the previous agreement, you are now the commander of the 17th Infantry Unit. The vanguard of the Sinners will arrive at any time, so there is no time for us to chat. Go, Lord Dior, and use your troops as the main force to form the 17th Infantry Unit. The Empire needs your strength. "
Bai Xiaowen nodded and thumped his chest with his right hand. "I will shed my last drop of blood for the Empire, Your Highness."
Prince Nicholas nodded with relief.
Bai Xiaowen turned and left. With his high spiritual power, he could faintly feel that Prince Nicholas's gaze was profound and continued to stare at him for a long time.
There were a total of three lines of Black Rock Defense Line, and each line was defended by three infantry units. There were a total of nine infantry units, from the eleventh to the nineteenth. These nine square formations were formed by the private soldiers of the Northern Frontier Lords.
As for the first to tenth units, they were the Imperial Imperial Army led by Prince Nicholas himself, and they were guarding the Black Rock Defense Line.
Simply put, the eleventh to nineteenth units were cannon fodder. The Black Rock Defense Line was already overcrowded, so these nine units could not be stationed in the Black Rock Defense Line. They could only be used to deplete the enemy's forces.
Bai Xiaowen's 17th Infantry Unit was assigned to the innermost third line of defense. This line of defense was undoubtedly the safest. Only when the first two lines completely collapsed would the third line of defense face the enemy's attack.
This was a special arrangement by Prince Nicholas. Moreover, Bai Xiaowen was also appointed as the frontline commander of the third line of defense.
This was part of the hidden benefit of completing the second step of the heroic side quest, and that was the favorability of Prince Nicholas. As long as it did not affect the overall situation, he would arrange for Bai Xiaowen's troops to be in a safer position.
Bai Xiaowen climbed to a high place and looked into the distance. He could vaguely see the vanguard army of the remnant people. Groups of short and strong Orc laborers were busy setting up camps and preparing places to rest for the batches of troops that would arrive later.
"The third line of defense is safe, but shouldn't we move forward a little?" Li Shuyi said. "Only by killing more enemies can we get more treasure chests and earn more merit points."
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