"Yes!"
Since Kieran chose the difficult way to complete his main mission, he did it for all sorts of sub-missions and special events, so he wouldn't hesitate.
[Based on your experience in the dungeon world, you are automatically added to the Dragon faction!]
[Battle of the Sons: The son of the Wolf strengthened his body and sharpened his claws and teeth on the fertile prairies. He was eager to head south to restore his ancestor's glory and before his eyes, the once powerful son of the Dragon was weakened. He didn't mind gnawing on the flesh and blood of the son of the Dragon to add more color to his achievements …]
[You who have joined the Battle of the Sons must ensure the survival of the son of the Dragon!]
[Note: Depending on your performance in the event, you will receive different dungeon ratings!]
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"Wolf?"
"Dragon?"
Kieran muttered the two terms that concerned him the most in his heart.
He knew the two terms didn't describe the so-called animals but some kind of … God!
The Wolf God, the Prairies King had always called himself the descendant of the Wolf God.
Yesterday when he caught a glimpse of the Wolf God, the similar presence to Great Swamp was still fresh in Kieran's memory.
But, Dragon?
Kieran didn't have a deep understanding of the Duke of Zilin.
Other than knowing the Duke's land was at the north of Warren, the land was barren and cold, all Kieran knew was that the Duke of Zilin had the best warriors and hunters in Warren.
Kieran pondered for a while before heading back to his tent.
He needed a reliable person to tell him everything.
Mary was the best candidate.
However, when he saw the sleeping Mary, Kieran was a little hesitant.
"My lord, if you want to know more about the Duke of Zilin, I can tell you. It might not be the most complete but I know more than others."
Maxim said softly as he followed behind Kieran with his body bowed.
Maxim, the chronicler of the Raven Sect, was in charge of many secrets and information regarding the outside world, so it was natural that he knew about Mary, the heir of Warren. He even gathered everything about Mary last night, including the fact that Kieran broke through the dungeon for Mary's sake.
They naturally had their own guesses about the relationship between the two.
However, after seeing Kieran's action, Maxim immediately raised Mary's status and classified her as someone that he should pay attention to.
Mary was not strong enough for him to do so.
But with Mary's status and Kieran's attention, it was enough.
Kieran glanced at Maxim, who was bowing to express his humility, and said in the same low voice, "Let's talk outside."
Kieran had some guesses about Maxim's real thoughts.
But Kieran didn't care.
As long as the other party could cooperate with him and successfully complete the mission before him, Kieran could totally agree to it.
What he was after was none other than the Raven Sect leader position.
Otherwise, the other party wouldn't have chosen an outsider.
As for not wanting to see the Raven Sect fall into internal strife and become the next Snake school?
Naturally, there was some truth to it.
A Raven Sect with internal strife and a united Raven Sect. For Maxim who was about to become the leader, he was more than happy to see the latter.
Maxim followed Kieran out of the tent.
The recorder of the Raven Sect went into deep thought for more than ten seconds before he started to speak.
"This generation's Duke of Zilin is the seventh but the earliest Duke of Zilin didn't appear during the founding of Warren. About 20 years after the founding of Warren, the King of Warren passed away in an accident. Without a designated successor, the three princes fought each other for the throne and after six months of internal strife, Warren was engulfed in flames of war. The Prairies invaders seized the chance and rode their horses southward, attacking Riverdale's walls in one go!"
"It was then that the three successors came to their senses and started to gather their vassals, nobles, and Knight to defend against the invaders. However, they lost the initiative and the three successors were forced to retreat step by step. One and a half months later, Riverdale was breached and the three successors were killed one after another. None of the direct relatives were able to escape the fate of death. Then … the fourth successor appeared!"
"That was the distant relative of King Warren, the daughter of a baron!"
"Her father died on the battlefield against the Prairies invaders. She brought her family emblem and entered the snowy forests and mountains in the north. When the decree from the king arrived, the lady had already gathered seven powerful Knight and three thousand northerners to launch a counterattack against the Prairies invaders. I didn't witness the battle myself but according to some secret records, the seven Knight's power was definitely a match for a thousand men. Especially the leader, he was able to sweep across the battlefield and after the Prairies king broke through the layers of blockade, he crushed his head with a single hand!"
As he spoke, Maxim's face showed uncontrollable admiration.
It was a very simple respect for the strong.
"Broke through layers of blockade? Crushed his head? "
Kieran raised a brow.
A simple description was enough for Kieran to imagine how unstoppable the first Duke of Zilin was.
Even without Maxim's explanation, Kieran could guess that the lady became the second king of Warren and the strongest Knight was the first Duke of Zilin.
Maxim shook his head as if he saw through Kieran's guesses.
"Your guesses are wrong. Although most of the versions that were spread out were like that, according to the real information that we have, after the lady ascended the throne, the powerful Knight went missing and so did the other six Knight. However, the queen was pregnant with the first Duke of Zilin's child and the child was the first Duke of Zilin. The first Duke of Zilin's title wasn't bestowed by the queen but from his battle achievements!"
"That's right, just like what you guessed! After twenty years of recuperation, the prairie natives' revenge came. The nineteen-year-old Zilin Count went to the battlefield and slaughtered the entire prairie natives' vanguard by himself. Then, he led the Queen's Royal Guards to attack the new Prairie King's main army. Just like his father, he crushed the Prairie King's head. After that, he was enfeoffed as Zilin County and became a Count. With a red flying dragon as the family flag, the Warren people called him the Son of the Dragon. "
Maxim couldn't hold back his smile when he saw Kieran's astonished expression.
The first time he came into contact with these secrets, he had the same expression as well.
It was even more serious than before.
As the recorder of the Raven Sect, Maxim knew what the Raven Sect's records meant by 'rampaging through the battlefield'.
It had exceeded the range of 'fighting a thousand men' or 'fighting ten thousand men'.
It was … the God of Battlefield!
Kieran didn't know what the Raven Sect's records meant but after a dozen dungeon runs, especially after meeting the likes of Great Swamp, he understood the meaning of 'rampaging through the battlefield'.
"Then what about the current Duke of Zilin?"
Kieran asked out of instinct as he stared at the [War of Sons].
"After the first, second and third Duke of Zilin, the heir of the Zilin family became normal and after the fifth Duke of Zilin, he became mediocre. Of course, compared to the commoners, he is still considered as a genius, especially since the seventh Duke of Zilin is very hardworking. He is viewed as the leader of the family that will once again revive the Zilin family!"
Maxim answered honestly.
Then, he paused for a while.
"My lord, would you like to meet this Duke of Zilin?"
The Raven Sect Recorder asked.
"Of course!"
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