Following the rebel army's NPC soldiers, Yang Rui piloted Sky City and quickly arrived at the city closest to the water stronghold. The entire process only took about an hour, and this was under the premise that the army's movement speed was limited.
One of the important reasons why Yang Rui did not attack the 100,000 or so rebel army NPCs was that he had vaguely discovered this city in Sky City. It was too close to the water stronghold, and Yang Rui was not sure how many rebel army NPCs there were in the city.
What he saw now proved that Yang Rui's choice not to attack back then was correct. Stopping Sky City in the air above this city, he found that there were at least several times more rebel army NPCs in the city!
It was not just a matter of the number of rebel army soldiers. The level of this city was also very high. According to the judgment of Yang Rui, Guo Jia, Xu You, and the others, it was at least the level of a state city. The city covered a large area, and the city was tall. The defense was very tight, and it was definitely not easy to attack.
The majesty and sturdiness of the city, as well as the large number of rebel army soldiers, was one thing. The city in front of them, whether it was inside or around the city, was definitely not a small number of NPC residents. It was a very complete and normal city, unlike the Death Island, where there were only combatants.
This situation also determined that this city had a very deep foundation for survival. Whether it was in terms of production or manpower, it should be very sufficient. It could not be treated as a mission city.
The eight gates around the city were marked with four large words: "Henan Royal City." It was easy to connect this to the identity of the rebel army soldiers that Yang Rui had encountered before. Perhaps this was the main city of Henan King in the mission space.
Yang Rui controlled Sky City to wander around "Henan Royal City" for half a day. He still felt that this city in front of him was difficult to attack. Even if "Henan Royal City" was the ultimate goal of this mission. With the forces that Yang Rui brought, it would be difficult to take it down directly.
Moreover, with the appearance of Henan Royal City, Yang Rui also thought of a question. According to historical records, Xiang Yu, the Hegemon of Western Chu, had conferred eighteen titles. How many of them would be involved in this mission?
If all 18 Kings appeared at the same time during the quest, and every King was as strong as the Henan King, Yang Rui would have no choice but to give up halfway!
With this thought in mind, Yang Rui controlled Sky Castle to leave the vicinity of Henan Royal City. He was prepared to investigate the situation on the island before making any further plans.
From the very beginning, Yang Rui had been mentally prepared for the difficulty of the Reputation Quest. However, he hadn't expected to encounter such a situation. If the quest's difficulty was too high, Yang Rui would have no choice but to consider participating in the Otherworld Championship.
Originally, it was a pleasant surprise that the Reputation Mission could activate the players' Foreignland Tournament Quest. Although Sacred Artifacts were rare and valuable, if it was just a dream, it would be better to take a step back and fight for more practical benefits in the Foreignland Tournament.
Of course, the quest's specific situation required further investigation. Before obtaining detailed information, Yang Rui wouldn't give up so easily.
Yang Rui controlled Sky City to leave the vicinity of Henan Royal City. Along the way, they encountered several county-level cities. They were still under the influence of the Henan King, which made Yang Rui feel even more uneasy.
"Gentlemen …
Sirs, please listen to my words. We are only ordinary people who have lived here for generations. We are under the control of Henan King Shen Yang Daren. How can we, ordinary people, intervene in the battle between the Kings? I ask sirs to give us a way to live. "
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"Yes! Yes … "
"My lords, please be magnanimous and let us go …"
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About two hours after Sky City left Henan Royal City, Yang Rui seized the opportunity to capture two ordinary NPCs. He wanted to ask them about the situation on the island. Unexpectedly, the two NPCs treated Yang Rui as an enemy of the Henan King. Before Yang Rui could ask any questions, they only cared about begging for mercy.
"You don't have to worry. I am an outsider. This is my first time here. I just want to ask about the current situation on the island. I won't harm your lives …"
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"An outsider?"
“...
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Yang Rui spent a lot of effort to calm the two NPCs down. However, the two NPCs didn't seem to know that they lived on the island. Yang Rui had to explain a few times before the two NPCs finally accepted the fact that they were "outsiders."
Then, when the two NPCs saw that Yang Rui and the others didn't seem like bad people, they told Yang Rui everything they knew.
The more Yang Rui listened, the more surprised he became. Although he already had some guesses, he was still very surprised by the situation described by the two NPCs.
According to the two NPCs, there were a total of five kings in the nearby area. The land under their rule was actually not much different from that of the Henan King. They had been fighting with each other for a long time and had never been on good terms with each other.
As ordinary NPCs, the two NPCs didn't know much about other things.
After Yang Rui kept his promise and let the two NPCs go, he once again operated Sky City to speed up the exploration. If what the two NPCs said was true, the situation on the island Yang Rui was on was very complicated.
The territory controlled by the Henan King was big enough. Even with Sky City's speed, they still hadn't left the island after four hours. Of course, Yang Rui didn't travel at full speed during the process. He mainly explored the island.
Even so, just the territory controlled by the Henan King was more than half the size of Death Island. Based on the strength of the other four kings on the island, one could roughly estimate the size of the island in front of them. It was at least several times the size of Death Island.
Moreover, the knowledge of the two NPCs was limited, and there was a cognitive bias. They didn't even think that they were on an island, so their understanding of the situation on the island might not be very accurate. They could only wait for Yang Rui to personally investigate and verify everything.
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