After one and a half days of investigation, Yang Rui had finally scouted the entire island. Although he had verified what the first two NPCs had said, there were still some special circumstances.
There were indeed five Royal Factions on the island. They were Shen Yang, the Prince of Henan, Wei Bao, the Prince of Yin, Zhang Er, and Wu Rui, the Prince of Heng. These five factions were also at war with each other.
Among the five noble forces, there seemed to be not much difference between their forces. Regardless of whether it was the territory under their control, the number of NPCs, or resources, they were almost on par. Moreover, every noble force occupied a corner of the island. The strength of the various forces, such as infantry, navy, cavalry, and so on, was very balanced.
However, the entire island had another common enemy other than the five Royal Factions — the native monsters on the Golden Cauldron Mountain in the middle of the island!
In the process of investigation, Yang Rui had also "found" more than ten NPCs several times to ask about the situation on the island. Many of their stories were similar to the first two NPCs, and could not provide much useful information for Yang Rui. However, Yang Rui was not without any results.
The most basic thing was that Yang Rui finally found out the name of the island — Golden Cauldron Island!
This was similar to the name of the mountain in the middle of the island — Golden Cauldron Mountain. Therefore, Yang Rui also thought of the content of this mission. He was originally looking for the Sacred Weapon of the Three Kingdoms Civilization — the Four-Legged Cauldron of Heaven and Earth. The name of the Golden Cauldron seemed to vaguely confirm the fact that the Four-Legged Cauldron of Heaven and Earth might very well exist on the island.
Therefore, Yang Rui paid special attention to the information about the Golden Cauldron Mountain. There were five Royal Factions on the Golden Cauldron Island. Although there were conflicts between each of them. However, looking at the situation, they seemed to have a common goal. Their goal was the Golden Cauldron Mountain.
The Five Noble Factions were already large enough, and each of them was not much weaker than Yang Rui's faction in the game. Even if they were not as strong as Yang Rui in terms of military strength, they were comparable to Yang Rui in terms of territory and number of NPCs.
If Yang Rui hadn't come with a mission and didn't see any players on the Golden Cauldron Island, ordinary players would have thought that the Golden Cauldron Island was where the three civilizations were located.
The five noble factions were all targeting the native monsters of the Golden Cauldron Mountain. Not only was this a reflection of the strength of this group of monsters, but it also vaguely revealed that the five noble forces must have an unknown purpose!
Yang Rui had also learned from the dozen or so NPCs that he had captured that every quarter of the game, the five Noble Factions would stop fighting for a month. They would all send their troops to the Golden Cauldron Mountain in the middle of the game.
Such a coordinated action revealed a lot of information. If there weren't any tangible benefits, the five noble factions wouldn't have spent so much effort to target the native monsters of the Golden Cauldron Mountain in the center of the island.
Yang Rui had thought of giving up as he gradually understood the distribution of factions on the Golden Cauldron Island. With his current strength, it was almost impossible for him to fight the five noble factions on the Golden Cauldron Island in a short period of time. It would be difficult to deal with even one of them.
However, it was precisely because of the presence of the native monsters of the Golden Cauldron Mountain that Yang Rui felt that there might be an opportunity. That was why he didn't leave immediately.
From the beginning, Yang Rui was mentally prepared that this Reputation Points Mission to find the Divine Weapon would not be too simple. After all, Divine Weapons were not something that could be obtained easily under normal circumstances. Therefore, even though Yang Rui didn't give up on the Divine Weapon Mission immediately, it was mostly because he could accumulate points in the Outland Championship while completing the mission. He wouldn't end up empty-handed.
Moreover, it would be even better if he could find an opportunity to complete the mission. According to Yang Rui's judgment, the key should still be on the Golden Cauldron Mountain in the center of the island.
Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Yang Rui didn't rush to attack the five noble factions around him. Instead, he directly controlled the Sky Castle to enter the Golden Cauldron Mountain.
With the Four Symbols Maze's camouflage of the Sky Castle, Yang Rui didn't have to worry about being discovered by the native monsters.
Even if the other party happened to discover Yang Rui's whereabouts, the Sky Castle was high up in the sky. A group of native monsters wouldn't be able to do anything to the Sky Castle.
However, when Yang Rui entered the Golden Cauldron Mountain in the center of the island, he was still shocked by the strength of the native monster community!
Originally, Yang Rui had thought that the native monster community in the center of the Golden Cauldron Mountain was able to withstand the attacks of the five noble factions around it. Although their strength was impressive, it was largely due to factors such as the terrain. When Yang Rui really entered the mountain, he realized that the native monster community in the mountain was much stronger than he had imagined.
Yang Rui's shock was first because of the composition of the monster community. Most monster communities were formed by a single species and wouldn't be mixed with other species. However, the monster community in the Golden Cauldron Mountain consisted of dozens of monster species, including birds, beasts, and almost all other commonly seen species!
This was a complete monster community system. Ordinary monster communities couldn't be compared to it. Most monster communities were formed by a single species, but the monster community here not only consisted of a wide range of species, but also had a detailed division of labor.
The moment Yang Rui entered the Golden Cauldron Mountain, he realized that there were small groups in the sky and on the ground. There were also various monster sentinels patrolling back and forth. There was also a strict monster camp system inside, and the division of labor was very detailed. It was even somewhat similar to the NPC race system!
Secondly, what shocked Yang Rui the most was the strength of the monsters in the community. Just the monsters patrolling the outermost perimeter had the strength of a Sixth Grade soldier and above. Moreover, they were all led by a General-level monster.
Such strength was one level higher than the patrolling soldiers of the five noble factions that Yang Rui had encountered before. Later, when Yang Rui saw groups of elite monsters in the community, he realized that they were all General-level monsters. This reminded Yang Rui of the monsters that had died on Death Island.
Of course, while groups of elite monsters were eye-catching, most of the monsters in the community were still Fifth or Sixth Grade soldiers. Otherwise, the five noble factions on Golden Cauldron Island wouldn't have the strength to resist and take the initiative to attack these monsters.
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