Is This Amusing?
The war in the Kingdom of Lucian is progressing rapidly.
Within just one week of the second act's launch, they had already declared war on the Kingdom of Tyrande.
The war was unstoppable. Although Lister was involved in the war in his previous life, he was only focused on leveling up and did not care about the overall war situation in the game background.
Only now do we realize that although the Kingdom of Tyrande and the Kingdom of Lucian are currently the two poles of the Western Continent, they have long been corrupt and decaying.
The noble armies within most of the territory were easily defeated, and the overall quality of the Class Holder alliance was far inferior to that of the Kingdom of Lucian.
Of course, this is inseparable from the turquoise mine's contribution to the training of Class Holder in Lucian.
The war has now lasted for more than six months.
Had the seven duchies not formed an alliance to aid the Kingdom of Tyrande, the Kingdom of Lucian might have ended the war in just three or four months.
As expected, this was a scene with a semi-welfare element in the early stages; the Rise of the Lucian Empire was already destined.
Although Lister paid attention to the war, his main focus was not on it.
He had been worried that Hughes would ask him to lead the army again, and was thinking of when to take action to intimidate the other party.
With the battle progressing so smoothly, Hughes had no interest in paying attention to him anymore.
The enthusiasm of all the nobles in the entire Kingdom of Lucian was mobilized.
Anyone could see that the Kingdom of Lucian becoming an empire was an inevitable trend.
Compared to the nobles who were originally passively and reluctantly conscripted, they are now eagerly gathering all the strength of their families to send troops.
Everyone was eager to seize the credit, and Lister was no longer relevant.
While it saves him a lot of trouble, it also reduces the amount of time he can spend cultivating and exploiting players.
Watching the last player of the day leave excitedly after learning the skill, I watched as the last player of the day passed away.
Lister also prepared to pack his things and return to the castle. Of course, before doing so, he checked the system's teaching page to see his daily gains.
"Skill Instructor Merrick: Can teach the skill 'Merrick Saber Technique' (C~A grade), currently taught to 5,014,312 players."
Having finally surpassed five million viewers, Lister couldn't help but lament that the good days of the first act were over.
In the past six months, the number of players in the second act of the game "Divine Revelation" has increased significantly compared to the previous life.
Even though the first act had ten million fewer players than expected, the number of players has now reached 140 million, matching the total number of players in the second act from his previous life's memories.
The second act is set in the Kingdom of Lucian, making it a classic magic-based version of Paradise.
Players already have a greater preference for magic-based classes, and this is compounded by the fact that they are currently strong in this version.
Players who enter the game in Act II naturally mostly choose magic-based classes.
Fortunately, the promotional image of Lister slaying a hundred people with a single strike in the first act was still displayed on the game's official website, which resulted in more players specializing in martial arts, especially those who focused on swordsmanship, compared to the previous game.
Of the 90 million new players in Act II so far, 11% are martial arts players, with 10% specializing in swordsmanship. This is slightly higher than the previous game's proportion by two percentage points.
Of all the new players, approximately 3.2% have learned Merrick Saber Technique.
Lister was extremely satisfied that he could maintain the learning rate of Merrick Saber Technique at over 3%, even with the martial arts player ratio being halved compared to the first act.
Congratulations, your Will Breathing Technique has been upgraded!
[Overall Rating: A → S (Overlord Tier)]
[Experience Points: 413,243,524]
He has maxed out all his passive skills to level 60, and his overall rating has returned to S rank.
However, with 400 million experience points remaining, Lister was experiencing for the first time the feeling of having so many experience points that he didn't know what to do with them.
Furthermore, before the second job advancement quest is completed, the level barrier remains unbroken, rendering his experience points temporarily useless.
Just thinking about this second job advancement quest made Lister feel a surge of irritation.
In six months, he had thoroughly searched through all the available information within Lucian.
Still nothing, with no clue about the second job advancement quest.
Lister couldn't help but ponder this to himself.
The player base for new sword techniques is now nearly saturated, so there's no need to stay in the commons anymore. You can wait until Act 3 to try and continue cultivating new players.
The second job advancement quest can't be delayed any longer; eventually, I'll have to go to the Alchemy Ruins myself.
How's the preparation going?
Inside the family castle, Lister asked Tim.
"Your Excellency, your luggage has been packed."
"Duke Will III, having heard of your upcoming travels, has sent you two more bottles of high-grade holy water."
"Count Connor's place too..."
"I see."
He waved his hand, interrupting Tim's report. For the past six months, Lister had kept a very low profile in the Duchy of Will, never interfering in any matters within the city except for teaching skills.
But his every move was still being watched by all the nobles. For example, as soon as the news of his recent departure spread, a bunch of people came up to give him gifts.
I don't know if they wanted to get rid of this big shot as soon as possible, or if they were afraid that if others saw them off and they didn't, Lister would hold a grudge.
Regardless, Lister has no time to concern himself with these trivial matters in the city.
He could only pin his hopes on finding the information he needed in the alchemical ruins; otherwise, he would have to wait for the world to progress.
"Sir, Miss Erica is looking for you outside."
Tim had only been gone a short while when he hurriedly returned to him.
Lister hesitated for a moment, then finally sighed.
"Let her in."
During this time, Erica stopped contacting him every day and clinging to him as she had at the beginning.
As if they had come up with a new strategy, they would contact him every three to five days.
Each time she came, she only provided emotional value to Lister, and when he didn't want to continue their relationship, Erica would often sense it before he even started making excuses and would take her leave.
Compared to the past, the methods were much more sophisticated, which pleased Lister greatly, and he was quite satisfied with the child's sensible behavior.
Unfortunately, he had no interest in anything further. Apart from her beautiful face, Erica had nothing else that attracted him, and her thin upper body was a major drawback.
He was planning to leave tomorrow, and since he was here tonight, he might as well say goodbye in person.
"Brother Lister, where are you going after you leave?"
Wearing a familiar dark red gothic gown, paired with Erica's outstanding looks, even if Lister wasn't particularly attracted to her, it was hard for him to dislike her.
"Go and travel around."
Erica wants to go with her brother too!
Upon hearing this, Lister couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.
I thought it was just a farewell, but who knew they'd come back to bother me like this again.
He would gladly admire Erica's appearance in his spare time.
But Lister didn't want to bring a burden along when he went to the alchemy ruins to find clues for the second job advancement quest.
"Erica, the places I went to travel to were far away and very dangerous."
"You should train hard at home first. Once you reach the fourth level, I'll take you on a trip."
Given Erica's Class Holder talent, reaching the fourth tier is probably a goal she can never achieve in her lifetime.
She clearly knew it herself, and at that moment she raised her voice again, adopting a coquettish attitude.
"No way! Brother Lister, you're so amazing! You can definitely protect me!"
"I've packed my bags, and I'm leaving with you tomorrow, brother!"
Erica looked at him with Steadfast, her tone suggesting she was determined to go with him.
This made Lister feel uneasy; he had a vague feeling that Erica somewhat... strangely tonight?
Judging from Erica's recent behavior, she has long since moved beyond the initial relentless pursuit stage, and her approach to communicating with him has become significantly more intelligent. Why does she seem to have reverted to her old ways today?
Moreover, since Count Connor had already given him a farewell gift before he left, he shouldn't have allowed Erica to fool around with him.
He stared at Erica with a serious expression, hoping to discourage her.
But upon closer inspection, the unease that had been nagging at Lister became even more pronounced.
The Killing Intent Wave has now reached level 60. If you feel something strange in your own senses, it's definitely not an illusion!
The immediate action was to use the system to scan the other party in order to confirm their identity.
"Reconnaissance of enemy and friendly forces is underway... Reconnaissance results have been obtained..."
[Level: Lv40]
[Occupation: Faceless Person (Other)]
Really!
Lister quickly composed himself and looked calmly at "Erica".
His voice lowered involuntarily, and the next moment, a strong surge of energy instantly locked onto the other party.
"Wang Yue, is this interesting?"