Faced with the system notification, Qian Xiu's expression immediately turned solemn. He had mentioned the Upper Class Nobles to his benefactor before, but he had never explained in detail just how hostile they were toward the Chosen Ones from the lower regions of the continent.
The Upper Class Nobles had only begun appearing after the frontline exploration corps advanced into the great layer where the Endless Tree Sea was located.
At first, the Chosen Ones merely treated these upper-layer natives, who could use skills like players, as relatively special Plot Characters of the world.
The so-called world plot was like the human Grand Alliance's campaign against Demon King's Castle at the beginning. Before the Evil Dragon Era, the continent had been in the Dark Era, and the people in its lowest regions were constantly attacked by demonized creatures... On the way to defeating Demon King's Castle, the Chosen Ones would encounter many powerful NPC natives. Not only would these natives provide them with generously rewarded quests, but they might also become their masters and perform special class advancements for them.
For example, Qian Xiu had inherited the legacy of the previous Azure Sky Sword Saint.
Therefore, when the Upper Class Nobles first appeared in the surrounding areas, the Chosen Ones treated them as Plot Characters of the New World.
At the beginning of their contact, the people from the exploration corps had been quite friendly toward the Upper Class Nobles. At the same time, the Upper Class Nobles had been just as respectful toward the Chosen Ones as the natives of the continent's lowest regions.
That continued until one day, when a Chosen One died at the hands of an Upper Class Noble. Only then did the Chosen Ones learn a terrifying fact.
Those Upper Class Nobles could actually increase