Charm Her!

The core area of Franca.

Saint Laurent Palace.

Unlike the dungeon scene Liana had just witnessed, the Firelink Shrine was oppressive, desolate, and filled with a sense of despair.

Everywhere you look, you see pristine white marble and dazzling gilded decorations. The soaring dome is inlaid with colorful stained glass, and sunlight shines through the glass, illuminating the wide corridors with a sacred and solemn atmosphere. On both sides of the corridors, exquisite murals record the former glory of Franca.

But at this moment, Liana had no time to appreciate any of this.

She swept through the magnificent corridors like a whirlwind, not even having time to greet the solemn-looking royal guards along the way, heading straight for the deepest part of the palace.

Bang!

soon.

Liana arrived at her destination, pushed open the gilded door at the end of the corridor, and rushed into the princess's bedroom.

The bedroom was spacious, but not luxurious; rather, it appeared somewhat simple, with a faint scent of incense in the air.

In front of the large floor-to-ceiling window stood a tall and voluptuous figure.

She was a mature woman dressed in an elegant long dress, with a cascade of black hair and a pair of slightly trembling Fox Ears on her head.

This is Princess Rosalind, who ranks second on the list of war merits in the Franca region and is now the de facto backbone of Franca.

Then they heard a rough sound of the door being pushed open.

Rosalind frowned slightly, turned around, revealing a stunningly beautiful face with a mature charm and natural allure.

But at this moment, her brows were shrouded in an unyielding sorrow and weariness.

After all, losing the arena battle would cause the morale of the entire Franca to collapse, and the Heavy Burden would fall almost entirely on her shoulders.

"Liana?"

Looking at the panting, sweat-drenched girl, whose dog ears were bristling, Veronica's captivating eyes flashed with surprise before she gently scolded, "Why are you still so impulsive? You're my personal Guard now, Liana, be more mindful—tell me, what happened? Are the monsters attacking the city?"

"It's not a monster siege!"

Liana braced herself on her knees, took a deep breath, and abruptly looked up at the Fox Ears older woman before her, shouting, "Princess Rosalind!!!"

"I just got matched into a multiplayer dungeon! And—I was matched with players from Nine Provinces!"

"Now I know why they're so strong, and why they were able to win the ring battles!!!"

"----oh?"

Hearing Liana's words.

A hint of surprise flashed in Rosalind's eyes, and her slightly furrowed brows relaxed.

----Regarding the Nine Provinces Region.

The whole world is currently filled with curiosity.

Franca, needless to say, was on par with Nine Provinces during the special event, but in the arena battle, Franca was utterly defeated.

But Nine Provinces won.

Who wouldn't be curious about how they did it?

Thinking about this, Rosalind asked, "How did they win?"

"It's all because of their Architect! They won entirely because of their Architect!"

Liana recounted everything Shen Nian and Jian Li had told her, then added, "Your Highness, the players from Nine Provinces said that their Architect not only created incredibly powerful unofficial dungeons, enhancing all Nine Provinces players, but also used these dungeons during the arena to force those otherworldly players to switch from offense to defense! Even the scenes for the group battles were created by that Architect named Lu Xiu!"

"Most importantly! Your Highness! Their Architect are incredibly strong! Stronger than you, Her Royal Highness the Princess! Their top players are also incredibly strong!! Stronger than you, Her Royal Highness the Princess!!!"

Rosalind fell silent upon hearing this.

It's not that I don't believe it.

Although Liana's strength isn't top-tier, she does have good observation skills.

only.

Is it really that strong?

She paused for a moment, then asked, "----Is it really that strong?"

"It's true! I'm 100% sure it's real!"

Liana nodded vigorously. "Your Highness, you'll understand once you try matching into the system's multiplayer dungeon! Just match into that Fallen Ancient Dragon dungeon! You'll understand when you face the Afterimage of the Nine Provinces Architect! I can't even see the Afterimage's movements clearly!"

Even the top players in Nine Provinces, stronger than Her Royal Highness the Princess, were being overwhelmed by that Afterimage, completely powerless to fight back! How outrageous is that!

He's so much better than Your Her Royal Highness the Princess!

"Alright, you don't need to keep repeating that—"

Rosalind took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to throw the idiot Guard out the window.

Do you need to repeatedly emphasize that the other person is better than you?

"Really----"

However, Rosalind quickly put these minor unpleasant thoughts behind her, turned her back, looked at the somewhat desolate Anor Londo outside the French windows, and murmured softly, "Their victory really has something to do with the Architect and the unofficial dungeons—I should have realized that when the special event ended."

"Your Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

Liana watched Rosalind's retreating figure, and seeing her begin to feign profundity, she grew impatient. "Now that we know how Nine Provinces won! Aren't we going to do something?"

"Do what?"

Rosalind turned her head, a hint of helplessness appearing on her naturally beautiful face. "All the good Architect on our side of Franca were killed in the last special event. Although we also killed the Architect on the other side—it's clear that their resources are much greater than ours. Where are we going to find good Architect now?"

Wait a minute—I get it now. You mean to issue a mandatory order in the name of the royal family, forcing everyone to try Constructed Instance? A process of natural selection?

Upon hearing this, Liana paused for a moment, then shook her head violently. "No! That's not what I meant!"

So what do you want to say?

Rosalind looked at her personal Guard with a puzzled expression.

Liana replied, "What I'm trying to say is, Your Her Royal Highness the Princess, you should immediately go to the multiplayer matchmaking system! Keep matching until you're matched with that Architect from Nine Provinces named Lu Xiu!"

Rosalind frowned slightly. "And then?"

"Then, Your Highness, you should simply seduce her!"

Liana continued, "Just have her teach you how to become a strong Architect! That level of skill is definitely not something that can be selected through a process of natural selection!"

While Lu Xiu is indeed far stronger than Your Her Royal Highness the Princess in combat, Your Her Royal Highness the Princess is absolutely unparalleled in charm! If you're willing to make a slight sacrifice—a small one— the Architect of Nine Provinces will be completely under your control!

Rosalind took a deep breath, really wanting to throw that idiot Guard out the window.

Just as she was thinking this...

Knock knock.

There was a knock on the door.

Another personal Guard entered, bowed slightly, and said, "Your Her Royal Highness the Princess, there is something I need to report to you."

Rosalind: "Say it."

"Many people have just reported anomalies in multiplayer instances."

"They've already ranked all the way to Nine Provinces? I saw their top player on the battle merit list? That Architect?"

"Right----"

The Guard was slightly taken aback, then realized what he meant. "But it's not just Nine Provinces, there are also players from other regions and the top players on the battle merit list in each region, such as Red Tide, Canaan, Helia -- and of course, our Lord Noths is number one on the battle merit list in Franca."

In short, the multiplayer dungeons are all about defeating the top player on the battle leaderboard in each region, and the scenarios are all group battles.

Rosalind was taken aback upon hearing this, then murmured, "They're all aiming for the top spot on the battle merit list. Is this meant to make us compete? Or is it to let us get acquainted with the top players from other regions of the same world?"

Next.

Something occurred to her, and she asked, "Are they all difficult to fight?"

"----good."

The Guard replied with a strange expression, "Most of the top-ranked players on the battle merit list are relatively easy to defeat under siege. However, there are two areas that no player has managed to conquer— Nine Provinces and Red Tide. Especially Nine Provinces; many players have even reported that they didn't know how they died."

"..

Upon hearing this, Rosalind glanced at Liana: "I understand—is there anything else?"

"There's one last thing."

The Guard became serious. "Just now, a report from the border states that it seems we can slowly squeeze through the Border Barrier."

Rosalind's expression froze.

This is not as simple as just finding a match online.

Considering the situation with multiplayer instances, it doesn't even seem like a good thing.

At the same time.

Construction Space.

Lu Xiu knew nothing about multiplayer instances.

She was reviewing the updates regarding multiplayer raids in the new expansion.

Although the official announcement hasn't been released yet, with the opening of dungeons and constructed deck features, it's clear that the new content has already been implemented.

Somewhat surprisingly, both PVE and PVP modes are now available for multiplayer dungeons.

in addition.

The Architect's authority is also frighteningly vast.

----Even asymmetric warfare can be done.

This was completely unexpected by Lu Xiu.

This was entirely good news for her.

This means she can handle more types of instances.

After carefully reading through all the descriptions of the added building features.

Lu Xiu casually closed the instruction interface, then raised her slender, fair arm, stretched lazily, and said softly, "Finished reading."

"So."

"Now, it's time to actually get started and see what happens!"

"The strongest Hunter of the Fifth Fleet."

"The Sapphire Star that guides the way."

"A grand entrance!"