"A problem?"
Ma Lou blinked, unable to wrap his head around it for a moment.
By his fundamental understanding of online games, wasn't this just a standard "crisis escort quest"?
He, the player, had gone to great lengths to deliver a key story NPC back to a base in the safe zone.
Shouldn't an automatic treatment cutscene trigger next, followed by the NPC slowly waking in a hospital bed and handing the player generous rewards and guidance for the next stage?
How had that turned into creating a problem for Graycliff Town?
But a second later, inspiration suddenly struck Ma Lou!
Looking at the old guard's worried eyes, he finally realized what was going on.
"Holy shit!"
"I've made the basic mistake of applying traditional online-game logic to this game again!"
This was Awakening of the Old Gods!
A real Wasteland World that boasted 100% full-immersion simulation and fully fleshed-out factions!
What level was Graycliff Town at?
At most, it was a little frontier town sheltered beneath Winterhold's wings, with barely a handful of second-tier powerhouses.
And Kairils?
He was the most dazzling Genius Knight in a colossal power like Winterhold!
Now someone that important had been beaten so badly out in the wilderness that his Long Halberd had self-destructed, his entire force had been wiped out, and his chest had been pierced, leaving him with only a final breath...
Then some refugee of unknown origins had simply dumped him at Graycliff Town's gates!
If Kairils failed to pull through during treatment, or died inside Graycliff Town's barrier because their medical methods were too crude...
That would be one hell of a sight!
Would Winterhold's leaders listen to Graycliff Town's explanation?
All they would see was that their Church's proudest knight had died in this backwater town!
When that happened,