"Does the Lord mean that, under the guise of assisting the court in eliminating the snake demon and avenging the people of the Northern Lands, the expedition is actually a means to seize territory from the court?"
After Chen Qing explained the general plan, everyone was stunned.
"What else?" Chen Qing said with amusement, "Are we really going to defy the world and help the demons of the Northern Lands fight against the imperial army? Wouldn't we be condemned to death?"
"But..." The Shen Family members exchanged incredulous glances, then looked at Chen Qing again. "Did the other party agree?"
The "opponent" they were referring to was naturally the mysterious forces operating covertly in the north.
"They had no choice but to agree," Chen Qing said with a smile.
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Three days ago.
Elder Hou Chen Qing was first led into the Land of the Void, he was honestly quite surprised.
He never expected that players would actually find this place!
The name "Land of the Void" must have been chosen by them. As a fan of Eastern fantasy, Chen Qing's design style naturally wouldn't include foreign terms. He could tell at a glance that this so-called Land of the Void was the barrier of the Nine Heavens!
The third version, Nine Heavens Demon, these players have already reached the top, and they've actually managed to divide up this entire space.
It's clear that of these three Samsara, the third version has been almost fully explored by players.
With just one key, one can open the gate to the outer world and enter the fourth version of the Age of Stars. At that time, one will truly be free from the Samsara and no longer be bound to this small world.
Thinking of this, Chen Qing suddenly laughed. With such a vast power, those people in the mortal world today are probably even more insignificant than ants, aren't they?
Did you ever imagine that you would be driven to such a desperate situation by a mere ant on earth?
It seems I did a pretty good job balancing things out as a designer. No matter how powerful a force is, it's impossible to completely monopolize the world. At least so far, no player has been able to do that.
"Your Highness, the King of Qin, seems quite pleased?" A female voice coldly mocked from the void above.
"It's alright," Chen Qing laughed. "I've only heard of your reputation; it's my first time meeting you, so it's understandable that I'm quite happy."
"Excuse me for asking," the woman in red beside him tilted her head, her eyes, large and clear like a kaleidoscope of crystals, staring intently at Chen Qing from beneath her bamboo hat, "Are you Mr. Pu Yunchuan?"
Chen Qing looked up at the other person. Elder Zhang said that there were spies from the guilds inside Data City, and many of them had probably secretly joined their cause.
It seems that what they said is correct.
"I don't know," Chen Qing said with a smile. "I used to be very certain, but now I don't know."
"Then let's address you as His Highness, the Prince of King of Qin."
"That's up to you," Chen Qing shrugged.
"What does Your Highness, the King of King of Qin, think of the current situation?"
"The situation is certainly dire. I can still hold on for a while, but what about you guys?"
"You are the designer, don't you know the strength of the Heavenly Python Palace?" The woman in red said calmly, " King Xiang's ghost soldiers are indeed powerful, but now that the North has been under our control for so long, the Arctic is beginning to see melting flesh and blood. Even if that person from the Xiao Household used the Heavenly Ghost Evil Art to take over our subordinates and has some high-level Ghost General, it's not like we'll be completely overwhelmed."
"Are you all testing my understanding?" Chen Qing sneered. " The Heavenly Python Palace isn't a well-organized force. It's composed of powerful individual Heavenly Python controlling lower-level snake demons. It's a large but disorganized organization. In the first layer of the outer heavens, there are countless Heavenly Python roaming. Tens of them probably flood into the human world. I've seen your guild members in Heavenly Wolf City before; they all despise the demonic bodies of Heavenly Python. Almost none of them are willing to completely Samsara as a Heavenly Python."
"If you don't want to become Heavenly Python but still want to control the Heavenly Python Palace, the only way is through a contract. You need to subdue some Heavenly Python in the outermost layer of the heavens first, and then bind them to the player through a bloodline contract, allowing the player to control them and some of their subordinate forces, right?"
"It seems the rumors were indeed true." The woman in red smiled. "To know so much, even if he isn't Mr. Pu Yunchuan himself, he's probably quite close."
In the void, countless gazes were fixed on Chen Qing, icy cold, yet powerless to do anything.
As Chen Qing said, the control of the Heavenly Python Palace relies on blood contracts. Once the player who holds the blood contract dies, it's questionable whether the Heavenly Python will still be willing to cooperate. At this point, facing the threat of King Xiang's Heavenly Ghost Host, it's not impossible for them to defect instantly.
The situation is extremely precarious!
Once the north is completely eradicated, only the dark corners of the Southern Wilderness and Cloud Capital will be available. But once King Xiang occupies the north, given the speed at which the Ghost Domain Realm rises, almost no one in the world will be able to defeat him!
Worst of all, this emperor and that King Xiang know the secret of the Reincarnator!
Once they gain the upper hand, they will surely eliminate them relentlessly; that guy is even more terrifying than the King of Qin back then.
The King of Qin of Qin's goal was simply to seal away the ancient past, prevent its arrival, control the world in the first stage, and achieve his vision of coexistence between humans and demons.
Even if he succeeded with that method, it would still be very fragile. Guild players control the Yin-Yang Road of Samsara, and can continuously Samsara guild members, slowly plotting to overthrow his dynasty. If once doesn't work, try twice; if twice doesn't work, try three times. Players can use infinite Samsara. As long as the core base is there, there will always be a chance to reopen the Ancient Era!
But this ambitious NPC is different. If allowed to grow unchecked, the world will be unified by the Ghost Domain Realm, the Earth Spirit will surge, and it might even launch an attack on the Yin-Yang Road, a higher-level ancient realm. Players, while asleep, will be unable to use their power, no matter how strong they are, and will be unable to stop the increasingly powerful Ghost Domain forces.
Over time.
It's not impossible to dig up their roots!
"Since King of Qin Highness is aware of the current situation, you should understand that the north must not be allowed to fall into King Xiang's hands, otherwise, both of us may be plunged into utter ruin!"
The woman in red looked earnestly at Chen Qing: "Back then, when we players first entered this world, we were the flesh and blood of all the demons and monsters. We spent millions of years, dying countless Samsara, to finally allow us players to stand at the pinnacle of this world. If King Xiang destroys everything we have, then all the players will return to that nightmarish world."
"And this time, it will be countless times more difficult than the first time!"
Chen Qing looked at the other person and understood what they meant.
Once players arrived in this world, they suffered persecution from terrifying demons and human malice. After dying unjustly several times, they chose to join forces, formed a guild, and through countless schemes and plans, finally made the Reincarnator the pinnacle of this world.
But once lost, it will suffer an even more terrible backlash.
The emperor of the Xiao Household is ambitious and hates the players to the core. If an NPC who knows of the players' existence were to rule this world, and the Federation had opened a passage to this world...
The consequences are predictable!
Chen Qing knew this might be a catastrophe for all of humanity!