Bone King: Welcome the Birth of the King.

Chapter 471 Important Information about the Elf King - The Necromancer

The "immortality magic ritual" has been completed!
Tang Zheng finally resolved the "lifespan" issue that had been troubling him. Next, he continued to prepare for the ritual, gathering the cursed energy from the "Abyss" valley.

Used to upgrade the level of the [Cursed Knight] in the game "Death's Bane".

As Tang Zheng's strongest subordinate, he naturally has the highest priority in terms of improving his strength.

"Resources, manpower, and time are ultimately limited."

Tang Zheng frowned slightly, gazing into the darkness of the valley, and muttered to himself.

And you want to improve these!
Based on the intelligence Tang Zheng currently has access to, it is almost impossible to make any further progress. Either he will inevitably clash with a powerful force, or there simply isn't enough time.

"As expected, we still have to prioritize the strategy of forming alliances and counter-alliances."

In Tang Zheng's mind, only two forces could stand against the Great Tomb in the shortest amount of time:
"Platinum Dragon King, Floating City".

"The two forces are still hostile, which means there is considerable room for maneuver!"

hum~
Only when Tang Zheng paused in his hand movements could he sense a faint magical reaction emerging in his mind.

"Oh?"

Tang Zheng stopped setting up the magic ritual, a thought flashing through his mind: this was a reaction to the magic mark being triggered.
""information"!"

"My lord," came the Elf King's respectful and cautious voice.

Is it safe?

Tang Zheng narrowed his eyes, responding from the depths of his heart.

“It’s safe, my lord. The guardian named Gros Hornfury is not here.” The Elf King quickly replied, “The only one openly monitoring me is a strange race called the Frostborn Banshee.”

The "information" is responded to silently in one's mind, without needing to speak, which can block a large part of the detection methods.

With the Elf King's detailed explanation, Tang Zheng gained a relatively clear understanding of the Frostborn Banshee.

Possessing the ability to be "invisible" and to use ice-attribute skills, its strength, according to the Elf King, is comparable to that of the Root Earth Element.

"They should be around level 80." Tang Zheng's heart tightened; they were a force to be reckoned with.
"Is someone of this caliber just sent to monitor the Elf King, a guardian? Probably not. If they were a guardian, it would be a huge waste of their talent."

"It's—a mercenary monster!"

Tang Zheng felt no relief upon arriving at this answer; instead, he felt a slight heaviness.

This is the difference between guild power and individual players!
It's not just about having more NPCs to assist; mercenary monsters are an unavoidable topic, which can be understood as high-level servants.

In "YGGDRASIL".

The "Mercenary Monster Summoning Book" has no restrictions; you can summon monsters simply by spending in-game gold.

Especially in the game, the price of "Mercenary Monster Summoning Book" is extremely low, and many game guilds will deliberately store it. Some players can even use cheaper methods to copy it in large quantities.

The Great Tomb of Salik contains tens of thousands of "Mercenary Monster Summoning Books".

of course.

The real cost of the "Mercenary Monster Summoning Scroll" is the game gold coins consumed to summon the monsters. Even if the Great Tomb of Nazarick uses up all its gold coins, it can only summon 1/10 of the mercenary monsters.

"Ha~"

A fleeting bitterness crossed Tang Zheng's face.

After all his efforts, the only combat power he can utilize above level 80 is the Deathly Despair and the Demon Tree.

Every single "mercenary monster" is at level 80, with "high-level mercenary monsters" reaching level 85.

and many more!

A sudden flash of inspiration struck Tang Zheng. He vaguely sensed that having mercenary monsters monitor the Elf King was rather strange.

But for a moment I couldn't remember what was strange!
"If the Frostborn Banshee is monitoring you, why is she contacting me?" Tang Zheng temporarily suppressed his doubts and responded seriously.

We're facing a floating city; we can't be too cautious!

"That's right, I've discovered a method that can circumvent the Frostborn Banshees' surveillance to some extent."

The Elf King's tone held a hint of smugness as he spoke:
"In 'Eluneteyo,' I unexpectedly encountered a harpy named Ella. In order to obtain information, I intend to make contact with her."

“This race is naturally open-minded. When I was interacting with them, I found that the Frostborn Banshees would leave briefly.”

The Elf King's boastful voice rang out.

Tang Zheng's eye twitched.

【A beauty that could topple cities and kingdoms】While it can control the other person, it won't have a significant impact on their personality or interests.

The Elf King was known for his mischief in the Great Forest of Ivanshah, but it's surprising that he would do something like this in the territory of the Floating City, even with a secret in his heart.

Tang Zhengyi's time.

I don't know whether to say the Elf King is magnanimous or if this is just his nature.

"At least we were able to find a flaw, which is an unexpected bonus."

Tang Zheng reassured himself internally and asked in a calm voice, "Stop talking nonsense, what useful information do you have?"

"Yes, sir..." the Elf King hurriedly and cautiously instructed.

After a while.

The connection to the "information" was broken.

Tang Zheng's eyes flickered slightly.

He wasn't just concerned with the fragmented information provided by the Elf King; what mattered was the situation revealed through the Elf King's actions and other details.

at present!

The Elf King remained in "Eluneteyo" in the southern desert and was never brought into the [Floating City].

Despite having gained their trust, they didn't even have the chance to join the guild.

It is evident that the guardians within the [Floating City] are extremely vigilant and cautious, and fundamentally, they have no intention of allowing outsiders to enter the guild.

"But it wasn't a complete loss!"

"The Floating City has existed for over 500 years, and the desert kingdom it rules has a nearly identical history."

Tang Zheng's lips curled slightly, and a smile appeared on his face:
"Time will make many so-called 'secrets' no longer secrets!"

The Floating City has 30 guardians!
This was mentioned veiledly in the legends, and this information is not false, but rather true.

Tang Zheng had already determined this.

The source of the intelligence was naturally the deceased dragonman Ladon, who provided a great deal of important information about the [Floating City].

This is why he dared to secretly plot against it.

but!

Some of the information about the dragon Ladon is unreliable and should be viewed with skepticism.

It's not false information, but rather that given the knowledge and status of the dragon-man Ladon, he might have an idealized or exaggerated understanding!
Another point.

According to the Dragonman Ladon, during the era of the Floating City, the Eight Desire Kings still existed and had even swept across the entire continent, reaching the pinnacle of the Floating City!

This is a completely different state from the current [Floating City].

"The intelligence gathered by the Elf King was combined with the intelligence gathered by the Dragonman Ladon."

“It’s pretty much confirmed!” Tang Zheng smiled slightly: “There are indeed 30 guardians in the [Floating City], but these 30 guardians are divided into two categories.”

"One type is responsible for the work, while the other type is the true guardian."

"The true guardians should be level 100 NPCs, and there are only three of them."

Tang Zheng was finally able to confirm this important intelligence: the number of numerical values ​​that can be used in urban-type strongholds is not large.

If you spend 300 points to create three level 100 NPCs, then the level of the remaining 27 NPCs will naturally not be too high.

After all, the remaining values ​​still need to be used to modify the guild environment, set traps, and so on.

That's why we were able to determine this so quickly!
As mentioned by the dragonman Ladon, the [Floating City] is mainly divided into three areas: the outer city, the inner city, and the core area.

Each area has a dedicated guardian in charge!
"Unfortunately, the dragonman Ladon was relatively unknown at the time, only living in the outer city, and had no right to enter the inner city or the core area."

"Let alone the inner city and core area, even the outer city is only known to the Dragon People, who have no right to contact the NPCs of the 'Guardians' and 'Responsible Persons' factions."

Tang Zheng shook his head, recalling the information the Elf King had just provided:
"According to the intelligence gathered by the Elf King, the floating city is not one of the three regions that the dragonman Ladon mentioned, but rather four regions!"

Close your eyes.

Tang was gradually forming the general outline of the [Floating City] in his mind.

Core area!

Inner city!

Outer city!

And then there's the mysterious area that surrounds the entire [Floating City].

It is said that everyone living in "Eluneteu" longs to enter the temple where the god-kings reside, and naturally, there are those who dare to sneak in.

The result was undoubtedly a complete failure!
The air gradually became quiet.
Suddenly.

Tang Zheng suddenly opened his eyes, finally realizing what was strange during his conversation with the Elf King!

Using mercenary monsters to monitor the Elf King—a waste of talent!
The difference between the Floating City and the Great Tomb of Nazarick is not in terms of size or guild level!
Rather, the Great Tomb of Nazarick is at its peak, so there's no need to be too concerned about manpower and resources.

But the [Floating City] is different.

The Eight Desire Kings' guild has existed for over 500 years, and it's inevitable that it has suffered various attacks during that time, resulting in unimaginable resource depletion.

The Floating City is no longer at its peak; even its guild weapons have been lost. Under these circumstances, they've sent mercenary monsters to monitor the Elf King...

Also!

The disguise incident in the Elf Kingdom and the mysterious enemy who infiltrated the Slane Theocracy are likely mercenary monsters.

This series of events is connected.

This not only demonstrates the caution of the [Floating City] side, but also...

"We have limited manpower." Tang Zheng slowly uttered these four words.

—Limited.

We've reached the point where we have no choice but to use mercenary monsters!

To know.

Tang Zheng's current power covers the Kingdom, the Holy Kingdom, the Slane Theocracy, the Hilly Region, and the Ivanshah Great Forest.

The forces that can be used openly include the adventurers "Free Will", "Eight Fingers", and "Chiranong".

"Has the power of the floating city declined to such a severe degree?"

"It's probably not just for that reason."

Tang Zheng raised his head and looked down into the deep, dark valley. "...More than anything, there is probably an extreme distrust of forces that are not their own!"

Water Moon, January 15th.

The one-month deadline given by the Azure Dragon King is fast approaching.

The depths of the nation's commentary.

In a mysterious underground cave.

The Platinum Dragon King, who secretly orchestrated all of this, was fast asleep in his enormous underground palace, but not in a deep sleep.

The astonishing prophecy of the Dark Dragon King!

The mysterious disappearance of an ancient fire dragon!

The anomaly of the Platinum Armor being destroyed!
The time for aftershocks, which could occur once every century, is fast approaching!
This series of events made the Platinum Dragon King vaguely sense that this century-old aftershock was probably extraordinary.

Faced with an unknown situation.

Even it had to start making some arrangements.

A slight movement of air in front of the nose.

A sudden, subtle change in the aura caused the Platinum Dragon King to open his eyes, and a feeling of "astonishment" flashed through his mind.

Dragons possess a perception far surpassing that of humans and other races. Even with deceptive means such as invisibility or illusion, it is difficult to deceive the Dragon King.

Not to mention himself, the true Dragon King!
His amber eyes were fixed on a certain spot ahead, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Long time no see."

The Platinum Dragon King gazed ahead, where stood a majestic-looking old human woman with a sword at her waist.

His wrinkled face and white hair told a story of extreme age, yet he was unusually healthy, standing ramrod straight, unlike the posture of a normal old man.

In short, I have a strange feeling about me!
The Platinum Dragon King compared the figure in his memory with the person in front of him, and the changes were not obvious, but the other party's expression was somewhat fierce at this moment.

"You knew I would come, didn't you?"

The old human woman's expression darkened further, and her tone became even more strained, though it was clearly a deliberate act:
"Seeing you should be a happy thing, but you wouldn't be so wicked as to use that to lure me here, would you?"

A tone of helplessness and headache echoed softly in the main hall.

"I am sorry."

The Platinum Dragon King opened its mouth, revealing its fangs, but its massive body emitted a soft voice, "I did know you would come, old friend, but I didn't expect you to come so soon."

"Old friend?"

The old human woman's voice held a hint of inexplicable resentment and complex emotions as she turned to look at a suit of platinum armor displayed in the main hall.
"My old friend should be that empty, battered body... Hmm, has it been repaired?"

In the old human woman's memory, the scars on that platinum armor were still vivid, and the Platinum Dragon King seemed to have no intention of repairing them.

The platinum armor we see today is spotless, without a trace of its former damage or even a single extra mark.

"……yes."

The Platinum Dragon King's eyes flickered slightly, and he murmured a sigh.

This platinum armor is not the same one as before, and it naturally wouldn't reveal that.

"Back to business!"

"What exactly happened with the Azure Dragon King appearing in the kingdom and forcing the royal family to wage war against the empire?"

The middle-aged woman suppressed her complex emotions, withdrew her gaze, and spoke:
"I think this is a decision you should make."

(End of this chapter)