Master Changsheng

Chapter 89, Chapter 088: Resisting External Enemies and Pacifying the Internal Situation?

Hanks, who had returned to the outer city of Chaos City, never imagined that his every move was being watched by Ankai.

He had planned to take advantage of An Kai's absence and pocket the protection fees from the outer city of Chaos City.

Unexpectedly, his actions had already been labeled by An Kai as helping him (An Kai) plunder resources…

Ankai had already made his plans. Once he left the mage tower, he would head straight to the outer city of Chaos City to ask Hanks for his share.

After all, the two of them had agreed beforehand that the score would be 8-2, with Ankai at 8 and Hanks at 2.

As for Hanks' actions that are detrimental to Ankai's interests, such as not providing the promised services, going back on his word, or not keeping his promises.

Ankai remained calm, refusing to believe that Hanks's bones could be harder than his [Brute Force Staff].

Having finished the side quest, I also completed the [Enhancement] forging.

[Enhancement failed]

The system notification in front of him was the 53rd time Ankai had seen it in one night.

That night, Ankai upgraded the Water-Repelling Bead to +5, and his Storage Ring #1 and Storage Ring #2 were also upgraded to +5 that night…

However, no matter how hard Ankai tried, he was still unable to reach the +6 requirement of the Mage Tower...

While the "Enhancement Failure" scenario won't result in something as disgusting as "Enhancement -1", the low-grade magic stone will definitely disappear.

That night, Ankai was just like the overpowered players in his previous life.

Keep strengthening... strengthen...

Unfortunately, despite wasting 53 low-grade magic stones, the attempt failed.

Looking at the remaining 4710 low-grade magic stones, An Kai muttered, "I can't upgrade anymore, I don't have many magic stones left."

Magic stones and magic cores may seem like a lot, but they are not. Ankai now needs 3000... no, if you include [forging], it requires 3600 skill points to upgrade a spell level in all aspects.

With a sigh, Ankai decided to put aside the Mage Tower [Requirement 3] item requirement '+6' for now...

The main focus should still be on increasing attribute points through [Meditation].

In my spare time, I will then conduct experiments to enhance other items.

With a thought, use [Summon].

A flash of light appeared, and [Spiky Earthworm: 21] appeared.

Then, with practiced skill, he killed it and extracted the magic core.

[Tier 3 Magic Core +1]

[Tier 3 Magic Core: 1]

Finding a comfortable position, Ankai began his daily "meditation"...

...

The Kingdom of Shak.

The palace of the kingdom.

The imposing king of the Kingdom of Shak sat on his throne, frowning and sighing.

Below the king, his most favored eldest son stood quietly, his eyes glazed over, saying nothing.

"Alas! These are turbulent times!"

Inside the palace, the king's sigh echoed.

His sighs seemed futile to the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Shak below.

His expression remained unchanged, his eyes were vacant, and he was staring blankly at an exquisite teacup beside the king.

"There are 4 straight lines, 31 curves, and 8 curved threads..."

Wayne.

"Wayne?"

"Wayne!"

boom!

The king of Shak suddenly slammed his hand on the throne, stood up, and glared angrily at his eldest son, who was staring blankly into space.

It was this roar that jolted the eldest prince of the Shak Kingdom back to his senses.

Looking casually at the King of the Kingdom of Shak, he slowly said, "Father, the witch doctor said you must not get angry."

The King of the Kingdom of Shak pointed at Wayne, who was trembling uncontrollably, and finally let out a helpless sigh.

He had no way to deal with his eldest son, who was so focused on academic research, because the son had made a name for himself in his studies.

Even the mages and wizards within the kingdom who were dedicated to their studies praised Wayne as a promising scholar.

Unfortunately, the Kingdom of Shak is currently in constant turmoil, and the once close-knit Mage Association and Wizard Association have been locked in a cold war for a long time.

Who knows when the two associations might clash?

One after another, internal strife broke out in neighboring countries, which made the borders between the Kingdom of Shak and those countries constantly unstable.

And there's also a damned necromancer causing trouble in the Kingdom of Shak, making the people live in fear.

These are just external conflicts. Within the royal family, the King of the Shak Kingdom heard that some princes and princesses were in contact with foreign tribes and were unwilling to remain princes or princesses for the rest of their lives.

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation, even after reigning as the King of the Kingdom of Shak for 30 years.

Beset by internal and external troubles, this fifth-tier professional has been unable to get a proper rest for a month.

Everything seemed to erupt overnight, and to get to the bottom of it, we have to start with the mysterious death of the King of the Principality of Bucklin.

Looking down at Wayne, who was still lost in thought, the King of Shak Kingdom sighed and announced his plans for his eldest son, on whom he had placed high hopes.

"Wayne, lead the team to the desert and retrieve the mage tower of Ancestor Lazel. Last time, we failed because of that traitor Hanks."

Some time ago, the royal mage told me that, according to their previous calculations, the desert mage that Hanks had found should be trapped and died on the second floor by now.

This time, bring enough supplies and retrieve our royal mage tower, which has been lost for 500 years.

"Wayne?"

"Wayne!"

The King of the Kingdom of Shak had no choice but to stand up and shout.

Wayne snapped out of his daze and looked at his father, his expression clearly showing that he hadn't heard a thing...

Seeing Wayne's state, the King of Shak waved his hand helplessly: "Get out, get out..."

Upon hearing this, Wayne finally showed a second expression besides being stunned: a look of joy on his face. Without even saying goodbye, he had already left the main hall.

As he left, he muttered to himself, "Their analysis of the Wind Blade is all wrong. It can only be used at the fifth level of the first tier? That's definitely incorrect. I'll prove them wrong; even novice mages can learn!"

Looking at Wayne, who hadn't even turned his head, the King of the Shak Kingdom showed a worried expression.

Wayne was not only his eldest son, but also his only child with his late queen.

"You should know what to do, right?"

The King of the Kingdom of Shak, with a cold expression, looked at the empty hall and suddenly uttered this seemingly random statement.

As soon as he finished speaking, a ripple appeared in the empty hall, and a [Assassin] who had changed his class to [Assassin] and was shrouded in a black robe appeared.

"Your Majesty, I will protect Your Highness's life with my own!"

"My king, I'm leaving..."

"This is not something you should worry about. Protecting His Highness is your duty!"

"yes!"

A surge of energy appeared, and the only Tier 5 [Assassin] in the Kingdom of Shak vanished from the main hall.

After his departure, the King of the Kingdom of Shak secretly ordered a royal guard, along with ten pre-trained first-tier mages, to travel to the desert with ample resources and in cooperation with the eldest prince to retrieve the mage tower that had been lost for five hundred years.

Time...unlimited!

Having arranged everything, the King of the Kingdom of Shak, exuding an air of dominance, summoned his confidants and began a meeting entitled: "External Expedition or Internal Pacification?"

...

Mage Tower.

Ankai has finished his meditation for the day.

[Attribute Points +1]

Add them to [Intelligence] in order...

Intelligence +1

【Intelligence: 416】

Just as Ankai was preparing to enhance the Beast Meat Refining Table to relax his mind,

System notifications suddenly appeared one after another...

[Attribute +1]

……

(End of this chapter)