How Level Zero Devil Destroys Player Experience

Fire Emblem Sword Saint Laerci himself had heard of him. This young sword saint was of similar strength to Claire. He was also a level 240 hero and had an extraordinary reputation in the Constantina Empire.

As leaders of the younger generation, it is possible that Claire and Lalcie know each other.

But when did I get in touch with Laerci? How come I didn’t even know this?

It wasn't until Hill gave me the explanation that I suddenly realized it.

"Larcy and Miss Isabella are both members of the Yarmo family. Strictly speaking, he is Miss Isabella's cousin. Miss Isabella will come with him this time."

Isabella was the commander of the Rose Army whom he had met in Nalton, and a fanatical fan of Claire. After the incident in the dungeon, she helped Claire establish a branch of the monastery in the Constantana Empire. She also provided support for the establishment of a branch of the Star-Moon Alchemy Workshop.

Therefore, I still have a lot of good feelings towards this simple and straightforward girl.

"I see. This is quite interesting."

I blinked.

Both sides have acquaintances, but when the time comes, they will have to fight separately for diplomatic tasks within the Kingdom of Levis, and conflicts between them are probably inevitable.

Kingdom of Levis.

This name that I have been mentioning before is the latest map opened in the era, the territory between the Olwen Empire and the Constantina Empire. In addition, there are five other kingdoms, which are located between the major empires and form a pincer attack against each other.

The maps of these kingdoms have been blocked in the early stages of the game, and there are few ways to enter them. Until recently, Epoch announced that they would be opened as a follow-up to the expansion pack "Freedom Dispute".

At the same time, a new concept was opened up, that is, the war zone.

Although the actual area of ​​each kingdom is as large as that of an empire, most of the cities and towns are concentrated around the kingdom's capital, Canallan. Players from the major empires need to cross the vast border map to reach them.

The border maps around these cities are the war zones.

As the name suggests, the war zone is an area where players compete against each other, and there is no penalty for fighting each other in the area.

The same applies to players from the same camp. In addition, the probability of equipment dropping in the war zone is calculated according to the yellow name. That is to say, as long as you step into the war zone, your enemies may not only be from neighboring countries, but may also be players from the same country.

However, the most profitable thing is still to kill players from other countries.

Because only by killing players from other countries can you get honor points for upgrading military ranks and purchasing honor equipment. This was also the main source of honor points for players in the previous life.

In addition, each empire will list the competitive performance of players in the war zone into major lists. Players, teams, and guilds ranked on the lists can periodically receive rewards based on their rankings.

These incentives and generous rewards have undoubtedly attracted the attention of countless players. Even though they know it is dangerous, they still flock in. However, they are not in a hurry at this stage, because the full opening of these war zones will take another half a month.

Before that, the major empires needed to send their own diplomats to neighboring kingdoms to consolidate diplomatic relations with the kingdoms.

This involves the competition between the major empires, which is what I called the "collision" before.

Except for the special Saint Karan Empire, which is located in the center of the continent and is neutral, there is a kingdom adjacent to the other four empires. This requires each empire to strive for the priority diplomatic rights of these kingdoms as much as possible.

The same interests apply to players.

After establishing diplomacy, you can gain a foothold in the war zone, and you can also obtain additional preferential treatment based on the diplomatic bias. For those guilds, the most important thing is to strive to build a fortress in the kingdom.

Therefore, in addition to sending official delegations including diplomats, the major empires also extended invitations to many high-level players within the empire to join the guard group.

Each guard group is basically composed of top players from major guilds, with only a few lone players.

Because there are two kingdoms, the major guilds must make a choice. At my suggestion, Alice chose the Guard of the Kingdom of Levis, together with the Rose Heart, the Federation of Light, and the Counter Tide.

In the Grand Guild, there is also Star Mythology, which also chose the Kingdom of Levis.

Imperial Epic, Eternal Spire and Ares chose another Kingdom of Karena.

In addition, Yuwen Hao had great ambitions. On the one hand, he sent players from Storm, Holy Angels, and other secondary guilds under his control to join the Levis Guard. On the other hand, he sent Oath and Valhalla to join the Karena Guard.

Obviously, they want to gain the greatest benefit from this diplomatic incident.

However, it was also because of this that Alice was able to get a period of respite after losing the border and consolidate her position as the new leader of the Empire's leading guilds.

I also have to thank Jiyuan for launching such content at such an appropriate time to divert Yuwen Hao's attention.

Chapter 7 Imperial Airfield

Needless to say, the official delegation was tasked with re-establishing diplomacy with the kingdom.

The mission of the player's guard group is equally simple -

Assassination and Guarding.

Both the Orwin Empire and the Constanta Empire will send their respective delegations and guard groups of high-level players to the capital of the Kingdom of Levis, Canallan.

Players of the same empire need to try their best to kill members of the neighboring country's guard corps in Kanallan during the diplomatic mission, or interfere with the negotiations of the neighboring country's delegation, or even kill them.

Accordingly, while carrying out the "assassination" mission, they also need to protect their own delegation, as well as themselves and their companions in the guard group, so as not to become prey under the hands of the neighboring country's guard group.

Each member of the Guard has a total of five chances to be resurrected in the Kingdom of Levis.

The performance of the Guards during this period was one of the important bargaining chips for the two imperial delegations in diplomatic negotiations, and it was the basis for promoting their country's strength to the Kingdom of Levis.

It can be said that within these ten days, the entire capital of Karnallan will turn into a turbulent struggle.

Time quickly came to two days later.

Royal Flying Field, Farnes, Olwyn Empire.

One after another, carriages inlaid with gold thread patterns passed through the cordon set up by the guards and entered this vast area.

Led by the guards, more than a dozen members of Orwin's delegation to the Kingdom of Levis stepped out of the carriage one by one and started chatting happily with the head of the delegation who was waiting there.

As I was sitting in a few carriages behind, my first sight through the window was attracted by those huge mechanical beasts in the center of the airfield in the distance.

These mechanical creations are mainly divided into two parts.

The structure below is similar to the hull, made of lightweight materials, but with many metal gears connected to each other on the surface. There are also metal rotor structures on both sides, and wheels like aircraft landing gear are embedded under the hull, which looks quite out of place.

What's even more peculiar is that the three masts are embedded in a huge elliptical airbag from top to bottom, and there is a propeller at the rear of the airbag.

The two parts are connected by strong metal wires, or it would be more appropriate to say that the entire hull is suspended by air bags. From a distance, it looks as magnificent as a whale floating in the air.

"Are those the mechanical airships of the Orwin Empire?"

Sherlock, who walked out of the carriage, also noticed those mechanical creations and showed a look of particular interest.

"Yes." Claire, who stepped out first, reached out and helped me step down from the carriage steadily. She introduced briefly, "Those are the Empire's latest eighth-generation airships."

Hill got off the carriage next to me and continued Claire's words, adding, "To be precise, it is the eighth generation Jazz airship, one royal and three ordinary. Compared with other airships in the Orwin Empire, the Jazz airship is more stable and comfortable."

"How's the speed?"

"Full power propulsion is around fifty-five kilometres."

"That means it only takes four natural hours to get from here to Kanallan." Sherlock narrowed his eyes with a burning gaze, "This is actually a relatively slow one."

But it's natural to think about it. After all, if you want to choose the most powerful mechanical development from all countries, it is undoubtedly the Olwen Empire with ancient technology. With Berghead's current level of development, although it can also manufacture mechanical airships, it lags behind in terms of power technology alone.

While we were talking.

Two figures were approaching from a distance, the leader was a young and handsome man, and next to him was a middle-aged man with a calm temperament. The two were Louis, the chief diplomat of this diplomatic mission, and Kunbu, the person in charge.

"Lord Claire, I didn't expect that you would take the initiative to apply for the escort job on this diplomatic mission. I am truly honored."

"You're welcome, Mr. Louis."

Kombu also greeted Claire, and suddenly noticed three people behind Claire who were different from Kai and others.

His eyes passed between Sherlock and Hill, treating them as nothing more than maids under the disguise of magic, and then focused on the petite figure in the middle, "Lord Claire, who is this lovely lady?"

"Hello, Mr. Louis, Mr. Kumbu, I am Sister Claire's cousin, Ann Lancelot."

I took the initiative to give the two of them a simple lady's greeting.

Claire added, "Ann is very curious about the history and culture of the Kingdom of Levis, so she wants to participate in this diplomatic mission to observe and learn. I wonder if it is feasible."

"Of course no problem."

Naturally, the two of them would not mind this aspect.

Louis seemed to have thought of something and recognized my identity. "I remember now. Is Miss An the child that His Majesty once mentioned in the Antia incident? I didn't expect that Miss An has achieved such extraordinary achievements at such a young age. She is worthy of being a member of the Lancelot family."

"Mr. Louis, thank you for your praise."

While he was exchanging pleasantries with the two men, a loud commotion was heard outside the airfield, and several different groups of people passed the inspection of the outer soldiers and came into the airfield.

These people were the eight hundred high-level players who were invited to become members of the guard.

They are obviously divided into several different factions, including Alice, Rose Heart, Against the Tide, and Starry Sky Mythology. Of course, there is also the Storm and Holy Angel Guild sent by Yuwen Hao.

Each large guild has about a hundred people, and the rest are top players from other medium-sized and small guilds or solo players, who are not much weaker than the elites of the large guilds.

Alice's side was led by Qiu Ru and Gray Liunian, Luo Xue Feng Ye and An Rou stayed behind to handle the guild's affairs during this period, Ji Hei Irene's side was led by Ye Se Hen Mei, and Blue Phantom was led by Mi Shui.

Among the one hundred people are the top players ranked in Alice.

"Is this the Empire's airfield?"

"Wow, those are airships, I've only seen them in movies."

"Look at the texture of this gear, it's so cool!"

Listening to the discussion of the members below, Qiu Ru suddenly realized something and turned to look into the distance, where a group of people were looking at them with unfriendly eyes.

These people are the members of the Storm and the Holy Angels.

Qiu Ru could see Wenren Shanshui, who was in the lead, with a face so gloomy that it looked like water could drip from it.

After all, because of Alice, Wenren Shanshui suffered a setback not only in the Storm Guild but also in front of the entire empire. The hatred between the two is naturally irreconcilable.

"Be careful, these people are likely to do something small to target you."

Hui Liunian also noticed the gazes from Wenren Shanshui and others, and reminded them with a frown.

"If the enemy comes, we will stop him with our troops, and if the water comes, we will block it with earth. We don't need to be afraid of them."

Qiu Ru smiled slightly and withdrew her gaze.

Alice now has the strength to compete head-on with these big guilds, so she naturally has a certain degree of confidence.

But she still felt a little confused in her heart, because just now she seemed to vaguely feel a gaze coming at her that was more sinister than the one Wenren Shanshui gave her, but she couldn't find the source.

Chapter 8 Arrival at the Royal City

Qiu Ru’s feeling was not wrong.

There is indeed a figure hidden among the crowd of storm and holy angels.

If Alice's people saw this, they would definitely recognize that this was Qiu Lu who had disappeared for a while. After disbanding the Blue Shadow, he joined the Holy Angels again with his cronies. It goes without saying that he was harboring thoughts of revenge.

"Don't worry, A'mo, Brother Hao is very confident that he can teach Alice and the others a profound lesson this time."

The Vice President of the Holy Angels, Shenmo Shitian, comforted him.

Qiu Lu nodded without saying anything, and his eyes turned even more gloomy when he looked towards Alice.

The rose heart on the other side.

Even after the person in charge of the airfield, Kunbu, ordered everyone to board the plane, Red Rose still did not notice the familiar figure. Unexpectedly, she caught the Lolita team and asked curiously, "Yiwen, didn't Xiaotong come?"

"An An said she had a way to go there and she won't be with us."

Yuwen and the others knew someone's identity and naturally couldn't point it out, but Rose Heart was filled with curiosity.

"Is there any other way to get to the Kingdom of Levis?"

While they were discussing this curiously, they didn't know that the person they were talking about had already entered the royal jazz airship.

It can be said that it is worthy of being an airship tailor-made for the royal family. The interior decoration and style are unique.

If I hadn't known that this was the interior of the airship, I would have subconsciously treated it as a small banquet hall. Including me, Claire, Hill and the others, the entire delegation totaled nearly 40 people, and it was still spacious enough to accommodate them.

Just as I sat down in my seat and looked around, I suddenly felt a lifting force and my body subconsciously leaned backward.

It turned out that after the delegation and all the players boarded their respective airships, following the take-off command, the four mechanical airships closed their hatches, broke free from the constraints of the fixed frames, and flew into the sky.

Unlike an airplane that needs to move forward to gain climbing power, it is like a helicopter, floating vertically upwards and starting to fly forward under the strong buoyancy of the airbag.

The process was smooth and there was not much vibration.

If it weren't for the feeling of lift and the rapid changes in the scenery outside the window, no one would have realized that the airship had left the airfield and was flying towards the Kingdom of Levis.

I looked out the window and saw that the crowd on the ground had turned into tiny dots. The iconic clock tower of Farnes had also been reduced to the size of a pebble and was moving backwards rapidly.

Louis and Kumbu from the delegation were discussing diplomatic matters in a distant seat, and Claire occasionally responded. The people in the monastery had never experienced the feeling of riding an airship, and they kept looking out the window.

Hill and Sherlock followed my instructions and contacted the Thieves' Department and Satasia and others, taking care of the necessary matters.