How Level Zero Devil Destroys Player Experience

I was playing with Ali in the room to kill time when I heard this familiar voice. I looked up and saw Hill's figure, and I immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"The number of patrol teams in the royal city has increased a lot. I am sorry to have kept Your Highness waiting for a long time."

"I'm fine. Have you helped settle Inina and Noah?"

"I have asked the two young ladies to stay in a hotel on Sapphire Street, and Miss Sherlock and others will help take care of them. Well, Your Highness, I will take you away from here now." Hill nodded and began to prepare the teleportation magic.

I quickly grabbed Hill and said, "There are magic detection techniques in the palace. We will be exposed this way."

Hill's gray eyes revealed confusion. "Why should Your Highness worry about being exposed? I can ensure that Your Highness can leave safely before they react."

"That's not the problem."

I sighed and told Hill the general situation.

Hill finally understood the entanglement. "Does that mean Your Highness must now play the role of a princess well and not arouse suspicion from others?"

"It's mainly about the prince. If I follow Alice's idea and I am determined to help Noah succeed to the throne, I will inevitably have conflicts with Prince Austin." I explained, "So if I want to deal with things now, I can only leave secretly and cannot be discovered by others. And I must come back as soon as possible."

Although it sounds difficult not being able to use teleportation magic, there is always a way.

Following Hill's instructions, I told the maid outside the door that I should go to bed early tonight and not be disturbed. Then I followed Hill, climbed out of the window with Ali, and quietly went up to the roof.

"Ahri, it's up to you."

"Woo~"

Ali lay in my arms and nodded, and a ray of moonlight sprinkled down to help hide our figures.

It is Ahri's ability - Moon Concealment.

At night, Ahri's abilities can be said to be able to be exerted to 120%, and with the stealth effect activated, facing these guards who are as high as level 150, as long as she is careful to avoid them, she should not be discovered.

And since Hill came here, he must have done sufficient investigation beforehand.

Under her instructions, I safely avoided the security forces and finally left the royal city.

Kanalan at night is more lively and prosperous than during the day. There is a constant stream of pedestrians on the streets. Carnival activities are still being held in the central square of the city. The floats and parades make the night atmosphere even more grand.

When he arrived at the hotel where he was staying on Sapphire Street, a huge ball of colorful fire suddenly exploded in the night sky.

After several dazzling patterns appeared in the air, the fire points slowly fell down, and then one firework after another bloomed in the sky, illuminating the entire sky and the buildings in the capital city.

"This is the daily fireworks extravaganza for the entire city of Kanalan."

Hill explained.

I nodded.

If the fight between players in the diplomatic incident happened in normal Kanallan, it would probably cause some commotion, but now it would only be drowned out by the wave of city-wide celebrations before the queen's coronation ceremony.

Moreover, I didn't see any other players or any fighting along the way.

After all, this is the capital of a kingdom with a population of hundreds of thousands.

Taking my eyes away from the fireworks above my head, I followed Hill into the hotel and came to the third floor which was booked by Hill and her friends. I met Sherlock, Satasia and others in the lounge.

As for the members of the Thieves' Department, they are distributed in other corners of Kanallan to help collect information.

Of course, Inina and Noa are also in the lounge.

I didn't expect that in just one day, the two of them could get along so well with their subordinates. Inina was not surprised, but in comparison, it was really strange that Noa, as a human princess, was friendly to the demons to a certain extent.

"Your Highness, are you okay?"

"Your Highness, you are finally back. Are you not hurt?"

When we walked into the lounge, Sherlock and the others spoke to me with concern. I guess Hill had told them about their situation, and needless to say, Inina and Noah, as the parties involved, were more concerned about my situation.

"I'm fine, it's just that the situation here is a little troublesome."

I shook my head, put Ahri down, threw a rainbow crystal to the little guy to play with by himself, and then explained the situation I had told Hill again, of course avoiding the matter of Alice.

Sherlock and the others couldn't help but be surprised at the dramatic development here.

"From now on until the coronation ceremony, I will take your place in the role of the princess. After all, if you want to return to the royal city, there will probably be a lot of trouble, and you should be able to play a greater role in the dark."

I explained to Noa and Inina.

Naturally, both of them understood the pros and cons of this and nodded.

At the same time, I also told Noah the general content of my previous conversation with Prince Austin.

After hearing those familiar names, Noah bit her teeth lightly and clenched her hands unconsciously, "As expected, my uncle will not give up the power easily."

Not only her, but also Sherlock, Inina and others beside her could hear the meaning of these words, except for a certain stupid Fire Demon who was still playing with Ahri.

"If you really want to succeed to the throne, you must become an enemy of Prince Austin. You must consider this carefully."

At the critical moment, the seemingly weak Noah showed decisiveness.

Noah shook his head. "Don't think about it. Since he has touched my bottom line, I won't have any thoughts about it. Besides, so many years have passed, and he is just a stranger to me."

Chapter 17 Necessary Evidence

Noa was only three years old when Kevin IX was attacked.

Twelve years had passed, and naturally, both the impression and feelings towards this so-called uncle had faded a long time ago. Moreover, it was Prince Austin who had to disregard the relationship between uncle and nephew first.

I am very satisfied with Noah's approach. Such a decisive style is what a qualified queen should possess, although the coronation ceremony is still unknown.

"In that case, let's first make a simple plan for the next step. During this process, perhaps we can ask the adventurers for help."

I told Noa that I wanted her to issue missions to the Kingdom camp like she did in my previous life, so that Alice and other guild members could help.

Unexpectedly, after listening to me, Noah looked confused and had no idea what I was talking about.

I thought Noah didn't understand what I meant, so I described it to him again according to the task process that was published in my previous life. Now Noah understood, but was still confused about the content of this task.

"Why would I issue such a mission to adventurers? How will it help us?"

"Eh?"

I couldn't help but be stunned.

Inina next to her frowned and agreed with her friend's idea.

"Yes, Your Majesty, our current enemy should be Prince Austin. Why do we have to involve the two empires and make us vulnerable from both sides?"

"Your Highness, I think what Miss Inina said makes sense. There is no point in doing this."

"Although the adventurers can provide some help, they can't make much difference to Levis' current situation."

Hill and Sherlock also held a negative view on this plan.

I hesitated and fell into thought.

As Noah said, the main problem she is facing now is the formal succession and the regaining of power. How can she deal with external pressure when internal troubles are not resolved?

What's more, this external pressure comes from diplomacy. The two empires will not affect the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Levis for the time being. If it is to have an impact, the one who should be most worried should be Prince Austin.

I have always been stuck in the mindset of my previous life, thinking that I should strive for this mission. Now that they have reminded me of this, and from Noah's perspective, I have discovered the contradiction in this mission.

In her previous life, Noah had no need to do this.

Wait, if that’s the case, then whose idea was it for this mission in the previous life?

I found something wrong.

If we trace back to the matter itself, this mission concerns the royal family of the Kingdom of Levis, and it wants to interfere with the empire's diplomatic negotiations and retain the kingdom's external sovereignty to the greatest extent.

A person suddenly came to my mind——

Prince Austin.

He alone is perfectly matched to this task.

In her previous life, Noah was probably stubborn and refused to give in during the conversation with Prince Austin, and was regarded as a thorn in Prince Austin's side.

So Prince Austin took a step back and persuaded Noah to issue such a task to the players.

In this way, even if the mission failed and was exposed, he could easily distance himself from the matter. He could also use this to suppress Noya's power after she succeeded to the throne.

But if that's the case, why didn't Prince Austin mention any related topics to me yesterday?

My thoughts were racing in my mind, and I suddenly thought of something and asked Sherlock.

"Sherlock, report to me the information that the Thieves' Division has gathered about the adventurers' battles."

At the same time, I was in the team channel, asking Sister Qiuru, Godmother Qiangwei, and Uncle Caesar about the situation of the guild members. By the way, I asked Sister Qiuru, Sister Qiuli, and Cecilia to ask Sister Vera about the situation in Constantina.

The first day of fighting was very intense, and so far the total score of both sides remained at 523:541, which meant that the two empires had each suffered at least casualties.

But according to them, the number of casualties from guilds such as Alice and Rose Heart was very small, because I had previously instructed them to retain their strength as much as possible, and only eleven people were killed.

This also means that most of the people who died here were individual players or members of other small and medium-sized guilds.

And by observing the list of casualties, we can find that these people have all spoken in the channel.

The Thieves Department also gave a piece of information that is worth further investigation -

Many of the battles that took place in Kanallan were clearing out forces with unequal numbers or strength, which resulted in the battles often ending quickly.

"really."

I narrowed my eyes.

I am very familiar with these situations. In my previous life, the situation was exactly the same the day after the faction mission of the Kingdom of Levis came out. Players other than the big guilds were attacked on a large scale.

Moreover, most of them are players who have spoken in the channel, which shows that there is indeed suspicion of information exchange between the two sides.

This also confirms my guess -

The faction mission has been issued, and the issuer is Prince Austin.

In the previous life, Noah did not give in at all during the conversation, but her performance yesterday should have given Prince Austin the idea to control her. Prince Austin focused his main attention on how to deal with the delegations of the two empires and decided to take charge of the camp mission himself.

Moreover, compared with the more intense battles in the previous life and the information from the Investigation Office of the Thieves Department, those who accepted the camp missions were acting in an organized and disciplined manner, which reminded me of the scene yesterday.

The one who received the faction mission from Prince Austin was none other than him.

They were probably Storm, Holy Angel and other people under Yuwen Hao's command. This also explained why Wenren Shanshui and his group appeared in the royal city yesterday and had some exchanges with Austin.

"I'm afraid we're in a bit of trouble."

I told everyone about my discovery.

Everyone looked a little serious. Prince Austin already had considerable power, and now he had the assistance of adventurers who could help him handle some of his private work. The situation was extremely unfavorable for us.

"Your Highness, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Perhaps we can cooperate with the delegations from both sides of the empire and win over other members of the guards from both sides?"

Edith made a point.

"Cooperation requires conditions. Although we know Prince Austin's intentions, we have no evidence to support them."

Sherlock considered it more carefully and shook his head.

In fact, I have also thought about the two people's thoughts.

Just like Sherlock said, all the discoveries now are based on one's own guesses. Even if this guess is very likely to be true, the lack of evidence still makes it seem like groundless talk to others.

But at this point, a key person suddenly occurred to me.

"What do you know about Bayard?"

……

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I'm going to take a day off tomorrow. I was probably blown by the cold wind when I came back from climbing the mountain yesterday. I felt a little dizzy when I woke up today. I probably won't be able to type. Sorry.

Chapter 18 Bayard

Enamel Street, East City, Canalland.

This neighborhood is inhabited by the nobility and wealthy businessmen of the Kingdom of Levis.

A magnificent manor is located in it.

It was almost noon, and when the guards in the manor were changing shifts, a petite figure quietly climbed over the side wall, landed lightly on the ground, and sneaked into the manor without anyone noticing.

As if he knew every patrol route clearly, he easily avoided the guards' inspection and stepped into the central mansion. According to the internal structure map he collected, he ambushed in the study on the third floor.

After finishing his lunch in the restaurant as usual, Bayard went to the third floor of the mansion with the sorted information. On the way, he instructed his new adjutant about the relevant matters during this period.