How Level Zero Devil Destroys Player Experience

Walking through the commercial streets of Nalton, I also took out the Glorious Chapter from my backpack and explained it to Satasia.

"Also, Hill mentioned before that there is a vague pattern on the mission item, which should be a family crest. Combining these two points, the mission target should be looking for a key person in a certain family."

A certain fire demon nearby nodded thoughtfully.

"If you don't think about other irrelevant issues, I will just use my skills directly."

Such as heavy blows, crippling blows, skull-crushing attacks, etc.

Satasia was immediately startled and quickly expressed her doubts, "Why does the Demon King think it is a family emblem? It may be the emblem of a certain organization or force?"

"Then the organization must also have a certain reputation. In addition, the emblems of most forces are relatively simple, usually composed of four or fewer graphics, and there are no restrictions on the form."

"But family crests are different. They are more complex and difficult to copy. They are particularly particular about form. There is even a special heraldry discipline. Usually, the overall arrangement is symmetrical, and the choice of patterns is also very sophisticated. They are divided into simple decorations and medals. Simple decorations are simply used for decoration, while medals need to be based on the family's history and achievements. From a family's crest, you can see the family's status in the empire."

After such a long speech, although Satasia was dizzy, she still opened her mouth wide and showed admiration, "As expected of the Demon King, you know so much."

"Ahem, that... of course..."

I blushed slightly and closed the background information of Ji Yuan on the forum with a guilty conscience.

Even though I had determined the general direction, there was still a more troublesome problem. Satasia held her chin up and said, "But there are many families in Nalton, right? Should we look for them one by one?"

Although not as big as Vantientu, Nalton is also a big city. There are at least thirty families of all sizes in it. In addition, the pattern on the glorious chapter is originally blurry, so he can only vaguely make out that it is the family emblem. As for which family it is, he has no idea.

But even so, there is still information to be found.

"This parchment was found in the secret room of the Loublanche Mage Tower. It should be hundreds of years old. This means it is not from a new family but an old family with at least hundreds of years of heritage."

I compiled a list of family data distributed in Nalton from the game data of Era. After such screening, there are still five families left. It can be imagined that the town of Nalton also has considerable influence in the Constantina Empire.

"Five, it should be possible if you try slowly." Satasia was quite satisfied with the result.

"We don't know the sensing range of the Glorious Chapter. It may take quite some time, so we have to screen it."

I shook my head and looked at the remaining families, "Satasia, what do you think of when you hear the name of the Glorious Chapter?"

Satasia thought about it and said hesitantly, "Holy Light?"

"Yes, it must be related to the Holy Light, and that means the target is..."

Satasia and I looked at a certain name on the file together, "The Lawrence family, where Paladin Enzo belongs to."

Paladin Enzo was one of the heroes active in the Lothar Era, which was about 300 years ago. He teamed up with other paladins and clergy to lead the army of the Church and even approached the pass of the Mana Mountains.

The closest military fortress to Herontis.

It can be said that Paladin Enzo has many outstanding achievements in the war against the dark camp and has made countless contributions to his family. As a result, the Lawrence family has become one of the three major knight families and is considered to be in a high position of power in the Constantina Empire.

Of course, these are not the most important things. What is important is——

"I have to deal with people who believe in Holy Light again..."

I couldn't help but hold my forehead. Those people in the Holy Light Monastery were already giving me a headache, and now I have to get involved with the Paladin family. I just hope those people won't recognize my true identity.

There must not be any monastic orders or the like.

Even Satasia next to him showed a conflicted look, "Master Demon King... Paladins are usually quite big, right?"

"There are exceptions." Satasia's words reminded me of a certain team. Although Kai barely passed, it was obvious that the other two lowered the average level of the monastery.

"..."

"It's already this late and you're still thinking about this!"

"pain!"

Although the prestige of the Lawrence family is not as glorious as it was back then, it is obvious that it has not declined much, as can be seen from the magnificent and vast manor in the town.

"The Glorious Chapter has responded, so it seems to be here." Looking at the slightly glowing parchment in my hand, I looked at the heavily guarded entrance of the manor not far away and frowned, "Then how do we get in?"

Chapter 4: The Test of the Glorious Chapter

"Can't you just go in?"

"There must be a reason for the visit. Can we just say that we found a piece of parchment from the garbage dump and it asked us to find someone in your family?"

"That seems to make sense." Satasia nodded, "It's better to ask them to help find it."

I rolled my eyes and decided to ignore this stubborn idiot.

At this moment, I suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves coming from afar. I subconsciously looked not far away and found a carriage parked at the entrance of the manor. A middle-aged man with extraordinary demeanor was getting out of the carriage.

The glorious chapter in his hand shone with an even brighter light.

As if sensing something, the middle-aged man also looked over. When he saw the glowing parchment in his hand, he was stunned for a moment and then walked straight over.

"Adventurer, please allow me to ask, is that the Glorious Chapter in your hand?"

"Yes." Looking at the middle-aged man in front of me who seemed a little excited, I nodded, "Excuse me, who are you?"

"I am Mycenae, the current patriarch of the Lawrence family." The middle-aged man who called himself Mycenae paused and extended an invitation to us, "Some things are difficult to describe here. I wonder if you two are free to go to the Lawrence family's manor to discuss."

"Yes, please lead the way, Mr. Mycenae."

My luck is really good, I couldn't help but think to myself.

Following Mycenae into the interior of the manor, we realized that the guards here were extremely strict. There were four or five patrol groups alone. If we broke in directly as Satasia said, I'm afraid the two of us would have to wait out our imprisonment in Nalton's prison.

We crossed the square and came to the magnificent mansion. Under the guidance of Mycenae, we soon arrived at a room similar to a reception room.

"Please take a seat, both of you. I know you have a lot of questions to ask, but before that, can you let me verify it first?"

I sat down at the mahogany table and handed the glorious chapter in my hand to Mycenae across from me.

The other party took the parchment, stretched out his hand and stroked the lines on it which were slightly hot due to induction, and observed it carefully for a long time before slowly saying, "It is a truly glorious chapter. I didn't expect that our Lawrence family could get a glimpse of Lord Enzo's original work. It is really my honor."

After confirming its authenticity, Mycenae examined it carefully again, and said with some nostalgia, "The Glorious Chapter is a sacred object carried by Lord Enzo. I don't know where it went after Lord Enzo's death. I have only seen it in the portraits left by my ancestors."

"In that case, how did Mr. Mycenae tell the authenticity?"

"Because the Glorious Chapter is related to our Lawrence family by blood, I can feel the holy power hidden in it, Lord Enzo." Mycenae explained, raising his eyes, "If I may, I would like to ask, where did you discover the existence of the Glorious Chapter?"

"From the garbage dump..."

However, before Satasia could finish her words, I covered her mouth with my hand. After giving her a warning look, I smiled at Mycenae and said, "I found it in the Mage Tower in Loblanche."

Fortunately, Mycenae didn't pay attention to what Satasia said and nodded. "You are talking about Master Lobranchi of the Orwin Empire, right? Lord Enzo and him are old acquaintances. It's not surprising that he gave the Glorious Chapter to Master Lobranchi for safekeeping."

As he said this, he handed the glorious chapter back to me. I took it with some doubts, "Mr. Mycenae, don't you plan to take it back?"

Originally, I thought that the task of handing over the Glorious Chapter to Mycenae would be over here, but I didn't expect that the other party didn't seem to have this intention. But it's not surprising when you think about it. After all, the special tasks at this stage cannot be so simple.

"Master Enzo said that this kind of holy object is not something that people like us with dull talents can possess. Adventurer, the fact that you can obtain this holy object proves that you have a unique fate with it." Mycenae shook his head, but suddenly changed the subject, "But even so, if you want to activate the true power of the Glorious Chapter, you still need to pass the test set by Master Enzo."

In other words, the final reward for the mission is the unlocked glorious chapter?

I couldn't help but be a little surprised when I heard what Mycenae said. Moreover, according to the other party's description, this glorious chapter seemed to be a powerful holy object, which was probably at the same level as Kasalia's ancient library.

But I was not overwhelmed by such a surprise. "So what exactly is the test, Mr. Mycenae?"

Mycenae smiled slightly and looked at me with gentle eyes.

Following the other person's gaze, I discovered that on the glorious chapter in my hand, which originally had nothing but vague patterns, words began to appear at some point, and the golden marks were particularly conspicuous on the slightly old parchment.

At the same time, the task prompt popped up in front of him.

System: Do you accept the mission [Test of the Glorious Chapter]?

accept.

The new task immediately appeared in the list. I noticed that the initial stage task also changed from finding the key to unlocking the seal to completing the test. It seems that this test is included in the stage tasks.

"I believe you have accepted the test set by Lord Enzo on the Glorious Chapter." Seeing the faint light on the Glorious Chapter, Mycenae nodded and handed me a token with the Lawrence family emblem printed on it.

"This is the token of our Lawrence family. After you complete the test, you can use this token to enter the manor. Then I will remove the seal of the first stage of the Glorious Chapter for you."

"Thank you, Mr. Mycenae." I took the token and expressed my sincere gratitude. After all, given the other party's status, there was no need for him to help me in this way.

“You’re welcome. I’m just following the ancestral teachings left by Master Enzo.” Mycenae shook his head, his smile seemed to carry a hint of deep meaning. “Whether you can complete the test depends on your confidence. If you can’t complete it within the specified time, I will also take back this holy object. After all, I can’t allow the holy object of my family to be covered in dust.”

I was stunned for a moment, then reopened the task list and saw that the test task was indeed limited to be completed within ten days, otherwise the Lawrence family had the right to take back the glorious chapter.

In other words, Mycenae's help was not free, but was only due to the ancestral precepts set by Enzo. It was like a gambling agreement, with the glorious chapter as the stakes.

This is indeed in line with Mycenae's identity as a family patriarch, but if he can restrict himself in this way, the other party is thinking too simply.

I put away my task list and smiled at Mycenae. "Of course, it wouldn't be a test if it weren't difficult."

"I like your answer, so good luck to you, adventurer." Mycenae nodded with an appreciative look.

Chapter 5 Preparation

After coming out of the Lawrence family's manor, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. After all, in such a heavily guarded manor, it would be a complete disaster if my true identity was exposed. And without Hill's protection, it would be difficult to escape at that time.

What's more, I have to bring such a guy with me.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but glance at a certain red-haired guy following beside me.

"Master Demon, I find that what you said makes sense."

It looks like this guy finally realized that he's an idiot.

But the other party’s next sentence made veins pop up on my forehead again.

"Those paladins are indeed flat." Satasia was referring to the family knights seen in Lawrence's manor.

"…If you want to know why, come closer and I'll tell you why."

After motioning him to squat down a little, I gave him a slap on the head and said, "We are all men, what do you think?"

And how on earth did you manage to tell the size through the armor!

Oh, just check to see if the attack power has increased...

Although he looked pitiful with his head covered, the only sympathy he had for me disappeared when I thought about how he almost messed me up before. I glared at him fiercely and said, "Think carefully before you speak next time."

"Didn't the Demon King say so?" Satasia curled her lips.

I was about to refute, but when I thought about it carefully, I seemed to have said it. After thinking for a moment, I decided to use the most direct method to solve the problem.

So after seeing someone take out a weapon from a backpack, Satasia immediately became obedient.

Or maybe he was considering the few cells left in his brain, so he quickly changed the subject, "Hey, hey, um, Lord Demon, should we complete the test first?"

Seeing the other party being so obedient, I rolled my eyes and said, "No, let's go to the exchange here first to do some business and buy some props by the way."

Originally, according to his plan, he was going to go to the exchange first to buy the formula of a potion that was similar in principle to the Fire Demon Potion. However, he did not expect that the phased task he received just after being teleported here disrupted this order.

But it doesn't matter much.

In the exchange, buy all the pharmaceutical formulas available on the market that meet your requirements.

Although such formulas only accounted for a portion of the items sold, such large-scale purchases also caused a small stir throughout the empire.

"Why are all the explosive potion formulas sold out? I want to buy some to increase my proficiency."

"I'm even more surprised. I saw a lot of this Burning Heart Potion formula on sale yesterday, but just now I saw it's all gone."

There were even one or two people inside the exchange discussing what was happening.

However, I completely ignored their complaints and frowned as I looked at the few hundred gold coins left in my backpack.

Although the purchase of real estate is the biggest expense, the expenses on the Barena Bunker in recent days also account for a large proportion. Coupled with miscellaneous expenses, the gold coins earned from hidden missions are naturally left with little.

"We have to recover the funds quickly, otherwise we will be restricted in what we do without money."

I said to myself that if the cost of development had not been so high, I would not have been so concerned about the Barena Bunker.

But now everything is almost ready, so you don’t have to worry about it. You just have to wait for good news from Hill.

Thinking of this, I turned my attention back to the text at the top of the task list.

The Trial of the Glory Chapter (Special Mission)

Mission Description: A test set by Paladin Enzo in the Glorious Chapter to prove whether you are qualified for this power.

Stage Objective: Eliminate the demonic creatures outside the Mihri Ruins (0/100)

This is the task accepted from the Glorious chapter, a new stage task, and a stage task contained within a stage task. You can imagine how troublesome it is.

As for the Mihri ruins mentioned in the mission description, I have heard of them in my previous life. It is the ruins of a fortress located southwest of Nalton, where the Paladin Enzo once resisted the attack of the upper demon Fasitu.

Although they succeeded in killing Fasito, it came at a heavy price, as Enzo was seriously injured and countless soldiers died.