Energy Display: 68%. This was considered pretty decent. But with the scarcity of the Purple Fire Crystal nowadays and the consumption of the Titan, Marvin had to save everything he could.
After using his card and locking himself as the one with the highest authority, he magnanimously gave secondary rights to the Gnome brothers.
Zac and David were greatly moved. If not for the race and gender being different, they might have given him their hearts.
The Mechanical Titan was originally designed for Ancient Gnomes and Marvin couldn’t sit properly in it, preventing him from controlling it perfectly.
As for the two Gnomes, they almost mastered the Mechanical Titan’s controls after some time inside.
They also activated the enlarging and shrinking rune of the Mechanical Titan and reduced it to a tiny Titan that could fit on a palm, suitable to carry around.
With that, Marvin settled everything on the western coast.
After bidding farewell to the three sisters, Marvin and Ivan took the two Gnome brothers to the teleportation array in Ruins City.
The smell of the forest assaulted their senses. This refreshed Marvin, who had been wandering in the Dead Area for a while.
But the news the Elves told him didn’t let him relax.
While he had been gone, White River Valley received the highest sanctions of the South Wizard Alliance!
The reason was very “pompous,” with the White Elephant Chamber of Commerce appearing personally, testifying that Marvin stole one of their ships.
The South Wizard Alliance was thinking of taking away Marvin’s Viscount title and taking White River Valley under their jurisdiction.
Especially in the past week, the wording of the Alliance had become more and more severe.
Needless to say, this was a plot from Dark Phoenix.
Hearing this, Marvin knew that he had to return.
He felt a bit strange though. There should be many Legends supporting his territory. Was the South Wizard Alliance so blind?
Carrying these doubts, he used the Book of Nalu to contact Madeline to come and send him back.
But how could he have expected that after the Teleportation Door opened, she would come out with a very pale face and her white dress covered in blood?!
Chapter 396: Crisis After Crisis
Chapter 396: Crisis After Crisis
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Madeline’s injury was very serious but under the control of the Book of Nalu, she had to comply with Marvin’s order and open a Teleportation Door.
Marvin held his breath, coldness flashing through his eyes.
He left only for so long and something like this happened to his territory?
Even seriously injuring Madeline?
The South Wizard Alliance was indeed a puppet of Dark Phoenix.
He had overlooked this point before. After all, White River Valley was a genuine territory of the Alliance in name.
The Alliance gave Marvin his power and without him making a mistake, they couldn’t easily strip him of it.
But this time, with Dark Phoenix working behind the scenes, everything changed.
Most of the Legend Wizards didn’t know about the upcoming disaster.
Only a small minority knew some inside information, while the rest of the Wizards of the Alliance were tricked by Dark Phoenix.
This time, there were two Legend Wizards putting pressure on White River Valley, and there was military suppression from both the east and the west.
This was something neither Marvin nor the others had anticipated.
The entire Jewel Bay was alarmed and rumors were spreading that Viscount Marvin had offended a heavyweight of the Alliance, because otherwise there definitely wouldn’t be such a situation.
Some even whispered that Viscount Marvin had already died, claiming that his corpse had been seen. Because he betrayed the Alliance, he had been punished by a higher-up.
This rumor was most likely the work of Dark Phoenix. Due to the Book of Nalu, she had seen Marvin dying to the fake Hathaway.
But he hadn’t expected that Dark Phoenix wouldn’t be satisfied after supposedly killing him, still aiming at White River Valley.
They attacked on the basis of requiring Marvin to return the Southie, but Marvin knew that even if the Southie was given back to them, the Alliance would still act against his people.
When the time came, the soldiers wouldn’t be able to avoid fighting.
…
Marvin quickly bid farewell to Ivan and returned to River Shore City with Madeline.
The current River Shore City was also in a depressed mood due to the incoming trouble.
Many nobles had left the city at the call of the Alliance.
A huge army had been formed from the forces of the great nobles in Jewel Bay and the soldiers were already approaching River Shore City.
They demanded that Madeline open the main road since their target was White River Valley and not River Shore City.
That point was understandable.
The Alliance was controlled by Dark Phoenix and wouldn’t attack an unrelated Legend Wizard for no reason.
But Madeline was unyielding and wouldn’t allow any of them through the main road.
Because the Shrieking Mountain Range separated White River Valley from Jewel Bay, the army could only get to White River Valley through River Shore City.
River Shore City turned into a barricade to hold back the northern power.
But this barricade wasn’t secure.
The one leading the army was Dark Phoenix’s disciple, Legend Wizard Monica.
She had gotten a lot of pointers from Dark Phoenix and was regarded as one of the strongest people of the South Wizard Alliance.
Madeline had become a Legend quite recently and was then stripped of her evil side by Marvin, leading to her strength decreasing substantially.
Both of them fought outside River Shore City and Madeline got injured while going all-out to block the army.
She couldn’t hold on for too long.
On one hand, she was already wounded and on the other hand, her Barrier over the city wouldn’t last more than three days.
Two days had already passed when Marvin called for her.
Another day and Monica’s army would likely have invaded the city.
The situation in River Shore City was rather unstable right now.
Many people had already fled.
Most of those left behind were the people too poor to leave who could only resign themselves to their fates, and the rest were Madeline’s most loyal subordinates.
And this wasn’t the worst news.
The Alliance was attacking White River Valley from both sides.
On the sea, there was a fleet led by the White Elephant Chamber of Commerce, including slave-trading ships repurposed into warships, and even the shadow of the Black Sails Fleet.
The Pirate King had even appeared in person.
This news coming from Jewel Bay spread wildly to both White River Valley and River Shore City.
It was clear that they were preparing to land in Sword Harbor and pincer attack White River Valley.
This kind of move startled the entire South.
Everyone was speculating about the true motives.
What was the South Wizard Alliance doing after all?
Marvin was the most prosperous noble lately. He had met many Legends and had personally gotten rid of an Evil Spirit Plane!
This kind of person could be called a hero… and the Alliance was acting against his territory?
This was very baffling.
But not everything had an answer.
All they knew for sure was that this time, White River Valley was really in danger.
And at such a critical juncture, a piece of information came from White River Valley: Viscount Marvin truly wasn’t in his territory.
That guy had left for some unknown place.
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In the tower, Madeline managed to recover somewhat and told Marvin roughly what had happened.
After Marvin finished listening, his expression was heavy.
For Dark Phoenix to do so much, she must have a goal.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have broken her millennium of lying low and enduring.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this move by the Alliance was Dark Phoenix suppressing Marvin.
And a few people had realized that Hathaway was sealed in ice in the Black Coral Islands.
Everyone could only sigh at the fate of Viscount Marvin and White River Valley.
If Hathaway was there, even if Dark Phoenix wanted to make a move on White River Valley, it would have been more complicated.
At least three Legend Wizards of the Alliance stood on Marvin’s side:
Ashes Tower’s Hathaway, Thunder Tower’s Leymann, and Madeline.
Unfortunately, Leymann had been sent on to a very dangerous place on an assignment, which was said to be a task given by Dark Phoenix herself.
With Leymann sent away and Hathaway frozen in ice, only Madeline was left, but it was hard for her to withstand alone.
Furthermore, Dark Phoenix chose the best moment to attack.
Before the Great Calamity, the Alliance’s strength could be exploited.
And after the news of the upcoming Great Calamity, the Legends who had been staying in White River Valley had left to start their preparations.
They all had friends or forces they needed to contact.
O’Brien went north to gather all the Night Walkers to the Thousand Leaves Forest. The old Shadow Thief went north, the Heavenly Deer disappeared, and the Great Druids also rushed north to the Migratory Bird Council. Even Constantine went to the Saint Desert to notify the remaining Sha clans of the upcoming danger.
White River Valley was facing a major crisis.
Moreover, the place was like a headless dragon, as Daniela and Wayne were unable to make the people feel at ease.
It could be said that White River Valley needed Marvin now more than ever.
But Marvin didn’t panic.
He thought about the situation carefully and then asked, “You said that your Barrier will fail tomorrow and Monica will be able to charge in at that time?”
Madeline nodded sharply.
Marvin revealed a cold smile. “In that case, Monica is dead.”
Madeline looked at Marvin in disbelief. The latter took out the Shadow Diamond.
His aura began to rise continuously!
His gaze was extremely firm.
It was time!
Advancement, Ruler of the Night!
Chapter 397: Ruler of the Night!
Chapter 397: Ruler of the Night!
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In the tower outside River Shore City, a frightening aura filled the air.
The aura of the Shadow Diamond was overflowing and even Madeline couldn’t approach.
A black star flickered in her eyes. The Book of Nalu seemed restless, as if wary of Marvin’s advancement.
She couldn’t get any closer because her injury was too severe.
This was also a reason Marvin dared to advance here!
After a short time, the Book of Nalu seemed to have understood the situation and allowed Marvin to advance to Ruler of the Night.
Madeline returned to normal and activated the Wizard Tower’s Barrier to stop the aura of his advancement from leaking.
…
In the eternal darkness, Marvin was standing alone.
These logs appeared in his interface:
[Shadow Diamond activated…]
[Absorbing the Shadow Diamond’s Domain power…]
[Advancement requirements met…]
[Advance to Ruler of the Night?]
Marvin confidently chose yes!
The next second, the Shadow Diamond’s power poured into Marvin’s body.
He’d already had enough experience and his classes had reached the requirements. He only needed an opportunity.
Marvin could feel his strength growing continuously, which felt rather enjoyable.
This was the reason he went all-out to get the Shadow Diamond in Glynos’ temple.
Without this artifact, he simply couldn’t advance to the powerful class, Ruler of the Night!
More and more power poured into his body and the interface was refreshing crazily.
All the logs were in chaos!
Fortunately, after some time, the interface stabilized!
[Advancement to Ruler of the Night successful!]
[You obtained a Legend attribute point]
[You successfully obtained the class: Ruler of the Night]
Marvin took a deep breath!
He had been waiting for this day, waiting for so long!
He finally had the strength to stand off against this plane’s Legends!
Now, his class list had changed:
[Ranger Lv10 – Night Walker Lv10 – Ruler of the Night Lv1]
[Subclasses: Shapeshift Sorcerer Lv6 – Battle Gunner Lv1]
After becoming a Legend, all the levels of classes below Legend rank were no longer counted in the total level. Level 20 would be the base before adding Legend levels.
The current Marvin had reached the level 21 Legend Realm!
But it wasn’t over yet. Although the advancement to Ruler of the Night had completed, the gains had just started showing up!
…
Another log appeared.
[Detection of Domain power in the Shadow Diamond, able to choose one:]
[Shadow/Mystery/Slaughter/Fear]
This was a unique characteristic of Legend Powerhouses, having a Domain!
A Domain was a Legend’s trademark and was also a part of having an understanding of the planar laws.
Naturally, he could choose other Domains besides the four offered by the Shadow Diamond. The Ranger class offered [Forest/Impartiality] while the Night Walker class offered [Night/Wind/Disguise]. All these Domains could be chosen.
Regretfully, he could only select one Domain to rule as a new Legend.
He unhesitantly chose [Shadow]!
He had been in contact with the Shadow Prince in both lives, and this Domain was very broad. It was also the Domain that Marvin understood the most.
But he hadn’t expected the log to pop out with this sentence:
[You already possess the Shadow Domain, choose another one.]
Marvin froze and checked his interface carefully. He was stunned to discover that after his advancement to Ruler of the Night, his Shapeshift Sorcerer class actually gave him an extra Domain, [Shadow]!
But he wasn’t too startled, because he could see how it happened.
When he got that page of the Book of Nalu, he gained the innate spell, Shadow Doppelganger. Later, when activating his Numan bloodline, he also obtained the Shapeshift Sorcerer’s Shadow-shape.
In other words, the trait of the Shadow Domain naturally flowed in his bloodline. During his advancement to Legend, the Shadow Diamond gave so much power that it directly activated his bloodline, giving him an extra Domain.
This was such a huge benefit!
Sure enough, some bloodlines were really worth it.
Marvin was overjoyed. A new Legend with two Domains! Surely no one would expect that?
Even a Seer like Hathaway only had [Ashes].
Ashes was a Domain of extreme destruction. If she could walk further in this Domain, she would have very frightening destructive power.
…
As for the remaining Domains, Marvin gave up on the three Domains of the Night Walker class. Whether it was [Night], [Wind], or [Disguise], they were either useless to him or somewhat redundant.
The Ranger’s [Forest] and [Impartiality] were even more incompatible with his development path.
He still needed to choose from the three Domains remaining in the Shadow Diamond.
[Myste
ry] was definitely a no go. This was the peak Domain of slyness and craftiness, but wasn’t suitable with Ruler of the Night.
Only two were left. [Slaughter] and [Fear] and both were very frightening.
Marvin hesitated a bit before ultimately choosing [Slaughter].
He was a territory’s Overlord. Everything he did was to guard his territory and protect the people around him.
He didn’t want to become cut off from others. If he wanted to progress in the Fear Domain, he would have to instill terror in the hearts of many.
This wasn’t something Marvin was willing to accept.
Slaughter was much better because with the upcoming Great Calamity, he would have many enemies to kill.
Moreover, this domain could make his fighting strength soar. Originally, Ruler of the Night was famous for its capabilities in battle. With the addition of the Slaughter Domain, Marvin had the confidence to fight with those old Legends!
Even if Black Knight Sangore was there, he would destroy him!
…
After choosing his Domain, his next step was to choose his Legend specialties!
These were what the Legends relied on to stand tall above all others.
The number of specialties provided for Marvin to choose from as a Ruler of the Night exceeded sixty!
And he could only pick ten.
This time, he didn’t make a quick decision. He browsed each specialty’s description in detail.
He even made a draft and copied many combinations of specialties to get a better look.
After no less than two hours, Marvin let out a long breath.
He made his final decision and chose the following specialties:
[Astral Connection]: Each month you can make a trip to the Astral Sea (Not Astral Plane).
[Immemorial Darkness]: Eternal Night duration is increased (500%).
[Death Immunity]: Immunity to Instant Death spells.
[Curse Agreement]: Substantial increase in resistance to curses.
[Eternal Night Banish]: During the night, you have a certain chance of being able to banish someone that isn’t stronger than you into another space for some amount of time.
[Double Efficiency]: When using a skill or ability, there is a chance of having its effect doubled.
[Short Weapons Greatmaster]: You can use curved daggers and straight daggers interchangeably, and their masteries will be at least Greatmaster.
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