Sword Among Us c1-1268

by Black Swordsman Online

  Dream Clouds' eyes lit up.

  'Our chance is here!'

  Chapter 780 - Eighth Prince

  "Boss, conflict has appeared at the borders leading to Inner Mongolia. There will definitely be a lot of quests that will pop up. This is a good matter. Why aren't we taking up all of it but letting those Class One Hall bastards taking advantage of it?"

  A few of Langye's trusted followers in Sky Penetrating Tower could not understand why their tower master had sent messenger pigeons over.

  Langye was Sky Penetrating Tower's master, and they had up to fifty thousand members now. He was currently the master of the second biggest force in Beijing.

  Recently, Langye had become fast friends with Class One Hall again. After he got to know how stable was Class One Hall's strength and how much they had improved, he became closer to them.

  The people in Sky Penetrating Tower could understand why Langye wanted to form a good relationship with Class One Hall. After all, Class One Hall was gradually becoming stronger, and Langye's status as the vice commander among the Embroidered Uniform Guards was already not as useful as before. If he wanted to have Sky Penetrating Tower have an even better development at the north in the future, he must have a good relationship with Class One Hall.

  But forming a good relationship with them should not mean giving all benefits to Class One Hall. This was clearly an important piece of information from the inner circle of the imperial court, and there was absolutely no need for them to let Class One Hall know about it. Sky Penetrating Tower could absorb this piece of information among themselves and get quite a lot of benefits from it.

  Langye sat at the highest chair and smiled mysteriously when he heard this before he waved his hand.

  "Don't worry. Do you actually think that this quest is so easy?"

  "Hmm?"

  Langye's few trusted followers looked surprised. "Only the ones involved in the imperial court know about the conflicts with Mongolia. It's clearly our quest—"

  "If this is a quest that only involves the inner parts of China, it's only par for the course that the Embroidered Uniform Guards, Western Deport, and Eastern Depot can get the quests. But this time, the one in conflict with Mongolia is our army at the borders.

  "Think. There's just no way we can hide such a big matter."

  "But…" Langye's few trusted followers still could not accept it. But before they could finish speaking, Langye had already raised his hand and interrupted them.

  "I know what you're thinking. Even if this quest is a quest for those within the imperial court's system and while Class One Hall has tens of thousands of people, those involved in the imperial court's system number to the same and some even have rather high ranks in the imperial court, Dream Clouds will still definitely get news about it. Instead of fighting for it with them, it's better if we share information with them from the start. We might even be able to get a share."

  Before he finished speaking, a person suddenly walked in briskly, and he spoke urgently, "Tower master! Tower master!"

  "What is it? Why are you in such a hurry?" Langye looked up and stared at the newcomer in slight frustration.

  "There's an Embroidered Uniform Guard outside, and he came to send you news."

  Once he finished speaking, Langye stood up with a whoosh from his seat. His eyes sparkled, and there was faint delight as well as surprise on his face.

  When an Embroidered Uniform Guard sent news, it usually meant that an important quest was here, because they will only send Embroidered Uniform Guards for something important.

  'Could it be that they already made their decision about the matter at the borders?'

  He said nothing else. Langye just walked outside.

  When he saw the Embroidered Uniform Guard who had his back turned to the door, he felt an inexplicable presence come out from him. The others must have felt it too, because there were quite a number of people watching him. Langye's heart thundered, because the Embroidered Uniform Guard who came here was not a low-ranking guard. He was an Inaction Realm martial artist.

  When he heard footsteps behind him, the Embroidered Uniform Guard turned his head slightly, and he cast Langye a glance with a calm face. Then, he said, "Commander Langye, the leader has given orders for me to take you to the commanders. Come with me."

  Once he finished speaking, he jumped up his horse.

  Langye did not dare to neglect his orders. He quickly summoned his Hoof Shadow and followed behind the guard.

  "Sir, how may I address you?"

  "Luo Ye."

  The Embroidered Uniform Guard's voice was dry and cold. He was not willing to even say an extra word.

  "I see, so it's Sir Luo?" Luo Ye quietly tried to pry for more information. "What is the matter behind why the lord asked to see me…?"

  "You shouldn't ask what you shouldn't. When you arrive, you will naturally know what it is."

  Luo Ye's tone became colder. Langye failed in his goal, but in a show of sensibility, he dared not ask any further.

  At the Embroidered Uniform Guards' commanding post, Langye was led by Luo Ye and went into a mansion with a grand presence.

  This mansion was a property of the eighth prince in Beijing. The Embroidered Uniform Guards standing at the door were all Inaction Realm elites, and the eighth prince was currently the highest-ranking commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards!

  Langye became even more shocked.

  When he arrived at the backyard, the Embroidered Uniform Guards told him to wait before he went inside to make a report.

  Langye nodded mechanically.

  In truth, this was the first time he came here as well, and it was also the first time he met the legendary eighth prince. It was only natural for him to feel nervous and excited. He stood outside the door apprehensively while he waited to be summoned.

  "Come in."

  The voice inside was lackadaisical but awe-inspiring. Even though the voice was not loud, when Langye heard it, he felt as if thunder had just clapped by his ears.

  The door opened.

  "Understood." Langye gulped nervously and smoothed out his clothes before he cautiously walked inside. All the while, he felt so nervous that it made him dizzy, and it felt as if he was floating.

  The people in the imperial court were completely different from the wandering martial artists.

  The wandering martial artists cared about was their presence. Their gazes, presence, and giving off an imposing air. Usually, when they looked over, they can give off an air of freedom that will make them seem unfathomable.

  But those people in the imperial court, especially those like the eighth prince, who have always been above others in terms of rank and had royal power in their hands which allowed them to control the world of martial artists gave off a majestic presence naturally. Their pride and might came from within their soul, and they were born with it. Anyone who came before the eighth prince will feel as if they were born inferior to him.

  That was what Langye currently felt.

  Even though the eighth prince was currently being served by a few beautiful women while he laid against his chair in a very lackadaisical manner, he looked incredibly ostentatious and was like a man who lived indulging himself in the high life. He did not seem powerful, but when he looked over and saw Langye scrutinizing him in shock, Langye looked as if he was struck by lightning. He quickly lowered his head and did not dare look at him anymore out of fear.

  "Is he the martial artist you said was rather famous in the world of martial artists?" The eighth prince cast Langye an indifferent glance before he soon his eyes away while he said these words to the person beside him.

  Aside from the eighth prince the handful of beautiful women in the lavish, extravagant, and pompous hall, there were also two strong men who were built like hills standing beside him.

  One of them was the leader of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.

  The leader swept his gaze over Langye before he said firmly, "Your Highness, i
t is him. This boy is pretty good. Even though his qi realm is not high, he can fight against the subordinates who are of average skill. He is a pretty good seed among the Embroidered Uniform Guards. This time, we can let him join our mission at the borders, and he might be able to enter His Majesty's sights."

  The eighth prince did not answer. He opened his mouth and had a beautiful woman place a purple gr.a.p.e into his mouth, but his eyes landed on the man who stood beside the leader of the Embroidered Uniform Guards. He looked very focused.

  The man was built like a hill. He had a suit of armor on him, and there was a shockingly fierce air about him. When he stood inside the house, it caused Langye to feel a great pressure, even though that pressure was intangible.

  "What do you think, General Luo?"

  The general who was like a hill finally looked away and cast Langye a glance. "Since this is the candidate the leader recommended, I will naturally have no comments about it. But this mission is very important. I hope that he can lead the Embroidered Uniform Guards to perform meritorious deeds and gain glory for His Majesty. Don't let those wandering martial artists snatch our limelight."

  Chapter 781 - Notify the World! Flames of War Rise!

  "If that is the case, alright, Langye, listen well. For this mission, you are in charge of leading the Embroidered Uniform Guards under you to go to the orders and wait for orders. Once war breaks out, listen to General Luo's orders, and you must gain achievements at the border!"

  Once the eighth prince gave his order lackadaisically, he waved his hand in an impatient manner. General Luo and the leader of the Embroidered Uniform Guards sensibly brought Langye with them when they turned around and left.

  At that moment, Langye still felt lost. He had not heard just what sort of quest the eighth prince had given to him clearly.

  But the conversation between the leader of the Embroidered Uniform Guards and General Luo slowly allowed Langye to understand everything.

  'War... Borders… Tartars [1]... Cavalier generals… Bi Xuan… Hu Bilie…'

  The words that they occasionally revealed shocked Langye time and again.

  When he watched how General Luo walked with a majestic while he was donned in armor and how there was anxiety on his face, Langye finally gradually understood what was going on, and he s.u.c.k.e.d in a sharp breath. 'This time, we might have to fight in a major war!'

  Very soon, Langye obtained the details of the quest from the leader of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.

  And at the same time Langye received a mission and quest from the leader of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, the few major factions of power from the imperial court, such as the strongest eunuch Yu Jin from Eastern Depot, Luo Yan from Western Depot, who also happened to be the strongest martial artist in the palace, and Violent Wind and Bloody Rain, who was a Golden Saber Constable who had recently risen to fame in Six Doors received the orders from their highest commanding officers one after another and led their men to the stations at the borders. They worked together with the armies who were stationed there to guard the borders and began making preparations to be engaged in a bloody war with the Mongolian army who had become increasingly restless!

  A few groups of people left Beijing in secret.

  On the next day, the emperor notified all of China that the Mongolian army had gathered at the borders. The person who served as their garrison was Hu Bilier, and he had with him one million armored elite cavaliers! Not only was their army filled with great talents, they had also managed to get Bi Xuan with them, who was a peerless fighter in Myth Realm and also a grandmaster!

  Also, it was rumored that the tracks of the evil cult elites could be found among the Mongolian army.

  At the moment the players received the notification from the system, many of them were stunned, and they were struck dumb by the news for a long time.

  The Mongolian army was already trouble enough, but they had also managed to get people from the Tang Dynasty and Hu Bilie among them. The dynasties were a huge mess now!

  But the subsequent announcements brought even more chaos and shock.

  There was Bi Xuan and the evil cult among the Mongolian army, but Yangzhou's Twin Dragons Xu Zhiling and Kuo Zhong, the Prince of Qin, Li Shimin, and Wang Chongyang, Guo Jing, and Zhang Wuji, who appeared in Hero's Mountain Villa were among the Chinese army.

  Many players had their minds whirling because of this.

  "What the heck is going on?"

  "What in the world…? The people from different dynasties have all gathered together. What do they want?!"

  "Don't say anything else. I'm already very dizzy because of this."

  *****

  "The evil cult is working with the Mongolian army to invade China, and His Majesty is enraged!

  "His Majesty has released his sacred order from within the Forbidden City to notify the people and call out to all elites from the sects in the world of martial artists to face the enemies together. He calls for the wandering martial artists to gather together and march forward to aid the army guarding the borders. Please work together with the army to fight against the ambitious and greedy Mongolian army and the evil cult!"

  The war will last for a month!

  "During that period of time, the nation will face a crisis, and all sect branches as well as headquarters will be protected constantly by the system.

  "All martial artists can form their own teams to serve the country. You may enter the plains to kill the enemies, and you can also head to the borders to receive quests from the army and perform meritorious deeds.

  "During the quest period, if you kill a foot soldier, you will gain one point, which is the lowest point.

  "If you kill a scout, you will gain five points.

  "If you kill a Mongolian cavalier, you will gain ten points.

  "If you kill a Mongolian 10-man commander [2], you will gain fifty points.

  "If you kill a Mongolian 100-man commander, you will gain two hundred points.

  "If you kill a Mongolian 1,000-man commander, you will gain five hundred points.

  "If you kill a Mongolian 10,000-man commander, you will gain one thousand points.

  "If you kill an Inaction Realm evil cult elite, you will gain five hundred points.

  "If you kill an Inaction Realm evil cult elder, you will gain one thousand points.

  "If you kill a famous evil cult elite such as Wan Wan, Bian Bufu, yang Xuyan, Zao Deyan, Xi Yin, An Long, Bi Chen, and You Niaojuan, you will gain two thousand points.

  "If you kill a general, you will gain five thousand points.

  "If you kill a Myth Realm elite such as Bi Xuan, Shi Zhixuan, and Zhu Yuyuan, you will gain twenty thousand points.

  "If you kill the Mongolian Hu Bilie, you will gain one hundred thousand points.

  "You can use the points you gathered in exchange for war achievements, and you can use the war achievements in exchange for silver, refined weapons, refined equipment, refinement opportunities, medicinal pills, and even titles in the army directly from the imperial court!"

  No one will even pay attention to the exchange of money, but the refined equipment that was mentioned stimulated a lot of martial artists.

  With five hundred points, they could get one refined grade one masterpiece at the first echelon, and with one thousand points, they can one refined grade one masterpiece at the second echelon.

  Refinement chances meant that they will get a one hundred percent success rate when they refined their weapons.

  If they wanted to get one refinement chance, they will need ten thousand points, and then, regardless of what grade the equipment was, they will get a one hundred percent success rate during the refinement process, and that was not taking into account what stage of the refinement it was for the equipment. However, no equipment could be further refined after they reached the fourth echelon.

  Even though everyone thought that the event had become incredibly chaotic and complicated when so many things were fused together, when they learne
d that the people involved were just in the army as side characters and targets for them to gain points, the players were gradually able to accept everything.

  When they saw the system slowly announce the figures and the points they could gather, the Chinese plains burst into excitement, and the world of martial artists was shocked!

  Even Happy gave up his intention of admiring the scenery on his way to Beijing. He earnestly and seriously began to understand the details of the quest this time.

  What the players needed to do was simple. All they needed to do was to head to the borders where the army was stationed and trigger the main quest from the quest givers in the army. They will receive different quests, such as hunting quests, reconnaissance quests, quests to harrass the Mongolian army, assassination quests, quests to poison certain characters in the Mongolian army, quests to create traps, killing quests, scouting quests, and others.

  There were also certain normal quests, and those were to transport supplies, protect supplies, protect important generals or plot characters, and to destroy the enemies' assassination plots, because there will also be plenty of players from Mongolia who will find their way into the Chinese plains to carry out their quests.

  During this period of time, all the points they acc.u.mulated from the quests can be added together. On the final day, they can use those points in exchange for all sorts of rewards.

  Naturally, Happy did not care about the exchange of rewards mentioned in the first half of the announcement.

  What he was curious about was the exchange of an army rank.

  An army rank meant that the imperial court had acknowledged the player!

  The more war achievements they made, the chances of them being promoted will be higher! And when they were promoted during war, they might even be able to command a group of soldiers from the main camp to fight in the war, and this was a very amazing thing.

  Happy noticed that once he obtained two hundred points, he could obtain the rank of a 5-man commander, and he can get five soldiers under his command. If he had one thousand points, he can obtain the rank of a junior-rank captain and lead twenty-five soldiers. If he had ten thousand points, he can become a middle-rank captain, and he can lead one hundred and twenty-five soldiers. If he wanted to become a senior-rank captain, he will need one hundred thousand points, and if he wanted to become a battalion commander, he needed one million points. He can also choose his soldiers. Infantry, recons, archers, lancers, cavaliers, cavalry archers, and heavy-armored cavalries, he could choose any soldier he wanted from among these. If he had enough points, he can even choose different soldiers to go to war.