Chapter 56 The Monarch's Test, Blackwind Fort!
Qing Fuyun and Princess Leona both bowed their heads involuntarily under the stern rebuke of the female general.
"Big sister, I will work harder," Qing Fuyun said.
Tixue Jian snorted coldly, "Qing Fuyun, what was that big spell you cast at the female assassin just now?"
"Your schemes are so obvious. Power struggles and intrigue—this is how you play the game? I will report this to Father. You better watch yourself."
With that, Tixue Jian turned and left.
Seeing this, Qing Fuyun felt a sense of urgency and called out, "Big sister, I know I was wrong."
However, Tixue Jian didn't give her a chance to explain and walked away.
After Tixue Jian left, Qing Fuyun gritted her teeth and muttered, "What a pretence. Trying to use this opportunity to eliminate me as a competitor, and yet she speaks so sanctimoniously!"
"I don't understand. If she didn't want to act, she could have just kicked out my third sister. Why did she still act?"
Her voice was low, but the resentment in her eyes was hard to conceal.
As soon as she finished speaking, a soft voice sounded behind her.
"Yun'er, you are being shortsighted."
Upon hearing this, Qing Fuyun immediately turned around. "Mother."
Queen Fiodorain sighed, "Yun'er, this is the royal palace. Even if you all didn't act, what could these nightwalkers possibly achieve?"
Qing Fuyun's face changed dramatically. She had already understood the issue.
The royal palace was filled with skilled warriors! But when the nightwalkers made their move, why didn't the palace's experts act?
Was it because they were unwilling to act, or because someone had given orders? It had to be the latter!
Even if some were reluctant to act, her father's confidants would step in. But they didn't!
The reason was now crystal clear.
This was a test from her father to see where everyone's loyalties lay.
Greylinson's roar had made Qing Fuyun worry that Princess Leona might truly kill Greylinson. She didn't want Princess Leona to succeed and, in a moment of panic, had forgotten this crucial question.
Her big spell attack on the female assassin instead of the shadow figure was far too revealing.
"Mother, what should we do now?" Qing Fuyun was flustered.
Big sister Tixue Jian was already at the peak of her power in the kingdom. If Princess Leona rose to prominence, coupled with her performance today, Qing Fuyun would have no chance at the throne.
"Let's go. There is one thing your big sister said that is right: you are too weak, truly too weak," Fiodorain said, her gaze falling on Princess Leona.
Her eyes were deep, as if she had seen through Princess Leona completely.
"Mother," Princess Leona forced a smile.
The other party was not her birth mother. Her mother's departure was even related to Fiodorain. If it weren't for being in the royal palace, they could have openly confronted each other.
"Na'er, my dear daughter, you have suffered these years outside. Come to my Pavilion of Listening to the Rain when you have time?" Princess Leona bowed and said, "Once I finish my current affairs, I will come."
Their conversation ended, and Fiodorain left with Qing Fuyun.
Princess Leona let out a slight sigh of relief. Facing this queen, she felt immense pressure, even more so than when facing her father.
Outside Blackwind Fort.
Lin Tianhao finally arrived here. He had accepted the task given by Princess Leona. The reason he came was twofold. There was a hidden quest in Blackwind Fort, one that rewarded the Luck attribute. The Luck attribute was hidden, and thus, in the early to mid-game, few players paid attention to it. However, Lin Tianhao knew better. The Luck attribute was crucial. Critical hits, critical rates, and probability-based skills like Chain Lightning and Death Cycle would all improve with increased Luck, though this wouldn't be directly reflected on the attribute panel. This was why many players in the early to mid-game didn't value the Luck attribute.
Moreover, some special quests required a certain level of Luck to trigger. Without it, even with a guide, they couldn't be activated.
Blackwind Bandit (Normal): Level 28
Health: 3680/3680
Attack: 251
Skills: Chain Slash, Uppercut
Lin Tianhao sighed. These stats were pitiful.
He fired an arrow.
"Ding, you have overleveled and killed the Blackwind Bandit. Experience +476."
"Ding, you have overleveled and killed the Blackwind Bandit. Experience +476."
...
One arrow!
Triggering Chain Lightning, the six Blackwind Bandits in front of Blackwind Fort were all killed.
Killing six bandits, he stacked three health points.
The efficiency of killing monsters was fast enough, but the efficiency of stacking health points was a bit low.
But that didn't matter.
The second-in-command of Blackwind Fort was a tank boss with high health, which could be used to farm health points.
After killing these six bandits, the main gate of Blackwind Fort quickly closed, and no more bandits appeared.
As humanoid monsters, the bandits of Blackwind Fort were very intelligent. From the damage Lin Tianhao had just displayed, they already knew better than to engage.
"Who goes there? State your name!" a voice called out from the top of the gate of Blackwind Fort.
"I am your ancestor," Lin Tianhao replied, firing another arrow.
"Boom!"
The powerful force of the arrow punched a hole through the gate of Blackwind Fort.
Seeing this, the bandit on the gate hesitated and said, "Young man, we have no grudges, no need to be so aggressive, is there?"
"Whoosh!"
The response was another cold arrow.
One arrow, two arrows, three arrows...
Holes kept appearing on the gate of the fort.
"Too much!"
"Young man, do you think Blackwind Fort has no one?"
As the words fell, bandits appeared on the gate of the fort, armed with bows and arrows, and began to attack Lin Tianhao.
"Return fire?"
Lin Tianhao smiled playfully. With his current health of over four hundred thousand, he was least afraid of a firefight.
One arrow, two arrows, three arrows, four arrows!
In just one second, all the bandits at the gate were killed by Lin Tianhao.
The reason was simple.
Lin Tianhao triggered Chain Lightning twice.
After dealing with the bandits at the gate, Lin Tianhao continued to attack the gate.
Before Lin Tianhao could break through the gate, it was kicked open from the inside.
"Young man!!"
"Heaven has a way, but you won't take it. Hell has no door, but you dare to break in. Today, you will see the might of Blackwind Fort!"
With the words, a bald, muscular man led over a hundred bandits out of the gate.
Blackwind Fort's Third-in-Command (Black Iron): Level 30
Health: 375,000/375,000
Attack: 1,998
Skills: Whirlwind Slash, Five-Stage Slash, Frenzy Twin Blades, Dominant Body, Fury, Instant Slash
Lin Tianhao raised an eyebrow.
Behind the Third-in-Command of Blackwind Fort were more than ten elite bandits and nearly a hundred regular bandits.
But Lin Tianhao was not afraid at all.
These stats were too weak.
"Whoosh!"
The arrow flew out, and a huge damage number appeared above the head of the Third-in-Command of Blackwind Fort.
Critical hit!
-28,384!