Traveling through the game world

Lian Yang was not yet fully prepared, but Dark City was already in turmoil due to Shaplen's deliberate stirring up of trouble. Even the news that the dark elf guards watching the Hero's Tomb had not been assassinated had inexplicably spread.

Dark City, Lianyang Manor

The team, which used to consist of three people, has expanded to five. Although it's not exactly large, Lian Yang is confident that everyone is an elite. Sitting in the middle of the five, Lian Yang is undoubtedly the leader.

Holding the information that Krent had just delivered, Lian Yang said, "It can now be confirmed that the fallen guards of the Hero's Tomb were all members of the Dark Elf Queen Maya's faction."

Arthur Baron and Alice remained silent, frowning in thought. The newly recruited Nicholas said, "My spider told me that all the dead guards were killed by adventurers. And about recently, around the time we decided to explore the Hero's Tomb, the Dark Elf Elder had already quietly withdrawn his men."

Pressing his hands to his temples, Paladin Arthur asked, "You mean the current turmoil at Hero's Tomb is orchestrated by Elder Shaplen? But what is his purpose?"

Lian Yang and the others were aware of the political struggle between the Dark Elf Queen and the Dark Elf Grand Elder, but the death of a few guards was merely a matter of saving face and wouldn't cause the Dark Elf Queen any greater loss.

"To stir things up!" Alice said sweetly. "The current situation is that something has been confirmed at the Hero's Tomb, but it's obvious that Shaplen and Maya have an unfair distribution of benefits. So Shaplen started stirring things up, and if the free adventurers ultimately resolve the issue, the achievements won't go to anyone."

Lian Yang shook his head and said, "That's not the key point. Maya and Shaplen are fighting like dogs. What I'm worried about is whether it will affect our mission and adventure."

"Thump...thump...thump..."

Before Lian Yang could say anything more, a rapid knocking sounded at the door. Lian Yang frowned and opened the door, only to find a squad of dark elf guards.

Upon seeing Lian Yang, he immediately compared him to the portrait in his hand and said sternly, "Lian Yang, is it? The Grand Elder summons you! Please come with us."

Waving his hand to stop the disgruntled Baron, Lian Yang said, "Alright, I'll go with you." He then glanced back at Nicholas and decisively followed the guards.

Seeing that Lian Yang was cooperating, the dark elf guards did not want to offend a powerful figure like Lian Yang, and soon arrived at Shaplen's office.

Sitting high above, watching Lian Yang stroll in leisurely, Shaplen roared, "You audacious human! Who gave you the authority to explore this beautiful cave?"

"Krent." Lian Yang simply said Krent's name, not bothering to say another word. What he needed to know now was what the Dark Elf Elder was up to.

"Nonsense!" Piola, whom we hadn't seen for a long time, suddenly walked in, pointed at Lian Yang, and shouted, "When I discovered Lasodia, I thought the mission was urgent and left first. I clearly warned you that you had to return to Dark City immediately."

Before Lian Yang could speak, and before Piora could even finish her sentence, Elder Shaplen gave him no chance to retort, shouting angrily, "You audacious human! How dare you trespass into the Dark Elf forbidden area! Guards, lock him up!"

Shaplen dared not touch Lian Yang's name, but if he found an excuse to imprison him for a while, no one could say anything. By the time Lian Yang was released, the problem of the Hero's Tomb would definitely be resolved. At that time, the one who would benefit the most would still be Shaplen, not the Dark Elf Queen Maya.

Standing calmly in the middle of the hall, Lian Yang looked at the guards standing nearby and said indifferently, "Elder Shaplen, it seems that your decision is a bit arbitrary, isn't it?"

Lian Yang now understood Shaplen's thoughts to some extent, and couldn't help but feel a little disdainful. This Elder Shaplen was just a greedy character who wanted power but pretended to be noble. He looked down on him in his heart, and naturally, he wasn't polite with his words.

Faced with Lian Yang's composure, Shaplen was also conflicted. Temporary imprisonment was the most extreme measure he could use. If he went any further, not to mention that Barn, who was visiting Dark City, would definitely teach Shaplen what the majesty of a sword saint was.

Seeing Shaplen's constipated expression, Lian Yang inwardly cursed him as a cowardly coward with no guts, and slowly took out the special pass that Krent had once issued to him, asking indifferently, "Elder, what level is Krent in the Dark Elf Kingdom?"

“He is the Dark Elf Queen’s special envoy, a very prestigious position.” Shaplen nodded. Despite being a political rival, Shaplen’s position and status were indeed not low. He wouldn’t tolerate Shaplen belittling him behind his back.

Nodding, Lian Yang continued, "Alright, what is Ms. Piola's position?"

"I am a guard of the Blackrock Legion!" Before Shaplen could speak, Piola said proudly.

Lian Yang chuckled inwardly after hearing this, thinking to himself, "You're really asking for a beating."

Shaplen felt a pang of unease upon hearing this, thinking to himself, "Fool. You think the Black Rock Legion is an elite force, and being a member of an elite force is something to be proud of? But you know who you're talking to! Krent is the Queen's special envoy—what does that mean? When she's out in public, it's practically like the Queen herself is there."

And how could a lowly soldier like you have the right to veto a special pass issued by Krent, the Dark Elf Queen's envoy?

Looking at Piora, who was still incredibly proud of his Black Rock Legion soldiers, Shaplen felt like killing him. But considering that he had already summoned Lian Yang, it would be shameless of him to let him go. So he arrogantly said, "Hmph! Who knows if your special pass is real or fake? Besides, even if Krent had no special reason, he wouldn't have the authority to issue a special pass!"

At this moment...

"I issued Lian Yang's special pass!" Krent's voice echoed into the hall from afar, followed by Nicholas and the others as they slowly walked into Shaplen's main hall.

"Hmph!" Shaplen snorted angrily and said indifferently, "But even if you are the Queen's special envoy, you shouldn't have the authority to issue special passes to Lian Yang and the others, right? I still believe that these were forged by Lian Yang. You are suspected of harboring a criminal, do you know that?"

Regardless of what Lian Yang said, Shaplen had already made up his mind. Now that they had already broken off relations, he couldn't let Lian Yang go. He was very confident that, at least for now, Lian Yang definitely didn't have the courage to directly turn against him.

"Oh?" Krent asked calmly, "Elder Shaplen, may I ask what my position is?"

"Special Envoy of the Dark Elf Queen." Shaplen looked at the calm Krent and felt a little uncertain. Letting Lian Yang go today was a small matter, but if word got out, Shaplen would be completely humiliated.

Krent casually pulled out an authorization document and said calmly, "This is a special authorization issued to me by Her Majesty the Queen, allowing me to issue special passes to Lian Yang and his team for the rafting cave. Surely this can't be fake?"

Shaplen received the authorization, which contained simple information: it allowed Krent to open special passes to certain areas at special times. As for the dates, well, those were granted to Krent shortly after he took office.

Shaplen stared intently at the license. Normally, this license was rather useless; Shaplen knew this when he issued it to Krent, but he hadn't taken it seriously. Over time, he'd forgotten about it. He never imagined that this seemingly useless special license would become a weapon specifically designed to slap Shaplen in the face.

"Hmph!" Shaplen snorted angrily, "It's true, Lian Yang, you're very good, Krent, you're very good too! You can leave now!" Although he was extremely unwilling, he had no choice but to release them since he couldn't find any evidence against them for the time being.

After leaving the Shaplen mansion, Lian Yang said helplessly, "Old K, your struggle is fierce. Luckily, I wasn't caught in the crossfire..."

Rolling his eyes, Krent casually said, "Don't try to absolve yourself of all responsibility. It was fine before, but after this, you're definitely not going to escape the 'Her Majesty's faction' label."

“That’s not the point.” Lian Yang waved his hand casually and said, “Remember to prepare enough rewards. You know I love money.” Turning to Arthur and Baron, he continued, “Arthur, Baron, prepare the materials for our adventure within two days. It’s time to move out.”

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