The Survival Rules of NPCs

Chapter 132 Route

"The Southern Witch Alliance could very well be the key," Michelle said, analyzing the map as she returned.

Overthrowing a duke who has suppressed generations of royal emperors is no easy task, especially given his determination to obtain the elven bloodline. If the elves of Holy Stone City are exposed, he will not hesitate to take action, which is the biggest hidden danger at present.

As a corpse collector, Bright naturally wasn't qualified to access the surrounding history. He obtained a lot of information by slowly collecting data from the library, but it wasn't easy to collect such information. For example, he knew very little about the Southern Witch Alliance.

According to historical records, the Southern Witch Kingdom was the original inhabitant of the southern continent. According to the Bible in the Seven Kingdoms Cult, this place was originally a land full of curses, evil, and killing. The seven gods brought faith to this place, gave ordinary people a way to live, and punished the evil cannibalistic race.

In the Bible, these indigenous peoples not only ate their own kind, but also performed the most cruel human sacrifices, spread plagues, and were an evil race that even the gods could not allow to exist. They were the mixed-blood descendants of ancient demons and humans.

But Bright wasn’t sure if that was the case, because any party that invades and exterminates indigenous people would fabricate a relatively righteous excuse for itself. First of all, if they spread plagues or performed human sacrifices, you can persuade them, so why exterminate them?

A race born evil? Unpurifiable?

Bright wasn't being a saint; he just didn't really believe in such things.

"In recent years, the Southern Witch Clan Alliance has launched frequent counterattacks, and it is said that there have been significant changes within their clan, with the birth of some chosen ones."

"The Chosen One?" Bright's heart skipped a beat. Could the so-called Chosen One be a player?

"I don't know the specifics, since no one can infiltrate the Witch Clan Alliance," Michel shrugged. "But judging from the recent battle lines, those Witch Clan members who were forced into the Southern Demon Forest are launching more and more attacks. It seems they have recovered from the cleanup operation thirty years ago. The battle lines of the seven kingdoms are all under pressure, including the one led by Mirandil."

"Besides Duke Os not personally going to the front lines, the capable members of the Igor family, as well as some young talents cultivated by Duke Os, have not been able to return home for two consecutive years. However, according to my latest intelligence, Duke Os's battlefield protégés have recently suffered heavy losses. In order to test the waters, the Empire is even considering issuing a call to action, ordering Duke Os to personally participate in the war!"

Bright was taken aback. Duke Os personally participating in the war? That was definitely out of the question. His situation had stabilized now, but if he joined the war, his secret would be exposed. The stability of Holy Stone City depended on Mirandil maintaining stability at least for now. Otherwise, if the Igor family fell, Mirandil would definitely be divided up, which would not be good for Holy Stone City!

"The front lines need some signals, at least some victories, otherwise the Imperial central government will keep putting pressure on Mirandil," Michel sighed. "If the Elven Robes had appeared sooner, it would have been a huge opportunity."

Bright immediately understood what the other party was thinking. If the elven robes had appeared earlier, then the extraordinary individuals with elven blood would not be at such a low level now. If they were put into the battlefield, they would definitely be able to shine on the battlefield and gain military merits to infiltrate the middle and upper echelons of Mirandil. In the absence of a capable descendant of Duke Os, these rising stars of elves would become the main force of the military nobles of Mirandil!

But those children are too fragile now, and Michelle is naturally reluctant to send them to the battlefield.

Bright, however, had a plan in mind. Michelle was unaware of the player's secret. Once a player became a transcendent, they would have at least thirty chances to loot corpses, which was a high margin for error. Moreover, as long as they obtained the Elf Robe, they would receive experience to level up to at least level 30. At that level, they would no longer be cannon fodder on the battlefield.

As long as you have the right intelligence and can provide them with crucial battlefield information while they are in charge, these guys have a good chance of making it on the battlefield.

We need to speed up the progress of encouraging elf players to go to the battlefield.

"Why do you say that the Southern Witch Alliance is an opportunity to strike at Duke Jackdaw?" Bright asked the crucial question.

"Because the Duke of Jackdaws' foundation is actually the support of many noble lords on the border!" Michel explained, "The North is different from the South. There aren't many large cities there. Many earls live in castles. In order to protect the security of their territories, the border lords will have their own elite armies. The more they can deter outsiders, the safer the cattle and sheep grazing under their people will be."

"Therefore, the border lords tend to support Duke Raven, because Duke Raven is powerful enough to continuously expand the territory of the Southern Witches. The deeper the territory expands, the more resources these landowners will have, and the longer the strategic depth will be, making them feel more secure."

Michelle drew a red line on a map: "According to my latest intelligence from the caravan, many witches have been interfering with the business of many noble lords on the border, causing repeated losses. This has already caused dissatisfaction among the nobles who support the Duke. However, the Duke's prestige over the years has made them hesitant to abandon him for the time being because of this."

"But what if these nobles find out that the Duke cannot stabilize the border and has secretly withdrawn the elite forces guarding the border to the forest, causing serious consequences and losses? That would be a different story!"

"You mean, send elves to interfere with intelligence gathering, preventing Duke Raven's army from providing immediate support to the border, leading to the fall of the Beth Empire's borders? Ultimately causing Duke Raven to lose all prestige?"

Bright stared at the map, his brow furrowed.

"Only in this way will the duke have a chance to dismount, and Holy Stone City will be able to catch its breath."

Bright looked at the other person's excited expression, but remained silent.

He had just heard Michelle talk about the brutality of the Southern Witch Clan, especially after they captured human slaves. Many of their methods were appalling, the first being large-scale human sacrifice, which was the Witch Clan's favorite thing to do.

It might seem like it has nothing to do with us to cause those border nobles huge losses, but since we participated in intelligence interference, aren't we tantamount to accomplices?

Okay, okay, Bright admits that sometimes you have to be cruel to do big things, but it's just hundreds of thousands or millions of herders on the border becoming slaves, just some border women and children becoming human sacrifices. Anyway, you can't see it, and it just sounds like a bunch of numbers, right?

But the rationality from his past life still made it difficult for Bright to overcome that mental hurdle.

But is it fair to let those border herders suffer such a fate so easily for the sake of this plan?

He admired the elven civilization because he considered himself exceptionally talented, far exceeding his current achievements. Unable to break through the class barrier, he simply revered the elven era described in the book.

Bright looked at the map but didn't interrupt his plan. Michel controlled the external trade channels and also had control over the nobles he had just won over, so he was very useful. There was no need to refute him because he didn't know that he was also an NPC on the Shadow faction's side.

Brett intends to revise his plans.

If the Southern Witch Alliance really launches a major attack on the Beth Empire, then this is an excellent opportunity for players of the Shadow Faction to obtain noble status and military merits, and this is done while avoiding the situation of the Duke of the Raven.

However, we need to figure out how to operate this, and we also need to increase the number of players quickly. With the current number of Shadow players, I'm afraid that once a major battle breaks out, that small number of players won't be able to influence the situation at all.

After some quiet contemplation, Bright had already come up with a general strategy.

On the Elf route, there are three paths: First, the battlefield route, which utilizes the connections Michel has just established. The Duke of Os's son suffers a setback, the battle lines shrink, and the heavy losses of troops put him on the defensive. Elf players support the front lines and use the battlefield to improve themselves as quickly as possible, becoming rising stars among the military nobles of Milandil.

Article 2: Sea routes. The wealth of trade lies on the sea. Mastering the sea routes can provide the Elf faction with massive funds. Elf players who aspire to become sea captains can contact the Count of the Sea through Michelle's connection and grow into Elf captains capable of standing alone during this chaotic period.

Article 3: Within Milandel, scholars, especially those specializing in engineering, will use the scholar count whom Michel has contacted to quickly infiltrate academic circles. They will utilize the academy's equipment and knowledge to reproduce the alchemy of the elven civilization as soon as possible. With funds provided by maritime trade players and the protection of new forces provided by military merit players, a new noble group will be formed.

This is Bright's plan for the Elf faction players, avoiding conflict and allowing each to enter a development phase.

On the Shadow faction's side, there is only one.

Quickly infiltrate the border castle, gather intelligence to aid the border population, form a force to resist the Southern Witch Alliance, gain the trust of the local nobles, and obtain their recommendation to become an imperial soldier as soon as possible, striving for military merits and titles.

Gain the trust of the Imperial Family and become a key force in resisting Duke Raven's military!