A Comprehensive Network: An Endless Adventure Begins as a Wanderer

(Note from the website: The equipment in the previous chapter has been changed.)

Monocle?

I've seen a monocle thief in various online videos before.

Is a monocle a standard accessory for thieves in the multiverse?

Cheng Yi seemed to be deep in thought.

Moreover, this well-intentioned monocle is quite effective.

The effect of the monocle is equivalent to a weakened version of faction detection, helping him distinguish between friend and foe. It also helps him see a person's stance and faction.

War and peace are primarily for stacking attack speed.

The faster the sword, the harder it is for the enemy to dodge, and the more efficient Cheng Yi is at killing monsters.

As for negotiation skills, they were better than nothing for Cheng Yi.

However, giving others a better first impression is still not bad, right?

It's a bit like the cheat code that male protagonists have in some strange urban novels.

Cheng Yi exchanged for the two pieces of equipment.

You received a monocle as a token of kindness.

You have gained both war and peace.

Cheng Yi put the monocle on his left eye.

Within sight, the quartermaster in front of me slowly emitted a soft white light.

It's probably a shift from lawful neutrality to neutral goodness?

This judgment is vague, but it is sufficient.

Cheng Yi smiled at the quartermaster and then walked out of the quartermaster's office.

It's worth noting that after purchasing items with reputation in the faction shop, your reputation will drop, but your faction relationship level will not decrease.

After doing all this, Cheng Yi opened the integrated network panel.

[Switch to a different campaign scenario? Note that switching campaign scenarios will consume one instance of dimensional teleportation.]

"Yes."

Please select the area you wish to enter.

Cheng Yi did not hesitate and directly chose the Boundless Fairy Wilderness.

[Selection complete, transporting character to...]

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At the edge of the boundless fairy wilderness lies a lush forest.

The Forest of Ribbons.

This is the headquarters of the Allied Forces of the Fairy Wilderness Druids.

Among those tall, verdant trees, primitive yet cozy treehouses are suspended, connected by suspension bridges woven from ropes and vines.

It was already evening, and faint magical lights were already emanating from some of the treehouses.

After all, druids wouldn't allow oil lamps to be lit in a treehouse.

In one of the treehouses, Amelia Silverleaf was standing at the window.

She gazed in the direction of the Fairy Wilderness, her brows furrowed.

As a nature elf and a druid, Amelia could clearly sense that on the other side of the fairy wilderness, the worrying atmosphere of conquest and burning was growing stronger.

And whether it was her imagination or not, she also sensed a faint smell of sulfur.

Amelia hoped her feelings were wrong.

After all, sulfur has never represented anything friendly...

Just as Amelia was deep in thought.

As the night sky gradually darkened, a blurry black dot slowly flew closer from afar.

That was an owl.

The owl flew closer and closer, entering Amelia's treehouse.

Accompanied by a verdant light, the owl shed its feathers and transformed into a half-human dressed as a scout.

"Ami, something's not right."

The halfling, small in stature, stood with his hands on his hips, yet his face was serious.

"A large contingent of paladins has arrived from the Church of the Fathers of War."

Previously, the battle in the boundless fairy wilderness was mainly maintained by the local druids and guerrillas of the alliance of nations, with very few regular troops.

Meanwhile, the Empire's forces were mainly composed of priests sent by the Imperial State Religion—the Church of the Fathers of War—and supplemented by a number of infantry legions.

There were paladins active on this battlefield before, but they were few and far between.

"A large contingent of paladins? It seems the Knights of War have arrived."

Amelia sighed. The Empire's powerful reinforcements had arrived, but where were their own reinforcements?

A few outsiders?

Hopefully, the outsider who assassinated von Claude can offer some assistance...

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Cheng Yi was already used to being hit on the head with a stick.

With a shift in light and shadow, when he opened his eyes again, he was standing in a forest.

You have entered the campaign scenario: Southern Front (Boundless Fairy Wilderness)

[Current Campaign Mission: Halt the Holy West Empire's advance into the boundless fairy wilderness]

[Personal Objectives (Optional): Kill high-ranking members of the Church of the Fathers of War, destroy Imperial strongholds, and destroy supply lines. Completing personal objectives will earn bonus campaign points.]

Cheng Yi looked up at the sky; night had fallen.

But in the distance, there is a clear boundary in the sky, where the dark night sky and the hazy twilight are separated.

It seems I am on the edge of the Fairy Wilderness.

Cheng Yi pondered to himself.

Just then, another flash of light appeared beside Cheng Yi.

A group of crossover game players appeared here.

They were very familiar with each other. As they talked, the originally quiet forest evening became much noisier.

After listening for a while, Cheng Yi concluded that these players should belong to a cross-network battle group called "Practicing the Righteous Path".

The leader of the righteous sect was a paladin. He looked around and counted the number of people. Then, the group marched off in a grand procession toward the cluster of treehouses not far away.

From beginning to end, no one noticed Cheng Yi standing in the shade of the tree...

Cheng Yi sighed and followed.

If I'm not mistaken, those treehouses are the headquarters of the Allied Powers...

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"So you were there, bro. No wonder I had a chill down my spine. I thought it was some Ninth Hell brat again..."

The burly paladin patted Cheng Yi on the back, laughing heartily, before being pulled back by his companion behind him and having his mouth covered.

"Our team leader isn't very good at speaking, please forgive him."

A spotted cat-man dressed as a spellcaster said apologetically.

The whole process went smoothly, so it seems this isn't the first time something like this has happened.

Cheng Yi waved his hand to indicate that he was fine.

Paladin stereotype +1.

They are now standing in the largest treehouse in the Ribbon Forest outpost, waiting for the person in charge to introduce the situation in the war zone.

Cheng Yi started chatting with these players he had never met before.

"The decision to launch this battle was made by the regimental commander."

The spotted cat-man sighed.

"It's the same everywhere, isn't it?" the paladin squeezed back.

"A thrilling battle! And most importantly, to correct my misguided comrades!"

He was probably referring to the paladins of the Church of the Fathers of War.

Just then, a small figure ran in.

The halfling ran to the front of everyone and cleared his throat.

"I am very grateful for everyone's support of the Calipis plane. I am Ricky, the scout captain of the Boundless Fairy Wilderness War Zone."

"I won't waste any more time on small talk, but there are a few points that you all need to pay attention to."

"The Boundless Fairy Wilderness is different from other war zones. Neither we nor the Empire are the true masters here. The true masters are the fairies, and they maintain a neutral stance."

"You must be careful of them..."

Ricky paused, as if considering his words.

"Watch out for their...pranks."