A Comprehensive Network: An Endless Adventure Begins as a Wanderer

mischief?

Could you elaborate?

Ricky sighed.

"Moving rocks, swearing mushrooms, and tree holes that randomly teleport you and then taunt you. Countless, impossible to defend against."

He sighed as if recalling some unbearable past event.

"Last time I was sent to the very gate of the Imperial Army camp, and I almost didn't make it back."

"These are all relatively friendly pranks, just little devils playing tricks. The truly deadly ones are those witches."

Ricky looked serious.

"Beware of any old woman you encounter in the Fairy Wilderness, no matter how gentle and kind she may seem, or how eager she may be to offer you a warm pie. Stay away from her."

"Similarly, don't trust picnic baskets that appear in the wild; I don't want to find you in the witch's lair."

"And finally, please try your best not to harm the natural environment when you complete the task. This is our last request as druids."

"As for the other tasks, they are all listed on the bulletin board outside."

The members of the Righteous Path Battle Group left laughing and joking, while Cheng Yiye decided to first take a look at the notice board below.

Just then, Ricky called out to him.

"Hey, big guy, you're the outsider who killed von Claude, right?"

Cheng Yi nodded slightly.

"Commander Silverleaf wishes to see you."

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Inside the treehouse.

Amelia Silverleaf awkwardly fiddled with a tea set, then poured a cup for Cheng Yi.

Seeing Cheng Yi's questioning look, she said somewhat uncertainly:

"Is this supposed to be your Eastern etiquette? At least that's what my Pandaren friend said..."

Cheng Yi took a sip of the fruit wine in his teacup and nodded imperceptibly.

Amelia breathed a sigh of relief.

"Theodore said you're a straightforward person, so I won't beat around the bush either."

"In the Fairy Wilderness, we are not the primary target of the Empire, or rather, the Church of the Fathers of War."

"They seem to be searching for something in the Fairy Wilderness, something related to fairies."

"The battle between us was merely symbolic, and not very intense."

"That's why the Southern Front was able to hold out for so long with only scattered guerrilla forces."

"And today, Ricky discovered the movements of the War Knights. They have arrived at the Boundless Fairy Wilderness and are heading deeper into it."

"The Knights of War? Are they all paladins?"

Cheng Yi was somewhat surprised.

"That's right, most of them are paladins who have sworn an oath of conquest. They follow the Empire's war campaigns with fanaticism."

Cheng Yi felt that it would be difficult for the righteous brother to achieve his goal of correcting his compatriots.

Paladins who have sworn an oath of conquest typically seek glory and conquest in battle.

For them, simply establishing order is not enough; the forces of resistance must be crushed.

Some conquering paladins are known as tyrant knights or warmongers, and they gather into harsh armies or organizations to serve the gods of order or war.

Some paladins who made this vow even went so far as to associate with devils and demons.

The infamous demon Byr, the war lord of the Nine Hells, who is renowned throughout the multiverse, commands many such paladins—who are known as Hell Knights.

Hell Knights adorn their armor with the spoils of their fallen enemies, a stark warning of the terrible fate that awaits anyone who dares to defy them or even their lord's decrees.

These knights often faced resistance from other conquering paladins—who believed that the Hell Knights had gone too far into the shadows.

"In short, the pressure on our defenses will likely increase until we can no longer stop the Empire's full-scale entry into the Fairy Wilderness."

"Cheng, you are very capable. Therefore, we want to entrust you with the task of venturing deep into the boundless fairy wilderness to uncover the true objectives of the Empire and the Church. And if possible, to stop them."

You have triggered the campaign mission: Silverleaf's Request.

[Gin-yō's commission]

Type: Campaign Mission

Description: On a wasteland where splendor and darkness intertwine, the empire's paladins stand silent. They arrived, they conquered, they searched...

Upon learning of this, Amelia Silverleaf, commander of the Allied Nations, has entrusted you with thwarting that iron-and-blood conspiracy...

Rewards: Campaign-limited chests, large amounts of Crossfire Coins, Universal Experience, Campaign Points, Faction Reputation

P.S.: I'm fighting a whole raid of paladins? Really? ————The Plague of Evil Desires, The Sinner of the Holy Wounds, The Judged, Shub】

Cheng Yi nodded, accepting the task.

He was also eager to see which faction the conquerors of the paladins favored...

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After buying some supplies at the camp, Cheng Yi took advantage of the night to leave the forest and step into the boundless fairy wilderness.

He left the southern side of the Ribbon Forest and walked along a barely visible path into the depths of the wilderness.

Amelia provided him with ample information; the map she gave him marked many routes, but they all ended up deep in the Fairy Wilderness.

According to Amelia, the space deep within the Fairy Wilderness is extremely unstable, and passages connecting to the Fairy Dreamland can appear at any time.

Therefore, the route there is uncertain.

The moment Cheng Yi stepped into the dimly lit environment, he felt a sense of exhilaration, as if he were "a bird soaring into the blue sky, a fish swimming into the sea, no longer bound by any constraints."

The environment of this Fairy Wilderness must have something special about it.

As Cheng Yi pondered this, he stealthily moved into stealth mode, traversing the hazy weeds and bushes.

Then he got infected.

A road that Cheng Yi clearly saw suddenly turned into a row of mushrooms.

Cheng Yi cautiously stopped.

The largest mushroom in the middle of the mushroom clump slowly turned around, its cap angled towards Cheng Yi, as if something was staring at him through a mushroom.

Mushroom saw through Cheng Yi's invisibility.

You stepped on me.

The mushroom started talking.

Cheng Yi looked down and saw that his feet were still half a foot away from the nearest mushroom.

Is this what a fairy is?

Cheng Yi was a little puzzled. Did this demon specifically target passersby to stage accidents?

He couldn't see any alignment among the mushrooms, which meant that these mushrooms weren't the true form of fairies.

I didn't step on you.

Cheng Yi had no choice but to speak.

You stepped on me!

The mushroom's voice rose a notch.

"I can feel how rough your feet are!"

Cheng Yi remained silent for two seconds.

"Am I not wearing shoes?"

The mushroom paused for a moment, its cap tilting slightly, as if it were thinking.

While it was thinking, Cheng Yi bypassed the mushroom formation and continued deeper into the Fairy Wilderness.

Behind me came the chattering of the mushrooms. I couldn't quite make out what they were saying, but their tone sounded like they were arguing.