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Received message,

Huo Yan hurriedly started dressing and then rushed towards the city gate.

On the way,

Upon seeing this, the green-quality general...

They quickly caught up.

"Sir, where are you going?"

"East."

Huo Yan kept walking: "Going to see someone, quick, bring a dozen or so people with you, good days are coming soon, I don't want any accidents on the way."

Not long after,

The group exited through the east gate.

the other side,

Han Yilin also led his team to turn back, and less than half an hour later, the two sides met on the road.

Looking at what's in front of us,

Huo Yan swallowed hard as he saw the rows of fully armed soldiers, plus two hundred cavalrymen standing ready for battle.

Goodness!

Everyone started on the same day.

How can their development be so different?

before this,

Others can only see the power level of Zhatian County; no one knows its specific development.

but now,

But it appeared directly before our eyes.

He then realized,

The development of Zhatian County

It was far more frightening than I had imagined.

His three hundred militiamen were nothing but a rabble in the face of such an army.

"Hehehe, as expected, clinging to someone's coattails is always the right thing to do."

After a brief moment of shock, Huo Yan quickly composed himself and hurried to meet him.

"Godfather!"

A loud voice came from behind.

In the opposing army's formation,

The soldiers stopped, each with a strange expression, and Han Yilin's lips twitched.

He never expected this.

Chatting in private,

It's one thing for this guy to worship his godfather, but to shout it out in front of so many people in public is another.

People would say behind his back, "Godfather, there were so many people outside, I knelt down before you..."

When it came to this fat man,

Han Yilin had no doubt that he could kneel down in front of everyone.

"Godfather, your son Huo Yan has finally met you."

"..."

Han Yilin's face darkened: "Can't you be normal for once? Where's the keepsake?"

"Here."

Presented with both hands

It was a dark red jade pendant.

front,

It is carved with a phoenix spreading its wings as if about to take flight, and on the back is an ancient-style character "景" (jing).

As it was handed over,

Huo Yan didn't forget to introduce, "Godfather, this is the reward we received after completing the first phase of the mission."

"A few days ago, while I was exploring an explorable area, I encountered a woman who was fleeing, and that's how I got this mission. Anyway, it's related to the rebels and the deposed empress. I don't know the specifics, but the mission is quite difficult. It would be a waste for me to keep it. I might as well give it to my godfather to claim the reward."

While listening to the introduction,

He reached out and took it.

The system notification sounded the moment Han Yilin took it in his hand.

[Special mission token detected: Jinghuang Jade Talisman.]

[This token is associated with the adventure quest: Embers of the Homeland.]

[The current mission holder, Huo Yan, has voluntarily relinquished his authority to complete subsequent missions.]

[Accept the quest?]

"Receive".

Han Yilin did not hesitate.

The adventure quest has been moved.

Phase Two: Remnants of the Former Kingdom

[Mission Difficulty]: Hell

[Mission Background]: The main force of the Pingtian Army has breached the capital of the Jing Kingdom, and the Jing Kingdom has been destroyed. The deposed empress has fled the capital with a small number of personal guards and former officials, and is currently being pursued by the Pingtian Army.

[Option 1: The Ashes of the Former Kingdom - Help the deposed empress evade the pursuit of the Pingtian Army and escort her to safety.]

[Option Two: Eliminate the root of the problem by assisting the Pingtian Army in finding the deposed empress, capturing her, and handing her over to the Pingtian Army for the reward.]

[Note: Choosing either side will affect the subsequent plot development and the attitudes of relevant factions.]

A series of prompts appeared.

After reading,

Han Yilin frowned slightly.

There's a lot of information...

Judging from the background information of the mission, it can be seen that the country they are currently in is the Jing Kingdom.

however,

The Kingdom of Jing has now been destroyed.

The capital was captured by the Pingtian Army.

Simultaneously,

This also illustrates one thing.

The Pingtian Army... is highly likely the rebel army mentioned in the hints given at the start of the game.

of course,

Whether this is true or not remains to be discussed.

Not only that,

The choice of mission reveals that the Empress of Jing is currently in exile, and her subsequent choices will determine the fate of the Jing Kingdom.

in other words,

This also means choosing a faction.

The Pingtian Army or the Empress.

But no matter which option you choose, the difficulty will likely be considerable.

"interesting......"

In terms of difficulty,

Han Yilin didn't care too much; after all, it concerned the life and death of a country, so the difficulty was bound to be high.

In contrast, he was more interested in the background of this world.

What kind of world is it?

It can accommodate hundreds of millions, or even billions, of players to become county magistrates. Are all the players in this area located within the territory of Jing Kingdom?

How vast must the territory of the Jing Kingdom be to support ten thousand county magistrates?

at least,

Throughout history

No dynasty could have ten thousand counties.

Not to mention,

This is still an abandoned county town.

If not all players belong to the Jing Kingdom, then which kingdom are the other players assigned to? Qi? Liang? Zhongshan?

Returning our focus to the mission,

It only states that the actions will affect the subsequent plot development, but it doesn't mention where the Empress fled to.

On the map,

There were no clues whatsoever.

Perhaps... we could go back and ask about the Pingtian Army prisoners we captured.

Not only that,

In the team,

There are also some who were recruited by the Pingtian Army.

but,

Han Yilin wasn't in a hurry to ask. These things could be discussed later. Right now, there were quite a few questions he could ask the fat man in front of him.

"Please describe the details of the first phase of the mission, the process, including how you received the mission, and everything else in detail."

Upon hearing the question,

Huo Yan dared not hide it.

After a brief moment of recollection, she began to speak: "Four days ago, I led my troops to sweep through an abandoned village in the southwest. During the sweep, we discovered a cellar where a wounded woman was hiding..."