Roaming through the world of Doraemon

"Nobita, what happened to you just now?" Doraemon rushed to Nobita's side and asked with concern as Nobita's condition stabilized a bit.

"I completed a hidden mission, and my body's stats have skyrocketed. I feel like my power has reached another level. Let me show you." Nobita then shared his stats with Doraemon.

"This, this shouldn't be! No one has ever become a god so quickly since the game was released. I didn't expect you to become a god before you even reached level 100. This is too monstrous!" Doraemon stared at the attribute board that Nobita had sent back, his mouth agape in astonishment.

In the future world, although the cartridges of the Three Musketeers of Dreams did not sell many copies, the game difficulty was notoriously insane. Nobita's current divine physical attributes would normally take most players at least two years to even scratch the surface of divine power. Doraemon did not expect that Nobita had reached this level in such a short time in the game, it was as if he had a rocket cheat in the game, which was unreasonable.

Although Nobita's stats have increased a bit too much, Doraemon is genuinely happy for him. This is because the increased stats will improve the chances of defeating the Demon Emperor and rescuing Miyako. Moreover, the improved stats in the game world will also have a positive impact in the real world. Nobita's strength will be the foundation for facing all kinds of enemies in the future.

"It's alright, I think this divine body is the biggest gain I've made since starting the game. I hope it won't be worth less after I bring it out of the real world. The fusion of the divine body is complete, but why haven't I seen the second stage of the mission yet? What's even more infuriating is that I haven't even seen a shadow of the Saint-level treasure chest mentioned in the first stage mission!"

What puzzled Da Xiong was that, according to the system's earlier instructions, completing the first stage of the task would unlock the second stage. However, even after slaying the dragon and fusing with the divine body, there was still no notification for the second stage of the task. After waiting for a while, Da Xiong began to wonder if the system was malfunctioning.

"Maybe the conditions haven't been triggered yet. The first stage of the mission should be triggered when Suneo, Gian, and the three dream swordsmen are all together. The second stage of the mission should also require a specific condition to start. Let's wait a bit while we rest after slaying the dragon. There should be some hints."

Compared to Nobita's natural talent of being bad at everything except playing with string games, Doraemon, who often spends his free time playing with cats, has plenty of time to play various video games about the past and future. He also has his own insights into the process of these RPG role-playing games. If the game progress has not yet entered the next stage, it must be because some condition has not been triggered.

"Then let's wait a bit longer. Anyway, the divine bodies have now fully fused, so we should be able to deal with most enemies. Doraemon, bring out the food tablecloth, everyone take a break."

Although in the game world, game characters only need to consume red and blue potions, it seems that there is a hunger system in this game, Fantasy Three Musketeers. After fighting for so long in the game, my body has become so hungry that it keeps making rumbling noises. Nobita quickly calls on Doraemon to bring out some gadgets so that everyone can rest.

Doraemon's gadgets are truly essential for home and travel. No matter the terrain or time, as long as you have Doraemon 993, food and lodging are never a problem. The inflatable mansion has six spacious rooms, with enough space for everyone. In the middle, there is a living room of several tens of square meters. In the living room, Doraemon has already prepared a tablecloth and food, waiting for everyone to arrive after washing up.

"Wow, Nobita-sama, I've never seen such an amazing house before! Hot water comes out of the showerhead automatically, and this hair washing device makes my head full of foam. I've never heard of or seen anything like it before. It's probably more luxurious than the King of the Empire!" Suneo excitedly ran into the living room after taking a bath and said excitedly.

"Praise Nobita-sama! He gave me the best food I've ever eaten in my life!" Gian's face was buried in the bowl, covered in rice grains and grease.

Looking at the two NPCs in the game who seemed to be his friends, Da Xiong smiled and said, "These things are nothing to worry about. Everyone, get some rest. There are still tough battles waiting for us later." As he spoke, Da Xiong also stuck a chopstick into the curry pork chop rice that appeared as a food tablecloth and started eating.

"Bang bang bang..."

Nobita had barely sat down and taken a few bites when a soft knock came from outside Doraemon's inflatable mansion.

Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Defense of the Royal City (Part One)

"Who is it!"

Hearing the knocking at the door, Da Xiong put down his chopsticks and became alert. At this time and in this environment, it seemed very abnormal for anyone to knock on the door.

"Hello, please, is anyone in the room?" Just as Da Xiong picked up his silver fang sword, a girl's voice came from outside the house. Her voice was weak, intermittent, and breathless.

Nobita carefully circled around to the window of the house and saw a girl wearing a round steel hat and chainmail lying on the ground, weakly pounding on the door of the inflatable mansion, looking like she might faint at any moment.

Nobita didn't dare to open the door immediately. After all, in this world of spirits, all sorts of things could happen. Besides, there was already the story of the Three Battles with the White Bone Demon in Journey to the West. Being too reckless could easily lead to trouble. Doraemon had told him that as long as the door to this inflatable mansion wasn't opened from the inside, it wouldn't be a problem even if it was bombarded with TNT from the outside.

Nobita slowly took two steps forward and looked out the window. He saw that the girl in armor had turned pale, as if she hadn't eaten for a long time. The girl was not old, probably only a teenager. She even looked a bit like Shizuka. Could this be the condition for starting the second stage of the mission?

Thinking of this, Nobita quickly cast a Chaos Eye on the female swordsman lying at the door.

Name: Jingya

Age: 10 years old

Rating: 25

Power: 26

Agility: 30

Intelligence: 50

Luck: 90

Items: [Universal Sword for Imperial Soldiers] [Universal Helmet for Imperial Soldiers] [Universal Armor for Imperial Soldiers]

Skills: [Advanced Royal Sword Skill] [Advanced Royal Valor Aura]

"The royal family?"

After seeing the data of the girl named Jingya, Nobita first ruled out the possibility that the girl swordsman in front of him was a demon spirit in disguise who had infiltrated his place. However, Nobita also had doubts about the identity of this female swordsman.

In this game, the imperial family consists of only the emperor and a princess. If I'm not mistaken, the young swordswoman at the door should be the princess. But it's strange that the princess would be here at this time.

"State your identity and purpose, and we'll let you in!" No matter how much suspicion there is, it's better to just ask directly. Da Xiong asked the female swordswoman outside the door.

"I am Princess Jingya of the Kingdom of Amirman. Because I refused the marriage agreement with the warrior who defeated the Demon Emperor, I took a horse and fled the castle. But halfway there, for some reason, the horse kept running into the valley. When it reached the edge of the valley, it threw me off and I don't know where it went. But I saw the lights here and followed them."

Jingya leaned against the door and recounted her ordeal bit by bit. For some reason, although she didn't see the person inside the house, Jingya felt that the person inside seemed very familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before. An indescribable feeling lingered in her heart.

After hearing Jingya's story, Da Xiong was speechless. It was truly a classic Western-style melodramatic romance. She ran away because she refused to marry the hero, but halfway there, due to some uncontrollable force called fate, she ended up in the hero's arms. The two developed feelings for each other by chance, then defeated the Great Demon King, and lived happily ever after. Thinking about it, it was quite delightful.

However, Nobita entered this fantasy game to rescue Miyako, who had mysteriously disappeared. He didn't have any fairytale ending in mind. Right now, Nobita's main concern is whether the Princess Jingya in front of him is the key figure to starting his second-stage mission, and what role the Princess Jingya plays in this mission.

After standing by the window for a long time, Nobita decided to let the princess named Jingya in first, hoping to make some unexpected discoveries.

"I've opened the door, come in." Nobita opened the door in front of him and let Jingya into the room, while telling Doraemon to prepare food for Jingya. "Doraemon, prepare some noodle soup for this girl. It looks like she hasn't eaten for a while."

As Shizuka, who walked at a snail's pace, approached the living room table, Nobita looked her up and down, observing the girl quietly eating. Upon closer inspection, she really did resemble Shizuka by seven or eight points, except that her face lacked some of the gentleness and had more of a heroic air, giving her a unique charm overall.

"Mmm, thank you so much! This noodle is so delicious, even better than the ones made by the imperial chefs in the palace. I've never eaten such delicious noodles in my life." Just like Fatty Tiger, Princess Jingya buried her head in the bowl of noodles as much as she could, and her mouth was soon stuffed full of noodles.

Meanwhile, Nobita, who was carefully observing the girl next to Jingya, realized he had been overthinking things when he saw Jingya's silly appearance. The difference between this girl and Jingka was not that she had a heroic spirit, but rather that she had a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) soul.

"Eat slowly, no rush. Tell us why you want to fulfill your marriage contract with the warrior after you finish eating." Da Xiong waited patiently for Jing Ya to finish eating before asking for the answer he wanted to know.

"Well, I've almost finished eating. I'll tell you now. According to the ancestral prophecy, after the Demon Emperor's resurgence, our Amiruman Kingdom will suffer a devastating blow. At that time, only if the princess and the White Dragon's successor enter into a marriage contract can this disaster be averted. But I've never even met this White Dragon's successor. How can I enter into a marriage contract with him? What if he's an old man? I don't want to be tied to someone I don't like for the rest of my life." Jingya put down her chopsticks, clenched her fists, and said with a determined look in her eyes.

"Why don't you wait and see? Maybe that hero is the one you like?" Nobita looked at the chuunibyou girl in front of him and said with a mischievous smile.

"I couldn't wait for that so-called hero, so I stole a royal guard's horse and armor and escaped. I got lost, but luckily I met you all. Thank you so much." After finishing her bowl of soup noodles, Jingya's demeanor immediately became graceful, transforming from a chuunibyou (delusional) girl into a dignified and elegant princess.

Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Defense of the Royal City (Part Two)

"Hehe, if you don't want to wait, then you don't have to wait. You don't need to wait for any more White Dragon Warriors anymore. Just be yourself." Nobita said with a big smile.

"However, according to your ancestors' prophecy, when the Demon Emperor revives, the kingdom will be destroyed. On our way here, we have seen many villages and cities destroyed. I don't know why the Demon Emperor wants to destroy your kingdom, but judging from the current progress, the Demon Emperor's army will soon attack the capital."

When Da Xiong thought about coming to the Doomsday Fire Valley, he saw many villages and cities in the air that were in ruins, and some villages were shrouded in flames. At that time, Da Xiong did not sense any life, otherwise he would have definitely gone down to investigate.

According to current accounts, the Demon Emperor must have had ulterior motives in attacking the Kingdom of Amirman; otherwise, he wouldn't have gone to such lengths to destroy city after city and village after village. It's a real pity for that chuunibyou princess, though. She probably never imagined that her country would be conquered by the Demon Emperor so soon after she left the capital.

"What? The Demon Emperor has already begun attacking the kingdom, and he's about to reach the capital of 993! What are we going to do? Has the White Dragon Warrior appeared yet? You know, in legends, the Demon Emperor was the first black magician on the continent in ancient times, a god-like being. I really don't know how Father will defend against him?"

After listening to what Nobita had seen and heard on the road, Jingya gradually changed from a chuunibyou little princess to a worried one. She began to worry about the capital city where she had grown up, her father who had always loved her, and everything related to the war.

"Don't worry, with the strength of the capital, it should be able to hold out for a while. If we go back sooner, we should be able to reach the capital before the Demon Emperor's army arrives." Da Xiong pondered for a moment and then patiently persuaded Princess Jing Ya.

"Yes, the sooner we go back, the sooner we can see our father. Please come back to the capital with me. I will report to our father and reward you handsomely!" Jingya, who was already like an ant on a hot pan, looked at Daxiong and the others in front of her as if they were her lifeline and pleaded anxiously.

"Main Quest Phase Two: Protect the Capital from the Demon Emperor's Conquest. Each battle weakens the Demon Emperor's strength by 10% and rewards you with a Saint-Rank Treasure Chest. Completing this quest will unlock the final quest!"

"Ding! Congratulations, player, you have successfully started the second stage of the quest. The reward for the first stage of the quest, [Sacred True Dragon Treasure], has been issued. Please check!"

As Jingya pleaded with Daxiong and the others to resist the Demon Emperor and save the capital, two system notifications rang in Daxiong's ears one after another. Hearing the notifications, Daxiong knew that he had guessed correctly this time. Jingya was indeed the key to unlocking the second stage of the mission.

Checking the two messages in his system mailbox, Da Xiong's eyes widened in surprise. Although he had been looking forward to the second phase of the mission, this second phase was too exciting. The game had immediately changed from role-playing to siege strategy. Was this how it was played?

But despite the complaints, what Da Xiong was really interested in was the reward for the second phase of the mission. As long as he agreed to a battle, he could weaken the Demon Emperor's strength by 10%. According to what Jingya just said, the Demon Emperor had already been deified many years ago, which means he was already over level 100. His current strength was estimated to be above level 100, but no one knew exactly how high.

However, Da Xiong was still happy to see the siege battle directly weaken the Demon Emperor's individual strength. After all, he had fought against the Demon Emperor's clone and knew how terrifying the Demon Emperor was. As long as he could weaken the Demon Emperor's strength, Da Xiong would do anything. Besides, there were mission rewards, right?

After reading the information about the second phase of the mission, Da Xiong checked the second message in his mailbox. This second message was actually the reward for the first phase of the mission. Da Xiong looked closely at the reward and realized it looked familiar. Wasn't this the item that the ancient red dragon carried? How did it become a mission reward again? System, just how poor are you?

Opening the system inventory, a gift box different from ordinary equipment was placed in the far corner of the inventory. Da Xiong, who initially thought he was seeing things, followed the label at the bottom of the inventory and saw that it was indeed the equipment [Saint. True Dragon Treasure].

Although curious as to why the equipment was placed in the backpack as a gift pack, Nobita still opened the gift pack.

"Ding! Congratulations on opening the [Saint. True Dragon Treasure]. You have obtained 500 pieces of the [Dream Empire Knight Set] and 100,000 gold coins."

As soon as Da Xiong opened the True Dragon Treasure gift pack, it emitted a golden light. After the light faded, the five hundred perfectly assembled silver sets in the five equipment slots lay quietly in his backpack without moving. Meanwhile, the amount of gold coins in the gold coin slot, which was originally 0, immediately became a six-figure sum.

Nobita stared at the changes in his equipment and gold coin inventory, speechless. "I've been in this game for so long, and I've always been fighting for equipment. Doraemon is preparing for all my needs, so what's the point of sending me so many gold coins all at once? Is it just for show?"

Giving away gold coins is one thing, but what's the point of giving away 500 sets of identical standard equipment? Da Xiong clicked on the attributes of these 500 sets of equipment and was speechless again. The attributes of these equipment are really damn garbage, but the special functions are very powerful.

【Dream Empire Knight Set】

Attack +10

Agility+10

Intelligence: +10

Set bonus: 1. Loyalty: For every 20 points of faith gained, each attribute increases by 1 point, capped at 5 points. The equipment's attributes disappear upon losing faith.

2. With unity of purpose, every 100 members in the battle formation will increase all attributes by 5 points, capped at 25 points.

Level required: 40

Note: This is the exclusive knightly equipment of the White Dragon Swordsman, forged with the spirit of the red and white dragons and the finest earth metal. Its individual attributes are relatively weak, but when it forms the White Dragon Battle Formation, its power is terrifying and can withstand any army on the continent.

Individually, each of these 500 pieces would be considered extremely low quality, but upon closer inspection, the special attributes of these 500 pieces of equipment are truly eye-catching.

The lowest level for these 500 pieces of equipment is 40. The original combat attribute bonus of the equipment is 10 points, which is equivalent to a normal level 50 player. However, if you take into account the special attribute bonuses of these sets, the player wearing this equipment will immediately go from level 40 to a level 80 player with balanced attributes. It's simply insane.

Chapter Thirty: The Defense of the Royal City (Part Three)

Besides their abnormally powerful special attributes, these 500 sets of equipment also impose a basic restriction on the wearers: they must have faith in the successor of the White Dragon. Otherwise, the attributes of these equipment will be automatically hidden. It's as if these sets were specially made for Nobita's subordinates.

The Red Dragon's True Dragon Treasure System is classified as Saint-level, but in Da Xiong's opinion, the value of these 500 sets of equipment is so high that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them God-level. After all, having these 500 pieces of equipment is equivalent to having 500 level 80 high-level players as subordinates. No matter how you look at it, it's incredibly satisfying. Strategy games can actually be quite fun to play.

"Although the Demon Emperor will not arrive in the capital for some time, I am really worried about my father. Could you please come to the capital with me as soon as possible?" Jingya looked at everyone in the living room with tears in her eyes, her expression full of sorrow.

“Yes, Jingya, we understand how you feel, but we’ve been traveling all day. And do you know where we are? This is the Doomsday Crater, the place where the ancient red dragon lived. We just slew the dragon, and everyone is exhausted. Let’s rest here for the night. I promise you, we’ll head to the capital first thing tomorrow morning.”

While the girl's crying was heartbreaking, Nobita and Doraemon hadn't had a proper rest since entering the game. Now that they'd finally defeated the dragon, if they didn't find time to rest now, they really wouldn't have any when the second phase of the mission started. It has to be said that this game is amazing because, in addition to hunger, it also has stamina. Nobita and Doraemon's stamina was already completely depleted. If they didn't rest soon, Nobita probably wouldn't even be able to lift his sword. As for helping the princess rescue the capital, Nobita could decide for himself.

“Jingya, aren’t you curious about your current environment? Everything we eat and live in here is made up of the magic of our great magician, Doraemonbi. With him, we can reach the capital in just a few hours. We’ll definitely be able to reach the capital before the Demon Emperor and protect the royal city.” Da Xiong patiently explained to Jingya what they had been doing these past few days, while Jingya, standing beside him, was so amazed that her mouth dropped open.

"What? This is the Doomsday Volcano? You guys slew a dragon?"

Having received royal education since childhood, Jingya knew more about the strange and wonderful things on the continent than Panghu and Xiaofu. She knew from books that an ancient red dragon, about to be deified, was rampaging around the Doomsday Volcano. However, she did not know the exact location of the Doomsday Volcano. She did not expect that the few seemingly ordinary people in front of her could actually kill an ancient red dragon at the level of a quasi-god.

“Yes, this is the Doomsday Crater. We just dealt with the ancient red dragon, so we are all very tired. It’s late today, so you should get some rest. We’ll head to the capital early tomorrow morning and should arrive around noon.” Da Xiong patted Jing Ya’s shoulder, pointed to the empty room in the villa, and urged Jing Ya to go and rest.

"It's true! This is actually the Doomsday Volcano! You guys were able to slay the dragon! When I return to the palace, I will definitely report to my father and reward you. You know, this evil dragon has always been the most dangerous threat to the empire. I never expected that you brave warriors could solve it. You are truly amazing. Since you can slay the dragon, I believe you can also save the capital. I'm going to rest now. We'll go to the capital tomorrow morning."