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Chapter 213: The Princess Controlled by Xifan, and the Sudden Video Window
Chapter 213: The Princess Controlled by Xifan, and the Sudden Video Window
After leaving Oran City, Su Yu didn't return directly to his territory. Instead, he decided to complete the main quest first.
Once his territory had been upgraded to the [City] stage, he could start constructing the [Wizard's Tower]. However, the construction of the Wizard's Tower was a lengthy process, similar to building a wonder, taking five days to complete. After the tower was built, he would need to create a [Mana Pool], which would take an additional three days.
Only after both the Wizard's Tower and the Mana Pool were completed would Su Yu be able to convert monster materials into experience points for himself.
So, Su Yu wasn't in a rush. He entrusted the construction of the Wizard's Tower to his territory's magic craftsmen and decided to focus on completing the main quests first.
There were two main quests: one involving the princess, and the other involving Tina.
After some thought, Su Yu decided to start with the princess's quest. He had been in Oran City for too long, and a change of scenery would be refreshing. Besides, Xifan had been acting outrageously in Golden Rose City, and Su Yu was concerned about Princess Alyssa's current situation.
Su Yu teleported to Golden Rose City.
A hum resonated through the air as the white light of the teleportation array illuminated, and Su Yu's form appeared in Golden Rose City.
As soon as he arrived, Su Yu could feel the heavy, oppressive atmosphere that permeated the air. It was different from Oran City, which was far from the war and had a peaceful, harmonious ambiance. In Golden Rose City, the rebellion was imminent, and every resident wore a somber expression, moving hurriedly about their business.
Su Yu understood their feelings. It wouldn't be long before the real world would also be in a similar state, if not more oppressive. After all, the people of Golden Rose City were merely changing their rulers, but the Blue Star humans were facing an extinction threat!
Su Yu sighed and summoned Tima, mounting her. "Tima, let's go see the princess."
"Neigh!" Tima was full of energy, carrying Su Yu quickly toward the royal palace.
Golden Rose Royal Palace
With the recommendation of the royal guard, Kyladon, Su Yu met Princess Alyssa in the council chamber.
Alyssa still looked the same, dressed in her luxurious attire, sitting on the high throne. Her face retained the adorable charm of a little girl, yet it also carried the regal authority of a princess.
However, upon meeting, Su Yu noticed something was off about the princess.
Her favorability toward him had already risen to the [Notice] stage, not far from the highest level, [Passion]. Normally, upon seeing him again, she would have engaged in some small talk, perhaps reminiscing about old times or asking where he had been. She might even have rushed over, shouting, "I missed you so much!"
But now, the princess's expression was unusually calm.
She looked at Su Yu indifferently and said, "Hello, adventurer. Welcome back to the palace."
It was as if she had never known him before.
Su Yu was taken aback and looked up at the throne. After a careful observation, he noticed a faint layer of dark mist covering the princess's eyes. The same dark mist also enveloped the eyes of the guards nearby. Clearly, their souls had been controlled by Xifan!
"Xifan truly has some nerve!" Su Yu was astonished. "First, he attacked Tina, and now he's controlling the princess. This is going too far!"
What was even stranger was that the empire had four other seventh-rank powerhouses besides Xifan. These four should have known about Xifan's control over the princess, yet they had remained silent. Could they be tacitly approving?
As Su Yu's thoughts raced, he bowed to Alyssa. "Respected Princess, I am Su Yu, the bane of otherworldly adventurers, summoned by the gods to follow you."
"Very well." Ailijie stood up from the throne with a calm demeanor. "The Golden Fleur-de-lis City Defense Force has already assembled. At noon today, I will lead the city defense force to Forest City to join my father. Adventurer, you will come with us."
Chime "The Glory of the Golden Fleur-de-lis, Phase Two, has been activated."
Chime "Your main quest has been updated! The Glory of the Golden Fleur-de-lis (26/100)."
"Quest Requirements: Follow Princess Ailijie and the Golden Fleur-de-lis City Defense Force to Forest City."
"Quest Reward: 20,000 Experience Points."
"It would be my honor, Your Highness." Su Yu bowed deeply.
However, he then added, "Your Highness, do you remember Morningstar?"
At these words, a flicker of struggle appeared in the princess's eyes. Her consciousness seemed to awaken momentarily, battling against the "Black Fog" for control of her body.
Unfortunately, her consciousness was quickly suppressed once more, and her eyes lost their shine.
"I don't remember," Ailijie said stiffly.
"Then... I will take my leave, Your Highness. Goodbye."
Su Yu sighed, his heart heavy, and followed Kailderon out of the palace.
...
At noon, Su Yu left Golden Fleur-de-lis City with ten thousand city defense troops, setting out on the road to Forest City.
This time, however, Su Yu could no longer ride in the same carriage as the princess. Instead, he rode on Tima, following obediently behind the main group.
Xifan's carriage led the way, just ahead of the princess's carriage, with a constant stream of black mist emanating from it. Many of the high-ranking officers' eyes were clouded with a faint layer of black fog.
The large force moved steadily forward.
The journey from Golden Fleur-de-lis City to Forest City would take about three days in-game, which translated to six hours in the real world.
Su Yu spent the time browsing forums and chatting in the guild channel, gradually passing the hours.
With just half an hour left before reaching Forest City, a video window suddenly appeared in Su Yu's field of vision.
Not just Su Yu, but every player in the game saw a massive, half-vision-blocking video window pop up in front of them.
In the real world, everyone's phones, computers, and electronic screens in public squares temporarily paused their normal operations to display this video window. Even devices that were locked or powered off were not exempt.
The video showed an elderly man in a military uniform, with a serious expression, sitting at a desk, looking directly into the camera.
Su Yu recognized the man; it was Zhang, the commissioner he had met recently.
Seeing the video, Su Yu immediately understood what was about to happen.
The highest command had decided to use this video to inform the entire population about the existence of aliens.
So, Su Yu reined in Tima and prepared to listen to what Zhang had to say.
...
Other players in the game also turned their attention to the video window, as it occupied a significant portion of their field of vision, making it impossible to ignore.
But Zhang hadn't started speaking yet, so they began discussing with those around them:
"Old Wang, stop kissing my wife. Check if you have a video window in front of you too."
"Yeah, I see it too. Is this a game bug?"
"I don't know, let's wait and see."
In the real world, people took out their phones and watched the video that started playing automatically.
They looked around and saw that every electronic device in the vicinity was displaying the same image.
Many realized that this was either a widespread virus affecting all nearby devices or something significant was about to happen!
(End of Chapter)
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