Shadow monk of online game

Chapter 76 Intermediate Arena (2)
On this day, the official website released a piece of news: Some people have passed the junior monster arena with full marks. Intermediate and advanced players are waiting for the challenge. The first person who gets full marks in the advanced arena will get a set of monsters that exceed the treasure level. "Champion Gear"!
The gaming world is buzzing, and anyone who feels good about themselves is getting ready.

No.70 three diplomats

Before Lu Ping and his companions walked out of the training ground, Anli, Lengwa, Bingjiling, Weixiao, Hongyue, and Wenwen suddenly stopped in their tracks with surprised expressions on their faces.

Lu Ping looked at them strangely: "What's wrong?"

The six people looked at him even more surprised: "Didn't you receive the announcement from the system?"

Lu Ping shook his head, and Phantom Soul also shook his head, with a puzzled look on his face.

Hongyue said: "Just now we received an announcement from the system in voice and text. We have never encountered such a thing before. The content is that the army of Erasia and the army of Tula Leon have fought on the border between the two countries. Entering a state of war, all the fortresses on the border are closed. Queen Catherine calls on the warriors to join the war, defend the country, and make meritorious deeds'."

An Li said: "There is also a system prompt that 'players who kill hostile countries will get merit points, and if the merit points are high, they can be received by the king, and even get titles and territories'."

"War started?" Lu Ping was a little surprised, "But why didn't I receive the announcement?"

Phantom said: "I didn't receive it either? Could it be that we were treated specially?"

Lu Ping raised his eyebrows: "I know what's going on. When you left Novice Village, you chose Erasia. You are considered citizens of Erasia, so you received Queen Catherine's call. Phantom and I smuggled into From Harmondale, they're stateless, and it's none of our business that the two countries go to war."

Phantom shouted: "Then we don't have the chance to get meritorious service, so we can't be promoted?"

No one could answer his question, and Lu Ping was not in the mood to think about it. He was worried that the two countries would go to war, and the war would probably burn into Harmondale.

The border between Erasia and Tula Leon is not long, and [-]% of the border line now belongs to the independent zone of Harmondale. The most ideal route for the two countries to march is to pass through Harmondale and avoid the war in Harmondale. It is very troublesome.Whoever occupies Harmondale can use it as a transfer station for troop transport and gain a very large advantage. If the two countries go to war, it is impossible not to play Harmondale's idea.

Everyone was discussing and walking, and after leaving the training ground and walking along the street, a guard ran over quickly: "Mr. Lu Buping, the housekeeper has an urgent matter for you, please go see him immediately."

The mission is here again!Lu Ping said to the crowd: "Go to the dungeon with the team that is playing with you, I may not have time to go!"

Leng Wa said, "Let's wait a bit, maybe you need our help?"

"Okay then, I'll go and have a look first!" Lu Ping turned around and ran towards the castle, and the others followed. They could wait at the gate of the castle.

Lu Ping entered the castle and saw the butler in the central hall, as well as many guards and magicians, and everyone looked serious.

The steward nodded to him and said: "You came just in time. We just received information that Erathia and Tula Leon have already started a war. Although they have not attacked Harmondale now, it will be a matter of time. They Finding all kinds of reasons to start a war is to take Harmondale..."

The butler became more and more excited as he spoke, shaking his fists: "We will never allow this to happen. We have the peace agreement, the Harmondale Declaration of Independence, and the arbitrator they publicly announced, so we have to give them some The pressure keeps them from acting rashly!"

Lu Ping asked: "Then what do I need to do?"

The steward said: "As a diplomat, you have to go to Standwick, the capital of Erathia, and Pilbond in the Tulare Forest, to put pressure on Catherine and Parson, so that they dare not speak to Hammond. Before that, you'd better go to the House of Stars to see the arbitrator Slien and ask for his opinion."

There was no room for negotiation, Lu Ping automatically received the task "Diplomat".

Mission Name: Diplomat
Mission description: The steward invites you to act as an envoy of Harmondale, and within a month, go to Geffenheart Castle in Standwick, the capital of Erasia, and Amn Castle in Pilbond City in Tularion Forest. , to put pressure on Queen Catherine and Elven King Parson.You can use any means to "persuade" them, but don't provoke them, and at the same time, you can't embarrass Harmondale.

Task reward: 20 gold coins, 80000 experience, 500 reputation, and one piece of equipment.

Task category: main task (S-level).

It's actually an S-level main mission, and the reward of 20 gold coins is quite high, and there are experience, reputation and equipment rewards, which are quite good.But this task is definitely not easy to complete. Is the king so easy to "threat"?It will take several days on the road.

The butler took out two scrolls and handed them to him: "These two scrolls may be helpful to you, the rest can only be figured out by yourself."

When Lu Ping saw that it was the scroll of the Gate of Time and Space, he couldn't help being overjoyed, and immediately took it, but immediately exclaimed: "What, you don't send guards to escort me?"

The butler shook his head: "You know, we need to strengthen our defenses now. We don't have enough manpower, so it's impossible to send you guards. If you have difficulties alone, you can ask some partners to go with you, and I will reward them as well."

"But, there are still unknown killers chasing me? If the two countries really conspired to attack Harmondale, they would definitely send assassins to kill me on the way, so that I can't reach my destination. How can I do without guards? "

The butler said with a cunning smile: "If they really dare to send assassins to kill you, then you can't take the guards with you, so they will know when they go out of the border, even if there are a hundred guards, they can't stop them. Assassin. You go quietly by yourself, and then formally reveal your identity when you arrive at the destination, no one dares to harm you on a formal occasion."

Lu Ping almost fainted. Now that the two countries have sealed off the border, how could he sneak across?The killers sent by the mysterious forces have already made him shudder, and with the killers sent by the two countries, would he dare to go out?And there is another problem. He killed the prophet. It is possible that the two countries are still looking for him. Isn't this trip a self-inflicted trap?

"No, no, this matter is really too difficult for me!"

The butler's face turned serious again: "If there is someone more suitable than you in Harmondale, I won't look for you, I hope you don't let me down!"

Lu Ping is speechless. If this task is not done, the previous efforts will be in vain. After completing this task, there will definitely be better rewards in the future, so we still have to try as much as possible.

Lu Ping walked out of the castle a little depressed, and everyone immediately gathered around to ask what was going on. After Lu Ping told the story, everyone shook their heads. This task is really too difficult.

Leng Wa said, "We'll go with you!"

Bingjiling immediately said: "Yes, we will all go with you!"

Lu Ping said: "No, going together won't help you at all, but it will drag me down. I'll go by myself. If I'm in danger, I won't be able to beat it and I'll still have a chance to escape."

This is also a fact. With shadow stealth and the silver spider gossamer in hand, there are few in the world who can compare with him in terms of escape.

Everyone was a little frustrated because they couldn't help. Lu Ping said with a smile: "You work hard to level up and improve your strength. Maybe you can help me next time I have difficulties. Let's go to the dungeon with them, don't dawdle here gone."

The team playing with you has been waiting for a long time, and has long been impatient, so Bingjiling and others all left, and the two teams gathered at the gate of the city to clear the instance of Crazy Bison Canyon.

Although the task of "Diplomat" can be shared, those who did not go there in person will not be rewarded, so Lu Ping did not share it with them and told them to keep it secret. act alone.

Lu Ping calmed down and began to sort out the equipment and medicines. The journey was full of dangers. Of course, he had to be fully prepared. He had to bring the auxiliary potions and scrolls that he was reluctant to use, and he had to bring a set of garbage equipment. When it is time to replace it with junk equipment, then the junk equipment will be exposed if it is hanged up. The chance of extreme equipment being placed in the package is not high.

There is a bottle of underwater breathing potion in the safe deposit box, which is obtained from the prophet's treasure chest and is also on the body.

After tidying up his things, Lu Ping went out to the southwest. The housekeeper said that it is best to meet the arbitrator before leaving, so it is better to go to see him first. If he hadn't been busy all the time, Lu Ping would have gone to him a long time ago. Yi Fan's mission is to kill him!

The steward had already marked the location of the House of Stars on Lu Ping's map. It wasn't very far away, but Lu Ping didn't see a road in this direction, so he had to go all the way across the mountains and around the giant monster.

It took more than two hours to arrive near the destination. There was a tall mountain in front of it, and there were some farmland and cottages at the foot of the mountain. Judging from the coordinates, the House of Stars was on the mountain.

Lu Ping asked a farmer who was weeding on the side of the road: "Excuse me, does the arbitrator Slien live here?"

The farmer immediately looked very respectful: "Yes, yes, he lives in the house of stars on the top of the mountain."

"He lives alone?"

"Yes, just one person. He is a strange person who never leaves his house. It is said that the lord invited him from Diya, and the person from there... well, he is a strange person anyway."

Lu Ping felt strange, if Slien was the only one living on the mountain, why didn't Ivan kill him himself?This arbitrator is really weird, he doesn't live in the city or in the village, but lives on the top of a mountain where there are no people.

There is a small road behind the small village to go up the mountain. Lu Ping climbed to the top of the mountain in one breath and saw the building in front of him. Only then did he know that things were far from as simple as he imagined.

This is a huge, fortress-like house. The whole building is a pattern of a magic circle, which looks like stars radiating from a distance, so it is called the House of Stars.The base of the house is made of huge white stones, and the rest of the house is made of reddish-brown rocks. There is not a single window in sight, and there is a strange and mysterious atmosphere.

Lu Ping understood that Slien was not only an arbitrator, but also a powerful person. If he was not someone he trusted, he would not even be able to enter the house, let alone assassinate him.

After walking around the House of Stars, he found an inconspicuous small iron gate in the inner recess on the north side. There is not even a gap between the iron gate and the stone wall, which is solid and tight.

Lu Ping secretly thought: This old man must have autism!
After knocking lightly on the door a few times, a small window on the iron door opened, and a not-so-old voice came: "Who are you, why are you here to bother me?"

Lu Ping hurriedly said: "Elasia and Tuan Leon are at war. The steward sent me to be a diplomat to meet the two kings. Before leaving, I came to ask you what you want to convey."

"Hmph, it's fighting again. If you want to fight, just fight. Anyway, there are a lot of them, so it doesn't matter if some of them die."

Lu Ping was stunned, what should an arbitrator say?It is clearly for fear that the world will not be chaotic!
"Dear arbiter, but recently there have been many unknown people causing chaos in Harmondale, such as the Yangming Cult poisoning and infiltrating the city, the production of the mine was maliciously destroyed, and there is another unknown person Want to steal and negotiate... I am afraid their purpose is to capture Harmondale?"

"Haha..." The people inside burst into a wild laugh, "How dare they dare to play with Harmondale's idea! You go and tell those two cruel kings, whoever dares to move haha Mundell had every plant and every tree, and Diya immediately sent troops to attack them, making them pay a thousand times the price!"

Lu Ping was even more surprised, how could such a belligerent and arrogant person be an arbitrator?Before that, he always thought that the arbitrator was a respectable old man, or a smooth figure with all aspects, how could he think that he was such a rough person?But after thinking about it, the weaker the person, the more he is bullied. A tough stance often prevents the enemy from acting rashly. Perhaps Harmondale needs such an arbitrator.

"But how can I convince them that what I convey is your meaning?"

The voice inside said: "I will write two letters, just take them to them. Don't be afraid, the peace agreement has the signatures and seals of those two idiots. If they dare not abide by the agreement, they will lose their reputation. split and lose popular support, so they dare not act recklessly!"

Lu Ping felt relieved, he didn't really believe in the effect of a paper agreement, but Harmondale has a backer, and Slien is also a tyrannical person with a backer, maybe Harmondale is not that critical.

After a while, two letters floated out of the small window, and Lu Ping saw a figure flashing inside. It was a middle-aged man wearing a mage's robe, with a somewhat fierce face and a long black beard.

"Go, don't bother me if you have nothing to do in the future!"

With a bang, the small window closed again.

Lu Ping picked up two letters, which were signed by Queen Catherine and King Parson, both of which were sealed with sealant, with a personal seal stamped on the sealant.All the important letters in the game are like this. The wax seal and seal can prevent others from peeping, and show the identity of the writer.

Slien didn't even allow him to enter the door. It was definitely not easy to kill him. Even if he could enter the house and walk in front of him, he might not be able to kill him. How could it be so easy to complete an S-level script task?Now that Lu Ping wants to defend Harmondale, of course he can't kill him. He can only wait and see how the situation develops.

The mission of the diplomat did not require which country to go to first. Lu Ping wanted to go to the border of Tula Leon to check how the Korean players smuggled in, so he decided to go to Tula Leon first.But before leaving, it's best to resell the red medicine again. Maybe in a few days, these two kinds of red medicine will be everywhere, and you won't be able to make money.

After more than two hours, Lu Ping returned to Harmondale. He opened the auction house and took a look. He was surprised. There were a lot of red potions that instantly replenished 100 life and gradually replenished 200 life in the auction house. The price ranged from 60 There are silver coins to two gold coins, but most of them are integers, and obviously no one bids.

Needless to say, there must be a lot of people who can get these two red medicines, put them in the auction house in large quantities, and the buyers are not fools. Who would buy them at a high price after seeing this momentum?
Lu Ping opened the world channel to check the information, and there were many people selling red medicine, but some people were cursing. It turned out that just a few hours ago, some awesome players completed the main task and unlocked the unlocked one after another to enter the city of Standwick. According to the conditions of Pilbond City, these two types of potions are sold in both cities.

The opportunity to resell the red medicine has been lost, so that's good, he can be a diplomat with peace of mind, and he is content with earning more than 300 gold coins, and there will be other opportunities in the future.

(End of this chapter)