Volume 8: The Road to the Ancient Dragon Chapter 378: When a country is about to become king, there will be chaos
After arranging for the guards to send Van Cleef to rest, Murphy immediately took action. To go to the continent of Northrend, they must have a ship. And it can't be an ordinary ship. They must have a small fleet. After all, they have to take so many people there, and they can't do without three or five large warships. In addition, they will inevitably encounter sea beasts, sirens, naga, North Sea monsters and the like at sea. A small ship will easily cause accidents.
Fortunately, the Kingdom of Alterac has its own fleet. When the princes split up, the fleet was also divided up. It seemed that it was divided between Victor and Sigurd. It was a good opportunity for them to ask their brothers for help.
Walking out of the Dragon Fortress, Murphy looked back and saw two flags hanging on the magnificent castle. On one flag was a giant dragon surrounded by knights. A loud thunder fell from the sky, covering the dragon and the knights. It was the battle flag of the Dragon Knights.
The name of the banner is - Glory of the Dragon Thunder Knight.
On the other banner, there is a giant dragon standing in the air, surrounded by storms.
The name of the banner is - The Will of Aidandelon.
Along the way, you can see a large number of Dragon Knight recruits in training. Because of their amazing performances in the Second Orc War, the Dragon Knights are now very famous - this surge is a literal surge, and their fame has increased by several hundred points, second only to the Knights of the Silver Hand. As a result, the number of new knight recruits recruited each week has also doubled.
It's just that the materials are a bit behind. There is no way. There are only a few maps in the game where dragon monsters can be spawned, and the materials spawned have to be used to make equipment. Now with Murphy's intervention, the prices of dragon materials in the auction house have skyrocketed, and the quantity is getting smaller and smaller. It has been difficult to get the goods.
This has once again increased the value of the Dragon Thunder Knight.
Along the way, adventurers who had changed their profession to Dragon Thunder Knight would occasionally perform knight salutes to Murphy.
After leaving the castle gate, Murphy summoned his Frostwolf mount and came to the city of Alterac.
Murphy was a little surprised as he entered the city. The huge city of Alterac was deserted and there were almost no adventurers on the streets. This was not a common situation. In the past, even when the war between the Alliance and the Horde attracted a large number of adventurers to join the war, there were still many low-level adventurers left in the city.
Now there are almost no people.
What's going on? Where have all the players gone? Murphy couldn't help but be curious.
He casually pulled over an adventurer who was buying medicine at the alchemy shop and asked, "By the way, where are the people in the city?"
The man was a little angry at first, but when he saw that it was Prince Aidan, his attitude immediately changed.
"Oh, it's Captain Aidan. Where else can they go? They all went to Quel'Thalas to brush up their reputation with the elves. What a bunch of lickers."
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
"It's all because of that love action module..."
Murphy immediately understood that players can only interact with NPCs whose favorability reaches 100%, so they must find beautiful girls and handsome guys to increase their favorability.
Where are there more beautiful girls and handsome guys? Of course, it's the Elf Kingdom of Quel'Thalas. After all, the elves are good at appearance, but... it always feels a bit weird to think that thousands of adventurers flocked to the Elf Kingdom just to have sex with the local handsome men and beautiful women.
This is like treating the Elf Kingdom as a nightclub.
Murphy was speechless for a moment, but okay , that was understandable.
It seems that the game company is going to make a lot of money. Murphy also checked the unlocking price of the love action module in the mall.
The lowest level module set costs 500 points, and only allows a few simple actions such as holding hands and hugging.
The intermediate level adds caressing and kissing, and costs 5,000 points.
The most advanced action module set, which allows close-range contact with NPCs without any restrictions, costs 50,000 points.
It's simply a rip-off, but luckily he has a free version available, so I can say I got a great deal.
He thanked him and rode the wolf into the palace.
When the palace guards saw that it was Murphy, they immediately saluted him.
"Prince Aidan, are you here to attend the princes' meeting? The meeting will not start for half an hour."
Murphy slapped his head and thought, yes, today is Monday. Every Monday the Princes' Council holds a meeting to discuss state affairs, but the things discussed in recent meetings are nonsense.
It's nothing more than raising commercial taxes together to make money from adventurers, raising agricultural taxes together to expand revenue, and who wants to sell a castle or fiefdom and offers a certain price.
So-and-so wants to get everyone to go to war and seize the territory of neighboring countries.
Anyway, it's all about fighting for power and profit.
It seems that no one has ever considered the philosophy of governing the country, and they just do whatever it takes to make money.
Murphy was too lazy to participate, but it seemed inevitable today.
As soon as he entered the meeting room, Murphy felt the solemn atmosphere.
The few princes who arrived early gathered in twos and threes, each of them with a serious expression and whispering something.
Murphy walked up to Dara Bengba and patted Dara Bengba on the shoulder.
"What happened?"
"Old Nineteen was screwed."
"Teacher Ma?"
"Yes, it was him. It was said that it was done by the 'Orc Assassin'."
Murphy's heart suddenly shuddered, because King Terenas was assassinated by the 'Orc Assassin', and the 'Orc Assassin' has now become a famous meme among players. At that time, almost everyone with a discerning eye could see the trick. No one would believe that Terenas' death had nothing to do with the players.
As a result, 'Orc Assassin' has become a synonym for players who harm each other.
If Mr. Ma was assassinated by the 'Orc Assassin', that means someone was causing trouble.
Murphy thought for a moment and immediately grasped the key to the problem.
"What happened to Mr. Ma's fiefdom?"
"Mr. Ma created a new son account, inherited the fief, and then sold it to Darkseid."
Murphy touched his chin and found that there was indeed a problem.
Darkseid had already bought the fiefs of two princes, and now with the addition of Mr. Ma's fief, his territory has expanded a lot, occupying almost one-fifth of the territory of the Kingdom of Alterac. What is he going to do? Split the land and become king?
But this matter had little to do with him, his goal was still to find the ancient dragon. Murphy found Sieglet who was discussing with someone and told him his purpose.
Sieglet looked a little embarrassed. "Brother, you want to borrow the fleet? This is really not the right time. I have already sold the fleet."
"Ah? Sold?" Murphy was a little confused. The fleet could also be sold.
"Yes, a pirate guild contacted us before, saying they wanted to buy our fleet and offered 18 million. I discussed it with Victor and felt the price was good, so we sold it. We split the proceeds in half. I got 9 million, and after deducting the system's cut, I was left with 8 million, which I cashed out directly. Now I can say that I've made a profit from playing this game."
Murphy almost vomited blood after hearing this. This was the royal fleet of Alterac. Although Alterac's fleet was as shabby as its national strength, it was still a regular navy after all. If they just sold it, would Alterac have no navy in the future?
Murphy was speechless for a moment, but he didn't know what to say, and he couldn't blame anyone either. After all, they had split up, and whoever got it belonged to him. He had no right to blame others for handling their own virtual assets.
"Then you have no power at all now."
When the family was divided, Sieglet only got half of the fleet and did not ask for any fiefdom. Now he has become a prince without any money.
"Hey, why do I need power if I have money? Besides, if I don't have power, I can still join a guild. These are the benefits that come with the prince's background anyway. Even if I don't have the background, I'm still a first-level gold hero after all." Sigelette was quite free and easy. It seemed that the eight million was indeed a considerable income for him.
Come to think of it, he had only invested one or two million at most in this account, and he made back his money with interest in one go, and even multiplied it several times. Even if the account is shut down now, he has not lost anything.
Murphy was a little confused, "If you're selling it, why don't you sell it to your brothers?"
"Haha, do you think they will buy it? Now everyone is thinking about fighting for the throne, grabbing territory, and seizing military power. The navy can't go to land, so of course the priority is to strengthen the army. Haven't you seen that everyone is thinking about independence now?
I just think that if things keep going like this, something bad will happen sooner or later. It's better to sell it in advance and cash out. I think you should make plans early. Brothers, sooner or later someone will become king. I think this Republic of Alterac can only last a few more months at most. After all, being a king is better than being a member of the parliament."
Murphy couldn't help but sigh after hearing this. The Clash of Kings...it really is the Clash of Kings.
Soon people arrived one after another and the meeting began. Murphy sat in his seat and glanced at the conference table. There were only thirteen princes attending the meeting.
The rest either quit or sold their land and no longer join in the fun.
The princes took turns in governing, and this time it was Zhuagenbao's turn to be the Speaker.
Zhuagenbao said solemnly, "Everyone, we have been experiencing frequent domestic incidents recently. The political situation is unstable, the nobles are in a panic, and there are many contradictions within the royal family. I think it is time to face the reality. Obviously, no one wants to keep the parliament and wants to separate and live separately. It just so happens that the current expansion pack is [A Clash of Kings]. As long as you have a city with three castles or more, you can become a king.
I think it would be better for us to divide the territory and claim the throne together."
Ye Suifeng: "Call yourself king, call yourself the king of your sister. You should explain the incident with Teacher Ma first. Did you do it? Your territory is right next to Teacher Ma's territory. I heard that you wanted to buy Teacher Ma's castle a few days ago, but Teacher Ma refused to sell it, and the two of you had a quarrel and parted unhappily. Is that true?"
Zhuagenbao shook his head hurriedly, "What a joke, don't say anything careless, we are all brothers, am I that kind of person? Didn't I say it before? It was done by an orc assassin, maybe the remnant of the Frostwolf clan."
"Alas……!"
Everyone started to mock.
Zhuagenbao's face turned slightly red, but he did not back down. He coughed and continued.
"Everyone please stop making a fuss, just raise any opinions you have."
Someone asked, "But our Kingdom of Alterac only has five cities. Who will be the king?"
"Of course the rich will be king. Let's gather our territories together and sell what needs to be sold. One city will have three castles, and we can gather five kings to form a Brotherhood of Kings. We can all join the Alliance group. Then when the Alliance leaders vote in the future, we brothers will have five votes. Isn't that great?"
"I think these five votes are not as effective as one vote. With only one city and three castles, what say can such a small country have?"
"That's not the case. After the division, everyone can attack from all sides and conquer new territories. The reason why no one did it before was because of the big pot. After the division, the territories will belong to everyone. The frost trolls have such a large territory, the storm giants occupy the mountains in the north, and there are islands occupied by the Viking pirates. I think we can fight against them all."
This made everyone eager to take action, mainly because they had been winning the rebellion against the noble coalition and the Second Orc War, which made everyone feel like they were the reincarnation of the God of War. They had defeated the tribe and could bully the wild monster groups as if it was a piece of cake.
However, there are only a few people present who have the capital to establish a country. Most people do not have much money, otherwise they would not be born in such a remote place as Alterac.
It was only thanks to King Aiden's early death that everyone was able to reap the benefits. Several princes cashed out early, and among those who still retain their territory, many are just waiting for the real estate to appreciate in value.
In fact, it is already very clear who will be the king. Those big cities already have owners, and it is obvious that these city lords will be the kings. It just depends on whether they are willing to spend money to buy the surrounding castles.
Only the city of Alterac is under the joint management of the parliament because of its special nature.
In other words, of the Kingdom of Alterac's assets, only this city has not been divided up.
"I want the city of Alterac !" Darkseid slammed the table and shouted.
"Fuck, how come you have a city?"
"I'll pay 10 million!"
The whole audience was suddenly silent.
Everyone is sighing and saying how rich they are.
Murphy didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It was only 10 million yuan to buy the capital, which really shocked others. It has to be said that Alterac is really worthless. If it were Lordaeron, it would cost at least 100 million.
How about spending some money to buy the city of Alterac? Make myself a king?
No, no, what's the point of being a king? The right way is to complete the path of the ancient dragon. Pava, if you have Pava, you have everything. If you want to be king, you can just rob him.
Murphy thought to himself, watching the farce in front of him speechlessly. He didn't expect that the parliament would split up not long after it was established.
It's all the fault of the throne. However, after becoming king, there will be armed intervention from external forces. If everyone sticks together for warmth, the alliance countries will have no excuse. Now they are a group of small broken countries, and someone may come to annex them at any time. These guys are so confident that they will not be calculated.
At this time, Darkseid looked at Murphy and said, "Brother Aidan, why don't you join my kingdom? We are all brothers. How about I make you the King of the Kingdom?"
Zhuagenbao suddenly became anxious, "Damn it, Brother Aidan must follow me. How about I make you the Grand Marshal of the Kingdom's Army and the Governor of all the troops in the country?"
The God of War Lu Bu said anxiously: "Brother, brother, we have been on the same team before, you can't forget your brothers."
Murphy was speechless. The feeling was waiting here, looking for him to be his thug.
But it is true that the Dragon Knights should be the strongest force in Alterac now. After all, it is one of the four extraordinary knight orders.
Murphy was too lazy to get involved with them.
"My fiefdom is in Dragonslay Castle, so close to Alterac City, so I will definitely follow the Kingdom of Alterac. I don't care who will be the king, as long as it does not affect the recruitment and expansion of my Knights. If the price is right, I can also provide armed protection."
"I'll give you 12 million!"
"Thirteen million!"
"Fifteen million!"
With the addition of the Dragon Knights, the value of Alterac City immediately increased. After all, it is safer, and Alterac City is the capital of the Kingdom of Alterac. Establishing a country with this city is equivalent to inheriting the orthodoxy and name of the Kingdom of Alterac.
Murphy was too lazy to continue talking nonsense.
He said hello and left the parliament.
Since there is no fleet, I might as well build one myself.
It’s just materials, drawings, and engineers. Just spend some money.
Murphy looked at the more than 20 million in the account and thought to himself.
