Chapter 56 The King's Test, Black Wind Village
Lisa and Leona couldn't help but lower their heads when the female general scolded them.
"Sister, I will work harder," Lisa said.
Ashley Moore sneered, "Lisa, what was that ultimate attack on the female assassin all about?
"So, it's all about power struggles and scheming with you, is it? I'm definitely going to tell Father about this. You'd better watch your back."
With that, Ashley turned and left.
Seeing this, Lisa became anxious. "Sister, I know I was wrong."
However, Ashley didn't give her a chance to explain and left straight away.
After Ashley left, Lisa gritted her teeth and muttered, "What a show! Trying to eliminate me as a competitor under such a righteous guise!"
"I really don't get it. If you could have gotten rid of Leona without lifting a finger, why did you still take action?"
Her voice was low, but the resentment in her eyes was hard to conceal.
Just as she finished speaking, a faint voice sounded behind her.
"Lisa, you're so foolish."
Hearing this, Lisa immediately turned around. "Mother."
Queen Susan sighed, "Lisa, this is the palace. Even if none of you made a move, these nightwalkers wouldn't be able to cause any trouble."
Lisa's face changed dramatically, because she had already understood the key—the palace was full of experts, but when the nightwalkers made their move.
Why didn't any of the palace experts act?
Was it that they didn't want to, or was it someone's order?
Obviously, it was the latter!
Even if some didn't want to act, her father's confidants would definitely have stepped in—but none did!
The reason was now crystal clear—this was a test from her father to gauge their hearts.
Grelorin's roar made Lisa worry that Leona would really kill Grelorin.
She didn't want Leona to make it, and in a moment of confusion, she overlooked the most crucial issue.
Her ultimate attack on the female assassin instead of the shadowy figure was too obvious in its intent.
"Mother, what should I do now?" Lisa asked in a panic.
Ashley already had high prestige in the kingdom. If Leona had risen up and considered her performance today, Lisa would have basically had no chance at the throne.
"Let's go. Your big sister was right about one thing: you're too weak, just too weak."
As Susan said this, her gaze fell on Leona.
Her eyes were deep as if she had already seen through Leona.
"Mother." Leona forced a smile.
Susan was not her biological mother. Her own mother's departure was even related to Susan.
If they weren't in the palace, they could have torn each other apart.
"Leona, my good daughter, you've had a hard time outside all these years. Come visit my Crystal Palace when you have time?"
Leona bowed. "I'll definitely come once I'm done with what I'm working on."
Their conversation ended.
Susan then left with Lisa.
Leona breathed a slight sigh of relief. Facing this queen, she felt immense pressure, even more than when facing the King.
Alan finally arrived at Black Wind Village.
He had accepted Leona's task.
There was another reason he came.
There was a hidden quest in Black Wind Village, one that could reward the luck attribute.
Luck was a hidden attribute.
Therefore, in the early and mid stages of the game, players didn't pay much attention to luck.
But Alan was very clear about it.
The luck attribute was crucial.
Critical hits, critical rate, and probability-based skills like Lightning Leap and Death Rebirth all improved with increased luck, though these improvements didn't directly show up on the attribute panel. This was why many players in the early and mid-game stages didn't pay much attention to the luck attribute.
Moreover, some special quests required a certain level of luck to trigger. Without it, even with a guide, one couldn't activate them.
[Black Wind Bandit (Normal): Level 28.]
[Health: 3,680/3,680.]
[Attack Power: 251.]
[Skills: Chain Slash, Uppercut.]
Alan sighed, "These stats are so weak."
He shot an arrow.
[You have killed a Black Wind Bandit above your level, experience points +476.]
[You have killed a Black Wind Bandit above your level, experience points +476.]
...
One arrow triggered Lightning Leap, and all six Black Wind Bandits standing before Black Wind Village were killed.
Killing six Black Wind Bandits, he stacked three points of health.
The efficiency of killing monsters was fast, but the efficiency of stacking health was a bit low.
But it didn't matter because the second-in-command of Black Wind Village was a defense-type boss with high health, which could be used to farm health points.
After killing these six bandits, the main gate of Black Wind Village quickly closed, and no more bandits appeared.
As humanoid monsters, the bandits of Black Wind Village were very smart.
From the damage Alan had just displayed, they already knew they couldn't fight him.
"Who goes there? State your name."
A head popped out from above the gate of Black Wind Village, shouting loudly.
"I'm your daddy."
Alan replied, then shot an arrow through the air.
The powerful shot pierced a hole in the gate of Black Wind Village.
Seeing this, the bandit above the gate said timidly, "We have no grudge against each other. There's no need to be so aggressive, right?"
His response was another cold arrow.
One arrow, two arrows, three arrows...
Holes kept appearing at the village gate.
"You're going too far!
"Brat, do you really think Black Wind Village has no experts?"
As the words fell, bandits appeared at the gate, armed with bows and arrows, and started attacking Alan.
"A shootout?" Alan smirked. With over 400,000 health, the last thing he feared was a shootout.
One arrow, two arrows, three arrows, four arrows!
In just one second, all the bandits at the gate were killed by Alan.
There was no other reason for it—Alan had triggered Lightning Leap twice.
After dealing with the bandits at the gate, Alan continued attacking the gate.
Before Alan could break through the gate, it was kicked open from the inside.
"Brat!
"You insist on courting death. Today, we'll show you the might of Black Wind Village!"
As the voice fell, a bald, burly man led over a hundred Black Wind Bandits out.
[Black Wind Village Third-in-Command (Black Iron): Level 30.]
[Health: 375,000/375,000.]
[Attack Power: 1,998.]
[Skills: Whirlwind Slash, Five-Stage Slash, Berserk Twin Blades, Super Armor, Rage, Instant Slash.]
Alan raised an eyebrow.
Behind the third-in-command were more than a dozen elite bandits and nearly a hundred normal bandits.
But Alan was not afraid at all.
Their stats were too weak.
He shot an arrow, and a huge damage number appeared above the third-in-command's head.
Critical hit!
[-28,384!]
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