The current time point should be in the middle and late stages of version 2, "Shinra Civil War".
The competition between the two largest forces in the Duchy of Swabia, the Falcon Family and the Fishbone Family, is the key point in the direction of the main storyline of version 2.
The Fishbone Family has a tradition of opposing the emperor. It is said that the first Count Fishbone was also a ruthless man who had offended three Holy Roman Emperors in succession. If it were not for the feudal state's convention of "I can't do anything to my vassal's vassal", this family that was good at courting death would have disappeared in the long river of history long ago.
Once the Fishbone Family wins the Swabian Civil War, then according to the inference of the researchers, Count Fishbone will most likely hold Swabia in his hands and bargain with the Duke of Franconia, but he is unlikely to betray the Griffin Family - because he is more afraid of the result of the Emperor's coalition forces moving south.
On the other hand, if the Falcon family wins, the balance of the civil war will immediately tilt.
Frederick, the head of this generation of the Falcon family, was a nobleman with considerable political savvy. He probably saw that the emperor's victory in the civil war was unstoppable.
Therefore, in the original game plot, after he initially controlled the Duchy of Swabia with the help of the player, he immediately cut off the connection between Franconia and Burgundy.
The quest chain that determines this critical node is called the "Chorus". There are eight ways to accept the quest chain, covering six factions, and ultimately there are as many as 100,000 players participating.
60,000 helped the Falcon Family, and 40,000 helped the Fishbone Family, and in the end the Falcon Family won.
Of course, there are no players in this world, so most of the confrontational branches of the quest chain will not be activated, and the two families will not fight each other to the death and be extremely tragic under the instigation of players on both sides as in the original plot.
What Ask is doing now and what he will do next is simple: connect with several mission-related forces to maximize the benefits as much as possible.
For example, in the "Spirit Sect" line, after the players of the Spirit Sect reach a certain level of camp reputation, they can receive clues from the camp NPC and perform the "corpse containing coins" ceremony in the territory of the Duchy of Swabia to summon the ferryman of the Styx and accept this quest chain.
(As a prophet, he has a relationship with Shira, so he naturally does not need to go to the camp to brush up his reputation and directly skips the pre-task)
The next day, the three men found Count Frederick and hinted to him that their mission had been accomplished.
"You are right." Count Frederick pondered, "It is time to convene a clan meeting again. After all, we are at war now, and we need to decide whether to fight or defend as soon as possible."
"Although I am the head of the family, I still have to listen to the opinions of the clan members and make decisions with the collective efforts of all."
The three of them almost vomited after hearing this. What the hell, collective wisdom, the opposition has all been brainwashed, and now you tell us you want to make democratic decisions
"Where is our reward?" Medea asked directly in her heart.
"According to the price we agreed on in advance, I will transfer it to your Licinius Company's external account within a week," Frederick replied.
Poof! Medea almost burst out laughing. What the hell is this? Calling Nora's sister directly!