"There are probably too many civilians here."
At this moment, Zhao Xu looked at the crowds of people ahead and couldn't help but lost his voice.
At this moment, outside the city of Lucca, the road leading to the nearest town of the Northern Alliance was densely packed with countless people with their families. Most of them were dragging heavy luggage on their backs and kept moving forward with difficulty.
The few who could afford it sat in crudely modified carriages.
Just looking at the deep ruts, the vehicle was completely packed with people and goods, and due to the speed of the flow of people, the mules and horses were panting while walking, which was not much faster than ordinary people walking on foot.
When he came out of the portal in the original "Mage Association Branch" in Lucca City, Zhao Xu had already sensed something was wrong with the atmosphere among the originally aloof mages.
After checking his issuance certificate, the mages advised him to leave quickly without even the most basic greetings.
Zhao Xudu, who came from the magic city Mystra, was not interested at all. It was obvious that the matter in front of him was urgent and urgent.
At the moment, Vivian is wearing a customized +5 mithril full-body acceleration armor. On the basis of the original 8-level full-body armor protection, it has received +5 magic enhancement, which directly increased the armor's defense by a full 13-level.
Not to mention that she also wears a +3 activated mirror shield on her waist. The level 2 defense provided by the shield itself is superimposed with the level 3 magic bonus, which is the level 5 shield defense bonus.
At the same time, the activation ability (+2 value) can free her hands, and the mirror ability (+5 bonus) can be activated once a day to reverse the spell like the seventh-level spell "Spell Reversal".
Coupled with the level 9 natural armor and level 1 agility defense bonus she possesses as a succubus, Vivian's defense ability directly reaches level 38.
Coupled with her 10-point damage reduction ability that can only be penetrated by cold iron or good weapons, she is basically an invincible tank on the battlefield.
Ordinary monsters seem to be weak in their own abilities, but once they are blessed with professional levels or magic equipment, they will also become extremely terrifying.
Vivian didn't know whether it was because of the previous Demon Mother Cang Ye Zhaofu or the care of Ms. May that she came into contact with later. Anyway, her armor and shield were equivalent to the total price of "+10" bonus equipment. .
Far better than the +1 Netherworld Scythe that Zhao Xu used to have an actual "+2 value".
The unit price of these two pieces of magic equipment is more than 200,000 yuan, and going above that is the category of legendary equipment.
At this moment, although Vivian is an ordinary succubus with 6 HD life dice, with the level 3 paladin level, her own challenge level has only been raised from level 7 to level 10, but she also has the most basic ability to protect Zhao Xu.
He may not be able to fight, but at least he can shoulder the responsibility for Zhao Xu from the front.
Zhao Xu, who looked at the crowd, was also very relieved.
In other words, this scene seems familiar.
This is how the humans of the past traveled to Arthur, and what they encountered was a deserted and dangerous wilderness jungle.
After all, seven billion people are not so easy to accommodate. Even though Arthur's continent is boundless, fertile soil and buildings suitable for humans still have to be developed with hands.
At this moment, Zhao Xu was also a little curious. Although Antinoya had mentioned border friction with him, this situation was too exaggerated, as if the entire city was about to be evacuated.
Especially in the entire team that looks like they are on the run, many players can be seen mixed in.
It shows that this is also a disaster that they need to escape.
Although there are many enthusiastic players of priests and paladins who are maintaining the order of the team, it is still a drop in the bucket.
Chaos, noise, numbness, and rush are the themes of this snake-like escape team.
At this time, Zhao Xu gently drove the horse and approached a warrior player who was also haggard and hurried on with his head drooped.
"Hello, warrior player, may I ask why so many of you are traveling together?"
This warrior, who had a somewhat dark face at first, immediately became excited when he heard the name "player".
After three or four months of cultivation, they claimed to have many players.
The residents of Arthur have also become accustomed to referring to their group of earth players as "players" instead of just mechanical "earth adventurers".
This also means that the opposite party is an NPC. Looking at the majestic horse under the spellcaster, if it were not for the personal protection of the opposite party by a full-body armored cavalry whose face could not be seen clearly, otherwise there would have been a fight in the autumn wind. Come up and explore.
Ordinary civilian NPCs are a burden on this escape route.
But these high-level NPCs with extraordinary wealth mean well-paid bodyguard missions.
The warrior seemed to see the shiny gold coins flying towards him. He hurriedly said: "There has been friction between this place and the Northern Alliance next door recently. It seems that a storm is about to come. There are already many wealthy businessmen in the city who have taken shelter first. , but we players are always licking blood everywhere, so we don’t care.”
"Who knew that a conflict suddenly broke out in the Senate of the Principality of Silo recently? Now the entire principality is about to split into two sides. In addition, the sentinels of the Northern Alliance next door have been showing up from time to time recently."
"This kind of scene looks like a war is about to break out. If we simply fight next door, it would be okay. But now the Principality of Xiluo looks like it is about to break out into civil war, and then there are also the Northern Alliance and the Eastern Tu Empire next door. If we intervene, naturally this city of Lucca, which is an important military town, will not be able to stay."
"So many free people with some capital fled to the Northern Alliance, and the prices of real estate in the city plummeted instantly." This young warrior player was obviously bitter, and he was all upset when he saw Zhao Xu.
Zhao Xu also nodded silently.
These civilians fleeing the war will naturally not jump into the powder keg of the Xiluo Principality.
"What does it have to do with the Eastern Tu Empire?" Zhao Xu was curious when he heard the name of the country mentioned by the other party.
Although the Eastern Empire is vast in territory, covering an extremely large area and population, it is not yet considered a "dynasty" by Arthur's standards, and it is at least hundreds or thousands of kilometers away from the Northern Alliance, which is simply beyond its reach.
"This is not something done by the princess of the Eastern Tu Empire who married over. Originally, the Principality of Xiluo was governed by the Senate and could be considered a co-governance by the Noble Council. Among them, there were only three major families that were slightly stronger."
"Now that the princess marries one of the families, the balance is instantly broken. Although she cannot recruit the million-strong army of the Eastern Tu Empire, those elite guards who dowry her will be more important to the Principality of Xiluo, which has less than twenty towns. It can be considered a considerable force, not to mention the support of the forces of the Eastern Earth Empire that operate secretly here."
Although the warrior players speak harshly, the key point is to name them at once.
"That's right, especially the major forces, at least they will raise their hands." After Zhao Xu said to himself, he thanked the soldiers.
To be honest, for all major forces, from labor unions to professional guilds, and even various churches and family forces, it is also a basic operation to watch people and choose food.
The Eastern Earth Empire is one of the few national forces that can reach the scale of the empire at present. The help that the princess can get is not even much weaker than the tens of thousands of troops on the surface.
It was precisely because he believed that the other party could accomplish things that he was able to stir up a storm in the entire Principality of Silo.
If the current monarch of the Eastern Tu Empire had not divided the attention of no less than twenty princesses, the entire turmoil in the Xiluo Principality might not have happened.
Sometimes, it is this state of neither embarrassment nor embarrassment that is the most troublesome.
But according to Zhao Xu's memory from his previous life, everything returned to calm before he entered the game.
It shows that this war will not last more than four months, and may even end in two months.
That's why he had no impression.
"Mr. Zhongxia, they are so pitiful." Although Vivian was riding on the horse with Zhao Xu, her eyes couldn't help showing sympathy.
She had just seen a commoner child from Arthur falling off a bullock cart because it was too crowded. Although the child's mother rushed over to pick her up, the child was already crying.
It's just that I can no longer enjoy the usual treat of having candy stuffed into my mouth whenever I cry.
These people fleeing the famine can carry only vital belongings. In front of them, there is an unknown future waiting.
"You and I are just a drop in the bucket. If we want to help them, we have to wait until we settle down before we can do it."
Zhao Xu comforted softly.
"I'm a little worried." Vivian looked a little tangled at this time. She looked across the front like ants, the endless crowd of people, all the way to the front -
Desolate ruins.
It has been shrouded in deep fog for many years, and it is precisely the existence of these ruins that clearly draws the dividing line between the two major forces.
(End of chapter)