The Truth of Magic

Chapter 378

378 a storm at the border

“There are too many civilians.”

Zhao Xu couldn’t help but exclaim as he looked at the huge crowd in front of him.

Outside Luca city, the road to the northern Alliance’s closest city, Zhenyu city, was packed with people with their families. Most of them were carrying heavy luggage and struggling to move forward.

the few who could afford it sat in simple and modified carriages.

However, looking at the deep tracks, the carriage was completely filled with people and goods. Also, due to the speed of the flow of the crowd, the mules and horses were also panting when they walked. They were not much faster than ordinary people walking on foot.

When Zhao Xu came out of the teleportation gate that was originally in Luca city and was in the wizard Association’s branch, he could already feel that there was something wrong with the atmosphere between the Wizards who were originally high and mighty.

after checking his signature certificate, the mages did not even exchange the most basic greetings and advised him to leave quickly.

zhao xu wasn’t interested in the city of magic, mistra, at all. it was obvious that he had urgent matters to attend to right now, and it was as if he was burning his eyebrows.

on the other hand, vivian was wearing a custom-made mithril full-body acceleration armor. on top of the original tier 8 full-body armor’s defense, it had been strengthened by a +5 spell, directly increasing the defense of a full 13 tier armor.

Not to mention, she had A +3 activated Mirror Shield on her waist. The shield itself provided Tier 2 defense, and with the addition of Tier 3 spells, it was a Tier 5 Shield Defense bonus.

At the same time, the activation ability (+2 value) could free her hands, and the mirror ability (+5 value) could be activated once a day, just like the level 7 spell ” spell reverse.

Coupled with her tier 9 natural armor and Tier 1 agility defense bonus as a succubus, Vivian’s defense ability directly reached tier 38.

combined with her 10 damage reduction ability that could only be penetrated by cold iron or kind weapons, she could basically be called an invincible tank on the battlefield.

ordinary monsters might seem weak, but once they were enhanced by their profession level or magic equipment, they would become extremely terrifying.

Vivian did not know if it was because of the care of the mother of demons, or because of the care of lady may, but her armor and shield were equivalent to a total of +10 equipment.

it was far better than the +1 netherworld scythe that zhao xu used to have, which had a +2 value.

These two pieces of magical equipment were both worth more than 200000 each. Any higher and they would be legendary equipment.

right now, even though vivian was a normal succubus with a 6hd health dice and her combat level had only increased from level 7 to level 10 after she was level 3 as a paladin, she still had the most basic ability to protect zhao xu.

He might not be able to fight, but at least he could take the brunt of the attack for Zhao Xu.

and zhao xu, who was looking at the crowd, was also very emotional.

or rather, this scene was familiar.

When the humans from Earth transmigrated to Arthur in the same way, they were also faced with a desolate and dangerous wild jungle.

Seven billion people were not so easy to settle down. Even though Arthur’s continent was boundless, the fertile land and buildings suitable for humans had to be developed with both hands.

Zhao Xu was a little curious as well. Even though Antonya had mentioned some border conflicts to him before, this situation was a little too exaggerated. It was as if the entire city was going to be emptied out.

in particular, many players could be seen mixed in the group that looked like they were fleeing from a disaster.

This meant that this was a disaster that they had to escape from.

although there were also a lot of priests and paladins who were enthusiastic players maintaining the order of the team, it was still a drop in the bucket.

chaos, noise, numbness, and haste were the main themes of this snake-like escape team.

At this moment, Zhao Xu gently spurred his horse on and got closer to a warrior player who was also covered in dirt and had his head drooped down as he hurried on his way.

“Hello, warrior player. May I ask why are there so many of you hurrying together?”

the warrior, who had a dark expression on his face, immediately quivered when he heard the word ‘player’.

after three to four months of influence, they claimed that they had a lot of players.

the residents of arthur began to get used to calling them ” players ” instead of the mechanical ” adventurers from earth “.

this also meant that the other side was an NPC. looking at the handsome stallion under the spellcaster, if it wasn’t for the full-body armored cavalryman who was protecting him, there would have been people coming up to check on him.

Normal NPCs would be a burden on the road of escape.

However, these high-level NPCs, who obviously had extraordinary wealth, meant that they were going to be bodyguards with high rewards.

the warrior seemed to see shiny gold coins flying towards him. he quickly said, ” “there has been some friction between this place and the northern alliance, and it looks like a storm is coming. many wealthy merchants and clans in the city have already hidden away. however, we players are always on the edge of a blade, so we don’t care.”

who knew that a conflict would suddenly break out in the Xiluo Duchy’s Senate? the entire Duchy is about to be split into two. In addition, the northern Alliance has been sending out sentries frequently.

“this scene looks like a great war is about to break out. if it was just a war with the neighboring duchy, it would be fine. but now, xiluo duchy is on the verge of a civil war. with the interference of the neighboring northern alliance and the eastern empire, luca city, which is considered a military town, naturally can’t stay here.”

” so, many free people with some capital fled to the northern alliance, and the price of real estate in the city plummeted. ” this young warrior player clearly had a stomach full of grievances as well, and when he saw zhao xu, he immediately poured everything out.

zhao xu also nodded silently.

The civilians who had escaped from the war would naturally not jump into the gunpowder barrel of Xiluo Duchy.

“What does it have to do with the eastern land Empire?” zhao xu was curious when he heard the name of the country that she was talking about.

although the empire of the east was vast, it was not a dynasty in arthur. it was at least hundreds of kilometers away from the northern alliance.

it’s all because of the princess of the eastern land Empire. Xiluo Duchy used to be ruled by the Council of Elders, and the noble Council ruled together. Only the three major families were slightly more powerful.

now that the princess has married into one of the families, the balance has been broken. Although she can’t recruit a million soldiers from the Empire of the eastern land, the elite guards accompanying her marriage are a considerable force in the Xiluo Duchy, which has less than 20 towns. Not to mention, she has the support of The Secret Forces of the Empire of the eastern land here.

although the warrior player’s words were rough, he pointed out the key point in one go.

” that’s right. the major forces will at least help us. ” zhao xu mumbled to himself and then thanked the warrior.

speaking of which, the various major powers, from guilds to professional guilds, and even the various churches and clan powers, it was also a basic operation to look at the people who made the first move.

the eastern land empire was one of the few countries in arthur that could be compared to an empire. the help that the princess could get would not be much weaker than the tens of thousands of troops that were on the surface.

It was precisely because he believed that the other party would succeed that he was able to stir up a storm in the entire Xiluo Duchy.

If it weren’t for the fact that the current Emperor of the Empire of the eastern lands had the attention of more than twenty princesses, the turmoil in the entire Xiluo Duchy might not have happened.

Sometimes, it was precisely this kind of awkward state that was the most troublesome.

but according to zhao xu’s memories from his previous life, everything had returned to normal before he even entered the game.

It meant that the war would not last more than four months, and might even end in two months.

that was why he didn’t have much of an impression.

“Mr. Zhongxia, they’re too pitiful.” even though vivian was riding on a horse with zhao xu, she couldn’t help but look at him with sympathy.

she just saw a commoner child of arthur fall from an ox cart that was transporting goods because it was too crowded. the child’s mother rushed over to pick him up, but the child was already wailing.

It was just that he could no longer enjoy the treatment of having candy stuffed into his mouth whenever he cried.

These people who were fleeing from the famine were able to bring along their most important belongings. In front of them, there was still an unknown future waiting.

“you and i are like a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood. if you want to help them, you have to wait until we settle down first.”

zhao xu comforted her in a soft voice.

“I’m a little worried.” vivian’s expression was a little conflicted at this time. her eyes looked past the endless tide of people in front of her, which was like ants, until she reached the front ...

desolate wasteland.

it was shrouded in a deep fog all year round. it was also the existence of these ruins that clearly marked the boundary between the two great forces.