Chapter 270: Winterfell
Xiao Bin gave the Wyvern one last blow. Then, they all received a notification that the quest had been completed. Each character received a small Black Dragon Medal.
“Black Dragon Medal Level 1: Can be summoned by a Crawling Dragon. It can be upgraded after killing 100 Rare-ranked monsters or 100 players above Level 100. Note: After upgrading the Black Dragon Medal to the top level, one can obtain clues about the Mythical event Black Dragon Apocalypse.”
Wei Huo and the others continued moving west. Their target was England and the gigantic stone array in the west, the Tomb of the King of Knights and Nibelungs, which might contain Legendary equipment.
They had split a portion of their attention to control the five players. Zhou Song and Xiao Bin had not been able to do that initially, but Wei Huo had simplified the process for them. They only controlled the Thinking Lock and controlled the players through it as well.
They controlled the five characters and made them descend the mountain. The first thing they did was kill all the nearby Crawling Dragons.
Wei Huo said, “Let’s upgrade the Black Dragon Medal as soon as possible and obtain clues about the Mythical event.”
Zhou Song said, “Although there are many Rare-ranked creatures in the Western Continent, there are not that many Epic-ranked creatures, right? One needs 100 Rare-ranked creatures to upgrade from Level 1 to Level 2. It might take 100 Epic-ranked creatures to upgrade from Level 2 to Level 3.”
Wei Huo said, “If there aren’t enough monsters, kill the players.”
System Number Two complained. “The players of the Western Continent will suffer again after destroying the players of the Northern Continent.”
Wei Huo led the team back to the castle. He then found the commander and obtained the quest reward. The five of them immediately became Knights.
System Number Two said, “It’s not easy to become a knight in the Western Continent. Normal people have to be conferred the title of a knight by the king. Players even have to kill Epic-ranked monsters to obtain the title.”
Wei Huo was not interested in these false titles. He did not ask System Number Two any questions this time. Instead, he connected to the game system’s database and found the nearest player-gathering place.
At that moment, Zhou Song asked, “Brother Huo, where are we going next?”
Wei Huo said, “Let’s go to Winterfell in the north. It’s a gathering place for players. Let’s go there and upgrade the Black Dragon Medal.”
Everyone was speechless. They understood that Wei Huo was determined to kill players.
They exited the castle and summoned their mounts before rushing north.
Most of the areas in the Western Continent were islands. This continent was not big, and it was far inferior to the Northern Continent. Therefore, they arrived at the megacity in the north a few months after being attacked. This city was Winterfell.
Winterfell was called Winterfell because it was located in the northernmost part of the Northern Continent. It was the first place where it snowed and the first place that froze when winter arrived. That was why it was called Winterfell.
Wei Huo and the others arrived at the city gate and saw the flag of the Snow Wolf in the city. The flag was flapping in the cold wind, and many soldiers in thick clothes were patrolling the city wall. They were all carrying swords carved with runes.
Through the city gate, they saw players coming and going in the city. That was a gathering place for many players. Most of the players were gathered there, and few players would visit other places unless they embarked on a quest.
The number of players was far inferior compared to the number of humans. It would be considered good for a game if the average number of players online reached 100,000. In this place, the maximum number of players online was only a few million. However, for billions of humans, this difference was huge.
Wei Huo and the others walked into the city. Although the guards at the city gate were guarding it, they did not interrogate Wei Huo and the others. They let them in without even asking for a single cent.
Xiao Bin could not help but say, “When I was in City A, every player who entered the city had to pay 10 silver coins. I didn’t expect this place not to accept money.”
System Number Two, who could still collect large numbers of data, explained, “Winterfell needs the players to help kill the monsters from the north. How could they collect fees? The City Lord wants the players to stay in Winterfell!”
Wei Huo led the way into the city and said, “Split up and investigate the situation in the city. Find out more about the players’ distribution.”
Everyone dispersed. Wei Huo controlled the two characters and started checking on the players in Winterfell. He realized that most of the players in Winterfell were above Level 100. Occasionally, he would see a few players above Level 200. However, most of them were lone rangers.
In addition, Wei Huo saw many players above Level 200 wearing the Black Dragon Medal. It seemed like these players had also killed an Epic-ranked Wyvern.
Upon seeing that Wei Huo’s character was wearing the Black Dragon Medal, a few players above Level 200 looked at him maliciously. That was normal. Wei Huo had decided to hunt other players, but other players were also thinking about hunting him.
That was the main reason the Black Dragon Medal appeared. It wanted the players to kill each other!
Although everyone knew that, no player could resist the charm of getting clues to a Mythical Realm. Besides, it was normal for players to fight with each other.
The players above Level 200 memorized Wei Huo’s ID, and he also memorized theirs. They were not hunting each other now, but they were competitors. If they wanted to upgrade the Black Dragon Medal to Level 2, they could only hunt players above Level 100. Players above Level 200 had to stay and wait to level up to Level 3.
This did not only happen in Winterfell, but also in other parts of the Western Continent.
The group scattered to gather information. At noon, they gathered in a tavern.
Zhou Song said, “There are many players in this city. I don’t think I’ve seen as many players in my life before.”
Xiao Bin, on the other hand, had completed Wei Huo’s assigned quest seriously. He said, “I investigated the City Lord’s Mansion, the blacksmith, the item shop, the potion shop, and the pet shop. This city is similar to traditional RPG games. I’ve already made a document with more details. I’ll send it to you if you need it.”
Zhou Song was confused. “How did you enter the City Lord’s Mansion? Can players enter that place freely?”
Xiao Bin replied, “As a Knight, one can enter the City Lord’s Mansion with one’s identity. We are wandering Knights. If we register at the City Lord’s Mansion, we could become Winterfell’s exclusive Knights. There are many benefits to this, but we have to follow the City Lord.”
Wei Huo said, “The struggle between the Lords has nothing to do with us. We only have three things to do in the Western Continent at the moment. First, we have to deal with the Mythical event. Second, we have to obtain Mythical equipment. Third, we have to become allies with the people of the Western Continent and obtain their magic.”
This so-called alliance would combine everyone’s resources. There would be people, money, and technology involved. Then, they would gather their strength and defeat the strong enemy.
As for the distribution of benefits or fighting with each other, that would naturally have to wait until the enemy was dealt with.
That was the nature of humans and all species. It was an instinct that had evolved for survival purposes.