Chapter 1: Initial Identity: Royalty?
Seeing the series of prompts from Reincarnation Paradise, Su Xiao realized that due to his own circumstances, he hadn't dealt with Violators in a long time. Previously, he had either entered the Black Abyss, advanced in rank, or participated in the Summit Battlefield.
During that period, Reincarnation Paradise hadn't teleported him to worlds with Violators. Gaining something meant sacrificing something. While Su Xiao enjoyed the privileges of being a Hunter, he also had to periodically eliminate Violators.
After going five consecutive worlds without encountering a Violator, this time it had built up into a big one. This unknown Violator had not only killed six Hunters and one Arbiter but also a Battle Angel from Apocalypse Paradise, which was quite surprising.
As a reward for dealing with the Violator, this world was called Black Throne Continent, a place that directly produced the Black King's Soul Set.
The Black King's Soul Set couldn't be produced directly from derivative worlds, but it could be produced from a Primordial World. Or rather, the Black King's Soul Set was originally from that world.
Moreover, judging by Reincarnation Paradise's introduction, collecting three pieces of the Black King Set had a chance to upgrade the set. A set above Legendary Rank wasn't necessarily Epic Rank. The Black King's Soul Set was already very special, and there were only five similar Legendary Rank sets.
[Teleportation initiated. Hunter has activated language permissions.]
Spatial fluctuations appeared around Su Xiao. For some reason, he suddenly felt a pang of unease.
Bang!!
Su Xiao felt nothing; his vision just went black, and he lost consciousness.
With a crackling sound, firewood was thrown to the ground. Su Xiao's eyes snapped open. He felt restraints on his arms. He was tied to a cross-shaped wooden frame, which was located in the center of a stone platform, surrounded by piled-up firewood.
"Today, we will witness the cleansing of sin. Citizens, we must be grateful for this."
An old man in a white priestly robe, with a kind face, was holding a torch, looking like he was about to light the firewood near Su Xiao. Below the stone platform stood a large crowd of citizens. Their clothing varied; some were already leaning towards modern attire, just a bit flashy and roughly made, while others wore something like a gray cloth with a hole cut out for their heads.
These citizens had yellow skin, white skin, and even cyan and gray-skinned races.
The citizens in front of the stone platform looked devout. The old priest holding the torch smiled at Su Xiao and symbolically touched the torch to the firewood a few times. The flames met the dry leaves and began to burn, but the old priest actually stamped it out.
Su Xiao was very confused. From the surrounding situation, the technological development of this world seemed to be before the invention of firearms. The guards near the stone platform all carried cold weapons, but judging from the buildings on both sides of the street, this world wasn't too backward. Su Xiao even saw a circular metal machine that looked like a wind turbine, though its construction was somewhat crude.
"Outsider, don't be alarmed. You are now a citizen of Andoha."
The old priest came to Su Xiao and helped untie the ropes on his arms.
"To avoid unnecessary trouble, you need to register at the church first. The situation is chaotic now. The lords of the Northern Border have raised their troops again. Those barbarians have always wanted to overthrow us, but this is the territory of the Black King. They are just lowly traitors."
The old priest rambled on, signaling Su Xiao to follow him to the church. Su Xiao knew nothing about this world, so he chose to follow behind the old priest. As for Bubu Wang, Amu, and Beini, they were all very far from Su Xiao.
[Entered World: Black Throne Continent]
Location: Holy City · Andoha
World Difficulty: Lv.27 ~ Lv.50 (Primordial World)
World Source: 0% (Obtaining World Source in this world is extremely difficult, over fifteen times harder than in a derivative world of the same rank).
Dark Source: 0% (Cannot be obtained without entering a specific area).
World Introduction:
[Dark Era 1350, Black King · Adegesh became the sole king of the continent, renaming it the Black Throne Continent. Even the Sea Races (Mermaids, Scale-Fin Clan, etc.) far from the land had to regularly visit the land to pay homage to the Black King and offer the most beautiful mermaid from their entire clan as a sign of submission to the king.]
A scene appeared before Su Xiao's eyes. On an endless coastline, over a hundred thousand Sea Races stepped onto the land. They walked barefoot, traveling a long distance to the Holy City · Andoha, and knelt before a palace, offering their most beautiful clansmen and countless sea treasures.
The man on the throne wore black lamellar armor. One hand, wrapped in a black arm guard, pressed down on the armrest of the jet-black throne. That arm guard was precisely the [Black · King's Fall Sacrifice]. His other hand rested its elbow on the opposite armrest, a loosely clenched fist supporting his chin. He just sat there, and no one in the palace dared to look up at him. The artificial fountain in the center of the palace sprayed water, and the Sea Races weren't even qualified to enter the hall.
[Dark Era 1675, the Black King died at the age of 369 in an unknown location. Civil strife broke out across the continent the same year. The Sea Races have since hidden in the sea, rarely appearing on land.]
[Dark Era 1690, the Holy City · Andoha became independent, establishing the Andoha Empire. This is the only orthodox empire on the continent, jointly ruled by the descendants of the Black King. Lords from various regions are deeply dissatisfied, and the civil war has intensified. The Andoha Empire has lost some border territories.]
[Tip: Hunter's entry time into this world is Dark Era 1691. Location: Andoha City.]
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Su Xiao closed the world introduction. There wasn't much information about this world. Generally speaking, the Black King had annexed all forces on the continent, establishing a nearly invincible country. Now, the Black King had been dead for nearly twenty years. This king, who had lived for over three hundred years, had his first generation of offspring die out long ago. The current rulers of the Andoha Empire were at least the tenth generation of the Black King's descendants. None of them had emerged as the next king, and none were willing to submit to the others.
Su Xiao could tell how strong the Black King's rule was just from the Sea Races' behavior. Even though the Black King was dead, within a hundred years, those lords wouldn't dare to overthrow the Andoha Empire, or rather, they wouldn't dare. The Black King's majesty was deeply rooted in the hearts of those lords. If they ever attacked the Andoha Empire, it would be the next generation of those lords.
Therefore, the Andoha Empire's problem wasn't external threats, but internal strife and the power struggles among the royalty.
[Main Quest Activated. Hunt Quest Activated.]
[Main Quest: Struggle for Royal Power (Part 1)]
Difficulty Level: Lv.46
Quest Information: Join any faction among the royalty and gain a voice.
Quest Time Limit: 20 days
Quest Reward: Soul Crystal (Complete) × 2.
Quest Penalty: All Attributes -12.
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[Hunt Quest: Eliminate Violator No. 9744.]
Quest Brief: Use any means to eliminate Violator No. 9744.
Quest Information: Anomalous Violator is extremely dangerous and skilled at disguise, capable of forcibly replacing key figures within the world.
Quest Time Limit: Before leaving this derivative world.
Quest Reward: Gold Honor Medal × 25.
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[Tip: Due to the special nature of the Violator's abilities, a suitable identity has been successfully created for the Hunter. Current Identity: Royalty (This identity is temporarily undisclosed, using the Legendary Rank equipment 'Black · King's Fall Sacrifice' as proof).]
[Tip: The Main Quest and Hunt Quest are closely related. When the Hunter executes the Main Quest, they will be able to find traces of the Violator.]
[Arbiter Altoria Pendragon has entered this world in advance.]
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