Chapter 425

“Eh, go talk with the Ba Huang City Duke… . ”

Dong Cheng held up the Tiger Talisman and pouted, “I don’t know what kind of poignant story this will bring out… . but, with a Tiger Talisman, it should be related to wars right?”

TL Note: Tiger Talisman’s represented control over the army in Ancient China . Whoever has the Tiger Talisman, can command the army at will

I opened up my palm, “Come on Dong Cheng, give the Tiger Talisman to me . I’m pretty familiar with Ba Huang City’s Duke . Maybe if I get the quest, we’ll get something extra . ”

“Ok Ok . ”

Once the Tiger Talisman was in my hands, and Wan Er made me the party leader, everyone had a mutual understanding . I was the guildmaster of [Zhan Long] so I should be the party leader . Besides, all nine of the people in the party were close friends, so there was no need to be polite .

Everyone went through the plaza, and ran straight to the castle . Right after the Battle of Fort Zi Feng, Ba Huang City revived 80% of their NPC armies . Once again, the horses and soldiers were a plenty . One group of sentries were clothed completely in silver armor, and stood in front of the castle . Once they saw all of us coming, one of them immediately raised his sword, “Who are you . Don’t cause a ruckus here . If you want to get the approval for a Guild Prestige Battle please turn right, and find an administrator to approve of it . The Duke hasn’t been feeling well lately, and will not meet any guests!”

Wan Er hesitated, and pouted her lower lip, “Hmph, Ba Huang City’s NPC’s are all so arrogant… . . ”

I smiled and walked up, “I’m looking for Ba Huang City’s Duke Luo Lei . It’s for something extremely important . I have to see him!”

“You are?”

The NPC sentry looked at the Dragon City insignia on my arm and suddenly jolted . He immediately became respectful, “So it was Mr . Dragon City’s Guardian . I was impolite . Seeing as you want to meet the Duke, then please enter . The Duke is currently in the office discussing some important matters about the Barbarian Tribes . Please come in!”

I nodded, and took Wan Er’s hand in my own and stepped onto the steps of the castle . Wan Er indignantly pouted again, “Hmph . Mr . Dragon City Guardian . Such prestige… . ”

I couldn’t help but lose my smile, “Little miss, don’t make fun of me, please and thank you… . ”

Wan Er grinned, “Alright already . Go see the Duke . Time is precious . We need to try and finish this quest within the next 48 hours . ”

“Ok ok . Let’s go!”

……

I took the group of people and ran into the castle . Just as the guard had said, Luo Lei had his royal guard, and was standing in the great hall . He stared deeply into the eyes of the officials that stood before him and roared, “The Barbarian Tribes are deep within the Eastern Sea Mountains, on a small island . Even though it’s rather remote, it has time and time again been invading my borders . Therefore, I will not show them mercy . In the next few days, prepare our troops to set out and suppress the Barbarian Tribes in the Eastern Mountains . Does anyone dare to question my order?”

All of the officials were silenced by this . After half a minute one of the officials stood up . It was the Fierce Tiger Army’s commander Lachlan . He was carrying his battle axe over his shoulder as he respectfully said, “My king, I myself am a Barbarian, and I came from the tribes in the Eastern Mountains . On top of that, my injuries from the Battle of Fort Zi Feng have yet to fully recover . Therefore, your general cannot fight in this battle for my king . ”

Luo Lei nodded, “General Lachlan, I understand your difficulties . Fierce Tiger army can rest, and is not held to this command!”

“My King, thank you for your consideration!”

Among the people, another person stood up . It was the commander of Desolate Dragon, Forgotten Sea . He softly said, “Desolate Dragon lost too many soldiers at the Battle of Fort Zi Feng, and is not ready for battle . On top of that, the injuries of our generals have yet to fully recover . I also hope that my king will show mercy… . ”

Luo Lei’s eyes turned cold for a second . He then smiled, “I understand . General Forgotten Sea, go recover your injuries then!”

After that, Luo Lin who stood next to Luo Lei couldn’t help himself . He walked up to the throne and said, “If it must be . My Royal Father, why don’t you have me, your son, take the Desolate Cloud and Imperial Defense armies to clean up these rebellions . There’s almost a total of 10,000 men in these two armies, and is more than enough to stomp down this mountain!”

Luo Lei furrowed his brow, “Lin, you’re the king of Dragon City . You’re just under Ba Huang City’s command for the moment . Are you sure this is ok?”

Luo Lin, “Then, can you still fight?”

Finally, the beautiful princess that stood at the side of the room couldn’t stand anymore either . Angela gripped her Destroyer, and walked out of the line and said, “Royal Father, there’s no need to discuss any further . Your daughter is willing to lead her Blizzard Wind Army to fight . Blizzard Wind was able to stay rather unharmed comparatively, and my injuries have completely healed . I’ll take this as a chance to train myself . I don’t want people to see me as a frail royal highness . I’ll use this as an opportunity to shut them up!”

Luo Lei became excited, “Good . I’ve been waiting for you to say this . Then you’ll be the one to go out to battle . Angela, this battle isn’t just about the pride of Ba Huang City, but also the pride of the Moon Elf Tribe!”

“I understand . Thank you father for fulfilling my wish! I’ll go now to prepare my army . Can you prepare an itinerary and some supplies for my army?”

“Yes, godspeed!”

……

Angela turned around and brushed past my shoulder . At the same time, she glanced at me with a surprised look, and then gave me a beautiful smile and nod .

Wan Er’s eyes widened . She looked at me, then looked at Angela’s receding figure and said, “Eh… . she just… . . was she flirting with you?”

Shocked I replied, “It definitely wasn’t . You’re way too sensitive!”

“Hmph . If I find out it was, then you’re dead . You even dare to try and pick up Ba Huang City’s princess? Aren’t you getting more and more daring… . ”

“Watch what you say, am I really that kind of person… . . ”

“Hurry up and get the quest, pig… . . ”

“Alright!”

I majestically walked forward, the army talisman in my hand . I walked past the great hall, and caught Luo Lei’s attention . He immediately smiled, “So it was you, the brave adventurer . Why did you come to this great hall today?”

I nodded and raised the Tiger Talisman as I said, “One of my subordinates found this, and so I have brought it over . I wanted to ask my lord, what is this?”

“This… . ”

Luo Lei glanced at the Tiger Talisman, and suddenly his enormous body trembled, “This… . this is a pre-ancient item . My god, where did you find this? This… . this is the pre-ancient kingdom’s Tiger Talisman . Could it be… . Could it be that these items have re appeared in the human world?”

In a serious tone, I asked, “What exactly is this?”

Luo Lei’s face was troubled . He muttered, “In the pre-ancient times, China had been split into four or five kingdoms and was torn by war . During that time, Tian Ling City’s territory had been split into seven pieces, and they all fought against each other . That period of time has been known as the Warring States Period . Many heroes rose up during that time . Of them, there were four talented princes that recruited the heroes of the world to help them . They were extremely popular for a time, and were knows as the “Four Noblemen of the Warring States” . Then, when the wars came to an end, the four noblemen died with the heroes they commanded, and their bodies have thus been buried deep in the earth . After the Battle of Gods and Demons, their souls have begun to stir and do not want to suffer from the flames of hell any longer . Once their seals are broken, they will appear on this earth once again . Possibly leading to a massacre”

I was astonished, “The Four Nobleman of the Warring States? Damn, is it Xing Lin Jun, Ping Yuan Jun, Meng Chang Jun, and Qun Sheng Jun, those pieces of trash… . ”

TL Note: These are all historical figures from China’s actual Warring States Period

“You actually know of them!” Luo Lei was astonished, “Looks like you are also a well educated person that knows his history well… . ”

I wryly smiled, “My king, you’re exaggerating… . ”

Luo Lei gripped the Tiger Talisman, then returned it to me, and in a flat voice he said, “Now that the Tiger Talisman has reappeared, the doors of hell have begun to move . Now that it’s like this, then I have an extremely dangerous quest to give to you guys . Take this Tiger Talisman, and go North of Ba Huang City, then east of the Forest of Sword Saints . There, you will find a bleak map filled with danger and an unclear future . It has been called the [Grave of the Warring States] . That’s where the four noblemen have been buried . Go, and before they completely recover their strength, send them back to hell, or else China will be submerged in war and chaos!”

“Ok!”

I nodded, and immediately received a Quest Notification——

“Ding!”

System Notification: Your quest [Warring States Period] has entered its next stage . Please prepare to head towards the northern part of Ba Huang City to the map “Grave of the Warring States” and find the entrance . Bring with you the Tiger Talisman to be able to enter . You will then meet some extremely powerful pre-ancient generals . Kill all of those generals . On top of that, reseal the souls of the Four Noblemen and stop this peril from surfacing .

I turned around and looked at everyone, “Yup, this quest is pretty clear . Let’s head out then . The Grave of the Warring States awaits!”

“Ok, let’s go!” Li Mu raised his longsword and laughed . “Looks like this quest has to do with the Four Noblemen of the Warring States . He he, our General Family is based off of these famous generals . These four noblemen come from the same place as us, so interesting!”

Little Wolf then said, “The Grave of the Warring States . To be honest, of all of the maps of Ba Huang City, I’ve never heard of that name before… . ”

I explained, “That’s because we’ve only gone as far west as the Glacial River Valley, and as soth as Green Qilin Valley, or Magic Tracking Forest . This Grave of the Warring States and Forest of Sword Saints are all even further east than the Glacial River Valley map . The monster levels aren’t going to be just average, so we’ll have our fair amount of troubles . This time, our journey can be considered pioneering… . . ”

Dong Cheng pursed her lips, “Don’t be foolishly brave and we’ll be fine… . ”

Thousand League Spring widened her eyes, “Eh… . here, we have guildmaster Xiao Yao, Beauty Cang Tong and Beauty Cang Yue . With all these top tier experts, we shouldn’t have too much trouble, right?”

Darling Duck grinned, “That’s hard to say . Let’s head out . We’ll talk when we get there!”

“Ok, ok!”

Our ten person party left Ba Huang City, and passed through Ba Huang Forest . After 30 minutes, we arrived just east of Glacial River Valley . But at the place where the quest was marked on the map, there didn’t seem to be the Grave of the Warring States from the legend . There just seemed to be a boundless plain . In there were leaping deer and wild bunnies and a group of level 90 wild cattle that looked really strong .

“Huh, this Grave of the Warring States… . . Did the quest mark the wrong place?” Wan Er’s mouth formed a big “O” . It was hard to believe that the map in front of us was the place . After that, she tugged on my arm, “Tell me, where’s the Grave of the Warring States?”

I glanced at her, “Why are you so nervous, let’s just look around… . ”

As a result, we looked for ten minutes, but still couldn’t find the entrance to the Grave of the Warring States .

Nobody had a clue . Annoyed, Thousand League Spring said, “What’s with this?”

Matcha squinted her beautiful eyes, “I think… . we just wait a little longer . Let’s wait for the game to turn to night . Maybe this place will change… . ”

“Oh?”

Slowly, the sun set behind the mountain and night fell . When the last rays of sunlight vanished and stars began to light up the sky, a ray of light began to interweave across the plains . It slowly began to change, revealing a tall Chinese Totem . A weird ball of fire was dancing around the totem in the air!

It actually appeared, the Grave of the Warring States!