82: Your Majesty, please respect yourself!

【System Announcement!】

【eternal will immediately enter non-stop update, estimated update time 0 minutes.】

【Update Content:】

【1. Added all-faction main quest 'Shadow Investigation'.】

【2. All true Shadow Group core members have been corrected to World-Class BOSSes. Defeating them has a chance to yield corresponding-level Talent Scroll rewards.】

【3. New mechanisms added... Abilities such as 'Hell Black Flame', 'Soul Siphon', 'Space-Time Exile', 'Absolute Seal', etc., may lead to players being unable to revive after death, permanent character login bans, and other special effects.】

【4. New Mythic series equipment added. Players are advised to explore the specific content themselves.】

【5. New special talents added. Players are advised to explore the specific content themselves.】

【6. New favorability levels added... Intimate (300 points), Lifelong Friend (1000 points), Three Lives' Bond (3000 points), Fate Intertwined (10,000 points), Soul Covenant (100,000 points).】

【7. Sub-profession system opened. New hidden sub-profession systems added. Players are advised to explore the specific content themselves.】

【8. New territory system added. Players are advised to explore the specific content themselves.】

【9. Other content added...】

【Friendly Reminder: After the World Main Quest opens, eternal will officially enter a new chapter. The quest system has been completely revamped. Players can choose their own quest lines, influence the world's structure, and create their own eternal!】

........

Epic main quest, epic update.

“Oh my goodness~”

“Is Demon Lord causing trouble again?”

“How dare you!”

“He's a noble now, you should call him Marquis.”

“What the heck?”

“Others have been grinding for months, and a Baron can already walk sideways. Demon Lord starts as a Marquis, that's insane~!!”

“I can't accept this.”

“Aren't noble titles supposed to be earned tier by tier, step by step? Why does he start as a Marquis?”

“Heh, then you'll have to ask the Queen, won't you?”

“Ask what?!”

“I'd bet my head Demon Lord definitely has something going on with the Queen!”

“Right, didn't a governor in the announcement just say... Moonshadow Queen was bewitched by Demon Lord?”

“Holy crap?!”

“He actually has something going on with the Queen?!”

“I can't accept this!”

“Laughing so hard, everyone go to the foreign forums! The Moon Shadow Kingdom's princess was also taken by Demon Lord, the little brats are going to explode with rage, hahahaha~!”

Huh?

This.....

Players in the Huaxia region were instantly dumbfounded.

“Oh, so Demon Lord is messing with other countries' Queens and Princesses?”

“Then it's fine, just a misunderstanding!”

“Go Demon Lord!”

“Demon Lord is causing trouble across borders, why isn't he live-streaming? Damn it, doesn't he see my gossip soul burning wildly?!”

“Such big news, I'm so impatient~”

“What's the situation in Moon Shadow Kingdom, is there a governor planning to lead a loyalist army?”

“Pfft~”

“What a demon misleading the country!”

“I've seen this episode. Demon Lord, relying on his extraordinary talent, endures humiliation in the palace, finally becoming the Queen's male consort, titled 'Marquis Changxin'... oh no, 'Marquis Xingyao'. Then, various regions raise armies to support the loyalists, initiating a pacification campaign... Tsk tsk, Demon Lord is in danger. It seems he'll be torn apart by chariots like Lao Ai sooner or later, right?”

......

Players were all wildly feasting on gossip, completely uninterested in the update content.

However.

Major guilds and national departments were stunned by the update content.

Beautiful Country.

Intelligence Agency Headquarters.

Hunter's expression was extremely grim, every curve of flesh on his face drooped downwards.

“Gentlemen, now that the main quest has started on the eternal East Continent, how am I supposed to explain this to the President?”

Everyone exchanged glances.

“Sir~”

“This is the main quest, it's the same no matter where it starts. We also have a quest to investigate the Shadow, we can do it too.”

“Besides... Demon Lord is finished. According to news from Sakura, their players and NPCs have already allied and will definitely not let him live past today.”

“Yes, although Moon Shadow Kingdom was the first to open, it was also the first to have internal strife. We in the eternal West Continent are unaffected, it's completely a chosen land. As long as we push the main quest quickly, we will definitely be the ones to complete it first!”

That makes sense.

Hmm...

Hunter's expression improved slightly.

“Keep a close eye on the news from Sakura. At all costs, take down Demon Lord in the game first, and don't stop the plans in reality. Push on both fronts!”

“This person... no matter what, we cannot let him develop any further!”

Huaxia.

eternal Special Operations Department.

“Minister Ling, this epic update, how does it feel like it was all caused by Demon Lord?”

A group of strategists scratched their heads.

“He killed the BOSS, he started the war, and those special mechanisms are most likely from Shadow Group members...”

“I bet Demon Lord has Mythic equipment!”

Ling Wei's mouth twitched.

“And then what? How do you explain the special talents? How many would he get by himself?”

The strategists replied.

“Even if he didn't get them, I feel like it's related to him. It's probably a hidden force in Moon Shadow Kingdom... No, it should be the Moon Shadow Royal Family!”

“Right!”

“Although we don't know much about our neighbors, the Moon Shadow Royal Family is a very special existence, with all sorts of mysterious legends even within eternal, such as that prophetic princess...”

“Also, the opening of sub-professions was expected, but the new hidden series should be aimed at the Forgotten Land.”

“And for territory, even if we tried everything, we only managed to secure a few small villages, but Demon Lord just came and took the largest one.”

Alright, alright.

Ling Wei didn't want to hear their conspiracy theories here.

“Let's talk business.”

“First, regarding the main quest progression, do you have any other methods besides Demon Lord?”

“Second, Demon Lord is doing well among the little brats and little sticks, but if he can't handle the enemy's counterattack, how do we preserve the fruits of victory?”

Uh.....

The strategists were instantly stunned.

“No, Minister Ling?”

“Are you implying that Moon Shadow Kingdom is already ours by default?”

“It's so far away, even if we went bankrupt, we wouldn't be able to send more than tens of thousands of people to support...”

“Tsk!”

“Demon Lord acted too early. The server just opened, it's still in the development phase. He's starting a national war by himself, how... how can we play this?”

Bang!

Upon hearing this, Ling Wei immediately slammed the table and angrily rebuked:

“You little brats, you've gotten used to the good life, you don't know how to write the word 'poor', do you?”

“Come on, tell me, is Demon Lord a Huaxia person?”

Yes!

“Then is his territory Huaxia's territory?!”

Yes...!

“Since it's Huaxia's territory, should we manage it?!”

That's definitely... yes!

“That's over a thousand li of land! eternal will eventually cross borders, and the two worlds will eventually merge, so a thousand li of land in eternal is a thousand li of land in reality~!”

Ling Wei's eyes blazed, and he gritted his teeth, saying:

“If your ancestors knew that you, kid, just casually threw away a thousand li of land, do you believe he'd burst out of his grave and smash your head?!”

“Damn it, you prodigal son!!”

“Don't give me excuses. Since that territory was taken, it must be defended at all costs.”

“I don't want casualty numbers!”

“I only want Hel... Hercynian, whatever it's called, it's not important. Defend it at all costs! Understand?!”

......

At the same time.

Star Moon Lake.

Queen's Bedchamber.

“Alright, you may all leave~”

Before the dressing mirror.

The Queen saw Lin Ye's figure and immediately dismissed the surrounding maids.

“Did Your Majesty send for me?”

Lin Ye had just finished reading the announcement when the maid called him over.

It seemed.

The kingdom's situation was far more complex than he had anticipated.

Lin Ye, as a Lord, hadn't even taken office, and before he could make any moves, the Governor of Hercynian had already raised the banner of rebellion under the pretense of a loyalist army.

“Come here~” the Queen said softly to the mirror without turning around.

Lin Ye stepped forward.

The Queen reached back and swept aside her waterfall-like hair, revealing her cool, fair back and the undone laces that the maids hadn't had time to untie.

“Why are you staring blankly? Aren't you going to help this Queen untie it?”

In the mirror.

The smile curling on the Queen's lips was as cunning as moonlight, oh no, it was as pure as moonlight!

Hiss...!!

Lin Ye suddenly gasped.

“Your Majesty, I'm afraid this might not be appropriate. How about... I call a few maids in?”

Upon hearing this, the Queen's smile deepened a few points.

“There are no outsiders here, no need to be so reserved~”

Damn it!

Lin Ye really wanted to say.

It's precisely because there are no outsiders that I'm reserved!

If this gets out, my reputation...

Uh?

I don't seem to have much of a reputation anyway.

In the announcement.

The Governor of Hercynian had already publicly accused me of bewitching the Queen.

Did I?

This false accusation is truly unfair!

In the end.

All the problems in the kingdom became my fault?

But... I just arrived!

If he could, Lin Ye really wanted to drag that Governor's head over and make him open his dog eyes wide to see who was bewitching whom!

Of course.

No dog would believe what was said in the announcement.

It was too outrageous.

It was merely an excuse for rebellion.

While Lin Ye was deep in thought, his hands instinctively helped the Queen resolve the trouble.

After all.

He couldn't just let Her Majesty the Queen be awkward there, could he?

Lin Ye was on the payroll; he got paid to do his job.

However.

The scene after the royal robe fell to the floor made Lin Ye secretly click his tongue...

Smooth as jade, pure as the moon.

No!

The moon has craters if you look closely.

But the Queen's back, you absolutely wouldn't find a single flaw even with a magnifying glass.

In the jewelry industry.

This was flawless high-ice jade, a top-tier quality that could be called perfect!

Gulp~

Lin Ye couldn't help but swallow, then looked into the mirror.

“Your Majesty, it would truly be a pity if you didn't get a cupping session for that back~”