Chapter 215 - The First Duke of Kent!
Chapter 215 – The First Duke of Kent!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Princess Lena did not refute Li Cheng’s confident words, almost as if she had tacitly agreed. However, her eyes were a little absent-minded as she looked at the smoke-filled Hindley City.
A gentle breeze blew past, making Lena’s silver hair flutter in the wind. The other half of her hair was tightly pressed against her fair cheeks.
After this battle, the strength of the Kingdom of Kent had been reduced by at least half. However, it could also be considered as bidding farewell to the endless Civil War. She believed that there would be no more internal strife in the Kingdom of Kent in the future.
“Go and order the soldiers to surrender. Otherwise, I’m afraid my troops will completely kill all your troops in Hindley City,” Li Cheng said indifferently as he followed Lena’s line of sight.
Princess Lena rolled her eyes at Li Cheng and did not say anything. She just nodded and left in a hurry.
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Princess Lena’s right to speak would naturally be questioned by many. In the history of the Kingdom of Kent, there had never been a woman who ascended the throne before.
However, with the two princes already dead, the generals could only express their loyalty to this last descendant of the royal family. The troops from the surrounding cities that hurried over received the order to return.
As for those who refused to surrender, Princess Lena was not a weak woman. They were all classified as rebels and were immediately executed.
An hour later, as the last soldier surrendered, the system’s voice rang.
“Ding, dong! World announcement. The Civil War in the Kingdom of Kent has ended. Princess Lena has become the new queen. The coronation ceremony will be held in three days!
“Ding, dong! World announcement. Princess Lena has established the national religion of the Kingdom of Kent in the Phantom Church. Those who believe in the church can enjoy the following privileges.
“First. You may accept specific church missions. Upon completing the mission, you’ll receive contribution points from the Phantom Church. Contribution points can be exchanged for military services, equipment, and consumables.
“Second. You can unlock specific buildings. Third, in the Kingdom of Kent, you can purchase supplies and station your troops there.
“Ding, dong! World Announcement. Player Netherworld has been designated as the first Duke of the Kingdom of Kent!
“Ding, dong! World Announcement. The guild, Extreme God, has been designated as the Official Cooperative Guild of the Kingdom of Kent. All Extreme God members have the right to station troops and obtain supplies in the Kingdom of Kent. At the same time, they can receive the highest level military mission in the Kingdom of Kent.
“Ding, dong…”
When the system’s series of notifications fell, the players were all stunned.
They had planned to join the battle between Li Cheng and the Kingdom of Kent. If they could obtain some benefits from it, it would be the best thing that could happen.
Even if they could not get a share, it did not matter. It was good enough to be able to watch Li Cheng fall. After all, no one thought that he would survive.
Their troops were still on the way, far from the border of the Kingdom of Kent. Yet, the war had already ended?
For a while, all the players could not accept it. It was not because Li Cheng had fallen or not, but because their efforts were wasted.
Not only did they not receive any benefits, but they also wasted a lot of resources sending their armies over. After all, their debts to the Church of Light were still there.
“No way! It’s over already? I haven’t even made it!”
“F*ck, how strong is this Netherworld boss? He defeated an entire NPC kingdom?”
“This… Is Nethwerworld boss playing with us?”
“Brothers, have you heard of the Phantom Church? Is it reliable?”
“It should be similar to the Church of Light. This is a good opportunity. The Church of Light couldn’t even squeeze their way in. Now, we can receive quests from another church!”
“Netherworld, Big Brother, how’s the Phantom Church? What do you think about it?”
At that moment, the system’s voice was still ringing in Li Cheng’s ears.
“Ding, dong! You’ve been designated as the Holy Son of the Phantom Church. You’re also the highest-level priest. You’ll receive the following privileges.
“First. You may issue the highest-level SSS mission of the church, but you’ll also have to issue the rewards for the SSS-class missions and above.
“Second. You may recruit all the followers of the Phantom Church. Their loyalty and morale points will be permanently maxed out.
“Third. You may manage the transfer of all church personnel.
“Fourth. You may control all the merchandise in the Phantom Church Shop.
“…
“Ding, dong! You’ve been given the title of First Duke by Queen Lena of the Kingdom of Kent. This title is the highest title in the Kingdom of Kent. You’ll enjoy the following privileges.
“First. You can control up to a quarter of the kingdom’s territory.
“Second. You can control all the combat units in the kingdom.
“Third. You can participate in the formulation of the national policy.
“Fourth. You have the obligation to protect the royal family and can freely enter and exit the palace.”
As the system’s voice fell, Li Cheng rubbed his ears. The system’s voice had been ringing for a long time. On top of that, he had expected to receive these two new identities.
The operation of the Phantom Church was naturally under Li Cheng’s command. With Ella’s intelligence, she would not be able to think of such a measure. If a church wanted to develop, the most important thing was the number of believers of the church.
Li Cheng’s method was very simple. The Kingdom of Kent would become the first human empire to be opened to players. It would issue a series of church and empire missions. After these missions were completed, the rewards would be given by Li Cheng himself. This could be said to be extremely generous.
However, in order to receive the mission, there were two conditions that had to be met, and that was to build the Phantom Church Altar and the Moon Dance Goddess Altar!
Moreover, the mission also required the players’ troops to pray in the two altars for a period of time. One had to know that the players’ troops could also produce faith value.
Although the faith value they produced was not much, there was a large number of players. This extremely large population was the current source of belief value for the various Gods.
The benefits brought by the First Duke title were also within Li Cheng’s expectations. In fact, he could completely overthrow Lena and occupy the entire kingdom, but if he did that, it would definitely cause a huge backlash. At that point, the nine temples could not sit idly by.
Li Cheng also did not have the time to govern an extremely complicated super-large empire. His strategy was relatively clear, and that was to train migrant workers and spokespersons.
Currently, the Queen of Kent, Lena, was a perfect migrant worker. In addition to her status as the queen, she had an even more important status, and that was the Saintess of the Phantom Goddess.
As long as Li Cheng and Ella maintained a good relationship, he did not have to worry about Lena betraying him. As for Ella, he knew this lady’s personality quite well.
It had never been easy for her to get so close to someone. Hence, her relationship with Li Cheng could only be described as extraordinary..