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  What? Eternal Kingdom was conspiring with the Human Faction? Did Eternal Kingdom release these creatures from the Human Faction? Had Eternal Kingdom defected?

  It was now apparent to Cherry why the two factions engaged in small skirmishes instead of large scale wars. There were various groups in each faction who wouldn’t yield, so they engaged in their own personal fights.

  It was only Cherry’s initial speculation. He could only be conclusive after a deeper investigation.

  Now was the opportunity for the investigation!

  After the Hamster finished reading from the A4 paper, Brainiac pondered for a while before saying, “That’s right. I feel that we should cooperate. Lord Sherlock said that Victoria City isn’t trustworthy, but I see the future threat of the Ogres, and we can’t defeat them alone.”


  The Hamster said, “That’s right. Let’s discuss the conditions. After defeating the Ogres, the Sighing Wilderness will become the territory of Victoria City!”


  Sighing Wilderness? Where was that?

  Cherry was befuddled. He was sure that he hadn’t heard of the Sighing Wilderness before. Was it a territory of Eternal Kingdom? That was possible.

  “No, this Sighing Wilderness belongs to Winterfell and the Underworld Merchant Alliance. Though it’s a different faction, Lord Sherlock has always viewed Winterfell as a brother and the Merchant Alliance as one of us. Even if we have to sacrifice a million of our citizens, to help Winterfell, we’ll still do it!” Brainiac used his monotonous voice and shouted.

  “That means our negotiation has broken down? Then you shall die!” the Hamster shouted, and the two parties started fighting viciously. Cherry was shocked by the cruelty and bloodiness of the battle.

  The battle ended. Arthur sacrificed Peasant and BurningChestHair to annihilate the gamers of Victoria City. In the 5v5 battle, Arthur’s team achieved an overwhelming victory. Victoria City didn’t choose their strongest warriors. At least, they didn’t see Dragonborn.

  “This is war! Initially, we wanted to avoid conflict, but if you are unrepentant, we’ll declare war! Before we deal with the Ogres and occupy the Sighing Wilderness, we will kill all of you! We shall see!”


  The Hamster shouted his dialogue from the A4 paper. Afterward, he put the dropped equipment into his pushcart before running to the distant outpost.

  Brainiac muttered to himself, “It seems like war is inevitable. Warriors, we have to prepare early. We can’t let Victoria City succeed in its evil plan and defeat the Ogres! We have to shoulder these heavy responsibilities!”


  Brainiac left with the gamers while Cherry gaped in astonishment.

  The hidden Sherlock nodded with satisfaction, and Bru happily said, “Lord Sherlock, I understand your intention! When Cherry reports back to the Merchant Alliance, he will say that Eternal Kingdom is on the side of the Merchant Alliance. Using the threat of Victoria City proves our resolve in protecting Winterfell and defeating the Ogres. We will gain greater trust from the Merchant Alliance and obtain more resources. At an appropriate time, Victoria City and Eternal Kingdom will attack Winterfell, which will become our Stronghold!”


  “The first part is my plan,” said Sherlock. “Victoria City will be discovered sooner or later. Instead of hiding it, it’s better to mislead Cherry and the Merchant Alliance, who will support my decision to continue fighting the Ogres and Victoria City. If they send an army to deal with Victoria City, we’ll withdraw the gamers.”


  “I see. I would like to see Lord Sherlock occupy Winterfell, but it’s more appropriate to consolidate our power. I understand Lord Sherlock’s plan!”


  Sherlock gazed at Cherry, who was packing up and leaving. He then walked in the direction of the Eternal Kingdom outpost as he said, “We can leave now. We’ll leave it to Cherry to report to the Merchant Alliance.”


  Cherry didn’t disappoint Sherlock. After witnessing the conflict between the Underworld and the Surface World, Cherry returned to Winterfell.

  What? Continue to do surveillance because the intelligence gathered was too little? With the continuous 24-hour patrols from Eternal Kingdom and Victoria City, Cherry felt that it was impossible for him to do surveillance at close proximity.

  If he walked on the great wilderness, he would be discovered immediately. Cherry was impressed by the security of the Eternal Kingdom Faction, as there were at least a few thousand warriors patrolling the area.

  Moreover, he had obtained the required intelligence. With what he gathered, he had arrived at a conclusion!

  After arriving at a safe area, Cherry wrote an intelligence report before sending the burnt letter to Bond.

  “After my intensive investigation, I discovered a shocking secret.

  In this wilderness, there were Ogres, and forces of Eternal Kingdom and Victoria City. I don’t know how Victoria City infiltrated the Underworld, but Eternal Kingdom is currently defending the Sighing Wilderness from them!

  I don’t know the location of the Sighing Wilderness, nor have I discovered other details, but I’m sure that the Ogres are holding the key to the Sighing Wilderness!

  They mentioned that they have to defeat the Ogres before occupying the Sighing Wilderness.

  Accordingly, the Sighing Wilderness is part of the territory of the Merchant Alliance. I don’t recall the Merchant Alliance having a place called the Sighing Wilderness, so I can’t explain this point.

  I conclude that there is a precious treasure in the Sighing Wilderness!”