The Players and the Protagonist Want to Kill Me – Chapter 211

Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)

Xi Wei was not from Earth. Before his transmigration, he was merely a distinguished young noble from Blue Star.

He knew nothing of the Lord of All-That-Is-Conscious, Cthulhu.
However, the fact that the God of Death was incapacitated just by glancing at Him was enough to illustrate how troublesome the Old Gods were.
No wonder those deities had to prepare vessels with resistance to the Old Ones in advance.
The demi-humans, to put it plainly, were excellent seeds. Whoever awakened could blossom and bear fruit, and that fruit would become a vessel.
It was likely during the Ragnarok period that the deities of Cain Continent had no resistance to the Old Ones, which led to heavy casualties.

But what about the system?
If the system was in league with the deities, why didn’t it stop him from killing Baser?
He didn’t ask the system this question, as asking would undoubtedly result in a string of garbled code.
The problem now facing Xi Wei was whether to summon the players before or after his coronation.

If it were before his coronation, new players could witness his ascension to the throne as King.
There would be a grand military parade to showcase his strength as the Lord of Eagle Territory.
This could also make the players more compliant.
However, the drawback was the fear that some players might act foolishly during his solemn coronation ceremony.
For example, shouting, “Long live our Emperor, for ten thousand years, ten thousand years!”
Or something like, “Eastern Sect Leader, for all eternity, unite the martial world!”
That would be very awkward.
It might even lead to a mass protest and suicide incident by players during the King’s coronation.
Did he even want to be King then?
His townsfolk collectively committing suicide on his first day in office – how much hatred was that?

But if he summoned the players after the coronation ceremony, these players might not take him seriously at all, or even disdainfully ignore his commands.
After all, Ye Hao was backstabbed by the Scheming Frog.
Although Ye Hao’s own incompetence played a part, it also demonstrated that players were indeed difficult to control.
He was responsible for such a large city here, unlike the small Dawn Town.
What if the players harassed the townsfolk every other day? Just dealing with these trivial matters would wear him out.

After much deliberation, Xi Wei ultimately decided to summon the players before the coronation ceremony, allowing them to participate in the military parade and coronation.
To increase his deterrent power, he needed to recruit a batch of dragons before then.
But the most important thing now was to find a place in the outer city to summon the players.
A moment later.

Xi Wei, followed by ten Holy Knights of Light, leading his five thousand Crusaders and five thousand Sharpshooters, arrived at the largest building in the outer city of Winter City.
This was a large gladiatorial arena, built by the former lord, the loyal Karallant, for the First Prince. It also served as a place for him to select elites and earn side income.
However, since Xi Wei took office, this gladiatorial arena had been banned from use.
The criminals and gladiators who were once held in the arena were either conscripted or, if their hands were dirty, were sent to mine iron ore alongside hooligans and war captives.
The iron mines were now utilizing Nina’s Rich Mineral Art, doubling their output. Winter City alone no longer lacked iron ore, and various city defense facilities were being constructed in an orderly fashion.
After this matter concluded, Xi Wei intended to take Nina to explore new mineral deposits around Winter City.

“All Crusaders, divide into teams of five hundred and occupy the ten gates.”
Xi Wei gave the command, and the elite Crusader warriors immediately carried out the order, blocking all entrances and exits of the gladiatorial arena.
“All archers, go to the first-tier stands and surround the entire gladiatorial arena. Ensure your range can attack the center of the arena.”
With all preparations complete, Xi Wei, clad in armor, rode atop a majestic Griffin.
This Griffin was Tu Ji, the mate of Huo Ji.
Compared to Huo Ji’s bulky physique, Tu Ji, though leaner, had a very well-proportioned and graceful build, appearing exceptionally agile. It was perfect for a demonstration at this time.
Behind him, ten Holy Knights of Light held their Light Shields, their glorious lances pointed forward, standing ready.
Behind the Holy Knight in the center, the black and gold eagle flag of Eagle Territory was carried.
It fluttered in the west wind.
Xi Wei’s expression was solemn, and his aura grew increasingly imposing, like that of a majestic lion.

“Begin the summoning ritual!”
【Ding! Player Summoning Ritual initiated. Please wait briefly, Host.】
…
At the same time, the five thousand players from Dawn Town suddenly saw blackness, felt a wave of dizziness, and were instantly kicked out of the game.
When they tried to log back in, they found their accounts were gone.
This scene seemed somewhat familiar, as if it had happened once last month.
While cursing the programmers and game designers, they swarmed into the official website for the Cain Continent game.
As expected, a frantically flashing pop-up window, like a virus, appeared on the game’s official website.
As if afraid players wouldn’t see it, the information in the pop-up was all in bold red letters:
【To optimize the player experience, #We are providing five thousand slots for the Eagle Territory faction game. Please click #□ the link below to grab a slot and obtain activation qualification. After re-logging into the game, you can join the new faction: Website Link】