Chapter 366: The protagonist: Lind is the me of my dreams

The team was not allowed to enter the palace directly, but they could rest at a noble manor that they were familiar with.

Now, the only two people left in the entire Goliath noble estate that still had its owner were Alman and Druid.

The former is not familiar with Griffin Castle, while the latter welcomes everyone, but no one is willing to visit.

"what happened?"

Dorothy looked at her brothers. Even though William was just an illegitimate child, the upbringing customs of Griffin Castle made it difficult for them to have any difference in status, and they were all brothers.

The illegitimate children who have no inheritance rights will do their best to help their brothers who have inheritance rights and cooperate with each other. Dorothy is the most favored one.

When she was a child, no one dared to mess with Dorothy, because if she did, a dozen or twenty brothers would jump out.

Even when he first met the eldest prince Kurt, he kept smiling apologetically.

Even if you are a prince, you cannot refuse a duel between knights, and this is a round-robin duel.

"Did Goliath have this before?" William pointed to the huge tower-like building in front of him. Unlike ordinary tall towers, that tower always emitted some kind of energy fluctuations.

"No." Dorothy recalled the legends about Linde she had heard on the way here, which did not include this tower.

Perhaps it is just an inconspicuous part of Linde's countless "great achievements".

"Do you sense something is wrong?"

"No," William shook his head, "but I am very interested in the Duke, and I hope to persuade him to go to the Great Rift."

They finally chose to wait for the call in Goliath's newly built tavern. The journey was dusty and tiring.

Dorothy needed a simple wash and a small meal to fill her stomach.

The horses also needed to be fed, and the soldiers needed to take off their armor and take a breath.

"They are all great knights." A griffin soldier couldn't help but say.

"Every one!" another nodded.

It was simply like crazy, who could have imagined such a scene, that a great knight who could be an elite or even serve as an officer in Griffin Castle could only patrol and maintain law and order here, and even lead the way for them.

Everyone felt that it was the right thing for them to do to swear allegiance to Goliath again, otherwise they would surely die a very ugly death on the day of the war.

Entering the pub, it is very spacious.

This place looked more like a huge auditorium or a noble's ballroom than a tavern, with dozens of tables stretching to the end of the sight.

There were already people eating in the tavern, and a few bards were singing, the atmosphere was relaxed and happy.

The sounds of flutes and whistles followed the drumbeat of the poet's leather boots on the wooden floor.

"That bard, is he an undead?" Dorothy walked into the tavern with her skirt lifted up, which of course attracted a lot of attention.

"Without a doubt." William nodded.

Then a very beautiful undead walked onto the stage. She lowered her head and whispered a few words, and the style of the music suddenly changed.

"What song is this?" Dorothy thought the song was quite nice. It was a style of song that was not found in the Kingdom of Rand.

"Let it go" an undead man came over.

Dorothy was used to the offenses from the undead. They always seemed to want some "tasks" from her, but that didn't mean they liked working or were willing to be loyal. On the contrary, the undead were very picky, lazy, and undisciplined. They would beg her to give them some tasks, but if the rewards for the tasks didn't satisfy them, they would just turn around and leave.

Dorothy was angry that the dignity of the nobility was trampled upon, but William always stopped her and showed great tolerance to the undead.

So Dorothy ignored the other party and went upstairs holding her skirt.

The undead man just now looked at Dorothy's figure leaving with her chin raised, curled his lips, and returned to his own table: "She is much worse than our poster girl!"

"Nonsense, don't you see that those poster girls were all snatched back by Lin De, only this one was sent here without any hesitation, but she is really beautiful."

"She's like a little princess. If I had that much time, I might as well improve Tionne's favorability and cheat on Linde!"

"I have an idea! How high is your impression level?"

"Red name, if you see me, you should draw your sword and give me a nuclear explosion. I'm hiding from you now."

"Pfft hahaha!"

Dorothy went to the room under the guidance of the tavern maid, and the accompanying maid went to fetch water so that Dorothy could wash her face. William had no servants, and his attention was focused on the undead.

Sitting alone at a long table, William ordered a local specialty.

When the food was served, William was a little surprised. It was completely different from what he had eaten in Griffin Castle.

"What kind of meat is this?" He didn't dare to eat it directly.

The barmaid who served the "chicken" dish was a little confused as to how anyone could not recognize such a large chicken leg.

"Chicken, you have chickens here?!"

His sudden shout made the whispering undead people subconsciously turn their heads and look at him.

"Oh my god, this NPC is pretty fierce. Let's go to the tavern to find a chicken."

"Hey, come on, why don't you see the chicken yard?"

"You can't even take your pants off, what are you looking for?"

"It's okay for me to satisfy my craving for words."

"Yes, Goliath has a chicken farm." The tavern maid nodded, not understanding what was so surprising about this.

Meat has always been a scarce resource. Compared with human mutation, the probability of animal mutation is higher. Even in Goliath, meat only appears on the tables of the royal palace, dukes, etc. Soldiers joining the army to fight can occasionally eat meat. Otherwise, they need to go to the tavern to consume it.

The high price of meat is closely related to the difficulty of breeding and raising it.

“Sorry, I just…” William reached out and grabbed the chicken leg, opened his mouth and took a bite.

This was a very satisfying meal for him. Even in Griffin Castle, it was not always possible to eat such delicious dishes. At the same time, it also made him more and more curious about Lind.

It was not until the evening that soldiers finally came to inform them that they would be allowed to go to the palace and have dinner with the Queen, the Duke and others.

William changed into a noble robe but did not wear a badge. He was a Griffin, but not a Griffin.

The soldier who came to lead the way talked eloquently. He happened to be one of the vanguards who had participated in the "Dragon Slaying War". He vividly described how they, together with the Duke, defeated the dragon-transformed soldiers and rushed into the palace.

In his words, Lind was described as a "walking god on earth" and the soldiers' worship of him was like a crazy belief.

Victory will inspire admiration, and constant victory will deepen the admiration until it becomes insane.

The steps to enter the palace were not complicated. The soldiers stopped at the gate of the palace and were then led by the palace maids. The journey was a bit dull.

In the audience room of the palace, Dorothy and William saw Queen Rania.

"Dorothy Griffin of Griffinburg, meeting the Queen." She said in a submissive manner.

William followed closely behind, but his eyes were immediately fixed on the two figures standing beside him.

The figure on the left was about four or five meters tall. If this was not a palace but a private residence, he would not be able to enter it. The aura emanating from the other party was very strong, but not so strong that William had to look directly at the other party.

His gaze shifted to Lind's body; the lion emblem was not difficult to recognize.

But just as William was secretly looking at Lind, Lind's eyes immediately turned away, and his sharp reaction was like a thorn.

A powerful aura immediately rushed towards William. William felt like a griffin cub that had just hatched from its shell and had not yet learned to fly, and in front of him was a Warcraft lion with its bloody mouth opened wide, looking down at him.

He could even feel the violent hot wind mixed with the aura of death hitting his face as Lind's gaze followed him, and his hair seemed to curl slightly under his gaze.

It was like seeing a horrific fantasy at the moment of death. Even at that moment, William had an absurd feeling that he would die in Lind's next attack.

"William! William!" Dorothy's voice came to his ears, and William woke up from his dazed state.

"Ah?" He looked up and found that the three people in front of him were looking at him.

"Sorry, Your Majesty!" William knew that he should take responsibility for his mistake first.

But Lind's voice also came: "He seems a little absent-minded. Don't be too harsh on him."

William was surprised, but he no longer dared to look directly into those lion eyes.

"The unification of the kingdom is imperative, and no one can divide the land!" Rania said, "I can still recognize that Igor's territorial ownership is valid, but you must implement new laws within the kingdom's territory, including paying taxes and fighting for the kingdom."

"Yes." Dorothy nodded. She had made sufficient preparations before coming.

But she has to fight for more when it comes to taxes and responsibilities.

"besides……"

"Your Majesty, I have something to say!" Linde suddenly spoke.

Dorothy looked at Lind and frowned slightly. Even though Lind was a duke, he still had no power to interrupt the queen when she was speaking.

She thought that her previous guess might be somewhat biased. The country might have returned to the hands of the queen, but the queen was not independent and she had to rely on the man in front of her.

This discovery made Dorothy feel uneasy.

"If you want to continue to be loyal, you must assume certain obligations, and refusal is not allowed!" Lind said.

"What would happen otherwise?" Dorothy couldn't help the sarcasm in her voice.

"Start the war!" Lin De said calmly.

He was just as bloody as what she had heard, which reduced Dorothy's impression of Lind to the lowest level.

At the same time, after the Griffin siblings entered the visiting room, Lind noticed their outward emotions. There was no need for him to investigate. Their emotions were like tentacles that actively wrapped around him.

Before rushing over, Lind had already had a general understanding of "William". He hoped to obtain the heroic-level potion formula from the other party.

Then he can go one step further and successfully start the epic Storm Rider path.

Lord Leon, the Executioner of Disaster, went to the front line of the abyss to fight at the epic level, which also shows that the epic level is the most basic level of [Expedition 1.0 of the Great Rift].

Lind can analyze the strength of the enemies he might encounter by the level of the undead, but this is only for reference and cannot be fully trusted.

At this stage, the undead level is only open to level 20 (Grand Knight), and even level 21 (Upper Grand Knight) is not open, which means that the enemy's strength will not be too strong at all.

But with the sudden public beta test before, Lind can be sure that the "official" control over this world is almost zero.

In order to get the formula from William, Lind made various preparations based on his behavior.

If you take it by force, the probability of success is very low.

The other party is obviously the protagonist of this version. He can get the series recognition from the chief of the novice village, so he must be very determined in his heart. I don’t know to what extent he has been brainwashed, but based on the fact that the stronger the target, the weaker the brainwashing effect, it can be inferred that William should still retain self-awareness.

Then the only option left is to outsmart them.

He had never tried it before, but this time he wanted to try to improve the favorability of a male NPC.

As soon as they met, the other person was secretly looking at him. Lind took advantage of the other person's offensive gaze and successfully invaded with emotions.

Favorability: 10
Linde was a little surprised. They had never met before, so why did he have such a high degree of favorability towards him?

Just when he was about to improve William's favor, Dorothy's emotions suddenly exploded. Her small face under the big glasses was full of resentment, and her favorability level dropped directly to freezing point.

Dorothy? Not important at all!
When Lind finished talking about starting the war, Dorothy became obedient. Because she had lost all her favorability towards him, she was very "stable" emotionally, but her breathing became a little rapid and she was out of breath.

William's attitude also changed, and his impression of Lind dropped by -2.

Linde was not surprised by this. After all, "favorability" is just an emotional expression. Numbers cannot represent everything because a person's mood is always changing. Just like Raniya, whose favorability towards him was over 90 before, has now dropped to 81.

It was originally at 79 points, but because Lind put on clothes that he rarely wore before, Rania's favorability suddenly soared to 90 points, and then dropped to 77 points. After several rounds of ups and downs, it finally stayed at 81 points.

Just as Lind said "start the war", Rania's favorability increased by another point.

Wait a minute! How come the Red Knight's favorability increased by 3 points?
He was sure that if he continued to use favorability as a "plug-in" to communicate with others, he would die of exhaustion, because human hearts are unpredictable.

However, the Red Knight was a bit dangerous, so Lind slightly turned his body to avoid facing him.

"Griffin Castle must open up trade routes!" Lind said, "We must ensure that merchants can travel within the kingdom. The grain tax needs to be lowered, and the taxes on weapons and ores can be appropriately raised."

what?
Dorothy and William were both stunned. This was a good condition for them.

There are many mines near the "King of Ashes", but food production in the corresponding southern territories is difficult, and people can only eat some mutated food to fill their stomachs.

"Also, we must send troops to participate in the expedition." Lind continued, and he was about to use his big move.

"Expedition?" William asked subconsciously.

"Yes, south of the Morpheus Gate, the abyss of the Great Rift is ready to move. We must concentrate more forces there. Every lord and soldier has an obligation to contribute to the future of mankind."

William's impression +10
Linde smiled slightly and said, "You are the great and glorious protagonist, so how could you hate me, an NPC who conforms to the version?"

"The soldiers who join the expeditionary force will receive the same treatment as the Land Corps, and the weapons will be provided entirely by me."

William's impression +10
"The expeditionary force will be stationed at Morpheus Gate for a long time. You must send generals to the scene. I will also be there and use my life as the last line of defense!"

William's impression +10
With every word Lind said, William's favorability would increase sharply.

Because what he mentioned included the welfare benefits for soldiers, the preferential treatment for the undead, and the attitude towards the abyss, etc.

Moreover, he completely set an example by himself, sacrificing all his interests as a noble.

If the person standing here today was not William, but other nobles, they would definitely hate Lind deeply, and every decision made by Lind would be like cutting flesh from them.

But the one standing here today is William, the protagonist of this version.

Dorothy? She's not important.

William also thought about implementing the decision made by Lind at this moment, but he knew that he couldn't do it, so he could only squeeze out some benefits for the immortals from other details.

William always believed that the undead were the main force in fighting against disasters.

How can we not use warriors who are not afraid of death and will not die just because we are afraid of their strength?

He could understand the nobles' stinginess with wealth, but he could not understand their decision to throw the baby out with the bathwater.

After the dinner, the two left in a hurry.

Dorothy was indignant: "He is just a powerful and treacherous minister! Didn't you see that he was commanding the queen the whole time? The whole kingdom is his land and his soldiers! He even made us sacrifice all our interests, everything!"

William, however, suppressed his joy, because every decision Linde made was something he wanted to do but couldn't do.

William: Lind is the person I dreamed of!
　This Saturday and Sunday, I will write 2 words every day, and speed up a little.

　　I've been replaying 2077 recently and have been a bit lazy in updating.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)