Wizard: Starting fro Chapter 250: Backstabbed by Players

Chapter 250: Chapter 250: Backstabbed by Players

It’s relatively easy for players wanting to join the Shadow Council, as many strategies have already been shared on the forums.

Quite a few players, eager to experience the role of a villain in the ga, even gave up their Four Gods Sect identity to turn and join the Shadow Council.

However, being part of the Shadow Council isn’t that easy, as the ga is sowhat too realistic.

There is no content filtering in this ga, so so players, after joining the Shadow Council, were exposed to many extrely bloody scenes, and the Shadow Council also demanded that they do so harmful things.

Initially, since it was just a ga, many didn’t take it seriously, but due to the ga’s extre realism, quite a few players, holding weapons while facing unard civilians, found themselves unable to act.

In a daze, they felt this was a real world, and the NPC reactions were too realistic, making them hesitant.

So players therefore gave up joining the Shadow Council, and so even developed psychological shadows from these experiences, leading them to quit the ga altogether.

Yet there are players who were extrely excited, doing these things without any psychological pressure, becoming mbers of the Shadow Council.

Robert learned quite a bit about this on the forums, and he inherently couldn’t accept the modus operandi of the Shadow Council.

To him, there was no need to join this evil faction when there was a bright future ahead, without having to traverse the dark sewers.

Moreover, due to the lack of filtering chanisms in this ga, many players have already discovered new modes of play within the ga.

For instance, Azure Vault City indeed has brothels, and at night, scantily clad won are soliciting business everywhere. So players, after trying it out, were amazed to find that they could actually experience the entire process, almost as if it were real.

These players imdiately got addicted, working tirelessly within the ga just to experience it at night, without any risk involved.

Robert thought: "Since Duke ntioned that a rat from the Shadow Council sneaked in, it ans he is opposed to the Shadow Council, and the Shadow Council even causes trouble..."

He quickly realized that if he wanted to continue following Duke, he must not have any ties to the Shadow Council, or he would sever this quest chain.

"It seems this ga’s faction delineations are subtly defined, and every choice players make will have a significant impact on the future..." Robert mused.

Robert also noticed another detail in Duke’s words: that upon hearing about the matter, Holy Daughter Dali imdiately brought a large group of followers over.

What is Holy Daughter Dali coming over for? It’s likely to assist Duke, indicating that Duke’s relationship with the Light Sect is not ordinary, at least, his relationship with Holy Daughter Dali should be good.

Robert’s mind quickly spun, and as these thoughts flashed by, he beca more aware of the imnse power behind this mysterious NPC before him.

Holy Daughter Dali is already an absolute top presence within the Light Sect, and given her good relationship with Duke, it indicates Duke also holds a high status.

"Since Duke is opposed to the Shadow Council, perhaps I could leverage this angle by providing so valuable information." Robert thought.

He realized that for the NPCs within the ga, the Shadow Council is hidden in the shadows, and thus obtaining effective information should be scarce.

But for players, information on the Shadow Council is easily accessible; reviewing the ga forums reveals plenty, with many players who joined the Shadow Council sharing experiences or complaints.

The Shadow Council plans to utilize players because of their Undying Bodies, but they fail to recognize that players lack any sense of loyalty nor can they be expected to keep secrets.

The Shadow Council probably never imagined sothing like player forums exists, leading their information to be completely exposed with no secrets left among these players.

Players joining the Shadow Council unscrupulously share all sorts of information on the forums; to them, it’s just a ga, and who would genuinely adhere to the rules of an in-ga organization?

"Lord Duke, I have so information concerning the Shadow Council," Robert said hastily.

"Oh? Let’s hear it," Duke replied with interest.

Robert nodded and began to explain the information he’d gathered from the forums about the Shadow Council.

The Shadow Council is an enormous organization rooted in various locations throughout the entire Oracle Plane, forming a colossal underground faction.

There has always been a presence of the Shadow Council in Azure Vault City, though in the past, they were quite discreet with no large-scale operations.

This ti, they’ve surfaced mainly to recruit players into the Shadow Council.

The Shadow Council had an eye on the players’ characteristics, intending to enlist these divinely endowed individuals with Undying Bodies to work for them.

Upon joining the Shadow Council, players are assigned nurous tasks, and completing these tasks is the only way to obtain the extraordinary power promised by the Shadow Council.

"Recently, many players have been tasked with capturing so civilians, who are then transported to a mine far from Azure Vault City. The Shadow Council has discovered a special mineral deposit there, requiring a lot of manpower for mining and slting..." Robert continued without holding back the information he knew.

"A mineral deposit?" Duke keenly picked up on this keyword.

What could tempt the Shadow Council wouldn’t be ordinary mineral resources, likely Magic tal.

Duke had also learned a bit during this ti; there are nurous kinds of Magic tals in the Oracle Plane, though there currently isn’t a stable way to acquire them.

Buying them wouldn’t be feasible, as he needs too much.

Duke’s Yellow Sand Crystal has only a bit over thirty tons of tallic Yellow Sand left, requiring a lot of Magic tal replenishnt.

At least a hundred tons or so is needed to maintain decent combat power, eliminating the worry of depleting it all at once without reserves.

However, that quantity is too vast, and it’s not the Plane Wars period now, leaving no ans for large-scale acquisition.

But the information Robert provided is crucial; if the mining area the Shadow Council is currently exploiting is indeed Magic tal, Duke would need to devise a thorough plan.

He pondered for a while and then asked, "Robert, do you have a way to obtain the ore from that mining area or the refined tal?"

Duke first needs to confirm the mineral deposit’s nature there before making any other plans.

Robert thought about it and replied, "No problem, I can get it!"

If he went alone, it would naturally be extrely difficult, but acquiring those ores or tals doesn’t require him to go himself; he just needs to use the power of money.