Freedom Plains, the Light Nation, was the strongest among the four powers and also covered the most significant area of the Freedom Plains. The lands were filled with life and peace.
However, today, the usual peaceful Light Nation was bristling with activities as platoons of soldiers gathered everywhere as if a war was coming.
The Valley of Light was the most mysterious place in the entire freedom plains, and it was the heart of Light Nation because this place never fell into darkness. Even at night, some mysterious power kept it as bright as day.
Inside a towering building right in the Valley of Light,
In a spacious room, a golden-capped figure with a 1.9-meter height stood in front of large monitor screens. One after another, the screens started to light showing projections of figures who all have something in common.
Their expression was as gloomy as they could get.
Expect the three screens in front, which had only blurred instead of a clear picture.
The person in the golden cap bowed in front of three blurry screens and hoarsely said, "Mighty Lords, please help us!"
The other visible figures also do the same as this golden cap, and they all bowed and called in pleading voices, "Might Lords, please help us!"
"First, tell us who broke the shackle of Dark Ruins?" A melodious voice exempt from any emotion rang from a blurry blue projection.
One by one, they started to answer and wholeheartedly declined anything to do with the Dark Ruins.
The golden cap person was last to speak, "No one from the Light Nation has gone into the dark woodlands. At least not one powerful enough who could find and break shackle alone!
"Especially when the Lich Minister has been guarding that place for hundreds of years, and anything remotely possible to have some connection with the shackle is heavenly guarded by the Dark Beings.
"If someone of that caliber entered that place who could discover the shackle and the method to break it, then the Second Freedom Lord will be the first one to take action!
"It is clear that those malicious corpses wanted to destroy our freedom plains and rule the rare plains alone!"
Everyone agreed with the golden cap person.
This time a deep voice filled with authority sounded from the blurry red screen, "The shackle was not broken from their side, and we have already confirmed it. The shackle was broken by someone with Life Signal. Which automatically broke the treaty by the Life Faction side.
"Now the Dead Faction of Rare Plains can attack justifiably, and we can't interfere this time, or this will affect our side. All we can do is stop someone from here from interfering in Rare Plains. You guys are on your own!"
The voice was cold and cruel at the end, making everyone listening pale.
"But we're not a match for the Lich King!" The golden cap figure hoarsely stated with a pleading tone, "Please, you can't abandon us!"
"Hmph, you guys only have yourself to blame. Always suppressing talents with your selfish rules and killing them if they show ambitions.
"Since your four freedom lords didn't like to be under anyone's control and instead like to keep others under their control, you can only blame yourself for this blunder.
"Don't expect us to give you any more help this time. I had enough of your incompetence. If you guys don't solve this problem, the Nightmare Knight Legions will no longer have any ties with Rare Plains!
"From now till the day you resolve this problem, all contact with the Rare Plains Nightmare Knight Legion will be completely cut off!" A booming voice rang, filled with rage in the gray screen, making others ashen.
But before anyone could react, the person on the other side cut off the connection, and the screen got blank!
Despair filled the heart of everyone on the clear screens, and the person in the golden cap fell on the floor as his ragged breathing could be heard.
The deep voice also rang again, "You guys had this coming for a long time. As Chairman stated, your four freedom lords didn't hand the complete shares to us, and this plummeted the rare plains' technology progress.
"And as a result of your selfishness, now someone has already done the damage. If you had taken our full support, it would've never happened.
"The Alchemy Guild will also cease all contacts until this problem is resolved with all the branches of Rare Plains!"
With this, his screen also turned black.
Another one of the three hegemony abandoned them!
No one speaks. They didn't have the power to since it was too shocking for them. They were all aloof leaders of the freedom plains, but now they were feeling helplessness that they had never felt before.
Likewise, they were all arrogant in the past and didn't bow their heads to three hegemonies and believed that they would not be conquered by another, but now they finally understand just how laughable their decision had been.
The women's emotionless voice rang again, "I won't blame you as two chairmen did, but I'll put the Bank's interest first so the Zodiac Taurus Bank will do the same.
"But I'll also leave you guys with some advice since one of the shackles has already been broken by the Life Faction. Try to find and break the other as well. The Rare Plains will only have either 3 or 5 shackles.
"If it's three, then you just need to break one more, and you can rebuy 1,000 years of peace with your authority as a winner. If it's five, then snatch the reaming two from the Dead Faction's hands.
"It is the only way. Fight them in dark ruins. It is far better than fighting them in the open when they gain access to all the rare plains. Since the shackle was broken so soon by an unknown factor, this also means the trial this time is easy. So, you only have 10 to 20 years!"
With that, the women's screen also vanished.
An eerie silence descended on the place.
At this moment, a fox head orc suddenly said, "The Killer Skull Society is agreed to help the Rare Plains!"
Everyone's eyes turned toward the person as they all looked at him with disbelief.
The golden cape person suddenly trembled as he looked toward the screen and hoarsely asked, "You join them?!"
The fox face orc sighed and shook his head, "No, but I contacted Important Grace34 prior to this conference since I was prepared if something like this might happen. If you want, I can take him into the conference channel."
"How bold of you, Vice Minister of Ice Nation, to dare to contact the enemy of entire freedom plains just on a hunch!" A furious elf yelled.
"Hmph, we all know who is the enemy of the entire freedom plains right now. Although those guys oppose us all the time, if the Dark Beings manage to succeed, and there is an 80% chance that they will, I would prefer to work with those degenerates than turn into a fucking sheep!" The fox face orc retorted coldly.
Silence descent into the room since everyone knew the consequences of letting Dark Beings run wild. They had not forgotten what it was like when the rare plain trial was completed for the first time.
The time could only be described as filled with darkness by their predecessors. But alas, now an even worse time was approaching. No matter what, they never wanted to experience those things described in the secret history books.
The person in the golden cape finally spoke, "Alright, let him in."
His voice was filled with helplessness, and others could only keep their mouths shut since they also wanted to survive.
If they wanted to have any chance against fighting with the dark beings in the dark ruins, they needed first to clear their internal conflict and gather all the help they could.
Thereupon, a screen lit up, and a person wearing a golden mask appeared, sitting on a chair while the background was completely dark. Only his black eyes shone with mockery behind his mask could be seen.
It was Important Grace34!
"Ah, so many big faces. I have to say. I'm truly awed."
Important Grace34's mocking voice sounded as he looked at those high and mighty figures who always wanted to capture him, but now they were forced to seek his help. He was thrilled, to say the least!
"Don't make me regret it. Just state your conditions and don't go overboard, or I rather fight those dark beings!" The person in the golden cap coldly stated as his entire bearing changed from a minute ago when he fell on his knee like a fragile old man.
Important Grace34 sneered, "Elder Light, I must say I always wanted to meet you, but you are not easy to get in touch with, and I know you would've never agreed to talk with a degenerate like me, but here we are. Which could only mean those high and mighty hegemonies have abandoned you. Hahaha!"
