I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

"It seems this West Castle has not yet been completed."

Lis surveyed the deep grey castle before him and began to ponder.

After leaving Snow Ridge Town, he had traveled directly north, crossing the Luoxue Mountains to arrive at this West Valley.

This was also the place the Golden Dragon had hinted at before leaving, prompting Lis to come and check it out.

In fact, based on the location described by the Golden Dragon, Lis had already roughly guessed the situation with the castle.

The castle was one of two important transit points built by the Dillon Kingdom in the Luoxue Mountains, laying the groundwork for the Dillon Kingdom's army to invade the Feis Kingdom.

By the time the castle was completed and the Feis Kingdom realized what was happening, it was too late to stop it.

The Feis Kingdom, having dispatched most of its forces eastward, was unable to mount an effective response; it could only send envoys to issue condemnations, while the Dillon Kingdom insisted that the construction was meant to protect passing merchant caravans from Magic Beast attacks, with no other intentions.

Only a fool would believe that!

But the Feis Kingdom had no other option. Even aware of Dillon Kingdom's plot, with insufficient strength and the Northern territory Nobles Lords unprepared, the Dillon army swiftly conquered nearly half of the Feis Kingdom's northern territories after crossing the Luoxue Mountains. It was only in Count Solo's Territory that the war was dragged out due to the long and remote supply lines.

When the Kingdom finally caught its breath, it quickly drove the Dillon Kingdom back north.

The Dillon Kingdom's attempt to assimilate the Northern Kingdom's territory came at too great a cost. In the end, the war nearly bankrupted the Dillon Kingdom.

Lis looked intently at the castle before him, scrutinizing every detail.

Rather than a castle, West Castle resembled more a strategic pass.

After driving the Dillon Kingdom back north, the later Feis Kingdom had no strength left to counterattack, so this fortress was not destroyed. Lis was not familiar with the situation inside the castle, only having a general idea.

"It looks like the walls have not undergone Enchantment yet."

Lis gazed at the distant wall, and his activated spiritual vision detected no presence of Magic Light.

A war fortress is usually situated at the most critical border pass and must be enchanted; stone walls alone cannot withstand a barrage of magic.

However, if the walls had been enchanted with a simple Magic Rune Chain and Magic Array for protection, the defense of the entire wall would be unified, resisting the magic attacks collectively and distributing the force among every section of the wall.

Therefore, breaching enchanted walls head-on, even for a Gold-level Mage, would require a lengthy sustained magic assault without interruption.

Walls like those of the Royal Palace, with top-level enchantments, could not be broken by a Gold-level Mage as long as the wall's Magic Arrays had Mana.

Thus, in wars between kingdoms, capturing a war fortress or a large city cannot be achieved by the Mage Group alone; only with the cooperation of diverse armed forces can there be confidence in successful conquest.

Of course, the flashy border Nobles of the Boditch Kingdom don't count; they were like pre-set targets, falling in the first wave of Feis Kingdom's attack.

But once they reacted, the Feis Kingdom's forces could only conquer one city at a time, which noticeably slowed down the pace compared to the beginning.

Looking at the fortress before him, Lis was ready to try a sneak attack!

He wanted to see if the people stationed here could react in time. Striking while the walls were unprotected could undoubtedly be a very profitable endeavor.

After all, Lis had many life-preserving items with him, so his own safety was not an issue.

Lis, preparing to hit big, opened his system panel and looked at the unassigned experience points section.

Experience: 0/1M (Unassigned Experience Points [42634396 Points])

Seeing the more than forty-two million experience points on the panel, Lis couldn't help but feel sentimental; this was all the experience he had earned recently, which had entirely exceeded his expectations.

Among these, the Gold-level Task [Blood Battle] from Bright City and the special task [Wisdom God Sphinx's Trial] a few days ago both provided him with over ten million experience points, accounting for more than half of the total experience.

But such windfalls couldn't last forever. These tasks were far beyond Lis's current strength. The fact that he got so much experience was already an unexpected bonus, and it wasn't certain that he would get the same opportunities in the future.

The rest came from a variety of smaller tasks and experience harvested from other players.

As the months went by since the players had entered the game, they gradually became acclimated to Gaia World, increasingly drawn in by its rich and diverse realms.

Their levels also began to rise, with most players reaching Level 10.

In other games, if players only advanced ten levels in two to three months, they would criticize the game company's planning as outrageous. However, Divine Revelation was different; when players had time, they would explore the maps, without the time to worry about leveling speed.

Of course, the most important factor was that the game company of Divine Revelation had never responded to the players' voices. Over time, the players got used to it; as long as the game was fun, that was all that mattered.

It was also because of this that Lis harvested more and more experience from the players' hands. When players reached the level cap later in the version, they would invest even more experience into Lis's Skill Store.

Attacking this castle was not a trivial matter, and the Dillon Kingdom might have heavily fortified it, so Lis poured these Experience Points into his own level progression to enhance his current strength as much as possible. Explore more at empire

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[You have spent unassigned Experience Points[40000000 Points]!]

[Your Personal Level has increased: 50→51!]

[You have gained Strength +6, Agility +6, Intelligence +6, Charm +3, Mystery +3, Endurance +3]

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[Your Personal Level has increased: 69→70!]

[You have gained Strength +6, Agility +6, Intelligence +6, Charm +3, Mystery +3, Endurance +3]

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Attribute panel:

Name: Lis Kain

Race: Human

Level: 70

Life Value: 15415/15415

Mana Value: 45883/45883

Status: Normal

Experience: 0/30M (Unassigned Experience Points[2634396 Points])

Main Profession: Arcanist (Intermediate)

Secondary Profession: None

Talent: All-Purpose (Legendary Level)

Attributes:

Strength 540 (Attribute Modifier)

Agility 497 (Attribute Modifier)

Intelligence 905 (Attribute Modifier)

Charm 274

Mystery 266

Endurance 269

Luck 4 (+3)

Free Attribute Points 0

Specialty: Omitted

Skills: Omitted

Milestones: Omitted

Legend Level: 30 (Realm Level - Court Marquis Legend Level +10)

Equipment: Jade Wand, Jade Talisman, Concentration Ring, Secret Treasure: Acadia's Lucky Brooch, Shadow Dragon Skin Gloves, Token: Ludwig's Dragon Scale, Sphinx's Wisdom

Evaluation: Have you grown stronger? Perhaps you have, but you are still weak in the presence of true power!

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Feeling the power that filled his body and became even stronger, Lis took a deep breath, endured the pain that came with becoming stronger, closed his eyes, and began to adapt to this newfound power.