Although Fei had the antidotes, he couldn't poison the groundwater. Most of the groundwaters in the region were connected, and he might poison civilians on both sides.
However, there was a positive to this; this meant that the soldiers of Jax couldn't use the same tactic against Dual-Flags City. Otherwise, they could have easily poisoned the water source in Dual-Flags City with all their spies and the traitors of Zenit they had.
"Alexander, we might become friends if there isn't this war," Fairenton put away the fancy rug and sighed.
"That is meaningless now. Since the war has already started, I don't think that is impossible," Fei replied. After a while, he added, "But you are an interesting character. If you want to be my friend, you can go and convince Emperor Fuji. If this war is over, that possibility could open."
"Impossible," Fairenton shook his head. As a helpless expression appeared on his face, he continued to try to convince Fei, "However, I have to recommend you join the Jax Empire. If you are willing to do that, I'm sure that Emperor Fuji would be willing to give you the honorable title of Duke. By then, you will be at the top of the power ladder in Jax, Chambord will be spared from this war, and we can still become friends."
Fei shook his head.
At this moment, he suddenly thought back to the scene where that thin figure turned into dust and ashes on the peak of Martial Saint Mountain and covered the territory of Zenit. This scene appeared in the king's dreams numerous times as if it had already engraved itself into the king's soul.
"In my lifetime, I would never join the Jax Empire! Doesn't matter what kind of danger I'm facing! Therefore, we can only be enemies! You should stop trying to convince me; otherwise, I'm afraid that I might lose control and kill you."
Fei looked at this prince coldly as he said that.
Fairenton's body lightly shivered.
He could sense the sincerity in the king of Chambord's words; he knew that this king was being 100% truthful.
"It seems like I have touched one of his taboo subjects. If I say anything more on this topic, he might kill me," he thought.
"I have promised a friend that I will protect the land that his ashes had covered. If anyone wants to cause chaos on this land, he or she should be prepared to bleed to death!"
Fei felt genuinely heroic saying that to Fairenton.
At that moment, he felt like all the worries and obstacles in his way disappeared, and he could grasp onto anything if he wanted to.
"I think we are both crazy to be talking to each other for this long. Last two things; first, since we both have difficulties, how about we agree to not battle in the next three days? You can prepare your food, and I will train my soldiers."
Fairenton thought about it and nodded, "Ok, what about the second matter?" he asked.
Fei laughed and replied, "Since you agreed to my first recommendation, then the second matter is trivial. If you don't do anything that makes me mad, I can still spare your life next time I see you!"
After he said that, Fei switched to Assassin Mode and disappeared like a dash of smoke.
Fairenton looked at the direction where Fei disappeared from and didn't end up saying what was on his mind. He sighed, shook his head, and dashed back towards the campsite of Jax.
...
When Fei returned to Dual-Flags City, the campsite of Jax already quieted down.
"Don't worry about the enemies. Pass my order, tell the soldiers to rest well and just patrol the defense walls tomorrow," after he sent away people like Shevchenko and Ribry who were anxious to report back to him, Fei said to the four strongmen – Pierce, Drogba, Huerk, and Kanort who were now his guards, "I need to rest for a few hours. You guys guard the watchtower and don't let anyone enter."
"As you wish," the four strongmen walked out of the watchtower and guarded the area carefully.
Under Assassin Mode, Fei laid a few magic traps that weren't too powerful in the watchtower just in case if some people rushed in carelessly. Then, he switched to Barbarian Mode and entered Diablo World.
Fei had to increase his strength immediately.
It was noon in Diablo World, and it was rainy; everything just seemed dark and gloomy.
Fei didn't enter [Rogue Encampment]. Rather, he found Elena, and both of them entered the fifth map [Harrogath]. After Fei accepted the third quest [Prison of Ice], Fei and Elena went to the location of this quest [Frozen River] through the portal in Harrogath.
This quest asked Fei to save a young alchemist named Anya, and everyone in the city suspected that the last elder named Nihlathak was involved.
"The passage to [Frozen River] is very narrow, so we have to be careful. If we get crowded by the demons and monsters, we might die," with his dual-swords in his hands, Fei said to Elena as they entered [Crystalline Passage].
Elena nodded.
[Crystalline Passage] was a dry river bed that was now completely frozen. Ice and frost were everywhere, and that was how it got its name.
It was pretty dark and chilly here, and the path was curly like an endless maze. There were a ton of monsters in here, and they were quite powerful. Although they had high damage and defense, they didn't pose any threats to Fei and Elena.
In Fei's eyes, these monsters were good experience points.
He was facing a lot of pressure in the real world, and he had to increase his strength to protect the ones he loved. Therefore, he had been focusing on the Barbarian Character. This character was only 11 levels from max level 99 in Normal Mode. Fei suspected that he would become a Moon-Class Elite after that.
[Crystalline Passage] was long, and Fei couldn't see the end.
As Fei and Elena killed the monsters that jumped at them, they looked for the traces that were left by Anya.
There were blood and bones everywhere, and Fei and Elena would sometimes see Barbarian Warriors who were tortured to death on wooden poles. A rotten smell of death filled the area.
Finally, they found the young alchemist Anya who was enclosed in ice by the [Frozen River].
There were a lot of monsters nearby, and they rushed to Fei and Elena like floods. Roars and screams filled their ears, and Fe had to back off slowly and drag these monsters out into the passage to protect Elena who was a lot weaker.
After the monsters were taken care of, they returned to Anya and talked to her.
"The demons had controlled Nihlathak, and I got frozen by his spell. You need to return to Harrogath and get the special thawing potion from Malah to free me," Anya said.
All this was same as what happened in the game, and Anya was no different to other dull NPC characters.
Fei had to use the [Town Portal Scroll], get the special thawing potion, and free her.
This quest took Fei two hours, and Fei was now a level 90 Barbarian after he completed this quest. Elena was now a level 79 Archer, and her Paladin Bloodline was now level 30.
After the quest was completed, Fei got two rewards.
The first reward was a precious scroll from Malah; this scroll could permanently add 10% to all of Fei's resistance properties. Using this scroll was much more effective compared to leveling up and getting better items.
The second reward he got was a helmet. Anya gave it to him, and he named it [Fei's Murderous Helmet].
After he took a better look at this item, he realized that it wasn't bad at all.
It had a defense of 100, +2 to all resistances, and contained a special magic called [Frost Star] that would cast by itself 50% of the time when this helmet was attacked. On top of that, it had a durability of 66, and it required a level of 88. As a level 8 Elite Item, it was much better than the helmet that Fei had.
This was the first level 8 Elite Item that Fei got.
[Fei's Murderous Helmet] looked luxurious; like the skull of a god, it was emitting a golden light. When Fei put on this helmet, it felt very comfortable and very light. Also, it had an attached mask; when Fei pressed a small button on the side of the helmet, a grey colored mask instantly appeared and covered his face. This helmet as a whole had great ventilation, and Fei didn't feel like it was hard to breathe in it.
Gold and grey; these two contrasting colors added to the presence of this helmet.