Panlong: My Auto-Level Training System

Chapter 13 The Collapsing Situation

The situation in Anlan gradually deteriorated, and the thousands of years of Anlan history had led many members of the royal family to only know how to enjoy themselves and use their power, forgetting that the source of their power was the strength of the royal family.

The Anlan Kingdom is in a state of disarray. Not only has it lost the protection of the Holy Land, but some people have also become lost in the pursuit of power. Or perhaps they believe that even if the Anlan Kingdom is destroyed, they can still seek refuge in other kingdoms and continue to live as nobles.

Due to various factors, the Anlan royal family has now lost two of its three provinces. Duke Srode, who had been preparing for this for many years, has joined forces with several level-nine experts in the province to form the current resistance army. They have not only completely occupied the Lan Dong province, but also divided the battle line in two, fighting against both the Lan Xi province and the Anlan province at the same time. During this period, the direction of the war is often determined by the number of level-nine experts.

Starfire City is located on the border of the Lan Dong Province of the Anlan Kingdom. Further east lies the first mountain range of the Yulan Continent, the "Monster Mountain Range". It is precisely because of this great geographical advantage that some nobles and commoners in the Lan Dong Province who were unwilling to participate in the war joined Starfire City.

After all, the Anlan Kingdom was founded by the four powerful figures of the Holy Domain. Even after thousands of years of trials and tribulations, there are still many level nine warriors in the kingdom. These warriors are either regional governors who are dukes or generals who can easily raise an army of millions.

Normally, there are at least a dozen level nine experts in a province, with eight or nine of them being from within the province itself. The province also controls some cities in the vicinity. These cities are relatively remote, and those with lower status are controlled by level eight warriors. Meanwhile, some key passes and strategic locations are guarded by level nine experts.

When Karl was stationed in Starfire Town, there were quite a few surrounding cities, but only two of them were considered strategic passes that required heavy garrisoning. The closest city to Karl's Starfire Town was Thorn City, where Duke Srode was located.

In recent years, Duke Srode has occasionally sent envoys to try to get Karl onto the ship. At first, Karl would have people receive them, but after learning about the forces behind the rebels, he simply refused.

Although the rebels appear powerful and capable of commanding troops to open up two battlefields, this approach has actually led to a gradual easing of relations between Lanxi Province, which originally had a desire for independence, and Anlan Province.

After all, Srode and his group are backed by other kingdoms and want to overthrow the rule of the Anlan Kingdom. Karl can also see that the actions of Lanxi Province in recent years are nothing more than their desire to become independent and become a duchy. In this way, the province will be transformed into a duchy, and most of the tax revenue within its territory will not be handed over to the capital as usual.

This approach may seem outrageous, but it is actually the most likely to succeed.

After all, the Anlan Kingdom lost its eternal Saint-level powerhouse, which means that every five hundred years is a cycle of the pinnacle of power.

The majority of the dukes and generals of Lanxi Province are over three hundred years old, especially those of higher seniority, who have lived for over four hundred years.

This also means that power is about to change hands in Lanxi Province. When the Anlan royal family is powerful, these level nine warriors who are about to step down will have no choice but to return to the capital or their fiefdoms, even if they are unwilling. As a result, when these level nine experts pass away, the status that their descendants can have will often depend on themselves.

Many noble families on the Yulan Continent gradually declined in this way. Without strong figures to hold power, their family status also decreased, from top families in the province to lords of a small town. Especially for families that held the top position in the province for hundreds of years, many of their descendants simply became spoiled and dissolute, or there were not enough outstanding descendants. The family could only hold onto a small town. After a few decades, the family was depleted of its wealth and gradually became the most ordinary noble family.

Landong Province.

The rebels' headquarters was a magnificent palace. Inside, some sat, some stood; some sat sipping wine, while others flirted with their maids.

Inside the palace, apart from some maids and servants, there were only seventeen people dressed in luxurious clothes, each exuding a powerful aura.

These are the seventeen level-nine experts currently in the resistance army of Landong Province.

"How many forces within the province are still not supporting us?" The one who asked was a burly man with blue eyes sitting at the head of the table. The aura emanating from him was the most solemn among the seventeen people. If someone with knowledge were present, they might even exclaim in surprise that he was actually a peak level nine expert.

Level nine holds a very high status in the Yulan Continent, and there are also watersheds within level nine. For example, warriors in the early stages of level nine have a high status, but most of the time they can only become counts or serve as city lords of some passes, but they are still some distance away from the core of power.

Only those experts whose strength reaches the late stage of level nine are qualified to access the core of the kingdom's power. Generally, such experts hold the title of duke, command hundreds of thousands of troops, or serve as governors of provinces.

As for the peak of level nine, their strength is somewhat stronger than that of the late level nine, but it is still relatively limited. However, people at this level have reached the pinnacle of level nine in their battle qi cultivation. Once they can comprehend the power of heaven and earth, they can naturally become Saint-level experts.

Such experts are considered the face of any power below the Saint Realm. Even in the Faith Alliance and the Empire, a peak level nine expert can hold a very high position.

After all, Saint-level powerhouses no longer bother with mortal wars.

"Lord Jarvan, there are currently nine factions in the entire province that have not yet publicly expressed their support for us."

The speaker was a rare female level nine warrior among the seventeen. She had previously been in charge of finances in Lan Dong Province, and now she was in charge of intelligence on the resistance forces.

"These nine old geezers are really stubborn and smelly. I really want to take my axe and pry open their heads one by one to see if there's a bunch of weeds inside."

A burly man shouted in a deep, booming voice.

"Haha, Kevin, why don't you give it a try now? If you can take one down, it'll be a good deterrent to the others."

Of the seventeen people, some were engaged in heated discussions, while others remained silent.

The resistance appears to be powerful, with an army of over a million, enough to open up two large battlefields. However, the seventeen people present do not necessarily share the same goal.

Some people are blinded by the power and the glory of overthrowing a kingdom, while others are simply after the promised treasure.

A supreme technique at the Saint Realm level.