As soon as the task item was in his hands, Yang Hai immediately keenly noticed the difference. The preciousness of agarwood has not reached the level of King's Tears, but it is also a very precious material. Yang Hai had also seen agarwood before, because it was one of the necessary materials for clear runes.

This piece of agarwood is slightly heavier than the original agarwood, and the magic breath on it is also more complicated.

Yang Hai tried to analyze the composition of the magic power in it, and said, "Kito is already a person from 300 years ago, this piece of agarwood, and the silver-haired old man you met on the Shore of the Sword, their origins are probably strange. We can give it a try, but I don't recommend that you start this quest before you know the true identity and personality traits of the silver-haired old man. Regardless of the fact that players have not yet been cheated by NPCs, I can guarantee that this will happen soon. Before the quest, players were almost protected in a separate small world, and only a few people were able to break through the shackles and search for treasure in more dangerous environments, but this is no longer the case. ”

"Are these few people including you, sir? Or have you been cheated by NPCs too? Kakuluchia asked curiously.

Yang Hai immediately remembered an old rascal named Lazadas, and it was really a handful of snot and tears to mention this person, so he still didn't mention it. Leolek had been a fool until he met Evans, and had tried to turn him into an undead, if it weren't for the Prophet by his side, maybe Yang Hai would have been living in the Valley of the Dead by now.

"Pitted." Yang Hai said in a sullen voice, seeing that his adviser had a stupid face, as if he had some unbearable memory, Kakuluchia was very interested and did not continue to ask.

"This agarwood has been cast by people with very powerful magic, very, very powerful." Yang Hai's expression gradually became serious. "Incredible......

"How powerful?" Kakuluchia tilted her head curiously, and then asked, "How did the gentleman see that?" ”

"The alchemist has studied the composition of matter, and of course I can tell what is the original part of agarwood and what is not supposed to exist under normal circumstances." Yang Hai looked at this piece of agarwood: "It's really incredible, agarwood has a very strong effect of calming the nerves, detoxifying, and relieving negative states. But I didn't know that the material structure of agarwood can also be used to store information, and this person's idea is really ingenious. As for how powerful it is, the level of the mage who casts this sealing spell may not be high, in fact, the structure of agarwood is relatively fragile, and it cannot store too powerful spells. But this spell was very cleverly conceived. Yang Hai thought of Nogham's words. "Mages sometimes blindly pursue a strong force, and a more powerful force, but they tend to ignore one thing, and that is that the mage's power ultimately comes from the mage himself. There is no understanding of the subtleties of spells. You can't do such magic. ”

"So, sir, is there a solution to the seal?" Kakulucia asked wistfully.

"Yes." Yang Hai's answer was also without hesitation: "I can use the Dragon Blood Demon Spirit to carefully wipe off the seal on the surface, so that it will reveal its original face without damage." ”

Kakuluchia was stunned for a moment, not knowing what his advisor was talking about. At least you say a "but"?

"But?" Kakulucia continued.

"We're still on probation." Yang Hai shrugged: "During the probationary period, I usually have preferential conditions for my employer—if you can give me the Dragon Blood Demon Spirit, I can waive the cost of doing it." ”

"Dragon's Blood Demon Spirit." Kakuluchia was a little stunned: "I haven't heard of this thing...... Do you know where you can buy it? ”

"I've got it on me." Yang Hai blinked: "100,000 federal guilders one gram." Because we have a consultant contract, I can get a 10% discount. ”

The Persian prince couldn't help laughing, he was used to the people around him doing everything to him, anyway, he had always been generous, and the reward he gave afterwards would definitely be satisfactory. Today's encounter is unprecedented, but Kakuluchia knows that such a good reputation will definitely not pit him, so he didn't care too much, and said very happily: "Then how many dragon blood demon spirits do you need to wipe off the seal on this agarwood?" ”

"It takes four-fifths of a gram." Yang Hai said.

"Deal!" The Persian prince couldn't wait.

Yang Hai looked at the sacred contract between himself and Nogham, and felt as if he saw countless gold coins flying in front of his eyes. I wonder if Badao Norgem will sneeze in the distance? Yang Hai thought a little evilly, put on his gloves, and took out the dragon blood demon spirit from the ring.

Kakuluchia stared at Yang Hai's ring.

At this point in the game, equipment with storage space is still very rare, but there are still some of them. For example, Kakuluchia himself had a belt of space. However, the Persian prince knew the true identity of Posei, so he was naturally able to guess that the ring on the middle finger of Posei was the Traveler's Ring that had just been squeezed off the list by the Tears of the King. Storage equipment in general is priceless, not to mention the Traveler's Ring at the top of the leaderboard, and Kakuluchia is very curious about the built-in space of the Traveler's Ring. His belt can hold 50 units, but what about the Traveler's Ring on the list?

If you let the Traveler's Ring of Kakuluchia have a built-in space of 800. Maybe the possibility of transferring equipment will be discussed again in a frenzy......

Yang Hai was already sweating profusely after wiping off the surface seal of the agarwood, Yang Hai let out a sigh of relief, and said: "The mage who sealed the agarwood is really too careful, I don't know who or what scared him like this, he actually set up three traps in the seal, if the seal is forcibly removed, it will destroy the magic of the entire agarwood." Luckily, I erased it with a dragon's blood spirit. ”

"Why do you say that?" Cakuluchia gradually transforms into a curious baby.

"One of the great things about alchemists is that they can use power that is not their own." Yang Hai said: "The dragon blood demon essence in my hand comes from a red dragon, as long as the strength of this mage does not exceed that of the red dragon, his spell traces can be melted away, even if a trap is set, it is meaningless, because this cannot be regarded as a forced destruction." It's not that I'm bragging, I want to use alchemy to refine magic essences normally, especially dragon blood magic essences, which have low purity, lower yield yield, complex processes and are not easy to preserve, if I don't have this thing in my hands, then you will definitely have to run to the Dawn Forest to try your luck. Of course. You might even run into a kind archmage to help you. ”

The agarwood emitted a blue glow, and then a subtle sound gradually came out.

"Quiet!" Yang Hai shouted, injecting his magic power into it.

The voice suddenly became clear.

It was a song, a heavenly sound, echoing through the room. A look of intoxication unconsciously appeared on everyone's face. A song is over. Cakuluchia sighed: "The Chinese once said that this song should only exist in the sky, and there is really such beautiful music in this world!" ”

"It's the song of the Siren, and there's a natural charm in it. You're all charmed, and even if you see wood, you'll think it's a natural sound. Yang Hai said expressionlessly.

Kakuluchia coughed twice in embarrassment: "Then why does the gentleman seem to have nothing to do?" ”

I'm wearing the Seal of Truth, immune to this kind of thing, will I go around talking nonsense? Yang Hai casually prevaricated and said, "Anyway, most of the ins and outs of the mission are clear. ”

Kakulucia was stunned for a moment. He asked, "Can you understand what the Siren is singing?" ”。

"Of course, I'm not charmed, if I can't understand the lyrics, how can I listen so intrigued?" Yang Hai said: "The song says ......"

"But that's the Kraken language!" Kakuluchia said in surprise, "Aren't the dragons only known as the continental lingua franca?" ”。

"That's the case, but you can learn." Yang Haidao.

"But there's no place to learn the Siren language, right?" Kakuluchia still couldn't figure it out.

"If everyone understands these things, how dare I ask for an information fee of 1 million weekly salaries?"

The Persian prince laughed.

Yang Hai began to tell the Persian prince stories he had heard in the song of the Siren.

More than three hundred years ago, in a small peaceful fishing town, a child named Kitto was born. Kitto was the son of a fisherman, and he was very young. Just started to be sensible and accompanied his father to go to the sea to fish. Kito loves the sea, the endless blue, the wet and salty sea breeze, and his dream is to sit in his own boat and keep moving forward. Walk to the other side of the sea that he has always longed for.

One day, when a teenager returned from fishing, his father went to sell fish and his mother was cooking. He was playing on the beach.

He picked up a large conch on the beach, the size of his two fists. If you put the conch to your ear, you can hear the faint singing. This conch became Kitto's treasure, and he always took it with him and listened to it sing. As the days passed, and as Kito grew older, he left his father to make a living at sea.

He started out as a man, and then gradually got his own fishing boat. Kitto also wandered the seas all year round, from the Echo Islands to the Shores of the Sword, he traveled to every corner of the mainland's inland sea, and he was alone, accompanied only by singing conchs.

Once, the shark fishing fleet invited Kito to be a guide to the Falling Star Sea, because Kito was a very experienced fisherman. Kitto, who was accompanying the fleet on the mission, encountered the pirates here, and the fleet was wiped out, and Kito was also thrown into the sea with ropes tied by the pirates.

But a miracle happened, and suddenly the conch's song became clear.

"The song was so beautiful that Kito was mesmerized, as if you had just been mesmerized." Yang Hai said: "The song of the conch added the spell of underwater breathing to Kito, and also guided him, Kito survived under the sea and came to the Kraken tribe under the tug of the song. The Krakens are a simple, kind, passionate, and mischievous race that lives peacefully under the sea, singing carefree and feeding on water and grass for generations. Kito had a very pleasant time in the Kraken Tribe.

"Although the Krakens are very kind, there are still some Krakens who have turned bad, very bad. Not only have they become extremely evil, but they have also retained their prank-loving nature. That's why in legend, the Kraken would bewitch sailors with their songs, drive their ships into the depths of the sea, and bury them in a storm. This did happen, but it was only a small fraction of the Krakens. ”

The conch that Kito picked up was a sacred relic of the Kraken tribe, and the Kraken tribe had already had a very difficult time before Kito arrived. The Sirens' singing voices grew hoarse. Gradually losing their magical powers, they gradually became unable to defend themselves against the evil Krakens, but thanks to Kito's immediacy, they saved the Krakens, and Kito formed a deep friendship with the Kraken tribe.

Kito still has to leave after all, off the bottom of the sea. Return to the world he was familiar with. And not all Krakens are willing to live in the underwater realm. There are also some alternatives, young and impulsive Sirens who yearn to come to the world beyond the sea, and the Siren Prince Vejmelos is one such alternative, who accompanied Kito to the Anthropocene world.

Kitto didn't know that danger was approaching him. Because of the good deeds of the Fallen Siren, he has been targeted by the leader of the Fallen Siren, Lando, who hates this nosy human and decides to punish Kitto. Lando is the self-proclaimed Emperor of the Sea, though not too many gods care. But Lando is indeed a very powerful warlock. Lando is very patient, he firmly believes that killing Kitto will not relieve the resentment in his heart, and if he wants to take revenge on Kitto, he must let Kitto destroy everything he has saved with his own hands.

Lando is tireless, meticulously plotting the conspiracy, and he is very patient.

The depths of the sea are dark and quiet, where too many secrets are buried, and those forces from eternity that have never been seen. Perhaps only the Creator understands the power of power. Lando was looking for such a force.

He searched the boundless ocean floor, finding countless evil beings that had never appeared in the light, communicating with them, drawing on their power, becoming more and more evil. He also grew stronger, and eventually, he found something that would grant his wish.

It was a coral covered in purple gemstones, from the mouths of other underwater creatures. Lando learns about the role of the gems on this precious coral. The name of the coral is the Stone of Greed, and the person who touches the gem. They will be consumed by the greed of their hearts, and they will not be able to extricate themselves.

Yes, let Kito destroy everything he had saved with his own hands, and Lando thinks he's finally found what he needs.

It took him several years to slay the mighty Stone of Greed and condense all the purple gems into an opal. Lando made a necklace out of purple opal, the Neptune Pendant, and gave it to Kitto in a box on his birthday.

After doing all this, Lando was already driven crazy by the power of the Sea Emperor Demon Fall.

In the end, Kitto did not escape his fate, he was attracted by the magic pendant, and the greed in his heart gushed out uncontrollably. The powerful power of the magic pendant transformed his body, and the unskilled Kito became more and more powerful, he could easily break the ship's mast with his bare hands, and he ran as fast as a cheetah, but the kind Kito struggled with his desires, sometimes conscious, sometimes confused. The Neptune Demon Fall is eating away at his soul, and Kitto is controlled and embarks on the path of a pirate.

He plundered everything he could, and gathered under his command a group of men who were desperate for riches, or fearful of his might. The city of Sambia was burned and looted, and even though they had paid enough deposits, Kito would not be able to control himself and loot the wealth he could see.

Kito was in great pain and tried to end his life several times, but his best friend, the Siren Prince Vejmelos, was always by his side. Vejmelos saves Kito from committing suicide several times, telling him not to give up hope, and sings to comfort Kito as he struggles with the pain of guilt. Later, Kito finally couldn't stand the greed in his heart anymore and ordered the ransacking of the Kraken tribe.

This is exactly what Lando wants to see, although Lando is long gone.

While he was still sane, Kitto fell on his knees and begged Vegemelos to kill him so that the Kraken tribe could be spared destruction, but the Kraken Prince could not do anything about it. He informed his people in advance, and when Kitto arrived with a group of villains and butchers, there was only an empty underwater tribe, and all the wealth and people were gone.

Kitto knew that this was done by Vejmelos, and that he was already under control of the Sea Emperor Demon Pendant, and he angrily wanted to kill Vejmelos, and he drew his sword.

The Kraken Prince did not resist at all, his expression was sad and relieved, he smiled and wept, whispered, and blessed Kito to live strong after his death and not give up hope of redeeming himself.

Suddenly Kito realized what he was doing.

He wanted to kill the most important person in his life!

His left hand, dominated by rage, kept reaching for the Siren Prince, and his right hand was struggling desperately, trying to redeem it all.

The Siren Prince smiled and took a step forward.

Vejmelos eventually died by Kitto's sword.

"But if my death can save you, then all the sacrifices I have made will be worth it."

Before he died, the Siren Prince sang the last requiem, and he bound his soul firmly to the Neptune Pendant, burned by endless greed for all eternity. He hopes that he will be able to feel all the pain of his partner through this practice, and share the pain with Kito, who will always be with him.

Kitto came to his senses, and he cried bitterly as he hugged his best friend's already cooled body. He didn't want to leave Vejmelos alone in eternal agony, so he chose to end himself, and also attached his soul to the Sea Emperor's Pendant. He will always be with his best friend, just as the Siren Prince has been with him in his most painful years and has never left.

Together with the soul of Vejmelos, Kito suppresses the Neptune Fall to prevent it from continuing to cause harm to more good people. Now, the Sea Emperor Demon Pendant has been lying in some dark abyss forever, without a trace.

……

Kakuluchia was immersed in the sad story and sighed after a long time.

"It's clear now." Yang Hai and the other Persian princes calmed down their mood for a moment and said, "Pirate King Bill? Walter is searching for Kito's treasures, which he plundered during his lifetime, including the Neptune Pendant. I believe that Bill should—or rather, must have found the treasures—but he couldn't retrieve them. Because he didn't have a key. ”

"Keys?" Kakuluchia was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes fell on the agarwood that Yang Hai was playing with in his hand.

"You guessed it right." Yang Hai smiled: "Boss, remember to put away this piece of agarwood, if you let the news leak out, you will be wanted by the Pirate King." ”

Kakuluchia breathed a long sigh of relief, took the agarwood from Yang Hai's hand, and said, "Thank you, Mr. for your wonderful analysis, I understand." ”

The Persian prince was somewhat puzzled about the consultation of 1 million before, but now he doesn't feel worthless at all. Posei said that his strength was more than 10 times stronger than 1Q24, and he used to think it was a kind of self-confidence, but now it seems that Posei is just telling the truth.

With such a consultant by your side, you can't accomplish any task! Kakulucia's eyes lit up and he couldn't wait to ask, "So what does Sir have for this task?" ”

"Suggestion? Of course, I left him alone for the time being, and found a chance to complete it. Yang Hai said as a matter of course: "Don't worry, the sense of smell of the NPCs in the Forgotten Continent is very sensitive, you are holding agarwood in your hand, and the one who covets Kito's treasure is definitely not Bill alone, at least the mysterious NPC that gave you the task must also have thoughts about the Sea Emperor Demon Pendant, none of them can get around the agarwood in your hand, and you can adapt to the situation when the time comes." ”

"But don't we prepare in advance?" Kakuluchia was shocked.

"Don't plan too long-term, you never know what's going to happen." Yang Hai shook his head: "The more careful the plan is, the more likely it is to make mistakes, this is the same everywhere, how can people compare to heaven?" ”

Kakulucia nodded thoughtfully.

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