CHAPTER XXV
Divide the conversation into two ends, turn back the clock a little bit, and look at the other side. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
When An Yizhi was bored in the secret passage, the experience of the two on the ground was much more exciting, and to be honest, the brave invincible felt that the excitement was too much......
Zombies, skeletons, and ghosts are the three classic undead creatures in turn, how scary and how to come out, the brave invincible is a little nervous, and I am scared enough to hear a little movement.
Shenwei Company also knows how scary the 'horror' of virtual reality is, in view of the high heart rate of the Brave Invincible many times, the system thinks that it may endanger the physical and mental health of the Brave Invincible, and it is very intimate to change the skin of the monster in his field of vision.
The skeleton became a cartoon version, the zombie became a green pixel model, and the ghost was a white sheet......
No matter how scary the way it appears, the ontology is this kind of thing, and there is still horror at all. As a result, the number of invincible kills by the brave man increased greatly, so that the Lili Yuan Shangcao, who was assisting him on the side, almost thought that this thing was stimulated to something wrong.
Most of the undead who have remained in the city are trash fish, and the chaotic ghosts they encountered before are the only high-level troops left. So they had no danger along the way, and it didn't take long to reach the mission goal.
The so-called royal city is actually a small fortified castle, a bit of an inner city, as the last line of defense to protect the royal family.
The sacred barrier mentioned by the priestess was working normally, and the zombies who had been following behind unhurriedly saw them enter the royal city, and gradually dispersed.
"There's a line of figures over there!"
"Let's go, go and see"
That's right, just like An Yizhi was worried about.
The NPC asked for a little help in finding the survivors, and they forgot about the main quest. This kind of good old man personality is really speechless. The priestess herself was stuck in the grass pocket of Liyuan because of the excessive consumption of the Light Seal Sword just now.
"Stone statues?"
They saw that the figures were originally stone statues lined up, but the brave invincible felt that the stone statues in front of them were too finely made, even small details such as wrinkles and nail cracks on their fingers.
"Alas...... When will you not be stupid"
How can such a fine stone statue appear in the game with the background of the magic world really a simple stone.
"Powerful Purification!"
In the game setting, a series of magical effects, including petrification, curses, and panic, can be dispelled with purification. Strictly speaking, this deal An Yizhi lost, and the value of the purification technique was more than ten times that of the Blazing Flame Orb.
Because of the existence of a skill level increase setting, Purification can be used until the game is closed, and it is one of the most practical support skills. The only advantage of the Blazing Orb is that the power of the Silent Shot increases with the player's level. At most, use one or two levels, and these advantages will be compared to most C- and D-level skills, which are transitional skills.
In fact, the gap in the value of skills is too large not only in the special case of purification, if someone does a statistic, they will find that the number of auxiliary skills is far less than that of attack skills, and Shenwei Company intends to control the number of auxiliary skills.
There is no limit to the number of skills available to players, and they can use as many as they want. In this way, if you don't control the number of auxiliary skills, when the middle and late players PK, everyone will hang dozens of buffs before the fight, and the picture is too beautiful......
To get back to the point, the purification technique that was supposed to work didn't work this time. This shows that the caster of the petrification spell is much higher than the level of the grass on the detachment, and the effect of the spell is too strong, and the purification technique is helpless against it.
"Failed?"
"Well, the level of the petrification spell is too high for the purification spell to dispel"
Lili Yuan Shangcao took out the replica that An Yi had given him from his inventory, and the Spear of Blessing was in his hand.
Be careful to make the Ten Thousand Year Ship, there are indeed no undead creatures in the Holy Enchantment, but it seems that there are more tricky things than undead creatures.
The vast majority of undead can't use petrification unless it's a lich.
"Be careful, let's go back to the gate of the royal city first and wait for Brother An to come to the round"
"And what about these people?"
"It's a pity, but I have to give up. We can't save them, and the creatures that are petrified will gradually lose their lives over time."
“……”
The invincible and aggrieved brave man swung his one-handed sword a few times, as if he was slashing at the initiator.
Shenwei Company has made a set of targeted measures for players who can't distinguish between reality and games, such as limiting the age of players, a series of system operation options for players have been displayed in the corners of the player's field of vision, and players are reminded to pay attention to game time from time to time, etc., to help players recognize at the cost of reducing the sense of substitution.
The AI will also monitor any behavior of the player at all times, and will automatically reduce the simulation level if there is cognitive impairment, and automatically notify the hospital and disconnect in severe cases.
In fact, people in this era are very resistant to virtual reality technology, after all, it is not big news. Even if you haven't played a game that really sells virtual reality, you have almost always experienced something like a virtual reality movie under the organization of the school.
Therefore, these measures of Shenwei Company are almost useless.
Don't look at the pity that they can't save the NPC, in fact, their sanity has always maintained the perception that 'these people are NPCs and are all fake', otherwise they would have been disconnected by the game pod a long time ago.
The two left the corridor and returned to the royal gate.
"Uh, Lili, did you say that Brother An still came in this situation?"
"I feel ...... suspense"
At this time, a large group of undead creatures gathered in front of the gate were tightly surrounded by the inner and outer three layers, but they were temporarily unable to enter the royal city due to the sacred barrier.
[If the key point of the mission is not triggered, the player is not allowed to leave the royal city, otherwise it will be regarded as a failure of the mission]
The timing of the system prompt is as accurate as ever, which just explains the situation in front of the door.
Unable to enter or exit, the two had to retreat to the royal city to continue their exploration.
The sun had not yet set, and the soft evening sunlight poured into the room through the windows in the hallway. But the sunlight did not bring a trace of warmth to the two, and there was always a dead silence in the royal city, which made them feel that this was not a castle for dealing with the comings and goings of government officials, but a cemetery that had been abandoned for many years.
Lili Yuan Shangcao tried to push open the door of the interview room, and tried a few times that the system was very simple to prompt [there is a heavy object blocking the back, and it can't be opened]. So the two of them had to make a detour through the corridor next to them.
Along the way, they found other stone statues, such as a maid wiping vases, guards patrolling back and forth, and officials jostling with papers in their hands.
Lili Yuan Shangcao carefully pulled out the document from the arms of the official who had been completely petrified, this part was not petrified, perhaps a hint left by the system to the player.
There weren't many useful parts, the vast majority of them were reports on taxed agriculture or something, and one of the financial reports caught his attention.
It records the king's expenses for the purchase of slaves. What is puzzling is that the king not only bought the slaves at a very high price, but also sold the weapons and equipment stored in the treasury at a low price.
In the list attached to this report, the Book of Secretaries that Ann and the three of them obtained from the Delin Chamber of Commerce are all prominently listed, including the Silver Bow and the Rare Silver Armor.
Is it crazy that the king of a country would spend all his wealth for a few slaves?
This can no longer be regarded as a thousand dollars to buy horse bones, it is simply a thousand dollars to buy waste paper!
As can be seen from the agricultural report, there is no shortage of labor in Palundecius. So what's the point of buying slaves?
Add up the total number of slaves traded at each time on the trade list, about 500 people, and where did these people go? Became a member of the undead army?
Likuhara realizes that the mentally unhealthy king is clearly the key element in this script.
"Lili, look at it, the portrait painted on the wall doesn't look like Miss Sacrifice"
The Brave Invincible said, pointing to the portrait hanging in the hallway.
The portrait uses oil painting techniques, and the painter is highly skilled, and the whole is very realistic.
The image of a middle-aged man wearing a golden crown and a red cloak standing in front of the throne leaps onto the paper.
Beside him was a little girl carved in pink, with a brow between her eyebrows that indeed resembled the priestess who had helped them a lot before, and the most obvious feature was that she also had delicate blue hair.
"Miss Priestess, how is your reply?"
Taking out the card of the high-ranking priestess, she asked the grass on the grass.
With a slight shudder, the card detached from his hand and transformed back into a blue-haired and blue-eyed priestess.
"Thank you for your concern, Adventurer. I'm much better."
Following the invincible gaze of the brave, the priestess saw the oil painting on the wall:
"I'm sorry I didn't identify myself with you, but as you think, I'm the first heir to the throne of the independent kingdom of Palendesius, Lalatina? Palundexiu"
"Huh? Princess? Miss Priesthood is? ”
An Yizhi is not the only one who doubts the identity of the priestess, although Lili Yuan Shangcao is kind-hearted, it does not mean that he is as heartless as the brave invincible.
"Why didn't you identify yourself in the first place?"
"I'm so sorry! Because of the royal mission, I can't explain the reason to both of you. But it's not intentionally hidden, trust me! ”
"Hey, leave, everyone else and the girls have bowed their heads and apologized, why are you still with a straight face?"
“…… Idiot, I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with you"
The 'mission of the royal family' doesn't make sense to the player at all, and it only makes the player feel that she has a mission to dig into.
It's right to think that the priestess does have a task chain on her. However, part of the process of this mission has been explored by An Yizhi, who had just entered the secret room at this time.
Looking at the priestess who bowed her head and apologized in front of her, Lihara Shangcao thought for a moment and decided to continue believing her.
Not to mention that Raushzi's 'royal mission', it is a fact that the priestess hides her identity to help them, and without her help, it is quite difficult for the three of them to successfully pass through the area where the ghost shadow is located. And as a princess, only she is familiar with the internal environment of the royal city, and if you want to find the 'key point of the mission' here, it will be twice the result with half the effort if she participates.
The inner passages of the royal city are intricate, and there seems to be only one road at the outermost end, but in fact, the rooms that lead to each intersection can make people who think they will not get lost dumbfounded.
--When you enter a room and wait a few minutes before returning the way you came, the route changes, and when you enter a small door that is tall and people will touch their heads, you will find a wide corridor inside. Climb a two-storey staircase, but still on the 1st floor. Wait, don't say confuse outsiders, it's your own people will be dizzy.
Without a priestess to lead the way, it is estimated that the brave and invincible two are estimated to be unable to find the 'mission key point' at the end of the mission time limit
In the end, the priestess took them on a tour of the interior of the royal city, and the main quest was never triggered. All that's left is the interview room that Lihara originally wanted to enter.
"Father!"
As soon as you enter the interview room, the first thing that catches your eye is a stone statue holding a long sword pointing in the air, and according to the priestess, he is the king of this term.
[Player An's finger triggers the hidden branch, and the progress of the main quest is forced to end, which is equivalent to completion]
[Players can choose to teleport away from the dungeon to settle the task reward or continue to hide the side quest]
[Warning: Failure to hide side quests will be regarded as a failure to clear the dungeon and all side rewards will be withdrawn]
[This option is a voting system, please decide as soon as possible]
The brave and invincible two looked at each other and fell into a dilemma.
In addition to the relatively clear prompts when the system first entered the dungeon, there was no clear indication of how the dungeon was cleared, plus a lot of help, which means that the difficulty of the dungeon has become very outrageously high, and even the specific clearance conditions need to be found by the player.
From the point of view of reason, we should quickly accept it as soon as possible, and a bird in hand is better than a hundred birds in the forest. They've already secured a few nice pieces of equipment, and with the quest settlement rewards, this quest is a complete one.
But......
Seeing the priestess weeping silently on the king, the two men wanted to do something for her.
"Alas...... If only Brother An were here."
The brave invincible said worriedly.
In the past two days of getting along, he and Lili Yuan Shangcao have become very trusting of An Yizhi, not only because he knows the game setting well, but also because he can always think about which choice is beneficial to him from the player's point of view.
The two of them are not as good as An Yizhi at this point, and they are too emotional.
"Call me?"
Dramatically, as soon as the words of the Brave Invincible fell, An Yi pointed out from under the floor behind the throne.
“……”