Chapter 205: The Phantom in White (2-in-1 Chapter)
[Let me explain first: It's past twelve o'clock, but I really don't blame me for the late update today!!]
I finished writing at about nine o'clock in the evening! As a result, the www.biquge.info of the Biquge hung up, and I couldn't open the web page! I waited until now after 12 o'clock before finally waiting for the technicians of the Biquge www.biquge.info to fix the fault.
Otherwise, it's early to update!
Today's update is late, it's really not that I'm lazy!!
Ladies and gentlemen, Xiao Wu has been wronged~~]
Chapter 205 [Phantom in White] (2-in-1 Chapter)
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Only the king can pull this sword out of the stone.
This...... Isn't this Nima the famous sword in the stone!!
Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly.
But...... It's a history quest!!
What about the "history class"?!!
Although the legend of the sword in the stone is famous...... But this is not real history!
This Nima is just a legend, okay!!
In real history, there is no such thing as a sword in the stone, is it good!!
Of course, this is not to say that Chen Xiaolian can't accept the non-real legendary plot.
The previous dungeons, whether it was the first 72 Demon God Pillar or the Tokyo dungeon, had nothing to do with the real thing.
But the problem is, this copy of London clearly suggests: history!
The last random mission, Jack the Ripper, was also based on the real serial cases in history as a template to make the plot.
Now the style of painting has suddenly changed...... Get a sword in the stone?!
It's not that the plot of the legendary story is unacceptable, it's just that Chen Xiaolian's previous preparations were all based on real British historical materials.
Now make a hell of a legendary King Arthur.
system, are you doing SIAO?!
King Arthur was originally a legend, and now there are so many different versions of the interpretation. This is confusing.
Who knows which version the system chose as the plot template?
If you walk in and find the sword in the stone. And then meet an Artoria Pendragon, who the is this?!
"It's not going to be an Artoria Pendragon. Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly in his heart.
With the urine nature of the system, the last Tokyo copy was able to make a mecha.
Now the London dungeon, really make a Saber to say...... It doesn't seem impossible!
"Enter the Tower of London and find the things to conquer. Chen Xiaolian calmed himself down and said slowly: "Obviously. This thing of conquest should be said to be the 'sword in the stone', the so-called sword of the king. β
"Time is before the first rays of dawn fall. Tianlie looked at the time: "It's eleven o'clock, and there should be a few hours before dawn." β
"It's certainly not going to be easy. Chen Xiaolian stood on the street, looking at the Tower of London palace complex at night...... It's as if it's a place that devours people.
......
"Haven't you found Jean yet?"
With a solemn face, Culkin stood on the rooftop, looking at the night view of London.
Lei Hu stood behind him, shook his head and said: "Sasa has monitored the surveillance video of the entire city of London, and has not found Jean ......"
Culkin suddenly turned around. He whispered, "Sue Sasha, give up." β
"Let's go, give up?" Lei Hu was stunned: "But let's, after all, it's our companion......"
"It's been more than 48 hours. A layer of frost shrouded Kalkin's complexion: "If someone else did it...... 48 hours, so that may have died. And...... Even someone like Sasha hacked into London's surveillance system, and I suspect that the person who did it might have similar abilities to Sasha, controlling mechanical or electronic devices. β
He sighed and looked at Lei Hu: "We still have a task to do. Can't afford to waste too much time. β
After a pause, he suddenly said, "That's right." Is there any news for today?"
"The police are still investigating the serial murder case, I suspect it...... This should be a quest plot triggered by some game participants. β
"Well, keep an eye on it. Culkin stroked his forehead and said slowly, "If it's not necessary, let's not have contact with other game participants." Do our own thing first...... You can see best when you remember my words and hide in the shadows forever. β
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When entering the outer walls of the Tower of London, although it was not a difficult task for Chen Xiaolian and the others, Tianlie still showed his ability.
Regarding the monitoring and alarm equipment installed outside, Chen Xiaolian saw with his own eyes that Tianlie just walked over. The hand was pressed on it, and soon the monitoring equipment of the access control lost power, and even the monitoring probe quickly hung down.
(Could this guy's ability be the same as Luo Di's, the heart of a machine?) Chen Xiaolian secretly speculated in his heart.
"Let's go. Tianlie smiled as if he was very aggressive, and took the initiative to walk in the front, and handed over his back to Chen Xiaolian without care, as if he had no intention of guarding at all.
This kind of style made Chen Xiaolian feel a little weird......
This guy trusts the stranger he just met?!
Is he nervous, or is it ...... Is there something to rely on in terms of strength?
At this moment, suddenly there was a fluttering sound behind him, and Chen Xiaolian looked back......
In the darkness of the night, a flock of black, smooth-feathered ravens flew by, and then landed on the branches of the trees.
A raven in the treetops even seemed to turn its head and quietly looked at the people who were about to enter the Tower of London in the night......
"I hate the atmosphere. Chen Xiaolian muttered.
......
The Tower of London, in fact, is a castle-like complex with dense towers.
On the perimeter is a militarized tower defense system.
The area that Chen Xiaolian and others entered was the Treasure Hall in the annex of the Tower of London, which is also one of the most famous places in the Tower of London.
When I walked into the Treasure Hall, there was silence in the darkness of the huge hall.
The QiΔ here is very typical of Normandy: thick stone walls, very narrow windows, even during the day. I'm afraid there won't be much light coming in, let alone at night.
Thick round columns support the hall, and the whole building is square in shape.
Walking into the Treasure Hall, Chen Xiaolian and the others didn't say anything, but followed Tianlie's side, and couldn't help muttering: "The British building." It's all so rigid. If we were the French, we would have built these into works of art. β
Tianlie didn't speak, just walked in the front.
The Treasure Hall is actually a place in the nature of an exhibition hall open to the public.
In the square glass cabinets in the hall, a variety of precious Wang ritual vessels are displayed.
It's just that in this dark and oppressive hall, it is night, and the narrow windows on the thick stone wall set off a depressing and dignified atmosphere.
"Look, those boxy glass cases. Like a coffin? In this atmosphere...... Hahaha. Tianlie suddenly turned his head to look at Chen Xiaolian and said such a joke.
Chen Xiaolian tugged at the corners of his mouth, he admitted that Tianlie said that it was indeed a bit similar, but ......
"It's not funny at all. Chen Xiaolian said lightly: "Let's look carefully, see if the sword in the stone will be here, isn't it here to display royal items." β
Tianlie seemed to be on purpose, always gathering by Chen Xiaolian's side and walking side by side with him. Carefully search in front of glass display cases.
There are many extraordinary objects on display here, most of which are royal scepters. Coronation crowns, trumpets, kings' swords......
Several people searched carefully for a long time for the sword, but they didn't find the legendary sword in the stone - at least none of them looked like a sword in the stone.
The edgeworth displayed here has a text introduction. Chen Xiaolian looked at it again. He sighed: "It's not this...... This is the imperial sword given to the king by the bishop of England for the coronation, not the sword in the stone. β
"Look here!" the spare tire suddenly screamed not far away.
He stood in front of a glass display case and pointed to a treasure inside.
There is also a cross inlaid with rubies next to it -- Chen Xiaolian walked over and looked at the introduction, and said, "This crown belongs to Queen Victoria." β
"Victoria, the one who did the **?" the spare tire smiled.
Chen Xiaolian glanced at him: "You should go back and read more, brother." There was a pause. He smiled wryly: "Queen Victoria, one of the greatest queens in British history. β
As he spoke, he pointed to a scepter next to him: "This thing should be the most valuable, do you see the diamond on it? This is the legendary Star of Africa, the largest diamond in the world." β
The spare tire's eyes lit up, and he took out a tactical flashlight to shine a picture on it. Under the light, the Star of Africa diamond shines brightly.
The spare tire's eyes seemed to be a little moved, and he swallowed and spat: "Good thing......! Can we take it away?"
Chen Xiaolian was stunned for a moment, but he slapped his younger brother on the tire, and said with a smile: "Are you very short of money? Or are you ready to be hunted down by the British royal family all over the world? Even if you take this thing back, you won't be able to see the light, and once it is seen, it will be endless trouble." β
The spare tire was a little frustrated, but still a little reluctant to glance at the scepter: "Uh...... Even if you can't see the light, it's cool to take it home and take it out every day. β
"Don't be cranky. "The tires pulled the spare tire apart.
Chen Xiaolian had already been attracted by another thing in this treasure hall.
"You know this thing?"
Tianlie didn't know when he stood by Chen Xiaolian's side, Chen Xiaolian glanced at him sideways and nodded.
In a display case in front of him, there was a gold bottle and a gold spoon next to it.
"Holy oil. Chen Xiaolian looked at the bottle and thought for a while: "The Holy Spirit Gift Seal...... This thing is much more advanced than holy water. β
He sighed: "It's a pity that this is the United Kingdom, if it is in the Vatican...... I'll do it! The holy oil bottle in the Vatican is probably the best weapon against those evil creatures. β
Tianlie looked at Chen Xiaolian and suddenly smiled: "What, have you encountered an evil creature? It can't be the last random mission, right?"
Chen Xiaolian glanced at him and asked rhetorically, "What about you? In the London dungeon, did you do any other tasks before?"
"Killed a few people, did a few things. Nothing special. Tianlie shrugged.
Then Tianlie suddenly changed the topic: "I don't see many exhibits of the British royal family...... It's not big here, it's not small, and it's just that there are so many things on display, and it doesn't seem that there are many treasures of the royal family. β
Chen Xiaolian smiled: "What is displayed here are some things with historical value, to be precise, the composition of cultural relics is higher than the composition of treasures...... Naturally, it is impossible for the royal family to put all the treasures on display here.
And ......"
There was a pause. Chen Xiaolian said slowly: "It's also Cromwell's sin." When the protector overthrew the royal family in a coup d'Γ©tat, he ordered many royal treasures to be sold, supposedly to raise military expenses.
Most of them are scattered among the people, and the devil knows where they have gone, perhaps they have quietly landed in the treasure room of some great collector.
The royal family has been trying to find a way to recover it, and for hundreds of years, only a small part has been bought. β
"You seem to have done a lot of homework. Tianlie looked at Chen Xiaolian.
Chen Xiaolian also looked directly at Tianlie: "After all, it is a historical copy, so you have to do some intelligence gathering." β
Tianlie groaned, "Oh? So...... How much do you know about the sword in the stone?"
"Not a lot. Chen Xiaolian suddenly smiled: "However, I'm afraid it's useless." β
"......?" Tianlie looked at Chen Xiaolian curiously.
Chen Xiaolian suddenly frowned. His gaze contracted, staring at Tianlie tightly: "Mr. Conan, you...... I guess it's British. As an Englishman, don't you even know the legends of your own country? The sword in the stone is the most famous legend in Britain. β
Tianlie was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "I don't read much, can't I?"
This sentence choked Chen Xiaolian speechless.
However, Chen Xiaolian quickly calmed down, and seeing that Tianlie had turned around and walked forward, Chen Xiaolian suddenly whispered: "You are not British." β
"......" Tianlie stood still.
Chen Xiaolian said slowly: "Although you are dressed. And your looks, they all look like English. But I'm sure. You're not. β
"What do you say?" Tianlie turned around and squinted at Chen Xiaolian.
"You were curious that there are very few exhibits here...... I don't think the British will be too unfamiliar with this place. You know too little about the history of your country. And, not to mention history, you don't even know the legend of the sword in the stone?"
"So what. Tianlie said lightly: "Where am I from, does it have anything to do with our cooperation in completing this task?"
"......" Chen Xiaolian was silent for a while. Unexpectedly, he didn't continue to investigate, but smiled faintly: "It doesn't seem to matter." β
"That's it. Tianlie shook his head: "I won't snoop on your secrets, so you don't have to ask me any secrets." β
As he spoke, Tianlie turned his head. shouted to the brother who was still checking in other places, and the spare tire brother.
"Let's go, I don't think the sword in the stone is here...... The system will not give such a difficult task. It's not going to be for us to find as soon as it comes up. It must be hidden somewhere hard to find. β
Tianlie and Jean walked in front of him, walking towards the passage on the other side of the Treasure Hall.
Chen Xiaolian waited for the spare tire to come to his side, and he slowly said a word in the team channel.
"Watch out for this Conan...... He's quirky. β
......
The centerpiece of the Tower of London, of course, is the famous White Tower.
This was originally a military fortress, a typical Norman building, a four-sided military fortress building. There are also dense towers all around.
The passages connecting the towers had already been equipped with some modern metal gates, but with Tianlie in the procession, they were opened everywhere he went.
This made Chen Xiaolian more and more suspicious that the ability of this guy named Conan might be similar to Luo Di's mechanical heart.
The building is a humanoid locksmith.
The White Tower is a square building, nearly 30 meters high, with a total of three floors. It is surrounded by a double-layered wall.
Chen Xiaolian and the others approached the White Pagoda from the periphery.
As you approach the White Tower, cross a lawn on the left.
At this time, the ugly cries of ravens could still be heard in the trees in the distance.
There is also the occasional fluttering sound.
"It's almost like a cemetery. The spare tire muttered, "Only the cemetery will see so many crows." β
"These are ravens. Chen Xiaolian thought about it, and suddenly smiled: "However, it is not too outrageous to say that this is a cemetery. β
"What?" the spare tire looked at Chen Xiaolian and looked around: "Is this really a cemetery?"
"It's not...... To be exact. Here is the guillotine. β
β......β
Chen Xiaolian looked at the ravens in the trees in the distance and said slowly, "This is not an ordinary guillotine. It was dedicated to the execution of those who were guilty of capital crimes against prominent nobles and royal families. I remember reading some of the materials that showed that the people who died here were all prominent historical figures. β
The spare tire shrunk his neck and exhaled: "Damn, bad luck! Why did you just get that ripper and come to such a ghostly place again...... I say. If we don't have this mission, we'll encounter some resentful spirits, right?"
The spare tire's face was not very good: "We don't have any firearms against the wraiths." β
Chen Xiaolian's face was also a little unsightly.
If you encounter any resentful spirits again...... Or Jack the Ripper, like Colombo Forensics, who would use the necromancy of black witchcraft......
He didn't have a good idea.
Bai Qi has already been summoned once, and within twenty-four hours, don't expect Bai Qi to be counted on again.
So......
At this time, I don't know why, probably this group of people walked across the lawn and alarmed the group of ravens in the treetops.
The ravens suddenly made a fluttering sound, flew en masse, and circled around the lawn!
Above the sky. There was a burst of "quack, quack" sound that made people's hearts hairy!!
This voice, when heard at night, makes people's hearts chill!
The spare tire couldn't help but take out the gun, pointed at the sky, thought about it and put it away, and spat out: "Damn, if you weren't afraid of alarming people...... I knew I was coming with bows and arrows!
"The crow is the mascot of the British royal family. Chen Xiaolian smiled: "The British royal family believes in a legend. They believed that the crow was a mythical bird, if one day the crow disappeared from the Tower of London. Then the country will perish. So these crows are treasures, and they are usually fed by someone. β
There was an ugly "quack" cry in his ears, and the spare tire couldn't help laughing: "Divine bird?
The three of them laughed and quickly walked across the lawn towards the outer wall of the White Tower.
Tianlie had already opened the door of a tower and beckoned to the three of them.
Chen Xiaolian walked over briskly and looked at Tianlie. and the tower behind him.
And at this time, Chen Xiaolian's face suddenly changed suddenly!!
Just now, he seemed to see a white shadow!!
It seemed to be a human figure, but it was dressed in white...... Although it was only a glimpse, Chen Xiaolian could be sure that he was not mistaken!
That's like ...... On the second floor of the tower. In the corner of a certain open corridor, a white corner flashed!
It's like a gust of wind passing by, and it's clearly a woman's figure!
Night, night, castle, crows......
The figure of a woman dressed in white flashed in the corner......
A cold wind blew, and Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt a chill in his heart!
"You ...... See?"
"What?" Tire asked.
"......" Chen Xiaolian stared at the second floor of the tower, he hesitated for a moment, and was about to say the scene he had just seen.
And at this time, a strange voice fell into Chen Xiaolian's ears.
"Hehehehehehe......"
A woman's voice.
This gentle laughter was indescribably weird, but it seemed to fall directly into Chen Xiaolian's ears!
Chen Xiaolian's body suddenly stiffened, and he quickly summoned the dreadnought tomahawk and grabbed it in his hand!
"Regiment leader?" The tire spare tire brother watched Chen Xiaolian suddenly burst out and took out his weapon, looking like he was facing a big enemy: "What's wrong?"
β...... Didn't you hear?" Chen Xiaolian's face became even more ugly: "That laughter?"
β...... What kind of laughter?" The expressions of the tire and the spare tire were dazed.
Chen Xiaolian's eyes flashed, and he gritted his teeth hard: "...... just now"
Before he could finish speaking, it was as if he heard that voice again!
The gentle laughter of "hehehehehe......" seems to have some peculiar rhythm, but it has no meaning of pleasure, but it makes people's hearts chill!
Moreover, this time, the voice Chen Xiaolian heard was not just laughter.
After this chuckle ended, a sentence fell into Chen Xiaolian's ears word by word.
A woman's voice was like crying.
"My neck...... It hurts...... Hehehehehe......"
Chen Xiaolian's face was pale!
......
Seeing that Chen Xiaolian was standing on the spot with an ugly face, and the tires and spare tires realized that something was wrong, the two immediately stood tightly on the left and right sides of Chen Xiaolian, looking around vigilantly.
"Commander, what the hell is going on?" said Tire's voice.
"I heard a voice. Chen Xiaolian exhaled: "A woman's voice...... You didn't hear that?"
"Nope. The tire spare tire shook his head.
Chen Xiaolian raised his hand and pointed to the top of the second floor of the tower: "Just now, I saw a white-clothed shadow flashing from there!"
The spare tire was about to say something, but the tire looked cautious, pressed the shoulder of the spare tire, and said in a low voice: "Don't interrupt the regiment commander......'s words! What else did you find, little face?"
"There was a woman talking in my ear. Chen Xiaolian's face was strange: "She said...... Her neck hurts. β
The atmosphere is a little weird!
And at this time, in the sky, the "croaking" crow still came intermittently......
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[This chapter is 6000 words, it is a two-in-one chapter, and I put the word count of the two chapters together.
In addition, if nothing else, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow will be three watches, making up for what is owed before.
Finally, ask for a monthly pass !!!!!!!!!!!!]
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............ (To be continued......)