Chapter 44: Limitations and Preparations
The bustling business district is full of people looking forward to the hustle and bustle of the scorching sun on their heads. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć In a tavern on the side of the road, Du Shen sat in the corner and enjoyed lunch quietly.
The tavern is not big or small, and the decoration is ordinary. Although the food here tastes average, it is better than environmental hygiene and decency. Many small traders from the north and south are happy to rest here.
Although it was noon, there were many diners in the hall. The voices of talking and laughing were mixed with each other one after another, and they seemed to be chaotic, which had slightly interfered with Du Shen's collection of intelligence.
After all, the Manlo world is just a backward feudal society. Traffic here greatly restricts the spread of news. Green City is hundreds of kilometers away from Mayaling, to say the least. Coupled with the barrier of the rolling mountains, Du Shen, who had just arrived, found that what he did in Maya Ling had not been transmitted here at all.
No one knew that Du Shen had once led skeleton soldiers to bloody the territory of a certain earl. Naturally, no one was afraid of him, and Du Shen couldn't collect the Force of Fear because of this.
Nai Ho Zhu's collection of the Force of Fear can be roughly divided into two situations:
The first is that others only vaguely know that there is such an existence as Du Shen, who has done frightening acts. When Du Shen "approached" the fearful person. Even if this person didn't know that Du Shen nearby was the existence he feared, Du Shen could still collect a small amount of fear force.
Second, others clearly know what Du Shen has done, and they are afraid of it. When they approach or even confront Du Shen, they will release a large amount of fear force.
These two situations, simply put, are that the deeper the fear of others for Du Shen, the clearer the recognition of Du Shen's image. When they are within the collection range of the Naho Bead, Du Shen will harvest more Force.
It is important to mention that the so-called "the clearer the recognition of Du Shen's image" does not mean that other people's perception of Du Shen is more realistic. To be taken to the extreme, we can see Du Shen as a symbol. When others shape this symbol more delicately in their hearts, the easier it is for Du Shen to harvest the person's scattered spiritual energy. Even if there are too many delusions and distortions in the shaping of others.
Based on the above situation, if Du Shen wants to collect the Force most efficiently, it is nothing more than exposing himself, leading the skeleton army to swagger around, and doing all kinds of frightening behaviors.
However, because of the current relatively low strength, Du Shen obviously can't act like this. Otherwise, it's just looking for death.
As a result, if you want to collect the Force at the moment, you can only rely on rumors. Limited by the backward way of information circulation, Du Shen can only personally promote the spread of rumors in order to resume the collection of the force as soon as possible.
Last night, Du Shen disguised himself and intercepted a gangster leader named Joey and instructed him to spread news about himself.
At this time, Du Shen was sitting in the tavern and having lunch, in order to test the action of Joy and the others. It's a pity that gangsters are gangsters, let alone gangsters in the feudal era.
After more than half an hour of listening, Du Shen did not hear anyone talk about the affairs of Mayaling, nor did he hear the rumors generated by himself leading the skeleton to Green City.
Lead the skeletons to Green City? That's right. Du Shen led the skeleton from Maya. After all, Nai Ho Zhu can only create ghosts, not store them. Skeletons are the combat power that Du Shen relies on, and the collection of the Force is relatively difficult, how can Du Shen discard them at will?
What's more, leading the skeleton to travel far away can let more people know about Du Shen's existence. For this reason, Du Shen often takes a slight detour during his travels, passing through densely populated villages and towns, and even cities. Of course, in order to avoid danger, Du Shen travels at night most of the time. This also helps to create an atmosphere of fear.
Sadly, it has been almost ten days since I arrived in Greentown. Du Shen has been paying attention everywhere, but he has never heard the rumors of the skeleton walking at night. He couldn't help but feel powerless at the speed of information transmission in this era.
"The slow transmission of information is certainly the main reason," Du pondered quietly, "but it is probably also because my actions have not yet attracted the attention of the ruling class." Perhaps, I should do the next earth-shattering thing. However, in this era of feudal separation. What can attract the attention of all rulers? ā
While pondering, Du Shen beckoned to call for the servant. He didn't rush to settle the bill, but asked the servant to clean up the table and bring another glass of fruit wine. Du Shen sipped slowly while thinking about measuring.
After thinking for long, Du Shen noticed that a familiar figure appeared at the door of the tavern. The figure stood in the doorway and looked in. Before Du Shen could remember the specific identity of the person, he had already turned to leave.
A moment later, a sturdy figure appeared at the door of the tavern and walked straight towards Du Shen. The man's smiling face was strewn with a few tiny scars. He was none other than Joey, the leader of a gang in Greentown.
"Your Excellency, there is something unusual about what you want us to pay attention to." Joey bowed slightly, acting respectfully.
Du Shen waved his hand, motioned for the other party to sit down, and called the servant Ou to serve the ale by the way.
What Joey said was not the progress of spreading rumors, but the stalking of the three nobles and Martina. In the spirit of saving trouble and insurance, earlier last night, Du Shen found Joey openly and asked him to help monitor the three noble sons and Martina.
At first, Joey was very cautious and didn't agree, but just led Du Shen around. It wasn't until later that his subordinates basically inquired about the origin of the three noble sons. As a local snake, he took over Du Shen's business.
In the tavern, it was not until the servant Ou walked away that Du Shen asked Joey about the specific situation.
Joey lowered his voice and roughly explained: "The three bastards left the city from the south gate half a day ago. But I'm sure they'll do it today. Because the subordinates who take care of the women find that their subordinates are following. Perhaps, they want to take people out of the city. ā
Joey deliberately said vaguely, and Du Shen understood it. did not wait for Du Shen to give orders or take action. The young gangster who had been probing his brain earlier suddenly rushed to Joey from the door: "Boss, the woman is tied up!" Our people are following. It looks like they will go out through the south gate as well. ā
When she hears that Martina has been kidnapped, she is about to be sent out of the city. Du Shen couldn't help frowning.
Seeing this, Joey hurriedly comforted: "Your Excellency, don't worry. In any case, the woman was going to be sent to the three bastards. And what about our people, who have been following them? Rest assured, we'll soon find out where the three bastards are. In order to save time, why don't you go to the south gate with us first? ā
Du Shen nodded, summoned the servant to settle the bill, and followed Joey and the two to the southern city gate. Passing through the streets and alleys, the city gate has not yet been seen, and a carriage stops at Du Shen's side.
Joey first responded to the coachman's shout, and then invited Du Shen to board the car. The carriages were covered by cloth canopies. Du Shen climbed into the carriage from behind and found that it was wet inside, and there were a few fresh vegetable leaves on the ground.
Joey followed behind and explained, "Time is urgent, and we don't have time to make better arrangements. Please also apologize. ā
Seeing that the carriage was clean as a whole, Du Shen nodded and sat down on the bench in the depths of the carriage. He nodded: "As long as you can save people, you can say anything." ā
When it came to saving people, Joey was worried, and couldn't help but remind him: "Your Excellency, I have already recruited all the good hands, at least twenty or thirty people. They will soon follow. However, my subordinates are just ordinary people, and it's okay to deal with ordinary people, but they definitely can't beat them in the face of knights. I see that some of the three noble young masters' subordinates are very strong, maybe they are knights. We will not be afraid of death after receiving the money. But if I can save people, I can't guarantee ......"
The carriage was driving and was inevitably bumpy. Du Shen stretched out his hand to grab the car gang, looking confident: "Don't worry." Your responsibility is to get me to the place of the incident in time. As for saving people, I take matters into my own hands. ā
Du Shen thought simply: in the worst case, he would create skeleton warriors. At that time, Martina will be knocked unconscious, and the three noble sons and subordinates will be directly killed. As for Joey's gang, whether they will kill or accept them as subordinates, it depends on whether they know whether they know the interest or not.
Although he can't collect the Force of Fear at the moment, in order to protect himself, Du Shen has been storing a large amount of Force in the Nai He Zhu.
Joy saw that Du Shen was full of confidence, although he did not completely eliminate his doubts, but he was somewhat relieved. He secretly ruthless: "Just fight this time!" In fact, the honorarium that Du Shen promised was very generous, which made him willing to take risks.
The carriage was slow and fast, gradually reaching the southern gate. Drilling through the hole, the carriage stopped on the side of the road, and Joey jumped out of the carriage and quickly got back in.
He was happy: "Your Excellency, we already know the whereabouts of the three noble sons. They were in the woods somewhere in the southwest, looking like they were hunting and picnicking. Do we follow the carriage that kidnapped the girl, or do we go straight over. ā
"Go straight to it." Du Shen didn't want to save Martina too early. If Martina is not completely desperate, how can it appear that Du Shen's saving grace is profound?
Nothing was said all the way. The carriage hurried, and more than twenty of Joey's men followed.
Du Shen sat in the carriage and thought to himself: "Through this operation, it has been proved that the role of ghosts is very limited. The three ghosts, once out of control distance, convey information that is not clear enough and is almost useless. As for operations, not to mention. If it weren't for the inexperience of the subordinates of the three noble boys, I am afraid that the ghost would have been eliminated long ago. In fact, the other party had already noticed the abnormality, but he couldn't find the cause. ā
Currently, at a distance, the ghost can also help Du Shen roughly determine the location of the person being monitored. However, in the future, as the enemies against them become more and more powerful, the role of the ghost will become less and less, until it is reduced to waste.
This is what Du Shen does not want to see. You have to find a way to increase the power of the ghosts. The most direct way to do this is to improve the template attributes of ghosts. Du Shen in his previous life can do it to a certain extent. But that's based on the strength of a radical transformation.
The so-called metamorphosis, in Hilda's words, is to hold high the throne and officially become a god. In Huaxia parlance, that is to become an immortal and gain the way.
For the current Du Shen, even if he knows the future, even if he has a smooth journey, if he wants to become an immortal, it will be at least a thousand years later.
Far water can't quench the thirst of the near, so Du Shen decides to find another way: to equip the ghost. However, find a treasure and dress it for a ghost. Not to mention that it is easy to lose treasures, the effect will not be too great.
What Du Shen needed was a piece of equipment that could multiply and equip every ghost. The accumulation of research in previous lives is not enough to solve this problem. Du Shen also needs more knowledge.
Du Shen began to carefully recall the various energy systems of the Manluo world: "I hope that those hidden tissues that survive will be deeply collected. ā