Chapter 261: Ritualized War
Unless they are prepared to fight a genocidal war that is destined for only one side to survive from the beginning, other types of wars will inevitably tend to be ritualistic, which naturally includes the so-called humanitarian care of the old world and the protection of the gods of the new world, in a word, all to alleviate the great damage caused by the war.
In the mode of hegemony in which the enemy is subservient to us and competing for interests, the means cannot be compared horizontally with the life-and-death battle that must be concluded only by the complete destruction of one side, and there is an essential gap between the two. Similar to the desperate move of cutting off children and grandchildren, which does not leave the slightest room for maneuver, if it were not for the last moment of life and death, no one on the participating parties would dare to make up their minds to use it, even if Luo Zhengdao dared to break the jar and break it, the Yaling Empire would have to take into account the consequences of the goblin once the dog jumped over the wall, so this plan that sounded extremely perfect would have come to naught.
Rao is like this, after listening to Luo Zhengdao's Jianyì, the ruthless methods and deep scheming of this human resistance leader still make the visitors look sideways, but I am afraid that from now on, the Yaling people will no longer dare to regard him as the second ancestor who succeeded by luck, and no one will be willing to offend him if he kills when he makes a move.
"Don't bother me for the rest of the day, I'll summon you if there's anything going on, and from now on, Wake Reef will be transferred to the state of acting consul."
Before Luo Zhengdao walked into the secret room alone, he explained to his subordinates, and as the heavy stone door slowly closed, the secret room hidden deep underground was cut off from the outside world. In this confined environment, which was tightly protected by the magic circle and did not even have air vents, he had to rely on alchemical potions to keep himself alive, so he could not delay too long. Although it is so cumbersome and expensive to use the secret room, it is worth the cost compared to secrecy.
ββ¦β¦ The Book of Collectors! β
Looking at the handwriting composed of the silver dust of the magic card, Luo Zhengdao's expression at this moment was extremely strict, with his current situation, he could not rely on any external force, and the ruthlessness he had came from a rational examination of the world, fate and himself, to paraphrase a more popular saying, Luo Zhengdao was also the kind of unlucky child who had been ruined by the three views.
In the old world where people are addicted to drunkenness, Luo Zhengdao, who keeps to himself, is an ordinary person who is harmless to individuals, just like those hurried passers-by walking on the road, which are ordinary and unremarkable. However, in the bloody new world, he became an imperfect egoist.
We disdain to do things that harm others and benefit ourselves, we are too lazy to do things that harm others and are not beneficial to ourselves, and we should analyze the specific situation and consider how to do things that benefit others and ourselves. Although Luo Zhengdao behaves appropriately in ordinary times, he fully meets the expectations of others, and is a fair and dignified arbiter in the eyes of his subordinates; In the eyes of the people, he is a benevolent and rigid ruler; In the eyes of those close to him, he is a down-to-earth and promising young man. The problem is that these images are all the roles played by Luo Zhengdao, he has always only acted according to his own inner drive, and those external rationalized appearances are at best a lubricant to reduce conflicts with others.
"Man is on his own!" This sentence is a mantra from the villain in the old world old Hong Kong film "Rat Courage", which is also one of the mottos that Luo Zhengdao personally abides by. In the bottom of everyone's heart, there is a self-judgment about interests and positions, and it is unreliable to expect others to lend a helping hand in times of crisis.
Take a deep breath several times to adjust your body and mind to reach the most stable state, and after reading the limited information provided by the magic card, Luo Zhengdao opened his mouth and said:
"Activate!"
"Buzz Buzz ......"
In a buzzing sound, a book as thick as a dictionary floats in the air, and rows of bizarre symbols flash quickly on the shell of the book, just like a text advertisement broadcast on a scrolling screen.
ββ¦β¦ Is that really the case? How many secrets are still in the realm of the Magister that I don't know? β
While muttering to himself, Luo Zhengdao pulled out the cards in the dark pocket of his cuffs one by one, and as long as he got close to a certain distance, the cards would automatically enter this large and heavy book of cards as a white light. When he put the last card in, he saw a line of looming numbers appear in front of him, and the book was 46/200. This is the standard magic card master style, simple and practical, not at all the pursuit of any coquettish high-end fan. The props that look like books can hold up to 200 cards, and Luo Zhengdao only has 46 magic cards in his hand, deducting those basic land cards that provide elements, he can only lament that he is really a poor ghost!
Although he had never witnessed or written about the last days spent by the Demon Card Masters under the curse of the Aragami, Luo Zhengdao was very clear about one thing, the end of the Demon Card Master was a long and painful process of being strangled.
No matter how powerful the Aragami Curse is, it is impossible to annihilate all the Demon Card Masters overnight, in fact, many Demon Card Masters have come up with various ways to delay time before being annihilated by the Aragami Curse. It is not logical for them, who already have great power, not to try to save themselves in such a situation, but the ending is obvious, the redemption plan fails, and the magician finally embarks on the road of no return with Aragami.
"Activate - Vientiane Dependence!"
Sacrificing the life of a comatose monster, in the splash of blood, the familiar silver powder resurfaced in front of him, Luo Zhengdao's eyes widened and carefully studied this passage, lest he miss something important.
"The Book of Collectibles, a magical creation with incredible energy, functions as a series of cards to form a skill tree."
"Skill tree?"
I believe that most people who have played computer games in the old world are familiar with this word, and the current problem is so blatantly revealed in the number jΓΉ provided by the magic card, full of various slots and elements of disobedience, Luo Zhengdao, who is used to seeing the world, can't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, what kind of trouble is this!
Fortunately, Luo Zhengdao has always been quite open-minded, since he can't figure it out, forget it, it's important to do the right thing, and he immediately said:
"Show Skill Tree!"
In response, in front of Luo Zhengdao, a huge tree map that seemed familiar slowly stretched out, but it was a pity that most of the upgrade routes and important nodes were marked as unusable gray, and what made him doubly dissatisfied was that even the explanatory text was blank. Of course, this is not surprising, the number of cards in Luo Zhengdao's hand is pitifully small and there is no system, and it is even more useless to talk about what to match with each other, you might as well paraphrase a witty saying in the old world, the big horse monkey wears a cheongsam, and it is impossible to see the beauty.
Luo Zhengdao stared at it for a while, then suddenly scratched his head and said:
"Uh, what the hell am I going to do?"
The skill tree built by the magic card master is basically the same as the card classification, summoning system, magic system, embodiment system and unclassifying miscellaneous, the main trunk composed of the first three series cards is like the three branches of a thousand-year-old tree extending upward, and most of the cards in the miscellaneous category are in the leaf position, and only those magic cards with decisive significance can be lucky enough to occupy the trunk and branch position of the skill tree. It's worth mentioning here that all of the basic lands are also part of the tree, so it can be seen that the senior card masters raised the importance of these cards to the point where they should not be overlooked.
After watching for a long time, Luo Zhengdao muttered angrily:
"Alas, it's okay to look at this picture, it's really a blow to self-confidence!"
Sighing and sighing, Luo Zhengdao suddenly paused, and then he exclaimed:
"Hey, that's weird, why didn't this card fit into the land sequence?"
The Book of Cards automatically sorts and sorts the cards, and at this time, a magic card with a mountain is picked out separately and placed in the order of categorization. The abnormal is the demon! Luo Zhengdao carefully counted it to make sure that the total number of cards was correct, and then he extracted this card to the browsing page, as one of the basic functions of this magic card master's exclusive equipment, and he could see some information without using everything to rely on, such as the name of the card or something.
"It's ...... Artemisia Mountain! β
After concentrating on the line of handwriting that appeared in front of him, Luo Zhengdao instantly felt that the whole person was not good, and he was stunned for a while before he said to himself in the native language of the old world:
ββ¦β¦ The soul returns to Liang's father, and the soul returns to Artemisia. This...... Did anyone mess with it again? β
I can't say, this ancient text introduction comparable to a heifer handstand shows that Luo Zhengdao has been messed up in the wind, and he has been standing in place for a long time, he suddenly thought of one thing, not to mention others, that Emperor Taizu of the Bright Dynasty must be a traverser, is it possible that there are also traversers from the old world among the senior magic card masters? Is it really just a coincidence that I crossed over this time? Hey, what a coincidence! This question really makes people calm down and think about it, the more I think about it, the more I feel a chill down my spine, and I am afraid of being serious about everything, which is extremely scary to think about!
"As you can see, the new star representing the Demon Card Master has appeared in the Celestial Vault, and that Will Needham is the source of the disaster, if we can't solve him, then we can only wait for him to solve us."
In the deep darkness where you couldn't see your fingers, the voice of a rough man roared and shouted loudly, and his voice was filled with lingering anger, frustration, and unwillingness. Perhaps because he felt that he should not let this benevolent brother continue to vent, a clear and hearty voice said:
"Bane, don't exaggerate, the power of the magic card master is very strong, everyone has no objections, but Will Needham is just a mortal."
The voice known as Bane could not suppress his fury and immediately retorted:
"No, one day he will come to us, like the Demon Card Master who destroyed the Aragami, and knock us all off the throne and fall into the River Styx."
Alarmist words didn't have much effect on the gods, and a woman's gentle voice interjected, saying:
"How far away is that day from now? Is it a thousand years, or is it ten thousand years? Bane, you can't say okay either! β