Chapter 124: The Past
When Gu Yun and the others entered the city, a group of cavalrymen wearing silver-white armor and spears with their fingers passed by in the midst of the commotion, and the citizens who were walking and setting up stalls made way for the knights.
And after seeing Gu Yun and the others, the nearby pedestrians stayed away from them with a little disgust.
"It seems that witchers are not very popular in this world."
The well-informed Nanaxi muttered - the chain armor on their bodies and the silver weapons they wore all indicated the identity of the witchers.
"Social contradictions are almost irreconcilable."
An Ling also answered.
According to the opening credits, the Kiriyama Hermit Order behaves somewhat in a similar way to medieval history, as they are tools of the authorities to enslave people's minds, trumpet the existence of gods, and execute opponents with pagan rhetoric.
The difference is that the Kirky Mountain Hermit Society is an organization founded by demon hunters, and they themselves have mastered the combat power that even the orthodox knights cannot be underestimated, and in this era of serious lack of technology, force occupies a large factor in the power struggle, and the archbishop of the Kirky Mountain Hermit Society they are about to meet is a figure who can talk and laugh with the ruler.
"Holy Capital"
The names of places on the map screen have also been changed.
Looking at the pedestrians coming and going, An Ling suddenly had a strong sense of disobedience.
She had to admit that this social structure was portrayed in a simple way, and the witchers, knights, and royal families could explore countless ups and downs of stories just by digging deeper, but this style was really far from the hell of the past.
Although the name Ren Hell is not very good, its past game style has never been dark and heavy-bearing, most of them are childhood memories or the romance of princes and princesses, and the holy capital in front of you, even if you don't have to walk in, you can smell the smell of conspiracy.
"Gu Yun, what do you think?"
An Ling turned her head and asked Gu Yun's opinion, because from the moment they walked into the city gate, the latter had carefully paid attention to every corner of their eyes, as if they didn't want to miss any detail.
"I always feel like I've been here."
It's an amazing feeling.
It seems to have been there, but when you look closely at the details, you find that everything you see is extremely unfamiliar.
"You've probably seen it in popular science videos."
At least An Ling can be sure that no news about this game has ever been leaked, but for this game, those big V, well-known game podcast "a friend" and "a buddy" have lost their magical role, and she, as a crazy fan of Ren Hell, is also the first time to learn about the world that the new game is committed to building.
However, the in-game modeling is more realistic, and the structure of the city is also elegant, so it is not impossible to confuse this with a medieval city.
"Maybe."
Led by the NPC, the three of them passed through the noisy bazaar, and after encountering all kinds of blank eyes, they came to the imposing cathedral.
With gilded pendulum clocks and vivid paintings, the first step in the store is as if they have arrived in a completely different world.
The surrounding environment was not at all the secret and gloomy cellar that An Ling imagined, and the clergy of the church were all dressed in bright robes.
"Gu Yun, don't make any promises when we meet the archbishop, let's verbally echo him first."
As a game master, An Ling reminded Gu Yun in a low voice.
She felt that with Gu Yun's actual combat level, she might not be able to cope with the level 50 main quest, but from all angles, they couldn't pounce on the main line with such a single mind.
"The archbishop is already waiting for you."
NPC led them to the end of the west corridor, and out of the corridor, there was a garden that had been carefully repaired by the gardener, and in the center of the garden stood a towering ancient tree, and when the three of them looked up, they could only see the sky obscured by dense foliage, and the archbishop was standing under the ancient tree with his back to them.
The red robe rested on the ground, and the archbishop turned slowly and leisurely when he heard the sound behind him, his hands resting on a staff studded with red gems, and he looked very old.
"Hello, I'm the archbishop......"
"Ampicto?"
Gu Yun blurted out, and everyone present, including the archbishop himself, was stunned.
Amphikto is his destiny, but since he assumed the position of archbishop, no one has called him by his name in front of him for more than a decade.
"We know each other?"
"It's not an acquaintance."
Gu Yun shook his head, when he saw the archbishop, he finally understood where that strong sense of familiarity came from.
The reason why he always remembered the name Amphikto was because the old man in front of him was the most powerful sorcerer in the mouth of the believers, and he had gained god-like wisdom in the form of a human being.
"It's just a little regrettable that I didn't have time to fight you in the first place."
When he saw Amphikto, the scene of the past gradually became clear in Gu Yun's mind.
He did come to the city before.
However, when he first arrived, three-quarters of the city was in ruins, and all that came into view was the scene of burning fire, and there were no people coming and going, only the scars and ashes on the ground, and the bones that occasionally appeared in the ruins.
The holy capital that believers once prided themselves on was destroyed in a certain war.
And the reason why Gu Yun failed to fight with Amphikto was very simple - because when he knew this name, Amphitor had already been dead for thousands of years, and he only remembered Amphito's name and portrait through the "strongest" in the mouth of believers.
"It's a pity that I'm old."
Amphikto smiled and shook his head, he just regarded Gu Yun as a young demon hunter with a strong "competitive spirit", and it was certain that these three people must be very capable demon hunters.
Because they seem to have information about the monsters in the city.
"Young man, could you please tell us more about the werewolves, it is very important to the Misty Mountain Hermit Society."
"Ah, in fact, we are still investigating, if there is any new news, I will tell you as soon as possible."
An Ling felt that something was wrong and immediately snatched the conversation.
She was full of doubts now, she didn't take Gu Yun's words to heart just now, but this time, the latter directly said the archbishop's name in front of her.
She dared to pack the ticket, and the name of the archbishop was definitely not revealed anywhere along the way.
At the moment, the archbishop's character interface is only marked with the words "archbishop", the level is three question marks, and the icon of the skeleton is also marked.
"Then please, if you need anything, the hermit of the Foggy Mountains will fully assist you in your actions."
As soon as the words ended, the task list changed again.
"Mission Update: (Optional) Join the Misty Mountains Hermit Society."
"Mission Update (Elite): Investigate the movement of monsters (Recommended number: 20, Recommended level: 50)』
"Gu Yun, let's withdraw first!"