Chapter Eighty-Four: The Altar of Death
The current scene is almost the same as when Qin Ling discovered Luo Bu Mud, the king of the swamp, it is all under the extremely empty underground, and there are almost all exactly the same monsters.
Thinking of this, Qin Ling is also a little weak-hearted, won't there be a world boss here? It's nothing to die once, but if he causes any negative impact on the players in Skywind City, then he will also feel very guilty.
Of course, the most important thing is that Qin Ling doesn't want to let himself have any more negative status. Now he is quite satisfied with this attribute, even if he reduces any attribute, he is very uncomfortable......
However, thinking about it carefully, Qin Ling felt that his luck might not be so bad, right? Encounter another world boss?
There are only ten in total, and there are only ten in the entire Huaxia District, if he encounters two, then he can really buy lottery tickets in the real world.
didn't continue to think nonsense, Qin Ling also continued to walk forward while killing monsters.
After level 40, the experience that these monsters can give him is already very small, after all, every time you reach ten levels, the experience required is increased exponentially. Moreover, level 40 is not possible to learn new skills. The same is true for level 45, and you will not be able to learn new vocational skills until you turn around at level 50.
Just now, Qin Ling also took out the Dead Horn and was about to learn a new skill, but it was displayed on it that it could not be used.
Although the hidden profession is much more powerful than the normal profession, it seems that there is not much difference between learning skills and other professions.
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After walking for more than an hour, there was no telling how many dead rotting corpses had died under Qin Ling's sword, and even after he reached level 40, his experience had increased by nearly 10%.
And when you get here, it's almost the innermost part of this underground space, and there is no way down there, and there is no other underground space.
Moreover, there are no bosses, no world bosses, not even a normal boss. This made Qin Ling's idea of wanting to try his current combat power was also directly frustrated.
Although there are no special monsters and no other underground space, there is indeed something like an altar here, which occupies a large area at the end of this underground space.
The altar as a whole is circular, with a full circle of dead rotting corpses in the outermost circle, but not alive, all dead.
It's the kind that really dies, the kind that won't be resurrected, these monsters Qin Ling has already tried just now, even if he takes the initiative to attack them, they won't be resurrected.
And inside these dead rotting corpses, there were four huge black stone slabs, each of which was engraved with countless white mysterious symbols, which looked like words, but Qin Ling couldn't read any of them.
The slab is very large, almost a man high, and the thickness is nearly 20 centimeters, and I don't know who is standing here.
And in the very center of the altar, there is the core of this altar, a large black round stone pillar. There are also countless white mysterious symbols on the stone pillar, and in the center of the stone pillar, there is a one-man high groove.
Qin Ling looked at it carefully, and it seemed that it was just enough to accommodate a person to enter it completely. But to be on the safe side, he didn't go in directly, but took a complete look around the entire altar, nothing too unusual, but all of this looked quite weird.
After observing for a long time, Qin Ling also walked to the side of this circular stone pillar again, which should be the core of the altar. The whole stone pillar is deep into the ground, and I don't know how much is still buried under the ground, and there are about two or three meters above, the more it goes up, the smaller it becomes, but it looks like a huge round stone cone, and the groove is in the position of connecting the ground, just enough to walk directly into.
There are no symbols in the grooves, and it looks like they were specially set aside. But Qin Ling didn't know what it was set aside for, and he didn't want to go in and try it to see if it was really set aside for humans......
Then, Qin Ling also reached out and touched this stone pillar.
"Ding......
"Trigger the quest, the town that died. Optional quest to enter the Altar of Death. Or find an expert who can decipher these mysterious texts. ”
Qin Ling was also a little confused, this place is called the Altar of Death? Is this how all those dead rotting corpses came from? It really looks like it!
The name of the mission is called Dead Town, so it means that these dead rotting corpses may be the inhabitants of the original town? It's no wonder that Qin Ling can occasionally see some dilapidated house-like things under this underground, but these things no longer have the appearance of houses, and even Qin Ling didn't recognize them at first. I thought it was some strangely shaped stone that was formed naturally, but now that I think about it, this underground space may have been a small town in the past?
And this town, I don't know why it became what it is now.
"There are selective tasks, the first one has a lot of risk, and the second one seems safe, but it's not very simple. Without any other quest prompts, just let me find someone, where to look? And, how can I get these things down? There doesn't seem to be anything in this game that can be rubbed, right? Qin Ling was a little helpless.
Let him enter the altar like this, it is impossible for Qin Ling to enter, but it is very difficult to find the so-called expert. Huaxia District has now opened five second-level main cities, in addition to the destroyed Cloud Thunder City, there are still four. Who knows where the so-called expert is, if he is not in Tianfeng City, then Qin Ling will have to run back and forth between the main cities.
Then, Qin Ling also walked to the vicinity of those stone slabs, trying to see if he could put this thing in his backpack.
Originally, he didn't hold out any hope, but Qin Ling was surprised to find that this thing could really be stored in his backpack! But it's just too much space.
All players in the game have a backpack with a total of 100 slots that can be used to put 100 different items. The same materials can be stacked repeatedly, and weapons and equipment will occupy a separate slot.
But this stele actually occupies ten slots! If you include all four, wouldn't that occupy 40 slots?
Although, Qin Ling's backpack is not full now, and there is a lot of space, but do you really want to take these things back? If you can't find an expert, why don't you have to put it back? Or is it moldy in the warehouse?
After thinking about it, Qin Ling still didn't venture into the altar, since it was an altar, it must be sacrificed. What enters the altar is probably a sacrifice. Although Qin Ling was not afraid of death, he didn't want to die so unexplained once. Moreover, there are still many things in this game that can ignore his class skills and cause him death.
With such an idea, Qin Ling directly put the four stone slabs into his backpack and returned in place. He had already planned to go to the experts first, and if he could find the best, if he couldn't find it, he would come back and try it again. If he can find it, let the expert translate these words for him, if it is a good thing to enter the altar, then he must definitely go in, if it is a bad thing, then there is no way, he will definitely not go in. And he had no intention of returning the slate......
Back in Tianfeng City, Qin Ling did not go directly to find the so-called expert by himself, but first went to the inn to visit Anne.
I haven't seen him for a few days, and Anne misses him quite a lot.
"Uncle, what have you been doing these days? Why don't you come and see me. Anne pouted.
Qin Ling touched her head with a smile and said, "Didn't I say it before, I'm an adventurer, so naturally I'm going out on an adventure." ”
"Uncle, is the outside world really exciting? Aren't they all exactly the same? Anne asked, a little yearning.
After knowing Annie for so long, Qin Ling also knew that this little girl had not left Yunlei City too far before, at most, she only went out of the city and went back after taking a turn around.
Therefore, Anne has always been very yearning for the outside world.
"Where is the world the same. When Anne grows up, how about your uncle take you on an adventure? Qin Ling said with a smile.
Anne also giggled, but immediately said in disappointment: "I went to the career hall today, but those mentors said that I was too young to change careers. ”
Qin Ling was also a little surprised, this girl actually went to the career hall?
"What did they say?" Qin Ling asked.
"Let's just say I'm too young, and I won't be able to change jobs until I'm 15 at least." Anne also looked quite helpless, her face full of loss.
She is now seven or eight years old, and if she is 15 years old, it will be many years.
The time in the game is the same as the outside world, and it is 24 hours a day. If nothing else, if Anne wants to be 15 years old, it will really take seven or eight years!
Qin Ling also smiled and said, "There should be a library in Tianfeng City, right?" You can't leave Skywind City, you can go to the library to have a look, there should be a lot of books in there that introduce the outside world. ”
"I've been there several times before, and I've read a lot of books, but it's not as interesting to just read books as to go out in person." Anne sat on the bed, dangling her two little feet, looking even more lost.
Qin Ling touched her head again, and he didn't know how to comfort Annie. Seven or eight years later, I don't know if I'll still play this game, and I don't know if this game will still exist after seven or eight years.
Without continuing to think about this, Qin Ling also said, "Annie, take me to the library, I have something I want to ask the people in the library." ”
Anne also nodded, put away her frustration, jumped out of bed, put on her shoes, and the two left the hotel.
As soon as she left the inn, Anne asked, "Uncle, do you have no money?" Why are you wearing such a tattered outfit. ”
Anne didn't ask just now mainly because she had been thinking about things outside, and now she didn't continue to think about it, and she asked this question directly that she wanted to ask.
Qin Ling's face was also dark, and he knew that wearing this equipment would definitely be quite eye-catching. Walking on the street, the attention is definitely the first!
Moreover, just as he entered the inn, the innkeeper NPC almost sent him away, thinking that he was really a beggar......
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Coming to the outside of the library of Tianfeng City, Anne also walked in with Qin Ling.
The library was not so strict, but when the staff NPC saw Qin Ling's beggar costume, the more inquiring glances came.
"Lao Tzu is not a beggar! Don't look at me like that! I have money, I have money! Qin Ling directly took out a few hundred gold coins in his hand, and shook them at the others.
All the NPCs cast surprised glances, but they didn't say anything, and they no longer paid attention to Qin Ling.
Qin Ling was also very angry, why is this equipment like this? It's too bad!
At this time, an old man also walked in the library, with white hair and a beard up to his waist, looking very kind.
There was also a name on his head, Librarian O'Conley.
"Grandpa O'Conley!" Anne looked at the old man with a grin, then walked up to him, took his hand and walked in front of Qin Ling.
"Grandpa, this is my uncle, a powerful adventurer!" Anne looked very proud and introduced Qin Ling.
O'Conley also looked at Qin Ling, showed a kind smile, and said, "I'm the curator here, O'Conley, is there anything I can do to help you?" ”
Looking at Annie's appearance, Qin Ling was also a little surprised, this girl seems to know a lot about many NPCs in the city! And it seems that the relationship is not bad.
Then, Qin Ling also replied, "Mr. Curator, I have something I want to ask you. Have you ever seen anything like this? ”
As he spoke, Qin Ling directly took out a stone slab from his backpack.
"Bang dang!"
Poked the slate on the ground, which also attracted the attention of countless NPCs, and in addition to being surprised, they also came over to watch it one after another, wanting to see what it was.
After seeing this slate, O'Conley also raised his eyebrows slightly, and said: "This is a kind of writing that does not belong to human beings. ”
"Do you know what this text is?" Qin Ling continued to ask.
O'Conley shook his head and said, "I'm an old man who manages the library, and although I read a lot of books, I don't know the words on it. However, you can go to Jermie and ask, the old guy specializes in words and may know this stuff. ”
"Jermie?" Qin Ling said suspiciously.
At this time, Anne also jumped directly and said: "Uncle, I know where Grandpa Jermie's home is!" ”