It had been two years since Du Qi returned to Eagle City. No anomalous events occurred during this time, the only thing worth mentioning was that he met a middle-aged man in disarray on his way back. The poor fellow was probably frightened, and muttered to the governor for a long time, but most of the time it was nonsense, and it was impossible to understand what he was trying to say.

The middle-aged man's name is Yueyi, a nobleman from the Oriental Thousand Falcon City, but on the way to the Flying Eagle City, he is attacked by some kind of monster, not only losing his horses and belongings, but also the group of family soldiers who escorted him have not survived. According to his account, the convoy was attacked by several flying behemoths, and the monsters suddenly burst out of the clouds, killed all his guards, and flew away with their huge claws carrying the carcasses of the horses. As for Yueyi, it was probably because he hid in the carriage that he was lucky enough to save his life.

When Du Qi asked about the specific appearance of the monster, Yueyi, whose body couldn't help trembling, was even more exaggerated, his face was pale, and he just kept answering that he didn't see anything clearly. It seemed that he was scared enough.

Patiently accompanied the middle-aged man for a long time, the other party didn't seem to have the idea of asking for protection, and Du Qi had important things to do. Eventually, he left some food for the other party and went on his road again alone.

Finally, not long ago, Duzi saw the tall, familiar wall.

Counting the time, Du Qi has also lived nearly ten savage lives, experiencing wilderness survival that he didn't even dare to imagine in the past, and the process is even more exciting. Now all he had left in his mind was exhaustion, and a plan had already been made on the way. First of all, he has to go to the hotel to have a beautiful meal, and then go to Yiqi to report the results of the mission, and then no matter how the follow-up arrangement, he has to go to the hotel Meimei to sleep. I know how much he missed the "soft" bed in the hotel during this time, although he had complained a lot about it.

"Hey, Duqi, long time no see." In a very famous restaurant in Eagle City, a large calloused hand grabbed him, and a familiar voice sounded behind him. "What kind of god do you go? You! ”

"Qi Xin! Such a coincidence...... Boss, I want a berry deer rice. Du Qi glared, and did not forget to shout to the boss in front of the counter. The restaurant is best known for its bowl of berry venison, which is one of his favorite dishes.

"Okay, please sit down, just wait a moment." The boss nodded with a familiar smile and said casually, "Lord Duqi, I haven't been here for a while, where did you go to make a fortune?" ”

"Haha! Something, out of town. Du Qi replied with a smile, and then sat down opposite Qi Xin.

The big man Qi Xin's eyes glanced up and down, smacked his lips, raised his eyebrows and said, "Yo...... The two sets of Starry Night, which have not been harvested recently, is no wonder that they have not been seen. Big guy, I'll rely on you to cover it in the future! ”

"Don't you wear one yourself, what kind of cute thing do you sell with me!" The boy also rolled his eyes and replied unceremoniously.

The current Du Qi is indeed a shotgun, in addition to the leather armor on his body, there is also a brand new long sword hanging from his waist. That was two years ago, and he felt that his spirit was almost at his best, so he couldn't wait to build another piece of equipment for himself. This time, Du Qi also deliberately paid attention to his mental state, and found that the forging only consumed part of his spiritual power, and what really caused him to be exhausted was the consumption of another kind of energy.

He didn't know how to describe that energy, so he kept it in his mind and studied it later.

Of course, those questions don't stop him from appreciating his new work. It was a glossy black sword, about 1.3 meters long, which was much heavier than the iron sword used before, and it was just right for players who were still slowly growing in power. The body of the long sword looks a little plain, except for a beautiful blood groove, there are not many decorative lines, and it does not seem to conform to the design style of the master of fire. But Du Qi knew that the real highlight of this long sword was the scales of the spotted helmet that were skillfully integrated into the sword, and when the swordsman danced the long sword, the black body of the sword would gradually emerge with a red hidden inside, like a bloody shadow.

"Starry Night - Blood Shadow: The Fire General spent six years designing the Starry Night Starry Leather Armor, and then created the Blood Shadow and Black Crown in just three minutes. No longer satisfied with the ordinary materials, he took two of his disciples on a journey around the world, vowing to find monsters that could be used to forge artifacts. Later, Fire would be honored as the first hunter of all time. ”

By the way, Duzi can see many attributes such as strength and agility in his attribute screen, but he has never been able to understand the meaning of "berserk" until he has this weapon. To put it simply, the Berserk attribute will allow the warrior to gain a small bonus to various attributes after being injured, and it will also reduce the pain to a certain extent, making Rao feel like a berserker in the game.

Qi Xin also patted the long sword on his waist with a precious face, not caring at all about his friend's ridicule. "Yes! But the Starry Night Stone is too expensive, and I emptied my family to create this blood shadow. So, what have you been doing lately? Haha, let me tell you, there's been a very interesting thing going on during this time. Trust me, you can't guess. He had a wicked smile on his face, and he looked like he wanted to ask me if he wanted to.

"As far as things go, I've learned some very important news recently." Who knew that Du Qi didn't answer at all, but assigned the task on his own, "Qi Xin, I want to ask you to help contact some important players and hold a meeting tonight...... Oh no! It's still tomorrow morning, I'm so tired that I need a good rest. ”

"Uh...... It's not hard to get in touch, but don't change the subject. Mine is a big secret, aren't you interested at all? Qi Xin found out that he was the one who was aroused, and he couldn't help but spit out a few dirty words in his mouth, but he was a good boy who knew how to be polite, and finally endured it.

"Brother, I'm really tired, and I don't want to use my brain at all now."

"Alright! All right! You won......" Qi Xin raised his hand with a boring face, "Actually, what I want really has something to do with what you entrusted, and it happened just three years ago." By the way, do you remember when we tried to add friends? ”

"Of course, we found that although the friend interface can be called, it can't be used properly."

"You know that we have some lines on our arms that are used to open up the space around us!"

"So...... Is there a correlation between the two? ”

"Those academic bigwigs just had a few guesses...... You know, they're more curious, and they always think of something weird. Well...... The idea is that since we may be in a game-like world, and we can indeed call on game functions that are impossible for ordinary people to use. So, can we think of these abilities as some special programs, and those mysterious lines are the programming language? I mean, if you take the pattern apart, do you get some regular base units? By the way, those things are now named Runes. ”

"Procedure? These people are really ...... What a talent. Duzi's eyes widened, such a fresh thought lifted his spirits, and even forgot all about his fatigue. He sat up straight and asked, "So, what did they come up with, and what were the runes?" ”

"You know, Brother Yuan Ya is an expert in paleographies, Xiao Fu is a programming master, and there is a Lixi who is engaged in mathematical research, and this group of people really came up with something in the end. Look...... I knew you would be interested. Qi Xin laughed proudly, and sold it as if in revenge, "You can try to call up an interface at random first, concentrate on observing, and at the moment when the interface appears, you can see some light spots of different colors, right?" If you try to memorize the arrangement, you'll see that it looks like a complex series of lines. ”

"Wait, I'll try." After following the instructions and making a few attempts, Du Qi clapped his hands and exclaimed, "It's true, I haven't paid attention to their arrangement before, mainly because I can't see them clearly." And then what? What happened next? ”

"The idea of those gods is to deduce the unlocking method of the friend system through the runes that the existing system functions have, that is, our portable space, attribute interface, etc., and then they found that the key runes missing are the main reason for the failure of the entire system. Haha, when the assembly comes, please ask those great gods to help you lift the ban, and we will be able to communicate remotely in the future. ”

"It's unbelievable, but ......" A thought flashed through Du Qi's mind, and his brows suddenly furrowed, "Qi Xin, I suddenly feel a little scary. You think, the lines that are visible on our arms, the lines that flash when we call up the interface, and the friend system that hasn't been unlocked yet. Do you feel as if someone has designed it to guide us to study the functions of these runes? ”

"Xiao Fu also mentioned this matter, not only yours, but even the process of learning to forge equipment with flames is almost identical. It's a dream like a world of flames, right? ”

"That's right!" Duzi's heart grew heavier.

"Peace of mind! Yue Min has a good saying, no matter what conspiracy is behind this matter, the other party's ability is far beyond what we can understand. In that case, why bother? That's not something we can solve right now. Qi Xin comforted.

"You're right, it's just that worrying about this emotion can't be dispelled by a sentence or two. Without mentioning this, can't you fill in the missing runes? ”

"No, those so-called runes are so mysterious that I can't figure it out at all. Let's talk to you about it, runes don't simply correspond to words in our ordinary language, they are more like a very esoteric ...... I don't know how to describe that kind of thing. In short, a rune corresponds to something very difficult to understand, and in order to truly manipulate them, it is necessary to understand the deeper meaning of the rune. Qi Xin scratched his head in great difficulty, "It took a lot of effort for those great gods to barely learn to mobilize that kind of rune. ”

He bit hard, and then went on to explain: "So, it seems that our friend system has not been fully unlocked at the moment, and the communication distance between players can only reach a radius of about two hundred meters. ”

"Alright! I kind of see what you mean. Du Qi quickly finished the food in the bowl, and asked the waiter for a pen and paper, and drew a set of complex mystical patterns on it, "In this way, it is not yet a little time, please help inform the others, just meet at the old place at six o'clock in the evening, I have important things to tell." In addition, you can bring these patterns to Brother Yuanya, and they may be of some use. ”

"What is this?"

"I got something from the monster called Soul Inheritance, which can be used in the lines embedded in the arm, like a skill in the game." Du Qi showed his arm, "Originally, I wanted to hide some secrets, but it might be good for everyone to make it public." The name of this skill is Jungle Warrior, and it doesn't actually have much effect, it can only improve our agility attribute in the forest, and the effect is five minutes. ”

"Skills?" Qi Xin couldn't help but look at it a few more times, "No problem, I will notify everyone as soon as possible." But when it comes to rally, we don't use the old way anymore, remember my friend system? ”

"What do you mean?"

"Before six o'clock in the afternoon, I will ask Brother Yuanya to go to the Wild Lily Hotel to find you, and if you have any questions, he can explain them to you more clearly."

"Okay, that's it!"

It seems that some people are probably born to work hard. The long-awaited rest plan has been shattered, but for the afternoon assembly, Duqi has more to look forward to.