The baron waved his hand and motioned for Manas to be calm: "Follow me!" He walked up to the bandaged temporary worker: "Aldeck? You're a local, right? Why help a foreigner dig the grave of his ancestors? ”

Aldeck's eyes widened in horror: "Mr. Hao is not a foreigner. He said he was from the south, and he said that the tomb was most likely the grave of his ancestors! ”

The baron took out a purple-shirted wooden longbow: "Look at it, this weapon is made of wood that is a specialty of the Holy Alliance—it's thousands of miles away from here, all the way to the west. ”

"Then these tombs are not my ancestors! I know exactly where my ancestors are buried! "Aldeck is fairly clear-headed.

"So, how many years do you think these things, these things buried in the graves, are like?"

"Mr. Hao said, it's been at least two thousand years!"

At this point, Hao Siwen did not deceive his temporary workers. The baron said, "In other words, these dead have been sleeping here for a thousand years. How long have you and your people, your ancestors, been here? ”

Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Aldeck replied with difficulty: "Our ancestors have lived here for generations......"

"The dead don't lie. So, either these dead are your ancestors, or you, you and your people, are the descendants, the descendants who have taken possession of this land—what right do you have to disturb these ancestors who have been living in the desert? ”

Aldeck's voice was low: "But they are heretics! ”

"You are!" The baron rebuked: "Excavating and destroying the graves of ancestors and scattering their bones is a wolf act that is not allowed by any faith!" ”

Aldeck couldn't argue, covered his face and began to sob.

Baron: "My men have saved you." So, I'm not going to kill you. But if I find out again that you dare to participate in this act of digging graves and stealing treasures, I will burn you to death with heavenly fire! Go ahead and tell everyone you know - if anyone dares to dig up the tombs of the ancestors here, I will kill one if I see one! ”

Aldeck handed a piece of paper in both hands: "This is Hao ...... This is the amulet that the grave robber kept for me. If you are willing to spare me, I will surely convey your orders. ”

The stumbling figure disappeared into the darkness. The bonfire covered everyone's faces, and the atmosphere was a bit dreary. Manas sat beside the teacher with his head down, still thinking about the teacher's words: those who do evil are not necessarily bad people. But when you do evil, you must be punished.

Kill Ju Ruichao and overthrow Hao Siwen, then Stein's appearance is inevitable. These three people are known to the whole world as the three major thieves of treasure theft in the Western Regions, and the system will not favor one over the other, and only send two. Killing Ju Ruichao is someone to help. To overthrow Hao Siwen is to rely on the weather. You can't think of any other way to clear Stein, a boss that is bound to be even more powerful, without damage. In addition, it is also a mystery how these 'exotic' NPCs broke through the server restrictions to the Western Regions.

Feng Wu Jiutian took out a bag of mare's milk wine: "If you can't figure it out, put it down first." This is the place where the Han garrison guarded the Western Regions, and I don't know how many bones of loyal souls were buried. Boss, should we pay a tribute? ”

Boss Twilight: "Yes!" With this dilapidated old city as a monument and the sound of the wind as the harmony, we will sing a song "Heaven and Earth Martial Soul" to pay tribute to these ancestors who buried their bones in other places and supported the rivers and mountains! ”

The song through the deserted castle, through the boundless night, and the distant howl of wolves, seemed to be the only echo.

Pouring the wine in his hand on the sand, Shengman sighed: "It would be nice if the Fourteen Prefectures were also here." Use her pipa to accompany a song, so as to perfectly reflect the ruins of this sad old city. ”

"Shhhh......h ”

The singing voice is faint, like crying, and it is clearly a female voice:

You guys

A traveler trekking through the wilderness

Pour the goat's milk into a wooden bowl

Place the jerky on the sand

Travelers praying to the grave

You guys

What are you pleading?

You guys

Travelers dancing by a campfire

Beat the leather drum

Break the traveler in the silent night with song

You guys

What are you looking for?

The ancestors who slept under the yellow sand

Never Left:

Go back, the future is uncertain

Except for death

There is no other end in the world

I'm wandering in the night wind

Never give up:

Or forward, iron-blooded

Don't fight

And that road

Can you go to a glorious victory?

"Can you hear it's coming from that direction?" Twilight asks a question.

"Southside."

"Northside."

"West."

The last person in the "East ......" only said one word and realized that it was wrong.

Feng Wu Jiutian said: "Don't guess. Think of Kim Lude, the one who can do this is at least a legend. Maybe it's a deity. Perhaps, this is the one who helped us kill Ju Ruichao! ”

There was a dull sound of footsteps outside the broken gates, and everyone grabbed their weapons, only to see Aldeck stumbling in. This elite monster only had forty-five levels left, and knelt down in front of everyone: "It's the goddess of Loulan!" It must be her...... She's going to kill me. Take me in! ”

It's rare for someone to understand the situation. Seven Swords relaxed slightly. Twilight Boss pointed at the campfire with the Heartburner: "Sit down and roast the fire." Sanqi, give him a bowl of Kemozi. ”

A bowl of mare's milk wine was in his stomach, and Aldeck was shocked for a while: "According to legend, there is a woman who has survived for thousands of years in this desert, and she is the ancestor of the local people. She will keep passing travelers safe. But if anyone tried to blaspheme her, she would blow a strong wind and dust and bury those with bad intentions in the middle of the desert. ”

"Humph! There is such a legend, and you dare to help outsiders come in and dig up the graves of your predecessors? ”

Aldeck's face turned pale: "I thought we knew the path and knew how to protect ourselves in the desert. Let's talk ...... again."

"Besides, the good gentleman has paid you enough wages!"

"Yes. I always have to earn money to support my family! ”

"Do you know how high the price for which Mr. Good smuggled these things thousands of miles away? That's enough for your entire tribe for decades! ”

Ordeka stammered: "It's all rotten wood, broken linen and pieces of paper, can it be sold for such a price?" ”

Baron: "Some of these things can prove to whom these thousands of miles of vast desert belonged hundreds of thousands of years ago. How much do you think these things will be worth? ”

If NPCs also have an 'illiterate' setting, Aldeck must be. But illiterate people are not stupid: "I know a Bayi, a relative of Gabon Khan. It is said that he owns hundreds of acres of fertile land in an oasis. Isn't it that if I can find this kind of thing, this ...... This land within a radius of thousands of miles is all mine? ”

Well, illiteracy in some places is not much better than a fool. Twilight Old Boulevard: "Just to prove who once owned the land!" ”

"That's priceless, too. This hateful good gentleman, stealing such a precious thing, actually gave us only a few silver coins! It's not a thing! ”

The baron said in his heart, you are just afraid of the lack of money, and you are not a good thing either! Throw him a gold coin: "Don't worry about that money. Tell us the story of the goddess Loulan. ”

The goddess Loulan sleeps in a boat-shaped coffin painted with various patterns. Unlike the other dried corpses often found here, she is resurrected. The locals revere the goddess. It is said that if anyone can meet this goddess when entering the desert, they only need to bury her again in yellow sand, and they will be blessed with good luck for a lifetime; If you dare to desecrate or covet the wealth she was buried, you will surely suffer the fate of being buried in the sand.

"The elders say that the goddess's boat-shaped coffin is carved from a single piece of poplar and has been weathered for at least thousands of years. But the goddess's body still looks like she died yesterday. She is the patron saint of the land and of all the herders here. Even the horse bandits here have a tradition of having to bury the remains of the goddess, and they say that as long as this is done, they have a chance to be human again. ”

It seems that Aldeck knew very little about the goddess Loulan.

The baron asked him again, "Do you know the cause of the Black Storm here?" ”

Aldeck has experienced this terrible celestial phenomenon more than once: "The black storm is the goddess who is angry." It is said that black storms always occur once or twice every few years. It's just that in the last decade or so, perhaps less than a decade, black storms have occurred more and more often. Some say that there is an evil necromancer who is following in the footsteps of the goddess and trying to pull her into the trap of death. The goddess uses the Black Storm to get rid of these evil spirits. ”

The old driver and Ajibayi seem to be better at dealing with these herdsman NPCs. The two sat down on either side of Aldeck and reached out to shake Aldeck's hand in turn. Agibayi: "Jax. Are these local legends? ”

Aldeck: "Jax. Yes. But Black Storm was something I experienced once. Hiding at home and experiencing a sandstorm is nothing. You can't figure out what it takes to survive a dark wind in the wild! Those who are not prepared can be said to die! ”

His way to deal with the black storm was to find a nearby leeward high ground: "It can't be a depression, hide in it, it will be buried by quicksand!" It must be high ground, dig a small pit on the leeward side that can lie on people, put your face on the ground, and hold your head with both hands, which can not only protect your head from being broken by flying stones, but also avoid the danger of being covered by sand. Also make a sign to identify the direction before hiding. Otherwise, when the sand and dust pass, if it is still cloudy, you can't discern the direction and walk into a dead end, that is the real unlucky ghost. ”

The old driver looked at Ajibayi: "These are all skills that can save your life in the desert." Have you ever heard him talk about his adventures, this good sir? ”

"This guy is a cowhide tube too! He said that not only had he experienced the Black Storm, but he had also encountered the construction of the Tower of the Dead by a necromancer. I don't believe that people who have seen the undead build the Tower of the Dead can still survive! Do you think he's bragging? He also showed me a picture of it! ”

Twilight Boss pulls out Hao Sven's sketchpad and takes down the dozen or so drawings on it, flipping through them one by one, one of which catches his eye. Hand the picture to Aldeck: "Look at it, isn't it this one?" "It's a sketch. The painter uses skilful technique to depict what he sees: a necromancer wrapped in a burqa, building an arch out of pale finger bones. The material is some unconventional wood and dry bones. The head under the necromantic hood turned towards the painter, and the ghostly fire pulsing in his sunken eye sockets could be clearly seen.

"This is it! You don't know, sir, the first time I saw this painting, my blood was frozen. I said hello sir, how did you survive this kind of thing? Guess what he said? He said he didn't know what the other party was doing, so it was inconvenient to intervene. He also said that if the necromancer dared to attack him, he would have the power to fight back...... So, he's not afraid. ”

The baron looked at the strange picture: "You know what, only the devil is not afraid of the devil. Even the bravest warriors of humanity are afraid of such things, but they will fight to the death for the sake of their families behind them. Duan Wei, come and see! ”

The first master was inaugurated as a necromancer and had a certain understanding of necromantic summoning. He looked at it for a long time before saying, "I've never seen anything like this." But here, here...... The words carved on these skeletons are very similar to the runes summoned by the necromancy. The skeletons were also vaguely arranged in a six-pointed star array. Let me judge that this should be an undead tower, which can summon undead spirits, skeletons, and zombies in large quantities from the undead space parallel to this world. This could be a high-level portal that can be used for bulk teleportation. ”

If this painting is indeed a scene witnessed by Hao Sven, it proves that the entire Kirgiz space is facing a great danger: an advance party from the undead realm has infiltrated this space and is trying to build a tower of the undead that can summon an army of the undead. Given Hausven's rank and profession, there's no way he doesn't know what that means. But he still adopts an attitude of turning a blind eye, and the evil intentions contained in it are self-evident.

In order to get a clear answer, Baron Twilight temporarily goes offline and goes offline to find Bai Yiyi. He also drew the general style of the Tower of the Dead on a blank piece of paper, recorded a few strange runes and handed them to Bai Yiyi: "After you go online, go to Zhang Songjing or Ou Jianying, relay these contents to them, and ask them to make a judgment." If that doesn't work, let them go to Li Dingjun right away - preferably if they can draw this drawing in-game. ”

Bai Yiyi: "Is it so urgent?" Then how can I contact you when I'm done? ”

"I'm right next to you. Feel free to relay the matter. ”

Zhang Songjing and Ou Jianying both made judgments on this matter at the first time. Ou Jianying also drew a rough picture of the style of the Tower of the Dead according to the description of the angel in white: "Isn't that so?" As for those runes, I don't understand and can't write them. But this tower alone is enough for us to judge, this is a portal that summons the undead. The problem now is that someone with enough power is needed to make decisions. You follow the two of us and go directly to see Li Dingjun! ”

Li Dingjun received the report and immediately summoned the three of them in the Leopard Turf Hall: "It can be determined that this is the passage of the undead realm trying to open up this attached space. I've uploaded this piece of information. I have three things to do now: First, send scouts to follow the Seven Swords Mercenary Regiment to reconfirm this news. Second, it is necessary to rearm and mobilize for a small-scale war, and to send into this subsidiary space the civilian forces that are willing to take the lead in resisting. Third, wait for the military order from the superior. ”

Angel in white: "Then do we have a specific mission for the Seven Swords?" ”

"Determine the exact location of this tower of the dead, and delay as long as possible for the necromancer to open the teleportation array. You can't be a match for this mage, but I still have to ask you to stall for time at all costs. You tell Baron Twilight that the most effective way to delay is to damage or dismantle the Tower of the Dead, at least so that the portal can't withstand the load of teleportation energy. ”

"He already knows. Excuse me, is there anything else we need to pay attention to? ”

Li Dingjun pondered for a moment: "Unite local forces. In war, one plus one can be less than one, or it can be greater than two, or even greater than three! It's all about how leaders use their power! In addition, after the reconnaissance force of our Shadow Leopard Legion enters the Kirgiz space, he will immediately send a response to show us the way! ”

"We've got enough personnel to fight. Before the Baron left, he had explained that the guide had already been prepared, and that he was in the Shadow Leopard Legion, his name was Asrel, and he was an apprentice blacksmith - probably a junior blacksmith by now. ”

Aslkin is a mid-level blacksmith. His master in the barracks had already asserted that as long as this kid could grow into a warrior with enough strength, it would be a matter of course for him to become a high-ranking blacksmith.

The little blacksmith and Trisco were incorporated into the scout team led by Li Qingyun, entered the Kirgiz space, and began to advance towards the Ruoqiang area.

What made Boss Su vomit blood was that Li Qingyun's scout team could only ride a war horse to Loulan! When they arrive, I'm afraid they will have to collect the corpses of the Seven Swords! Except to stand up and take the initiative, Seven Swords has no other choice at all! It was already dark, and Baron Twilight sat on the walls of the old city of Haitou staring at the sketch. His eyes were already red: in the vast desert, where to find this damn necromancer? The first target is Loulan, but if it is wrong, the Seven Swords will lose precious time.

Aldeck climbed the wall: "Sir, I know of a place where there is no shortage of this regular timber or the remains of the dead. If you want to build the building on this picture, that's the best place to do it. ”

"Don't say it sooner! Let's go! Aldeck, you be the guide! ”

"Master, I don't want to die. Can I tell you the route, and you go by yourself? ”

"You don't have a choice! Aldeck, if this guy summons evil spirits to this desert, who will be able to escape from you, your family, and your relatives in the tribe? All have to die! Come with me, if you die in battle, I will take care of your wife and children!" ”

Aldeck cried and said, "I'm afraid that someone will take care of my wife's!" ”

"Boss, speak slowly. It's Xiao Man who needs you to take care of! He stepped forward and patted Aldeck on the shoulder: "Then we will help you take care of your son!" A hundred acres of land, a thousand cattle and sheep, is a promise given to you by me, a baron of the dark dawn! ”

The horse team lifted up the yellow sand in the sky and left the sea. Baron Twilight immediately looked back, only to see a graceful pale yellow figure standing at the head of the city, as if bidding farewell to the group.

Aldeck noticed that the old man's face was abnormal, and he looked back and was overjoyed: "It's the goddess of Loulan!" With her to protect us, we will win this battle! ”

In vain, he used the team to chat to express his worries: "Uncle! If this task even Goddess Loulan finds tricky, I'm afraid we'll have to hang back! ”

The place Aldeck is talking about is called the Sun Cemetery. The cemetery is located in the sand dunes and poplar forests on the north bank of the Peacock River. The burial method of the Sun Tomb is peculiar and spectacular, and around the tomb are layers of poplar stakes. From the inside to the outside, from thin to thick, there are seven layers of logs. The smallest circle is close to the tomb, only about five steps in diameter, and there are columns of trees that spread out on all sides in a radial shape outside the circle, and the whole shape resembles a sun, and the dead are as if they are buried in the center of the "sun"; With the ring as the center, the seven circles of thick stumps are arranged radially, in an orderly manner, like the sun's rays, which is magnificent; The stumps are all buried vertically deep in the sand, with only the stump heads exposed.

There are nine tombs of this type, and more than 10,000 logs are used, which is a staggering number. In addition, there are dozens of ordinary pit burials clustered around these nine special tombs.

This form of burial in the world, only one of them! Its precious historical value is self-evident.

Aldeck came to the Sun Tomb with the Seven Swords, and without waiting for Baron Twilight to speak, he ran around the tomb on horseback, and returned to the Seven Swords team that was staring at the tomb in a daze, Aldeck was angry: "Master, there are two Sun Tombs missing!" I remember there were originally nine seats! The timber that the guy used to build the Tower of the Dead must have been removed from these tombs! The remains of some tombs have been exhumed and the bones are scattered...... What are we going to do? ”

What can I do? "Find! Find it, tear it down! After speaking, the baron released Jin Jiu and began a large-scale investigation.

More than a dozen falcons and vultures flew into the sky to patrol together. Although the detective pet can share the perspective with the owner, the area that can be observed is limited, and it is not possible to get a full picture of the entire burial area in a short period of time. Coupled with the sand dunes and the jagged and winding dry river, for a while, where can you see the tower of the dead that I don't know the size of?

Jin Jiufei flew higher, and fell into the baron's sight with a roar, and then ran into a low-lying sand pit.

Commanding Jin Jiu to fly into the sky, the man and the horse were struggling to climb the sand dunes. Immediately the passenger is of medium height, with high cheekbones, slightly sunken eye sockets, and a Mongolian leather robe, and if it weren't for the golden name on his head, Twilight Boss would almost have recognized him as a standard Mongol - Stein!

The mage who built the Tower of the Dead was not found, and he actually met the third treasure thief in the Western Regions, Stein, which was also an unintentional insertion.

At this time, Stein had also been discovered by other people's scout pets. Everyone gathered around and took Baron Twilight as the arrow, and greeted him in the direction that Stein had arrived.

Stein also spotted a number of flying pets on top of his head. He stopped his horse and squinted for a moment: there were more than twenty oncoming adventurers, and they were in an attack formation, and it seemed that the comers were not good. But these people are not strong enough to pose a threat to him. He was even sure that he would calmly retreat after killing the leader of these people.

What Stein didn't expect was that the leader of these adventurers was actually a young nobleman.

The young nobleman reined in his horse and waved his spear: "Stein, hand over the artifacts you have stolen here, and leave here!" The latest chapter of "Hundred Plating" Online Game Becoming a Boss Claw Book House is free to read for the first time.