Chapter 8: The Plague
In Thorn City, even criminals who break the law will not be killed in the streets, but will be imprisoned first, and the city magistrate will judge and judge. If it's a petty theft, you only need to pay a fine and you're going out. When the player kills someone, all they need is jail time and a clear name. Qing Chi frowned and sighed. How could she have forgotten that this is still a slave city-state, and these people, in the name of cruelty and barbarism, have passed through the sinkhole last time to reach the orc tribe, and the same is true, and they have encountered unimaginable severe punishment for future generations.
Although he was very sympathetic, Qing Chi did not dare to act rashly. There must be very few players who enter the Void City now, they have no support, and these guards are all more than level 100, if you offend the city lord, you can't complete your mission. After thinking about it for a while, Qing Chi didn't move, and began to make peace with the city lord.
After the feast of wine and hospitality, the lord of the city, Zahama, with a greasy smile, was drunkenly crooked to the side.
"Oh, Lord God, I am so glad to see you. Terrible events have taken place in this place in the past. Why did Heaven send down such a cruel plague? Could it be that the temple was not built ornate enough and the tribute was not enough? Oh, I see, it must be those lowly slaves and minions who bring bad luck! They are entrenched in the city like rats, and they can't get rid of them, and I must change the city's laws and regulations another day and put them all to death...... Hiccup, Divine Messenger, any special spells? I heard that the gods in the sky can turn stones into gold at will, if you can, can you do me a small favor......
As he spoke, Zahama fell drunk and fell asleep. Qing Chi frowned in disgust. The plague had caught her attention. Before this happened, some astrologers had anticipated the arrival of the "Visitors from Heaven", that is, the players, indicating that this was a triggered plot and must be related to the main story. Fortunately, Qing Chi's alchemy has reached a high level, and it is more than enough to make an ordinary plague antidote.
Under Qing Chi's orders, the guards found a large number of herbs that could be found everywhere and handed them to Qing Chi, but they didn't dare to stop her, so they could only let her wander around. Qing Chi walked around the city and found that the original Thorn City was divided into several areas, with the aristocratic district in the center and the citizens and slums in the outside. In the westernmost mines, there were large prisoners of slaves.
The plague first struck out in the mines and slums, and in the narrow alleys, slaves and paupers huddled like rats crossing the street in low houses, and each room was crowded with five or six men, all of whom were yellow-skinned, dull and sluggish, with red rashes or pus on their faces, and squatted numbly by the stinking ditches, or lay on the ground wailing and waiting for death. The entrance to this narrow cobblestone alley was completely cordoned off by guards.
When Qing Chi walked into the slum, he instantly caused a sensation and onlookers, and the guards looked embarrassed, but they were finally allowed to go under the pressure of being punished by the gods. Afterwards, Qing Chi distributed the primary plague antidote to everyone one by one.
"Congratulations on completing the Plague Quest, triggering the Mystery Visitor Quest, and now go to the tavern in the city."
Under the prompting of the system, Qing Chi was surprised again. I see, the quests here are not issued by NPCs, but triggered by the actions of the players themselves. No wonder she walked around the city and didn't see any quests. After entering the tavern, Qing Chi realized that the gold coins used in the mainland did not work here, and each city-state had its own currency. What is common in Thorn City is a kind of mica stone, which is produced by mines and is relatively rare.
"It turns out that you are an oracle, which is a little different from what I imagined." The man sitting behind the table raised his face.
This is a very tall man, wearing a white robe, his long golden hair hangs down his shoulders, his eyes are like lake blue agate, the bridge of his nose and the corners of his mouth with a slight smile, as well as the gentleman's demeanor and elegant demeanor, all indicate that this is a nobleman, not to mention the charming and gorgeous voice, which makes Qing Chi instantly think of the beautiful man city lord of Eagle Valley City, no, compared to the city lord of Char, this person's temperament is even more eye-catching, just because he has a faint magic streamer.
Qing Chi glanced at him secretly and brought up the attribute panel. Good boy! This amount of blood, this level is at least above 150. Is it another legendary figure? In front of such people, it is better to tell the truth.
"Unfortunately, I'm not an oracle, I'm just a visitor from another continent who came here for some reason." Qing Chi sat opposite the man, looking calm.
The man nodded slightly: "No wonder I didn't see the holy light in you. I am Gaya from the City of Glory, who has come to heal the plague. When he heard that an angel had appeared, he hurried over. ”
"You're Gaya?" Qing Chi's eyes widened, he stood up abruptly, and repeated incredulously, "Lucifer Gaya? "This is really God's eyes, as soon as I came, I met the core main character, so to speak, there is another person who will also appear, and he is not far from the main line!
As soon as Qing Chi thought of this, he saw a person walk in outside the door. At this time, the girl was wearing a dark blue robe, her skin was like ice and snow, and her delicate face and shocking beauty were something that Qing Chi would never forget, and that was Eve.
It's a pity that Qing Chi was a little disappointed that it was only the procedurally controlled, Eve's image, not Yin Shuqing's consciousness. Sure enough, as she said, true self-awareness is very difficult to appear, especially when the main plot appears, her self-awareness will be completely suppressed by system signals.
"Teacher, it's been done as required." Eve blinked and smiled sweetly at Gajaya. Gajaya's face flushed slightly, and a hint of unnaturalness flashed, "Oh, this is my apprentice Eve, an excellent junior magician. Speaking of this, Gajaya even showed a hint of embarrassment.
It's crazy. Qing Chi patted his face. Is she actually talking to a figure in the history of the Mandate of Heaven Continent? And it's also the parents of the culprit Demon King. Wait, parents? That is, they are husband and wife?
Wrong. Historically, Gagaya became a fallen mage, and Eve became a black-robed witch, the demon king was born, and Eve killed her own child with her own hands, but she was cursed instead, something must have happened in this.
If you want to truly destroy the Demon King, you have to start from the source and cut off all this. And the timing of her arrival was just right. Qing Chi suddenly became excited. The Void Gate was born from the sinkhole, if she can figure out what happened in the past and change the past, will the future change like the sinkhole? In this way, the requirements mentioned by Eve can be met, and the demon crisis in the Heavenly Mandate Continent can be successfully eliminated.