Chapter 22: The Abandoned Shrine

"Oh my God! Night Star, I can't imagine that you actually got out of the hands of so many assassins and killed One-Eyed Jack, sister, I really admire you more and more. Fluttering in the wind patted Night Star's shoulder while acting like a nymphomaniac, "If it's not a few years older than you, I really want to chase after you, oops, it's so handsome." ”

"Come on, you don't look at what you look like, and you still like little fresh meat." Fresh Orange complained.

"Ahem, hehe......" was killed back by Qing Chi with an eye knife, and Night Star had no choice but to keep silent about the drifting, and accepted the praise fluttering in the wind without blushing and heartbeat.

"That's all there is to it. We'll go to the Abandoned Shrine together. "Qing Chi asked everyone to bring supplies, except for the rabbit, a life player who has no combat power, everyone else set off.

Located near the town of Red Leaves, this temple is made of bricks and stones, with four marble columns, which should have been quite grandiose and magnificent, and it is dedicated to Beth, one of the nine holy spirits in the background world of "Mandate of Heaven", who is in charge of the power of the soul. Although the temple has withered due to the vicissitudes of life, the statue of Beth is still intact, with her eyes closed and kind, wearing a golden crown and a robe, and holding a small, round stone in her hand. The shrine is not large, with a central shrine dedicated to the deity and an altar, in addition to four simple windows with different motifs. The marble floor had accumulated a thick layer of ash, and the corners of the walls were covered with cobwebs. The four of them searched everywhere, but they couldn't find the requiem stone that the quest prompted.

"Look, there are several patterns carved on each of these four windows!" Windward Piao discovered the situation.

Qing Chi jumped to a window sill, on which were painted with clouds, and the other windows were painted with the moon, stars, and sun. East, west, north and south, the sun, the moon, the clouds and stars, the round stone held in the center of the statue of the god......

"The pattern on this window seems to be able to be moved at will." Nightstar said with a fiddle with his hand.

Qing Chi's eyes suddenly lit up, and there was excitement in his voice, "If I'm not mistaken, the direction of these four windows is the mechanism. The Mandate of Heaven Continent is divided into four parts, the eastern fertile soil represents the sunrise, the western sea represents the moonset, the arctic cold has the North Star, and the southern mist clouds cover the light. If you toggle the window patterns in the corresponding order, you should be able to see the difference. Several people nodded when they heard this, and immediately went to do so.

Qing Chi looked at the stone in the hand of the central idol, and a hint of contemplation flashed in his eyes. If this is the sealing stone of the Eastern Continent, then the sealing stones of the other continents should be in these shapes.

With a low "click", the whole shrine seemed to tremble, and a lot of dust fell, and slowly opened from under the walls of the four windows, revealing four black holes, which seemed to be passages.

"Isn't it? There are four passages, should we go into each of them? Bright Orange glanced at the quest hint, "All four entrances show cursors. It seems that in order to get the requiem stone, you must go in it all. ”

"Well, there are exactly four of us, each entering a different channel, keeping voice contact, don't act rashly when you find the situation, it's likely that this is a puzzle-solving mechanism copy." Qing Chi raised his lips, "Then, I'll go in first." With that, he jumped into one of the passages. The others glanced at each other and entered the hallway.

The passage was unusually dark, and Qing Chi stood still for a while before he got used to the darkness. It is a passage paved with stones, and when you walk on it, you can only hear the sound of your own breathing and footsteps on the bluestone. The silence around Qing Chi made her more focused. Suddenly, there was a "click" sound from the corner of the wall, and the dusty burial urn suddenly cracked, and a skeleton crawled out of it. Qing Chi turned over and jumped long, and shot an arrow casually.

The skeleton easily fell to the ground in pieces. Qing Chi frowned slightly, a little puzzled. It stands to reason that the last link of such a serial mission must be extremely difficult, why is the attack power of these skeletons so low? The further you go, the more you can see that the air is filled with faint points of light, constantly drifting towards the front.

Qing Chi said his situation in his voice and got the same answer from several other parties. There was also a giant sea monster on the side of the night star mark, but he didn't expect to be stabbed to death by him twice, so frightened that he screamed.

After crossing the corridor, a circular hall appeared, the ground was brightly lit, and a huge chessboard was placed, and the sun, moon and nebula were painted in four directions, representing several entrances in different directions. In addition, at the back of the hall, there are three blackened passages leading in different directions.

Qing Chi entered the moon entrance, and at this time on the chessboard in the hall, she could see that at the end of the cloud entrance, two steps to the left, a large skull was drawn. At this time, the voice of Night Star Scar's excitement came from the voice.

"I see, this is indeed a copy of a team puzzle. I'm now at the entrance of the moon.,What I see is the situation at the entrance of the stars.,There are more bright oranges, don't go to the middle passage.,There's a big boss in there.,I guess you can't beat it alone.,Haha! ”

"I see, this dungeon is actually a large labyrinth, and it requires everyone's cooperation to find the correct path for the four of them. Qingchi, you have to take the road on the left, go along the wall after entering, and after three steps, go to the fork on the right. "Not to be outdone, there are many fresh oranges.

Qing Chi and everyone determined the way forward, and after confirming that they would not go the wrong way, they went to the right route. Poor Wind Piao Piao is an amnesia, and he forgot to go that way just after taking a few steps, which frightened everyone to remind him repeatedly. It seems that this copy also needs a certain amount of memory ability, Qing Chi shook his head with a dark smile.

After reaching the end of the road without danger, everyone saw a thick stone gate blocked in front of them, with several patterns painted on it, and a pull ring on the stone door. After several people pulled down the pull ring at the same time, the stone door suddenly opened, and several people gathered in the hall behind the stone gate. Here, countless tiny points of light seeped down from the hall and landed on the altar below, on which was carved in the shape of Beth, the same statue as the god in the hall above, except that the statue was completely transparent, and countless points of light gathered into it, and in an instant the room was like the Milky Way.

"This ...... This is the Requiem Stone? Fluttering in the wind exclaimed, "You don't want us to break it up and take it back, do you?" This mission is also truly tyrannical. ”

"Impossible." Fresh Orange was rarely serious, "As far as I know, all NPCs in the Heavenly Mandate Continent will more or less believe in the Nine Holy Spirits, and this kind of blasphemy will not be done." ”

Qing Chi slowly spoke, "Don't you think that this god statue is a place for ghasts to purify their souls?" We've encountered a lot of monsters along the way, but the attack power is extremely low, so what if the requiem stone is broken and the dungeon difficulty begins? This sentence frightened everyone into a burst of sweat, and if they shattered the requiem stone and let go of the evil spirit, then they would probably be planted here and unable to get out.

A smile appeared at the corner of Qing Chi's mouth, she seemed to understand the intention of this copy plan.

The average team, if they want to complete the quest of this Rose House, will definitely break and take away the Requiem Stone, but once they take it, they may turn on the nightmare mode of the dungeon. In other words, the difficulty of this quest is determined by the player's free choice.

"But if you don't take the Requiem Stone, won't this mission be a failure?" Fluttering in the wind is a little melancholy.

"Not necessarily. Perhaps this task is to do the opposite, the ghost named Lisa may not be the owner of the house, and may want to be resurrected by the Requiem Stone. Let's lie to her first when we go back. Of course, my thoughts may also be wrong, so let's vote now. After all, it's a team task. ”

"We're all right." Night Star Trace, Bright Orange Duo and Wind Piao raised their hands at the same time, which made Qing Chi stunned for a moment, and asked rhetorically, "Is there really no opinion?" Don't rely on me if you fail. ”

"Hehe, we trust your luck. Although, it's dark when you touch the box, but the sixth sense has always been quite accurate. ”

Fluttering and sly smiling in the wind, the corners of Qing Chi's mouth twitched, it seems that her luck in touching the box is already known to everyone.

Several people returned the way they had come. Located on the slopes of Thorn City is a cosy little house. The house is made of wood, the whole house is covered with thorn vines, the back garden is planted with roses, and the door of the house is hung with a sign with the words "Rose House", which makes it an ideal place to live. When Qing Chi and the others arrived here together, Lisa, who was hiding in the room, showed a longing look in her eyes early and greeted the adventurer with an expectant expression.

"Oh, dear warriors, have you finally brought back my Requiem? Now my soul can rest in peace, this little mansion belongs to you. Lisa's eyes showed frenzy, "Quick, give me the requiem stone." ”

"Yes, it's in this bag." Qing Chi showed a sincere expression and threw the cloth bag over, Lisa hurriedly reached out to pick it up, completely forgetting that she was a ghost, and a wicked smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, "The day of my resurrection is coming, dear warriors, sacrifice your souls to me!" ”

As Lisa's name instantly turned red, the entire hut rippled, forming a separate copy.

At this moment, the cloth bag beside her exploded, and the flames surrounded Lisa's entire person.

Lisa: Level 50 evil geist with 300,000 HP. The flames brought by this explosion had a restraining effect on the souls, taking away tens of thousands of Lisa's blood at once, and Lisa wailed and roared: "No, no! You didn't bring a requiem stone, I'm going to kill you! Fresh Orange picked up the shield and a taunt caught Lisa's attention, and Qing Chi kept changing positions while shooting arrows nimbly. Every few seconds, a geist vortex will appear on the ground, which can not only absorb the person's life force, but also cause a five-second stun. Nightstar Scar uses its twin thorns to slay the summoned little ghosts, while Windward Piao, who stands behind, chants fireballs and fireblasts. At this time, Qing Chi has reached level 35, and several others have also reached level 28, although there is still a level punishment, and the damage may become miss, but since Lisa's attack power is not high, it is only a matter of time before she is grinded to death. Qing Chi breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately he didn't desperately bring the requiem stone back, otherwise Lisa might turn into a more powerful geist, her bow and arrow are physical attacks, and the damage caused is not great, unless it is a fire spell and a skill with divine light damage, it will be very difficult to fight such a geist.

After killing Lisa, the old key in Qingchi's backpack became the "key to the Rose House". This means that Qing Chi and the others have become the owners of the house. Qing Chi bought some furniture from the grocers in Thorn City, and a few people cleaned the hut again, and the hut suddenly became warm.

On the ground floor there is a large hall with thick wool carpets and comfortable tables and chairs, a warm fireplace with a bright flame, and tables with butter cubes and rabbit meat, as well as wine from the City of Thorns. In addition, there is well water and a boiler that can be used for bathing. In the master bedroom on the first floor, the tables are filled with roses, and there are several rooms on the second floor for several other people to rest. In addition, there is an alchemy table, a stove and a casting table outside the house. Qing Chi looked around, feeling a little warm in his heart, and from then on, he also had his own nest in the game. In this life, looking at the few people who were smiling brightly and making trouble, I finally felt that I was no longer alone.