The sudden greeting almost stopped Aesop's heart on the spot - if it weren't for "immortality", he would have died of adrenaline by now. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Don't be nervous."

It seemed to be the most genuine love, this voice was as warm as a winter day, but how dare Isolt slack off, her whole body and mind were stretched into a piece of stubborn iron, and her constricted pupils focused on the baron floating in the air.

The baron looked down at him with a smile, still calmly demeanor, elegant manners, and luxurious dress, which was simply out of place with the surroundings.

However, the desolate look in his eyes clearly told Aesop that this guy in front of him was the initiator of everything, a terrifying existence - the golden vertical pupil, this was not a human eye, but a real dragon's eye!

"Good afternoon, it's a pleasure to meet you, Lord Fafnir." Isolt moved her throat and let out a dry greeting.

"You're not going to be happy, you're afraid." The baron laughed.

Taking a deep breath, Isolt licked her lips as she spoke, "It's not easy to be happy, but it's always a very rare thing to know an epic dragon. ”

"Oh, you've heard of me." Fafnir raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"In a sense." "To be honest, I don't understand. ”

"Please."

After hesitating for a moment, Aesop let out a long sigh: "Your Excellency is a dragon, obviously so powerful, you actually play with a conspiracy. Is there any dignity of the dragon family? ”

"Dignity? What about dignity? You humans taught me conspiracy! ”

Fafner's eyes flashed with cold light, and he shouted in a fierce voice.

Warn! If you fail to make a mental judgment, you will be shocked by the dragon's might, and all your attributes will be reduced by 10%, and your speed will be reduced by 20%, and you will fall into a state of stiffness!

Accompanied by the red alert of the system, the terrifying deterrence swept like a storm, and the bloodless Aesop almost rolled to the ground, trembling uncontrollably, and her thoughts fluctuated like a stormy wave.

As expected, this is not a mess of strength, it is ridiculously strong!

Fortunately, Fafnir quickly reined in his breath, and Aesop barely managed to stabilize her body and mind, and said faintly: "So, you kidnapped the unconscious Scarlett, and slaughtered the citizens who were defenseless, and now you want to stop me from rescuing?" ”

"Huhu, what do you say?" Fafnir chuckled inexplicably, "Besides, I didn't say I was going to stop you from saving the little girl. ”

Fafnir's answer stunned Aesop, but the embarrassment and nervousness of his body and mind did not allow him to think too much, and the whole person rushed towards Scarlett like thunder.

There was no obstruction, but when she got closer, Aesop realized that a layer of illusory blood was steaming, tightly wrapping Scarlett like a chain.

His face immediately turned ugly: "Damn, is it deliberately playing?" ”

"Hehe, please don't use reptilian thinking to judge me." Fafnir smiled contemptuously as he continued to poke Aesop's wounded heart, "Remind me that the sword in your hand can cut through these bans. But before that, are you sure you don't listen to the instructions? ”

"What is there to talk about!"

Anxiety and anger made Aesop lose her coolness, and her whole body was completely open; Dainslev's hands trembled, and then, with an unrelenting swing towards the Bloodflame Chains.

Ding~~~ The ban is lifted!

You've destroyed the Lost Lock, and the enchantment has been reconstructed!

All stats drop to 30%, energy cost doubled, and is lifted after leaving the barrier.

Unexpectedly, the chain of blood flame broke in her hand, Scarlett slipped softly, and Aesop held it in her arms, but at the same time she was stunned by the system's prompt.

At this moment, Fafnir suddenly burst into a mocking laugh: "Poor and alas, boy, this girl's fate has been entangled in magic gold, and if you maintain it like this, you may be able to save her life, but you have ruined her future with your own hands!" ”

Aesop was shocked, knowing full well that Fafnir had no need to lie to himself on the subject.

At this moment, a tremor came from her arms, and Aesop looked sideways, and Scarlett's frightened eyes happened to be in full view.

"I ......" Looking at the girl's pale face and feeling the slight trembling body, Aesop was inexplicably annoyed and heartbroken, "I'm sorry......"

Scarlett shook her head slightly, her paleness began to fade from her face, and her expression quickly became calm.

"Even though I've been asleep, I can feel everything in the outside world." She smiled lightly, "Thank you, I don't blame you!" ”

After a pause, Scarlett said with great perseverance: "No freedom, better than death!" I'm willing to bear this fate, and no matter what happens, I'll fight hard! ”

"Whew, funny, Norn's pity." Fafner admired it with great interest, and then said solemnly, "The philosopher once warned me that one of the three major illusions in life is 'I can kill back'." Little girl, Helheim will return, and no one will escape the judgment of the Great God's Declaration! ”

Helheim, the land of the dead? There is a drama, and it is on the main line, this is a big foreshadowing, it feels like a prehistoric pit!

Aesop's eyebrows jumped, her heart trembled, and she heard Fafnir's tone soften, and said lightly: "Boy, I have already warned you, you obviously don't know anything, but you are self-righteous, wishful thinking and forget your original intentions, human beings are always so superficial!" ”

"Have you played with it enough and come back to teach me a lesson?" Aesop's face flushed, annoyed and remorseful.

"Superficial." Fafner glanced at him nonchalantly, as if reciting a narrative epic, "You see, we could have been open and honest. ”

"In the Age of the Gods, the winter of Fimbull fell, the goddess of fate Norn had an insight into the breath of dusk, and the ancient gods of Silk had built black prisons all over Amoura, and the god of war of thunder, Wotan, took the opportunity to bury his most important secret treasure in Vakkana: the gold of the Rhine, and even restrained me with a guard seal, guarding this treasure for the rest of my life.

"However, nothing is immortal, and time is enough to wipe everything out. The age of magic is rolling in, the Old Gods have disappeared, the seals have been loosened, and I have gradually regained my freedom, but I am still limited by this. So, I had to turn into a human being, wandering into the mortal world, plotting again and again to completely destroy the seal of the secret treasure. It's a pity that every group of people didn't make it to the end.

"Actually, this time it can only be regarded as a fluke. Boy, I really didn't expect you to succeed, and in that case you could shake the magic gold, huhu, I believe in miracles again. Either way, the problem was solved, and I was completely relieved. ”

The ins and outs of the matter are actually not important, but Fafnir's attitude makes Aesop feel unspeakably aggrieved: just an NPC who despises himself like this. From beginning to end, he was tricked like a monkey, which is no longer an insult to his IQ, but also a damage to the dignity of the player!

Aesop was angry.

"So, you've arranged everything, the skeleton soldiers we started to encounter were deliberately left, and the guards of the Black Prison Vakkana have long been cleaned up by your demagogues, just waiting for someone to finish it, and you sit back and enjoy everything, and in the end even bloody slaughter of innocent citizens!" He blamed, obviously the plot was set, but he couldn't estimate why he was angry with AI.

A weakened Scarlett leaned against him, silent and trembling, like a fire of ignorant karma about to erupt.

Fafnir was still calm: "Yes, you have to take the initiative to ask someone for help." But one thing you are mistaken, the [Blood Sacred Book] is just the curse that comes with magic gold - the 'Gold of the Rhine' is destined to be bloody from the moment it is born! And I'm just using Valkyrie's blood to activate it. Frankly, I did steal the 'power of the Holy Scriptures' in order to restore my strength, and thanks to the two of you, everything is complete now! ”

In the words, the meaning of contempt for everything made Aesop suddenly realize that perhaps, this AI with the title of "Epic Dragon" not only despises himself, but also looks down on everything in the mortal world. And the hint of blood revealed in it made him and Scarlett suspicious.

"But what's the point of you nagging? Or is it that the dragon can't help but talk to someone after a long time of trapping? Scarlett suppressed her thoughts and took the words mockingly.

"Haha, that's right, maybe I've been with humans for too long, and I've become a little superficial." Fafnir was stunned, then laughed out loud, "The philosopher once warned me: the villain dies of too much talk. I've been honest with you, and I hope you two will die blindly. ”

Please, where is the philosopher in your mouth sacred, and you still have your own complaints? Why didn't you have these moths during the open test!

Isolt pinched the corner of her forehead, not knowing what her expression was now.

But Fafnir was obviously not joking, as soon as the words fell, a powerful power that changed the color of heaven and earth quickly condensed in him, and Aesop helped Scarlett almost to serve the street, and he could understand with his navel that this guy was about to turn into a dragon!

If he could sweat in the game, Isolt would have washed away the pool of blood in front of him, and he quickly calculated and made up his mind in an instant.

"Scarlett, hurry up and sign a follow-up contract with me, Vera has already signed it." He shouted anxiously, and there was a light in his heart, "Only in this way can I protect you with the power of the apocalypse!" ”

The situation was precarious, Scarlett looked at him trustingly, and without hesitation, she pronounced the promised oath.

Rumble~~~

At the moment of completion, a scorching dragon's breath rushed to his face—and Aesop's eyes went dark, and he didn't know anything.

By the time he woke up, it was already moonlit and starry.

Isolt was surprised to find herself lying on the wet grass, as if she had been teleported out of Grammer.

Perhaps, this is the system's protection of the player, after all, in the face of such a stubborn guy, it's just a matter of death, the mental pressure is too great, the game is played like this, eat jujube pills.

Aesop, who couldn't lift his fingers, felt that his body had been hollowed out, and he would rather fight monsters with real knives and guns than experience the previous torment - uh, hollowed out? Aesop hurriedly glanced at her own state, and her breath suddenly cooled down to the chrysanthemum: just one bite of dragon breath, and the energy value was completely emptied! This has to be put on the ordinary player, I am afraid that he will die a miserable, the worst, and the most miserable.

What's even more depressing is that he can't take drugs at the moment, which means that if no one helps to reply, he will have to lie down until dawn.

Fortunately, he had the foresight to freeze and save the little Lori, and with this backhand, it would not be desolate.

But when he opened the follower panel, his pupils immediately shrank, and his chest seemed to be smashed with a hammer, which was dull and painful - sure enough, Scarlett was still dead. After all, things were too hasty, and besides, the contract had been established, and there was every chance of resurrection, and he didn't ask for anything; But for some reason, he always has an indescribable bitterness and self-blame.

Phew, this is a disease, it must be cured!

Aesop took a sip and looked at the resurrection conditions, which required 7 pieces of Obsidian Void Crystal Essence. He knows that obsidian crystals are similar resources to rutile, and most of these virtual crystals are special minerals, so it should not be difficult to find. However, what does "7" mean? Summoning dragons?

After comforting herself with a mocking self, Aesop erased the shadow in her heart and immediately summoned little Lori out.

Because of the contract break, the little Lori who reappeared in the rivers and lakes was obviously a lot more capable, but she looked around a little dazed, but then she came back to her senses.

"Sister? Brother? She cried out anxiously and frightened, and suddenly saw Aesop drying.

"Brother Aesop, Brother Aesop, what's wrong with you? Wake up! What about my sister, what about my sister? Little Lori threw herself and shook so hard that she almost didn't let Aesop get out of her breath.

"Wow~~~" Seeing that Aesop was silent, little Lori sat down on the ground, crying in despair, "Dead, dead, my sister and brother are dead...... Grandfather...... Woowoo"

Aesop's easily picked up qi almost diverged again, and she groaned wistfully: "Miss, can you wait and cry again, I think I can still save it." ”

"Oops~~" Little Lori was startled, jumping on the ground, and then shouted in surprise, "You're not dead?!" ”

"Nonsense!" Aesop rolled her eyes, "You and your sister are not dead, how can I die?" ”

"Ah, my sister was rescued? Where is she—sister! Little Lori called out with infinite joy, and her eyes wandered away.

"This ......," Aesop's face sank, and she responded, "Actually, she was killed by the baron...... However, like you, she has made a contract with me. ”

Sad, angry, stunned, hateful...... Subtle emotions swept over little Lori's watery eyes in an instant, she shook it, then stared at Aesop, and asked expectantly, "So, brother, you have a way to save your sister, right?" ”

"Of course, it has to be!" Aesop said earnestly, and then smacked her lips again, "But, first, you have to have a house - ah, it's far away, can you feed me a bottle of medicine first?" ”

After a while, with the help of little Lori, a bottle of primary-level energy potion was swallowed, and Isolt quickly got up, and asked casually while tidying up, "By the way, how is the contract space?" ”

"Contract Space?" Little Lori returned inexplicably, "As soon as the big brother shook his hand just now, I fell asleep." ”

Dare is a hibernation enchantment, forget it, that's not the point.

Aesop shrugged her shoulders and looked at the system panel:

Mission IV has been completed, rewarding a lot of prestige and experience, but unfortunately, with an A-rank signboard, nothing drops, and of course, there is no loss. But if you include the follower contract, it can be called a lot of gains, and the main message that leaked out of Fafner's mouth can be said to be very beneficial.

Probably because of the contract, a new quest hint has also appeared:

[Sleeping princess? The Prince's Kiss (A-Rank / Hidden Mission V)] Lost his life, sighed and fell red; The flowing water is affectionate, and the mourning of death and life are separated. Strongman, do this dragon breath, kiss it boldly, and wake up the sleeping princess. Well, remember, if you want to be a prince, you can't have no assets. (Valid for 15 months)

Damn, it's a mess!

Aesop doesn't remember the first time she had greeted the game designer behind his back, but the "A-class" allowed him to capture the danger from the nonsense. After this period of tossing, Aesop has roughly deduced the classification of serial quests: unlike single quests, the difficulty of serial quests is not only related to ontological events, but also involves subsequent developments, which is the reason for the increase in the level of quests. And the current Fafnir is indeed impossible to bring down at will, the top priority is to resurrect Scarlett after all, and the "Obsidian Void Crystal Essence" required may not be as simple as imagined, and even the consequences are incalculable.

That's it, 100,000 mountains have been overturned, and this hurdle is not bad.

Aesop made up her mind, her eyes drifted across the mountains and forests, looking at Granmer like a red phantom in the distance, and said hatefully, "I will come back." ”