Chapter 1 Excess Duties
How to crack the illusion of faith, for Ye Qi, who has experienced it several times, already has a certain amount of experience - when facing that kind of awe-inspiring or huge and invincible existence, it is the easiest, just go to battle; Of course, if the strength of the other party is unexpected, this simplest moment will become the most difficult; According to the strange wolf, if you are 'lost' in the illusion of faith, then you are really lost, the soul cannot return to the body, and the whole person will undoubtedly become a vegetative person.
In addition to the solution of the battle, after experiencing a completely dark illusion of faith, Ye Qi has a headache for the latter more than the previous one - after all, the former only needs strength, and Ye Qi has a very strong confidence in this; The latter, on the other hand, requires thinking, even luck; If there was no blue light on the system screen last time, and the darkness was just broken, then even if the monster wolf would help at the last moment, he would definitely lose more than he gained.
Lost or anything like that will definitely not happen, but it is certain that you will be slaughtered and blooded.
And at this moment, a situation similar to the previous Dark Belief Illusion appeared in front of him again, which made Ye Qi frown uncontrollably-although reading was much easier than looking for light in complete darkness before, the amount of reading in front of him was not a small amount.
Ninety-eight, ninety-nine, one hundred!
There are a hundred steles in total, and with one of the seven hours I spent reading before, it would take me almost a month to read all the steles here!
Ye Qi, who had calculated this result, couldn't help but reach out and rub his tight temples - although the time spent in the illusion of faith did not seem to exist in real time; But that doesn't mean. Ye Qi can calmly accept that he has spent nearly a month in the illusion of faith, all of which is used to read; Even if Ye Qi himself is a person who likes to read and accumulates knowledge through books, but after a month of sleepless reading, he has long exceeded the definition of liking, and has entered madness.
Undoubtedly, the natural caution and calmness insulate Ye Qi from any madness.
But that didn't mean Ye Qi wouldn't make a bold attempt—the Enma Knife instantly appeared in his hand, slashing straight towards the stele that he had already read before.
Bite!
About an inch or so of the blade of the Enma Blade was submerged into the stele, but it was clear that it was fifteen feet high. A nine-foot-wide stele is nothing at all.
Even if you can't cut it with a knife with all your might, then the setting of this stele should be indestructible!
Ye Qi, who had put the knife back into the sheath, immediately understood the meaning after watching the trace of about an inch deep that he had slashed out with all his strength instantly return to normal - after all, with his full strength, even a high-end powerhouse at the Solar level could only be hateful, and a peak-level powerhouse needed to avoid the edge; This kind of strength can only unfold a trace about an inch deep, so even if the powerhouse above the Solar level is several times more powerful than the Solar level, or even dozens of times, the stone tablet in front of him is nine feet wide. It's absolutely helpless.
Unless it's a more powerful being than the Solar Rank!
Destroy the stele, or even all the steles, in an instant. Only then can it be possible to break the illusion of faith in front of us; Otherwise, you can only read all the contents of the stele step by step!
This thought made Ye Qi shrug his shoulders helplessly - Ye Qi was still somewhat sure of his guess; After all, in the dark illusion that left him helpless last time, the system-specific light that finally appeared was also fundamentally breaking through the darkness; Then if the stele is completely destroyed this time, it will naturally achieve the same effect as last time; Even, Ye Qi also guessed that as long as he had enough strength, no matter what kind of illusion he faced. It can be broken by 'force'.
Of course, what will be obtained after breaking it with 'force', whether it is the same as what can be obtained by breaking the illusion of faith in the normal order, is not something that Ye Qi can guess now - after all, for Ye Qi, who is still groping to enter the Solar Level, the higher realm above the Solar Level is too far; Not to mention the strength that can sweep away all the illusions of faith; There is a contrast between the strange wolf and the existence in the canyon before. Ye Qi didn't believe that in the higher realm, there would be no distinction between superior and inferior.
Perhaps, the strange wolf in its heyday can have such strength!
This speculation made Ye Qi sigh lightly - it is definitely not a good phenomenon to be ambitious. Down-to-earth is what he should uphold at this moment.
Well, now there is only one way left to read!
With such an idea, Ye Qi put aside all the chaotic thoughts in his mind, and wholeheartedly entered the reading of the stone tablet in front of him - Ye Qi, who can summon the system in the illusion of faith, knows very well that if he wants to save time, it will be a very good shortcut to upgrade the level of mystical knowledge at the mastery level, but for Ye Qi, who originally came to improve his strength, if he uses the skill points as hole cards, it will be more than worth the loss.
As time passed, the magical words on the stone tablets were read, understood, and remembered by Ye Qi very naturally—unlike the magic books he had read before; The magical texts on these stone tablets, except for some related to magic itself, are mostly related to the process of various sacrifices, and even the needs of some sacrifices; Therefore, after the initial discomfort, when he found the law, Ye Qi's reading speed suddenly accelerated; However, even so, according to his calculations, it has been nearly twenty days or so.
This is called sacred?!
Standing in front of the last stone tablet, reading the content above, when he saw the need to use the heart of a pure girl as the main core of the sacrifice, Ye Qi couldn't help but show a sneer; In fact, on the previous ninety-nine stone tablets, similar contents emerged endlessly; According to the fact that the illusion of faith is a concrete embodiment of an existence similar to that of a strange wolf, you can imagine what kind of situation this existence of faith illusion will be like when it is active at that time.
It's like a slaughterhouse!
It's just that the slaughtered creatures have changed from cattle and sheep to humans!
In the end, when Ye Qi saw the last word. gave a considerable definition of this existence - although the existence in the canyon before had made Ye Qi mentally prepared for an existence similar to that of a strange wolf; They may be knowledgeable, they may be powerful, but they are also despicable and vain; And at this moment, it needs to be added again, moody and bloodthirsty.
【Mystic Knowledge Mastery +10】
【Alchemy +5】
[Skill Alchemy reaches 30, skill upgrade to Alchemy Mastery ......]
[Alchemy Mastery: You have been involved in magic experiments and item making for a long time, and your understanding of alchemy has deepened. Effect: Increases success rate by 15% when crafting magic items; There is a 1% chance that crafted magic items will be upgraded by one notch from their original level. 】
With the reading of the last of the most magic words. The stone monuments arranged in front of me like a city wall seem to have gone through thousands of years, and they have turned into a puff of powder with a gust of wind; After everything disappeared, the system's prompt sounded - Ye Qi had already expected the improvement of mysterious knowledge, after all, reading the magic words one by one used mysterious knowledge; As for the promotion of alchemy?
For Ye Qi, it was a bonus—at least, the magic items he made at certain moments. It's a good seller in the Witcher Chapter in Landingburgh; And this has an irreplaceable role in resolving the tension between them; Although that generation of gemstones was already a windfall. But if you want to operate better, even if Ye Qi is not a businessman, he also understands that the real truth is the long stream.
"How's it going, good harvest, right? This guy was crazy back then, but his knowledge was an undoubted asset! With Ye Qi's awakening, the strange wolf did not immediately return to the sealed land, but Shi Shiran said - although because of his own reasons, he could not enter the illusion of faith like Ye Qi, but for everything that happened in the illusion of faith. Through the law of contract, the strange wolf can still understand a thing or two; And this is enough for the strange wolf who wants to know who the Dao is left behind by the illusion of faith.
"I would be even happier if I could omit some of these rituals!"
Ye Qi pushed away the several stone slabs that were blocking his body as a shield before he replied coldly - as a normal human being, he still couldn't apply the process of slaughtering cattle and sheep on the stone tablet to himself; It's not about morality, it's just a kind of tragedy for being a kind.
"It's not like you're always talking about your sanity!" The strange wolf looked very surprised, in the bottom of Ye Qi's heart. Its eyes widened, and it said, "According to my understanding, you should easily understand this kind of approach; After all, when your strength reaches a certain level, you have already transcended your original race, and they are no longer on the same level as you. Even if you deliberately maintain such a height; In the end, you will only get embarrassment or misunderstanding! ”
"And what about the loved ones you've been missing?"
Faced with the strange wolf's objective words, Ye Qi sneered and asked rhetorically; And such a rhetorical question undoubtedly made the strange wolf feel stunned, and it was very puzzled: "Can you treat those ordinary people as your relatives?" Impossible, right? As far as I know, your bottom line doesn't have that height; It's a saint, not you! ”
"God so loved the world! Of course I can't, but that doesn't mean you can't! In those legends, you who are always righteous and awe-inspiring in the classics, aren't you just saying this on your lips? Ye Qi slowly said what he really wanted to say: "Even if the nature is lonely and indifferent, even bloodthirsty and cruel, it is better than wearing a mask of hypocrisy and coaxing ordinary people to 'dedicate'!" ”
"You always make me think of what I saw in the temple that night! There is essentially no difference between you beings and the superficially benevolent Great Elder, it is nothing more than whether you are strong or not! ”
"So, what do you want to do? Do you want to be a God Butcher once? ”
The strange wolf, who had already vaguely guessed what Ye Qi wanted to say, couldn't help but let out a strange laugh.
"Of course not!" Ye Qi said self-deprecatingly: "The path of God Slaughter is already inevitable, after all, because of the existence of the contract, the existence of the Holy See is our common enemy!" And now, are there still fewer so-called gods and demons 'dead' in my hands? ”
"Well, you want to be a Sage. Expose our true colors and wake up the world? ”
The strange laughter of the strange wolf grew louder and louder.
"I'm a witcher by profession, and I have no interest in sages at all!"
Ye Qi replied in the affirmative.
"Demon hunters, dark creatures that hunt everything, and gods and demons who take pleasure in blood are undoubtedly among them!" The strange wolf, who narrowed his eyes, said his guess, and then asked rhetorically, "Is that right?" ”
"That's right, hunt all the remaining gods and demons except you! Originally, it was a transaction. But now I've just found out that it's necessary to be on the safe side! Of course, the previous transaction remains the same, and you still have to pay me for what you have to pay! Ye Qi nodded with a smile: "In return, you will become the only existence left on my hunting list!" ”
"And if I make any changes, then you will find a way to seal me without mercy, or simply cut yourself?" There was not the slightest surprise in the tone of the strange wolf who had guessed his contractor's thoughts correctly. On the contrary, there was a little more helplessness: "If you know the Tao, you will have such thoughts because you see those things." I'm not going to let you know about this ruin! ”
Perhaps for other existences, even the Holy See that caused it to suffer defeat, the strange wolf, although full of vigilance, still does not have any worries; However, in the face of Ye Qi, it is really worried; After all, the rules of the contract have long fixed the relationship between the two parties on a scale, and on this scale without a scaffold, either party will take the chips. Then the other party will fall to the ground with the tray and the scale.
The strange wolf did not doubt the words of his fellow contractor—they had been together long enough to make it very clear what kind of person his fellow contractor was; Although he cherishes his life, he will never be greedy for life and afraid of death; Therefore, the argument of self-determination is not a joke; The Strange Wolf believed very much if there was no other way to stop 'wreaking havoc'. The other side will definitely do it.
"Don't worry! What you worry about, it will never happen! The strange wolf faced Ye Qi's position and immediately made his own statement: "I'm a neutral existence, not those chaotic guys; Even. Most of the time, don't you notice that there are many similarities between me and you? ”
"Didn't find anything at all!"
With this evaluation, Ye Qi ended this conversation with another long-term goal for himself - although most of the gods and demons he had encountered before would appear on his 'hunting' list, but this kind of 'hunting' was more for trading with strange wolves, but now this kind of 'hunting' has more of a demon hunter's responsibility.
Don't go against your bottom line and solve problems in the way of a witcher!
After all, hunting dark creatures is the job of the witcher; And those bloodthirsty gods and demons, in Ye Qi's eyes, are just dark creatures; At most, a little more advanced!
"What a hypocrite!"
After the strange wolf muttered in a low voice, he returned to the sealed land again - although Ye Qi's most reluctant statement made it feel helpless, but the previous practice, the strange wolf was happy; It is very clear that there is a gap between passive trading and active searching; Especially a witcher like Ye Qi, who seems to have always adhered to that senseless bottom line!
In the past, its pact companion undoubtedly preferred to spend time searching for something similar to its existence, drinking with friends, or practicing swordsmanship; But now, though that won't change, the rest of the time, the pact companion will have plenty of time to do what he's said he has said—something the wolf believes in and is happy to see.
In order to have more hole cards against that old opponent, it doesn't mind if its contract companion goes 'hunting' more - as for the aftermath?
Having fulfilled its final wish, it also doesn't mind doing what its contractual companion suggests; What's more, it has an incomparably incomparably in-depth understanding of human beings themselves - finding a sustenance is definitely not the idea of one or two people; When someone else takes the initiative to come to the door, with its character as a contract companion, the documentary will not stop it; It's the same way the two sides get along now.
Respect each other and do not touch each other's bottom line.
Shouldn't I help my contractor?
The strange wolf lying on the bluestone slab ground of the sealed land raised his head to look at the three remaining pillars of heavenly fire, and finally, yawned, and climbed down again.
Forget it, this guy is always suspicious, and if I help him now, he will kill me again, thinking that I have something to do to trick him.
Let's wait until he really needs it!
I can still make a small profit!
Although those things are becoming more and more worthless, it is still good to see that kid's reluctant appearance!
Hey, that's it!
With this in mind, the strange wolf let out a few wicked laughs and closed his eyes.
Ye Qi, who didn't know what the strange wolf was thinking, quickly picked up the Enma knife and broadsword, as well as another backpack full of food and water, and prepared to set off again—this was only the first recent relic that retained the power of faith, and there were four others; And if he wants to find the other party before Kuqi leaves the Grand Canyon, he must complete the absorption of the power of faith in the remaining four places in the shortest possible time.
However, Ye Qi, who had just walked out of the ruins, sensed the dozens of fluctuations that suddenly appeared in the blind bucket perception and began to approach, and after being slightly stunned, he turned around and returned to the shadows in the ruins again.
ps The first more decadent ~ ~ before twelve o'clock, there is one more ~ ~
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