CH.27 The City of the Dead
There is a sea area to the west of the Lion Continent, called the Roaring Sea, which, like the Blade Sea, is one of the seven seas. In addition to being adjacent to the Lion Continent, this sea area is also connected to the Wild Stone Continent.
The Barren Stone Continent is famous for its barrenness, although the area of the continent is large, but the land is barren, but it is all barren mountains and mountains that are difficult to cultivate. It's hard to survive here, whether it's a person or an animal.
But the dead live a nourishing life here.
On the Wastestone Continent, there is a city of death, which is inhabited by a large number of undead, necromancers, ghouls, zombies, skeletons...... All creatures that are linked to darkness can be found in the city. The existence of Death City has cast a dangerous shadow on the Wastestone Continent, and few people are willing to venture here - unless driven by profit.
An old black sailing ship pierced through the vast fog and swayed on the sea, sailing all the way to the shore of the Barren Rock Continent. There was an unguarded pier with a long wooden pole stuck near the pier, and several dried corpses hung from the top of the pole.
The dried corpses swayed in the wind, as if to greet these outsiders.
"Stop the ship, drop anchor!" The captain shouted. It was a bearded, middle-aged man with a skull ring on his finger.
The sailors answered, and several of them pulled the mill-shaped winch, the chains creaked, and the heavy anchors sank from the side of the ship, smashing a wave on the surface of the sea, and slowly sinking.
After a long period of hard work, the voyagers finally finished their landing.
"Pull the coffin out and put it on the magic car. Be careful when moving and don't alarm the contents of the coffin. The captain shouted.
The sailors shouted the labor horn and carried one coffin after another out of the cabin. Placed on the deck.
Another group of sailors pushed a wooden magic cart onto the trestle, which looked similar to a horse-drawn carriage, except that instead of pulling the horse, it was powered by a wheel with magic attached to it. As long as you insert a magic diamond into the magic box of the wheel, the wheel can rotate at a constant speed, driving the whole car forward.
The magic of the Seven Seas World is not only applied to the sea, but also many things on the shore.
The sailors carried the coffins one by one onto the body of the magic car. Put them one by one. This body can hold up to nine coffins, the first eight of which are not unusual in appearance, and the ninth is significantly more different from the first eight. It was wrapped in a circle of iron chains, and the chains were covered with crosses, and the teachings of the Holy Cross were engraved on the surface of the coffin.
Apparently, the coffin, with many sacred relics attached, contained a very powerful dark creature.
"God forbid. Hope this trip is safe and sound. If we can transport these dark creatures to Death City, we'll make a lot of money. The captain looked at the heavily fortified ninth coffin and prayed in a low voice.
As soon as the words fell, the change was abrupt!
The heavily defended ninth coffin suddenly trembled violently, wisps of black gas seeped out of it, the dozen or so silver crosses trembled incessantly, and the secret patterns of the doctrine on the surface of the coffin flickered and dimmed.
The voyagers were all taken aback. The captain, in particular, was even more frightened.
"Priest, come here! Suppress this coffin with divine magic! The captain shouted at the top of his voice.
Immediately two priests who had come with the boat rushed over. One recited a spell, while the other jumped directly onto the coffin, took out a special cross, and thrust it into the coffin. The cross was like a sharp sword, with a conical shape at the lower end, which easily penetrated into the coffin.
Under the suppression of the two priests, the coffin was settled, but it didn't take long for it to shake again, and it was more intense than the last time.
"Smack!"
The coffin exploded, and a figure stood up from the sawdust.
He was an elf when he was alive, and he still maintained his appearance after death, carrying a set of bows and arrows behind his back. The surface of his body emitted bursts of black gas, and his closed eyes slowly opened, and there was a red light in them.
It's Bereg.
"Heβhe's an evil spirit, not an undead!" The captain gasped in fright.
There is a huge difference in the strength of evil spirits and undead spirits, and this ninth coffin can suppress the undead, but it is impossible to suppress evil spirits. What the captain couldn't figure out was why he suddenly became an evil spirit when he bought this dark creature, when he was just an undead.
"Thank you for sending me here." Berego looked at the shocked captain with a blank face, gave a salute, and walked out of the coffin.
No one dared to stop Berego.
All the seafarers were dumbfounded, in their cognition, the evil spirit should be very dangerous and violent, why did the evil spirit in front of him speak in such a kind tone?
And it seems that this evil spirit took this ship on purpose......
Berego left the staring seafarers on the shore and set out lightly on the road, braving the blazing sun overhead, along the barren mountain road. After walking for a while, he felt that the sun was too scorching, and it was really uncomfortable, so he grabbed the hood behind his back and put it on his head to cover the sun. A shadow hung from his hood, obscuring his handsome face, which was surging with black air.
It is impossible for ordinary undead spirits to act against such a vicious sun, and Bereg, as an evil spirit, doesn't care, but just feels a little uncomfortable.
Berego swayed as he walked forward, swaying with a pair of earrings in the shape of a cat on them.
"It's really troublesome to sail across the sea, it took so long to reach the Barren Rock Continent, but fortunately, there are enough fish at sea, and you can enjoy eating along the way." The cat-shaped earrings actually emitted a light fairy sound.
That's right, these earrings were conjured up by the clone of the light fairies, in order to suppress the evil spirit on Berego's body, and also to facilitate the dialogue between the two sides.
Berego didn't talk much before he died, and after his death, he was even more reticent, ignoring the words of the light elf, and still moving forward step by step.
The wind blew, the sand and dust filled the sky, and a few tumbleweeds rolled on the ground. The hem of Berego's clothes shook with it.
The light fairy was there talking to himself, and he didn't mean to stop at all.
"It's still Lord Ben who is clever and clever, and found a boat for you to catch upwind. We don't have to worry about it all the way. If we rowed or swam by ourselves, it would be a nuisance, and we would get lost. β
"Those seafarers were bold enough to come here to do business and make a living selling dark creatures. It's better to sell dark creatures than to sell fish, and the seafarers who sell fish are the cutest. β
"You're on the wrong side, you're going northeast. Death City is over there. Ben-sama has a keen sense of smell, and can smell the stench of Death City from afar. β
A chattering goblin of light, a silent evil spirit. An extremely awkward duo was formed.
Time flies, and a few days have passed in the blink of an eye.
Berego finally arrives in the legendary City of the Dead one night. He stood on top of a boulder more than a hundred yards high, and the boulder was deformed and strangely shaped, and he didn't know how many years he had stood there. He stood tall and looked out into the distance. Look at the Dead City opposite.
The skies of Dead City are cloudy. These clouds are perennial and obscure the sun. Beneath the clouds was a majestic city, quite a size, full of towering buildings, most of which were spired, as if spears were stuck in the ground. It's hard to imagine such a majestic city in such a deserted place.
There are several pathways around the City of the Dead, and dark creatures can be seen coming and going in and out of the city. There are also some living beings, such as necromancers. Or the merchants who come here to sell dark creatures. Dead City is home to dark creatures, and anyone who brings them, regardless of their species, will be rewarded handsomely.
The sailing ship that had brought Berego here before was doing this dangerous business.
"Xiaobei, there is Death City ahead, you have to check the city for me, why there are more and more undead born recently." The cat-shaped earrings sent the sound to Berego's ears.
"Call me Berego, don't call me Bey." After saying that, Berego jumped off the boulder and walked towards the city of death, which was close in front of him.
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Daystar Continent, the Kara tribe.
Anrui avenged the Kara tribe by killing the pirates and returning some of the money to the Kara tribe in exchange for friendship. The tribal chief asked him to stay in the tribe for a few days, and he just needed a little recuperation, so he agreed.
It's the third day, he's back to his prime, and it's time to get out of here. Next, he was going to do something very important, even more important than the search for the New World.
Standing in front of a stone-built house, Anrui stretched his waist and took a few breaths of fresh air. He planned to finish breakfast in the tribe before leaving.
Several indigenous women were washing opposite, holding a wooden stick in their hands and poking them in their mouths.
"Why does this stick look so much like a toothbrush?" Anrui noticed the gaze in the hands of the natives and stared over.
One of the natives pulled the stick out of her mouth, drank the water, rinsed her mouth a few times, and was apparently brushing her teeth.
Only then did An Rui see clearly the appearance of the wooden stick, which had many small holes in it, and a lot of animal hair was inserted into the holes. It turns out that this stick is really a toothbrush, but a little rudimentary!
This discovery surprised An Rui, and his eyes, which had been a little sleepy, suddenly brightened.
The New World is a wild continent, and these indigenous civilizations are very backward, and there should not be such a thing as a toothbrush. Although cleaning tools similar to toothbrushes have been born in other seas for a long time, it is impossible for them to spread here.
Where did this toothbrush come from? Who invented it?
An Rui walked up to the natives and communicated through gestures, indicating that he wanted to see the toothbrush. The native woman hesitated for a moment, then handed the toothbrush to him. He took the toothbrush and took a closer look, the humble toothbrush had a pretty good grasp of size, and even had two arcs at the handle.
"Quasimodo! Come on! Anrui shouted, looking very eager.
A short portal appeared nearby, and Quasimodo stepped out of it and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry to find me?" β
"Use the bridge of language to help me communicate with this indigenous woman, and I'm going to buy this toothbrush from her."
"What are you buying this for?"
"I have my purpose, you just do it." Anrui didn't want to explain more. And it's not clear at all.
Quasimodo nodded, asked no more, and unleashed his magic at the nativewoman. Expressed the idea of wanting to buy this toothbrush.
The two sides discussed, and An Rui later exchanged a beautiful silver ring for this humble toothbrush, and it was the first time he had made such a loss-making transaction in the New World for so long. With the toothbrush in hand, he went directly to the chief of the Kara tribe and instructed Quasimodo to help him perform his magic so that he could communicate with the chief.
"Who made this thing?" An Rui asked, shaking the toothbrush in his hand.
Quasimodo conveyed the words.
"It's made by artisans in the tribe. Cleaner teeth. The chief replied.
"Who invented this?"
"It was brought by a young man from outside, who made a lot of little things like that, and traded them with us. These little things are easy to make. Later we copied a lot of them. That young man was clever enough to make these things. β
This answer made An Rui's heart chuckle, his pupils slowly contracted, and his expression was more solemn than ever. After taking a few deep breaths. He continued, "When was the first time he came?" β
"That was a long, long time ago." The chief's answer was somewhat ambiguous.
These natives do not have their own calendars. There is no concept of years, months and days, so I can't answer this kind of question.
An Rui had an idea and asked in a different way, "How tall was your youngest son when that young man came here?" β
The chief had many children, and one of them was a very young son, who was eleven or twelve years old. Dwarves are short in stature, but their growth cycle is the same as that of Terrans, and they can increase by virtue of their height. Roughly determine the time elapsed.
The chief thought for a moment and gestured. Judging from the height of his comparison, only two or three years have passed.
An Rui came to this other world three years ago.
And the young man who invented the toothbrush also appeared during this time period.
These two timing points coincide too well.
An Rui seemed to have been hit by a petrification technique, and froze on the spot, staring blankly at the chief opposite.
Quasimodo saw that An Rui's reaction was very wrong, and asked, "An Rui, what's wrong with you?" β
"I might ...... I met someone who had a similar experience to me. Ann Rui squeezed out this sentence like squeezing toothpaste, he waved his hand at Quasimodo, signaled that he was okay, and continued to ask, "How tall is that young man?" Where are you now? β
"The young man was as tall as we were, a local, not an outsider. It's a shame he died a long time ago. The chief replied.
"He's dead?" Anrui was taken aback again.
"Well, I heard that he was killed by a monster. He is not only smart, but also brave, and often leads people deep into those dangerous areas to fight those monsters. β
Clever mind...... Often lead people to fight monsters......
These clues are like sharp arrows, pointing to an astonishing possibility.
"Am I not the only one who travels through time?" An Rui looked at the rudimentary toothbrush in his hand, and the surprise in his heart almost reached the limit.
That smart young man is too much like a traverser, and it is likely that like An Rui, he also has an upgrade system on his body, which is why he is so keen on hunting monsters to improve his level strength. It's just a speculation, but it's really likely.
It's a pity that this person is already dead, and An Rui has no way to verify it.
If there are many traversers in this other world......
An Rui's hand clenched suddenly.
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Etoile Island by the sea.
The three high-level magic ships were ready to set sail, and the dean of the Tears of the Stars Academy led a group of wizards aboard.
The dean's name was Brido, and he was very old, and his skin was like an old layer of bark, which would dry and peel off at any moment. He brought with him a lot of tutors in the academy on this trip, and almost transferred the backbone of the entire academy, obviously to do a big thing.
As soon as Brido stepped onto the boat, a sound came from the sound stone on his body, and he grabbed the sound stone and asked for the identity of the other party.
It turned out that a wizard sent out from outside the academy wanted to talk to him.
"Dean, things are not good, it seems that the people of several major empires also want to intervene in the 'unsealing ceremony' and snatch the things in the six-pointed star secret society with us. They had sent a lot of ships and men and were heading towards the ruins of the Six-Pointed Star Secret Society. The wizard's tone was full of worry.
"Is this news reliable?" Brido asked with a frown.
"It's reliable, I found it out through multiple sources."
"If that's the case, it's going to be a problem. I have a hunch that the seal of the Six-Pointed Star Secret Society will likely be lifted completely this year. If it is really lifted, the people of the major empires will definitely snatch the treasures inside with us, and it will inevitably lead to a fight at that time. After so many years of hard work at the site of the Hexagram Secret Society, it is impossible for us to give away the treasures inside to those empires for nothing. β
"The great empires are too greedy and want to get a foot in everything."
"If they weren't greedy, they wouldn't have traveled thousands of miles to the Sea of Blades."
"Dean, what should we do if the great empires really rob us of those treasures? Can't always ...... Let's really do it with them. β
"Our Tears of the Stars Academy has always adhered to the principle of neutrality and does not want to participate in those national disputes, but if others step on our heads and want to snatch what we like, we can't just swallow our anger." Brido's old eyes lit up, "Wizards aren't that easy to bully!" (To be continued......)