Shenlu's mission system is extremely large, and with the help of supercomputers with billions of computing power, the virtual world world derived from it has endless possibilities, which has made countless players obsessed with it.

As small as a novice task with a reward of 1 bronze, as large as an advanced task with millions of experience and even legendary equipment, but the more generous the reward, the more rare it is, like the plot camp confrontation task that Zhao Xi just received, the reward after completion actually contains the content of direct promotion to level 1, which is absolutely unavoidable!

Generally speaking, a similar reward is only available for conquering an entire independent plane.

Of course, the difficulty of this task is very high, although the area of the Blackstone Castle is not large, but there are many buildings and workshops in the castle, plus shops, hotels, taverns, etc., it is definitely not easy to find the 7 hostile players who are deliberately hidden.

Zhao Xi asked, "Lord Lord, may I ask what kind of professions are the nine people who came from the other party last night?" ”

As the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing the other side can win all battles, and the more you know about your opponent, the more likely you are to complete the task.

Locke replied for Anlan, "They have three wizards, two demon warriors, two dragon knights, an assassin and a druid, I killed one dragon knight, and another wizard was shot by my men. ”

Then the opponent still has 2 witches, 2 battles, 1 horse, 1 thorn and 1 virtue!

Zhao Xi quickly calculated in his heart, and asked again, "How many casualties did the escort team have?" ”

Locke's expression was gloomy: "Five people were killed in the battle, nine were wounded, the strength of the escort team is now a little insufficient, and I am preparing to recruit mercenaries to join the escort team temporarily." Prevent the enemy from sneaking up on the Lord's Mansion again. ”

An Lan said softly: "My safety is not a problem, I can't let the people be brutalized by the evil forces again!" ”

Zhao Xi thought for a while and said: "I have recruited a group of mercenaries in Dawn Town, their strength is not bad, the most important thing is that there will be no problem with high loyalty, Lord Locke, you can recruit a few of them." ”

He said the names of Groot, Saya, and Aven, these NPC mercenaries are all okay, and it is rare that they are extremely loyal to themselves, and if they can be transferred to Blackstone Castle, it will undoubtedly be a good help.

According to the rules of the Preston Plane, warlords in the township are not allowed to enter Blackstone Castle without the permission of the lord. Otherwise, Zhao Xi wouldn't have had to be so troublesome at all. Just bring someone over.

Locke hesitated for a moment, he saw An Lan nodding before he said, "Okay! ”

That's where trust comes in, if the previous task isn't done. Locke, who is cold to Zhao Xi, may not agree to Zhao Xi's suggestion.

Zhao Xi continued to say: "In addition. I also want to keep three of my teammates behind to protect Lord Baron. ”

Anlan and Locke were stunned. The latter frowned even more: "This"

Zhao Xi looked at An Lan, stretched out his hand and patted Ye Qianqian's shoulder and said, "This paladin with a thousand knots is very strong, and it is also very convenient and suitable to protect Lord Baron closely. Please don't refuse, the safety of Preston Collar is on your own, and there can be no mistakes! ”

Although there are no hints in the mission, the appearance of players from the opposing camp makes Zhao Xi vigilant, although he has to lead people to clear out the opponents hiding in the castle, he also has to guard against enemy attacks.

Since the hostile players can enter the Preston Domain, then they must be burdened with the same story mission, judging from the attack on the Lord's Mansion yesterday, the Lord An Lan should be one of the targets of the other party.

Now that Locke has been injured and the escort team has suffered heavy casualties, in such a situation, Zhao Xi must first ensure An Lan's safety in order to prevent unpredictable changes in his mission!

Maybe it was because Zhao Xi's attitude was very sincere, or because the trust played a role, plus Ye Qianqian's female identity made An Lan more acceptable, so the lord smiled and said, "Xie Lu Xie, I agree." ”

Zhao Xi's heart was relieved, he was most afraid of an uncontrollable situation, and now it seemed that the situation was still under his control.

So he directly ignored the beautiful girl's unwilling eyes, and directly dispatched: "Li Shuai, Mu, you two also stay here, protect the lord together, and send a message immediately if something happens!" ”

The biggest advantage of players over NPCs is that it is very convenient to transmit information, as long as it does not exceed the distance range, they can talk directly through the team channel, and they can also be remotely commanded from a long distance.

Ouyang Duan nodded without objection, but Li Shuai was a little puzzled: "If I don't follow your words, what if one of you accidentally dies in battle?" ”

Li Shuai is the only priest in the team, and his role is of course indispensable, and once this story mission dies and cannot be resurrected in time, it will not be possible to re-enter the Preston plane.

As he spoke, his eyes couldn't help but glance at An Xiaohai - the thief had already died twice!

An Xiaohai suddenly became angry: "What do you think I'm doing? ”

Zhao Xi explained: "Our mission this time is very dangerous, the environment of the Black Stone Castle is very complicated, you are very easy to become the target of the enemy's attack with us, and it is difficult for us to protect you, it is safer in the lord's mansion." ”

It was precisely because of Li Shuai's importance that Zhao Xi couldn't let him come out to search for the enemy together, Blackstone Castle was different from the wild environment, it was full of houses, buildings and streets, it was easy to set up an ambush and sneak attack, and it was too dangerous for a priest with low sensitivity and weak body.

After listening to Zhao Xi's explanation, Li Shuai had nothing to say, because what Zhao Xi said was very reasonable.

On the contrary, Ye Qianqian had something to say: "Then why do you want to leave Brother Mu behind?" ”

Zhao Xi smiled and said, "There are assassins on the other side, and the true eye of the mage can break through the invisibility." ”

Ye Qianqian closed her mouth.

After assigning the team members, Zhao Xi left the Lord's Mansion with the other four people and began to search for traces of the enemy in the Black Stone Castle.

Blackstone Castle is small in size, but the buildings inside the castle are very old, with tall and thin Gothic houses occupying most of them, and the streets sandwiched between the buildings are narrow, barely enough for two carriages to fit side by side, and the dark alleys are mostly barely traversed by one person.

There are also a number of workshops in the castle, with high chimneys spewing smoke into the sky, and the black haze obscures out the sunlight, giving the impression of the castle as deep, old-fashioned and dirty.

There was a tense atmosphere on the streets with few pedestrians, and most of the shops were still open, but apparently there was no business.

Fang Xu asked, "Brother Da Niu, what should we do now, are we looking for it everywhere?" ”

The current team has been reduced to only 5 people, and it is really a bit of a needle in a haystack to find the opponent in this castle, especially when the opponent still has internal cover, which is even more difficult.

Zhao Xi said: "Let's go to the tavern first."

"Oh, yes!"

Fang Xu scratched his head embarrassedly, he was also an old player, he should know that it was easiest to listen to news and clues in the tavern, but now that he was used to focusing on Zhao Xi in everything, he was about to lose his game experience.

Unlike a small town like Dawn Town, there were as many as three taverns in Blackstone Castle, and Zhao Xi followed the instructions on the map and went to the nearest one first.

The tavern, Copperhammer, occupies a three-storey building in a bustling location on the castle's main street, with a large but dilapidated sign hanging from the eaves, and the lettering on it is a little blurred.

At the door of the tavern, there was still this soldier with a big waist and a round waist, he looked at Zhao Xi and the others who came to patronize with vigilant and indifferent eyes, and he didn't have the slightest sense that he should welcome guests warmly.

It wasn't until Zhao Xi threw a silver coin over that there was a smile on his face, and he took the initiative to push open the heavy wooden door with a bronze sledgehammer hanging on it.

The inside of the Copper Hammer Tavern is very large, the light inside is dim, and dozens of wine tables are placed around the counter, because it is still daytime, there are not many customers inside, only a few tables are sitting, so it is very quiet.

The bartender standing behind the counter wipes the countertop with a rag, and behind him is a wine rack full of bottles and barrels.

Zhao Xi walked straight over and sat down in front of the other party-

Thank you for the reward of my old friend Tonggu and Xiaocao on the side of the road, thank you! (To be continued......)