After several days of continuous progress, the four dragged their tired bodies and finally found the location of the castle provided by the adventure guild.

This is a steep cliff rarely seen in the wilderness.

The height of the steep slope is not high, so it can be regarded as a small dirt slope.

Fifty or sixty meters in height.

But this kind of uneven terrain is still rare in the fog swamp.

At least, the four of them have been traveling for more than half a month, and they have not found many steep cliffs in their field of vision.

The most, the most are swamps, wastelands.

Spiraling up the steep slope and stepping up the stone slabs, a small European-style castle gradually came into view.

At the bottom of the hill, a spiraling staircase obscures most of the view. Everyone lacks an intuitive concept of the scenery at the top of the mountain!

Until you reach the end of the stairs!

The iron gate stands silently in the center, and the flower beds on both sides are planted with all kinds of strange plants.

There are flower bones that blow their trumpets when creatures approach, and there are also grass spirits that restlessly pull out their roots from time to time!

Cheerful and eerie farmhouse.

A short and fat tree, which may not be able to be held by four people, is particularly eye-catching on the periphery of this castle.

Five or six meters in height, the trunk in the middle has clear human features. At the moment, his eyes are closed, and his nose is evenly exhaling deep air.

This is an old guy who has become a fine man.

"Welcome, guest."

A pleasant female voice came from the dense foliage of the trunk.

When I looked closely, it turned out that among the dense leaves, there was a family of birds.

In a fluffy bird's nest, Gu Cheng vaguely saw a few traces of Derpy hair.

Half the size of a palm, the feathers are grayish-brown, a bit like a sparrow.

The smart little eyes looked at the four of them, and finally said a word of welcome.

The iron door opened slowly after this welcome.

The door without a mechanical structure was inexplicably opened.

Ghosts, ghosts, these gatekeepers don't exist.

"It's really magical."

"Young man, you are the "spectators" sent by the Adventurers' Guild! Well!? All of them are so young, but they have a strong obsession. Go in, the owner of the manor is waiting for you. ”

The dwarf tree seemed to be awakened by the noise of the crowd.

Open your eyes and look at the four of them!

At this moment, Gu Cheng and the four of them only felt that their entire body had been carefully scanned by the minifigures. The skin of the body began to tense inexplicably, and the tension filled everyone's hearts.

But fortunately, the feeling of being scanned comes and goes quickly.

Fortunately, this strange-looking tree did not embarrass the four of them!

Waiting for Gu Cheng and the others to enter the manor, the iron gate naturally closed and closed. The sleepy-eyed eyes of the dwarf tree closed again.

There is not much biological activity in the manor, except for a few small castles of different heights located in the manor.

Walking straight along the straight stone path at their feet, the four of them came to the middle and the highest gate of the castle.

There is a middle-aged man dressed in a butler's costume who has been waiting for a long time.

After some conversation, Gu Cheng and the four of them learned that there was still nearly half a day before the start of the banquet.

The butler led the group directly to another small castle, where some simple food and lodging had already been arranged.

Bats flew by from time to time in the manor, but not many of the actual personnel were seen.

Seizing the opportunity alone, Gu Cheng spoke out his doubts.

"Is there something wrong with this manor?"

As a second-generation with a deep background in the wild, Nilton is very handy for this outing, and there should be no mistakes.

At the critical juncture when the 'Trial of the Living' was about to begin, it should not be possible for everyone to fall into danger again, but in today's environment, the subconscious always gave Gu Cheng a strange feeling.

"Then tell me first, what does your manor look like?" Nilton and Mina were scrambling for all kinds of food on the table, and they also answered Gu Cheng's questions inarticulate by the way.

"Huh? Shouldn't there be many servants in such a large manor? ”

Gu Cheng and Fen Liqi, as a generation of dead people! Although the mind is stable and sophisticated, I still know too little about the various common senses in this world.

For a few months, Gu Cheng has been trying his best to learn, but he still can't compare with the second generation like Nilton.

"Don't worry, it's okay. Maybe it's because of the owner of the manor, maybe the economy is a little tight? Otherwise, it is unlikely that we rookies will be invited to come and act as spectators. ”

Gluttony swept away the food on the table, but still wiped the residue from the corners of his mouth.

Nilton straightened his expression, put away his smiling face, and said with a straight face.

"Aren't we about to have a trial of the living? This trip to the wild, in addition to running in the tacit understanding and combat experience between our teams in advance, is also for you to watch some of the ways in which the wild forces deal with the "Living World" in advance.

In the field, we've learned a lot from your experience in the city, so there's always some similarities between the two. ”

"Hiccup~! Finally full. ”

Mina was half-lying on the chair, patting her exaggerated breasts, with a satisfied face, and there was still a trace of crystal residue on her mouth, and a sweet smile revealed two lovely dimples.

Soon, however, his comfortable after-dinner time was interrupted by the sudden arrival of two palms.

Fenrich rubbed Mina's fleshy face, completely ignoring the other man's feeble struggle.

"Mina. How do you demons deal with the problem of the Living World? ”

"Huh? It's usually just a contract or something. I don't know the details. ”

"Demon Contract, the reputation of the Living World is not very good. Fraud, cunning, this series of negative words often haunt the minds of the living! Most of the living are very repulsive to such blunt methods. ”

"However, this operation has also made a big name in the [Living World], although this reputation is not very good."

"But there will always be some people with twisted personalities, extreme guys who are willing to sell their souls and gain power by making a pact with demons."

"Demons are a good race in the world of the living."

"Demonic Pact? To what extent does Mina grow up to be able to respond to those who are alive? ”

After a few months of study and his own understanding, Gu Cheng naturally had a certain understanding of the living world, and he probably knew what the demon contract was!

Similar to a transaction contract.

The two parties to the contract, one party gives the other party what they want, the other party dedicates his soul, as well as offering expensive sacrifices.

But most of the time, there is no such thing as fairness.

Relying on information asymmetry, it is a high-level fraud product that develops.

Those who often make such contracts with demons will end up with a ruined family that can't even keep their broken souls.

There is also a certain intersection between the demons and the dead. After death, the demon will come to the cemetery and after a series of time precipitation, it will also be marked as a dead clan.

However, the dead have an extremely strict control over the passage of the "Living World".

There is a maximum of one World Walk per year, and this is based on the feedback given to the cemetery by the last trip to the living.

If you don't meet the standards, you may even lose the right to travel through the world of the living.

As for the so-called standards, Gu Cheng has not received any detailed explanations in textbooks and schools in the past few months.

It's a bit of a mystery.

And since the dead can't travel through the world often, how do you sign a contract with the natives of the living world?

Projection is coming?

Is such a high-level ability really an area that Mina can touch at this stage?

"The Demon Contract developed by the demon is signed by a natives in a world. Then, the demon contract is like an anchor, directly rooted in the world. ”

"The will of the devil will also do a lot of things along the way. A demon with a complete inheritance only needs to be conscious to do this, and it has little to do with strength. Nilton's eyes flashed with envy.

"Demon contract, this kind of thing is closely related to the obsession of demons. Once signed, it's like a dependent. It is completely a direct training of their own team talents, which can be described as a one-step process.

And in your city, there is also a whole cemetery for you to do the work of anchoring!

Only we are in the wild, and everything needs to be explored. After so many years of development, it can be regarded as having a certain connection with the world of the living!

It's really not fair at all. ”

Fair?

Gu Cheng didn't know what this second-generation who had a mine in the family thought.

From his own point of view, although the forces in the city are the sons of the cemetery, they have not completely restricted the development of the forces in the wild.

Even the direction of field development is more free and diverse. You can either develop locally or in the world of the living.

Isn't there a concept of safe houses in the city and camps in the wild?

Although it is only an imitation... But this guy is so rich, how can he be convinced by saying this?

"A long-standing race, in the long course of history, will always give birth to some incredible cultural crystallization. Your camp in the wilderness, the birth of the demon's contract, theoretically speaking, is not much worse than a safe house, right? ”

Gu Cheng still didn't have a clear idea of the specific difference between the safe house in the city and the camp outside the city.

One is the rules of heaven and earth, and the other is the rules of living beings?

Is it that simple?

The inside of the city is to snatch from the stars, but the wild is a constant offering.

There are many more intriguing aspects of this.

Functionally, compare it with your own broken tomb. A few days ago, that little camp was no worse than its own tomb!

It can only be said that the focus of each is somewhat different.

At present, the level of both sides is too low, and it is still too early to make a specific judgment.

But Gu Cheng has always been full of curiosity and questions about this matter. Along the way, Gu Cheng didn't ask Nilton in detail about the answer to this question!

Now that the team is resting, I have finally found an opportunity.

"Huh. Far from it. If you knew the specifics of our field, you wouldn't say that. ”

"Let's put it this way, most of the research in the field is also obtained through your safe houses in the city." Nilton pursed his lips, his eyes flickering, and continued.

"The forces in the city moved outward, and the people in the city were abducted in the wild. This is what all the forces inside and outside the city want to see. ”

"A city, a village, is a force. Their owner was just a pawn who moved out a long time ago. It was only through hard work that various forces in the field were managed and absorbed that they were able to develop. ”

"Today, there is no particularly clear geographical division between inside and outside the city."