Chapter 22: The Visitor to the Temple
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"Am I excited? I'm scaring you! "I jumped." I don't have to learn all of them, do I? β
"That's not necessary!" Domingue pointed to another carriage. "You just read everything above, and the one here is the one who took the money in the future, so you don't have to read it!"
"Wow! This car is bigger than that! "Next to it is a four-wheeled carriage and it is drawn by two horses, and this pile of books weighs several tons! However, the books here are relatively neat, not like the colorful ones over there. The books here are all in a uniform black hardwood case, and the edges of the pages are all gold-rimmed slip lines, which look very beautiful. "What's the origin of this car? Such exaggerated packaging? β
Domingue said excitedly again: "This is the Complete Book of Alchemists compiled by the 27 most powerful alchemists in the Dark Temple, and as long as this set is complete, it can include all things related to alchemy. β
"But that's too much!"
"That's more? This car is just a catalog, and the text is still in the warehouse! "Plop, I'm fainting again!
"What's wrong with you? I can't finish watching so much! β
"I didn't say that I want you to read them all, there are only two books in the real alchemy teaching part, and the reason why there are so many is because alchemy is mainly the study of material composition, and there are too many types of materials in the world, so most of the books are informational content that records the structure of matter. You don't need to read those materials, just learn 3,000 common material structures! β
This time I finally understood that the so-called whole book is relatively complete in information, and most of the content in this book is similar to the "Compendium of Materia Medica" in medicine, which is just an introduction to the properties and functions of each substance!
I picked up one in the stack of books, and on the cover of the book was the same gilded sign under the gilded text "The Complete Book of Alchemists", and I knew this six-pointed star, which was the kind of sign outside the Alchemist's Guild, probably an alchemy sign. When I opened the page, the paper inside was of very good quality, very bright, not to mention unusually white. "How long will I be able to finish all these books? Where are the books I have to read? β
"I told you that this is the catalog, and the original is not here. Follow me! β
He was dragged by Dominge to the cliff wall of the back mountain, where there was obviously a gate on the mountain, and the guards saw Dominge and immediately pushed open the two gates that were more than 4 meters high. It's a library, no, not exactly. The books here are all the same, at least the pages on the sides. When I got closer, I realized that it was actually written "The Complete Book of Alchemists", and I looked back at Domingo. "Don't you tell me that this room is a set of Alchemists' Complete Books?"
Domingue shook his head, "This is the library, not only one set of The Complete Alchemist but also other books here. β
"Oh! That's fine! Your library is bigger than the National Library, and if it were all of them, I wouldn't die of exhaustion! Sue me sΓΉ those are the "Complete Book of Alchemists"? Domingue pointed to a bookshelf next to me, and I immediately ran over. It's just a bookshelf! β
Dominge said helplessly: "It's not this one bookshelf!" Everything else! β
"What?" I looked around. The library covers more than two football fields, and there are rows of bookshelves arranged vertically, each more than 5 meters high, and a ladder is needed to get to the books on it! It's normal for such a large library to have millions of books, and these are actually what I want to read!
"Actually, it's nothing!" Domingo dragged 10 books down from the bookshelf behind him. "You have to read these 10 books, those are all information, you can check it when you use it!"
"That's pretty much it!" I took the book in his hand and opened it, and as soon as I turned the page, I saw a few wordsβthe alchemist's introductory guide. Suddenly, the book flashed a black light and vanished. I was in the air with both hands empty, still fixed on the action of turning the book. "Isn't it? How long have you been reading these books? Why does it melt when you touch it? β
"That's not chalking, it's that you're done. These are magically printed books that will disappear as soon as someone reads them. Come and see these too! "He put the remaining nine books into my arms in one go." I'll go to work first, and you can study slowly here! Guards, close the door! β
"Hey! Don't, I still have something! Don't lock me up in ......" The door is closed, and I'm actually under house arrest!
Ling casually picked up a book and said aimlessly, "Actually, it's nothing!" If you apply for land approval, my sister won't agree to it! β
"Why?"
"Isengard's status as a light and dark force is very special, do you know why Isenger is called the Demon Capital?"
"Why?"
"Because Isengar was originally the capital of the dark forces!"
"Nonsense!"
"The capital means the center, and it is the center of the dark forces, and every year all the dark god believers go to the demon capital to worship. And the master of the Demon Capital is a veritable Lord of Darkness, who commands tens of millions of dark forces in one hall, three cities, and thirteen counties. Becoming the Lord of Darkness means having enough strength to compete with the Lord of Light for the supremacy of faith, so as to truly become a demigod! β
"It's a lot of suspense! But I'm from the Heavenly Demon Clan, and I have the dual bloodlines of angels and demons, aren't I still a demigod? β
"Demigods have nothing to do with bloodlines, noble bloodlines just allow you to work harder than others to achieve the same results, but if you don't work hard, you won't get results! The power of God comes from faith, and only when someone worships us will we have divine power, and the power of God who loses faith will decline. The Dark Temple's magical technology is so advanced and it has been suppressed and beaten by the Temple of Light, because we have too few believers! β
"But what does this have to do with me?"
"It's a big deal!" Ling put the book back in its place, his eyes fixed on me. "The reconstruction of the demon capital represents the reinvigoration of the dark forces, and the Temple of Light will not let the dark temple compete with them for supremacy, they will choose to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots when the dark forces are still in the embryonic state."
"But isn't it good for the Dark Temple that I built a city? Why don't you and your sister agree? β
Ling came over and leaned on me, and the whole person hung on me. "Didn't they want to protect you! If you build a city, you will definitely be killed by the Temple of Light, and the Temple of Darkness does not have enough strength to support you. Take 10,000 steps back and say that you have withstood the attack of the Temple of Light, can you solve the blockade of the Temple of Light? Tens of millions of troops surround your city, what's the use of you asking for an island city? β
"Isn't there a teleportation array?"
"Will you repair the teleportation array? The current teleportation mages are all subordinates of the Temple of Light, will they help you build a teleportation magic array? You also saw the last attack on the Lost Fortress by the Temple of Light, can you withstand an attack of that intensity that lasts for 48 hours? Unless my sister transfers the troops of the Dark Temple and the three Dark Cities to help you defend the city, you won't be able to withstand it for an hour! β
I was said to have no strength at all, according to Ling's analysis, I need at least a large guild of millions of people, and the members of the guild must all be above level 800 who can compete with the system NPCs! This request is undoubtedly impossible for me to complete, Feng Yin's ethereal Bloody Alliance is only more than 200,000 people, and the Red Moon Goddess Alliance is only more than 100,000 people, even if they are willing to join, it is still not enough! And there are only about a hundred players in their guild who can pass level 510, and if you want to fight against NPCs, there is still some hope for 3 to fight one!
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"According to you, I won't be able to build a city in another year!"
"So I told you that day I had a solution, but you didn't listen to me!"
"That's right!" I suddenly remembered that when I saw Ling that day, she did say that there was a way to help me! "Say it quickly!"
"My method is not to get a permit, not to have a temple permit. We build an illegal city without a temple! β
"Illegal city? Can you build a city without permission? β
"Of course you can, but there will be a lot of things missing!"
"Less things? What's missing? β
"There are good and bad things that are less. First, let's talk about the benefits that will be missing. First, illegal cities can't apply for NPCs. The average player city can apply for 10 NPCs between level 800 and 900 to be responsible for guarding the 4 city gates and council halls, and the city lord can apply for an NPC army of less than 1,000 people and below level 800. These armed battle NPCs are used for city defense, just to defend their own city from attack, and they are completely useless when attacking other cities. In addition to these guards, most cities need people such as resurrection mages and blacksmiths, but illegal cities can't apply for them. β
"Without the storage of NPCs, isn't the operation of a city basically paralyzed? The NPCs in the game are all engaged in people's livelihood undertakings! β
"It's nothing without NPCs, and there are even more dangerous ones. Illegal cities do not enjoy protection functions, and they can still PK at will in the city, including the council hall and the resurrection hall! The current player cities are the same as the system cities, and the store pΓΉ is not allowed to pk at will, and if you pk each other, you will be punished twice, and you will be fined! However, building an illegal city by yourself does not have so many protection functions, and even if you enter a store, you may be attacked. β
"Dizzy! Isn't that a vice city? Although I built a dark city, it doesn't have to be so dark, right? β
"In addition to the above two, there is also the problem of monsters, there is no sealing enchantment in illegal cities, and monsters are likely to refresh in the city!"
"Farming in the city? Then it's not Vice City, it should be called Monster City! Listen to you say that, if I build an illegal city, I don't want to be killed? β
"Is this dead? The real puzzle is yet to come. Illegal cities don't have a tax system and can't collect taxes automatically, so your income will be the biggest problem! β
"Mom! That's what you say is a good idea? β
"Those are all bad points, but there are some advantages! First, illegal cities don't pay taxes to the temple! Although you can't collect taxes from the city, the temple can't collect taxes on you either, and the average player has to pay 10% of the total tax in the city to the temple of the faction to which it belongs, and you don't have to approve it so you don't have a temple, and of course you don't have to pay taxes. β
"Sounds good!"
"In addition, you don't have to resist attacks, there are no monsters attacking illegal cities, and you won't be surrounded by the Temple of Light. Because you didn't have approval, you don't belong to any force, and the Temple of Light has no reason to attack you! β
"So I don't have to go through defensive duties?"
"Yes. There will be no attack at all, what are you guarding? β
"Doesn't that solve our biggest headache?"
"That's why I built yì You don't need to apply for the approval of the temple to build an illegal city, although there is no temple that is a little troublesome for the player, but at least you don't have to suffer from enemy attacks!"
"But if you don't even have a support NPC, what will you do if you run the city?"
"Don't you know there's something called business? As long as you have money, is there anything you can't buy? You can buy what you need from other cities and sell it! Besides, does Issinger have a port? You can trade directly from the sea with other countries, and there are price differences in weapons and equipment in each country, so isn't it possible to make a lot of profits by buying low and selling high? β
"You're so smart!" I excitedly hugged Ling and kissed her on the forehead, then ran to the door to find the exit. "Then what are we waiting for, go to the Dark Temple and get the Dark Star, and then go to the Temple of Light to deceive the Light Star, I can't wait to build my dream city!" I talked for a long time but there was no sound behind me, and when I looked back, I saw Ling standing there biting his fingers in a daze. "Ling? What are you doing? β
"Huh? Yes! I...... I didn't do anything! She smiled and ran up and down. Master, this door doesn't open from the inside, and there is a seal on the outside to defend against teleportation magic, so we won't be able to get out until Dominge returns! β
"So what do we do?"
"Read! Alchemy will also be very important in the future, and the reason why the Dark Temple can last so long with low force is because of the power of alchemy. You've seen our magic crystal cannon, and even the most advanced enemies will be killed in one shot! β
"Yes, it's a good thing, but I'm in a hurry now!"
"Hurry is not the way, we have to take our time, what you want to build is the world's first city, not a child's sand castle, it is impossible to complete it in a short time!"
"Alright then!" Anyway, you can't go out, so let's learn skills with peace of mind! Pick up those few compulsory alchemy subjects, each book is the same, turn a page and it's gone. When I flipped through all 10 books, I suddenly had an extra alchemy level 1 item in my skill bar, and I could really learn it!
In my excitement, I immediately picked up a candle from the table next to me and put it in the palm of my hand, and then began to use alchemy on the candle. I don't know if it's because I'm not doing it right, but there is no response! I don't believe in evil, and I have failed hundreds of times in a row without exception! My luck is so high, it makes no sense that I always fail! Besides, I'm not refining a cannon, but just a candle, and the success rate is so low!
Ling also looked at the candle in my hand to help me do my best, if it weren't for the fact that NPCs couldn't learn alchemy except for those alchemists set by themselves, I guess Ling himself would have to learn it! Seeing that I tried for so long without success, she also said anxiously: "Is the method wrong?" β
"I don't know! Supposedly, it should have succeeded! This alchemy is quite MP, thanks to the fact that I'm not a newcomer now, there are more MP, otherwise I would have run out! β
Ling suddenly took the candle from my hand. "This thing doesn't seem right!"
"What's wrong?" I also hurried up to see what was wrong.
Ling Yi broke the candle with all his might. "Ahh The two of us shouted together, and the broken crack of the candle showed a golden glow, and the glittering sheen made me sure that whatever it was, it wasn't a candle anymore! Only a thin layer of wax remained on the outside of the candle, and the inside was all this golden thing. Ling weighed the weight with his hand. "It looks like gold!"
"Wouldn't it? Alchemy can really make gold, and the system won't let this kind of thing happen. "I took it and chose to open the item's attributes, and sure enough, as I expected, this thing really has attributes. The attribute only says that the name is a gold nugget but there is a parenthesis after it, and the parentheses say the refined item. It seems that the mark in this parenthesis is used to distinguish it, and it is estimated that the refined items have this mark. It is estimated that the system store will refuse to accept gold with this logo, so that even if the gold is successfully smelted, it will not be able to be used as money. The system can restrict the abnormal circulation of refined items through guΓ² this system.
Although I refined gold, I still failed, because the first part mark was not to refine gold, I originally wanted to turn the candle into a stone elephant, but it turned into a gold nugget, and the change was only the inside, what is the use of such a little bit!
Just when I was depressed, the door suddenly opened, and Domingo appeared in the doorway. "Third brother! How's it going? β
"I've seen it, but it's ......!" I handed him the gold brick. "I wanted to turn the candle into a stone elephant, but I don't know why it became this thing!"
Domingue just glanced at the nugget in my hand and didn't take it. "It's good to have a change the first time, and it's good to practice more in the future."
"You're not asking me to practice my skills here to let me go, are you?"
"That's not necessary, but you have to contact alchemy during the time you are away!"
"Don't worry!" Domingue was willing to let me go, I didn't want to be put under house arrest and practice my skills.
"By the way, there's a player out there, I'm going to take a look, can you come along?"
"Players?" Could it be Sumei? No way, I couldn't have let her run out alone without me in Clark. Besides, not many people know the road here, and even if Sumei runs out, she won't be able to enter the canyon.
Follow Domingue to the entrance to the front of the camp, and as I go, I guess who would have made it to the Dark Canyon. At the entrance to the front of the camp, I finally saw the people coming. The so-called players are actually a group of people, not just one person. There was a group of about thirty players, both men and women, standing at the door.
"What trespass on the Dark Temple territory?" Domingo's speech was full of majesty, and his voice was low and majestic, and it was hard to mess with when I heard it.
A mage stepped out of the crowd below. "My name is Lucifer's Tears, and I'm the president of the Aeolus Alliance. The rest are all my brothers. β
"This is the Dark Temple's sphere of influence, the place of eternal death, and no living are welcome to enter!" Now that I know the virtues of charisma, the tone in which Domingue speaks to them is the same as the tone in which he speaks to me. The current Domingo official is full of, with a domineering posture.
I took Doming's words. "The Dark Temple is now at war and under martial law, you better get out of here quickly! The guards here are not up to you! β
Probably seeing that my tone was better, Lucifer's tears turned to me. "General, we've just come from afar to see how we can help!"
Help is the key word that triggers the task in "Zero", because the NPCs of "Zero" are basically intelligent, and it is impossible to directly ask if there is a task, generally as long as you ask if you can help something, the NPC will immediately tell you what you need to help with, so now everyone takes the task like this. This guy asked me for a mission, but why did he call me a general? When I saw the guards next to me, it dawned on me that these guards were all dressed in orthodox black jumpsuit armor with little embellishment, and Domingue was wearing slightly fancy black armor, and I was the only one wearing extremely fancy full-body armor. Standing here, my black dragon suit is indeed very easy to think of me as the NPC with Doming, and I am the best equipped with so many NPCs, so it is natural for them to think of me as the leader of this NPC legion.
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