Chapter 1206: Labyrinth Treasure (6)
Chapter 1206: Labyrinth Treasure
"Well, it seems pretty simple." I said, "What about priesthood and the legal profession?" β
"There are only three levels of priests, ordinary priests, high priests, and holy priests," said Priest Bona, "and the holy priests, like the divine warriors, are blessed by the gods. β
I nodded slightly, and Madrudin added, "As for the legal system you mentioned, we are not as complex as the terrestrial races, and those who can wield magic are priests, except for those who defected and did not join the Kraken camp, who were called dark wizards, corrupted shamans, and other strange names. β
"Oh, that's interesting," I said, "wizards and shamans are serious legal professions in our country, and I didn't expect to become godless degenerates with you, well, by the way, are you familiar with the Kraken?" β
"Of course...... I still know a lot. Madrudin's face was a little strange, and he couldn't tell whether it was hatred or mockery, "They have a lot of tricks, in addition to priests and ordinary warriors who serve evil gods, there are also a whole lot of strange professions, what bards, treacherous assassins, black poison marksmen, rock guards, invisible lurkers, blackwater stalkers...... In short, it's a mess of titles, and as far as we know, there are more than twenty branches of profession. β
"Twenty-two, to be exact," said Priest Bona, "it is said that they have received an oracle." β
It can be seen that the two of them still know a lot about the situation on the Kraken's side, which means that they may have been to the front line of the confrontation, or the entire merfolk clan is on the front line of the battle.
Of course, they are trying their best to hide the situation and status quo of the sea race, and I can only find out slowly.
Speaking of which, the topic returns to the labyrinth.
"Haven't you all been?" I asked, "Do you send someone over on weekdays?" β
"There were a long time ago," said Madrudin, "and there have been very few lately. β
I nodded, not asking, for Priest Bona quietly diverted the subject: "Those who can go ashore are coming, don't you prepare for it?" β
"Just arrived at the mouth of the sea...... Leo said.
"I'm ready to go." I said with a smile.
Obviously, Maderuding was a little sloppy, and Priest Bona helped him cover up the past, but her small gesture reflected one more thingβthe merfolk had no hands to pay attention to the place, and they could only let the fishmen who had been snatched from the Kraken by Maderudin guard it. As for the reason behind this, it is not clear, but it is certain that the merfolk will not be in a particularly good situation.
"Isn't it normal for the protagonist to have an accident wherever he goes?" Leo didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, "Moreover, the new version and new dungeon, don't you also have to do ticket tasks before opening up the wasteland?" Put away the things in the maze first, help the merfolk solve the crisis by the way, brush up on reputation and favorability, and then open up the wasteland ......"
"Let's get to the bottom of the labyrinth first," I said, "and there is definitely the true cause of the death of the Minotaur and the way to become a god, and the plot of the merfolk branch should not be so important compared to these." β
"Are you sure?" Leo suddenly became a little serious.
When he said that, I couldn't be sure.
If you don't get it right, the key to unlocking the maze is still in the hands of the mermaids, or the dragon realm passage is also related to the dragon clan, such a plot arrangement is not predictable - in fact, in addition to the main line of "getting the treasure and then going to the dragon realm" is determined, the rest of the details have countless possibilities - this is the thing that makes me feel the most after experiencing many disappointments to hope, and being tricked by the plot for so long.
Thinking of this, I subconsciously asked, "But, since they haven't come yet, I'll wait...... Well, by the way, when I was a child, I heard that there was a dragon island on the sea, where dragons lived, have you heard of it? Or, have you ever seen it? β
Speaking of this, the two of them were also surprised, but this kind of thing did not involve the mermaid clan's internal affairs, and they had no need to hide it.
"We are all familiar with the islands of the sea," said Maderudin, "and there are indeed many legends about the dragons, but when you say that the islands inhabited by the dragons, there is no such thing!" β
He said very firmly, and the priest Bona also said: "In ancient times, there was indeed a legend that the dragon clan was active in the sea, but that was a long time ago, and later, the dragon clan rarely appeared, and the legend said that the dragon would occasionally appear on some islands, however, these islands are generally relatively large, our people did not go deep, but saw it from a distance, even if they ventured close later, they did not find any traces of the dragon clan's residence, perhaps, the dragon clan just passed by." β
In this way, it is in line with their estimation - there are indeed many so-called "dragon islands" in the sea area, even including the West Sea on the side of the human realm, that is, the territory of the Siren, and these dragon clans are returning to the main plane from the dragon realm to engage in certain activities, they leave shadows or traces, and become legends, but in the end, people find nothing, because they use special spatial coordinates, which cannot be tracked.
On the other hand, if you use prophecy or divination, you can only get instructions of "being in a certain place", but you cannot show such a specific operation guide as "spatial teleportation with irrational coordinates".
Unless, it's the gods who make a move.
However, the gods should not care about these huge creatures - they are more concerned about the believers of the main plane, or more about the power of faith, and as for these creatures that have been expelled from the main plane by the believers and taken refuge in unknown corners, and their populations are also rapidly declining, there is no concern at all.
Dragons, giants, monsters, mighty monsters, nothing more.
Looking at the long term, the main line of the matter is that the gods and demons compete for the main plane, and then leave one after anotherβor are sealedβcan only remotely control the believers, and destroy, expel and seal these powerful ancient creatures that threaten the survival of the believers one by one, so as to ensure that the believers live and work in peace and contentment, and dedicate more faith power.
And now, I stand at a critical juncture in unraveling all this history.
Honestly, I want to take Madrudin to witness history.
However, this kind of vanity, which is similar to "showing off my new toys or new knowledge to my friends", is basically gone......
"That's all we know about dragons." Maderudin said.
I decided to put it off for a while, so that they wouldn't worry about me getting to the bottom of their clan: "Well, then, it seems that in ancient times there were dragons who lived in the sea......"
"Those water dragons have been wiped out by my god and the most devout god warriors of ancient times." "Not only that, but we have also domesticated some of the hybrid offspring of water dragons and sea creatures into docile pack beasts, such as plesiosaurs and rock dragon turtles. β
"Oh," I said, looking surprised, "and such a thing...... Plesiosaur, I've really heard of it, there is a legend of it by the sea, but I didn't expect it to be just your pack beast, just like our orcs' Kodomon. β
"In this respect, the land races are the same as the sea races," said Madrudin, "and we have all wiped out the brutal and ferocious beasts, except that we have tamed some of them, and you have not." β
This is really hard to refute, I can only say objectively: "There are many legends of dragon-slaying heroes on land, it seems that the dragon clan was killed and scared, and there was no time to leave any hybrid monster offspring, however, there are also some wurm races on the land, but there is no domestication value." β
There was a clear flash of smugness in Priest Bona's eyes, but he still concealed it well, and Madrudin added thoughtfully: "It is said that some fishmen saw the shadow of a dragon some time ago when they were patrolling the foot of the mountain. β
My heart moved, and I naturally thought of the frost dragon, but I didn't get too excited, just made a somewhat curious look: "Oh, is it right here?" β
Maderudin nodded: "That's right, but the fish-man's eyesight wasn't very good, and the weather was bad at that time, so we didn't take it seriously." β
Of course, I knew that this was true, but I didn't break it, and just asked, "Didn't you send someone to check it?" β
"There is no need to waste manpower on this kind of unfounded thing." Priest Bona said.
Now, I'm even more sure that the merfolk are running out of manpower.
The more they didn't want to talk about it, the more interested I became.
But interest is interest, helping them is just a convenient thing, even if it is not a side plot but a main plot, the affairs of the mermaid clan are far behind the labyrinth treasure of the Minotaur and the dragon realm.
If you want to say that you are really in a hurry, it is Leo, after all, the priest of Bona is still quite in line with his aesthetics, although it is unlikely that he will catch a mermaid and go back and be locked up in the harem.
So, we just didn't embarrass and continued to idle until the arrival of those sea races who could go ashore.
"The shrimp soldiers, crabs, turtles, and prime ministers are all here." Leo said it when they first arrived at the mouth of the sea.
Speaking of which, in Chinese mythology, the status of the ocean dragon clan is indeed not very high, and the status of those sea creatures in the Dragon Palace is even lower.
The shrimp soldiers and crabs here are much more powerful, the big claws of the shrimp people and the thick shells of the turtle people, they are not easy to mess with at first glance, but in front of the noble mermaids, they seem a little humble and restrained.
"You guys, send this minotaur powerhouse to the entrance of the labyrinth until he comes out." Maderuding commanded with some authority, "This thing is well done, and I will give you credit." β
The shrimp soldiers and crab generals nodded their heads again and again, and I asked, "Aren't you going?" β
Maderudin was stunned and subconsciously shook his head: "Me? Of course not! β