Chapter 83: The Oracle
"It can't ......"
Looking at the fortress castle built on the mountain, where the architecture and the terrain fit together perfectly, and it can be called a model of both practicality and beauty, several adventurers felt that they had lost their ability to express themselves.
In particular, the slender spires that protruded from the mist were carefully camouflaged with spruce branches. If it weren't for the frightening glimpse of the wind blowing away, few people would not have been able to see that it was actually the spire of the fortress's watchtower, and they might have mistaken it for a tall spruce tree......
"It can't be! It occurred to me that it must be a fairy castle occupied by demons! I've heard that goblins ...... in ancient times," Matilda said hurriedly, until Shen Yan raised her hand to stop her.
"That's the Demon's Fortress, built by the Devil, no more than thirty years old, and has nothing to do with goblins! As far as I saw just now, the number of demons stationed in the fortress is probably no less than 100,000...... Among them are a large number of high-level demons. For the rest, you can figure out what to do, whether to investigate further or retreat, you decide. ”
Shen Yan shared the information he saw in an instant with everyone. He felt that since he had discovered the fact that the demons were hoarding troops, nothing else mattered. Because such a fortress cannot be attacked without gathering a million people, and the Penglin Peninsula cannot take out such troops.
In that case, what's the point of going in and investigating?
There will never be a sea valve in the fortress that will open it and let the demons drown; Or there's a dam behind it, and it's full of water, just waiting for the protagonist to blow it up once and for all...... The kind of city that would build an impregnable fortress without leaving a deadly point, is a fool to design such a city! As long as the intelligence is normal, these issues must be considered before choosing a site for the construction of the city.
As for the food issue...... Shen Yan guessed that this was a group of demons who really carried supplies. As long as you carry demon larvae, the good environment of the main plane can allow the insect swarm to multiply quickly, and then become the best food for demons. Besides, there are four more such fortress demons, and this is one of the smallest of them...... You will be even more desperate when you see the biggest one! The other party has been accumulating strength for a hundred years, and no matter how much he pats his head now, he can't solve this problem immediately.
"But aren't all demons beasts? Do they have intelligence? I know they're cunning, vicious, and vicious, but ...... To build such a beautiful building? Matilda felt that her three views were about to shatter again.
"Some demons are far smarter than humans!" Shen Yan said a little unpleasantly, and then talk nonsense, Lao Tzu will give you a corner.
As for this beautifully shaped fortress...... Let's put it this way, although there are not many buildings in the Abyss, the palaces of those Abyss Lords are all gorgeous and full of whimsy, and they are the crystallization of multiverse art; The orderly demon palaces are all the kind of boxy, symmetrical, large columns, etc., which fully highlight the tall and majestic but slightly dull temple-like buildings.
Why? Because in the entire multiverse, the greatest artistic soul is in the abyss......
Don't you think that all those great artists go to heaven after they die? In addition to the field of artistic creation that they are good at, the private lives of many artists are extremely chaotic and degenerate, engaging in summer bars, indiscriminately using drugs, and playing with women...... Most people don't have the talent of an artist yet, and they have the life of an artist, like Curtis...... How can such a person go to heaven?
Besides, artistic creation belongs to perceptual thinking, artists go to the abyss, lawyers and financiers go to hell, and there is nothing wrong with that.
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Sure enough, even the captain Moore couldn't accept that the devil could build a house and have order, and the veteran Clifford also said that he would see him for a long time.
In everyone's general perception, it seems that demons are powerful but inflexible, except for howling, they scratch with their claws and bite with their teeth...... Well, alive is a beast that stands on two feet.
In fact, they didn't think that the demons who were driven to the front line as cannon fodder in groups were actually no different from the infantry who were driven to the front line in groups, and they were all being consumed as numbers. Before the infantry dies, there will be psychological activities, think about the wife and children at home, think about the old king next door, and die with a trace of resentment; The demon may not have no mental activity before he dies, and people may also miss his sister-in-law...... No, I want to eat dumplings.
Demons, like infantry, have complete intelligence, but are not qualified to express their thoughts - because the camera is never wasted on them.
Gray cattle are dying millions and millions, who cares what is in their hearts...... And then one day, a gray animal suddenly becomes an artist, and everyone has three views shattered - they still have thoughts? Must have been brainwashed by red!
Fortunately, the demons are still demons, and there is a stark contrast between the order inside the city and the chaos outside the city. There was a bloody suppression from the upper echelons of the demons in the city, and it was in good order; But these demons started to do it in the summer when they left the city, and their control over the surrounding area was extremely poor, which also made the team members breathe a sigh of relief.
They chose a nearby place where the demons would not reach as a camp and set up camp to rest.
Captain Moore hurriedly set up his tent and went in to report the latest discovery to his god. Temporary prayers require a rain-tight roof, a table, an emblem or idol representing the deity, a blanket and offerings or incense that the deity loves. The kind of person who holds the emblem and shouts, "Potato potato, I am a sweet potato", will be killed sooner or later.
Shen Yan rested for a while and then climbed up to the top alone and continued to look at the fortress.
With gusts of wind blowing, leaning on the gap between the floating veils, he roughly figured out the situation inside the fortress.
First of all, the first one, definitely not mixed in - in order to better control his subordinates, all the demons were gathered into the fortress and fed collectively with the larvae produced by a large demon pit in the center of the fortress. With 100,000 people crammed into the small fortress and the sight of demons everywhere, there was theoretically no corner where they could hide.
Shen Yan secretly simulated several times, but he couldn't find any sneaking route...... Because the demons don't have a fixed patrol route, they are all wandering around and doing Brownian exercises.
Secondly, although there were many high-level demons in the fortress, Shen Yan only saw high-level Overseers and Temptation Demons at the top, and the six-armed snake demons and Baro Flame demons above did not see any of them. The lack of high-level combat power made him breathe a sigh of relief.
Thinking of some of the demon's abnormalities, Shen Yan had already vaguely guessed. Sure enough, in this game, the gods are counting, the demons are counting, the emperor is counting, and the devil is counting...... Now, even the lords, monarchs, and gods of a certain faction below the abyss...... It seems that everyone has their own position.
Everyone's calculations were a mess.
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When Shen Yan was wandering around to see the scenery, the captain Moore was looking confused.
Because he received a receipt in seconds after praying!
The oracle issued by the god of courage and strategy was quick and very specific, "The fortress needs to be investigated deeply, and the prophecy shows that the problem is here, and the solution is here." However, the fortress is heavily defended, and the people who can successfully infiltrate are among you, not you, not Clifford, not Rex, not Matilda, not Elizhe. ”
Are you doing this fancy watering? It doesn't cost anything to deliver an oracle!
When Moore came out of the tent and looked at the "man who couldn't name himself" standing on the rock, his feelings were extremely complicated.
Even if he had always put the big picture first, he couldn't help but think in his heart at this moment—could it be that in the hearts of the gods, our role really couldn't be compared to that of Falangdon? So what is our previous hard work?
After thinking about it, Moore still didn't directly announce the content of the oracle, which was too shocking.
He gathered all the members together and announced the "good news" first—and through their relentless search, they finally found the fortress where the demon was hiding in the cloud forest! After the gods heard his prayers and located them through him, all the secrets of the fortress, such as the topography, structure, and personnel, were hidden as the divine power gazed and scanned!
Now that the scans had been fed back to Moore, he now had a detailed map of the fortress in his head.
And God said, "You are doing well!"
Several members of the team began to cheer, especially Matilda, a midshipman of the Church.
Unlike the gods of other worlds, where they need to maintain a sense of mystery, the gods of this world are quite closely bound to mortals and interact frequently. Because there are always people in other worlds who want to slaughter the gods and preach, it is necessary to block the information of the gods; And this world must kneel and lick the gods to have a way to ascend, so in turn the gods can establish a relationship of trust with mortals.
"Let's relax and rest now, and the rest will be arranged." After finishing speaking, Moore found the banknote, quickly drew the terrain in his mind onto the paper, and then went to Shen Yan first.
"I have to try it first, it's not fair to me and my teammates!" Moore said to Shen Yan in private. Shen Yan didn't care about the stall hand, and reminded Murdo by the way. "Your business is up to you. But if you fail, you don't think it's so dangerous that I'm going to work for nothing, right? No way? No way? Not ......"
"No!" Moore's face darkened.
"The oracle of our Lord says, if we can't do it and you can. The temple will provide you with ten kilograms of special metal, and a method of forging the badge. That kind of badge can have limited communication across half a continent...... I can't think of what it is, but my lord says you need this. ”
"Really? It's so sweet. Shen Yan immediately became energetic.
He didn't expect that the God of Courage would provide him with a good way to communicate with each other among the members of the Templar Order.
"I'm kind of expecting you to fail soon."
"That can't be!" Moore left with a black face - now they are enemies!
Sure enough, when Moore explained the second half of the oracle, the entire team became indignant and stood opposite Shen Yan with hatred! Matilda even looked at Shen Yan with angry eyes, as if he had done all this...... How innocent am I?
They discussed the method of lurking, and Shen Yan squinted his eyes at the fortress under the mountain.
He suddenly hehe, there is a way!