Chapter 146: The Army Comes
The next day, in a church-like building, a large group of children are having breakfast, and Rakuten, Kirito, Asuna, Yui, and Sasha, who takes care of the children, are also here.
There's no way, after Yui fell into a coma yesterday, she didn't wake up until this morning, and the three of Luo Tianhuan will only stay here for one night, and after Yui woke up, she completely forgot some memories that she remembered yesterday, and now she is happily holding a piece of bread and eating breakfast with relish.
"It's amazing that you have to take care of so many children by yourself......" Sasha takes care of so many children by himself, Kirito can imagine how hard it is, but Sasha persists, to be honest, Kirito admires her very much.
"yes......" Asuna agreed.
"......" Luo Tianhuan ate breakfast silently and did not express any opinions, but from the quality of the breakfast, it can be seen how hard life here is, they do not have the ability to level up in the wild, and they have no income, so they can only maintain basic living expenses with the relief of people like Achill and Rat Argo, but the army also forces them to pay taxes, which makes their lives even more difficult.
In this case, the profiteers of Akyr will only be able to make more money from themselves, so that they can have more power to help the people who live in the Origin Town.
As for the overbearing guild, after today's incident, it should be improved, right?
"It's like this every day, I'm used to it. Oh, is Yui-chan already okay? In response to Kirito and Asuna's praise, Sasha looked at the children, smiled softly, and then cared about Yui's situation.
Kirito replied, "I had a good rest last night, and I'm fine." ”
"Has anything like this happened yesterday before?" Sasha thought it was Kirito and Asuna's guardian, so she asked.
"I don't know......" Asuna shook her head. The child got lost in the forest on the 22nd floor, where we picked her up, and she lost her memory, so we came to the Town of Initiation to see if we could find her relatives or anyone who knew her. ”
"Do you have any clues?" Kirito asked.
"Unfortunately, she wasn't supposed to be a child who lived in the Town of Start......" Sasha shook her head slightly. At the beginning of the game, most of the children were traumatized, and I couldn't let go of these children, living in this church with the children, and every day in the town looking for children who needed help, I can say that I recognized every child in the town, but I had never seen Yui. ”
"Yes......" Kirito and Asuna both looked disappointed.
Buckle buckle ......
At this time, there was a knock on the door, Sasha and Kirito went to open the door, and Luo Tianhuan also went to take a look, and after opening the door, everyone saw a tall and cold silver-haired woman standing outside the door, wearing a black combat uniform like a cloak, and two golden cone-shaped pendants hanging from her ears.
"The first time we met, I was made by Liel." The silver-haired woman bowed slightly and introduced herself.
"People from the army?" Seeing that she had the army's guild emblem on her, Asuna's voice grew cold. "Are you going to ask the teacher about yesterday's events?"
"No, no, on the contrary, you have done a great job, and I am here to thank you." Yuriel didn't mean to ask about sin, and this unexpected answer made Kirito and the others look at each other, wondering, could she be a fake member of the army?
"Other than that, I came here because I had something to ask for, Lord Black-clothed Sword God, Lord Black Swordsman, and Lord Asuna." Yuriel explained his intentions, revealed the identities of Kirito, Asuna, and Luo Tianhuan, apparently investigating them, and bowed his head slightly as he spoke, expressing his respect to them.
"Request?" Except for Luo Tianfan, who knew the plot, everyone else was puzzled.
"Anyway, let's talk about it first." Since the other party is not here to find fault, in line with the principle that the visitor is a guest, Sasha let Yuriel in and takes her to a room.
"So, tell me what the request is." After sitting down one after another, Kirito went straight to the point.
"Before that, let me explain to you the original purpose of the establishment of the army...... Yuriel lowered his head slightly, and said in a statement: "Originally, we, no, the manager of the army, Xinka, did not want to set up such a unique guild, we really wanted to distribute information and food to the players as evenly as possible, for the purpose of saving and players, but ......"
"The army has become too huge, which has led to all kinds of problems internally." Kirito already knows what Yuriel is going to say, this is the same as the Blood Alliance Knights, after the scale gets bigger and bigger, there will be all kinds of problems in all aspects, but, because of the prestige of Shitzcliffe and Asuna, the situation within the Blood Alliance Knights can be maintained, as for the founder of the army called Xinka, sorry, Kirito said that he had never heard of this person, obviously the army is a big guild, but the president is not famous, it is strange that such a person can manage such a huge guild.
"Yes......" Yuriel thought of something bad, and her face turned gloomy. In the midst of various conflicts, a man named Tooth King came out and split the guild from within. ”
Hearing the name of the Tooth King, Kirito and Asuna couldn't help but think of the person who suddenly came out to slander Luo Tianhuan as the one who sealed the beta when they held the first-tier boss strategy meeting, but they didn't expect it to be that guy, judging from that guy's bad character, he was indeed the one who would do this kind of thing.
Tooth King, do you want to trouble him?
Luo Tianhuan naturally also remembered the annoying person of the Tooth King, and also recalled the unpleasant incident, and his mood immediately became not very good, and he couldn't help but consider whether to teach him a lesson.
Yuriel didn't know what the three of them were thinking, and continued: "The people of the Tooth King's faction have strengthened their power and monopolized the efficient hunting grounds, and they have become carried away, especially after the army withdrew from the front line and was stationed in the town of Initiation, and even carried out intimidation against players on the streets under the pretext of paying taxes, regardless of the game's strategy. However, because of ignoring the game strategy, the Tooth King has also been criticized by more and more players, and under the pressure of public opinion, he had to send the highest-level subordinates to the front line some time ago, that's right, it's the group of people you met when you raided the 74th floor of the boss. ”
Speaking of this, the three of Luo Tianhuan couldn't help but think of the Kobaz who died on the 74th floor.
Luo Tianhuan said at this time: "It seems that the Tooth King sent people to attack the 74th floor guard boss at that time, in addition to wanting to get rich rewards and improve the influence of the guild, he also eliminated the influence of external public opinion on him by the way. ”
"Yes......" Yuriel nodded. However, he failed, and the result of the failure was that the Tooth King was even more strongly condemned, not only from the outside world, but also from within the guild, and Sinka took this opportunity to regain the leadership of the guild and almost expel him from the guild, but the anxious Tooth King designed a trap for Sinka...... I don't know when, a labyrinth area appeared in the town of initiation, and Xinka was trapped in the maze area......"
Kirito was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "What about the transfer crystal?" Didn't he transfer it out with crystals? ”
Yuriel shook his head.
"Did he go empty-handed?" Asuna guessed.
"Others are too nice......" Yuriel confirmed Asuna's guess. He believed in the Tooth King's empty-handed negotiations, which had been three days ago......"
"Three days ago? And what about Mr. Sinka? Asuna was shocked, so much time has passed, so isn't Xinka more auspicious?
"He's trapped in the deepest part of the labyrinth and can't get out......" Yuriel lowered her head with a look of self-reproach. These are my responsibilities as an adjutant, and if I had discovered the Tooth King's conspiracy sooner, Sinka wouldn't have encountered such a thing...... However, with my level, I can't break through to the area where Xinka is trapped, and under the supervision of the Tooth King, I can't mobilize the army, and just when I was at a loss, I heard that three very powerful players had come to the Town of Start, so I came to ask you. ”
At the end, Yuriel stood up, bowed suddenly, and pleaded in a sincere tone, "Lord Rakuten, Mr. Kirito, Miss Asuna, I ask you to come with me to the labyrinth area to rescue Sinka!" ”
"I'll do whatever I want." Luo Tianhuan directly gave the decision to Kirito and Asuna.
The two looked at each other, and then, Asuna said to Yuriel, "If we can help you, we are willing to help you, but we can't fully trust what you say." ”
The reason why I say this is mainly because the army acts like a gangster who does all kinds of evil, but at this time, someone told you that the army was originally a good guild, who would believe it?
Maybe this is a trap designed by the other party to retaliate for yesterday's events.
So, it's good that Kirito and Asuna can be skeptical.
"I know this is a very capricious request......" Yuriel's voice was filled with tears, and a few tears fell onto the table. However, when I think about the situation I am in now, I feel like I'm going crazy......"
Seeing that the other party even cried, Kirito and Asuna, who were not deeply involved in the world, couldn't help but soften, but they were still hesitating.
"No problem, Mom......" At this time, Yui spoke. She's not lying. ”
"Yui can even see this kind of thing?" Asuna was surprised, could it be that Yui has the ability to see through people's hearts?
"Well, I don't know what's going on, but I feel that way." Yui didn't know how to explain it, but she trusted her feelings.
Looking at Yui's smile, Kirito and Asuna decided to believe Yuriel's words for the time being, and agreed to her request.
"Thank you very much!" Yuriel was grateful.
Yuriel cried very sadly and anxiously, so concerned about Xinka's safety, Luo Tianhuan felt that Yuriel was not just Xinka's adjutant, the two of them should be a couple, or even a husband and wife.
Your sister's! Are you here to abuse dogs again?
……
On the first floor of the Beginning Town, there is a palace called the Black Iron Palace, but there is no big deal in it, it is just a landmark building in the Beginning Town.
However, I don't know when, someone discovered that a labyrinth area appeared under the Black Iron Palace, and soon, this news was blocked by the army stationed in the town of Initiation, resulting in not many people except the high-ranking of the army knowing this news.
As Luo Tian fantasized, around the Black Iron Palace, there were heavy guards to prevent others from approaching, but because of the leadership of Lierdo, the accompanying Luo Tianfan, Kirito, Asuna and Yui were not hindered in any way, and entered the Black Iron Palace smoothly.
According to Liel, the monsters in the Black Iron Palace are still relatively powerful, so Luo Tianhuan, Kirito, and Asuna have all changed into combat equipment, except for Yui.
Originally, Kirito and Asuna didn't want Yui to come with her, so as not to encounter any danger to Yui, but Yui didn't listen to persuasion and didn't want to be separated from Kirito and Asuna, no matter how Kirito and Asuna persuaded her, it was useless, and in desperation, she could only let Yui follow.
Black Iron Palace, just like the name, the entire palace is dark and swarthy, and there is nothing to see, but Yui, who is sitting on Kirito's neck, looks at the scenery along the way with great interest, and always has a smile on her face, and it can be seen that she is in a good mood.
"I didn't expect there to be a labyrinth area under the Black Iron Palace......" Asuna couldn't help but sigh.
"Maybe it's a setting that opens up after a certain number of layers of the strategy, right?" Yuriel, who was walking ahead, guessed. "Since discovering the labyrinth area under the Black Iron Palace, the Tooth King has planned to monopolize this labyrinth area."
"Because then there will be special hunting grounds." Kirito said.
"However, it is said that there will be monsters with a level of 60 or more in the labyrinth area, and with the level of the Tooth King's group, they can't hunt." Yuriel scoffed.
Luo Tianhuan shook his head and said: "Monopolize the labyrinth area, but you don't have the ability to raid it, it's really occupying the pit and not shiting." ”
"Uh...... Heavenly Illusion, what you said is really ...... Straightforward...... "Kirito and they are all thundered, originally Kirito wanted to say the word "vulgar", but after thinking about it, let's change another word, after all, it's his good friend, in front of outsiders, it's better to save him some face, although he will lose face himself......
"Here we are, this is the entrance."
Soon, under the leadership of Liel, Luo Tianhuan and the others came to the passage to the underground labyrinth area of the Black Iron Palace, the passage was pitch black, and Asuna comforted Yui not to be afraid and Yui said that she would not be afraid, and the group walked into this labyrinth area.
"This maze area doesn't look very big, is it a small maze area? Equivalent to a special copy of some? "The aisle in this labyrinth area is still relatively narrow, about three or four meters wide, and there are not many routes, so Luo Tianhuan said so.
Quack......
Then, in the gray environment, the eyes that emitted red light suddenly lit up, and the frogs that were half a human tall appeared, and strangely, these frogs had four eyes.
"Kirito, you go." The appearance of those frogs is still quite disgusting, and Luo Tianfan, who is a little clean, doesn't want to touch those frog monsters, so he lets Kirito's solve them.
Asuna, Yuriel, and Yui nodded neatly, they didn't want to run into that kind of disgusting monster more than Luo Tianfan.
"Okay...... Kirito pursed his lips, pulled out the interpreter and the dark chaser on his back, and rushed straight up.
Although the level of these frog monsters is very high for the people of the army, it is nothing to Kirito, and one sword solves one, and in a short time, all the frog monsters that stand in their way are eliminated.
"Good...... It's amazing......" Yuriel exclaimed from the bottom of his heart.
Kiritto solved those frog monsters and got a lot of props, but most of them were ingredients, all of them were delicious frog leg meat, and if you used these to cook, you would definitely be able to make delicious dishes, but, as soon as she thought that it was part of the disgusting frog monster, Luo Tianhuan thanked her for not being sensitive, without the slightest appetite, and Asuna even threw away all those ingredients, I really don't know how Kirito had the idea of making them into dishes? Could it be that Kirito has such a heavy taste?
According to the location of Liel's friends, the group learned that Xinka should be hiding in a safe area, so he was safe, but he did not move, and they continued to go deeper into the maze area according to the direction.