Chapter 2: The Dark Egg
This is the first time He Ruozhi has seen Kratos since they were separated, the Spartan man's face is full of 'fine' and fierce 'color', but the murderous aura in his eyes is more hidden than last time, and his actions are becoming more and more quiet, and it seems that he has made great progress in cultivation.
"He Ruozhi?" Kratos laughed, and stepped forward to punch He Ruozhi, "I didn't see you come to see me, and I thought you forgot all your old friends!"
He Ruozhi bared his teeth and grinned bitterly: "How could I forget my old friend, it's just that I'm too busy with Angelier's affairs." ”
Shui Ji said: "You went out to investigate the matter of Yan Liujing, is there any result?" ”
The two glanced at each other, and Kai smiled bitterly, "We did find an auction house selling Yanliu Crystal......"
Before the words fell, He Ruozhi hurriedly said: "What is the price, can we afford it?" If you don't have money for the time being, it doesn't matter, I'll pay the deposit first, and I'll figure out how to get the rest of the money. ”
Angelil walked out of the room at this time, and when she heard He Ruozhi's words, she couldn't help but lower her head, walked over and sat next to the teacher, and quietly glared at He Ruozhi.
Kai's eyes lit up and said, "His Majesty the Archon's condition today seems to be much better than the previous days, it seems that the oolong snake has finally worked!"
Angeli's pretty face was slightly red, unspeakably shy, biting her lip and not daring to look at people, He Ruozhi was also very embarrassed in his heart, and coughed: "Captain Kai, did there go wrong in the process of acquiring Yan Liujing?" ”
Kai sighed and said, "If it's purely a matter of money, then we can solve it by ourselves in the Tianning Star Domain, but the problem now is that the only Flame Flow Crystal in the entire Bliss Star Heaven is in the hands of the Red Blood Iron Guard of the Mercenary King Ali!"
"The Crimson Iron Guard? Won't they sell the Flame Crystal? ”
Kai shook his head and said, "The rarest items in the entire Elysium Heaven are often in the hands of the Red Blood Iron Guards, and they are not unwilling to sell them, but for the mercenary king Ali, money is not the most important issue. ”
"And what does he want?"
Kratos spoke: "Ali is known as the king of mercenaries, and he is the number one warrior of our Sparta...... Hehe, Lao Tzu's lifelong dream is to be able to cut off his head one day. This old man has a very eccentric hobby, and likes to see heroes from all over the universe. His auction house is not asking for wealth, but strength!"
"Strength?"
"Not bad. Every year, Ali publishes a large number of mercenary missions on his auction house website, divided into different levels, and each mission corresponds to a corresponding item. If you want to get an item from Ali, you have to complete the corresponding task. ”
"This ......" sounds like a very Spartan model.
Kratos said: "This is also because the Red-Blooded Iron Guard is very famous, and various mercenary tasks are in short supply, so for some of them that are not afraid of failure, they are outsourced in this way; And some other tasks are very dangerous, and even the Red Blood Iron Guard himself is not sure that it can be completed easily, or feel that the price to be paid is too great, so they are not willing to take risks themselves, so they announce the mission and recruit knights from the entire universe to complete it. ”
He Ruozhi groaned and said, "In other words, in order to obtain the only flame crystal in the entire Bliss Star Heaven, you must complete the task announced by Ali?" ”
"Not bad."
Kai opened his pen computer, clicked on the website of the Red Blood Iron Guard, and found the public bounty taskbar, Yan Liujing.
There is only one mission with Yan Liujing as a prize, and it is the most difficult "Hell" level task among all the more than 3,000 tasks!
There are only three such missions in total, and the ratio is one in a thousand!
He Ruozhi shouted in a lost voice: "Does Ali know that we are in a hurry to find Yan Liujing, so we have specially increased the difficulty?" ”
Kratos shook his head and said, "Flame Crystal, a strange plant produced in magma, was originally very, very rare in the universe, because it must be extremely high heat and extreme low temperature to immediately extract the 'essence' produced by magma into crystals, so that the high heat can be completely solidified. This plant is not only a wonderful product for detoxification, but also the best auxiliary 'medicine' for poisoning masters, and it is also a treasure coveted by countless biochemists! If a warrior who practices mecha art obtains it, he can even integrate the hot power into his martial arts, exerting a power that exceeds the limits of human beings! How can such a terrible thing be compared to other mundane things? ”
He Ruozhi was speechless, at first he thought that Yan Liujing was a very ordinary antidote 'medicine', but now he knew that it was a big mistake.
Also, if it was an ordinary 'medicine', it would have been found a long time ago, so why bother to go to the Elysian Star Heaven to find it?
"So what exactly is this hellish mission?" He Ruozhi asked patiently, and everyone turned their attention to laptops.
At first glance, the mission is very simple: "Explore and Collect", and the goal is the Black Skeleton Star of Elysium.
The Black Skeleton Star is a killing star for all parties to compete without limits, this planet is completely wrapped in a primeval forest, the strange forest is more lush than the Celestial Condensation Star Field, often can grow to seventy or eighty meters high, the jungle is full of all kinds of dangerous creatures, even the Spartans regard it as a place full of dangers.
Looking at the content introduction, it is said that an ancient temple was built in the center of the jungle of the Black Skeleton Star, which existed long before the Spartans arrived in this star field. The temple has always been protected by strange powers, and there is no way for humans to explore its mysteries.
However, after a strong earthquake, the temple was shattered into a narrow crack, and from this day on, many strange things broke out on the Black Skeleton Star, and even many powerful beasts appeared.
Some of the observation posts originally set up by the Red Blood Iron Guard on the Black Skeleton Star were all attacked without exception, and they had to strengthen their defenses.
After sending the exploration team into the temple, all the team members went crazy.
According to the results of their crazy exploration, there is a very large world beneath the temple, with layers of secret passages and underground rock 'caves' forming a wonderful world, which is even larger than a city!
Who created this city in the stars, and what kind of power is hidden in this underground world? Does this force pose a threat to the human world?
In order to solve these problems, Ali sent a bounty announcement to the knights of the entire universe, asking those who have the courage to enter the dungeons of the Black Skeleton to explore the mysteries within.
The conditions for completing the mission are very simple, use the infrasound 'wave' electronic plotter that comes with the mecha to draw a 'precise' map of the entire underground world, and then find something called the "Dark Egg".
"Dark Egg?" He Ruozhi frowned, it was not difficult to draw a map, because the mapper on the mecha had an infrasound 'wave' depiction device, which could be detected through rock formations.
Although there is a limit to the distance, it is only about one-twentieth of the total route that can be detected.
It's just that this dark egg, I don't know what it is.
Kratos said: "The crazy mercenaries came out and kept shouting the name, and then they were 'messing around' on the walls and floors to make it look like a black 'colored' egg, so everyone called it the Dark Egg." Ali believed that this thing was the source of energy for the Black Skeleton Dungeon. ”
He clicked on a web page, and a huge egg immediately appeared in front of everyone.
The sketch is very rough, the lines are jumping and twisting, and the 'color' is extremely 'gloomy' and dark, and at first glance it looks like it is from the hand of a 'spirit' patient. I could barely see that among the fangs and hideous 'messy' stones, there was a huge ovoid lying reclining, and the body of this egg was covered with large and small pits and 'holes', as if it had been hollowed out by something, and when you looked inside, all the holes and 'holes' seemed to hide countless eyes.
The two sides are looking at each other.
Everyone felt a chill.
Something so evil can have such an effect with just a painting!
Everyone's hearts sank.
If you choose the combat environment that Mecha Knight is most unwilling to be in, it will definitely not be a swamp, a meteorite belt or a hypergravity planet, but an underground 'hole' or 'cave'.
The underground space is small, which minimizes the mobility of the mecha itself, and the environment is treacherous and complex, if the "hole" and "hole" collapse, there will be absolutely no one to survive.
"This task...... Has anyone ever done it? ”
He Ruozhi saw that the reward after the completion of this task was not only as simple as Yan Liujing, but also included an exaggerated amount of wealth and the super platinum VIP card of the Red Blood Iron Guard, with this card, he could ask the Red Blood Iron Guard to provide the highest level of service, which would mean that the entire Spartan Star Field would gather together to contribute to the winner!
With such favorable conditions, it is difficult to say that no one is tempted.
Kratos nodded to the small print next to him and said: "There are already eight adventurer teams to sign up, but because the difficulty of the task is very high, Ali decided to wait until there are ten teams to sign up, and everyone will act together, and the Red Blood Iron Guard will also send his own 'elite' force to increase the safety of the operation." In the end, the winner of the Dark Egg wins, but the others can also get the corresponding rewards, which is very generous. ”