Chapter 71: Jubika - Shattered Shadow
After breakfast, Li Quan and Kanressad mounted their horses and continued on their way.
The quiet and peaceful town of Nanhai gradually disappeared behind them. Li Quan sat on his horse and let the horse move forward, he and Kanressad said a word, and their minds were immersed in the study of the system.
Li Quan often finds time to learn more about the system. The system has completely changed his life, and this mysterious thing that involves the second half of his life and has been closely related to his fate will always make Li Quan often sigh what kind of power can create it. What would it be like to be outside the world beyond his vision?
He remembered that the system had said that there were an infinite number of planes, and that each plane was self-contained. The richness of the Great Plane was unimaginable to him, and there were endless intelligent creatures living there, and there were brilliant and magnificent alien civilizations, all of which made him feel fascinated and yearn for infinity.
He remembered that the system had said that the Great Plane had been artificially destroyed. He couldn't imagine what kind of force could destroy such a being. And it is precisely because of the destruction of the Great Plane and the destruction of countless worlds that the system, that is, the heart of the forest, will also come to Earth from an incomparably distant place and find him as a host, hoping to re-establish the world with his help.
Perhaps it is a sense of mission that makes Li Quan never refuse every request of the system, and he is willing to take risks to travel to another world.
That's why he came to this hellish place with Kanressad. The silver pine forest appeared in Li Quan's vision.
Looking at the faint fog at the intersection ahead, the two stopped their horses in unison.
"From here, we are about to enter the tribal territory, and the tentacles of the alliance cannot set foot here, so we need to be more careful from now on. There is a high probability of encountering a tribe here. Of course, as long as I'm here, I won't put you in danger. Kanressad said.
Li Quan nodded noncommittally.
The Silverpine Forest is to the Forsaken Undercity what the Wild West is to the human Stormwind.
To put it bluntly, this is the hinterland. The hinterland of the undead.
The two of them actually came here, and anyone would think that the two of them were crazy.
Li Quan had already secretly raised his vigilance. Although Kanressad didn't have to worry too much about packing tickets, he had never seen Kanressad really make a move so far, and he didn't know what level of strength his cheap teacher had reached.
It's best to be on your own when you're away from home. If there's anything Li Quan learned after crossing over, this is it.
Without saying a word, Li Quan took out a handful of soul fragments and summoned five imps. Kanressad saw it and summoned his two imps as well.
Then the two of them rode forward again, and before they knew it, they were in the fog. Visibility was much lower all of a sudden, and it was daytime, but the forest couldn't get more sunlight. A kind of iron-blue pine trees gradually appeared in the surroundings, and the shadows were scattered in the mist, which looked eerie.
The Silver Pine Forest, as the name suggests, is unique to this pine tree that exhibits an unnatural iron blue color, the color is like the skin of a dead man, and there is no green that plants should have. Li Quan is now very sensitive to plants, and the perception radar in his mind shows that the large areas of silver pines here are all the same, and their vitality is very weak.
If he can absorb 5 plant essences from a healthy pine tree in the hills of Hillsbrad, then the silver pine here probably only contains 1 plant essence at most.
Li Quan didn't know what was going on with the trees. However, since this is the territory of the undead, it is presumably that these trees have also been affected by the natural plague.
"It should be almost there." Kanresad's expression was rarely serious, and he looked around intently on his horse, and said to Li Quan: "The last time I came to this ghost place was two years ago, and this ghost place has not changed at all. Even the trees here are lifeless, which is really depressing! And only the forgotten can endure this kind of place. ”
"Your partner, Jobica, what are you going to let her teach me?" Li Quan asked.
"Ah, this one. There's a lot you can learn. Jobika is good at making contracts with high-ranking demons, and he tried to enslave demon guards a long time ago, and succeeded. The most basic, such as the Void Guard, the Succubus, and the Cerberus, she can teach you all these things. Although I can also teach you how to drive these demons, I still say that professional things should be left to more professional people. The technique of summoning demons, among the people I know, is the most professional in Jubica. ”
"Will she teach me?"
"Of course!" Kanressad laughed and said, "She owes me a favor. This little favor, I think, she will not refuse. ”
As they spoke, they had come to the top of a hill. It's far from the main road, but the surrounding scene is still the same as the scene encountered when you enter the silver pine forest, and there are still lifeless and even dead pine trees everywhere. Due to a fog shrouded in the sky, the daytime sunlight was barely transparent. Li Quan looked up at the sky, he was quite suspicious that these fogs were poisonous.
The two of them walked around a pine forest, and suddenly a small wooden house appeared in front of them, and from a distance, it seemed that the lights were on in the wooden house.
"Hehe, do you want to surprise Jobica? I think you can leave all your imps where they are, and she'll see her later, and her expression will be quite exciting! Kanressad said with a sudden blink.
Li Quan couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, Kanressad wanted to show off in front of his old partner, so he cooperated and ordered the five imps to stay in place.
Kanressad smiled and slapped the horse's leg and sped up.
The two soon came to the hut, dismounted, and Kanressad walked to the door of the hut and was about to knock, but the door had been opened from the inside, and a thin figure wearing a black robe and hood appeared in the doorway.
"Hey, Jobica, long time no see." Kanressad said immediately.
The person at the door was silent for a moment, as if sighing, and then, Li Quan heard a hoarse voice: "Kanressad...... Come on in. And you. The latter sentence was clearly addressed to him.
Kanressad smiled and turned his head to the side of Li Quan, and walked into the cabin first. Li Quan hesitated for a moment and followed.
As soon as he entered the room, Li Quan smelled a strong strange smell filling the room. The smell is not unpleasant, but slightly sweet. It's just that it looks weird, and it seems that there are other flavors behind the sweet smell that are masked. Li Quan couldn't say it clearly for a while.
"Sorry, didn't know you were coming. Otherwise, I will burn more incense in advance. You know, people who have died, there's always going to be some smell. A hoarse voice came from under the hood, and then a withered hand lifted the hood, revealing an indescribable countenance.
Through the dim light, Li Quan finally saw the other party's appearance clearly at this time.
Even though he had been prepared and knew that the other party was the Forsaken, he was still taken aback.
It was a bloodless, shriveled and emaciated face, half of which had been completely lost, completely skeleton, half of the gums exposed, and eerie. Her hair was scattered like dead grass. A pair of lifeless eyes, but with a bright and somewhat interested look.
The Forsaken, or rather, a living dead man, stood opposite Li Quan and looked at him.
"It doesn't matter. Nice to meet you, Jobica. After hearing the words of the living dead, Kanressad waved his hand absently and said, "How are you doing lately?" Are there any new research results? ”
"Who is this kid?" The living dead pointed at Li Quan and asked.
"Ah, I almost forgot to introduce it." Kanressad smiled and said, "That's why I'm here." His name is Li Quan, and he is my new student. He also introduced to Li Quan: "This is Jobika, my partner." ”
"Hello." Li Quan said hello.
"Sit down......" Jobika nodded to Li Quan, and said in a hoarse voice, "My name is Jubika - Shattered Shadow." ”
Kanressad then said, "That's right, Jobica, I've come to you this time because I want you to help me with something......
Li Quan sat quietly and listened to the negotiations between Kanressad and Jubika, and when he looked around, he found that the room was surprisingly furnished, with a bed, a table, chair, and a candlestick, and nothing else. I think it's because dead people don't need much furniture.
At this time, I heard Qiu Bika's hoarse voice say, "Ze Ning just came here a few days ago. ”
"Zening? Didn't he go to Blackstone Mountain with that rude orc, as if he was going to find some flame essence? Canressad's tone was a little surprised.
"They seem to have found it."
"What is he doing here?"
"Don't forget, Zening is a werewolf, and this is his hometown after all." Jubika said.
"That's right." Kanressad said.
Li Quan guessed that the two of them should be talking about two members of another group of the Six Daggers Council.
Kanressad only paused slightly, and then said: "Don't talk about this, let me introduce to you, one of Li Quan's great talents is that his mana is zero, which is the reason why I am good to Li Quan." I want you to help me train him and teach him to drive high-level demons. His potential is so great that I believe he can comprehend the true meaning of the Twisted Void better than most of us, and you know, it will greatly help to safely enslave the demons. ”
"Zero mana? That's why you came to the Silver Pines Forest to find me? Qiu Bika listened to the eyes with a hint of surprise, and looked at Li Quan, "He is more extreme than you?" Your basic spell is already the stupidest I've ever seen, are you still planning to take a student like that? ”
Kanressad didn't feel embarrassed at all, and laughed and said, "You know, my philosophy is to focus on more important things, and there's no need to spend time on that kind of little tricks. ”
Jobika snorted meaninglessly.
Seeing this, Kanressad immediately introduced her to Li Quan's other great talent, and at the same time, a mysterious smile appeared on his face, and he winked at Li Quan covertly.
"What? Summoning five secondary demons at once? That's impossible. Jobika shook her head resolutely after hearing this, expressing her disbelief that Ge Wei could summon five imps at once.
Li Quan then stood at the door and beckoned to the outside of the hut. Immediately, a series of five imps jumped in, and the imps were noisy.
Jubika was shocked without any room, how could there be someone in this world who could summon five imps?
Little did she know, however, that this was just the beginning of her shock.