Chapter 50: The Second Floor of the Temple
When they appeared on the other side of the portal as if they had crossed the river of time, they found that the place where they were still was the majestic Hall of Nothingness.
However, the Void Hall here seems to be different from the first floor of the Temple, which is higher and more expansive than the first floor, but the biggest difference is not because of these, but because of the feeling it gives people.
If the temple is compared to a dynasty, then the first floor is like the beginning of the dynasty, although it is vast and majestic, but everything inevitably gives people the feeling of being in the ascendant, and the second floor, after decades of operation by the first emperor, everything is thriving, on the basis of retaining the vast majesty, but full of vigorous and upward vitality.
Just as when Shoko first entered the temple, the hall was empty, there was not a single trialist, only a single person standing in front of the portal waiting for them, a missionary dressed as nothingness.
"Yo! It's still you, Void Dude, I thought I'd meet a new guide. Shoko quipped.
Nothingness always has that light smile: "With the blessing of the laws of time and space, it is not unusual for you to see thousands of me appear at the same time, and because of this, it is enough for me to have a guide in the temple, and there is really no need for the great Amanthel to waste divine power to create superfluous people." ”
Xiao Ke was about to say more, but was interrupted by the burial sky, and he said to the void: "Don't say something useless, tell us about this place." ”
Nothingness smiled and nodded, "Okay." Please come with me. ”
He led the group to the teleportation platform, where the four azure portals to the Trading Hall, the Soul Altar, the Magic Altar, and the Hero Altar, and the portals to the Emerald Forest and the Heart of Order still stand, and there were six other majestic portals.
Nothingness pointed to three of the portals, which were also sky blue, and said, "All the buildings and facilities on the first floor are all on the second floor, and there are several other places on the second floor. The three doors lead to the Great Auction House, the Great Museum, and the House of the Trialists. ”
He pointed to the portal of the big auction house and said: "The big auction house, as the name suggests, is the location of the auction, the day before each trial, an auction will be held here, and the one who presides over the auction is just below, this is the auction system created by the temple, absolutely fair, if you have any special items to sell, you can contact me at any time." ”
He pointed to the portal of the Great Museum and said, "This is the Great Museum, everything you can imagine in it. As long as you are willing to take the time to search, you can find all the creatures in almost all planes, and in the World Library in the Great Museum, as long as you have enough privileges and enough soul points, you can also get almost all the knowledge. ”
Then he pointed to the Trialist's House: "This is the Trialist's own plane, here, there are all kinds of shops, entertainment venues and free trading markets opened by the Trialists themselves, whether you want to spend or want to earn some extra soul points, you can find opportunities here." ”
Finally, he pointed to the three gates on the other side: "The three gates over there are the kingdom of the gods and goddesses on the second floor of the temple open to trialists, and the granite gate like crystal, which leads to the state of deep rock, where the ruler is Alfonso, the dragon of the earth. And the terrifying portal with the appearance of a skeleton is the burial place of the Lich King Esmaar. ”
Hearing this, Xiao Ke suddenly interjected: "Little white wolf, isn't Esmaar the same ...... last time"
"Shut up!" Burial Heaven roared viciously.
Shoko shrugged his shoulders indifferently and stopped talking.
Blankly glancing at them, he continued, "Finally, the portal that glows with metallic brilliance is the gate of the heavenly realm of the plane dominated by the follower of our lord Amanthor and the guardian archangel, the Iron Duke Dispat. ”
After saying this, Nothingness stopped introducing, and said with a smile: "These are the general information on the second floor of the temple, and the more specific details need to be explored by yourself, if you have no other questions, then I will retire." The rules are the same as on the first floor, the first time you come to the second floor of the shelter, you come to the parallel space of the Void Temple, and when you leave and come back, the Void Temple will turn back into the place you are familiar with when people come and go. ”
Xiao Ke took a step forward and shouted, "Wait, Void Dude, I still have a question?" ”
"Please."
Xiao Ke smiled and said, "Why do you want to add the prefix of the Iron Duke in front of the name of the guardian archangel, isn't it strange that a god is named a duke?" ”
Void shook his head with a wry smile: "I have received countless trialists, and it is the first time that anyone has been so interested in the private affairs of the gods. The title of Iron Duke was given by our lord Amanthel himself, and it was to reward the guardian archangel for his great exploits in the war between the heavenly realm and the demon realm. This duke is not a mortal duke, but a nobleman of gods, so the Duke of Steel is not just a title, but a part of the name of the guardian archangel, which is the real name with the power of rules! ”
Fu Tian said: "Okay, don't ask these boring questions anymore, if you want to listen to the gossip of the gods, when my memory slowly recovers, I will tell you one by one." ”
Xiao Ke raised his hands and said, "OK, OK, I won't ask." ”
Nothingness smiled and said, "Then I'm leaving." Before leaving, I will tell you the good news, in the trading hall on the second floor of the temple, you can use soul points to increase your attributes, and the specific price is 5000 points to increase by 1 point before the attributes reach 50 points. Take care, ladies and gentlemen, and I hope you can still be seen on the higher heights of the temple. After speaking, he bowed gracefully to everyone and slowly disappeared in front of everyone.
The four of them stood in the empty hall of nothingness, looking around in admiration, but Xiao Ke suddenly covered his eyes when he looked at the dome, and slowly let go after a while.
The other three hurriedly gathered around and asked, "Xiao Ke, what's wrong with you?" ”
"It's nothing, I just think the dome is so high, and I look a little dizzy."
"Dizzy?" Fu Tian asked in surprise: "Xiao Ke, I think you are really a little wrong." ”
"Nonsense! There's something wrong with me. Xiao Ke said a little angrily, but as soon as he finished speaking, he whispered to Futian: "Little white wolf, this Void Temple is so big, but it is only supported by four pillars, it won't suddenly collapse, right?" If such a high dome suddenly collapses, none of us will be able to escape. ”
"Oh my God! What's going on in your head, what is this place? It is the temple of the soul, the center of the universe! If this place collapses, it will not be far from the collapse of the entire universe! ”
"Oh, then I'm relieved." Section Chief Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "Next, what should we do, do you have any suggestions?" ”
Elena said: "Brother Futian has always been well-informed, so let's listen to his opinion." ”
Fu Tian said: "According to me, let's rest today, even the iron man will be tired after continuous battles." Of course, you can also go to the plane of the Trialist's House for leisure and leisure, or go to the market, if there is anything suitable for it, just buy it, this time our soul points make a lot of money, but the price of the second floor is also very expensive, and we can't spend it indiscriminately. In addition, the necessary enhancements are still needed, and the enhancement items we got in Silent Hill, don't waste them. ”
"Then let's do it." Xiao Ke made the final decision: "Today's holiday, everyone can go wherever they want, and you can also take this opportunity to get acquainted with the second floor." Gather in the team space early tomorrow morning, and we will study which copy of the kingdom of God we will go to in the interval of this trial. Now, disband! ”
"Great, I'm going to go back and take a shower first, I'm getting dirty in the Silent Hill world, and I'm sick to death!" Elena grumbled.
"Then I'll go to the magic altar to strengthen my equipment." Kane will always be the most disciplined person.
"I'll go around the big museum, maybe I can get back my memories." Funeral Heaven looked at the portal of the Great Museum, and there was a look of yearning in his eyes.
"Then I'll take a look at the Trialist's House." Xiao Ke waved to the three of them: "See you tomorrow!" With that, he walked straight to the portal of the Trialist's House.
The name of the House of the Trialists sounds like the name of a guild or a hotel, but in fact, it is a real city, and if the standards of the city are based on the earth, then it is the cleanest, cleanest, most convenient transportation, and most luxurious megacity, the only drawback is that the area here is not too large, and that is because the trialists who live here are really limited.
From the bottom to the top of the temple, the number of trialists on each floor is decreasing geometrically, the trialists on the upper level are only about one-tenth of the lower level, the number of trialists on the first floor of the temple is hundreds of thousands, and there are only tens of thousands of people left on the second floor, it is said that on the fourth floor, there are only a few hundred people, almost all of whom know each other, and the highest five layers, according to the burial heaven, there are no trialists who can climb that layer.
To say that the city is small is compared to large cities like Beijing or New York, but in fact, the area of the city is not small at all, in terms of per capita area, it can reach the largest in the world, and it is a hundred times higher than the second city.
Xiao Ke took a breath of the fresh air here, refreshing and refreshing, compared to the smoke and ashes of the world of Silent Hill, it was the difference between heaven and hell.
As far as he could see, there was no end to the main street, and there were all kinds of vehicles running on the streets, some of which were beyond the scope of cars, and Shoko had never seen them at all.
Shoko spread his wings and was about to fly into the sky, but suddenly received a reminder from the temple: "In the shelter, it is forbidden to fly." ”
Xiao Ke retracted his shadow wings in frustration, and said secretly in his heart, no wonder there are only vehicles running on the ground, and there are no planes or anything like that.
But this move of his immediately attracted the attention of someone with a heart, and a thin trialist with strange glasses walked over and asked in a shrill voice, "Brother, look at what you did just now, is it new?" ”