Chapter 30: A New Comrade-in-Arms
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The cardinal led them to a prayer room, and with the flick of a secret door, the walls of the prayer room rumbled up, revealing a brightly lit underground passage behind it. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
It is a wide tunnel made entirely of boulders, with torches at intervals on the walls on both sides, illuminating the tunnel with jumping firelight. From the slight cracks in the boulder, it can be seen that this underground space was built quite a long time ago, and it should have been built at the same time as St. Peter's Basilica.
The passage winds downward, but it is not far-reaching, and after walking a distance of a few tens of meters, the end is revealed, and at this point, the passage suddenly opens up, forming a huge hall similar to the size of the palace on the ground. However, it is not as open and lofty as the above-ground palace, on the contrary, it is very crowded.
One of the reasons for the crowding is that it is full of people, with different images and clothes, priests, lamas, monks and even nuns, almost all religions and all races, everyone is busy with the work at hand, some people are building armor and weapons, some people are doing scientific experiments, and some people are doing magic research. These jobs must be equipped with appropriate facilities, and these facilities are the second reason for the congestion of the hall.
The cardinal beckoned lightly and shouted to a small man not far away, "Carl, come here and show the exchange list to these newcomers." ”
A young monk came running up, he was short in stature, quite handsome, and most impressively, he wore a metal helmet on his head, and the edge of the helmet was covered with all kinds of tools, which looked very funny. This person is none other than Karl, the monk who went on an adventure with Van Helsing in the movie.
Karl looked at the four of Shoko, handed them the forty or fifty pages thick "list" in his hand, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Here are a few more 'Van Helsing' exorcists, may God bless you." Your next adventure is sure to be exciting, as there are all sorts of interesting monsters. ”
The cardinal smiled, "You don't have to envy them, Karl, because you are going to participate in the next operation with them, don't you want to leave the monastery and see the outside world for a long time?" Now that I've helped you fulfill your wishes, you don't have to thank me, who made you grow up watching me from a young age! ”
Karl jumped to his feet in surprise and exclaimed, "But, my lord, I am not a warrior!" ”
The cardinal laughed, "But you are a genius inventor, and they will need your help." ”
Karl pleaded, "I don't want to go! ”
"You must go, this is the order of the Holy See, don't worry, this time with you, are the strongest warriors, they will protect you."
At this time, Xiao Ke and the others had roughly flipped through the "list", and they were shocked by the things on it, there were all kinds of rare materials, all kinds of magical fruits that could increase attributes and skills, and a dazzling array of equipment. As long as you have enough merit points, you can even exchange them for purple equipment directly!
What is shocking is that on the last page of the list, there is a list: If you can accumulate 10,000 meritorious points, you can get the "Spear of Destiny" Longinus! That's a legendary-level orange weapon!
However, the Spear of Fate didn't catch the attention of the four of them, as it was so far away, and what moved them the most was that they found a part of the "Heart of Earth" set on this list, the Heart of Earth Pendant! With this necklace, Kane was able to put together a three-piece set stat, and it can be said that from the first sight of it, it was something that the King's Landing team was bound to get, and it was not expensive to exchange for - 200 merit points.
The four of them were watching intently, but the cardinal interrupted them and said with a smile, "How is it?" Do you feel sorry for those forty merit points now? Don't worry, as long as you can complete the next mission, there will be a lot of merit points waiting for you. Now please follow me, and I will introduce you to the leader, companions, and mission content of this important mission. ”
The cardinal took Xiao Ke and Carl to a room with imaging equipment, there were already three people waiting in the room, one of them was a man and a woman with black hair and black eyes, the man was handsome and dashing with a silver gun, and the woman was tall and had a frosty face, it was the Chen Yuan brothers and sisters. The other is a tall, mature male Caucasians, who is the protagonist of the prototype movie as the proving ground - the exorcist Van Helsing!
The cardinal smiled, "I would like to introduce you to a few friends. He pointed to Chen Yuan's brothers and sisters and said, "These two have already met before, and like you, they are God's chosen exorcist heroes, Chen Yuan and Lan Ying!" ”
Chen Yuan looked at Xiao Ke and them, stood up and smiled reluctantly, and said, "It's a pleasure to see you again, I hope we can put aside the past contradictions and work together happily in the next mission!" ”
Lan Ying, on the other hand, glared at Xiao Ke fiercely, snorted coldly and did not speak.
At this time, Van Helsing also stood up, glanced at the four of Xiao Ke, and laughed: "I have heard about you, your personality is very suitable for my temper, I believe we can become friends!" ”
The cardinal also immediately introduced: "This one is the famous Van Helsing!" For unknown reasons, he has lost his memory, but his ability to exorcise demons is one of the best, and so is his ability to break into trouble, and the trouble you broke into in the small town of Portofino is not worth mentioning compared to him, and I am sure you will get along very well! In view of his rich experience in slaying demons, he was the leader of the operation this time. ”
With Van Helsing's character in the movie, he was very popular with Xiao Ke and them, so they said hello one after another, and Carl also stepped forward to talk to Van Helsing, and the atmosphere was very harmonious for a while, only excluding Chen Yuan's brothers and sisters, and raising Lan Yingqi's eyebrows.
When the enthusiasm of the conversation faded, the cardinal snapped his fingers, and a retinue next to him projected a large screen with imaging equipment, which was very rare at the time, on which a map of Europe was first reflected.
"Now, let's talk about the mission," said the cardinal, "I need you to go to the East, deep into Romania. As he spoke, he pointed to a location on the map: "This is Transylvania, a cursed place, filled with all sorts of nightmarish creatures, ruled by Count Dracula. ”
At this time, the picture switches to a portrait with the introduction of the cardinal, it is a man about forty years old, dressed in aristocratic clothing, everyone who has watched the movie knows that this is the biggest enemy of this trial - the vampire Count Dracula!
"Our story begins 450 years ago, when a Transylvanian knight named Villaris the Elder promised God that unless Count Dracula is destroyed, his family and descendants will never enter heaven. However, until now it has not been successful, and the number of his descendants is now very small. ”
At this time, the image of the screen switched again, and an elegant man about fifty years old appeared in the picture, he was dressed in aristocratic clothing, covered his right eye with an eye patch, and the cardinal introduced: "This is his descendant, Boris? Villaris, the king of the Gypsies, had disappeared a year earlier, leaving behind his only son and daughter, Prince Viken and Princess Anna. ”
Speaking of which, the screen shifts again, reflecting the personable Prince Viken and the heroic but fairy-like Princess Anna.
Seeing Princess Anna's beauty, Xiao Ke's eyes straightened, and he muttered, "Wow~~!" She's even more beautiful than in the movies! ”
Futian stomped on his feet fiercely and roared, "What stupid thing are you talking about?!" ”
Xiao Ke came to his senses at this time, looking at the strange eyes of the characters around him, he smiled wryly, and said haha: "I mean, she is even more beautiful than I imagined!" Hehe, haha. ”
Lan Ying next to him glanced at him contemptuously and muttered in a low voice, "Hmph! Coward and pervert, I wonder how your powerful companions take a fancy to you! ”
Although the voice was small, there was an ordinary person at the scene, and they all heard it clearly, but this time no one stood up for Xiao Ke, and Xiao Ke himself was embarrassed and did not speak again.
Fortunately, the cardinal relieved Shoko, and he continued: "If the prince and princess die in front of Count Dracula, then their nine-generation family will never enter heaven." For more than four centuries, this family has defended our left, they gave their lives, and we can't let them go to hell. ”
Van Helsing continued, "So you're sending us to hell?" ”
The cardinal smiled and patted him on the back, "In a sense, that's right. With that, he handed Van Helsing a scroll with a corner remaining, and continued: "This is the Latin inscription left by Villars 400 years ago, which translates: 'In the name of God, open the door.'" I think it's going to help you, so take it with you. ”
Van Helsing took it, looking thoughtfully at one of the emblems on the scroll, which was exactly the same as the one on his ring, and this scroll might be the key to recovering his memory.
"Alright, kids, you still have an hour to prepare, go and exchange something useful, and in an hour, leave on time." After saying that, he bowed his head slightly, and turned to leave.
After the cardinal left, Karl immediately came to his senses and said to the six trialists: "I suggest you take a look at my invention, I am a real genius, and you are definitely worth the money for what I invented." ”
Lan Ying sneered: "I'm afraid some people can't even afford to exchange the cheapest things, haha!" ”
Xiao Ke and the four of them glared at her angrily, but Van Helsing smiled and said: "I know that your merit points have been fined, but it doesn't matter, I can borrow 5 points from each of you, buy some small things first, and when this task is completed, we can each get at least more than 100 merits, and then it's not too late to buy good things!" ”
The four of them accepted Van Helsing's kindness, ignored the Chen Yuan brothers and sisters, and went to buy the special products of the Holy See together, although 5 o'clock is not much, but it is enough to buy one or two small props, the four of them chose their favorite things, and walked out of this base with satisfaction, and went to meet in front of the church gate.
They are heading to Transylvania, a cursed land in western Romania!