See light at the end of the tunnel.

This is probably the most appropriate word that Amy can find in her memory, and the most appropriate to describe the situation at hand.

Because—

Ahead is a smooth road.

Probably.

The young Glory-Honorable Man stopped—in the depths of the night, which was supposed to consume all light, there was a strange altar-like structure from which the light they had seen before came from, but he was surprised not only by the tents that lined the mysterious structure that appeared to be an altar, but also by the reservist sword-wielders who frequently haunted the surrounding area.

There were about seven or eight of them.

There are so many that can be determined as far as the eye can see, but judging from the number of tents, even the most conservative estimates can lead to the conclusion that at least twenty or thirty people were gathered here.

If it weren't for the King in Yellow, or something like that, then this altar would have been a supply point.

The shortage of food and water is a problem that everyone in this dead city needs to solve urgently, and until a way to replenish it is found, except for a few optimists who lack a sense of crisis, no one will have the big heart to waste precious time setting up and resting in tents.

At least, there could not be dozens of such fools at the same time.

"How about going up up and seeing?" Amy was not the only one who noticed that this mysterious altar-like structure was unusual, and the dark-skinned girl with keen observation was also curious, "This altar ...... It should feel like more than just an altar. ”

But she wasn't the team leader who made the decisions, so she just put forward her opinion at the right time.

"It's better to be careful with this kind of thing whose function is unknown," disagreed, "although there shouldn't be any danger, it would be safer to find someone next to you to understand the actual situation first." ”

"Yes," Amy listened to Corbck's advice from a safe perspective, and patted him on the shoulder, "I'll leave the task of finding out the information to you." ”

"How about we find different people to understand the situation, and then converge and sort it out?" the short boy did not give a definite answer directly, and after a little silence, he gave a more optimized plan, "In this way, the accuracy of the information can be ensured to a certain extent." ”

"In that case," the Honorable One had no reason to refuse, "I, Aina, and Corbock, the three of us split up and finally set Hansen in mind. ”

He made such a decision.

But it was not implemented.

- Plans can't keep up with changes, and accidents always happen unexpectedly.

"Hello, I'm Neil, and I'm from Chesterton. Inserting into their conversation was a silver-haired teenager, whose exact age is uncertain due to the baby face, but he should be older than he looks, "Nice to meet you." ”

He held out his hand, a slightly shy smile on his face.

"Hello, I'm Judas of Hemtica, and I'm with Cobcock of Ramsden, Hansen of Matilda, and Aina of Saxton. Amy returned the salute politely and shook the boy's outstretched hand of friendship, "It's a pleasure to meet you." ”

"Hello, Judas. Lilac's eyes lit up slightly, and his gaze passed over the four of them, and Neil greeted him quite cheerfully, "Have you just been here for a short time?"

"Yes. "It's not something that needs to be hidden, or can be hidden.

"I'm here a little earlier than you, so I can help a little bit. After the ceremonial handshake, the silver-haired boy turned around and led the four of them to the altar in the middle of the tent, climbing the somewhat over-the-top stairs to lead the subject, "I guess you're quite curious about this, and I won't sell it here, as you can see, all the anomalies about this place are related to this altar." ”

"Including the demons out there?" said Corbock suddenly.

"Not really, actually—" Neill of Chesterton paused, "only here. ”

"Abnormal light, abnormal gathering," the dark-skinned Aina raised an eyebrow and made her guess, "this is...... Weird, right?"

Strange is unique to the deepest night.

Human beings have various definitions of this kind of strange things, but in the final analysis, they can all be summed up in a general sentence, that is, things that humans cannot understand.

It should not exist, the mechanism of existence is unknown, it is neither chaotic nor orderly, something ambiguous.

That's the nature of weirdness.

They may be kind to humans, they may be malicious to intruders, they may be a test for the brave, the wise, or a platform for trading with unknown beings or something.

All in all, humans don't know anything about it or anything about them.

"You guessed it, it's a strange thing indeed. Neil had no intention of selling the guanzi, and while luring the four to the altar, he gave an explanation, "It's a strange thing that tends to be transactional, if you have enough points, you can even exchange potions that resist the erosion of the deep night." ”

"As to why it exists, where the things it trades come from, and where they are stored, these ......," he said, spreading his hands, "I don't know. ”

"It's normal, and it's not weird if you can figure it out. Amy didn't ask, because it was pointless, and instead of thinking about the strange way of being, she should think about whether this was another beautiful trap similar to the one laid by the King in Yellow before, "However, the points of the transaction ...... Where did the points you mentioned come from?"

"Sacrifice—or spatial teleportation, or whatever. The silver-haired boy pointed to something like a scale that existed on the altar, "In short, just put the thing you want to trade, and a light curtain will pop up on it to confirm the transaction, and there are points that can be obtained next to it, but it should be noted that every time you open this altar, you need one point as a handling fee." ”

"I see," the young Gloryman nodded, "is there anything else to look out for?"

"No," Neil replied at no length, "It's not an offensive oddity, and there's nothing special to care about other than the blackheart—by the way, the difference between buying and selling the same item is close to three tiers, and each opening the altar lasts up to ten minutes, and the same person can only open the altar once in a day, so it's best to open the altar and trade it in a plan." ”

"Do you have a detailed list of the items it can redeem?"

"This ...... I don't, in fact I've only traded once, so I can only say that I know what I'm trading. An apologetic smile appeared on the silver-haired young man's face, "The items that can be exchanged for this altar can probably be divided into the following categories, one is the necessities of life such as water and food, the second is the equipment that can provide sustainance for the battle, the third is the alchemy products such as anti-erosion potions, healing potions, concealment potions, and finally some luxury goods that are more enjoyable." ”

"How's the price?" asked Amy.

"If you don't want to taste it, it takes about seven to eight points to provide enough water and food for one person's daily needs. Neil lowered his head and thought for a while before replying, "A piece of weapons and equipment is generally between twenty and thirty points, and as for the price of alchemy elixir, it is basically between one hundred and one hundred and twenty. ”

He didn't say what points he needed to redeem luxury goods.

"What is the exchange ratio?" the Glory-Honoring One raised an eyebrow, "What I mean is that the materials on the demon's body can usually be sold for at this altar. ”

"The most valuable material on an ordinary demon can be sold for about two or three points, and the rest of the parts may not add up to one point. Neil sighed, "A more powerful, more difficult character is worth about five points, which means that in order to make a living every day, each person has to hunt at least three or four ordinary demons, or one or two powerful demons like the Frost Giant, which are difficult to defeat alone. ”

"What about the special demons that exist in the form of ghosts?" Cobber asked.

"I'm sorry," Neil shook his head, "I don't know what's going on in this city, there are a lot of special demons like Leopold ground spiders and Zangwelle ghouls, and although their value is proportional to the difficulty of the challenge, there aren't many people who actually encounter them......

He shrugged his shoulders and didn't continue, but the meaning was obvious.

"I see," Amy already had a good idea in his heart, but the more information the better, so he asked the question again, "Do you have any suggestions for the exchange?"

"Food and water are the most important thing," said the silver-haired boy, "because I don't know your points, so I can't give specific advice, but be sure to exchange them for enough drinking water and food to survive for a few days." ”

"Is there a limited number or?" Aina interjected into the conversation a little abruptly.

"At the moment, the resources on the exchange list are unlimited," Neil pointed out the crux of the problem, "but if you want to survive in the deepest night for a long time, you need not only drinking water and food, but also anti-erosion potions - therefore, a large number of points are needed, and every reservist sword-wielder here needs a lot of points, and just a few hundred meters nearby cannot meet the hard needs of dozens of sword-wielders who have accumulated more than 10,000." ”

"And the numbers will continue to rise. The girl murmured.

"That's right, it's the trend. ”

The teenager who had arrived one step ahead of the four nodded, confirming her guess.

Then, with a deep bow, "So, please let me join your team." ”