Chapter 48: Halloween Chess Game (7)
"If you miss, you won't get a chance. ”
The boy who started the battle also made a declaration of termination at this time, and he walked through the crowd with the doll girl to Sojin's side. The latter obediently put away his posture.
Seeing this scene, Li Mengxi also put away his double sword. Then, Naon Hinata also squeezed out of the crowd and ran to him.
"Are you alright?"
"Hmm. It's okay. ”
"Zong Jin, you are too useless. I'd better do it myself!" On the other side, the doll girl laughed at Zong Jin and said, but she was scolded by the young man in the lead.
"Enough is enough. What happened just now is obviously that you are not good. ”
"Cut. You saw it. ”
Ignoring the doll girl, the young man took a few steps forward and met Li Mengxi's eyes.
"It's well deserved, classmate Li Mengxi. ”
"Who are you?" Even if the other party wanted to put on an expression of closeness, Li Mengxi couldn't immediately relax his vigilance against this guy who was determined to provoke a fight.
"Hmm...... I'm a mystic and don't like to report myself. Just call me 'Hephaestus.'" ”
"Hephaestus!
"Is it really that Hephaestus!"
"Anyway, keep an eye on him, don't let him slip away!"
"Don't do anything stupid, it's not good to make him angry!"
Seeing that the reactions of the people around him were even more excited than seeing Li Mengxi's fighting skills just now, Hinata Nain curiously leaned close to Li Mengxi's ear and asked, "Who is he? What does Hephaestus mean?"
"Hephaestus was his nickname, the god of craftsmen in Greek mythology. ”
In other words, he is a very famous artisan player. But why haven't I heard of him?"
"Because, he lives in Rossphilia, and he's actually a battle group player, and the craftsman is just a side hustle. ”
"That's also called 'Hephaestus', it seems to be a great guy!"
"Naturally, his skills are also excellent, probably the best in the combat group. But he was called 'Hephaestus' mainly because he knew how to build magic tools. ”
"Magic Tools?"
"Hmm. It's equipment that can use magic like that person's knife. ”
Hearing this, Hinata Nain couldn't help but think of the eight lightning bolts just now.
"That kind of thing, he can actually make it at will!"
"It's not that easy, this classmate. Hinata had forgotten to suppress her voice in the second half of the year, at which point Hephaestus interjected, "The material process is troublesome. Moreover, there are no types of magic tools, and each person can only equip one. There is only one magic that can be infused with a magic device. The most important thing is that only people who look cool on me can get magic tools from me for a fee!"
"Well, I'm the one you don't like. Li Mengxi asked.
"That's right. ”
"Because your magic equipment will become worthless in front of me?" Li Mengxi's words were not complacent, but facts.
The value of Hephaestus' magic equipment lies in the ability to cast magic that does not require spells, which is especially advantageous in player PK. It is no exaggeration to say that as long as he has his magic equipment, people who are not as skilled as the other party can win an overwhelming victory.
But this point is only invalid for Li Mengxi, not technically invalid, but principled suppression. Because, Li Mengxi's love gun "Haotian" has the effect of breaking all laws, and it can be said to be the natural enemy of magic tools.
If you think about it from this aspect, Hephaestus should really hate Li Mengxi. However, he himself denied it at this time.
"No, it has nothing to do with that. You may not know it yourself, but I've seen you many times in Rossphilia. At first, I was interested in you, but after investigating it, I hated it. Your heroism is too heavy, the more important the matter, the more you feel that you can take it alone, who do you think you are?"
was criticized by others in front of him, but Li Mengxi couldn't refute it. Whether there is too much personal heroism, he himself does not know, but he does have a big thing that even the close relationship of Naine Hinata has never confided.
Hinata Naine stood on Li Mengxi's side and couldn't refute it. She felt that Hephaestus had some truth in what he said, and Li Mengxi had never really asked anyone for help.
In the distance, when attacking the Black Ice Knight, at first glance it seemed that Richard helped the two of them. But if you think about it carefully, Li Mengxi has never relied on anyone from beginning to end. Because you can't do it yourself, you need to borrow from others, and that's what you can do. Li Mengxi asked Richard for help, and their so-called help was just cooperation based on common interests. He didn't have a good relationship with anyone during the team training camp.
Closer to life, when dealing with the merfolk army, at first glance it seems that everyone worked together to achieve victory. But thinking about it carefully, Li Mengxi arranged everything from beginning to end, and never asked anyone's opinion, just orders. He may not have realized it himself, but that's what it is. And after fighting with so many people, he didn't even make friends with anyone.
I never thought of relying on the help of others, I never doubted my own ability, and I went straight and never stopped. If Li Mengxi is called a hero, he can be regarded as a hero.
"Even as an apology, I warn you, 'Heroes are inseparable from the people'. ”
Seeing that the two men were in deep proscenity, Hephaestus said these last words, and then simply turned away with his companion.
I always feel that this person cleverly reversed the identity of the perpetrator on his side into a preacher who cares about the other party, which is really amazing.
And there is no content to be watched, and the crowd of onlookers gradually disperses. There are also a considerable number of players who follow Hephaestus, and the purpose is naturally magic equipment.
Soon, only Li Mengxi and Hinata Nain were still standing in place. To be precise, only Li Mengxi was still stunned.
"Mengxi, don't care what that person says. Seeing Li Mengxi standing with his head down, Hinata Nain comforted him a little worriedly.
Immediately, Li Mengxi burst out of laughter as if he had lost his mind.
"Hehe, hehe, hahahahaha! Heroes can't do without the people! I see! I know! Nayin, I know your riddle!"
Driven by excitement, Li Mengxi gave Hinata a warm hug, which made the girl's face flushed and overwhelmed.
"That, this, what the hell is going on!"
"'The son of the god of heaven killed the son of the god of the earth on the earth and in the sky, and the wife of the father who lost his son abandoned the rare tribute to the earth in the temple,' I have solved the riddle!" Li Mengxi explained excitedly as he let go of Hinata.
"Really, what do you mean by that?"
"We talked as we walked. Run!"
"Huh!"
Li Mengxi took Hinata's hand without saying a word, and rushed towards the nearest women's locker room.
"Well, that's the women's locker room over there!"
"No one changed their clothes anyway. It doesn't matter!"
"Huh!"
"Compared to this, heroes can't do without the people, do you know the source of this sentence?"
"Didn't that Hephaestus say that?"
"The guy is quoting an allusion! Hercules tore Antaeus off the ground, cutting off his source of power, and lifted him into the air to strangle him. Hercules was the son of Zeus, the god of the heavens, and Antaeus was the son of Gaia, the mother god of the earth, which means that 'the son of the god of the gods killed the son of the god of the earth on earth and in the sky'. ”
"But didn't you say it yourself, Gaia is the mother goddess?"
"That's right, but none of the riddles say that the god of the earth is a male god. ”
"What's the matter with the 'father who lost his son'. ”
Yes, it is precisely because of this sentence that we think that the god of the earth is a male god, but if you think about it carefully, even if the two are not the same person, it is not contradictory, is it? ”
"And who is Antaeus' father?"
"Poseidon, the god of the sea. And Nayin, did you know, Poseidon has the name of 'Earthshaker', and the man who shakes the earth with the power of the sea also alludes to his marriage to Gaia. ”
Hearing this, Hinata Nain immediately thought of the facility where the two of them are now, "Earthshaker Water Fun Hall". She didn't understand why the water park had a name related to the land, but since "Earthshaker" was a reference to Poseidon, it was appropriate.
"In that case, the chess pieces are hidden here!"
While talking, the two had already arrived at the reception hall of the Water Hip Pavilion. And the clothes on Hinata Nayin also changed back into combat clothes the moment she walked out of the locker room.
"Hmm. As for the specific location, it should be related to the later words. Li Mengxi stopped and nodded to Hinata Nain.
"'The wife of the bereaved father abandoned the scarce tribute to the ground in the temple', and the bereaved father said Poseidon's words, doesn't this turn back to Gaia?"
"No, Nain. Although Poseidon and Gaia had Antaeus, his real wife was Amphitrite, the 'Sea Nymph'. And the rare tribute is also the uncommon tribute. When the ancient Greeks worshipped Amphitrite, there was something that came and went as an accessory, and that was the lobster's pincers. ”
Saying that, Li Mengxi looked at the wall sculpture standing next to the two of them, which was a family portrait of sea creatures, among which there happened to be a lobster near the ground.
Seeing this, Nane Hinata showed an excited expression, and she was the first to run over.
The lobster is not too big, and it can be touched all over the body in a few clicks, but Hinata Naine didn't find the mechanism, let alone the chess pieces.
"Dream Creek, nothing. She asked, a little confused.
"'Lay away the scarce tributes to the ground.' After muttering, Li Mengxi raised his head and stepped forward, and then stretched out his hands and held the two pincers of the lobster at the same time.
"Hey, what are you doing here!" Seeing that Li Mengxi had the idea of destroying public property, Hinata Naine hurriedly asked in a low voice.
"If you don't try it, how will you know if it's right!" he said, and as soon as he exerted his strength, he only heard a "click", and a pair of front claws of the lobster were broken.
Seeing this scene, both of them became excited. Because generally speaking, this kind of items in the city are under the protection of the system and cannot be destroyed, since they can be destroyed, it means that they must have something unique.
Sure enough, the sound of the "Karakala" sounded immediately afterward. The statues of the surrounding sea creatures, including the lobster, moved outwards to reveal a snow-white wall. Then, when the movement stopped, with a "click", a dark box popped out, containing a small brown box.
At this last step, the two of them became nervous. After glancing at each other, Li Mengxi reached out and took out the small box, took it back in front of him and slowly opened the lid.
At this moment, the two of them smiled with joy at the same time. Inside the box was a crystal chess piece, a knight with a shield in one hand and a sword in the other.
"It's really a chess piece!" Hinata cheered, "You're so good! You're so good, Yumekei!"
"I have to thank that Hephaestus. Li Mengxi smiled embarrassedly, and then handed the box to Nayin Hinata. "You can take this chess piece. ”
"Give it to me, but you solved the riddle?"
"It's okay, if I can solve the first one, I can solve the second. Besides, this riddle was originally chosen by you, and the chess pieces should be handed over to you. Moreover, I would like to take this as an apology. ”
"Apologies?"
"Hmm. Can you forgive me for the sake of the chess pieces? ”
Hearing this, Hinata Nain was stunned for a moment, and then laughed out loud.
"I've forgiven you for that kind of thing!"
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