Chapter 20: The Ash Wood Blood Sacrifice (8)
Early the next morning, the team of God Pterminators went to the small lake behind the village under the leadership of the village chief Feide. www.biquge.info The lake is not very big, and Aruka thinks she can swim back and forth in two hours. The lake is surrounded by woods, deep and silent, and people who are not familiar with it will definitely not be able to get out if they go in. There may not be any danger, but you will definitely get lost.
Approaching the lake, Aluka noticed something unusual. The water of this lake seems to be clear, but it exudes a faint fishy smell. Linking to his previous inference, there is a chance that there will be mutations here. Looking closely, he found that there were no traces of fish and shrimp in the lake, and there were no aquatic plants, and it was a dead lake.
There is a plank road leading to the island in the middle of the lake, and a ruined temple can be seen in the distance on the island, where the Blood God Priest lives. This is also a way to distinguish the types of gods, nature gods are worshipped in temples and sanctues, and spiritual gods such as the god of light have churches. In the Overworld, the Rhine Kingdom has the Temple of the Sun, the Hill Empire has the Cathedral of Light, and the Western Empire has the Cathedral of the Rose of Venus, the Cathedral of the Sword and the Halberd, and the Cathedral of the Source, which worship the god of love, the god of war, and the god of wisdom respectively. There are countless sects and sects all over the mainland, and if you get lost, you may come across a temple of the down-and-out main god.
The village chief Fei De seemed to be very taboo about the existence of the gods, and said angrily: "There is danger in Ash Wood Village, this guy is still hiding in the island in the middle of the lake, but we have to work for the blood god, I really don't understand who is the believer of the blood god." ”
"It's us, not us. "Arouca was supported by Jofa, and he didn't forget to complain, two of us are naturally two ranges.
Xinong hurriedly rescued the scene and said, "Village Chief Feide, please go back, I don't think you want to see the Blood God Divine Division." ”
The village chief glared at Aluca, and considering that the other party was a seriously injured and sick person, he mercifully did not ask for a heads-up. At least that's what he thinks. After a few more words of advice not to annoy the gods, the village chief turned around and went back to the village.
Seeing the figure of the village chief disappearing, Aluka said to everyone, "This is our last chance, we must take advantage of it." ”
The others still couldn't understand the intention of coming to the Blood God Priest, and Master Henry explained, "I probably know what Aluka means. If the goal of the God Pusher game is to kill the Old Gods, we will not be delegated to impossible tasks in the end, and then we will only be dead. It doesn't make sense that the gods want to kill us without such a great effort.
This is a contradiction, because our strength is simply not able to withstand the three attacks of the Green Lake Knights, but in the end, we think that we can. So we can assume that we can find the help of external forces in this world, or some way to increase our strength, so as to meet the standard of completing the main quest two.
Xinong surveyed every villager in Greywood Village, and none of them were of any help to us. As soon as we woke up, we were on the way up the mountain, which meant that we didn't think we needed to leave the mountain, so I didn't think we could find help by going down the mountain. In this way, only the Blood God Priest who has not yet visited has the ability to help us. ”
Aluca nodded in agreement. He found that although Henry's intelligence was relatively low in attributes, it only meant that Henry's old thinking speed and memory were not good, and it did not mean that Henry's national teacher had no analytical ability. In fact, Aluka felt that Henry, as a veteran of the three dynasties of the kingdom, was incomparable to himself in terms of scheming and wisdom, and also had rich life experience and experience. The disadvantage is that Henry Guoshi is pious in his beliefs, and he will take into account the teachings of the Red Sect when doing things, unlike him who is unscrupulous. And when people are old, they are always a little bit of a bit of a gain and loss at the same time, and they are not decisive enough. Coupled with the fact that Aluka has a thinking pattern that surpasses this era for thousands of eight hundred years, it makes Henry's national teacher slightly inferior.
This last point is important. Many people call Leonardo da Vinci a peerless genius who has never been seen before or since, but if you really put Leonardo da Vinci and a 21st century art student together, the artistic literacy is definitely better. The differences of the times are indelible, and future generations have a rich history to learn from. Can Leonardo da Vinci know who Picasso is? This is called Guan Gong vs. Qin Qiong, and Lu Bu single-handedly holds a special soldier wearing a body armor and a tactical helmet......
Henry had said that Aluca's idea was deeply flawed, and Aluka himself knew it. He's actually about the same as his adoptive father, Trehack, and he hates things that use his brain. You let him do it, he can do it, and he can do it well. But one is lazy, and the other is inexperienced, so he can only start from a human point of view, which is the field he is best at. To let him choose by himself, he is more willing to rush forward and fight to the death as before, killing a person to complete the task, and the contribution is very laborious and very small. It's not his style to fight wits and courage for 300 rounds, Aluca's style is to see life and death with his hands, if you don't die, I will die, he doesn't bother to think about anything else, just point to the goal.
After Henry's explanation, everyone reacted. Aluka recounted what he had found at yesterday's bonfire, and said, "I wasn't sure that the priest had a chance here, but after yesterday I can be sure." Since the Blood God didn't need a priest, there was no need for him to create such a person to increase his chances of being discovered. So there must be something wrong with the Blood God Divine Division, but I'm not sure if it's an opportunity or a risk. I prefer that it is risk, and risk will always coexist with benefit, and if it is an opportunity, then we may not be able to grasp it. ”
"It's useless to say more, it's the mule that pulls the horse out and slips. This is the proverb that Aluka taught to Trehack, who has regained seventy or eighty percent of his combat strength after one night, "If the priest has nothing, I will strip him naked and throw him at the entrance of the village to be used as a human shield." ”
Xinong shook his head with a wry smile, and was too lazy to complain about his teacher's character. Aluka wanted to complain, but considering that she now had to live ten years less to be slapped, she tried to keep her mouth shut, so she could only mourn for the gods.
When they arrived at the temple, they immediately saw the Blood God Priest, who was sitting behind a table by the door. There was an oil lamp on the table, and books of different thicknesses were placed in the front, back, left and right. The Blood God Priest was also as thin as a skeleton, but his skin was not clinging to his bones like the others, showing a flabby and dull death.
Seeing everyone enter the temple, the Blood God Priest trembled and stretched out his fingers to extinguish the oil lamp, and asked, "What are you doing?"
Xinon stepped forward and said: "In two days, there will be a group of people from the Green Lake Knights attacking Ash Wood Village, we may not be able to resist it, I want to ask you if the Blood God has left anything that can repel the people of the Knights." ”
Simple and straightforward, without friendship, Sinong knows very well how to communicate with the clergy.
"Power...... Hehe. The Blood God Divine Division stood up, his rickety waist slowly straightened, and he didn't look weak, "There's no power here that you're looking for, so let's go." If there were, the Blood God would have been handed over to the people in the village a long time ago. ”
This makes sense, if there is anything that can repel the Knights, there is no reason why the Blood God should not hand it over to the villagers of Greywood Village, but leave it here to be taken by the mercenaries. Unless...... Aluka said aloud, "You said there is no power here, so what is here? How long have you been here?Why did the Blood God keep you here?Did the Blood God order you to help us?"
The Blood God Divine Division glanced at Aluka lightly and said, "Young man, you have a lot of questions. The Blood God did give me an oracle to help you. It's not that I don't want to help, it's that I don't have the ability. I'm one hundred and thirty-four years old, and I came to Ashwood Village fifty years ago for the things on this island. I was about to die, so I promised the Blood God to be His Priest in exchange for eternal life. The price was that I lost all my senses, I couldn't eat, I couldn't sleep, but as long as I could get the truth, I was willing.
And yet fifty years, fifty years, I have found nothing. I had read all the theological texts of the four kingdoms and asked seven hundred and fifty-three respected priests, but I had no idea what was hidden on this island. All I know is that there is indeed a secret treasure left behind by the theologian Ainos. ”
Ainos, and Enos again, it's no wonder that the Blood God is also interested here. As an ancient god who escaped from the Overworld to this world, he must have known the identity of Ainos. Aluka thought for a moment and said, "If we can help you find the treasure left behind by Ainos, you will have to answer me a question." ”
The Blood God Divine Division shook his head and said, "You can't find it. ”
Aluca smiled and said, "It's our business whether we can find it, it's your business to bet or not." ”
The Blood God Priest frowned and said, "You can try, I don't care, this temple itself is a clue to the secret treasure of Ainos." But I don't understand a little bit, you could have asked for more, why just ask me a question? If you don't know, I can tell you that my power is very strong. If you can impress me, as long as the lake god does not take action himself, no one can threaten your safety. ”
"It's the first time I've seen such a strange request for a pay. Aluka rolled her eyes, "You don't need to make a move, you just stay here." If you really don't want to go, you can answer my three questions. ”
Seeing that Aluka insisted, the Blood God Priest shook his head and said, "I've been here for fifty years, and I haven't found anything, so I don't lack this time. Since you want to try it, I won't bother you here. ”
With that, the old priest walked out. Judging by his demeanor, the part about his ability to play should be true. When an ordinary old man sees a group of fierce mercenaries standing in front of him, he will be a little scared. The priest is called having no fear.
After the Priest left, Sinong looked at Aluka in confusion and asked, "Brother, what are you thinking? Didn't you say that this is our last chance? If we can ask for the help of the Priest, we will definitely be able to safely repel the remaining two attacks!"
"It's a trap," Arouca explained. Our main quest is to kill the Blood God, and our main quest is to fend off the Knights' three attacks. If we lure the Priest out of the Island in the middle of the lake for the second quest, there's a good chance that the Priest will strike when we try to kill the Blood God, and we'll be dead. For now, we're still focused on finding Ainos' Treasure, and I think that's our chance. ”
If it weren't for the fact that Aluca's plan had worked before, he would have faced opposition from his companions now. Even so, Sinong and Trihak's faces were a little unhappy, because Aluka had made her own decision without consulting them. Henry's thoughts were similar to those of Aluca, they thought more deeply than the others, and thought of the purpose of the game of the God Puncher.
Based on the current intelligence, the game has two purposes, the first is to kill the reactionary ancient gods, and the second is to cultivate loyal warriors of the gods. In the "side quest" of the secret treasure of Ainos on the island in the middle of the lake, the premise of obtaining the help of the gods is to find the secret treasure, which means that the difficulty is concentrated in solving the mystery of the temple, which is a test of the wisdom of the gods. Repelling the attack of the Knights of the Green Lake is a test of the power of the God Slayer. Only those who are wise and brave can kill the ancient gods and serve the gods.
So what is it to seek the help of the priest? There is no problem with borrowing the momentum, but there is a problem with borrowing the momentum of the ancient gods. In the words of Aluca's previous life, this is called political incorrectness. As a warrior of the gods, you must first be loyal, and if you are not loyal and wise, then you should die.