Chapter 33: Tristram
Chapter 33: Tristram
It still takes time for the eggs to hatch, so at this time, Qin Lan had already taken the restored Andariel on the way to Tristram. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Now Andariel has reverted to the dress of a nun, wearing a white robe, a soft red head hanging straight behind her shoulders, and the huge claws that she originally carried on her hands and feet were also taken down by Qin Lan and put it up together with her mask, so now Andariel looks more like a girl next door, although she is casually wearing the clothes of Jessica and others, but there is an indescribable taste.
Of course, Qin Lan didn't abuse Andariel anymore, but she herself got used to it......
Because there were only Qin Lan and her in a hurry, Qin Lan simply pulled Andariel in mid-air and moved forward quickly, this degree was naturally very fast, if it weren't for the fact that he couldn't fight against Baal now, maybe he Qin Lan would find a way to rush out of the underground world directly...... But Qin Lan himself knew that the exit from the underground world was too complicated, and as long as Baal moved at will, he would face the end of being buried alive, so this idea could not be tried for the time being...... It's better to upgrade the demon refining pot first.
However, Andariel had been looking at Qin Lan with very strange eyes.
She didn't understand how Qin Lan flew up. He has no godhead on his body, so he is naturally not a god, and he does not have the divine power to resist the gravitational pull of the earth, but he has no magic power on him...... It's plain, like an ordinary person.
Qin Lan took her from the Spider Forest to the dry highlands again, then turned to the south, passed through an even larger chaotic dark forest and black wasteland, and finally arrived at an almost deserted plain, where a large number of buildings began to appear, which looked like the handiwork of humans.
"This is the Taymor Heights, one of the places where humans used to live, and I was born here. Andariel's eyes were complicated, this place really had an indescribable complex feeling for her, she grew up here, was favored here, was humiliated here, fell here, and finally destroyed this place with her own hands.
"Past, let it pass. Qin Lan nodded, "You should look to the future...... You don't belong to the humans here, you don't belong to Diablo, you belong only to me, and you only need to live for me. β
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In the dark forests and black wastelands along the way, those monsters were afraid of Andariel's divine might, and basically none of them came up to find trouble without long eyes, but this point was unexpected in Taimo Heights, and not long after Qin Lan and Andariel entered Taimo Heights, countless monsters surrounded them from all directions.
But these monsters didn't make a move, they just formed an encirclement, as if it was a protective circle, and followed Qin Lan and the others forward.
Then, Qin Lan saw a skeleton at the huge door of the monastery, a skeleton with blue bones all over its body, and it was looking at Qin Lan with red glowing eyes.
"Ashes ......," Andariel sighed, "How's it going?"
"Lord Diablo has decreed that anyone who shows your traces should report it to them immediately. The ashes were still looking at Qin Lan, and the teeth of the jaw and the palate could make a sound. "What is the origin of this human being, so that Lord Baal has personally dispatched it. β
He ...... Now it's my master. Andariel's fingers pinched each other, "Ashes, I'm sorry...... We're going to Tristram now, and you're going to let us pass. β
"Andariel, ashes...... Not the people of Bar, not the people of Diablo, I am only loyal to you, you go there, I will go there. β
"Thank you, ashes. β
Only then did Qin Lan understand that the ashes had a large number of monsters surrounding him and Andariel, and it was indeed just to protect and shield his vision...... But this image of the ashes is too difficult to enter Tristram, after all, it is the human world, so Qin Lan smiled, "The ashes, you will continue to stay here, because you can receive news from Diablo, so you can let us know as soon as possible if there is any situation." β
"I see. "After you pass through the monastery, you can go to Tristram, and I will stay here until you come and take me away." β
The ashes are indeed faithful.
It escorted Qin Lan and Andariel all the way to the entrance of Tristram......
This was a corridor composed of huge stone pillars carved with talismans, and the ground was also a stone slab shining with magic patterns, Qin Lan walked up without any discomfort, but Andariel seemed to have received some kind of blow, and his face turned pale in an instant.
No matter how human-like Andariel is now, it can't erase the fact that she is already a demon, and the godhead power in her body is a gift from Diablo, and it is the power of hell that has been tainted by Baal, so she was hit when she walked through the passage. But compared to Diablo and the others, she is still much better, because her body is originally a human, and it is precisely because of the power of these runes that Barr and Diablo and others cannot get close to Tristram, which has allowed these places to exist until now.
Hearing Andariel's explanation, Qin Lan nodded, waved her hand and put her into the demon refining pot, and then walked towards Tristram by himself.
At the end of the corridor, there were two female warriors wearing leather armor standing sentry, they watched in amazement as Qin Lan walked in, and it took a long time to know how to stop them, "Stop, who are you?"
"I am a human adventurer. Qin Lan smiled at them, "Come to Tristram to seek refuge." β
"Adventurer, it's been a long time since there's been a person like you...... Oh my God, you're even a child, how did you break through the blockade of those monsters and get here?" Seeing Qin Lan lift her cloak and reveal a human face, the two female Roges breathed a sigh of relief, and then exclaimed, after all, Qin Lan was too young.
"Well, can I go in?"
"You can go in, but Tristram hasn't been an outsider for a long time, so we're going to take you to meet someone before you can move freely. β
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The person Qin Lan saw was the blind nun Akara, wearing a purple cloak, her whole face was buried deep in the shadows, only her good figure was prominent, she looked in Qin Lan's direction, and only spoke for a while. "Son, you're from Lugoin?"
"No......" Qin Lan shook her head.
"So, Kurast?"
"Not really. β
"Is it the holy city of Harogas?"
"......" Qin Lan still shook her head, "What you said is not right, I am from the ground." β
"The ground?" said the blind nun Akara abruptly sat up from her seat. "The ground, it turned out to be the ground...... Is there still a human presence on the ground?"
"Now the ground is ruled by humans. Qin Lan smiled nonchalantly, "I didn't expect the humans in the underground to be so bad......
"I finally understood that the prophetic savior came from the earth, and that was what he meant. Akara reached out and removed the cloak from her head, and a dazzling gold hair suddenly made the room shine, Akara also looked young, at most twenty-four or five years old, but her eyes were as translucent and godless as amethysts, yes, the blind eye was not false. No matter who is stared at like this, it will be very uncomfortable, but Akara didn't feel that she was causing trouble to others, she looked at Qin Lan and asked, "May I ask?
"I'm just here to seek asylum. Qin Lan shrugged her shoulders, "Because I accidentally injured Diablo, so now the Balman world is chasing me, and it has also blocked the only passage between the underground world and the ground, and I can't go back to the ground, so I have to trouble you first......"
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"......" Not only was the blind nun Akara so frightened by Qin Lan's words that she almost bit her tongue, but the wise man Kane and the guardian Kasha sitting next to him were all speechless, I have seen shameless adventurers, but I have never seen you so shameless. Who is Diablo? The elder of the three demon gods of the underworld, the king of terror, you also want to seriously injure him as a human? Or is it careless?
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Tristram is not too big, but it is not small, and it is a closed paradise with hundreds of thousands of people, at least in the world...... Qin Lan looked at this completely unfamiliar place, and could only sigh wordlessly, but he immediately clenched his fists again, time...... Just give me a little more time......
Although Qin Lan's truth was not accepted by Kane and Akara and others, no matter what, Qin Lan was indeed a pure-blooded human with no demonic power on his body, so for the sake of him being the only one who had brought a smile to Akara and the others in the past few thousand years, Kashya agreed to let Qin Lan stay in Tristram temporarily, so after walking out of Akara's house, Qin Lan had a small badge in his hand, which was a symbol of Tristram, proving that he would be half Tristram in the future.
Tristram's houses are mostly dilapidated...... This is because there is a lack of resources and materials to repair it, after all, the city is so small that it is difficult to maintain everyone's livelihood, let alone go out to find and gather resources. But even so, the money needed to buy a house is not a small amount.
It's a pity that Qin Lan doesn't have the copper coins that humans in the underworld use to trade.
How do you earn copper coins?
It's very simple, go out and hunt monsters in Tristram, and depending on the loot you bring back, Kidd, the merchant of Tristram, will definitely give you a 'fair' price...... However, in recent years, very few people have gone out, because those who have gone have never returned, and occasionally people will appear, and there is a monster hanging on a part of their body on the periphery of Tristram.
After sitting there for a while, Qin Lan also learned about the general situation of human beings in Tristram and even the underground world, in general, this is barely a normal human world, of course, compared to the down-and-out Tristram, both Rugoin and the holy city of Harogas are large cities with huge populations, and they are also the main bases of human beings, and the degree of prosperity there is far from being comparable to Tristram.
When people in the underworld fight against the forces of hell, they are roughly divided into seven professions, but when they are divided into details, they can become twenty-one subtle professions. The seven classes are, Amazon Warrior, Assassin, Necromancer, Barbarian Warrior, Paladin, Elemental Mage, and Druid.
The Amazon warrior was originally a class unique to the Amazon tribes, but as the Amazons were destroyed by the forces of hell, the Amazons gradually integrated into other humans, and this class began to become popular, but most of the time, this class was still held by women, who were good at bows and spears, and were strong in ranged attacks and hand-to-hand combat.
Assassins are a class that has always existed in humanity, they are skilled in assassination and trapping, and they are quick to move and come and go like the wind.
Necromancer...... Just look at the name.
Barbarian warriors, like Amazon warriors, were originally the exclusive profession of the Harogas barbarians, but with the intermarriage and reproduction between humans, this profession was gradually changed to a different name, and more often, people like to call them berserkers, strength is their pursuit, and they have absolutely terrifying melee abilities.
The paladins here are almost the same as the paladins on the ground, the same is that they are equally good at defense and healing, and the difference is that the paladins here will have some auxiliary aura skills, which can greatly increase the abilities of their teammates.
Elemental mage, who manipulates the power of the elements.
Druid, who has the ability to summon the forces of nature, can summon wild monsters to help, can also unleash the magic of nature, and can transform into beasts......
Of course, in the current Tristram, not to mention the druids, not even the berserkers can not see one...... Qin Lan walked around the city, and finally saw a place, this is a vacant land on the edge of the city, there are no buildings yet, Qin Lan plans to build a small nest by himself, which is better than buying.
Does the vacant land cost money?
Just kidding, there's a title deed or something like this in Tristram, and as long as there's a place, it's up to you to build as much of a house as you want...... Just in this city, where can you find materials to build a house?
Of course, Qin Lan didn't have to worry about this, although now he actually didn't have anything...... Qin Lan just set up a tent in this place and claimed that he had the right to occupy this place. The rest of the people in the city didn't have any opinion on this, in fact, Qin Lan's name spread throughout Tristram in the next day, and everyone knew that this little guy turned out to be a ruthless character who accidentally seriously injured the King of Terror, Diablo, don't 'mess with' him.
So, now that Qin Lan walked there, someone looked at him, and then showed a smile, "Hey, I almost killed Diablo's kid, come and have a drink together?"
There is no shortage of people who work hard and enjoy there, even if they live in such a harsh environment, but most people's minds are still good, although Qin Lan's previous statement is ridiculous, it does not necessarily represent everyone's expectations, how much they want someone to lead everyone to kill Diablo, drive away Baal, and take back the whole world......
All Qin Lan needs is time.
After arranging the tent and sleeping comfortably for the night, Qin Lan walked out from the entrance of Tristram again early the next morning...... The two female rog sentries looked at his back in disbelief, and then secretly passed the news to Akara, so when Qin Lan came back in the evening, Akara and Kasha were standing outside his empty tent.
"Little one, where did you go during the day?"
"I went to the monastery to talk to the ashes. Qin Lan told the truth, the ashes even gave him a very beautiful wine glass, which was carved out of a skull...... He and Ashes were chatting in the monastery while waiting for Ashes' men to catch some high-level monsters from the Taymor Heights to come back.
The purpose of catching demonic beasts is, of course, to upgrade the demon refining pot.
Now Qin Lan doesn't have any ideas, there is only one purpose, that is, to upgrade the Demon Refining Pot, which he decided after discussing with Chu Xuan, because even if Zhan Lan and the others are summoned now, the ten major artifacts cannot be used, so the root of everything is still on the Demon Refining Pot. Qin Lan could only wait for Xia to recover while refining the demon pot, such a huge underground world, such a large number of monsters, it was a pity not to use it. Therefore, Qin Lan directly gave an order to the ashes, asking him to send his men to catch some high-level demonic beasts and monsters back......
After all, this time the demon refining pot needs 50,000 Xuanhuang Qi to upgrade to the sixth level, this number is too huge, with Qin Lan making up little by little now, I don't know when it will take, so in order to be lazy, Qin Lan went out directly to find the ashes, in order to facilitate the conversation, Qin Lan also recruited Andariel, and the ashes are indeed loyal to Andariel, and he sent his subordinates without hesitation.
At the end of the day, although it is not a lot, there are still six or seven thousand Xuanhuang Qi income, which is still because the ashes were hurriedly sent out of the team, and many of the undead legions under it have not yet returned. So Qin Lan walked back to Tristram humming a minor tune.
Seeing Akara and the others, Qin Lan was not surprised, and directly opened his tent, and then made a gesture of invitation.
Akara and Kashya glanced at each other, and then silently walked into Qin Lan's tent.
Qin Lan sat there cross-legged and waved his hand, and some utensils suddenly appeared on the ground, including fresh fruits and some snacks, which were prepared for him by Her Majesty the Empress when he came down...... Seeing Qin Lan's hand, Kasha's eyes narrowed unconsciously, and she stared at Qin Lan's hand tightly, but there was nothing there.
"You are at your own ...... Everything is still fresh. Qin Lan nodded, "Is there something you are looking for me?"
"Ashes...... You think it's a skeleton, a man of the Dreaddemon Andariel, how do you know it?"
"Oh, that's right. Qin Lan reached out and picked up a fruit and took a bite, signaling that Kasha and the others were not poisonous. "It's my subordinate now, and Andariel's nickname is the Dreaddemon? I haven't heard of that, did you name it?"
......Seeing that Qin Lan was eating with relish, Kasha finally couldn't resist the temptation of this rare item, reached out and picked up two fruits, handed one to Akara, and then took a bite himself, "This taste...... It's been a long time since I've tasted it, Akara, for more than two thousand years......"
"Yes...... Akara also took a bite, and then closed his eyes for a long time, "The taste of fresh fruit is so good." β
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"Andariel was originally a member of our monastery, and even before she was a disciple of Kane, we all had great expectations for her......" Blind Akara shook his head slightly, "but unfortunately, in the end, she chose to fall and followed Diablo, the king of terror, and eventually became one of the four demons of hell, and now her strength is even far above mine......"
"Is that the case?Andariel?" Qin Lan turned his head slightly, and it was Andariel standing behind him, looking at the person in front of him with tears on his face.
"Andariel??" Akara and Kashya exclaimed at the same time, and then stood up vigilantly, a huge amount of divine power pouring out of their bodies.
"Rest easy. Qin Lan stretched out his hand backwards, pulled Andariel behind him into his arms, and then looked at the stunned Akara and Kasha, "Don't be so excited, sit down and talk." β
"Who the hell are you?" Kasha didn't dare to let his guard down at all, a demon like Andariel actually obeyed Qin Lan's words, could he be ...... The Lord of Terror, Diablo?
"I'm Qin Lan. Qin Lan shrugged her shoulders, "What I said is the truth, but unfortunately you don't believe it." β
......In the end, it was Akara who put away his strength first, and then sat down opposite Qin Lan without saying a word. Kasha glanced at Qin Lan with a hesitant face, then looked at Andariel in his arms, stomped his foot fiercely, and then sat down next to Akara, neither of them spoke, because the next moment the tent was opened, and Kane also walked in.
"What's going on, you burst your divine power...... Andariel?"
"Teacher. Andariel hurriedly stood up from Qin Lan's arms, then lowered his head, "I'm sorry......"
"What the hell is going on? Why are you here?How did you get in?" Kane looked at Andariel with a frown, "Could it be that our hallways are no longer effective against demonic powers?"
"No, it's still there, and I brought Andariel in. Qin Lan stretched out her hand and pulled Andariel into her arms, "She is now my little maid, you are not allowed to bully her......"
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I have a high fever today, and it has been at 9 degrees since the morning, and my head has been dizzy...... I don't know what I've written, so let's just take a look.
Hopefully tomorrow will be better, the weather is too hot and humid, and the summer cold is really uncomfortable.
I'm really sorry......