Chapter 168: Hideout
The man's eyes flickered, knowing that his predecessor was dead. But there didn't seem to be many surprises. He barely looked up, and there was a shocking wound in his back, stretching from his shoulder blades to his waist.
This is a young man, about the same age as Luo Xue, but his eyes are full of innocence and old age hidden in his heart.
He shook his head, his eyes darkened, and said to himself, "The believers of the earth gods are really ......."
From two hundred years onwards, all beliefs except the God of Light were ruled heretical. All nations have carried out a clean-up campaign against these heretical beliefs.
During that time, all faith, including the gods of the earth, was swept away. Only a few have survived until now.
Every country has such an organization that closely monitors all cultists in its jurisdiction. This is even more brutal in secret France, where magic is rife.
Under the brutal suppression of the secret French, this group of non-hazardous believers was slaughtered. There are even those who can be richly rewarded simply by proving that a person is a heretic and bringing proof of his death.
The wounded man revealed his pagan identity in one place, leading to the pursuit of the Assassin Order. But this organization has other motives.
Therefore, after hearing Luo Xue's answer, the man was not much surprised by the death of his senior.
In his eyes, he may have known for a long time that strong people will die one day.
But what the truth of the matter is, only Luo Xue knows. The tree man who saved his life at least kept his dream to the end.
Luo Xue didn't refute his words, supported his body, and came to the opposite side of the hill. At this time, he pushed Luo Xue's hand away, staggered to the part of the hill, turned around and pressed his hand on an inconspicuous grass on the mountain wall.
The grass was stimulated, its roots were agitated, and then a gurgling sound could be heard from the depths of the hills. Two stone gates slowly parted on the mountain wall.
In the depths of the stone gate was a staircase that extended downward, and the seriously injured young man glanced back at Luo Xue and stumbled down the stairs. Seeing this, Luo Xue also followed his footsteps and walked in.
Sensing the breath of someone, the magic lamps around the staircase lit one after another from the front of the two of them, and spread to the depths of the earth.
The underground staircase hundreds of meters long has countless magical mechanisms. He clutched his injured chest and disarmed the lasers all the way. The crossbow bolt mechanism on the side wall, as long as someone steps into the sensing range, there is even a falling mechanism, which uses the sensing power of magic materials and different special effects to construct a mechanism similar to the magic array.
"You made these traps all by yourself. Did you build this hideout by yourself?" Luo Xue said to the man, looking at the dense traps.
As if seeing the puzzlement in Luo Xue's eyes, he smiled and said, "I'm a mechanic. ”
Unlike the combat profession, the mechanic is the name given to a class of people by the people. A mechanic is an expert who understands the principles and effects of various materials. They are able to combine all sorts of powerful props from these materials.
For example, many magic items require the help of a mechanic. Mages are only responsible for enchanting their improved spell models with items. The prototype of the prop was designed by the Mechanic.
The magic box that Luo Xue had just used was the work of a mage and mechanic.
But there's a more powerful side to the mechanic. There is no need to consume spell slots, and relying on the combination of magic materials, you can achieve the same or even more powerful effects as spells. The city assistants Luo Xue has seen are made by the mechanics.
Therefore, when the man said that he was a mechanic, Luo Xue still felt a little touched in his heart.
"Mechanic is a revered profession, and Luo Xue doesn't understand why he would choose to believe in the god of the earth.
Dismantling all the traps along the way, the young man led Luo Xue to a basement lit by a magic lamp.
Clean air came out after the basement door was opened. The fresh air, unlike the dreary and damp underground, Luo Xue felt as if she was back on the ground for a moment.
The inside of the basement is made of crystal. It is very similar to the architecture of Sky Mirror City. Luo Xue walked into the basement and found the man squatting next to a box in the basement, taking out the wound medicine from the box.
Luo Xue recognized the type of wound medicine, which was a high-grade wound medicine made from the root of the Naye leaf that had absorbed blood, and if you drank the potion, it could quickly heal the wound. This wound medicine has a very significant effect on excessive blood loss.
"It seems that you are often hunted down and killed...... Luo Xue looked at the environment of the hiding place, and saw that many of the wound medicines in the medicine box were already empty bottles. Instructions have been used many times.
When the man heard Luo Xue's words, he responded, "This is a common thing, after all, I am a cultist." ”
Listening to his self-deprecating words, Luo Xue was silent for a while, and then saw a closed wooden door behind him. Fresh air leaks through the cracks in the wooden door.
"My name is Luo Xue, your name?" Luo Xue leaned against the wall, the wall was obviously made of crystal, but it was elastic, making his back slightly dent in.
"I don't have a name...... "With the use of this bottle of wound medicine, the luster on the injured person's face became rosy. He responded to Luo Xue's question, and then said, "Since I chose to believe in the god of the earth, I have abandoned my name......"
There was no regret in his voice, and it was full of determination.
"There were three other people here, but in the course of a year, my companions were killed one after another, and now I am the only one left. As he spoke, the young man's tone fell: "What if there is more medicine, I can't even return to the hiding place alive." ......”
Then his eyes returned to reality, he stood up again, and made the most noble etiquette to Luo Xue.
"Thank you for saving my life!" he bent over and pressed his left hand to his chest, thanking Luo Xue.
Luo Xue had seen it in the library, this pose was handed down from ancient times, and no one used it anymore.
Luo Xue, who was surprised that he could use ancient etiquette, waved his hand and said to the young man, "If you want to thank you, thank the person who saved my life." It was he who made me reacquainted with the followers of the Earth God. ”
"What is the doctrine of your earth gods?"
There was a problem that had been bothering Luo Xue for a long time, and Luo Xue didn't have time to spit it out to the tree man. Now that she had seen the disciples of the Earth God again, Luo Xue asked this question.
"To protect all living beings, as long as the creatures in this land, we must make a wish to protect them well. The young man heard Luo Xue's question and replied seriously.
"Isn't this the same as the God of Light?" Luo Xue asked rhetorically, he had heard of the teachings of the God of Light, and unconsciously compared it with the God of Light.
"That's not the case!" As soon as he heard the God of Light, the young man became nervous, and explained to Luo Xue: "The God of Light is only for humans, we are for all living beings, which is different from the God of Light!"
"Moreover, the earth god is because there is such a person in reality......"
Luo Xue didn't ask, he already knew what kind of person the earth god was. (To be continued.) )