"Now Mrs. Fikochik is the second person who owns the most shops in the Holy Mountain, the first is Mr. Sergei."

Sergei......

The economic express train of Foxik on the side of the city of the Furious Waves has sprung up, and Luke's mobile phone database is empty about him, but Sergei still has a lot of information.

Merkrido Sergei is a human being, a merchant of the old-school who belongs to the holy mountain in the Tedgar hills. He was involved in almost every profession and had a high status in the Holy Mountain because he inherited the family baronial title.

According to the intelligence of the CIA, Sergei was now relied on by the Duke of Celts, and the foreign trade routes he operated were the lifeblood of the barbarian legions during the war.

It is precisely because of his influence that when he entered the city, those who were pestering the coconut fruit left in such fear.

Luke listened attentively to the bartender's story, and was amazed at the peculiar hobby of Mrs. Ficochik. To be the second most shopkeeper in the Holy Mountain in two years, Mrs. Fikochik must have been either on the way to fashion or on the way to buying a shop.

At the same time, it also shows that the barbarian Fei Kechik really made a lot of money in Angry Waves City.

There are almost no large factories in the Tedgar hills, and most of the materials for life and production come from handicraft workshops. Controlling the number of shops is not only a symbol of financial power, but also a sign of voice and influence. In particular, the Fekchik family is still a barbarian and has a certain family background.

Some underestimate Fei Kechik's house.

"The second most shopkeeper in the Holy Mountain!" Coconut was also very surprised after listening to the bartender's story: "Did Mrs. Fikochik really invite us to stay at her house?" ”

Luke replied, "Lady Fisheczyk loves to hear what is going on outside, and you must have heard a lot of stories from overseas in Nampton, and you will surely make good friends." ”

Coconut did not realize that she had been sold by Luke, and she solemnly agreed: "I have heard many stories from abroad, and I will definitely satisfy Mrs. Ficochik." ”

Luke took a sip of wine, but he really didn't want to take a second sip, he took out the change to settle the bill, and said to the coconut fruit, "Let's go, I'll take you to Fekochik's house." Rest well, and I'll take care of the Nirvana Egg's task. ”

"Yes, Mr. Luke."

Coconut and her team followed Luke to Ficochik's house, and Mrs. Ficochik was very enthusiastic, and after asking the butler to show them a room, she made a lot of delicious food in the kitchen.

After Luke settled the coconut fruit, he left with the bag containing the Nirvana egg. When it was time to go out, Mrs. Fisheczyk specially advised: If there is a pool party in the evening, you must come on time.

Luke said yes and left.

The anonymous commissioner who issued the Nirvana Egg quest was a priest of status in the Abyss Temple named Egbert. What Luke has to do now is to go to the Adventurers' Guild in the Holy Mountain and inform him that the Nirvana Egg quest has been completed, and the Adventurers' Guild will notify Egbert to come and hand it over after confirming the authenticity of the item.

The Adventurers' Guild of the Holy Mountain is built inside a mountain wall, with an open mission hall on the outside and a labyrinthine functional area on the inside.

In Raging Waves, the Adventurers' Guild is under the strict supervision of the City Administration Department, and can only accept formal bounty commissions. In the Holy Mountain, the adventurers' guild has a lot of paths, and illegal employment transactions account for a large proportion, so there are many secret rooms here.

Luke revealed that he had completed the Nirvana Egg quest, and was immediately taken seriously by the Adventurers' Guild after revealing the Nirvana Egg. He was taken to a secret room, where a brown goblin with wrinkled skin was in charge of receiving him.

"Mr. Luke, please be seated. I'm a Senior Task Confirmation Specialist, you can call me...... Spitting. The brown goblin put on a pair of glasses, put on silk gloves seriously, took out the detection tools from the kit he was carrying, and finally said to Luke, "Can I see your nirvana egg?" ”

Luke placed the bag containing the Nirvana Egg on the table, and with a shake of his hand, the Nirvana Egg rolled out.

"Be careful!" The brown goblin Tulu immediately held the nirvana egg with both hands: "This is a treasure worth 100 million Imperial Marks!" ”

Luke said casually: "It looks like an egg, but it's definitely not as brittle as you think, and even if you hit it with a hammer, it won't leave a mark on it." ”

"As a senior appraiser, of course I know that the Nirvana egg is hard, but we should still give it the respect it deserves." The brown goblin carefully picked up the Nirvana egg, and then took out the alchemy magnifying glass and used magic to irradiate it, carefully observing the magic patterns on the eggshell.

Several more tools were used to identify the eggs of Nirvana, and finally the brown goblin reluctantly put the eggs down.

He put away his tools, took off his glasses, and let out a long sigh.

"I didn't expect someone to really complete this task, the Nirvana Egg is really a perfect work of art, and it is also a cherished fire attribute treasure." After sighing, the brown goblin said to Luke, "I have confirmed that this is the true Nirvana egg. Congratulations, Mr. Luke, after the mission is handed over, you will not only get a huge prize for this mission, but you will also be able to advance to the rank of A-class adventurer. ”

Luke put the Nirvana Egg back into his bag and asked, "Is the commissioner of the mission in the Holy Mountain?" I don't want to stay here too long just to wait for someone. ”

The brown goblin replied, "The commissioner who issued the task is now in the Holy Mountain. Please wait here for a moment, the association will immediately send someone to inform the other party, and you will get the money soon. ”

"Hopefully you won't keep me waiting too long."

"No, it won't. You can wait here for a cup of tea, or you can visit the Sacred Mountain Adventurers Association. Given the preciousness of the items you are carrying, I do not advise you to go outside the Guild's boundaries, the Holy Mountain of the Barbarians is not a safe place. ”

"I understand, I'll just wait here."

The brown goblin leaves, and a waiter brings Luke a drink and some snacks.

Instead of eating what was here, Luke went over the rest of the quest while he waited.

By handing over the Nirvana Egg quest, the player establishes a connection with the Egbert Sacrifice. During the exchange, Egbert will ask about the environment in which the Firebird lives and the process of defeating the Firebird, and as long as the player shows some knowledge of the occult arts, he will be invited by Egbert to participate in his new arcane experiment.

In the experiment, the player is a guinea pig who is "tricked" into doing dangerous occult tests. The player, on the other hand, was "very lucky" to complete one test after another and became "good friends" with Egbert.

If the whole plot is completed well, it is an intellectual game; If it's not done well, it's a violent game. Different game directions have different gains, and Luke came this time to prepare for the intellectual breakthrough with the strategy.

Revisiting the plot, just when Luke thinks he's ready, a solid man in a smock and hood pushes the door and walks in.

Luke chuckled when he saw the comer.

The unfolding of this plot...... Something is wrong!

But since it's no longer a game, some changes in the plot are inevitable, as long as the people are right and the words are right.

Luke asked, "You are the publisher of the Nirvana Egg's quest?" ”

The other sat across from Luke and didn't show his face: "Yes, I am the publisher of the Nirvana Egg's mission. The Adventurers' Guild told me that they had confirmed that the Nirvana Egg was real. ”

Luke patted the bag containing the Nirvana Egg on the table: "Of course the Nirvana Egg is real, does the money exist in the Adventurers' Association?" Give me the association's handover order, and this thing will be yours. ”

"Regarding the gratuity, I need to renegotiate with you, and this has been understood by the Adventurers' Association."

Broken!

The plot is really off!

Luke steadied himself and asked, "I don't think there's anything negotiable about the gratuity." Not for the sake of 100 million Reichsmarks, I would definitely not risk my life to fight the Firebird. ”

"If it was a few months earlier, 100 million Reichsmarks would be a lot of money for me, but it wasn't that I couldn't get it. But...... You know that the Tedgar Hills are at war with the Empire, and my research funding is a lot less. ”

Luke finally knew what was wrong.

Not only because the Tedgar Hills are at war with the Empire, but also because Clear Sky killed the four Abyss Apostles, making the Abyss Temple not as brilliant in the war as it is in the game's story.

If you don't cut your expenses, whose expenses will you cut?

It's just that the strategy is not right here, how to go later!

"You don't have any money, what does it have to do with me." Luke took back the bag containing the Nirvana Egg on the table: "This is the Nirvana Egg, I think someone must be willing to take out 100 million Reichsmarks to buy it." ”

"Listen to me, Mr. Luke." The other party hurriedly stopped: "Although I don't have enough money, I can make up the difference with other things." Trust me, you'll definitely think it's great value for money. ”

Luke didn't really want to go, and sat back with his raised ass: "I don't even know who you are, why do I believe you?" ”

"It was my negligence......," apologized, then lifted the hood that covered his appearance and introduced himself to Luke, "My name is Egbert, a priest of the Abyss Temple. ”

Luke asked, "I heard that the Temple of the Abyss is very respected in the Tedgar Hills, how can I trust you if you are so secretive?" ”

Egbert whispered, "I don't want too many people to know what I'm doing outside the temple for some reason. Believe me, I'm already taking a very big risk by revealing my identity to you. Nirvana Egg is very important to my research, and I will give you a plan that satisfies you. ”

Luke knew why Egbert was so careful.

Clear Sky's discord meter on the Abyss Temple has a very significant effect. Four Abyss Apostles died, and a large number of high-level secrets were known to Clear Sky, indicating that there were moles in the upper echelons of the Abyss Temple.

Egbert is the high-level priest of the Abyss Temple, belonging to the level second only to the Abyss Apostle, and is in the most suspicious range.

So it seems...... The Raiders are useless.

Luke played on the spot and said to Egbert: "Today's events are completely beyond my expectations, I just want to get the money and continue my adventure, I don't want to have anything to do with the Abyss Temple."

In particular, there seems to be something special going on in the Abyss Temple. ”

For the sake of Nirvana's egg, Egbert immediately reassured Luke: "Please don't worry, this is our internal matter in the Abyss Temple, and we will definitely not implicate you."

I can pay 50 million Reichsmarks first, and the Adventurers' Guild's commission, and I will calculate it separately with them, and not out of the bounty. Other than that...... I can give you access to powers you would never have imagined. ”

Is it back to the plot?

Luke showed interest: "What power?" ”

"Power from the abyss."

Luke couldn't help but frown.

The plot is completely off!

In the game, Egbert only invites the player to do experiments related to the Nirvana Egg, and does not have much to do with the Abyss.

Moreover, the abyss has always been studied by the abyss apostles, and it is a level that the abyss mages cannot reach.

Egbert put it this way......

Is he lying to me? Or is there a major change within the Abyss Temple, where the Abyss Apostles allow the Abyss Mages to delve deeper into the study of the Abyss?

"Abyssal ......" Luke said with emotion, "Although I don't know much about the Abyss, I know that it is very, very dangerous. ”

"Fear comes from the unknown!" Speaking of the abyss, Egbert immediately became a fanatic: "The world thinks the abyss is dangerous because they don't understand it. The energy contained in the abyss is more than the sum of the energies of all known worlds, and the wisdom of the abyss is also the sum of all intelligent beings.

Only by truly facing the abyss can we realize that all the greatness of the world is inferior to its greatness. ”

Luke asked, "Have you ever faced the abyss?" ”

"I've faced the abyss!" Egbert replied with certainty: "Unlike the abyssal apostles who opened the door of the abyss and embraced the abyss, I only touched the energy that penetrated from the abyss through the gap opened by the apostles.

I can't describe the feeling in words, I can only vent it through crying. ”

Luke felt that he had come to the Tedgar Hills to discover the secrets of the Book of Calamity, with the ultimate goal of understanding the Abyss. Since there is such an opportunity in front of you, you can make appropriate contact.

But don't be too positive.

At the same time, it is necessary to conduct an assessment of the risk with Clear Sky.

"After listening to your description, I have some curiosity about the abyss. But...... I need to think about it. ”

"How long do you need to think about it?" Egbert was afraid that Luke had run away with the Nirvana Egg.

"This ...... I'm afraid I can't give you an accurate answer. I can assure you that I will never leave the Holy Mountain with the Nirvana Egg until I have made a decision. ”

Egbert looked at Luke, and seeing that he was resolute, he had to say, "Okay, you think about it." But I warn you, don't keep me waiting too long...... It's not a threat, it's that the abyss won't wait for you. ”

"What does that mean?"

Egbert did not respond to Luke's inquiry. He put his hood back on and cautiously left.

Luke looked at Egbert's back as he left, comparing him to the one he had been in the game. It has changed a lot, it seems that he has really touched the abyss, and the abyss has affected him deeply.