Chapter 16: Surprise
The celebration of war games has begun.
Hundreds of thousands of people who came to watch the blood purification gathered on the extended platform of the high-rise buildings around the central square.
Dense crowds are scattered throughout the large high-rise buildings.
The wind and rain were blocked out by the barrier that enveloped the platform, and holographic projections were scattered throughout, looping video clips.
These holographic projection screens will then broadcast live footage of the game of war.
Ten empty ships from various districts of the Grey Mist gathered in the sky above the central square of Asgard City, lined up in a row.
The Holy Beings of Heaven are about to descend.
Yan Jing held up his umbrella and followed the large group out of the cabin to the forward deck.
Although he didn't have any affection for the youkai in the Heavenly Court, this was an opportunity to get to know the other party's strength up close, and he wouldn't miss it.
Previously, in the Gray Mist Seven District, Yan Jing had observed the combat effectiveness of the elite soldiers of the Heavenly Court Demon Army, and today it was the top demon nobles in the Heavenly Court who appeared here, and he wanted to know what level of strength these guys was.
Don't forget, one of the three main quests is to ask Yan Jing to take out a demon general.
Through the team's coach, Wu Lu, Yan Jing learned that the highest ruling class of the entire Heavenly Court was one king and three generals, and they might appear in the later ceremonies.
It's unlikely, but it does exist.
Take out the glasses that I bought last night from my pocket and put them on, the lenses come with a telescope function and can be adjusted at any time.
Standing on the side of the boat, your eyes sweep over the many platforms below, adjusting the lenses.
"Countdown, fast, the camera is aimed at Heaven, you must capture the key picture!"
A reminder from the director of the film crew came from behind him, and Yan Jing immediately withdrew his gaze and turned to look into the sky.
The heavenly court, fed by tens of millions of people and filled with brilliant lights, still rises high in the sky, overlooking the entire city.
Holographic projections throughout the central plaza show the countdown to the opening of the celebration.
Wait until the numbers go to zero.
The lights of the entire heavenly court and the central square were turned off in an instant, and even those holographic projections were instantly dimmed.
It was dark, and the fierce wind and rain were still blowing all over the city.
Yan Jing noticed that the crowd around him seemed to have expected this, not only did they not panic because of the sudden darkness, but they seemed to be expecting something, and their faces were full of yearning.
Just as Yan Jing was about to open his mouth directly to inquire about the situation, a majestic spiritual energy emerged from the direction where Heavenly Court was located!
Hurriedly raised his eyes and looked over.
I saw that the heavenly court shrouded in darkness suddenly rose a brilliant golden beam.
Its diameter was measured to be tens of meters, and from the moment it appeared, it pierced the sky, shattering the dark clouds in the sky, and then this beam of light began to spread in all directions from the center of the heavenly court.
In an instant, the Heavenly Court was like a scorching sun hanging over the top of the Immortal Palace City, releasing infinite light, completely enveloping the central square.
The raging wind and rain dissipated in the light.
The golden glow illuminates the high-rise buildings around the central plaza and the faces of many spectators.
Not long ago, the Heavenly Court, which was still glowing with neon lights, has completely changed its appearance at this moment, and a large number of auspicious clouds have appeared in the surrounding area at some point, making it look no different from the legendary immortal residence.
Rao is Yan Jing also had to admit that this opening effect was undoubtedly extreme.
Yan Jing didn't know what was going on elsewhere, at least the group of blood purifiers or half-demons beside him knelt down as soon as the pillar of light appeared in Heavenly Court, praying loudly or speaking in a chaotic tone that sounded chaotic.
After decades of publicity, Heavenly Court has already become a real "Immortal Court" in the eyes of these people.
However, Yan Jing's feelings from these magnificent scenes were completely different from theirs, and what he saw without being brainwashed was even more different.
Looking around, Yan Jing found that although the light and weather-changing effects created by the Heavenly Court were real, they were limited in scope, and could only maintain the area where the central plaza was located.
To put it bluntly, it is to put on a show in front of many citizens of Asgard City, after all, for the vast majority of people, this is a miracle.
There is also an extremely important point.
That was Yan Jing's familiar aura in the energy fluctuations that had erupted just now.
This psionic energy is very similar to the energy that was mobilized when the Kiss sent him a message last night!
Thanks to Yan Jing's close contact with the energy of the mantile kiss not long ago, he confirmed this after repeated inductions, and this undoubtedly means that Heavenly Court can create the current atmosphere, relying on the power of the mantile kiss......
On the one hand, he wants to erase the traces of the existence of the mantis, and on the other hand, he wants to use its power to achieve domination.
It's a lot of irony.
Yan Jing suddenly realized that the demons in the Heavenly Court were not only trying to maintain their dominance, but most likely wanted to take the power of the Kiss for themselves by completely eliminating the essence.
In the midst of reflection, the celebration was still going on.
Heavenly Court was obviously not satisfied with the grandeur of the landscape created before, and that was just the opening signal for the demons.
It didn't take long for several high-pitched hiss to be heard from the auspicious clouds around the Heavenly Court, and Yan Jing relied on the glasses that had been adjusted in advance to see the demon that rushed out of the auspicious clouds for the first time.
It was a dozen or so heavily armed harpies with flags in their hands.
They flew at the forefront, waving their flags to the crowd in the central square, announcing the arrival of the demons.
Giant skyships with glittering gold sail out of the clouds.
There was no need for any superfluous introduction, and from the frenzied cheers that rang out around him, Yan Jing knew that it was the car of the Holy Lords.
Looking up, the first thing Yan Jing saw was the heavily armed demon army on the deck, and to his disappointment, the nobles among the demons didn't seem to have any intention of showing up at this time, and he could only see the palace in the middle of the airboat that was still shrouded in auspicious clouds.
Wait a minute.
What is that?
Suddenly, his eyes converged, and Yan Jing noticed that a figure seemed to be standing on the roof ridge at the top of the palace.
Raising his hand to adjust the focal length of the lens again, he kept zooming in, and finally let Yan Jing see the other party's appearance clearly.
A snow-white falcon?
It jumped back and forth on the ridge of the roof, as if searching for something, and occasionally spread its wings and struck a strange pose like a peacock opening its screen.
Even if he didn't turn on the spiritual vision state, Yan Jing could still sense that it should be mobilizing the energy around the airboat, but he didn't understand what the other party's purpose was in doing so.
Until the airboat descends to a certain height.
The falcon's body glowed with white light, and it suddenly transformed into a human form, jumped off the roof, and disappeared from Yan Jing's field of vision.
Just as Yan Jing was surprised, a tingling sensation suddenly came from his mind, and he couldn't help but let out a low sigh.
Immediately, as if realizing something, he turned to look at the others next to him.
Everyone who was already extremely excited about the arrival of the Holy Favor was somehow quiet at this time, standing still, just with a peaceful smile on their faces, which seemed to be extremely normal, but combined with the current environment, it was strange everywhere.
This state lasted short, only about five seconds, and everyone on the ship returned to normal, looking the same as before, not noticing the change in themselves.
Only Yan Jing, who was standing on the side of the ship, half-narrowed his eyes and looked at the scene in front of him, his expression becoming more and more solemn.
Extra-large range of mental hypnosis, one can even say mind control!
The tingling sensation that appeared in my mind just now was obviously a side effect of the Dragon Tiger Yama Statue when fighting this impact.
To make Dragon Tiger Yama react like this, it was also done without Yan Jing noticing.
It is enough to prove the strength of the other party's means.
His eyes were fixed on the sinking airship.
Yan Jing was shocked by the evil of the demonic methods, but finally understood that this war game was going to be held every six months.
This time is most likely not the point in time of resource changes, but the duration of mind control......
In this way, the Heavenly Court is exercising large-scale mind control over the spectators at the scene!
It is no wonder that the Blood Purifiers are so determined to abandon their identity as human beings, regard the transformation of the human body as otherworldly, and once the transformation is completed, they will sneer at other ordinary people.
The accumulation of shortcomings in Immortal Palace City was undoubtedly far beyond Yan Jing's imagination, but this discovery could be regarded as pointing out a direction for him.
Since a considerable part of the blood purifier's prejudice against ordinary people comes from the mind control of demons, this means that the contradictions between the two sides are not irreconcilable, as long as they can grasp the key points, there is a possibility of breaking the game!
The demon who can stand on the top of the palace at such a time, in Yan Jing's opinion, his status is bound to be extraordinary, and he definitely knows a lot of things, so he can't help but remember its appearance, and prepare to wait until tomorrow when he goes to the Gray Mist Ninth District to see Zheng Qin to inquire about the situation.
Today's Yan Jing needs a breakthrough in the Heavenly Court!
It's a pity that all this can only hover in his mind for the time being, and it is not enough to put it into practice.
The others on the airboat had long since ignored Yan Jing's presence, and a group of newly affected people scrambled to get up and rush to the front of the deck.
Now that the airboat that the Holy Ones are riding in has appeared, the next stage is to review all the participating teams.
Even if the demon nobles are likely to stay in the palace and not appear, this does not prevent the Blood Purifiers from showing their respect for the Holy Ones, hoping to gain their favor.
Yan Jing naturally had no interest in this kind of activity, and coupled with his special status, he simply avoided the dense crowd and chose to stay in a remote corner and watch coldly.
What happened next was just as Yan Jing had predicted.
The airships that the demons were riding in circled in front of the airboats in the various districts of the Gray Mist, and then went straight to the other side of the square, where there was a special speaking area for them, and soon the Heavenly Court would send a representative figure to pretend to give a speech.
At this time, Yan Jing and the others, who had been reviewed, no longer needed to stay on the deck, they would take a small airboat to the pre-race rest area under the official leadership to pick a place and explain the rules of the game, and the demon's speech would also be held there.
As the name suggests, the so-called "Spot Picking" ceremony is a ceremony in which each participating team chooses their team's arrival position before the start of the war game.
It is important to know that the venue of the war game should be within a specific range of the Gray Mist Zone, and under this premise, in order to avoid some teams from detecting their own location and preparing in advance, the random landing location is particularly important.
As for the rules of the game, almost every war game has some rule adjustments before the start, and occasionally some special items are added, so it is especially important to ventilate beforehand.
Sitting in the small airboat arranged by the official, Yan Jing's gaze swept over several members of the contestants in front of him, and finally landed on Wu Lu, and asked in a deep voice,
"Have you changed anything about high-value targets like demons?"
Although the opening of this celebration brought Yan Jing many hidden clues, he still clearly knew what his goal was.
Either way, the Demon Curse is something that needs to be figured out.
"According to the internal information we have gotten, this war game will still arrange demons as high-value targets, but the specific location is not yet clear, this information is absolutely confidential, no one can know in advance, but you can rest assured, when the game starts, we will help you determine the location as soon as possible."
Just experienced an "exciting" celebration opening, Wu Lu's emotions seemed very excited, his legs kept shaking alternately when he spoke, and his eyes still glanced out of the window from time to time, fortunately, his professionalism was still there, and he answered Yan Jing's questions very simply.
Sure that the demon would appear in the war game, Yan Jing secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and his face remained silent.
"In fact, in addition to the demons, there is another high-value target this time, that is, the Heavenly Demon Fruit mentioned earlier, after internal discussions, we are willing to buy that fruit at a high price, as long as you are willing to help us take it, the conditions are up to you!"
The closer he got to the war game, the more Wu Lu felt that Yan Jing's "usefulness", he knew that the latter's strength was particularly strong, since he was confident in killing the demons, he would undoubtedly have the opportunity to get the Heavenly Demon Fruit guarded by the Holy Dependents.
For this reason, Wu Lu had long been prepared to let the Yan Jing Lion open his mouth, and he would only symbolically refuse twice, and then agree to it all.
Promising a person who was destined to be killed, Wu Lu didn't care what the other party would ask.
"If I get the Heavenly Demon Fruit, will I become famous?"
Yan Jing noticed the gaze of several other team members when Wu Lu mentioned the Heavenly Demon Fruit, and they obviously cared about this item.
"Of course, you'll be the hero of Grey Mist Three, and you'll be highly watched by everyone watching the celebration."
Wu Lu thought that Yan Jing wanted to expand his popularity in this way and prepare for the opening of the martial arts hall in the future, so he hurriedly agreed.
"That's good, I'll get the Heavenly Demon Fruit, and I'll definitely surprise everyone when the time comes."
Leaning back on the sofa, Yan Jing deliberately accentuated his tone when he said the word "surprise", and Wu Lu nodded again and again, indicating that he was looking forward to this surprise.
The contestants on the side looked at each other, and they had already begun to communicate with each other with their eyes about the handling of the Heavenly Demon Fruit.
No one noticed the cold glint in Yan Jing's eyes as he looked out the window.
A few more hours.
They will find that the "surprise" in Yan Jing's mouth and the "surprise" in their imagination represent a completely different meaning!
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