Chapter 7: "The Fortress"

Tang Hao adjusted the angle of the lens, and he saw that the person opposite Barr also had the same module interface behind his neck.

Could it be that their module slots were really born and came with them?

Thinking of this, Tang Hao couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

Barr was very sophisticated on screen, and he took out two pieces of air-dried spider meat from the rags around his waist and placed them on the ground.

In the underworld, food, especially meat, has always been in high demand.

When the hunchbacked man saw these two pieces of meat, his eyes were about to glow green.

He swallowed his saliva, his eyes still full of vigilance: "Say, what do you want?" ”

Barr thought for a moment and said, "We want to know if there are any other gathering places nearby, or places like markets." ”

This was what Mamba had emphasized to him before he set out, that the main task of their expedition was to explore other gathering places, and as for the market, if it could be found, it would be a surprise.

The hunchbacked man motioned for him to take two steps back, and only after picking up the two pieces of meat did he speak:

"At the intersection in front of you, you have been walking to the left for about two days, and there is a fort."

"I've heard that it's a gathering place for wandering traders, and there are passages to the upper and lower levels, so you can try your luck."

This was very important news, and it was the first time that Barr had heard of the concept of upper and lower classes.

He nodded and said, "Okay, thank you for the news." ”

Just as he was about to turn and leave, Barr suddenly felt that he was not listening to his command.

It was the "Lord" who took over his body, and Barr raised his hand and touched the back of his neck.

Then the control of the "Lord" was gone, and Barr understood the meaning of "Lord".

He said casually, "Do you have any 'Divine Power Fragments' here?" ”

"Divine power shards?" The hunchbacked man smiled bitterly: "If we have a 'capable person' here, how can we be bullied by that eight-legged monster at will." ”

Barr shook his head: "I'm not talking about people who wear 'Divine Power Fragments', but ...... Unactivated 'Divine Power Fragments'. ”

The hunchbacked man looked at him with some surprise: "The unactivated 'Divine Power Fragment' can't be accessed at all, what do you want those things for?" ”

Barr shrugged, "We're working on the internal structure of the 'Divine Power Fragment', and we intend to start with a sample that has never been activated. ”

"We've got two here if you need them, but ......"

Before the hunchbacked man could finish speaking, Barr had already boldly pulled out two more pieces of spider meat.

"Two for two, I won't let you suffer."

The hunchbacked man almost snatched two pieces of meat from his hand and shoved the two modules into his hands.

"Deal!"

After Barr got the modules, Tang Hao immediately checked their attributes.

"Module: Mechanic, Level 1.

Attributes: Agility +1, Intelligence +1.

Skill: Mechanical Repair.

Tether: Scientist (Get a random blueprint.) Activated by more than two people. )”

(Module Not Activated) (Activated: Yes/No)

"Module: The Whisperer, Level 1.

Attribute: Spirit +2.

Skill: Whispering.

Tether: Heretic (Summoning &%¥...... ¥#。 Activated by more than three people. )”

(Module Not Activated) (Activated: Yes/No)

These are indeed two modules that have not yet been activated.

One of them is a "mechanic" with the bonds of a scientist.

As long as a receptor is connected to this module, the Scientist Bond can be activated, and a blueprint can be obtained at random.

However, Tang Hao doesn't plan to let Barr or Jim access this module for the time being, neither of them is a scientific research talent, and it would be a waste to give them this module.

The other module is a bit more interesting.

The "Whisperer" of the infidels, the name alone is mysterious enough.

The skill "Whispering", which is described as panicking the enemy, may cause them to fall into a state of fear, coma, hallucination, loss of senses, etc.

This effect reminded Tang Hao of the abnormal mental state caused by the drop in SAN value in Cthulhu's Call of the Running Group game.

And its fetter effect still summons a bunch of garbled characters, which can't help but make people think about it.

Well, it's quite in line with the setting of the "Secret Whisperer" module.

Tang Hao didn't activate these two modules immediately, but controlled Barr to give him a thumbs up.

Somewhat flattered by receiving the message from the "Lord", Barr folded his hands and prayed to heaven: "Lord, I will always follow your left and right." ”

Having obtained two modules, this expedition is already worth it, as for whether to go to that fortress, Tang Hao thought for a while, and finally decided to seek wealth and danger.

Having received new instructions from the "Lord", the expedition went in the direction to the left of the crossroads and continued its progress.

"They call the person who has access to the 'Divine Power Fragment' the person who is capable." Here's another piece of information Barr gets.

Lias said proudly, "Oh? It turns out that there is such a cool name, the capable, hehe, it's really good. ”

Cha Mo recorded the location of the gathering place just now as he walked: "You just said that they don't have activated 'Divine Power Fragments', so the number of capable people should be very rare." ”

Fran followed behind with a spider claw spear: "Of course, if it weren't for the Lord giving us strength, we wouldn't be able to become capable in this life." ”

Jim said expectantly, "I wish the Lord had given me a 'Divine Power Shard' as well, just thinking about it is so cool." ”

Lias patted him on the head: "As long as you obediently obey the Lord's commands, I believe that day will come soon." ”

After two days of walking along the winding passage, the expedition finally came to the "fortress".

It is a huge spherical space, and its perimeter is covered with various pipes, cascading pipes, like a moat, that wrap around a circular square in the center.

There are many buildings in the square, the most striking of which is a transparent passage that runs vertically through the square.

That should be the passage to the upper and lower levels.

Looking at the vertical passage hundreds of meters long, Tang Hao outside the screen was very shocked.

This underground world is much bigger and more complicated than he imagined.

He became more and more anxious to get out of this chair and explore the world freely like everyone else.

"Yo! New to the new arrival? This outfit ...... It's a spider's nest, right? ”

The expedition members were still sighing at the grandeur of the "fortress" when a gloomy voice came from the side.

It was a man with blue skin and black spots on his body who spoke.

His appearance is inherently different, and his tone of voice is also very unfriendly.

Lias clenched his fists and stepped over: "Who are you?" ”