Lu Yao returned to the temple and asked about Puxi and Zhiworm.

Bartford said, "Lord God, the Wise Worm and the Blackheart Duke have cooperated in the past, and when the Duke sent someone to contact the Wise Worm, it did not immediately inform us. ”

It was about a year after it made contact with the Duke's side that it informed Mayor Botu about it. The reason for the delay was that it said that it was necessary to further observe the Duke's movements and determine their true intentions to avoid startling the snake. ”

"That's why I'm skeptical of it, so in this frontline battle, I asked the Wise Worm to participate in it to prove my loyalty."

The Rock King continued, "The Four Directions City is mixed with people from the various forces of the fifth layer, and this is something we have always known. Considering that it is tedious and laborious to investigate these people one by one, and it will also affect the homeless and transcendent people who are really going to migrate, we choose to loosen the outside and tighten the inside, and specifically keep an eye on the key suspicious characters. ”

"If they can be used well, these spies of the fifth-tier forces and scattered cross-border crossers will help the Quad to carry out propaganda on the fifth-tier and further absorb the population of the fifth-tier parties."

Lu Yao felt that this idea was fine.

The Quad does not practice the practice of closing off the country, and the display of comprehensive strength is also a deterrent.

Due to the regional environmental differences in the abyss, the cultivation and animal husbandry of the fourth layer cannot be copied to the fifth layer, which also makes the grain of the four countries will become a long-term export advantage industry.

"This strategy proved to be successful in the end."

The Mountain Golem said proudly, "The population of the Quartet continues to grow, and the vast majority of them are immigrants. On the fifth floor, they heard about the development of the Quartet's side, came through the rift with curiosity, and chose to settle down for a long time. ”

"According to the natural reproduction of the four countries, the population growth is very slow. The fertility rate of the transcendent is generally low, and the fifth layer of the population accounts for the largest proportion of ordinary people such as abyssal nomads. ”

"The nomads near the fifth-layer crack passage have come to the Quadripartite Country one after another, and what hinders the further growth of the population of the Quadrangular Country is the constraints of the region itself. Because on one side of the rift is the Mage Tower, and on the other side are Dalia the Chicken King and Nitia the Bone King, and these demigods who own territories will also rob the population, and it will be difficult for the nomads to escape from their territory......"

"I'm sorry, my lord, when it comes to government affairs, it's more far-reaching, but it's not okay if you don't say it."

The Rock King pulled the topic back: "The black-hearted Duke Stoke wants to understand the true strength of the Sifang Kingdom through the Wise Worm, and also to determine the attitude of the Wise Worm itself. ”

"These two wise insects also clearly told each other that they are your followers and a member of the Quartet Country. However, Stoke doesn't seem to be convinced, and he suspects that Sapiens may be Noland's internal ......"

Lu Yaoxin said that this suspicion is normal.

Homo sapiens and Norland are also old acquaintances.

Speaking of which, the intelligent insect does have a hand in managing interpersonal relationships.

Although it is a member of the curse worm, all the forces are more face-saving for it.

Later, Stoke got into trouble in Puxi. To be precise, the most influential of Puxi's [Golden Plate Ritual] is Stoker, because among the three demigod lords of the fifth layer, only Stoke is extremely dependent on export commodities to obtain resource supplies. ”

Stoker's predicament has to start with the spectacle [Ertang Jialan].

The spectacle has two halls: the hall and the cafeteria.

The hall is a place where monks gather to practice. The Garan monks here will meditate in their respective positions and comprehend the practice from the statue of the Garan Dharma Protector.

The refectory was a place for the monks to give food to the outside world. It is said to be a cafeteria, but it is more like a good hall to the outside world.

The two places had to go on all the time, and Stoke had to give alms every day and try to recruit more people to meditate as monks.

In order to get more food, Stoker always added grass roots, leaves, and silt to the food he distributed...... Later, in order to achieve better results, he polished all these foods with ingredients into powder and cooked them into thick soup.

In addition to the abyssal nomads, there are also a variety of wild animals, many of which are transcendent. When they were hungry, they could only pinch their noses and drink the soup in the cafeteria.

The nickname of Duke Stoke's black heart also comes partly from this.

However, the effort to maintain Ertang Jialan paid off.

This spectacle can summon the powerful Garan Protector to join the battle, and it will also allow the monks to condense the Almighty Stone through meditation and practice, which will be cremated after the monks have died in their seat, and the Almighty Stone will be precipitated from the corpse.

“…… However, this is only Stoker's statement to the outside world, and according to the death toll of the monks, it is not enough to support the sale of a large number of all-round stones to the outside world. There must be another way to generate or collect the All-Around Stone. ”

King Rock paused slightly: "According to the information obtained by the Sifang Kingdom, the number of monks in Ertang Garan is now around 2,000. ”

"To become a monk, one has to complete the practice of meditating day after day and participating in almsgiving, which is an ascetic life that most people cannot endure for a long time. Monks must be consistent with their words and deeds, and if they do not persevere, eventually the name of a monk will disappear. ”

"The total population of Stoke Territory is around 100,000, and at least 50,000 of them are in the service of the Second Hall, participating in trade exchanges with the outside world, and looking for candidates for monkhood."

Lu Yao understood.

In order to maintain the operation of the second hall of Kalan, Duke Stoke of the Black Heart must not only fool people to become monks, but also stabilize the team of monks and consider the problem of giving alms to the outside world in the canteen.

It can only be said that he got his hands on a spectacle with a high ceiling but extremely difficult to operate.

The demigod Puxi led the Jinpan merchants to defraud everywhere, causing great damage to the trade ecology of the fifth layer of the abyss. The demigods, who were already not trusting each other, further tightened trade, which was a major blow to Stoker, who needed to import large quantities of food.

That's why he sent the merchant Pitz to discuss with the Wise Worm.

Stoke hopes to reach an official cooperation with the Quad as soon as possible to obtain a stable supply of food imports and further crack down on scams in Puxi.

……

Most of the ghosts in Puxi's whereabouts are represented by the [Golden Plate Ritual] merchants, but it is difficult to locate him.

It's just that there is no such number one person in the world encyclopedia, and there is no way to find out.

Just when Lu Yao was worried, Norland, who had just joined the gang, took the initiative to ask for help.

"Lord God, I have a way to find Puxi."

The Eleventh Apostle said, "In my [Spell Bag], there is a high-level spell called [Object Searching], and you can find his traces by using this golden dice that I have never touched since I bought it from Puxi. ”

The corner of the masked koala's mouth showed a hint of smugness: "Originally, I wanted to sanction this guy at a critical moment, but now it can come in handy." ”

Lu Yao told it to hurry up.

The only problem is that the spells drawn by Noland's [Spell Bag] are random.

It has some useful tips for specific use, such as filtering out spell levels by adjusting mana consumption.

For example, if Norland only wants a simple [Illumination], then he only needs to invest 10 mana. It is randomly selected from a low-level spell, and the probability of taking out the [Light Technique] will be relatively large.

In other words, as long as you take out a spell, you will know its mana cost, and the next time you adjust your mana, the possibility of pulling out the same spell will be greatly increased.

"[Object Trace] is a high-level spell, so adjust the mana consumption, which is about 850."

The koala said as he grabbed his paw into the bag on his stomach.

It picks and chooses, grabbing a ball of light.

The ball of light burst into many pink bubbles, covering almost half of the temple.

Between the bubbles flew out of the slender leprechauns, who were difficult to distinguish between men and women, but they were all handsome. The goblins sing light ballads and dance around the koala, rubbing its ears and shoulder blades.

Lu Yao saw that an entry appeared behind Noland's [Spell Bag].

……

[Elven Village]: Summon a group of legendary elves to stay here for a short time, and offer their singing, dancing, flattery, and praise to the user.

……

Summon a fairy idol group?

Lu Yao looked at the koala with a suspicious expression.

What kind of spells is this guy usually working on? The dark god commented that Norland was not doing his job, and Lu Yao initially thought it was a disagreement in the cultivation route, but now he was a little skeptical.

"Listen to me...... It was a pure mistake, a mistake. ”

The koala wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his paws: "It's a random problem with the spell bag. ”

With a wave of its claw, the pink bubbles around it dissipated.

Noland reached into his pocket again.

It grabs a second orb of light.

The ball of light broke, and countless lightning bolts bloomed inside, and Noland quickly grabbed it and threw it into the air, then lay on the ground......

After experiencing uncontrollable spells such as burning fire, flooding the golden mountain, and poisonous mist, Norland, who was full of embarrassment, finally grabbed a scroll from the ball of light.

"This is it!"

The koala said excitedly: "Lord God, this is it, you wait a while, and I will mark Puxi for you to find out." ”

It carefully took out a crystal box and dropped the golden dice inside onto the reels.

A picture slowly emerged from the scroll.

On the screen, a traveler holding a long pole stands.

His body was completely covered by robes, his face was covered with a brass mask, his exposed arms and legs were also covered in brass armor, and he carried a backpack larger than a human being, with a golden disc shining a metallic sheen behind it.

He was at the entrance to a forest, and he was talking to a nomad passing by.

"Here it is...... Duel Forest. ”

Noland recognized it at a glance: "It turns out that this guy ran there to deceive people." Recently, Hu Yizi's centaur cavalry was attacking a demigod over there, and Puxi was always present in a place of turmoil. ”

Lu Yao suddenly found that Puxi opened his hand to the homeless and raised his brass index finger to point to the sky.

The wanderer suddenly raised his head and looked at the round of gold disks floating above his head, his eyes were gilded with a layer of gold, and then returned to normal.

At this time, a smile of great satisfaction appeared on the nomad's face. He kissed Puxi's metal hand, his mouth as if he was swearing an oath, and his eyes became feverish and sickly.

Norland said, "Lord God, this is the Golden Plate Ceremony. Through demagogy and deception, Puxi has turned many homeless people into his gold plate merchants...... These Plate Merchants usually look normal, and only show madness when performing the Gold Plate Ceremony. ”

Lu Yao could feel that time was running out of time.

While the body can still use it, we must dispose of this cancer as soon as possible.

……

The Duel Forest is located in the southeast corner of the fifth layer, adjacent to the Mage Tower to the west and the territory of the Tiger Yi to the north.

Fortunately, Norland used a specific spell to build a portal, which was enough to cross a large territory and reach the outskirts of the forest in a short time.

Lu Yao stood not far from this spectacle.

It is said to be a forest, but it is a bunch of low trees less than a person tall.

They are clinging to each other, and the texture of the leaves and trunks is close to plastic, and there is a sense of justified artificiality, like some kind of garden scenery.

Lu Yao was not surprised. The Duel Forest is also part of the Miniature Empire, and the Legacy Mage Tower is a scaled-down model, and the style here remains the same.

The Duel Forest is one of the four wonders of the fifth layer, and although it is occupied by the headtail worm, anyone can use the ability of this wonder: a duel to the death.

If two or more people enter the Dueling Forest together, they will be lost and wandered back into it, and only when only one person is left alive will they find their way out of the forest.

】

Lu Yao stared at the plastic forest in front of him.

……

[Dueling Forest]:

A forest that was supposed to be used by people for duels has shrunk for unknown reasons and has a special curse attached. Those who enter the forest will also be reduced synchronously, given a marker, and will not be able to leave if they fail to complete the duel.

【Duel Curse】

Those who enter it will trigger the curse, and those who enter it will only be unlocked when there is only one living person left. If only one living enters, the living will be lost in the forest until the next living enters, triggering the Duel Curse.

【Survivor Rewards】

If there is only one survivor left in the entire forest, they will be able to share the power that the Duel Forest draws with the curse until the second survivor enters.

……

The dueling forest ability is a curse system, similar to battle royale, and the comparison is who will survive in the end. In this game of survivability, strength is just as important as mind.

The head-tailed worms are entrenched here, apparently to monopolize the [Survivor Reward], to wait for work inside, and to hunt down people who enter it for various reasons.

And it can squeeze out the crickets, hermit worms and intelligent insects, and occupy this place exclusively, and its strength is only stronger than other spell insects. To solve it in order to take down this spectacle, that is to say, to send the apostles into the duel forest?

Lu Yao suddenly realized that it seemed that he didn't have to be so troublesome at all.

The wonders of the fifth level are all ownerless, and if they are transformed by the power of faith, all the demigods will be unable to use them - they will not be able to use the fire of faith to take them back.

In other words, as long as you are willing, you can easily take these four wonders and piece them together into a fragmented version of the [Miniature Empire].

However, at present, Puxi has to be dealt with first, and it is not appropriate to startle the snake.

Lu Yao walked towards the plastic forest, and as he got closer, the low trees became taller and stronger to the naked eye, and the scale of the forest seemed to expand suddenly.

He knew that it was not the tree that had become taller, but that it had shrunk itself.

At the entrance outside the forest, Puxi, dressed in eye-catching clothes, is still there.

He is like a classic merchant in various game copies, standing quietly, waiting for the adventurer who comes to buy various items at a high price.

Lu Yao looked at this demigod who couldn't find this person, but only saw a string of garbled characters.

Sure enough, there was a problem.

He called up the [True Vision Spell], and the other party's data panel slowly appeared on the child's hole.

……

【Sacrificial Wine Worshipper Lv97】Tiger Yizi

Health: 86559/86559

Mana: 12561/19002

Damage: 268

Defense: 198

Speed: 14

【Wisdom Lv22】

【Thick epidermis】

【Volume Family】

A race transformed by the god of greed.

【Kinpan Ceremony】

By performing this ritual, other individuals are given the ability to [bewitch] through which those participating in the ritual can pray and be guided by the ability holder.

【Alcoholism】

By drinking various alcoholic beverages, you can temporarily improve your various attributes.

[Heavy Attack Mastery Lv30]

When attacking, there is a chance to deal additional damage and leave the opponent in [Freeze].

【Drunken Tiger Lv4】

【Tiger Yizi's Exclusive Ability】Tiger Yizi drinks a large amount of liquor and transforms into a Drunken Tiger, which is not affected by any negative status and is in a state of continuous speed change, making it impossible for enemies to judge the attack method and frequency.

……

Lu Yao was stunned.

It turns out that the so-called Puxi is a vest made by Hu Yizi.

He is in possession of an unidentified prop that allows him to change his appearance and hide his identity.

Moreover, this guy is also the scroll clan of the [God of Greed].

Lu Yao flipped through the backstage of the world.

The god of darkness has only one line of evaluation for Hu Yizi.

"Lose your own foolishness."

Both Norland and Butterflake rated Tiger Yi as a warmonger.

Hu Yizi is the most war-fighting of the three demigods, and has been crusading and conquering other demigods all year round.

Contrary to the steady Norland, Hu Yizi's men are all men and horsemen, horsemen, and cavalry, and they plunder in the field all year round. Due to his ferocious and brutal style, the demigods adjacent to his territory have all rallied to resist the Tiger Yizi.

Puxi, who is extremely fond of aggression and tiger Yizi, and likes to hide in the shadows to conduct fraudulent trade, it is difficult to associate these two characters together.

What motives or conspiracy he had, Lu Yao was not interested.

Today is mainly to come and teach him a lesson.

I have to let Puxi know that I came to Yaoshen's territory to be abducted and cheated, and there was no good fruit to eat.

Lu Yao stood in front of Hu Yizi.

The other party was stunned for a moment, and a dull voice came from under the brass mask: "This customer, I don't know if you need help?" Whether you need a prop or someone, Puxi will do everything you can. ”

Lu Yao said, "I'll buy something from you." ”

"What do you want to buy?"

"Are there any epic items?"

Hu Yizi was stunned: "That kind of thing, there is no such thing in the abyss." ”

"Spectacle is fine, too."

“…… Sorry, no. ”

Lu Yao nodded: "The goods are not very complete, so it is not good to do business like this." ”

Hu Yizi gripped his cane tightly, and seemed to be holding back his anger.

"Then I'll give me something, and you can estimate the price."

"Please take it out and have a look."

Lu Yao raised his hand and grabbed it, and there was an extra [Flavor Storage Jar LV3] in his hand.

Hu Yizi observed for a while: "Tinder props, under the level, the quality is poor, I can give 120 all-round stones." ”

Lu Yao sneered.

This price reduction is indeed the taste of profiteers.

He put away the Dao soldier and took out another [Paper Dao Soldier lv7].

The other party looked at it for a moment: "Tinder props, the level is middle and low, the quality is average, I can give 240 all-round stones." ”

Lu Yao took out another shiny stone.

"And what about this?"

Seeing the glowing stone on his paws, Hu Yizi's body froze as if he couldn't believe it: "This is ...... Godhead? ”

"You're not a sapient insect, and sapient insects can't hold a godhead!"

"Who are you?"

Faced with this question, Lu Yao just played with the godhead in his hand: "You don't know who I am, but I know who you are." But identity is not really important. ”

"I'm here today to do business with you."

Lu Yao said: "I respect the rules of merchants, everything has a price. So, I want you to measure how much you're worth. ”

“……”

Hu Yizi was silent for a while: "I can't measure my price. ”

"So, what is the price that the god of greed has given you?"

"You...... Who the hell is it? ”

He took a step back, looking extra wary and nervous.

Lu Yao smiled slightly: "I am your customer, you need to give me a satisfactory price to buy your right to survive here." So, give me a quote first. ”

As if he had finally realized something, Hu Yizi held his cane with both hands, and his voice trembled a little: "In and out of the abyss, descend on your behalf, and hold the godhead...... You have inherited the legacy of the Dark God! ”

His tone also became a little excited.

"If I could become your god, I would know everything, tell you everything I know, and give you all my strength!"

Hu Yizi's price for himself is quite high.

It's a pity that Lu Yao doesn't like to bargain.

"I've got you the price."

Lu Yao said: "The conclusion is that it is not worth buying. ”

With a gesture of his hand, the Divine Giant stepped out of the white mist, enveloping the Tiger Yizi who was trying to escape in its massive figure......