Chapter 11: Them
Another factor in Liao Ji's selection of Irene was that she was optimistic about her familiarity with the area as a waste picker.
Under the guidance of Irene, who had become a doomer, it was much faster than when she came, and in less than half an hour, the figures of the two poked out of a hole.
The bright sunlight shining at noon made Liao Ji, who had just come out of the underground "Ruins Cave", squint his eyes.
After gradually adapting and getting a clear vision, Liao Ji, who was considered to have "seen the light of day again", looked around.
The high-rise buildings, city streets, bustling crowds, and prosperous commercial streets that he was familiar with in Lanxing have all disappeared.
Instead...
It is a land of sand and rocks, and it is a barren wilderness.
And...
As in the game's "Black Cave Plains", the most iconic is the hollow hole after hole that is sunk into the ground.
These are the entrances to the "kobold lair" below, which was a copy that Liao Ji liked to brush in the early stage, and left a lot of resource points in the exploration, like the secret room where he was born just now.
Merely...
Unexpectedly, five hundred years later, due to the destruction of the source of "Turbidity" by himself, the monsters have plummeted, and the underground area of this Black Hole Plain has been renamed "Ruins Cave" because of the early resource points he left behind.
Liao Ji shook his head with a little emotion, and once again realized that this was not a dream, let alone an illusion, he had really crossed into the world of "Falling" that belonged to him, and it was the world of "Erzhoumu" five hundred years later.
"Old antique, you just talked about me before, what about you? What's next for you? ”
Irene, who returned to the ground, also became more talkative, and began to take the initiative to talk to Liao Ji on the way to the largest [Black Cave Gathering Place] nearby.
"The next words... I'm going to go find them. After thinking about it, Liao Ji still firmed up his main line.
"They?"
Liao Ji explained simply: "It's the five personal guards of the emperor in your mouth." ”
Then, as expected, the girl next to her widened her eyes very exaggeratedly.
"You... You, you, you! ”
Irene really wants to say that you are crazy, after all, the simple word "they" in Liao Ji's mouth is the five women who can be said to stand at the pinnacle of power in today's world.
Even if she knew that Liao Ji had a mysterious background and origin, Irene felt that she still had to give this old antique five hundred years ago a good science about the current situation.
The girl raised her five fingers: "Come, old antique, listen well, the person you are looking for next, one is the empress of the Dragon Kingdom with the largest territory and the largest population, and the first force in the world." ”
"One, the elven queen of the forest alliance who invented magic by studying "turbidity" and was coveted by countless people. ”
"One, the world's largest weapons producer, the head of the Mechanical Alliance, which brings together the most cutting-edge technology."
"There is also the fact that believers are all over the world, and there are countless churches under them, and they are regarded by countless suffering people as the goddess of the holy kingdom of faith."
"As for the last one, hmph, I also think that the only one you have the slightest chance to see is the Demon City Lord."
Belch...
Should I say that I really deserve to be the wives I raised?
was listed by Irene like this, and Liao Ji did feel a little pressure.
At the same time, he also noticed a very interesting point in the girl's words.
Because it is very obvious, Irene is full of awe for the first four, but in this last one, there are not so many balabala prefixes, and there is no previous awe at all.
This can't help but make Liao Ji very curious.
"Tell me, why do you think Lei... This Demon City Lord is easier for me to see? It must be not easy to rely on a neutral city alone to be listed as one of the five major forces along with the above, right? ”
"Humph! Of course, you can't see it through normal channels, but this Demon City Lord is a succubus! It is said that you have to suck the essence of a lot of men every night, and it is rumored that I like a boy like you the most, a little white face! ”
"If you work hard... Maybe you can be chosen by the city lord, isn't that what you see? ”
When the girl said this, she seemed to spit on the Demon City Lord.
This made Liao Ji find it quite interesting.
Obviously, they are so "well-read" on the dark web, but they seem to be very innocent?
And the other thing is...
"What you said above, is there any substantive basis for the scandal about the city lord of the Demon Capital?"
In the face of Liao Ji's questioning, Irene showed the appearance of a standard keyboardist, and said exaggeratedly: "Clams? What other basis is this, it's a succubus, a succubus! ”
Rena's race is indeed a succubus.
But she's really the kind of... is a very special kind, after Liao Ji recalled the various character incidents that he had brought Rena up all the way, he did not waver in the slightest about the rumors in Irene's mouth.
"Okay, since we are in the territory of the Holy Kingdom, let's get closer, and the first one will go to the little nun... Oh, the church goddess is good. ”
Looking at the young man's plain and relaxed appearance, Irene covered her face with a long sigh, she felt as if what she had just said was in vain.
But soon.
The girl frowned, and suddenly noticed that something was wrong.
"Hey! Wait a minute, how do you know that we are now in the Holy Kingdom? I remember I never told you about geography, did I? ”
"This, naturally, is a reasoning."
"Push... Illation? This can also be reasoned!? Irene stared at the big puzzled eyes, but unfortunately Liao Ji next to her, obviously didn't mean to explain this time, just smiled.
Seeing the young man like this, the girl also stopped asking angrily, she loves to talk about it, and she hates the riddler the most!
In fact, Ireen here is really wrong to blame Liao Ji.
You can't really blame him for the riddle.
After all...
Liao Ji couldn't tell the girl that in fact, this [Black Cave Plain] was one of the wasteland areas he opened up in the early days of the game, and at that time, the character who accompanied him at the beginning was only Sxiutia.
This land carries memories that belong only to them, and if Sthetia does establish a new force, it will definitely be included in the territory.
And judging from Irene's reaction, it proves that his guess is correct.
Liao Ji, who confirmed this, was much more relaxed.
Let's be honest.
When I was in the secret room, Irene told him that the most popular rumor among the people was that the emperor's disappearance was because he was murdered by five personal guards, although Liao Ji knew that this was not the case, but it also sounded a wake-up call for him.
Hate because of love, it seems to be true... It's not impossible.
Recall how he "managed" them, and how he liked the new and hated the old to give them "equipment", even at the end of the game, each of them had a favorability of more than 90% towards themselves, and it seemed too raw to describe it as a "wife", and it was already at the level of relatives.
But Liao Ji felt that it was better to be safe, especially under the premise that his strength had been reset.
But.
Only one person is an exception.
That's right.
Sytheia.
The only character who has never fallen off after being full of favorability, no matter how he manages it and changes equipment to other women, is the only character with "100% favorability" in the CG picture of the final ending.
Five hundred years can change a lot, maybe the other four no longer recognize themselves as the emperor, but only Sxiutia, Liao Ji believes that she will not change her mind, let alone do anything to hurt herself.
Even though this once down-and-out little nun has now become a goddess of the Holy Kingdom and is believed by countless sects, Liao Ji believes that during the five hundred years, Sthetia must have never given up, to find herself, and must be looking forward to his return.
The paper maker who used to be affectionate and dedicated to himself has now become a reality, and...
It could be more wonderful than that!