"What is this woman doing here?"

Ji Xun muttered in his heart, but immediately retracted his gaze.

He noticed that the eldest lady of the Lionheart family was entering the tavern line, and he looked at the people who had come in again.

Confirmed, this is not some group of hunters in the guise of the Lionheart Guardians.

The others, except for the two who were in the lead with the flamingo regimental emblems, all looked like temporary recruits.

Now they are coming to the tavern for the sake of Old Man Xu and Second Master Che.

This is the normal procedure for the hunter group to go on an expedition to recruit temporary teammates, all the way, all the way to catch people.

"This eldest lady wants to play a hunter game?"

If it was the first time they met, Ji Xun would definitely guess so.

But it was only after a few encounters that he knew that the woman was smart and conceited.

Absolutely will not do such a meaningless naïve act.

"It's strange, if it's for some needed treasure in the ancient seal, she won't go by herself."

Ji Xun was very puzzled.

Even if you really want to go in person, you will definitely be able to bring a large number of escort legions.

Now this disguised as a doctor has blended into a group of loose people, what does it mean?

Afraid you're not dying fast enough?

Apparently not.

For a while, many thoughts flashed through Ji Xun's mind.

At this time, the middle-aged man with a goatee in the lead saw the old man Xu and his grandson and asked, "Are you going to team up together to open up the wasteland?" How many of you? What profession? ”

Hearing this question, Che Er glanced at Ji Xun beside him and cast a questioning look.

As Old Man Xu said, Ji Xun himself has the aura of a "calamity gambler".

Originally, I didn't plan to affect this grandfather and grandson.

But seeing this Caterina appear in the team, Ji Xun suddenly became very interested and nodded.

Che Er looked happy and responded: "Three! ”

The old man Xu on the side rolled his eyes as he listened.

Ji Xun smiled without saying a word, raised his hand and beckoned the bartender to bring a dozen drinks to take away.

The obscene old man immediately smiled, but also muttered in a low voice: "Although I think you kid has a good appetite." Well, this time it might be different."

Ji Xun smiled when he heard it, but he didn't care.

This old man is a true master.

As far as his method of sealing the soul of the weeping angel with one hand, Xie Guozhong once said that no one he had seen could do it so calmly.

In fact, if you really want to talk about the involvement, Ji Xun really doesn't think that he will definitely be able to affect this old man.

And that seal involved some ancient secrets.

There is nothing more suitable than with Old Man Xu.

Since he didn't mind, Ji Xun was naturally willing to go all the way.

Ji Xun and the three of them followed this wild team to visit two more taverns, and successively fished out some temporary teammates.

The group walked towards the west gate of the Lion City.

Caterina didn't seem to recognize Ji Xun in disguise.

Ji Xun didn't want to say hello and pretend to be an acquaintance.

But no one else noticed that while walking, the young lady of the Lionheart family muttered something in her mouth.

It seemed to be talking to someone, but no one else heard the slightest sound.

"Alright, I've found the person I'm looking for. You don't have to follow me. ”

"But, Miss"

"Needless to say. Go back and tell my father that I'm going to complete the 'Heroic Trial'. And tell the clan elders that if I survive this time, the marriage contract will be canceled for me. ”

"However, Madame's side instructs the old slave to protect you."

"A word to my mother, I am the lion of the Anka family, not so delicate. If I don't even have the courage to participate in the Heroic Trial, how can I inherit the Lionheart's will? ”

"This is, miss."

“.”

After Caterina finished explaining, she silently followed the team.

A glimpse of the afterglow fell on the gray-haired lewd old man, and a different color flashed under his crystal eyes.

At this time, she instinctively put her hand in her pocket and touched the gold coin of destiny that she had brought up since she was a child.

Originally, it was just a habitual rubbing, but there was a slight tremor between my fingers.

Caterina blinked, a puzzled look in her eyes.

The bottomless pit formed by the breaking of the seal in the center of the ruins had only recently appeared, and now the outside of the city was full of black fog shrouded in necromantic aura.

But it is precisely because it is a wasteland that the harvest is the largest.

All kinds of news brought back by hunters who have tasted the sweetness have detonated the hunter circle in the city.

Kill a few necromantic monsters outside the city, and the [Dark Matter Crystals] you get can earn tens of thousands.

This is much more profitable than a normal wilderness hunting adventure.

Hunters also flocked out of the city in droves.

The Flamingo Hunters Regiment is a semi-official regiment that the Lionheart family injects funds and raises on weekdays, and its strength and equipment are not weak.

But the team that Ji Xun and the three of them are in is a temporary recruited wild team.

There were twenty people in total.

The story of this change is very important, and the news has been transmitted back to the City of Innocence, and it is said that all forces are the first to do so.

If the Lionheart family wants to take the lead, they need some first-hand information, so they don't skimp on the cost.

Even a wild team like Ji Xun and them got a batch of valuable ammunition and supplies.

"This time our mission was to find out a few streets on this side of the West 3rd District. Be careful, everyone. ”

"Okay. Captain Chen, I heard that there is a big pit in the middle of the ruins, are we going there? ”

"yes. If we can walk to the edge of the hole, the head of the regiment will give us an additional bonus of 300,000 yuan each. ”

"So much? Hahaha, I'm going to make a fortune this time. ”

“.”

The hunters didn't know anything about the Silver Moon Sect, and they didn't know why it was sealed.

A field team of more than 20 people plunged headlong into the black mist.

Quiet street with very low visibility.

A group of heavily armed hunters cautiously marched deeper into the street.

It's not just their team in the ruins, it is estimated that hundreds of teams are now clearing the wasteland in the city at the same time.

From time to time, fierce gunfire could be heard all around.

Ji Xun had just come back from outside the city, but he didn't panic at all.

He followed Old Man Xu and Second Master Che, walking all the way, chatting all the way.

From time to time, he looked at the Katerina in the center, who was disguised as a doctor.

The eldest lady didn't know what she was thinking, she didn't know what she was going to do, she didn't speak all the way, and she seemed very withdrawn.

The seal broke and brought too many necromantic monsters out of the ground, and not long after leaving the city, there were traces of monsters in those shadowy places of the broken streets.

"Smack, smack, smack"

After a gunshot rang out, under the suppression of powerful firepower, this small wave of monsters was killed.

Several hunters excitedly stripped the [Dark Matter Crystal] from the monster's corpse.

Ji Xun also saw for the first time what was now being bought by merchants in the city.

It was a black crystal that looked like a magic core.

Ji Xun had never seen a description of this kind of thing in any classics.

asked the old man Xu beside him, this guy also habitually has amnesia.

The hunters who got the first batch of crystals shared the crystal nuclei, and everyone was very excited.

Having tasted the sweetness, the improvised team rushed all the way to the depths of the ruins.

Ji Xun was not in a hurry to compete with these people for any crystals, and his injuries did not recover well.

I paddled along the way, and I also recovered and repaired my body.

In this way, the team explored all the way, hunting scattered monsters along the way.

The vision in the ruins is very bad, and you have to clean up the monsters and avoid some of the original extradimensional spaces.

I walked a lot of streets, but I only walked less than ten kilometers in a straight line from the crater in the center of the ruins.

The advance was steady, but there was no danger.

Except for one unlucky guy who was too anxious to get the crystal nucleus and was bitten by a zombie who didn't die completely, there were basically no casualties.

At twelve o'clock in the night, the group lit a bonfire in a small sturdy building, ready to rest for the night.

A roaring bonfire burned, dispelling the darkness and illuminating the nineteen faces in the procession.

"Hahaha, one smallest [Dark Matter Crystal] is worth three thousand. I've earned seventy or eighty thousand? ”

"I also earned more than 50,000 yuan. Oh my goodness, it's the first time I've felt that money is so easy to earn. ”

"yes. The streets we walked were still walked by others, and if we really found some areas with dense monsters, wouldn't we be rich? ”

"Hahaha, I hope to meet more monsters tomorrow."

"Don't be careless, this ruin is already very dangerous, and now the center of the city has suddenly collapsed, and no one knows what's going on. Be more careful with those who keep vigil at night. ”

"Haoler, Team Chen!"

“.”

The unexpected harvest made the hunters dilute the risk of the ruins, and everyone giggled and laughed, not paying much attention to it at all.

Farming monsters is much safer than exploring another dimension.

After all, there is a way out, even if you really can't beat it, you can still escape back to Lion City.

"Hey, hey, your Excellency looks familiar. Isn't it the legendary Dog King? ”

"Hahaha, false name."

“.”

After all, Old Man Xu is a celebrity in the hunter circle.

If you can't make a move, you will definitely not shoot, if you can be lazy, you will be lazy, and you will look obscene.

After a day together, this guy was recognized again.

It's almost exactly the same process.

Almost no one knew him, but they had all heard of the legend of the "Dog King".

As soon as this guy's identity was revealed, he immediately became the object of ridicule by a group of teammates.

No one thinks he really has any skills, but he can talk for a long time as a talking point.

The old man drank and then talked harshly.

lived a long time, and knew a lot about all kinds of gossip.

He didn't mind being teased at all, spitting and blowing nonsense.

Che Er was accustomed to it, and was silent on the side.

And Ji Xun listened with great interest.

Since he knew that this old man was a real master, and then listened to those braggarts, the sense of substitution was completely different.

What "I also experienced the S-class plot of the old man back then", "I once saw a monster bigger than the innocent city", "The S-class calamity old man has also encountered a few times".

These stories, which seem outrageous to others, are different in Ji Xun's ears at the moment.

He always felt that this old man might be telling real people and real things.

It's just that the age of the story may be so long that most people can't remember it.

It's not just Ji Xun who listens with relish, but in the corner on the other side of the bonfire, the crystal eyes of Miss Caterina, who is disguised as a doctor, are also shining.

The potato stew on the campfire gurgled and the aroma of minced meat snorted.

Ji Xun also got a bowl of broth.

Dip it in chewy brown bread and put it in your mouth, and the mouthful of wheat and gravy gives you a satisfying feeling.

He leaned his back against the pillar of the house, eating as he took the black glass-like crystal in his hand and looked at it.

This is the spoils of his previous hunt for monsters.

Enlightenment comes up with the name of [Dark Matter Crystal].

"How the hell did this thing come about?"

Ji Xun looked at his eyes full of doubts.

He was more concerned about how it was formed than how much it was worth.

Necromantic creatures usually don't have such energy crystals to form.

At least not low-level necromantic monsters.

But this time, there were monsters gushing out of the bottomless pit, and there were monsters on every head.

It's like sand turning into iron sand, and suddenly it's worth a lot of money.

So there must be a reason

Ji Xun thought about all the classics he had read, but none of them matched.

But obviously, this is a crystallization of energy.

After pondering for a moment and not thinking about it, Ji Xun directly used the feast skill.

Before this thing, people from the major chambers of commerce popularized science: there is unknown pollution, and it is not recommended to absorb it as an energy body at present.

But for Ji Xun, it doesn't matter.

He is a full-line affinity.

Trying to figure out what it was, he decided to give it a try.

It was much easier to absorb the crystal nucleus than it was to absorb the extraordinary properties of the corpse, and the energy on this dark matter crystal was sucked into the body almost instantly.

Ji Xun stared at the attribute panel carefully.

This nucleus is not a transcendent property, but an elemental crystal.

There are no changes to the stats, and the maximum mana has been increased by 0.07.

However, in Enlightenment, there are two kinds of hints that have never appeared before.

"Unknown Dark Elemental Affinity +2"

"You used the feast, Mental Power +0.02"

"What's going on?"

It was the first time for Ji Xun to use the feast to increase his spiritual power!

And what surprised him even more was that the "unknown dark element" was not a dark affinity, but a separate hint?

"Hiss"

Ji Xun pondered these two prompts, and faintly felt as if he had touched some high-level secret.

Showing "unknown", that is, the energy absorbed in this crystal nucleus temporarily exceeds one's own cognition.

Thinking of something, Ji Xun took out the second one.

This time, instead of using the feast skill, it was an ordinary way of breathing.

Then absorb it, and nothing is prompted.

There is no spiritual power growth, and there is no secret affinity, so it is purely regarded as an energy body.

Ji Xun showed a thoughtful expression, and pondered: "The spiritual power of this crystal nucleus is materialized and absorbable like its transcendent characteristics. Could that be the reason for its formation? Because of the weeping angel's body? ”

Thinking about it gradually fell into a state of mind.

The bread in the mouth is not too fragrant either.

At this time, a man walked over.

The little doctor in Caterina's disguise was also out of sight, and sat down beside him with broth and bread.

Ji Xun knew that he might be recognized, and while he was surprised, he also pretended not to know, and wondered: "You? ”

Caterina glanced at him and smiled: "You looked at me all day and didn't recognize me?" ”

Saying that, she directly revealed Ji Xun's identity: "It can't be His Excellency Baron Charlie, who is very interested in the appearance of an ugly duckling like me now, right?" ”

Ji Xun listened to the slight rise in the corners of his mouth, and did not continue to pretend to be stupid, and asked rhetorically, "How did Miss Carter recognize me?" ”

His current identity is very sensitive, and he doesn't dare to be careless.

When he wasn't wearing a gas mask, he used a clown mask to change his appearance.

It is obviously impossible to be recognized just by looking at it a few more times.

"Voice."

Caterina didn't hide it, and said lightly: "Even if some transformers are used, some of the wave frequencies of the sound can't be changed. I'm the [Plum Blossom 7 - Singer] sequence, you should know. ”

Ji Xun listened to it suddenly.

Just like his werewolf's sense of smell, even if it is a very turbid smell, ordinary people can't distinguish it, but he can.

The sound is harder though.

Ji Xun deliberately lowered his voice very low, wanting to "listen to the sound and distinguish people", which requires a very deep and extraordinary understanding.

Thinking that Caterina is the eldest lady of the Lionheart family, and there is no shortage of resources, maybe she can?

But it doesn't seem to matter if you're recognized.

This woman should only know his identity as "Baron Charlie".

As soon as Ji Xun's idea came out, he suddenly thought of it.

When I was in Honglou Casino, didn't I have a conversation with her?

"Hey, will it be remembered then?"

Ji Xun's expression was the same.

But there is something strange in my heart.

After all, I've seen the appearance of other people's big girls naked.

If it were to be recognized as the same person, it would be like. Not very friendly look.

Ji Xun thought about it.

Probably not.

If you recognize it, you should have recognized it a long time ago.

Remembering the timbre of a voice is not the same thing as remembering a face.

I hear so many sounds every day that I can't write them all down.

Moreover, human memory is limited, and what the senses capture will also be forgotten over time.

Caterina seemed to sense something, and an imperceptible discoloration swept under her crystalline eyes.

But she didn't say anything, took a piece of bread and dipped it in the broth, and ate it with relish.

Ji Xun felt that the atmosphere was a little weird, so he changed the topic and said, "I thought you couldn't get used to eating this kind of food." ”

Caterina asked rhetorically, "Do you think I should be the kind of delicate princess who puts a bean on the bed and can't sleep?" ”

"Huh."

Ji Xun chuckled, turned to ask about business, and pretended to be frivolous: "Miss Carter, why are you interested in playing a hunter game?" ”

Before that, the tsundere lady would inevitably refute this feeling of being despised by others.

But at this moment, Katerina's expression was very calm, and she asked rhetorically: "So, Baron Charlie, why are you here too?" ”

Ji Xun always felt that every time this woman saw her, it seemed that she had changed a lot, and responded: "Task." ”

Caterina heard the perfunctory and asked, "What else?" ”

Ji Xun was not used to this eldest lady, and asked with a smile: "According to etiquette, before asking a question, shouldn't Miss Carter also answer me a question?" ”

Caterina glanced at him, muttered for a moment, and said, "I'm here for the trial." ”

Ji Xun shrugged when he heard this: "Oh? ”

He thought of the dead Karn and asked, "The Rite of Passage?" ”

That's not right.

The female heirs of the Lionheart family don't seem to have to pass this kind of trial.

Caterina shook her head and responded calmly, "Heroic Trial." ”

“？？？”

Ji Xun listened to a puzzled, very unfamiliar word.

Seems to be some secrets of the Lionheart family?

But Caterina didn't mean to explain, and added, "I answered your two questions." So, Lord Charlie, shouldn't you be a gentleman? ”

Ji Xun spread his hands: "I'm here to complete the task." And also. I'm just interested in the ruins. ”

Hearing this, Caterina was obviously surprised.

It's not like a lie.

She frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and asked directly, "Do you know that senior?" ”

Predecessor?

When Ji Xun heard this, he was also very surprised.

Can you call it that, that is, this woman knows how special Old Man Xu is?

At this moment, he immediately understood why this woman was in this team!

Ji Xun looked at the thirsty gaze and asked, "Do you also know Old Man Xu?" ”

Caterina shook her head.

Listening to the title of "Old Man Xu", she immediately suspected that the guy in front of her didn't seem to know the specialness of that senior.

That's right.

This kind of top secret, how can ordinary people know about it.

Ji Xun looked at this woman as if she had suddenly lost interest, knew that she had to say something, and said, "I am friends with Old Man Xu. So you're coming for him? ”

Caterina obviously didn't believe it, and said casually: "Heh, you're quite fateful." I can be friends with that senior. ”

“？？？”

Ji Xun became even more curious when he heard this.

He had confirmed what the eldest lady of the Lionheart family knew at this moment, so he asked, "Miss Carter joined this temporarily recruited team just for Old Man Xu?" ”

Caterina didn't deny it, but asked solemnly, "Are you really friends?" ”

Ji Xun nodded: "Hmm." ”

He thought that he and Old Man Xu's grandson were at least through the same hardships, not strangers, and they were friends, which was almost the same.

Hearing this, Katerina's expression became strange.

But thinking about it too.

If you don't know it, you shouldn't be in the same team.

Ji Xun is now very interested in the information Carter has, and asked: "So, why do you say that I know Old Man Xu, so I have a 'big life'?" ”

Caterina thought for a moment before she added, "Are you sure you want to hear it?" ”

Ji Xun chuckled lightly and didn't care: "Of course." ”

Caterina's eyes flashed with color, and she said again: "If I say, I will get into big trouble if I listen to it, and you still want to inquire?" ”

How could Ji Xun be a person who is afraid of trouble?

He said directly, "Hmm." ”

"Yes!"

Caterina also heard that Ji Xun wanted to inquire about the news, and she herself had the same plan, and said, "But before I say it, I want to confirm it. What exactly is your relationship? ”

Ji Xun's eyes narrowed slightly: "It's a fateful friendship." ”

Caterina frowned as if she was in deep thought, but she didn't ask any further.

After muttering for a while, she didn't beat around the bush anymore, and said directly: "Two hundred years ago, when my grandfather was still there, this old-timer had this appearance. So the family has passed on some secrets. The cause and effect of this body is very large, it can be said that people who have no atmospheric luck, whoever touches it, will die. ”

When Ji Xun heard this, the corners of his eyes jumped inexplicably.

I used to feel that this old man was still a hidden master shrouded in mystery.

When I hear it now, I feel that a wave of evil is rushing straight to my head.

Like an old zombie crawling out of a grave?

Saying that, Caterina looked at Ji Xun and said solemnly: "We Lionheart family have known no more than a handful of people in this matter. But except for my grandfather, everyone else died. So, do you regret hearing this story now? ”

“.”

Ji Xun was really surprised.

It's not that I regret anything.

Instead, when I heard that this was the statement of "cause and effect", I thought of a phenomenon: Old man Xu can survive every time, and the price will not be. Sacrifice your teammates, right?

Ji Xun himself has a "bad luck gambler", and he can understand the situation of bad luck very well.

is every bad luck event, as if you will be involved.

But there are more terrifying negative buffs on this body?

Also, what's going on?

Two hundred years ago, this old man was like this?

How old did he really live?

Hearing this outrageous story, Ji Xun was not only a little worried.

On the contrary, I felt that after knowing Old Man Xu, there were more legends in my life.

Ji Xun didn't mind any cause and effect, and asked rhetorically: "So, what about you?" ”

If you don't have atmospheric luck, you will die if you touch it, so this Lionheart lady is looking for death?

"Me?"

Caterina listened to her eyebrows blinking slightly, her eyes gradually deepened, and she spat out a few words indifferently: "I am not a caged bird." ”

When Ji Xun heard this, his expression was slightly stunned.

Immediately, grinning.

He suddenly felt that this woman was a little interesting.

(End of chapter)