Chapter 9: The Jade Mountain League
There is a catacombs somewhere in the world of all souls, here is strange and quiet, the space is wide, no one has visited it for thousands of years, but at this moment there is a sudden movement. In the center of the tomb hall was a huge sarcophagus, and on the lid of the sarcophagus were a dozen candlesticks, which suddenly lit up and glowed blue.
Then, a dozen or so figures slowly walked in in two columns. Under the light of the candles, it was discovered that these 'people' were not real human beings, but humanoid puppets and organ creatures. They were dressed like maids, with wooden heads on their heads, and each of them was holding a large mirror, which was strange and abnormal.
These puppet maids are lined up on both sides of the stone hall, and there are as many as eighteen in total. Eighteen mirrors reflected the faint blue candlelight, and soon black shadows appeared in the mirrors.
"How are you lately?" A figure in a mirror was the first to speak.
"All the best, Mou Shuai, it's a blessing that my Dire clan can give birth to a genius like you." Another mirror chimed in, and the others agreed.
"If it weren't for the clever strategy of the commander, after the Corpse Emperor was sealed, my Dire clan would have been exterminated by the Terrans, and when His Majesty the Corpse Emperor woke up, I would definitely ask for credit for you, the Dire clan has eighteen monarchs, and there should also be a vice-emperor-level leader, this is all what the commander deserves."
"This is all a trivial matter, we just need to compile a big net, and when Your Majesty wakes up, we can completely expel the Terrans from this continent. In the meantime, I hope you will cooperate with me. Dire, named Moushuai, said modestly.
"Don't worry about the commander, we will strictly abide by the strategy of the commander, increase two to show one, add two to show one strength, and exert a lot of pressure on the Terrans, at this moment the Terrans still naively think that they are open to us, but I don't know that the strength of my Dire Clan has been several times that of them, and what kind of expressions will they show when they launch a general attack? I'm really looking forward to it. The figure in the other mirror laughed.
"By the way, why do you know so much about the Terrans? Can even successfully incite civil strife in the Terran race three times? Your great wisdom is the strongest weapon of my Dire clan. Another asked curiously.
The man named Commander explained: "When the Corpse Emperor was in the past, his strategy towards the Terrans was too domineering and straightforward, and the pressure on the Terrans was too great, but it made the Terrans unite into a monolith. In fact, compared to the Terrans, the greatest advantage of our Dire Race is that we are all in one place, after all, we are one and multifaceted. When the external pressure is small enough, the evil thoughts in the hearts of the human race will appear, they are competitive, insatiable, no matter what they do, they have to compete for a ranking, grab the priority, the interests of all strata are not unified at all, civil strife is sooner or later, provided that they do not feel the strong pressure from the outside world, affecting their common interests. ”
"In that case, shouldn't my Dire show that the weaker the better?" Someone asked.
"The so-called overreach, there are wise people in the human race, such a show of weakness will give them insight into my plan in advance, but the current situation is just right, not only gives them a certain amount of pressure, but also does not let them condense into a monolith." Mou Shuai said.
"Strategizing and strategizing, when the Corpse Emperor appears, and when the next Terran civil strife occurs, we will definitely win in one fell swoop. Mou Shuai, what do you say? ”
"Hehe, the human race is the enemy after all, and we can't be careless. But I love the two sayings of the wise men of man, 'Any strong fortress can be broken from within' and 'Humanity has never learned from history', so the final victory must belong to us Dire! "The commander is confident and determined.
In the inn, Zhanyue is still obsessed with the case, absorbing the basic knowledge of this world.
"The Dire are the mortal enemies of our human race, they are spirit creatures, they can move freely by living in the corpses of various creatures, they are afraid of the sun, they are nocturnal, the souls of creatures are their food, they eat souls, and they are extremely vicious. And the soul of the Terrans is the most powerful, and it is also their favorite food.
In ancient times, the Dire was even called the natural enemy of the human race, until one strong man after another was born in the human race, relying on them to unify the power of the human race and develop many exercises and weapons against the nightmare, so that the human race fought with them back and forth, and there was today's situation.
Nowadays, the day belongs to the human race, and the night belongs to the Dire, and the existence of the Beacon allows the Terrans to sleep peacefully at night, but the place where the Beacon cannot shine is still dangerous, and the non-strong enter by mistake.
The special power of the Contractor can cause damage to spirits, so the Contractor is the core force against the Dire and has a special status among the Terrans.
Today's various forces in the world of all spirits are intricate, if divided by country, there are ten empires as the head, and the three major chambers of commerce distributed in the ten empires have mastered the commercial lifeline of the human race, in addition to the five major alliances to coordinate the combat power of the deed, and the eight academies inherit human knowledge and combat skills.
The Ten Thousand Souls Realm has set up different organizations according to the different types of deeds, the spirit pact alliance that only accepts the spirit pact, the beast pact alliance that only recruits the beast pact, the military pact alliance that only recruits the soldier deed, and the Yushan Alliance that recruits the miscellaneous pact at the latest, and there are many benefits to joining these alliances. There is also the Zhixuan Alliance, which only recruits the strong and is composed of absolute human elites.
Zhan Yue played with the red gem left to him by the goddess of Tongming, and found that the power of his 'light' could be transformed into the power of more intense fire through this 'gem'. I saw that he clenched the gem in his right hand, and then urged his strength, and the original light fist became a fire fist, almost igniting the room with one punch.
The knock on the door sounded, and it was the second shopkeeper who came back to cross.
"Guest officer, the gloves you want have been made, you can check them." Xiao Er handed Zhan Yue a fist glove made of orange animal skin.
"This glove is made from the skin of the Fire Raccoon, it is not afraid of flames, and it is completely customized according to your requirements." Xiao Er said with some envy.
"Alright, go down, you're doing well." After paying the reward, Xiao Erxin left happily.
Zhan Yue looked at this fist glove carefully, the fist glove is an open finger design, it is very convenient to expose the fingers after wearing it, and there is a setting in the palm of the fist glove, Zhan Yue put the gem on it.
"From now on, this thing will be my contract." Zhan Yue has already figured out how to hide from the world, and this gem is his deed to the outside world, and his flame ability is also born because of this, after all, there is such a thing as a flame gem in this world.
"If the outside world knows that I have the same light ability as the goddess of Tongming, I am afraid it will cause an uproar, no wonder this woman will leave this gem to me, but she will not explain anything, is she afraid that I will not find out the use of this gem? Or do you have faith in me? Zhan Yue was a little speechless, the goddess of Tongming left in too haste. But it was useless for him to worry, and staying here with his humble strength and not dragging his feet was the greatest help.
"Let's go, let's go to the Yushan League branch to register first. In terms of gems, I should be considered a miscellaneous deed. Only those who have been registered in this world can be regarded as having the status of a formal deed holder, and there are many benefits. Otherwise, wherever you go, you will be feared by others, just like a black household. ”
Soon after, Zhan Yue came to the Jade Mountain Alliance in Rising Sun City, and subconsciously walked towards the most central door. He was greeted by a beautiful young woman.
"Hello, are you here to register?" The woman laughed professionally.
"That's right, I'm here to register the deed, and my deed is a gem." Zhan Yue said 'truthfully'.
The woman's smile froze, "Well, this is the registration hall of the Covenant of Soldiers, if you are a miscellaneous contractor, please go out and turn left." ”
Suddenly, everyone in the hall looked at Zhan Yue, some just thought it was funny, and a stunned one came, and some people had some sarcasm on their faces.
"Boy, don't delay the girl from doing business, the mongrel should go to the house on the left to register." A strong man said that he was holding an axe in his hand, and he had just awakened the deed, and he looked at Zhan Yue with some unhappiness.
Zhan Yue's face changed, does the miscellaneous person have any original sin, is it necessary to insult people like this? The lofty posture of the deed of war, that sense of superiority made Zhan Yue powerless to complain, too lazy to meet them in general, and went out without looking back. The house on the left is far less domineering than the Pact, and the old housekeeper inside is lazily lying on the table and napping.
"Old man, I'll apply for the deed certificate." Zhan Yue said politely.
The old man opened his sleepy eyes, yawned, and looked at Zhan Yue curiously, "It's rare that someone with a miscellaneous contract has come to Rising Sun City to register. ”
"Huh? What happened to Sunburst City? Is it bad to register here? Zhan Yue was confused.
The old man said kindly: "There are a hundred cities in the eastern country, and the masters of the Rising Sun City are second only to the Imperial Capital and the Xue Capital, and the miscellaneous people have no chance to get the qualification to enter the Imperial Academy here." If you have some strength, you should go to a lower city to register and fight for a place there. ”
Only then did Zhan Yue understand why the hall of the miscellaneous deed, which should have more people, was crowded, and those people went to other cities to register for a better 'future'.
"That's it, who made me have a relationship with Rising Sun City." Zhan Yue is not interested in the qualifications of any academy at all, and when the goddess of Tongming comes back to teach him personally, it is not much more powerful than any academy.
The old man's eyes lit up, and he was worried that he couldn't find the wronged boss and someone sent him to the door, and the task assigned by the Yushan League could be regarded as complete. "It's your own decision, don't say I didn't warn you."