Chapter 4: The Monster's Self-Rescue Agency: The Temple Research Institute
The so-called [Temple] is actually a white magic stone.
The shape is exactly the same as the black magic stone in Wu Di's territory.
Not only that, but the players in this forest are basically born in that magic stone.
Wu Di took the tomato to the place where they met, and then used a bucket of water prepared in advance to wake him up.
Immediately following the guidance of [Tomato], he flew all the way in the direction of [Temple].
While chatting with [Tomato] on the way, I also learned a lot of information about the players.
First: When players enter the game, they will be automatically matched with the corresponding [Temple] of the province they are in.
The area where Wu Di is located is the [Temple] where the player in Anhui Province was born in reality, and its name is Baiguang Forest.
Second: All spawn points [Temples] are novice areas, and players are facing wild monsters like kobolds, slimes, etc., and at most black bears, wild wolves, etc.
Third: There are many other temples outside of the spawn point [Temple], which are located in more dangerous areas, and in the game forums, there is a detailed map of the currently known [Temple] branches, as well as recommended entry levels.
For example, in the White Light Forest, the recommended level is between LV1 and LV10.
Fourth: Players really play this world as a game, they can kill wild monsters, they can gain experience for upgrades, upgrade can improve basic attributes, learn more advanced skills, wear more powerful equipment.
The weapons and equipment obtained from the monsters can be exchanged for points in the temple in their hands, and the points can be exchanged for new equipment and skills in the temple, etc.
Points are the equivalent of currency.
Fifth: [Temple] is the cornerstone of all players to play the game, because players can only resurrect in the bound [Temple] or the nearest [Temple] except for resurrection magic.
And the resulting union wars between the major guilds vying for spheres of influence are also revolving around the ownership of the [Temple].
However, the Novice Village really doesn't have any good resources, and there will be no big guild that looks at the Novice Village at all.
After learning these basic situations, Wu Di became even more worried about his situation.
Seeing a kobold casually, they were all so excited if they appeared in front of a large army of players.
Don't say that I shout Chinese, say that I am an NPC, even if I call me a GM, the player sees that I have a blood bar and can attack, then it will immediately rush up!
Wu Di deeply felt the correctness of his decision, this is why they are all LV1 players, and they are already so wild.
Those players who are active outside of the Newbie Village, what do you need?
Wu Di deliberately made a few circles before flying at a low altitude, and then walked around from the forest and secretly returned to his territory.
Care is also taken along the way to prevent any players from following you.
Even if this is the beginner's area, you can't easily expose the core area of your territory.
Before having more special buildings that could be used as quests to defend, Wu Di planned to hide his territory.
Along the way, Wu Di met a number of players, and the number was around hundreds.
Most of them are active around the temple.
After confirming the address of the [Temple], Wu Di quickly put down the [Tomato] and said to the [Tomato]:
"I'll be back, and hopefully you'll be ready by then. β
After Wu Di said this, he flew away in front of the onlookers.
By the way, many players are attacking themselves with small wooden bows and stones in their hands.
I simply didn't take my black dragon Wu Di in my eyes.
But that's okay, go back and throw you all into the dungeon as experience babies.
Wu Di, who thought like this, returned to his territory.
And when he returned to the territory, he found that those kobolds and black bear Tyson seemed to be more and more respectful to him.
Seeing themselves from afar, they knelt on the ground, and did not shout anything like "Lord Dragon" or "Lord Wu Di", but shouted - Lord Dragon God.
This seems to be the last name they decided on after discussion.
The god of the dragon family, Lord Ryujin.
Of course, Wu Di would not refuse the admiration of his subordinates.
After receiving their prostration, Wu Di returned to his cave and pondered a very serious question.
What kind of way can I keep my territory mysterious, and still be able to send those players to the door of the dungeon without the players discovering their exact location?
If it's just a few players, you can just knock out yourself and transport it over.
But if you want to upgrade the territory registration, such a hands-on round-trip transportation player is really inefficient, I'm afraid I'm tired to death, and I can't upgrade.
What should I do?
Wu Di fell into deep thought.
Just when he was thinking about whether he might just sleep and see if he could think of any good way to do it in the inheritance.
But I heard the kobold outside standing at the door of the cave and reporting loudly:
"Ryujin-sama, we've found a very hearty dessert for you!"
A hearty dessert?
Wu Di was a little strange, but he had instructed him not to disturb him if there was nothing important.
What kind of dessert is this important thing?
Wu Di had no idea about the worldview of this world, so he decided to see it.
"Bring it in. β
He commanded.
Soon the kobolds walked in with something that made a "pichu pichu" sound.
Wu Di had already guessed what it was just by hearing that voice.
Slime.
"Pichu! Pichu!"
A slimy jelly-like thing was pushed in front of Wu Di.
Just looking at Wu Di was very appetizing, but this slime in front of him was an old acquaintance.
"Sauron?"
Wu Di shouted tentatively.
The slime, who was originally trembling, suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked at Wu Di.
"Ah! it's Lord Wu Di I met at that time!"
The kobolds obviously didn't expect that the slime they caught actually knew Lord Ryujin.
"What should we do? Did we catch the wrong person?"
One of the kobolds asked, a little frightened.
Wu Di lay on the edge of the dragon egg and said to the kobolds:
"You're doing a good job, keep it up like this, get out first, I'm going to interrogate this slime alone. β
The kobolds were originally a little trembling, but after hearing Wu Di say this, they immediately responded excitedly, and then turned around and left.
Only Wu Di and the scared slime in front of him were left in the cave.
"Master Wu Di, can you eat half of me this time? Don't inhale it like last time, you're too big now, I can't bear it." β
Listening to Sauron's somewhat dirty speech, Wu Di didn't know what to say in order to prove his innocence.
Wu Di, who has always had fish to eat, is really not very hungry now.
Although Sauron was as tempting to him as lemon-scented cake, it was not a necessity.
Wu Di moved his body, and the cave seemed to be a little crowded in front of him.
Did you unconsciously grow a little big?
Wu Di put this doubt behind him, and he looked at the slime in front of him.
When I met Sauron some time ago, Sauron was much older than him, but now, Wu Di is already a lap older than Sauron.
"Why are you still wandering in this forest?"
Seeing that Wu Di didn't seem to intend to eat him, Sauron asked cautiously:
"That, Lord Wu Di, don't you eat me?"
"Why should I eat you? I'm not hungry. β
Wu Di walked to Sauron's side, saliva falling from between the sharp teeth in his mouth.
"You don't know there are a lot of players, I mean, the Chosen One is around? You're still wandering around here, I didn't eat you, be careful of getting caught by the Chosen One and killing you for experience. β
Wu Di was also kind enough to remind him, but he didn't take into account his terrifying appearance and the dragon power that was exuding anytime and anywhere.
Especially after the body became larger, Long Wei became more obvious.
Sauron thought that Wu Di was intimidating him, playing a game of cat and mouse, and his whole body collapsed to the ground at that time.
It's as if the jelly has fallen to the ground and spread out in pieces.
"Lord Wu Di, please let me go, I actually have a mission on my body, I am a person who belongs to the White Light City Temple Research Institute, if you let me go, White Light City will definitely remember your friendly behavior. β
"White Light City?Temple Research Institute?"
Although we know from the players that the "mobs" will also have their own cities and gathering points, and in order to prevent the players from harassing them, we will build high walls.
But Wu Di had never been to such a city.
As for what temple institutes?
I've never heard of it.
Kobolds are very low-civilization tribal barbarians, and the black bear Tyson's words simply remain wild.
None of them had any experience living with other "monsters".
And these things, Sauron didn't mention last time.
"I'm interested in what you're saying. β
Wu Di stretched out his claws, took Sauron into his arm, and said:
"Why don't you tell me about it?"
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After another cordial and friendly communication, Wu Di learned from Sauron's side that there was knowledge about the world and the "wild monsters".
White Light City is a city built on the plains outside the White Light Forest.
When the intelligent beings of the entire cyber world know that the terrifying Chosen One is coming.
The natives of the cyber world are using various methods to save themselves.
Building a megalopolis with no entrances and exits, all protected by highly defensive walls, is one of the ways to save yourself.
White Light City is one such city.
If there is no entrance, what if you need to go out of the city?
Flying is a good method, the Chosen ones can't fly, but the natives' flying mounts are also very rare.
Therefore, the method of flying in and out cannot be popularized, so the most important method is to use a teleportation device.
In the White Light City, there is a teleportation hall dedicated to entering and exiting, and outside the White Light City, that is, in the White Light Forest, there are several extremely secret teleportation arrays.
These teleportation arrays can not only send people out of the city, but also into the city.
This is the main way to get in and out of the city.
When Wu Di heard the word "teleportation", he seemed to grasp some important idea in his mind.
As for the Temple Research Institute, it is a much more powerful institution than Wu Di thought.
The natives of the cyber world, facing terrifying players, are not just blindly hiding and defending.
They also want to launch a counterattack, and the Temple Research Institute is one of the institutions that fight back.
An organization of all the best magicians and researchers from all over the world.
The only purpose is to study the Temple.
The Chosen One relies on the Temple to maintain itself in this world.
As long as the [Temple] is destroyed, or controlled, the threat of the Chosen One may be solved.
That's the reason for the Temple Institute's existence, and they have only one goal in mind - to defeat the Chosen One!
Sauron is the slime who works for the Temple Institute.
His mission this time is to investigate the movement trajectory of the players, and if he can, collect some data on the players' battles and so on.
β...... That's it, but I've been out there for a few days, and I haven't had any investigations, so I'm really not good at fighting. β
Sauron hung his head.
Wu Di pondered on the side for a long time before asking:
"Can you take me to White Light City?"
Sauron looked a little hesitant and said:
"Well, although you are very amiable and compassionate, but no dragons have visited our city, and besides, there are a lot of slimes in that city, and you know, our slimes are delicious desserts for dragons, and it may be a little difficult to take you there, I mean, a little troublesome in terms of formalities. β
"Otherwise, you let me go first, and I'll apply for you?"
Although Sauron said it sincerely, Wu Di could easily hear the meaning of his words.
Dragons, like the Chosen One, are not popular with these natives.
Think about it, as a dragon, with endless power, if there is no Chosen One, it is completely at the top of the food chain.
Hundreds of meters long, that's really to see who is unhappy to swallow.
From Sauron's attitude towards himself, Wu Di could see it.
The dragons are definitely not friendly gentlemen or allies to the natives.
Otherwise, Wu Di felt that he was not born on a cliff, but in the most luxurious large suite in Baiguang City.
Sauron said it tactfully, but Wu Di didn't plan to play dumb riddles, his time was very limited, and he asked directly:
"It sounds like this temple research institute is very level, do you accept a deal with the dragons?"
"Deal?, Lord Wu Di, what do you mean ......?"
Wu Di approached Sauron and said:
"I can get information about the Chosen One. Accordingly, I need to get some payment from you. β
Sauron looked hesitant, but he quickly added:
"Lord Wu Di, it's not that I don't want to promise you, it's just that I made a deal with the dragon, and I don't have the authority to decide this matter, if you trust me, can you bring me back to White Light City? β
Wu Di looked at Sauron and said:
"How do I know if you're going to take advantage of the trick?"
Sauron puffed out his chest:
"Please rest assured, Lord Wu Di, I will never run away!"
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In a cave somewhere in the White Light Forest.
Wu Di looked at the wall in front of him, and behind this wall, there was a teleportation device leading to the White Light City.
Sauron walked in front of the wall, and saw that Sauron's entire slime was attached to the wall, and after a flash of magic power, a few letters appeared on the wall, and some arrow symbols.
The letters are English letters.
"Why do you use the English alphabet in White Light City?"
Wu Di saw those English letters and immediately asked.
Sauron was stunned for a moment:
"What do you mean?"
He obviously didn't know what the English letters meant, Wu Di stretched out his paw and pointed to the letters on the wall:
"These are the English alphabet, one of the languages used by the Chosen One, and since you have studied the Chosen One, you should know it, right?"
Sauron showed a look of surprise and looked at Wu Di:
"It turns out that Lord Wu Di has studied the Chosen One so well?! Although we know that these are the languages used by the Chosen One, we don't know the name, it turns out that it is the language called the English alphabet. β
Although Wu Di still wants to explain, it's too troublesome to think about it, so forget it.
Still, some surprising information was obtained.
Some of the techniques in the construction of White Light City seem to be related to the Traverser.
Sauron quickly pressed his tentacles against the wallβ
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Wu Di, who was in the game hall when he was a child, couldn't help but curse secretly:
"Damn. β
Looking at the wall in front of him that flashed white light and began to disintegrate into points of light, and then into a wall of light, he still couldn't hold back and asked:
"How was this portal built, with the participation of the Chosen One?"
Sauron shook his head and said:
"All the magic in the cyber world comes from the [Temple], and so does this teleportation magic, Lord Wu Di, does this teleportation magic have anything to do with the Chosen One?"
"No, nothing. β
Wu Di decided not to say anything for the time being.
Seeing that Wu Di didn't plan to continue discussing this issue, Soren didn't ask any more.
His body quickly shuddered.
Then in front of Wu Di, "mitosis" began.
The entire body of the slime, divided into two halves, began to stretch.
Sauron's entire body was pulled into a stick by him, and he made a crouching "Mmmmmmmmmm
Then the first linked section began to break, and more and more fractures occurred.
It's like "mitosis" in biology, when the last part of the body breaks down.
Sauron was divided into two parts.
One is the lower body and the other is the upper body.
In fact, it's the same, the only difference in the lower body is that there are no facial features.
Slimes, in their own right, are slimy creatures that don't care about limbs and bodies.
"Lord Wu Di, I will leave my lower body with you, you can rest assured that I will not run away. β
With that, Sauron's upper body passed through the portal.
Wu Di stood in the cave, looking at the lower body of the slime in front of him...... Drooling.
it, hold back.
The wait wasn't long, and just ten minutes after Sauron left, the portal in front of him glowed.
Three more people, following Sauron, walked out of the portal.
Three elves with slender bodies.
One of the elves, who looked a little old, stepped forward, bowed to Wu Di, and said loudly:
"Honorable Black Dragon, thank you for your kindness to our White Light City, we heard that you have a lot of information about the Chosen One, and you want to be able to trade?"
Wu Di glanced at the three elves in front of him, all of them were very powerful.
But he was not afraid, nodded his head, and said:
"That's right, but I'd like to ask, what can you probably come up with?"
The old elf spread his hands and looked determined:
"As long as it's about the Chosen One, about the [Temple], as long as it's useful information for defeating them, we're willing to do everything. β
Another slightly younger elf behind him hurriedly said:
"To show our sincerity......"
He stepped forward, took out a straw from his hand, inserted it into the "crotch" of the lower half of the slime's body, and made a movement towards Wu Di:
"This is our first gift, please. β
Wu Di looked at Sauron's lower body, as well as Sauron's resolute expression.
Stretch out your wings and push the lower half of the slime's body away:
"No, let's get down to business. First of all, let me introduce myself, my name is Wu Gil Bangying Chadson Di, you can call me Wu Di. β
The old elf was quick to give his name.
For a moment, Wu Di felt that the old elf was joking with himself.
His name was Gandaus.