Chapter 138: Qinglian Sword Codex
Smack.
The tip of Zhang Qing's left shoe pointed straight to the left, he raised his eyebrows, quickly put on his shoes, and then came out of the gatehouse and ran towards the palace on the left.
Walking on the square, Zhang Qing kept looking at the scenes around, and felt more and more that this place was very simple.
Now the time outside is just the sun has just set, and the sky should be slightly brighter, and there are not a few stars in sight. But standing in this square and looking up, there are stars shining in the sky.
But at the same time, he couldn't see the cumulus clouds caused by the previous earthquake and the spiral clouds gathered by Yan Lisong, and at a glance, the entire sky was clean and immaculate, without any obstruction, which made Zhang Qing wonder if the sky in front of him and the outside were really in the same space.
He also carefully observed the pillars standing in the square, and when he looked closely, he saw that each pillar was more than three zhang high and thick and thin. On the surface of the stone pillars are carved reliefs, all of which are patterns of predation by various beasts. At the top of the column was a jewel-like sphere, and he didn't know what kind of treasure it was, and because of the dazzling light, Zhang Qing couldn't tell whether it was naturally glowing or what was hidden inside.
Either way, it's amazing to have lighting just out of the ground. And neither the square nor the lampposts are stained, as if someone was cleaning them all the time, in stark contrast to the façade of the palace.
Zhang Qing came to the left side of the palace, there is a courtyard wall separating the palace from the square, and the portal in the middle of the courtyard wall is not closed, so that he can't judge whether someone has entered it.
He used the "Concealment Technique" to the extreme, and only then did he approach the courtyard gate like a ghost. Directly in front of the door is a large photographic wall, which is brightly painted with flowers, and there is no weathering and defacement, no matter how you look at it, it looks like it has just been painted.
Zhang Qing stepped through the door and did not go around directly, but slowly poked his head out from the side of the wall and looked in. He didn't know if there was anyone ahead, so it would be better to observe first.
At a glance, the scenery in front of him was once again unexpected by Zhang Qing, after the wall, there was a wide stone road leading directly to the main entrance of the palace, and on both sides of the stone road, there were two small gardens, what was surprising was that there were all kinds of strange flowers and plants in them, not only did not wither and fail, but also competed for beauty.
This made Zhang Qing couldn't help but suspect that his judgment that this place was a ruin was wrong. Whether it is the clean square outside, the bright stone pillars, or the brand-new wall around or the flower garden in front of you, they are all carefully cleaned and cared for, how can it be that they have just been drilled out of the ground?
However, whether it is the thick layer of mud on the outer palace wall or the soil turned out of the periphery, people can see at a glance the traces of the palace garden drilling out of the ground. What's more, Oboni had also explored this place, and the map for them recorded this place, which was supposed to be a flat land with no grass, but I didn't hear her mention that there was such a conspicuous palace here.
But after all, this is a magical world, and Zhang Qing, who has seen a lot of strange things, can already accept any unbelievable, so he did not delve into the cause and effect, but set his eyes on the puppet standing on the stone road, I don't know if it is stone or wood.
There were eleven of these dolls, all of them the same height as normal adults, dressed in armor and armed with swords, and even their faces and hair were vivid. If it weren't for Zhang Qing's eyes being good enough, he would have seen various lines on the skin of these dolls, and his eyes would have been obviously dull, and he would not even be able to tell whether they were real or fake.
Among them, a tall puppet with a knife at his waist was the leader, and the other ten spears were lined up in a line behind the puppet, blocking the way from the door to the palace.
This palace is full of weirdness, Zhang Qing doesn't think that the eleven dolls in front of him are just decorations, I'm afraid they are the guardians here.
Even if he hasn't seen it, but Zhang Qing, who has added a lot of local knowledge, has also heard that the Golden Wind Drizzle Building in the Six Gates of the Miscellaneous Family has inherited some of the skills of the ancient Momen, and has a very exquisite mechanism.
Because his master's rumored girlfriend was born in this building, he specially found a lot of information, so he knew that the puppets in the Golden Wind Drizzle Building were not only an important means for them to fight the enemy, but also foreign trade products for sale.
These dolls come in a wide variety of species, from fighting and bodyguards to transporting and serving, and can do almost anything that a human can do, except that they can't think.
It is said that the mines controlled by Jinfeng Drizzle House do not need to hire miners, and rely entirely on their own puppets to dig, which is much more efficient than humans. It's just that this kind of doll is not sold to the public, so not many people have seen it. But this is probably one of the reasons why the gold dust drizzle building is one of the top financial resources in the world.
Not to mention the service dolls, his family's battle dolls are expensive, but the sale is very hot, because the combat power of these puppets is from acquired to congenital, and they can even customize outer god-level dolls that can compete with the outer god warriors, so they are very popular with some nobles with low martial arts but rich enough. After all, compared to human warriors who have complex minds and may be bought, completely obedient puppets are more loyal and reliable.
Especially in the realm of the outer gods, which outer god warrior does not have a unique personality? In this era of martial arts respect, no matter how high your status is, no matter how much wealth you have, and your martial arts are low, you can't get the protection of the sacrifice of the outer god warriors, where is there a puppet in the outer god realm that is easy to use? However, there is no shortage of acquired dolls, but because the materials of the outer god dolls are precious, they are not only very expensive, but the number of surviving puppets is also extremely rare.
However, even if the Golden Wind Drizzle Building sets the puppet more finely, it can automatically find the enemy, attack the target, and protect the owner, but it still can't think, so it is inevitable to be dull when facing the enemy, and after all, it is not their own strength, if the enemy bypasses the puppet or entangles the puppet and then attacks the holder, it may not be able to save his life in the end, this shortcoming needs to be considered by the buyer himself.
What's more, it is said that the Golden Wind Drizzle Building is only a branch of the ancient Momen, and they inherited some of the skills of the Momen, so they can only make the highest level of puppets of the outer gods, but the ancient Momen is famous for the puppets of the heavens.
Momen flourished 4,000 to 2,000 years ago, at that time it was not Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism three schools of thought, but a hundred schools of thought, Momen was considered a prominent study in that era, you can imagine how prosperous the art of puppets at that time was. At that time, the Mo family celestial warriors who held the celestial puppets could basically fight one against two, and those with tacit understanding could even fight against three enemies and four, and their strength had long been recorded in various documents.
Zhang Qing couldn't tell how many years ago the ruins he was in, and he hadn't seen what the puppets in the Golden Wind Drizzle Building looked like, so he didn't know where the eleven puppets came from. But no matter what, it's not something he can deal with the day after tomorrow.
Of course, it is also possible that he made a mistake in judgment, and these dolls are just decorations, but he does not dare to gamble. In case these guys are really guardians, even if it is only at an innate level, he alone is not an opponent. And looking at the uniform appearance of their equipment, I am afraid that there is also a formation or a combined attack technique, in which case he will not even be able to run.
(Tell the truth, what to do with procrastination, I probably finished writing this chapter in the afternoon, then went out for a meal, came back and chatted with my grandparents for a long time, and finally lay in bed for an hour to brush Tik Tok, before I began to supplement and proofread this chapter, and finally sent it out before twelve o'clock...... )
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