Just when Lu Ning was trying to find what was special about the "white harbor" specially proposed by this distribution center, Tan Ya and his party in Shen Yuancheng encountered some troubles.
"Why are there so many people?" Tan Ya had already knocked a man unconscious with his sleeve and dragged him into the alley, but the number of cultists passing by outside made her feel something was wrong.
"On the way we came here, the number of people kept increasing." Xie Qitong, who holds the Mu Mantra, was more clear about the numbers. "And the reason for the increase is unknown. I didn't see it."
Weng Cunxie was surprised: "You didn't even see it?"
"Yes, I didn't see it. Every increase in the number of people happened to be within the blind spot of my vision, as if they knew there was a mantra watching over them."
"You won't be discovered, right?" Qin Ya was surprised.
"No, I think their number was increasing before I observed it. Now the increase is getting faster and faster." Xie Qitong squatted down, "Let me take a look at this person, maybe I can find some clues."
The tips of the wings on his back bent down, lifting the black robe of the man who was knocked unconscious by Qin Ya, and all eyes were focused on that man for an instant.
At such a close range, the power of the target is enough to directly analyze a person through vision. Xie Qitong only saw everything about this person clearly for a moment.
"This man... is a believer."
"Believers?"
"He has many scars left by the rituals on his body, and there are also internal mutations caused by the corruption of the mantra. Although the materials on his body have been thrown away, several things solidified in his body that can drive the ritual have not been dug out. Although I can’t tell which mantra it belongs to based on these, I am 90% sure of its identity.”
"Okay, let's go by the believers." Tan Ya didn't care about this. "That means, these suddenly increased numbers of black-robed people are believers? Are they believers who were involved in Shenyuan City before? The problem is that although these guys All of them are fanatics, but they are also qualified fanatics. They will definitely not change their beliefs casually, let alone throw away the props used in mantra rituals. Is the black robe another mantra that has the ability to infect and assimilate? "
"I can't see the changes on the mental level either. How about waking him up and asking?" Xie Qitong said.
"What if after waking up, this guy sends a message to those in black robes? Forget it, if it weren't for the fact that there's no way to kill people here..." Qin Ya muttered.
"Wait a minute, since they have this weird method of 'infection', will they have any collective consciousness?" Weng Cunxie said suddenly.
Qin Ya stiffened for a moment: "I didn't think about it."
The many eyeballs on Xie Qitong's body rolled, and soon his expression became serious: "Don't worry so much, we have been positioned."
On the surrounding buildings, people wrapped in black robes emerged one after another, and some people in black robes began to appear on the road in front and behind. They were silent, holding weapons in their hands, and approached step by step.
"Tsk." Qin Ya shook her sleeves, "Are we going to break out?"
"Please be more careful next time you act..." Xie Qitong pinched his forehead helplessly, "Fortunately it was the two of us here, otherwise I'm afraid you would have trapped me here..."
"Stop talking nonsense and clear the way quickly."
Xie Qitong opened his hand, and the blue nerve-like veins extended from his arm to the palm of his hand, turning into a spear, but the tip was not sharp, but an eyeball. Xie Qitong glanced at the position of the black-robed man in front of him and assumed a posture of throwing a javelin.
"Weng Cuntie, prepare to charge."
"good."
"Malicious gaze." Xie Qitong murmured in a low voice before throwing the eyeball javelin forward! The so-called [head] mantra has no lethality...it's just a joke.
The javelin went straight through the alley and rushed out of the street. Within the range that the javelin passed, some blue eye patterns appeared on all the men in black robes. Those eyes shimmered, and every flash of light made them shine. The men in black robes twitched in pain. In an instant, all the people intercepting in front lost their combat effectiveness.
Weng Cunxie roared, four wheels popped out of his feet, he raised his lance and crashed straight out. Spikes and sharp blades popped out of his armor. The alley was not wide to begin with, and this reunion was like a heavy tank crossing the border. , and suddenly a path was opened with blood and flesh flying everywhere. Tan Ya and Xie Qitong followed Weng Cunxie and rushed out of the alley.
There were still many men in black robes outside, but after Tan Ya and Xie Xitong rushed out of the alley with such violent momentum and crushed at least a dozen men in black robes to death on the road, they did not continue to try to get closer, but only maintained the encirclement. .
"Hey, it looks like they are waiting for reinforcements." Qin Ya laughed, "After being controlled, these people no longer know how to use their own rituals. Now they are just ordinary cannon fodder and cannot deal with us."
"What do you think they are going to do now?"
"If it were me, my subordinates wouldn't be able to deal with it, so I would just wait for the boss to come." Qin Ya said matter-of-factly.
Xie Qitong rolled his eyes. Of course he trusted Tan Ya's judgment. The problem was that sometimes being too accurate could have its disadvantages.
"The gap between those chosen by the mantra and those who believe in the mantra is still very obvious."
The crowd parted a path, allowing a tall and well-built man to walk through. His eyes did not linger on the men in black robes around him at all, and his eyes full of interest fell entirely on the three people.
"It seems that you are the leader of these guys?" Tan Ya asked directly.
The man shook his head: "I don't know how to do such a trick. Of course, I don't deny that I know the people behind these people. The reason why I am here now is just because I am willing to see the difference between the people chosen by the truth. "
"What a mess..." Qin Ya scratched her hair, "So you are the enemy?"
"From a standpoint, that's true, so——"
The man, Tualatin, did not finish his words. Tan Ya had already disappeared from his sight.
"Then there's nothing more to say."
The slightly jumpy tone had disappeared, replaced by a cold tone coming from above. Tualatin raised his head and saw Qin Ya opening her hand to him in mid-air. Six golden rings spread out in front of her palm, and a short golden blunderbuss appeared in her palm.
Six shots were fired in succession. Amidst the fire and loud noises, the ground cracked and buildings collapsed. The men in black robes around them retreated one after another, trying to avoid the high temperature radiated from the shooting center. The smoke from the gravel covered the scene. People can clearly see what's going on inside. After more than ten seconds, the smoke dissipated, and Tualatin stood on a ground that was almost red-hot. There were a few black marks on his body, and the white cloth wrapped around him was also burned a lot. But other than that, Tualatin was not injured under such an attack. He looked at his hands and then looked ahead. The person who was there was gone.
Qin Ya started running wildly with her two teammates.
"Wait, why are you running? Although it can't kill anyone, the attack just now can make him incapacitated, right?" Xie Qitong asked as he ran.
"The attacks of Cai Zhenyan are basically strong and weak, unless I am really willing to spend my wealth on them. The problem is that although I am a star, my family is not rich." Qin Ya ran faster while explaining, " We must stay away from that guy, that guy is very dangerous, much more powerful than those rookies in black robes!"
Xie Qitong and Weng Cunxie stopped asking questions after hearing this. They believed in Qin Ya's judgment as always.
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Here at the White Harbor, Lu Ning has already transferred to another store, the White Wax Figure Exhibition Hall. She exchanged that knowledge for some information at the Daydream Hotel. For example, the anchor point used by the White Feather Trading Company was "sky", while the anchor point used by the White Wax Exhibition Hall was "self". In addition, White Harbor is indeed an excellent resting place. The Daydream Hotel can help people quickly restore their physical strength and energy. In just ten minutes, it can make people feel as full of energy as after a long sleep. White Feather Trading Company has a very good trading network, and many specialties from the seaport can be exchanged there, as long as there is enough knowledge as a price. Finally, the White Wax Figure Exhibition Hall is proud of the production of the "Death Figure".
In this scene with too many hidden risks, Lu Ning of course gave priority to the pewter sculpture exhibition hall.
The store manager here is also the same kind of cell person, but his body has light green liquid, and his posture is obviously more elegant. After asking about Lu Ning's purpose, the store manager was not too surprised and directly gave Lu Ning a catalog.
There are four styles of "dead dolls" in total, but Lu Ning actually asked what kind of products there were, and of course he chose the last and most expensive one.
A perfect flesh and blood doll requires knowledge and a piece of your own flesh and blood. The made doll will be compressed into a button-sized place and can be placed anywhere. Once Lu Ning, as the main body, dies, he will be reborn in the position of this puppet.
Lu Ning has seen similar props before, but this still cannot change the functionality of this thing. She used a copy of Dong's entire knowledge to pay the fee, but it was a pity that each person could only make one of these, otherwise Lu Ning could have made three first for later action.
After finishing the production here, Lu Ning went to the White Feather Chamber of Commerce. Different from the other two, the knowledge collected here does not have to be related to mantras, any knowledge is fine, but copies are not collected here, which means that after delivering this knowledge, Lu Ning will completely forget it.
However, for tourists, this is not a particularly serious problem. Lu Ning quickly exchanged the knowledge he had learned about alchemy for three pieces of waste stone. According to the introduction, these things should have come from the experience after being submerged in the ocean. The harbors at low tide were already empty, but some crystals with a marine flavor were left behind.
For people like Lu Ning, this thing can more accurately mark the location of the mantra. Three pieces of waste stone means that at least three mantras can be found... That's right, after seeing the methods of the world, Lu Ning finally made up his mind to help his mantra expand his business.
She needs to swallow more mantras so that she can have more leeway when choosing a path in the future, instead of going all out to awaken her past self like Qu Yi did. Choosing in advance will eliminate future possibilities.
But after passing the three shops in White Harbor, Lu Ning found that her mission was still not completed.
The task of the theater has been completed, because the requirements are very clear, but the task of White Harbor is so simple that she can't even analyze the word play in it.
Lu Ning looked at the map of the White Harbor in the trading house. To be honest, the area here is not very large. It takes less than twenty minutes at most to walk from one end to the other. Besides, except for the three shops, other buildings are not allowed to enter, so maybe It's because many residents here are that kind of cell people. Unlike humans who recover quickly after being injured in the harbor, cell people's recovery speed is much slower, so any sudden visitors are not welcome.
Putting aside the interior of the building for now, there is very little to explore in White Harbor. But anyway, it was relatively safe here. Lu Ning could return to the interior through the passage at any time, so she began to search for the important places marked on the map one by one.
After searching for about two hours, Lu Ning stood in a white garden. It was the largest garden in the white harbor. All the flowers in it were white. At first glance, it looked like they were covered with snow. She walked through the flower bed surrounded by marble walls. In addition to flowers, the stems of the plants here were also transparent on the outside and had liquid flowing inside.
But... Lu Ning's eyes slowly raised and landed on the marble wall.
There are very complicated patterns there, which are coherent and beautiful. They clearly express different images, but there is a sense of harmony and unity. Those are "people". Although they are not exactly the same as today's humans, they are more like gods of different ethnic groups in various fantasy stories, but Lu Ning can still feel a certain sense of historical sedimentation in them.
The stone wall was very long, and Lu Ning began to walk along the stone wall. Those patterns also spread on the stone walls. Lu Ning quickly understood what this depiction was, and...from the existence of Shenyuan City and the murals here, she gradually understood what the harbor was.
She thought of the battlefield again, where countless lives of different races were fighting and fighting on the battlefield. She originally thought it was just a space created by the mantra, but now she thought it might be some other factor.
Is the harbor a fragment of history?
When Lu Ning whispered this question, she heard a sigh.
Lu Ning turned around and saw that the pattern on the marble wall behind her was emitting a faint light. The pattern was of a person with a third eye between his eyebrows, six-fingered hands, and a thin body.
"If you are still conscious, why not come out and talk?" Lu Ning extended the invitation.
"The souls here are no longer the souls they once were." The pattern emitted a stronger light, and a trace of it injected into Lu Ning's eyebrows. At the same time, Lu Ning felt that the three mantras on her body were moving, but there was no movement.
"Hello, young child, you may call me 'Book', the Book of Books."
