Although Tianlan expressed great curiosity about the 'old acquaintance' that the big cat mentioned, it was a pity that no matter how she pressed, Red would not tell him.
Tianlan had no choice but to shut up angrily.
Afterwards, everyone discussed the matter about the Southern Territory - because a new news recently came from the Elfendor Council, there seemed to be another riot in Duron. And someone took advantage of the chaos to attack the Duke's mansion, but the result was unknown, but the Duke seemed to be fine.
"I heard that Enan discovered those people's conspiracy in advance." Alyssa mentioned in a low voice.
"Those people?" Fang Yu asked.
"We claim to be a cultist to the outside world, but the community generally believes that it was the prime minister's hand."
Fang Yu asked Tata again. After all, Miss Goblin often paid attention to what happened in the community, and got a positive answer.
However, Fang Plover himself has a different view. After all, both of them have motives for taking action. Not to mention the prime minister's party, the Dragon Worshiping Sect should also hope that the southern border will be in chaos, right?
It seems that after the Van Reich incident, the other party has no intention of stopping.
Luo Hao mentioned that there seemed to be other adventurers involved in this incident. In fact, the other party relied on the power of the Chosen One to thwart the other party's conspiracy. Fang Yu was not surprised when he heard this. With the reputation of the duke's son, it was not surprising that he could find someone to help him.
It's just that the other party seems to have changed from being low-key to taking the initiative. But the Seven Seas Brigade has been in the south, and it is not clear what happened in Du Lun. It seems that the son of the Duke has encountered some trouble.
"Speaking of which, Enan wrote you a letter," Sylvide said. "It's just that the letter travels slower than other messages, so it's probably still on the way."
Fang Plover nodded.
In fact, everyone was just an outsider in the battle in Duron, so the discussion was only superficial and was quickly ignored.
After the short discussion ended, Fang Yu asked Aitila privately about the big cat people. But Miss Elf only shook her head and said that she had never asked Red these things.
Fang Yu thought for a moment and stopped asking, but he kept the matter in mind.
The nearby Panir spiders had almost been slaughtered by the hill giants, but after all, they were still near the Spider Forest. Everyone in the Seven Seas Brigade was not too confident about the safety of the valley, so they asked Mr. Gray Rock to leave overnight.
After leaving the basin, the team continued to move forward - the heavy rain stopped before noon the next day, and after the clouds cleared and the rain cleared, everyone finally made it out of the Panier Canyon.
The forest disappeared on the other side of the valley, red cliffs and bright yellow sand gradually occupied people's view, and the last green in the desert began to gradually change into dry shrubs.
It seems that just a mountain separates the two, and the natural environment is completely different. Three days later, the Seven Seas Brigade finally arrived at the destination marked on the map——
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"See, that's Idos."
Baggins squatted on the edge of the cliff and said to everyone.
Everyone lay on the dry and cracked rocks and looked in the direction he said.
The sun is casting a light purple shadow on the shady side of the valley. Under that shadow is the undulating city wall of Idos. The majestic city wall in the past is now only a shallow gray shadow. The traces of civilization have long been smoothed away, but the sand has not completely swallowed up the remains of the city. It is like a huge dead thing, parked there silently.
Hot winds were stirring up clouds of dust below. At the edge of the sand sea, it seems that it is easier to get closer to the sky than in other areas. The sun looks particularly low and huge, licking the lifeless valley with vicious flames.
But it's not completely lifeless.
Etila whispered: "Someone is coming."
"Is there anyone?" Tian Lan asked in a low voice, while looking around curiously: "Where is it? Why didn't I see it?"
But Alyssa saw it right away, and then everyone else.
A small group of people and horses appeared at the end of the valley, squirming like ants. When some people got closer, everyone could clearly see the beast of burden in the group - an artiodactyl animal that can store water like a camel, and is good at Traveling through the desert. The desert merchants of Istania bred them for use as mounts and beasts of burden, and Plover had seen these animals in Elpahim.
"Is it a caravan?"
Fang Yu shook his head.
Desert caravans do not have so many people riding on the backs of pack animals. Pack animals are important assets for desert caravans, especially when crossing the sand sea. Merchants will try their best to save their physical strength. What's more, after the destruction of Idos, the Istanians all traveled northward along this mountain range and entered the northern hinterland of Kaolin. This ancient trade route south of Changhu Lake has been abandoned for a long time.
As he thought, he released his clockwork fairy, and the golden ball flew out with a buzz. However, Fang Plover did not let the clockwork fairy fly directly down the cliff, but took some detours, because the shell of the clockwork fairy easily reflected light in the sun.
He cautiously let it fly down along the shadow side of a cracked mountain pass. Although it took some detours, the clockwork fairy quickly reached the target.
When Fang Plover saw the team clearly, he couldn't help but be stunned. Because he found that this team was not just one group of people, but two distinct parties. The people on one side were in ragged clothes and were obviously being escorted forward by people on the other side. The people on the other side were dressed more uniformly, wearing red headscarves and white clothes. Almost everyone had weapons, mostly scimitars, and some had spears or firearms.
Fang Plover counted and found that there were eleven people in this group, five of whom were riding on pack animals, and the rest were on foot. There were only seven people on the detained party, including men, women, and a child.
Could it be that a desert caravan was hijacked? He couldn't help but think that since ancient times, there have been merchants and robbers, and there are no exceptions on any business road. But how could the caravan come to Idos? The nearest trade route is at least dozens of miles away from here.
But he couldn't recognize the hijackers, so he had to look back and tell the others about the situation.
But when Fang Plover described the other party's attire, the big cat man's eyes seemed a little meaningful. Baggins on the side replied affirmatively: "It's the Blood Shark Pirate."
Fang Plover couldn't help but be startled.
He looked at Rhett, who didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. He only mentioned this matter a few days ago, but he didn't expect to encounter it today. However, considering that the information Elfondo gave them also pointed out that the blood shark pirates were operating in this area, based on their previous speculations, it seemed reasonable to encounter them.
The big cat man only touched his chin lightly, looked at him and replied: "You don't have to look at me. Today is different from the past. I am a member of this team, so I will naturally follow your arrangements, little guy."
"Brother Ed, do we want to save those people?" Jita asked softly.
"Of course we have to save them," Tian Lan replied matter-of-factly: "How pitiful the other party is. They won't end up well if they are caught by those vicious people. And they are businessmen. We rescued them, so there must be some benefits. Right?"
She suddenly stopped and looked at the others: "Why are you looking at me like that? Shouldn't there be rewards for saving people?"
"But it's not about the reward now, Tianlan," Alyssa replied, "It's about whether it's worth it to alert the snake."
Fang Plover also frowned. This was Aitaria. They could save people, but they couldn't stop the blood shark pirates from resurrecting. Once they take action, the other party will know that there are enemies around them. Not only will they be more vigilant, but they may also send people to look for them.
After all, this is near Idos, not in Panier Canyon. It is closer to the opponent's possible 'stronghold', and there are not many places to hide. Besides, he didn't forget that there was not only a Blood Shark pirate here, but also people from the Dragon Fire Guild.
Sky Blue's eyes were shining brightly, and he looked at the others in disbelief: "But that's a lot of lives. Brother Ed, we won't just die without saving, right?"
"They may not die, and they can be resurrected." The Papalar man murmured in a low voice.
"Shut up, Parker."
"Okay." Papalar spread his hands.
"Tianlan, don't hinder Ed from making decisions." Aitila reminded him quietly.
"Sister Aitila, that's what I said..." Tianlan glanced at Fang Plion and realized that it would be troublesome to do anything. Although she looked a little reluctant, she finally closed her mouth.
Ai Xiaoxiao looked at the others from behind and couldn't help but curiously put forward his opinion: "But can't we tie them up? As long as they don't die, they won't be resurrected, right?"
Tang Xin was speechless for her friend's remarks: "Then they won't commit suicide?"
"But Tangtang, wouldn't it be better if we tied them up and put a rag in their mouths?"
"My little princess, is suicide as simple as that in your mind?"
"Hey, isn't it?"
Sylvide smiled and shook her head, and then explained to her that in Aitalia, people can cut off their own starlight. Unless some special creations and magic are used, it is extremely troublesome to imprison a person.
For example, the anchor stone can isolate the star coordinates, so that people can only be resurrected in the same place after death - of course, except for the Sinsas snake people, no one has the luxury to use the anchor stone to build a dungeon. People often choose a cheaper material:
Hengshi.
In fact, this kind of crystal-like rock mass is actually widely used to build temples, and is only used as the coordinate base point of the Resurrection Altar.
The principle of using it to build a prison is extremely simple. The prison itself is an altar of resurrection, governed by Terravotu, the god of law and the guardian of the city, or the territory of Maya Demas, the goddess of disaster. People It is not entirely wrong to say that the prison of Aitalia is a different kind of 'temple'.
Even the dark prisons of cultists often believe in a certain dark saint or demon lord who has the function of imprisonment, which produces similar effects.
It's just that they don't have Hengshi on hand. Even if they do, it's unlikely that they can build a prison in a short time. When making the platform, Fang Plover never thought about it like this. But now he remembered that there must be at least one such 'prison altar' on the Seven Seas Traveler in the future.
Otherwise, it would be really troublesome to encounter a situation like this.
Ai Xiaoxiao said "Oh" and retracted obediently.
"If you want to take action, Ed," Attila said again, "I might be able to help."
Fang Plover looked at Miss Elf unexpectedly, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"That's right," he responded: "Miss Aitila, you are a believer in Amaya!"
"To be precise, it is the Saint of the Unicorn," the big cat man replied: "As the goddess of the forest, Aimea's followers are naturally responsible for expelling and punishing those intruders with no good intentions, so the forest itself also Part of the priesthood of imprisonment.”
"Speaking of which," Red looked at Atila and smiled: "Our elf lady was responsible for doing this when she was in the temple. I was trapped in the forest by them in the first place. Fortunately, Amea The relationship with Ms. Marland is not bad.”
Aitila glanced at the big cat man, who immediately closed his mouth.
Then she said in a gentle tone: "Among Lord Amaya's magical arts, there is indeed a spell about imprisonment, but it requires a forest to cast, and after all, it is a spell effect, which cannot last long. If you want to imprison people for a long time, you still need to You have to have a permanent stone.”
"I can create a forest environment." Jita said quickly, holding her magic book in both hands.
Fang Plover looked at Aitila again.
If there is a way to imprison the opponent and prevent the opponent from returning to resurrect and send a message, he is naturally inclined to take action. Not only because he could save people, but more importantly, he wanted to catch two 'tongues' early on to see what was going on between the Blood Shark Pirates and the Dragon Fire Guild. He would not believe that it was just a coincidence that these two parties, plus a Dragon Worship Cult, gathered in Idos.
Miss Elf nodded.
Baggins thought for a while and then said: "Then the battle must be quick and quick, and there can be no accidents during the battle."
"That's no problem," Fang Yu replied immediately. He took pictures of his new goggles as if to show off. These goggles can analyze the enemy's attribute values. Of course, he has already used the opponent as a test subject. "Those blood shark pirates are not very powerful, and their strength and agility ratings are not high. I estimate that they will not exceed level 14 at most."
Level fourteen doesn't sound too high, but among the ordinary aborigines of Aitaria, it's still a high level. In Aitaria, whether it is Corin-Ithurian or Oshur, or the army of most continental countries, the average level is actually only this level.
This may seem a bit incredible.
But if you think about it, for elites like the Dawn Knights or the Dawn Guards, the ordinary knights among them will not exceed level 25. Once someone reaches level twenty-five, they are often awarded the position of Knight Commander.
After all, the aborigines are no better than the Chosen Ones, and the combat profession is far more difficult and dangerous than the improvement of the life profession. And even among the selectors, there are not many people who can reach level 30 or above. After all, cognitive experience will have a huge attenuation after level 10 and level 20, and after level 20, this The decay was far more severe than the one at level 10.
In fact, Fang Plover has begun to feel this decline now. Killing monsters below level 20 will give almost no experience; while monsters above level 20 will not be easy to kill, and there will be no experience. Much more.
At level 20 or above, one enters the realm of veteran adventurers in Aitaria, and the way to upgrade is completely different from that of the novice level. Before level 20, guilds and adventure groups can also 'spawn monsters' or use experience items to help the newcomers they cultivate quickly pass this stage. Although the investment is huge, there are not no shortcuts.
But after level 20, mature adventure groups and guild teams must complete their promotion through another way - accumulating reputation and completing various events in order to gain sufficient cognitive experience. This is why the Super Competitive Alliance can provide The real reason why major guilds allocate resources.
This process is often not accomplished smoothly and overnight. For example, Scarpe and Querod, although they stayed in Aitaria for a long time, their levels did not increase much over time. In fact, they were not over thirty before they left Aitaria. class.
Beyond level 30, that is the domain of a strong person.
It sounds like there are many selectors over level 30 in the major top guilds, and there are even a large number of top experts from the second world. But if you magnify it to the scale of the entire Aitaria, it's actually just a handful - the total population of 20 million Chosen Ones is only one-tenth of the tenth among the aboriginal people.
What's more, among the 20 million people, how many are active players, how many are retired players, and how many of them can be called strong?
Therefore, in the eyes of everyone in Seven Seas Traveler, the level of blood shark pirates is considered normal. If it is higher, it will look strange. After all, these people may be just ordinary members at the moment. The reason why Baggins mentions it like that is because after all, there are elites among the Blood Shark Pirates.
Now that it is determined that the enemy's level is beyond the limit, the battle arrangements are naturally simple and clear, and there is no need to be as complicated as fighting between them and the 'Grey Scale' brigade.
In fact, they were just waiting on top of the cliff, waiting until the opponent passed below the valley, and then launched a surprise attack - those pirates seemed to have no idea that they would be attacked again in this place, not to mention the huge difference in combat power, so the battle almost started. It was a one-sided crushing.
Jita summoned a large fantasy rainforest regardless of the cost, and then under the control of Etila's spell, the aerial roots on the towering ancient trees came to life one after another, entangling the blood shark pirates one by one. Then she put magical marks on these people - and cut off the connection between them and Xinghui one by one.
On the other side, there is no suspense in the battle between Fang Plover, Big Cat Man, Baggins and the captain of this pirate. The opponent's level is slightly higher than that of ordinary pirates, but no matter how high it is, the three of them can't join forces. It's just one round, and the opponent will be defeated.
The big cat man didn't kill him, he just threw him into the "rainforest", and the aerial roots wrapped around him like a snake, tying him to death. In the end, Miss Elf followed the law, and the battle came to an abrupt end just a few minutes after it started.
Attila put a magical mark on the pirate captain, and then walked over to Fang Plover and said: "With my level, the mark should last for forty-eight hours, but that was in the sacred grove of the Giant Tree Hill. If it is here, I can't guarantee that."
Tian Lan was afraid that Fang Plover would regret it, so she replied: "About two days, it should be enough."
Fang Yu glanced at the little girl dumbfounded. Could he still regret this?
"Even if it's not enough," Luo Hao, who was sweating profusely from the side, put down his big shield and echoed: "After two days, the other party will only know that there are enemies nearby. In fact, from a timeliness perspective, it is meaningless. "
After hearing this, Fang Yu nodded, thinking that this was indeed the case.
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