The word forbidden curse made Shangluo's ears perk up - he thought the forbidden curse might be some kind of powerful spell?
[The forbidden curse may be different from what you think. Let me put it this way, you can understand the forbidden curse as a code of law. Forbidden spells are currently divided into three levels, but the level is not determined by power, but by the degree of danger. Some forbidden spells may not throw a fireball, but they are extremely dangerous. 】
"For example? What do dragon tooth soldiers look like?"
[Dragon Tooth Soldier is a level 2 forbidden spell, and can also be called Earthborn. A blessing from Ares, the god of war. There are two ways to obtain it. You can obtain the Dragon Teeth during Cadmus or Jason's Pilgrimage. After planting Dragon Teeth, Dragon Teeth Soldiers will grow out of the ground. 】
"Is this dangerous?"
[Dragon Tooth Soldiers are intelligent, they will organize themselves and start wars by themselves. 】
"Good guy!" Shangluo understood the danger of this thing as soon as he heard it. "Then what can they do? How dangerous it is depends on their combat effectiveness."
[The combat effectiveness of the Dragon Tooth Soldiers is equivalent to that of the Greek phalanx infantry, but they can also build cities sleeplessly and can multiply themselves. Even if you only sow 5 dragon tooth soldiers, they can build a city of Thebe, with an army of dragon tooth soldiers, and then start updating equipment. If the Dragon Tooth Soldier accidentally escapes, even just a little bit, it will take root and grow an endless army. Legion-level combat power must be deployed to suppress it. 】
"It's so dangerous and it's only Level 2?"
[Because the dragon tooth soldiers have a weakness, that is, they are prone to internal strife. In the original myth, as long as you throw a stone among them, they will kill most of them, so there is no need to worry about expanding to the point of flooding the earth. In fact, if it only has these abilities, the Dragon Tooth Soldier can only be regarded as a level 1 forbidden spell. The reason for the added level is that it is the spiritual creature of Ares, the God of War. If used too much, Ares, the God of War, will be pulled over, and that guy is quite difficult to deal with. But I vaguely feel that this is a bit dangerous. 】
"Why?"
[Because when the Dragon Tooth Soldiers were graded, the observation time of 'Thebes City' was still too short. I read through the report, and I actually observed that the dragon tooth soldiers cooperated with each other in the later period. They could even trade with each other with the newly generated dragon teeth. 】
"Wouldn't they fight with themselves?"
[This is the key. There are actually differences between the dragon tooth soldiers. According to legend, before the construction of Thebes, the dragon tooth soldiers first killed each other through civil war, and only 5 were left. However, these five dragon tooth soldiers did not fight among themselves, but began to cooperate with each other, and finally established the city of Thebes. However, it seems that because of the influence of Ares, they will start fighting among themselves after the city is built. This is a story for another day. But the Dragon Tooth Soldiers always seem to be able to select suitable city builders like cultivators. In a short period of time, they established the order of the city-state through mutual cooperation, and even the phenomenon of trading with each other using dragon teeth as I mentioned earlier occurred. 】
"Why do I feel something is wrong? Where are these dragon teeth kept?"
[As a forbidden curse, dragon teeth are never reserved. Every time you want to use it, you must first use Cadmus or Jason's Pilgrimage. Which one you use depends on which one is in the open cycle. After using up the Dragon Tooth Soldiers, all the Dragon Tooth Soldiers will be destroyed on the spot, leaving no Dragon Tooth left. Next time you need it, just hit it again. Anyway, the Romans were already very proficient in the process of these two pilgrimages. 】
"Why do I always feel like they are... brushing copies?"
【Hold on. ] Apollonia is already very skilled. Whenever some strange words popped up in Shangluo, she would search for them.
【It is indeed very similar. But in essence, video games are simulating your impact on another world through 'mechanics', which is the same as the original intention of the Romans. Different paths lead to the same goal, so there are indeed many such, how to say, such 'playing methods' in Rome. You're probably going to see more mechanics like this, and they seem to be pretty easy for you to pick up? 】
"It seems true?" Shangluo is still not sure. But Rome's "game play" does seem much easier to play, and there are many mechanisms to form interactions. The tour was like playing a dungeon, and even started to recruit people to form a team to play a dungeon.
"By the way, why is Rome so focused on such a mechanism?"
【I don’t understand. If I could understand the Romans, I would probably stay with them. But one thing is for sure - even this is a lot like video games. No matter how powerful you are in the game, it's still fake. How about you ask him? You can ask him what he really thinks. For example, you ask him what he wants to eat. 】
"Mr. Titus, we will arrange a meal for you when we arrive at the station. What would you like to eat?"
"Radish." Titus replied without hesitation, "Can I try the fairy root radishes from Cathay? The ones you grow in the New World."
"Have you never tried planting?"
"It's useless. It's useless for us to eat it. I'm thinking, maybe it has something to do with the place where it's taken? Or maybe it has something to do with the season? It might also have to be eaten on the land of Cathay."
[It can’t be useful. Magic has created too much karma, and they owe it to the world, so it is impossible for them to get the attention of the world. Until these karmas are paid off, the carrot cannot be of use to them. This means that they have no chance with immortal magic. This also means that there is an insurmountable gap in the future of the Romans. This gap is called: lifespan. 】
"There's no way to change their physique?"
【Yes. Even if they could activate 99 forbidden curses at the same time, the Romans themselves would be as fleeting as a piece of water. Although they can even be divided into 6 people to play tricks during their lifetime, and can continuously hone their strength like a meat pigeon game - but once they go offline, there is nothing. After death, there is nothing left. No matter how deeply they interact with the world, there is still a sad barrier between them and their own extraordinary power. Perhaps it is precisely because they are 'isolated' from the extraordinary that they can play many tricks in mechanics and operations. In Cathay, this barrier did not exist from the beginning. 】
"If I had a choice, I would actually prefer to be a Cathaynian." Titus made no secret of his envy. "The more we explore the extraordinary world, the more we feel our own insignificance and short lifespan." . Heroes and myths can always survive, and the figure of the Forest King has been wandering in the jungles of Nemi since before the founding of Rome. And we, the miserable mortal bodies, are as fleeting as dew. Sadly, we will even be Disease takes away lives. Do you know how the last commander of the internal defense died?"
Shangluo cast a questioning look. Titus responded:
"He was hit and killed by a large truck that ran a red light."
(End of chapter)
