"Who are you? What did you do to me again! And..."
"Why do you know my name!" Yilin asked the mysterious young man opposite in a stern voice.
Ever since they fell into this secret room, a series of events had developed completely in a direction that was beyond her comprehension. If Yilin was given another choice, she would not die for the generous offer offered by the gang. The reward is for accepting this entrustment of leading the way.
"Don't be nervous. We are not enemies. At least put down your weapons first."
On the other side, Liao Ji really wanted to talk to the female scavenger. He was eager to catch a native and get information about the current "world", but Liao Ji also didn't want to be pointed at a sword while chatting.
He tried to calm down the tense atmosphere in a peaceful way, but unfortunately, he failed.
Instead of putting down the sword, Yilin held it tighter. She could see the deep fear of herself in the female scavenger's eyes.
In desperation, Liao Ji had no choice but to adopt some uncivilized means in order to communicate more effectively in the future.
He never expected a scavenger to keep his promise from the beginning.
After all, can one still be called a scavenger if he keeps his promise?
Liao Ji's true confidence still comes from his own ability.
In the game, any doomed person who has signed a "contract" with the protagonist can be controlled by the player. In layman's terms, if you get on the ship, you are his, and there is no chance of running away.
into the real version.
After Liao Ji tried to focus on the female scavenger, several looming threads suddenly appeared in his field of vision, connecting him to Yilin.
When Liao Ji thought of "putting down the sword", immediately, amidst the exclamations of the female scavenger opposite, Yilin felt that her body suddenly refused to obey her orders, and she strangely took the initiative to lower the sword pointed at the young man. Go down.
This was not over yet. Immediately afterwards, Yilin could only watch the black-haired young man walking towards her, and then, without knowing when, the young man treated this secret room as if it were his own home. He found the thick, rough and hard Hemp rope tied her up in circles.
During the whole process, Yilin could do nothing but stare with eyes that were about to cry. She couldn't even make a sound. She could only watch her body being played with by the other party like a puppet on strings.
"I said Miss Irene..."
"Your expression can easily misunderstand others, and those who don't know may think that I have really done something to you."
Looking at the female scavenger with a face of shame, anger and humiliation, and tears in the corners of her eyes, she was unable to move due to her large body.
Liao Ji clapped his hands with success, then lifted the restrictions on Yilin and returned the control.
Suddenly.
The secret room was filled with the sound of birds singing and the fragrance of flowers.
"You s***-!! I just **-know you--***! Hurry and ****--release me!"
"I**——oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo,w..."
In order to protect his ears, Liao Ji chose to mute the female scavenger first.
"Miss Erin, listen, first of all, I won't even mention the fact that you initially took me as a hostage to save your life."
"After you played with fire and burned yourself, summoning the uncontrollable kobold monster, you took the initiative to ask me for help, expressing your willingness to pay any price to resolve the previous crisis, and I met your needs, so according to the agreement, no matter what happens to you, You don’t have any reason to blame me for whatever happened to me, and please Miss Yilin please don’t put up your pants and don’t recognize people.”
"Secondly, I know you have a lot of questions, and so do I. Out of humanity and respect for you, we will take turns asking questions, starting with me."
"Finally, when each other asks questions, everyone should keep their mouths shut, listen patiently and quietly, and then answer the questions carefully without having too many irrelevant words."
Liao Ji highlighted the words "shut your mouth".
"so..."
"Nodding means acceptance, shaking head means disapproval."
"By the way, if you shake your head, I will just throw you here." Liao Ji stared into Yilin's eyes without any intention of joking.
In the end, although annoyance could still be seen in the female scavenger's eyes, she still nodded.
"Very well, Miss Yilin, you have taken the first step towards our harmonious coexistence in the future." Liao Ji nodded with satisfaction and released the confinement effect on the female scavenger.
And Erin...
Humanitarianism!
Is there any other choice left to her?
Of course, the above words were all shouted from the bottom of Yilin’s heart.
She had already learned a lesson, and she had also accepted the other party's suggestion to "take turns asking questions," so in real life, this time Yilin honestly kept her mouth shut as Liao Ji said.
However, she couldn't use her mouth, but it still didn't stop Yilin from casting a protesting look at Liao Ji, but unfortunately, she was ignored by the young man.
After all, if you compare it to the perspective of a game, it is probably a new character that you have just acquired. It is normal for your favorability to be low.
"Okay, according to the rules, I will ask the question first, so... Miss Erin, can you please explain to me what the "heritage" you have been referring to before means? "
After Liao Ji finished speaking, he made a "you can speak now" gesture to the female scavenger.
but...
"Huh? What's wrong? What's on my face?" Liao Ji couldn't help asking as he watched the other person staring at him with a confused and weird expression.
Seeing that the young man really didn't seem to be joking, Erin said in an unbelievable tone: "You don't even know about the "Ember Emperor"! ? "
"Well... just in case, let me make sure with you first. The "Ember Emperor" you are talking about refers to the handsome, self-made man who successfully achieved the unification of the wasteland with his outstanding intelligence and leadership ability. And finally purified the "turbidity" pollution and ended the wasteland, the greatest savior emperor? "
"Is there a second "Ember Emperor" in this world? "Irene asked back, and at the same time she didn't understand the proud look on the face of the young man opposite.
"Since you know about the Ash Emperor, why don't you ask what "legacy" means? It refers to everything left behind after the death of the Ashes Emperor! For example, this secret room, this sarcophagus, and what's in the coffin..."
As she spoke, Erin suddenly stopped.
Because Liao Ji acted too normal before. Normal here means that it is not like those indescribable weird existences, but more like the kind she hates, with a gentle aura and a small mouth that can say something. Don't stop and be more reasonable than anyone else.
So she almost forgot that this black-haired young man came out of this "sarcophagus", or...
It is most likely that youth is the "legacy" itself.
Liao Ji didn't notice Yilin's pause. He was now frowning, his attention was attracted by the previous sentence, and he quickly asked:
"Ember Emperor...died? When did this happen? And how did he die? As far as I know, with the strength of Ash Emperor, there should be no one in this world who can threaten his life, right?"
as far as I know?
Erin felt more and more that this young man spoke strangely.
But considering the mysterious origin of the other party, Yilin restrained her attitude a little and answered honestly:
"Actually, the death of the great emperor is just a folk saying. More officially, I remember that what is written in the history books should be that the great emperor...disappeared?"
"disappear?"
"I don't know the specific history, but probably five hundred years ago, after the decisive battle about the source of "turmoil", the emperor who returned in triumph disappeared that night, and even the emperor's men The five most powerful personal guards we trained were completely unaware of the Emperor's whereabouts. In history, the Ashes Empire mobilized the entire nation to search for clues, but in the end found nothing and could only announce the fact that the Emperor had disappeared."
"However, because the whole incident was so strange and bizarre, many people did not believe the statement jointly issued by the five personal guards. They believed that the emperor did not disappear, but speculated that the emperor was seriously injured and died in the battle. Some people also speculated It was the emperor who was infected with the evil and chose to commit suicide in order not to go berserk. Some people say..."
"etc!"
Liao Ji was not interested in hearing any more speculations about his "disappearance". After all, he had almost guessed the reason for his real "disappearance".
It is the node that enters the "Second Week".
only...
Didn't he just travel through time, but instead come to the wasteland world five hundred years later? No...the wasteland has been ended by Zhoumu himself, so this is...
The post-waste era five hundred years from now?
A new era?
In fact, these are secondary. What Liao Ji is most urgent and concerned about is...
"Then are they still alive now!?"
"...Them?" Erin didn't understand.
"That's what you just mentioned, the five personal guards around the emperor!"
This was the first time that Yilin saw a young man acting so anxiously.
But at the same time, this also made her even more confused.
"Please, is this common sense? If they are no longer here, where will the five major forces that are now carving up the continent come from?"
This time, Liao Ji didn't need to take the initiative to ask. Yilin explained as expected: "After the death and disappearance of Emperor Ashes, the five great guards under the Emperor took their subordinates and left from the empire. It split, and then established its own forces in different locations on the mainland, eventually forming the two countries, two alliances and one city today."
"The two countries refer to the Holy Kingdom in the north and the Dragon Kingdom in the east. The two alliances are the Machinery Alliance in the south and the Forest Alliance in the west. And finally, the Magic City is located in the center of the continent and is the largest neutral city in the world. "
Erin originally wanted to explain which of the emperor's personal guards each of these countries, alliances, and cities corresponded to, but judging from the young man's appearance, it seemed that she didn't need to say anything more just after hearing the name of the force.
On the contrary...
"Impossible...why do they want to separate?" Liao Ji muttered to himself.
Judging from the history described by Yilin, after he "disappeared", the six-star "disaster level" wives he had worked hard and painstakingly cultivated, and the ashes empire they had built together was actively divided. This... .It doesn’t make sense?
"So, don't interrupt others all the time!" At this time, Yilin took the initiative to speak, with a look of complaint.
She continued to add more, but she was interrupted by Liao Ji at the top, so she didn't finish what she said.
"Didn't I mention before that there are speculations among the people about the disappearance of the Great Emperor? One of them, which many people think is most likely today, including me, is..."
"Actually, the five personal guards of the Great Emperor are also the five most powerful Doom Transformers in this world, second only to the Great Emperor. They have joined forces..."
"Murder the Emperor!"
Erin said this word by word.
