At dusk, led by Langdon, Zuo Chang and Lizhi arrived at the small town on the top of Qingxi Mountain——
Blood Mist Town.
Zuo Chang stood at the entrance of the town and looked at the layout of the town.
It is almost exactly the same as in the game, even the mummy hanging at the entrance of the town is exactly the same.
Li Zhi frowned. She leaned closer to Zuo Chang and said, "Zuo Chang...is this place serious?"
Zuo Chang's mood was stable: "Very serious."
"Then this..."
She raised her hand and pointed at the corpses on the torture rack.
Langdon was not surprised and said, "Miss Lychee, please be patient. These people are voluntary."
"ha?!"
Lychee's reaction was extraordinary and natural.
She grinned, and her previously charming red lips now looked cold and sarcastic: "Voluntary to be hanged? Did Miss Litchi hear wrongly, or did you not understand the correct meaning of the word 'voluntarily'?"
"Please look here."
Langdon gestured with his hands and led Zuo Chang and Li Zhi under the hanging mummy.
Under each corpse, there is a wooden sign.
On each wooden sign, there is a "Military Order" posted.
Depending on the degree of drying of the body, the degree of preservation of the military orders also varies. Lychee read it carefully and found that these military orders basically had the same format:
[OO hereby promises: If the 'Great Sage and Holy Master' Basil gives the ancient crystal, OO will definitely advance to the fifth realm before XX day! 】
[If it fails, I will kill you with three swords and six holes with no regrets! 】
[Promisor: OO, X year Y month Z day. 】
Langdon looked pale and said, "You two are exorcists and should know the value of 'ancient crystals'. Those hanging here all voluntarily signed military orders and received and refined ancient crystals, but in the end they failed to Those who achieve the goal on the agreed date. Is it reasonable to execute them?"
Actually it's not very reasonable.
But I don’t know how to refute it.
Lychee insisted: "If they made the promise while they were awake, Miss Lychee doesn't think it's a big deal. Killing indiscriminately is not advisable, and violating one's own oath is also not advisable. But - why do you want to hang them up? It shouldn’t be difficult to lay him to rest.”
"It's just to warn and encourage those who come after me. How can the Five Realms be so easy to achieve?"
Langdon's face was expressionless and he regarded it as normal.
He was about to take Zuo Chang and Li Zhi into the town when he suddenly saw an old man with white hair appear.
That is--
"Master Basil? Why are you here?"
Zuo Chang turned around and saw that Basil looked exactly like the portrait in the game.
He had white hair, looked to be in his sixties or seventies, and there was no kindness on his face.
The wrinkles on his face were as sharp as a knife, and his muscular body was taller and straighter than a soldier. He was full of evil spirits!
At this moment, his old eyes looked up and down at Zuo Chang, full of offense.
Zuo Chang was annoyed by his look and couldn't help but said, "What are you looking at?"
Basil sneered and clasped his hands behind his back: "Young man, you are quite angry."
"You get very angry when I see you like this."
"I misunderstood. I didn't mean any harm. I feel a unique temperament from you. You seem to be... good at using a sword."
Of course.
Are you kidding others with your natural sword bones at max level?
Zuo Chang smiled slightly: "My name is Zuo Chang, and my attainments in swordsmanship should be no less than yours."
"Try?"
Basil's hand behind his back was brought in front of him.
He actually held the sword, still unsheathed.
Zuo Chang thought that Basil wanted to fight with him, so he was slightly interested.
With the blessing of the God's emblem, his cultivation is actually at the eighth level; Basil's cultivation is at the ninth level.
There are differences in realms, and there are bound to be differences in values.
The opponent is the holder of "My Crest" and must numerically surpass Zuo Chang, but Zuo Chang has one advantage——
He comes from a thousand years later!
With the blessing of thousands of years, what Zuo Chang has learned and heard is beyond what the old antique Basil can compare with.
Can this "era gap" smooth out the numerical differences?
Zuo Chang was very curious about this.
Because the leader of the Gold Diggers Knights, the flaxen-haired prince, is also in the Ninth Realm.
Fighting against people of similar strength to the enemy in advance will help control the conflict that is likely to break out later.
But what Zuo Chang didn't expect was...
The rebellious Basil had no intention of fighting him. He turned the blade over and threw the long sword in his hand.
Zuo Chang raised his hand to catch it.
"Buzz!"
The next moment, the long sword released a glorious light, the sword body trembled endlessly, and the sword clanged loudly!
Basil's eyes widened and he praised: "You are really good at swordsmanship! Your Excellency, the sword in your hand is called 'Gaozhi', and it has unique magical powers."
Zuo Chang looked at his sword: "What magical power?"
"The magical power of picking up the high and trampling the low, flattering the superior and bullying the inferior."
"??"
What?
Zuo Chang lowered his head again and stared at the sword in his hand.
The message appears shortly:
"High Branch Sword": Attack power 1~1.
· Pretend to be a master: Gaozhijian can make you look like a peerless master. After being inspired, in the eyes of others, you will be a handsome swordsman in white clothes.
·Pan Gaozhi: Gaozhijian has a watery nature and is good at red apricots going out of the wall. If you surpass its original owner in swordsmanship, it will immediately regard you as its master; if someone with a more talented swordsman than you holds it, it will immediately leave you. (Current owner: Zuo Chang.)
·Flattery: Gao Zhijian is good at studying. It has no benefit in the battle, but it knows how to flatter people in a camp, making it hard for people to find fault with it.
When (Zuo Chang) defeats his enemy, the Gaozhi Sword will hover over the battlefield, leaving a colorful trail and strange brilliance in celebration.
When (Zuo Chang) is unable to pay attention to his surroundings and is unaware of the approaching danger, the Gaozhi Sword will emit a strong light and make a loud sound, and if necessary, will knock (Zuo Chang) on the head as a reminder.
·Mud Legs: The Gaozhi Sword will not cause trouble to its owner. This sword can escape into the void on its own without its owner even needing to bother carrying it. If necessary, the Gaozhi Sword will emerge from the void and appear directly beside its master.
"..."
This is...
What sword?
Don’t they all say that the sword is a gentleman’s weapon? Why is Gao Zhijian's painting style so strange?
Zuo Chang raised his head and looked at Basil: "Is this a toy?"
"Haha! It can be said that the Gaozhi Sword has little effect and is indeed just a plaything. However, this is also a 'spiritual weapon sword', which is extremely rare! Your Excellency's superb skills can attract the spiritual weapon to recognize its owner, and I don't If you dare to plunder someone’s beauty—this sword will be given to you!”
What is the use?
What is the use of this Gaozhi sword?
Zuo Chang didn't want it at all.
Basil looked at Langdon and asked, "Landon, are they your new masters? I can see that both this gentleman and this lady have very high standards!"
Langdon said hurriedly: "Sir Basil, I did not recruit Mr. Zuo Chang and Miss Litchi. They are friends of the changeling demon."
"impossible!"
Basil waved his hand and categorically refuted: "Mr. Zuo and Miss Lychee are definitely not friends of the Transformation Demon. What level is the Transformation Demon? It is not qualified to be the friend of these two people."
Well.
Langdon was startled and turned to look at Zuo Chang.
Zuo Chang responded calmly and avoided answering: "Master Luo, Li Zhi and I are here today to let you know: you have evolved gloriously, and a disaster is coming!"
"Haha! His Royal Highness the Prince of the Golden Empire, and a group of masters of unknown origin who appeared inexplicably in Little Mascus, right? My informant has urgently reported these news! An hour ago, the Gold Digger Knights United II Ten high-level exorcist teams, totaling more than 120 people, have assembled and are suspected of attacking me!"
Basil is equally at ease.
He smiled slightly and said: "The situation is urgent, but there is always time for a cup of tea. Mr. Zuo, please come inside."
There was a typo in the update the day before yesterday. At this time, the "Old Golden Empire" should be called the "Golden Empire".
At that point in time of Zuo Chang, it was the "Old Golden Empire".
This kind of insignificant little detail can actually be changed secretly, and readers will probably not notice it anyway.
The reason why I took the initiative to speak out was mainly to establish a mature and reliable author image who is "careful as a needle", "thorough and thoughtful", "well-informed".
How about it? Are you swayed by Ya's rigor?
(End of chapter)
