Under the dark purple sky, cold air currents gathered in the north. They roared down along the long black ridgeline, passing by the dilapidated camps of the orcs, passing by the battlefields where corpses were piled up, and passing by the thick and tall fortresses of the gods.
The city walls surged towards the warmer places in the south with ghostly whistling. The broken flags rolled in the cold wind, making a hunting sound, and the bones of the helmets stained with dried blood rolled forward, leaving a patch in the night.
There is a sound in the air, this is the famous cold air flow of Oras - the breath of the ice dragon.
The Fortress of the Gods, located at the junction of the Thunder Cloud Mountains and the Seven Mountains Mountains, was wrapped in the biting cold. The cold seemed to freeze the sound and made everything quiet. Night watchmen in fur coats shivered and patrolled the city walls. They occasionally
Turn around and look towards the south of the city.
In that direction, the windows of hotels or taverns reveal warm orange, and they look so valuable in this cold-toned night.
But when he raised his head and cast his gaze to the sky, among the deep black clouds, no one would have thought that there was a transparent shadow there - that was the mage's cloud tower. The building floating above this huge fortress was wrapped in clouds and mist.
Yellow light shot out from several grilled windows on the first and fourth floors. Even if the biting air flow roared and swirled outside the building, it could not affect the light in the slightest.
In the room, Uncle Mullens and the goblin had fallen asleep, and gentle snoring came from that direction, high or low, forming a unique serenade. The candlelight in front of the table was still flickering, and the mage was thinking about some questions.
, and are also making preparations.
His fingers continued to draw various symbols until a translucent green light ball bounced outwards with him as the center...
"System prompt: The player successfully achieved the constant 'shield' and gained 4 additional points of force field defense effect while the force field continues to function."
"System prompt: The player consumes 16o gold coins, 65o xp points, and four emeralds!"
The mage frowned, half of the benefits from the treasure were transferred to reality, and now there is not much left. If this continues, he will have to find a way to make money - it is not that there are no ways to make money.
However, there is currently no chance of this happening.
He ran his fingers over the fine texture of the tabletop and remembered the question from the afternoon. He searched for his own knowledge while thinking about it. He changed the keywords several times in the mysterious and religious knowledge, but he could never find this thing.
A few words.
Xiao Fen pursed his lips, with deep doubts in his eyes. Then, he thought of someone. He listened carefully to the movement in the next room, and the dizzy little sister's laughing voice was still clearly audible. The mage nodded and stood aside.
Get up and walk towards the door of the room.
In the next room lived three girls, Yun Na, Ning Ning Xue and Shui Hao. Ke'er and the little girl returned to the Silver Headquarters - according to them, they wanted to study how to deal with the big bad guy Xiao Fen.
.
There is a faint fragrance floating in this small study room, which is the incense Shuixun bought from the market. Now the little sister is pestering Xue to tell her stories. Xue can't help her persistence, so she has to put herself and Xiao together.
Fen and others' adventures together were slowly narrated. This legendary experience made little sister Shui's eyes light up, and Yun Na also put down the book on her hand and listened with interest.
"It's so interesting... What a pity, I didn't have the chance to go!" Shuixun showed a regretful expression.
"Are you - Shining Gold Coin?" After listening to Xue's description, Yun Na showed a smile containing surprise. She asked.
Xue nodded. She opened the team rankings and glanced at it. She suddenly missed those days - the days when everyone was together. "It's not you...but we are the shining gold coins!" She suddenly thought of something and hurriedly corrected it.
"It's time to go to bed! What happens next is tomorrow, let your sister Yun Na tell you!" After coming back to her senses, Xue nodded her watery nose in a funny voice and said softly.
Shui fainted but did not refuse, nodded and said: "Oh, sister Yun Na, remember!"
Yun Na smiled slightly: "I don't know how to tell stories!"
At this time, a low and powerful knock on the door came. The three girls were slightly startled. Yun Na glanced at Xue, who nodded and asked: "Who?" At the same time, she stretched her hand towards the nail on the head of the bed.
Headbutt and eagle shield.
"Can I come in?" The mage's voice came from outside the door.
“Ah?”
Xiao Fen pushed the door open and entered. His eyes first stayed on Xue's face, and then moved to Yun Na. He took a deep breath, walked to the desk and sat down, tapping his long and pale fingers lightly on the table.
, as if something is brewing.
"What's the matter, Palin?" Xue asked.
Xiao Fen smiled at her, and then asked Yun Na: "Wind Chime, do you know what the sacred runes are?"
"Holy runes?" The female mage raised her eyebrows.
"Yes, you don't know either?" The mage sighed. If Yun Na doesn't know either, then he has no hope. Among the people in his group, the female mage in front of him is probably the only one who is most likely to understand.
The secret of the sacred runes.
Yun Na's expression showed some dissatisfaction, but of course this dissatisfaction was covered up by her usual smile. "Did I say I didn't know?" The female mage lowered her voice: "I have heard about the sacred runes, but
Just want to confirm why you are interested in this."
The mage was stunned for a moment, then thought for a moment and said, "It's not important, I just want to understand."
Yun Na shook her head and smiled: "Maybe it wasn't important before, but it is important now!" She raised her head and said without any hesitation: "You are the captain and I am a team member! I need you to know your decision and make it clear for us
Way to go, prepare for the coming danger!"
"Isn't it enough for me to think about it?" Xiao Fen frowned. He didn't come here to waste time discussing this issue with her.
"Wind chime..." Xue called out worriedly.
"Of course it's not enough!" The female mage showed a tough attitude for the first time, and the smile faded from her face.
"I will put my plan in front of everyone before the mission and let the team members discuss it together! Although I always think that I can make a very good plan with my own wisdom alone-" Her blood-stained eyes showed confidence or maybe
There was a light of pride, but there was a touch of self-deprecation on his face. "But being outstanding is not enough!"
The mage pursed his lips, and anger burned in his chest. He stared at the female mage closely, thinking that since he became the captain, his authority has not been so clearly challenged - obviously, the other team members of Shining Gold Coin are against him
The respect he received made him unconsciously tainted with some arrogance.
"No matter how good the plan is, if the opponent knows about it, it will be useless!" He blurted out in anger.
Yun Na looked into the mage's burning eyes without timidity. She said coldly: "Very good, who do you think will be the one to betray you? Shuiyun, me? Or Xue!?" Hers
The voice rose several points. The last sentence made Xue tremble, her face turned a little pale, and she looked at the two mages with a scared look.
"No... that's just a mistake! I didn't mean it like that!" Xiao Fen's voice was a little hoarse. He was startled by his own words. The words he just said were so smooth. In fact, they didn't go through his brain at all, as if
It was shouting out from his heart, just like how he originally felt.
"No, it must be a mistake! How could I think that my friend would betray me!" He thought in his heart. The mage became a little frightened, and secretly felt that from the beginning, Yun Na seemed to have grasped something that he could not grasp.
, or something that you simply don’t dare to catch.
"Wrong? You spoke your mind, right?" The female mage raised her eyebrows disapprovingly. "When you chose your camp that day, you seemed to be forcing yourself to believe us... But in fact, you failed. You said
A lot of things, but at the same time it also hides more truth!”
"You don't trust anyone! Although you always deliberately let yourself think that your friends are reliable, deep down in your heart you have never trusted anyone!" The female mage aggressively spat out the following words. In fact, since Stone Sword City, she
She has never been so sharp. "...because you don't even believe in yourself!" She decisively struck the final blow.
The mage felt like he was being struck by lightning. He opened his mouth and tried to make a sound, but in the end he realized that it was in vain. The words of the girl with crimson eyes in front of him made him see things clearly that he could not see clearly. Only then did he realize,
Subconsciously, I am indeed something that no one can believe, including myself.
It seemed that the only person he could trust had passed away. Xiao Fen saw that although he had many friends, the status of such friends in his heart was not as important as he imagined. He realized that every time he tried to grab something from his so-called friends
The joy of trusting each other, but ultimately failed...
This is a kind of loneliness. This kind of loneliness makes him weave the illusion of self-comfort to numb himself. This kind of numbness makes him escape and confused, and ultimately makes the mage unable to trust himself.
Xiao Fen looked at the female mage with a look of fear in his eyes. At one moment, he almost felt like running away... He was afraid that Yun Na would continue to speak and reveal something that even he could not accept——
He felt that Yun Na seemed to know him better than he did! His hand grasped the wooden handle of the chair, and his bones cracked. It took a lot of endurance not to run away from the door.
At this time, Yun Na softened her voice and whispered: "You will hurt other people in the end! Even if you don't want to hurt them!" She glanced at Xue and showed a helpless smile. Xue Diandian
First, how could Bingxue, who was so smart, not understand the female mage's thoughts, but the so-called authorities were obsessed with it, so she was also deeply worried.
The mage raised his head and looked at Xue, his lips pressed into a tight line. "Stop talking...let me think about it!" he said in a hoarse voice, with a lot of sweat dripping from his pale forehead, as if he had exhausted all his body.
of strength.
"Sister Xue..." Shuixian was a little scared. This dull atmosphere made her feel suffocated. She didn't know why a good conversation turned out like this.
Xue seemed to want to walk towards the mage, but Yun Na held her back. She shook her head at her and motioned her not to move with her eyes.
A complex light flashed in Xiao Fen's eyes. His hand holding the wooden armrest of the chair loosened and tightened. Sometimes he showed an anxious expression, sometimes he fell into deep thought. Finally, as if he had figured something out, he raised his head and revealed a weak but
Relaxed smile. "I think my team members are trustworthy."
Xue felt relieved and took a breath.
Yun Na shook her head: "I believe friends are not that scary. I am not asking you to reveal everything about yourself to the other party without reservation! But I just hope that as the captain, you can make the other party feel safe when getting along with the team members, instead of
mystery!"
The mage nodded and regained his composure. "Thank you!" His voice was still a little hoarse. At the same time, he used his spiritual power to send a message to the female mage: "I finally found out that the indifference and disapproval shown on the surface are obviously just yours.
Disguise!" He tried to use this information to gain the upper hand in the conversation. Xiao Fen didn't like to be in a passive position all the time.
The self-deprecating smile appeared on the female mage's face again. "Don't thank me. Since I chose to join your camp, I have to eliminate potential dangers! I am not a paladin, and I have to ensure that I am safe in this game."
Interests!"
"A team will never have true unity without trust. If you can't even do this basic thing, it will be very difficult for you to defeat the other camp... Of course, I will not get the corresponding investment."
Pay back!" the female mage said while wagging her index finger.
Xiao Fen exhaled a filthy breath. He didn't believe Yun Na's lies. Xiao Fen might believe her when she said she was a utilitarian, but the mage would never believe that she would pay attention to the sporadic interests in this game. He
He vaguely felt that Yun Na seemed to be hiding something, but as long as the other party didn't tell them about these personal secrets, he would not ask. As Yun Na said, trusting a friend does not require you to tell the other person everything you have.
Tell the truth.
"Then let's continue talking about the sacred runes." The mage rubbed his painful forehead and decided to get back to the topic. He recounted the whole thing without reservation, including the upcoming meeting with Lake tomorrow.
Si's meeting.
"The old fellow of the Mystic Sage has been investigating this matter recently. I think his meeting with me cannot be just to catch up on old times - it is most likely related to the theft of the sacred runes!" He recounted his opinion.
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"Maybe you will get a mission!" Yun Na analyzed, and Xue nodded.
"Of course it's good to get the mission. With a clear identity here, I can follow him to find out the location of the purple diamond note!" Xiao Fen smiled.
"But to complete this task, let me tell you about the origin of the sacred runes first!" The female mage showed a calm smile: "The sacred runes are not an insignificant thing, they are very important, at least in this case.
Place is more important than you think!”
Yun Na stretched out her slender hand and pulled out a book, turned to a certain page, and then nodded: "I found it... But I wonder if you have ever thought about why not many people know about such an important thing?"
She paused deliberately, and a teasing smile appeared on her lips.
"Because the sacred rune has another name - the Heart of Golden Canaan!" Yun Na's blood-red eyes blinked.
"Golden..." Xiao Fen choked on the second half of the sentence.
The space became silent, and every player who entered Canaan knew that the purest Heart of Canaan gem would appear golden white. This gem is the only material used to make high-level artifacts. It is the only material in the game Canaan.
One hundred and thirty kinds of high-level artifacts are all inlaid with the golden heart of Canaan...
Even as a player, a craftsman of level 15 or above can use the Heart of Golden Canaan to make a low-level artifact, and the success rate is perfect - that is, one hundred percent; but using other top-level materials to make a low-level artifact is at least
It requires level 30 or above, and the success rate is very low.
But Xiao Fen also knew another fact. In the Age of Magic, the Golden Heart of Canaan gemstone was used as a power source for floating cities. In the later period, the Golden Heart of Canaan gradually disappeared, which led to these extremely beautiful floating cities.
The empty city eventually disappears...
"Didn't the background say... that the Golden Heart of Canaan Gemstone has completely disappeared...?" Shuixun asked in a low voice, echoing in the room.