Hidden plots are very common in extradimensional spaces.
It's probably like the difficulty level of dungeons in previous games.
When you first enter, it's normal difficulty, then elite, nightmare, hell and so on.
Keep exploring and unlock difficult plots.
This is usually good news for treasure hunters as well.
Because triggering hidden plots usually means better settlement rewards and the possibility of discovering hidden treasures.
Ji Xun has experienced this once before in the 407 space.
But this time, it was obviously different.
According to previous information from the hunters, this is just a low-level extradimensional space for farming skeletons.
But now it seems that the monster is more than just skeletons.
"The secret keeper is immortal?"
Ji Xun caught the keyword and thought about it for a while.
Since the layout person felt that increasing the difficulty of the space would threaten the life of Governor Cao, it was naturally not easy.
"Choose a maze that you can't escape from, and then use monsters to kill people. This will save you once and for all."
Ji Xun quickly figured it out.
His character never complains about accidents.
When an accident happens, just solve it.
He looked at the walls of the maze again, and without delay, walked towards the depths of the maze.
What he has to do now is to stay away from the Governor.
.......
If it were outside, Ji Xun felt that if he, a card master apprentice, was affected, he would most likely be dead.
But this is in an extradimensional space.
The will of space does not change with the individual.
Even the layout person only made some layouts using spatial rules.
This assassination must be extremely dangerous.
But it's not for myself.
As long as you stay away from the Governor, the risk can be reduced by 99%.
Ji Xun saw the current situation clearly at a glance and decisively chose to run away.
After walking a few steps, the sounds of fighting echoed in the maze.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
Guns and cannons echoed in the maze mixed with all kinds of exaggerated noises like thunderstorms.
Because the maze is a closed corridor, sound will travel far.
Listening to the fierce fighting at that moment, Ji Xun figured out the direction and thought to himself: "We have to find a safe place to hide first."
There is no need to think about finding an exit to escape the maze for now.
Not to mention that he didn't know the route out at all. Even if he knew, he absolutely couldn't go now.
Thinking with your toes, there must be an ambush at the exit.
Ambush those fish that slip through the net with a one-in-a-ten thousand chance of escaping.
It's safer to stay away.
Thinking of this, Ji Xun avoided the corridor where the fighting was coming from, and chose the opposite dark passage to walk through.
...
The reality was just as Ji Xun expected.
At this moment, outside the maze, two mysterious people wearing cloaks, a man and a woman, were hiding in the darkness.
Ambushing the lord of Innocence City, Cao Sihai, was a great nobleman of the Federation. This was considered a serious crime of confiscating his family and exterminating his family.
But instead of showing any signs of timidity, the two of them sat back and waited while chatting happily.
"That damn fat guy Cao Sihai actually hid on the freight train and tried to escape back to the upper city. Tsk tsk, he really didn't care about the dignity of a high-ranking noble. Once this guy dies, Innocence City will be completely bustling."
The cloaked woman's tone was obviously gloating.
In contrast, the man in a cloak next to her who was half a head shorter was taciturn.
Seeing that her accomplice was silent, the woman said to herself: "I heard from the gossip that the Cao family recently obtained an ancient relic with a very high level of disaster. I probably took it with me when I fled back to the capital this time.
It's said to be the one that the wanted criminal "Lone Wolf" Baron brought back from Devil's Crossing... I'm also curious about what level of relic it is."
Hearing this, the cloaked man became a little interested and smiled: "I was the one who spread the news. I was also the one who placed the reward on the black market."
The cloaked woman turned her head to look, pursed her lips, and lost most of her interest in an instant, "Ah... is that fake news?"
The cloaked man shrugged and said: "It's not completely false, otherwise Cao Sihai wouldn't have left Innocence City in a hurry. But that guy didn't have the ancient relic that Balon brought out, but a
A 'catastrophic object' that cannot be contained."
Hearing this, the cloaked woman's eyes froze, and she became very interested: "Catastrophic object?"
The man in the cloak continued: "The Cao family in Longcheng inherited some ancient books and information before the catastrophe, but they have not been able to decipher the clues. But more than half a month ago, the hunters who opened up the wasteland discovered the temple recorded in the information in the old continent.
Many ancient relics were found in the ruins, including the relic that cannot be contained. The effect is unknown, and the level of catastrophe has not yet been rated. Governor Cao left in a hurry this time. In addition to escaping for his life, he also wanted to take a catastrophic object to Dragon City."
Hearing this, the cloaked woman turned her eyes, looked at the extremely indifferent guy beside her, and asked again: "Are you not interested in that thing?"
After all, it is a catastrophic creature.
Things that can be called "catastrophic objects" have some unimaginable functions.
No matter what the rating is, once it appears, it will inevitably attract countless powerful people to grab it, and even trigger a war.
"It's not that I'm not interested, it's that I don't want to be unnecessarily persistent."
The cloaked man Feng Qingyun chuckled lightly.
He also stated his reasons: "The ancient relics before the cataclysm all involve special rules of fate. It is a gift from the ancient demon god, but not everyone can afford it. No matter what process it goes through, it will eventually
It is fate to fall into the hands of the person who is suitable for it. If this thing is mine, I will not miss it. It is destined not to be mine, and I cannot force it. Otherwise, even if I get it, it will be kept temporarily for fate, just to add worries. "
"Ah... your fatalism is too far-fetched, isn't it?"
The cloaked woman rolled her eyes at first.
As she spoke, she did not forget to complain faintly: "To put it this way, everyone is still destined to die. It is better to die early. Come on, come on, since your ability is so powerful, you can calculate your marriage for my sister.
"
"I can't tell fortunes."
"The deduction is the same. Come on, let me deduce it for my sister. Can I meet an unparalleled hero... Well, he must also be handsome... and meet me with his feet on the auspicious clouds..."
"Really coming?"
"Um."
"You... are probably going to be alone all your life."
"Bah! You really deserve a beating. Can't you just pick a good one? What kind of bad ability is there?"
"..."
The two of them had a few off-topic conversations.
The cloaked man smiled and did not argue, and returned to the topic: "At least according to the information obtained so far, whoever gets the 'catastrophic object' will suffer misfortune. The first to find it is the Thunder Warhammer Mercenary Group, who came out of the ruins
Ninety percent of them died. Those who came back alive had been silenced by Cao Sihai. Later, six more people came into contact with that thing, but all of them died suddenly for various reasons. Now Governor Cao is no exception.
It seems like there is a strange fate involved. And what’s even weirder is that no one knows what that thing is.”
After saying that, he jokingly asked: "After hearing this, do you still want to take it in your hand?"
Although the cloaked woman didn't believe it, she still recognized her companion's ability. She raised her eyebrows and said, "So evil?"
He said if there is a problem, there must be a problem.
"if not?"
The cloaked man smiled noncommittally.
He didn't say much more on this topic, but instead said: "In comparison, this maze interests me more. After I went shopping before, I discovered that this maze in the cemetery is the same one that was built by the Talon Dynasty three thousand years ago.
The labyrinth of resentment caused by the 'Mad King' Augustus who murdered the mausoleum craftsmen. It was the last recorded ancient dynasty before the Cataclysm. The history before the Cataclysm ended at this point. Don't you think, this
More valuable than any treasure?"
"..."
The cloaked woman rolled her eyes, obviously not thinking.
The two were silent for a moment.
She was not interested in talking about this kind of topic at all, so she changed the topic directly: "The Cao family actually wanted to control Innocence City and monopolize the Old Continent. This time, they also eliminated the Frost Knight Army. The Cao family's layout in Innocence City is considered complete.
There’s no chance. Hey, tell me, who paid for the reward for our mission this time?”
The man in the cloak said in an indifferent tone: "Does it matter who it is? Do you think that except for the Cao family, who else in the council has this idea? If the Cao family continues to dominate, I'm afraid they won't be able to satisfy those few seats."
After a pause, his tone was as lazy as ever, but his eyes were secretly sharp, and he said meaningfully: "The major cities have been in the rich mineral layer for too long, and now the pedantic old guys in the Federal Parliament are immersed in lasciviousness and luxury.
They have long lost their heart for adventure. They have also forgotten their ancestral teachings and no longer explore the depths of the cave. But we are treasure hunters. Now that we have discovered the old continent, let those bloated old guys get up and take action.
.”
After hearing this, the cloaked woman complained: "Haha. Politics is really boring."
She was not interested in talking about this, and asked again: "Cao Sihai is dead now, what will happen next in Innocence City? Although the gangs in the Lower City are fighting among themselves, they are now united in dealing with the outside world, even if the governor is not Cao
It doesn’t matter who you choose to be the lord of the house. Is it possible that the parliament should send troops to force it?"
The man in the cloak said meaningfully: "Can you kill all the rats in the sewer? Besides, Innocence City is not as simple as it seems. Anyone who wants to force himself will definitely fall into trouble."
The cloaked woman asked in confusion: "What should we do? We can't let these gangsters control the nugget terminal leading to the Old World, right?"
The man in the cloak said meaningfully: "What is strong often begins to split from within."
Listening to this nagging tone, the cloaked woman rolled her eyes and lost the idea of pressing it down, "Forget it. You are the one who is suitable for this kind of conspiracy."
She asked again: "By the way, there seem to be some very special guys among those predators?"
Man in cloak: "It's just a remnant of the old era. I have some connections there, and I've made a plan, so I just killed a few more people."
"..."
The two chatted lightly.
But inside the maze, it was already a scene of tragedy.