After entering the extradimensional space, five hundred people stood in the open space of the fortress, listening to the combat arrangements of the fortress commander.
"Everyone, some demons have recently appeared in the dark jagged forest outside the fortress. You need to investigate their origins. There are sixteen beacon towers in each corner of the forest. You need to light them. At the same time, the kingdom will reward you for your bravery.
, the battle merits you obtain will be recorded on the military merit card, which can be exchanged for needed supplies at the military supply office."
After the guy finished speaking, the Enlightenment also appeared at the same time: "The D-class legion mission has been triggered, and the demons outside the fortress are active. As an elite reconnaissance team sent by the kingdom, you need to investigate the truth about the recent abnormal activities of the demons. You and your teammates will
Go to the beacon tower in the Dark Sawtooth Forest and gain 1,000 points of combat merit for each one you light;"
This is the basic mission of "The Third Holy Grail War: Outpost War".
Ji Xun looked at the content on Enlightenment and had a rough idea of the next task, thinking in his mind: "Leaving the space only requires 100 points of military merit, and lighting a beacon tower has 1,000 points. The reward is quite generous."
Go to the forest and light the beacon. The task is simple.
But the current mortality rate of more than 90% is not just a number.
That also indicates that this mission is extremely risky.
Compared with the inevitable risks, Ji Xun was more curious about something: "But having said that, the intelligence said that war merit can be exchanged for many good things in this extra-dimensional space. What are they?"
Two hundred hunters all saw the enlightenment and were obviously curious about the same thing.
At this time, a magic light curtain appeared next to the fortress commander on the high platform, and items for exchange for military merit appeared densely on it.
Ji Xun looked over and was immediately attracted by the dazzling "gold" words in the front row.
The display content is as follows:
[Shield of Order (Gold)]: 100,000 combat points, Devil's Horn*18, High Devil's Horn*1
[Summon High Undead (Gold)]: 98,000 points of combat merit, Devil's Horn*15, High Devil's Horn*1
[Blade Storm (Rare Black Iron)]: 2000 combat merit, Devil's Horn*1
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Enlightenment: "After obtaining the skill cheats, you can choose to exchange them for a relegated skill card of one lower quality; you can gain combat merit by killing demons, and the devil's horns are produced by disaster-level demons. The final holder can increase the settlement reward."
This is just a list of exchanges for martial arts and military exploits.
There are also equipment classifications, material classifications, and special classifications at the back.
It's like a treasure house has been opened to everyone. They haven't touched it yet, but the luster of the treasure is already blinding people.
"Sure enough, it can be exchanged for gold materials."
Ji Xun looked in high spirits.
This was the first time that he had been in such close contact with various extraordinary items of gold quality.
I had only heard of the name before, but in this extra-dimensional space, it gave people a strong sense of expectation that as long as they worked hard to kill monsters, they could redeem it.
As soon as this magic light curtain appeared, the other hunters around him also became excited.
"Hahaha gold items! And so much silver!"
"Oh my god, if I can exchange it for one, I won't have to worry about anything in my life."
"Is this war mode? The rewards are too exaggerated. I can't wait to hunt demons now."
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The low-level hunters in Innocence City usually have access to extraordinary items of black iron quality, which are already considered rare items. Where have they seen treasures of this level?
Everyone was so excited that they wanted to rush down to the fortress to hunt the demons.
However, Ji Xun was surprised for a moment and then quickly became calm.
Most likely, just take a look.
Various items of gold quality can easily be exchanged for nearly 100,000 combat points.
Although I don’t know if it is easy to obtain combat merit, but one D-level mission only rewards one thousand points of combat merit. Does this require completing a hundred D-level missions?
It can be seen that there is almost no need to consider raising 100,000 war merits through normal means.
This is not even the most difficult thing.
Ji Xun's eyelids twitched slightly when he looked at the "devil's horn" behind him.
Only disaster-level demons will produce devil horns, which directly indicates the difficulty of obtaining them.
The gold items in this munitions depot's catalog are probably like carrots dangling in front of a mule's eyes. They can be seen but cannot be eaten.
Ji Xun focused on those silver items and sighed: "There are so many good things. There are so many skill books here that are hard to find outside. There are also some rare skills that have been lost."
There are also some relic-level equipment and rare materials.
Ji Xun's eyes quickly scanned the prize catalog and wrote down the redemption catalogue.
I want to see what suits me.
I scanned and scanned the list, and sure enough there was still something there!
He saw something in the material column, and his eyes froze: "[Rhiya Super Alloy]? Are there any materials like this?"
This is the main material of his [Plague Doctor’s Scalpel]!
Ji Xun also didn't expect that he would actually see a magical alloy here that none of the major trading houses in Innocence City had ever heard of having in stock.
He had another idea before.
A flying knife inevitably has its own inconveniences, such as being unable to retrieve it immediately after it flies out.
It would be perfect if I could get a few more as spares.
But apart from that, the forging skills of the relic cannot be replicated.
The most important thing is that the material is nowhere to be found.
This is a material that is even scarcer than the golden technique.
Unexpectedly, I saw it in the merit redemption catalog.
Ji Xun could still look at other things indifferently.
But I really can't take my eyes away from this sensitive alloy.
"Hundreds of thousands of military exploits"
Ji Xun shook his head to calm the restless emotions in his heart.
War mode, very straightforwardly, encourages participants to kill monsters like crazy.
After Ji Xun took a rough look at it, he also discovered that the military supplies catalog was different from what was mentioned in the previous intelligence dealer.
It suddenly dawned on me when I thought about it.
The will of the extra-dimensional space seems to be based on the needs of each batch of hunters entering, to ensure that the items exchanged must have exclusive items that the hunters need.
Ensure that everyone has a strong desire to kill the enemy and earn military merit.
The pie is almost finished.
The fortress commander raised his hand again, and a map was placed in front of everyone: "Okay, everyone, here is the map of the Dark Sawtooth Forest. You divide into small teams and draw lots to decide which beacon tower to go to."
The other hunters were still lingering on the war merit exchange catalog, but Ji Xun narrowed his gaze and carefully stared at every detail on the Gaotai map.
This is a military map, very professionally drawn and very detailed.
Ji Xun knew at a glance that this must be another hidden clue given by the will of the extradimensional space.
Although the map only marks the local topography of the Devil's Mountain Range, the general outline shows an "8"-shaped pattern.
In addition to the topography, there are also some small words marked on it.
Qidi automatically translated these ancient texts into readable text.
Ji Xun not only memorized the content, but also recorded the ancient texts along the way.
The Thunder Fortress where they are now is at the bottom of the figure 8, and the outline is the mountains. The fortress is just south of the outline of the figure 8.
What's marked on the north side is: Far North Demon Territory.
After looking at the scale, I saw that there would be one on a mountain range every 100 kilometers or so. There are a total of three fortresses on the map.
There are two other places: Falling Eagle Fortress and Xiangfeng Fortress.
As Ji Xun watched, he thought quickly in his mind: "The 'Battle of Outposts' should be the war that took place around these fortresses."
This information will definitely not be used in D-level plots.
However, the difficulty and plot of the extradimensional space can be triggered by digging deeper.
Judging from the previous experience of clearing levels in different dimensions.
Now that the information has appeared, it must be related to some other hidden plot.
Ji Xun didn't miss any available information and carefully observed every detail on the map.
The space under the figure 8 is the dark sawtooth forest, spanning hundreds of kilometers.
Sixteen beacon towers are marked with a red cross on it.
This is their mission this time.
There are so many details on the map that it dazzles the viewer.
The other hunters only took a general look, and after paying attention to the location of the beacon tower, they lost interest.
But Ji Xun has been looking at it with all his concentration.
It wasn't until the fortress commander put away the map that he gave up.
Having said all that needs to be said, the next step is to execute the task.
The three hundred people of the Lionheart Family must protect Young Master Kahn, so they will not separate.
They drew lots and selected one of the beacon towers.
There are still fifteen seats left.
Two hundred hunters should be divided into teams of thirteen, with each team going to one place.
When the fortress commander said he could move around freely,
The huge fortress was like a hunter's union recruitment site, and it immediately became noisy.
"Are there any doctors who are forming a team together? The team is short of a doctor."
"Come and form a team of assassins who are good at investigation, led by a veteran jungle hunter. The chance of passing the level is high."
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Because the death rate in this space is very high, the Hunter Guild’s recruitment of card masters is also uneven.
Doctors and the like are extremely scarce.
Ji Xun doesn't care what team he joins.
This mortality rate makes little difference whether there is a doctor or not.
As for his lame Black Knight, it's not difficult to form a team.
After all, there must be someone in the team who can resist damage.
The two hundred hunters were quickly divided into teams. Ji Xun glanced at his teammates and saw that they were all "old, young, sick and disabled".
After all, you will get a settling-in allowance when you come in this time. Many of the people who come here are chicken thieves who want to gamble their luck, so they don’t count on their strength.
However, what Ji Xun was a little surprised about was that,
He actually saw a familiar guy in the team.
"Is the Lionheart family an spy in the team? They are really careful."
What Ji Xun saw was no one else.
It was the captain of the Black Wolf Regiment whom I had met before at Greedy Mine Camp on the outskirts.
I heard two days ago that the Black Wolf Group had hooked up with the eldest young master of the Lionheart family. Now that I saw it, I guessed the intention.
With such a strong lineup coming in and having an informant arranged, they must be trying to ensure that the young master is safe.
"Tsk, tsk."
Ji Xun's eyes narrowed.
He didn't know why, but looking at the well-equipped beasts, he always felt an inexplicable urge to move in his heart.
Thunder Fortress was built on a pass in the Devil's Mountains.
The fortress is surrounded by cliffs.
To go to the northern border below, you need to ride a huge hanging basket with a wooden winch.
The hanging basket can hold a hundred people at a time, with a total of two baskets.
Ji Xun and these hunters were cannon fodder, so they went down first.
As soon as I got on the gondola, Qidi prompted: "Leaved the settlement range."
Ji Xun looked at this prompt and thought to himself: "In other words, even if you get enough merit in the wild, you have to return to the fortress to settle it?"
The more hints, the more hidden information.
Ji Xun vaguely guessed that there seemed to be some plot hidden in this setting.
Normally there is no need to do this.
If you can get enough military exploits, what will be different when you go out?
Unless there is some hidden plot that requires players to return to the fortress to complete?
Ji Xun looked at the steep rock walls around him, his mind racing, thinking of various situations that this setting might lead to.
The winch slowly descended in the air, and below was an endless darkness that made people feel chills on their backs.
The darkness full of unknowns seems like an abyss monster devouring human life.
The hunters are jumping into the monster's huge mouth little by little.
The hunters who were accompanying them all held weapons in their hands and stared nervously at the cliff of unknown height.
Looking up, the fire on the fortress gradually disappeared.
The wind howled.
An atmosphere of fear spread between the two hanging baskets.
Even Ji Xun was worried about what kind of monster attack he would encounter during this process.
But it went surprisingly smoothly.
After descending about two to three hundred meters, the hanging basket suddenly stopped, and someone shouted: "We're here!"
The green light in Ji Xun's eyes was restrained and he looked around.
After integrating [4 of Spades-Wolf Walker], the night vision ability is also increasingly enhanced.
Everyone jumped out of the basket and carefully looked at the area where the firelight had dispersed.
I was relieved to see no trace of the monster.
Not long after, the gondola also carried the lion heart family's beast army down.
A hundred people came down first and drove the hunters to the edge of the forest far away from the basket.
Only then did the next two hundred people come.
The Ninth Young Master Kahn, protected by heavy soldiers, walked out of the basket reluctantly.
He didn't even glance at the cannon fodder, and shouted: "Let's go, solve it as soon as possible, and go back as soon as possible."
The investigation team quickly sneaked into the dense forest ahead to clear a path.
Later, there were elite mopping up.
The "Hui Zi" battle formation is completely impeccable.
Ji Xun only took one more glance out of the corner of his eye and saw several stern eyes scanning up cautiously.
There are many experts among the guards.
Seeing the young master of the Lionheart family leave, the pressure in the hearts of the hunters that they dared not breathe dissipated.
The target of the Beast Legion is huge and bloated, which will naturally attract more monster firepower.
Hunters are also happy to see this.
"We're leaving too. On this side of Team 9, complete the mission as soon as possible and get out early!"
"Come with me from Team 8!"
"Team 16, this way."
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Ji Xun also followed the sixteenth team and headed towards the beacon tower they drew lots.
After running into the forest, the surroundings became darker and darker.
It is surrounded by towering trees that are hundreds of meters high. The leaves of the trees are strangely jagged and hard, like iron saws growing all over the tree.
Not long after walking, more than a dozen teams could no longer see each other.
Thirteen people each held lighting equipment and walked carefully along the way.
After coming down, everyone was cautious all the way.
But it's strange to say that.
They traveled along the way, but did not encounter any demon attacks.
I didn't even see any living creatures in the deep forest.
I walked for dozens of kilometers in this way, and the journey was uneventful.
Occasionally you can meet a few lone little devils on the road.
It was a little red-skinned monster that looked like a goblin, ugly and violent.
But his strength is only that of a mid-level Katu.
Killed casually.
Seeing that there was no danger, the hunters all lost their previous nervousness.
You can brag and fart along the way.
"Hey, it doesn't seem to be very dangerous."
"I just killed three little devils, and the military merit card has three more points of military merit! Haha, that means that if you kill a hundred little devils, you won't even need to light a beacon, and you can go out?"
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Ji Xun listened silently.
If he hadn't seen the death rate on Enlightenment so conspicuous, he would have thought he had arrived in an extradimensional space with very low difficulty.
But the road ahead is getting calmer.
That means.
When danger comes, it becomes more severe.
No matter how hard it is, hunters don't dare to take their lives for granted.
The team walked very carefully in the dense forest and did not move very fast.
After walking for five or six hours, we only covered dozens of kilometers.
There is still a long way to go from the beacon tower.
Everyone decided to take a rest first.
I found a place with a wide view and sat down together.
Everyone sat together, bragging and spanking, and eating some dry food to replenish their physical strength.
Ji Xun, on the other hand, leaned far away on the big tree, holding his shield beside him.
Even when he was resting, he remained cautious enough.
Some hunters also knew each other and started chatting.
"Uncle Dong, didn't you make a lot of money last year and retire? Why are you here again? Are you still here to earn this life-saving money?"
"It won't work if you don't come. My boy was injured in a gang fight and was stabbed in the waist, and he has been hanging on with medicine. The family members also worked in the alchemy factory for too long and got lung disease. The monthly salary is not enough to buy medicine. Then
The savings I have saved for retirement have long been exhausted. I have no choice but to give it a try again. Even if I die, the settling-in allowance will be enough to leave some money for the two of us in the family."
"I owed too much money from gambling and loan sharks, and finally lost my life in gambling. The guys at the casino let me in and the debt was wiped off."
"I came here voluntarily. There are so many people in the Old Continent who have become extremely rich. Why can't it be me?"
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While Ji Xun was munching on dry food, he was also observing his teammates.
Before, he didn't quite understand who would enter such an extradimensional space with a high mortality rate, but now he understood it after listening to these people talk about it.
most of the time,
It’s not that people at the bottom are not afraid of death.
But there is no choice.
At this time, a guy suddenly spoke and asked the oldest guy in the team: "Old man, why do I think you look like the legendary 'Dog King'?"
Ji Xun also looked over curiously.
The reason why I had the impression that this team was composed of "old, young, sick and disabled" was that this old man with missing front teeth accounted for one of the "old".
He looks to be in his sixties or seventies at this age, with dark skin and one missing front tooth. When he smiles, his front tooth is exposed, which makes him look particularly wretched.
This appearance is very recognizable.
The old man didn't seem to mind being called King of Dogs at all. Instead, he was quite proud of being recognized and laughed loudly: "False name, false name. Not worth mentioning."
Hearing this, the man also exclaimed: "Are you really this old man? Didn't I say last time that you went to that extra-dimensional space in killing mode, and you weren't even dead yet?"
The old man patted his chest and said in a showy tone that looked modest but actually raised his buttocks to the sky, "It's just good luck~ Good luck."
This said, many people recognized this "legendary".
Even Ji Xun has a slightly strange expression.
Because he also heard about it.
There are many interesting things circulating in the hunter circle.
But because hunter mortality is so high, many stories only circulate for a while.
But in the hunter circle of Innocence City, there is a legendary story that has been passed down for many years.
There was an old hunter who was missing a front tooth, his surname was Xu.
That guy can rely on various incredible life-saving abilities to survive to the end in various extra-dimensional spaces.
The usual method is to avoid all dangerous missions, wait for teammates to clear the level, and then come out with a little guarantee.
At first the hunters scoffed.
Because every time this guy takes that little clearance guarantee, it’s worth several thousand dollars.
Totally wasted work.
However, after so many years, almost all the guys who sneered at him have died.
This old man is still alive.
Only then did everyone realize that this old man had really understood the profession of hunter.
Living is the master.
Even if I pass A this time, I will get the ultimate treasure.
The next time you die, there will be nothing.
The old man lives longer than most of the hunters in Innocence City, that's his skill.
Later, the legend of "King Gou" gradually emerged in the hunting world, which was also the "King of Dogs".
But many people just want to have fun when they become hunters.
Get rich once and then die drunk.
Just live one day at a time.
Although the vast majority of hunters know the dog king's method of survival, most of the time they just laugh about it and no one really follows it.
The fact is that although old man Xu cannot die, he has always been a poor man.
I'm so poor that I always have to pay the bills when I drink in the pub.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t have come to earn this life-saving money.
Everyone laughed and asked the old man for advice on how to save his life.
The old man is not stingy either, saying "smear monster feces all over the body, the smell can interfere with the monster's perception", "pretending to be dead in a pile of corpses, feigning death is a necessary skill", "finding a coffin in a grave to lie down", "burying your head in your crotch can make you die"
Most evil monsters are invisible."
Don't even say it.
Obscene is obscene.
Each of these life-saving methods is well-founded.
Everyone laughed as they listened.
Ji Xun was also very happy.
But his eyes took another look at the young man next to the old man.
This young man occupies a "child".
They look like grandparents.
He was very young, only fourteen or fifteen years old. Although he was wearing a gas mask, he had sword-shaped eyebrows and hawk-like eyes. There was always an energy about him that was completely different from the old man's aura that was half-stepped into the coffin.
He never said a word,
It's rare to find a hunter this young.
Ji Xun also didn't understand why the old man brought such a young man in?
However, before Ji Xun could finish the piece of black bread in his hand, his eyes suddenly flashed: "It's too quiet."
After advancing, the crisis perception ability becomes much stronger.
He turned his eyes and scanned around the forest, only to discover something unusual.
I just walked along and saw some red-eyed bats and other little monsters.
It’s eerily quiet now!
But after watching for a while, I couldn't find where the crisis came from.
Ji Xun did not forget that this was a war mode with extremely high mortality, so he could only hide his body better.
It wasn't long after he had this idea.
There was a "whoosh" and a faint sound of breaking wind sounded.
Without any warning, an arrow with black light shot through the air.
Before anyone could react, the arrow pierced the head of the guy who was just standing laughing.