The journey in the Black Forest is rugged and difficult. It looks like a flat forest land, but the interior is actually undulating. There are depressions, swamps, slopes, and all kinds of strange dangers waiting for outsiders.
In order to open a way, the Necromancer had to put his remaining physical golem in front and smash it with great force to open a way forward. The driving construct also consumes a lot of money, and Mondino complained endlessly about this.
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In order to make the 'Soul Capturer' work hard, Zhou Qingfeng could only keep one orange crystal as a guarantee and give out the remaining few ordinary soul crystals as wages.
The Necromancer was in a great mood for this. Not only did he work diligently, but he also reciprocated by summoning two to three hundred hidden servants for Zhou Qingfeng to play with. The previously summoned hidden servants could not survive for a second under the radiance of the Glory Talisman.
Come on, it's all gray.
Invisible servants are a special kind of undead creature. Their original form is the countless dead souls in the Black Forest. They are weak, stupid, stupid, and have no fighting power. But when there are enough and used well, these scum-like things can still be of some use.
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Sophia forcibly linked the invisible servants who came to her door, numbered them into teams, and took advantage of these undead creatures' ability to ignore obstacles to send them to perform reconnaissance missions within a kilometer or two of the surrounding area.
For the monsters in the black forest, the ubiquitous dead souls are nothing to worry about. But when these "dregs" are organized, some information can also be collected. The collection of information can become a network.
With this information network, you can avoid many dangers.
"Actually, it's quite easy to use." Zhou Qingfeng held a gray mist ball in his hand. This is the invisible servant in the shrinking state, which can be easily carried.
Mondino nodded, "Hidden servants are very useful. They are easy to obtain. Any wizard is willing to use a few. But the number will not be too many."
Necromancers are born with the ability to summon and control undead creatures, and Mondino can also control hundreds of hidden servants at one go. It's just that he doesn't have a dedicated 'customer service' like Sophia, so he can't do detailed control over long distances.
arrive.
The physical demon in the front opened the way very slowly, and Zhou Qingfeng and others chatted in the back. After talking about the use of hidden servants, he asked about the 'necromancy'.
Mondino shook his head and said: "Necromanticism is a very useless technique. Because if you want to summon a certain soul, you need to sacrifice a stronger soul. For example, if you want to summon the gods, you must sacrifice a stronger soul.
God, this is a total loss.
If you really want to know about spiritualism, you should ask Justen. He is a priest and knows more about this aspect."
The plague priest was standing nearby and said with a smile: "Necromanticism is really not very easy to use. Not only does it consume far more than it gains, but it is also difficult to determine where the soul that responds to you comes from?
Unless there is a psychic item that can clearly know the existence of the other party, but it is enough to directly summon him, so why bother with channeling?"
Justen paused for a moment, and then added in a show-off manner: "Necromanticism cannot be said to have no advantages. I have encountered the case of some powerful men who would sacrifice their powerful warriors in order to contact their dead family members.
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The souls summoned through channeling can retain their consciousness during life and are relatively peaceful and willing to communicate with others. In contrast, the souls summoned by force are very manic and their consciousness is unclear."
Chatting all the way, Zhou Qingfeng seemed to understand something. Relying on the detection of a large number of hidden servants to avoid dangers and monsters, and then relying on the physical golem to slowly advance, the team spent two days trekking in the forest, approaching the depths of the black forest.
The bloody canyon.
This canyon is a gap in the Icefield Mountains. Healy said that this place was originally a quiet and beautiful place with a mild climate and suitable for fun. But now due to weather changes, manic cold winds pass through the canyon like a torrent.
The canyon is one or two kilometers wide, and the interior has lost the magnificent scenery it once had. From a distance, it looks as gloomy as a big mouth with missing teeth. The cold wind blows from further north, sweeping away the entire canyon, even the trees are gone.
Can't see.
When 'Jiying' saw this canyon, he felt quite moved and said, "This is just the exit. Going in, you should be able to see several broken elven fortresses and countless huge piles of corpses. It should be a pile of bones now.
When the demon army attacked this place, the elves of Silverleaf City resisted desperately. Both sides suffered heavy losses, with a total of hundreds of thousands of casualties. I have rushed here several times, and basically every time a master died.
Do you know why the elves were defeated in the end? Because there were too many dead demons, and the blood that flowed out really gathered into a river, polluting the entire land. All elves entering this canyon will be affected, and their strength will be greatly reduced."
The Abyss Demon Horse was melancholy recalling the past, and Xili suddenly burst into tears, turned around and ran away. The others didn't know why, so Zhou Qingfeng could only chase him. After running more than a hundred meters, he saw Xili leaning against a tree.
Sobbing.
"Xili." Zhou Qingfeng reached out and patted the elf on the back, "I'm sorry, maybe I shouldn't force you to come here. This must make you uncomfortable. I can stay with you and let others go in to search."
Xili had no tears, but was heartbroken. She turned around and threw herself on Zhou Qingfeng's chest, unable to stop her sadness.
The young man hugged her, found a place to sit down, and comforted her in a low voice. He asked Sophia to convey his intention, and asked 'Shiying' to take others to the valley to see if they could find any items that could improve their strength? By the way,
Find a safe way through the valley.
According to the reconnaissance of the hidden servant, it seems that the inside and outside of the canyon is relatively safe, but the place where the fierce battle took place is particularly dangerous. However, the Necromancer and the Disease Priest can't wait to see the place where the demons invaded, and urge 'Shiying' to lead the way quickly.
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Zhou Qingfeng asked the five weakest rookie guards to stay and build a simple camp. He guarded Xili who was in a bad mood. Late at night, the elf was still sitting in Zhou Qingfeng's arms, dazed. Did the boy have a chance?
Talking to her casually relieves depression.
In the dark night, the rookie guards all huddled in their dens. Hilly, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Bad master, are you willing to listen to my story?"
"Say..., I'm willing to listen."
"I am really a very ordinary elf. I once lived in this forest. The forest at that time was beautiful, with elk walking through it, squirrels running around, flowers blooming, insects chirping and birds chirping. Streams flowed all year round, and flowers and trees bloomed all year round.
Changes in rotation.
I enjoy the meticulous care of my tribe, and I have a lot of time to squander. I don’t want to do anything, and I just want to be happy all day long. Others say to me, "Xili, you are a royal family, you can't be so playful, you must learn."
Bear the responsibilities of the royal family'.
I still have a father and a mother, a brother and a sister. It is not my turn to lead Silver Leaf City. I don’t feel that I have any responsibilities. I am not smart and have no talent. I just like to play freely every day.
I never thought this would change.
But one day the devil invaded, my father died in the battle, my mother also died in the battle, my brother inherited the throne, and died the next day. I cried and hugged my sister, begging her not to go to the battlefield again. But she only smiled and said, "Xili
Ah, when I die, I hope you will be strong."
Xili suddenly grabbed Zhou Qingfeng's arm and used all her strength, but she was still trembling. "My whole family died in this canyon. As long as I close my eyes, I can think of my sister looking back and saying 'goodbye' to me."
appearance.
At that moment, the dark clouds were rolling, the flying dragons were roaring, and the forest was crying. My sister led the last troops of Silver Leaf City to rush forward. We tried our best, really tried our best. We shed our last drop of blood, but we couldn't stop those demons.
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The remaining old and weak in Silver Leaf City will die, and no one will help us. And then there is me..., I am a sinner, a sinner who has lost all honor."