The five-pointed star took away the puppet that Xili was hiding in, quickly shrank in size, flew into the night sky, and disappeared without a trace.
This time, not only did Zhou Qingfeng lose his 'Gate of True Knowledge', but he also took away his personal maid and the strongest archer, leaving only a 'Construct Analysis Collection'.
This set of analysis is not an entity, but an energy group. It is said to be an undisclosed secret record within the 'Gate of True Knowledge', the result of nearly a thousand years of research by a mysterious existence, and an innovation in constructing machinery.
Zhou Qingfeng would never get it unless the other party handed it over in person.
"The situation in this world is really weird." Zhou Qingfeng collected the energy group, put the relevant information directly into his brain, and handed it to Sophia to organize and integrate.
Seeing the disappearance of the 'Gate of True Knowledge' and Xili, Cyric wanted to make some sarcastic remarks, but was blocked by Zhou Qingfeng's "None of your business."
We entered the city at noon and talked in the afternoon. In the evening, Lao Changji invited Zhou Qingfeng to meet again. It was still the same garden greenhouse, the wooden table that had been broken during the day had been replaced, and only two chairs were placed. It was simple.
"Please sit down." Old Longlegs was still covered with a blanket, "Do we still want to continue the topic during the day?"
Zhou Qingfeng nodded to this. Although the mysterious being in the 'Gate of True Knowledge' told a lot of secrets, he didn't mind listening to more anecdotes, comparing the sources of information, and analyzing deeper inside stories.
"Swahili, the elf elder of Evermeet Island, told us the origin of the Iron Curtain. The Iron Curtain was built by the rebellion of Silverleaf City, and its leader was the former elf prophet Max.
Swahili gave evidence that a portal made by Marcus led directly to the control room of the Iron Curtain. But that control room had been destroyed. The Iron Curtain was out of control and could neither be destroyed nor invade the main body.
Material Realm."
"Where is the portal?"
"You asked about the key. That portal is the key to the mystery of the Iron Curtain. It was preserved for research. But the research only lasted for about twenty years before it was terminated. The reason is ridiculous, because the cost was too high.
People's memories are short-lived. When the principalities in the south return to a peaceful life, they are no longer willing to pay for the suffering in the north. The north is getting poorer and poorer, and there is no manpower or material resources to continue.
In the end, the portal was transported to the Temple of the Winter Goddess in the Banshee Castle, where the goddess Oluel personally set a seal of ice, and no one was allowed to open it. But where exactly it was sealed, only people from the Phils family could
Know."
This sounds like a bad debt. Zhou Qingfeng asked thoughtfully: "Why did Marco Shi build the Iron Curtain?"
"I don't know, maybe I have some crazy idea. Anyway, no one knows where he is? After all, in the past thousand years, it was not even clear whether he was still alive. The coalition forces were looking for him everywhere, but they could never find him.
This is the secret that has been kept by the city lords of the cities in the North. Our grandfathers fought to the death against the devil. After the victory, they voluntarily stayed to guard the North and guard the portal of the Iron Curtain to prevent Marco Shi from coming back to cause trouble again.
Because our ancestors swore that the descendants of the seventeen families would never leave until the Iron Curtain was destroyed. But as time goes by, that damn thing has lasted for three generations, and we have turned from jailers to prisoners, with no end in sight."
Old Long Legs couldn't control his emotions when talking about this matter. He let out an angry howl and waved his arms, "Those bastards in the south just don't care. They ignore our suffering and dedication and watch us kill each other."
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Our lives are becoming more and more miserable, but those guys in the south are bullying us more and more. They have forgotten the suffering and friendship of the past, let alone the glory of joining forces to fight against the devil, and only have business in their minds."
At the end of the sentence, Old Changlegs lowered his arms dejectedly. Zhou Qingfeng remained indifferent and asked: "So you are going to cooperate with the descendants of the devil?"
Old Long Legs was stunned again, then laughed and said: "Boy, you know so much. Yes, our responsibilities include hunting down all demons and their descendants. But soon we will have to cooperate with our opponents,
Both sides get what they need."
This answer is not surprising, and was even expected by Zhou Qingfeng. The pursuit of the demon descendants is over, but a new pursuit target has appeared - undoubtedly the portal of the Iron Curtain.
Seeing Zhou Qingfeng's expression of deep thought, Lao Longshan asked while the iron was hot: "Victor, what are your plans next?"
"Gather up enough strength and leave the North. I am not bound by any oath, and no one can stop me." Zhou Qingfeng spread his hands and said in a relaxed tone, "I have been digging the ruins of Silver Leaf City for two or three months. I will dig a few more."
It was almost empty in a few months.
In fact, I can leave now. At most, I am not familiar with the route and it will be a little troublesome. If I want to be safer, just move towards the south step by step."
Old Longlegs smiled and shook his head, "Unless you leave alone, it will be difficult to lead a large group of people south. All roads are guarded by the Phils family of Banshee Castle. And even if you leave the North, those in the south will not
You will not be welcome."
"Why?"
"As I said, the people in the south regard us as fellow demons. We can't tell the difference yet, because if we stay in the north for a long time, we will indeed be tainted with some demonic aura. We still have to beg the south to sell food so as not to
Starved to death."
The days of being blocked were too uncomfortable. Old Longlegs shook his head and waved again, "Forget it, let's not talk about it. Let's talk about the next war. Cold Wind City has been a bit chaotic recently. Are you willing to help me clean up some rebels?"
"Oh, do you want to lend me my hand to kill someone?"
"Your people always need a place to stay when they come out of the Black Forest. If there are only a hundred people, I can arrange it. If there are thousands of people, I can't arrange it. If you help me clean up the rebellion, the territory, property, and population of the rebellion will belong to you.
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Zhou Qingfeng frowned at this, "Sir Long-legs, don't you have this ability yourself?"
"I said there was some chaos in the city. This makes me wonder who to trust? I can protect myself but I don't have an absolute advantage. If I rashly order a cleanup of the rebels, God knows what will happen? And you came in time to help me.
Deal with it."
"Who are you going to deal with?"
"Deputy City Lord Lehman, you just happened to kill his Harding Knight today. He has seven or eight family knights, a dozen hired adventurers, and more than fifty armed attendants. Kill him, and you can harvest more than two thousand slaves.
and large territories.
Maybe you don’t care about territory and slaves, but you can at least own the property that the Leman family has accumulated for decades. By the way, Leman took in one or two demon descendants behind my back, so you have to be careful."
Zhou Qingfeng neither agreed nor said he would not agree, so he stood up and left. When he was about to leave, Lao Changshan said another message, "Victor, you must take action within three days, and I will ask Marbury to cooperate."
you."
"Why is it limited to three days?"
"Because we can't get it done in three days, there's no need for us to cooperate."
Old Changshan smiled, as if he was sure that Zhou Qingfeng would agree. Zhou Qingfeng did not comment and let his servant lead the way back to his residence.
As soon as Zhou Qingfeng left, the greenhouse was quiet for a while, and the temperature gradually turned colder. Old Longlegs sat still on the recliner. A shadow emerged from behind him and asked hoarsely: "Does that human believe what you say?"
Old Long Legs and the shadow seemed to blend into one, and he whispered: "Fabro said that this kid has a strong ability to detect lies, so what I told is the truth. So what reason does he have to not believe it?"
Shadow chuckled, "Yeah, you just missed a few things."
Outside the greenhouse, Zhou Qingfeng returned alone. The bedroom was deserted and the maid was nowhere to be seen. Kelly sat on the bedside and asked, "Where is Xili? I haven't seen her since the afternoon."
"She left." Zhou Qingfeng didn't explain too much. He kept thinking about Lao Changshan's proposal in his mind, "It's probably difficult to come back."
"Is she angry?" Kelly grabbed a few things beside the bed, "But she didn't take away her magic bow or quiver."
Xili's departure was too sudden, and Zhou Qingfeng suddenly had no familiar person around him. He felt empty and uncomfortable. He took the magic bow 'Zhanyi' and the endless quiver containing fine gold arrows, and held them tightly.
In the palm of your hand.
Outsiders cannot understand his inner heart.bdshare();