After passing through the entrance to the fantasy world, Zhao Haiping found himself in an ancient palace with a solemn atmosphere.
Looking up, the palace has a height difference of 100 meters, with three stone steps stretching upwards, leading to the highest hall.
On both sides were tall, red-armored guards with cold eyes, wearing strong armor and sharp swords, as if each one of them was an elite who had been killed from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
However, the fantasy space and time at this time is obviously in a frozen state and has not started to operate.
In front of Zhao Haiping, three cards appeared, with different shapes and colors, and instructions written on them.
[Gui: Calm and composed (white): Your emotions are calm and you can deal with danger more calmly. 】
[Gui·Swordsmanship Mastery (Blue): Your swordsmanship level will be improved accordingly.]
[Ren·Aggressive (white): You will exude an oppressive aura, making it easier for enemies to fear you. 】
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[Skill level (from high to low): A, B, C, D, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Rengui]
[Skill Rarity: White Normal, Blue Excellent, Golden Legend]
Zhao Haiping carefully observed these three cards and looked at their skills carefully.
“So, the introduction on the official website is indeed correct, this game does have some meaty pigeon elements.
"It seems that in this trial fantasy, I will acquire different skills, and the choice of these skills will determine my future game direction.
"Is it similar to the talent selection in the meat pigeon game? Then I have to think about it carefully."
The so-called meat pigeon game, also known as a roguelike game, is characterized by strong randomness, and every time you die, you cannot read files and have to start over.
Many meat pigeon games will randomly select the skills in the game and allow players to choose by themselves. After selecting skills, players must also adjust their subsequent clearance strategies, genre development and gameplay. This is also the greatest fun of meat pigeon games.
At this time, Zhao Haiping was faced with such a choice.
There are definitely good and bad skills, and the results that may result from choosing different skills are vastly different, otherwise there would be no need to choose.
Zhao Haiping began to analyze it carefully.
"The strength of a skill is obviously restricted by two factors: level and rarity. The higher the level, the rarer it is, and the more powerful the skill is.
"Then the first option can basically be eliminated, and you can choose from the next two.
"The goal of this dungeon is to assassinate the king and kill the king, so I am actually an assassin. So, proficiency in swordsmanship should be very important. A slip of the hand at the critical moment can make a huge difference in the outcome.
"This 'aggressive'... is a higher-level skill, and it seems pretty good.
"After all, there must be some guards around the emperor. When the time comes, the guards will swarm me and beat me in a group. Even if they have sword skills, they may not be able to beat so many people.
"But the effect of being aggressive is to make the enemy more likely to be fearful, so they are more likely to break out from the guards and successfully assassinate the emperor...
“One is rarer and the other is higher grade, so it’s a bit hard to choose.
"Forget it, let's just choose one at random first and see the specific difficulty of this copy."
Zhao Haiping thought for a moment and lightly clicked on the [Aggressive] skill card. The card immediately turned into light particles and converged into his body, while the other two cards disappeared.
At this time, Zhao Haiping had a very special feeling, as if he had a very special aura!
With every move he made, he suddenly felt like a king.
Zhao Haiping even felt that if he met a few gangsters on the street at this time, he would scare them away with an angry shout without having to take action!
"It seems that it makes sense for this skill to have a higher level. Compared to swordsmanship, which everyone can master to a certain extent after hard training, this kind of domineering power is more difficult to obtain."
Zhao Haiping is quite satisfied with his choice.
The moment he made his choice, the entire fantasy began to flow.
The little eunuch leading the way had already started walking forward, and Zhao Haiping hurriedly followed.
At this time, he noticed that he was holding a wooden box in his hand. It had exquisite patterns and must contain something precious.
Zhao Haiping was a little curious about what was inside, but under the gaze of the red-armored guards on both sides, he did not dare to act rashly. He had to lower his head and follow the little eunuch in front of him through the long stone steps to the main hall.
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With each step he took, he felt the atmosphere becoming a little more depressing, and his heart couldn't stop beating louder and louder.
By the time he arrived at the main hall, his heart seemed to be beating out of his chest, and he was trembling with fear and unable to restrain himself.
"Is this a 100% realistic game? Why do I feel a hundred times more nervous than when I went for an interview when I just graduated from college..."
Only then did Zhao Haiping realize what it means to be under extreme pressure in a literal sense.
I have never had this experience when playing other virtual reality games.
When he first entered the illusion, he didn't feel much. After all, time had not started to flow at that time. What he saw was just a static scene. Although the palace in front of him looked majestic and shocking, it was nothing more than that.
But when he really slowly climbed the hundred-meter-high steps under the gaze of countless red-clad soldiers, in this extremely solemn atmosphere and the long climbing process, he could feel the pressure constantly accumulating, as if a
Bundles of straw kept pressing on the camel's body.
If this is really a real-life scene, I am afraid that many people with poor psychological quality will have weak legs and cannot walk before they even reach the main hall.
Fortunately, he could see all kinds of game information in his field of vision, reminding him that he was in a game and he was just playing a role in the game, which made Zhao Haiping feel a lot more relaxed.
Finally, we arrived in front of the main hall.
A red-armored guard came forward and conducted a final body search.
After being roughly touched up and down, Zhao Haiping was let go.
Before leaving, the red-armored guard glanced at him warily. Although Zhao Haiping had been frightened to the point where his legs were weak, the guard still felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy.
This is probably the effect of the [aggressive] skill.
But he just took this opportunity to see the name on the head of the red-armored guard.
Although there were red-armored guards on both sides of the hall before, Zhao Haiping did not dare to look around at all, not to mention those guards were too far away from him and could not clearly see the words on their heads.
Now he sees it clearly: Dayan Red Armor Army.
Zhao Haiping's brain was working quickly and he thought of a lot of information.
"Yes, when I see these soldiers wearing red, I think of the Great Yan Dynasty. As the first unified dynasty in Kyushu, Shanghuode, so it likes red, and the Red Armor Army is the most elite in the Great Yan Dynasty.
of troops.
"That's not right. Since he is the king of the Yan Dynasty, he should be a positive figure, right? As the person who restores order, why should I assassinate the king?
"Could it be that……
"What I'm playing now is a plot to assassinate Emperor Yan Ling?"
Zhao Haiping looked at the wooden box in his hand again. Although this wooden box did not contain any explanatory information, judging from its size and shape, it was undoubtedly in line with Zhao Haiping's guess.
Zhao Haiping is not a person who knows much about history, but this period of history is so well-known and widely praised that it is almost impossible for him not to know about it.
Emperor Yan Ling was a famous tyrant in history. He was so happy with his achievements and exacted levies so violently that the people were in dire straits. The knight Nie Rang took advantage of the auspicious opportunity to assassinate Emperor Yan Ling. Although he died, the new king got rid of the evils after he came to the throne and established the great Yan Dynasty.
He lived for more than a hundred years.
Of course, Nie Rang was still an unknown person when he was offering auspiciousness. It was only after he assassinated Emperor Yan Ling that he was hailed as the number one swordsman at that time, and later he was hailed as the top ten assassins.
In short, Emperor Yan Ling in history was a proper villain. Playing the role of Nie Rang to assassinate the king was to eliminate harm for the people.
"In this way, the method of clearing customs is very clear.
"Now I want to play the role of the knight Nie Rang and reenact the scene of assassinating Emperor Yan Ling.
"What's in this box is probably the so-called auspicious, black jade unicorn."
Zhao Haiping now understands a little bit why the recruitment announcement for internal beta players required players to have certain historical knowledge.
If you are really an illiterate person who doesn't understand any history, you may not even be able to guess what the main mission is after entering this dungeon, and you will be completely blind. How can you pass the level?
The young eunuch quickly stepped forward to the main hall and said to the aloof Emperor Yan Ling: "Your Majesty, Nie Rang, who presented the auspicious black jade unicorn, is already waiting outside the hall."
Emperor Yan Ling was tall and mighty, and he laughed loudly and said: "Oh? Then let him go to the temple to face the saint! Dear friends, come with me to welcome the auspiciousness!"
The little eunuch immediately shouted loudly: "Xuan, Nie Rang has an audience!"
Zhao Haiping knew that it was his turn, and hurriedly lowered his head and walked quickly to the main hall.
At this time, the civil and military officials of the Great Yan Dynasty were standing on both sides. Zhao Haiping was even more stressed, and beads of sweat could not help but appear on his forehead, but he still forced himself to calm down, and knelt on the ground like many movies and TV dramas he had watched.
, holding the wooden box with both hands and raising it high: "The common people bow to your majesty!"
After waiting for a while, there was no reply.
Zhao Haiping was a little suspicious and thought, maybe there is a bug in this game? Why is it still stuck?
He subconsciously looked up, only to find the aloof Emperor Yan Ling squinting his eyes and looking at him with vigilance.
"Looking up at you? You really intend to assassinate the king!"
"You have been full of murderous intent since the moment you entered the palace. I can tell at a glance that you must be a ferocious person who has no father and no king!
"Where is the soldier? Drag him out and chop him down!"
Zhao Haiping was dumbfounded: "Oh shit!"
Before he could react, two red-armored guards stepped forward quickly and captured him without any explanation.
Zhao Haiping wanted to resist, but the two soldiers had locked him tightly, preventing him from breaking free.
Before Zhao Haiping had time to quibble, he was dragged out of the palace by two soldiers. He raised a knife and dropped it, dying.
If it were any other emperor, he might have to go through a process to kill people, but Emperor Yan Ling was a famous tyrant in history, and he never killed people overnight.
Zhao Haiping only felt a chill on his neck, his vision went dark, and only half of his words of complaint floated out from his unwilling head.
