Originally, the three Dark Bishops were ready to fight to the death with this most powerful intruder. In fact, the Dark Bishop and Afia were already prepared to die in Sanctuary City today. After all, the opponent was a master of swordsmanship. This kind of
When a skill master reaches the most powerful level, although he does not have many world-shaking abilities, he is extremely powerful against other powerful people.
The Dark Bishop and Afia have considered many possibilities, except for the current scene. If this [Fire Core] is real, then this is the city of Dogan they have been pursuing for thousands of years. No, it was not long after the darkness descended.
, and began to pursue the treasure.
It is a light source that can illuminate Doan for two eras, and it also has the characteristics of the sun, which means that those seeds that have been dusty for a long time and need sunlight to grow may have the possibility of breaking out of the ground again, which represents harmless food and the gradually brightening
future.
This is no longer as simple as pie in the sky. It has also caused even the most powerful Dark Bishop and exploration captain Afia to feel panicked. As for the pain priest Zdenek, he still seems to be the same.
He has an expressionless face, but his heart is probably not at peace either.
"you……"
Afiya looked at Lidya Su and didn't know how to continue.
"This is the most precious thing called the "Fire Core"," the Dark Bishop said, pressing his comb head with one hand, touching it backwards, and continued to ask: "Is this really what you want to give to us?"
"..."
Su Xiao said nothing, but his silence made the Dark Bishop and Afia feel even more uncertain.
"Don't you need this?"
Lidya Su opened his mouth as soon as he finished speaking.
"Very much needed."
"Definitely needed."
"need."
The Dark Bishop, Afia, and the Priest of Pain Zdenek spoke one after another. The Dark Bishop looked at the others, smiled bitterly, and said:
"this……"
"The one who destroys law."
Su Xiao reported his family name. In a world invaded by the abyss, the reputation of a law destroyer is generally quite good.
"Oh? Are you the Shadow of Destruction?"
The look in the eyes of the Dark Bishop was different, but he asked with doubts: "The last time I left the ancient dragon kingdom, I heard in the void that the law destroyers had been wiped out. Are you one of the ones who escaped?"
"No, I got the system inheritance by accident."
"Oh~, that's right."
The Dark Bishop nodded. The more unexplained the statement was, the more believable he felt. Sometimes, the origins that are too perfect can hide huge dangers. I want to ask, under what circumstances is it necessary for the origins to not arouse any suspicion?
The answer is, when you have bad intentions.
"Then why are you coming to Aberasi this time?"
The dark bishop's inquiry has begun to be straightforward, which means that preliminary testing is no longer necessary.
"There is a problem."
Su Xiao's hand subconsciously pressed on the end of the knife handle. This was a habitual action.
"Excuse me."
Afia spoke.
"I am a guest or an enemy."
"Of course I'm a guest."
Afia answered decisively.
"Since I am a guest, why should I be questioned by you on the street?"
As soon as Su Xiao said this, the Dark Bishop and Afia were both embarrassed, but the Dark Bishop was still thick-skinned. He touched his cockscomb and said:
"this way please."
The Dark Bishop led the way, and with one of the four giants of Sanctuary City leading the way, the journey was of course smooth and smooth. Walking on the street, Su Xiao saw the general appearance of Sanctuary City Doan.
The entire sanctuary city is shrouded in a circular high wall. Looking from a distance, it is a sky-like black high wall. Above it is a dome curtain that emits a very faint light, protecting the entire sanctuary city within it.
Because the light of the curtain is too dim, it cannot play a lighting role. At most, the illumination level of the sanctuary city can reach the brightness of a moonless night, which is very rare for being plunged into complete darkness.
The distribution of buildings in the city is quite orderly, because the overall area is circular, and the central area is high and the outer area is low, so there are streets leading to the central prayer square.
This is a huge square with a diameter of more than two kilometers. The ground is paved with stone slabs. There is a hundred-meter-high statue in the center, which is the image of the first lord of the city of refuge, Win Taiyumaz.
Behind this statue is the giant torch tower, which is over a thousand meters high. This is undoubtedly the tallest building in the city of refuge.
The city of refuge has a population of hundreds of thousands, and the living area cannot be expanded outwards, so the land is very precious. Under such circumstances, such a huge prayer square is left, which shows the significance of this place. Under the darkness, there is no hope in the heart.
It's impossible to hold on.
Although the distance is far away, Su Xiao can vaguely sense that there is something powerful in the root system of the towering "torch tower". Yes, it is the root system. This torch tower has a complex metal root system that spreads deep underground and covers the entire shelter.
The scope of the city must be a large-scale defensive technique to prevent the darkness from invading from underground.
There are three major forces in Sanctuary City, namely the Dark God Cult, the Mechanical School, and the Church of Pain. These three major forces do not compete with each other and do not participate in the various jurisdictions of Sanctuary City. Those who govern Sanctuary City are the "City Council" and those who govern "City Council".
The leader of the House is the current city lord.
Theoretically speaking, the highest power center in Sanctuary City is the "City Council". However, there is an unspoken rule that successive city lords will only choose from the three major forces or the families under them.
To be more precise, the existence of the "City Council" is the joint creation of the three major forces to avoid conflicts with each other to the greatest extent, thus causing disasters that no one can bear.
The current city lord is named Vaughn. He has been living in the mansion for a long time and does not go out. It is said that he is in poor health.
The headquarters of the three major forces are all near the Prayer Plaza. The headquarters of the Dark Cult is called the "Dark Cathedral". It is a magnificent five-story dark building. From the half-melted black wall on the outer wall, it can be seen that it is very dark.
Abyss style, it is worth mentioning that the Dark Cult hates the Abyss race, but does not hate the Abyss. The Abyss is the source of their power.
The headquarters of the Mechanical School is called "Ascension Hall". It doesn't look grand, but it actually has the largest building area. More than four-fifths of the area is built underground.
The headquarters of the Church of Pain is called "Fortress of Flesh". These guys who use self-mutilation as a source of strength are passive and crazy. They always believe that the city of refuge will one day end. Although they are trying to protect this place, they have become monsters that are not human inside.
, but still want to protect the last fire of the human race, so their headquarters "Fortress of Flesh" is the only safe place after the city of refuge is engulfed by darkness.
For this reason, the Church of Pain selects dozens of "Tinders" from urban residents every year to supplement the "old Tinders" who have reached the age of 30 and have been eliminated and re-registered as residents.
Every year, the Church of Pain selects the "Seed of Fire", which can be called a grand event in Sanctuary City. Of course, becoming a "Seed of Fire" comes with a price. You spend at least 15 hours a day in the "Fortress of Flesh and Flesh", and the remaining 7 hours must be accompanied by a priest.
Only then can we have group activities, and the last two hours are the rare free time.
And there are a total of 100 fire types, and the free time in the city must be staggered. At the same time, a maximum of 20 fire types can go out alone.
Even so, residents in the city are still eager to become a firebrand. First of all, they can barely fill their stomachs without heavy labor. In addition, they have one small meal of meat every week, two servings of grain staples every month, and five sets of decent clothes a year.
, as well as various other daily necessities, etc.
Basically, a fire can feed a large family of 5 to 7 people, and allow this family to live a life of food and clothing, but only food and clothing.
As for how to become a fire type, you must not only pass the assessment of the "Church of Pain", but also have hard criteria such as appearance, human race pure blood level, and fertility.
Yes, not everyone in Sanctuary City is 100% human. Among them, mixed elves and giants are not uncommon. Looking at the star world, elves, giants, humans, and star races are actually large ethnic groups, distributed across the stars.
within each world.
Regarding the "Cult of Pain", why is it obsessed with pure-blooded humans? This is because during the long-term invasion of darkness, people have discovered that humans are the most resistant to "dark corruption".
As for what "Dark Corruption" is, this is an ability that all Abyssal races have, but the specific characteristics are different. For example, the "Dukain Clan" in this world, their "Dark Corruption" ability is domination.
After being subjected to this "dark corruption", the heart and soul will be gradually eroded. At first, they are forced to become slaves of the "Dukain clan". But as the "corruption" deepens, the corrupted people will gradually become willing, or even unable to do so.
Become a servant of the "Dukain clan", worship these abyss clans from the inside out, and be willing to sacrifice your life and sacrifice everything for them.
This is the terrifying thing about "dark corruption". It is not about succumbing to will, but a deeper transformation.
The "Dukain Clan" represents darkness and domination. In addition to this terrifying dominance characteristic, when darkness falls in the world controlled by the "Dukain Clan", the purer the darkness falls, the more powerful they are, and this power is
Permanent and ever-increasing.
This is why the "Dukain Clan" plots this world. What else can cover a transcendent realm and make their darkness stronger? If so, it can only be to cover the entire star realm in the abyss.
of darkness.
Faced with the power of the Abyss race and its "dark corruption", Sanctuary City has no power to attack it. Defending Sanctuary City is the limit of what Sanctuary City can do, and this defense is extremely dangerous.
In addition to external dangers, food in the shelter city is also scarce. There is basically no light here. There are only a few types of fungi and mosses that can grow in this environment. And a fungus called "grey fern" is the main source of shelter in the city.
main food source.
This kind of fungus can grow in a dark environment. It looks like a vine-like fungus. As long as the bracket is installed, the "grey fern" can grow very high. When it grows, its texture is soft, similar to the touch of enoki mushroom.
It is strong but will grow in large areas like an ivy.
This fungus is toxic and will kill people if eaten for a long time. However, after being picked, dried in the shade for a period of time, ground, and fried at high temperatures, it becomes non-toxic. Its texture is similar to whole wheat flour. After being mixed with water, it can be steamed and eaten.
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However, because the processing process of "grey fern" is not industrialized enough, some "grey fern powder" will still contain a certain degree of toxicity after processing such as cold and high temperature frying, so people are accustomed to frying it again before cooking.
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There are also grades of "grey ferns". Those "wild gray ferns" that grow on the outer city walls are the cheapest because they may contain medium to high toxicity, while the "gray fern powder" grown, processed and bagged in major planting areas,
It is more trusted by residents.
A long-term single diet not only destroys the taste buds, but also does not provide enough nutrients for the body. This involves a kind of shelter city resource, "food powder", which is made from dried and ground various bryophytes.
Powder, made by mixing a certain amount of salt, is an important material that is controlled by the "City Council" to produce and trade.
This is the wonder of intelligent races. No matter how harsh the environment they are in, they will gradually bloom the flowers of their own civilization. The flowers of Sanctuary City Doan are not beautiful, but they are unparalleled and tenacious.
Walking on the street, the buildings on both sides were low at first, and some were simply wooden sheds. As we got closer to the center of the city, the buildings began to take on some shape, and occasionally two- or three-story buildings could be seen.
Even in a place like Sanctuary City Dogan, there are still rich and poor people. For a city with a population of hundreds of thousands, currency is essential if it wants to operate stably. The currency here is called "Maz".
Named in commemoration of the first city lord, there are two types of coins and banknotes.
The only good news is that there is no shortage of fresh water in Sanctuary City. Although the taste is extremely strange, it is harmless to drink, which is a gift from God.
They were not in a hurry, so they simply walked forward. After almost an hour, they arrived in front of the "Dark Cathedral". Looking at this strange and familiar building, Su Xiao stopped and noticed the change in his eyes. The Dark Bishop
Fox asked:
"Spell Destroyer, how do I feel? Have you ever been to the Cathedral of Darkness?"
"That's right."
"How come it still counts? Have you been in other worlds?"
"without."
"That is?"
The Dark Bishop frowned in confusion.
"It was blown up."
As soon as he said this, the corners of the dark bishop's eyes twitched, and the smile on his face was a little hard to stretch.
"Pfft~"
Afia almost couldn't help but laugh out loud. Don't compare the strongest people in Sanctuary City with the outside world. The strongest people in the outside world are generally immortals who have lived for at least hundreds or thousands of years. They will
While maintaining the majesty of a strong man and being unsmiling, his expression management is particularly good.
On the other hand, the Dark Bishop, Afia, and the Priest of Pain Zdenek, the three of them, the Dark Bishop is 35 years old, Afia is 30 years old, and the Priest of Pain Zdenek is 37 years old. As for why it is so exaggerated, Sanctuary City is the strongest
The average life span of a person is almost 60 to 70 years.
The strongest here are not those who practice, but are killed. Therefore, they don’t care about the dignity of being the strongest. They laugh when they want to laugh and curse when they want. Maybe tomorrow they will fight with the Abyss Tribe.
What's the point of pretending to be so majestic when someone dies in a battle?
Among the three people, Big Smoking Afia has implemented this the most. This woman has a prosperous appearance, but she does not cherish it at all. There are many scars on her face and hands, and there is a new wound several centimeters long on the side of her cheek.
After the scab formed, she had to tear it off due to lack of hands, which would definitely leave scars later.
As a human race, even if your body is strong, you will not abandon the most basic characteristics of the human race. It will be injured and scars will be left. In contrast, it has the advantages of extremely high willpower and high resistance to "dark corruption".
The Priest of Pain, Zdenek, always has an expressionless face, not only because of his cold-blooded personality, but also because he has facial paralysis in a physical sense, or in other words, facial paralysis is a problem for most people in the Cult of Pain.
In the early stages of using the Pain Miracle, the severe pain caused their expressions to become uncontrollably distorted and deformed. Over time, the facial nerves could no longer bear it, leading to facial paralysis.
Wearing a dark red linen robe, the strong smell of blood on his body, facial paralysis and bald head, combined with these characteristics, it is unmistakable that he must be the suffering monk.
Several people walked into the "Dark Cathedral". As soon as they entered, they saw two people carrying a metal cage with a gray-headed demon eagle inside. From the scars on the two people's bodies, it could be seen that this was
In the field, they are wary of each other's unknown background, and both of them are willing to fight.
"Boss, save me!"
Baha's sharp claws poked out of the cage, giving a sense of sight of human hands poking out in grief and indignation for help.
"you know?"
The Dark Bishop spoke.
"Well, one of my partners."
Hearing Su Xiao's words, the dark bishop raised his chin slightly and signaled the two gray-robed priests to let Baha go.
The two gray-robed priests looked at each other with some reluctance. They didn't care about the injuries caused by Baha. The main reason was that they were in a state of disarray after being scolded. The genealogy was repeated repeatedly and the greetings were repeated. They really couldn't swallow this breath.
"Bishop, we..."
A gray-robed priest with black tattoos on his face spoke, but when he saw the dark bishop's expression, he became unhappy and could only reluctantly open the metal cage.
Although Baha's words were very dirty, his emotional intelligence was not low. He began to call out the misunderstanding and stated that he should not take those 'sweet words' to greet the two of them to heart. However, judging from the expressions of the two gray-robed priests when they left, it was obvious that he did not
Forgive Baha.
"Tsk~, why are you so narrow-minded? We, Doan, are not of this caliber."
Afia spoke to the backs of the two gray-robed priests. After hearing this, the two gray-robed priests walked a little faster. Their own adults would only scold them when they were angry, but this adult, if they provoked
When you are angry, you really beat them. That caring mechanical fist can make you lie down for many days with one punch.
After going up to the third floor of the cathedral, everyone walked into a study room, which was the usual office space of the Dark Bishop. After he sat down on the slightly old but neat sofa, he motioned to the others that they were welcome.
"We have become acquainted and become friends. May I ask what your name is?"
The Dark Bishop did not directly ask Su Xiao's name. In a place like "Eboas" where the abyss spreads, there are many powerful people who can curse by their name and general appearance.
"Cukulin White Night."
Su Xiao used this name as always. This is not just a pseudonym, it is a notarized pseudonym, which has the characteristics of preventing various curses and fate-based abilities.
"What's your purpose of coming here?"
The Dark Bishop asked tentatively.
"Dealing with the Abyssal Folk."
Su Xiao stated his purpose straightforwardly and said what he said to whomever he met. If the environment was stable but the competition between forces was ruthless, he must hide his purpose. But in a place like Shelter City, it would be unfair to deal with the strong people here.
, must soon be ignored and hostile, and expelled by various means.
The strong men in Sanctuary City had already exhausted all their efforts in order to protect Sanctuary City. They didn't have the energy to plot and plot, so they simply blocked Lao Yinbi's operating space.
The old grudges between the law destroyers and the Dokain family are very clear to even a place like Sanctuary City Doan that has little contact with the outside world. As the top leaders of Doan, the three Dark Bishops will not doubt that they are going to
What is certain is whether this visitor is really the shadow that destroys the law.
"It seems we have a common enemy."
The Dark Bishop smiled, changed the subject and asked, "You know the Ducain clan very well, right?"
"Other than knowing that they are the abyss race, I don't know anything else."
"Uh~"
This made the Dark Bishop choke, but the suspicion in his heart about this law destroyer was reduced. The reason is that if this person has evil intentions, then the identity arrangement is too hasty.
"Well, there is indeed such a problem in passing on generations, but since that is the grudge between Doukain and the previous generations of destroyers, why should you..."
At this point in the Dark Bishop's words, Afia interrupted: "You're so blabbering, Charles. When Bai Ye comes to deal with the Ducain clan, we can just provide them with information about the Ducain. Do we have a common enemy?"
We only look at the results, why should we doubt each other."
Afiya's personality was relatively straightforward, and Su Xiao's series of equally direct behaviors made her quite fond of Su Xiao. She simply replaced the Dark Bishop and started negotiating with Su Xiao.
"When dealing with docaine, you must have a direction..."
Before Afiya could finish speaking, Baha, who landed on Su Xiao's shoulders, said: "Let's look for the Ducain family's emblem."
"This thing is really big."
Afia began to talk about what she knew. It is said that there are five "family emblems" in total. Collect five of them and go to the Holy Land of the Ducain family in the "Abyss Nearby" to know the Ducain family.
all the secrets of it, and the possibility of its total elimination.
That's right, the Doukain family is immortal. After being killed, they will soon revive in the nearby area. Even if they are killed by the exterminator with the "Devil Blade", they can still be reborn in the abyss many years later.
To be more precise, the "Magic Blade" can kill the Doukain clan, but for some unknown reason, the Doukain clan can be reborn, and the appearance, personality, and even abilities and characteristics of the reborn person will be the same as before the rebirth.
There is a certain degree of change.
This clearly means that other people cannot kill the Doukain family. They have the immortality characteristic of the abyss. The magic blade of the extinguisher can kill these immortals. But a few years later, a new member of the Doukain family
, will be reborn from the Dark Ancestral Land, that is to say, it is not that the Dharma Destroyer cannot be killed, but that it cannot be killed.
The source of power of the Abyss race is the abyss. This is too unexplainable.
Su Xiao opened the main mission, the content is:
"Obtain at least three "Ducain Family Crests" and submit them to."
He now has a [Dukain Family Emblem]. Whether it is the attribute information of this [Dukain Family Emblem] or according to Afia, there are five pieces of this [Dukain Family Emblem] in total, that is
He said that the initial stage of this main mission was a test to test whether Su Xiao was qualified to explore the deep secrets of this world.
Afia began to continue talking about the situation of the Dukain family. This family did not have many members, about a hundred people, but they had many servants, servants, slaves, etc., which were calculated in units of tens of billions.
With the existence of the "breeding factory", a large number of elves and humans were bred. This world is 15 to 18 times larger than the strongest level world, and has a very vast map area.
Sanctuary City Doan is located in the central region, which can be called the center of this world. To the southeast and northwest of Doan, there are the "Land of Elves", "Queen's City", "Corruption King's City", and "Molten City"
Waiting for the kingdom or big city controlled by the abyss people.
Don't compare the cities here with normal-sized cities. The largest one here is the "Queen's City", which is wider than the main city of the Orcs in Fenghai Continent, Yonghuan City, with more than 300 urban districts, each
Each city area is the size of a normal kingdom.
The "Land of Elves" is one-fifth smaller than the "Queen's City", but equally vast. The "Corruption King's City" is smaller, almost half the size of the "Queen's City". The "Molten City" is the smallest, smaller than the "Queen's City".
"The largest city, District 1, is a bit smaller.
These are not territories, they are the assets of the Abyssal Race. The Doukain family, which only has a few hundred members, is destined to be extremely rich. Don’t think that the Abyssal Race has no desires and desires. The most essential difference between them and the immortal and abyssal breeders is that
High-level reason, wisdom, and desires so strong that they are almost burning.
If there is no resistance, the desires of the abyss people are so great that they can swallow the entire star realm into the mouth of their desires.
Su Xiao learned that the Ducain family has a family parliament system. There is a parliament president, who is the contemporary patriarch, three members, and twelve elders. The rest are ordinary clan members.
This power system is very simple, but it is also stable. The identity of the Ducain tribe can never be stripped away, so that they basically will not fight among themselves. Even if two tribesmen fight each other, they will naturally calm down after many years. After all, they cannot completely
Kill each other.
You can imagine how desperate you are when facing these immortal, powerful, and passionate guys, not to mention that they also have the ability to "dark corruption".
Su Xiao estimated that given the importance of the [Ducain Family Emblem] to the Ducain family, it was unlikely that they would store it in a treasure house or something like that, and would most likely carry it with them.
No, just swallow it into your belly. With their super monster physiques, even though they have a humanoid appearance, they can swallow a fist-sized badge without any burden at all.
If you want to hold such an important thing, you must have a very high status. Thinking about it this way, the [Dukain family crest] seems to belong to the chairman of the parliament. But then I think about it. The view of not putting all eggs in one basket is almost ten thousand.
If it is universal across the world, then the Council Chairman may only have kept 1 or 2 [Ducain Family Crests].
In terms of ranking, the remaining holders are three members.
Find one of these three congressmen, kill him, and seize the [Ducain family crest]. Well, a comprehensive and careful plan is completed like this.
The three Abyssal Ethnic Councilors are the Beast Master of the Kingdom of Elves, the Scorpion Queen of the Queen City, and the Twin Kings of the Corrupt Royal City.
Su Xiao immediately targeted the beast master of the Elf Kingdom for the following reasons:
"Reward 1: The End of the Beast: Kill the Beast Master and destroy the "Corrupted Core·Elf"."
Su Xiao thought about this and said: "My first target may be the beast master."
Su Xiao was not worried that these three people would reveal this information to the outside world. There was no room for relaxation in the feud between the Duoan and Ducain families. This is why Su Xiao always expressed his intentions directly this time.
Hearing what he said, Afiya suddenly said: "Bai Ye, there is someone you may need to meet. Although she only arrived in Doan a month ago, the three of us trust her and even gave her our backs.
Don’t worry too.”
As soon as Afia finished speaking, the door of the room was pushed open by a gray-robed priest. The gray-robed priest stepped back and bowed his head respectfully. A woman with a graceful figure in a black dress walked into the room.
Her eyes were pitch black, her arms were made of black and blue crystal prostheses, and her waist-length fishbone braids were tied up. There were silver ring pendants at the ends of her braids. Although her temperament was soft, she was not weak. She was clearly the daughter of darkness.
The girl of darkness stopped in front of Su Xiao, folded her hands in front of her lower abdomen, bowed slightly and slowly saluted, and said softly: "Master Destruction."
This scene made the Dark Bishop and Afia gradually widen their eyes. Even the Priest of Pain, Zdenek, opened his eyes a little, because the daughter of darkness they knew was silent and had no expression or emotion. When
Have you ever bowed down and saluted someone? And also called you "sir" in such a gentle voice.
After Afia witnessed all this, she suddenly remembered the record about the spell-killer's ability to restrain the immortal, and thought that the spell-killer who came here was to deal with the abyss race, and was the other party's first target.
, the beast master who had a great grudge against her.
This made Afiya unable to hold back the smile on her face, and her mouth was harder to hold down than AK. A feeling that this wave seemed to be stable gradually came to her heart.
At the same time, on the south side of Kuangmao Sea, in Area 26 of the Kingdom of Elves, behind the Crystal Fat Catalytic Factory, in a dark alley.
Haoying, who had been successfully promoted, or was forced to be promoted to the strongest, walked out of the dark alley with an ugly face. The reason for this was because he had swallowed three taboo marks and was extremely terrifying among high-level violators.
Old guy, track him to this world.
Haoying had just walked out of the dark alley. Across the street, a man wearing narrow-framed sunglasses, short blond hair combed back, white casual clothes, and a black glove on his right hand raised his hand and greeted him with a smile.
"Haoying, you seem to be in a bad mood."
The person who came here always had a smile on his face, and his pair of narrow-framed sunglasses made it impossible to see his eyes. This person's name was the Soul Master, the holder of the "Forbidden Mark·Soul Mark".
In other words, at this moment, the five taboo marks are all located in this world.
PS: (Tomorrow is a day off on Sunday, no updates, dear readers, please forgive me.)