Delicate, sweet and ethereal.
As soon as the Fire Keeper opened her mouth, she instantly attracted all of Pew's attention.
Pew ran to the Fire Keeper in two steps and looked her up and down.
Obviously, the young lady in front of him is the "Yongzhen" in Dark Soul.
Her silver-white hair was braided into a waist-length braid at the back of her head, and a silver crown-shaped mask covered her beautiful fair face.
On her shoulders, the jet-black shawl covered her upper body .
Her two bandaged hands were placed demurely in front of her.
A graceful and mysterious fishtail robe cascaded down to the ground, completely shrouding her in mysterious black.
'Wooooooooooooo——'
Pew's close appreciation made the audience exclaim in amazement -
"This is so beautiful..."
'The design of this eye mask is really exquisite'
'The less you can see the whole picture, the more mysterious and beautiful it becomes'
"What kind of divine modeling is this? It's too good to be true."
"It has to be the art of the steel chain fingers, it's so tasteful."
'Cold Fact: The main artists of the three major studios of Golden Wind are all women'
"I can only say that women know best how to be most beautiful."
'awsl……'
'The dog who wants to be a fire keeper girl (Shashasha)'
'Don't be so outrageous'
"Brothers, I really like this."
"Do you like it? You are just coveting my body. You are a slut!"
'Fireworks Shrine (×) Awei Mass Grave (√)'
"The old thief really grasped the players' thoughts."
"Really, this is so beautiful."
"This is not the fire keeper, this is my wife whom I have never met!"
"I'm going to buy the game now. I have to pass on this fire for the sake of Fire Girl!"
"……"
The Fire Keeper's eyes were covered.
But as the comments said, such a mysterious look adds to her mystery.
Plus a slim and beautiful body.
Gentle personality.
An ethereal voice.
It’s hard not to make players feel good about it!
Even Pew swallowed hard under the reminder of the barrage, and then hesitantly greeted the Fire Keeper carefully:
"Hello... hello?"
Hearing this, the fire keeper turned slightly to the side and gestured to the small bonfire beside her that had already cooled down and gone out:
"Lord Ashes, please show your spiral sword to the campfire. It is the symbol of kingship, and the flame will guide your way forward."
As expected!
As players guessed -
Teacher Guda, who had just been defeated with great effort by them, was just a touchstone for them to embark on the path of fire transmission.
Only by defeating Guda will you be qualified to enter the Firelink Shrine.
The game officially begins from this moment.
Following the Fire Keeper's instruction, Pew inserted the spiral sword obtained from Teacher Guda into the campfire.
call--
The flames suddenly rose up, bringing a touch of warmth to the originally cold and lonely Fire Sacrifice Site.
Then, following the prompts, Pew tried to upgrade and add points to this game.
Different from Sekiro.
In Dark Soul, players no longer have to use beads and combat memories to upgrade their attributes.
The Fire Keeper can convert the souls collected by players into power to assist players in upgrading.
To put it more bluntly, it means spending money to upgrade.
Simple and practical.
After getting familiar with the situation, Pew temporarily bid farewell to the Fire Keeper and walked around the huge Firelink Shrine.
The first thing that caught his attention was naturally the five thrones surrounding the sacrificial site that were glowing with the color of embers.
These thrones are of various sizes and shapes.
On the throne on the far right sat a skinny old man who looked only half the height of the useless Pew.
The little old man has a crown on his head.
Although he was sitting on the throne, his spirit was extremely weak, like an eggplant hit by frost.
The voice also seemed quite weak and hoarse:
"Oh, you are the fireless ash, the king explorer, right?"
"I am Rhodos of Kurland. You may not believe it, but I was once the Fire Lord."
"And this body that is still being burned by the flames is irrefutable evidence. This broken body..."
"...But, that's exactly our mission, isn't it?"
"After all, we are the king..."
In the empty Firelink Shrine, Rhodos's voice sounded small and weak.
Background music sounded, accompanied by a faint female voice singing.
The atmosphere was a little sad for a moment.
It’s hard to imagine that this is actually a salary king.
After all, judging from the opening CG, those who have been able to shoulder the responsibility of "passing on the fire" in the past generations have all been extremely powerful and can be called the strongest people in the world.
He is a powerful king of the world and a hero with unrivaled strength.
But now, Rhodes in front of him was so weak.
Pew was even a little afraid that he might die suddenly if he wasn't careful.
His image was far from the tall and mighty image of the Fire King that he had imagined.
The little old man sitting on the throne now is just a candle in the wind. Sitting on this hot and blazing throne, he endures the burning of his soul and body all day long.
For a moment, Pew was silent.
Perhaps, the Salary Kings were not what he thought.
They may not be great heroic figures.
As they add fuel to the world's fire time and time again, they are burning their once unparalleled power.
They are called the Salary Kings.
But in fact, can the Salary King really be considered a king?
How many people really regard them as kings?
To the world, they are nothing more than tools and firewood.
And look at the other four empty thrones.
Pew couldn't help but nodded:
"It seems that the other four Cinder Kings are no longer prepared to continue their mission of passing on the fire after awakening this time..."
I can understand that.
Imagine that you are a strong person with extraordinary power.
However, this power not only fails to bring you any admiration and respect, but instead becomes a shackle of obligation, trapping you forever on this throne that burns your soul.
The most important thing is that it is not enough to burn it for a lifetime.
As the bell rings, you are dug out again.
They tell you, "It's terrible! The fire is going out! The fire king who was supposed to pass on the fire is gone! Please come back and cremate it again!"
Very desperate.
The key point is that this is not the most desperate.
Just look at the five thrones in the sacrificial field.
Today, the fire has almost reached its lowest point.
One Fire King is no longer enough to maintain the inheritance of fire. Five furnaces are needed to work together to barely maintain the original fire.
That is to say!
This may be your first time being unearthed as a Cinderlord, but it is unlikely that you will only be unearthed once as a Cinderlord.
And now!
Wu Huo Yu Hui is the protagonist played by the players.
As an undead non-combustible garbage, his mission is to find the remaining four Fire Kings, tie them back and place them on the throne to continue life for this world.
It seems like the last struggle in the Dharma-Ending Age.
Even for a moment, Pew was a little dazed.
This moment is just like that moment.
It was as if at this moment I had become the last person in Sekiro who knew that Ashina Country was about to perish, but still wanted to defy fate and continue the country's prosperity.
"Mission" and "destiny" seem to have always been the themes of Golden Wind Wolf games.
In the obscure dialogues and fragmented backgrounds, players can always feel the desolate sadness at the end of an era.
After temporarily bidding farewell to Rhodes, Pew visited the old merchant woman in the corridor of the sacrificial site and the old blacksmith man deep in the sacrificial site.
These two are relatively simple, one is a shop, and the other is an NPC who strengthens weapons and increases the number of times elemental bottles can be used.
So far!
It seems that the structure of a "Newbie Village" has been completed.
There is a young lady who helps to upgrade attributes, an old senior who helps to explain the background and main storyline, a merchant who sells items and supplies, and a blacksmith who upgrades and strengthens equipment.
All done.
but!
In addition to these people, there is actually another NPC in the Firelink Shrine.
He was a man wearing knight's armor. He had an ordinary appearance, with his eyebrows twisted together, and he always looked bitter and resentful.
On his back was a straight sword that was more than half a person's length, with intricate carvings on it and a wolf head on the blade.
When Pew first saw him, he was sitting on the stone steps at the rear left side of the sacrificial site, with a slightly mottled round shield leaning against him.
"Oh, you are also a guy who can't die."
The man named Escaper looked up and glanced at Pew, seemingly lacking interest:
"I am just like you, a fireless ashes, I have accomplished nothing, I can't even die, huh..."
Speaking of.
The man looked Pew up and down again, his brows still furrowed, and he even shook his head. His eyes were full of indifference, and his tone was full of dejected despair:
"It's ridiculous... A bunch of guys who can't die actually want to find the Cinder King and bring the kings back to the moldy throne..."
"Those are all great figures who once spread the flames. How can we, as idiots, possibly do that?"
The man's voice echoed in the Firelink Shrine, low and hoarse.
Both the language and tone were extremely depressing, as if he was sitting here waiting to die, with an attitude of "Let the world end, it ends. You and I are garbage anyway. Don't overestimate your abilities and go looking for the Fire King. That is not something that mere immortals like you and me can achieve."
Hearing this, Pew couldn't help but frown.
You must know!
He had just defeated Guda who was guarding the gate of the Firelink Shrine!
At this moment, the embers on my body are still burning, and it's time to be full of fighting spirit!
But this escapee was covered in the head and face and a basin of cold water was poured on him as soon as he came up.
Recite funeral sutras when you go out.
Anyone who heard the extremely discouraged voice and tone would frown in disgust.
Always dejected and always timid.
Seeing the Fire Keeper and Rhodos on the throne hearing the voice, they all looked towards him.
For a moment, the fireless ash couldn't help but frown and asked in a deep voice -
…
"What the hell do you mean by that? Brother?"
'Haha ...
The fans in Ayin's live broadcast room were all amused:
'The boss was directly called a hair'
"It's really depressing. Not only do you feel discouraged, but you also drag the players down with you."
"The point is that he is giving good reviews here for no apparent reason. Isn't this a novice village? What is he doing here?"
'I don't know, they don't sell anything, and there's nothing interactive about it'
"Maybe it's just the old thief's malice, telling you to stop playing, stop as soon as possible, there are only salary kings out there."
'It's too bad to have all the salary kings'
'Isn't the old thief afraid of a refund?'
'Is it possible that 80% of the players who reach this point will need more than two hours?'
"What a great plan! Why didn't I think of this?"
"You know the old thief..."
"So the main purpose of this discouraged guy is to pour cold water on the players?"
"Who knows..."
"Anyway, it's quite depressing..."
"……"
You can see it.
The viewers in the live broadcast room were full of complaints.
Obviously, no one likes Brother Dispirit's argument.
Indeed, lying down seems to have become a mainstream mental state nowadays.
But in fact, no one really likes to lie down, likes to be mediocre, likes to accomplish nothing, and likes to live a chaotic life.
We like to lie down, but it is just the helplessness after being beaten up by reality and covered in bruises.
It is a humorous compromise after we realize that most things in the world are completely contrary to what we once believed: "if you work hard, you will succeed."
In this magical world, there are so many magical things happening every moment.
But man.
This is a game.
Who the hell would actually lie down in the game?
Even MC players will try hard to explore for a diamond when they first arrive in the world.
After all, in this world, players' efforts will definitely be rewarded.
And you come up and throw cold water on me? Chanting funeral sutras?
What a shame! Die!
"snort!"
Hearing this, A Yin couldn't help but snorted heavily:
"You, bastard, are spreading lies and confusing the people, shaking the morale of the army! You deserve to be killed!"
Talking!
A Yin pulled out a chicken leg and hit Brother Discouraged on the head!
when!
As we all know!
Compared to other role-playing games, wolf games are more open.
In the game, almost all NPCs are attackable.
Brother Huixin is no exception.
A Yin also took action when it was time to do so. Without any hesitation, he decisively started to cause trouble.
After all, this is a demo of the game.
According to the demo's introduction, the trial content basically ends here.
So A Yin didn't feel too much psychological burden when he started to fight.
Kill an NPC and end today's demo!
A Yin has a good idea.
Because according to his experience, these NPCs placed in the novice village and the initial levels are usually very weak.
As a bad guy, he even tried once in "Sekiro" to see if he could stab Jiulang to death with one knife just after getting the Kushimaru.
In fact, Jiulang would really be stabbed to death, and it only takes one knife.
But he will be resurrected in the subsequent reunion plot.
With previous experience, A Yin didn't take this misconduct seriously.
He even coveted Brother Grayheart's greatsword and shield:
"Humph! I'll teach you a lesson! Come and see how powerful I, the Jinmen Chicken Leg Man, am! The loser will keep his weapon..."
However!
Before A Yin's voice fell!
Buzz——!!!
Suddenly!
I saw Brother Dispirited suddenly rolling backwards, then taking a step forward and slashing, with the huge sword blade sweeping across with a force as powerful as thunder and lightning!
KACH——POOP——!!!
A Yin just felt a numbness in his chest!
Then the whole person flew up!
A stream of blood suddenly spurted out from his chest, and he fell to the ground with a thud!
Following right on!
Before he could even stand up!
The red-named Brother Grayheart put his shield behind his back, holding the sword in both hands and slashing like a dragon!
puff--!!!
A Yin fell to the ground!
【YOU DEAD】
silence.
A black and white image appeared in the live broadcast room.
At this moment, Ayin's silence was so deafening.
The barrage paused for five seconds before saying quietly:
'It's good to be young, you can fall asleep as soon as you lie down'
"…Hahahahahahaha! Fuck!"
'ah???'
'No! Is this big brother so fierce?'
"What the hell is this smooth little combo? This is too fierce!"
"Brother, you have such a unique skill, but you still say such depressing words?"
"Fuck! This is the real conspiracy of the old thief! He uses the discouraged brother to lure players to attack, and he is good at dealing with bad guys!"
'Brother Diexin: My Jiulang Oudoudou! I will avenge you for the bad guy who beat you!'
'Dark Souls Guide Rule 2: For your own safety, do not fight NPCs'
'For your fucking safety'
'This is much more powerful than the NPC in Wolf!'
"He killed the boss with two strikes. To some extent, Brother Huixin is as awesome as Guda..."
"Anyway, the worst one must be the monkey..."
“Hahahahahahahaha…”
"……"
Look at the screen full of laughter!
Then he looked at the discouraged brother who was walking back to the steps and sitting down again, mumbling something in the gray and white scene in front of him!
"Oh! No?"
A Yin is not feeling well!
"You... this is not your fucking strength... you are chanting the damn sutra here!"
It's outrageous!
Looking at Brother Dixin's loser appearance, his words were full of "I'm trash".
A Yin instinctively thought that he was probably a weakling with no ability to resist at all.
The result was unexpected!
It came up with a burst of lightning and whirlwind strikes!
Two knives!
He didn't even have the chance to roll a second time before he was killed instantly!
"Hey - damn it! You're cheating, huh?!"
The instant kill also ignited Yin's fighting spirit:
"Okay! It was my sister who prepared it just now, do you understand, brother? Look at me this time!"
Talking!
call--
As the sparks from the bonfire flew, A Yin came back to life beside the bonfire.
"Wait a moment while I get ready! I'm going to ask you to come this time... Oh my god?!"
I haven’t finished talking yet!
Brother Diexin is already rushing over with a big sword in his hand!
"Hey! Hey hey hey! Damn, your brother has no moral principles!"
puff--!!!
"Wait for me to drink some wine and then..."
puff--!!!
"Damn it! I drank it for nothing! Another sip..."
puff--!!!
"Oh my god - is this going to end? I'm going to fight you!!!"
Two elemental bottles were chopped off in a row!
Brother Dispirit’s continuous attacks made A Yin extremely angry!
The experience accumulated in Sekiro prevails at this moment - when in doubt, just act rashly!
Click! Click! Click!
Don’t say!
When facing a humanoid enemy, the effect of directly using the Turtle Punch is quite good!
Seize the opportunity when Discouraged Brother attacks and strike with the third baton!
Brother Huixin's health bar dropped by about one-fifth in an instant!
There is a way!
A Yin couldn't help but be overjoyed!
However!
Just when he was recovering his energy and preparing to launch the next round of Turtle Punch attack!
Brother Huixin, who was retreating, took out a small orange-yellow bottle from his waist without any panic and took a gulp.
Right in front of A Yin.
Full of blood.
Then came the familiar forward slash.
KACH——!!!
【YOU DEAD】
A Yin: ...
"…You didn't mean to do that… Holy shit! Aaaaaaaaaah!"
"How come he also has an elemental gourd? Holy shit!"
"Are you going to let me play with you or not?"
"Can I stop hitting him? He's playing dirty!!!"
What the hell am I doing with this!
Shouldn't I be the only one who can use the element bottle?
How can he, a hostile NPC, use it?
How the hell do I fight this?
A Yin was completely numb!
The audience at the scene just enjoyed the fun and laughed even more happily——
'Hahahahahahahaha Brother Diexin is awesome!'
"I never expected that Brother Huixin could actually pull out a fruit-pulp orange from his crotch."
"This is so weird. This NPC is so strong..."
"Now that I think about it, Brother Huixin's ridicule does make sense. After all, he is so strong that he even looks down on himself, let alone a weakling like the boss."
"The key is that we can't stop fighting. This damn discouraged guy won't refresh his hatred with the bonfire."
"That makes sense. Brother Dixin is also an immortal, so he must know about the bonfire resurrection trick."
'Is this a fucking immortal file?'
"That's about right. Infinite corpse guarding."
'Hahahahahahahahahahahaha you deserve it! I made you nauseous!'
"But it doesn't really matter, since we've already reached the end of the trial version."
"But the boss hasn't received the reward yet..."
'hiss--'
That’s right!
In fact, it stands to reason that if Ayin encountered this kind of "dead file" situation, he could just quit the game and stop playing.
Anyway, I have defeated the Crystal Lizard, defeated Teacher Guda, arrived at the Firelink Shrine, and visited my Fire Keeper wife and a group of NPCs.
but!
Theoretically speaking, the demo is not over yet.
Although the difficulties of the demo have been overcome at this point, players still need to take a fire teleport to the Wall of Lothric and push the door out of the tower before the demo can be officially concluded.
After completing the demo, players will receive an [Dynamic Avatar - Bonfire] from the Yiyou platform, a [Title - Lord Embers] from the Xunteng game platform, and an in-game online exclusive action [Golden Cat Gift].
Although they are all small rewards, it is really frustrating for players not to get the free rewards!
Especially the online exclusive action!
You know, in this Dark Souls, players can go online in soul form!
When the time comes, everyone will use the cat ceremony when they meet, but you won’t. How uncomfortable that will be!
He is also a broadcaster!
Even more embarrassing!
And just when A Yin was thinking about countermeasures uncomfortably!
Suddenly, during the chat, a message from Brother Shu popped up -
[Taiyuan Flame Blade: Boss, how do I pass the last high wall? It's gray, so you won't let me pass it?]
Yes.
According to the settings, players cannot teleport directly on fire in this stage.
Before teleporting, they also need to have a conversation with the Fire Keeper and tell her that they are ready. Only then will the teleportation point of the Lothric Wall be opened and the game will officially begin.
If it weren't for this setting, A Yin wouldn't have to lie dead on the ground.
I'm afraid he would have already run away.
Seeing this, A Yin's eyes couldn't help but become meaningful -
[CSTG-Yinzi: You have to kill the escapee sitting on the stairs. You can unlock it by killing him.]
And just two minutes later, Brother Shu gave him a five-star review:
[Taiyuan Flame Blade: Fuck! Fuck your mother!!!]