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Butterfly Island.
The outskirts of Pumpkin Town.
Despite having no idea of ​​what was about to happen on the island.
Roger continued to use "bluff" to deceive the uniformed officer without showing any emotion.
Very quickly.
The uniformed personnel who were originally trying to sell him "top secret information" were discovered by Roger.
After coldly squeezing out the surplus value of this uniformed man.
Roger pushed it away rudely.
By the way.
He also had a stack of so-called top-secret information in his hand.
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Through friendly communication with this person.
Roger learned that a seven-day celebration was being held on the outskirts of Pumpkin Town.
The celebration was quite grand.
It is the highlight of Pumpkin Town every year.
People from the entire Butterfly Island and even the surrounding Sky Islands will come to participate.
In this celebration.
The most attractive thing is the "triathlon" mentioned by the man in uniform.
Three events in a triathlon.
It refers to theft, lock picking and escape.
therefore.
The triathlon is also known as the "Thieves' Conference".
Although it is a thieves' meeting.
But it is actually an event that everyone can attend.
The reason is very simple.
The organizers offered high rewards to the winners of the Thieves' Conference.
The top 10 will receive high gold coin rewards.
And the champion has a better chance of getting a permanent meal ticket——
He can enter the estate of the owner of Butterfly Island and get a high-paying job.
The most important thing.
Food and accommodation included!
at this point.
It is simply too attractive for the residents of Sky Island where living conditions are not so good!
Therefore.
When the annual Pumpkintown Celebration begins.
Regardless of whether he is a thief or not.
Everyone will sign up enthusiastically.
With a huge reward.
A series of chaos has arisen as a result.
The "top secret information" in the hands of the uniformed personnel just now is a living example.
Roger has a clear mind.
This kind of information that can be bought with only a small amount of money is either invalid or not.
Or it's simply harmful.
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“I just don’t know how many people will be fooled.”
Roger smiled silently.
He strolled through the streets of Pumpkin Town as if invisible.
While casually shaking the newspaper he had taken from the uniformed man.
The style of this newspaper is very rough.
The above only records some very brief information.
Not so much a newspaper.
It's more like another form of bulletin board.
Roger noticed.
At the top of it are written these words:
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"The 9th Pumpkintown Festival and Triathlon is sponsored by the generous Mr. Constantine as in previous years..."
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Below the title.
It is a portrait of a rather kind old man.
His eyes were sunken.
His eyes sparkled with wisdom.
Roger glanced over.
I quickly learned about the old man's background information.
He is the owner of Butterfly Island.
He is also the initiator of the Thieves' Conference.
According to the brief introduction in the newspaper.
Roger learned that Constantine was an alchemist of a high level.
He is also one of the few non-magicians who owns the Sky Island.
This information is intriguing.
An alchemist.
Why hold a Thieves Convention?
Especially in a social context like the floating island.
There are very few serious thieves!
The triathlon competition is essentially a competition among noobs!
At least.
Roger learned from the uniformed man about the previous Thieves' Conferences:
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first.
In terms of unlocking.
The winners throughout the ages were basically professions like blacksmiths.
Because it's on Sky Island.
There are very few people who can really pick locks.
The deeper reason is.
There aren't that many locks on Sky Island for people to open.
Under the "tyranny of mages" in the early days of civilization.
Even the profession of thief is pitifully rare.
Petty theft does occur.
But professional locksmith.
Almost none.
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Then came theft.
On this project.
The origins of previous winners are varied.
There are men, women, young and old.
Anyway, we are all unconventional.
Everyone tries their luck.
Things like stealing don't require much learning.
In a situation where noobs are fighting each other.
It is said that the competition is quite fierce every year.
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As for the final escape.
The collectors have an absolute advantage.
The escape project of the first 8 Thieves' Conferences.
The championships were won by experienced ground collectors.
After all, compared with ordinary people.
They have more experience in escaping.
Whether it is special terrain or trap mechanisms.
A collector who can always escape from life-and-death crises is naturally superior.
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In addition to the above three items.
The top 30 players in terms of overall score.
You will also be invited to enter Constantine's "Alchemy Castle".
Engage in a fun and exciting "treasure chest battle".
According to the man in uniform.
This project is the finale of the Pumpkin Town Celebration.
By then, almost everyone will come to watch the competition for the alchemy treasure chest.
The atmosphere of the conference will also reach its climax at this moment.
In summary.
Roger cautiously guessed that Mr. Constantine might be using the Thieves' Association to select some people who were proficient in these three skills.
As for what the other party wants to do.
Roger didn't have enough information.
It is also difficult to draw specific conclusions.
to be honest.
He himself had no interest in the Thieves' Convention.
So I just threw away the flyers after a brief understanding.
Not long.
Roger uses the characteristic of "secret".
Then they came to the coordinates of the "Xuan Mark".
Ahead.
It is a tightly sealed place.
Roger glanced over.
I unexpectedly discovered that this place is actually protected by a barrier!
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"Alchemical barrier?"
“This power…”
"Is this the Dream Aether?"
Roger took a few steps forward.
An intense feeling of nausea rose from his heart.
His stomach churned violently.
It was as if an indescribable stench was inhaled into his nostrils!
He immediately held his breath and blocked part of his senses!
on the data bar.
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"Warning: The Qi in your body strongly repels the dream ether!"
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"Sixth sense: You can sense that Qi is very disgusted with the existence of Dream Aether..."
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Roger frowned.
This is the first time he has encountered such a situation!
Chi and ether are two types of energies .
He is very clear about this.
But he had used quite a few magical props in the past.
I'm not that pretentious when I'm angry.
But this time, as soon as he approached the area with high concentration of dream ether.
The reaction of Qi was unexpectedly strong.
What does this indicate?
Roger took a few steps back.
After easing the strong nausea in my heart.
Only then did I start to think and perceive calmly.
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“That feeling just now.”
"It's like encountering a corpse that has been rotting for who knows how many years..."
"Too."
"The so-called dream ether is actually an abnormal energy extracted from a star beast..."
"This distortion concentration is a bit high..."
Roger walked around the front field.
He did not force his way in.
Instead, he slowly collected all the information about this place.
Just as he had guessed before.
This venue is the location of the final event of the Thieves Conference -
Neverland Manor in the battle for the treasure chest.
There is an alchemy castle inside the barrier.
The mysterious mark is inside.
And there is a high chance that it is in a treasure chest!
Roger hesitated.
In the end, he did not choose to break in by force.
on the one hand.
It would take him some time to get used to the nausea caused by the dream ether.
on the other hand.
He suddenly sensed a powerful presence looking towards him.
That is a very high-profile "surveillance eye"!
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At that time.
The azure surveillance eye flew over Roger's head.
Out of caution.
He used his skill a little bit.
541 points of hiding combined with the ascender's stealth.
Should be enough to avoid surveillance eyes.
In hindsight.
The surveillance eye passed by here and never looked back.
Its owner probably didn't notice Roger.
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"That's Constantine's eye..."
Take a look at the data column.
Roger looked thoughtful:
"This world is truly terribly deformed. Human civilization is almost unable to survive, but it has no shortage of cutting-edge combat power..."
Between thoughts.
He turned and left.
Then he ran to the northeast corner of Pumpkin Town.
After hand-copying a registration form for the Thieves Conference.
He wrote the name "Charles" in the signature column at the end.
After submitting the name to the already full "Contestant Mailbox".
He then quietly left Pumpkin Town.
This prompted Roger to make this decision.
There are no other factors.
It was just the tiny bit of information about Constantine that he had just perceived.
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"Constantine (Alchemist/Lv149/Creator/Sky Guardian/Redeemer/Hero Template...)"
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"Slanderous Wolf: Information error! Constantine's real information is being updated..."
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"Constantine's level is adjusted to Lv179+"
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It's outrageous that such a tough guy appeared in this small 8th history world!
There was a moment like that.
Roger even suspected that Killing Mask was also a level 179 pervert!
But he quickly rejected this idea.
Because what is in conflict between the two sides is their status and authority.
If the Mask of Killing is really that powerful.
He might just use something like "kill without mercy" against me!
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"The Mask of Killing is definitely not immortal."
"But I always feel like he's almost immortal..."
"No, I have to kill him before he becomes immortal..."
Thinking so.
Roger's mood became a little uneasy.
It’s not that he can’t be immortal.
But if you can't upgrade a few more times before becoming immortal.
It always feels like a waste...
certainly.
If the Killing Mask really pushed him into a corner.
Roger will also try to start the Immortality Ritual directly!
Anyway, in XP.
He has always been very sure of things.
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all in all.
Under the intimidation of the Immortal Alchemist.
Roger decided to keep a low profile.
Just choose to participate.
The day he signed up was the second day of the Pumpkin Town Festival.
The first item of the Thieves' Conference will not begin until the fourth night.
So Roger had plenty of time to do some homework.
You can also learn more about the ecology of Sky Island.
And with the help of Ripley.
Intelligence gathering was going very smoothly.
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2 days later.
Pumpkin Town.
The lights are coming on.
In a dense forest north of Butterfly Island.
The 'Zhaoer Brothers', who were dressed very differently from when they came, were discussing in detail -
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“…That was pretty much what happened 30 years ago.”
Ripley paused:
"To be honest I always found it very bizarre."
"The ecological environment of Sky Island does not provide the soil for the growth of top wanderers."
"That 'Killing Mask' seemed to have appeared out of nowhere!"
"He came in a strange way and left in a mysterious way, just like a true legend..."
Roger nodded.
Ripley's report was consistent with the intelligence he had collected in the past few days.
Generally speaking.
He also found out the incident 30 years ago that was missing from historical knowledge.
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30 years ago.
The friction between the mage and non-mage groups is becoming more and more intense.
The collectors discussed another strike to fight against the tyranny of the mages.
And this time.
The mages didn't seem to be willing to back down.
They were really angry.
Many people died on the floating island during that period.
The situation of the non-magic group took a sharp turn for the worse.
And just at this moment.
The Mask of Killing appears!
He was in night clothes.
Masked single sword.
First time attack.
He chopped off the heads of all the mages on a marginal island in one breath!
The next day.
The news came out.
The entire floating island was shocked!
The enraged future wizards dispatched the "Security Mobile Team".
They began a carpet search of the entire Sky Island.
The Killer Mask showed amazing power.
Before him.
Because of the discontinuity of civilization.
Only mages and a few spellcasting professions display powers beyond the ordinary.
And this time.
Killer Mask demonstrated the strength of a top-notch wanderer.
He first evaded the mobile team's raids several times.
Then, assassinations were carried out against the weaker groups of mages.
This caused panic among the mages on Sky Island.
Many weaker mages began to huddle together for warmth.
The mobile team was repeatedly pressured.
The two sides pursued and fled day and night.
The most intense moment.
The Mask of Killing almost escaped to the "Heavenly Platform" where the sky and the ground meet!
The mobile team mages, who had always been afraid of the surface environment, gritted their teeth and fought on.
But what they didn't expect was.
The Mask of Killing mysteriously disappeared before their eyes.
When the mobile team that had been lured away from the mountain returned to the main city of Sky Island.
The lord of the future city at that time.
He is also the deputy leader of the Future Organization.
His entire family, young and old, were found lying in a pool of blood.
All the dead were beheaded with one blow.
The knife skills are amazingly sharp.
This time.
Killing Mask became famous in one battle!
The extreme non-magic group worships him abnormally.
They believed that he was the savior sent from heaven.
But some people also complained about his indiscriminate killing of innocent people regardless of age.
But anyway.
The appearance of the Killing Mask severely dampened the arrogance of the mages.
The next three months.
He cut back on his shots.
But the target of the attack is even more unpredictable.
A famous wizard lost his head.
Blood stained every inch of the air on Sky Island.
The non-magic group gradually went from cheering to silence.
Because they suddenly discovered.
The Mask of Killing is not fighting for them.
He seemed to just want to satisfy his desire to kill.
It just happened that the one I picked was a mage!
Later once.
He even attacked a family of ordinary people who were not mages.
The reason is simply that they work for a wizard with a good reputation!
that's all.
The Mask of Killing became more and more ferocious.
No one was left alive at the killing scene.
Sky Island fell into an unprecedented panic!
but.
Three months later.
The Future Organization, which had been plotting for a long time, finally released a big move.
Through some means, they accurately located the place where the Killing Mask was hiding.
Then, he was thrown into the turbulence of time and space through a large-scale forbidden spell of exile.
certainly.
They announced to the outside world that they had completely killed the Mask of Killing.
This was the inside story that Ripley had spent a lot of effort to find out.
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"So, he was thrown into the turbulence of time and space, and ended up entering Dinosaur Villa by mistake? And got the sterling silver mask?"
Roger stroked his chin.
Ripley nodded:
"That should be it."
"If it's time and space turbulence, it can explain the confusion about the time being 30 years ago."
"By the way, I also heard another piece of gossip."
"But the credibility of this news is average."
Roger raised his eyelids:
"What news?"
Ripley groaned:
"According to the internal files of the Future Organization."
"Killing Mask is a magic-immune monster..."
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