"The Curse of the Castle..."
"It's finally here."
In the office.
Roger took a deep breath.
It has been almost five years since I came into this world.
At one point he thought this clue would not be triggered.
Who knew that the date of unblocking would come!
What's more troublesome is.
I don’t know if it’s because his combat power has soared.
The difficulty of the clues has also increased by more than one level.
When creating a new character, there is still room for rejection of this clue. He can just burn the envelope and find a place to calm down.
But now this clue comes directly with a curse.
He has lost the power to escape or delay.
This made Roger a little helpless.
…
With a crackling sound.
The envelope was torn open.
On the mahogany table illuminated by gas lamps.
A letter with neat and deep handwriting appeared in Roger's eyes.
This is a suicide note from his former best friend.
The man's name was Sven.
Served as historian and consultant in the original team that explored the castle.
In Roger's memory.
In the sudden accident deep in the castle.
He once saved Sven's life.
But since then.
He never heard from Sven again.
I didn't expect that after so many years.
The next message I received was in the form of a suicide note.
This made Roger feel emotional.
"What a standard start to a group game!"
Thinking so.
He began to read the contents of the letter.
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Dear Roger,
When you see this letter.
I must be dead.
My flesh and blood will become food for the devil.
My blood will become foam between the teeth of evil.
Recalling the experiences of these years.
That was a horrible nightmare!
I wrote to you for help.
But you never replied to me.
…
I know you are still alive.
I know you tried to use the power of the Rain God Church to protect yourself.
I can understand everything you do.
Because I’ve been doing that myself over the years.
But I must warn you...
It's all in vain!
Ever since we set out on that adventure that was never supposed to happen.
The fate is already determined.
The undead creature in the castle will not let you and me go.
In the past few years.
I have heard his whispers in my dreams countless times.
He was also shocked by his terrifying alien appearance more than once.
This torture lasted too long.
I was exhausted and powerless to resist.
not to mention.
Now his minions have fully awakened.
They gathered us together, used curses as threats and power as temptation, and played a so-called game.
The rules of the game are cruel and inhumane.
Only the winners will survive.
I don't know how to describe to you what I've been going through these days.
I have committed too many sins.
But it also gave me a glimpse of immortality.
But that kind of immortality is not what I want at all!
(This line has messy handwriting and is severely crossed out)
…
When writing this letter.
I have made it to the next round.
This is also the final round of the game.
Tomorrow I will compete with another survivor for the final spot.
But I think it's just a formality.
Because I have long suspected that the other so-called survivor is the minion of the undead alien!
The script was already decided.
He was just teasing me.
Just to get that perverted pleasure.
But I had to give it my all.
For my wife, daughter and newborn son.
I can only fight to the death.
…
If I die.
Then it's your turn.
That’s all.
My mood suddenly calmed down a lot.
Maybe this is our destiny.
Because of greed and ignorance, he eventually died.
You saved my life, and I really can't bear to see you go the same way as I did, but what can I do?
I can only give you some suggestions:
…
First, the stack owners are clearly unreliable.
I once spent a huge amount of money to join the Lu Cult.
Eventually got kicked out.
In the process of 'game'.
I heard that the undead alien had a terrible agreement with the five inn owners.
They will not interfere with the evil deeds going on here.
This is what the furnace teaches.
The Frost Cult will surely not support you.
You have to be mentally prepared.
…
Second, it wasn’t just our expedition team that was recruited to play the game.
And others:
Psychic.
Ordinary people.
Military personnel.
tramp.
In short, there are all kinds of people.
There may be poor people among them.
But most of them are evil people with ulterior motives.
You have to be careful.
Special.
The minions of the undead alien may be hidden among the participants of the game——
This is an old trick used by the evil spirit.
…
Third, do you remember why we went to Castle Velen in the first place?
That's the damn Book of Ascension!
Find it.
It may help you.
in addition.
The word Weilun is very rare in the noble pedigree near Yuanwang Town.
I suspect it's a misnomer.
The person behind it should be an ancient being who was active in ancient times.
Otherwise, it is hard to believe that the five stack owners would sit idly by.
Especially the frost master Meng.
With his temper.
To be able to carry out such an evil act on his territory.
That ancient being must be very powerful.
It might even be related to the broken Sixth Plank Road!
…
Finally, don’t trust anyone except Medog, the castle’s steward!
even.
Maybe you shouldn't even believe me!
Because at this moment my pen is shaking.
My consciousness was becoming blurry.
I don't know if what I wrote was from my heart or misleading words under the influence of demons.
I can no longer see clearly…"
…
The font on the suicide note is square and the handwriting is clear.
Only the last few paragraphs seem messy.
There were some words after the ellipsis at the end of the letter, which roughly meant that if Roger survived, Swain hoped that Roger could help take care of his wife and children.
But these words were lightly crossed out.
He probably thought it was unlikely.
After reading it.
Roger's expression remained calm.
I was just complaining like crazy in my heart:
"Is this an enemy directly at the level of the five great inn owners?"
"Seals, outliers, and powerful enemies, are you going to let me play with you?"
"Can't this stupid game be postponed for two months?"
Complaints are complaints.
Reality still needs to be faced.
It seems now.
The higher the quality of a trait, the better its properties.
But the clues provided often hide huge crises.
The 1 point of combat power and other props provided by "Curse of the Castle" made a significant contribution to Roger's smooth passage through the early stages.
But once it reaches the middle stage, I can't help but start making trouble.
This made Roger deeply feel what "malice from the world" meant.
Too.
In the past, whether in Mistra or Quinan, he was an excellent student blessed by the will of the planet.
Now he has changed his identity to 'stowaway'.
The experience is naturally different.
It is normal for being humiliated to become the norm !
He immediately adjusted his mentality.
Along with the suicide note was also sent an invitation letter.
There were only a few words on the invitation.
…
「Time: 9.30pm」
…
"Location: 300 kilometers northeast of Yuanwang Town, Weilun Castle, Lakeside Village"
…
"Let's play a grown-up game"
…
"Inviter: Castle Butler Medog"
…
"September 30th? That means we only have less than a week to prepare."
Roger closed the invitation gently.
Looking at the dark green claw that appeared on the back of his hand at some point, he fell into deep thought.
After the "Curse of the Castle" is triggered.
The data bar is displayed.
The new map "Lakeside Village" has been activated and can be explored at any time.
It is worth mentioning.
In the related notes.
The status of Lakeside Village is the same as that of the Lost Castle, both of which are displayed as "Explorable/Requires a lot of money".
This gave Roger room for imagination.
"The invitation letter didn't say I had to travel alone."
"Then can we recruit some scapegoats... ahem, no, partners to go with us?"
Change to the present world.
Roger certainly doesn't want to affect others.
But he remembered clearly that this was a historical world and the historical figures were very realistic.
They are just historical figures.
Their existence meant nothing to Roger.
Just think of this.
Several feasible plans quickly flashed through Roger's mind.
Next.
It's time to prepare.
…
3 days later.
The treasure land of the spiritual world, the Rusty Sword Forest.
"ah……"
After a long, dull wail.
The body of the Headless Horseman dissipated powerlessly in the air.
All that was left was an ordinary rusty sword.
The instigator slowly put away the machete.
He looked at the data column expressionlessly.
…
"You have killed 1 Rusted Sword Ghost. You have killed 301 Rusted Sword Ghosts in total."
…
"History panel: Your sword school qualifications have been upgraded to three stars (you can directly learn the sword school secrets above three stars!)"
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"Real World Panel: Your sword attack speed has been slightly increased (700 points)"
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"Related progress bar: 60%"
…
“Have you reached your limit?”
In the lush woodland.
Roger frowned slightly.
Although he had expected this, he still felt a little regretful when it became a reality.
now.
He had confirmed it before the upgrade.
Many of the extreme attributes of this body are 700 points!
Whether it is the rate of fire, attack speed, nerve nerve reaction speed, or other attributes such as the metabolic rate of the kidneys and liver.
The limit is 700 points.
In the past.
When the sin mark is fully maxed out, it basically reaches 700 points.
But this time something was different.
The progress bar is not full yet.
The properties have already reached their limit.
This means that there is still room for the attributes to grow, but it is Roger's unupgraded body that restricts this!
"There may be more and more similar incidents in the future."
Roger realized.
Upgrading is already an imminent matter!
…
Although the progress bar was not fully loaded.
But 700 points of sword attack speed is still a commendable achievement.
Roger tested it.
That's about $16 a second.
In the case of no upgrade.
This is already very scary.
Combines the various abilities of the Red Moon and the Invisible Sword.
Roger's combat power has now expanded to an incredible level.
Therefore, in actual combat.
Whether or not to get upgraded is actually not that important.
The condensation of personality only affects his subsequent self-improvement.
in other words.
On the road to invincibility.
Roger's enemy is gradually becoming himself.
For him.
This is actually good news.
…
In addition to the sword attack speed provided by "Rusty Sword Ghost".
As early as last month.
Roger cleared all the Sumeru Hounds in the "Wilderness of Chaos" - the disadvantage of the monsters in the spiritual world is that they are scarce in number. It took him five years to clear all the 26th sin mark, and most of them were on the way to look for prey.
Anyway.
The attributes of the Sumeru Mastiff after it reaches perfection are still very objective.
The improvement brought by the 100% increase in designated storage item space is quite considerable!
The original capacity of a single compartment of a tinderbox bag is equivalent to that of a suitcase.
And now.
It is equivalent to putting two suitcases together.
Not only can it accommodate more things in total.
It can also provide space for large props.
Nowadays.
The number of tinder bags in Roger's hand had unknowingly reached 12,064.
Even though he is such a stingy person.
When looking at the 48,256 squares around her waist, it was hard not to feel a little sympathy for Cindy.
"How about giving it a raise?"
"Huh?"
When thinking like this.
Roger suddenly discovered something surprising!
He saw Cindy in the tinder bag on the present-world panel!
The outrageous point is that -
Roger noticed that the tinder bag itself and other items were in a gray sealed state.
Only Cindy's light was on!
Roger immediately tried to sink his consciousness into the tinder bag.
He quickly found Cindy and asked:
"what are you doing here?"
Cindy was startled.
It grabbed the rag in its hand, wiped the sweat off its forehead, and said blankly:
"Cleaning, cleaning..."
Roger groaned:
"no……"
"How did you get in?"
He was very puzzled.
This is the historical world in Legacy of Time!
Everything except Roger is sealed.
He guessed that this was an effect similar to time standing still.
But here comes the problem.
Why is Cindy still working in the tinderbox on her own?
However, Cindy herself looked confused:
“I, I…”
"I didn't go in anywhere!"
"I realized I couldn't go back to the Hidden Realm, so I just kept working on it..."
Regarding Cindy's remarks.
Roger was still skeptical.
This guy's presence is too low!
Five years have passed since the advent.
Roger hadn't discovered its existence until now!
Roger even suspected that it had stolen his "hidden away in the city"!
…
The two sides argued over the tinder bag for a while.
Since no result can be reached .
Roger simply started to practice:
"Can you leave the Tinder Bag and enter the historical world where I am?"
Cindy said timidly:
"It should be possible."
“But I don’t know what I will become…”
Roger asked curiously:
"What?"
"Do you have other appearances?"
Sandy just scratched her head in embarrassment.
"Come out and try."
Roger said.
It hesitated and struggled for a while before whispering:
"Master, I'm coming out."
"Hurry up."
Roger urged.
At that moment his consciousness returned to the spirit world.
In order to avoid accidents.
He returned to Yuanwang Town from the spirit world.
Next second.
A white light flashed around his waist.
"Sandy is here!"
Roger grabbed it subconsciously.
But what he caught was something slippery.
…
"Soap with meticulous craftsmanship (Cindy's historical projection)"
…
"Description: Can be used for bathing. After bathing, your appearance will increase by 1."
…
"???"
Roger was shocked:
"Could this be your true form in heaven?"
As he spoke, his hand slipped.
The soap accidentally fell to the ground.
Cindy cried out "Ouch!"
Facing Roger who was full of questions.
Cindy hurriedly said:
"No, Master!"
"I still have two chances to choose!"
"Wait a minute!"
Puff!
The soap exploded on the spot.
After the smoke cleared.
A pink, long-spouted watering can appeared on the floor.
…
"Exquisite long-mouthed watering can"
…
"Description: It can be used to water flowers. Flowers irrigated by this watering can grow particularly beautiful and can probably be sold for a good price."
…
"Um……"
Roger looked at the spray can on the ground meaningfully and said nothing more.
Cindy was silent for a while, and then a gnashing sound came from the spray bottle:
"For the last time."
After a mild explosion.
What appeared in front of Roger again was a revolver emitting a bright white light!
…
"Unlimited Bullet Revolver"
…
"Description: Can fire bullets of light that cause double damage to evil creatures."
…
“Wow!”
Roger excitedly went forward, picked up the gun, and played with it carefully in his hands.
After a while.
He suddenly smiled and said:
"These are not your original bodies in the historical world, right?"
The revolver trembled slightly.
The barrel is bent...
"I still can't hide it from you, Master!"
Cindy's voice was somewhat dejected:
"I dare not deceive my master, but please be a little careful and don't hurt me..."
Speaking of.
The revolver changed again.
Its shape returned to the original soap.
But the properties are very different!
…
"Psychic Soap (Legendary Item)"
…
"Description: As long as there is enough inspiration, the psychic soap can be transformed into any emergency item at will, and the duration is up to 5 minutes."
…
"Tip: The exposure of legendary items will attract the covetousness of psychics below the stack owner's level, please use it with caution."
…
"My Cindy is awesome!"
After viewing the properties.
Roger was immediately cheered up!
Is this the legendary all-purpose soap?
It can be transformed into "any emergency item" with no limit on the number of times!
No wonder it is a legendary item!
But he changed his mind.
Isn't this little girl Cindy too outrageous?
In the real world, I can only be a porter.
The two-dimensional world can be a wild card.
The historical world has turned into a universal soap!
“Could it be that I’m using it incorrectly?”
“It can actually be used for a better job?”
Roger is still reflecting on himself here.
Cindy's trembling voice came from his hand:
"Owner……"
"You must use it with ease!"
“I don’t have much inspiration.”
Roger nodded in understanding:
"Don't worry."
"I know that inspiration is the most difficult thing to cultivate in this world."
"I have worked hard for five years and have only accumulated 3 stars!"
"That's right."
“How much inspiration do you have?”
Cindy thought for a moment:
"3 stars... 3 stars or more?"
This familiar phrase...
Roger felt something was wrong as soon as he heard it!
With his experience.
If it had more than 3 stars, it would probably be 5 stars!
"How much?"
"Confess the truth!"
"Otherwise you'll have to work overtime!"
Roger asked seriously.
"I admit it, I admit it!"
Sandy stammered:
"It's about 7 stars."
Roger:
“…”
"I'm hungry, so I'll make a sandwich and see. Don't worry, I'll just take a look and I won't eat a single bite!"
…
After the episode.
It is still boring but important preparation time.
With the addition of Cindy.
Roger just felt that this trip to Lakeside Village was like adding wings to a tiger!
Um.
He is the 'wing'.
Taken together.
Roger's current combat power has barely broken through 4 stars, and he has the ability to protect himself such as Sword Attack Speed, Desperate Fight, and Self-Immolation. His strength should not be underestimated.
The only drawback was that in order to stay on the low-level platform to swipe monsters, he delayed performing the second soul-raising ritual.
Therefore, his level of psychic skills does not seem to be high enough.
But all this can be remedied.
After purchasing a large number of psychics, weapons, equipment and materials.
Roger also specifically asked Mrs. Ogland for some "expedition funds" and a carriage for long-distance travel.
Mrs. Augland was reluctant at first.
But after hearing Roger mention that the destination was "Lakeside Village".
She changed her attitude immediately.
Everything Roger wanted she gave him instantly.
But her former enthusiasm was completely gone.
Considering that Mrs. Oglan holds a high status in the Church of the Rain God.
Roger also had an idea about this trip.
Except for Mrs. Ogland.
Roger's plan to recruit thugs also failed.
People shook their heads when they heard the name Lakeside Village.
Only a silly newbie expressed his willingness to escort Roger.
The combat power of that novice is only 1 star.
Roger naturally wouldn't want it.
final.
He could only choose to go alone.
…
"It seems that Sven's letter did not lie. At least the Sword Master, Frost Master and the like are unreliable."
"I still have to rely on myself - no, this time I have to rely on big brother Cindy!"
"I want to see what kind of dangerous place the so-called Weilun Castle is!"
With this thought in mind.
Roger slowly left Yuanwang Town in a luxurious carriage.
It was dawn.
The mist slowly dissipated.
The carriage headed east along the gravel road.
The autumn atmosphere in the deep mountains is approaching.
The fallen leaves flew backwards quickly .
It disappeared in the blink of an eye.
All that was left were the silent mountains and the setting sun.
…
…
A day and a half later.
Noon time.
The carriage arrived at the roadside less than 3 kilometers away from the lakeside village.
Here we are.
The driver refused to move forward no matter what.
Roger didn't force it.
He got out of the car, carrying a lot of luggage, and walked to the lakeside village.
Halfway through the journey.
He ran into a young man resting on the side of the road.
The young man looked very frail, sitting on the side of the road panting and sweating profusely.
He wears a pair of black-framed glasses and has a natural scholarly air.
Roger recognized the other person's identity the first time he saw him!
It was the Spring Cult believer he had rescued before!
The other party obviously recognized him too!
“It’s you!”
"I haven't had the chance to thank you for your help yet. Do you remember the last time we were in the Rusted Sword Forest in the spirit world?"
The young man stood up happily:
"My name is Lanwell!"
"Are you also here to look for the legacy and treasure left by the Ancient Vilan?"
Roger was about to reply.
Immediately, he was stunned and said:
"The Ancient One? Veran?"
"yes!"
Lan Weier said naturally:
"Don't you know Mr. Welland?"
"He is the most powerful person who is closest to the five great stack masters at the end of the Second Epoch!"
"Some people say that he has opened up a part of the Sixth Plank Road and has become a person who can sit on equal footing with the five plank owners."
"But most people think he's dead."
"Before he died, he left all his life's essence in the Castle of Velen. Well, Velen is another translation of Velen!"
"Otherwise it wouldn't be that lively here, would it? Everyone knows that Lakeside Village is not a place suitable for travel and vacation!"
…