Roger hesitated only for a moment.
The situation in the valley ahead took a sharp turn for the worse.
But I saw a group of minotaurs among them.
The girl was clumsy.
It's about to fall into the hands of thieves!
"Let's save him!"
In a flash.
Roger finally made a decision!
At that time.
He quickly pressed the "manhole cover" to the ground!
A flash of white light.
A dark cave quietly emerged!
With a swoosh.
Roger got in swiftly!
…
"Damir's manhole cover: You opened a tunnel leading underground, 180 meters long, at an angle of 45 degrees..."
…
"'Cave Support' is in effect..."
…
Inside the cave.
Roger moved along the wall in a sliding motion.
This moment.
He could clearly feel the benefits of "Cave Assistance Technique".
On the surface he seemed to be gliding.
In fact, the stone wall he was fitting into automatically turned into a conveyor belt that was constantly accelerating.
In this way.
His skating speed increased a lot.
And it doesn't hurt your pants.
In the blink of an eye.
Roger slid to a roughly similar place, then took out the manhole cover and pushed it up with force!
Another light gate opened.
Roger turned a corner and immediately went up 45 degrees along the smooth tunnel!
Whoosh.
He slid from underground to the surface.
Finally squeezed perfectly into the middle of the Minotaur group!
"This way!"
It happened in the blink of an eye.
Roger grabbed the girl's hand and pulled her into the cave!
…
"Mou hou hou!"
The two figures gradually disappeared at the entrance of the cave.
Behind them came the angry roars of the Minotaur.
What a pity.
When these idiots tried to drill a hole.
Roger had already taken Emily through round after round of acceleration on the curves.
Even if these minotaurs wanted to chase, they couldn’t even get a taste of the exhaust.
Another ten seconds passed.
The cave entrance slowly disappeared.
The minotaurs were so angry that they started to hit each other with their horns.
And just on the other side of the hill.
Roger quietly revealed his figure and looked from a distance.
His expression was relaxed though.
But in my heart, I have already begun to secretly estimate how many places in this mountain range are safe.
The secretly infected person still has some brains.
In order not to alert the enemy.
He did not directly start human-to-human transmission.
Instead, he first infected all the creatures and monsters he could encounter in the mountains.
In this process.
Roger discovered that the so-called infection was not a plague in the conventional sense.
It is a kind of spiritualism of "Spring Cult"!
This shows.
Castle matters.
The Lord of Spring probably has a part in it too!
The infection itself is not very serious. The most that happens to those infected is that their entire body turns green and their skin occasionally becomes a little itchy.
But it’s about the rules of the game.
Everything becomes different.
These three days.
With the manhole cover in hand, Roger enjoys walking his dog immensely.
But I also found that the space for walking in this mountain range is getting smaller and smaller.
If this continues.
I’m afraid the entire mountain area will turn green.
By then, even if Roger is really the "Eternal Cave Machine", there is a certain probability that he will be hit!
"We have to find a place that is absolutely safe."
"A place that is not easily discovered..."
He thought so.
Suddenly, a crisp female voice came from the side:
"Thank you."
Finish saying this.
The girl hesitated for a moment, looked up at Roger and asked:
"But aren't you afraid that I'm infected?"
Roger smiled slightly:
"I have my own way of judging."
"You're obviously not infected."
Emily asked curiously:
"What method?"
Roger calmly held down the soap on his waist:
"This is an exclusive secret and cannot be disclosed."
In a sense.
The 7-inspiration boss was used by Roger as an identifier of "Spring Spiritualism", which was somewhat of a waste of talent.
But it must be said that the effect is very significant.
The first time Roger encountered Emily.
Cindy swore that there was nothing wrong with her.
And in this copy.
Roger's trust in Cindy is absolutely unprecedented.
This is also one of the reasons why he dared to rescue the other party.
…
After watching the group of Minotaur leave.
Roger slowly hid back in the cave.
The cave was a little crowded.
Emily stepped back subconsciously.
She looked a little reserved, not the type of girl who was outgoing and friendly, so it was natural for her to be silent at this moment.
And Roger just wanted to know the origin of her last name.
But for a moment I didn't know how to start.
So the two of them just stared at each other in the cave.
The atmosphere was extremely awkward.
After a while.
Emily mustered up the courage to ask:
"Are you going to stay in the cave with me forever?"
Roger replied subconsciously:
"What else?"
Emily was slightly stunned, and said honestly:
"I thought you would continue to take the initiative."
"Just like in the first round of the game."
Roger laughed.
He shook his head and said:
"Now is not the time."
Hearing this.
The girl suddenly perked up.
She leaned forward, and a faint fragrance drifted into Roger's mouth and nose:
"So, you intend to take over?"
"You also think there's something wrong here, right?"
“I have read a view in a book that all treasures known to the outside world are traps;
Because the real treasure will be taken by the first person who knows it exists.
What remains is just an empty shell..."
Roger nodded thoughtfully:
“That makes sense.”
"Then why do you still want to participate in the game?"
He knew that Emily came to Lakeside Village via an invitation letter.
In fact.
Few people come here because of a curse.
We are all fish that take the bait voluntarily.
The only character Roger descended upon was an old unlucky one.
An expedition in the early years could have brought about this kind of disaster.
…
Facing Roger's question.
Emily's face suddenly turned red.
She said with a straight face:
"It's a secret."
Roger nodded politely:
"Then don't say it."
Emily opened her mouth, her face full of disappointment.
After a while.
She then said hesitantly:
"But you just saved me, so I can still say it."
"Then tell me about it. I'm quite interested."
Roger stuck his head out to observe the surrounding situation and responded to Emily in a perfunctory manner.
Of course he did it on purpose.
Emily may be a more introverted girl.
It's not easy to get her to speak.
Roger had to try his best to stimulate her desire to talk.
Occasional indifference is also a tactic of playing hard to get - it is just a little risky.
Fortunately, the result is not bad.
As Roger retracted his head back into the cave.
Emily was already staring at him.
It seems like "You can't leave until I tell you the secret."
Roger immediately showed an apologetic look and explained helplessly:
"We still have to be careful."
Emily nodded in understanding.
She tidied up her hair and whispered:
"I haven't told anyone this secret yet."
"I know you are very powerful, so I hope to form an alliance with you. Don't worry, I have no interest in the so-called treasure of the ancients, so we will not become competitors."
"I'm here to solve a mystery."
"That mystery is related to a dream I often have..."
In the dim cave.
The girl's narration flowed like a shallow stream.
Very quickly.
A simple story was outlined in Roger's mind.
…
Emily is an orphan with a rough life.
In childhood.
She was abandoned by her biological parents .
Fortunately, she was adopted by an old man living in the countryside not long after.
The old woman is a psychic.
She was very caring towards Emily.
But her attainments in spiritualism were low.
He only knows the most basic rituals of spiritual ascension and dream entry.
His methods of teaching his disciples were even more clumsy.
But Emily's talent is too high.
She is born with 3-star inspiration.
This made it easy for her to become a powerful psychic.
What's even more outrageous is.
When the spirit is ascending.
She did not choose any of the five major plank roads.
Instead, he chose to climb alone!
This phenomenon is very rare in the mainstream psychic community.
This may be related to her unconventional background.
But anyway.
Emily's journey to becoming a psychic was smooth.
When I was eleven years old.
Her inspiration reached 6 stars.
And at that soul raising ceremony.
At one point she climbed to the top of the cliff of the spirit world!
But there it is.
Emily encountered unprecedented resistance.
Eventually she had to compromise.
Backed off a little distance.
She originally wanted to accumulate some strength and then upgrade her spirit after a while.
But soon.
Something terrible happened.
After that time.
Emily was horrified to find that she could no longer sleep peacefully every night.
That’s not all.
She often found herself vaguely living in a magnificent and secluded castle!
That was a horrible nightmare!
In most cases.
In her nightmares, she was alone, barefoot, wandering aimlessly in the castle.
And he has a big belly!
Sometimes she would encounter strange beasts knocking on the door outside the castle.
Those wild beasts were dressed like humans.
And can speak human language.
They claimed that they wanted to dig the baby out of Emily's belly.
This scared Emily terribly.
She had to strengthen the castle's defenses day and night in her dreams.
With her efforts.
The castle became stronger and stronger.
But despite this.
She was still very tired from the harassment from those strange creatures day and night.
Gradually.
Emily found that her lucid time was getting shorter and shorter.
She spent most of the time immersed in that strange nightmare.
To solve this problem.
She had to start saving herself.
A later time.
She was looking up relevant books.
I suddenly discovered that the castle in my dreams was exactly the same as the legendary "Wilhelm Castle"!
So this trip to Lakeside Village came about.
…
"What a bizarre dream."
After listening.
Roger groaned:
"Perhaps, the children and the beasts are just references to some images, but the castle..."
"The castle can't be a coincidence."
Emily said firmly.
Roger nodded in agreement.
He tried to interpret it a few more times, but failed. Then he asked tentatively:
"According to what you said, you have never met your biological parents."
"So you inherited your last name from your adoptive mother?"
Who knew Emily would actually shake her head:
"My adoptive mother said that her surname cannot be inherited by others at will, otherwise it might bring disaster to me."
"But people need a last name, don't they?"
"So I took the name of my favorite fiction heroine as my last name."
"My foster mother said this was unreasonable."
"But I like it very much."
"Emily Mistral...listen, isn't it nice?"
Her voice is like that of an oriole.
It is indeed very beautiful.
But Roger remained silent.
He has a terrible headache now.
He originally thought that Emily might be related to "Mystra's reincarnation".
But now it seems...
"The heroine of a novel? Is she really that outrageous?"
He began to doubt his life.
…
Emily quickly noticed Roger's mood changes.
So she asked doubtfully:
"My last name...does anything about it upset you?"
Roger thought about it and decided that since the other party was a historical figure, there seemed no need to hide anything, so he said:
"I have a friend named Mistra too."
"Then she must be reading the same novel as me!"
Emily made a very cute face.
Roger smiled helplessly.
"Just kidding."
Emily suddenly asked with envy:
"Is she your girlfriend? Is she pretty?"
"no……"
Roger answered automatically.
"Wow, if she's not your girlfriend and you're still thinking about her so much, then she must be very beautiful!"
Emily sighed and held her chin with both hands:
"Anyway, she's definitely prettier than me. Also, I have too many freckles on my face..."
Talking about this topic.
Roger simply lost his voice completely.
He was still digesting the information in Emily's words.
Emily muttered to herself for a moment longer.
Then it became quiet.
The two returned to their awkward mode of getting along.
But it will be very quick.
They were busy again.
In the evening.
Another group of green minotaurs surrounded them with murderous intent.
Roger's hole-digging journey begins again.
But this time.
He wasn't so alone anymore.
Emily actually has a very good personality.
She was just a little shy at first.
After getting a little more familiar.
She could talk to herself for most of the day.
Although most of it is nonsense.
But for Roger.
The singing of orioles can be a relief in the boring life of digging holes .
Time passes by every second.
Soon it was late at night.
The white and full moon rose high in the sky.
Tonight.
It was a full-moon night.
…
"Are you going?"
In the dark valley.
Emily asked quietly.
Roger hummed in confirmation.
"You have to be careful about your own safety from now on."
"I'm quick."
Finish saying this.
He pressed the manhole cover to the ground.
Then he went into the tunnel alone!
This time the tunnel is not that short.
Roger fought his way from underground in the mountains to Lakeside Village in one breath!
This is clearly a violation of the rules of the game.
But for Roger.
The game host in Motuo is just a paper tiger.
Just don't get caught.
Then it's okay.
not to mention.
He was only gone for a short while.
Because tonight is the time when the "Revenge of the Ancients" clue is triggered!
Roger couldn't miss the opportunity to meet up with an old friend!
…
The bright moonlight shines under the poplar trees.
Roger's figure appeared quietly.
He patted his waist.
Cindy wisely moved on her own.
…
"Hint: Your servant Cindy has consumed 1 inspiration and turned into an emergency item: Psychic Shovel."
…
"Psychic Shovel: Cindy starts digging automatically"
…
"You found a 'Broken Phylactery'"
…
With a bang.
The dust is flying.
Roger hurried forward to check.
It was a box of simple shape, and its surface was almost pierced by Cindy, which showed that its quality was not very good.
He hesitated a moment.
He opened the box carefully.
Boom boom boom!
Black gas came out of the box.
The black energy was extremely evil.
You can tell at first glance that it's not a good thing.
However, the black energy did not attack Roger.
It just circled around Roger.
Then it quickly formed a human figure.
Roger took a closer look!
The man had three-dimensional features, sharp edges and corners, and a square and dignified face. It could almost be said that he had a naturally decent face.
If not Brother Weilan, then who else could it be? !
…
"Hint: You have encountered the 'remnant spirit of the ancient Veran'"
…
"The remnant of Vilan has issued you the 'Quest: Revenge of the Ancients'"
…
"Revenge of the Ancients (Epic)"
…
“Mission background: Several years ago, the five great inn owners conspired and joined forces to interrupt the Time Plank Road and prevent the ancient Weilan’s ceremony of enlightenment. Not only that , in the past few decades, they have also performed evil sacrifices in the name of the ancients.
They thought they could rest easy.
But those who called themselves gods underestimated the ancients' determination for revenge!
He is always preparing for revenge.
No matter what the cost!
No matter whose help!
Now.
The remnant of the ancient Velan hopes that you can avenge him——
Are you willing to accept the mission and take revenge on the evil gods entrenched at the top of the spirit world?"
…
"Minimum mission requirement: Destroy the Castle of Velen"
…
"Quest advancement requirements: thwart the conspiracy of the five inn owners"
…
"Final mission requirement: Resurrect the Ancient Velan"
…
"Quest Reward: Treasure of the Ancients (Real)/Authority of the Ancients (Real)/???"
…
Lines of information flashed before Roger's eyes.
Look at those background descriptions.
And the silent soul in front of me.
Roger was extremely angry!
"Revenge! This must be retaliated!"
"Brother Weilan has been bullied to such an extent... He can't even speak..."
"My personal grudge with Weilan is nothing compared to the great cause of eradicating the evil god for the people!"
Roger accepted the task with great courage!
It is obvious that Weilan's remaining soul has only extremely low intelligence and memory.
After Roger accepted the mission.
The black energy he transformed into began to wriggle.
He seemed somewhat touched.
After a while.
The remnant soul came closer.
He smiled gently at Roger.
He began to bow continuously.
…
"Hint: Weilan's remaining soul is willing to be your servant."
…
"Do you accept?"
…
Roger rolled his eyes.
He then slapped his waist with his right hand.
Next is the quality three-in-one set meal of "killing order, releasing Cindy, and killing and robbing"!
whoosh whoosh whoosh!
When the high-imitation Red Moon's sword light fell.
Weilan's remaining soul has been chopped into pieces!
"It's fine if I help you with the mission."
"Still trying to get close to me..."
"You don't really think we know each other well, do you?"
Roger muttered to himself.
He also chopped up the broken life box.
With a snap.
The life box is scrapped.
on the data bar.
…
"Your servant killed the 'Remnant of Velan'"
…
"Kill Order: You have acquired the new expertise 'Ring Throttling'"
…
"Level Throttling (Metamagic Feat): After you successfully cast an N-level spell, you can instantly cast three spells of the same level, N-2, N-4, and N-6, without any cost.
…
Note: If the subsequent three spells have the effect of 'spell resonance' or 'spell fusion' with the first spell, the power of the first spell will increase exponentially.
…
Limit: 10 times per day
…
"Wuhu~Take off!"
"This is the wizard's superb expertise!"
Roger was delighted.
Casts a spell while the number of rings is throttled.
It is equivalent to playing the foul combination of "three in one + king bomb" in Landlord.
When the spell library is fully stocked.
This expertise is the best!
"etc……"
"I'm not a wizard yet..."
"That's all right."
Roger suddenly felt bored.
He immediately thought of the Jade Phoenix Egg far away in Kuinan.
Thirty years have passed.
That child should be mature by now, right?
I have raised you with great difficulty for so long.
It's also time to harvest.
…
After dealing with matters related to the Revenge of the Ancients.
Roger quietly returned to Emily.
Just as he guessed.
Medog did not notice his departure midway.
In this way.
The subsequent process seemed unremarkable.
With the help of "Damir's Manhole Cover".
Roger and Emily successfully evaded the Minotaur army's pursuit for the next four days.
Eventually became the winner of the second round of the game.
It is worth mentioning.
Except for the existence of their two incarnations as cave dwellers.
There was also a middle-aged man named Victor who successfully passed the second round.
This person was the man in purple that Roger had noticed earlier.
For this result.
There were no surprises in Medog.
Outside the old church.
He simply gave a few instructions and asked the three to go back and have a good rest.
tomorrow.
Motuo will take the three of them into the castle.
There.
They will be subjected to the "Final Test" of the Ancient Ones.
Faced with Motuo’s highly inflammatory rhetoric.
Not only Roger, who had already learned the inside story, was unmoved.
Even Emily and Victor's eyes flickered.
Obviously.
Most of those who make it to the final round have an idea in their minds.
It's just that they all believe they have the ability to withstand the "final test".
Think of this.
Roger couldn't help but think of his "good friend Sven" who wrote to him.
That guy actually guessed some of the inside story when he entered the final round.
What a pity.
Many times the situation is stronger than people.
Roger believed that even if he said he quit now.
The ending won't change at all.
That being the case.
It’s better to give it a try.
He glanced at the data column.
There is still more than a month left before the first seal is released.
And tomorrow we will enter the castle.
In terms of time.
It seems a little too late.
…
That night.
Roger still lived in the small house that was well lit by the moon.
He is reading a book.
He sent the soap around his waist to work—
Cindy's automatic modes are becoming more and more diverse.
This made Roger feel relaxed.
I couldn't help but feel a little worried.
If this continues.
I'm afraid my dependence on Cindy is increasing.
This is not a good thing.
"or……"
"When are we going to try our luck with some treasure mandrills?"
He was lost in thought.
There was a knock on the door.
Roger was a little surprised.
But he still quickly got up and opened the door.
Standing outside the door was a girl with regular features and freckles on her forehead.
Her ponytail bounced in the moonlight.
This means she ran all the way here.
"Emily? What's the hurry?"
Roger asked calmly.
Emily anxiously released her hands that were covering her lower abdomen and said loudly:
"I am pregnant!"
"ha?"
That moment.
Roger was confused.
The intersection ahead.
A soap spirit that was working just happened to fly over, and its voice was full of admiration:
"As expected of you, Master."
"I got pregnant so soon..."
at the same time.
In the next room.
A middle-aged man's head popped out.
Snap, snap.
The man was still eating melon seeds.
…