The Hidden Knight of Mystra Chapter 71: Death Village
Behind the wooden door is a deep and wide underground tunnel.
There is darkness ahead and I don't know where it leads.
Both sides of the tunnel.
The tentacles squirmed unconsciously, as if they would only attack if you approached their warning range.
This kind of monster only looks scary, but it is actually not that easy to clean up.
Roger silently removed the sin mark.
The red moon leads the way.
He chopped it down with his sword.
After these tentacles were cut off, they immediately turned into a pool of smelly pus when they fell to the ground.
The parts of them that grew out of the ground left behind deep holes that looked scary, as if something would crawl out of them at any time.
Fortunately, Roger was determined and made rapid progress with his Qi-gazing technique.
After cutting off eighteen tentacles.
In the field of vision of the Qi-gazing technique, the strange red color quietly disappeared.
This means that there is no "Ikadore's Touch" nearby.
The terrain ahead became relatively flat.
There was a faint glow of fire.
Roger was not in a hurry. Instead, he looked back at the deep holes full of potholes and fell into deep thought.
As the number of tentacles he killed increased.
The information obtained by the art of qigong is becoming more and more detailed.
At least he knew the meaning of "ancient evil".
In Mystra, this refers specifically to those terrible creatures that survived the destruction of the gods.
Their strength may not be the strongest.
However, because they absorbed too much distorted energy during the process of destroying the world, their forms and methods became extremely strange.
The owner of these tentacles, Ikadorei, is such an ancient evil creature.
Generally speaking, his level will not be lower than level 100.
His true body is most likely sleeping in a secret place like the center of the earth or the bottom of the sea.
Although he survived the forbidden spell of destruction.
But he was also absolutely devastated, and hibernation was his only option.
Therefore, these tentacles along the way were most likely not planted by Ikadorei himself.
Rather, it was written by his followers or servants.
It is quite important for Roger to know this information.
At least now he dared to try to divine the affix "Servant of Ikadorei" without worrying about backlash.
It is clearly stated in the Xiayin template.
As long as the object is not a real god, you can try the divination and qi-gazing technique for free.
Do it when you think of it.
Roger half-knelt down, put his hand on the edge of the deep hole, felt the traces of the tentacles, and silently said in his heart:
"The location of "Servant of Ikadore."
After the Qi-gazing technique is upgraded to the third level, the divination ability is greatly enhanced.
He wanted to use this to determine the location of the mission target.
Next second.
A series of images vaguely appeared in front of Roger's eyes.
…
On the blood-stained seat.
A thin man in a gray robe was trembling all over, as if he was in great pain.
The crescent-colored hood slowly slid down.
A weird face covered with suction cups was revealed.
On his right arm.
There was an armband with a white background and red patterns hanging on it!
The view suddenly pulled upwards.
But I saw it among the mountains.
A village rose from the ground.
People were coming and going at the entrance of the village, and the robbers were dragging the people they had captured today and laughing wildly.
Villagers who tried to resist were quickly beheaded.
The blood dyed the land red.
It moistened the tentacles growing nearby that were greedily absorbing the moisture.
More and more tentacles rose from the ground.
Suddenly.
White fog.
…
"Hint: You have sensed the headquarters of the Red Sleeves Brotherhood, 'Death Town'"
…
Roger rubbed his temples gently, quickly digesting the results of the divination.
"So, Icardore's servant is the first leader of the Red Sleeve Brotherhood?"
"He established the Red Sleeves Brotherhood in the countryside of Hall. I'm afraid he just used these bandits as tools to support Ikadorei!"
"Yes, the intelligence from Dawn Town mentioned that the leader of the Red Sleeves Brotherhood came from the sea!"
The clues were gradually connected together.
Roger has a new understanding of advanced tasks.
In elite advanced missions.
All you need to do is "destroy the Red Sleeves Brotherhood" and kill the two leaders.
The destruction here should only refer to the destruction of the headquarters of the Red Sleeves Brotherhood.
In this case, the conditions are much more relaxed.
It is possible to do so by setting a fire or creating a small earthquake.
So in elite level missions.
Roger didn't need to come into direct conflict with the Brotherhood's first leader.
Compared to killing all the destiny level ones.
The difficulty has undoubtedly been reduced a lot.
"And the key to the destiny-level mission lies in how to kill the first leader."
Roger straightened up and let out a long breath.
A bit tricky though.
But he was not afraid.
As long as he thought about the mission reward, he was filled with fighting spirit!
Especially seeing so many bandits in the village.
Roger felt like he was about to fly!
Just think of this.
He could not help but quicken his pace and rushed towards the fire.
…
Not long.
Roger came to the edge of the fire.
To his surprise.
This is actually an underground platform!
There is a narrow track under the platform, leading through a dark cave, and no one knows where it leads!
There were still more than a dozen boxes of goods on the platform.
Roger ordered some and found that there was wine, meat, and even fresh vegetables.
Boom boom boom!
A noisy sound came from a corner of the tunnel.
Not long.
A long "train" stopped on the platform.
Compared to the train in Roger's memory, this train was much narrower, the rear carriage didn't even have a roof, and it was filled with a lot of messy things.
A head popped out from the front of the car:
"Are you the new guy? Show me the recommendation letter!"
He was a man reeking of alcohol.
He looked very slovenly.
While talking to Roger, he was holding a bottle of wine in his right hand and taking a sip from time to time.
Roger handed over the letter of recommendation in a muffled voice.
The man threw it back without even looking at it:
"Move your stuff and get in the car."
Half an hour later.
A lot of steam came out from the front of the car.
The train started moving with a rumble.
Roger squeezed into the second carriage, swaying from side to side with the train and having to endure all kinds of strange and pungent smells.
On the data column, the Qi-Watching Technique obtained new information.
…
"Gray Dwarf Mining Cart: A vehicle that uses inferior coal stone for power. It is inefficient, unstable, and extremely unsafe."
…
"I didn't expect that Brother Hongxiu would have an affair with the gray dwarf."
Roger couldn't help but frown.
If he guessed correctly.
This mining car leads to the "Dead Town".
This saved him a lot of time and energy.
Anyway, the recommendation letter is real.
Just blend in and adapt to the situation.
…
The mining cart is very slow, about the same speed as a horse-drawn carriage.
We drove like this for five or six hours.
There was a problem with the mining vehicle in the middle.
The driver stopped and poured water on the back of the car for a long time before he fixed it.
“Sizzle!”
The sound of screeching brakes was heard.
Roger opened his eyes.
The mining vehicle stopped at an unfamiliar underground platform.
"Stop here for a day. Wait for the others."
"If you feel bored, there's a lakeside town not far down this road where you can have some fun."
"But remember to come back before this time tomorrow. I won't wait for you."
After saying this, the driver fell asleep.
Roger couldn't help but get out of the car to stretch his muscles.
He looked at the dusty platform and the dirty mining car and decided to go to the lakeside town.
In order to cover up the dim light vision, he took a torch from the brazier stand next to him.
Didn't take two steps.
A lazy voice came from behind:
"Remember to bring me two bottles of wine."
Roger smiled silently:
"good."
…
The underground platform is indeed not far from Lakeside Town.
It's only about a 40-minute walk.
However, the mix of good and bad people here is even more mixed than at Capone Manor.
It was an eye-opener for Roger walking around the town.
Underground people, halflings, gray dwarves, spider people, lizard people, kobolds, gnolls...
All major races are available.
But when there are too many races, public security and order are naturally not good.
Roger came all the way.
There were at least a dozen scuffles and fights.
Roger was very pleased with the level of chaos here.
The more chaotic the place is, the easier it is for him to gather intelligence.
"This place should be very close to the Death Omen Village. There must be someone well-informed here."
With this idea in mind.
Roger planned to walk around the town a few more times.
It wasn't long before he found an interesting spot on the edge of town.
There were a large number of people gathered there.
Roger had to use a lot of effort to squeeze in.
Everyone was surrounding a clean and tidy house. The light green vines and white arcane runes were totally out of place with the chaos and filth of the place.
In front of the house stood an underground girl wearing a maid outfit.
She is very tall and looks very gentle when she smiles.
"Is there anyone else willing to try?"
The girl pointed to the sign next to her and said:
"Just spend 3 minutes in the library and you will gain unexpected benefits!"
Roger took a closer look.
…
"The mobile library from the sea of knowledge is holding a special event for Book Day today"
「Activity Rules」
"1. The library only accepts male customers, and only one at a time"
"2. Only reading is allowed in the library, no other activities are allowed"
「3. Read for more than 3 minutes to get a reward」
「4. Read for more than 40 minutes to get the final reward」
…
There are some more detailed entries below.
And a list of rewards against which reading time is measured.
The 3-minute column corresponds to 1,000 bronze orders.
The final reward for persisting for 40 minutes is not indicated.
But it is said to be worth more than 10 gold discs!
Roger was delighted when he saw it:
"Isn't this the "Succubus Library" that was called "player welfare" in the previous game?" (Note 1.)
The rewards are tempting.
Many people are queuing up.
Suddenly.
The door of the hut opened.
A strong minotaur was thrown out, and his huge body hit the ground, causing quite a shock!
"This gentleman has failed in his challenge."
"It's a pity that I only lasted 19 seconds."
The underground girl said with a smile.
Everyone looked at the Minotaur who seemed to be unconscious and their life or death was unknown.
Calmed down a little.
Some people noticed the mysterious marks on the minotaur's crotch and left the queue silently.
At the front of the line was a male underground person.
Seeing this scene, his face looked a little ugly.
"Can you let me think about it again?"
He asked.
The maid-dressed girl grabbed his wrist without saying anything and said with a smile:
"Once you've queued up, you can't regret it."
The underground man struggled violently.
The others also began to waver.
Roger saw this.
He couldn't help but take a step forward and shouted:
"Let him go!"
"let me."
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