"Another strange thing."
Roger was delighted.
The "New Moon Jade Pendant" should be the Pingsha Sect's unique treasure——
Each martial arts school has its own unique items.
A prosperous and large sect may even possess multiple rare items.
Most of the time.
There is no conflict between strange objects.
This means that Roger can possess the specialties granted by both the White Raven Crown and the Crescent Moon Jade Pendant.
At that moment, he decisively chose "yes".
A faint glow emanates from the crescent jade pendant.
The warm air rushed into his body.
It made him feel relaxed and refreshed all over.
Half an hour later.
…
"Today's Qi and Fate Synchronization is Completed"
"Progress: 1/14"
"You are one step closer to becoming the owner of the Crescent Moon Jade Pendant."
…
Compared to the White Crow Crown's "1 hour a day * 30 days", the Crescent Moon Jade Pendant seems to be much easier to handle.
Roger guessed that this was related to the fact that he had inherited the true teachings of Master Black Tiger.
…
The next period of time.
Roger lived a reclusive life.
In addition to regular synchronization of qi and destiny.
He devoted more energy to pharmacy and the production of strategic materials.
Other people on the farm are used to it.
After all, he was away during this time.
Alan successfully created the illusion that Master Roger had been practicing in the farm and had never left.
In this process, "hiding in the city" also played a significant role.
Many people clearly know Master Roger.
But when encountering specific things, I will involuntarily forget his existence.
certainly.
This is also because the number of Jonny Stottles and Water Ghosts has dropped sharply since the New Year, and the growth of crops is no longer frequently disturbed by monsters.
During this period.
Roger once secretly went to the Water Ghost Forest.
The result made him a little sad.
The once bustling water ghost forest has become deserted, with only a large number of water thorns growing more and more prosperously.
It would be fine if the water ghost brother was missing.
The Jonny Turtles only left him a nest of egg shells.
There are eggshells.
Proves that those female turtles are still so persistent.
But where did the hatched little brothers go?
This problem once became a concern for Roger.
He was depressed for several days because of this.
In the blink of an eye.
It was the end of September.
…
In the attic in the dead of night.
Roger is performing his final Qi-life synchronization.
But I don't know why.
He was feeling quite upset tonight.
I couldn't get into shape several times.
"This feels... wrong."
Roger put down the crescent jade pendant with a serious expression.
No manual divination required.
The 3rd level of Qi-gazing Technique will give you a hint.
…
"Hint: You sensed the approach of danger. This is a very strong and accurate intuition."
…
"Hint: Potential danger may be related to the burial ground or the graystone city."
…
"really."
Roger did not hesitate and resolutely chose divination.
Now he has gradually come to know.
The luck consumed in divination is closely related to the intensity of the divination event.
The luck consumed by ordinary things can be replenished in a day or two.
There are many more major events.
But as long as Roger can gain more benefits through the results of divination.
That is equivalent to investing a small amount of luck in exchange for a big amount of luck.
If you calculate it this way, it’s actually a good deal.
But it is still important to note.
Investing involves huge risks.
Therefore, Roger always maintained restraint and caution about divination.
Only in a situation like today would he take action without hesitation.
…
"Divination: The Anomaly in Graystone City"
…
An epic scene suddenly unfolded before Roger's eyes.
He seemed to have transformed into a giant eagle, soaring above the gray sky.
Eagle eyes overlook the earth.
But on the endless reddish-brown land, one eerie white bone after another emerged from the ground.
Negative energy was poured out regardless of the cost.
From the lowest-level Skeleton Soldiers and Ghost Guards, to the higher-level Corpse Servant and Skeleton Warrior, to the Skeleton Archer, Gray Knight, Wanderer, Ice Ghost Toucher...
On that high city wall.
Roger saw a huge bone dragon.
There was a ghostly look in the bone dragon's eyes as it stared ahead coldly.
Behind it is a dense army of bone dragons!
On the back of the bone dragon.
A man whose entire body was hidden in a giant armor raised the huge cross sword in his hand high.
In an instant!
The dark haze in the sky rolled away.
"We don't have much time left."
"Only the dead can cross the border alive!"
His voice was indescribably sad and desolate.
The words fell.
Hundreds of skull dragons flapped their wings and glided up from the city wall.
The picture suddenly snapped back.
The last of all.
All Roger saw was a dark cloud hanging over the sky above Graystone City.
That cloud.
He looked familiar.
…
Graystone City prepares to march south to wage war.
This didn't surprise Roger.
But the words of the Bone Dragon Knight were deeply imprinted in his mind.
"Only the dead can cross the border alive."
He couldn't help but mutter to himself for a while.
Thinking of the information about the Sera River that Alan gave him, his brows couldn't help but furrowed deeply.
After a while, he shook his head and said to himself:
“I don’t believe this is the truth.”
His eyes became firm again.
I have to admit it.
This divination brought a great shock to Roger.
Let’s not talk about the Bone Dragon Knight for now.
The dark cloud above Gray Rock City looked very much like the one he saw when he was fighting the Corpse Demon.
That depressing feeling.
You can't be wrong.
"The storm is about to come..."
He couldn't help rubbing his temple.
On the data bar, lines of information light up.
…
"You sensed the war coming"
"Do you want to start the campaign mode?"
…
"Campaign mode?"
Roger read the introduction carefully and chose to confirm without hesitation.
…
"Basic campaign mode has been activated"
"Please select your camp: Graystone City/Dawn Town"
"Current Faction: Dawn Town"
"Tip: All units belonging to Graystone City will become your enemies in the campaign mode. Killing these enemies will not only give you double the benefits, but also a large number of honor points."
"Tip: You can now redeem items with honor points in the primary campaign store."
…
The undead army that is about to march south is destined to become everyone's enemy.
There was no way Roger would throw himself into the arms of the dead.
He initially thought the campaign mode was just a nice-to-have.
But when he opened the primary campaign store.
This idea was completely overturned.
On the top shelf of the store.
A deep blue card slot was emitting a faint glow.
…
Career Expansion Slot
"Description: You can use it to incorporate any profession except the mage into your own profession module."
「Consumption: 100,000 Honor Points」
…
Finish reading this.
Roger has begun to care about how many honor points a necromancer gives!
As for double earnings.
He looked at the "Malicious Targeting Voucher" in the Milestone system.
He couldn't help showing a hint of apology.
…
The next morning.
Roger arrived at the lord's mansion early.
However, Freya told him that Alan had gone to the "Autumn Wind Woodland" in the northwest of the manor overnight.
It is said that signs of active Undead forces were discovered in the northwest.
Paramount Manor has a gentle terrain.
There is no place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Once the undead army coming south from Graystone City successfully breaks through the defense line set up by Alan in Autumn Wind Woods.
It is only a matter of time before they sweep across the South.
…
“The current situation is actually very serious.”
Freya spread out a tactical map and explained quickly:
"Even if the Lord can defend the Autumn Wind Forest."
"The two wings of Knight Avenue and Water Ghost Forest are also likely to be broken through by a forced march."
"We have a very mature intelligence network, so the possibility of encountering large-scale infiltration is low; but judging from the current defense force of the manor, even if it is faced with a small-scale infiltration, it is still somewhat stretched..."
Roger listened carefully, nodding from time to time.
"What's more troublesome is——"
Freya quickly pulled her hair back:
"I just received the news."
"The Flying Circus will arrive in Dawntown tonight."
"In order to buy more time for the Lord to deploy defenses, we have no choice but to let them in. So..."
Roger placed his hands on the map and said calmly:
"I know what to do."
"Don't worry."
"Let them come, and everything will be alright."
Freya looked up at Roger's determined eyes and nodded softly.
His tense expression finally relaxed a little.
…
After returning to Senluo Farm.
Roger quickly divided the horned demons into two groups.
One group is guarding the water ghost forest.
The other group went to the area near Knight Avenue.
If they find any traces of the undead army, they will come back and report immediately.
With the strength of the horned demon, as long as it doesn't encounter a bone dragon, it should not be a problem to come back alive.
As for Roger himself.
In order to solve the problem in time.
That afternoon he quietly moved into the guest room of the lord's mansion.
…
In the evening.
One after another, carriages decorated with lights slowly drove into the territory of Paramount Manor.
On both sides of the road.
The uninformed people are lining the streets to welcome them.
In a stretched carriage.
The clown in plaid clothes made faces at the children.
The children cheered and rushed over, stopping the carriage and grabbing his ankles.
The clown dodged in embarrassment.
Finally, he couldn't resist the children's provocation and took out a handful of orange candies from his pocket.
Some of the children dispersed.
The remaining children were given orange candies but still refused to give in.
The clown suddenly let out a strange cry.
Then it exploded with a bang and turned into pieces of colorful strips!
Everyone was terrified.
But not for a while.
A funny yet familiar face popped out of the carriage.
The man was holding countless orange candies in his hands and smiling particularly enthusiastically.
The people who had been hesitating and watching immediately followed with cheers.
On both sides of the carriage.
There are more and more people coming.
They followed all the way to an open space outside Shuguang Town.
Circus workers began setting up tents, haunted houses and other structures.
Those who had a little spare time showed off one or two of their skills at the instigation of the onlookers, causing bursts of exclamations from the crowd.
The most eye-catching one among them is a middle-aged strong man with bronze skin!
The stunt he performed was amazing, it was called "Invulnerable to Swords and Guns"!
But I saw a tightly enclosed open space.
Under the horrified gaze of the crowd, one of his companions raised a rapier and stabbed it straight into his naked chest!
With a buzzing sound.
Under the tremendous pressure, the blade of the rapier twisted into an extremely exaggerated half circle.
But the tip of the sword against the man's chest could not move forward an inch!
"What an amazing magic trick!"
“That’s great.”
"Hey, is this person the martial artist who challenged Master Roger last time? What's his name? Mashu, Mr. Mashu, right?"
The onlookers applauded enthusiastically and talked a lot.
They want to see more projects.
But a staff member had already put up a notice board nearby.
And tell everyone that today is just a trial performance, and the main show will be the day after tomorrow night.
People shouted for a while.
After repeated persuasion from the staff, they slowly dispersed.
The middle-aged man with bronze skin was packing up the props silently.
Suddenly.
He suddenly looked up and glanced at the crowd.
What a pity.
He saw nothing in the bustling crowd.
…
"Mashu (Human/Elite) Despicable Disciple Lv34"
"Martial Arts: Golden Bell Cover..."
…
Roger, hiding in the dark, silently cancelled the Qi-gazing technique.
Mashu's perception is quite good.
There wasn't much information Roger could get from the dark.
However, the other party's occupation still surprised Roger a little.
…
Despicable disciple.
This is a very rare branch of martial artist profession.
To most martial artists, a mean disciple is the equivalent of a mortal enemy.
The characteristic of this profession is that it constantly jumps back and forth between "rebellion" and "apprenticeship".
When a despicable disciple successfully joined a martial arts school.
All of his attributes will be slightly improved.
And when he has learned all the secrets of this martial arts school, he will often choose to defect immediately.
In this process.
Despicable disciples will gain a huge boost in strength!
If a despicable disciple successfully "kills his master" when he rebels, he will undergo a transformation similar to that of other professions when they advance!
This profession is as despicable as its name suggests.
Their strength often depends on the number of times they have successfully defected from a sect, as well as the martial arts skills of the sects they have served.
"It's not easy to find one or two martial arts schools these days, right?"
Roger thought to himself:
"This guy's strength shouldn't be too exaggerated."
"But this golden bell jar seems to have something."
While thinking.
He went away with the crowd.
…
That night.
In the guest room of the lord's mansion, Roger continued to practice the Qi-Life Harmony that was interrupted last night.
This time it went very smoothly.
…
"Qi-Fu Synchronization Completed"
"You have become the owner of the Crescent Moon Jade Pendant"
"You have acquired a new expertise: Take Advantage"
…
Feel the Qi flowing happily in your body.
Roger almost couldn't hold back the impulse and let out a long howl.
Although the Crescent Moon Jade Pendant simply comes with a specialty.
But the effect is very useful.
…
"Initiative (3rd-level feat): In each encounter, you gain +10 initiative.
…
This means that in a sudden encounter, Roger can always react and attack faster than his opponent!
Combined with the strategy of defeating the enemy first and the sword of ten years.
It's like going from being slightly invincible to being moderately invincible.
besides.
This round of Qi and Fate synchronization also brought new benefits to Roger.
…
"After being polished by the Crescent Moon Jade Pendant, you have become more familiar with 'Chi'."
"You have successfully mastered the 'Chi'"
…
"Finally made it from the comprehension level to the mastery level!"
Roger was a little excited.
The improvement in the ability to control Chi means that all Chi-related martial arts and specialties will be slightly improved.
In this way.
His strength will be greatly improved.
As expected.
There was an immediate new reaction on the data column.
…
"Your Qigong Master's specialty: Grandmaster's Wrathful Gaze has been upgraded. In addition to the stunning effect, your sight will now have substantial damage!"
…
Roger couldn't help but think, and used a large amount of "qi" to stimulate the master's angry eyes!
In an instant.
Two blue-gray rays of light suddenly shot out from his eyes!
Like two searchlights.
The two beams of light were extremely thick. When Roger shook his head, they also wandered around the room.
At first Roger just thought it was interesting.
But as time went on, he felt something was wrong.
The two searchlights swept across the room.
A lot of furniture was broken!
“Why can’t I close it?”
Roger was a little puzzled.
…
"Tip: The effect of Grandmaster's Wrath is still improving. Since your control over your Chi is still a little immature, it will take some time for it to stabilize."
"Time remaining: 23 hours and 56 minutes"
…
"this……"
Roger closed his eyes quickly.
Not bad, not bad.
The Flying Circus' official performance is the day after tomorrow evening.
There shouldn't be any problem with the time.
So he patiently hid in the guest room, closing his eyes and waiting for his luck.
This time he behaved himself and didn't dare to do anything tricky.
However, the next evening.
Freya hurried over and knocked on the door:
"Master Roger! I just got the news that Mashu went to Senluo Farm this afternoon."
"He hurt Levi!"
"He is looking for you all over the manor now..."
Roger jumped up from the floor.
Looking at the two unscrupulous searchlights, his brows furrowed for a while, and then slowly relaxed.
"I see."
"Wait for me."
Say these two sentences calmly.
Roger didn't hesitate any longer.
He reached out and grabbed a piece of black cloth, slowly covering his eyes with it.
no way.
It's to prevent accidental injury to others.
The next moment.
He pushed the door open lightly and walked out.
on the data bar.
…
"You have exchanged for a slow bird ticket. Do you want to use it?"
…
"You have learned Blind-Fight (Level 35 feat)"
…
"I have detected that you have 'Sound Positioning'. Your blind combat level has been raised to a higher level."
…
Outside the room.
Roger covered his eyes and asked Freya, who was full of surprise:
"Where's Matthew?"
…