Volume 4: The Winds and Clouds of the Western Blue Sky Chapter 2: Border
Early the next morning, Qi Ji silently sat up from the bed.
In the Outer Demon Realm and the Tower of Transcendence, he became extremely powerful after becoming extraordinary.
But this kind of power disappeared completely after returning to Earth.
This made him feel a huge sense of gap.
He finally understood why people like the Sword Master and others were reluctant to return to Earth even though they had not yet reached the point where they needed extraordinary powers to sustain their lifespans.
The great power of heaven and earth returns to oneself, and he is instantly transformed back into an "ordinary person" who has reached the limit of human physical functions, but has limited strength.
He can be killed by any common firearm.
The contrast is too great, making people feel too insecure.
There is no use thinking too much.
Qi Ji calmed himself down and a smile appeared on his face.
Don’t worry about the bad things like being cursed or being hunted.
Chaofan successfully killed the Ice Cave Knight who had been holding him back for a long time, which made him feel refreshed.
Moreover, his physical functions in the Outer Realm and the Tower of Transcendence are basically three times what they were before. I'm afraid that for a long time, he will be able to enjoy the pleasure of the rewards from the massage.
By then, a large number of new skills, weapons and props will be available, greatly enhancing one's strength.
Who knows, there might be some magical skills or props that can lift his curse. At worst, if he acquires some skills that can greatly enhance his strength, his strength will probably be close to the fourth level. By then, as long as the super boss of the blood clan does not come to hunt him down personally, he will not need to be too afraid.
However, since it is a curse after all, it is better to lift it as soon as possible.
Just as he was thinking this, Qi Ji heard some noise outside the door and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
The little princess came to see him so early. It seemed that she cared about him very much and was not the ungrateful person.
Melina knocked on the door of the quiet guest room.
A few minutes later, the two sat down at the dining table where the servants had prepared breakfast.
"You mean, you want me to go with you to the Outer Realm? Um, the Holy Land?"
Qi Ji quickly finished his breakfast and was interested in Melina's proposal.
The little princess came to him early in the morning and asked him straight away if he was willing to go to Xicang Continent with her. She also said that she would use her connections to find a way to lift the curse for him in Xicang Continent.
"Yes." Melina ate in small bites, and seemed not used to talking while eating. However, she immediately responded to Qi Ji's question: "Go to the Holy Land and find my teacher. She is a wise woman with extensive knowledge and talents, and should be able to give us some directions."
Qi Ji thought for a while.
Apart from Daxia's military professional league, he has nothing special to do for the time being.
Moreover, since he entered the extraordinary realm, he has completely lost interest in ordinary combat on Earth.
So he actually had no intention of participating in such competitions among ordinary people.
As for the matter of the outer demon desperate situations, he has already solved two of them for Da Xia, and after several rounds of attempts, not only the Da Xia officials, but officials from many countries basically no longer consider rashly carrying out the solution.
There's nothing we can do - the mortality rate is just too high.
There are less than a hundred people in the entire Earth's Ninth Segment. It has only been a few days since the start of the attack on the outer demon realm, and nearly ten of them have died.
No country can withstand such turmoil and consumption.
Now they are basically waiting for the three sword masters from the outer realm to come back. They will probably seize the opportunity to wipe out the remaining outer demons in one fell swoop.
That’s decided.
Qi Ji raised his head and looked at Melina, and said straightforwardly: "Okay, when do we leave?"
Melina showed joy on her face and quickly replied: "If Mr. Qi Ji doesn't mind, we will set off immediately today and take the two knights with us."
Two knights?
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In the afternoon.
Qi Ji and Melina landed in a valley in the southwestern British Isles.
After getting off the helicopter, I saw two figures waiting.
Qi Ji was speechless and said, "So, it really is you two guys?"
Yes, standing on the ground waiting for them were Lancelot and Gawain.
Lancelot was left with many wounds by the blood demon's rapier last night, and at this moment, his body under his clothes could be seen wrapped in multiple bandages.
He looked calm, and bowed respectfully to Melina, then nodded to Qi Ji and said, "Mr. Qi Ji, thank you for helping me last night. Otherwise, I would not have cared if I died at the hands of that baron. If anything happened to Ms. Melina, it would have really brought shame to my chivalry."
Gao Wen, who was standing by, touched the back of his head with a smile and apologized to Qi Ji: "I'm sorry, Mr. Qi Ji, although the world has undergone great changes and the public will soon face a huge cognitive shock, we have not yet decided to reveal the existence of our "Knights of the Round Table" organization to the public, so we have concealed our identity from you."
Qi Ji glanced at this guy who looked simple and sunny but was actually very thoughtful, and said jokingly, "I think you are not just a member of the Knights of the Round Table. I said before that you looked familiar, but then I thought about it and realized that you are the cadre of the Eye of Truth who was responsible for contacting me at that time, right?"
Gao Wen looked even more honest: "As expected, I did not hide it from Mr. Qi Ji. I am indeed the spokesperson of the Knights of the Round Table in the Eye of Truth. The Eye of Truth is a comprehensive organization jointly established by various secret organizations of our Nordic countries and the Stars and Stripes."
Qi Ji spread his hands and said calmly: "It doesn't matter. Your organizations, this one, that one, have nothing to do with me in the end."
Melina saw the three men finish their reminiscence and said with a smile, "So Mr. Qi Ji and the two knights, now that you are all here, shall we set off right away?"
Gawain and Lancelot immediately performed a knight's salute and replied seriously: "We will follow your instructions, Lady Melina."
Although Melina still looked like a young girl, she was already accustomed to the two knights' respect for her. She nodded gracefully, then turned around and looked at Qi Ji and said, "Then, Mr. Qi Ji, please follow me."
The four of them set off immediately and soon saw a reception gate in an experimental base deep in the valley. Its style was exactly the same as the one Qi Ji had seen on Penglai Island in the East China Sea.
They were about to set off. Qi Ji thought for a moment, took out his cell phone and sent a message to Qin Zijin, telling her roughly what had happened to him and the upcoming trip to Xicang Continent.
Qin Zijin's profile picture is still gray.
This girl is currently practicing in seclusion in the Outer Domain Sword Pavilion. I don’t know if her strength will have increased significantly when we meet next time.
If she saw that I had already become extraordinary, her expression would definitely be amazing.
With a chuckle, Qi Ji turned off his phone, and together with Melina and the other two, handed over all the objects that could not exist in the outside world to the laboratory for safekeeping.
Then, several people wearing special gray silk clothes and carrying equipment made of star iron came to the reception gate.
When Gao Wen saw Qi Ji's equipment, he couldn't help but admire him: "Mr. Qi Ji, the Daxia government is really good to you. They gave you so much of such precious star iron. Not only did they make such a big sword, they also gave you this big shield and a sheathed sword."
His eyes were somewhat resentful, and he showed his two-handed long sword that was the same as Lancelot's: "Unlike the two of us, we only have this one sword."
Qi Ji smiled slightly: "You are such a young guy, but you are already the leader of so many organizations. If you work hard to become the top leader, you can use the Star Iron and other things at will."
Then he turned his head and looked at Melina: "Speaking of which, in Donghua Continent, the Jieying Gate is controlled by Jiange, so which force controls it in Xicang Continent?"
Melina smiled and shook her head: "This reception gate is located in an open area."
She paused and said softly, "It is an independent area that is not under the jurisdiction of the city and borders the territories of six city-states."
“It’s called the Junction.”
The border?
Qi Ji nodded, it was a very unique name.
"What about our destination?" he asked again.
"The Witch's Forest on the west side of the continent."
Then Melina briefly told Qi Ji about the situation at the border area and the Witch's Forest.
The border area is located in an independent zone, which is of course only independent on the surface. In fact, the governing organization here is called the "Development Society."
The controller behind the Pioneer Society is the Earth's comprehensive organization "Eye of Truth".
Although the Development Society did not establish a city-state in the border area, it possesses a fourth-order "Duke" level high-end combat force.
The other city-states did not dare to provoke it.
This fourth-level expert is none other than Earth's Nordic swordsman "Oz".
The most important thing is that the Pioneering Society did not establish a city-state, and of course it would not compete for population and taxation. Except for the base area of the society itself, which does not allow free entry, all areas under its name do not restrict the passage of other city-states.
As a result, this "border area" became a buffer zone between the city-states.
As for the "Witch Forest".
It is a large primeval forest located on the west side of Xicang Continent.
The reason why this forest is named "Witch" is naturally because there is a legendary secret organization "Witch Society" deep in the forest.
Melina herself is the "agent" of the Witch Society.
And her teacher is the five-star witch "Lani" in the Witch Association.
"Witch..." Qi Ji was silent for a while, then asked Melina, "This title always makes people feel like they can use magic."
He asked hesitantly, "I once heard a friend say that the moment the extraordinary factor is cut off from the extraordinary person, it will dissipate and return to the original elements between heaven and earth, and will no longer have any effect. This seems to contradict the effect that magic and witchcraft should have."
He suddenly remembered that in the attack on the foreign demon desperate situation yesterday, those fallen demon wizards were able to launch fireballs like in a game. Although the power was not great, it was indeed a "long-range attack".
Melina shook her head and smiled, "The concept of the development and use of supernatural factors in Donghua Continent is quite different from that in Xicang Continent. The logic of using supernatural factors will naturally be very different if you look at them from different angles."
She paused, smiled and said, "We'll discuss this with Mr. Qi later. Now we should set off."
She held up a azure blue gem in front of the reception door, which immediately began to glow with blue light and then quickly transformed into a blue gate of light.
Melina turned around and smiled at Qi Ji, then led the way in.
"Let's go to the 'junction'."
