Volume 9: Vampires and Dungeons Chapter 3 Black Tower
"...Are you listening?"
"Oh, sorry, what were you talking about?"
"It looks like you are a little tired, Master Li Lin."
"Not really. I just suddenly thought of something. It's nothing serious. You go ahead and tell me your story first."
Waking up from the bumpy carriage, Li Lin looked at the fat young man in front of him with a friendly face, shook his head and explained casually.
Without the strong mental interference, Sally was no longer the kind of scary existence that needed tranquilizers, but she still showed her heart-throbbing side from time to time. Li Lin still brought Sally with him on this mission. Touching the fluffy blonde hair of the girl lying on his thighs, Li Lin looked out through the window of the carriage.
This mission is completely different from the previous ones. Li Lin, who has fought in space, in the abyss, in the sky, and underground, doesn't care about places that are rarely visited or full of cultists. Such places give Li Lin room to play. When a person's environment is in a certain place, his behavior will often be assimilated by the same environment. The spiritual will is actually not as solid and stable as many people think.
Looking at the city street scene slowly spreading backwards outside the window, Li Lin propped up his chin and looked at the prosperous Gothic-style buildings on both sides of the street and the signs written in beautiful cursive script. There was no scene worth remembering in his pupils.
The disappointment about failure in real life still remained in his mind. Even when facing the breeze with a slightly strange smell, Li Lin just wrinkled his nose without any other thoughts.
The fat young man opposite looked at Li Lin's lack of interest and stopped talking about writing. Instead, he wiped his clothes with a handkerchief, with a look of confusion on his face.
The Dark City, or the Dark Art City, was once one of the fortresses in the old world, and is now the commercial city of Black Tower. All myths and miracles exist in this city. So the fat young man who applied for assistance from the university is just one of the lucky ones. But it is obvious that this person's caution and carefulness have exceeded the imagination of ordinary people. At least Li Lin felt that if it were him, he would never think so much, not to mention spending a lot of money to find the highest level of rescue.
His intuition might be right, because the university had assigned this task to him. And they had seriously warned him not to use excessive force. It wasn't that he wanted to destroy the city, after all, when the old fortress was in the past, it was a joke for a rookie who had awakened magic to blow up the city. But who knows what was hiding in there, so it was better not to cause trouble if possible.
But it’s not bad, just treat it as a trip.
It was just a simple mission to deliver a letter, so what if it was a hassle? Could it be a big deal?
Looking at the prosperous and exquisite streets outside, which were broken and split like a dream and had strong sensory stimulation, Li Lin closed his eyes slightly.
'Mission: Mysterious Letter'
Introduction: You received a strange letter in college. A young man who was kicked out of his family received a letter from his cousin after working hard for ten years. The cousin claimed that all the members of the family died due to accidents or incidents, and they left a huge inheritance and a terrifying wealth of art works in the ancestral home of the Black Tower. Originally, this letter should not have been delivered to the young man, but because of some strange power or curse, he received it.
The timid man, who was as timid as a mouse, was kicked out of his home when he was a child. He didn't believe that the family would be generous enough to give him the inheritance. But the greedy young man didn't want to see the inheritance go to waste. He mortgaged all his property and spread the highest level of certification and the law of seeking help to the outside world. The letter was captured by the university. The researchers of the Curse Department believed that the young man's concerns were likely true, and a very advanced curse structure was once left on it. If the main body was found, it would surely be a great harvest.
Of course, it's possible that the cursers made a mistake, because you didn't notice any curse or harm. It's also possible that they thought you were too busy and wanted you to take a break?'
“…”
Li Lin always ignored the ridicule about the mission information.
Since the update was finalized, even the mission descriptions have been teased. This can barely be considered a feature of Les Miserables .
However, even the so-called tourist missions were unreliable in the strange and mysterious city of Black Tower, because there were so many secrets and horrors hidden in this city.
When the Holy Light Cult cleared out the World Terror Fortress, only the Black Tower remained as a surrendered city. In order to demonstrate their political status, the Holy Light Cult did not burn the entire Black Tower to ashes, but instead left it as a complete city after confirming that there was no evil cult system inside.
The buildings here are full of darkness and solemnity, just like the gods of the old days, often needing terror and repression to show their power and majesty. And because this is actually a major transportation route, the huge fortress city built on the mountain is the most extensive waterway network node on the entire planet, and there are countless tunnels inside the city that lead to unknown secret places. In addition, the wealthy merchant families who occupy this place have been digging and strengthening for thousands of years, so no one knows how many secrets are hidden here.
There are often stories about a poor boy who is looked down upon by others and may be the illegitimate child of a certain big family. There are also countless legends about people who became rich overnight by digging out the basement of a certain generation.
Although the city is relatively small, the folded space, compressed streets, and secret areas inside make the city full of dreams and horror.
In addition, since this place was once a dark city and has such an architectural style, the Black Tower is also known as the only place where the holy light cannot reach.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this statement is complete bullshit, but it still continues to brainwash people generation after generation.
Obviously, the anxious fat young man in front of Li Lin was a victim of conspiracy theory. He was very worried that something that the Holy Light could not control might appear here, and he was also very worried that his life would be threatened by some indescribable creatures, and he would be in constant fear from then on.
"Um, Mr. Li Lin, do you know something like 'Danger Omen'?"
As if he could no longer accept this boring journey, the young man who had been hesitating and looking worried on the opposite side of the carriage finally took a deep breath and said with a serious face.
