Chapter 40 Two Updates Combined into One "If your enemy is 'Silver Moon'...
After the transmission was over, Xia Xifeng still held Qin Lang tightly.
Qin Lang pushed Xia Xifeng and said, "Let go."
Xia Xifeng buried his face in Qin Lang's shoulder, eyes tightly closed. "First, help me see if the surroundings are scary, so I can prepare myself mentally."
Qin Lang said, "You're holding me too tightly, it's hard for me to turn around."
Xia Xifeng arched his back and buried his head in Qin Lang's chest, not blocking Qin Lang from looking around.
Qin Lang looked down at the huge lump of childhood sweetheart on his chest, speechless.
If his reputation is damaged, it will be Xia Xifeng's fault.
He looked around and patted Xia Xifeng on the head: "There's nothing scary."
Xia Xifeng closed his eyes and said, "Don't lie to me."
Qin Lang said angrily: "So what if I lied to you? Why didn't you open your eyes?"
Xia Xifeng cursed Qin Lang in a low voice, then carefully half-opened his eyes and glanced around furtively.
"Huh." Xia Xifeng stood up straight, patting his chest and breathing heavily. "It's okay, it's okay. Where is this?"
Qin Lang asked, "Do you always say the same thing every time you are sent to a dungeon?"
"You talk too much nonsense." Xia Xifeng glanced at Qin Lang.
He looked at this copy with great interest.
This time, he was thrown at the city gate again.
But this time the city is not in ruins, it looks quite prosperous and peaceful.
Xia Xifeng took a few steps away from the city. He soon felt a resistance, as if he had encountered an air wall in a game.
Obviously, the clue is in the city, and Xia Xifeng is not allowed to wander around.
"There's actually this air wall thing going on in reality." Xia Xifeng took Qin Lang's hand and walked towards the city gate.
Qin Lang shook his hand, but it didn't fall away: "Why are you holding hands?"
Xia Xifeng said, "I'm worried about getting separated."
Qin Lang: “…”
Forget it, considering that Xia Xifeng was still afraid, he endured it.
The guards at the city gate were dozing off.
When he saw someone coming, he immediately asked for a pass.
Xia Xifeng asked, "I'm an adventurer traveling. I don't have a pass. Can't I enter?"
The guard said, "One silver coin per person."
Xia Xifeng glanced at his backpack and took out three silver coins: "Aren't the silver coins here yours usable?"
The guard was about to give Xia Xifeng a hard time, but when he saw that Xia Xifeng was holding out three silver coins, he immediately changed his tone: "It's OK, as long as they're real silver coins."
He put on a smiling face and not only let Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang enter the city immediately, but also enthusiastically recommended places to them and told them where they could buy a map of the city.
Xia Xifeng: [This time our panel is the max-level one again. It seems this instance isn't real.]
Qin Lang is adjusting his equipment.
The panel and backpack were replaced, and all his preparations before teleportation were in vain.
Xia Xifeng: [Based on the pattern from the last parallel world dungeon, we're not going to kill a real evil god again this time, are we? I hope you've done it before. Do you remember this dungeon?]
Qin Lang: [No.]
Xia Xifeng began to worry.
If it is a new monster that has never been encountered before, even if Qin Lang is a high-level player, he may fail in the exploration.
Although the copies in the parallel world will not die, if the copies fail, God knows what impact it will have on reality.
There was no point in worrying. Xia Xifeng was depressed for a moment, but he quickly cheered up and searched the city for clues.
He couldn't count on Qin Lang for this kind of thing.
Xia Xifeng: [This city is elven-style. I've traveled all over the elven cities in the Dream World, and I've never seen anything like it.]
Xia Xifeng: [Huh? Why is that elf whipping people randomly? The people he whipped didn't even know him, did they? They just glanced at him a little while passing by!]
Xia Xifeng: [What's going on? Why are these elves so arrogant?]
Xia Xifeng: [Ah, fuck, it's coming towards us! ]
Qin Lang reached out and grabbed the whip that the elf man was whipping at him. With a wave of his hand, he grabbed the elf man with the magician's hand and threw him to the ground.
Xia Xifeng was surprised: "Qin Lang, are you too arrogant?"
Qin Lang said: "Your strength and mine are both demigods."
Xia Xifeng: "Am I also a demigod? Well, the basic panel is indeed a demigod, but I just can't use combat skills."
He thought about the position of a demigod in the game's NPC world.
Although there are many demigods (i.e., level 200) among players, in the game setting, demigods are already the top of mortals and can compete with gods.
Xia Xifeng immediately puffed out his chest. How could a small city possibly suppress a demigod? Rounding it off, he and Qin Lang were invincible! They could completely dominate!
"Be a little more arrogant!" Xia Xifeng urged. "We can win anyway. Instead of secretly gathering intelligence, why not let the lord give it to us?"
Qin Lang nodded.
He chose a deterrent skill to show his strength.
The captain of the city guard who came to arrest Qin Lang was forced to his knees.
He said with difficulty: "Sir, why do you want to be our enemy?"
Xia Xifeng said arrogantly, "Who is your enemy? We were just walking down the street, and suddenly a psychopath rushed over and whipped us. We just threw someone out, and you city guards came to besiege us. I also want to ask you, is it your lord's order to make us your enemy?"
The captain of the city guard had cold sweat on his forehead and couldn't help but turn around and glare at the unconscious elf man.
Even if you're the city lord's son, when you're drunk and making a scene, can you please look at the person you're dealing with? Not all humans are your slaves!
The strength of the person before him was unknown, but it was clearly beyond his ability to handle. The city guard captain immediately spoke in a friendly manner, saying it was just a misunderstanding and that he was willing to compensate.
Xia Xifeng asked Qin Lang to put away his skills, reported the hotel he wanted to stay in - the hotel recommended by the guard, and asked the city guard to find someone who could handle the offense they had suffered.
After watching Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang leave, the captain of the city guard hurried to the castle to find the city lord.
Although they may not be unable to defeat each other, there is no need to make enemies with the powerful people passing by.
The Elf Empire is now fighting with the resistance forces, so it is better to have less trouble than more.
Xia Xifeng: [Someone is following us, there must be something going on!]
Qin Lang: [I leave it to you.]
Xia Xifeng: [I never thought of counting on you.]
I don’t know if it’s because of the dungeon, but the gold and silver coins in Xia Xifeng’s backpack can also be used here.
Xia Xifeng booked the best suite.
As soon as he entered the door, he asked Qin Lang to bring in the person who was following him.
The person who was following him didn't expect to be exposed: "I am already a legendary professional!"
Xia Xifeng looked at the person in front of him. He looked unfamiliar. He had never seen him before.
Qin Lang had seen it before: [It was one of the corpses lying on the altar, closest to it.]
Xia Xifeng couldn't help but shudder.
The corpse suddenly turned alive. Xia Xifeng struggled to suppress the trembling in his voice: "This proves that my companions and I are far stronger than the legendary professions. Tell me, why are you following us?"
Seeing that Xia Xifeng showed no hostility, the man hesitated for a moment and then asked directly, "Are you from the resistance?"
Xia Xifeng: "Ah?"
What are the rebels? Xia Xifeng, a fan of the plot, was suddenly stuck.
Qin Lang: "No."
Xia Xifeng nodded: "Yes, we are just passing by. What is that resistance army?"
The man asked suspiciously, "How could you not know about the resistance? The Elven Empire has already launched an all-out war."
Xia Xifeng: “…” What an old-fashioned plot, let me think about it.
The Elf Empire...the resistance army...when did this happen in history?
Xia Xifeng frowned and recalled for a moment: [Qin Lang, could this be the time before the establishment of the Human Empire?]
Qin Lang: [Don’t ask me.]
Xia Xifeng was speechless and could only think to himself.
Before the end of the world, when the world was still peaceful, the Elf Empire and the Human Empire, as the two largest empires in the world, had already signed a peace treaty and maintained close exchanges with each other.
But judging from the history books players have unearthed from the post-apocalyptic ruins and the official chronicles released by the game, the elves and other races have a bloody and hateful past.
Elves are the "eldest sons" of the gods, and call themselves the "darlings" of the gods. They are born with long lives and excellent talents.
They established the first empire on the dream world.
This empire was different from the later Elf Empire. It nominally ruled the entire continent, and all intelligent creatures on the continent were its people.
Elves are arrogant and look down on other intelligent beings, regarding them as inferior creatures.
The only weakness of elves is their extremely low fertility and difficulty in reproduction.
Although they possessed great power, their numbers were small. The world was gradually filled with other "less intelligent beings", and many small countries were born.
The Elf Empire was forced to change its foreign policy little by little, but it remained cruel and ruthless towards non-elf races within the empire.
Until the capital of the First Elf Empire was breached by the rebels and the Eternal Elf King was killed in battle.
A legendary professional who could kill the Elf King appeared among the lower creatures, which made the elves completely face up to other races.
This was also the opportunity for the emergence of the Human Empire.
But what does this have to do with Silvermoon?! Where did this dungeon get us?!
Xia Xifeng felt a slight headache: "You mean, you are a member of the resistance? And you think we are also members of the resistance?"
The man also showed a headache expression: "You are not elves, how can you not be the resistance? I thought you had some mission and deliberately exposed yourselves."
He and Xia Xifeng stared at each other.
Xia Xifeng said: "I'm really just passing by."
The man opened and closed his mouth, and finally held his forehead with his hand and said, "I can see it. So... excuse me for disturbing you? As a fellow human, you shouldn't tell on me, right?"
Xia Xifeng quickly hooked his arm around the man's shoulder and said, "No, I'm very interested in the resistance army. I've decided to join it now!"
That person: “…”
He turned around and wanted to leave.
Qin Lang drew his dagger.
The man sat back silently.
Xia Xifeng chuckled, "That elf man who just beat people up must be of high status, right? My companions and I have offended the nobles of this city, so we might as well rebel! Come on, introduce yourselves."
Xia Xifeng first introduced himself, saying that he and Qin Lang came from a desolate land and had the strength of a demigod.
The man twitched his lips slightly. "The gods have an agreement and cannot personally participate in this war. Demigods are also gods."
Xia Xifeng changed his words: "I'm only a few steps away from becoming a demigod, half a step to becoming a demigod!"
That person: "..." If he hadn't been completely powerless to fight back, he would have really felt that the person in front of him was playing a trick on him.
Having been subdued and without hostility, the man, though a little devastated, still introduced himself: "My name is Taylor, and I'm a Knight of the Holy Word of the Silver Moon Church."
Xia Xifeng's eyes lit up.
The Knight of the Holy Word is a combat class similar to Leila, Captain of the Green Sand City Guard—the "Oath Knight." When an Oath Knight swears an oath to the gods, declaring themselves loyal followers of the gods, they call themselves "Knights of the Holy Word." Players generally refer to this class as Paladins.
Finally hearing a piece of information related to Yin Yue, Xia Xifeng breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the plot direction he had chosen was correct.
"What a coincidence! My companions and I also believe in Silver Moon." Xia Xifeng rummaged through his backpack, trying to find out if there was anything related to Silver Moon in his warehouse.
Although the Silver Moon fell with the Day of Hope and was replaced by the Blood Moon, players have unearthed many Silver Moon-related materials from the ruins. These materials are used in forging, smelting, and making medicine.
"Huh?" Xia Xifeng took out a big sword from his backpack.
The Blackrock Town ancestral sword that had just been blessed by Silver Moon and used to pierce illusions, which should still be serving as a glow stick in the altar.
How did this greatsword automatically enter the backpack? Is it an item required for the quest? This is embarrassing. He even asked the mayor of Blackrock Town to guard the greatsword.
Without the greatsword blessed by Silver Moon, I hope the mayor of Blackrock Town will not be scared.
Taylor was stunned when he saw the big sword Xia Xifeng took out.
He drew his sword and pointed at the emblem on it, saying, "Where did you get this great sword? Why does it have my family emblem on it?"
Xia Xifeng looked at Taylor's greatsword, then looked at the greatsword he had taken out.
Although there are slight differences in appearance between the two, with Xia Xifeng's vision as a master-level blacksmith... well, he doesn't have this thing yet.
The player's built-in system identification technique told him that the two greatswords were actually the same.
【Taylor's greatsword.】
[The greatsword of Tyler, the first Lord of Blackrock Town, blessed by Silver Moon (reforged).]
"It was given to me by the Silver Moon God." Xia Xifeng said nonsense casually, "Maybe it was one of your ancestors' greatswords that was picked up by Him."
Taylor was silent for a few seconds, then said seriously, "Although you may truly be a demigod, please be respectful of the gods in your tone of voice."
"Oh." Xia Xifeng also became serious: "This is a gift from the great Silver Moon God. You should ask the Silver Moon God."
Taylor: “…” He was speechless more times today than in the entire year before.
Xia Xifeng's serious face relaxed. "We all believe in the same deity. You should trust me, right? By the way, are you the one favored by the Silver Moon God?"
Taylor shook his head. "No, I'm not. The mayor of this city is."
Now it was Xia Xifeng's turn to "..."
What? The lord of this city also worships the Silver Moon God? Then who are my enemies in this dungeon?
Xia Xifeng hesitated for a few seconds and chose to stand on the side of his heart.
He asked, "Is this city lord bad?"
Taylor replied: "He's violent."
Xia Xifeng nodded: "If what you said is true, I declare him expelled from the ranks of the Silver Moon God's Favored Ones."
Qin Lang, who had been a background figure for a long time, finally spoke: "Has your faith in Silver Moon wavered because the tyrannical city lord is a Silver Moon deity?"
Taylor immediately stood up straight, his expression solemn: "No, I will never waver in my faith in Silver Moon."
Qin Lang: "Even if Yin Yue stands on the side of your enemy?"
Taylor said, "I believe in the Silver Moon because it gives peace to all living beings equally. There is no good or evil in the Silver Moon. Those who have good and evil are the believers of the Silver Moon. Just like the sun shines on the earth and gives warmth to all living beings."
Xia Xifeng agreed: "The good and evil of mortals are mortal affairs, and there is no need for gods to intervene."
It's normal for elves and humans to have the same gods' favored ones. When mortals fight for territory, other gods, aside from their respective ancestral gods getting agitated, don't care. They don't care about the good or evil of mortals.
However, Xia Xifeng still believed that the Elf City Lord was not the true Silver Moon God's favorite.
The gods do not distinguish between good and evil in humans, but choose their favored ones based on their own preferences. Shuangri's preference is clearly for the innocent and naive halflings.
Could it be that "real moon and fake moon" means that they can distinguish between real and fake Silver Moon God's followers?
Xia Xifeng looked at Qin Lang and asked, "Shall we go and test it out tonight?"
Qin Lang said: "Okay, I'll try to kill him directly."
Xia Xifeng originally wanted to say that killing him directly was too much, but after thinking about it, he felt that this way of breaking the deadlock was not a problem, provided that Qin Lang could really kill the elf city lord. "Okay, take it easy, it's very dangerous to open up new land."
Qin Lang looked towards the door. "He's not dangerous. He's just a legend."
Xia Xifeng also looked towards the door and used the identification technique.
The Elf City Lord is just outside the door, level 119.
Level 119? Isn't this an instant kill?
Qin Lang used the magician's hand to grab the elf city lord who was knocking on the door and brought him in, and sat him down with Taylor.
Xia Xifeng threw a barrier scroll to cover the room and isolate it from outside interference.
The Elf City Lord immediately recognized Taylor, the leader of the rebels who was trying to overthrow his rule over the territory.
Taylor also confirmed at a glance that this elf city lord was real, not a substitute.
They thought they would meet again in the final battle.
The moment they meet is the moment when the battle between oppression and resistance is decided.
However, reality played a big joke on them.
The two looked at each other.
Elf City Lord: "Your helper?"
Taylor was actually in the mood to joke: "I don't deserve it."
The two confirmed with each other that neither of them knew the two masters who suddenly appeared in front of them.
They looked at each other again.
Anyone who can easily suppress a Legendary class player must be close to becoming a god. Aren't gods forbidden from doing this? Not even demigods!
Taylor introduced Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang: "The two Excellencies said they are still half a step away from becoming demigods."
Xia Xifeng nodded rapidly, "That's right, I'm still halfway there, so it's not against the rules. Elf City Lord, I heard you're favored by the Silver Moon God? Where's the evidence?"
He placed the greatsword blessed by Silver Moon across his legs and raised his brows.
The greatsword that Silver Moon had just blessed shone brightly.
Taylor obviously had never seen the artifact blessed by Silver Moon, so when Xia Xifeng took out the greatsword, his attention was attracted by the emblem on the greatsword.
The Elf City Lord might have actually come into contact with Silver Moon's divine power. He was immediately frightened by the unusually abundant Silver Moon divine power on the greatsword: "You, you are also Silver Moon's favored ones?"
Xia Xifeng said arrogantly, "Don't say 'also'."
When Xia Xifeng pretended to be the Silver Moon God's favored one to trick two NPCs, Qin Lang turned his attention to the outside of the door.
The Elf City Lord did not come to "visit" alone, he brought a lot of guards with him.
However, he didn't want to immediately conflict with Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang, two unfamiliar human masters, so he showed courtesy and asked Xia Xifeng and Qin Lang about their purpose of coming.
However, none of the guards the Elf City Lord brought with him were as strong as he himself. When the Elf City Lord was "caught" and brought in without any resistance, the guards did not dare to act rashly.
Whether it was Taylor or the Elf City Lord, their reactions were too normal and seemed to have nothing to do with the evil god.
And compared to Qin Lang, they are too weak.
With the level suppression of 70 or 80, Qin Lang beat them with the same ease as Amuruo trained Leo and Pereira.
The last time we entered the parallel world, we had to fight the evil god. This time, the parallel world copy couldn’t be so easy.
Where will the real enemy be?
Qin Lang withdrew his gaze from the door.
He looked out the window: "It's getting dark."
The Elf City Lord was racking his brains to think of how to prove his identity as the Silver Moon God's favorite to this strange suspected demigod.
Hearing Qin Lang's words, his gaze involuntarily turned to the window.
"What's wrong with it being dark...ah, the moon!" Xia Xifeng came to his senses and jumped up from the wide chair.
He walked to the window and looked up at the sky with a frown.
Only then did Xia Xifeng realize the problem that he should have discovered long ago.
It was daytime in this city before, but the sky was white and hazy, and the sun was not visible.
Not being able to see the sun during the day can be a common thing.
You can't see the sun on a cloudy day.
But this is a Silver Moon-related copy, so the fact that "the sun cannot be seen" may be unusual.
"The moon is out." Xia Xifeng looked at the silver moon and instinctively felt uncomfortable.
Qin Lang's sword was against the throat of the Elf City Lord.
The Elf City Lord raised his hands high and smiled, "I didn't expect that even with my increased strength, I still couldn't see through yours. But now, can I prove that I am the Silver Moon God's favored one?"
Xia Xifeng turned around.
According to the system's assessment, the Elf City Lord's level soared to level 167.
Not only the elven city lord, but also the level of the elven guards guarding the door has skyrocketed.
The Elf City Lord smiled enthusiastically: "The God of Silver Moon is on our side! Taylor, you have been abandoned by the God of Silver Moon!"
Xia Xifeng: "Qin Lang, stun the enemy."
Qin Lang knocked down the Elf City Lord with a club.
Xia Xifeng: "Look at the greatsword in my hand. Say it again? If you want to be the Silver Moon God's favored one, beat me first!"
Qin Lang almost said, "You try fighting him," but luckily he didn't say it out loud, as it ruined the atmosphere.
The light from the greatsword in Xia Xifeng's hand grew brighter and brighter, as if it was trying to squeeze out the light from the surrounding "Silver Moon".
The silver moon in the sky seemed to sense something, and its light became brighter and brighter, illuminating the city like daylight.
The Elf City Lord got up from the ground and stared at Xia Xifeng with a gloomy face as he was holding a greatsword.
When the "Silver Moon" appeared in the sky, Taylor covered his forehead with his hands.
When Qin Lang hit the Elf City Lord on the head with a club, he laughed.
This Silver Moon Paladin, who was not one of the Silver Moon God's chosen ones, struggled to stand up straight, leaning on his greatsword.
"The Silver Moon selflessly grants peace to all living beings, regardless of good or evil."
"I believe in the Silver Moon, even if I am against the Silver Moon's favored ones."
"Even after many reincarnations, I will never abandon my vow."
"What if your enemy is Silver Moon itself?" The Elf City Lord's ferocious expression ruined the beauty of his face.
Taylor said solemnly, "There must be an evil god impersonating Silver Moon. I will defend Silver Moon with the sword in my hand!"
Xia Xifeng looked at Taylor who had merged with the light of the "Silver Moon".
He had already noticed that the feeling Taylor's power gave him was the same as that of the Elf City Lord.
That is, consistent with the "silver moon" in the sky.
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