In the end, Fang Zheng decided to go to the depths of Shadow Canyon with Malte and others to stop the evil plot of the lich. In fact, he really had no choice. Fang Zheng could not get out of Shadow Canyon alone, and Malte and others were determined to go back, so he could only accompany them. Thinking about it carefully, this might be a good idea. After all, if he followed these people, he might meet Shi Dong and Miss M, and it would be much easier to leave at that time.
In the battle on the riverbank, the team suffered heavy casualties. Including Malte and Conan, only five knights survived. Two of them were seriously injured. Fang Zheng had no choice but to play the role of a priest and use the Paladin's Holy Light Flash to heal them. This move naturally amazed Malte, but unfortunately, Fang Zheng's Paladin skills did not include resurrection, so he was powerless to save those who died - but even if there was, he probably wouldn't save them. When he was with Knight Conan before, Fang Zheng also inquired about the situation. Although in this world, as long as there is a breath, you can be saved, but the resurrection of the dead is not one of them. That is the realm of gods. If ordinary people come up with something like the resurrection of the dead, it is easier for people to associate it with the existence of the necromancer who plays with the soul. Fang Zheng has not taken off the hat of a cultist yet, so he dare not cause more trouble and add the sign of a necromancer to himself.
According to Marte, the main force that had ambushed them was the one that had set up the ambush. They fought and ran, and many of them were scattered. In the end, they had no choice but to fight to the death on the bloody riverbank. If Fang Zheng hadn't arrived in time, they would have really "fought to the death". However, the situation is not bad now. Including Marte and Conan, a total of five Templar Knights survived, which is barely good news.
After Fang Zheng treated their wounds, everyone immediately evacuated from the bloody riverbank. However, to their surprise, this time they were very peaceful along the way and did not encounter any enemies. This was good news and bad news. The good news was that they seemed to no longer be the primary target of the lich. The bad news was that since the lich no longer needed them, it meant that he was confident enough to complete the ritual. In this case, everyone had to hurry up and stop his evil plans and plots.
The night deepens.
Fang Zheng sat on a rock, looking at the bonfire in front of him. In the dark wilderness, the orange flame was particularly reassuring. The night wind swirled across the wilderness, and even strange noises could be heard in the distance. He didn't know if it was the roar of a wild beast or the scream of a ghost.
How interesting...
Looking at all this, Fang Zheng couldn't help but narrow his eyes and leaned comfortably against the stone. He grew up in the city and occasionally traveled to some places, but it was the first time for him to build a bonfire and spend the night in the endless wilderness. The novelty alone made him quite addicted. It even made him feel as if he had traveled through time and returned to the wild era thousands of years ago. Perhaps the primitive people back then also gathered around the bonfire like this, enjoying the warmth and dispelling the darkness. The heavy feeling brought by time rushed towards him, and even made Fang Zheng lose his mind for a moment.
"You seldom travel."
Just as Fang Zheng was admiring the beautiful scenery in front of him, Malte came over and sat next to him. Hearing Malte's question, Fang Zheng nodded.
"Yes, very rarely. I was very busy before. To be honest, I can't remember the last time I looked up at the stars."
“People are always too eager to focus on what is in front of them, and ignore the beautiful scenery around them.”
Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Malte looked at him with a smile.
"To be honest, sometimes it's better to go out for a walk, even in this situation. After all, no one knows whether they can live to see tomorrow, so they should concentrate on enjoying the present. Only in this way, they will not regret the good times they missed before they die."
"That makes a lot of sense."
Facing Marte's sigh, Fang Zheng nodded. Isn't it the same for people living in the city? Every day, they are busy with work and housework, and they only care about the price of food, medical insurance reimbursement and other trivial matters. They go to work, get off work, socialize with colleagues, and when they go home, they have to worry about their children's studies, mortgage payments, and maybe even consider whether the recent gasoline price has risen again. As for the city they live in, who really cares about what it is like?
What is the purpose of living a lifetime?
This question has a different answer for everyone.
But most importantly…
"A person's life should be spent in this way: when he looks back on the past, he will not regret wasting his time, nor will he be ashamed of doing nothing..."
"Oh? That's an interesting thing to say. Did you come up with that idea yourself?"
“No, I read this in a book before.”
Noticing Malte's curious gaze, Fang Zheng shrugged.
"To be honest, I didn't take it seriously at the time. After all, anyone can talk about the truth, and... it's useless to talk about it... But now, I understand a little bit."
"The advantage of being young is that you are fearless. Living cautiously may bring peace of mind, but it is a bit boring. In fact, for me, it is better not to understand some great truths. If you understand them, it means that when you gain something, you lose something else."
Having said that, Malte stood up and patted Fang Zheng on the shoulder.
"It's late, don't you want to go and get some rest? We still have to travel tomorrow."
"I'll stay a little longer."
"Okay, be careful. Although the scenery is beautiful, there are also dangers. A person's life is like walking on a foggy road. No one knows what will happen next."
"I am very aware of that."
Facing Malte's sigh, Fang Zheng felt the same way - after all, no one could understand the meaning of this sentence better than himself. He could be killed by a high-voltage wire and was reborn through time travel. What else in this life could he not encounter?
Marte went back to rest, leaving Fang Zheng alone here. But the reason why he stayed here was not just to enjoy the scenery. After confirming that there was no one around, Fang Zheng took out the few spirit crystals he had put away before. In fact, after learning from the system that he could recharge, Fang Zheng had been impatient for a long time. Now that he found the opportunity, he immediately began to try how to recharge.
Soon, after Fang Zheng took out those spirit crystals, the previous system information appeared in front of him again.
[Valuable convertible materials detected, do you want to convert and recharge? ]
"yes."
Looking at the information in front of him, Fang Zheng chose to confirm without hesitation. Soon he saw a golden circular magic circle emerging from his palm, and the spirit crystals shrouded in the magic circle quietly decomposed and turned into countless golden particles that flew around, like iron filings attracted by a magnet and merged into the magic circle. Then, Fang Zheng's eyes once again showed the system prompt.
[190 points of crystal energy have been absorbed, please choose to use]
190?
Looking at the numbers in front of him, Fang Zheng was stunned for a moment. He remembered that according to the ratio he designed, the krypton gold of crystal energy was exchanged at a currency value of 1:1. In other words, these spirit crystals in his hand were only worth this much money? But wait... if he remembered correctly, the ratio of crystal energy to dimensional points seemed to be 1:5... which meant that he could only exchange for 38 dimensional points at most?
Thinking of this, Fang Zheng's expression suddenly became much stiffer.
This means that, including the 5 dimensional points he had accumulated before, he can only draw four times?
So the question is, is this a draw? A draw? Or a draw?
Fang Zheng felt that this question was so stupid that it did not need to be answered. If you spend money but don't draw, what's the difference between that and being a salted fish?
So Fang Zheng made a decisive decision.
smoke!