Chapter 435: All members promoted, the past of drilling teeth, and a night visit to the palace (7K)

The snow leopard stood up straight, put its two furry paws on Ye Zhi's shoulders, and stretched out its cold tongue to lick Ye Zhi's silver hair affectionately.

Fokasi was watching the scene with kind eyes, and said to Gray beside him: "In the blink of an eye, the young master and his magical pet have grown a lot."

Furka paused, then smiled and said, "Of course, your strength has also greatly improved, Miss Grey."

Fokas's upper limit is at the fourth ring. After Ye Zhi provided him with a lot of magic potions, his strength is now close to the fifth ring. In the northern province where the war has been settled, he is able to control the situation.

Gray looked in Yeats' direction and smiled, comparing it to another person: "It's as if the snow leopard licked Yeats's hair as if it were cheese!"

"Even if you are the chosen one of the Winter Gods, you can't resist the delicious food that Ye Zhi feeds you." Diamond stood on Gray's shoulder and said seriously, "Me too!"

As both the sacred beast of the Goddess of Winter and the guardian of the Jueling Mountains, the snow leopard of the Yeats family is worthy of the title of "King of the Snow Mountains".

The newly-comprehended magic "Frost Curtain" enables the snow leopard to have the capital to fight against the emperor-level monsters in the ice and snow.

Ye Zhi touched the snow leopard's spotted forehead, and the latter squinted its eyes in enjoyment and rubbed its head against Ye Zhi's palm.

Ye Zhi thought to himself, "The Snow Leopard is currently an Emperor-level Magical Beast, slightly inferior to the Emperor-level level where the Snow Owl is."

“However, as long as it is cultivated to the emperor level, the [Frost Veil] blessed by the divinity of winter will become a large-scale killing move that is no less powerful than the Snow Owl’s arcane magic!”

The truth and falsehood coexist in the Frost Curtain. The snow and fog that look like a mirage, the hail and snow that are as sharp as a knife, can all become deadly weapons. If the Frost Curtain is used over a city, the entire city will be blocked in a seemingly endless snow country! The New Year's hot pot dinner became an opportunity to strengthen the snow leopard, which was a surprise beyond Ye Zhi's expectation.

In Ye Zhi's opinion, the direction of snow leopard training is to specialize in ice and snow magic. After being promoted to an emperor-level magic beast, the snow leopard can also master the "Avalanche", a very lethal six-ring magic under the faith of the Goddess of Winter.

As long as it is in cold areas, such as the snow-covered North and the ice sea with surging ice spikes, snow leopards can play a huge advantage in these battlefields!

As for the other magical pets in the team.

Snow Owl can break through the bottleneck of epic Warcraft by delving into time and space magic, which is more profound than arcane magic.

Space-time magic is the most profound and obscure school of magic. There are only a few wizards who study this art in the entire Midgard continent.

Without the guidance of predecessors, it would undoubtedly be extremely difficult for Snowy Owl to delve deeper into the magic of time and space.

However, as a "great magician" whose talent makes Kendra feel ashamed, Snow Owl wants to challenge the highest difficulty! After hearing Ye Zhi's research suggestions, Snow Owl's eyes sparkled, and his eyes were filled with a strong desire to explore and learn about magic.

"Gu!" Snowflakes slowly floated on the pine branches. The snowy owl on the branch raised its head proudly and reservedly, with light flashing in its eyes.

Isn't it just continuing to learn time and space magic?

Teacher Blueberry, let me see your limits! The most representative and powerful magic in time and space magic is the "eternal moment" that temporarily stops time in a certain area.

When the eternal moment is opened, everyone except the caster and the target given authority to act will fall into stillness.

Ye Zhi seemed to have seen the Snowy Owl stop time and then rush forward with his fists waved.

This scene seemed familiar, just like a battle between stand users. Ye Zhi stroked his chin.

"No... Why do I feel like I'm the Snow Owl's substitute?"

The potion materials that help the snow leopard advance are relatively easy to find. Frost-type monsters are very common in the Absolute Ridge Mountains and the Northern Kingdom, and even emperor-level monsters can be found.

Since [Frost Veil] also uses illusion ability when casting, it is best to add materials that can enhance illusion ability when making the Snow Leopard's promotion potion.

Yeats thought for a moment and had a goal in mind.

To the east of the Wall of Neverwinter, in the far north where frost giants and dwarves live, there lives a kind of frost beast that lives in groups, the Frostwing Banshee.

The Frostwing Banshee is the offspring of the epic Warcraft Harpy. Due to the icy environment, she has evolved the ability to control ice and snow. She has a charming body and ice crystal wings. Her spell called "Frost Tears Elegy" can allow travelers to see beautiful illusions before they freeze.

This beautiful humanoid creature... the great poet Perun was ecstatic! The frost tear crystals of the frostwing banshee, combined with the tusks of the frostmaw wolf and the bone fragments of the snow giant, which are unique to the North, can be mixed into a six-ring [Frostmaw Potion] to help the snow leopard successfully upgrade to an emperor-level monster and make its [Frost Veil] even more powerful! "When I recast the Nibelung Ring, I happened to be going to the country of the snow giants to find the dwarf craftsmen living under the mountains."

Ye Zhi planned his trip, his eyes moving slightly: "I will collect the potion materials for the snow leopard along the way and strengthen it!"

The materials for frost potions are easy to find, but the materials for time and space potions are rare in the world.

There is a magical beast called the Phase Spider that can travel through space cracks and perform continuous flashes.

However, this magical beast has a lower level of rings and cannot meet the magic needs of the Snow Owl.

Yeats searched his memory in vain, so he sought help from the collector Mammon, and the greedy capitalist quickly came up with a solution.

"This is easy. After you get the ring, go to the star plane to hunt whales! The Star Chart Whale is covered with precious space-time materials. As long as you can hunt one, it will be enough for your magic pet to be promoted to the Holy Realm!"

"Starry sky plane?" Ye Zhi was slightly surprised. "Are you sure that is a plane that can be explored by the Sanctuary level?"

"The ruler of the astral plane is a sleeping astral dragon. He was born from the will of the plane. As long as we don't anger him, we can move freely in the astral plane with the power of the sanctuary."

Mammon explained: "The reason why I know about the astral world is because Lucifer has his own planet in the astral world...His title of Son of the Morning Star is related to the Venus that He rules!"

"How many stars are there in the starry sky?" Ye Zhi asked curiously.

"Not counting the sun and the moon, there are a total of seven main stars, and countless small stars... Some star creatures rely on their special body structures to travel through the sea of ​​stars. They are often closely related to the laws of time and space."

Yeats was thoughtful. It seemed that the astronomy in this world was very different from that in his previous life.

According to Mammon's explanation, celestial bodies exist in a plane called the astral plane, and the stars, sun, and moon we see in daily life are just projections of the celestial bodies on the material plane.

"If I want Snow Owl to ascend to the Holy Land with the power of space-time magic and help it achieve higher attainments in space-time magic, first I must be qualified to explore the astral realm myself..."

Yeats looked up at the falling snowflakes in the sky and murmured in his heart: "In the final analysis, I still have to find the Morning Star Diamond..."

The enhancement routes for the Snow Owl and Snow Leopard have been determined, one delves into time and space, and the other specializes in ice and frost.

The training of the two demon servants, Mammon and Behemoth, is also very simple. One only needs to collect treasures for Mammon to make fakes, while the other one can eat both meat and vegetables, and only needs to hunt powerful monsters for it to devour.

The upgrade of the Dullahan needs to rely on the Saint's inheritance... to be more precise, the Saint's head! Kaelya is currently at the fourth ring level, and will soon be able to upgrade to the fifth ring. Once the head of the predecessor Saint is found, it will be easy to achieve the sixth ring, and it is possible to directly upgrade two levels and enter the Holy Land.

After all, Kaelya possesses both the power of death and light, and should be considered a mechanical monster in the game. She is an undead creature but is not restrained by holy light. Instead, she can absorb holy light for her own use.

And the Saint was a powerful man sent from heaven when she was alive, and after her death she was able to suppress the nightmare demons in the bottomless pit with just her head... Her will was compatible with Kylia, and her head was plug-and-play.

Before I knew it, the snowy night had deepened.

Everyone who drank the red wine couldn't help but have a drunken blush on their faces.

Gray counted the days on her fingers, and said to herself, "Going back to Dragon Country with Ye Zhi... Hehe... I have to find some good things from the Great Elder's treasure house as gifts..."

Hearing this, Hildreth smiled and looked at Ye Zhi with gentle eyes. Her gaze met his, with a tender look in her eyes. She said nothing, but nodded gently.

White smoke rose from the hot pot. They looked at each other through the hazy mist, but their hearts were close to each other.

Yeats suddenly thought of The King of the Wild Hunt.

I remember him sitting on the top of the snowy mountain, drinking red wine alone, and talking about the old things between him and the Silver Dragon Queen.

Watching his lover wither away and die in his arms, unable to save him, he could only keep fighting, looking for the only possibility of defeating fate...

Looking at the figure in front of him, Ye Zhi suddenly felt a heavy sense of responsibility on his shoulders. The mistletoe in his soul realm felt a slight pain, waking Ye Zhi up in this warm snowy night.

Choose to fight against the eternal destiny...

It's not for the sake of courage alone.

It's for something precious that must be protected.

"Now I'm a family hero too."

Ye Zhi smiled self-deprecatingly, raised his glass again, and said loudly amid the falling snow, "Come on, everyone... Cheers!"

The wine glasses were raised high, clinking crisply, and the cheerful laughter blended into the quiet snowy night like snowflakes.

Ratatoskr, the former devil-like squirrel who had once provoked a world-destroying war between gods, was now standing quietly on the treetop, holding a miniature replica of the Dionysus horn cup in his hand.

Zuan Ya quietly watched Ye Zhi and others raising their glasses, with a slight flicker in his deep eyes, and slowly raised his glass to drink.

"Gu~"

At night, the Snow Owl was particularly energetic, staring at Zuanya with its bright eyes, saying, "I will keep an eye on you and not let you disturb everyone's fun!" "I'm not a person who doesn't understand romance." Zuanya smiled, "There are occasions for adding fuel to the fire!"

"Gu?" Snow Owl looked at Diamond, his eyes clearly saying, I don't believe it! "I've wanted to ask this for a long time, Ratatosk..."

The Siamese cat, as dark as the night, appeared silently under the tree, looking up at the diamond on the tree with its golden eyes, and there seemed to be a fascinating magic in its eyes.

"What is your purpose in following Ye Zhi?"

Compared to Daisy, whose purpose is very pure and she just wants to have fun, Zuanya's life experience seems to be more mysterious.

After all, it is a mythical beast that left a bad reputation in mythology and overturned the current situation with its own power. Even though it looks harmless, it is like a time bomb and no one knows when it will start a war.

"You seem to care about Yeats more than I do?" said Diamond.

"I signed a familiar contract with him, and you just followed him as a companion... companion, huh." Mammon paused and asked, "I am more trustworthy than you, am I not?"

Diamondtooth didn't answer, but muttered quietly, "A long time ago, Nidhogg, Vidoflnir, and I were companions."

There was a questioning gleam in Mammon's eyes.

"So, what did you do to make them turn against you?"

Zuan Ya was stunned for a moment, a conflicted look flashed across his face, as if he was considering whether he should tell the past.

"If you can't give me a clear answer," Mammon said coldly, "In the new year... I'm afraid I'll have to advise my Lord to consider whether to let you continue to stay with him!"

As a familiar, the safety of his master is undoubtedly the top priority. After all, if something happens to Ye Zhi, Mammon, as a familiar, will also die.

Normally, Mammon suppressed his distrust of Zuanya because Ye Zhi and Zuanya interacted frequently. But at this gathering, Mammon confronted Zuanya privately in order to find out the other party's background.

Ratatoskr’s reputation... makes Mammon more afraid than the devil!

Zuanya was silent for a long time, then raised his eyes to look at the bright red Arenil cauldron, then looked at Ye Zhi beside the cauldron, and said with a firm mind:

"Okay...you need to keep this ancient secret secret for me, and I will tell you what happened that day!"

Mammon nodded solemnly, and a hint of nervousness and curiosity arose in his heart.

This is an ancient secret involving a world-destroying war! There must be some subversive and heavy news behind it!

Zuanya took a deep breath and said:

"Actually, the wind from Vidoflnir was too strong that day, and then—"

"I'm hard of hearing."

Mammon: "...Meow?"

Zuan Ya looked complicated and said:

"Because I misheard Vidofolnir's words, He originally wanted to talk to Nidhogg, and I thought He wanted to challenge Nidhogg, so I went to help Him pass on the message... Nidhogg said Vidofolnir was too old and might die in another battle. I misheard again and thought He said that the other party was too noisy..."

Mammon's expression gradually became strange.

Zuanya spread out his two claws and said helplessly:

"After a while, the Blasphemous Black Dragon and the Withering Wind started fighting... My two companions severed their ties with me just like that."

The air suddenly became quiet.

After a while.

Mammon's scream broke the eerie silence.

"So you're saying that because you're hard of hearing, you've caused a war between gods?!"

Diamond's face was filled with shame, and he raised his paws and made shushing gestures: "Stop talking, stop talking, it's all in the past!"

Who could have thought that a doomsday battle that would shake the World Tree would have such an absurd cause.

Because of this accidental hearing loss, Ratatoskr was given the title of "ferocious beast" that went down in history! Mammon was in a complicated mood. He looked up at the snow and murmured, "The essence of this world... is absurd!"

Honestly speaking, this kind of unreliable operation is consistent with his usual boring temper.

After confirming that Diamondtooth had not become so weak just now, but had been very weak in ancient times, Mammon's heart was completely dead.

"I was so worried about Yeats that I lost sleep for a long time. It turns out that this squirrel is really a mascot!"

Mammon sighed: "As a familiar, I really care about my boss...Ye Zhi should really give me a raise!!"

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Zuanya stood on the treetop, gazing into the distance with the demeanor of a sage who had hidden his achievements and fame.

"I don't want war, I want peace."

Zuanya said slowly: "Now following Ye Zhi... making some melon seeds is my real dream!

The meaning of this squirrel's life... is to get some melon seeds to eat!

Mammon was speechless and looked like a kitten.

Feeling Daisy and you are beside Yeats -

One is for excitement and fun, the other is for eating melon seeds and reading gossip! *The New Year's hot pot dinner has come to an end.

The next day, Ye Zhi stayed in Sapphire Manor, preparing the five-ring potion upgrade formula for Kylia.

Since Kylia's promotion potion required both light and dark materials, Ye Zhi asked for a resource from the Moonlight Sect and the Dark Night Sect respectively.

The order was issued half a month ago, and it took half a month to allocate resources. It officially came into Ye Zhi's hands today.

Mammon looked at the two documents in Ye Zhi's hand and said with emotion: "Multiple gods are good. One task of collecting resources can be distributed to two sects!"

"The Cult of the Mists cannot."

Daisy added: "Because the things that the Mist believers found were either fake or they were deceived!"

Mammon looked at Daisy speechlessly.

How come you even disparage your own believers?

Yeats examined it carefully.

Both resources are heroic, one is the Undead Gargoyle's Magic-Forbidden Eyes, and the other is the Moonlight Unicorn's Silvermoon Horn. When mixed into a [Gargoyle Potion], it will allow Kaylya to further enhance her resistance to spells and swordsmanship while advancing to the fifth ring.

Soon, Ye Zhi finished preparing the potion and called out, "Kelya, it's time to drink the potion!"

In the quiet room, Ye Zhi watched Kylia take off her helmet, revealing a twisted, surging black shadow around her neck.

She raised the glass bottle and poured the dark grey potion into the surging shadows. The shadows flickered for a moment but did not go out, and then, Kylia put on her helmet again.

"How does it feel?" Yeats asked.

"I can feel it digesting the effects of the potion..."

Kailya said slowly: "It will take about a day to completely digest this magic potion and advance to the fifth ring!"

Yeats nodded with satisfaction.

The promotion to the fifth ring was just the beginning. All that was left was to retrieve the Saint's head and equip it on Kailya! The next day, Kailya successfully promoted to the fifth ring and mastered a new combat skill called [Dead Silence Ice Blade].

I saw Kelya turned over and rode on the nightmare horse, stretched out her hand, and the blade wrapped with frost slowly emerged from the shadows. Kelya grasped the hilt of the sword, and a cold breath of death spread around like a nightmare! Ye Zhi's eyes jumped... Why does this sword look so much like Frostmourne?

"Not only can Kelya master both light and darkness, she can also use hellfire and death frost at the same time."

Ye Zhi thought to herself, "I'll give her a Fire of Joy some other day to pair with Frostmourne!"

Over the past few days, not only has the Snow Owl's teleportation magic become more advanced, but the teleportation distance has also been greatly increased.

The Snow Leopard's proficiency in "Frost Curtain" is also improving, and it only lacks an opportunity to show it off.

Kylia successfully advanced to the fifth ring through the potion prepared by Ye Zhi, and became more adept at using the two contradictory powers.

While improving his magical pet, Ye Zhi couldn't help but consider the development strategy for the two "destined heroines" Gray and Hilde.

"Gray's chance should be related to the Silver Dragon Queen... They both have the mission of the Dragonborn..."

The mission of the Dragonborn is to collect and inherit the power of the five-colored dragon gods and kill the evil dragon Tiamat who is trying to revive.

According to the world view of the original game, there are five colors of dragons in this world, and each dragon corresponds to a dragon god, namely blue dragon, red dragon, green dragon, bronze dragon and black dragon. By inheriting the power of the dragon roar of these dragons, the Dragonborn will gradually become a dragon that surpasses the dragon god and eventually defeat Tiamat.

However, Gray is currently on the path of the silver dragon, which involves the laws of time, a path that is inconsistent with the way of dragon roar. Perhaps we can consider letting her practice both magic and martial arts, studying time magic while relying on the powerful physique of the dragon race for close combat.

"The Leviathan Axe and Thor's Hammer that can be automatically recalled are very suitable for Gray's fighting style..."

Ye Zhi stroked his chin, his eyes moving slightly: "When you go to find the dwarf craftsman, you can also find out the whereabouts of these two artifacts."

It’s a different era now and you’re still learning traditional dragon roars.

Just let Grey imitate Kratos and pick up the axe to fight head-on! "Hilde's growth opportunity is related to Brunhilde, the Valkyrie of the North..."

"This time I'm going to the Neverwinter Wall with Hildreth. Under the guidance of the power of destiny, there is a high probability that these two people will meet."

"I don't need to interfere with Hildre's growth... I just need her to learn from Brunhilde. When she inherits the power of the Valkyrie, she will be able to ascend to the Sanctuary!"

After setting the growth goals for his companions, Ye Zhi continued to stay in Sapphire Manor, patiently waiting for the opportunity to sneak into the palace.

It was January, spring had not yet arrived, and the days were getting colder by the day.

Yeats lived a peaceful duke life in the manor. He practiced swordsmanship with Herod in the morning, had afternoon tea with Grey in the study in the afternoon, and was dragged by Daisy to explore the famous haunted houses, historical sites, and ghost alleys in Paris in the evening.

No ghosts were seen in the haunted house, but the thieves lurking in the house were frightened by Daisy's magic. They couldn't sleep for several nights and voluntarily turned themselves in.

"Boring!" Daisy complained to Yeats.

"Don't worry, there will be a river of blood soon!" Zuan Ya said while cracking melon seeds.

Ye Zhi: "...Can you two look forward to seeing me?"

This day.

In the city of Paris, there was a heavy snowfall, which was rarely seen in a century.

The snowstorm collapsed a large number of houses. Louis ordered disaster relief and the royal guards were sent to various parts of the city to carry out tasks, which resulted in loopholes in the defense of the palace.

This heavy snow came at the right time.

Yeats acted decisively and, taking advantage of the night, put on the invisibility cloak he had obtained from his trip to Assyria.

"Let's go and sneak into Roland Palace!"

*Roland Palace.

In the elegant and luxurious study, behind the mahogany writing desk, the graceful and noble blond monarch put his hand on his forehead, reviewing the document in his hand.

"I have checked the disaster report and it is basically true."

Violet, the leader of the Dragonhawk Knights, stood in front of the desk and whispered, "The scale of this snowstorm has not been seen in a hundred years. The city suffered heavy losses. I have sent people to donate food to the victims. Low-level druids who mastered the magic berry and healing arts, and mage apprentices who learned the meal making arts have formed a temporary team of about a hundred people and have also been sent to various places in the city..."

Louis nodded slightly.

Power comes from the actual ability to control, not from theory or morality.

In the eyes of the Sun King, helping disaster victims was not out of benevolence, but only for the sake of the country and political stability... This is essentially a pragmatism.

"I must report to you that there are monks in the city spreading rumors, claiming that this natural disaster is a punishment for your disbelief in the Creator." Violet whispered, "There are also missionaries who are selling indulgences in the name of appeasing God's wrath, and they have gathered a large crowd."

"We are here to provide disaster relief, but some people are using the name of natural disasters to make money."

Louis said calmly: "Arrest them and restrict their use of any property to prevent them from using the banking industry to transfer it abroad... Both the Vatican and the Knights Templar need a cleanup."

More than a hundred years ago, King Philip, a "handsome man" known for his shrewdness and ability, hunted down members of the Knights Templar in the name of heresy, which also became the origin of "Black Friday".

The reason is nothing more than the infringement of royal power by divine power.

Violet accepted Louis' order and immediately reported:

"Regarding the mission you entrusted to me before, Your Majesty, I have found clues about the 'Morning Star'."

There was a barely perceptible glimmer in Louis' eyes, and he said:

"Go on."

"I have placed spies in the Thieves Guild, and through them I discovered that several high-ranking officials of the Thieves Guild were involved with someone in the Vatican. These high-ranking officials followed the orders of the other party, stole holy objects, and transferred them from underground to foreign countries."

Violet frowned and said, "There is reason to infer that the diamonds were transferred to the Papal States by the Thieves' Guild. The Vatican was behind this theft!"

Lewis's mouth corners slightly raised, but a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he said softly: "We need solid evidence before we can justifiably challenge the Holy See."

"I will continue searching!"

"No... Even if there is no evidence, you can order someone to forge one."

The young monarch's eyes flickered: "The means are secondary, the purpose is the key!"

The night is falling.

It is snowing heavily.

A figure wearing an invisibility cloak flew quickly over the intricate gardens of Roland Palace.

"So, you suspect that King Roland wants to attack the Vatican, so he staged the 'national treasure theft' drama himself?" Mammon said in surprise.

"Royal power and divine power are like water and fire. Louis is a wise and capable ruler who will not allow divine power to override the monarchical system."

Ye Zhi analyzed, "There is another possibility. When he was young, he made a deal with Lucifer and gained the power of arrogance. Since they are in different camps, he will take action against the Church sooner or later!"

Mammon thought for a long time and sighed: "Perhaps, you guessed it all!"

His eyes fell on the direction of the palace treasury, and Ye Zhi's eyes were deep, and he whispered:

"Whether it is true or not, we will know it after we find out..."

(End of this chapter)