Everyone was confused, including Lu Ran.
Because this breakthrough into the secret realm is another extremely unconventional breakthrough into the secret realm.
It involves the derivative profession of the Beastmaster: the Necromancer.
The cursed witch is gone, but the power of the undead is also quite unusual.
However, compared to the power of curses, various countries have done some research on the power of the undead.
After all, the transnational criminal organization "The Other Shore" made its fortune by mastering the power of the undead.
Therefore, any Beastmaster who is knowledgeable enough will know more or less what the necromancy and necromancers are.
Of course, with the revival of spiritual energy, there are very few beastmasters hunted on the other side.
They are probably out hunting extraordinary creatures for upgrades, which slightly reduces their presence during this busiest time for all countries.
"Does Infinite City have warehouse inspections?"
At this time, Lu Ran did not make a camp choice immediately, but murmured in his heart.
He remembered the "Death Resurrection" skill book in his backpack and suspected that Infinite City had conducted a backpack inspection on him.
"No matter what, this breakthrough to the secret realm comes at the right time!"
Lu Ran's original idea was that it would be fine to encounter a normal breakthrough secret realm. Although he has now encountered one that seems a little abnormal, Lu Ran feels that he can accept it unexpectedly.
Lu Ran felt that the source of the undead power was most likely related to the Dragon of Death.
Entering this secret realm would make it easier for him to investigate information related to the Death Dragon.
In addition, Lu Ran intends to cultivate undead pets, but even the Xia Kingdom does not have much experience in this area.
Just like how he improved his cooking skills by breaking through the secret realm, this secret realm might allow him to gain some knowledge about the necromancy.
And now, the most important issue is the choice of this camp identity.
A civilian beastmaster who participated in the subjugation of Ming'an City...a civilian beastmaster who was seduced by the power of the dead.
The corner of Lu Ran's mouth twitched.
For a normal beastmaster, he would definitely choose the first option. After all, no matter what, it sounds like the "just" side.
The evil image of the necromancer has long been deeply rooted in people's minds because of the existence of the Beyond organization.
Moreover, even in the Star-Moon Continent, necromancers do not seem to be very popular.
This is not because the necromancy system is inherently discriminated against, but because the growth of a necromancer is too unstable. Absorbing soul power for a long time will cause the necromancer to lose his mind and become crazy, thus doing extreme things.
This is also the reason why the Beast Taming Empire regards necromancers as unstable factors and does not allow civilian beast tamers to come into contact with this power privately.
Just imagine, if a normal beastmaster encounters this kind of breakthrough secret realm, who would be willing to work with a group of lunatics who “may go crazy at any time”?
In addition, the Empire looks like a "big brother" no matter how you look at it. By relying on the Beast Taming Corps, they may be able to pass through the secret realm more easily.
Lu Ran’s first thought was to become a member of the expeditionary force.
However, he soon hesitated, because, since it was a "camp confrontation mode", the other camp could not be a complete trap, and the Infinite City would never trap the trial-taker like this.
A folk beastmaster who was seduced and corrupted by the power of the dead... If he chooses this camp, will he get some "special identity" or "extra buff"? [Most people will definitely choose the side of justice. Maybe all the trial participants will choose camp ①.]
[At this time, if I choose camp ② and do not consider the NPC factor, I will fight against all the trial participants on my own. If I succeed, will the score reward I get be richer? ]
[Also, since he was lured and corrupted by the power of the dead, it means that there is some exciting source of power in Ming'an City. This is very likely a special branch that can only be accessed by Faction ②. ]
[Perhaps, if you choose camp ②, you can gain some extra benefits. ]
Lu Ran gritted his teeth and wanted to see how Infinite City would assign him a camp identity.
"I choose ②!"
At the same time, the nine trial-takers who entered the same secret realm as Lu Ran also chose their camps.
“①!”
After everyone made their choice, the voice of Infinite City sounded again.
【The camp selection is complete.】
[Breakthrough Mission: Faction Victory! ]
[Hint ①: The condition for determining the victory of a faction is that Ming'an City will be owned by the faction after 14 days.]
[Hint ②: This secret realm is a historical projection, and the life inside cannot be taken out or contracted. ]
【Hint ③: ……】
Except for the fact that the "Eye of Data", a benefit for novices in the secret realm, is gone, other prompts are almost the same as when everyone breaks through the secret realm for the first time. Of course, since it is PVP, involving confrontation between trial participants, it is not PVE, and there is an additional immunity from death, that is, after the trial participant dies, he will be sealed in the Infinite City, and can still return normally after 30 days.
When all the sounds disappeared, everyone felt as if the world was spinning and they finally arrived in a whole new world.
"Where is this?"
After entering the breakthrough secret realm, the nine people who chose camp ① opened their eyes and found themselves in a huge martial arts arena.
Opposite them, a middle-aged man in armor slowly walked over and said, "Thank you very much for lending a helping hand to the Beast Taming Corps."
"The Beast Taming Corps is currently seriously under-strength, but the military order is here. In order to maintain the stability of the empire, the undead forces in Ming'an City must be eradicated."
"Your next mission is very simple, which is to assist our Beast Taming Corps and station outside Ming'an City to prevent the internal undead forces from escaping. Our reinforcements should be able to arrive in a month."
“Huh???” After the middle-aged beastmaster finished speaking, an Asian man who was also wearing armor and entered the breakthrough secret realm widened his eyes and said, “You mean, within a month, the beastmaster army will not attack Ming’an City???”
"It's like this. At present, we are just a remnant of the army. We don't even have a third-level beastmaster. According to intelligence, the beastmaster force of Ming'an City is not weaker than ours."
"Plus, other places are also fighting, so manpower is quite short. It will take at least a month for reinforcements to arrive."
After a moment.
The Beast Tamers who chose camp ① all felt stomachaches, and felt that they had stepped into a big pit.
After the middle-aged Beastmaster left, the nine Beastmasters from various countries looked at each other. Among them, the Princess of Light and the Knights of Light from England immediately attracted the attention of the other five.
"You are the princess of the golden generation!" A Japanese talent noticed the princess and said in surprise.
The princess was very happy to see that she was matched with three companions. After all, these three people came in to assist her in completing the breakthrough. However, when she saw the other five people, she frowned.
"Hello, are you all fourth generation beast masters?"
"No, I'm a third-generation beastmaster and a professional doctor." The neon beastmaster said, "Because I didn't pay much attention to the level, I just wanted to enter the first-level breakthrough secret realm recently."
"Me too." A black girl said, "I'm a historian... God, this is a lucky era. This is an era where historical records are quite vague. Maybe there will be some great discoveries."
"What's so lucky about that?" A tall man in golden armor said, "Didn't you hear that the people from the Beast Taming Corps said that it would be possible to launch an attack on Ming'an City in 30 days."
"By that time, it will be too late and our mission will have failed."
After communication, the Knights of Light, the golden generation from England, discovered in despair that their five teammates were all third-generation Beastmasters, not fourth-generation. They were super insignificant among the third-generation beastmasters and had no combat power at all.
They didn't have any ideas about the breakthrough mission. They thought a breakthrough would be the best, but not breaking through didn't matter either, as long as they could return safely.
Of course, now that they are in the same camp as the bigwigs of the Golden Generation, they intend to follow the orders of the Golden Generation in the same camp. If they can win and gain points easily, who would be willing to fail?
"I knew it would be difficult to rely on the power of the Beast Taming Corps." The princess said with a headache, "But it doesn't matter. According to the description of the Beast Tamer of that Corps, the undead forces in Ming'an City are not very large."
"The strongest necromancer is probably only at level two. It's just as difficult as breaking through the secret realm at level one. Don't worry too much."
"As long as we can convince the remaining troops of the Beast Taming Corps to cooperate with us in launching an attack, there is still a great hope of taking Ming'an City."
ID The Glory Knight pondered: "Their mission is to guard outside Ming'an City and prevent the undead power from spreading. It should not be easy to get them to take the initiative to attack, even if we have demonstrated a normal power beyond that of a first-level beastmaster."
"The only way to make them launch the first attack is to go to Ming'an City. As long as the undead power of Ming'an City spreads out, they will have to launch an attack in advance to stop it for the sake of their mission."
The Neon Beast Tamer said, "That makes sense. So should we send an undercover agent into Ming'an City to deliver the information that the Beast Tamer Empire intends to wipe them out, and induce a fight between the two forces?"
"Then, we will help the Beast Taming Corps to occupy Ming'an City, so that the mission can be completed quickly."
ID Moonlight Knight said: "By the way, how many people are there in this trial? Are there only 9 in total? No one has chosen Faction ②, right? If that's the case, there may be more variables in this faction confrontation."
"It shouldn't be that serious, right?" The black girl said, "Who would choose a camp? Are you bored?"
…………
Inside Ming'an City.
At this moment, Lu Ran, who was wearing a black robe that came from nowhere, was really in trouble.
He was now surrounded by a dozen or so beastmasters also wearing black robes. He had no idea whether they were indigenous people or fellow trial-takers.
At this time, Lu Ran was following this group of black-robed beastmasters, listening to the brainwashing of a lifeless young man.
"You have made the best choice in your life!"
"Flesh and blood are weak, but the soul is immortal! The way of the dead is immortal."
"In this chaotic age, becoming a necromancer will be the only hope for survival."
"I, Gao Li, will now teach you the techniques for awakening the power of the dead."
"If your aptitude is good enough, then you will have a great chance to break free from the limitations of flesh and blood and live forever in the world in the form of a spirit!"
"In a month, the envoy of the God Cult will arrive in Ming'an City. Those of you who are the best at practicing necromancy will have a chance to be taken to the place chosen by God by the envoy and receive God's blessing."
Good man, they sound like villains! This is a cult of the dead! Lu Ran was below, muttering in his heart.
"The soul, like the spirit, is the original power that every life possesses. The corrupt empire calls such a great power evil, simply because they fear the powerful force that will replace their power."
"However, the practice of necromancy is indeed dangerous. Not every pet is suitable for developing soul power. If a pet does not have sufficient soul talent, it is very dangerous for the beastmaster to rashly learn necromancy."
"Before I teach you necromancy, I will first test the soul talents of your pets. If they don't have the talent, then unfortunately, for your safety, I will not teach you necromancy. You may have to wait until you find a suitable new pet before further training."
"Ah?" Lu Ran was stunned. Damn, he even cares about the believers. This missionary is quite nice.
As he spoke, the missionary took out a dark stone and said, "This is the Soul Calming Stone. It can temporarily knock the soul out of the body. If the soul talent of the pet is good enough, it can stay in the outside world longer in the form of soul. Even with the soul alone, it can have powerful combat capabilities."
"It's like experiencing the undead form in advance."
“But if the soul’s talent is poor, once it leaves the body, it will be forced back into the body quickly, just like a fish out of water.”
"Next, I will use this to detect the necromancy talents of everyone's pets."
[Name]: Soul-calming Stone
[Level]: Rare
[Introduction]: A strange stone with special power that can temporarily knock the soul of a living being out of the body without harming the soul or body.
Lu Ran took a look at the Soul-Calming Stone with the Data Eye and found that the other party was not lying.
This stone is great! I wonder if there is one on the other side! But Xia Country doesn’t have this kind of resource at all, so we must find a chance to grab a few pieces and take them back!
(End of this chapter)