After a brief rest, Ash continued to drive towards the unknown area to the left of the White Bull. Because the White Bull was moving roughly counterclockwise, its left side was the interior of the Time Continent, and this area was most likely where the main city was located.
Since the Oasis War, Ash and his companions have successively passed through the Blood Tomb, Spider Tower, and Star Hall. There is nothing much to say about the Spider Tower. Although the Queen Commander is probably still fighting outside, Ash and his companions definitely put safety first, rushing along to collect magic power, and logging off immediately when the time is up and never working overtime.
They had maps of the Blood Tomb and Star Hall areas, and since it was the first round of the war and it would take time for the various forces to gather resources, they quickly searched for resource points on the map. Even though they had taken immediate action and were very good at looting, arson and arson, on average two out of five resource points were empty.
As time goes by, the winning rate of resource points will further decrease.
Tonight they left the Xingtang area and came to an unfamiliar sphere of influence. Without a map, they couldn't even pick up scraps, so the plan from a few days ago was put on the agenda again - to find the main city in other areas, guide the Spider Tower over to start a war, and then they would use the war profits to collect necromancers, commander manuals and maps!
If you can collect all the maps of the Time Continent, you may also be able to learn the truth about the Seven-Colored Tail and unlock the shortcut prize to the third level of the Void Realm!
But the question is, where are the main cities of other areas?
The main cities of Xingtang and Blood Tomb are both close to the inner side of the Time Continent, so Ash drove to the inner area to try his luck. He didn't have to find the main city, because according to past experience, there must be Heroic Soul Legions patrolling around the main city, and finding these patrolling legions would naturally lead to the main city.
It stands to reason that with the exploration efficiency of the sports car, it is normal to encounter the Legion of Heroes several times a night. However, Ash and his friends wandered around the inner area for nearly two hours and still couldn't find the Legion of Heroes - when they didn't want to meet them before, the Legion of Heroes followed them like a pervert; now when they want to find them, they can't find them no matter what.
After all, the "no paper for shit" strategy has become invalid. Ash has no reason to shirk responsibility and can only admit that it was his decision that was wrong this time.
"Viewer, you leaked it."
"Huh?" Ash subconsciously glanced down at his crotch.
"I mean, your necromancy is leaking out." Sonia pointed at the necromancy on Ash's shoulder, which was flashing purple light and smearing the space like a watercolor pen.
When Ash saw the necromancer, he was also stunned for a moment, then he looked down at the virtual world map - there was indeed no Heroic Soul Legion around, nor any information about the main city!
But the reaction of the necromancer was obviously a stress response triggered by the secret incarnation entering the main city area, just like the rejection behavior of a kitten entering the territory of other cats!
Not around, not on the ground, there is only one possibility left.
Ash and the other two looked up at the sky, but the rain curtain of the countercurrent golden rain covered all the secrets. The dazzling golden light was the best thing to avoid. After thinking for a moment, Ash said, "Be prepared."
Sword Lady and Witch immediately entered combat readiness. Evil sharp blades popped out from the sports car, spewing out poisonous mist, drawing circles on the ground like donuts. The necromancy spirits also painted the space, and purple holes were torn into the golden rain curtain.
"You actually found the main city of the Garden. I thought you would start with Blood Tomb or Star Hall~"
Although they were mentally prepared, and even expected this to happen, Ash and the others still felt their scalps go numb and their bodies tense up when they heard the lazy voice of the Queen. They looked back and saw Denzel and the Eight-Eyed Weaver emerging from the spider web. She was still in the form of the "Peeping Girl", with a spider web eye mask wrapped around her eyes. The white bandages could not cover her graceful body curves at all, and she was lazily lying on the Eight-Eyed Weaver.
"But the Garden is best at defense." Denzel raised his head and looked up. "Fighting is the most troublesome... Hey, don't leave. Since you took the initiative to run to other main cities, it means you want to cooperate, right?"
"That's right." Ash stared at the virtual map closely, not daring to relax for a second. If the Heroic Soul Legion approached him, he would run away immediately: "But I don't trust you."
"In this world, what is more worthy of reliance than trust is profit." Denzel smiled and said, "My dear, tell me what you want. What you sorcerers want should be the commander's manual, maps, and necromancy spirits that the commander can drop, right? These things are meaningless to us, so we can give them to you."
As she spoke, more and more Heroic Souls came out of the spider web. Thunderous footsteps were heard from behind the rain curtain. Ash and the others had to move away a little. "I don't believe you."
"Then what do you think we should do?" Denzel supported his chin with his left hand and smiled. "You guys won't sign a contract, so how about we collect the spoils and give them to you? You can also put forward your requests and suggestions. We can discuss anything. After all, we basically have no way to take back the secret incarnation from you, and you have a movement speed that is superior to ours. I have no choice but to cooperate--"
"Then tear up the contract." Ash suddenly said.
"Hmm? What contract?" Denzel tilted his head. "Did you say in the cabin that you would stay with me until death?"
"You signed a mandatory contract with us." Ash said calmly, "Since you don't plan to seize the secret incarnation, cancel the contract. Otherwise, it means you are still trying to plot against us."
After a moment's silence, Denzel shook his head. "I can't tear up the contract—"
"goodbye!"
Ash left without hesitation. Although the treatment offered by the Queen Commander was indeed very tempting, he was sure that it was full of traps!
If they followed the Queen Commander's line of thought and tried to use their wisdom to construct an agreement that was as 'safe' as possible, they would inevitably be caught by the Queen for the third time - the Queen has proven that she is indeed the best at dealing with smart people, especially those who are smart and greedy!
More importantly, the Queen had a great insight into human nature. Last time, she almost caused the team to split and the witches to become alienated. How could Ash dare to talk to her? If they continued talking, she would probably tease Sword Lady to become more and more jealous, suspicious, and clingy.
Therefore, Ash would rather risk plundering on the edge of the battlefield than make peace with the Queen. This woman is simply a spider poison widow, just stay away from her web.
…
Watching the sports car leave a purple streak and disappear into the rain, Denzel chuckled, "You've really gotten smarter..."
"So they really weren't the bait you released?" a voice came from the side, "Is there a magician who can snatch the conceptual incarnation from the Poison Widow?"
"Laugh if you want. I won't kill my allies." Denzel turned his head and glanced behind him. "At least not now."
The Heroic Souls continued to emerge from the spider web, but this time they were completely different from the Spider Tower Legion. Their overall color scheme was mainly black and green, their armor was thick and ferocious, and most of the soldiers were wearing shackles, either on their necks or their limbs, like a floating nightmare. If the Spider Tower Legion was mysterious and dangerous, then they were wild and violent, like escaped prisoners who wanted to smash everything.
The man who was talking to Denzel was completely covered in black and green armor, holding a giant sword in one hand and a short knife in the other, with only a pair of dark green pupils under the visor.
But Denzel was very familiar with him. After all, they had been fighting for a thousand years, so it would be hard for both sides to be unfamiliar with each other - Oasis's chief commander, the Walker!
As commanders who had both participated in the first Six Kingdoms Grand Prime Minister Ceremony, Denzel and Wanderer were undoubtedly the most senior Heroic Souls. Over the past thousand years, due to the change of power areas, the Spider Tower had once bordered the Oasis, and countless battles had broken out between them. Denzel even killed the Wanderer once, but the Wanderer was resurrected.
"The soul fragments I retrieved do not support the ability to laugh."
"Then are you ready?" Denzel said calmly, "According to the covenant, you, Oasis, will be responsible for the second wave of vanguard siege. But before that, you have to take down the Garden... Spider Web is not good at this kind of thing. Can you use the Spiral of Silence?"
"No problem." The Walker said, "But before that, we need to discuss a cooperation - a realistic cooperation."
"Reality?" Denzel raised his eyebrows. "What does reality have to do with us?"
"Our subordinate country has had some minor problems recently, and we hope to borrow some people from your country."
"What does it have to do with you if something happens to your subordinate country? And if there is a problem in the country, you let Lord Senluo Zhan——"
Denzel paused, then suddenly realized something: "No way...?"
"Let alone descending into reality, Lord Zhan's condition is so bad that he can't contact Lord Zhi directly, so he entrusted me to contact you." The Wanderer did not shy away from saying that he had fallen to the point of borrowing people from other countries. No matter how much he tried to hide, he could not conceal the weakness of his own Lord: "As the price for asking for support, Oasis is willing to do its best to help Spider Tower win the Sealing War this time."
"Aren't you afraid that the Lord of Weaving will take the opportunity to send people to infiltrate your country?" Denzel couldn't help but ask.
"The virtual realm channel has been opened so many times in the past thousand years, and mutual infiltration has already occurred countless times, so it doesn't owe this time. Moreover, compared with the infiltration of the Lord of Weaving, the evil in the country is even more intolerable."
"What on earth happened in your country?"
"Four Pillar Gods." The walker said succinctly.
Denzel's expression became more serious. "Is the situation of Master Zhan also related to the Four Pillars?"
The walker shook his head, not sure whether to deny it or not.
"What kind of support do you need?" Denzel asked. "A few legendary magicians? Or a legion?"
"Master Zhan means that since we are going to borrow people anyway, He wants to solve all the problems at once." The Wanderer said, "We want to borrow the most important treasure in your country."
"Gospel."