Chapter 156: Disguise to Enter the City
In Amber's adventurous life, he had not ridden many things. After all, he was a wizard, so he would use flying to fly directly to any special terrain, and would ride a horse for long-distance travel.
So it was his first time riding a Black Panther, and he felt really bad about it.
When Catherine rode on the black panther, the ups and downs of her body were in perfect harmony with the rhythm of the black panther's running, as if they were becoming one.
Amber Xiu was riding on the black panther, and he felt that his bones were about to be shaken apart. If he was not so agile that he could jump on the spot and do seven and a half turns in the air, he would probably be thrown off.
Later, Amber found out that riding was not included in the ranger inheritance, and it was something Catherine practiced later on her own.
Catherine still refused to share her riding skills. Although this girl couldn't argue with Amberhu verbally, she still felt in her heart that Amberhu was enslaving Naomi.
She was right in her guess. Amber was a lich who was used to enslaving others. If Naomi had not been hurt so badly by "family affection" that she submitted to Amber wholeheartedly, the two of them would never have been able to conclude a contract.
All I can say is, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to be beaten, it's a match made in heaven.
Although both parties are willing, there is absolutely nothing wrong in taking advantage of the situation.
Catherine is not good at speaking, but her sensitive heart allows her to see through Amber's thoughts at a glance.
Later, Amber had to cheat by using the flying technique and floated directly on Naomi's back, just grabbing the hair on Naomi's back and being dragged away, but in the end he was still no match for Catherine and was left far behind in the competition.
The two of them did not run around unconsciously, but spent most of the day, teleported several times, made a big circle, crossed the desert death line, and entered the desert city controlled by the Ryan Empire.
There is no other way. The location of the artifact given by the elves is deep in the sea. To reach that place, one must cross the entire Ryan and then enter another kingdom - Emerald Dream Forest Noria.
You must sail out to the sea from this country dominated by druids to reach the location where the artifact is buried by the shortest route.
The Emerald Forest is a parliamentary system, very similar to the Alchemy City. It is composed of druid tribes from several different associations and factions, as well as minority tribes such as centaurs, goblins, giants, murlocs, lizardmen, etc. They send their own representatives to form the Emerald Council, which insists on a system of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and rejects blind expansion and unscrupulous transformation of nature.
It is completely different from the technical madness of Alchemy City, so the relationship between the two countries is the worst. If they were not so far apart, they would have fought long ago.
Cuimeng Youlin is a typical closed country with very strict restrictions on visitors. A lich like Amberxiu, who was born in the City of Alchemy, is definitely not allowed to enter Cuimeng Youlin.
However, Amber has Catherine's help. As long as the elven queen shows her true face and stands in front of people, the druids of the Emerald Dream Forest will probably welcome her with red flags flying and gongs and drums beating. As long as Amber is careful not to expose her identity as a lich, it shouldn't be a problem for her to enter the Emerald Dream Forest.
The real trouble is how to cross the Ryan Empire.
Catherine's charm is indeed very strong. As long as she asks, no one will refuse to provide her with convenience.
But the problem is that the Ryan Empire has a very bad habit, which is that every city will build a large-scale "undead dispelling magic circle".
Once those weak skeleton zombies entered the range of this magic circle, they would immediately be burned by the holy light and could only run away desperately. Although Amber was a powerful lich, this magic circle did not do much harm to him, but the constantly flashing and bombarding holy light could mark him out from the crowd.
This is equivalent to telling all the people of Ryan that an undead creature is trying to sneak into the city.
At that time, if the Holy Knight Legion was dispatched and launched a few Holy Slashes on Amberxiu, it would be quite troublesome.
But the mainland teleportation array is right in the city, and Amberxiu doesn't have several months to take a detour.
How to get into the city was a problem, and then Catherine made a suggestion.
"How about you pretend to be a corpse? Even if I want to send a friend's body back to Emerald Dream Forest, I need to borrow Ryan's continental teleportation array."
Amber Xiu could only patiently explain to her that a corpse is a corpse and a ghost is a ghost, and these are two completely different things.
It doesn't mean that Amberxiu will become a corpse if he lies down on the spot and doesn't move. If a priest of light comes to check, he will be exposed. At that time, the undead creatures will maliciously sneak into Ryan's territory, and they will have to fight directly.
Unless it is absolutely necessary, Amber Xiuzhen does not want to deal with those holy warriors in the territory of the Ryan Empire. This is just like dealing with mages in the Mage Tower. Only adventurers with unsatisfactory IQ will make such a stupid decision.
Catherine didn't really know much about the dead, so she could only sigh and say, "I wish I had your huge private space."
Amber shook his head and said, "It's not that simple. Even if the private space created by an ordinary mage is large enough, it can't fit a legend."
Most mages can study the power of space and create a space pocket of their own, but the size is generally limited and not much can be put in it. Even if the space is large enough, there are restrictions on what can be put in it. If the mass is too large or the energy contained is too high, it will greatly increase the load of the private space and it will explode if you are not careful.
Amber Xiu had never heard of a private space that could accommodate a legend.
His castle-sized private space is a high-end product created through prayer, and already possesses some of the characteristics of a divine kingdom. Catherine, a divinely favored person, does not have one and can only watch with envy.
But this thing cannot be lent to others, otherwise Amberxiu can hide in it and escape the detection of the Ryan Empire.
After thinking for a long time, Amber Xiu suddenly had an idea and captured the mercury spirit figurine.
The silvery-white little fellow jumped and skipped towards Amberxiu, and seemed to have grown a little bigger in the past few days.
"This is the mercury zombie I created. It is an absolutely living creature and will not be detected by Ryan's magic circle. If I do this..."
Amber Xiu stretched out his hand and lifted his chin hard.
Amid Catherine's screams, Amber took off his head and put it into the body of the mercury zombie.
It doesn't feel good to be wrapped in mercury, but Amber's skull is not made of metal, so it will not be digested by the mercury spirit.
The Mercury Zombie has strong magic resistance and should be able to avoid detection by the magic circle.
Catherine looked at the skull that had been submerged in mercury and fell into complete silence.
The undead are so convenient, can we play them like this?
The most important thing for a lich is actually the soul. As long as there is a carrier to hold the soul, the shape and size are not important. A head can be hidden in the mercury figurine.
"I can't speak, you'll have to rely on yourself later. Catherine, can you lie?" Amber asked.
"It's such a simple thing, how could it be impossible?" Catherine said confidently.
Haha, nine out of ten such arrogant rookies will have problems... However, since Catherine has a charming aura, it's hard to say.
Amber has no choice now and can only place his hopes on Catherine.
In order to ensure the success rate, Amber also reminded Catherine not to enter the city in the appearance of an orc, and not to be caught as soon as she approached. She must transform into a human.
Catherine was full of excitement and carefully prepared a new identity for herself.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
The human ranger from the City of Alchemy once traveled in Silvermoon High Garden for a long time, so his behavior would be somewhat similar to that of the elves. This setting is simply impeccable.
My parents are still alive. My father is a businessman and my mother is a knight-errant. I chose to become a knight-errant because I admired my mother's adventures. I also made a contract with my family that if I couldn't earn 100,000 gold coins within ten years, I would go home and get married.
The fiancé arranged by her family is a nice guy, but she really doesn't like him, so she is now in a semi-escape state. She needs to hide her identity and is determined not to go back even if she doesn't make enough money.
The mercury slime next to me was encountered when I was training in the sewer of the Alchemy City. I thought it was interesting, so I contracted it to be my pet.
Now I am working hard to become a legendary ranger.
This trip to Emerald Forest was to upgrade his beast companions, as druids had ways to help these beasts evolve into more powerful forms.
Looking at the new identity she had made up, Catherine felt very satisfied. All the details had been taken care of, and there would definitely be no problems if others asked about it.
In this way, Catherine brought the mercury zombie to the city called Sand Shadow.
The desert city that originally belonged to the Dwarf Kingdom was now home to no races other than humans. The city walls had not changed much, but platinum-colored light kept flashing across the sky above the city, and the entire city was enveloped in a huge holy light magic circle.
Before entering the city, you can hear the hymns of the Lord of the Dawn coming from the city.
The city that had just been recaptured by Ryan was at an important time for missionary work, so the religious atmosphere in Sand Shadow City was particularly strong.
Catherine took one last look at her notes to make sure she had memorized all the details of her new identity before she mustered up the courage to walk towards the city gate.
She has now transformed into a human girl, wearing a thin leather armor and a cloak commonly seen in the desert, which covers most of her face and leaves only a pair of eyes exposed.
But even though she was wrapped so tightly, when Catherine appeared at the city gate, the soldiers guarding the gate were still stunned for several seconds.
How come this girl's eyes are so beautiful?! I was mesmerized by them.
Catherine walked over and was about to introduce herself, but she saw several holy rays of light falling from the sky and began to swirl around the body of the mercury spirit figurine, as if it had sensed something.
Catherine was immediately panicked. Wasn't it agreed that the mercury figurines could use magic resistance to shield the detection of the magic circle? How come they were discovered before they even entered the door? The soldiers seemed to have noticed something was wrong. They didn't bother to look at Catherine, drew their swords, and began to chant prayers.
In Ryan's land, every devout believer can borrow the power of holy light, even children. This is the forbidden land of the undead, and even Ambersu dare not break in by force.
Catherine wanted to explain, but there was no such content in the booklet she had compiled before. Wasn't the plan based on the premise that it would not be discovered? Now that it was discovered, how could she still deceive people?
Just as Catherine was panicking, the mercury zombie burped and spit out a small piece of bone fragment.
The holy lights that were constantly dancing nearby seemed to have found their target and immediately flew towards the small piece of bone, purifying the broken bones containing dark magic into ashes.
The mercury figurine made a simple and honest voice: "Sorry, I just swallowed a few skeletons on the road and I'm still digesting them. Burp~"
The mercury ghost figurine spat out another piece of bone fragment, which indeed brought about the purification of the holy light.
Catherine finally realized what was happening and quickly explained, "Oh, yes, yes, I forgot about that. The desert has been a bit uneasy lately, and we encountered many undead creatures on the road."
The soldier guarding the gate looked at Catherine and believed her words without much thought.
"So that's the reason. Dear Lady Ranger, your righteous act is admirable. I will issue you a certificate so that you won't be questioned after entering the city. May I ask, what is your name?"
When asking the last question, the gatekeeper's eyes lit up.
(End of this chapter)