Chapter 182: Sean's Influence
"According to Dahl, in an even more ancient era, the abyss erupted in a country called Urasil, and the terrifying existence of the Lord of the Abyss transformed all the residents into monsters."
"As a wolf knight, Artorius took his companion, a little wolf, and took the initiative to embark on the journey to conquer the abyss."
"He is very powerful, has the ability to walk in the abyss, a silver necklace that can deflect abyss spells, and a large shield that protects him from erosion. He is the most suitable candidate."
"However, in order to protect the survivors, he gave the silver necklace to the survivors of Urasil. In the subsequent battles, his injuries continued to accumulate, and when he faced the Lord of the Abyss, Artorius was definitely not in his prime."
"The battle with the Lord of the Abyss ended with Artorius' defeat. His companions disappeared, and he himself, covered in wounds and with his mind eroded by the Abyss, guarded the arena alone, killing monsters and preventing others from mistakenly entering Urasil. I don't know how many years have passed."
"We have no way of knowing what happened to this Wolf Knight, nor do we know whether the Lord of the Abyss still exists. None of the information we have obtained so far mentions this."
"But considering that we are still able to live a normal life and Urasil has disappeared into history, perhaps the crisis of the Abyss has been resolved. Maybe it was Gwyn, the Lord of Sunshine, who took action himself?"
"Time passed, perhaps a hundred years, or perhaps a thousand years later, a group of 'undeads' took Artorius as their idol, accepted the wolf blood of the old wolf Farran, who had some kind of relationship with Sif, and formed a huge army that was determined to destroy the abyss. It was called the Farran Undead Corps."
"This undead army was always able to destroy the Abyss brilliantly, but due to some unknown reasons, they disappeared for a while. When they reappeared, they were infected by the Abyss for unknown reasons. They had no choice but to kill each other and clean up their teammates. Until now, they are still fighting in the Fran Fortress."
"In a way, the ending of the Faran Undead Squad is very similar to that of their idol Artorius."
"The above is the information obtained after summarizing all the currently known intelligence."
In the Adventurer's Guild, the branch president Sid was quietly listening to the report from the assistant lady.
At the end, he commented: "Gina. It's obviously a very tragic heroic story, but when it comes out of your mouth it becomes as boring as an official document. Can't you read it with a little more emotion?"
"I'm sorry that I'm not a bard by profession." Gina said with a wry smile.
"Forget it," Sid took the document with the information from his assistant and said as he flipped through it, "Let the bards handle the emotions. They will like this new theme. By the way, what is the public's reaction to this?"
"A week has passed since Dal Chester brought the story of Artorius, long enough for the story to spread to half the kingdom."
Gina took out another file, pushed up her glasses and said:
"The sales of 'Artorius' and 'Flan Undead Squad' related products in the commercial street have skyrocketed, and the profits they created temporarily exceeded the food ingredients in the food area."
"Some bards have already created related ballads, but the quality is worrying. Many famous bards are also preparing, but the release time is uncertain. By the way, my favorite bard is composing a ballad with the theme of Fran Wolf."
"Count Charon has launched a policy to strongly support the development of cultural products in the Thane Dungeon. He seems to want to get rid of the situation where the family's pillar industry relies only on a single blood healing potion."
"The most recent product launched by Bede's is the 'hand-woven wreath of Xiaohu', which is the best-selling one, followed by Xiaohu's model. I have a friend working there, and I heard that they are going to launch a bust of the Fran Undead Squad, but the bust has too many details and it's hard to control the cost."
"By the way, my birthday is coming soon. If we are talking about gifts, I hope to receive a one-to-one pure silver statue of Artorius from my elders." The assistant's tone was full of hints.
Sid glanced at her, expressionless.
"That got off topic. Sorry."
"The number of adventurers entering the Thane dungeon every day has increased significantly compared to before, but this enthusiasm was quickly dampened by the difficulty of the Endless Cycle and the pitiful acquisition rate of the painting fragment 'Wolf Knight'. Overall, the flow of people has increased slightly."
"It is said that events related to Artorius can also be encountered in the Endless Cycle, so the number of people entering the Thane dungeon for it has reached a quarter, which is a considerable increase. However, the number of new events is decreasing, and it seems that they are about to be explored completely."
“Flan Fortress is still the preferred area for new adventurers to explore, and this story has further solidified its position.”
"Another problem is that many people enter the Fran Fortress just to take a look at the Fran Undead Squad, and have no intention of fighting them. Recently, a group of tour guides have appeared in the city. As long as they pay money, they will take their sponsors to the Fran Fortress to take a look."
"Who are so idle?" Sid couldn't help but raise his head. Being able to arrive at the gate of the Fran Fortress steadily, this kind of strength should at least reach the silver level.
"They are from the new strategy team. They have reached a cooperation with some adventurers who are good at reconnaissance. One party provides the route map, and the other party is responsible for guiding." Gina said.
"That's not surprising."
Sid shook his head. He remembered that people like Luluwo had emerged recently and had quickly accumulated fame and money with their fool-proof strategies.
Perhaps because they made too much money, everyone in the new strategy group has been dazzled by the colorful world. Recently, they haven’t gone to the front line to explore, and have been studying the novice’s route to pass the level all day long.
It is said that they are planning to hold an event called "Running from the Firelink Shrine to the Faran Fortress", and whoever takes the shortest time will win.
The new strategy team initially solicited names for this event from the public, and finally adopted the suggestion of an unnamed prop store manager, calling this national "race" -
Speed pass!
In Sid's view, this activity can't be said to be useless, but it can also be seen as a waste of life. He has no hope for the future of this emerging activity.
After all, the Senn dungeon is "alive" and its map is not static. Although the general route will not change, the details are always changing.
These subtle changes are the most fatal. Isn't it the details that speedrunning requires?
Even if the guides got the speed-pass routes from the new guide group, they would probably have to update them in a few days. But according to the new guide group's thinking, they probably think that change is the motivation to challenge.
Speaking of which, Luluwo and his gang had great potential. Sid decided to put them on the watch list.
"What's the reaction outside of Bed City?" he asked.
"The outside world is more concerned about practicality. The legend of the Wolf Knights and the Undead Team has attracted historians from the Royal Academy to conduct an investigation. I heard that their team will arrive in Bed City soon. Do you want to take care of them?"
"No, these scholars are just like the professors at the magic academy. They can blossom even if left alone."
Gina nodded and turned to the next page.
"At present, the most famous thing in Sean is the food. The food produced in the food area has been successfully circulated throughout the kingdom. Although the price is high outside and only the rich can afford it, it has also made ordinary people aware of the existence of this place. It is expected that a new group of people will come to Sean soon and join in the mining of the food area."
"Those weapons with combat skills are very popular in the market. In addition to adventurers, wealthy businessmen are also the main buyers. However, due to their scarcity, even the most common combat skills weapons are very expensive."
"In addition, the drop rate of the book pages that can instantly teach magic to people who know nothing about magic seems to have increased. Two pages actually appeared on the market last week. I think its potential is no less than that of combat weapons. If the difficulty of obtaining it can be reduced, Sean will usher in a new wave of people."
Gina knew all about these things and quickly explained the current situation.
"Oh, by the way, I have another piece of news for you." She said, "The vice president of the Life Potion Association has sent the photo stone and wants to contact you."
"Life Potion Union?" Sid was familiar with this name. It was an organization composed of businessmen who produced healing potions. "What do you want from me?"
Gina was silent for a moment and said:
"The life potion market in the entire Anor Kingdom is showing signs of collapse."
"What does that have to do with me? I see." Sid blinked. "Does it have anything to do with the Thane dungeon?"
"The production of the [Life] series of ingredients produced in the food area has suddenly increased. Materials such as Life Durian and Life Salmon have shown amazing effects in making Life Potion. A potion made from one durian can achieve full recovery!"
"Even diluted low-end products are more effective than potions of the same price. In daily life, people are no longer willing to buy traditional potions."
No wonder the Life Potion Federation is so anxious. Anyone would be anxious if they were in their place.
"Bring the photo stone here, I want to see what he said." Sid smiled. The Sean Dungeon always brings people unexpected things.
"Well," Gina paused and said, "The leaders of the Antidote Potion Federation, the House of Combat Skills, the Anor Chef King Alliance and other organizations all want to contact you."
"ah?"
This time even Sid was stunned.
"Are they all coming for the dungeon?"
Gina nodded, the answer was self-evident.
Before Sid went to deal with the mess, she told her the last business of the day.
"Dal Chester wants to apply for the Guild's support. He wants to train the survivors of the Val City incident, and then..."
"Establish a new Farran Undead Team."
Outside the city of Bede, on the farm, Dahl muttered to himself.
The breeze blew up the strands of hair on his forehead, and his eyes were full of determination, without any confusion from the past.
Staying in the world of painting for a long time caused him to suffer excessive mental depletion, and he has been staying in bed for a week.
It was also because of the leisure time of lying in bed that he had time to think slowly about the things he had encountered.
In fact, he was not dead yet when Artorius inserted the sword and erected the tombstone for him.
He watched Artorius fall into insanity once again, and the only way to relieve the pain was to kill the monsters of the abyss.
The figure who remembered his mission even when he was surrounded by madness shocked Dahl deeply.
Until now, whenever Artorius was mentioned, his eyes would be filled with longing.
That day, he told the story of the Wolf Knight to everyone, and as expected, everyone was shocked.
Afterwards, Artorius' deeds quickly spread and his popularity quickly surpassed the previous Fran Undead Corps.
People are most interested in tragic heroic legends, and the perfect heroic image of the Abyss Walker quickly accumulated a wave of fans.
All these things gradually made Dahl's heart sober up, and he finally gave an answer to the idea that had made him hesitant before.
In front of him were dozens of strangers, big and small, old and young. These were the survivors of the Val City incident, and only a small part of them.
They always came to visit Dar, but Dar's attitude was wavering, so many people went to find their own way out, either becoming adventurers, finding a master, or leaving their hometown.
The remaining dozens of people are determined to become the French guards. They come to the farm once a day, just watching from afar and not disturbing too much.
Today, Dahl finally gave them a positive answer.
People did not cheer because cheering should be saved for when the demons were actually killed.
But the excitement was already evident.
"I can't take care of so many people by myself. I need to seek help."
"The guild can consider it, but there are also suitable candidates outside the guild."
A moment later, Dahl arrived at the bell tower.
If we can reach a cooperation with the new strategy group and obtain a fast-pass route to the Fran Fortress, the time to train these survivors will be greatly reduced.
“Knock, knock, knock.”
He knocked on the door, only to find it open.
"Anyone there?"
He seemed to hear some noise coming from the top floor, so he walked up. The higher he went, the clearer the sound became.
Wait, why does it sound like someone is making a fuss and crying?
Dal carefully stuck his head out and saw a scene that made his brain crash.
"Wow."
The captain of the new strategy team, Luluwo, is known as the speedrunner, the Black Bat of Eternal Night, the lifelong enemy of Father Gascoigne, and the enemy of the Warrior Pot.
At this moment, she was hugging a man's thigh and crying bitterly, and Berto and others couldn't stop her.
Everyone is also familiar with the man whose thighs are being hugged.
"What on earth do you want to do?"
Leon covered his forehead with his hands as if he had a headache. Behind him, Malu, Drew and others stood with their hands clasped behind their backs, looking like they were watching a show.
Wow, what a great show of the six kingdoms appointing prime ministers!
Dahl was hesitating whether he should go out or not. The timing of his arrival was not right.
Do you want to hold it in for another big one at night?
(End of this chapter)
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