Chapter 252: Altar and Seal, Expanded Worldview
"Under my wise leadership, the Thane Dungeon has repeatedly achieved great success."
"The Faran Undead Team has successfully escaped the crisis of being benched. The reduced difficulty and increased rewards have restored the flow of players."
"Lake Lienia has opened up a hundred schools of thought. The elves and professors paid for me to attract adventurers. The opening of the blacksmith and the underground has made this area flourish."
"The Great Tomb and the Forest are running steadily, and both pigeons and hunting have gained a group of loyal fans."
"Not to mention the food area, which is one of the keys to making Sean stand out. Now the combination of food and Pokémon makes this place more relaxing than any other resort."
"Bede City's economic benefits have increased countless times because of my efforts, and the entire region is thriving and full of vitality, so..."
Gong Qiying looked at the two bodies in front of him, his face darkened, and he said to himself:
“So how could such a vicious incident happen?”
The two bodies belonged to Geralt the Shadowless and another adventurer. Their faces were peaceful, as if they were in a deep sleep. Maybe you would think that their death looks okay? But all their bones were gone.
His whole body was limp, just a pile of flesh.
Gong Qiying covered the two bodies, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
He had seen many feuds between adventurers. In the dungeon, adventurers would often fight or even plot against each other because of unequal distribution of spoils. However, this was the first time he had seen such cruel means and someone deliberately ran into the dungeon to dump corpses.
The deaths of the two were strange, and looked like some kind of cult ritual. By chance, Gong Qiying discovered that both of them possessed unique talents.
If we look deeper, we can find that, by coincidence, the two people's unique talents happen to be related to speed.
Geralt's nickname "Shadowless" comes from his unique talent that allows him to instantly leap thousands of meters. Although there is a cooling time, it is also very useful in actual combat. He often mingles in several exploration teams of the Adventurer's Guild, leaving some impression on Gong Qiying.
The other adventurer was unknown, his unique talent was similar to [Miriam's Disappearance], but without the "Invincibility Frame", which was equivalent to instant invisibility plus flash. This man was a true lone wolf adventurer who never showed his talent in front of others. Only Gong Qiying, who spied on the dungeon every day, discovered his little secret.
The massacre of those with unique speed talents, what is the reason? Is it some kind of evil religious ritual?
He repeatedly watched the photos of the day the body was dumped. The person who dumped the body covered himself tightly with a hood and a mask, but a strand of brown hair was still visible in a few frames.
He had memorized the man's build and gait so well that he would most likely be able to recognize him if he met him on the street.
But what should we do if we recognize it?
First of all, we have to figure out the purpose, and then depending on the situation, decide whether to kill it directly, leave it to the guards or the guild, or just do nothing.
Then again, Geralt was a big figure in the guild, so how could he just be gone like that, and there was no reaction from the guild?
To be more conspiratorial, maybe this was done by the guild.
Gong Qiying saved the physical characteristics of the person who dumped the body into the dungeon panel, so that he would be automatically alerted if someone with similar characteristics appeared.
He doesn't have that much time to go out and stroll around the streets. The daily maintenance and modifications of the dungeon are still very time-consuming.
Then, new problems came up.
He took out a letter, a cyan-blue letter, a color he had never received before.
This letter was received from the "Unicorn Dungeon" when he first opened Lake Lienia to adventurers.
The other party claimed to be a member of the Asta Alliance. Later, Gong Qiying went to the alliance to verify it and found that it was true.
The content of this letter is very simple, concise and clear, with only one sentence.
[The seal of the altar in the Eagle Capital Underground City has loosened. Do you want to send troops with us to suppress it?]
The seal of the altar? Loose?
Gong Qiying stroked the altar beneath him that he had used as a chair, and recalled that when he first became Godwin, he tried to unlock the altar, but the dungeon prompted him that [Insufficient Authority].
Even though the authority has been upgraded to level three, there are still insufficient prompts.
Later, he understood the true role of the altar and the dungeon lord from the knowledge crystal left by Kidd.
[Each dungeon seals a disaster that has become extinct on earth]
These disasters may be evil monsters, warlike races, diseases or even certain concepts.
Without exception, they have all caused major disasters, but as they were sealed in the dungeon, all creatures' memories of them disappeared, just like the demons eaten by Chainsaw Man.
How were these beings sealed? I don't know, maybe it was done by the gods.
The dungeon lord collects mental power to maintain the dungeon and uses mental power to maintain the seal. The dungeon lord himself is also the wedge of the seal, so he cannot leave.
But the seal will occasionally loosen, and a small number of the sealed creatures will escape. If the dungeon cannot destroy them in time, they may return to the earth!
When he first learned the news, Gong Qiying didn't dare to sit on the altar anymore, but with in-depth research and communication with the Asta Alliance, he discovered.
The seal might not loosen for hundreds or even thousands of years, and even after several generations of dungeon masters, they might not be lucky enough to encounter a sealed existence.
The seal of the altar is like the background of the story and rarely appears in the daily life of the dungeon.
Gong Qiying was extremely lucky to have encountered this "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity. When he asked the Unicorn Dungeon why they chose him, the other party replied:
[Your first death battle only took half a day to end. The boss is very optimistic about you. This crusade is basically the boss's main force. We just need to show our faces. He only summoned some talented city lords who have appeared in recent years to participate. This is a good opportunity. Maybe you can get benefits from the boss.]
The so-called boss of the Unicorn Dungeon is called "Red Fang Dungeon", and the red color it represents
It occupies two entire countries on the map, and even a large part of the Kingdom of Anor!
There is no doubt that he is a hero in the dungeon, no wonder he is called the boss.
The Eagle City Underground City had originally fallen into a deep sleep for a hundred years, but the seal loosened and the [Burning Demon] sealed inside began to emerge, so the underground city automatically sent out a call for help to the surrounding areas.
Chiya took the initiative to take on this task. As one of the largest dungeons in color, he had enough strength to annihilate the small group of weak burning demons that escaped.
The reason why Gong Qiying and other talented city lords who appeared this year were invited was probably with the idea of making friends with them.
Since there is a big shot backing him up, Gong Qiying seems to have no reason not to go. Maybe he can even get some benefits from him.
He sought advice from the Ashtar Alliance, who praised the Red Fang Dungeon as "the loyal defender of humanity" and "a strong group of people with noble character," and told him to seize this good opportunity to make friends with them.
Even the extreme Asta Alliance praised the other party. It seems that the popularity and character of the people in the Red Fang Dungeon are acceptable.
In the end, Gong Qiying accepted the invitation.
But the battle has not yet begun. The Unicorn Dungeon will notify him when it begins.
So during this period of time, in addition to continuing to repair Val and Sean, he also communicated with other dungeon lords to make early preparations.
By the way, what are the things sealed in the altars of Sion and Vaal?
After searching in the crystal of knowledge, he learned that the one sealed in the Vaal dungeon was called the [Bronze Dwarf], and Sean.
unknown.
The dungeon system does not record any information about this.
Why is such important information not recorded?!
The reason why he knew about Val's seal was because of the information left by Kidd's creator, Kirichi. As for how the other party got the news, it was unclear.
Gong Qiying was a little anxious because he had no idea what Sean's seal was.
"But it shouldn't be a big problem. I don't think the seal will loosen even after my soul dissipates."
He inadvertently set a goal for himself.
There is one more thing, and that is the location of the Eagle Capital Underground City.
It is close to Roald, the capital of the Kingdom of Anor.
From the perspective of administrative division, it is located in the corner of Roald's management area. In fact, it is very far away from the royal capital, which is equivalent to four or five round trips from Bed City to Kasuga City.
But what Gong Qiying didn't know was that there was an organization stationed near the Eagle City Underground City that he had once crossed paths with.
Light Eagle Group.
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The underground city of Sen, the above-ground part of the ancient city.
"Please listen to Master Wei'enma's wonderful magic theory. Sign on the supporter list to get a lesson from the master himself worth ten gold coins. Don't miss it if you pass by!"
"Professor Seth from the Magic Association will come to Bede to give a lecture. If you sign on the list of supporters, you can get a ticket and a beautiful prop made by the professor himself!"
"Also, if you support Professor Set, you can't support the elves anymore!"
"After supporting Master Weinmah, you can no longer support the ignorant professor!"
Near the portal, propagandists hired by Vainma and Set were loudly recruiting supporters from both sides, and it looked like a fight was about to break out.
In the city of Bed, where new events occur every day, the theoretical dispute between the two schools of magic masters is considered big news and naturally attracts the attention of many people.
In order to compete for supporters, the two sides did things even worse than the Sun Warriors, actively helping adventurers to explore Lake Lienia.
The underground of the academy is really a maze, a simple and unpretentious maze filled with traps, monsters, and of course rewards.
Currently, the progress inside has been pushed to the third level, and adventurers have flocked in after hearing the news.
Among the crowd pouring into the dungeon, there were two people wearing hoods and masks, one of whom had brown hair.
"What's the status of the weapons?"
"Perfect, the unique talents of those two just fill it with energy, and even a sword master can't keep up with its speed."
"We must send it out before the Sword Master does to increase our chances of winning."
"Don't be impatient. It's not easy to get such a powerful thing."
The brown-haired young man looked at the portal to the Thane dungeon and said:
"Let's practice with this dungeon first."
After sorting out the events in the two dungeons, I tried to make the subsequent plot more linear. All the pitfalls that appeared in this chapter can be combined into one plot later.
(End of this chapter)
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