Chapter 98
The whistling wind passed by Ye Bai's ears. Riding on Ottophis's back, Ye Bai felt that it was indeed not an ordinary donkey. Its running speed was even much faster than her level 40 and the effect of the light feather suit.
This time, with Ottophis's cooperation, Ye Bai was not dragged and bumped around like the first time. And the amazing thing was that at this speed, she did not feel strong wind resistance, but an indescribable feeling of lightness and agility.
Ye Bai had witnessed Ottophis's elusive speed in the dungeon before. Now, after experiencing it personally, he felt that it was indeed extraordinary. He was worthy of being the guy who snatched food from under the nose of the Dragonborn Lich!
No, to be precise, if we take into account the fact that he brought back the Dragon Whistle and the Codex of Death... it is even possible that Ottophis slipped out from under the nose of the Skeleton Dragon!
The donkeys in the divine world are just different.
Heading east, Ye Bai felt that he was riding on Ottophis's back, quickly passing through the terrain filled with the fallen debris of the sky city. The white boulders that were seen everywhere gradually became scarce until they gradually disappeared.
Ottophis led Ye Bai across the barren plain and came to a high platform above the plain. The ruins of an almost completely dilapidated building appeared in front of them.
As he got closer, Ye Bai judged from the traces of the foundation that remained that this place should have been a border fortress, but now only broken walls and ruins remained.
As Ottophis approached, it stopped and Ye Bai jumped off its back.
This obvious border fortress building comes from the kingdom forces in the divine realm. The kingdom forces representing order and light are closest to the "human race" in the conventional sense in terms of appearance and racial preferences.
However, being essentially one of the same high-ranking divine-blooded races, the kingdom forces of the divine realm possess the bloodline of light. Unlike ordinary humans in all realms who basically have a potential cap of level 60, the extraordinary beings of the kingdom forces are called awakened ones. They possess the power of light and can also learn magic and combat skills from other races. They are a comprehensive, all-purpose race with the widest adaptability.
The kingdom's power is located in the central area of the map of the divine realm and is divided into three major duchies. These duchies are in a state of autonomous alliance without interfering with each other, and have complex in-law relationships within them. At the same time, the three major duchies have their own top races that are close to them, namely the Void Elves, the High Elves, and the Deep Sea Clan, and can learn some of the special magic of these races.
If basic players do not want to change their race when they come to the divine realm, they can choose different principality forces. Even if they cannot obtain the top professions and skills of that race, they can still exchange some high-level items and skills through the faction.
As for the other Ancient Dragon and Purgatory camps - the Ancient Dragon is high above, and is an absolutely neutral camp that players cannot switch to, and can only gain favor at most; the Purgatory camp is the representative of chaos, and there is a life-and-death struggle among the players themselves.
These two camps, one is equally disdainful of any camp, and the other is equally hostile to any camp. Naturally, they will not have friendly relations with other forces.
It is unknown how long this divine realm has been evolving. The fortress that now appears near the Sky City may belong to the [Principality of Puri] which is close to the Deep Sea Clan, or it may belong to the [Principality of Gaowa] which is close to the Void Spirit Clan. These two principalities border each other, and parts of their territories are also close to the Sky City.
However, even the names of these principalities are subject to change.
Ye Bai walked into the dilapidated ruins and soon saw the teleportation array mentioned by the paper man in the best-preserved structure in the center.
"It's right here."
The paper man appeared on the spell inscription of the teleportation array and gestured to Ye Bai.
Unlike last time, Ye Bai, who has now been promoted to a third-level historian, has all the necessary tools. She took out the newly acquired archaeological magnifying glass from her backpack and observed the magic words on the teleportation array.
[You discovered the 'Unknown Frontier Ruins', you gained 10 historical experience points, you gained 10,000 experience points]
[You gain 1 point of proficiency in 'Ethereal Language']
Although the information obtained did not clearly tell Ye Bai the detailed information, her newly acquired proficiency in the Void Language told her that this ruin originally belonged to the Gaowa Principality, which was close to the Void Clan.
The Void Clan, representing knowledge and anonymity, is proficient in magic. They are a mysterious neutral race that worships and pursues ultimate knowledge. Rather than saying that Void Language is a language containing magic, it is better to say that the basic magical language is derived from the changes of Void Language.
The magical inscriptions on various rituals, magic circles, and scrolls in the divine realm and the myriad realms are based on the ethereal language, and then developed and expanded on this basis.
Ye Bai wanted to learn the Void Language just like he learned the Ancient Dragon Language, but this was just a frontier fortress of a principality that was close to the Void Clan. The only thing related to the Void Language was the current dilapidated teleportation array.
That's right, this is obviously an incomplete teleportation array. Even though it is the best preserved thing in this ruined structure, there is still a part missing.
As if knowing what Ye Bai was thinking, the paper man walked to the incomplete part of the teleportation array and explained:
"Although this teleportation array is partially damaged, I can use myself to 'reconstruct' the damaged part, allowing it to function as it originally did. However, it will still require the consumption of your spiritual energy to operate it."
"Can I only use psychic energy? Can I use this?" As he said that, Ye Bai took out a fine source energy crystal from his backpack.
Ottophis, who was standing by, saw the source energy crystal that was glowing with light, and showed an interested look. He came over and sniffed it curiously.
The paper man showed a look of surprise: "Oh, of course, this is better."
"That's good." Ye Bai nodded with satisfaction. As long as it can be used, it's fine. He almost thought that the "hard currency" he prepared this time was useless.
"This is truly rare pure energy! Many people should be willing to exchange this kind of energy crystal with you." The paper man sighed, then reminded Ye Bai, "Of course, when you use it, you also need to be careful of those with ill intentions."
"I understand." Ye Bai agreed.
The currency circulating in the Ten Thousand Worlds is naturally useless in the God Realm. Under normal circumstances, different races in the God Realm have different universal currencies, which are actually equivalent to "faction currencies". In this advanced map, if players want to trade with a certain race, they must first find a way to exchange or earn the currency of that race with other items.
To earn, you naturally have to accept faction missions, and as for exchanging, different races have different hobbies and tendencies. Apart from that, the only thing that has universal value among all racial forces is energy.
The source energy crystal in Ye Bai's hand can be used as a universal currency in the divine world.
Therefore, both times Ye Bai came, he carried a lot of source energy crystals with him, just in case of emergency.
The last time I operated in the dungeon, it went smoothly, but I never used it. This time, it came in handy when I needed to use the teleportation array.
In fact, the teleportation arrays in the major cities in the Ten Thousand Worlds essentially require energy, but this energy is provided by the city and converted into money to be charged to players, making a small profit from the difference.
When Ye Bai upgrades the territory to a city, she will be able to build her own teleportation array, with the territory providing energy. Then she can become the "middleman" who earns the difference.
According to what the paper man said, this teleportation array can also consume Ye Bai's spiritual energy for teleportation, but this is obviously not as practical as the source energy crystal. The divine world is full of crises. As a magic profession, it is necessary for Ye Bai to keep his blue bar in good condition at all times.
Afterwards, Ye Bai did not leave immediately. He explored the ruins inside and out with a magnifying glass. After confirming that there was no other remaining information, he confirmed the transmission.
The paper man's outline disappeared and turned into a virtual spiritual inscription made of the same material as the lines on the teleportation array, filling the originally broken and missing part of the teleportation array and restoring it to its complete state.
Following the instructions of the paper man, Ye Bai used a source energy crystal and placed it at a node in the magic circle as a drive.
"Bah."
After the source energy crystal was embedded, the surrounding magic circuits were lit up, and the teleportation array, which had not been used for who knows how long, lit up again.
Ye Bai did not delay and walked into the light with Ottophis.
The figures of the man and the donkey disappeared into the teleportation array.
Almost the next moment after their figures disappeared, a crisp sound was heard in the magic circle and the light suddenly dimmed.
Only a broken and dim crystal remained at the spot, and the magic circle that had been intact for a moment became incomplete again.
After the familiar teleportation array light appeared, Ye Bai's eyes lit up and he appeared on another teleportation platform. There was no teleportation array under his feet.
Even with the paper man's completion, the broken teleportation array was not like the complete teleportation array in the Ten Thousand Worlds, which allowed Ye Bai to choose his specific teleportation destination by himself. It all depended on luck.
Apparently, the border teleportation array randomly sent Ye Bai to a one-way teleportation point.
However, since it was the border teleportation array built by the Principality of Gaowa, it would obviously not be built in a dangerous place, but would inevitably lead to a safe area controlled by its own forces.
Ye Bai looked to her side and saw Ottophis standing quietly beside her. At the same time, she took out a magic scroll and saw the familiar figure of the paper man on it.
After confirming that no one was pulled down, Ye Bai began to observe the surrounding environment.
The teleportation array was surrounded by stone wall buildings. Judging from the structure, Ye Bai judged that this was probably a sentry post.
But even though the building was much more complete than the border fortress ruins that Ye Bai had sent over, there was still no one around at this time, and the breeze blowing in from the window also carried a stale smell.
Ye Bai walked down the platform and looked around.
Rotten torches, large amounts of dust, thick spider webs, broken porcelain pieces...everything showed that this outpost had been abandoned for a long time.
"There's no one around here." The paper man used his own characteristics to sense the danger to Ye Bai.
Ye Bai nodded, then walked out through the only exit.
There were no torches in the corridor, but there were rectangular windows above the walls that let in sunlight from outside, providing light for the corridor.
“Da, da, da…”
As Ye Bai walked through the corridor, he could still hear the sound of wind and unpleasant bird calls outside.
Until he turned a corner, Ye Bai suddenly stopped and took a deep breath.
In the corner, a skinny figure was curled up.
“Wow!”
Ye Bai, who was originally only on guard against mechanical traps, was startled. After looking carefully, she found that the curled up figure was a skeleton wrapped in rags.
"Uh." The paper figure on the magic scroll quickly added, "I mean there are no living people."
"..." Ye Bai let out a speechless breath and came back to his senses. Then he picked up the archaeological magnifying glass and observed the skeleton.
This skull clip has been dried out thoroughly, and the skin has decayed. It looks very similar to the skull specimens in biology books, with only the skeleton left.
Not to mention that corpses and skeletons are very common in the game. Having had experience in dungeons, Ye Bai has a very good adaptability in this regard - it is better to say that she was frightened by the information that there may be "undead monsters" rather than being scared by the corpses.
The clothes on the skeleton were almost completely rotten, mostly black and sticky, but under Ye Bai's magnifying glass, they showed a little metallic luster.
Then the system prompt sounded:
[You discovered the 'Chain Armor Fragment of the Gaowa Sentinel', you gained 2 historical experience points, and you gained 1000 experience points.]
If Ye Bai had observed it on his own, he probably wouldn't have been able to obtain this clue that was not easy to find. Archaeological tools are still very useful, but judging from the experience rewards, this clue should only involve the sentinel's personal mission.
The only useful information was that Ye Bai confirmed that this area belonged to the Principality of Gaowa.
Not finding any more extra information, Ye Bai stood up and prepared to move forward. However, when he turned around, he saw that Ottophis, who had been by his side before, had disappeared.
Ye Bai was shocked and continued to search forward.
She continued walking down the aisle and in just a few steps she was out of the sentry post.
The situation outside the outpost was not much better than the abandoned outpost.
A road connected the outpost and led to the hills in the distance. On top of the hills was a black building, which vaguely looked like a fortress, but it was difficult to see clearly because it was too far away.
The area around the main road shows that it is a town that has been in ruins for a long time.
Everywhere you look, there is desolation and desolation.
The entire town looked as if it had been looted countless times. There were no crops, nor any decent, neat buildings. Instead, there were only gray and black shabby shacks piled together in groups of three or two, with traces of repairs all over them.
Ye Bai never thought that he would see such a scene when he first came into contact with the town in the divine realm.
As his eyes swept around, Ye Bai paused.
She was originally worried that Ottophis would disappear and cause trouble again like last time, but when she walked out of the sentry post, she saw a familiar gray figure not far away.
Ottophis was standing next to a ruined wall, curiously smelling the wild flowers that emerged from the corner of the wall. He took a bite, chewed it twice, and then felt that the taste was not right, so he spit it out.
Not far from it, Ye Bai saw three children wrapped in linen, observing it curiously, their eyes full of novelty.
Someone!
Ye Bai was delighted. It would be easy if he met a living person. He could ask these three children about the situation nearby.
However, Ye Bai walked out of the abandoned outpost and headed towards the three children. In order to show her goodwill, she even changed into an ordinary villager's shirt and trousers and approached.
Unexpectedly, Ye Bai had not even reached Ottophis's side, but had just caught the sight of the three children.
The three children immediately became excited. They jumped up like frightened birds, and then scattered like little mice exposed in front of people. They crawled into the dark sheds around them and disappeared in a few seconds.
“That shouldn’t be the case…”
Ye Bai was stunned. She had never made any mistakes in communicating with NPCs before, so she looked down at her clothes. They were just the attire of an ordinary villager.
Seeing that the three children were covered in dust and simply wrapped in linen, and looked very poor, she deliberately avoided wearing clothes that looked eye-catching and expensive. In order not to scare the three children, she put the snow-colored sword into her backpack.
Unexpectedly, the other party didn't even give her a chance to communicate.
Ottophis approached Ye Bai, grinned at her mockingly, and pointed to the abandoned outpost she came from.
"Because I came out of there?"
Ottophis nodded and asked Ye Bai for bread.
Although Ye Bai brought more bread this time, Ottofis's frequency of asking for bread also increased greatly, because the bread this time was a plus version. Compared with the original bread baked with pure dough, there are now dairy cows in Baiye Town, so the aroma of the bread brought this time is unique - butter is added to it.
"Unless you promise me not to run around."
Ye Bai saw Ottophis nod in agreement, and then gave it the bread.
After feeding the bread, Ye Bai looked at the ruined town again. It was already evening, and the setting sun enveloped the place, making it dead silent. If she hadn't just seen the three children, she would have thought that there was no one living here.
Children are already the most vulnerable people in an area. Judging from the attitudes of the three children just now, even if there are people here, they obviously don't seem willing to communicate with her.
Ye Bai thought for a moment, and transformed Qianhuanyi into a gray windproof cloak. She followed the direction in which the three children had fled, heading deeper into the chaotic and dilapidated ruins, with Ottophis following behind her.
"Bang!"
"wait……"
When passing by the corner of a half-remaining house, Ye Bai heard an accidental collision sound, and then saw a thin figure. He had just shouted when the figure turned around like a nimble rabbit and went into the ruins behind.
【Slowness】
The man's nimble figure slowed down, and he felt as if his body was stuck in a quagmire.
Ye Bai quickly walked up to him: "I have no ill intentions, I just want to ask you..."
The man was so frightened that he suddenly curled up into a ball and hugged his head tightly.
Seeing this, Ye Bai had no choice but to take out a piece of bread and hand it to the other party.
Feeling that he was not attacked and smelling a sweet scent, the other party finally raised his head.
Ye Bai saw a child who looked to be about twelve or thirteen years old. She was so thin that it was difficult to tell whether she was a boy or a girl. When the child saw the bread in her hand, his pupils dilated and he showed an obvious look of struggle.
Then, when Ye Bai was distracted, the child suddenly reached out and quickly grabbed the bread and stuffed it into his mouth.
This is a real plug, there is no swallowing action, and the speed is faster than that of Ottophis.
"Don't be afraid. Eat slowly." Ye Bai watched the child swallow the bread, then asked, "I'm just passing by here. I want to ask you where this place is? Is this the Principality of Gaowa?"
"Gao...Wa..." The child looked at Ye Bai tentatively, then repeated her words in a dull voice, not knowing whether he understood or not.
Seeing this, Ye Bai paused, then organized his words and asked, "Have you ever seen some strange people..."
Just as he finished saying this, the child suddenly screamed:
"Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"
The child struggled to stand up and run away. Ye Bai quickly grabbed him. The previous slowing spell was still in effect. Feeling this unprecedented powerlessness, the child suddenly cried out in fear:
"The evergreens wither... the sky falls... the king's... conquest... will never stop... wuwu..."
"The King's Curse... The King's Name... No One..."
Upon hearing these words, Ye Bai suddenly lost consciousness and loosened his grip. Combined with the end of the lasting effect of the slow spell, the child struggled and ran away.
But at this time, Ye Bai didn't care about holding the other person anymore. He could only know from the information revealed in the other person's crying that this song seemed to be about the God King.
The evergreen withers and the sky falls.
Hearing these two sentences with obvious referential intentions, Ye Bai immediately thought of the Emerald Forest and the City in the Sky.
What about the king behind?
Does it refer to the king of the kingdom, or...the God-King?
The "conquest" mentioned in it is worth pondering. Originally, Ye Bai always thought that the chaos in the divine world mentioned by the paper man was caused by the chaos in the divine world caused by the chaos among various races. Now, the feeling revealed in this ballad seems more like the God King is in charge?
Ye Bai thought for a while and felt that he had gained a lot of information, but it was very vague. When he came to his senses, he looked up and found that night had completely fallen.
"Where should we go to find the Purgatory Cultists?"
Ye Bai asked subconsciously, feeling that the method the paper man mentioned was not easy to do. The cultists usually moved secretly, and it was not easy to find out. The people in this place seemed unwilling to communicate with outsiders, let alone dig out the whereabouts of the cultists from their mouths.
As a result, after he finished speaking, he unexpectedly heard the paper man on the magic scroll say: "Don't worry, Lord Bai Ye, they will appear on their own at night."
Ye Bai: “…Ah?”
Showing up on his own? This wasn't what she knew!
As if to prove that what the paper man said was true, Ye Bai saw a fire a little further away as soon as he finished speaking.
Upon closer inspection, one could see the source of the flames: some adults wearing gray linen robes. They moved in an orderly manner, passing through the gray shacks and spontaneously forming teams, like thin snakes, converging in one direction.
The whole process was silent and there was an indescribable weirdness.
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