Chapter 7 Persuasion
It was already late at night when Huang Chao walked into Isrien City. Smoke filled the city, and there was a sparkling fire in the distance: Sure enough, the alchemist had already arrived.
The city gate guards stopped Huang Chao. During this tense period, the people who visited late at night seemed quite suspicious: "Who are you?"
"I will convey the news of the Destroyer and remind you to guard against the attacks of the alchemist, but it seems that he has come." He took out the letter from the Destroyer to him, and the sign on the letter should prove his identity.
When the Conqueror guard saw the light armor on Huang Chao's body, he found that Huang Chao was actually a Heavenly Master, and immediately became very admirable. He checked the letters quickly and took Huang Chao to the Conqueror's barracks.
Huang Chao gave Danny's letter to an adjutant. The adjutant read the letter and said, "Commander Weier is not here now, and everything will be represented temporarily. I will arrange for people to pick up Danny's. Storm Bear has stolen a lot of supplies, and it is good news to find that Danny is still alive."
"It is said that the alchemist is planning a new attack, and Commander Weir has gone to the Water Source Temple. You'd better go and meet the great consul Eldrin."
Huang Chao followed the Conqueror Guard to the central square where the city hall was located.
Along the way, Huang Chao saw many ruins, and the wounded could only be placed on both sides of the street. The Isrians, dressed in yellow clothes, sat cross-legged near the wounded, and blue light spots kept falling from their hands on the wounded.
The conqueror who led the way noticed his gaze and said enviously: "Is it very cool? Without the healing spells of these people, our casualties would be even worse. But of course, the magic of the Heavenly Blesser is the most powerful."
Before the consul Eldrin had rested, Huang Chao soon met the tall old man. He wore a complicated decoration on his head, a circle of decorative straps were supported on the back of his neck, and his white beard drooped to the floor.
His eyes were full of fatigue and he said slowly, "Thank you for your arrival, but you came too late, the young man from Heaven. The alchemist has attacked the city. I blocked him from the city. Many Isrien people were injured, and some people were infected with some kind of disease. He quickly left here."
Huang Chao whispered: "I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault, don't feel guilty about it. I still thank you for your efforts. Please accept my gratitude." Eldrin waved, and the waiter brought up three pieces of green equipment and a purse.
Huang Chao picked up a green one-handed wand, and the waiter took all the other equipment. Eldrin continued: "It is said that the alchemist went to the Water Source Temple. Weier, the commander of the Conqueror, has gone to pursue him, but there is no news about Weier until now. I hope you can go to the Water Source Temple to check the situation."
"I will rush there as soon as possible. Is there a map there?" The game comes with a small map, but Huang Chao's screen does not have this function. It was okay to walk along a road before, but the terrain behind is so complicated, and I really have to kneel if I don't have a map.
"I will ask the waiter to prepare it for you. Now you can go and rest quickly, I think what you need now is a hot meal, a bath water and a comfortable bed."
“Thank you very much for your hospitality.”
Huang Chao followed the waiter to a small living room and ate half a roast chicken, a plate of vegetable salad, half a long bread and three or four cups of hot milk. The cow dog was also taken to a special pet room and enjoyed a big meal. Since Huang Chao flew kites all the way, the cow dog basically did not participate in the battle, and now he looked lively.
Then Huang Chao tried taking a shower with a big wooden bucket, but no maid wanted to help him, which made Huang Chao struggle for a long time before. Washing away all the blood, sweat stains and soil, Huang Chao felt that he had gained a new life.
When he was taken to the guest room, Huang Chao fell asleep as soon as his head was touched with a pillow.
He slept very badly that night, and countless nightmares came, causing him to keep awakening from fear. The real world, the torch world, all the things he feared were intertwined in bizarre forms. A terrifying scene suddenly appeared in a dream, and from the beginning, the normal dream suddenly slid down into the terrifying abyss.
He originally thought he would sleep until noon the next day, but in fact he woke up at dawn. Last night, his clothes had been washed and dried. Huang Chao put on his clothes, put on his equipment, and followed the waiter to Eldrin's restaurant.
Huang Chao met Eldrin while having breakfast with two dark circles.
"The map you want is already in your backpack." The waiter brought a new backpack, which is stronger and more comfortable than the previous one, with 10 blood bottles and magic bottles inside.
Huang Chao quickly thanked him. Eldrin smiled and said, "You have to be polite. Now every power should be fully utilized. The alchemist is attacking the temple and the patron saint. If the conqueror does not stop him in the water source temple, then he must have arrived at the Jielin Temple and I will also go to stop him."
"The patron saint is a powerful creature that controls elements, which feeds life. But they are not invincible, and there will always be people who can control them. If the alchemist does it, then he is the biggest threat to this world since the invasion of the Nethers a thousand years ago."
According to the plot, the alchemist attacked the Ringlin Temple, and Eldrin was also infected and became the boss in the first act. At that time, he controlled the patron saint of nature to attack the player. Huang Chaoxin said that it turned out that this old man was so powerful that he had blocked the alchemist's attack before, and later controlled the patron saint, and he deserved to be the consul.
The old man warmly entertained Huang Chao. He couldn't bear to see the other party die, so he reminded him: "If possible, it's better not to go to the Jielin Temple. I feel that there is a very dangerous place. There may be a connection between the alchemist, the mysterious plague and the underworld."
Eldrin laughed and said, "I appreciate your imagination, but this is too bizarre. I thank you for your concern, but the patron saint is very important, so I have to go to the Jielin Temple to defend."
Huang Chao shook his head, recalling the plot of the game, and said, "Please be very careful. Even if you don't believe it, at least be alert. They may seize the keys of the temple and make the temple quarantine. I suggest you study the infected person in the Frost Hill, and maybe there will be symptoms related to the Netherworld wherever you will have."
Eldrin became serious: "Do you know what?"
Huang Chao thought about it. The alchemist ran until the end and was never stopped. He was defeated by the player until the end. Even if he changed the plot, he could only make the situation better. So he simply said: "Although I can't provide evidence, I suspect that the madness of the alchemist is related to the Netherworld. They may have to invade the world again. Controlling people's minds through infection means is a very effective means when the Netherworld cannot appear in large quantities."
"The seal of the core of the clockwork cannot be broken through, and the Netherworld has been blocked at the other end of the world."
"There are always some space cracks that allow them to convey their own decayed power."
Eldrin thought for a while with a serious expression and said, "If the situation is so serious, then I will go to Jielin Temple to protect the guardian gods, which are the cornerstones of this world."
"I'm very curious, what role does the guardian god play? What consequences will be if they are gone?" Huang Chao regretted this question, because he saw Eldrin's surprised gaze, as if he had asked a very low-level question himself.
"The patron saint is closely related to the elements of our world. They cannot be eliminated, but they can be sealed and weakened. The decay of the patron saint will affect the survival of all of us."
So terrible? The alchemist extracted the energy of the guardian god all the way, and really wanted to destroy the world. I wonder if he would be affected.
Huang Chao digested this information and asked another question: "Is there any equipment and experience manual for survival in the wild?" According to the size of the Echo Valley, the temple grassland may be wider, so he has to be prepared to sleep in the wild.
Eldrin looked at Huang Chao with some confusion and said, "I will ask someone to arrange it. Have you not received training in this regard?"
Huang Chao showed an awkward expression and decided to tell the truth: "I have been studying subjects such as mathematics, language, material changes and reactions over the years..."
Eldrin was in awe of the grave. It was estimated that Huang Chao came from the most prosperous area of the empire and was a well-educated academic mage. However, the combat power of this mage has a large floating range.
However, Huang Chao was able to pass through the Echo Valley where beasts gathered alone before, and he was obviously fighting. Eldrin nodded: "It turns out that he is an academy mage. Please be careful on the way. If not, you can use the portal to return to the city at any time, and you don't need to sleep in the wild."
Huang Chao thought to myself, I earned 200 gold coins on a return trip, so how could I afford it? But I will definitely be able to get the return scroll in the future, and I can return at any time at that time.
When Huang Chao left the city hall, the Blood Bottle Magic Bottle had been transferred to the inventory, and his backpack was filled with props for survival in the wild. A guard team member gave Huang Chao a copy of the "Isrien's Field Battle Guide", which described in detail various survival methods.
It was actually a military manual. Huang Chao said that this thing is quite high-end and the conqueror's troops are very promising.
Next he went to the most important attraction in Isri's city, the grocer Tingya's shop, to look at the easter egg characters in the Torch Light. As a result, although Tingya was dressed cool, she was definitely not as bold as in the game, which disappointed Huang Chao. Tingya had two ponytails, but the real person looked quite old and not cute at all.
Huang Chao sighed and sold all the useless equipment and bought a scroll back to the city.
He finally found a skill teacher. The person who helped people reset their skill points was not called Douglas, but Tamore: "Although you are a Heavenly Blesser, my teacher has retired and doesn't want to see outsiders."
Chapter completed!