Chapter 89: The Forest of Corpses
Chapter 89: The Forest of Corpses
Finally, it got dark and night fell.
On the Gulard warship, a clean and neat executioner's knife from a distance killed the Iron-faced Warlock. He picked up the dropped items, jumped off the warship, and landed on the Spirit Fire Ship.
On the way back to the city, he also counted today's harvest.
【Execution Gloves (Excellent)】
[Type: Weapon]
[Effect: Slightly enhances Guraid's magic damage, and increases spirit by 1 when holding it]
[Description: It was forged by skilled craftsmen from the Guraid Empire. It is ingenious and does not take the form of an ordinary staff. Its function and power are not weak at all. However, perhaps only a specially trained iron-faced sorcerer can wield it like an arm.]
The execution gloves are completely black, with a few golden edges on the palm and light gray steel scales inlaid on the back of the hand. The power of the spirit can flow smoothly through them, achieving a casting effect that is not inferior to that of a staff.
Beautiful and practical.
After putting on the execution gloves, Yuan Fang gathered his mental strength and turned his palms forward.
Soon, the red sphere began to condense, and the bloodstone exploded and flew out, its power not affected at all.
At present, players have basically understood the information about the profession of the spiritual mage.
First of all, a mage doesn't necessarily need a staff to attack. If his mental attributes are strong, he can also create a magic orb by rubbing his hands.
However, the damage is very low, and the killing range and other aspects will be greatly reduced.
This is similar to a warrior fighting with his fists without a weapon, but a mage without a spellcasting weapon is much weaker than a warrior using his fists.
Then, Yuanfang took out another trophy.
【Gulard Iron Mask (Excellent)】
[Type: Accessories]
[Effect: Slightly increases your casting speed (this accessory cannot be worn at the same time as certain equipment). ]
[Explanation: For most people, they have never seen the Guraid Law, but the majesty of the law is firmly engraved in everyone's heart, because the punishment for breaking the law comes from the Iron Mask, and the Iron Mask symbolizes coldness and death. ]
Yuanfang tried to put it on, but found that the garrison captain's helmet on his head blocked it.
This made him frown slightly.
Afterwards, after taking off the garrison captain's helmet, he finally put on the Gular Iron Mask.
But he still tried to put it on again.
But obviously, the only piece of equipment that cannot be worn at the same time as the Guraid Iron Mask is the helmet...
After many unsuccessful attempts, Yuanfang finally gave up.
Without the helmet, the slightly damaged ghost cloak on his shoulders looked quite stylish.
……
"Bye, Miss Nonya. I'll come see you after I get off work!"
Gua Gua waved goodbye to Nonia with a smile before logging off to go to work.
Seeing that the number of players on Zhuxin Island had obviously decreased, Nonia felt a little relieved.
Although she had been mentally prepared before coming, when she actually saw the warriors summoned by Rogue, she still felt a little... incredible.
They...seem to have absolutely no sense of crisis of being in a broken world.
Nonia didn't know why this happened, and she didn't quite understand what it meant to go online or offline.
But in her opinion, perhaps these warriors of Mr. Roger should come from a peaceful and stable world...
"How does it feel?"
At this moment, a tall figure appeared beside her and asked.
"…They are a group of passionate and brave fighters."
"If possible, I would like to make friends with them."
Nonia looked at the spiritual candle swaying in the night on the coast and said seriously.
Rogge shook his head and smiled: "Haha, they should be a group of strange guys, right? And... didn't you hear that some of them wanted to chop you with swords? Aren't you afraid? Do you still want to make friends with them?"
If he were a native of this world, he would definitely feel strange and be extremely alert when seeing such a group of people.
Especially for players like Niu Niu, who are outlaws, if Rogge hadn't been able to deal with him, he would probably have started to become a demon.
"A little bit." Nonya did not deny it, but she immediately added: "But I saw that most of them were very friendly."
After that, she smiled at Roger.
"Same as you."
Very friendly?
Roger didn't know how she saw that, and he still didn't completely trust her.
"Let's go and continue interpreting the notes."
Roger finished speaking and paused.
"Also, don't mention my name to them."
"You've already said it, I remember it." Nonia responded softly.
Although she was also curious about why Rogge didn't want these warriors to know his name, she didn't ask. Just like the relationship between Rogge, Lingzhu, and these warriors,
There are some things that people don't need to ask when they want to tell you.
……
Thanks to the unremitting efforts of the players, the situation near the coast has finally been explored almost completely.
The monster content of this large map is undoubtedly rich.
Apart from the two bosses, the Gulard Warship and the Drowned Flower, the rest are the Plundering Ship and some small plundering sailboats, as well as some fish monsters in the sea, which are similar to those near the Candle Fire Island.
However, in addition to monsters, players also made new discoveries.
"Pfft..."
The Scheming Frog is leading several frogman players to explore deeper waters.
Suddenly, a player let out a long breath, as if he was frightened by something.
Everyone looked at him in surprise, and the latter pointed forward.
When the others looked in the direction he pointed, they were all startled.
I saw a pile of vaguely visible corpses floating in a patch of kelp ahead.
The bodies had their hands tied, their ankles tied tightly to a stone, and they had white corals in their mouths. They floated in the water, moving with the current.
And the most horrifying thing is that there seem to be some white souls attached to these corpses.
It looked like a bunch of balloons tied to strings. There were so many of them that you couldn't even see the end at a glance...
Even the scheming frog's heartbeat slowed down by this scene.
But soon, he calmed down and thought of the big map boss, the Drowned Flower.
After thinking for a moment, he signaled to the others, indicating that he wanted to go in and check.
A slightly timid player shook his head vigorously and then swam towards the surface.
Seeing this, the scheming frog didn't say much, but swam in and prepared to search the bodies one by one, looking for clues.
As the Scheming Frog moved forward, he seemed to hear some sounds.
A pale corpse was originally staring straight ahead, but was pushed by the ocean current to face the scheming frog that was looking elsewhere.
This made him freeze for a moment as he was concentrating. Then, he heard the murmurs and howls of the soul in the corpse in front of him.
[It hurts so much... Why can't you just kill me...]
Damn, this game always goes into great detail on some inexplicable things...
The Scheming Frog thought to himself, and then he realized that the souls in these corpses seemed to have some last words.
After thinking for a moment, he suppressed the urge to leave and began to listen to the last words of these souls one by one.
[It was obviously that damn bitch's fault for wearing revealing clothes. Why wasn't she the one who was sunk into the sea? I hate it...]
[Heerzaken, harsh and cold-blooded emperor, I curse you...]
[…You damned woman, why did you choose to believe in that damned sect, and even implicated me…]
[This is a lifeless country, evil Helzaken, you will die without a burial place...]
[My omnipotent Lord, please save your faithful believers...]
【…】
The more the scheming frog listened, the brighter his eyes became.
This is a bit creepy, but it reveals a lot of information!
If you tell this to a storyteller, this kid will definitely jump for joy!
While listening, the scheming frog found a stone tablet in the middle of the corpses.
After taking great effort to turn it over, the Scheming Frog saw a passage engraved on it.
[Pain and resentment are suppressed here, and the souls of sinners who have crossed the law must also be imprisoned. ]
After the Scheming Frog turned it over, it quickly returned to its original shape.
It is obvious that it is at one with its surroundings.
After listening for a while, the scheming frog surfaced.
After taking a look at the sky, he noted down the location and prepared to go back and inform the storyteller.
……
Li Miao had just finished class that day and was about to log into the game when he caught a glimpse of a hot post on the forum.
[Analysis of the background story of Lingzhu in the second issue, the harsh laws of the Guraid Empire, and the new check-in point "Forest of Corpses"]
The author of the post below is naturally the "storyteller".
"Wow, the storyteller has updated again, let me take a look first."
Just as he was about to click on the video, he suddenly paused.
Then he took off his helmet, turned on the computer that had not been used for a long time, started a storyteller video on the small website, and took out a bunch of braised snacks.
"Not bad, good with rice."
After nodding with satisfaction, Li Miao started watching the video while eating snacks.
[Hello everyone, I am a storyteller...]
It was still the familiar opening remarks, still the familiar stacking of armor, and then it slowly got to the point.
[…Okay, no more nonsense, let’s get on with our main topic today, the background story of the virtual reality game “Spirit Candle”.]
[I believe that many of you have watched the storyteller’s previous video and learned about the Law Knight who was contaminated by corruption, the final boss of the Exile Island. ]
[However, the protagonist of today's storyteller is not it, but the faction to which it belongs (snap, sound of fans closing)... the Gulard Empire. ]
[To listen to a good story, you need a good device...]
"You're still in Guangzi!"
Li Miao rolled his eyes and skipped over.
[…As we all know, as the plot of our Spirit Candle game progresses, the Candle Keeper has anchored the Exiled Island and unlocked a new map, the offshore, which is the game's large map.]
[In this large map near the Exiled Island, we will not mention other monsters for now, and will only focus on two monsters, the "Drowning Flower" and the "Iron-faced Warlock". ]
At this point, the storyteller also kindly provided two images.
[Well, considering that the appearance of the boss, the Drowned Flower, is a bit bizarre, I won’t show it here to spoil your appetite. Friends who are interested can go to the Lingzhu Forum to search for it themselves.]
[Let's get back to the point. The Drowned Flower and the Iron-faced Warlock seem to have nothing in common with each other, but in the storyteller's opinion, they are actually closely related. It can even be said that the appearance of the former is most likely caused by the Iron-faced Warlock.]
[The reason why I say this is because after careful and focused research, the storyteller found clues from many equipment items in the game. ]
[The most obvious one is the description on the equipment "Gulard Iron Mask".]
[“The punishment for breaking the law comes from the iron mask, and the iron mask symbolizes coldness and death.” From this sentence, it is not difficult to see that the laws of the Guraid Empire are extremely strict and have strong enforcement power, to the point where most people in the empire are terrified.]
【And the executor of the law is none other than the Iron-faced Sorcerer.】
[At this point, if we look back at the description of the Drowned Flower monster and the equipment information it drops, it is not difficult to know that tying people to stones and sinking them into the sea is most likely one of the punishments of the Guraid Empire.]
[The storyteller has been paying attention to these two pieces of information for a long time, but has not released a video because he cannot be completely sure. ]
[The reason why I can update today is that I have to mention our old friend Frog, who made a great contribution this time. 】
[On the seabed behind the Exile Island, Frog discovered a very scary place, let's call it the "Forest of Sunken Corpses". ]
[Just by hearing the name, you can tell what is so scary about this place. The storyteller simply describes it to you as being like a street full of hydrogen balloons, but the things hanging on the ropes are not balloons, but corpses that have sunk to the bottom of the sea...]
[And the punishment of the Guraid Empire does not seem to end with death, but imprisoning their souls together and torturing them for a long time. ]
[That is why, after entering the Forest of Sunken Corpses, we can hear the "last words" of many souls. ]
【We can get a lot of information from these last words. 】
[Apart from some meaningless last words, the storyteller sorted out four very useful sentences. ]
The first two sentences are a curse on the Guraid Emperor Helzaken and a prayer to "my omnipotent Lord".
The key sentences of the next two sentences are "Iron-faced Warlock, you cruel executioner, I will definitely drag you down" and "The storm will not stop settling accounts with Guraid."
【The information in these four sentences will be very great. 】
[First is Emperor Guraid. We learned his name is "Helzaken". This character will probably appear later. ]
[Secondly, the executed prisoner prayed to "my omnipotent Lord", which should be contrary to the laws believed in by the Guraid Empire, and it is probably the origin of his crime. ]
[Then there is the curse of the Iron-faced Warlock as the executioner, which makes us basically confirm that the appearance of the Drowned Flower is closely related to the Iron-faced Warlock.]
[After all, the bodies sunk in the sea near the Exile Island might have been sunk by him.]
[By the way, in the box of the Guraid warship, which is the Iron-masked Warlock's personal box, the equipment information directly leads to another name "Lawskeeper". It seems that he is in the same camp as the Iron-masked Warlock and may appear in the future. The storyteller is laying a trap here. ]
[As for the last sentence, it obviously echoes the previously mentioned Lord of Storms, and basically confirms the hostile relationship between the two forces. ]
[In short, through these bits and pieces of information, we have roughly pieced together some information about this important force, the "Gulard Empire."]
[This is an empire based on the Guraid Law, led by Emperor Helzaken. The laws are strict and the control over the entire empire is extremely strong. ]
[However, under the strict laws, there are also many people who violate the laws. They include believers of other faiths, and there are also unknown sects ready to make a move...]
[So, what kind of empire is this? Its full picture remains a mystery, waiting for our further exploration to uncover...]
[Okay, this issue is about...]
Definitely next time.
After throwing away the garbage in his hand, Li Miao closed the computer and put on the virtual reality helmet.
Please give me a monthly ticket!!!
(End of this chapter)