Chapter 123: Ghosts, Corpses, NPCs
Chapter 123: Ghosts, Corpses, NPCs
After leaving the island, Li Miao continued to sail forward along the channel separated by the dark boundary.
The number of monsters that appeared along the way did not decrease at all, and was even gradually increasing. Although they posed no threat to him, they were extremely annoying.
Fortunately, Li Miao saw the second island not long after sailing, and the guidance of the spirit candle appeared again, guiding Li Miao in the direction to go.
After arriving at the island and lighting the milestone candle again, Li Miao stood up and was about to continue exploring the island.
But as soon as he stood up, he suddenly froze and his heart skipped a beat.
He saw a figure standing quietly on the shore of the island, facing him.
Because it was pitch black, he couldn't see the other person's face at all, but fortunately the game gave him information prompts.
【Lonely Island Ghost】
[Rank: Ashes]
【Level: 5】
[Talent: Soul]
【Skill:? 】
[Explanation: Due to the condensation of resentment, the wronged souls lingered on the lonely island, staring at the living, and resenting the injustice of fate. ]
After seeing this information, Li Miao felt relieved.
I was shocked. It turned out to be just a small monster. I thought it was a ghost!
...I don't know what ghosts are in his understanding.
Seeing this, Li Miao became bolder and walked straight up.
The wronged ghost on the lonely island also stood there motionless, staring at Li Miao with his gray eyes, which made him feel a little scared.
"Take my bullet!" Li Miao snorted coldly.
Soon, the lance was raised and a cold light flashed.
The soul of the wronged ghost on the lonely island seemed to be affected by the cold air. After a moment of blur, it was forced to dissipate.
But even if it disappeared, it still stared at Li Miao.
[You killed the lonely island ghost]
[Obtained: Index Finger with Resentment]
[Index finger with resentment]
[Type: Special Items]
[Effect: Will always point to a mysterious location. ]
[Explanation: Hatred and resentment condensed and turned into an index finger, pointing to a location.]
Special items? They should be similar to quest items.
After thinking for a moment, Li Miao looked at the index finger on his hand.
This is a gray and cold severed finger. The fracture is very uneven, and it seems that it was not cut off, but torn off alive.
In Li Miao's hands, it seemed to have life, shrinking and wriggling on its own, until it pointed to a certain place and then stopped moving.
After Li Miao put it on the ground and shifted its direction a little, the index finger moved again and pointed in the previous direction.
While it felt interesting, Li Miao also felt a little creepy.
The flight was already depressing enough, and now there was something like this...
"I want to see how much resentment you have."
Li Miao muttered, picked up the index finger, and moved in the direction it pointed.
The direction that the index finger pointed to was still on the small island. Li Miao quickly passed through some dry and low bushes and arrived at his destination.
Illuminated by the candlelight on his body, Li Miao looked at the scene in front of him and immediately frowned.
A mummy-like corpse had its limbs tightly bound and fastened to an elaborately crafted frame. Its body was covered with painful scars, its fingers and toes were all torn off, and its mouth was sewn up alive with needle and thread... The torturer seemed to be extremely disgusted with his mouth.
But even so, one can still see extreme pain from its frozen expression.
Its attire looks a bit like a church clergyman.
Moreover, there are traces of other people's activities around it, and some of the sand with footprints has even "solidified". As long as Li Miao tries to change it, it will return to its original state.
This is the place the resentful index finger is pointing at.
Li Miao recalled the appearance of the wronged soul on the lonely island and found that the two were indeed very similar.
It seems that the wronged soul on the lonely island came from this corpse.
"What is this... Could it be another sacrificial ritual of some evil cult?"
Li Miao was a little confused.
At this moment, the index finger on his hand moved again. It suddenly flew out of his hand and came to the bottom of the corpse. After fiddling with the tattered clothes for a while, it hooked out a piece of torn paper.
Li Miao walked forward and picked it up.
[Obtained: Torn Paper (I)]
A piece of paper that was not only torn but also crumpled.
The wronged ghost's index finger soon moved again.
It kept guiding Li Miao to run on the nearby beach.
Finally, after finding 8 fragments, the index finger of the wronged soul finally stopped and pointed in a direction in the sea.
Is this finger meant to lead him to find this thing?
Li Miao was a little surprised. After thinking for a moment, he put the fragments on the ground one by one and prepared to put them together.
But right now.
The accident happened again, and an unexpected sound suddenly rang out.
"Hello, powerful knight..." The owner of the voice used the native language of this world. The tone sounded hearty, but the tone had a hint of vulgarity, which made people feel very strange.
Swish!
Hearing the sudden figure, Li Miao quickly stood up, holding the Frost Lance and looking vigilantly at the source of the sound.
He saw a man dressed in wandering warrior clothes with half of his face hidden in a hood slowly walking towards him.
"Who is you?"
Li Miao narrowed his eyes.
He didn't see any information on the guy in front of him except for a [? ].
...NPC?
Could he be in cahoots with that clay pot guy?
This made Li Miao frown.
“Oh, oh, oh… calm down, don’t get excited… powerful knight.” Seeing Li Miao holding the frost lance and looking like he could attack at any time, the visitor quickly stretched out his hands and comforted him: “I am not your enemy, nor a monster. There will be no disputes between us…”
Although Li Miao's voice sounded very strange, he was surprisingly able to understand it, which made him even more curious.
As he spoke, he lowered the hood on his head, revealing a handsome face with righteousness.
However, coupled with his somewhat vulgar temperament and language and behavior, one can't help but feel a little weird.
The man smiled kindly at Li Miao.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Leti, and I'm a firewood collector." Without waiting for Li Miao to respond, he said enthusiastically and familiarly, "You should be a firewood collector as well. I didn't expect that we would meet. It's really fate..."
Just after he finished speaking, his message changed from a question mark to [Leti].
At this time, Li Miao was able to fully confirm that the guy in front of him was indeed an NPC.
However... Li Miao did not let down his guard because of this.
This is not the first time that Lingzhu has appeared as an NPC, and players have also discovered that there are differences between the NPCs.
Some are as weak as Ryan, some are as dangerous as the Clay Pot Man, and some can even chat with players for a long time. Everything is very real.
So not all NPCs are necessarily good.
The last incident with the clay pot man can be said to have served as a reminder to all players.
After the player's remodel, although his level and other things did not change, most of his equipment was lost, which was very fatal.
Li Miao naturally kept it in mind.
Therefore, when he saw the NPC in front of him, he never relaxed his vigilance.
But as it stands now, this guy doesn't seem to have any intention of taking action, or he is planning something.
"Yes, how did you know?" Li Miao put away the Frost Lance and said calmly.
When you go out, you have to give yourself an identity. Let alone pretending to be a firewood collector, if he has a clay pot, he can just put it on his head.
Seeing that Li Miao seemed to have relaxed his vigilance, Leti smiled and said, "On the dark road, warriors are always attracted to each other..."
"By the way, I don't know your name yet, dear knight."
"Brother Wei." Li Miao said.
"Brother Wei? What a strange name..." Leti's smile paused, but soon recovered. He pointed at the corpse in front of him and said, "Since we are all firewood collectors, I suggest that we work together. How about it?"
"This place is extremely dangerous. If you are not careful, you could die. It's so scary..."
Leti said.
"How do we cooperate?" Li Miao asked.
"I suggest that we share information and try to help each other through this difficult time, how about that?"
The fox's tail is finally revealed.
Li Miao couldn't help but complain in his heart. It looked like this guy might have come here just for his discovery. He didn't know how long he had been watching nearby before running out.
This guy... doesn't look like a good person!
However, as a player, Li Miao was not too afraid. He wanted to see what kind of plot this [Leti] could bring him.
"Is that so..." Li Miao touched his chin and said in his expectant eyes: "What if I refuse?"
In response, Leti's face froze, but he quickly continued with a smile: "Of course, you have the right to do so, Mr. Wei Ge."
Hearing this, Li Miao smiled inwardly, and then said, "Okay, I agree, let's cooperate."
When Leti heard this, he was delighted and was about to say a few polite words when he saw Li Miao squatting down and starting to check the piece of paper.
Although these pieces of paper were torn, they were not too broken. Li Miao quickly pieced them together based on the traces.
[Obtained: Broken Advice]
[Fragmented Advice]
[Type: Letter]
[Content: ...That well should never be opened. Its blessing is just a lie. In fact, it is an ominous sign and the source of disaster. It will lead to the destruction of the Kasa city-state. Run, all the living people in the Kasa city-state...]
[Explanation: The broken letter of advice also symbolizes that the disagreement has gone to extremes.]
Well...blessing...bad omen...Kasa city-state...
Li Miao extracted some key words from it and felt that this was very likely related to the situation on the peninsula.
"Sorry..." Leti rubbed his hands and said expectantly: "Can I see what's on it?"
Hearing this, Li Miao came back to his senses from his thoughts and nodded: "Okay."
As he said this, he made way.
The condition is still a little bad, I will try harder tomorrow
(End of this chapter)