Chapter 209
Chapter 209
Xianyu was the first to take the lead and walk into the tunnel. At this critical moment, even he, who was lying flat on his back, finally began to take the initiative.
Everyone went in one after another. Fortunately, although it was a robbery hole, it was not narrow.
When they reached the bottom of the tunnel, they found a cave-like space with stalactites hanging upside down above their heads. Not far ahead, they saw a thick stone wall, which was obviously the ancient tomb.
Everyone looked around vigilantly, but found no zombies. There were only huge bats hanging in the cave above their heads. Fortunately, they were all neutral monsters and did not actively attack.
Xiao Jie used the beast identification tool to check it out.
[Cave bat (beast), level 5, HP 80.
Taming difficulty: difficult.
Skills: Positioning by sound, flying, biting. 】
Not a big threat - Hey, location by sound? That's a good skill, it would be nice if I could learn it.
It’s a pity that I already have Big Bear… Should I let Big Bear go and let Bat learn skills instead?
It's a bit confusing. After all, Big Bear is a reliable meat shield and can provide effective combat support. The bat's combat power is too weak. Once it is replaced, there will be no baby who can resist.
How about learning directly? Taking the beast as a teacher doesn't mean that you have to ask your own baby for advice, as long as you raise the favorability.
It is easier to gain favorability with your baby. You can use loyalty to replace favorability. It will be more troublesome if you just rush in directly.
I'll find a chance to get close to a bat. What do bats eat?
As they were talking, they arrived at the gate of the ancient tomb. In front of the gate stood a stone tablet with ten large characters written on it:
There are densely packed records below.
Everyone stepped forward to take a closer look and saw that it was written:
[Tomb of Wang Chang, the Loyal and Martial Marquis of the Zulong Empire:
My name is Wang Chang. I am from Beiming Prefecture. I have been in the army for decades and have been through many battles. However, due to the heavy killing, I have no children. Finally, I have a son in my later years.
Chang was worried about the continuation of the incense, and worked hard to make a good plan.
There is a Taoist from my hometown named Yin Lingzi who is good at Feng Shui. He specially found this Feng Shui treasure land to bury me when I die, in order to bless my descendants to prosper.
The only burial objects in this tomb are my armor, weapons, and military books. There are no valuable treasures. There are also dangers from traps and weapons. If any gentleman sees this stele, please do not disturb my sleep and ruin my feng shui. Otherwise, you will be harmed. Don't say I didn't warn you. 】
Xiao Jie thought that Wang Chang was quite interesting. He buried a tomb and put up a warning sign for fear of robbery.
But armor, weapons, and military books, aren’t they all treasures?
The things used by the Marquis must be of top quality.
The Zulong Empire is probably the empire established by the Dragon Emperor when he unified the nine provinces. It has a history of several thousand years.
Hey, that's not right. Wasn't it said that an ancient immortal sealed it? How come it's a general's tomb?
He glanced at the tomb door, and suddenly a faint magical aura appeared on it. A huge talisman was sealed on the tomb door out of thin air, with a groove on each side.
The seal on the tomb door was obviously added later.
Xiao Jie clicked the two grooves on the door with his mouse.
System prompt: Spirit stone talisman is required.
It really is a seal left by an immortal, but what does it mean for an immortal to seal a general’s tomb?
"Hey, there are words behind this." Someone suddenly exclaimed.
Xiao Jie walked around and found that, sure enough, there was also a piece of text written in the blank space behind the stone tablet.
[Letter to the Mortals:
In the year of Tai Sui, the white dog passes by.
I look into the future and see blood.
While investigating, we came across this tomb.
It is a very dangerous place, and there may be unexpected changes.
The deceased's final resting place should not be disturbed.
This is hereby sealed, do not open.
The one who left the letter——Lin Xuance, the Demon-Subduing Master】
It's an acquaintance. Xiao Jie thought that Lin Xuance is really a hard worker. He can meet him here.
And as always, I still like to write doggerel.
He looked at the two paragraphs and compared them briefly, then he found the problem. According to Wang Chang, this was the Feng Shui treasure land that Yin Lingzi helped him find, which could bless his descendants with prosperity. However, Lin Xuance said that this was a very dangerous place and there might be strange changes - isn't that a corpse transformation?
In this case, the words of the immortal must be right. Then Wang Chang's fellow Taoist priest Yin Lingzi is either a jack of all trades or has ulterior motives.
Tsk tsk tsk, thinking about the corpse king in the ancient tomb, Wang Chang really fell into the trap in the end.
Xianyu over there read the above content without any hesitation.
"Alright everyone, I'm going to open the tomb."
As Xianyu spoke, he filled the two spirit stone talismans into the grooves one by one. The seal light on the door of the ancient tomb flashed a few times, and instantly turned into a stream of light and disappeared without a trace, leaving only the tall stone door of the ancient tomb. Xianyu went up and pushed hard, and the stone door of the ancient tomb slowly opened, revealing a dark tomb passage.
Haha, so cool.
"Let's go, everyone."
"Go on!"
"Xianyu, you lead the way, we'll follow!"
"What are you waiting for? Let's go in together."
Everyone said they were excited, but no one took the lead. No one was a fool. No matter how greedy they were, they had to wait for others to explore the way first.
Xiao Jie did not rush in, but looked at the structure of the ancient tomb.
After all, ancient tombs and mines are different. Mine caves have no doors or walls, and are unobstructed. All you have to worry about are monsters. Ancient tombs, on the other hand, have doors, walls, and mechanisms. It would be fatal if you were trapped inside.
Xiao Jie has played so many tomb-exploring games that he knows very well that most maps of this type will be filled with traps.
Especially the game of a certain old thief, which had really screwed him over.
There was nothing at the door, but when he leaned against the door and looked inside, he immediately found something disturbing.
Just above the inside of the tomb door, there was a thick stone slab. At first glance, it seemed to be integrated with the surrounding tomb walls. However, based on Xiao Jie's painful experience of being tricked countless times by the ancient tomb mechanisms in the game, he instinctively realized that something was wrong.
This can't be used to close the door and beat the dog, right?
Xiao Jie shot an arrow directly at the door with his bow.
Immune! A red word appeared.
Xiao Jie checked the battle records.
You dealt 0 damage to the Dragon Breaker (no damage).
Shit, there is indeed a problem!
"Stop, stop, stop, stop shouting, there's something wrong with this door!"
"What's wrong, Brother Suifeng? What's the problem?"
"Look at that stone up there. That's the Dragon-Severing Stone, used to trap tomb robbers. I'm afraid the mechanism written on the stele is this thing. Just lean against the door and look up."
Several people came over to take a look, but none of them could make out what it was.
Xianyu said, "What are you afraid of? It's just a broken stone. We have two wizards here. How can we be trapped by a stone? Besides, there are so many of us. If the mechanism is really triggered, we can just smash it open."
"No, absolutely not."
This time, Xiao Jie was unusually determined. It was okay to follow this mob. After all, if he encountered a tiger, he just had to run faster than his teammates.
But if they were locked in the same cage with the tiger, it would be useless no matter how fast they ran. The only difference would be whether they died earlier or later.
As for those two wizards - he was not willing to entrust his life to others.
"Can your spells open doors instantly?"
Bai Ze said: "I can walk through walls, so I can walk through the model, but only I can walk through it."
Deidara said, "This - it's definitely not possible. This stone looks like it has a durability of at least a thousand. It will probably take a while to blast it open, but it's not a big problem. It will definitely be blasted open in a few minutes at most."
A few minutes? If they really encounter a big boss, a few minutes is enough for these people to die twice.
"I'm sorry, but I won't accompany you in this case."
Xiao Jie was also decisive. In his opinion, doing anything in this game is risky, but the risk must be within a controllable range and must be resolved by himself through operations.
If it is the kind that cannot be solved by operation, he will have a very strong feeling of being out of control.
This is the situation right now. If the door really falls down, he will have to put all his hopes on others, and that will depend entirely on luck.
Luck is the most unreliable thing. If you lose a bet, there is no hope.
The appearance of this Dragon-Breaking Stone has made the risk of this matter beyond his acceptance.
In fact, if he were to enter the ancient tomb with a strong team like Qianlong Wuyong who had strict discipline and tacit cooperation, he might still consider it. After all, those people were more reliable and would definitely take up the responsibility if they really encountered danger.
Even if you encounter a BOSS, you can still beat it if you really can't do it.
But with this group of rabble now, they are reluctant to enter the door. If something strange happens in the tomb and the Dragon-Breaking Stone blocks the door again, we will be caught in a jar.
Who can shoulder the heavy responsibility and take the blame? The salted fish? Or yourself?
"I'm sorry, Xianyu, I don't think this is a very reliable thing, why don't you just forget about it and don't tell all the brothers about it."
"Fuck, Brother Feng, you are trying to ruin my career at this time? Are you kidding me?" Xianyu was furious. "I know, you want to scare us away and then go in and eat all by yourself, right? Damn, I shouldn't have told you about the tomb robber's log."
Damn, this idiot...
Xiao Jie was speechless. He now understood what it meant to be blinded by greed. Could it be that this guy simply couldn't understand what people said?
"Xianyu, listen to my advice. Sometimes you should not be blinded by the benefits. If you quit gaming now, you can still live a comfortable life."
"Damn, you make it sound so easy - listen to me, there is no BOSS here at all. If there really is a BOSS, would I be so reckless? Look, this is the tomb robber's log I found earlier. It's all clearly written in it."
Having said that, he simply posted the tomb robber's log to the chat channel.
"Also, it's clearly written on the tombstone on the door that the corpse king in the ancient tomb yesterday must be Wang Chang. Now this ancient tomb is completely unguarded, and there are all good things waiting for us to find.
Brother Suifeng, don't you want to have a share of the pie?"
Xiao Jie was unmoved, "I have said this, I am going to withdraw anyway, you can do whatever you want."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
At this time, a few people began to consider backing out.
Monsoon Hidden: "Brother Feng, I'll go with you."
Beer Bubble: "Me too, it still feels too dangerous."
Imperial Xiaoqi: "Fuck, why are you running? It's just a rock that needs to be broken. With so many of us, we can break it if we really fall down and smash it."
Meng Zhang Fei Xiuhua: "That's right, you are still too cowardly."
Seeing that the situation of division was inevitable and six or seven people were about to retreat, Xianyu decisively took out his trump card.
"Let me make it clear first. If you leave now, not only will you not get anything to share, but you will not be refunded the eight taels of silver either. Anyway, you have already used the spirit stone and talisman."
Now those people hesitated again. Eight taels of silver was nothing to Xiao Jie, but for ordinary players like them, it was a considerable fortune.
Several people looked at Xiao Jie.
Xiao Jie said speechlessly, "Don't look at me, your life is your own. I think what the leader said makes sense. Everyone has to bear the consequences of their own choices. Maybe salted fish can really make you rich. The key is whether you think it's worth taking the risk. Anyway, I don't think it's worth it."
As they were talking, two more people returned to the team.
In the end, four people plus Xiao Jie chose to withdraw.
Xiao Jie turned around and walked away while sending a private message to Ye Luo.
Yin Yue Sui Feng: Ye Luo, aren’t you going to retreat?
Ye Luo: Don’t worry about me, it’s just a stone, it can’t trap me. Don’t worry, I’ll be fine even if something really happens.
Xiao Jie thought to himself, are you so confident? But when he thought about it, Ye Luo was wearing the black clothes of the dead, had a passive ability to be friendly with the undead, plus he could be invisible in the dark, so he did have the capital to be confident.
He couldn't persuade them any more, so he could only lead a few newbies out of the tunnel.
Watching Xiao Jie leading his men away, everyone else looked at him, and Xianyu was in a dilemma for a moment.
"Damn it, I'll lead the way myself, everyone get out of the way!" After saying that, he took the lead and walked towards the tomb door, and everyone followed immediately. As long as there was someone leading the way, it would be easy, and they could go through even the most dangerous places.
When Xiao Jie brought the four newbies back to the first floor, Qianlong Wuyong was taking a rest. The monsters in this game would only spawn once every half an hour, so after killing them all, they could only wait slowly.
But even so, the leveling speed in this mine is very impressive, especially the burrowing zombies, which gain experience every time they are resurrected - of course, the experience given by not dying and resurrecting is halved.
Qianlong Wuyong was a little surprised to see Xiao Jie bringing people back.
"Hey, why are you back?"
"I encountered some potential risks, so I re-evaluated and decided to withdraw my investment halfway."
Xiao Jie recounted his discovery of the entrance to the ancient tomb.
Qianlong Wuyong was a little surprised, "Haha, you are very cautious. Most people can't resist such temptation, and they even spend money."
Xiao Jie laughed and said, "If you were the leader, I would really dare to play, but if you are just a nobody, forget it."
I have to say, seeing Qianlong Wuyong and a group of core members in distinctive armor gives me a sense of security.
Now that I'm here, I might as well follow along and level up to gain some experience.
Xiao Jie directly chose to apply to join the team, and Qianlong Wuyong also decisively accepted the application. Since they were free anyway, they might as well upgrade together.
Although this mine is a bit depressing, it does give a lot of experience points. Yesterday morning alone, the experience points increased by more than 30%.
In two days, I will be able to upgrade again.
I can reach level 19 in a week at most. Combined with the two martial arts I have recently acquired, my strength has been improved enough. Then I can start the inheritance of the ancient Qi Refiners.
Let's set off quickly, as he can't wait to experience the feeling of being a wizard.
I don't know what happened to Ye Luo and the others. If they really found some treasures in the ancient tomb...
Xiao Jie was in a very complicated mood at this time. He also hoped that those people would be safe and sound - after all, they were from the same guild, and they were all living beings. No matter what, he hoped that everyone would be safe, not to mention that Ye Luo was still inside.
But on the other hand, Xiao Jie secretly hoped that something would really happen to this group of people, so as to prove his foresight. Otherwise, if he retreated halfway and others gave away a bunch of treasures, wouldn't he become a joke?
In this world, people always judge heroes by their success or failure in many matters. As long as you make the wrong choice in the end, no matter how many reasons you have, you are still an idiot.
As long as you make the right choice, no matter how adventurous or foolish you are, you are still a man of great skill and courage.
The world is so realistic
(End of this chapter)