Chapter 217 Taking over the virtual city
Bowen is dead!
After Karl agreed to take care of Xucheng for a period of time, he seemed to have settled his worries and his breath disappeared.
Perhaps the reason why he has endured for so long is that he is waiting for someone to take over the errand in his hand.
Soon,
The cries of Xucheng shook the sky.
"The mentor was promoted to the Divine Envoy at the age of forty, and has been running for this virtual city for more than a hundred years."
McKin collapsed on the ground with blank eyes:
"More than a hundred years..."
"In addition to mentors, our virtual city has also given birth to several divine envoys, but without exception, they have all left."
"Only the mentor, who obviously can live a better life if he leaves here, has always taken care of the people of Xucheng."
Three generations of people in Xucheng have grown up under the care and guidance of Bowen.
Every child has been baptized by him.
Every corner of Xu City has his footprints; every building has been touched by him.
“Huh…”
Wind and sand swept through Xucheng.
Karl put his hands behind his back, letting the strong wind blow on his face, his wizard robe flying, and looked at the crying people.
There was no emotion on his face.
The wizard's powerful perception in the late stage of the first ring can clearly sense the complex emotions of everyone present.
Confused, dull, panicked...
And a little bit of sadness.
‘Even if Bowen devotes himself to helping others, what he gets in the end may not be recognition from others. ’
‘When the envoy of Yun Shen left, no one was left except Mackin. ’
‘When Bowen dies, these people’s first concern is how they will live the rest of their lives, which is understandable. ’
Karl shook his head slightly.
"Count up how many people there are in the city and give me the list, as well as the location of the nearby Void City and the specific direction of the God-given things."
At the core of Void City, there is a unique building, which is placed here. It contains the 'corpse' of the gods of all ages.
There are also records about ancient times.
“Crack!”
Karl snapped his fingers.
Light spell!
The soft halo illuminates the surroundings, and the words and patterns painted on the walls are clearly revealed.
It records the speculations of Xucheng's ancestors about the collapse of the divine realm, and the experience gained over hundreds of years.
Karl touched his chin, thoughtfully.
His knowledge of this world is far greater than that of the gods in Xucheng, so he has a more comprehensive view.
The timeline of the different world gradually became clear
before his eyes.
“In ancient times, the other world was ruled by dragons and giants. Later, the gods came, exterminated the giants and enslaved the dragon descendants. This process lasted for a long time, but it ended with the victory of the gods and the prosperity of the human race.”< br>
“In the following years, the lords of the gods in other worlds changed several times, and the human race also experienced ups and downs...”
“The Age of War, the Age of Steam, the Age of Savagery...”
"Under the control of the gods, the human race has always been the source of the gods' faith. Even if they occasionally resist, they have never succeeded."
"The gods build their own divine realm in the star world, and the divine realms are connected together. power and strength It also reaches its peak."
"Until..."
"The celestial sphere converges!"
The so-called 'celestial sphere convergence', according to Karl's understanding, should be the intersection of several worlds. When colliding.
at this time.
Evil gods from outside the territory invaded one after another, trying to occupy this 'rich' world.
Just at this time.
The gods of this world also had civil strife. The Moon Goddess attacked and killed the Lord of the Gods and took over the position of Lord God.
Before he could secure his position, he was attacked by the God of Death. Although he did not fall, he was seriously injured.
There must be conspiracies and calculations, bewitching by evil gods, in short...
The goddess of the moon expands the divine domain, sacrifices blood to the gods, and uses the broken blood-red moon to stop the invasion of evil gods from outside the territory.
The gods have fallen!
God’s Domain Collapses!
The world is gradually dying.
"According to my guess, when the gods fell, their bodies collapsed and fell to the earth, forming veins of minerals."
"That's what the virtual cities are now!"
"According to this above According to records, when the Divine Realm just collapsed, the virtual city was like stars dotting the world, communicating with each other, and prospered for a while. It’s just that as the evil things breed, each virtual city is destroyed by the evil things, causing the roads between the virtual cities to become blocked. Gradually, even the divine envoys dare not stay outside the virtual cities for a long time.”
“There are fewer and fewer virtual cities, and the life of mortals has become more and more difficult.”
Karl paced:
"In the Wizard's Book, gods are composed of divinity, priesthood, divine power, divine fire, divine personality, etc."
"Among them, priesthood and divinity are one and the same, divine power and divine personality are similar, and divine fire is the symbol of becoming a god. "
"The gods fell and their bodies turned into virtual city mines. Pulses and divine power enlighten things given by the gods, and divine fire protects a place..."
He touched his chin:
"Because of the goddess of the moon, this world cannot tolerate anyone above the second level. Exist, even the things left behind by the gods.”
"Well..."
"So now, this world has no value to me, there will only be danger."
"Except for the marrow!"
…………
“The Archangel Karl.”
McGinn took out a stone tablet full of text and introduced:
"Xucheng currently has 563 residents, 72 infants and young children under seven years old, and 103 people over thirty years old."
"Among them, it is expected to break through the Great Knight within ten years. There are five people who have cultivated themselves to become divine envoys.”
“Two reservoirs, one flesh worm, two ant colonies, seven people who can make divine stone talismans, nineteen weavers, and miners. Twenty-five people..."
Clothing, food, shelter, and transportation.
For the people of Xucheng, only 'food' is the most important, and the other points are dispensable.
The Collapsing God Realm is extremely short of food. Forced by this environment, most humans are very resistant to hunger.
I can survive three days and three nights without eating or drinking.
But,
Food is always indispensable. And water.
Karl asked curiously:
"Where did the reservoir come from?"
He had seen the reservoir in Xucheng, a device similar to a well. of water will fill up automatically.
It's like witchcraft.
"Oh!"
McKin explained:
"There is a virtual city that has learned the ability to control water from the god-given thing. They can use the god's stone to build a reservoir, but there are After the expiration date, you must contact them to renew before you can use it.”
"That virtual city relies on this craft to maintain its operation."
"Originally we had three reservoirs, but one of them was not renewed after it expired, so we stopped using it, but two of them are currently It can still be supported, but I am afraid that if one of them breaks down, I will suffer.”
?
The corner of Carl's mouth twitched slightly, is there also a talk about renewal here? I wonder if there is any down payment discount for members?
"Where did the clothes come from?"
There are no cotton, hemp vines and other plants in the Collapse God's Realm, and there is not even a trace of green in the surrounding area.
“When mining divine stones from veins, there will be stone lines, which can be used to make clothes and have certain defensive capabilities.”
McGinn looked at Karl strangely, and then paused on his wizard robe:
"Isn't the Void City where the Divine Envoy Karl used to make clothes like this? The clothes on your body are so beautiful. "
"My place is different from here." Karl shook his head and did not explain:
"What is the current food situation in the city?"
"Oh!"
McGinn sighed:
"The mother worm is okay. God Karl has made the ant colony you gave her less and less ants. The queen ant has symptoms of alienation. I'm afraid she won't be able to eat anymore in the near future." .”
Karl raised his eyebrows.
“Let’s go!”
“Go and have a look.”
He specially selected ant colonies that reproduce quickly and have high protein content. Are they going to become extinct so soon?
To know.
This is a variety that has been improved by bloodline witchcraft. If placed in the mortal world, it will not take long to overrun.
"Her Majesty Carl."
John stood beside the ant nest and bowed to salute. He is currently learning the techniques of breeding according to the records on the stone tablet.
Several people who originally mastered breeding techniques, including the apprentice Lulu, followed the Yun Shenshi to Mu Jiuxu City.
“Yeah.”
Karl nodded casually, squatted down to inspect the ant nest, and then frowned.
“Mutation?”
“In the virtual city, there will be changes due to the influence of mineral veins and divine fire?”
"Very few." McGinn said:
"Only newborn babies and people who have been severely mentally shocked are likely to undergo mutations."
Huh?
Karl raised his eyebrows.
He suddenly realized that the Collapsing God Realm was different from the Enchanted Forest. It was filled with the atmosphere of losing sanity.
Once the san value drops to a certain level, it will become alienated.
The locals are resistant to this, and plus they are blessed by divine fire in the Void City, they are usually fine.
The ant nest from the Enchanted Forest is different.
The queen ant is not adapted to the illusion here, and it is normal for mutations to occur.
“Leave it to me.”
Shaking his head, Karl reached out and put away the ant nest:
"I will give you something else first. After I... repair it, I can use it to cultivate food."
"Yes." McGinn hesitated for a moment:
"There is a recent shortage of food in the city, and with the fallen angel outside, there is no way to go out hunting..."
"Don't worry." Karl Take out some dried meat pieces from the storage witch:
"You can use these first."
He can afford to feed a few hundred people, and the people here have very low requirements for food quality. They will eat even dirt as long as they don't eat people.
It’s just that...
Supplying food for a long time definitely still requires breeding skills.
‘Since it is difficult to resist the alienation here, then it should be enough to reduce the life time and speed up the reproduction of offspring. ’
mine.
The three-person-high mine entrance leads directly to the dark underground.
A cold air came from the cave, and even with Karl's physique, he felt uncomfortable.
"The breath in the mine is very harmful to the human body. Even the divine envoy cannot stay in it for a long time."
McKin explained:
"But some people are immune to the smell in the mines. They are natural miners, and Xucheng's mining depends entirely on them."
"We will crush the sacred stones into powder and fragments, which will be used to draw runes or make various Plant items and take them with you when you go out."
Karl did not continue walking down. The smell deep in the mine had already caused his body to issue a warning signal.
Since the mineral vein cannot be reached anyway, there is no need to rush the exploration.
“What are the chances of mining the marrow?”
"It's very small."
McKin shook his head:
"When the veins first started, they could often mine divine marrow to provide energy for the divine fire. Now, in nearly a year, they have also obtained two divine marrows. .”
Two?
It's all in your own hands.
"Huh..."
Karl straightened his back and spoke slowly:
"In other words, the water source in the city may be insufficient at any time, there is already a shortage of food, and there are also problems in the mining of mineral veins."
"And there is a despair-level fallen angel outside. If it doesn't leave, you won't even dare to leave the city."
"..." McGinn said with a dry face:
< br>
"Yes."
"But despair-level evil things will not stay in the same place for a long time, and they should leave after a while."
"Should?" Karl shook his head:< br>
“Where will it go if it doesn’t go?”
“Forget it!”
"Things need to be solved one by one. Take me to the well first."
"Yes."
McKin nodded in agreement.
(End of this chapter)