Chapter 441 The Return of the Stranger
Polar Star suddenly noticed that the surrounding scene had changed.
He came to a spacious square. The sky was bright and cloudless, and he was surrounded by crowds. He could even feel the sweltering environment, and the hysterical shouts of the crowd could be heard in his ears, and their voices were mixed with fanaticism. And with pious emotions, they chanted in unison:
"Dazlet!"
"Long live Trisul!"
"Praise to the eternal sun!"
The human voice resonated in the sky above the square.
Polaris looked up and saw a young man with blond hair and blue eyes standing upright on the high platform in front of him. There was also a square column podium and a retro microphone in front of him.
He was wearing a loose robe mixed with white and gold, and wore a diamond-encrusted crown on his head. He had a smile on his face and looked extremely holy and shining under the warm sunlight.
At this time, the female narration voice in the background slowly sounded again:
"The Imperial Prince Dazlet is leading the war in the west. He seems to have gathered the expectations and hopes of the people throughout the territory, and is determined to take back the territory that originally belonged to Drisul..."
Polaris' perspective began to zoom in, seeming to keep moving forward, until it was fixed in front of the prince, with a close-up of his almost perfect face...
Still smiling in the sunshine.
The prince spoke softly:
"People of Trisul, please remember that this is also the punishment of the sun to the United Kingdom of Anlong... I will let the world know that the majesty of the empire cannot be provoked! Everything lost will eventually be regained!"
The dull voice passed through the loudspeaker and echoed in the square.
He raised his hand and waved it, and his palm pointed directly at the sun!
The crowd raised their heads and became even more enthusiastic. The men raised their fists and shouted, and the women waved silk handkerchiefs.
Screams, cheers, and noises intertwined and converged into a deafening force that stirred up the square, making Polaris even feel his blood boiling.
At this moment, an increasingly bright background sound came from nowhere...
‘Cathedral organ? ’
Polaris couldn't help but be stunned.
He had been interested in musical instruments of the old era, and he happened to hear the passionate music gradually playing in the background, which was the sound of the pipe organ.
The prince's smile never changed, and he stood amid the cheers of the crowd, like a bright star. Along with the breeze, sunshine and the tunes of the pipe organ, Polaris only felt goosebumps.
The airflow passes through the thick copper pipes, causing the pipe organ to scream, and the piano's tinkling to accompany it, just like a torrent mixed with flying and agile elves.
In the exciting and epic melody, the entire picture began to slowly rotate with the prince as the center, and Polaris gradually saw the scene on the high platform clearly.
Behind the prince, there stood several royal stewards with serious expressions. One of them, a slightly petite blond woman, particularly attracted his attention.
‘That’s the character who appeared in the CG during the public beta of version 1.0, Sun Princess Anna… the voice of the narration just now, should it be hers too? ’
Polaris has a lot of research on games, so naturally he will not forget this detail.
The big figures on the high platform were revealed one by one in front of Polar Star. The latter didn't know them very well, but he could roughly judge the church and camp they belonged to based on their clothes.
"The Church of the Sun, the Church of the Moon, the Sect of the Stars, the School of Madmen, the Historical and Ritual Association, the Hailing Group, and... those are Teacher Jack and the circus officials!"
Polaris felt inspired.
Only then did he realize that he had forgotten to open the barrage, so he briefly clicked on the operation window and flicked through the settings.
Immediately afterwards, messages flashed across the line of sight like meteors, all written by players who were watching the opening CG at the same time——
"Damn it! It feels like a blockbuster movie!" "Goosebumps all over the place!" "Will version 2.0 arrange a large-scale battle for us as soon as it comes out? It's exciting!" "This prince looks like he should be an important NPC. Long live the empire camp! "Praise the sun!" "What did I see?" "Jack has become a big shot in the empire!"
Polaris smiled slightly, moved his fingers as well, and typed a string of text on the virtual keyboard:
"People from foreign lands are back!"
He immediately raised his head and continued to watch the CG immersedly, but Polaris quickly noticed that some keywords appeared in the barrage...
"Look, Jack seems to be in a daze!" "In such an important gathering, those who are dazed are either low-level gangsters or big guys!" "Hahaha, laugh to death, Jack seems to be falling asleep!" "He is not alive anymore, he seems to be giggling. .”
Polaris couldn't help but look, and sure enough, he noticed Teacher Jack, wearing a black top hat, standing in the camp of the Generous Council, but his expression was a little lost, and there was a smile on his lips.
However, what everyone doesn't know is that at this moment, Chen Lun is looking at his own panel, which is playing the official opening CG...
What surprised Chen Lun was that the video actually showed the live scene like a live broadcast, in which he saw himself and the barrage.
‘Hey guys… where was this angle taken from? But it made me look pretty handsome, one-ninth of the degree of authenticity. ’
According to the angle of the video, Chen Lun tilted his head slightly and looked into the air, but there was nothing there.
What he didn't know was that this inadvertent little move caused all the players to explode.
"Wow?! Jack actually saw me?!" "I didn't see you, I looked at the camera!" "It's all nonsense. It was obviously Jack who discovered his NPC identity. He will definitely resist the game next control, and then escape from this world! ""So handsome! Among so many big shots, he is the only one who looks up and looks at us..."
In the opening scene, Chen Lun was suddenly given a close-up.
Zooming in on the image of him tilting his head slightly, with the sun shining directly on his handsome face, the smiling eyes seem to be filled with mystery and meaning, making the players stunned.
"Stop talking about it, take screenshots as wallpaper!" "Stop talking about it, use screenshots for the night!" "Stop talking about it, I'll take it first..." "Those in front of you, mind your hands!" "You're all so disgusting. , too strong! ”
Polaris was also startled by his NPC teacher.
He did not expect that the opening CG of version 2.0 would not only reappear Jack's figure, but also include a close-up of the exit scene.
"Doesn't this indicate that Teacher Jack still occupies an important position in version 2.0?!"
Polaris smiled happily.
He believed that Dongyang, Su Keying and others also saw this scene, and they would also be excited about it and have a strong sense of superiority.
The opening CG continues to play. As the screen rotates in a circle, the perspective reaches the mid-air behind the prince. The players seem to be standing on a high platform, looking at the countless people in the royal city below with the big shots.
Suddenly.
The cathedral organ tune in the background keeps rising until a high pitch sounds like tinnitus' white noise, and the whole scene turns dark.
The sun disappeared.
The big shots on the high platform disappeared.
The crowd under the high platform turned into countless ferocious insect-men, and the prince's original back turned into a strange, thin and withered figure.
Two pairs of steel wings composed of densely packed long swords spread out. The strange man held up a decapitating sword with golden light and slashed forward.
when! !
The background white noise transformed into a heavy chime, deafening.
White light filled his vision, and all insects and humans dissipated into nothingness.
Immediately, the completely white screen lasted for several seconds.
Polaris was a little confused and didn't know what was going on. There were barrages in sight one after another, and the players who watched this scene were also confused.
"The style of painting suddenly changed?" "Who is this?!" "It feels like a bigger event..." "Ah, I remembered! This back figure appeared in the CG of the 1.0 public beta!" "Yes. Yes! I’m impressed too!”
Polar Star looked at the barrage and also thought of that scene.
He was speculating on the identity of the withered and emaciated man just now, when the narration of the holy female voice sounded again:
"The spiritual world is in turmoil, but the present world is in danger... The mainland is in war and strife, and the deep darkness is resurrected. Does hope lie in the hands of the Prince of the Sun, or in the hands of you?"
The white light scene slowly reveals the face of Anna, the Sun Princess.
Her eyes were lowered, and her hands were crossed into fists in a praying posture.
The little mouth is slightly open:
"It's still unknown..."
when! !
The bell rang again.
But this time, the players all understood that it was not the sound of a bell, but the slash from the unfamiliar figure in the darkness...
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When Polaris came back to his senses, he realized that he was already standing on the side of the street.
People were coming and going all around, and carriages whizzed past with their bells ringing.
There was even a child who was being held by his mother's hand and kept looking back at him, as if he found this strange uncle in a daze interesting.
When Polaris saw the environment clearly and realized that he was still offline, Peacock City couldn't help but shook his head and sighed. The CG in the opening was so shocking that he was still immersed in it.
drop!
The message from the panel came and he quickly opened it.
It was sent by Dongyang, Su Keying and others, meaning to find a place to gather and make next plans. Naturally, Polaris would not refuse. After turning off the panel, he took steps and walked directly to the agreed place.
After a while.
A group of top players met in a restaurant.
"By the way, did you all watch the opening CG just now?"
Nugget Jin took the lead in starting the topic.
He looked excited and danced with gestures.
"It's so exciting! Our main mission should also be related to that!"
"Well, we have discussed it before, and now it seems that it is indeed the Western War... But I don't understand the second half of it, but it is probably about fighting the bugs in the dark."
Dongyang nodded and said.
"Don't you all pay attention to Jack? All I can think about now is him..."
Ouyin held her chin in her hands, her cheeks flushed.
"I haven't seen him for a few days, and I miss him so much. I want to run to the royal city and throw myself into his arms..."
"Ahem, this may not be realistic. You have to cross at least two cities to get to the royal city. It takes more than half a month or even longer to take the train... By then the main mission may have started for a while."
The centaur explained from the side.
Oyin immediately gave him a sharp look.
"Our primary goal now is to obtain the extraordinary knowledge for promotion. A new version has opened, and the level limit has been raised to level 80, which is enough for us to advance all the way to Sequence Seven..."
Polaris knocked on the table and said softly.
"As for the main tasks, there will usually be prompts, and it will not be too late to discuss them at that time."
"Brother Beizi is right! We are stuck in the entire version of Sequence 91. We have long wanted to experience the feeling of flying into the sky and escaping from the earth. What are you waiting for? Go to Wonderland and buy it quickly!"
The greeting dragon king leaned over and said.
"Yes, yes! If there is a limit to the extraordinary knowledge, it will be gone if you go too late! Those brats are very quick to attack. Didn't you forget about grabbing the flintlock rifle skin before?"
Kucha Nana, Honey Yuzu and others also echoed.
Dongyang and Chenxi looked at each other.
"Well, let's get the extraordinary knowledge of Sequence Eight first."
Immediately afterwards, all the high-ranking players didn't even eat, and ran out of the restaurant under the surprised eyes of the waiter.
Ten minutes later.
The area of the Wonderland Lake House was packed with people.
"Fortunately we came quickly, otherwise we would have queued up to enter Wonderland!"
Kotou Jin said with lingering fear.
Currently, there are thousands of players in the circus force, but only 500 people are online at the same time in Wonderland.
"The players who can enter the circus are all high-level players in the first echelon. They are all geniuses. Who doesn't know the importance of an advantage? Extraordinary knowledge is a valuable thing that can distance you from other players. Jack is the only one here. Can be purchased directly..."
Su Keying shook her head and sighed.
The group of people pushed through the crowd and came to the Jack statue in front of the wooden house.
They couldn't wait to interact with the statue and clicked on the [Exchange] list.
"The extraordinary knowledge of Sequence Eight really exists! All ten paths are lit up, that's amazing, my Jack!"
The dog-headed gold exclaimed and almost jumped up from where he was.
"Buy, buy, buy! It only costs six hundred gold pounds, which is really cheap!"
When Dongyang and others heard this, their eyes lit up.
They have inquired about the market price of the mysterious field. Generally, the price of Sequence 8 extraordinary knowledge fluctuates between 800 and 1,000 gold pounds, and there is a price but no market.
The circus possesses extraordinary knowledge in all aspects, has a large inventory, and the price is cheap. You can't find such a "welfare" force anywhere.
"To be precise, it's three hundred gold pounds plus three hundred contribution points. We have saved a lot of contribution points, but we can save a lot of money..."
Dongyang chuckled.
He and Centaur Kuang Benkuang both exchanged the extraordinary knowledge of [Sun Sequence Eight - Craftsman], and soon several pages of manuscripts appeared in their hands, with Jack's familiar handwriting on them.
It can be seen that these extraordinary knowledge came from Jack's hands.
"Tell me, how much knowledge is hidden in Jack's brain? I really want to pry open his brain and see..."
The Dragon King held the [Destiny Sequence Eight-Soothsayer] in his hand, shook his head and sighed.
The last note was replaced by [Moon Sequence Eight - Executioner], and he glared at him fiercely.
"If you dare to speak rudely to my brother again, be careful and I will send you to eat."
The Dragon King immediately raised his hands and surrendered. He knew that in reality Weiyin was a wealthy daughter. It was said that her family was also a high-ranking member of the Shining Eagle Consortium, and he could not afford to offend her.
Chen Xi, Honey Youzi, Su Keying and others all showed joy after redeeming the knowledge of Sequence Eight.
Polar Star finished reading the manuscript in silence, and his aura became stronger, directly attracting the attention of others.
"Bei...Brother Beizi?!"
The Dragon King's eyes widened.
Honey Yuzu and Kucha Nana were frightened by his surprise, and they quickly scolded:
"What are you shouting for!"
The Dragon King glanced at the two female players aggrievedly and stammered:
“I can’t detect Brother Beizi’s information?!”
Everyone was shocked.
"Fuck! Really!"
The nugget gold lost a probe and couldn't help but get excited.
"You shouldn't be twenty levels higher than us, right?!"
Polaris smiled slightly and nodded.
"Before the version update, I saved a lot of experience points in the Scarlet Battle, and I accidentally upgraded [Sequence 8 - Diviner] to the full level... Now the total level is fifty, and the panel prompts me that I only need extraordinary knowledge to start promotion. It’s in sequence.”
Dongyang stared blankly at his level 38 panel, and said to himself, this guy is really incomparable.
Other players near Jack's statue also noticed the movement. After asking, they realized that "Brother Beizi" had reached the full level of Sequence 8...
The discussion gradually became louder and even became noisy.
Damn it, the entire lakeside cabin area became a repeater scene.
"I'm afraid it will be difficult to change the number one position in the rankings... What kind of monster are you?! How can we survive!"
The dog-headed gold shouted grandly.
The rest of the players just felt that this guy had expressed his feelings, and the look he looked at Polaris became more and more complicated, and of course it was also mixed with admiration. (End of chapter)