Chapter 301 [Night of Molten Iron and Burning Steel]
After saying this, Luo Xiu stopped talking and looked calmly at the old man below who was clearly showing fear.
He was waiting for Bahrain's answer, and at the same time, he was silently preparing a "crazy and pious" holy prayer.
As far as Luo Xiu is concerned, he actually does not want to transform the "ghost craftsman" Bahrain into a "crazy believer". That would greatly deprive and tamper with Bahrain's subjective consciousness and undermine Bahrain's potential. There is a huge overdraft, the ability is greatly weakened, and the transformed "crazy believers" also need Luo Xiu to consume more spiritual energy to maintain them.
But "Crazy Piety" is still a possible solution, but it is a last resort.
It's not yet time to use this last resort.
......
"..."
"Huh..." Feeling the tremendous pressure coming from all directions, Bahrain let out a long breath.
He knew that it was impossible for him to take action again, and he would never have a chance to take action - the previous action had already shown that the "Lord of the Holy Abyss" in front of him was very strong, even stronger than the previous "Lord of the Holy Abyss" The Undertaker and Servais are beyond reach!
What kind of existence can contract with so many terrifying existences at the same time? And their auras are not even of the same origin, and are mixed with things that Bahrain has never sensed...
"..."
"Okay, deal." Bahrain nodded, "What do you want?"
"Join the 'Holy Abyss' and let you and your 'Steel Shield Mercenary Group' work for me, Bahrain."
Luo Xiu said lightly, "This is also your only choice. I hope you can stay in the Forsaken Royal Court and forge for me with peace of mind."
"In return, Bahrain. I will give you generous rewards, the best forging environment, the best materials, and I will protect you, as long as you are in the 'Forgotten Royal Court', the 'Holy Abyss' Able to protect your personal safety."
"This is my proposal, Bahrain."
"..."
"Do I have a choice? Lord of the Holy Abyss?" Balin smiled bitterly.
"Of course you do, you can choose to reject me, Bahrain." Luo Xiu shrugged, "But accordingly, you need to bear the consequences of rejecting me."
"Out of goodwill, I want to remind you something more."
"As I know, except for the 'Steel Shield Mercenary Group', you are alone in the Songyuan Territory and even the entire Norland Empire. ——You won’t have any nostalgia for your original place. Staying here will only be of greater benefit to you.”
“Besides, you don’t need to be afraid—the ‘Steel Burners’ can’t be found. As long as you stay with peace of mind, they will never find you. Isn't this what you need?"
"..."
"I understand. Bahrain said in a deep voice, "Actually... I have no choice, right?"
"Since you need my skills, you also need the 'Steel Shield Mercenary Group' behind me to work for you, ha. The bargaining chip you proposed is too low, 'Lord of the Holy Abyss'."
"I I accept your deal, but I don’t accept the price you set.”
“…”
“So, what else do you want?” Luo Xiu asked with interest. .
Bahrain accepted the "deal" - although he was forced and had no choice, he was a smart man after all and did not let the situation get serious to the end.
Bahrain raised his eyebrows and said:
"I want you to help me kill all the 'Steel Burners'. I want to see the head of 'King of Burning Steel' Harris!"
< br>Hearing Balin say his request, Luo Xiu felt relieved.
Where to go, who to kill, and how many to kill, this is really the most popular task for "players".
Although Luo Xiu didn't know that Balin had a past with the "Steel Burners" before the Undertaker, Service and Balin came into contact, Luo Xiu, who had past life memories of the "Steel Burners" Fairly familiar.
They were members of the secret society "The Furnace of Burning Steel", all composed of blacksmiths from [Ku Tu]. Because their forging skills were too evil, they were defined as a cult organization by the empire.
They are keen on using the "sacrificial forging method" - that is, throwing spiritual extraordinary beings directly into a "burning steel furnace" as a "sacrifice" for quenching and forging The weapons or equipment produced are often quite powerful.
But this type of forging products often have the characteristics of cursed creatures, such as hands covered with dense blood, eyes covered with gollums, etc... Because they are too recognizable, these weapons or equipment are not used by other people. They didn't dare to buy, sell or use it blatantly. Most of the time, it was the "Steel Burners" or members of other cult organizations who entertained themselves.
For this reason, although Luo Xiu knew the existence of the "Steel-Burning Furnace", he did not intend to transfer them to the Holy Abyss because the risks were greater than the actual benefits.
As for the "King of Burning Steel" Harris mentioned by Bahrain, he is the leader of the "Burning Steel Furnace" and a [Kuchu] blacksmith with a fifth-level destiny.
"Okay, Bahrain, I agree to your conditions."
Luo Xiu nodded slightly and said, "This is not difficult to do. You just need to tell me where they are - within a week, I will Place the head of 'King of Burning Steel' Harris in front of you."
"..." After hearing what the 'Lord of the Holy Abyss' said without any hesitation, Bahrain couldn't believe it. He agreed so easily.
Actually, he did not expect the 'Lord of the Holy Abyss' to agree to him. After all, he was deeply trapped in the 'Holy Abyss' lair. From all aspects, the other party had an absolute crushing advantage over him. Even Bahrain himself feels that his proposal is playing with fire and bargaining with his life.
As a result, the 'Lord of the Holy Abyss' actually agreed. This made Bahrain have a better impression of the leader of the Holy Abyss in front of him, and his inherent impression of the "Holy Abyss" also had some good changes. .
What Bahrain didn't know was——
Just before Luo Xiu agreed, a new task panel popped up in front of him.
That’s the new [Commissioned Task]!
[Trigger commissioned mission]
[Commissioned mission: Night of Molten Iron and Burning Steel (Hell Difficulty)]
[Recommended level: lv.50]
[Task type: Commissioned task]
[Task description: ‘Master Craftsman’ Bahrain has issued a commission to you. Find the "Steel Burners" of the "Steel Burning Furnace" and kill them to deliver the commission to Bahrain. 】
[Basic mission goal: Kill as many "Steel Burners" as possible (the number of Steel Burners killed is 0/73, and more than 50 "Steel Burners" can be delivered)】
[Additional mission goal: Kill "King of Burning Steel" Harris]
[Basic goal completion reward: basic experience +60000, free attribute points +12, rare feat 'Iron Heart Hunter'*1]
[Additional goal completion reward: basic experience +120000, free attribute points +18, epic Specialty 'Burning Steel Destroyer'*1]
[...]
Looking at the mission panel that popped up in front of him, Luo Xiu couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.
But wearing the black-striped mask, Bahrain could not see the change in expression on his face.
When Balin was still thinking, "The 'Lord of the Holy Abyss' is quite nice," he heard Luo Xiu say:
"So, old Balin. I agreed to your terms, are you right?" What should I express? "
What should I express... Balin thought about Luo Xiu's words, and he knew what the "Lord of the Holy Abyss" in front of him wanted him to do.
"I understand." Balin nodded, sighed, and said:
"I will do as you say and stay in the royal court of the 'Holy Abyss' to serve you. Do things.”
"As for the 'Steel Shield Mercenary Group' behind me, after I see the head of 'King of Burning Steel' Harris, I will write a handwritten letter to them and ask them to join you."
"Very Okay, Balin." Luo Xiu nodded slightly, with a friendly tone in his voice, and said, "I was expecting this reaction from you."
...
Afterwards, Balin told Luo Xiu where he knew the "Burning Furnace" was hidden.
It was a settlement town located in the Dark Principality, close to the border area. It is said that they used the tavern as a disguise, but in fact they dug their stronghold ten meters underground and built a hidden sacrificial forge there.
After learning about the location of the "Steel-Burning Furnace" hiding stronghold, Luo Xiu released his first task to Bahrain -
forge a large number of "Bronze Key" prototypes and Waiting for his next instructions. If the engraving method is not involved, the "gold" and the previous key template are not secret among the blacksmiths. Although Balin didn't know why Luo Xiu wanted to forge so many keys, he didn't ask any more and agreed casually.
......
After that, Luo Xiuping withdrew from Bahrain and asked Pior to take Bahrain to familiarize himself with various places in the "Forgotten Royal Court", while he activated The dragon claw mark was transmitted back to the real world from the royal court.
In the inner courtyard of the church and the bedroom of the bishop's seat, the first moment Luo Xiu returned from the royal court, he mobilized his spirituality and communicated with another "Apostle of the Holy Abyss" who was dozens of miles away——
Soon, the voice of "Executioner" Koros came to his ears.
"Greetings to you, Lord." Koros' voice was humble, "What are your instructions?"
"I have a task to give you, Koros." Luo Xiu's voice was calm. The ground said:
"In the town of Odud on the edge of Fafnir City within the Dark Principality, there is a secret society called the 'Steel-Burning Furnace'."
"He blocked the way to the 'Holy Abyss' - Kolos, you know what to do."
"..."
"I will destroy them, Lord." The other end Then Koros's voice came back.
"Very good." Luo Xiu nodded.
“I want you to kill Harris, the Burning Steel King, and then bring his head to see me in the Forgotten Court. Koros, I believe it is not difficult for you to do this. .”
"I will obey your will, Lord." Koros humbly promised on the other end.
Subsequently, Luo Xiu cut off the spiritual connection with Koros.
With the power and means of the "Executioner", it is extremely easy to destroy a group of blacksmiths who are secretly organized.
The commission for Bahrain does not require Luo Xiu to do it personally. He just needs to wait for Koros to report the results to him now.
After transferring the commission to Kross, Luo Xiu's attention shifted to another place.
He opened the [World Channel] and began to pay close attention to the movements of some "wild" players.
That is the second link of his "Holy Abyss" plan, and it will be launched soon.
……
Late night.
The light blue moonlight poured faintly on the eaves, and there were few pedestrians stranded on the quiet streets.
A young man with dyed yellow hair was holding a rusty half-steel sword and wandering on the streets of the outer ring.
He was looking for where to sleep tonight.
But that's not for sleeping, just for offline.
——If he does not find a place judged as a "bed", he will not be able to log off and return to the real world.
“I really don’t know who came up with this groove setting!” Huang Mao sighed and complained.
His true identity is the "descendant" of this world.
"Pure Love Huangmao", this is his ID as a player.
The night before yesterday, he finally found an abandoned shabby house and logged in on a hard bed inside. At that time, he had already decided not to play this game, but today he couldn't hold it back and took a bath. The cabin "came" over.
As a result, the shabby house has been occupied by real homeless people, and Huang Mao, who lost his bed, can only find other places to live.
Huang Mao regrets it now, very much.
"..."
At the beginning, like most other players, he did not quickly choose to join the side court, the church or the Fangbeiyuan when he "arrived" in this world. Instead, he chose to be an independent person and explore the town "independently".
“Not joining any forces”, this is indeed the first choice for many RPG players for a week.
Huang Mao originally thought that this would reduce restrictions and greatly increase the freedom of a "player", allowing him to do things that ordinary players would like to do but dare not do.
However, he soon discovered that he was wrong, completely wrong——
"This game is so damn real..."
Huang Mao sighed, "I originally thought that free exploration would reveal some hidden content... but this town is so real and clean... ..."
"Why can't it be like a fantasy adventure, where you can walk a few steps and find a treasure chest? At the worst, some hermits and esoteric cultists can come and give me secret scrolls and the like after seeing my amazing bones... "
"I'm a player, a player! Hey, the "Adventurer" of Tangtang World? "I've been walking around for a whole day, but there's nothing in this town." A place like the Adventurer's Guild...is there really no place to go except the side courtyard, the church, and the Monument Court?”
"In the end, I couldn't even find a place willing to hire 'refugees'! It's really like a medieval wandering simulator..."
"...Ah!"
Huang Mao complained, Feeling this cold, sleepy and hungry body, I couldn't help but sneeze.
The body he is controlling now retains a series of body sensations of a normal person. The sensitivity can be adjusted in the background settings. In order to pursue reality, when he entered the game, he adjusted the initial settings by hundreds. Hundreds.
After being hungry for a day, he finally became honest and reopened the settings half an hour ago, adjusting the analog gain to 20%.
Then a prompt popped up on his panel:
[It has been adjusted to 20% and will take effect after going back online]
"...fuck!" Huang Mao's eyesight went dark when he saw this panel again.
This is how you love to play and love to play... Although I learned from the sharing of other players in the [Player Forum], in fact, players can be forced to go offline through "death", but in 100% Under the setting of real body feeling, Huang Mao became scared confidently.
He just wandered, wandering, floating like a ghost in this quiet night, in the intricate streets of Red Maple City.
Suddenly, at the corner of the street in front of him, a figure wearing a dark cloak flashed out.
The figure quickly approached Huang Mao and stopped two steps away from him. A low and faint voice asked him:
"You are...'The Adventer' "?"
"...?" Huang Mao was stunned.
Is that a esoteric cult? A hermit? How could he know that I am the "Adventor"...
Without thinking too much, Huang Mao nodded.
The figure suddenly trembled, and a white but thin hand stretched out from under the cloak.
The dark dragon claw mark flashed on it!
"Then...according to the will of the 'Lord', I am here to invite you..."
While hearing these creepy sounds, Huang Mao saw that he A crimson circle appeared at the feet of the cloak in front of him.
Then, his vision went dark, and the deep voice came from his ears -
"'Holy Abyss'... welcome you."
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(End of this chapter)