Chapter 43: The Great Cemetery Maze
Time flies.
Ji Xun spent two peaceful days.
In the past two days, apart from going on missions to collect corpses from various streets in the East Fifth District, he almost spent the rest of the time in the morgue practicing the golden fragment breathing method.
Practicing breathing techniques is already very boring, especially for beginners.
The breathing method to condense the magic power requires breathing in the free particles of various elements in the air, and then working with the tips of those formulas to circulate them in the body for a week.
The whole process requires full concentration and there can be no mistakes in the process.
Otherwise, once the Qi is dispersed, the cycle will be useless.
It’s like counting silently from 1 to 10,000 in your mind without interruption or falling asleep.
The effect of this golden fragment far exceeded expectations.
But similarly, the difficulty of practice is several times more difficult than the [Great Darkness Breathing Method].
The difficulty of each cycle is probably like silently counting from 1 to 10W.
No wonder the owner of the book shop finds it strange to learn the breathing method of absorbing multiple elements.
After all, this is not difficult for ordinary people to digest.
To control the breathing of multiple elements at the same time, and to maintain the delicate balance of the magic power of each element in the body, this is so difficult that ordinary people cannot understand it.
Just getting started is very difficult.
Even Ji Xun himself was not confident that he could master this breathing method in a short time without the prerequisite of "Intelligence +10" as a trickster.
Fortunately, he has enough understanding.
And my temperament can endure loneliness.
As long as he is not on a mission, he can sit still for most of the day.
His super high understanding allowed him to quickly understand some tips of the breathing method. After becoming familiar with it, it gradually became like breathing, as if it were an instinct.
At least the first level of formula is already very proficient.
No one from Governor Cao’s family came to the door, the trouble in the tailor street cellar was gone, and no strange people came to disturb him during this period.
The mana value is soaring every day.
Everything is moving in the right direction.
Although Ji Xun himself had no trouble these past two days, Sinless City was very lively.
Corpse collectors always have access to many crime scenes and can also get more first-hand information.
The field missions have become more frequent in the past two days.
When I inquired later, I found out that in addition to the commotion I made in the black market on Anyu Street two days ago, it led to many armed fights in the city.
More importantly, there is a rumor coming out of Innocence City.
There are rumors from the intelligence merchants that the Cao family of the Governor's Mansion has obtained an extremely high-grade ancient relic!
Some people say it is the mysterious relic brought out by "Lone Wolf" Baron in Devil's Crossing. Others say it is a catastrophic artifact brought by a mercenary group related to the cataclysm. There is also talk of 407 The treasure in space was obtained by the Cao family. There are various versions.
In short, it is a treasure.
There is also a high reward on the black market in Innocence City, and a mysterious person pays a lot of money for this treasure.
So in the past two days, unknown persons have been sneaking into the Governor's Mansion to investigate, and even assassinated the Governor multiple times.
Ji Xun's first reaction when he heard the news was not to wonder what kind of relic it was.
But I feel that someone wants to fish in troubled waters and mess up the situation in Innocence City.
Even the news about the relic was spread deliberately by someone.
It was like someone threw a stone into the pool. The water was suddenly mixed, and some tortoises, turtles, and silver carp that were originally hidden in the mud were exposed.
The truth is as he expected, the fighting in Innocence City has become more and more frequent in the past two days.
Because the Anyu Street incident exposed too many secrets of the Cao family, the conflict between the Governor's Mansion and several major gangs in the lower city became more acute. Recently, there has been an influx of unknown forces into the city, and the local gangs and outsiders have been at war with each other. Some people even attacked the Nugget Pier, which is the only way to the old continent.
In retaliation, various assassination bounties have appeared on the black market targeting the Governor's Mansion. There is a reward of 200,000 for killing a law enforcement officer, 500,000 for killing a guard of the Governor's Mansion, and there is even a bounty for the Governor.
The price increased the unrest in Innocence City.
The rain is coming.
This has also resulted in the crematoriums of the major corpse collector branches almost never stopping.
Ji Xundao also likes this kind of excitement.
The more lively the Cao family becomes, the less time they have to find themselves.
Others will also think that the treasure has fallen into the hands of the Cao family.
Furthermore, the quality of the corpses harvested from missions is much higher.
Although the corpse collector is at the bottom, he can participate in the aftermath of many high-end incidents.
Ji Xun felt that with this situation, there was no guarantee that there would be another big opportunity like the "Tailor Street Cellar" again.
With the halo of being a bad luck gambler, he felt that the possibility was quite high.
Risks definitely coexist.
But Ji Xun had little expectations.
However, there was one thing that Ji Xun never thought of.
He came to work as a corpse collector in order to devour extraordinary properties.
But the occupational diseases of corpse collectors were ignored.
General corpse collectors are exposed to pollution all year round, and their bodies must become weaker and weaker.
But because of the [Feast], Ji Xun's body became stronger day by day.
The physical fitness value is now around 3.6, which is more than three times the previous value.
The increase in attributes is also reflected in the body shape, and the muscle dimensions are also much larger.
Although the melee professionals all over the streets in Innocence City are strong men, the corpse collectors should not be.
This forced Ji Xun to wear some loose clothes and pretend to be weak with his hunched body.
Occasionally when the Qi and blood are too strong, a light smoke will be drawn to pretend to be polluted.
Fortunately, I have solid performance skills in my previous life, and I haven’t missed any flaws yet.
But as time goes by and he gets stronger, this becomes a bigger problem.
Ji Xun was also thinking about how to solve this hidden danger in the future.
After lunch, Ji Xun came to the office of team five.
Today is pay day.
Corpse collector is a high-risk profession, and the salary is paid once a week.
Knocking on the door, captain Dongjiu and two other people happened to be inside.
With no friendship other than work, Ji Xun walked in and said directly: "Captain, I'm here to collect my salary."
Dong Jiu watched him coming, opened the drawer and took out the thin paper at random He held up a stack of banknotes and said, "This is yours."
Ji Xun took it and knew that the amount was obviously wrong without even counting it.
The advertised salary for a corpse collector is 3,500 per week, and the most he has in hand is more than a thousand yuan.
He asked directly: "I see that the company's recruitment notice says" Do you think the captain won’t take care of you? If there is no captain.”
Ji Xun was completely uninterested in listening to this guy’s words. Before he finished speaking, he confirmed again: “That is to say, I can only take so much. ?”
What he didn’t understand was that the three of them had long regarded this position as a cash cow.
You don’t have to do much work, but you get a lot of money. It’s all about teaming up to squeeze new people.
Hearing this, Dongjiu looked over with squinted eyes and asked, "What do you think?"
Sometimes, you can tell with just one look that some people are really evil people. Before his exile, Dongjiu was a bandit who committed murder and swindled goods. The other two were a rapist and a trafficker who engaged in illegal human trafficking. Neither of them were good deeds.
Ji Xun’s expression remained normal as he listened, and he said calmly: “Oh.”
There is nothing reasonable about Innocence City.
The law of the jungle is the basic rule.
As he said that, he turned around and left.
This attitude made Dongjiu and the others confused.
Ji Xun doesn't care about the money.
Two thousand yuan can’t even buy a page of breathing method.
Not to mention resentment.
This kind of small character is not worth paying attention to at all.
But Ji Xun also believed that a dead principle, if it belongs to him, is his.
This job is still needed right now.
Just keep the remaining salary with those guys temporarily.
After receiving his salary, Ji Xun originally wanted to go to the morgue to dispose of the corpse, while continuing to devour extraordinary properties.
I didn’t expect that as soon as I went up the elevator, a shout came from the brass pipe.
"Hey, boys, a big job is coming! All the body collectors in the East Fifth District quickly get the guys into the car, and remember to bring more body bags!"
"Boss Gong, What happened? "
"I just received news that a group of guys attacked a train transporting supplies to the city's elevator near the cemetery. There is a fierce exchange of fire between the two sides. "
"Who is so bold as to attack the supply train in the inner city?"
"Probably a looter or a gangster. Who cares, a lot of people may die this time, so we have to be busy. We have to hurry up Otherwise, if you go late and let other teams arrive first, there will be no luck."
"Okay!"
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There is a temporary mission. This is normal for body collectors, and it has been more frequent in the past two days.
But...big job?
Ji Xun suddenly became interested.
We usually go on missions as a team, but this is the first time that the four teams from the East 5th District have been together.
Ji Xun heard who the deep and rough voice was, Gong Xu, the director of the Yinyue Company branch in the East Fifth District.
Because Gong Xu has a good relationship with the top management of Golden Oak Headquarters, he can always get first-hand information.
This also allows several corpse collection teams in the East Fifth District to often reap more benefits.
If there is a firefight, there will be a lot of corpses. The corpses of gangsters who dare to rob freight trains are much more valuable than the corpses of gangsters who fight in the city.
This is a lucrative corpse collection mission.
And it’s on the outskirts of the city, so you have to rob it.
Whoever grabs it belongs to whomever.
"A large cemetery on the outskirts of the city?"
Ji Xun's thoughts changed again.
He remembered seeing the teammate recruitment information in the Hunter Guild before.
That seems to be a primary extra-dimensional space, not too difficult.
He didn't waste any time. He quickly picked up the materials and ran out of the dormitory with the tool box in hand, and got into the truck parked on the roadside.
Before waiting for a moment, four corpse collection teams from the East Fifth District drove out of the city in a mighty manner.
There are several kilometers of rock formations between Innocence City and the federal city on the rich mineral layer above. In the past, prisoners were exiled on foot, which would take several months.
Now that the Old Continent has been discovered, the nobles at the top have built an elevator, and a large number of people and materials are transported down every day.
There are also many treasures produced in the ruins of the Old World, which will be transported from Innocence City to the upper levels.
There is a transportation railway of more than 100 kilometers from Sinless City to the elevator.
This has also become the target of some bandits who loot supplies.
In the carriage, captain Dongjiu and the other two people seemed a little excited.
After all, if you are really lucky in such a "big job", you might be able to get rich overnight.
As long as they can arrive as soon as possible, the loot in the suburbs belongs to the corpse collector.
The battle now is speed.
Several steam trucks were running at full speed through the city.
There are only four people left in the car of Team 5.
Little Fatty Gibb asked for leave and went home and never came again. I don’t know if there was an accident.
Ji Xun is the only one working now.
The Dongjiu trio are a small group and they never chat with new people.
Ji Xun didn't want to talk to him either.
A man sat quietly in the corner, looking out the window.
Except for the spectacular ruins and buildings, the underground city has almost no scenery to speak of.
After driving away from the outer city wall and leaving the city, there was no light source around, and it was pitch black like death.
The car lights are connected in a line, like a thorn of light piercing into the endless darkness. Through the dim light, you can occasionally see some dark figures near the railway, which are ghouls and aberrations wandering in the wasteland.
"Grand Cemetery" is a place name along the railway line in the eastern suburbs of Innocence City.
It is said to be an ancient mass grave, and a large number of skeleton monsters often wander here.
There is also an extra-dimensional space that almost everyone in Innocence City knows - [Cemetery Maze].
Being bored in the car, Dongjiu and the two old team members also chatted about the maze.
“[Grand Cemetery Maze] This entrance to an extra-dimensional space has a large range of influence, and the triggering method is irregular. When the time comes, everyone should be smart and don’t touch anything you don’t understand, in case you touch it. It would be troublesome if a catastrophic object was drawn into an extra-dimensional space. The space exploration rate is only about 40%. No one knows its full extent yet, and getting out depends on luck."
"Yes."
"But Captain, this maze is just a primary space. Why is the exploration rate only 40%?"
"Because this is a puzzle-type space. It is said that the scope of the maze is very large. It is large and the structure is too complex. If you go in just once, you will waste a lot of time and even get trapped in it. Moreover, this space only produces low-level skeleton materials, large groups and high-level ones. Hunters are not interested. Except for puzzle enthusiasts and card master apprentices who need low-level necromantic materials, no one wants to come to this ghost place."
"Oh"
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After all, squad leader Dong Jiu is an old prisoner who has been exiled for several years, and he knows more than the average person.
In the corner of the carriage, Ji Xun listened carefully to their conversation.
I also have a general impression of this maze: low output and high risk.
Nothing worth worrying about.
Not only the Old Continent, there are also many weird extra-dimensional spaces in Innocence City.
Ji Xun also has a strong interest in those magical copies.
He still hasn’t figured out what kind of existence an extra-dimensional space is, like a fragment of a low-latitude world? God game? Or the projection of the high-latitude world?
It doesn’t seem right.
Just like the "enlightenment", the extradimensional space also has an indescribable mystery.
As I was thinking about it, a bright light appeared in front of me unknowingly.
Destination arrived.
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