Chapter 47 Adventurer's Diary
After the skeleton army left, Ji Xun collected the cash scraped from the two corpses on the ground, which totaled more than two thousand.
It’s almost the salary that was deducted before.
It can be considered that the two owe each other nothing.
Not knowing whether the sound of gunshots would cause any trouble, he did not dare to stay longer and followed the traces left by the skeletons.
After walking through several passages, I saw hundreds of skeleton monsters piled in the corridor, and a mangled and bloody corpse lying on the ground.
It is the leprous Liu.
The body was also found, all the witnesses were dead, and there was no need to worry about anything.
At this time, the sound of fighting in the passage was already very intense.
Ji Xun raised his eyebrows as he listened.
After identifying that the sound of fighting came from the nine o'clock direction, he decisively chose the passage at three o'clock and plunged in, heading all the way to the depths of the maze.
Before, Ji Xun was worried about hitting monsters if he walked too fast, but now that there is no threat from skeleton monsters, the road ahead is clear at once.
You don’t have to walk in fear like before, you can still run all the way.
And he also deliberately chose a corridor with many skeletons.
Skeleton monsters that are not triggered by humans are mostly just a pile of broken bones on the ground.
Only a few intact entities wander the maze.
Ji Xun completely suppressed his fear and calmly stepped on the bones without any accidents.
Occasionally when you encounter [Skeleton Commander] or [Elite Skeleton], you will notice something unusual, so turn your head and look.
Activating the clown mask, the skeleton leader will immediately lose his target and stand blankly on the spot.
If it were just skeletons and mazes, Ji Xun felt that the difficulty of this extra-dimensional space was much lower than 407.
Moreover, the people in the Governor's Mansion attracted most of the dangers in the maze.
Even the mysterious [Secret Keeper], Ji Xun gradually had some ideas.
He chose the corridor with more skeletons not on a whim, but on a conjecture.
The hint of the maze is: This is an extra-dimensional space created by the resentment of 300,000 workers who were trapped and killed.
So here comes the question.
Who killed these 300,000 workers?
It just so happened that the [Keeper of Secrets] gave another reminder that it would keep the secret of the tomb and kill all living creatures.
Could it be the workers killed by the secret keeper?
If this is the case, and you are killed, will the resentment left behind make you forget your murderer?
So he felt that where there were many skeletons, the probability of the secret keeper appearing would be lower.
Of course, what supports this inference still comes from Ji Xun's other judgment: the essence of extradimensional space is not to kill people.
He has now learned that there are many modes of extradimensional space in this world.
Pure monster killing, puzzle solving, survival, battle royale, bloody killing, plot, single player challenge, team competition, hell.
Different modes have different ways to break the game.
If encountering the [Secret Keeper] means death, then this cemetery maze is not a "puzzle mode", but pure luck.
Since it is a puzzle, then this monster must have a way to survive for those who encounter it.
Ji Xun doesn’t know what that “method” is yet.
But at present, it seems that staying in the corridor with many skeletons is always right.
Ji Xun can think of these things, and some people may also be able to think of them.
But if others think of it, they may not be able to do it.
At least not the people at the Governor's Mansion.
There are definitely many capable people in the Frost Knight Legion, and maybe there are some who can keep the San value from fluctuating drastically like Ji Xun.
But Governor Cao had too many guards, and it was impossible for everyone to maintain that absolute calmness.
When there are more people, there are more targets to attract hatred, but they have to unite to protect the governor.
So their only way to clear the level is to kill monsters and force them to do so.
Ji Xun can already see their ending.
Attract monsters along the way and kill them along the way.
In the end, the battle ended with one soldier and one soldier.
And Ji Xun suspected that the reason for triggering the hatred of the skeleton monster might not only be the lowering of San value.
Even other violent mood swings such as "heroic" and "uplifting" can also attract hatred.
Just like when a hunter comes to the maze to spawn monsters, the monsters will inevitably be triggered.
As long as there is a battle, this kind of rational fluctuation is inevitable.
So.
No matter what the situation is, the Governor and his group are still dead.
But reasoning is reasoning.
The life and death of the people in the Governor's Mansion had nothing to do with him. In the end, Ji Xun still had to get out of the maze to survive.
He walked all the way, carefully looking for clues.
In this way, Ji Xun walked leisurely in the maze.
Cracking mazes was also one of his favorite entertainment games in his previous life, and he didn't feel any panic when he was trapped.
Without the sense of crisis, the rational fluctuations will be small, and the skeleton hatred will not be triggered.
A virtuous cycle.
He explored along the tunnel where skeletons were densely packed, and occasionally found some glowing bones among the piles of skeletons.
This kind of bone ground into powder is called [Bone Dust], which is an extraordinary material.
It is used in the production of many undead and dark cards, and is in high demand.
It is also the material that this maze produces the most.
But Ji Xun's storage ring has limited space, and it won't be worth much if it's full. He picked some up and ignored them.
As for killing monsters, he had not considered it at all.
Even if he saw some skeleton elites who were obviously likely to explode good materials and cards, he didn't think so.
The best option now is to do nothing.
Wait until everyone in the Governor's Mansion is dead first.
Just like that, we walked for more than half an hour.
I don’t know if he guessed correctly or if he was lucky and chose to take the passage with more skeletons, but he didn’t encounter a single [Secret Keeper].
Ji Xun has the ability of photographic memory. As he walked all the way through the maze, a maze model like a QR code gradually formed in his mind.
But even so, he would take out his notebook and write and draw at any time.
He was not yet sure whether the maze was a physical maze or a metaphysical maze like a ghost hitting a wall.
I am afraid that some mysterious factors will interfere with my perception.
So go along and mark along the way.
Physics notes can have a little more error tolerance.
Gradually, he also discovered that this maze was indeed ridiculously large.
He walked like this, picking up materials along the way, and wandered in this dark maze for a long time without finding any sign of getting out.
But this maze takes an average of three to five days to get out of.
He was not in a hurry either.
In addition to skeletons, we occasionally encounter some special things.
But while walking, Ji Xun suddenly stopped looking and found a skeleton in the corner carrying an adventure backpack.
“Another one.”
Seeing this monster, Ji Xun raised his eyebrows slightly. This distinctive skeleton is a treasure hunter who was trapped and died in a maze.
Although the extra-dimensional space is refreshed every time someone enters it, there is a chance that hunters who died in the maze would stay in the maze if they left something of value with them.
It's like an "Easter Egg".
The passage Ji Xun chose was less visited, and the harvest was a bit more.
I encountered two dead bones before and found some relatively valuable undead materials.
This is the third time I encountered it.
Ji Xun walked over and just reached out to pick up the backpack. Suddenly, the skeleton's bone claws suddenly jumped up and grabbed his arm.
This is also a little trap to get the easter egg.
Usually frightened by this, San value fluctuations will attract surrounding monsters.
Ji Xun was frightened the first time, but now he was completely indifferent the third time.
Watching the skeleton wake up, he didn't even look at it, and stabbed the white skull with a dagger in his backhand.
The skeleton fell silent instantly.
The attack made several skeletons wandering nearby seem to notice something. They turned their heads and looked over with black eye sockets, but the hatred disappeared instantly.
Ji Xun has dealt with it very skillfully.
He drew out his dagger and opened the package next to the bones.
There are some exploration tools such as ropes and flying claws, which have a strong sense of age and look like they were styled decades ago.
There is also a yellowed notebook.
It seems that the things are not very valuable, which makes people feel a little disappointed.
But as he casually flipped through the notes, Ji Xun's eyes were drawn to it.
Only then did I realize that this was something more valuable than treasure.
This is an adventure diary.
Ji Xun looked at the contents of the note and immediately guessed the identity of this person.
This is not just a treasure hunter, but also an adventurer.
"My name is 'Yuri', an adventurer who likes to solve puzzles. I hope that someone who gets my notes will know that I have been here and almost solved this maze."
"March 11th: I entered the legendary cemetery maze. I found that suppressing fear in my heart will reduce the probability of attracting skeleton monsters. This is good news for me, so that I can explore the depths of the maze. I'm done."
"March 25: I came to the depths of the maze, but what's worse, I found that I was trapped"
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< br>When Ji Xun saw this, he immediately became interested.
He can discover the monster's hatred mechanism just by himself. This guy is a master of decryption.
But when he looked at the next note, he was even more surprised: "Did Yuri also trigger a hidden plot?"
It turned out to be not the first time.
But someone has triggered it before.
"28th: I finally deciphered the meaning of the ancient Talung words on the mural, triggering a hidden plot. Hahaha, I finally discovered an area that no one has ever been to. Oh, it’s so amazing , this maze is actually designed like this. Please allow me not to leave the solution in my notes. If I write out the answer, no one will be able to appreciate its exquisite design. If you see my. Notes, then I’ll give you a reminder: Run.”
When Ji Xun saw this, he raised his eyebrows and chuckled in his heart.
I gave a few hints, but didn’t write them all out.
Looks useless.
If it were an ordinary person, I would probably curse someone out of context.
But Ji Xun seemed to see the deep meaning behind the withered bones that wrote these words
It was like reading a novel. Once the suspense is revealed, the whole story becomes eclipsed. Therefore, the author often writes some seemingly superficial content and lays out a little foreshadowing, even if he is being scolded.
This notebook was given by the adventurer named Yuri to his peers, not to people who couldn't understand the spirit of adventure.
And if he can't reach the place he has been even after receiving the reminder, then Yuri also feels that the person who got the note is not worthy of seeing his discovery.
Of course.
Probably because there are no spoilers, this notebook was left here by the will of space.
This is also a "clue" left by space.
When Ji Xun saw this, he thought in his mind: "But, what does 'running' mean?"
In fact, when he walked the maze before, he had a rough assessment of the difficulty of the maze.
No matter how complicated the maze layout of a pure two-dimensional plane is, it will never be cracked for so many years.
So the final solution to this maze in the cemetery must be some special mechanism or an unexpected design.
Now judging from the contents of the notes, that’s it.
certainly.
Even without these notes, Ji Xun was confident that he would be able to find the correct move if he took some time.
For him, the most important clues in this notebook are the contents of the cause of Yuri's death.
As he watched, his expression gradually became serious.
「April 2nd: I didn’t choose to go back because I knew I couldn’t get a perfect pass. But I was close. I found another hidden passage in the maze. I avoided monsters and encountered When we arrived at a stone door with a crescent moon symbol, I guessed that behind that door was the final hidden plot in the maze. However, the ancient Talun text on the stone carvings was too profound and contained encrypted information. I tried my best not to open it, and there was one nearby. There are too many wandering skeleton elites and leaders, even if I try to suppress my fear, I will still find them.”
"Damn, the strength of the secret keepers is really terrifying. They are immortal and never get tired. The monsters have a very wide sensing range and there are many of them. If you are not careful, you will hit them. The only thing on the monsters that can be considered a weakness is , probably because it has dynamic vision like a snake and is slow to perceive non-moving objects, but this is not enough to keep me alive"
"April 5: My injuries are getting worse and worse, supplies It’s exhausted. I probably have no chance to get out. What a pity, it’s obviously just the last step.”
“I’ve been to this world, my name is Yuri, the adventurer Yuri!”
「.」
The note came to an abrupt end.
Ji Xun read the entire notebook and finally found the most important information.
That is the key description of [Secret Keeper]: dynamic vision!
This is the correct way to open the puzzle-like extra-dimensional space.
Give necessary clues in a dead end.
“The secret keeper really can’t be killed?”
Ji Xun pondered the contents of the note in his mind.
When he looked at Qidi before, he thought the monster prefix was an exaggerated adjective, but he didn't expect it to be a realistic word.
It should belong to the "space rules".
Just like the wall here, the secret keeper will not die no matter what level of disaster it is.
It eliminates the possibility of high-level hunters killing monsters and pushing them sideways.
Therefore, this is the serious puzzle-solving mode.
Ji Xun also suddenly realized: "No wonder the planners want to take action here."
Who would have thought that a basic extra-dimensional space could actually hide the entire elite army of the Governor's Mansion? What about the danger of annihilation?
This is indeed the best place to murder.
The monster can kill everyone trapped in the maze without even requiring the killer to come forward.
And the "" mark?
Ji Xun saw the symbols on the notes and suddenly remembered that he had seen such symbols on the wall of the tailor street cellar before.
Maybe the two are related?
But the most useful information is the description of "dynamic vision".
Knowing this, at least Ji Xunzhen had to encounter the [Secret Keeper] and had some ways to deal with it.
Thanks to ‘20221009215637694’ for the reward.
(End of this chapter)