Chapter 167 I am not a caged bird
“What is this woman doing here?”
Ji Xun muttered in his heart, but he immediately averted his eyes.
When he found the eldest lady of the Lionheart family entering the tavern, he looked at the people who came in from the corner of his eye.
Confirmed, this is not a group of hunters disguised as Lionheart family guards.
The other few people, except for the two leaders who had the emblem of the Flamingo Regiment, the others all looked like temporary recruits.
Now they come to the tavern because of Old Man Xu and Mr. Che and his grandson.
This is the normal procedure for a hunter group to go on an expedition to recruit temporary teammates. They will pick up people along the way.
"This eldest lady wants to play the hunter game?"
If it was the first time they met, Ji Xun would definitely guess so.
But it was only after several encounters that he realized that the woman was smart and conceited.
I will never do such meaningless and naive behavior.
"It's strange that if it was for some needed treasure in the ancient seal, she wouldn't go there herself."
Ji Xun was very confused.
Even if you really want to go there in person, you can certainly bring a large number of escorts with you.
Now, what does it mean to disguise yourself as a doctor and infiltrate a group of people?
Afraid you won’t die fast enough?
Obviously not.
For a time, many thoughts flashed through Ji Xun's mind.
At this time, the middle-aged man with a goatee in the lead saw Old Man Xu and his grandson and asked, "You are going to form a team to open up wasteland together? How many of you are there? What occupations are you?"
Hearing this question, Che Er glanced at Ji Xun beside him and cast a questioning look.
As old man Xu said, Ji Xun himself has the aura of a "disaster gambler".
Originally, I did not intend to involve the grandfather and grandson.
But seeing Catalina appear in the team, Ji Xun suddenly became very interested and nodded.
Che Er looked happy and responded: "Three!"
Old man Xu on the side rolled his eyes as he listened.
Ji Xun smiled and said nothing, and raised his hand to ask the bartender to bring a dozen good drinks to take away.
The wretched old man immediately smiled, but also whispered: "Although I think your boy is very suitable. But, this time may be different."
Ji Xunting He smiled and didn't care.
This old man is a real master.
Regarding his method of sealing the soul of the Weeping Angel, Xie Guozhong once said that no one he had ever seen could do it so calmly.
Actually, Ji Xun really doesn’t think he can definitely implicate this old man.
And that seal involves some ancient secrets.
There is nothing more suitable than being with Old Man Xu.
Since he doesn't mind, Ji Xun is naturally willing to go along.
Ji Xun and the other two went to two more taverns with this wild team, and picked up some temporary teammates one after another.
The group walked towards the west gate of Lion City.
Katrina didn't seem to recognize the disguised Ji Xun.
Ji Xun didn’t want to say hello and pretend to be an acquaintance.
But no one else noticed that the young lady from the Lionheart family was muttering something while walking.
It seemed that he was talking to someone, but no one else heard a sound.
"Okay, the person I'm looking for has been found. You don't need to follow me."
"But, miss"
"No need to say more. Go back. Tell my father that I am going to complete the 'Hero Trial' and tell the clan elders that if I survive this time, please cancel the engagement for me."
"But, madam. Over there, I asked the old slave to protect you”
"A message for my mother. I am the lion of the Anka family, not so delicate. If I don't even have the courage to participate in the hero trial, how can I inherit the lion's heart and will?"
"This is it, miss. ."
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After Catalina finished explaining, she followed the team silently.
A glance from the corner of his eye fell on the wretched old man with gray hair, and a strange color flashed across his crystal eyes.
At this time, she instinctively put her hand into her pocket and touched the gold coin of destiny that she had brought with her since childhood.
Originally I just rubbed it out of habit, but my fingers trembled slightly.
Katrina blinked, with a doubtful look in her eyes.
The bottomless pit formed by the broken seal in the center of the ruins appeared not long ago, and now there are black fog areas shrouded in the aura of the dead everywhere outside the city.
But it is because it is land reclamation that the harvest is the greatest.
All kinds of news brought back by hunters who have tasted the sweetness have detonated the hunting circle in the city.
Just kill a few undead monsters outside the city, and the [Dark Matter Crystal] you get can earn tens of thousands in income.
This is much better than the usual wilderness hunting adventure.
The hunters also gathered in groups and rushed out of the city.
The Flamingo Hunters Group is a semi-official group funded and supported by the Lionheart Family. Its strength and equipment are not weak.
But the team that Ji Xun and the other two were on was a temporary wild team.
Twenty people in total.
The story of this change is of great importance. The news has been spread back to Innocence City, and it is said that all parties have responded immediately.
If the Lionheart family wants to seize the opportunity, they need some first-hand information, so they do not hesitate to spend money.
Even a wild team like Ji Xun and others received a batch of valuable ammunition and supplies.
"Our mission this time is to explore several streets in the West Third District. Everyone, be careful."
"Okay. Captain Chen, I heard that there is a big pit in the center of the ruins. We are going to There?"
"Yes. If we can reach the edge of the pothole, the leader will give us an additional bonus of 300,000 yuan."
"That much? Hahaha, I’m going to make a fortune this time.”
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The hunters don't know about the Silver Moon Sect, nor do they know the reason for the seal.
A group of more than 20 people plunged into the black mist.
Visibility is very low on a quiet street.
A group of heavily armed hunters cautiously moved deeper into the street.
They are not the only team in the ruins. It is estimated that there are hundreds of teams currently clearing wasteland in the city at the same time.
Fierce gunshots were heard from time to time.
Ji Xun had just returned from outside the city, but he was not panicked at all.
He followed Old Man Xu and Mr. Che, chatting along the way.
From time to time, look at Catalina, who is disguised as a doctor in the center.
The eldest lady didn’t know what she was thinking or what she wanted to do. She didn’t speak all the way and seemed very lonely.
The broken seal brought out too many undead monsters from the underground. Not long after leaving the city, traces of monsters appeared in the dark places of the dilapidated streets.
"Pah, pah, pah"
After a gunshot, and under the suppression of powerful firepower, this small wave of monsters was killed.
Several hunters happily peeled off the [Dark Matter Crystal] from the monster corpse.
It was also the first time for Ji Xun to see things that were now being competed for by businessmen in the city.
It was a black crystal that looked like a magic core.
Ji Xun has never seen a description of this kind of thing in any classics.
Asked old man Xu next to me, this guy also habitually loses his memory.
The few hunters who were the first to get the first batch of crystals shared the batch of crystal nuclei, and everyone was very excited.
Having tasted the sweetness, this improvised team excitedly explored the depths of the ruins.
Ji Xun was not in a hurry to compete with these people for any crystals, and his injuries had not fully recovered.
I paddled along the way and repaired my body.
In this way, the team explored and hunted some scattered monsters along the way.
The view in the ruins is very bad, and monsters must be cleaned up to avoid some of the original extra-dimensional spaces.
We walked a lot of streets, but the straight-line distance from the central pothole in the ruins was less than ten kilometers.
The advancement was smooth, but there was no danger.
Except for one unlucky guy who was too anxious to get the crystal core and his throat was bitten by a zombie that was not dead, there were basically no casualties.
At midnight, a group of people lit a bonfire in a sturdy small building and prepared to rest for the night.
The blazing bonfire burned, dispersing the darkness and illuminating the nineteen faces in the team.
"Hahaha, the smallest [dark matter crystal] is worth three thousand. I have earned seventy or eighty thousand?"
"I have earned more than 50,000 yuan. My dear, this is the first time I feel that money is so easy to earn."
"Yes. The streets we walked on were walked by others. It's really If we find some areas where monsters are densely packed, wouldn’t we make a fortune?”
“Hahaha, I hope to encounter more monsters tomorrow”
“Don’t be careless, this ruins is dangerous. The level is already very high. Now the center of the city has suddenly collapsed. No one knows what the situation is. "
"Well done, Captain Chen!"
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The unexpected harvest made the hunters dilute the risk of the ruins. Everyone laughed and laughed, not taking it to heart at all.
It is much safer to farm monsters than to explore an extra-dimensional space.
After all, there is a way out. Even if we really cannot defeat him, we can still escape back to the Lion City.
“Hey, hey, you look familiar. Could it be the legendary Dog King?”
"Hahaha, false reputation, false reputation."
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After all, Old Man Xu is a celebrity in the hunting circle.
I will never take action if I can. I will be lazy if I can, and I look wretched.
After spending a day together, this guy was recognized again.
Almost the same process.
Almost no one knows him, but everyone has heard of the legend of the "Dog King".
As soon as this guy's identity was exposed, he immediately became the object of ridicule among his teammates.
No one thinks he is really capable, but he can be used as a conversation starter for a long time.
The old man started talking dirty again after drinking.
The longer you live, the more you know about all kinds of gossip.
He doesn't mind being teased at all, and he makes random remarks with spittle flying around.
Che Er, on the other hand, took it for granted and stayed silent.
Ji Xun listened with great interest.
After he knew that this old man was a real expert, and then listened to those bragging words, his sense of empathy was completely different.
What about "Old man, I also experienced S-level plots back then", "I once saw a monster bigger than Innocence City", "I have also encountered S-level disasters several times".
These stories that seemed outrageous to others were different to Ji Xun's ears now.
He always felt that the old man might be telling real people.
It’s just that the age of the story may be so long ago that most people can’t even remember it.
Not only was Ji Xun listening with great interest, in the corner on the other side of the bonfire, Miss Catalina, who was disguised as a doctor, also had a pair of crystal eyes shining brightly.
The potato stew on the campfire slurped loudly, and the rich aroma of minced meat filled the nostrils.
Ji Xun also got a bowl of broth.
Dipped in the chewy black bread and put into your mouth, the mouthful of wheat flavor and gravy water gives you a sense of satisfaction.
He leaned against the pillar of the house, while eating, he took the black glass-like crystal in his hand and looked at it.
This is the trophy he got from hunting monsters before.
It was inspired by the name [Dark Matter Crystal].
"How did this thing form?"
Ji Xun looked at it with doubts in his eyes. He was more concerned about how this thing was formed than how much it was worth.
Undead creatures usually do not form such energy crystals.
At least there are no low-level undead monsters.
But this time, there are monsters spewing out from the bottomless pit.
This feeling is like sand turning into iron sand, suddenly worth a lot of money.
So there must be a reason
Ji Xun searched through all the classics he had read, but there was no item that matched it.
But obviously, this is a kind of energy crystallization.
After pondering for a moment without understanding, Ji Xun directly used the feast skill.
People from major chambers of commerce have popularized this stuff before: it contains unknown contamination, and it is currently not recommended to absorb it as an energy body.
But it doesn’t matter to Ji Xun.
He is friendly throughout the family.
Wanting to find out what this thing was, he decided to give it a try.
Absorbing the crystal core is much easier than absorbing the extraordinary properties of the corpse. The energy of this dark matter crystal is absorbed into the body almost instantly.
Ji Xun stared at the properties panel carefully.
This crystal core is not an extraordinary property, but an elemental crystal.
The various attributes have not changed much, and the upper limit of mana power has been increased by 0.07.
However, in Enlightenment, there are two hints that have never appeared before.
"Unknown dark element affinity +2"
"You used Feast, mental power +0.02"
"What is going on?"
This is the first time Ji Xun used the feast to increase his mental power!
And what surprised him even more was that the "unknown dark element" was not a dark affinity, but a separate reminder?
"Hiss"
Ji Xun pondered these two hints and felt vaguely as if he had touched some high-level secret.
It shows "unknown", which means that the energy absorbed in this crystal core temporarily exceeds one's own knowledge.
Thinking of something, Ji Xun took out a second one.
This time, I did not use the feast skill, but the ordinary method of breathing.
Then it was absorbed and nothing was prompted.
There is no increase in spiritual power, and no affinity with the dark system. It is purely regarded as an energy body.
Ji Xun showed a thoughtful expression and pondered: "The spiritual power of this crystal core is as physical and absorbable as its extraordinary properties. Could this be the reason for its formation? Because of the remnants of the Weeping Angel Body?”
Thinking about it, I gradually became fascinated.
The bread in my mouth doesn't taste too good anymore.
At this time, a person came over.
The little doctor disguised as Catalina did not show up, and sat next to him with broth and bread.
Ji Xun knew that he might have been recognized. While he was surprised, he also pretended not to know, and asked doubtfully: "You?"
Katerina glanced at him, half-smiling but not smiling. : "You looked at me so many times throughout the day and didn't recognize me?"
As she said that, she directly revealed Ji Xun's identity: "It's not His Excellency Baron Charlie who is interested in me looking like an ugly duckling, right?"
Ji Xun's lips slightly raised as he listened, but he didn't continue. Pretending to be stupid, he asked, "How did Miss Carter recognize me?"
His identity is very sensitive now, so he didn't dare to be careless.
When he wasn't wearing a gas mask, he used a clown mask to change his appearance.
It is obviously impossible to be recognized just by looking at him a few times.
"Voice."
Katerina didn't hide anything, and said calmly: "Even if you use some transformers, some wave frequencies of the sound cannot be changed. I am [Plum Blossom 7-Singer] Sequence, you should know."
Ji Xun suddenly understood.
Just like his werewolf sense of smell, even if it is a very turbid smell, ordinary people cannot distinguish it, but he can.
But the sound is more difficult.
Ji Xun deliberately lowered his voice in order to "identify people by listening to their sounds", which requires a very high level of extraordinary understanding.
Considering that Catalina is the eldest lady of the Lionheart family and has no shortage of resources, maybe it can be done?
But being recognized doesn’t seem to matter.
This woman should only know his identity as "Baron Charlie".
As soon as Ji Xun had this idea, he suddenly thought of it.
Didn't he also have a conversation with her that time at the Honglou Casino?
“Hey, will it be remembered by then?”
Ji Xun’s expression was the same.
But there is something strange in my heart.
After all, I have seen the big girl naked.
If they were recognized as the same person, they would look unfriendly.
Ji Xun thought about it for a second.
Probably not.
If he recognized it, he should have recognized it long ago.
Memorizing the frequency and timbre of a voice is completely different from remembering a face.
I hear so many sounds every day that I can’t remember them all.
Moreover, human memory is limited, and things captured by the senses will be forgotten as time goes by.
Katrina seemed to notice something, and an imperceptible strange color flashed across her crystal eyes.
But she didn't say anything. She dipped a piece of bread into the broth and ate it with gusto.
Ji Xun slightly felt that the atmosphere was a bit weird, so he changed the topic and said, "I thought you weren't used to this kind of food."
Catalina asked back: "Do you think I should be the kind of delicate princess who can't sleep even if there is a bean on the bed?"
"Haha."
Ji Xun chuckled lightly, then asked about the business, pretending to be frivolous: "Miss Carter, why are you interested in playing some hunting games?"
In the past, this arrogant lady This feeling of being slighted is bound to be countered.
But at this moment, Catalina looked very calm and asked: "So, Baron Charlie, why are you here too?"
Ji Xun always felt that this woman seemed to have changed a lot every time he saw her, so he responded: "Mission."
Katerina heard the perfunctory and asked: "What else?"
Ji Xun was not used to this eldest lady, and asked with a smile: "According to etiquette, before asking a question, should Miss Carter answer a question for me first?"
Katrina glanced at her as she listened. He glanced at him, pondered for a moment, and said, "I'm here for a trial."
Ji Xun listened and shrugged: "Oh?"
He thought of the dead Young Master Kahn, and asked again: "Coming of Age Ceremony Trial?"
That's not right either.
Female descendants of the Lionheart family do not seem to have to pass this test.
Katrina shook her head and responded calmly: "Hero Trial."
"???"
Ji Xun looked confused at the unfamiliar vocabulary.
It seems like some secrets of the Lionheart family?
But Catalina had no intention of explaining, and said: "I have answered your two questions. So, Mr. Charlie, should you be more gentleman?"
Ji Xunque He spread his hands and said, "I'm just here to complete the mission. And... I'm just interested in the ruins."
Hearing this, Catalina was obviously surprised.
It doesn't look like a lie.
She frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and asked directly: "Do you know that senior?"
Senior?
When Ji Xun heard this, he was also surprised.
Can it be called like this? In other words, this woman knows how special Old Man Xu is?
At this moment, he immediately understood why this woman was in this team!
Ji Xun looked at the curious eyes and asked, "Do you know Mr. Xu too?"
Katerina shook her head.
Hearing the title "Old Man Xu", she immediately suspected that the guy in front of her didn't seem to know that the senior was special.
Yes.
How can ordinary people know this kind of top secret?
Ji Xun looked at the woman who seemed to have suddenly lost interest. He knew that he had to find something to say, and said again: "Old Xu and I are friends. So you are here for him?"< br>
Katrina obviously didn't believe it, and said casually: "Oh, you are very lucky. You can be friends with that senior."
"???"< br>
Ji Xun became even more curious after hearing this.
At this moment, he had confirmed what the eldest lady of the Lionheart family knew, and asked: "Miss Carter joined this temporary recruitment team just for Old Man Xu?"
Katrina did not deny it either. Instead, he asked solemnly: "Are you really friends?"
Ji Xun nodded: "Yes."
He thought that he and Mr. Xu and his grandson at least shared the same sorrow, no It's almost the same as being a stranger or a friend.
Hearing this, Catalina’s expression became strange.
But thinking about it too.
If we are not familiar with each other, we probably won’t be in the same team.
Ji Xun is now very interested in the information Carter has, and asks: "So, why do you say that knowing Old Man Xu and I are 'fateful'?"
Katrina considers After a moment, he said again: "Are you sure you want to hear it?"
Ji Xun chuckled lightly, not caring: "Of course."
The strange color in Catalina's eyes disappeared, and she said again: "If I say it, you will be in big trouble if you listen to it. You still want to ask?"
How could Ji Xun be a person who is afraid of trouble?
He said directly: "Yeah."
"Okay!"
Katerina also heard that Ji Xun wanted to inquire about the news, and she had the same plan herself, Then he said: "But before I say anything, I want to confirm. What is your relationship?"
Ji Xun's eyes narrowed slightly: "It can be regarded as a life-long friendship."
Katrina frowned as she heard this, as if she was deep in thought, but she did not continue to ask further.
After pondering for a moment, she stopped beating around the bush and said directly: "Two hundred years ago, when my grandfather was still alive, this old man looked like this. So the family has inherited some secrets. The cause and effect on this person is very great. It can be said that anyone who touches someone without great luck will die."
When Ji Xun heard this, his eyes twitched inexplicably.
Before, I felt that this old man was still a reclusive master shrouded in mystery.
When I listen to it now, I feel a strange feeling coming straight to my head.
Like an old zombie crawling out of the grave?
Speaking, Catalina looked at Ji Xun and said solemnly: "No one in our Lionheart family has ever known about this matter. But except for my grandfather, everyone else is dead. .So, do you regret hearing this story now?”
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Ji Xun was really surprised.
It’s not that I regret anything.
But when I heard that this was "cause and effect", I thought of a phenomenon: Old Man Xu can survive every time, and the price won't be sacrificing his teammates, right?
Ji Xun himself is a "bad luck gambler" and can understand the situation of bad luck favoring him.
Every time something bad happens, it seems that I will be involved.
But this one has a more terrifying negative BUFF?
Also, what's going on?
Two hundred years ago, was this old man like this?
How old did he live?
After hearing this outrageous story, Ji Xunfei didn't feel the slightest bit worried.
On the contrary, I felt that after meeting Old Man Xu, my life became more legendary.
Ji Xunke didn't care about the cause and effect, and asked: "So, what about you?"
Without great luck, you will die if you touch it, so this lion-hearted lady is looking for death?
"Me?"
Katrina listened to her eyebrows blinking slightly, her eyes gradually deepened, and she uttered a few words very calmly: "I am not a bird in a cage."< br>
When Ji Xun heard this, his expression was slightly startled.
Then, he grinned.
He suddenly felt that this woman was a little interesting.
(End of this chapter)