"Human, you don't have much time. If you piss off the Sphinx, the Sphinx will make you look good."
Facing the threat of the Sphinx, Xu Lai didn't care.
If the Sphinx could take action at will, it would have taken action long ago, and there would be no need to bless countless people over thousands of years.
No matter how much Sphinx likes to guess riddles, he will always encounter some annoying and disdainful people.
Xu Lai can guarantee that he is the type of person who makes the other party upset.
But so far, I have only heard of people being swallowed directly by the Sphinx because they could not answer the questions. I have never heard of people having problems after answering correctly.
On the contrary, you must be careful when answering the Sphinx's question, as there might be some trap hidden in it.
Xu Lai thought for a moment and asked: "Then what blessings can I ask for?"
"Damn human, the Sphinx will not tell you, but if you just want It's easy for Sphinx to ask for some attributes and money. "
He obviously wouldn't tell himself anything, but he hinted at Xu Lai's choice of attributes and money.
Xu Lai shook his head and said: "I don't know if you know my identity. I am the king of a country. I already have what you said."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Lai noticed a feeling His eyes scanned his entire body.
After a period of silence, the Sphinx suddenly leaned down, its huge stone face came close to Xu Lai, and whispered:
"You have a lot of property on your body, and you are covered with the best." There is no shortage of equipment and attributes.
So what else do you want? With your status, there is no shortage of beauty, power and money.
Then do you want to have the same lifespan as the elves and rule your country for a long time? "
Xu Lai was surprised and said: "Can you do it? ”
Human beings have taken great advantages in recruiting soldiers and ruling the territory.
However, there are gains and losses, even in the magical world, even if you take the medicine of life. With rare treasures like water, you can only live for more than ten years at most.
"Of course, your health is good and you have enough foundation.
The Sphinx can bless you with a life span of at least 600 years, as long as you are not killed. ”
“So, what’s the price? ”
A life span of at least 600 years. To be honest, Xu Lai was so excited that he forgot his previous plans.
But everything has a price, Xu Lai doesn’t believe in pie-in-the-sky pie. Things.
“The price? You need to answer the Sphinx's question correctly first. If you answer it correctly, I will bless you. ”
"So, what's wrong?"
The Sphinx's blessing and curse correspond to each other. The blessing is to increase one level, while the curse must be to lower one level.
Xu Lai has actually guessed the answer, but he cannot accept this answer, and it is not equivalent to the reward. He does not believe that he can live to be at least 300 years old.
No, he is already over 20 years old, so he has to live to at least 310 years old to be able to equal the blessing of 600 years old.
"Then I'm sorry, the Sphinx can only deprive you of your remaining lifespan and accept your body to make up for the shortcomings."
Xu Lai sneered, thinking that was indeed the case, this half-human, half-animal stone sculpture was interested in his own body.
“What is right and what is wrong, don’t you have the final say on this standard?”
The Sphinx roared angrily: “You can doubt the Sphinx. Sphinx's ability, but you can't doubt the character of Sphinx.
Humans, either answer the question or leave, or become food in my stomach!"
Xu Lai is a little eager to try. For him, there is no creature in this world that he dare not challenge.
Even if the gods come down to earth, Xu Lai will fight as long as he dares to show his health bar.
The Sphinx in front of me does not seem to be easy to mess with, but it may not be more difficult to deal with than the Abyss Worm.
Although Xu Lai did not bring an army with him this time, he brought the Knights of the Guards and the Archangels with him for the convenience of returning directly to Graycastle.
The only thing I am worried about is that he is too close to this thing. Even if he has a magic weapon, he may become the weakness of the entire team.
Sacred armor can resist all physical and magic spells, but it cannot resist divine power.
The Dracolich used the power of the God of Death, but he almost killed him in seconds.
The Sphinx should not be a god, otherwise it would be impossible to stay in the main world.
But its power is indeed magical. It can not only give others levels, health points, and mana points, but it can even extend people's lifespan.
This is not recorded in the secret scrolls of the temple.
Then there are only two possibilities. One is that no one has proposed such a blessing, and the other is that everyone who has proposed such a blessing is dead.
It would be impossible for the temple to record everyone who visited the Sphinx, so many questions and blessings must have been missed.
However, extending life span can be said to be the instinct of every life. Xu Laicai didn't believe it. After so many years and tens of thousands of records, no one mentioned it.
The Sphinx even has such an ability, it is difficult not to doubt the opponent's ability.
Therefore, when the words came to his lips, Xu Lai gritted his teeth and gave up.
“Then, the blessing I want is not to block my way!”
Xu Lai not only gave up life extension, but also gave up level improvement and all other rewards.
The Sphinx is a special unit that everyone can only visit once. Anyone who visits the Sphinx for the first time is absolutely safe as long as they do not answer the questions.
Otherwise Xu Lai would not dare to ignore the other party's anger.
But if it is the second time to visit the Sphinx, it depends on the mood of the Sphinx.
If it is happy, you can help it guess riddles and it will let you go or eat it.
If you are unhappy, just eat it without saying a word.
"Blocking the road, what do you mean? Do you want to pass through here? Then go directly, there is no need to answer my questions."
The face of the Sphinx is cloudy. Uncertainly, the body that came closer twisted back, and even turned to the side to show that it was giving way.
Xu Lai actually didn’t know why the Sphinx stayed here.
But combined with the expression and words of the Sphinx, as well as the hints on his chest, Xu Lai always felt that the other party was hiding something from him and all the visitors.
The reason is also very simple. The Sphinx can move. It is not restricted in any way. At least four of its legs can leave the ground.
In the secret volume of the temple, it is also recorded that the Sphinx massacred the visiting troops and did not allow any force to station troops.
This shows that this guy can definitely move, otherwise it would be a living target. Even if the army uses a catapult, it can slowly kill this guy.
So Xu Lai used blocking to test. This blocking can be either literal or formal.
The Sphinx is definitely not an idiot, but it takes the initiative to take it literally.
This shows that the Sphinx is probably doing it on purpose. He is definitely blocking something else, such as the seemingly distorted sight behind it.
“No, I still need to answer your question, you ask it!”
The face of the Sphinx was uncertain. It had clearly taken the initiative to get out of the way, but The human opposite still had to answer questions.
He can conceal that ancient contract, but he cannot lie or fail to comply. That is the foundation that can maintain its life for thousands of years.
Although he still failed to ask Xu Lai his specific purpose, Xu Lai had made his request clear. As a tomb-suppressing beast, the Sphinx could not refuse.
"Mortal, listen up, what animal walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs at night?" The Sphinx flapped the eagle-like wings on its back and asked Xu Lai fiercely. road.
This question immediately confused Xu Lai.
This issue was not recorded in the secret volume of the temple, but Xu Lai was very familiar with this issue.
“It’s a human being!”
The Sphinx was stunned. It looked at Xu Lai in disbelief and roared:
"How could it be a human being? Why is it a human being?"
"Because this animal symbolizes
When humans are born, they cannot walk yet, so they have to crawl on the ground on four legs, which corresponds to the morning of this animal.
At noon, it is also the time for humans. Strong adolescents and adults, humans at this time, walked on the ground with two legs.
At night, which is the twilight years of human beings, humans at this time can no longer walk and must use crutches, that is, external force, to continue moving forward! ”
For Xu Lai, this is completely the standard answer. When he was on Earth, he heard it countless times.
But obviously, this is the standard answer for the Sphinx. It is an absolutely core question, and it is also a question that has never been asked.
If it hadn't been for a flash of inspiration, I wouldn't have given up all the rewards for answering the questions
As long as I didn't. When it comes to the contract signed by the Sphinx, all questions can be asked by the Sphinx himself
Even if there are two or more answers to some questions, the final choice is still in the hands of the Sphinx.
But the ancient contract is engraved with such a problem, because the party signing the contract was also a former human being and a former ruler of the world.
After receiving the answer, the Sphinx's body, which was made entirely of boulders, began to shed dust sparsely.
The dust was getting bigger and bigger, and in just three to five minutes, such a huge beast turned into a pile of dirt in front of Xu Lai.
The earth mountain is in the shape of a triangle, but this small triangle cannot be compared with the big triangle that appears behind the earth mountain.
The base of the big triangle that appeared behind him was a huge square, and the sides were made up of multiple triangular faces connected together.
The top area is very small, even in the shape of a spire.
From the distant perspective of Xu Lai, the overall shape is similar to the Chinese character "金".
Yes, this is exactly a pyramid that Xu Lai is very familiar with.
“Haha, it seems that today we have discovered the secret that the Sphinx has hidden for thousands of years.
Let's go, Roland, and have a look. ”
As soon as he heard this, Roland quickly led several Holy Light Knights and rode forward.
As the leader of the Guards Knights, Roland must take all dangers , were strangled in the cradle in advance
The sudden appearance of the huge pyramid shocked him, but Xu Lai was not surprised
Even behind the Sphinx. , it would be surprising if there was no such a pyramid.
Roland ran until he reached the pyramid gate before stopping his horse.
As expected, there were no traps along the way, and there was no half-open portal in the huge pyramid.
Without a doorway, there is naturally no way to enter.
Roland and the knights of the guard ran around the huge pyramid, but could not find any gaps.
Xu Lai was not surprised. He got off his horse and reached out to touch the huge stone on the pyramid.
"You are trying to visit the pyramid, which will awaken the sleeping undead inside. Do you want to visit?"
The moment he touched the pyramid, such a prompt popped up in Xu Lai's mind.
Xu glanced around and saw that he did not bring too many soldiers this time. The total number of people totaled only more than a thousand.
And the huge pyramid in front of us is obviously not the ordinary treasure house that we usually encounter.
The size and scale of this pyramid even exceeds the Dragon Kingdom that Xu Lai has seen.
But even though there were only a thousand people, they were all level 8 warriors, and there was a superhero like him.
Besides, the secret of the pyramid has not been discovered for thousands of years, how could Xu Lai miss this opportunity.
“Yes!”
After decisive confirmation, Xu Lai and the others were indeed brought directly into the interior of the pyramid by a burst of white light.
As expected, there was a group of people waiting there early in the pyramid.
As soon as Xu Lai and the others landed, countless gray rays of light fell on them.
"Curse: Weak and weak, you and your troops' attack power will be reduced by half.
Curse: Aged and decayed, you and your troops' health will be reduced by half.
Curse: Slow, you and your troops' attack and movement speed will be reduced by half
Curse: Possessed by Doom, your and your troops' luck will be reduced to -3 points
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Curse: Vulnerable, you and your troops' defense will be reduced by half. "
Good guy, as soon as he opened his eyes, 5 gray rays of light fell on Xu Lai and his troops.
5 curses directly separated him and his troops. The attack power, defense power, and even life, speed and luck have all been reduced by half, which is still half of the basic value.
This means that Xu Lai's combat power has been reduced by half or even more.
Besieged in the middle, they will face the 1,113 level 8 diamond men in the upper left corner.
There are 3339 level 7 gold people in the lower right corner.
3339 level 7 mummy kings in the lower left corner.
1113 level 8 pharaohs in the upper right corner.
By the way, Xu Lai, his knights and angels totaled exactly 1,113 people.
The golden man can occasionally produce something in the factory in the mage tower. This thing has extremely strong physical defense capabilities, and the key is 85% magic resistance.
They are not immune to spells, but any spell can only cause 15% damage to these golden people.
The Diamond Man is even more exaggerated. It is made entirely of diamonds and the cost is ridiculous.
But this guy is worthy of its fakery. The magic resistance has increased to 95%, and the defense power even exceeds that of most level 9 creatures.
Behemoth can restrain these two things, but the only ones that can restrain them are probably high-level long-range troops.
Because the only drawback of these two things is their slow movement speed.
The Mummy King is an advanced Plus version of the mummy, and its attacks come with a variety of curses.
Pharaoh is the most terrifying. The five curses just came from the blessings of these pharaohs.
In addition to the curses they are best at, these pharaohs are also long-range units and have extremely long casting distances. (End of this chapter)