Chapter 179: The Exile of Destruction (4k2, second update!)
It turned out to be a crown fragment...the third crown fragment!
Luo Xiu was a little shocked in his heart, but he still behaved as usual on the surface.
Ever since he got the second "King Isol's Crown Fragment" from Red Maple City, he has never gotten any trace of the other crown fragments.
The corresponding panel of "King Isol's Crown Fragments" also stated that there should be four crown fragments in total, but I don't know where the remaining two are.
Unexpectedly, I would see this third crown fragment at this auction!
Luo Xiu thought with some joy, but at the same time he was also more cautious.
Does the old man know about the "Fragments of King Isol's Crown"? And for what purpose did he display the crown fragments as "commodity"...
Being in a hostile position with the "Primordial Monastery", Luo Xiu had to think a lot in advance.
But one thing can be confirmed - since the old man possesses this third "crown fragment", this means that he, or other members of the monastery behind him, must have defeated the "ancient existence" in the seal, but not I know what kind of knight that is.
As these thoughts emerged in the depths of his mind, Luo Xiu arrived at the old man's seat.
Regarding the new guests in front of him, the old man seemed to be asleep. He didn't even raise his head, as if he didn't hear anything.
Luo Xiu's eyes also became profound at the same time. He also restrained his spirituality and tentatively reached out to touch the fragments.
Luo Xiu did not directly reach out to the "Fragment of King Isol's Crown" to avoid arousing suspicion. And just when his fingers were about to touch another fragment, the old man who seemed to be sleeping suddenly opened his eyes.
"You want... to buy something?" The old man narrowed his eyes slightly and asked in a hoarse voice.
Seeing that the test was effective, Luo Xiu retracted his hand and said in a teasing tone and a low voice:
"You suddenly woke up and startled me."
"..."
"So... do you want to buy something?" The old man did not respond to Luo Xiu's teasing, but repeated the previous question.
"Haha, that's right." Luo Xiu smiled, nodded slightly, and said:
"I can feel that these things are very ancient."
"..."
"...Yes. They...are quite ancient." The old man replied.
The old man didn't seem to be prepared to introduce too much about its "commodities". He just narrowed his eyes, as if willing to take the bait, and waited for the customer in front of him to proceed with the "transaction".
Luo Xiu then pointed to a fragment beside him and said: "I am very interested in them. I want to know where you got them and what they can do."
He did not point directly to the crown fragment, again out of caution.
"..."
"The thing you are pointing to...that comes from the Forest of Elves, an ancient...seal of a corrupt sage."
The old man spoke slowly, his voice was low, without any emotion, as if he was just stating something that he had experienced:
"I killed that corrupt sage... This is from what he said A piece of the corrupted staff that was used... was peeled off..."
"You ask what it can be used for? It can be collected, or melted to make new things... it's all fine."
After speaking, the old man stopped talking and calmly waited for the next reaction of the guest in front of him.
Luo Xiu nodded, indicating that he understood, and then said:
"So that's it... But unfortunately, I have a friend with [Intellectual] destiny, and he probably doesn't want to see me collect the 'Corrupt Sage' 's relic.
This is not fraud, I do have an [intellectual] friend! It's just that he's dead... Luo Xiu thought, while observing the old man's reaction.
The old man didn't respond. He was silent and felt like a puddle of stagnant water.
Luo Xiu then pointed to another fragment and asked the same question as before.
The old man ended his silence and spoke again: "This fragment comes from the tomb of an ancient dragon warrior... It was originally a medium used by the dragon warrior to cast ancient dragon spells. He is dead. After that, this thing belongs to me..."
"What is it used for? It is still a collection...or used as a material for some ancient rituals..."
"..."
The old man's voice was still intermittent and hoarse, and when he finished speaking, he returned to silence again, as quiet as a corpse.
This time, Luo Xiu just nodded slightly, showing little interest. Then, he pointed to the "Fragment of King Isol's Crown" and said, "What about this piece?"
"..."
"As for this piece...it comes from an ancient knight's seal." The old man said slowly.
really! When he heard the old man say this, Luo Xiu understood that he should be one of King Isol's knights.
"That knight... no, I should say, that armor possessed by resentment... I killed it. This fragment... should be its relic."
"..."
Armor possessed by resentment? It turns out that those knights looked like this in the eyes of the old man... Luo Xiu nodded and said:
"Ancient knight? I'm a little interested."
Finally, Luo Xiu showed a certain interest and asked the old man: "If I want to buy these fragments, how many gold coins do I need to pay you?"
"..."
"Gold coins? I don't want gold coins..."
The old man said slowly: "I'm not interested in gold coins."
"But..." the old man suddenly changed the topic and said, "If you have obtained the 'ancient inheritance' from the ruins or the ancient seal... share the 'inheritance' you got with me, and I can give you these One of the fragments.”
This is considered... knowledge instead of money? Luo Xiu thought about it, a smile appeared on his face, and he said: "I do have an 'ancient inheritance', but how can I be sure that you have not received the same inheritance? Or are you willing to take the risk of getting an existing inheritance? "
"……hehe."
The old man let out an old and hoarse laugh and said: "It doesn't matter...these fragments...they are of no use to me. No matter what kind of 'ancient inheritance' I got, I have not lost anything..."
"..."
"I understand." Luo Xiu nodded.
After thinking for a while in his mind, he quickly determined what the "ancient inheritance" he was going to "share" with the old man was.
"Do you have anything that can burn memories?" Luo Xiu asked.
The old man then reached into his arms, took out a piece of dark brown parchment, and handed it to Luo Xiu.
Afterwards, Luo Xiu meditated on the relevant knowledge of "Destroying Demonic Flame" in his mind. He dabbed his fingers on the parchment at the same time, and the spiritual lines representing the knowledge of "Destroying Demonic Flame" were slowly rubbed on it.
Luo Xiu had his own considerations in choosing "Destroy Demonic Flame" as the ancient inheritance to share - this is a melee-type inheritance skill, and it is handed over to an old man who is obviously a necromancer. If he meets the old man as an enemy in the future, at least That can hardly be a counter-blade that threatens oneself.
After completing the rubbing of the knowledge of "Destroying Demonic Flame", Luo Xiu returned the parchment to the old man. "Okay." Luo Xiu said, "I can't guarantee whether you have the same or similar ancient inheritance. The 'Black Beast' serves as a witness. I have already paid the chips."
"..." The old man stretched out his hand and took the parchment on which the rubbing had been completed. He opened his eyes and stared at the spiritual lines on it. He slightly opened his mouth with a knowing smile and said:
"Very good...very good" Okay. This is the 'ancient inheritance' that I don't have as a witness. You can take away a piece of it."
"Okay." Luo Xiu nodded, so he picked up the "Fragment of King Isol's Crown" and then turned around and left.
Not feeling the old man's gaze, Luo Xiu walked through the crowd and returned to his seat on the left side of the auditorium.
"Huh..." Luo Xiu let out a long sigh of relief. He sat back on the sofa, picked up the "Fragment of King Isol's Crown" and looked at it carefully.
There is no doubt that it is a genuine crown fragment. Its style and shape are no different from other "crown fragments" that I own. The exquisite patterns on it can also be smoothly connected to form the original complete symbolic engraving.
And just as Luo Xiu picked up this "Crown Fragment" and looked at it carefully, his panel jumped, and new text content appeared.
[You have obtained: King Isol’s crown fragment (3/4)]
["Exile Land" has been opened]
[Trigger hidden tasks]
[Hidden Mission: Exile of Destruction (Hell Difficulty)]
[Recommended level: lv.40, fourth life path and above]
[Task type: series of tasks]
[Task description: You have obtained three "Fragments of King Isol's Crown" from the seals of "Immortal Rider" Greville, "Wandering Rider" Miklos, and "Corrupted Rider" Arpad.
Through the resonance between the fragments, you learn the location of the last fragment - a "land of exile".
The last fragment of the crown is in the hands of King Isol's Protector Knight Commander, "The Rider of Exile" Mordred. 】
[By splicing the three crown fragments together, you can be transported to the "Land of Exile" and face the "Ride of Exile" Mordred]
[Mission goal: Defeat "Ride of Exile" Mordred and obtain the last "Fragment of King Isol's Crown" from him]
[Completion reward: Basic experience +38,000, Mordred’s legacy, the key to the "Forgotten Royal Court" secret realm...]
[Warning: After splicing the three crown fragments and teleporting to the "Exile Land", you will not be able to leave the "Exile Land" unless you defeat the "Exile Rider" Mordred or die. 】
【……】
"'Modred the Rider of Exile'..." Luo Xiu whispered the name in a voice that only he could hear, his eyes gradually becoming deeper.
That should be the last "Guardian Knight", and Mordred is King Isol's "Guardian Knight Commander". His strength must be far more powerful than the other "Guardian Knights".
In the past, Luo Xiu had defeated the "Immortal Horseman" Greville and the "Wandering Horseman" Miklos. They both had the strength equivalent to the "Triple Destiny". If "Ride of Exile" Mordred is their leader, his strength should be four levels of destiny, or even five levels...
Luo Xiu thought this way. After collecting three "King Isol's Crown Fragments" and triggering this new hidden mission [End of Exile], Luo Xiu had one more item on his planning schedule.
When things are done here in Songyuan City, return to Sina City and find the dwarf Mir to harvest the rare materials of the "age of gods" and the heart of the broken gods that he found. After successfully signing a contract with a "god", he can then be sent to the "Exile" Land" and a decisive battle with the "Ride of Exile" Mordred...
Luo Xiu planned this, and at this moment, he didn't have anything else he wanted at the "Antiquities Auction" at the Black Sword Mansion.
He then began to enter a state of "meditation", subjectively speeding up the passage of time.
…
As Luo Xiu's meditation gradually deepened, the "Antiquities Auction" finally came to an end.
When the guests at the meeting completed their desired transactions and returned to their seats, the graceful figure of "Night Witch" Niaf appeared again on the high platform of the auditorium.
Niaf bowed slightly to the audience and saluted, with a beautiful and elegant smile on her face, and announced:
"So, under the witness of the mansion, we have once again achieved the birth of many wonderful transactions."
"I think this should be a night worth remembering. Let us pay high respect to Mr. Gawain and pay tribute to the great 'Black Sword'."
"We look forward to seeing you all again after March."
After saying that, Niaf bowed to the audience again and then exited the platform.
The curtains on the high platform were closed, the beautiful lights became brighter, and more than a hundred waiters from the mansion entered the auditorium from the entrance and came to each guest's seat.
The waiters bowed to the guests and then said politely: "Thank you for coming. Please follow the instructions and follow us out of the auditorium and back to your accommodation."
Starting from the "VIP" seats in the front row, groups of three people left the auditorium through the left, right and rear exits in sequence.
After an interval of about five minutes, the waiters took the three guests out from the exits in three directions. According to the regulations of the "Black Sword Mansion", this was to prevent people with ulterior motives from following them.
…
About an hour later, in front of Luo Xiu's seat, the waiter bowed deeply to Luo Xiu and said softly: "Sir, please come with me."
Luo Xiu nodded, then stood up and followed the waiter.
The waiter led the way. He walked to the exit on the left, and took a few obviously unnecessary detours from the outer corridor to take Luo Xiu out of the Black Sword Auditorium and to the other courtyard where he lived.
When they arrived at the other courtyard, the waiter bowed to Luo Xiu and said:
"Thank you again for coming. Please rest peacefully. Wait until tomorrow morning, and someone will inform you of the subsequent payment process."
"Okay." Luo Xiu nodded and said, "Sorry to trouble you."
"It's my duty, sir."
The waiter responded politely, "Then, please allow me to take my leave first."
After saying that, the waiter bowed deeply to Luo Xiu again, then turned and left.
…
When the waiter left, Luo Xiu and Intis returned to their room in the other courtyard.
Luo Xiu locked the doors and windows and borrowed the "Civet Soul Bell" from Intis again.
——Ding the bell, the crisp copper bell rang. Luo Xiu released the hint he had set in advance and regained his normal memory.
The memory of "I have one million Nolan gold coins" disappeared. At this moment, Luo Xiu clearly recalled his true asset level.
"So that's it..." Luo Xiu murmured, and he quickly understood his original intention of doing this.
Then, after that, the first problem Luo Xiu has to face will be very clear——
He had to find a way to collect the total debt of 213,000 gold coins within three days.
(There will be more in the evening)
(End of this chapter)