Chapter 1810 Survival Competition (Ⅱ)

"The Rock Essence camp is just a small settlement. Their strength is too weak, but they occupy a territory rich in resources, which will inevitably attract the coveted eyes of powerful neighbors."

"For them, the invitation letter for a survival competition is like a ransom letter from a kidnapper. If they don't want to give up their homeland, they can only swallow their anger and raise a ransom."

Gray Bird finally sighed, with a hint of pity in his words.

"The Rock Essence clan can't afford the money, and they have nowhere to borrow, and they have nowhere to go. If they still want to keep their homeland, they must either participate in a survival competition to try their luck, or they can only quickly accumulate a sum of ill-gotten wealth through crime. Used to pay the ransom for withdrawal.”

After listening to Gray Bird's narration, Qiao An was speechless for a long time, somewhat sympathetic to what happened to the rock spirits.

However, the pressure from the survival competition does not mean that stealing is reasonable. Joan sympathizes with everyone, but he does not intend to excuse the rock spirits. When they decide to take risks, they should be prepared to bear all the consequences.

Suddenly, Joan thought of another question.

"Grey Bird, do all the underground groups around the ancient abyss have to participate in the survival competition?"

"That's not necessarily true. For example, the mind flayer city Odes and the 'Evil Eye Nest City' Udinos have never participated in survival competitions. Mind flayers and beholders, these two groups are too terrifying, they don't need Prove their right to survive by participating in the competition, and no one dares to collect a ransom from them.”

"What about human beings?" Joan asked, "For example, the teleportation stations and trade fairs opened by the Midgard colony in the dark region, as well as the magic crystal mining area, do they need to participate in the survival competition?"

Gray Bird froze for a moment, shook his head and said, "Humans are not natives of the Underdark. They have too little experience in living in the underground world. They have not been included in the list of survival competitions in the past. As for whether they will receive invitations to participate in the future, I have no idea." not sure."

"Have you received the invitation letter from the Temple of Silence?" Joan continued to inquire.

"I received it once ten years ago. Miss Medea took me to participate in the drow city of Oaknell. We were very lucky that time. Although the results were ranked low, we passed the test anyway."

A sad look floated between Gray Bird's brows.

"If nothing else happens, the Hall of Silence is likely to receive invitations to participate again this year. This time we may not be able to have good luck."

Joan nodded sympathetically, but didn't know how to comfort the worried blind lady.

Gray Bird turned to face him, hesitated for a while, and finally asked for it.

"Dr. Vader, if my lady receives an invitation letter this time, can you join our team and help us preserve the Temple of Silence?"

"I'm not a resident of the Palace of Silence, can the team participating in the survival competition invite foreign aid?" Joan asked in surprise.

"Of course!" Gray Bird nodded sternly, "The competition for survival is about all-round survivability. Those who can invite strong foreign aid must either have extensive contacts or strong financial resources, and 'connections' and 'financial resources' are also important." It’s an important part of survivability.”

"That makes sense!" Joan nodded in agreement, thought about it, and said to Gray Bird cautiously: "If there are no other urgent matters, I would be happy to represent the Temple of Silence in the survival competition, but you'd better tell me first, what is the purpose of this competition?" What is the theme so that you can prepare in advance.”

"It is said that this year's survival competition is hosted by the 'Bronze Horn Tribe', and the venue is set near the lair of the 'Bronze Horn Tribe', in the 'Seventh Zone' of the known map of the underground world, also known as the 'Remains Zone'." Gray Bird replied.

Joan recalled the situation in the "Seventh District" for a while, and frowned slightly.

"The relic area is said to be the territory of the tauren. There are many natural tunnels in the area, and the pits dug by the tauren are intricate and maze-like. It sounds like it is not suitable for a competition."

"That's right, the seventh district is full of labyrinths, including ancient relics and recently dug tunnels. Most of these labyrinths were created by the tauren. In fact, the 'Bronze Horn Tribe' is the most powerful tauren in the area. Ethnic groups, if nothing else, the theme of this year's survival competition should be related to 'Maze'."

Gray Bird thought about it, and added another detail that Joan might be interested in.

"The current chieftain of the Copper Horn Tribe, known as 'Redbeard' Gu Nuo, is the senior priest of the abyss lord 'Howling Lord' Baphomet, and there are rumors that Gu Nuo is a 'mythical tauren'."

"Mythical tauren?!" Qiao An was refreshed immediately, and asked eagerly, "What level of mythical creature is Gu Nuo?"

Gray Bird spread his arms and shook his head helplessly.

"Dr. Vader, these are just hearsay rumors and may not be true. Besides, Chief Gouno is keeping a low profile. Even if he really has mythical powers, outsiders will not be able to find out what level of mythical creature he is."

Joan tried not to show his disappointment, but his mind couldn't help but come alive. He planned to take advantage of the opportunity to represent the Temple of Silence to participate in the survival competition, try to get close to the tauren chief, and find out how many levels of mythical power he possessed. , maybe you can take the opportunity to complete your own level 6 myth trial!

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The interrogation came to an end, and the prisoners were all put in cells. In order to prevent Robin Hood, Karaka and others from escaping from the prison, the nine principal criminals were locked in special cages. The iron fences were as thick as arms, and they could not escape even with Robin Hood's brute force.

Joan took a tube of blood from each of Robin Hood and Karaka in the name of "prison physical examination", intending to use it as research material.

Gray Bird took the interrogation record to report to Mr. Hodge. Joan accompanied her and bid farewell to Mr. Hodge.

Nick Hodge was overjoyed when he learned that the theft case had been solved. He boasted that "Dr. Vader is extremely smart" and that he "saw the thief's tricks as soon as he made a move." He solved the case in just two days and wiped out the cunning thieves.

After a few words of politeness, Qiao An excused that there were still urgent matters to be dealt with at the school, and offered to leave.

Mr. Hodge politely kept a few words, and then ordered the servant to fetch a pound of magic crystal, and handed it to Joan face to face, fulfilling the promise he made when he was asked to assist in handling the case.

Joan still appreciates Mr. Hodge's generosity, and promised that if the mining area encounters similar troubles in the future, he will help out. Afterwards, he bid farewell to Mr. Hodge and Gray Bird, and directly cast a spell to teleport back to the surface world.

After a slight trance, Joan returned to his apartment from the underground world. Looking at the sunny city skyline outside the window, he couldn't help being dazed. It wasn't until the smell of stew came up from the downstairs kitchen that he regained his sense of reality.

He opened the watch case and took a look. The time was 10:30 in the morning. Joan decided to study the blood samples taken from the rock spirit and Kaorui spirit first, and then went downstairs to stroke the cat and enjoy the sumptuous lunch prepared by Mrs. Anderson.

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