Chapter 405: Holy Crown City Ruins

One month later.

In a rugged mountain road deep in the old continent, a thousand-man mercenary group from the southern continent was camping and resting.

The team was mighty and had dozens of marching tents.

A flag with a hammer and lightning hung on the main tent of the adventure group.

This is "Thunder Hammer", one of the top mercenary groups in the southern continent.

At this time, in a tent.

Ji Xun, disguised as a mercenary, was meditating with his eyes closed.

The tent was arranged with a complex forbidden barrier to prevent the energy of the moon hanging in the tent like a bright lamp from overflowing.

In the quiet tent, there was a strange and confusing spiritual field.

I don't know how long it took, Ji Xun opened his eyes and slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air: "Hu"

In an instant, his consciousness returned to reality, and the blur in his eyes dissipated, replaced by the usual calmness.

After pondering for a moment, he muttered to himself: "The effect is getting worse and worse."

Just now, while meditating, Ji Xun also used the extraordinary characteristics of the moon to let himself fall into the illusion world of "Empty Moon God's Thought".

He constructed a beautiful and joyful dream for himself.

Ji Xun was not greedy for that illusory joy.

It was to suppress the pollution of [Black Magic].

When he fought against General Lagong before, he was happy, but he overused the power of the Black Magic Seal and was quietly polluted by this relic.

At first, Ji Xun thought that the pollution just made him have an extra "feminine" personality among his many personalities.

After this time, he found that the problem was more serious than expected.

After all, [Black Magic] is the relic of Emperor Lanlingster, and its pollution is definitely not something that Ji Xun can bear at his current level.

A few days ago, Ji Xun found that not only some of his behaviors in daily life had a feminine tendency, but he would "naturally accept" this change.

What's worse is that there are big problems not only psychologically, but also physiologically!

The feminization pollution actually directly makes the body's estrogen secretion more vigorous, which makes Ji Xun find that his skin has gradually become delicate recently, and his beard has not grown, but has begun to fall. The whole person's temperament and appearance have become "handsome".

There has been a complete change in the physiological structure of the body!

Ji Xun does not want to become a witch in the flesh.

And before, he had communicated with the leader of the rebel dragon army, "Fader" Griffith, and this "witchification" is irreversible and can only be suppressed and alleviated.

So Ji Xun followed that person's advice and chose the most direct and effective method, which is "indulging in women".

But this is not easy.

As Ji Xun's rank rises, his control over his will and body has been extremely high.

Pure carnal desire has almost no appeal.

And the female friends he has had close contact with are all extremely outstanding, whether it is Song Yu, Dong Qi, or Catalina, they are all one in a million.

The most important thing is that there is an emotional foundation, which is the best catalyst for pleasure.

This makes Ji Xun's pleasure threshold extremely high.

In addition to the physiological changes caused by pollution, the opposite sex is generally not in his eyes.

Besides, it is difficult to indulge in women in this wilderness.

Fortunately, there is the [Moon].

It is like a real happy dream, which can keep people in a state of high secretion of male hormones and keep the body from being polluted and continuously effeminate.

But this method also has disadvantages.

After all, it is an illusion created by oneself, and the scenes in this dream will be changed by one's own subconscious.

In the previous dreams, Ji Xun satisfied all kinds of beautiful dreams.

But just now, he found that even in his dreams, he had a tendency to effeminate.

This means that dreams can no longer meet his needs, and he needs a stronger real lust to suppress pollution.

But Dong Qi is now in the East Desert.

Is it possible to go back to find Katarina?

Ji Xun pursed his lips.

Although he knew that Katarina would definitely not mind, and he could even imagine the scene of being teased by the other party.

But he always felt that it was wrong for him to go back to that old friend for this matter.

Thinking of this, he was also slightly helpless, and said to himself: "Ah, this [Black Magic] really needs to be used less."

But it was just a sigh, not really annoyed.

If it weren't for this glove, he would never experience the excitement and fun of fighting with a seventh-level card master.

It is precisely because of this cross-level battle that his recent understanding of various skills has skyrocketed.

There are always gains and losses.

And the blessing of the gloves' own "skills +99, all element affinity +50%" entries makes Ji Xun's understanding of the extraordinary feel unprecedentedly good.

Thinking of this, he raised his peripheral vision and glanced at his shadow.

If there were outsiders here, they would definitely be scared by this scene.

Under the moonlight, he actually had three shadows of different light and dark.

I don't know if it's because of the recent battle comprehension or the influence of the [Black Magic] gloves, Ji Xun's professional exclusive skill [Clown's Shadow Trick] proficiency has also skyrocketed.

Then a few days ago, he suddenly found that he could condense two more shadows.

Although the more shadows are divided, the weaker the strength.

But for Ji Xun, it was already a great surprise.

Whether it was getting information or learning, it was a huge improvement.

He had been practicing the "Thousand Puppet God Sect", a special secret method of the "Magic Master" sequence, and his ability to multitask became more and more proficient.

And the shadow clone that was separated out could also comprehend knowledge like the main body.

Although the efficiency is a bit low and the comprehension is not blessed by the physical body, it is enough to read some classics that do not require much comprehension.

This makes Ji Xun's learning efficiency soar many times.

The messy thoughts in his mind flashed away.

Ji Xun woke up from the joyful dream and started his daily practice again.

The main body held the [Space Rune] to comprehend the mystery of the space law, and the three shadows flipped through the classics.

He was like a whale swallowing, efficiently absorbing a large amount of extraordinary knowledge.

In a blink of an eye, it was almost morning.

Suddenly someone outside the tent shouted: "Everyone, prepare to move camp!"

"Thunder Hammer" is the top mercenary group in the southern continent, with very strong comprehensive strength.

It is said to be a mercenary group, but it is more like a large legion that relies on hunting monsters and adventuring to open up wasteland, with hundreds of thousands of members.

The legion leader is a genuine eighth-level strongman.

As time goes by, the main force of the mercenary group has also entered the old continent one after another.

The team where Ji Xun is is a transport team in the Hammer Group.

Their mission this time was to transport the legion's supplies to the core area of ​​the Old World.

Others didn't know the destination, but Ji Xun had already guessed it.

About 90 kilometers to the north was a super-large ancient relic - Holy Crown City.

In the Taren period three thousand years ago, that city was the closest county to the imperial city Behemoth.

Obviously, the high-level officials of the Arel Empire were also heading for the capital of the Taren Dynasty.

But it was obviously much later than the discovery of the Rebel Dragon Army.

After all, the leader of the Rebel Dragon Army was Griffith, who was a descendant of the Taren Palace's inner officials, and she had a lot of information that others didn't know.

After eating the marching dry food, the team set off.

Ji Xun followed the team escorting supplies and set off in a mighty manner.

He is now at the sixth level, and he dares not to lurk in the official legion anymore, so he just mixes in the mercenary group.

The routes taken by the transport team are all safe routes that the pioneer adventure group has opened up in the wilderness, and the journey of several hours is also smooth.

Not long after, Ji Xun heard the noisy voices.

After the transport team passed through the ruins of a collapsed fortress, the view suddenly opened up.

This is a super-large hunting camp.

The lights are bright.

The dense tents are all over the mountains.

All kinds of fancy flags are fluttering in the wind.

Ji Xun has long been familiar with the meanings of various emblems and flags in the southern continent, and recognized them at a glance.

In addition to the "Thunder Hammer Mercenary Group", there are also "King Knights", "Golden Spears", "Mountain Dragon Heavy Armor" and other top mercenary groups in the southern continent.

There are dozens of other vassal mercenary groups of all sizes.

In the camp, some of the 100-meter-high magic towers have been built, and some are under construction.

Ji Xun has seen the introduction of magic towers in the classics. This kind of thing is essentially a magic turret, a pure war weapon.

The power of the 100-meter-high eight-story magic tower is almost equivalent to that of an eighth-level card master.

There are more than a dozen of them here. Such an exaggerated firepower network would make the ninth-level scalp numb.

Not only the magic tower, but also various huge war golems stood majestically in the camp.

It can be seen that these mercenaries are preparing to stay here for a long time.

The transport team that Ji Xun was in was transporting these camp construction materials. When they arrived at the camp, everyone started to unload the truck.

There were many powerful auras in the camp, and Ji Xun did not dare to be too ostentatious. He followed other mercenaries to carry supplies while looking at the situation in the camp.

Thick fog was floating in the camp, and visibility was sometimes high and sometimes low.

Ji Xun was very interested in the magic tower and war golem in the camp, and was thinking about how to find an opportunity to get closer to take a look.

However, at this time, the wind suddenly blew.

The strong wind not only blew away the fog in the camp, but also blew away the fog sea farther away.

Suddenly someone shouted: "The fog is gone! Everyone, start working!"

This shout instantly made the whole adventure camp explode.

In tents of all sizes, fully armed mercenaries came out one after another, and then excitedly gathered towards the north of the camp.

Ji Xun also saw the situation to the north of the camp clearly, and his eyes froze: "This abyss rift? No, it's a broken space!"

At this moment, he realized the special location of this adventure camp.

It's not an ordinary mountain camp that I saw at first.

It's built on the edge of a cliff.

It's like a gold digging dock.

Further north is the endless void like the abyss rift.

The clouds and mist dissipated, and the scene in the rift became clear.

Unlike the abyss rift on the edge of the Innocence City, the rift here is not an endless fog, but countless large and small "plane fragments" like islands.

"It's really exaggerated."

When Ji Xun saw this, his eyes trembled.

On the map, this should have been a huge city with a population of tens of millions called "Holy Crown City".

Under normal circumstances, adventurer camps will be built near the ruins.

Ji Xun was wondering why the camp was not in the ruins, and there were no traces of ruins around.

Unexpectedly, it was not these mercenaries who didn't want to.

Instead, the Holy Crown City had been shattered, and the fragments were in the endless void.

"Was the battle that year so exaggerated?"

Ji Xun knew that this was the relic left behind by the battle that destroyed Taren, and guessed that this was the result of the war between gods, so he was so emotional.

Looking at the scattered fragments in the void in front of him, it was the first time that he witnessed the exaggerated combat power of the God Rank.

At his current rank, a punch to blast a mountain and split a rock was already a terrifying power.

And a large piece of plane was shattered like this, and it looked like it was no longer a dimension.

This feeling was like tearing a two-dimensional piece of paper into pieces and floating in the three-dimensional world.

Ji Xun currently couldn't understand what was going on with those floating plane fragments, and why they could make the plane fragments float like the universe.

But the facts were in front of him.

The battle of King Taren's super collapse that year directly shattered a large area of ​​land near the Holy Crown City.

And this is the closest city to the imperial capital Behemoth. If nothing unexpected happens, the situation in the imperial capital is similar.

No wonder the rebels of the Dragon Army wanted to rob the void dragon ship before.

These plane fragments floating in the void are like isolated islands in the sea. Without a ship, it is difficult to explore the depths.

When the fog dissipated, the mercenaries gathered in groups towards the north.

There are directional teleportation arrays near the edge of the cliff near the camp.

As the purple light on the teleportation arrays lit up, batches of mercenaries were teleported away.

Ji Xun's pupils were slightly stern, and his eyes were focused on the far distance, vaguely watching the mercenaries appear on the fragments of the continent through the air.

I think that maybe the card master with spatial ability moved in a little bit of direction, or with the help of some special means of transportation, to build teleportation arrays on those fragments, so that the mercenaries can be teleported.

However, the exploration efficiency was reduced at once.

It is not known how long it will take to go to the imperial capital Behemoth step by step, maybe a few years later.

Ji Xun looked at this scene and thought of the people who rebelled against the dragon army again.

They arranged in advance to grab the dragon ship, so they would be closer to the ruins of the imperial city earlier, and they would get more benefits.

Although they are fragments, the small ones are also dozens of football fields in size. Some of them are surprisingly large, just like a complete continent.

There are not only ruins on it, but also twisted light gates representing the entrance to the different dimension.

Just looking at it, it seems that a treasure house that has never been developed is waving at people.

In the Collapse War three thousand years ago, countless card masters fell here, even some of them were God-level.

The treasures in this relic are imaginable!

But at the same time, there are also countless secrets hidden in the dust of history.

Ji Xun's eyes gradually burned, and the unknown brought by this adventure also deeply attracted him.

Just thinking about it, the mercenaries around him were also shocked.

"Hey, Lao Mo, what's going on?"

"You just came here, don't you know that broken void in the north? That's the ruins of the Holy Crown City, which was once known as the 'First Mechanical City of Talen' three thousand years ago! Oh, you don't know, this is an ancient battlefield, with countless treasures left behind. Hunters who went to explore these days found many ancient weapons, armor, cards, classics, secret scrolls, countless rare treasures. One lucky guy even found a 'divine weapon fragment' with divine remnants. The royal family directly rewarded him with a title and territory!"

"Just the treasures scattered on those ruins fragments are already a huge harvest. Not to mention those different dimensions. Anyone who has come back alive from exploring different dimensions these days has made enough money to last for several lifetimes. Several sub-group leaders of our group have already led people to the depths, and they haven't come back yet."

"Ah? There are so many treasures in this ruins? "

"Yes! I'm sure this is definitely the best and most valuable relic since the Old World was developed. The large-scale alien spaces that have been discovered, such as "Battle of Holder Fortress", "Penros Spacetime Labyrinth", and "Horror Worm Cave", produce a large number of high-level treasures every day, including space crystal cores, precious metals, top energy stones, potions, and special cards. There are still many undiscovered alien spaces, and there are surprises every day. "

"But you should think carefully before going. This relic is rich in resources and has a very high mortality rate. Now there are not enough war slaves to explore the cave. The leaders have received the "limited time opening order" from the Church, and they are in a state of panic."

"Lao Mo, why don't you go?"

"Haha, I only have this ability. I'm satisfied with being a logistics worker and earning some labor money."

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Ji Xun also mixed in the crowd, listening to a mercenary who had been here for many days bragging.

Apart from the hearsay, he was roughly sure that this relic did produce countless treasures.

But it was also expected.

No one knows what happened during the final collapse of the Talen Dynasty, but Ji Xun speculated that the fall of the Holy Crown City should be the last few key battles.

Since the continent was destroyed, there must be top-level strongmen and large legions involved.

It is normal that there are many treasures left in the ruins.

However, Ji Xun is concerned about one thing. This Holy Crown City was the "No. 1 Mechanical City of Talen" back then. Will it produce some rare machinery?

I think it should be inevitable.

After moving the goods, Ji Xun and his logistics transport team will be fine, and everyone will go their own way.

Like other mercenaries, Ji Xun excitedly went to the Adventurer's Guild in the camp to inquire about intelligence.

As the fog dissipated, a large number of mercenaries just left the camp.

But even so, when Ji Xun went there, the tent of the Mercenary Guild was crowded.

"'Black Light Fortress Attack and Defense' war plot mode, recruit strong output with good plot, and recruit a large number of main forces above level 3 [Black Knights]."

"'Fadil Mine' is a B-level difficulty for the healing profession."

"'Horror Worm Cave' is a space material farm, survival and monster killing mode, super large dimension space, unlimited rank, exploration A~D level difficulty. The highest legendary material has been produced. Unlimited recruitment of violent output professional team members, the main output of the Iron Boots Group leads the team."

"'Horror Monster Victor's Castle' is a horror plot mode. Currently, only the D-level plot has been completed. It produces mysterious relics and materials of gold quality or above. The upper limit is unknown. If you are good at solving puzzles, please contact the Thunderbird Group."

"Official recruitment of the Black Dragon Royal Family: C3 area is being developed, and hunters are being recruited with a large amount of money. In addition, a large number of cannon fodder hunters are being purchased."

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Ji Xun took a rough look. This is no different from the hunters' unions in other places. They all release tasks and invite team exploration announcements.

But the difference is that those tasks are really tempting.

Ji Xun quickly scanned the information he could access, gathered countless fragments of information in his mind, and then pieced together some relatively complete story plots.

It was basically the plot related to the "Battle of the Collapse of Holy Crown City".

Ji Xun didn't find it strange.

What surprised him slightly was that the number and risk of different dimensional spaces were the most he had ever seen.

According to the estimation of the Mercenary Union, the number of different dimensional spaces with living people near the ruins of Holy Crown City is less than 5% of the total number!

This means that if you want to explore these spaces, you may spend the next few years here, and countless people will be buried here.

Ji Xun looked around and saw several different dimensional spaces that he was interested in.

The inevitable mortality rate and rewards of space have always been of great interest to him.

And the level of the sixth-level card master to the top card master requires a lot of perception and understanding of the rules.

Ji Xun also needs some external help now.

According to past experience, different dimensional spaces usually understand their needs better than card masters.

As long as you can get out alive with a high evaluation, the harvest will not disappoint you.

But he was not in a hurry.

Just arrived at the camp, it's not too late to collect intelligence and make a decision.

After walking around the Hunter Union, Ji Xun wandered around the camp.

Caution made him observe the environment and retreat routes in every new environment.

The camp was very large, almost like a large city.

However, the major mercenary groups separated most of the areas, and there were only a few streets in the public area.

In addition to the tavern street for entertainment, the most lively place was the mercenary market.

The mercenaries brought out all kinds of strange things from the ruins, and many people who did not leave for the time being would choose to set up stalls to sell them to clear their inventory.

After all, the camp was mixed with the managers of the major chambers of commerce in the southern continent who were responsible for receiving goods, and it was convenient to carry cash.

Ji Xun walked and walked, and also came to the market.

He wanted to see what the ruins produced and add more information needed for deduction.

Most of the stalls were lone mercenaries or small teams, and the quality of the goods was not high. There were also various appraisers who were always searching the market.

Ji Xun walked around and did not have the opportunity to "pick up bargains".

However, he found another eye-catching building.

Next to the mercenary market, there was a large building that was always steaming with black air.

Ji Xun didn't know what the building was used for at first.

But just now, after watching a group of mercenaries use a dragon cart to pull a bunch of large items covered with gray cloth into the ruins, he immediately understood.

This is the "Melting Gold Workshop".

Machinery is a taboo in the southern continent.

Therefore, all mechanical equipment found in the old continent is basically destroyed on the spot, smelted into metal materials, and used to forge weapons and armor.

Anyone who hides mechanical equipment will be arrested as a "heretic" by the Holy See.

And the Holy Crown City was the first mechanical city of Talen back then, so there must be a lot of mechanical fragments produced in the ruins.

Coincidentally, when Ji Xun was watching the group of people unloading the goods just now, he found a few familiar iron lumps from the pair of mecha fragments.

Aren't those some fragments of the parts of the Hunting God Armor?

Advanced armor requires a lot of rare metals.

People in the southern continent only focus on the raw materials of these machines, and don't care about the technological value of those mechas at all.

Seeing this, Ji Xun's thoughts suddenly became active: "The mechanical army still needs a lot of rare magic metals. Isn't this coming?"

Whether it is Katarina's alliance army or Song Can's Black Gold Chamber of Commerce, the rare metals are far from enough to build a legion.

Now the ruins of the Holy Crown City produce a lot of mechanical materials, isn't it just right?

And judging from the amount of transportation, the amount is not small.

It should be found in a mechanical-related space or ruins.

Thinking of this, Ji Xun plans to ask where these mechanical wastes are produced.

And he is also very curious whether there are clues to the [Titan Armor] or the mysterious [Mechanical Angel] he has seen before.

If he can really find it, it will be a big surprise.