Chapter 461 The Correct Way to Unfold the Hidden Plot

"Discover Yinshan Village, plot exploration +1%"

Ji Xun and his group of twelve people walked out of the mountain road of the logging camp, and soon saw a village surrounded by tall wooden fences in the valley.

There was a lookout tower on the gate, and hunters carrying bows and arrows were responsible for vigilance.

After asking them whether they were bounty hunters, the group successfully entered the village.

Ji Xun was inconspicuous in the team.

He silently observed everything around him, just glanced at the owl on a big tree at the entrance of the village, and followed the team into the village.

The village is not small, and it looks like there are hundreds of households.

And judging from their clothes, the people here are quite wealthy.

Ji Xun also saw a smelting shop and a blacksmith shop in the village. There is not only a logging camp nearby, but also a mine.

There is a notice board at the entrance of the village with some notices posted on it.

Ji Xun glanced at it, which should have been some clues given by the will of space.

Unfortunately, most of it was torn off by someone.

The broken piece reads: "Silver Fir Lord Sheriff Bounty Notice".

Instead of getting any clues, he studied the text on it.

This was converted by the Space Will, and it was originally another ancient text.

Ji Xun happened to have seen it in the ancient text database of the Royal Library.

It was confirmed that this was the text of "Ancient Alterac Civilization".

Compared with any primary plot clues, he felt that the most important thing now was to confirm the civilization background of this different-dimensional space.

Experience has shown that the plots of different-dimensional spaces are almost all virtual worlds created as templates for events that actually happened in history.

Even for those different-dimensional space plots that seem to have no connection with this world, Ji Xun also feels that it may be that he just doesn't know, and it should be real history.

And these are actually the clues that the Space Will really wants to hide.

As long as you know, you can get some very important but deeply hidden information.

For example, major events that occurred in certain eras determine the direction of the space plot.

Just like "The Rebel Camp in Valen City" at the beginning.

Aragorn told the ending of the slave uprising in history in advance, which also allowed Ji Xun to use this clue to gain a great advantage.

Calculating the time, the "Alterac civilization" should be an ancient civilization that existed around the early days of the Talen Dynasty more than 100,000 years ago.

It was because of the confirmation of the era that Ji Xun wondered in his heart: "It's strange, were the elements of the southern continent so barren back then?"

He basically confirmed that this was most likely the southern continent.

It was just the southern continent more than 100,000 years ago.

But this barren element is completely different from that of more than 100,000 years later.

If it is not due to the special region, there must be other reasons.

Obviously, Ji Xun is not the only one who can think of this.

As soon as he saw the notice board, Sak turned around and asked the lizard mage Serri, "Serri, what did you see?"

Serri also identified the age of the text and responded: "Master, this should be the text of the Alterac period."

Sak nodded in appreciation: "Yeah."

Serri had done enough homework for this trial before coming in.

He even looked up the archives of the past college trials, consulted some seniors, and watched all the space plots with a high probability of appearing in the Tower of Babel.

But unfortunately, this time it was a brand new space that no one had ever been to.

He continued: "If I remember correctly, this is also the first time that the college trial has encountered this trial space from the ancient civilization period."

There are benefits to opening up new land.

Although the risk is a little greater, the rewards are also more generous.

Not only does the college have extra points for settlement when developing new spaces, but also many documents and materials brought out of this ancient civilization space can be exchanged for additional rewards.

In general, there will be several times more gains than other spaces that have been developed.

Sack also nodded: "Well, what else?"

Seri: "Well, there is no more for the time being."

Sack didn't say much.

After all, there are only a few words on the notice board, and being able to identify the age is already knowledgeable.

Before they had time to look more, as soon as this group of outsiders came, curious children immediately gathered around them, pointing and looking at them.

"Some more bounty hunters have come. Now the bandits in Black Crow Castle should be solved."

"Dear bounty hunter, are you and the ones in the village chief's family?"

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When everyone heard these words, they immediately realized that someone had entered the village before them.

The people in the village were not so cheap, and the notice on the notice board must have been torn by the previous group of people.

The trial was related to the family's face, and Sack was unwilling to fall behind. He hurriedly called out: "Let's go!"

Normal people's thinking, entering Yinshan Village, must be to inquire about the information at the village chief's house to trigger the plot.

Unfortunately, someone got there first.

Ji Xun had no interest in this way of obtaining information that everyone wanted.

Thinking that no matter how anxious he was to rush there, what he could get from the village chief was also a clue under the normal main plot.

He originally went to the village to wander around and see if he could trigger some hidden branches.

But when Master Sack waved his hand, everyone had to follow him.

Ji Xun also followed silently.

Soon, they arrived at the village chief's house.

Coincidentally, the first to arrive were none other than the knights guarding the door, who had a forest green dragon emblem on their chests.

It was none other than the family emblem of Duke Simon, the rival of Duke Landon.

When Young Master Sack led a group of people to come, they were immediately blocked outside the door.

Sack's face darkened and he asked, "What do you mean?"

The knight captain did not dare to offend the high nobles, but did not back down: "Sorry, Master Sack, Master Feren is looking for plot clues inside, please wait a moment."

Sack heard what the Simon family meant.

These guys wanted to monopolize this plot branch.

This has also happened in previous assessment trials. Some big families used their own strength to monopolize the resources and intelligence in the trial space, thereby obtaining super high evaluations.

But in this way, the assessment results of other trialists will be very bad.

Some plot tasks cannot be shared. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the village chief must be a key plot character.

If someone gets ahead of him, this clue is likely to be broken.

And Duke Landon and Duke Simon's house are still enemies.

If the two sides meet in the same trial space, whoever gets ahead means better assessment results.

So they can't give in.

Young Master Sack didn't even look at the knight, and shouted angrily: "Get out of the way! Don't block me!"

The knight captain was embarrassed, but he didn't give in.

As soon as these words came out, the two sides immediately became tense.

The Simon family had already joined three teams, with a total of nearly 20 people.

The Landon family obviously had fewer people and suffered a little loss.

Both sides refused to give in, and they were about to fight.

At this time, a noble boy with green hair came out and said with a wry smile: "Hey, what's going on?"

The person who came was none other than Young Master Feren who had met in the black market in Juling City before.

The knights didn't dare to use force against Sack, but Feren was not afraid at all.

He looked at the late Sack and said sarcastically: "What? Sack, have you forgotten the rules of the academy's trial? We found the clues first, and you still want to rob us openly?"

In the previous black market incident, Ji Xun and his men decisively killed the key figure "Scarface", which caused the Simon family to suffer huge losses.

Although everyone knew that this was done by the Landon family.

But Ji Xun and his men were too decisive and clean, leaving no chance for a comeback.

The conflict had been accumulating until now. Seeing Sack being defeated, how could Feren easily let go of this opportunity to suppress the feud?

"Humph! Let's go!"

Sack looked at Feren, snorted coldly, and walked away without looking back.

If it was just a team of Simon's knights, he could still rely on the pressure of the title to force the other party to give up the plot clue.

Now that it was Feren, there was no chance at all.

The people of the Langdon family also turned around and left.

Behind him came the sarcastic laughter of Master Feren, "Hey, Sack, wait a minute, don't leave. We have finished asking questions and will share the information with you later."

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Master Sack's face became more and more gloomy.

This trial made him very unhappy. It seemed that nothing went well after he came in.

Not only did he almost lose an elite maintenance in the attack, but now the plot clues were also broken.

It can basically be declared that their results in this assessment will not be very good.

Not only him, but everyone in the team looked unhappy.

Except for Ji Xun.

Ji Xun was a small transparent person throughout the whole process.

When he saw the notice board being torn off when he entered the village before, he actually foresaw this scene.

Their two teams were attacked in the forest before, and the treatment was delayed for some time. It was normal to be late.

If it were a slightly stronger family, it would be inevitable to monopolize the plot clues.

Now that the Simon family has monopolized the main plot, normally, it is almost impossible for others to surpass them in the assessment.

But. That is normal.

There are also abnormalities.

The fact is that the essence of the different-dimensional space is to encourage people to take risks.

The main plot is just a regular difficulty, guiding adventurers to get some, like a novice guide;

And the "veteran mode" that can really get good things still depends on the hidden plot.

Ji Xun once got [Spell Pottery Jar], [Sismak Holy Grail], [Power Gem Gold Ball] and other treasures in the low-level different-dimensional space.

It doesn't mean that there are no good things in the low-level different-dimensional space.

It's whether you are qualified to trigger those hidden high-difficulty plots.

So Ji Xun didn't think it was a bad thing that the main line was cut off.

This way, he could explore some hidden plots with a clear reason.

He carefully observed everything in the village. His countless exploration experiences in the past told him that hidden plots are often hidden in those inconspicuous places.

The Langdon family discussed along the way.

"Now the Simon family has monopolized the main plot. Should we go to other villages?"

"I'm afraid it's too late. There are many strong teams in this different dimension. At least the Red Dragon Royal Family's team is not far away, and should be in the next village. If we go there again, I'm afraid the situation will be similar."

"This is difficult. If we can't get the main line information, should we go directly to Black Crow Castle?"

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Someone once again proposed to go directly to Black Crow Castle.

Even Young Master Sack was obviously tempted.

Now that the main line is cut off, the initiative has been lost.

It seems that only by taking risks can we turn defeat into victory in the assessment.

Although everyone knew there were risks, they could all see Young Master Sack's desire to survive. No one had a better plan, and no one dared to persuade him.

However, seeing that everyone was really planning to leave the village, Ji Xun finally spoke up: "Master, I think this space exploration is not that simple. The monster in the forest before, and the assembly signal of the Red Dragon Royal Family all show that this trial is very risky."

It's not that he doesn't want to go to the Black Crow Castle, but he saw that the high wooden fences and walls of the village seemed to be guarding against some large beasts, or monsters

Although he is not sure what it is, the environment outside the village must be dangerous.

Besides, a bandit captain almost reduced their personnel before. This medium-sized trial space of 500 people cannot be justified without 1,800 bandits.

There is a high probability of danger if you break out without any intelligence.

And Ji Xun felt before that it was not a coincidence that so many strong teams were in the same different-dimensional space at the same time.

Now that he met the team of Duke Simon's Mansion, he finally saw a not-too-obscure layout.

The Langdon family, the Red Dragon Royal Family, and Duke Simon all have unpleasantness with each other. This kind of three-party competition will inevitably make all parties want to get better assessment results, and try their best to get a higher evaluation.

The only way to get a high evaluation is to dig deep into the plot.

These teams are strong and qualified to explore high-difficulty plots; now that the competition has motivation, the cause and effect relationship is gathered at once.

This layout is not too clever, but it is enough to deal with a group of first-level card masters.

It is because Ji Xun saw through this that he felt that this trial assessment was becoming more and more interesting.

He also wanted to see what the person behind the scenes was going to do.

Now he has basically confirmed that there should be something hidden in the plot of this different dimension that the person behind the scenes needs.

Ji Xun is very low-key in the academy. Not to mention outsiders, even the Landon family thinks he is just an ordinary polymath.

But a few people in the team know that this teammate is very powerful.

Seli had already decided to follow Master Sak and take the risk to go to Black Crow Castle, but when he heard Ji Xun speak, his eyes suddenly turned, and after thinking for a moment, he also responded: "Master, I think what Su Lun said should also be considered. This different-dimensional space doesn't give me a good feeling. Going to Black Crow Castle rashly may cause problems."

Lizard Mage has always been a wisdom-specialized path, and he also has a sense of danger.

Although he didn't expect so much from Ji Xun.

But he also thought of part of it.

And Ji Xun's reminder made his crisis intuition wake up instantly.

Sak, who was frowning, listened to Seli and Ji Xun speaking, stopped his steps that were about to go out of the village, pondered for a moment, and asked: "Then what do you think we should do?"

These two people were taken to the black market before.

He had seen their wisdom and adaptability with his own eyes, and he had an instinctive trust.

Seeing that Ji Xun had no intention of continuing to talk, Seli said what he thought: "The evaluation of the trial space is mainly based on the difficulty of the plot. I think we can dig deep into some hidden plots and trigger side quests. Usually, hidden plots are more difficult than the main quests. As long as we can dig out a few valuable side quests, the rewards may not be less than the main quests. Moreover, although the people from the Duke Simon's Mansion monopolize the main quest, the main quest this time is to suppress bandits. Their team is still in the village. We just need to keep an eye on them. As long as they leave the village, it won't be too late for us to follow them out."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the team brightened up.

Yes!

Simon's family didn't go out, so they were not in a hurry.

Although they didn't receive the task, it was a good idea to keep an eye on the other team and follow them to be the fisherman.

Sack pondered for a moment, thought of the monsters he had encountered before, and believed in his intuition.

He ordered: "Okay, two people in a group, search for clues in the village separately! Once you find something valuable, notify me immediately!"

On the other side, listening to his knights report that the people of the Landon family did not leave the village, Master Furen also had a face full of regret, muttering: "Tsk tsk, those guys are really patient, they didn't leave the village"

Just now he got an important information from the village chief.

In this silver fir forest, you can't leave the village at night.

At night, the fog in the abyss rift will spread out, and there will also be terrifying monsters hiding in the fog to hunt.

He didn't know what those "monsters" were.

I thought the people of the Landon family would go to the water, but I didn't expect that they didn't leave the village after being so angry just now.

Ji Xun and David have the best relationship.

And as a polymath, he is also a vulnerable group in the team. Of course, it is safer to match with the highest combat power.

After splitting up, the two slowly strolled around the village.

David is also a pure warrior and doesn't like to use his brain.

Seeing other teams knocking on doors one by one to ask villagers for clues, the two of them walked slowly, and David couldn't help but curiously asked: "Su Lun, don't we ask these villagers?"

Ji Xun smiled and asked back: "These hundreds of households and thousands of people, how long will it take to knock on the doors one by one?"

In the eyes of those novices, looking for side plots is a gamble on luck.

But in Ji Xun's eyes now, there is no such thing as luck, only cause and effect logic.

These hundreds of households in the village are all involved in a line of fate.

It's like a mess, and you can tell which line has a problem after a little sorting.

Although David didn't keep up with the train of thought, he knew that Ji Xun was very powerful. Hearing this, he expected: "Do you know where there is a clue?"

Ji Xun casually said: "When I entered the village before, I heard a child say that there is a tailor named Aunt Caroline in the east of the village. Her husband has not returned from hunting. I think we can go and see."

This is a very obvious clue.

But when David heard it, he was surprised: "Ah, the entrance of the village? Why didn't I hear it?"

He thought about it. When he entered the village, the dozen children chattered for a long time, and he couldn't hear what they were saying clearly, let alone distinguish them.

And he didn't think about it at all at that time.

Who would have thought that a few children could trigger what branch line?

Ji Xun smiled and explained: "I am a [Polympic Scholar], and my thoughts are easily scattered, so I heard it. You follow the martial arts, so you are more focused. It's normal that you can't hear it."

There is nothing wrong with this.

But it's just one of the reasons.

The most important reason why Ji Xun can capture this information is his ability to multitask and the insight brought by the world of me.

Logic is like the law of nature. They have always been in nature, but they are not at the realm, so the extraordinary can't see it.

Ji Xun didn't explain much.

The two of them went straight to the wooden house with monster furs hanging at the door in the east of the village and knocked on the door.

A haggard village woman opened the door.

Ji Xun said straight to the point: "We are bounty hunters summoned by the lord. We heard in the village that your husband has not returned from hunting. If you can explain what happened, maybe we can help you."

Hearing that they were here to help find her husband, the village woman immediately looked expectant.

She hurriedly invited Ji Xun and the others into the house and told them what happened a few days ago.

Almost as soon as they entered the door, Qi Di also appeared.

"Tailor Caroline's trust in you +10"

"C-level side quest triggered: missing hunter. Three days ago, the village hunter Chloe disappeared while hunting in the Frostwolf Forest and has not been seen since then."

David, who is also a teammate, also saw Qi Di.

The dark-skinned boy looked at Ji Xun who was talking to the village woman again, and his eyes were full of disbelief, as if saying: Is this the triggering of the side plot?

It was like sleepwalking. The other members of the team were still knocking on the door one by one. They triggered the C-level mission when they came?

For a moment, David's eyes were filled with deep admiration.

Ji Xun didn't pay much attention to his teammates' exclamation.

It was not his purpose to trigger this C-level difficult plot. He even guessed the result of the whole plot: the hunter Chloe was probably killed by the vampire they met before. Following the woman's words about the Frost Wolf Forest, they might encounter monsters, and then kill them, complete the mission, and get rewards.

This kind of side quest is completely unattractive to Ji Xun.

He needs more.

But it is obvious that this kind of basic NPC will never know much.

What Ji Xun needs is to dig deep into those hidden places that cannot be seen: "Mrs. Caroline, we will not collect your magic core for now. Wait until we find your husband."

He now knows the nature of the spatial will. As long as there are rules, there are ways to use the rules.

Since the term trust has appeared, let's brush up the trust first.

Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, Qidi said as expected: "Tailor Caroline's trust in you +10"

Faced with a bounty hunter who was willing to help her find her missing husband without paying first, Tailor Caroline quickly gained enough trust.

At this time, under Ji Xun's guidance, she finally revealed an important clue: "You two. In fact, there is a legend in the village. The witch doctor in the village was once sent by the Church."