Chapter 319: Resolving Danger, Trapping People and Negotiating

Yi Yan thought that taking out the half piece of white paper might lead to extremely serious consequences, but he did not expect that not only the sky would change color, but also the earth would be filled with a thick black tide that looked like oil.

And all of this comes from the undead traders, or to be more precise, the black robes that tightly cover the undead traders.

The moment Yi Yan took out half a piece of white paper, the undead merchant suddenly raised his head, and the black robe on his body "went up to heaven and down to earth" in an indescribable way in an instant.

The extremely dazzling and beautiful sky and the mottled forbidden wasteland suddenly lost their original color under the erosion of the black robe, and the long and narrow convoy of the undead merchant was naturally not immune to the damage.

The large-scale dark night merchants immediately disappeared into the darkness. Even the two Embers who were standing on the edge of the scene were unable to avoid the spreading darkness that instantly swallowed them up due to their sudden state of confinement.

Lonely, cold, and silent.

The world has returned to its original state, and darkness is eternal at this moment.

This scene was like an apocalyptic scene, which made the corner of Yi Yan's mouth twitch in reality, and he thought to himself: "Isn't it a mess?"

He originally put aside hidden tasks such as Apple and Darkness for the monkey task, but in the end, he violated a certain death taboo because of his curiosity that killed people.

At this moment, he lost control of the game character and could only look forward, looking at two humanoid lights vaguely emerging in the darkness.

One of them has distinct appearance features, and has two more "arms" than the other.

Is this Brother Zu An?

Ember guessed.

The other human-shaped light, which may represent the undead trader, is slightly dim, like a candle in the wind, and is in a very bad condition.

The ember even had some doubts. If a breeze surged in the darkness, would this fragile light be extinguished?

But it happened that this dim light, which could only be discovered through hard work, broke through the darkness and swayed towards the embers.

What's happening here?

Yu Yan was puzzled, and Qiu Yinong, who was standing behind him, was even more confused.

Previously, her attention was more on Ember, because when darkness ruled the world, she saw Ember's figure replaced by a flame.

This...should be a fire seedling.

Qiu Yinong recalled some of the introductions that Yi Jin had made before, and guessed that the image of him that appeared now might be a fire seed.

And as the dim light suddenly flew closer, Qiu Yinong immediately saw a piece of darkness in front of the fire seedlings representing the embers, which was ignited by the light, and flames appeared to tear through the darkness.

Light, warmth, vitality.

The appearance of the flame made Qiu Yinong suddenly realize that the cold aura emanating from the surrounding darkness no longer imprisoned her body, and holding the embers of the flame in her hand, she received an unexpected message.

[Tip: Since you hold both the truth fragment "Fire" and the mission item "Half a Blank Paper", you have officially triggered and completed the first link of the truth mission - "Where is the Fire"! 】

[Tip: Your mission item "Half a Blank Paper" has been changed to "Half a Map (Part 2)". 】

[Tip: You have received the second hidden mission - "Dark Shepherd". 】

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Mission name: [Dark Shepherd] (Second Ring)

Requirement: In the "Ruins" area in hell mode, find the "Zombie Shepherd" belonging to the future technology

Rewards: cumulative

Introduction: When you use "Half a Blank Paper" to awaken "Gold Rush Town", you also awaken the memory of "Undead Trader". He died at the bottom of the mine, but he still hopes that someone can inherit his will and completely expose the secrets of Gold Rush Town. Nature. Under the reminder of the "Undead Trader", you learned that the "Living Corpse Shepherd" wandering in the ruins area has some relationship with him. If you want to trigger the next mission, you must get in touch with him.

[Tip: You will definitely encounter the "Living Corpse Shepherd" in the next gold rush town in hell mode. 】

[Tip: Please develop a certain degree of goodwill with the "Zombie Shepherd", and then show him "Half a Map (Part 2)". 】

[Young man, if you can, please follow the established process to explore the task. This will be good for you, me and everyone - "Doctor"]

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Hey!

The undead merchant is really a gold digger who died at the bottom of the mine!

This man was also blessed with good luck, and he actually survived by selling his soul, and had some connections with the "Gold Rush Town". Otherwise, who knows what kind of outcome this act of committing suicide would have led to?

After the judgment was confirmed, Yi Yan immediately discovered the burning map in his hand, allowing him and Qiu Yinong to regain their ability to move. However, the problem was that the surrounding scene did not break through the dark blockade, and even if they stood at the escape point, they could not go to the next scene.

What should we do?

Yu Yan and Qiu Yinong looked at each other. Under the illumination of the burning map, they returned to their normal forms, no longer just fire seedlings and fire seeds.

Immediately afterwards, the two people couldn't help but look at the undead merchant who had "retired after his success" and floated back to where the nightmare carriage might be. Then they found the four-armed light slightly ahead, rushing towards him at lightning speed. In front of his eyes, two of the big hands were like mountains collapsing, crushing Ember so hard that he could not move. Then they grabbed the back of the black robe of the epidemic doctor and picked up Ember like a chicken.

"You're a very capable boy!"

The burning map showed the gnashing of teeth and panic on Zu An's face. The feeling of despair made him, who had always been bold, feel a little weak. Now that he was finally out of danger, he immediately targeted Ember, the instigator, as the target of his venting. Punishment.

Qiu Yinong was troubled by the surprise attack and planned to help Yu Yan rescue him, but was also suppressed by Qi Ji.

"Brother Zu An, we have to be reasonable! You swore before that you would be responsible for all the consequences."

Facing Zu An's accusation, Yu Jin knew that he must not be timid, otherwise the other party would find an excuse to fix things, and Qiu Yinong might also be implicated. Considering that the goodwill between the two had not returned to zero, Yu Jin knew that he must not be timid. His heart skipped a beat, and he gritted his teeth and said, "You can't blame me entirely if something goes wrong, right? I had thought about giving up this idea before, but when I heard you forcing me again and again, how could I dare to hide it? "

"Hmph! You...you you...you you you!"

When Zu An touched the point of pain when Ember mentioned it, he pointed at Ember's nose with his third finger and tapped it several times. However, he was still unable to reply, because it was indeed because he was so confident in his strength that he was almost arrogant. Got in.

After holding it in for a long time, Zu An's anger was mostly vented, and he could only say helplessly: "Then you can discuss it with me in advance, for example, how to describe it, what does your baby look like, and where does it come from?"

"Then do you know that this half piece of blank paper is related to your colleague?" Yi Jin asked, and then paused, "I only found out now, and I also received a task entrustment from your colleague."

"……have no idea."

Zu An regretted that his care for his colleagues was not as good as he imagined. When he saw the Necromancer floating into the embers, he thought he was going to kill him on behalf of Gold Rush Town, but he didn't expect it, and instead he came to the rescue for this kid.

"That's it!"

Ember pretended to be innocent and spread his hands, forcing Zu An to let go of his big hand. What's more, it is worth mentioning that he also received a guilt-free gift of a favor boost and gold-digging props.

[Tip: The favorability of the dark night merchant "Zu'an" towards you has increased by one level. You can enjoy a certain discount when purchasing goods from him in the future, and you also get the gold mining prop "torch". 】

Following the Wasp Warrior, Zaun's favorability level has also been upgraded. Although it is not mentioned in the prompt, Ember estimates that the call effect of the listening conch should be even better. In addition, the gold mining prop "torch" is useful for resisting the tide of fallen beasts in the night event. It was very helpful and made him immediately forget the heavy pressure that Zu An had just brought.

"Forget it, since you didn't make a big mistake, I'll spare you for now. Next time..."

Zu An felt that if he said that, Yuan Yan would have to cause trouble for him sooner or later, so he cautiously withdrew this "promise" and said sternly: "No, there will be no next time! No matter what good things you have in the future, I will I don’t even want to see it!”

"I have no problem!" Yi Yan smiled happily, "But, did I really not make a big mistake?"

At the moment, the sky and the earth are still occupied by darkness, and no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like there is room for recovery.

"Do you think Gold Rush Town will be so interested in you? He just opened his eyes once, turned over, froze the nearby space with his will, and went on to sleep. If there is no accident, we will travel in the dark night Shang Tie will definitely be dragged along by you to be buried with him, and finally he will be eaten by the darkness and the strange things that breed in the darkness until even his bones are left, and he will completely disappear without a sound."

Zu An's explanation made Yu Jin and Qiu Yinong look at each other and asked in unison: "What's the solution?"

"The solution is of course to break the space freeze!"

Zu An's tone was very reasonable. He hammered his chest with his fist and looked at the two Embers with wide eyes: "You don't think that I, the Awakened One, am just a decoration, do you?"

"Then why didn't you break free from the will of Gold Rush Town just now?" Yi Yan asked quietly.

"..."

Qiu Yinong glanced at Yu Yan, thinking that this guy still liked which pot he liked and which pot he didn't open or lift.

"Ahem, what the hell, brother Zu An should get down to business as soon as possible. If it continues to be delayed, I'm afraid there will be an accident."

"snort!"

Zu An snorted angrily, and then raised four thick arms at the same time, smashing into the space in front of him with the force of thunder. There was a dense clicking sound like broken glass, and a ray of sunset squeezed out from the gap in the darkness. , Yu Yan and Qiu Yinong, who were standing at the escape location, immediately received a prompt to go to the next location.

"Brother Zu An, if nothing happens, we'll leave first!"

"etc!"

Yi Yan was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but curse: "I'm actually just trying to be polite. Is there really something wrong with you?"

"If I were you, I wouldn't leave in a hurry."

The afterglow of the setting sun expanded rapidly, illuminating Zu An. Although the light was far less than that at noon, the contrast with the pure darkness was prominent enough. He pointed at the cracks still left in the sky and said: "You foreigners have to rely on the route map. Only by passing through the broken spaces one by one can you walk in the gold rush town. The punch I just broke not only broke the frozen space, but also opened up the next place you are going to. The darkness here will more or less flow into it through the gaps, so If you don’t want to encounter any accidents, just use the torch I gave you just now.”

"You actually have such a particular point of view?"

"There are so many things you don't know! Be more careful in the future. Fortunately, you were lucky today!" Zu An snorted, feeling very worried about this thrilling encounter. "By the way, you didn't just take the annual ring pocket watch. Can you show it to others? I was in a hurry last time and forgot to remind you that there are a lot of "eyes" like undead traders in Gold Rush Town. If you meet someone who is not sure, you'd better be careful. Some, maybe a random move will wake up the 'Gold Rush Town'."

"understood."

"Um."

Yu Jin and Qiu Yinong both expressed that they had remembered Zu An's instructions, which made the Four-Armed Merchant look better. They ignored them and went back to look after their own caravan.

"Hey, do you think we should set off now, or should we wait a little longer?" Qiu Yinong looked at the space crack at the escape point that had not yet disappeared, and asked Ember.

"Of course we have to wait a little longer! It's not easy to win a good thing without fighting. Of course we can't live up to Brother Zu An's good intentions."

Yi Yan took out the route map and saw that the white flag was still on the fourth event, so he decided to wait for sixty seconds to let the competitors who had not met yet test the quality of the "accident" that Zu An said.

However, when the time had just passed half a minute, Bai Qi stepped into the competition event first, making the two Embers unable to stay any longer. They entered the next scene side by side, and immediately received different scene information than before.

[Tip: Due to the leakage of the dark atmosphere of "Gold Rush Town", the "Safety Box" hidden at the "End of the Forbidden Zone" was contaminated by darkness and transformed into a two-star legendary "Mutant Mimic". You can only compare your competitors with the "Mutated Mimic" Kill them at the same time to gain access to the next area. 】

[Tip: After killing the "Mutant Mimic", you will get two supply packs (regardless of column) for extracting the highest essence, and a "Gold Digging Stone". 】

Before Yi Yan could sigh with emotion at the change of situation, a scream came from his opponent: "What is going on? You must have done it!"

At this moment, the competition scene was completely shrouded in darkness, and the bright moon and starry sky that could be seen in the past were completely lost.

An embarrassed player asked the equally astonished Bai Qi. He had no way of knowing the truth. When Bai Qi saw his teammates arriving, he couldn't help but turned around and asked, "Do you know?"

"I have no idea!"

Yi Jin shook his head heavily against his conscience. Qiu Yinong next to him felt that this matter was not easy to explain, so he shook his head along with Yi Jin.

In desperation, the player did not care whether it was true or false. He could only open his eyes wide, brace himself, and be wary of the dangers coming from the dark. He could not even take into account his competitors.

However, the successive deaths of his two teammates made him completely panicked, and he also lost the solid support he could rely on.

The trio of Embers had just formed a battle formation when a huge fang-filled maw descended from the sky, pounced directly on the head of the helpless player, and swallowed it in one gulp, allowing the trio of Embers to effortlessly eliminate their competitors. , gained the authority to inherit inheritance and compete for supplies.

"Although this is the easiest competitive event I have ever seen, if possible, I hope that the opponents are still only players." Bai Qi sighed sincerely, because the detection ability he was proud of could not see through the darkness. , there is no way to prevent the sudden attack of the two-star legend.

"But I do think that good things like this can happen more often."

Ember is eyeing the Mimic's trophies. Two high-probability packages are enough to make him excited. Moreover, there is also a long-lost gold mining stone. In exchange for [Abnormal Equipment Advancement Coupon], the suit ability of the Epidemic Doctor Suit can be activated. Reduce over-reliance on the two major avatar skills.

"Ah? No, boss, two-star legend. It's very dangerous now! I have already used the safe room for the last incident. You'd better tell me. You may have unlocked the essence of the matter with a glass of wine." Bai Qi I was a little frightened, not knowing how fast the mutant Mimic could be digested.

"Well, I didn't unlock the incarnation ability, and Qiu Yinong didn't get the parasitic crossbow."

"What should I do? You won't count on me, right?" Bai Qi opened his mouth, "Although I successfully obtained the final reward, hatched the fire seeds, and gathered together the detective suit, my combat effectiveness is still not good enough!"

"enough."

"Not enough!" Bai Qi felt that he knew his own strength better than Ember.

"Believe me, with this torch, it's enough even if it's not enough!"

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