Cataclysm King

Ji Xun didn't know whether his premonition of crisis was accurate.

But he never takes chances that good luck will always be with him.

Having experienced countless dangerous situations, he himself did not feel that he had any unnecessary worries.

Even though he had guessed that the powerful men from the Southern Continent might be coming, he still had the thought in his mind that soldiers would come to stop them.

However, he was not afraid of being alone. The hundreds of people in the "Rat Camp" in the sewer had nothing to do with this matter.

Ji Xun didn't want to hurt others either.

Originally, he planned to stay with Reni for a while to stabilize his realm.

Now it seems that I have to change the place.

Thinking of this, he got up and walked down the stairs.

As soon as he walked down the stairs, he watched Reni tinkering with a mechanical arm on the simple table.

The welding light shone brightly throughout the room, and the air was filled with the smell of burning and oxidized metal.

Without the cover of a cloak, Reni's semi-mechanically modified body was completely exposed to the air.

Like an octopus, four or five robotic arms were simultaneously repairing the other two that had been damaged in the previous battle.

This is the exclusive talent of the [Juggler] lineage, which can control multiple limbs at the same time to complete work efficiently.

Reni's physical body has become necrotic due to toxin pollution, and the modified mechanical body is not too advanced.

Judging from the materials used, this guy doesn't have much money either. The metal materials and accessories used all look like old items removed from some unknown mechanical device.

This also greatly limits his combat effectiveness.

Not just him, but everyone else in the camp was in a similar situation.

Unlike Innocence City, a special place where order is broken, in other cities in the Eastern Wasteland, the situation of wanted criminals is actually very difficult.

Whether they are official investigators or bounty hunters, the number is countless times that of wanted criminals.

Among them, there are many legendary masters who make a living from bounties, enough to chase wanted criminals to nowhere to escape.

Especially a wanted criminal with a special status like Lenny.

Although his strength is not weak, he has been hiding in Tibet over the years, and his battle losses have not been replenished, and his situation has become increasingly embarrassing.

And what Reni specializes in, whether it's puppets or machinery, is the "noble sequence" that consumes a lot of resources.

When Ji Xun walked down, Reni also heard the movement of the wooden stairs.

He turned around with a surprised expression, as if he was wondering why Ji Xun, who had been staying at home for nearly a week without ever coming down, suddenly came down.

Reni thought it was because his progress in enlightenment was too slow, and he looked slightly uneasy, and said politely: "Um, am I disturbing your Excellency?"

Ji Xun shook his head and directly stated his purpose: "No. I plan to leave."

Upon hearing this, Reni's heart skipped a beat.

He didn't want to lose the opportunity he finally negotiated.

He did not hide his embarrassment: "Well, it may take some time for me to return the [Grey Mist Relic]. After all, this relic pollutes my mental power very much, and the time that my consciousness can comprehend it is also very short every day. "

In fact, it doesn’t take “some time”, but a lot of time.

After all, the consciousness fragments in the relics are the distorted consciousness of the ancestors. Not only are they extremely dangerous to come into contact with, they also contain super-level knowledge, which is very difficult to understand.

But after all, it was just a transaction, and Reni didn't dare to ask for it.

Ji Xun shook his head after hearing this, knowing that the other party had misunderstood, and said bluntly: "No. I didn't mean to urge you. The relic will be left with you for safekeeping for the time being. When I need it, I will come to you. "

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Reni was also surprised when he heard this.

He also thought that this might have something to do with Ji Xun's sudden departure, but he wisely didn't ask.

After being stunned for a moment, he responded: "Okay!"

Reni said as if he felt that his statement was not prepared enough, and added: "If you need it at any time, you can come to me at any time. Even if I have an accident, I will try my best to have this thing returned to you. inside."

"Um."

The most important reason why Ji Xun is obsessed with that catastrophic object is because it is a relic of Emperor Lanlingst.

As for the inheritance left by the ancestors of the Opera God clan, I just want to see it.

He wasn't sure he could touch it, he just had to wait for Renee to slowly understand it.

I chose to follow before because I didn’t have enough trust.

After spending the past few days together, Ji Xun has fully understood him.

Time has smoothed out all the edges and corners of Reni. If it weren't for his special status, he would really be a technical nerd who likes to study puppets and machinery.

When Ji Xun heard that the other party agreed, he didn't worry about this issue anymore.

He had one more thing to do before leaving. After thinking about it, he said, "But before that, I still need your help with something."

Although he is older, the opponent has an absolute advantage in terms of strength. Reni also showed due courtesy: "Your Excellency, please speak."

He had also seen it through the past few days of getting along. The bounty in front of him was higher than that of everyone in the entire camp combined. The "S wanted criminal" was not as vicious as he imagined.

When he is not killing people, I really can't see this young man having such a contrasting side. He is as elegant and steady as a gentleman.

Ji Xundao: "You said before that there is a diviner in the camp? If possible, I would like to pay a visit."

Hearing this, Reni agreed, but also hinted: "Of course. But my mother-in-law's temper is a bit weird. And you should know about divination, it costs a lot."

He also guessed that when Ji was looking for his mother-in-law, he probably had some need for divination.

Ji Xundao: "Yes. I understand the rules."

It's hard to find a true fortune teller.

Now that you have encountered it, you might as well give it a try.

Hearing this, Reni also breathed a sigh of relief.

With that said, he put on his cloak to cover up his mechanical body, and led Ji Xun downstairs.

Ji Xun walked behind Reni and looked at his old mechanical arm covered by a cloak. He thought of the question he had been curious about before and said, "Did Sir Reni use 'neuro-mechanical technology' to transform his body?"

You must know that the technical threshold of neuromachinery is extremely high.

Although the machinery of this era can be regarded as black technology, the technology of mechanical prosthetics is not yet mature. At most, some metal bones, kneecaps, etc. are replaced, which are partial modifications of small parts. This is the first time Ji Xun has seen such a person completely replacing most of his body.

And this is also the first time he has seen someone combine machinery and puppetry.

Reni smiled bitterly and said: "I can't afford the materials needed for neural machinery. And many technologies have been lost in the Eastern Wasteland."

He didn't mean to hide it at all, and said: "What I mastered is just some incomplete technology, and I used some biological limbs as replacements, and then attached mechanical skeletons."

Ji Xun basically understood after listening.

It's not as cutting-edge as I thought, but it's pretty impressive.

He thought and said, "Have you ever thought about using a mechanical armor as a puppet?"

Experts must have a very high vision. Reni guessed what he was talking about as soon as he heard it: "You should be talking about a machine of the level of 'Titan Armor', right?"

Ordinary mechanical combat mechas are so clumsy that the gain outweighs the gain of being used as a puppet.

His tone was a little bitter, and he explained: "The ancestors have actually tried it a long time ago. But top-level puppets like the Titan armor have very high requirements for mechanics. Controlling an ordinary combat puppet requires a hundred. Control commands for units; if you want to control the Titan armor accurately, the commands required may be at the '10,000' or '100,000' level. Even if I can enter the realm of top-level card masters, it is enough to be able to control one or two armors. At the limit, the efficiency may not be higher than that of mechanics. In contrast, at the same level, the extraordinary puppet's numerical advantage is more impressive in group battles."

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Ji Xun raised his eyebrows slightly after hearing this. Is this really the case?

I had deduced it before and the result was almost like this, so I just asked out of curiosity.

Not surprisingly, I got the expected answer.

What Renee just said was normal.

After thinking about it, he also felt that he could share some of his experiences, and then said: "But I have an idea, which is to use some biological puppets to control machinery. For example, special monsters like 'tentacle monsters' that are good at controlling. Simplify it again Some mechanical armors reduce the difficulty of control. After all, biological puppets are replaceable and do not require the strict protection of mechanics. In this way, it is theoretically possible to control a huge army of mechanical puppets."

Ji Xun was also thinking as he listened. In theory, it is really feasible.

When Reni said this, his expression also showed a hint of embarrassment of lack of money.

Being a puppet master has always been a very expensive career sequence, let alone researching new puppets.

His ideas were all theoretical and he had no conditions to try them out.

Ji Xun saw his embarrassment, his eyes showed a hint of thought, and he said nothing more.

The two walked down the cabin.

Rennie was born into a noble family, and his knowledge was broader than anyone in the camp.

And because of his status as a "teacher", everyone in the camp respected him.

People greeted him along the way, and some were curious about Ji Xun, an outsider, and pointed.

The two turned a few corners and saw a small wooden house hidden in the darkness next to a sewer full of red-eyed mice.

As soon as the two of them approached, the mother-in-law seemed to have known that they were coming, and a faint voice came from the door: "Reni, please bring the guests in."

As soon as he finished speaking, hundreds of mice ran out of the house.

Reni responded: "Yeah."

He said and walked in first.

Ji Xun also followed.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw a white mouse wearing a large red flowered coat smoking a pipe lazily on a chair.

Although it was a mouse, it could be seen that the face had the shadow of an old woman.

Green smoke curled up, and the shimmering rat eyes looked at Ji Xun.

When he saw it for the first time, the red-coated mouse looked slightly surprised, as if he had seen something puzzling, but it disappeared instantly.

Ji Xun saw that the mother-in-law's real body was a big rat, and her expression was as usual.

I already knew from Reni's mouth that this was a backlash from divination.

[6 of Hearts-Prophet] is a professional branch of the wisdom path, but card masters in this sequence rarely die well.

Reni introduced: "Grandma, this is Ji Xun. A guest at the camp."

Ji Xun also nodded politely as a greeting.

He was a guest who came to the door, and there was no politeness at all. He directly explained the purpose of his visit: "Grandma, I want to do some divination."

The white mouse said calmly: "What do you want to divine?"

Ji Xundao: "It's bad luck. I want to know if I will encounter a crisis recently. It doesn't have to be too accurate, just make sure it will happen."

He wanted to make sure his perception was correct.

This is also related to his subsequent travel plans.

Hearing this, Reni on the side was also slightly surprised.

He originally thought that Ji Xun would divine some special things, but he didn't expect it to be that simple.

You must know that "divining bad luck" is one of the favorite businesses of fortune-tellers because the cost is small.

Only a general judgment is needed, not a specific direction.

Before the other party could speak, Ji Xun took the initiative and said, "What price do I need to pay?"

The white mouse also said decisively: "Since we are the guests brought by Reni, some food and supplies will be fine."

Ji Xun: "Okay!"

He knew very well that any divination came with a price.

If it is light, it will consume energy, but if it is serious, it will hurt your life.

Ji Xun knew that he was involved in a special fate, so he didn't ask any difficult questions.

After negotiating the price, the white mouse took out a deck of playing cards and placed them on the table: "Guest, let's draw the cards."

Poker divination is the most mainstream form of divination.

Ji Xun sat on the chair next to the mouse and casually pulled out three four of spades, six of hearts, and nine of diamonds.

Very ordinary cards.

The white mouse took a look and told the divination result: "'Miscellaneous Game'. It looks like everything is fine."

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Ji Xun frowned as he listened.

He did not doubt that this mother-in-law would deceive him like those scammers in the market.

It's just strange. Could it be that I feel wrong?

The prophet is a card master of the wisdom path, and his thinking is far more sharp than ordinary people.

The white mouse looked at Ji Xun and guessed what he was thinking at a glance. He explained: "In divination, big cards are not necessarily good cards. Ups and downs have their own risk and cause. What you drew is an ordinary card. , Ordinary life is safe, of course it is 'lucky'."

Reni on the side looked slightly different, but he also felt that it was natural.

He had personally witnessed Ji Xun's method of killing four people.

With that kind of fighting power, even if a sixth-level card master comes, I'm afraid he won't be able to get any benefits.

In the Thieves City, there is most likely no danger.

What's more, although Ji Xun didn't go out these days, Reni didn't feel that he didn't do anything.

High-level card masters can more or less control the leakage of their own energy, especially Qigong masters. High-level card masters in this sequence can almost perfectly control the leakage of their own energy.

It looked the same as before, but his intuition told Reni that Ji Xun was probably even more powerful now than before.

Ji Xun heard this explanation and knew that there was no problem.

Although he can't do divination, he does know a lot about it.

Poker is a medium that carries mysterious power. In the process of turning over cards, there are things like luck intervening.

The cards you turn over are also your own fortunes.

Just when he thought that the other party could only do this and had no intention of continuing, White Mouse saw the hesitation in his eyebrows and suddenly changed the subject and said: "Of course, there is another possibility."

Ji Xun and Reni cast their glances.

White Mouse said: "That means someone deceived and interfered with the divination results of related events in advance."

As she spoke, she added: "But that situation is almost impossible. Although my rank is not high, it really wants to interfere with my divination. At least, even the legendary card master can't do it."

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Hearing this, Ji Xun's pupils shrank slightly.

These words may not sound like much to others, but to his ears, they were like thunder.

Legendary card masters can't do it, so what about higher ones?

There are many top powerhouses in the Southern Continent.

Almost the moment I heard these words, the intuition in my heart became stronger and stronger: that sense of crisis was directed at little Ivan in his pocket.

White Mouse looked at Ji Xun's expression, and her professional sensitivity as a fortune teller made her notice something.

Probably because he felt that the result just now was too sloppy, and he felt a little bad about accepting money. She added: "You may have thought of some other clues. That's fine, directional clues will be more accurate than divination out of thin air. If you feel it is necessary, you can do divination again."

As he said that, a touch of wisdom accumulated over time appeared on the rat's face: "You don't have to tell me what you thought of. Your fate is very special, and I may not be able to withstand the backlash of your divination."

Ji Xun glanced at the mouse and said without hesitation: "Okay!"

He drew three cards again, Club 2, Club 3, and Club 5.

The white mouse looked at the divination result, and his expression became serious, but he was more confused: "Has it really changed? It's actually a 'fart card'."

Ji Xun looked at the card and knew it was a "fart card".

This is the smallest combination of three cards in poker.

Although divination is a professional branch of prophecy, it is also slightly different.

A prophecy is a prediction of what is destined to happen in the future, and that outcome cannot be changed;

And divination only predicts some future trends through the mysterious level.

Although it also points to the future, the divination results are more ambiguous. It also requires the level of a fortune teller to interpret the medium, so the variables are huge.

Ji Xun looked at the cards and waited for professionals to interpret them.

But the white mouse thought for a long time and didn't speak.

The atmosphere in the room gradually became a little solemn.

I don’t know if it’s because Reni brought the guests, but my mother-in-law seemed to have put in all the effort.

But after waiting for a full quarter of an hour, she was still unsure and said: "I'm sorry. If I really want to say it, I still think it's 'lucky'. The fart card represents obscurity and ordinaryness, and this is actually the best 'lucky card' ”

Ji Xun nodded and didn't force it. He nodded: "Yes. I'm sorry."

My mother-in-law was also a little disappointed.

Most of her life has passed, and she has divined countless strange things, and she has also divined many important people.

It was obviously a very ordinary divination in front of her, but she frowned.

It’s not about doubting the divination results.

But as soon as the guest came in, she could tell that Ji Xun was special. There was only one word: ordinary.

And she knew that it was absolutely impossible for Reni to bring an ordinary person to see her.

Fortune tellers can see things that others cannot see, such as fate and luck.

It was because she didn't see anything special about Ji Xun's destiny, but it was brought about by Reni himself, that she realized the "specialness".

This made her even more suspicious that the divination results might have been interfered with.

This thought lingered, and Grandma sighed and murmured to herself: "It's a pity that the level of my divination poker is too low. If I have relic-level props, the possibility of interference will be greatly reduced."

Ji Xundu had already taken out his reward and was about to leave. When he heard this, he suddenly thought of something, "Relic?"

Thinking of something, he took out a pair of gold playing cards and asked, "Grandma, can you take a look at these playing cards?"

This was back in Innocence City, when Ji Xun went to the black market and killed the fortune teller of the Cao family to get the second level [Golden Divination Poker].

This thing can only be used by diviners, and it has been gathering dust until now.

Seeing the gold poker on the table, my mother-in-law's expression froze, as if she recognized the origin of this relic: "Of course it is."

Relics of the fortune teller sequence were already rare, and she did not expect that she would see such a complete set of fortune-telling pokers.

Moreover, I have seen it.

Ji Xun heard the other party's promise of a third divination and planned to try it again.

The white mouse washed the poker.

I don't know whether it was because of the special grade of the relics or other reasons, but the three people in the room always felt a mysterious aura coming over them.

The mother-in-law had a serious face and had a bad premonition, but she still said: "Guest, please draw the card again."

"Um."

Ji Xun drew a card again.

But this time, as soon as he drew the first card and was about to turn it over, a sudden change occurred.

The face of the mother-in-law opposite her suddenly changed, as if she had touched some unobservable taboo, and she spat out a mouthful of blood.

As soon as his breath faded, he seemed to have lost half his life!

Seeing this scene, Ji Xun's pupils suddenly shrank.

Reni's expression on the side also changed drastically.

None of the three people thought that just drawing the cards before turning over the cards would have such serious consequences.

But this directly proves that someone really interfered with the divination!

Just now, my mother-in-law's divination behavior directly came into contact with that mysterious power, and it was backfired!

at the same time.

Innocence City, in an inconspicuous tavern.

There were several mysterious people in cloaks gathered in the room. They had just crossed over from the abyss rift to the Eastern Wasteland today.

At this moment, they were looking through the map of Donghuang.

If anyone is here, they will definitely see that on the map, a few people have drawn a route to the Thieves City.

"I didn't expect those guys from the Dragon Rebel Army to send that 'forbidden object' to the Eastern Wasteland."

"Yes. It made us travel so far."

"Don't waste time, hurry up and get going!"

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