Infinite Throne

   Chapter 394 Vulcan Festival (2 in 1 ask for monthly ticket)

   "Ah~ comfortable."

   "Wang~woooooo~"

   One person and one dog soaked in the hot springs, and at the same time groaned happily.

  Irin never imagined that soaking in hot springs in the game could bring this kind of enjoyment like the sublimation of the soul.

   It's so comfortable.

  The hometown of fire source was originally famous for its hot springs.

  It is adjacent to an active volcano and is rich in hot springs. Logically, there is nothing wrong with it.

  The Land of Fire Source also has another easy-to-understand name.

  —Hot Spring Village.

  The endless spring water flows into the pool along the channel.

  Wang Tiandi washed away the ash and dirt all over his body, and changed back to Wang Tiandi from "earth dog".

After learning that Yi Rin was a serious "big engineer", Li Lei and Han Meimei directly gave full VIP treatment and took Yi Rin and Wang Tiandi to the top hot spring hotel in the village, with indoor hot springs, self-service The kind of deluxe meals, couples suites, and Jacuzzis.

  Although Irin and Gouzi are not a couple, or have any other special relationship.

   But when enjoying this kind of comfort, Irin didn't bother to care about these details.

   After a good bath with the dog, Irin took off the dirty engineer robe with little durability left, and put on the complete set of equipment that came with the hot spring hotel.

  …

  【Fire source yukata】

  【Fire source belt】

  【Fire source clogs】

  …

   Although these three-piece sets are only equipment with a rarity of "D", in addition to significantly changing the appearance, they can also reduce the "hotness" slightly.

  No, when Irin and Gouzi put on the "three-piece yukata set", the air around them instantly felt a lot fresher.

   Exactly.

  The dog also put on a yukata…

  I don't know why, but watching the dog stand up straight on his hind legs, his claws around his waist carelessly pulling at the belt, his smile is presumptuous, and he looks like a scumbag, without any sense of disobedience.

  Gouzi's smile is full of exhaustion, free and easy, wanton, and looming still, this is just like a male dog who just finished making a big sword!

  This village has a unique architectural style.

   Stepping on the wooden floor, there is a creaking sound, the walls of the room are hung with unique calligraphy and paintings in the game world, and there is an ancient style everywhere.

  The eaves outside the house are particularly wide, like an umbrella, isolating the ashes falling from the sky. Wrapped in a bathrobe, Yi Rin looked out through the paper window, and the volcanic ash was pouring down like black rain, adding a bit of desolation to the village.

   But this kind of taste seems to Irin, but it has a different flavor. The heat of the hot spring in the house was steaming up, which was in stark contrast to the dilapidated scenery outside the house. It was like two worlds inside the house, which brought a strong sense of contrast to Irin.

  Irin called out the two mother spirits at will.

   After not seeing each other for a long time, Nie Hongxiu and Bai Xiaoyi found that there was a hot spring in the house, so they jumped up on it, pulled up the curtain, and soaked in the hot spring rustlingly.

  Irin couldn't imagine how the mother spirit soaked in the hot spring.

   But they are happy.

  Irin was very satisfied with the bond value rising steadily.

   "You guys soak first, I'll go out for a walk."

   A row of neatly folded paper umbrellas stood neatly on the wooden frame beside the door. The paper umbrella is open, with a messy "flame" pattern painted on it, and it sells very well.

On the side of   , [Anti-Grey Mask] is also provided for free.

  【Gray Mask】is also a piece of equipment.

   is equipped in the accessory slot.

   The effect is simple: provide fresh, ash-free air.

  Irin left the dog and the mother spirit in the luxury suite.

   He was alone, walking in clogs, holding a paper umbrella, wearing an [ash-proof mask], and walking slowly among the vast ashes.

  In the village, every passerby walks in the village, holding a paper umbrella and wearing a mask, so they can't tell who is who.

  Irin was walking on the road, and other people didn't know whether Irin was a passerby or a local, so Irin easily mixed into the village.

  The village is very quiet.

   Occasionally pedestrians pass by in a hurry, and they will not chat or strike up a conversation on the road. The villagers quickly passed in front of Yi Rin, without even looking at Yi Rin, the eccentric who was wearing a bathrobe and strolling around the village.

   The sparrow, the hometown of fire source, is small, but it has all the internal organs.

   Item Shop, Weapon Shop, Armor Shop, Blacksmith Shop.

   Passing by the pavement that no one cares about, Irin regenerates a feeling of "I'm still in the game".

  Irin walked around the village and memorized the structure of the village in no time.

  To the north of the hometown of the source of fire, there is a spiraling stone staircase, beams and doorposts made of mahogany, with an interval of about three meters, distributed by steps. From a distance, the stone steps and the mahogany beams look like a giant dragon entrenched in the village. A shrine with a solemn appearance and painted red wall paint stands quietly on the high **** at the end of the stone steps, like the head of a red dragon, faintly revealing the awe-inspiring inviolability.

  Irin squinted, staring at the shrine bathed in ashes, thoughtfully.

  The entrance of the stone steps is guarded by guards similar to Han Meimei and Li Lei. Yilin has not triggered any tasks yet, and it is not easy to sneak directly into the shrine on the high slope.

   In case of triggering something that shouldn’t be triggered, wouldn’t it be smashing the foot?

   "Clang! Clang! Clang!"

"Whirring whirring!"

  Irin went around the village and was about to go back to the hot spring hotel. When he passed the blacksmith shop, he heard the crisp sound of hammering iron and the sound of bellows.

   "Wait, this rhythm of hammering..."

   "Clang! Dangdang! Dang!"

  Irin's mouth twitched slightly.

   He didn't care much when he passed by just now.

   But now passing by again, the rhythmic sound and the sound of hammering iron hidden in memory overlap together.

  When his "Question Mark Divine Sword" was re-forged in Rabu Town, Yi Rin was listening to the sound of iron hammering outside the door for hours.

   "It wouldn't be so coincidental, would it?" Yi Rin pushed open the door and entered.

  “…”

   It really is!

  In the dimly lit room, a shirtless figure was slamming a big hammer on the red-hot embryo one by one, sparks flying everywhere. The round beads of sweat dripping from the blacksmith's body looked crystal clear against the sparks, reflecting the shimmering light.

   is the blacksmith of Gelang.

Why is he here?

  Irin took a step.

   He reacted quickly.

  I was infiltrating this village with the title of [Honorary Guest Engineer].

   The false rumors that "the brave are villains" are raging in the village.

   And the blacksmith Gelang knows his identity clearly.

   In case you recognize it…

   is wrong.

  Irin touched the [Anti-Grey Mask] on his face.

   His entire face was covered so that he didn't even show any skin, he could recognize it and it was a real hell.

  Irin breathed a sigh of relief, and the paused footsteps began to retreat mellowly, preparing to come quietly and leave quietly without taking any dust away when nothing happened.

  Although he still has a [Unknown Divine Sword's Road to Recovery] quest hanging on him, but at this time, the [Blood of the Saint] has not been collected on him, so there is no need to reveal his identity so early, it is better to flash it first.

"It is you."

  Irin didn't have time to get out of the way.

  Gelang's blacksmith's hammering action suddenly stopped.

   In the light of the fire, he slowly turned his head, his face full of stories was as indifferent as ever.

  …

  …

   The blacksmith shop door was closed.

  The house is hot and dry.

   Compared with the outside, it seems nothing.

  Irin sat opposite the blacksmith Ge Lang, but reluctantly took off the [fireproof mask], and sighed: "I'm already dressed like this, how did you recognize me?"

"It does not matter."

   It seems that it is very difficult to extract information from the mouth of the taciturn blacksmith Ge Lang.

  Irin pondered for a moment, thinking of the architectural style of the hometown of fire, and the strange arrangement of more than one blacksmith shop, Irin thought of a possibility.

   "This is your hometown?"

"Yes."

   "Then what are you doing in Rab Town?"

"Wait."

   "Wait for what?"

  The blacksmith Gelang was silent for a moment, then shook his head again.

   You are so awesome.

  Irin firmly believes that there must be a special mission in this strange NPC.

  This is indeed the hometown of the blacksmith Gelang.

  The hometown of fire source is not only famous for its hot springs, but it seems that there are also many blacksmith shops, and everyone is a good ironsmith.

   "By the way, what about them?"

  Irin finally remembered his former teammates.

   "In 'Poseidon'."

   "The giant beast of water, Poseidon?" Irin lowered her head and pondered.

   The two "navigation pointers" given by Hermelos at the time were Poros and Aurora.

   Poros' navigation pointer is on Ning's right body.

   As for Poseidon…

   "The giant beast of water turned out to be under the sea of ​​​​the potential cloud?"

  Irin looked surprised when she figured it out.

"Yes."

"I see."

  Irin understood.

  No wonder that after jumping into the sea that day, the little fat man and the blacksmith Ge Lang were safe and sound. It turned out to be a chance encounter with "Poseidon" passing by.

   "By the way, one more thing."

   was chased and killed by the airship all the way before, and fled in a hurry, so that Irin kept forgetting about the recasting of the question mark sword. Now that he was recognized by the blacksmith Ge Lang through the mask, Yi Rin couldn't come in vain, just brush the task progress and then talk about it.

   "It was said before."

  The blood drop of the saint is exactly the same as the [Blood of the saint] in the mission request. Yi Rin knows it can't be done, but there is always no harm in giving it a try.

   Seeing the drop of uncondensed blood in the vial in Yi Rin's hand, Blacksmith Ge Lang's turbid eyes lit up slightly, staring straight at the "blood drop" in the vial. After observing for a while with strange eyes, Blacksmith Ge Lang shook his head again: "It's not enough."

"Ding!"

  【Main quest: The road to recovery of the ‘Unknown Divine Sword’! Mission objectives updated. 】

  【Current goal: Collect the complete "Blood of the Holy One". 】

  【Current progress: 1/4. 】

  【Mission Difficulty: SSS】

  【Task time limit: none. 】

  【Quest Reward: Unknown. 】

   "Ok."

   In fact, if it wasn't for the saucy player who madly disrupted the game, his main quest would have been updated long ago. But thinking about it carefully, updating it later and updating it earlier will not affect the completion of the task in the slightest.

   "That is to say, there are four drops of 'blood of saints' in the world, and it is estimated that it is inseparable from the Holy See."

  Irin was thinking about this, but Blacksmith Gelang suddenly changed the subject.

   "You, are you looking for the 'six evil generals'?"

  Irin raised his head in surprise and looked at Blacksmith Gelang. It's a pity that the NPC, the blacksmith Ge Lang, is too strong, and his expression remains unchanged, so he can't see any strange emotions from his face.

   "Yes, but how do you know?"

   "It's not important," Blacksmith Gelang didn't intend to explain Yi Rin's doubts at all. After being silent for ten seconds, he resumed the topic: "Go to the 'Miko'."

   "Shrine?"

"Um."

"clear."

  Irin nodded and turned to leave.

   In the darkness, Blacksmith Gelang whispered again, as if he was talking to himself.

   "It's over."

   At this time, Irin still didn't understand the meaning of this sentence.

  …

  …

   In order to prevent people from misunderstanding that he is a hero, Irin left Wang Tiandi in the hot spring hotel, and after saying goodbye to the blacksmith Gelang, he came to the stone steps leading to the shrine by himself.

   "Stop!"

   As expected, Irin was stopped again.

  Two spears crossed in front of Irin.

   "Salute first and then soldiers."

Yi Rin sighed softly, if this was not the hometown of Ge Lang blacksmith, if it wasn't for Yi Rin and the task of "recasting the sword" falling on Ge Lang blacksmith, Yi Rin would have slipped in in a more direct way. Now, how can you be stopped here.

  The thin noodles from the blacksmith Gelang, still have to be given.

  If the blacksmith Gelang gets angry and doesn't complete the task for him, it will be a little troublesome.

  Irin has long discovered that NPCs in the game world are very moody. They turn their faces when they turn their faces, and their names turn red in seconds, but if something happens, they can turn green and become friendly NPCs in a blink of an eye.

   "During the 'Vulcan Ritual', the Miko-sama didn't see anyone."

   The two guards who stopped Irin were just children of [Lv30], so they were not a threat at all in terms of force.

   "Vulcan Festival?"

  Irin suddenly smelled the mission.

   No wonder the blacksmith Gelang asked him to go to the "Miko".

  Irin pretended to leave, but in an unnoticed corner, he activated his skills, turned into a thin shadow, and swaggered over between the two guards again.

  Humph, where did he get stopped, where did he want to get in.

   Moving quickly along the stone steps, Irin soon arrived at the Shrine of Fire Origin.

  There are no guards around the shrine.

   "It seems that this witch thinks that the two guards at the door are enough to stop anyone."

   Yi Rin chuckled and released his perception. With him as the center, everything within a radius of 30 meters was presented in Yi Rin's "perception" in another way.

   "There are only two people inside."

   "An old woman, a young woman."

   "Who is the witch?"

   In the shadow state, Irin easily entered the shrine.

  In the shrine, incense is burning, which is strong but not pungent.

  Indoors, a young woman wearing a red and white ancient witch robe is kneeling in front of a ferocious fire dragon statue, sitting with her back to the door.

   Looking from Irin's point of view, the young woman's black hair as smooth as satin was casually draped, reaching her waist. The slender waist was framed by the waistband to outline a slender line.

   The old woman Irin felt was sitting on a low chair in the corner of the shrine, with her eyes closed and her head lowered, her breathing was slow, as if she had fallen asleep.

   At the old woman's feet, there was a small carving knife with dried blood on it.

   Whose blood?

  This old woman is...a guard?

  Irin frowned, but there was no answer, so she could only continue to observe.

   On the weapon rack in front of the fire dragon sculpture, there is a simple longbow with a quiver leaning beside it.

"bow?"

   As an elite player, Yi Rin has long been used to searching for valuable treasures after entering the house. This simple bow immediately fell into Yi Rin's line of sight.

   This seems to be a special weapon that is not sold in the store.

  Can it be sold?

Is    worth it?

   It's not always the "Excalibur", right?

After   Irin asked himself three times quickly, he couldn't get an answer for the time being, so he could only focus on the beautiful back again.

  【Fire source witch · Kikyo】

  【Lv70】

   is a green NPC.

"Um?"

   right now.

  Miko Kikyo still turned her back to Irin, bowed deeply to the fiery dragon statue in front of her, then slowly got up and walked towards the longbow on the weapon rack.

   And just after Kikyo made a move, Yi Rin suddenly discovered that the original green name had turned yellow in the blink of an eye.

   The yellow name means neutrality.

"Come out."

   When Irin noticed that the name of [Fire Origin Miko, Kikyo] had turned yellow, Kikyo had quickly put the longbow on his back, with an arrow between his pale fingers.

   "Oh? It's such a development."

  Irin emerged from the shadow without rushing, and walked out of the shadow slowly.

   After all, the opponent only has Lv70.

  Irin was a little surprised. He didn't expect that this shrine maiden would be able to detect his presence who had activated [Shadow] and [Shadow Kill] at the same time. But when Irin noticed that Kikyo's gaze shifted slightly when he appeared, he understood.

   It turned out that the other party did not really perceive his specific location, but perceived "someone".

"Who are you?"

   Kikyo slowly stepped back with one foot, and held the longbow back with his right hand, posing a stance ready to attack at any time.

Yi Rin spread out his hands, indicating that he had no weapons in his hands, and at the same time showed the title [Honorary Guest Engineer], and smiled kindly: "Don't be nervous, I'm a 'great engineer' from the College of Great Engineers, and I'm highly regarded by others. Please, come to solve your troubles."

"Who?"

  The facial features of Kikyo are not amazing. But when blended on this white face, it makes people look very comfortable. After Kikyo put on a fighting stance, her expression did not show anger, consternation, doubts, etc. Instead, it looked like a pool of clear water, peaceful and peaceful, making it difficult to have the idea of ​​doing something to her.

   "Gerlang."

"It's him?"

   Showing the name of the blacksmith Gelang really helped. As soon as Kikyo heard it, the top of his head instantly turned green again. She breathed a sigh of relief, and didn't seem to hold any account of Irin's uninvited arrival. The arrow pinched in her finger was inserted into the quiver again.

   Kikyo shook his head: "But I'm not worried."

  Irin was slightly startled.

   Isn't that what the blacksmith Gelang said?

   "You go."

  Irin was silent for a moment.

   then smiled and said, "Okay. Then...bye."

  Irin this time, really swaggering, pushed open the gate of the shrine, and left here.

   Kikyo looked at the back of Irin's departure, his expression was calm, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

  …

  …

  Irin went straight back to the hotel.

   "It seems that there seems to be another secret."

  Irin suddenly remembered what the blacksmith Gelang said.

  —“It’s time to end.”

   Looking back at this moment, I feel that there is another deep meaning in this sentence.

Finish?

   End what?

   Go back and ask the blacksmith Gelang, it probably won't work.

   "Although the contact time is not long, the NPC of Kikyo feels very strange."

"Take a step back, put it in the game settings, without saying 'specific lines' or showing 'specific props', the mission cannot be triggered. But if this scene is not regarded as a game, Kikyo's reaction is very strange. It's as if... she doesn't want anyone at all, to take the task and solve the 'thing' that the blacksmith Gelang said."

   "Gather information first."

   "Vulcan Festival? Huh."

  Irin has found the entry point.

   If you are a shrine, you can't sneak into it in a short time.

   Kikyo seems to have a "sense" ability similar to Irin's, and can detect him in a stealth state.

  Irin has always felt that his talent skills [Follow the Shadow] and [Shadow Kill] are very useful together, but he didn't naively think that these two skills can really run rampant 100%. In the Kingdom of the Two Lions, didn't Hermelos also use a skill of [Juggernaut Domain, Selfless Realm], so that he could detect him in the shadow state?

  In the game world, there are many things that cannot be measured by common sense.

   Skills are mutually reinforcing, and they also exist.

   Back at the hotel, the two mother spirits and Wang Tiandi were boredly waiting for Yi Rin to come back.

   "Ah~ Master, are you back?"

  Bai Xiaoyi finished soaking in the hot spring, her transparent little face was flushed red, very cute.

  Nie Hongxiu's face was still cold, red-clothed and barefoot, floating in the corner, silent.

   It can be seen that when Yi Rin entered the room, she opened her eyes and nodded slightly to Yi Rin as a greeting.

   "Brush the bond value to the top, just around the corner."

  Irin nodded secretly, and it was not difficult to see that the two mother spirits were becoming more and more friendly towards him. It's not easy!

   "Well, I went out for a walk."

  Irin replied with a smile. After putting the paper umbrella and fireproof mask aside, he put on a dry bathrobe and sat on the couch, lost in thought.

   The meeting with Kikyo just now was brief, but Irin noticed one detail.

   On the arrow held by Kikyo's fingers, "loop" is engraved impressively.

  Irin is too far apart to see the structure of the circuit clearly, and I don't know what the function is. But if you think about it, it's nothing more than a simple small-scale technique like the "acceleration circuit".

  The structure of the bow and arrow is clear at a glance, and the place where the "core" can be embedded is limited, so it is absolutely impossible to construct some powerful spells.

"I have always fallen into a misunderstanding of thinking. The engineer's rod may not really only be a "rod". Any weapon can actually be regarded as an "engineer's rod", maybe a dagger, a long sword, or a shield. , a real engineer, even holding a sword and shield, rushing to kill in front of him, it is not impossible."

After Irin figured it out, she first took out the question mark divine sword and glanced at it, then shook her head: "This divine sword is too malleable, but it is not conducive to the construction of spells. Just like the spells I constructed on the surface of 'Nightmare' , we must find stronger and more stable materials."

  Irin muttered to himself, his eyes swept over the dog who was shaking his head and tail not far away.

  Wang Tiandi suddenly widened his eyes, his tail was stunned, and it was so stiff that it was **** straight.

  The dog is very puzzled.

   For some reason, it suddenly had the illusion of impending doom.

   "Forget it, it's too dangerous."

   Yi Rin's expression was calm, his eyes moved away from Wang Tiandi, and he temporarily gave up a bold idea.

   After a while, Irin took out a silver revolver from the [Item].

  …

  …

  Irin lived in the land of fire.

   During this period of time, after sneaking into the shrine, the Miko Kikyo didn't make any other movements except sending someone to formally welcome her, which made Irin feel very strange.

  As Yilin's guide in the hometown of fire, Han Meimei and Li Lei came to the hotel from time to time to chat with Yilin when they were off duty patrolling.

  Han Meimei looks very down-to-earth, and the fine freckles above the bridge of the nose give people a sense of sight of the little girl next door.

  Li Lei is a typical spiritual guy. When Han Meimei was pestering Yi Rin, he bit his lip from time to time, trying to get in, but couldn't. The anxious expression made Irin shook her head secretly.

   This guy, his secret love is written on his face.

  Han Meimei seems to yearn for the "mysterious big engineering college", and from time to time pesters Yi Rin to ask some questions about "engineers".

It's just like-

   "I heard that engineers like to eat with their feet, is that true?"

   "I heard that engineers are all bald, why do you have such thick hair?"

   "I heard that engineers generally don't live past fifty, is that true?"

   "I heard that many engineers are single, don't you think so? That's a coincidence?"

  I don't know which dog planned and designed these **** NPC lines.

   Despite these questions, Irin was exhausted both physically and mentally.

  But after getting to know each other, Irin also pretended not to, and finally got some information about the "Vulcan Festival" from the two mouths.

   White clothes are seriously asking for a monthly pass!

   (end of this chapter)