Infinity Throne

at the same time.

Li Erpang, Ning You, and Xiao Chuer teamed up to brush the monsters in the new leveling area.

After getting along for so long, although they can't stand each other, the team configuration is very reasonable.

As Li Erpang got bigger and bigger, his defense was frighteningly high, and he formed a "bond" with the divine sword Su Su behind him. Li Erpang got fat alone, carrying a big shield in front of the other two, Aoao taunts, attracting the monster's attention.

At the same level, monster attacks are equivalent to tickling him.

One tank, two DPS, monster farming is very efficient.

Although Romiya didn't know the road very well, they looked here and had some impressions there, and they actually found the "white beach" that Romia said.

But when they arrived at the "beautiful" white beach that Romiya said, they were all stunned.

As far as the eye can see, there is desolation.

In the vast white sand, there is a depression about the size of Moonlight Village.

The pit is also covered with fine sand.

Not to mention a human, not even a monster.

In the dry and hot climate, the rising heat causes the scenery in the distance to be slightly distorted, causing light refraction.

"how come?"

In the water bottle, Romiya looked at the "white beach" that was completely different from what she remembered, and she was also stunned.

"Romiya remembers that the white beach was full of beautiful white shells."

"There is a clear lake here."

"The lake is filled with red and white corals."

Mini Romia lowered her head in the water bottle and murmured in a low voice with a sad voice: "But why have they all disappeared? The place where Kenai listened to Romia singing..."

Ning You listened silently and suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Wait a minute, you said there were originally a lot of corals here?"

Xiao Chuer noticed that Ning You's tone was strange: "Is there something wrong?"

"That's very wrong," Ning You frowned and said in a lower voice: "Theoretically, coral is made up of a kind of aquatic life called 'coral polyps', which grow, die, and accumulate over time. Don't forget, the world's Worldview', the giant beast is surrounded by a sea of ​​clouds."

"Although 'Cloud Sea' also contains the word 'sea', it is still cloud in essence. You always say that game settings do not need to be studied in depth, but for a successful game, the settings in it always need to be logically consistent, otherwise it will It has attracted many trolls to complain. A successful game will put some effort into the world view, even if it is a fantasy game, they will work hard to make the world view logically reasonable."

Xiao Chuer understood Ning You's words, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she said softly: "You mean..."

Ning You sighed softly: "Either the game designer has given up on trying to talk logic with the players. Or..."

"This place used to be a sea! At least it was also a lake."

"..."

…

In the end, the three of them were on the white beach and gained nothing.

But they didn't find this place just for harvest.

Romiya felt depressed when she saw that the once white beach had turned into a dead land.

After finding this place, Ning You and the other three successfully found the village that Romiya mentioned.

Since Romiya said that the village was rich in salvagers, it was easy to find it by searching along the shore.

——[Asim Village].

There is a small port in Asim Village.

There are many small airships docked in the port.

These aerostats can only accommodate a few people, and they are not fast. These aerostats cannot be used to navigate between giant beasts.

When Ning You and others passed by the small port, they happened to see a small aerostat salvaged from Yunhai Sea.

The salvage crew wore equipment like a diving suit, and on the round hood, there was a pipe connected to the aerostat.

Salvagers use the pulling force generated by this pipeline to enter the sea of ​​clouds and salvage various relics sunk in the sea of ​​clouds, making a living.

"Excuse me, do you know Kenai?"

Ning You stepped forward and asked.

Originally, the villagers looked at the three people with vigilance.

But when Xiao Chuer came forward, the villagers instantly became enthusiastic again.

And when they heard that they knew Kenai, they happily pointed out the way for Xiao Chuer.

"...Your charm is quite high."

Xiao Chuer smiled slightly contentedly: "It's just average, probably only two or three times that of ordinary people."

"..."

In Yasim Village, there were only a few people walking on the road.

It seems that most of them have gone to sea to salvage.

As the three of them walked on the road, they would pay attention to whether there was an exclamation mark on the NPC's forehead from time to time.

But they didn't really want to use the errands that rewarded petty profits, so they simply went straight to the "Kenai's house".

When we came to the place pointed by several salvagers, it was a small bungalow. It was estimated that Kenai's family was barely well-off, not too shabby.

A plainly dressed old woman was pushing a flatbed cart, using the vivid illustrations on the flatbed cart to tell stories to the children around her with a smile on her face.

Ning You and the other three stepped forward.

"Once upon a time, there lived a handsome salvager,"

"One day, he met a mermaid..."

After getting closer, when the old woman spoke in a tone that sounded like a storyteller, Ning You and the other three couldn't help but be stunned.

It's actually a story about a mermaid.

Originally, they wanted to go straight to the point and ask where Kenai was. But when they discovered that the old woman was actually telling a story about a mermaid, they all joined the children and listened quietly to the continuation of the illustrated story.

But as they listened...the expressions of the three of them changed.

At first, I listened to it with the intention of listening to a love story.

After all, this opening is a typical mermaid love story.

But no one expected that the style of the film would suddenly change and turn into a thriller.

The old woman quickly switched to the next illustration.

In the vivid illustration, there is a mermaid with a green face and fangs, which scared the little kids to howl.

But although the little kids were yelling, they didn't have much look of fear on their faces. It seemed that they had heard this story more than once.

The story from beginning to end is very simple.

Once upon a time, there was a salvageman who went out to sea to salvage and met a fish. Ah no, mermaid.

If a mermaid is out of the water for too long, it will turn into foam and disappear, so the salvager kindly rescued the mermaid.

Before the salvage man met the mermaid, he already had a beautiful wife who was about to get married. He lived a happy life and was about to reach the peak of his life.

But after saving the mermaid, the handsome boy hid the mermaid on the white beach and ran out of the village every night to listen to the mermaid singing.

Really, it’s just singing, the serious kind.

Later, the mermaid returned to her hometown.

The salvage worker seemed to be under a spell. He didn't think about food and drink, and was getting thinner day by day.

Finally... died.

"No one can listen to the mermaid's song. Once you hear it, you will become as fascinated as the salvager! Hey, do you want to hear it?"

"I won't listen, I won't listen, I won't listen!"

The children seemed to have known the old woman's scary tricks for a long time, but they were really frightened. They all covered their ears and ran away.

In Xiao Chuer's arms, Luo Miya listened to the sad story from beginning to end, patting the inside of the water bottle vigorously.

"No, no, Kenai...Kenai is still alive. He promised to come to me one day."

There seems to be something wrong with this mission.

Ning You smiled bitterly and walked forward: "Excuse me, is Kenai at home?"

The old woman smiled and looked at the three of them: "Oh? Are you friends of Kenai? He went out to sea to salvage and came back at night. How about you come in and sit down, Kenai doesn't have many friends, so just stay for dinner tonight. ”

Li Erpang was already hungry and rushed to agree.

When Luo Miya heard that Kenai was fine, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief and stopped making trouble in Xiao Chuer's arms.

until evening.

"It's not good! It's not good! Kenai's old mother, Kenai, Kenai, their boat was attacked by the sea monster "Kulagon"!"

Damn it?

Ning You and the other three who were about to finish the task while lying down at Kenai's house were instantly confused.

Should I say it's a coincidence? Or is the plot of the game too outrageous?

It didn't come sooner or later, but they came looking for him. Something happened to Kenai?

Are you going to be so outrageous? Planner!

"Let go of that Kenai!"

The three members of the brave team clapped the table and stood up at the same time.

…

…

In the Vulcan Mountain.

Along the mountain wall, the previous generation of Fire Origin Village built a stable plank road, making it not difficult to go up the mountain.

The plank road can accommodate three people. Platycodon is walking in front of it with a bow on its back. Four strong villagers are holding the gorgeous sedan chair, which is covered with flowers.

The remaining villagers held paper umbrellas and sang songs to send off the bride to the God of Fire in the sky full of ashes.

If she hadn't known the background of the story in advance, Yi Lin might have thought that this was a celebratory wedding procession.

As the team went deeper into the Huoshen Mountain, Li Nali, who was sitting on the sedan chair and biting her lip in silence, turned paler and paler. Between the white and neat teeth and round lips, a trace of blood was bitten out due to too much force, like adding a touch of lipstick to the bride's makeup.

As the team deepens, the singing style gradually changes.

"Oh, eh, eh, eh, eh-"

The villagers sympathized with each other with experience, weeping and complaining.

To Yi Lin, the procession felt less and less like a wedding party and more like a funeral.

It’s just that the person who was sent is not dead yet.

Still sitting on the sedan chair properly.

The bride's face becomes paler.

Like dead.

Li Lei sent his sister off, holding the spear in his hand with his nails embedded in his flesh.

Yi Lin followed the team steadily, no one noticed, no one knew, just like a shadow.

His expression was calm, he had witnessed all this with his own eyes, his eyes were neither happy nor sad, just like a passerby.

Yi Lin should ignore this matter.

After all, he has not received any tasks so far.

Even if you ruin this "wedding ceremony", it's just a waste of time.

There will be no experience points, no gold coins, no equipment, and no gains.

What's the point?

Yi Lin has been thinking about this problem.

This is just a game.

He is just a "player" trapped in the game world.

The savior, the brave, the kind assassin, the great engineer... all identities are just settings in the game, and everything is illusory.

But for some reason, he always felt a little uncomfortable.

Whether it was the depression that filled the sky with ashes, or the girl who was about to be sacrificed, or the platycodon in front of the team carrying a long bow, or the sad and indifferent people of the Fire Country, everything made Yi Lin feel... Feeling uncomfortable.

finally.

The team followed the plank road and reached the mountainside.

There is a deep cave here.

The hot breath breathed out from the cave. The closer it got to the cave, it seemed that even the fur was scorched, which was unbearable.

"Here we are."

Kikyo said calmly.

Li Nali's already pale face on the sedan chair was as white as a piece of paper.

But she still gritted her teeth and staggered down from the sedan chair silently.

The other villagers watched the two of them enter the cave one after the other.