The Truth of Magic

Chapter 667: The Secret Behind the Dossier

Next, Antinoya explained to Zhao Xu which demons in the abyss had a good foundation, not that they could resist fighting, but that they could withstand their exploitation.

For example, the giant bull demon with a challenge level of 16, the most basic version has a full 34 points of strength, and it is easy to get 50 or 60 points, thus transferring more than ten points of attributes.

Of the demons in the abyss, there are only a hundred or so that are well known and clearly recorded. This is already a category that the most knowledgeable demonology experts can understand.

But in fact, the real types of demons are difficult to count, even if "ten thousand" is used as a quantifier, it is not an exaggeration.

Zhao Xu listened to Antinoya's analysis, and even the names of those "devil types" that sound very unpopular, he couldn't retrieve much relevant background with dozens of steps, as if they were just a flash in the pan in the long history of the abyss .

This made Zhao Xu grin. I'm afraid that Antinoya had done a lot of harm in the abyss in order to find a suitable "extraction gift" target.

He even had a slight illusion that compared to the crisis-ridden place where even Antinoya needed to wear the artifact of "Pale Justice" to go to the nine-story Bator Hell, the abyss itself was more dangerous than the back garden so-so.

The "Extraction Ritual" can also transfer "skill bonuses" in addition to attribute transfers, and the benefits in this regard can be said to be even more astonishing.

The status of skills in Arthur is unquestionable, and even after the vast number of players on Earth come to Earth in poverty, the only thing they can rely on is their respective "skills".

It can be said that skills dominate every aspect of life, and even play a good role in battle.

For a general adventure team, according to Arthur's consensus, the most basic configuration is "Warcraft Shepherd".

Warriors act as physical input and meat shields, mages control the field and magic output, priests act as healing positions and part of the role of fighters, and rogues are responsible for skills.

Rogues seem to have nothing outstanding, and they can only rely on one-handed sneak attacks to survive in combat. However, eliminating traps, stealthily searching for information, forging documents to deceive the enemy, and all kinds of methods that can "super-travel" cannot do without the existence of this profession.

The main reason is that Arthur is not just a simple "battle" link. A long adventure is likely to spend most of the time communicating and collecting information, and the real final life-and-death battle is only a few minutes.

That's why rogues can firmly break through the restrictions of the eleven basic occupations and join the "Iron Four Corners".

This, until it is broken by "spell".

The rogue can act as a skilled player because each level of this profession can get 8 points of skill points from the profession, which is completely different from the 2 points of the mage.

But no matter how strong the wanderer is, when he meets a file scholar, he can only kneel down and call him daddy.

The bard can act as the second in command of the skill slave, which is derived from the bard's spells that can stack skills.

Archivists, on the other hand, have several major spell lists such as poet, mage, priest, and ranger, which can be said to be a master.

Improvisation, one ring, increased skill caster level/2, luck bonus.

Skill enhancement, one ring, enhance skill 2 + caster level/2, environment bonus.

Song of Learning, 1st ring, enhance skill 4 + caster level/2, competence bonus.

Just these three ring spells linked to the caster's level are enough for a "document scholar" who has slightly brushed up the caster's level to easily break through the upper limit of the skill.

And this is especially true for the "Extraction Gift" at this moment. It can permanently transfer half the skill bonus of the caster's level, and only requires the corresponding demon to have twice the skill bonus.

For example, a Balor, who can bluff more than 20 ranks, can transfer the bluff bonus of 10 ranks.

The six attributes are not a small matter, but there are dozens of categories of skills.

In the past, Zhao Xu suffered for a long time in the sorcerer's apprenticeship because of his "knowledge" level and "spell recognition" level.

When he really finishes this round of abyss card swiping journey, it can be said that he is omnipotent.

After all, those spells were all for one skill, and the bonuses covering multiple skills were not too high, so Zhao Xu was not crazy enough to keep brushing skill spells, most of them needed to be used to cast spells on the spot.

As the two discussed various demon targets, Nyarlathotep, who was the closest to the "devil" and also the incarnation of "Chaos", finally couldn't stand the conversation between the two, and exploded the dream on the spot to expel the two.

Zhao Xu was also dazed for a while, feeling the dull air around him and the majestic rain and fog above the sky again, before he realized that he had returned to Yanan's tower.

As for Antinoya, she woke up at the same time as him, looking at him with a smile on her face.

"Teacher, how long have I been in a coma?"

"Would you believe me if I told you that it took less than a minute?"

"It's natural."

Zhao Xu also had lingering fears about this, and looked at the glow of the "Gate of Another World" in the scroll with deep vigilance.

And at this moment, the original appearance of the Seraph on the scroll was transformed into a brand-new girlish painting style on the spot, but the gaze in the eyes was still extremely deep, like the chaotic mist in the endless void.

"Um?"

Antinoya also noticed the change in the frame, and explained, "This image is the incarnation of that Outer God who once visited Earth."

"It seems that in addition to paying attention to the whole process of the earth crossing this time, he probably participated in a lot, and quietly set up a back hand. Maybe this time the meeting of the 'Dark Scroll' is also in his plan."

Zhao Xu felt dizzy in an instant.

At this time, the earth-traveling forces, in addition to the prying eyes of the abyss and demons, and the surrounding Arthur forces are also eyeing. The gods trying to collect beliefs have infiltrated countless sands. Now there are more "outer gods" from the terrifying world intervening?

However, he also noticed the word incarnation mentioned by Antinoya, and asked, "Teacher, is the one we just met a real existence or an incarnation?"

Antinoya shook her head, "I don't know either. As an outer god known for deception, my understanding of him is limited to knowing that the other party often walks in the world in human form, usually in the form of a tall, The image of a thin, cheerful, dark-skinned man."

"As for the avatars, there is the Night Roarer who looks like an ugly giant, the Faceless God who has the image of a two-winged sphinx, and Lenogki who has a bat-like creature with two heads..."

Listening to the dozens of Nyarlathotep's incarnations that Antinoya prayed all the way, Zhao Xu was a little horrified.

None of Arthur's gods can have incarnations that exceed the godhead level, so the maximum is 20 caps.

Even Antinoya didn't mention the incarnation of the girl on the scroll walking on the earth, with long silver hair, super long hair and green eyes.

Zhao Xu couldn't help being curious, "Teacher, what's the name of this one?"

"This one seems to be called Naiyazi."

"..."

Zhao Xu always felt a little familiar.

"By the way, Zhong Xia."

Suddenly Antinoya turned to face the entire town with an extremely wide view. In the curling smoke rising in the distance, the Griffin transport team passed by from time to time, and the sound of their arms flapping couldn't help but startled the curious voices of the children below.

"What's wrong?"

"It seems that since I appeared, you have never doubted my authenticity. You must know that the foreign god in the dream is the 'false' me created entirely by your impression."

"Even that false existence is more in line with your imagination and impression than the real me. Could it be that you really have the means to judge my authenticity?"

Antinoya's slender body leaned against the railing, her eyes were shining, and she spoke loudly.

"It's a secret." Zhao Xu pursed his lips slightly and held up an index finger after he finished speaking.

"Ah."

Antinoya didn't bother, she looked at Zhao Xu more like she admired it for a few minutes.

"very good."

"Originally, I wanted to take you directly to the abyss for a quick battle, but now I have changed my mind."

Immediately, Antinoya waved his sleeves, put away the "Scroll of Darkness" scroll on the table, and hid it.

This magic item involved the peeping of the gods outside the horror world, so it was no longer suitable for Zhao Xu's collection, so it was naturally in her custody.

With the relationship between the two of them, Antinoya didn't even need to explain a word.

Zhao Xu was not someone who didn't know what was good and what was bad.

He knew that Antinoya definitely didn't make this decision rashly. In fact, he just confiscated the scroll, and he didn't dare to say it, otherwise he would just dig a hole for himself next time.

That foreign god couldn't figure out his details, and he wouldn't rashly change someone else to play.

Zhao Xu even noticed that Antinoya deliberately stayed in the dream of the foreign god, and had a long and in-depth conversation with him about the "ritual of extraction", which seemed to be a "layout".

Waiting for the response of the outer god "Nyarlathotep".

Could it be that the Outer God would definitely send an avatar to come?

She wants to "prepare" for this situation, so put aside the trip to the abyss first?

Just when Zhao Xu was lamenting the twists and turns of his trip to the abyss, Antinoya suddenly said.

"Zhong Xia. In fact, these words are what I want to tell you. The power of the gods outside the terrifying world is beyond your imagination. Even if you take the three great creation dragons that once created Arthur , it can also be understood as existence at the same level as the Outer Gods."

"Generally speaking, because ordinary people are not on the same scale as the Outer Gods, any exploration of these mysterious unknowns is very likely to lead to a catastrophic ending."

Hearing this, Zhao Xu couldn't help the cold sweat on his back, "Teacher, I know that curiosity killed the cat. I won't even recall this name in the future, and I promise I won't provoke it again."

But after hearing these words, Antinoya smiled softly.

"I'm sorry, Zhong Xia."

"Most of these unimaginable and indescribable powerful existences are not interested in human beings, but why—"

"That Outer God Nyarlathotep, because of the characteristics of chaos, prefers to intervene and even stare at ordinary people. From the moment he chooses to let you fall into a dream and meet you, you can no longer escape this fate."

Hearing this, Zhao Xu could only accept the reality.

He complained, "Teacher, didn't you say that it is a world that is extremely mysterious and rarely communicates with Arthur? Why do you know a lot?"

"That's natural."

Antinoya tapped her lips slightly, and the cloak now covered her white forehead.

"midsummer."

"Have you forgotten what profession we are?"

"boom!"

Suddenly, a thick blue electric arc was drawn in the sky that was already covered by dark clouds, and the thunder was deafening.

It seems to indicate that the scale of the next storm will be beyond human imagination.

The residents below the town saw this scene, and many of them put down their work and felt that they could go to a nearby place where they could avoid the rain.

But at this moment, those who can enter the building made of stone and concrete are after all a minority, and those who can enter the tent made of canvas are already considered lucky.

But Zhao Xu's mind was no longer on the outside world at all. He just stared at Antinoya because of her delicate face.

"Aren't we mages? There are mages who are not curious about exploring different worlds—"

Speaking of Zhao Xu's words, his voice stopped abruptly, and he couldn't say what to say next.

They are also "archive scholars".

Find and delve into cursed steles, seeking secrets and powers from strange and forbidden sources...

No matter from which point of view, archivists seem to be searching for the secrets of these outer gods, looking for their traces.

Even the archivists came from the terrifying world where evil gods existed.

In Zhao Xu's mind, it seemed that a torrential rain had fallen, and the constant shock made his mind rattle, and it was difficult to stop him from uttering a word.

To become a file scholar, one must have seen that "ancient stele"!

Could it be that this profession itself came from a certain Outer God?

"It seems you guessed it."

Antinoya smiled slightly at this, "It was only after my teacher left Arthur for many years that I suddenly realized this one morning, and realized that the outer god was the 'end' of our file scholars. "

"Who is he?" Zhao Xu asked in surprise.

He even has a consciousness that the existence mentioned next will definitely be deeply involved with him!

Even after he left the dream of that foreign god, he subconsciously had a feeling that one day, he would come back to that terrifying world again——

To uncover the unknown secret.

"This name, I have told you at the beginning. Please forgive me, I can no longer mention him now. Because it is not appropriate, or when you hear it now, you may fall into some kind of Crazy state."

"Its real name, in the pronunciation of Arthur, is already beyond the boundaries of our understanding."

"That one?" Zhao Xu guessed at this time.

Zhao Xu had a deep impression on the other two outer gods that Antinoya mentioned at the time, so he guessed it right away.

"Um."

"Then, Zhong Xia, you need to go find Zheng Xinyun."

"Um?"

Zhao Xu was a little surprised.

"Because, you can find that Lacus through Zheng Xinyun, who is essentially an Outer God who has lost his memory."