Chapter 45: 045 The Demon of Mining
From Zhuang Zimo’s point of view, looking at An Yizhen’s various means of coercion and coercion, there was already a lot of discussion on the Dragon Country barrage, saying everything:
[An Yi is really not too indifferent. Knowing that Zhuang Zimo was injured, he just gave medicine, not even comfort, so if he didn’t obey, he directly used the magic weapon to intimidate him? ]
[I think Goddess An is very queen-like. Zhuang Zimo does not eat and drink fine wine when toasting, and even sells well when she gets a cheap price. ]
[No one thinks Zhuang Zimo is so pitiful? Zijin was nailed to his body. He was tortured so badly by the old man Ai Jingzhi. He was threatened at this time, wouldn’t he be completely blackened? ]
[I think he has turned black, otherwise he took the medicine of Goddess An, why didn’t he answer the question? ]
[In exchange for you who have been tortured in a forbidden area for ten or twenty years, can you trust others so easily? It’s me, and I won’t answer questions casually. I think what he said is right, negotiate the conditions before the transaction, and give the benefits first, then who will be obedient? ]
[Why didn’t Goddess An tell him directly, this is the trial ground of another world, help him recover his memory first? ]
[Yeah, let him look at the package bar and take out the barrage player, isn’t it clear at a glance? ]
[I guess this copy has some special restrictions, otherwise Goddess An will definitely try to explain the identity of Zhuang Zimo first. ]
[Dungeon quests don’t have to restore the memories of other players, right? As long as you can fool everyone to get rid of the alien monsters, does Goddess An need to take the trouble to restore the memories of others? ]
[What the above said makes sense, and the old man Ai Jingzhi is also very cunning. If he knew the true identities of Goddess An and the others, would he have more evil thoughts? I support Goddess An to be more cautious, and it is safe not to expose the different places casually. ]
[To sum up, our goddess An is brave and resourceful, and we do things in an eclectic manner. Now we make full use of our identity and resources to learn about and collect more information in a timely manner, and we are doing the right thing. ]
[But my male **** is so pitiful. No one takes care of him when he is injured. The place where he lives is an empty room, and he is so moved by eating a white steamed bun. It is estimated that he has never eaten enough before, and he has always lived in that dark cell in the forbidden area. He does not know that people have to eat every day, and sleep with bedding and beds, right? It’s so miserable. ]
An Yizhen also thought about whether to inspire Zhuang Zimo first, questioning and recalling his own identity. But every time she opened her mouth and wanted to say something about the package bar and the bullet screen player, she would be forced to be silenced, and she would not be able to say the relevant words at all. There is also a separate reminder sound that keeps repeating in her mind, warning her to advance in the order of the plot tasks. When the plot tasks are not completed, the key information words cannot be unlocked.
In other words, can’t she say words about their true identities to the other two amnesiac teammates before she finishes the plot mission 1? Intermediate difficulty, it really isn’t as easy as beginner level.
But aside from the question of identity, Zhuang Zimo and Ai Xiangying are both his own classmates, which is already a lucky setting. As long as the three of them go to the Central Continent Conference together, and then go to the extreme north together in the future, when they arrive at the Magic Mountain, there will always be a way to do things together.
So you must know the situation of the magic mountain or the demon over there in advance. The copy of the magic mountain cannot have nothing to do with the magic mountain.
Zhuang Zimo looked at the purple-gold bell in An Yizhen’s hand, and could see that the bell was different from the one in Ai Jingzhi’s hand. The patterned talismans were mirror images. Could it be that there were actually two purple-gold bells? But she knew about Zijin’s bone nails. Ai Jingzhi hid such a secret from Yu Haoxuan and even his own daughter, Ai Xiangying, and actually told An Yizhen. This little junior sister really has a lot of background, it’s not simple.
His lips curved in a shallow arc, and he lowered his eyes to hide the coldness in his eyes, and replied meekly: “Since Junior Sister has this magic weapon, I naturally dare not refuse to obey.”
He was clearly smiling, but there was a deep, unspeakable pain, and her heart twitched, and she asked, “Do you feel pain every time you ring the bell?”
“Yeah. If you ring the bell while chanting the spell, then I’ll be in excruciating pain or even faint. So if you really want to listen to what I have to say, it’s best not to punish me all at once.” Zhuang Zimo reminded gently, of course if the other party There are other means to wake him up, he just suffers. The pain is so severe that he faints and then wakes up. For him, it is more than the number of times he eats, and he is already used to it.
“If you answer my question truthfully, I won’t ring the bell.” An Yi really promised.
Zhuang Zimo didn’t believe her promise, guessing that she was probably the one who rang the bell during the day. If something happens, he can shake it a few times, as long as he doesn’t keep ringing the bell, he can bear it. He sighed lightly and replied, “You asked about the extreme north, right?”
“Well, do you really not remember at all?”
“Remember some.” Zhuang Zimo said again, “Can you stand a little further away?”
An Yizhen knew that he was very proud in his bones, and he was definitely reluctant to be threatened with something he didn’t want to say, and he didn’t want to deal with her with a respectful and docile expression. She consciously retreated to the outside, put down the rag curtain, and gave a “safe” distance. That way he could at least save some energy and not have to force a smile.
She said, “Then tell me about the extreme north, the magic mountain, and those monsters. You can talk about what you remember.”
“It’s very cold in the extreme north, and the snow is deep enough to cover the top of an adult’s head. There are half a year where the sun never rises, and another half a year where the sun never sets in the west. There is permafrost outside. Farming, people can only fish from the ice sea or eat meat. Fire is very precious, and sometimes a heavy snowstorm will kill the fire. Only in the demon’s castle, there will always be fire and light, where it is very warm, and there is no clothing. Nothing feels cold, it is as bright as day, and green plants can grow.”
Listening to Zhuang Zimo’s words, the extreme north is like the arctic circle of the earth, with half a year of polar night and half of a year of polar day, the weather is harsh, and the people’s survival is difficult. And the demon actually has a castle, and there are enough green plants in the castle to survive?
“Could it be that the demon also has a magic weapon that can emit light and heat?” An Yizhen asked curiously.
No one has ever asked questions from this angle. In the past, what Ai Jingzhi would ask was where the leader of the demon was hiding and what kind of defense was in the demon’s castle. They all acquiesce that demons also use spiritual energy or some magic weapon. And An Yizhen’s question directly points to a level that everyone has never realized.
“They are demons and can’t cultivate spiritual energy at all. They probably used some kind of magic method. Anyway, the lighting and heating in their castles are different from those in the immortal mansion. They are all connected by very thin lines or some pipes. The magic weapon talisman was just thrown in the warehouse and has never been used before.”
An Yizhen always felt that the demons seemed to be using the normal energy she knew. If Zhuang Zimo was right, it would sound more like an electric lamp heater. She couldn’t help but continue to ask: “Do the demons like black stones, or black grease, and invisible gas that can be ignited? They have large furnaces that burn day and night, right?”
“How do you know?” Zhuang Zimo asked in surprise, and he couldn’t help laughing at himself, “Since you already know, why ask me?”
“I also read it from the ancient books. I didn’t know the truth, so I came to ask you.” An Yizhen lied. In fact, no book in the library has such a detailed description. After all, Yuanwu Continent These people under the rule of the Immortal Mansion have never used energy other than Reiki. Reiki is inexhaustible and inexhaustible, clean and convenient. Everything they use revolves around Reiki, and naturally they will not think of other means. For those who cannot understand it, it is considered a magic trick.
“There is a huge stove in the castle, with a chimney more than ten feet high standing next to it, which emits black smoke all year round. The closer the place is, the warmer it is, and our fire is also invited from there. Newborn children are in the ice and snow. They can’t survive at all, so they can only be sent to the demon’s castle as a demon slave, so they won’t die of starvation. However, the demons have always been addicted to mining the black stones and colorful crystals in the ground, and occasionally found black grease, and that kind of murder For the invisible gas, they will be happy to celebrate.”
Zhuang Zimo paused, “The devil slaves are just digging up those stones and grease for the demons. They were too young to have the strength, so they were sent to explore the way. That’s what I did at the time, tied a rope to my body and put it in a narrow cave. , If you find black stones and grease, you will be rewarded. If you smell a dizzy and disgusting smell, if you are not dead when you are dragged out, you need to report it in time. If we smell too much of those poisonous gas, we will die, but the demons are fine. , they have special magic tools to collect that kind of gas. I heard that those things can be used to refine and drive their magic weapons.”
Mining to extract oil, natural gas can also be collected, is this an alien flying to mine? An Yizhen asked: “What do those demons look like? As the book says, part of their body is like a human being, and the other part is like a beast?”
“Well, the most common ones are fish demons. They look similar to humans, with hands and feet, but their heads are like big fish heads and gills. They can’t walk on land for a long time, and they have to soak in water for half a day. There are some bear monsters and horse monsters who have human heads and can talk, and their limbs and bodies are similar to those of beasts.” Zhuang Zimo answered truthfully.
“Can they speak human language?”
“Yes, anyone with a long mouth can. But we can’t understand the language of communication between them.”
“Then the Demon Mountain is the castle of the demon you said?”
Zhuang Zimo was silent for a moment before answering: “We only live on the periphery of the magic mountain, and all I can see are ordinary monsters. There are many castles built around big stoves and high chimneys just now. It is in the middle of the sea of ice. There are powerful demons. Although those demons and minions all come from the magic mountain, they will never go back there until they die.”
An Yizhen suddenly thought: “Listen to what you said, demons also grow old and die? They also have males and females, do they reproduce?”
At first, An Yizhen suspected that these monsters were like the mutants in the last instance, they were man-made genetic chimeras with some abilities, but it was generally difficult for them to reproduce on their own. Listening to what Zhuang Zimo said, does that mean that demons also grow old and die? Then there should be freshmen to supplement it, otherwise it would have been dead long ago?
“Demon, of course they will die. But unlike us, they are not born of their parents. All monsters come from the magic mountain. I heard from the monsters that there lives a powerful monster with boundless magic power. They are their leaders. Only the leader can To reproduce offspring, only the strong can stay in the magic mountain. The minions are just the bottom of the demon world, and they can only enslave us by relying on their own demon power or low-level magic. Those practitioners think that Every time I go to the Sealed Magic Mountain and kill all these scoundrels, it’s all right? It’s ridiculous.”
“Since the monsters are not that powerful, why don’t you run away? Go back to the south and return to the human territory.” An Yi was really puzzled.
Zhuang Zimo sneered: “The power of the seal prevents all living things from passing through that high wall. Although the body of the high wall is only a few feet high, its magic power penetrates the sky and the earth, and even the birds in the sky cannot fly over it, nor can it pass from the ground. Digging through will always hit the wall. We are trapped in the wall like the demons, how can we escape?”
“The seal will be loosened. Don’t the practitioners of Sealing Demons save you every time they reinforce the seal?”
“Cultivators only go there once in a few decades, and every time there is a big fanfare, the demons can detect it very early. They have the eyes of the sky and can see everything in the world. The demons will imprison us in the deepest part of the castle in advance. They flee Hide near the magic mountain. Practitioners rarely dare to approach the magic mountain, and they often go there and never return.”
“Twenty years ago, it wasn’t that the demons set up ambush, and the elite disciples of the demons were killed and injured a lot? What happened?” An Yizhen felt more and more strange. If the demons could know the movements of human monks in advance, they could also hide from human beings. Go where you dare to set foot, and there will be no conflict at all. Unless they deliberately want to leave the magic mountain and rush beyond the seal.
“The scope of the seal is limited, and there are fewer and fewer things that can be dug up. I guess the demons are afraid that they will not have the treasure they can rely on in the future, so they have to plan ahead. Twenty years ago, the most powerful leader of the demon just woke up. . He can give the demons more powerful power, and he is also very cunning, so he casts doubts, attracting the monks to enter the vicinity of the magic mountain. That is a place where human beings have never set foot before. The elite battle. The monks were defeated, and they were besieged by demons and minions, with heavy casualties.”
“It’s different from what the book says. Twenty years ago, it wasn’t that the demons used tricks to narrowly win. We all slaughtered on the magic mountain and beheaded many powerful demons. Did you rescue a large number of demon slaves from the sea of misery?”
Zhuang Zimo’s voice was cold: “I don’t know if there is no trick, but the most powerful demon leader can’t die at all, at most he is asleep. He will wake up, and he will wake up once every twenty years. Wake up.”
An Yizhen said in surprise: “The most powerful leader of the demon? What kind of monster is that? Why have I never seen any relevant records?”
“Everyone who has seen the demon leader must be dead. Of course I don’t know what it is. Twenty years ago, we demon slaves were hidden in the pothole, and the practitioners entered the seal and confronted the demon. Spirit The power surged, the magical instruments clashed, and the ground collapsed into a deep crack. A female cultivator saw us in the pothole. She persuaded other cultivators to rescue us from the pothole, and set up a powerful Protect the magic circle, lest the demons take us away again.”
“Who is that female cultivator? Are you the ones who were taken out of the seal by her?”
“I don’t know the name of the female nun, but I heard that she was injured and died. She was pregnant at the time, and she was mainly responsible for rescuing the wounded and taking care of us demon slaves. If it wasn’t for her, the stubborn among us would have been premature. They were killed by the monks.”
That female cultivator could not be Su Wanyun. Generally, dog blood is set like this, and An Yizhen didn’t bother about it anymore. Instead, he asked the key point directly: “Are there any monsters called alien monsters? Or are they obviously different from the monsters you’ve seen? Maybe there’s nothing like a human in the whole body?”
“No, I don’t know anyway. Why do you always ask about the alien monster? Could it be that your parents were killed by that monster?” Zhuang Zimo asked back.
An Yizhen flicked his mouth and said: “My biological parents did die in a battle with demons 20 years ago. They have often asked me dreams recently, mentioning alien monsters. I guess it must be some kind of powerful demon, lest it will happen again this time. I encountered it when I went to the Sealed Demon Mountain, so I inquired about it in advance. There are monsters whose names are recorded in the classics, and there are many ways to restrain them. If those strange and unrecorded monsters encounter them, how should they deal with them?”
Zhuang Zimo pretended to be worried: “Could it be that junior sister wants to seal the devil?”
“Of course. Don’t you want to go?”
The dark thoughts rose again, this little junior sister didn’t need to coax, she wanted to go to the extreme north to die. It’s no wonder he, should he give her a ride?
“Think about it, if the sect master allows it, I also want to participate in the selection of the Central Continent Conference. If I can be selected as the elite of sealing demons, I will naturally go to slay demons and eliminate demons.” , he didn’t want to step into the seal anymore. At most, he would follow him to the edge of the extreme north, and it would be interesting to see with his own eyes those people whom Ai Jingzhi valued died in the hands of demons.
As for the alien monsters, he didn’t lie to An Yizhen, he really never heard of it. In fact, apart from the common monsters, he has never seen a more powerful monster from the magic mountain. The elites of the cultivators can easily kill and injure the demons with their spiritual energy and magic techniques. The only people who can kill and injure those elites are the demon elites and the demon leaders who descended from the magic mountain.
But these potential unknown dangers, he will not tell An Yizhen. Ai Jingzhi didn’t seem to be interested either. When he occasionally asked, he would shirk it because he was too young to remember. He never said so much. Maybe just talking about these things will just arouse An Yi’s real curiosity and make her more determined to go to the extreme north.
The audience of Longguo watching the live broadcast, all kinds of barrage swipe the screen:
[Worry, Zhuang Zimo still seems to be hiding something, his expression has no warmth, it’s so cold, it can’t be a deliberate deception. ]
[It feels like he’s completely blackened. ]
[Anyway, Goddess An is definitely going to the extreme north. The information that Zhuang Zimo said doesn’t sound like it was made up. ]
[It’s not made up now, it may have been made up in advance. According to the identity setting, he was only four or five years old when he was brought back to the Immortal Mansion, so what can he remember? He also speaks in a similar way, citing scriptures. ]
[So, he has actually used the skills of his true identity unknowingly. If he is just a demon slave who has been tortured in a forbidden area, who would seriously teach him those elegant words. The logic of his conversation just now was clear, The description is accurate, and a lot of idioms are used. ]
[In his mind are the scenes left by the setting, if no one asks, he will not describe it. But why did he say this as if the demon were mining? ]
[The way the demons’ castles can emit light and heat is more like the energy system in the real world, which is completely different from the magic weapon of aura on the Yuanwu Continent. ]
[So their energy mines are about to run out, and they want to get more energy outside the seal? ]
[How do those demons feel similar to the mutants of the last two copies? ]
[I haven’t seen the demon and have no right to speak. I wonder if there is any magic weapon in Xianfu that can record video? ]
[Even if the lengths are the same, what can be explained? I think the otherworld proving ground is a large-scale game, with a set of templates for NPCs, and a set of data for mutants and monsters. ]
[Then why do the resources obtained from it materialize into reality? If the proving ground is virtual, then it may not be easy to realize the virtual things. ]
[I have a bold guess, those otherworldly proving grounds are not also various real plane worlds, right? That is to say, not NPCs, whether human beings, demons, or mutants, they are all real beings. ]
[Upstairs, are you saying that the Yuanwu Continent full of spiritual energy is also true? Is it true that immortality and immortality ascend? ]
[Yes, not only that, there may be other communication paths between various plane worlds, not necessarily through the main **** space. That Flying Demon Mountain, those demons that are incompatible with the Yuanwu Continent’s spiritual energy system, may be from other planes. ]
[Brother, you are so talented! Then you quickly think about how to tell this news to our players. ]
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[Don’t be discouraged, other countries still don’t have any tools for players to communicate with reality. I believe in the players’ own wisdom and strength. ]
[Of course I believe that they are strong, but I am afraid that there will be some internal friction between them. If Zhuang Zimo really turns black, that Ai Xiangying doesn’t seem to be very easy to get along with. She will probably be jealous of the favored Goddess An, and maybe something will happen, alas! ]
[Official notification:
The 500-bed infectious disease hospital in W City has passed the inspection and is officially completed. Due to the substantial improvement of the overall quality of the citizens, the concerted efforts of all the participants, and the investment of all participating units and manufacturers regardless of the cost, the entire project saved half the time compared to the estimated 15-day construction period. The main player Ai Xiangying should be resurrected in the dungeon, congratulations!
In addition, the hospital will be used to focus on the treatment of suspected alien virus infections.
Although our country has cut off sailing with the Muyi Empire, the alien virus that has manifested in this country has spread to other countries in the LL star. Passengers entering from other countries must undergo quarantine observation for more than 14 days before entering my country. Once suspected symptoms are found upon entry or during the quarantine period, they will be sent to designated institutions for treatment. Ordinary people are advised not to be nervous, and do not travel to countries and regions where the outbreak has occurred if it is not necessary. ]
[The resurrection mission of Jennifer K, a player from the United States and the United States of America, is to develop a vaccine for that alien virus. It seems that their country has already sent a team of experts to the Muyi Empire. To be honest, I hope a vaccine can be developed as soon as possible. ]
[Yes, that virus can turn people into monsters is really scary. If it spreads to other countries, will the virus also mutate or something? ]
[According to reliable information, the infected people of Muyi Empire have not become the zombies in the otherworld copy for the time being. The patients are just abnormal, more like an upgraded version of rabies. They can still be controlled with some neurosedative drugs, and it is also expected reverse therapy. ]
[So, vaccines are important. ]
[Is there a discount after the virus is realised? ]
An Yizhen wanted to ask more questions from Zhuang Zimo’s mouth, but suddenly heard the sound of silk and bamboo. In the dark and quiet night, the sudden sound was very obvious, and it was estimated that everyone nearby was awakened.
An Yizhen heard that a few yards away, someone from Liuxiang Pavilion said, “It’s Senior Sister Ai who has left!”
Zhuang Zimo also heard more voices. In addition to the people from Liuxiang Pavilion running to tell each other, he also heard Ai Jingzhi get up in a hurry, left the residence, and went straight to Liuxiang Pavilion.
He said politely, “Junior sister, there is something important happening in the mansion, why don’t you go and see it?”
This is an expulsion order. An Yizhen said, “It’s Senior Sister Ai who left. By the way, did you feel familiar when you saw me?”
“No.” Zhuang Zimo said against his will, “You and I have never known each other.”
An Yizhen added: “Then maybe you have met Senior Sister Ai. I’ll come to see you with her another day.”