"The passage between Heavenly World and the Devil World has been broken."
Gavin's eyes went wide. "Since we can come to the Inferno Prison, why can the passage between Heavenly World and the Devil World be broken?" he asked in confusion.
Gavin's question was the same as everyone else's. In this world, even the learned nobles had limited knowledge, but the players were different. They lived in an era of information explosion all the time. Any news, strategy, or secret in the game, as long as a player discovered it, would quickly be posted on the forum or in their personal space for others to read and appreciate.
In the game, there was a group of casual players called Wanderers. This group of players who did not like to fight were dedicated to digging out all the secrets in the game. From small things like the color of a queen's clothing before her death to big things like the story of the God of Thunder and the Goddess of Storms, they could find some clues. Not to mention, the relationship between the four planes of the human world, heaven, demon world, and hell was something that they were very interested in.
After this group of people entered the game, they began to study the relationship between planes, humans, and gods. In less than five years, they had a complete theory. They discovered that hell itself was in the Demon Realm. The space barrier between the Devil World and Hell wasn't very strong, so demons and undead creatures with some strength could travel between the two worlds at will.
The human world belonged to the Origin World, but its relationship with the Heavenly World and the Devil World was actually a master-slave relationship. After the human world had intelligent creatures, the Heavenly World and the Devil World came into being. Gods and devils belonged to the category of fantasy creatures. They were the aggregates of positive or negative emotions of intelligent creatures, but because there were too many intelligent creatures, the mental energy produced by them was extremely powerful. The mental energy produced was also extremely formidable. Every kind of emotion had its own attribute, so a god formed from a common emotion would be much more formidable than a god formed from other emotions.
For example, during the period when the intelligent creatures were still in ignorance, they worshipped the sun and light the most. They were most afraid of the night and the moon, so the Goddess of Light and the Lady of the Night were the first gods to appear. They were a pair of symbiotic twins and were the most powerful among the gods. Then came the Goddess of Life, God of Thunder, God of Rain, Goddess of Storm, and other nature gods.
Since the Heavenly Realm and the Demon Realm were subsidiary fantasy worlds of the Main World, the creatures born in them had to think of the Main World. It was very difficult, and the more formidable one was, the more difficult it would become. Even gods were unable to avoid it.
Due to the fact that the Heaven Realm and the Demon Realm were formed by completely different opposing emotions, the strength between the two realms was extremely huge. Under normal circumstances, it was impossible to travel between the two realms. However, there was a space-time tunnel between the Heaven Realm and the Demon Realm. Both sides had sent a large number of troops to guard the tunnel entrance. If the dead Battle Angel was unable to return to the Heavenly Realm's Divine Kingdom, then there was a high possibility that she would die. The tunnel had been destroyed.
Naturally, this was only a guess. In view of the fanatical worship of gods in this world, Liang Lidong naturally wouldn't divulge the sensitive information dug out by the players in the game to the people of this world. Since everyone worshiped a god, the believers of different gods would often quarrel. Even battles were normal. However, if Liang Lidong divulged the information those casual players had dug up, things would get out of hand.
Gods appeared because intelligent lifeforms developed feelings for each other? In the eyes of the believers of the gods, they didn't recognize the holiness of the gods. You could disagree with the beliefs of a god. But if you said that the gods were derived from human feelings, then it was no different from pointing at a person and cursing them as if they had come out of shit … It should be said that it was even more serious.
Liang Lidong was convinced that as long as he said those words, everyone present would definitely burn him on a cross on the spot.
Thus, he only chose some information related to the planes for everyone to listen to.
After listening to Liang Lidong's explanation, Fatty Gavin once again knelt down in front of the battle angel. He lowered his head and muttered to himself with a faint sobbing tone. For the devout believers, the bitter experience of a god's servant was a pain in their hearts.
Although the battle angel was only a servant of the Light God, her body was contaminated with the divinity of the Light God. Fatty Gavin's devout prayers stirred up some kind of power, and the light from the battle angel's six long wings became even more obvious.
Everyone was startled at first, thinking that the battle angel was about to be resurrected. After all, she was a divine lifeform, so it wasn't strange for something strange to happen. But when they discovered that only her wings were shining, they heaved a sigh of relief.
This scene continued until Gavin's prayers ended.
After Gavin finished praying, Uther walked to Liang Lidong's side and asked, "Your Excellency Red Priest, what should we do now?"
Liang Lidong looked around. The palace of the Fire Elemental King was too big, and it was divided into floors. It wouldn't be easy to find the treasure of the Fire Elemental King in such a place. Even if they found the treasure room, no one could guarantee that there weren't magic traps in it. After all, the Fire Elemental King was a divine lifeform. If it set a trap, not to mention whether or not Liang Lidong could discover it, even if he did discover it, it was still a question whether or not they could solve it.
Before this, Liang Lidong had been mentally prepared to take a gamble. He was betting that the Fire Elemental King wouldn't set a trap for his treasure vault, but now he didn't have to go through so much trouble. However, the small mounds of divinity below Claudia were extremely precious alchemy materials in themselves. Divinity shards were essentially a kind of soul and could be used as casting materials for any spell.
"Now I'm going to start setting up the magic array. I hope Miss Barbara can help me."
Hearing this, everyone was delighted and slowly gathered around.
Uther found it a little strange. "Didn't you say earlier that you were short of alchemy materials? Let's search this palace now. Maybe we can find the treasure of the Fire Elemental King."
"There are definitely many good things in the treasure of the Fire Elemental King, but I don't want to take the risk because there are better substitute materials in front of us." Liang Lidong pointed to two piles of divinity fragments that were glowing faintly not far away. "These things can replace almost all magic materials, and they are very pure."
Gavin jumped up and said angrily, "I won't allow it! This is part of Lady Claudia, you can't do this!"
Liang Lidong clicked his tongue. "But Claudia is already dead. Even if she can turn into light and return to the divine realm of the Goddess of Light one day, these fallen divinity fragments will still be left here. These fallen Divinity Fragments will still be left here. Instead of leaving them to waste, we might as well make the best use of them. Besides, the Divinity Fragments are very powerful. We only need a few of them to drive the magic array. "
Gavin thought for a moment. Looking at the gazes of the people around him, he knew that if he continued to object, he would incur the wrath of the crowd. Thus, he nodded helplessly.
Immediately, Liang Lidong and Barbara started to set up the magic array together. Everyone was bored waiting, and after asking if it would take more than five hours, they started to get restless. Uther took a few people and left first, followed by Katerina and the old Great Swordsman. They carefully bypassed the body of the Fire Elemental King and explored the palace. In the end, only Gavin and a few of his subordinates remained.
Liang Lidong asked curiously, "Mr. Gavin, why don't you walk around like them? Maybe we can pick up something special. The Fire Elemental King is a divine creature that has lived for tens of thousands of years. For us mortals, the little things he casually collected are nothing. They are all rare treasures. "
Gavin laughed and said, "I've always thought that. Unknown things and unknown places have many dangers, and at such times, we must listen to the warnings of the experts. Sir, since you have said that this palace may be dangerous, we must listen to the warnings of the experts, I'll just stay here obediently. "
"But riches come from danger." Liang Lidong picked up the materials in his Backpack and tossed some to Barbara. "Don't nobles like this maxim?"
That was true for most nobles, but Gavin seemed to be an exception. He chuckled. "Those who say this are usually extremely cautious people. For example, people like you, sir. "
Liang Lidong raised an eyebrow. He had to admit that while Gavin wasn't particularly capable, his self-control was indeed good. If Liang Lidong hadn't been used to the world in the game and had suffered a lot, he would've been in a hurry to find the treasure of the Fire Elemental King like those people.
Barbara, who was helping on the side, also looked at Gavin in admiration. As a Mage, she knew how precious self-control was.
Not long after, a strange noise came from far away in the palace. Barbara immediately became nervous, because her parents had gone in that direction. Liang Lidong wasn't too worried, because he knew that the mayor and his wife were usually fine. No matter what, the subordinates would always go first, and as the masters, they would definitely follow behind.
Sure enough, not long after, the City Lord and his wife returned. Their expressions were somewhat ugly. Originally, there were five people following behind them, but now, there were only three people left. Seeing that her parents were fine and didn't seem to be injured, Barbara was relieved and continued to help Liang Lidong set up the magic array. When the mayor and his wife returned, they looked even more embarrassed when they saw Gavin.
Gavin, on the other hand, didn't say a word, as if he didn't see them. At a time like this, not looking at them was the friendliest and most polite thing to do.
Not long after, Katerina and the old Great Swordsman also returned. Their team didn't lose any members, but one of the attendants was pale. His left hand was missing, and the wound on his shoulder, which was bandaged with white cloth, was black with blood.
They're all injured. Liang Lidong shook his head. He had warned these people before that there might be magic traps in the palace of the Fire Elemental King. In fact, this was very common sense. If anyone's house didn't have a door, they would definitely have some anti-theft mechanisms. As long as they understood this, they would know that this palace was in a very bad situation at this time.
Two dead, one injured! In addition, not long ago, an officer had courted death by trying to pull out the Battle Angel's lightsaber and ended up turning into ashes. Now, the team suddenly lost three people, leaving only 14 people.
It was actually good to have fewer people, because the more people there were, the more troublesome it would be to make a teleportation array like this. Now that there were three people missing, the teleportation array could be completed at least half an hour earlier.
Now that everyone was no longer in the mood to explore the surroundings, they all sat silently at the side and watched Liang Lidong and Barbara busy themselves. Very quickly, several hours passed. The magic array was completed, and all that was missing was the energy core to activate it.
Liang Lidong took out the Pseudo-Fallen Emperor Sword from his backpack and used the tip of the sword to pick up three pieces of divinity. These pieces were very transparent, much more beautiful than pure colorless crystals. The more beautiful something was, the more dangerous it was. Only characters above level 15 could touch the divinity core with their bodies. Otherwise, the consequences would be very serious, like the officer who tried to pick up the Battle Angel's lightsaber.
Gavin turned his head, unwilling to see the Battle Angel's divinity core being used. The others, on the other hand, turned around. They had been in this world for more than ten hours, and apart from drinking some ice water, they hadn't eaten anything else. Now they were starving and wanted to go home as soon as possible.
The divinity core, which emitted a white luster, was placed in the center of the magic array. After a brief flash, the dim magic lines of the magic array slowly brightened. Liang Lidong stood next to the magic array and felt it for a while. After a while, he said, "No problem, the magic array is operating normally. We can go home now."
As soon as Liang Lidong's voice fell, the mayor's family of three entered the magic array first. After watching them disappear, their accompanying officer also walked into the magic array. A short while later, Katerina and the old Great Swordsman also brought their own people and, with the help of the magic array, carried out the plane transfer.
The fat man was almost the last noble to carry out the plane transfer. He told his men to go back first, while he stood next to Liang Lidong and asked, "Sir, you deliberately stayed behind to leave. Is there something you're hiding from us?"
With a slight frown, Liang Lidong said with an indifferent expression, "I can leave before you. How about you control the magic array yourself?"
Gavin was skeptical, but he couldn't afford to take the risk. He wasn't a spellcaster, and if he was left in this world without water and food, he definitely wouldn't survive more than two days. After thinking for a while, he stepped into the magic array and was teleported away.
Watching the fat man's figure disappear, Liang Lidong smiled slightly. He did have his own plans. This magic array was very complicated. Although Barbara could help lay the magic lines, she didn't know the purpose of each line in this magic array at all.
Under the teleportation magic array, he also hid an extremely small magic array. It didn't have any special abilities and was just a small magic waymark. As long as this waymark wasn't destroyed, it would be a piece of cake for him to return to this place in the future.
Although there seemed to be nothing here, in the eyes of a top player like Liang Lidong, there were treasures everywhere. The Battle Angel had a lot of divinity fragments, which were a lot of character EXP, although they could only be used after Level-15. In addition, the corpse of the Fire Elemental King was an excellent alchemy material. These grayish-black stones were excellent raw materials whether used to make weapons or armor.
There was also the Blade of Light. Although Liang Lidong didn't dare to use it now, he could use it after he reached Level-15 and became Legendary.
Liang Lidong adjusted his facial expressions, trying to make himself look calm, then he stepped into the magic circle and was teleported back to Winterwind!