From the names, we can tell the styles of the two cities. Lin Xiao chose to go to the left, the City of Glory.
This fork in the road seemed to be a dividing line. After entering the road to the City of Glory, the surroundings became less barren as we went forward. Although there were still a lot of weeds in the wild, they were getting shorter and shorter. If we stood a little higher, we could still see the shadows of buildings in the distance.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from the front. Two elite cavalrymen with guns came out from the bend of the road in front. When they saw Lin Xiao's undead army, they immediately stopped and picked up the horns beside their horses and blew them.
He quickly stopped his guard. Soon, several rows of spearmen came out from behind the cavalry. There were about a hundred of them. There were more than twenty archers behind them, and more than forty dwarves surrounded a human hero on horseback.
The hero looked up and down at the army of undead, and his eyes soon fell on the only human in the group of undead. His expression relaxed a little, but he was still a little vigilant and stretched out his hand from afar and said:
"This is the patrol team of the City of Glory. Unknown hero, please tell me your purpose!"
Lin Xiao replied:
"I am going to the City of Glory."
The patrolling hero said:
"The City of Glory does not welcome necromancers and heroes who command the undead."
"This is what I got by chance."
"You can go to the hero city of other camps, or disband your undead subordinates."
Lin Xiao looked at his skeletons and considered the decision to disband.
Anyway, they are all unwanted, so let's go the orderly route.
He took out the three elite spearman cards and consumed nine thousand gold coins to summon them all. Together with the 142 spearmen who surrendered before, there were a total of 442 spearmen.
After the replacement of the troops was completed, the patrolling hero no longer stopped him and instructed him how to go to the City of Glory.
Going forward along this avenue, there will be several forks in the road, leading to different places, but there are signposts at the intersections. In the meantime, you will pass through a mountain pass called the Holy Pass. After crossing the mountain pass, you will enter the other side. The City of Glory is built in the Holy Basin on the other side of the mountain pass.
According to the patrolling hero, it seems not very far, but in fact, the distance is quite far. I ran along the avenue for hundreds of kilometers before I found the Holy Pass mentioned by the patrolling hero, a majestic pass built between two giant peaks several thousand meters high.
The pass is only more than 200 meters wide, but it is as high as 100 meters. It is built of hard stone and covered with array patterns and magic auras.
When Lin Xiao was ten kilometers away from the Holy Pass, he received a reminder that magic was forbidden here.
The closer you get to the City of Glory, the more prosperous it is. There are villages or towns everywhere on the nearby plains, and occasionally you can see cities.
These are ordinary people's cities, or heroes' territories, but heroes stay in the City of Glory most of the time and rarely return to their territories.
There was no difficulty in entering the Holy Pass, and there was no need to pay the entrance fee. How could ordinary guards dare to embarrass the hero?
In this hero-dominated world, every hero is a natural noble, even if they don't have a territory. Heroes like Lin Xiao who have not yet joined a camp can go anywhere and get access. Even the Hell or Undead camps will welcome any hero who has not chosen a camp to serve.
Before entering the pass, he collected all his subordinates and left only four elite spearmen to guard the entry.
Entering the Holy Pass, a white cobblestone road extends to the distance. The road is clean and tidy, with trees planted on both sides. Below is a row of carefully trimmed flowers and plants along the road. There are some statues or fountains at intervals. Behind the flowers and plants is a leisure path. From time to time, you can see well-dressed civilians taking a leisurely walk. The
energy particles in the air are very dense. From time to time, you can see pillars of light and powerful energy fluctuations in the distance. From time to time, you can see heroes of various races riding tall horses or exotic beasts with their subordinates.
At the same time, you can tell whether the other party is a hero at a glance.
This is not the City of Glory yet, but just the outskirts of the City of Glory. Lin Xiao stopped briefly at the checkpoint and spent a gold coin to hire a guide to take him to the area where the heroes gathered. The
young guide led him along the main road, and walked a few kilometers to the right at the second fork in the road, and came to a small city surrounded by magic stone walls:
"Dear hero, this is where heroes often come."
Lin Xiao looked up at the high city walls and the large amount of heroic aura that could not be blocked by the high walls, nodded and paid the fee.
The young man happily took the gold coin and left. He came to the city gate and was about to leave the city when a human hero in silver armor rode a strong and fast horse and rushed out of the city.
He quickly stepped aside and waited for the fast horse to go ahead before entering the city. But just after entering the city, he heard a burst of horse neighing from behind, and then a voice full of surprise rang out:
"Glorious Lin Xiao?"
He also turned around in surprise. The knight had taken off his helmet, revealing an unfamiliar face. He hesitated:
"Who are you?"
The man got off the horse and smiled:
"You must not know me. I am just an unknown person. I was lucky enough to be closest to the entrance of the ruins and got there first."
"Oh"
but still didn't recognize him.
"Did classmate Lin Xiao just come in?"
"No, I came in the next day, but I just came to the City of Glory."
"That's a coincidence. Come with me and find a place to sit?"
"Okay!"
He readily agreed. It just so happened that he was unfamiliar with the place, and having an acquaintance would save him a lot of detours.
The two chatted as they walked. Through self-introduction, he learned that the young man came from Fanxing, which ranked more than 580 among the 800 higher education institutions. His name was Jia Sanyue.
Although the city is small, it has everything. The whole city is divided into four large blocks by a cross street. Each block has different functions. The southeast corner is the trade area. In addition to various official trading shops, there are also shops opened by heroes. Stalls can be set up freely on the wide street. Naturally, what is sold is related to heroes.
For example, resources, treasures, and even arms can be traded freely.
It's a pity that Lin Xiao's skeleton is a prohibited arm that is prohibited from trading in the City of Glory, otherwise it would be better to sell it.
The demon arm is also prohibited from trading. In addition, arms from other camps can be traded here.
In the northeast corner of the city is the barracks, where there are a large number of official barracks affiliated with the City of Heroes. Heroes can spend money and resources to recruit and purchase troops from there.
The southwest of the city is the forging area, where you can buy forged weapons and war machines.
The northwest of the city is the entertainment area, which has all the entertainment you need, including some indescribable services.
Jia Sanyue took him to a small restaurant in the northwest area and sat down. After ordering food and drinks, he said bluntly:
"Student Lin Xiao is the top sophomore in Huiyao this year. He will definitely stand out this time in the Wanxiang Ruins. I am also investing in advance to get a favor. I came here many days earlier and have figured out a lot of things. Student Lin Xiao, please feel free to ask any questions. I will tell you everything I know."
Lin Xiao was not disgusted by this directness and was not polite. He took a bite of the food and asked:
"First, tell me about the specific situation of this Glory City, and how we can quickly earn resources to accumulate strength and points."
Jia Sanyue also took a bite of the food and said with a smile:
"You asked the right question. As far as I know, this Glory City belongs to a branch of the Holy Temple Force among the forces in the world inside the Wanxiang Ruins. The city lord is a powerful demigod hero lord. The core city of the Holy Temple Force is Paradise City. I haven't found out the specific location yet, but I should be able to find out after staying here for a while."
"The way to earn resources is very simple. You can accept various tasks in the city. The best one is to go out of the city to kill monsters that are randomly refreshed within the sphere of influence, or patrol, or go to various dungeons within the sphere of influence, etc."
"However, the patrol gains are too low, and the randomly refreshed monsters are difficult to grab. The dungeon is too difficult after a few times, and after the hero has brushed it back and forth countless times, the income is no longer as high as the initial level."
"The best way is to explore unknown areas, or to brush those difficult dungeons. If you are stronger in the later stage, you can also attack the cities or heroes of the enemy camp. These methods can obtain high points and the plundered resources are also very rich, but they are very dangerous."
"Hmm"
Lin Xiao pondered for a moment, and asked:
"You came early, have you heard about the treasure?"
"I have heard of it!"
Jia Sanyue nodded and said:
"This thing is not a secret at all in this world. At least I have already obtained news about three treasures, and even know the coordinates."
"Ah!"
Lin Xiao was shocked.
"Do you think we really have to wait a year for it to refresh?"
"Isn't it?" "
Yes and no. The treasure that will be refreshed after a year is the Vientiane Treasure, but there were other treasures before that. Maybe you don't know the difference between them. Let me put it this way, both are treasures, but the treasure that will be refreshed after a year has the prefix 'Vientiane'. It is a unique treasure in this relic world, and the treasure you know now is just a treasure, without the prefix 'Vientiane'. Not only is it far less difficult than the Vientiane Treasure, the rewards inside are far less as well. But there is one good thing, the treasures you know now don't have the restriction of opening only one, you can grab a hundred in one go if you have the ability."
That's fine.
Lin Xiao suddenly became alert and asked,
"Do you know the specific information of these three treasures?"
"Hehe, I knew you were interested."
Jia Sanyue took a bite of food and smiled,
"It's okay to tell you, but I remind you not to touch it at this stage. No matter how bad the treasure is, it is still a treasure. We can't get in with our current strength."
"Okay, I'll pay attention."
"The three treasures are 'Undead Ruins', 'Treasure Bay', and Ogre Fortress. The coordinates of these three treasures are not secrets. You will see the marks on the map you buy later."
Lin Xiao was surprised and said,
"There are still marks? No one has opened this treasure?"
(End of this chapter)