Qi Ge knocked his head and felt a headache.
In order to prevent a war among all races in Titania, he made many preparations in the fortress, so many that even if a war among all races broke out, the losses could be minimized.
But now, the battle for supremacy among all races seems to be shifting to another place.
“If the war between all races breaks out in Avili, I dare not even think about it.
After all, the fortress has a special environment and is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
The defensive power of the city of Avili is far inferior to that of a fortress.
Although the elves' archers and mages are powerful, they are also fragile, and the training cycle is extremely long, so they cannot afford to die.
Among the entire barrier force, only the dwarves and the tree elves have outstanding defense and high health points.
But unfortunately, Lloyd, who was best at commanding tree spirits, rebelled.
I have not made sufficient preparations for the Barrier Force. The elders in the Elf Senate have bad tempers and are not very willing to listen to others. It is extremely difficult for me to take over the command.
There are also unknown forces planting nails in Avili, and there is also a risk of an outbreak.”
“The most troublesome thing is that the Tears of Yasha in the fortress are an illusion and cannot be created at all. As long as we can find a way to explain this, we can end the battle for supremacy among all races ahead of time.
But the Tears of Yasha of the elves, although small, are real!"
Qi Ge knocked his head.
“Now we must not dispel the rumor that the Tears of Yasha of the elves are small, we must completely deny the existence of the Tears of Yasha.
Otherwise it will only have the opposite effect.
"If you say it's small, then it must be small. Maybe it will grow bigger in my hands."
'Others may get the smaller one, but I may not. I have to try it first.'
The battle for supremacy among all races officially launched by the Mother Goddess is a simulated battle in which no one will die, but she is afraid that those bastards will be like in her previous life and want to clear out the guys who may pose a threat to them before the battle for supremacy among all races begins.
No, I must find a way to prevent the war of hegemony among all races.
There are two ways. One is to help Lloyd and the others use up the Tears of Little Yasha before others find out the truth, or I can simply ask someone to help use it up.
In short, use it up in time!
The second is to throw another smoke bomb to divert other people’s attention.”
Qi Ge looked at the bustling army cleaning up the Chaos Sea and a plan came to his mind.
"It's time for my army of bards to take the stage.
You all like to grab the Tears of Yasa, right?
Let you grab as much as you want!"
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Crash!
The heavy rain poured down like countless sharp arrows shooting from the sky, hitting the rocks and soil, splashing water.
The lizard people seemed to be accustomed to this. They had thick and well-sealed scales and let the rain wash over their bodies without any panic on their faces.
Their double-layered eyes were not affected at all by the rain, but their vision became clearer.
Every lizardman seemed very excited, as if they were enjoying this carnival of nature.
At this time, in the tavern of the Lizardman Village, two Lizardmen with bows and arrows on their backs were discussing enthusiastically:
“Have you heard?
The Church of Poseidon has issued a call to clear the Sea of ​​Chaos, and all forces and races in the Yasa world can participate.
The force or race that contributes the most to clearing the Sea of ​​Chaos will receive a Tear of Yasha from the Mother Goddess."
"Of course I heard about it. Those bards have been singing and playing like crazy lately. How could anyone not hear them?
I have that song memorized.
“When the Sea God rises, Chaos dies.
Heroes gathered in the hall.
Cloud whales fly and waves pile up.
Yasha's tears fell into the abyss.
The races are like the ocean.
Destroy chaos and gain fame.
Sea snakes emerge and sea cities rise.
The tenth force emerged from the sea.
The wind and thunder are roaring, and the nine seas are turning upside down.
A new god appears, and the world changes! "
"Hey, you can really sing."
"That's it." The lizardman looked around twice with a sly look, moved closer to his companion, and whispered:
"I'm going to tell you a secret, but you must not tell anyone else.
I gave the singing bard some tips, and the bard said that except for our fortress, all the nine major forces have sent troops to the sea!"
"Ah! How can this be? Our fortress is so powerful in naval battles, how can we still fall behind?"
"Our fortress is also recruiting warriors who dare to fight against Chaos. I'm about to sign up!"
"Sah! Take me one!"
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"I gave some tips to the singing bard, and he said that all the nine major forces, except our tower, have sent troops to the sea!"
"Except for our base..."
"Except for our castle..."
"Except for our barrier..."
Obviously, no one from the nine major forces sent any troops, but with the vigorous propaganda of countless bards, the lie that was repeated thousands of times became the truth.
No one wants something as important as the Tears of Yasa to fall into the hands of others, especially hostile forces.
As Queen Catherine, the Thunder City Council, King Talos of Titania, and Dragon Queen Moril successively issued orders to aid the Church of Poseidon, all nine major forces began to move.
Countless warships rushed into the ocean like dumplings, and headed towards the Sea of ​​Chaos under the guidance of mermaids and sea monsters.
Even the stronghold forces without fleets sent Thunderbird troops as assistance.
The nine major forces are all out, and the neutral races are naturally unwilling to fall behind.
Those neutral races are more eager for the Tears of Yasha than the nine major forces that already have the Tears of Yasha.
If you look down from the sky above the Yasa world, you can see countless black spots converging towards the Church of Poseidon from all directions.
A lot of energy of the nine major forces was diverted, so there were fewer troops that could be sent to the Hammondale area for reconnaissance.
But less does not mean nothing.
Any force that is a bit stronger would not choose to conduct reconnaissance on one of the two possible sources of news about the Tears of Yasa, but would conduct reconnaissance on both.
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The seven pigeons arrived at the [Quiet Village] near the Hammondale area.
What he saw and heard along the way made him feel a little heavy.
Lizardmen, orcs, giant-eared monsters, Medusa... He can see heroes of all races.
The elves have always been unwelcoming towards outsiders, but they don't reject them either, and they are not very responsible either. What a scumbag.
Therefore, the number of other ethnic groups living in Aveli is relatively small.
Now so many of them suddenly appeared, it can only be because of the news of Yasha's Tears.
There are not only investigators sent by the authorities, but also adventurers who come for bounties and rewards, as well as some arrogant people who hope to get the Tears of Yasa.
Just as Qi Ge entered the village, he saw a chubby master wild boar man shouting:
"Humph, they are all a bunch of eccentric people.
If the Tears of Yasha were so easy to find, everyone in the Yasha continent would have one already.
You all can go away now. With my red-skinned brother here, the Tears of Yasha will definitely be mine."
Seven Pigeons: ...
Boarmen, a branch of orcs, are the mortal enemies of gnolls.
There are two more famous types of boarmen. One is the boar rider riding a Gobi boar, and the other is the red-skinned boarman with red skin that looks like a roasted suckling pig.
Redskin Boarmen are good at making firearms, and like high-level gnolls, they can use a hand cannon that looks very much like a hand cannon to attack.
Qi Ge had heard about the red-skinned boar people before, because the entire tribe believed in the goddess of wealth.
Their special skill is that they can convert killed troops into gold coins, which is somewhat similar to Ke Ruoke's alchemy, but the effect is much worse.
As a price, they need to consume gold coins as ammunition every time they shoot.
At the same time, their entire race has a unique talent for gun manufacturing and can use basic ores and furnaces to knock out guns.
Behind that master-level red-skinned boarman hero was a large group of red-skinned boarman soldiers armed with muskets.
They blocked the entrance to the Quiet Village, baring their teeth, revealing their long and thick canines, holding submachine guns in their hands, and preventing other races from entering the village.
A gray-haired minotaur hero was leading his troops, confronting them angrily:
"How can this be justified! This is an elf village. The elves didn't stop us, so why should you stop us?"
The red-skinned hero glared at the other man, pointed at the unit card on his chest, and shouted:
"What? You don't accept? If you don't accept, I'll beat you until you accept it!"
"you!"
The minotaur shook his body twice angrily, then turned and left.
Behind him, the red-skinned boar man gave a provocative look and snorted disdainfully.
"Huh? Just left like that? That's not like the Minotaur's style."
Qi Ge curiously asked a nearby lizard man:
"Brother, I just got here. May I ask if you know what's going on here?"
“Shaha~ That boar man is a hero of the Church of Fortune. He occupied the [Silent Village] and didn’t let anyone in.
Several master-level heroes had challenged him before, but he had defeated them all.
Although he is only a master, he has a very strange combination of treasures that allows his wild boars to shoot 4 times per round.
If no legendary hero appeared, I'm afraid no one would be his match.
Even if a legendary hero comes out, it is unlikely that they will take action against him because of the Church of Wealth.
We all guessed that the Church of Wealth had sent people here, so the matter of the Tears of Yasha was definitely a sure thing this time.
Maybe, the Tears of Yasha were born in the [Silent Village]!"
Qi Ge was a little stunned for a moment. The attitude of this lizard man was to casually mention the Tears of Yasha, as if the existence of the Tears of Yasha here was something that everyone knew.
This situation is very bad, very bad.
This shows that the Tears of Yasha in the Hammonddale area have spread to a considerable extent, and even the NPCs no longer think it is a secret.
"Who on earth spread this news?"
Qi Ge frowned, he was now very worried that the events here were also a conspiracy.
"We must find the culprit as soon as possible."
Qi Ge said to the Lizard Man with a playful smile:
"Tears of Yasha? Impossible. How can such a precious thing be found in this place?
Brother, where did you hear this news? "
The lizard man looked at Qi Ge strangely:
"Shaha, you don't know?
There used to be a powerful Centaur tribe in the Hamondale area, with two heroic Centaurs alone.
Later, for some unknown reason, the Centaur tribe migrated, and a group of humans from Erathia occupied the place.
A month ago, those humans discovered a building that looked like an obelisk, exactly the same as the obelisk that appeared in the Phoenix Vortex.
Everyone says that the Tears of Yasha will be born here soon."
Seven Pigeons: ...
grass!
I sat up in shock from my dying illness, and realized that I was the culprit again.
"Have you seen the obelisk yourself?"
"How could that be possible? If I had seen it with my own eyes, I would not be looking for evidence here. I would have gone back to claim the reward long ago.
Everyone says that this obelisk was hidden by Farouk, the human commander of the Hammondale region."
The lizard man stretched out his fingers, rubbed them towards the seven pigeons, and said:
"Siha, you asked me so many questions, it can't be in vain, right?"
Qi Ge's eyes narrowed as he suddenly realized what was going on. He immediately took out a small bag of gold coins and stuffed it into the lizard man's hand.
"Brother, do you have any confidential information?"
"Sha! Sha! Sha!"
The lizard man weighed the gold coins in his hand and was shocked.
"so much?"
"Not much, just 50..."
"50 isn't enough?! It's enough for my family of three to live on for two months."
The Lizardmen showed great respect to the Seven Pigeons:
"Boss, I do have some confidential information. Come on, let's talk about it here."
"Yes, please."
Before leaving, Qi Ge looked at the red-skinned boar man suspiciously.
“The Church of Fortune… If the news of the Tears of Yasha has been spreading for so long, then his actions may seem like he is trying to drive away these adventurers, but in fact, he is just adding fuel to the fire.
This will not only easily cause conflicts, but also make others more likely to believe that there are Tears of Yasa here.
Could it be someone sent by Hoff and Erni?
No, I’ll have to ask later.”
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…
Qi Ge followed the Lizardmen into a jungle, where a large number of trees had been cut down. Many Lizardmen, humans, and orcs had built a temporary camp here.
When the Lizardman came back, many people in the camp greeted him warmly. It can be seen that his status in the camp is not low.
The Lizard Man introduced the Seven Pigeons:
“This is a long-term camp built by adventurers like us who are sure that there are Tears of Yasha here.
With our strength, we dare not even think about the Tears of Yasha.
So our goal is intelligence.
Most of us here come from different camps, and we have been exchanging our findings with each other and helping each other during investigations.
Once we find reliable evidence that there are indeed Tears of Yasha here, we can go back at the same time and collect the reward together."
"Oh, I see."
Qi Ge suddenly realized.
Intelligence is just like seeds and websites. You have one, I have one, and if we exchange them, we both will have two.
Big people have their own strategies and tactics, and small people have their own survival wisdom.
These adventurers who help each other can achieve mutual benefit in most cases.
Qi Ge followed the lizard man into his wooden house.
He closed the door, leaned closer to Qi Ge, and took out a piece of purple glass.
“Boss, this is what I dug up at the place where the obelisk was found.
I am short-sighted and cannot recognize what this is, nor am I sure if it has anything to do with the Tears of Yasha.
Take a look and see if you need it. If you do, I will sell it to you for 150 gold coins."
When Qi Ge saw the purple glass fragments, his heart almost skipped a beat.
But he still pretended to be very calm, picked up the glass fragments, played with them in his hand for a while, and put them back.
"This looks like ordinary glass."
"Glass?"
"Oh, there may be a little bit in Titania, but there are a lot of them in Bracada. It's a thing made of burned sand. It looks like a gem, but it's not worth much."
"is that so?"
The lizard man's tail drooped limply on the ground, looking a little depressed.
“I have always thought this was some kind of treasure and have treasured it for a long time.
Forget it, with your fifty gold coins, I won’t have to worry about the cost of my child’s advancement.
I might as well go back to Titania."
"Well. Okay then. Be careful on your way. Do you have enough money for the trip? If not, I can buy some from you if you have other information."
The lizard man scratched his head and took out the piece of purple glass again:
"Boss, this is really worthless, you really don't want it?"
"What else?"
Qi Ge looked at him strangely, then suddenly realized:
"Oh, you want me to buy this to prove my financial ability before you tell me the top-secret information, right? Okay."
Qi Ge took the glass fragments in his hand and threw 300 gold coins over.
“Half for glass, half for intelligence.
Just tell me what you have to say. "
"Sha!!"
The lizard man opened the purse and looked inside, shaking with excitement.
"Big Boss! You really are a big boss! Thank you so much.
Boss, my village is right next to the Misty Swamp, it’s called Rot Pond Village.
Boss, if you come to visit my village in the future, just tell me my name, Harvis, and I will definitely treat you well.
I do have some news, but I haven’t confirmed it yet.”
After receiving a generous tip, Harvest whispered to Qi Ge:
“I heard that the Tears of Yasha are in the possession of Lloyd, another commander in the Hammondale area. He is currently being blocked near Vining City by the Undead Witch Jenny, the Griffin Commander Edrick, and a large group of messy scouts.
The situation there is too chaotic, and adventurers like us have no way of getting close."
"Oh~" Qi Ge narrowed his eyes meaningfully.
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…
Qi Ge looked at the glass in his hand.
When heroes and players use identification methods to identify magic crystals, they will only identify [Purple Stone].
The identification result was not wrong. It was indeed just a piece of purple stone, but it was a stone that fell from the obelisk.
Qi Ge calls it the magic crystal.
The obelisk is the most solid thing in the entire Yasa world.
Even demigod-level magic couldn't cause the slightest damage to the obelisk.
There is only one way to leave fragments of the obelisk, and that is to capture the obelisk.
The obelisk will disappear quickly after being conquered, but if someone is destined to have a connection with the obelisk, they can dig up fragments of the obelisk at the location where the obelisk disappears.
This "fate" is very metaphysical.
Some people can never find anything no matter how hard they dig, while others may find it just by turning the soil over.
Just like the magic crystal was in a quantum state before it was discovered, it required special people to observe it in order to collapse it from the void into reality.
Once the obelisk fragments collapse into reality, they will no longer disappear and can be traded, robbed, and used by anyone.
As long as he injects enough magic power into the fragment, it will guide him to the next obelisk.
Only those who conquer the initial obelisk and possess magic crystals can know and find the next obelisk.
Otherwise, the obelisk would be like a magic crystal, in a mysterious state where it could not be discovered, observed, or touched.
However, for Qi Ge, even if he obtained the magic crystal, he would not be able to use it.
Because the conditions for using the magic crystal are the same as the triggering conditions for the obelisk quest:
First, heroes with legendary strength or above.
Second, it has received unconditional support and full recognition from more than 7 [military groups].
Unconditional support means that the population’s reputation reaches revered, and full recognition means that the population’s favorability reaches 100.
Third, individuals who are judged by Mother Yasa to be beneficial to the Yasa world.
The first condition is to eliminate the seven pigeons.
Of course, not many people in the entire Asian world know these three conditions, otherwise there wouldn’t be so many lucky people who come to get involved in this matter.
But the fact that it cannot be used does not mean that the magic crystal has no effect on Qi Ge.
Magic crystals can serve as proof of the appearance of the obelisk, and can also be used to test whether the Tears of Yasa have been obtained.
Qi Ge injected his own magic points into the magic crystal. His magic points dropped rapidly, but the magic crystal did not react .
It was not until Qi Ge input 100 magic points that the system prompt sounded.
【System prompt: Use failed. 】
“It’s a failure in usage, not that the obelisk has been captured.
This shows that the Tears of Yasa have indeed been taken out.
Lloyd is pretty fast.”
Qi Ge looked towards the direction of Vining City and said to himself:
“If I remember correctly, Lloyd in his previous life placed the Tears of Yasha in Vining City, which allowed the Hammondale region to achieve independence.
In his previous life, the only obstacles he faced were Roland's useless subordinates.
But in this life, the enemies he has to face are much stronger than those in his previous life.
Neither Jenny nor Edrick are easy to deal with, and there are so many soldiers and heroes from other forces that have come in...
Hiss, when I think about it carefully, the other forces that intervened were because I abducted the Centaur tribe.
Jenny and Edric came to the Harmondale area because I used a trick to move them away.
Isn't this all about me?!
If Lloyd dies and does not use the Tears of Little Yasha, the Tears of Yasha will regenerate an obelisk at the original location.
This time, I wonder how many people will die in order to seize ownership of the obelisk.
Really, it was all my fault.
It’s outrageous. I’m the mastermind behind this again?
Well, why should I say again? "
Qi Ge rubbed his forehead:
“After all, this incident has something to do with me, and I have to find a way to help Lloyd.
But before that..."
Qi Ge took out the conch and contacted Ernie.
"Hello. It's me, Her Majesty Ernie. Is Pope Hof with you?
Yes, that's good. Here's the thing, I want you to help check something...
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Hmm, it has been confirmed that the Church of Fortune did not send wild boars to the Hammondale area, right?
Um.
OK, I got it.
No, no, no, you don't need to help me, I can handle it.
It's enough to know that they are not sent by us and won't cause any misunderstandings.
Yeah, yeah, okay."
Qi Ge put down the conch and his face darkened.
“It’s really not sent by the Church of Wealth.
There is indeed something wrong with that red-skinned boar man.
Is it just pure stupidity and arrogance... or..."
The first thing that came to Qi Ge’s mind was the force hidden in the dark.
"Could it be someone from the organization that injured the thief uncle?
No, I have to confirm it.”
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“Hmph…”
The boarman leader sat in front of the table, his entire body covered with sticky oil, especially his bright red belly, which looked as bright as a freshly roasted suckling pig in the greasy glow.
"ah!"
The boar man bit off a piece of meat fiercely, chewed it in two or three bites, and swallowed it down together with the skin, meat and bones. The table in front of him was already a mess with the eaten food in pieces.
Around the boarman leader, his boarman subordinates were also enjoying a table full of delicious food like him, except that his subordinates sat at a table of eight, while he sat at a table alone.
“It’s so rich here, with dull elk and fat rabbits everywhere in the forest.
Occasionally there would be wolves to provide additional food.
It's a waste to give such a territory to those elves who always eat vegetarian food."
"That's right, compared to our barren Gobi Desert, this place is simply a kingdom of God. I don't want to go back to the Gobi Desert for even a second."
"Even if we can't get the Tears of Yasha, it's good to be able to grab a territory here."
“Fool, all this food can’t fill your mouth.
Now the elves and humans are unable to get away. If we still dare to occupy this place when Avili and Erathia are free, we will be courting death."
"Huff! Huff."
As the boar leader spoke, the wild boars fell silent and continued to enjoy their food, but they were obviously in a much lower mood.
Seeing this, the wild boar leader slapped the table and said loudly:
"Why are you all so dejected? If you just follow me and work hard, you will have everything in the future.
I tell you, as long as we do this job well, we will be able to live a life without worries about food and clothing even in the desolate Gobi Desert in our hometown.
If I can earn enough gold coins, I will take you to settle in Erathia, and you can eat like this every day."
"Hmph! Chief Lunajak is wise!"
"Chief, our lives belong to you."
After boosting morale, Runajak snorted with satisfaction, took another bite of the meat, and chewed it with a crunching sound.
While eating, he accidentally glanced at the meat in his hand and discovered that the venison he had been eating had turned into his own head.
"ah!!"
Runajak shouted excitedly and threw the head in his hand away.
"What's going on?"
He raised his head and looked around. All his brothers had lost their heads. The broken parts of their necks had turned into mouths, which were holding their heads and gnawing on them fiercely.
"hiss!!!"
A chill ran from Runajak's pig tail all the way up his spine.
He was so scared that he fell to the ground, looking extremely terrified.
"Chief, what's wrong with you?"
At this moment, he saw all his men holding their bloody heads and looking at him. Some of them had stood up, revealing their big grinning mouths on their necks and looking at him.
"Don't come over here! Don't come over here!"
Runajak raised the gun at his waist and threatened these terrifying beings who were his subordinates just a second ago.
"Stay away from me! Who are you?"
"Chief, what are you talking about? We are your people."
One of his subordinates took a half step back in confusion. As he was talking, his chest suddenly split open, and a five-petal mouth full of sharp teeth bloomed on his chest like a flower.
"ah!!"
As soon as Runajak closed his eyes, a huge fear surged into his heart.
He pulled the trigger hard and fired five shots in a row.
The surroundings suddenly became quiet.
Huh? I only shot them five times and they were all killed?
Lunajak mustered up his courage and slowly opened his eyes.
A pile of bloody pig heads were stuck to his face, and maggots kept crawling out of the empty eyeballs.
“Gah!!”
Runajak's eyes rolled back and he fainted from fright.
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Runajak woke up slowly and looked around.
He was now in a desolate and dark cave, with heavy rain pouring down outside the cave, and thunder and lightning.
Boom!
A sudden thunder and lightning rang out, illuminating Runajac and stretching his shadow very long.
"What happened to me? Oh, I was having dinner, and my subordinates suddenly turned into monsters .
Why? What happened? "
"Are you awake?"
At this moment, a hoarse voice, as if there was a leak, came from behind Runajak.
He quickly turned his head and saw a figure wrapped in a tattered black robe standing behind him.
“Master… Master!”
Runajak quickly turned around and half-knelt on the ground.
"Master, did you save me? Where are the rest of my tribe?"
"I don't know. When I arrived at the Quiet Village, I only saw you fainted in the tree house.
None of this matters. How have you done with the task I assigned to you?"
"Master, Master!"
Lunajak seemed very anxious and said quickly:
“Master, don’t worry. I have captured the elves and humans in the Quiet Village and are sending them back to the base urgently.
Now the entire Quiet Village is under my control.
As long as Lloyd dares to come to rescue people, I will definitely find a way to keep him and inform the master. "
"What else?"
“And…oh, Master, I have spread the news that there is the Tears of Yasha here, and the effect is very good.
When there are enough people here, I will announce in the name of the goddess of wealth that the Tears of Yasha really exist, and I guarantee that Avili will be in chaos. "
"What else?"
"And... and..."
Runajac was a little confused:
"Master, didn't you just give me two tasks?"
"Huh?! Have you forgotten my orders? Damn it!"
"No, no, no! Absolutely not, Master! I am loyal to you."
Runajac pleaded:
"Master, don't kill me, let me think about it, let me think about it."
"Oh, right. I remember now! Master, Princess Malodiya did not come to Hammondale. She is still at the Golden Dragon Summit.
I can't really help you in catching Malodia."
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In the Quiet Village, Qi Ge looked at the picture emerging in the mirror and took a deep breath.
Around him, a large group of wild boar people were already fast asleep on the table.
He closed the mirror and looked at the wild boar people with an extremely cold gaze.