Imagine the world

Chapter 569

In this search and rescue operation, Hua Zhenxing did not disturb Yang Tehong. For the sake of two students who went into the wilderness and disappeared without permission, the battle he put up was big enough, and there was no need to disturb his old man.

If old man Yang is willing to take the initiative to ask about certain matters, Hua Zhenxing will fully respect the wishes of other people's hometown; if old man Yang's family doesn't want to be nosy, Hua Zhenxing will not bother.His attitude towards the three old men was the same.

For the past six months, old man Yang has been opening a small shop at the entrance of the living area.Hua Zhenxing's knowledge now is not as good as before, and he understands some of the mysteries of the master's walking in the world, but he can't tell whether the old man Yang in the canteen is the deity or the incarnation.

Since he is an old man who runs a small shop, this matter has nothing to do with his old man.Hua Zhenxing was also taken aback when he suddenly received a system task at this moment. This should be Old Man Yang's reminder to him.

The old man Yang, who doesn't like to be nosy, suddenly meddled in his own business. It seemed that this matter was serious.But the "task" allowed him to find out the dark creatures, but it touched Hua Zhenxing's blind spot of knowledge. What is a dark creature, and what does it have to do with the disappearance of the two students?
If old man Yang wanted to explain, he would have been told in the system task. The reason for not explaining in detail was obviously to let him check it out himself.Fortunately, Hua Zhenxing has a lot of friends, and there are also many high-level friends among friends. If you don’t know, just ask the teacher.

He took out a phone and adjusted the settings, calling Ding Qi first.Teacher Ding answered quickly, with a somewhat surprised voice: "Xiaohua, what's the matter, are you looking for me at three o'clock in the middle of the night?"

Hua Zhenxing hurriedly explained: "I'm sorry, I didn't pay attention to the time difference! In fact, there is nothing else, I just want to ask you, what is a dark creature?"

Ding Qi: "Dark creature? I'm really not familiar with this, let alone what it is, I just heard the term. You can ask Master Bai, he should be much clearer than me.

I have only heard that there is an organization of Temple Knights in Cambistine, whose duty is to destroy dark creatures.You've been working with Gambisting for so long, and you don't even know about it? "

Hanging up the phone, Hua Zhenxing remembered that there was a special kind of existence among magicians, called black magicians, because they had fallen into darkness after studying black magic, and they had always been the wanted objects of Cambisting.

Six years ago, Hua Zhenxing had captured a great magician Ralfa in Wago Mining Industry. This person was the black magician wanted by Cambistine.

Hua Zhenxing also asked about the concept of demons. Old man Yang said that the remnants of life are demons, and Uncle Mo said that disasters in the world are demons.

Cambistine has a detailed definition of "black magic". The most typical one is that when obtaining magical powers, it is not allowed to cause harm to innocent people or even deprive them of their lives. Such power comes from the devil.

This is basically consistent with old man Yang's definition of "sorcery". For example, Hua Zhenxing practiced Yangyuan, but he could not absorb the vitality of others to practice.

The magician not only has to take an oath not to study black magic, but also has the obligation to stop it in time if anyone uses black magic to do evil. If it cannot be stopped, it must be reported to Cambistine immediately.These are also written in the wizard's code.

From the perspective of translation, no matter it is Alding, ancient Hebrew, or modern English used by Cambistine, black magic can be translated as "dark magic" in Dongguo, and black magician can also be translated as "dark magic". division".

Do dark creatures refer to black mages, or creatures that practice dark magic?Teacher Ding suggested that he ask Bai Shaoliu. Hua Zhenxing had a strong thirst for knowledge. After checking the time, he still dialed the number, but he was looking for Yue Gaole.

Yue Gaole answered the phone in time, and asked in surprise after hearing this: "Xiaohua, Director Hua, your Yangyuangu has more than one line of complete divine arts inheritance, and you don't know what dark creatures are?"

Hua Zhenxing: "If you don't know, you don't know, and no one told me. Locke and Lianna never mentioned it, and you never mentioned it to me. I just found out that Cambistine and Temple Knights, Specially responsible for eliminating dark creatures."

Yue Gaole: "You haven't even heard of the Knights of the Temple, have you?"

Hua Zhenxing said a word in Arding, and then asked: "If this is the Knight of the Temple, then I have heard of it. The ancestor of the Fulgan family, the great magician who left the book of inheritance, claimed to have once Is a temple knight.

But I don't know what the Knights of the Temple do, I thought it was just an honorary title. "

Yue Gaole: "The duty of the Templar Knights is not to communicate with the outside world, but to deal with people. We are partners. It is normal for you to have no dealings with the Templar Knights.

It is indeed an honorary title, but it is not easy to get this title. You need to make an oath and pass the test. Your cultivation level is at least equivalent to that of a great magician, and it is the most capable kind of great magician.

Locke's ancestor didn't have the temple knight's fighting skills inheritance in the book of inheritance, which he couldn't pass on without authorization, even if it was passed on to the descendants of the family. "

Hua Zhenxing: "Mr. Yue, I just want to ask what is a dark creature, is it a black magician? Or generally refers to a creature that has practiced black magic?"

Jogale: "Magicians are also humans, and humans are also creatures. Of course, they may also degenerate into dark creatures. Cambistine strictly prohibits the practice of black magic, because black magicians are as hateful as dark creatures.

But there is a strict definition of real dark creatures. There is a group of people in Cambistine, including me, who have always advocated not to expand the concept of dark creatures.

All kinds of evil desires flash in people's hearts, but it cannot be said that they have belonged to darkness.

However, there is one situation that is different. Evil desires have already occupied the soul and become the master of consciousness. The motives of their actions all follow a certain evil logic.

Human beings make mistakes and commit crimes, but normal people don’t exist just because of certain sins and only for certain sins.

But such a person is not the same creature as ordinary people, normal people, you and me. They have fallen into a dark world, and their way of existence and logic of behavior are different... Do you understand? "

Hua Zhenxing: "I understand the meaning, but I still don't understand it very well. Can you give a specific example?"

Jogale: "Strigoi, have you always heard of it? It is the most typical and representative dark creature."

Hua Zhenxing: "Vampires, do they really exist in reality!"

Yue Gaole: "You have a friend who set up the Wanbian sect to teach a bunch of monsters to practice. I have a friend who also carries a gourd with him, and uses it to smuggle people into the world. There are so many strange things, why can't they There are vampires?
It is impossible for you not to have heard of Blood Race. So many movies have been made, and some of them may be invested by themselves.The blood race in the movie is different from the real blood race, but it also implies a lot of truth..."

In various legends and stories, the blood race believes in eternal life in the dark, uses the ritual of first embrace to pass on the secret of eternal life, betrays the light forever, and embraces the people they love the most into the darkness together.

Legend has it that blood keeps them young forever, but this is actually a misunderstanding.They did not live forever because of blood-sucking. There is a hymn circulating in the blood race, which roughly reads:
All life will die, everyone will accept the judgment of the end, why don't you give me your life, blood flows into my throat, life continues in my body, I will replace you until eternal life.

According to Yue Gaole, blood-sucking is just a ritual of casting spells. There are two types of rituals. One is to pass on the secret of eternal life to the next generation of vampires, and the other is to extend the vitality of the killed person to one's own vitality.

Blood clans kill people in order to keep their vitality alive forever. They often don't suck the blood of the weak, but like to kill the person with the most vigorous vitality.

Depriving others of their lives to extend their own youth, it is said that the blood race has been cursed and can only move in the dark night.This is actually a misunderstanding, a metaphor that their identities cannot be seen.

Hua Zhenxing: "The so-called can only hide in the dark, so that's what it means?"

Yue Gaole: "Otherwise, what do you think? They look like ordinary people most of the time, but the reason why vampires are called vampires is indeed another kind of creature, obeying their biological instincts and behavioral logic.

Their physiques are peculiar, and most of them are mentally abnormal. They really hate the sun, and usually don't like being seen too clearly, but that doesn't mean they can't stand the sun and can't appear in broad daylight.

It's just that those newcomers who have just become blood clans really need a period of silence in the dark, which is to complete the transformation of their physique in the process of accepting the inheritance.

Perhaps because they all have such experiences, after they formally become a blood race, they often hate sunlight psychologically, and feel uncomfortable physically when it affects it. "

Hua Zhenxing: "Thank you, you helped me answer a lot of doubts...then how to distinguish the blood race?"

Yue Gaole: "As long as you meet, you will naturally be able to tell the difference, and you can tell the difference in your own way. In fact, for the blood race, it is better to tell the difference between the Yangyuan teacher.

The white board monks you cultivated in Yuangu, walking in the crowd are like lights in the dark, and they are like top-notch steaks made by top chefs, which will make them drool uncontrollably... Do you understand what I mean? ? "

Hua Zhenxing: "Yuanyuan Master will become the prey of the blood race?"

Yue Gaole: "Not only a nourisher, anyone in theory can become food for the blood race. However, there is a price for the blood race to absorb the vitality of others. Ordinary people whose vitality is not strong enough are not even enough to make up for the consumption.

In theory, the best prey for blood clans is of course monks. The higher the level of monks, the more delicious they are, but that also means the more dangerous, because hunting monks is too risky! "

Hua Zhenxing: "I understand, thank you sincerely!"

Yue Gaole: "Don't hang up the phone in a hurry. Have you encountered dark creatures or do you want to study dark creatures? I suggest that you should avoid black magic. It's too easy to make mistakes! If you encounter dark creatures, you need to help?"

Hua Zhenxing: "I'm just investigating the disappearance of two classmates. I suspect it's related to dark creatures, but I haven't found any specific clues yet. Don't bother Mr. Lao Yue. If you really can't figure it out and need help, I will speak up!"

Yue Gaole smiled: "Dark creatures can't see the light. It is impossible to openly confront you Yang Yuangu. You can only use secret poking methods. You have to be careful. I have another thing to tell you, why no one Tell you about the Knights Templar?
Because within the scope of the Luoba Alliance, there have been no traces of dark creatures for a long time, and this matter has something to do with Bai Shaoliu.You also know Gelin, Helen-Golin, last time Gambisting sent her as a plenipotentiary representative to discuss with you the affairs of Mengn Garden..."

Yue Gaole told a story about the past.When Hua Zhenxing was about seven or eight years old, a civil strife broke out in Cambisting, and as a result, the "dark faction" represented by the chief magician, Fotimo, was completely purged.

Of course Fortimo himself is not a dark creature, not even a black magician. Although he has also studied black magic, there are many divine arts he has studied and mastered, and the so-called black magic is only a small part of it. .

However, he and his disciples secretly cultivated a group of black magicians, which cannot be said to be collusion. There are several dark forces lurking in the world that they secretly cultivated to do all kinds of shady work.

The opportunity to trigger this civil strife was because Fortimo accused Helen and her daughter of colluding with dark forces, imprisoned them and prepared to execute them publicly.Bai Shaoliu brought people to a good show of robbing the execution ground, and snatched them away.

Bai Shaoliu took Helen's father and daughter and fled to the Green family's castle, with Dan Zicheng and a group of Kunlun monks helping him.Fortimo led a team of priests to attack, and someone blew a horn at a critical moment.

This horn can actually summon dark creatures, and the dark creatures on the continent of Luoba came from all over the country one after another, flocking to the castle like a tide.These dark creatures would not be able to distinguish the camps inside and outside the castle, and would only engulf both the attacker and the defender.

At that time, few people knew that Fortimo was the master behind the dark forces. Most of the priests who came with Fortimo were not black magicians. sin.

So the situation was reversed. The magicians who were attacking the castle relied on the castle and fought fiercely with the dark creatures that came rushing in. This battle almost wiped out the elite forces of Fortimo... …

When Yue Gaole talked about this past, he wanted to tell Hua Zhenxing why he had worked with Cambisting for so long, and he had neither dealt with the Temple Knights nor heard anyone mention dark creatures.

Because almost all the most powerful dark creatures on the Luoba continent were wiped out in the castle war that year.The dark creatures that hadn't arrived on the battlefield in time were also wiped out by Cambistine because their lairs were exposed.

There may still be dark creatures left on the Luoba Continent today, but the number must be quite rare, and they dare not expose them at all, so that they have disappeared for many years, and few people mention them again.

In today's world, there is almost no news of dark creatures.The best possible hiding place for those remaining dark creatures is probably the poor, chaotic and neglected Black Desolate Continent.

After listening to this story, Hua Zhenxing asked: "You mean, there is a horn in Zuohuai Mountain Villa, and blowing it can summon dark creatures? Then take this horn and blow it all over the world, or blow all the dark creatures. Are you out yet?"

Jogale smiled bitterly and said, "It's not as simple as you said! That thing can't be blown casually, it must be blown with the most restless desire, but it requires the trumpeter to have a clear state of mind amidst the restlessness.

The sound of the horn is inaudible, it is like a call from the depths of the soul, which can make those dark creatures restless and driven by desire.Moreover, its sound does not travel far and does not cover too large a place.

At that time, Kunlun monks assisted Bai Shaoliu, and asked an expert to use an artifact to continuously transmit the sound of the horn to various places in Luoba Continent, and at the same time calm the restless souls of ordinary people. "

Hua Zhenxing: "How far can the sound of the horn travel?"

Yue Gaole: "I heard that you are building the city wall of Zheyue Town. With your cultivation, if you can blow that horn, it will almost cover the range of the city wall of Zheyue Town... Do you have any questions? "

Hua Zhenxing: "The last question, can the blood race really live forever?"

Yue Gaole laughed on the phone: "With your vision and cultivation, how could you ask such a stupid question?"

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In front of the gate of the terminal, after hanging up the phone, Hua Zhenxing raised his eyes subconsciously and saw that there was an open parking lot in front of him, and there were landscape trees planted around the parking lot, which were tall oil palms.

Seeing the oil palm, Hua Zhenxing inexplicably thought of another person.This person also represents a certain type of people in the world, that is, the type of people who were overthrown during the establishment of the New Guli Kingdom. His name is Morrison.

Xia Yading was once a slave laborer rescued from a plantation by the New Alliance. Chen Weihu, a police officer of Dongguo and the vice president of Fangguan Development Group, was also a slave laborer in the same plantation, which was named after Morrison. down industry.

Chen Weihu was sent in by the gangsters in Banda City when he was investigating a transnational immigration fraud case, and Xia Yading was tricked into the plantation by the gangsters in Port Fiso when he was out looking for a job.

The most important crop on that plantation is oil palm.Oil palm is a commercial crop, its fruit can be used to extract palm oil, which is exported overseas as industrial raw material.

The plantation is on the outskirts of Port Fiso, where the local agricultural conditions are the best.The plantation has used almost all of the most arable, irrigated land there to grow oil palm.

There are many plantations in Jili State. In order to plant oil palm, a large number of trees are cut down and grasslands are burned. This not only consumes precious water resources, but also leads to the spread of desertification.

On the other hand, they did not grow food on the most arable land, which directly exacerbated the famine.How many people will die from the famine is not a question considered by the Morrisons. Anyway, people die every day in the local area.

The various archives of the original Jili Kingdom are quite incomplete, almost nonexistent in many places, so there are very few official records about Morrison, only that he is a descendant of the colonizers of the Yin Kingdom.

Morrison originally had dual citizenship of Jili and Pocket, and he himself lived in Pocket all year round.If you want to ask whether there are vampires among ordinary people?Then Morrison is it!

He has been greedily and ferociously sucking the blood of this world, including Xia Yading's, Chen Weihu's, and even Hua Zhenxing's, because Hua Zhenxing is also a member of this world.

Talking about the blood race and seeing the oil palm, Hua Zhenxing thought of Morrison inexplicably.According to Yue Gaole's introduction just now, there is often a kind of person around the blood clan, which can be translated into Dongguo language as blood servant or blood slave.

If Morrison is compared to a vampire, aren't the gangsters who served him back then equivalent to blood slaves?Some blood slaves may be forced, but more blood slaves are voluntary.

They regard the vampires as their masters, claiming to be loyal stewards or servants, driven by the vampires, and providing various services for the vampires.These blood slaves are often tempted by the secret of the blood clan's eternal life, hoping that one day they can also experience the ceremony and get the gift to become a blood clan.

In their eyes, the blood race is not an evil dark creature, but a symbol of nobility, strength, mystery, and elegance, and a noble existence that transcends all living beings.

Thinking of Blood Slave, Hua Zhenxing couldn't help but think of another series of stories, there are comics and movies, the protagonist is a master bat in a black cloak and a mask.

Beside this Master Bat, there is a loyal old housekeeper who is proficient in noble etiquette, and has been taking good care of Master Bat.

In many Western legends, bats are often used to symbolize the blood race.If Master Bat is a vampire, then the old butler is too typical a vampire.

The way the Bat master in the story redeems himself is to put on a cloak and a mask, and become a dark knight to catch criminals on the street.

In the imagination, Hua Zhenxing left the airport and came to Miri City along the highway, walking into this strange yet familiar city.

(End of this chapter)