Returning from the abyss

After the team members stuffed the dead starfish into a storage bucket and loaded it into the vehicle, Lu Ning took a look inside.

There is still a lot of space in the vehicle for loading cargo, and there are actually quite a few storage boxes they brought with them. They already contain a young demon and a monster corpse. Lu Ning always had a hunch that this place might not be full when she returned.

However, the surprise belongs to Helenzo anyway, so what does it have to do with her? She just needs to focus on getting the job done.

Later, when I walked through the foggy area, I didn't find anything strange again. Lu Ning also investigated and found that the person who created the new fog still didn't show up.

There is a demon, but he is very alert.

It took another day for the vehicle to break out of the fog area. As the white fog that blocked the vision dissipated, the forest began to become sparse, and it was estimated that it would soon leave the scope of the Smoker's Forest.

The Hermit Valley is not far from the Smoker's Forest, but Lu Ning is not in a hurry to go there now. One reason was that she needed to be cautious about the situation in the forest, and another reason was that she had to check the situation on the southern continent first.

When Lu Ning first chose the location, he roughly took a look at the situation on the entire continent. Since the main territory of the angels is in the north, the disaster here is naturally severe. But the south was not without its disasters. The collision between the air fortress and the flying demons happened no matter where it was. Even Lu Ning had a deep memory of a large piece of dark red land in the southwest.

She wasn't too worried about the environment here, even though the phantom team said the road was basically safe.

Christine's research has clarified the racial origins of this world, and the innate talents of the eidolons also mean that their spiritual energy is not completely sealed.

Lu Ning's current ability, which has to open a hole in his mind to activate it every time, may be easily triggered by the Phantom Clan. Their spirits can be connected together, making the spiritual sea wider, but it also means higher instability.

When approaching the Hermit Valley, Lu Ning even felt a pressure. This was purely quantitative pressure. She had always faced high-quality spirits before, but she had not had much exposure to such large amounts of spirits that were almost undefended.

"You all remember the tradition of the Phantom Clan, right? We must pay attention when we enter the Hermit Valley."

The social structure of the eidolon tribe is different from that of other races. Humans and elves belong to the traditional royal structure, orcs and orcs are close to tribes, and demi-humans and elemental beings are wanderers without a formal organizational form. But the Phantom Clan is like a family.

Except for real parents, their tribes call each other by brothers and sisters, or by the position the other person holds. In any case, the most powerful ones in a phantom group are the "eldest brother" and "eldest sister".

Yi Mo, who came to Shenghui City, did not give a clear introduction to his eldest brother and sister. This was also the tradition of the Phantom Clan. He was not allowed to introduce the detailed information of his eldest brother and eldest sister to others without permission.

However, the Phantom Clan does not require outsiders to respect their elder brothers and sisters as much as they do.

After climbing over two high slopes, you can already see the Hermit Valley under construction. There are a large number of plants unique to the Phantom Tribe growing in that place, and the beautiful fluorescence can be seen even during the day. Lu Ning felt the strong and frequent spiritual communication here, which was the network built by the Phantom Clan.

"Arrived safely." Lu Ning gestured, "Let's get closer and take out the signal device."

There are many emotional reactions in the spiritual sea of ​​Hermit Valley. Some negative mentality has been almost resolved, but more of it is a positive mentality. After Lu Ning adapted to the pressure of the spiritual sea, she could also feel the comfort in it.

After approaching the Hermit Valley, there was an echo on the signal transmitter. This is a proof device specially made by Yimoye. The information has been transmitted back through the proprietary network. Lu Ning and others easily passed the first level of identification.

The second level is pollution identification. Hermit Valley still has very strict screening methods for outsiders. A forest of blue plants formed a circle of filters. Lu Ning also saw the third pollution purification technology besides Chen Geng and Ling Ri. Any pollution from gods and demons would be dissolved by this piece of blue and converted into energy for plant growth. nourishment. If the little demon on the vehicle wasn't locked in a storage box, it would probably be gone in a few seconds.

As expected, the strength of any ethnic group cannot be underestimated. Although the Phantom Clan who went to Chen Geng were very low-key, their development of their own magic was completely comparable to that of Chen Geng without Jun Ying and others.

Finally, Lu Ning got her wish and met her eldest brother Laplace and eldest sister Metatian in the Hermit Valley.

Both of them were in their prime of life, and in terms of the impression left on Lu Ning when they first met, he was no less impressed than Helenzo.

Laplace is a shrewd but tolerant man, with extensive knowledge and good insights in all kinds of knowledge. He can bring a high sense of stability to the tribe. Any confusion or question can be found in him, and Laplace Lars was always forthcoming with answers.

Metatian is a smart and action-oriented person. She handles all projects of the clan. She can always find a suitable position for everyone and is willing to help every brother and sister. For most of the eidolons, they don't need to think about the future at all, because Metatian has already prepared everything.

After Lu Ning talked with them and got to know them a little bit in the Hermit Valley, she almost understood why the Phantom Clan respected these two people so much. Although they are called eldest brother and eldest sister, they are already called biological father and mother.

At the reception banquet in the evening, Lu Ning finally met her main target this time.

Eliza's status in the Hermit Valley was also very high, just lower than that of her elder brothers and sisters. Since Lu Ning had received the highest level of reception before, he was not able to see her.

But at the dinner, all the important people came. During the introduction, Lu Ning heard that Eliza's title was "chief designer."

There weren't many people at her level, but Lu Ning didn't care that much. It would be better to leave things like diplomacy to specialized personnel in the future.

After dinner, she finally found Eliza.

"Hello." Lu Ning handed Yimoye's signal device to Eliza, "You are also an instructor, I'm glad to meet you."

"I've heard about your story." Eliza smiled, "Is there any trouble on the way? Imo also tried to avoid the dangerous areas of Smoker's Forest when he went there. I don't think we can find out the real problem this way. Come."

"Some minor issues." Lu Ning said easily, "I will talk to Laplace and Metatian about the more official matters. These are all matters between organizations, but when I came here, I also had other issues. I have something to tell you in private."

Of course it’s just about tourists.

Both Jun Ying and Christine still abide by the rule of announcing the results to the outside world after the laboratory results are released. Even though the scientific research progress is already speeding up, it is still within the normal speed range for tourists.

But for tourists themselves, there are not so many restrictions. Similar world intelligence may not be clear to newcomers, but as long as instructors get enough information, they can roughly guess what is wrong with the world.

Lu Ning refined the information that Chen Geng and the tourists on both sides of Ling Ri had learned, and told Eliza about it. Eliza was not surprised after hearing this. Instead, she pondered for a while and said, "There is a problem with the underlying rules of the world. This is quite difficult even in a fifth-level scenario."

"Oh? Can you tell me in detail?" Lu Ning asked.

Eliza smiled and said: "It seems that the teacher has not given you any more instruction in this area. But in her opinion, if you can handle this scenario with ease, then there will probably be no problem in other scenarios."

"This is indeed what instructor Junying would think." Lu Ning nodded in agreement.

"Well, actually this is not a secret in Level 5." Eliza thought for a while and said, "In the Level 5 scene, in addition to the traditional classification according to the type of tasks, for the Level 5 tourists, for the most powerful group of tourists He said that he prefers to distinguish by crisis type."

The type of crisis does not fully reflect the difficulty. After all, the strength level of tourists has always been adapted to the scene. But for high-level tourists, this is an important reference for weighing which level of problem their best performance can solve.

"It's actually very simple. For example, serial killers in cities, countries whose conflicts are becoming increasingly difficult to reconcile, and being attacked by cosmic creatures. Even if supernatural forces are added to these, they are basically categories that tourists can deal with on their own, so they are classified You can try this level now." "Huh? What level did you just say?"

"You can try it."

"Is the naming of this classification so careless?"

"Because it's not like the task classification method needs to give low-level tourists a unified indicator. It's an internal usage of the fifth-level bosses, but it was later called out. The newcomers will not ask the bosses for the name. Shall we change our calling habits?"

It makes sense, Lu Ning accepts it.

"Then there are abnormal disasters, the resurgence of local gods or legends, visitors from outside the region, and some that involve transcending the current time and space. These are a bit difficult, and these are taken into consideration at the level of strength."

"Does that mean you have enough strength to get through?"

"Yes. As for the third one, it is the current situation. When there are problems with rules, logic, cause and effect, etc., it is basically difficult to find entities that can be targeted. Just try your best to get the level."

Lu Ning was still a little surprised by the mental state of the person who originally invented this set of naming rules.

"There is another level that involves chaotic scenes, connecting multiple worlds, and even scenes that involve narrative. There may be real creators or modifiers behind it. This is the level of leaving quickly."

"Very... reflects the essence." Lu Ning carefully selected the adjectives.

"Haha, a fifth-level veteran can understand it with just one sentence. In addition, the teacher may not tell you. She is not used to using these terms herself, and she probably doesn't want to teach others about them." Eliza joked.

"She doesn't usually need to communicate." Lu Ning thought about Jun Ying's situation.

"After all, this is now a habit of many tourists in Level 5, and it is also commonly used by the new generation of Level 5 bosses. But for people who have come from the previous era, no matter what crisis is behind them, they will give it a try, right?"

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"Jun Ying, Jun Ying!"

Jun Ying, who was holding his head, suddenly woke up, and Yu Wenbin's voice came from the magic communicator.

"Yu Wenbin?"

"Are you dreaming again? Jun Ying, you have been dreaming more and more these days. Is this not common?"

"It's not common... after the death of the Death Star." Jun Ying said, "I rarely hear the whistling in the cracks anymore, let alone pray for any response. Why not regard it as noise?"

"This isn't like you."

"This is not like you, Yu Wenbin. The real Yu Wenbin will not worry about my mental state. He will only urge me to quickly clean up the toxins from the Death Star."

Jun Ying closed the communication, and the appearance of the room suddenly changed.

She stood on a burning avenue. She was deeply impressed by this place. The end of this road led to a temple. In the temple, two petitioners held the Death Star ceremony.

"Jun Ying..."

She saw someone staggering towards her.

"The petitioner can transform...himself into a designated god...through specific rituals..."

The man fell in front of Junying.

"Hex, don't talk."

Jun Ying himself did not speak, but the voice still appeared.

"It doesn't matter, I'm done."

The human body fell, and there were no more last words.

Jun Ying finally spoke.

"The first time we faced off against the Petitioner, there were fifteen people in the team, and nine of them were killed. Hex was just one of them, why not show all nine?"

"Because you don't remember."

A voice appeared behind Jun Ying. It didn't sound like a human voice, but rather like the roar of flames and metal.

"Aren't you a hero? A hero can't even remember his teammates now? In the depths of your memory, don't even leave their names?"

"Oh, but I killed those two petitioners with my own hands." Jun Ying raised his head and looked forward, "And this place has still been restored so vividly. The ruined scenery originated from our honorable battle, didn't it? ?”

"You concealed the fact that you could also hear the sound of the Death Star." The voice added, "If the Death Star had not died, you should have been one of the petitioners."

"First of all, I have achieved the level of worshiper no matter what. Secondly, I am really grateful to Zhulong for this matter, so I also volunteered to be the vanguard when clearing out the remnants." Jun Ying frowned, "Finally, I am not Hero, I’ve said this many times to many people.”

The flames and streets disappeared, darkness fell again, and a beam of light fell, illuminating the person in front of him.

speaker.

"But you chose to follow me." The speaker said with a smile. "They think you have fallen into despair. Several people you know are hoping that you can turn back."

"I didn't join the parliament with the speaker to rule like a tyrant. You are too imitating." Jun Ying shook his head.