The Age of Machines

Chapter 752 Prologue
Machine Age Guild.

Beixi walked out from the gate of the guild, all the way down the stairs.After three days of monster siege, the players finally got permission to go out of the city. Starting today, there will probably be no more sieges, except if there are players who trigger tasks.In Beixi's memory, the player's mission lasted for a month, a month's time, not only for the players to rest, but also for the players enough time.

The next siege will not be as simple as before.

Because the players almost went out, the city of Lele resumed its usual bustle.This kind of excitement only means that the number of players is at a balanced value, not as crowded as the previous two days.

Without getting into the crowd, Beixi walked around the statue of the God of War on the road, and walked down the stairs to the square below.

The sacred magic lamps are placed in the flower beds on both sides, which are small and exquisite, and not large in size.Shaped like a Rubik's cube, it has many edges and corners.After the players went online today, they discovered that there are many sacred decorations in the main cities, all of which are used to dispel the demonic energy covering the main cities.

Putting these things together will form a huge, powerful protective cover that protects the player in it.Players will also be affected by not seeing the sun all day long and constantly breathing magic energy.

When Beixi went online, it received a lot of news.One is Hubert's call, the other is the urging of the relic mission, and the third is the news from Broken Blade Grizzly.

Bei Xi thought about the degree to which the Broken Blade Grizzly and the others were familiar with the mark, so he probably could figure out one or two from the video.Regarding the matter of the Holy Paradise, so far no player from the Dark Empire has come forward to point out the imprint that flashed in the video from time to time. Beixi is actually not surprised.

Most of the videos on the forum are clips of the killing of the lord by the holy heaven, and those clips happen to rarely touch the imprint, and even if there are, they are blurred and unrecognizable.

The video Broken Blade Grizzly watched was specially sent by Beixi.One is to test the other party's attitude in the name of seeking evidence, and the other is to remind them that some things have reached the point where they cannot sit idly by.

Broken Blade Grizzly only gave Beixi one sentence: I will give you an explanation.

Beixi had too many things to deal with, and she didn't ask about it again. Now she was preparing to go to the imperial capital and talk to Hubert first.

The royal city of the imperial capital looks more splendid than ever.

Beixi walked up the four stairs, and there were many royal knights standing on both sides. He walked all the way to the reception palace. What Beixi saw was not just Hubert.

King Zhengtai on the throne, flanked by nobles in luxurious clothes, and the current presidents of major labor unions.To put it bluntly, it is the NPC of the player's professional union.

Not long after Beixi looked at it, he walked to a position ten meters away from the king, put his fist on his chest, and knelt down on one knee.

"Dedicate absolute loyalty to the Empire."

Beixi bowed his head slightly, and waited patiently while maintaining that movement after speaking.In front of these high-intelligence NPCs, even if a player has a wrong etiquette, wrong eyes, or wrong words, they will be made things difficult by the NPC, and they will not even be able to gain friendship.

Beixi is familiar with noble etiquette, and even more familiar with when to bow his head in front of NPC as a player.

"This is the devil-slaying hero Beixi, right?"

The one who spoke was the archer's instructor after the second turn, Lake Beya.A female NPC with long light green hair, wearing light armor, and carrying an ordinary wooden bow behind her back.That bow, Beixi has seen its appearance after it was unsealed.

"The hero is born in a teenager, and he has extraordinary abilities at a young age. It is my luck, Karans."

Beixi knew it was Morgan Reid from the Mechanics Union as soon as he heard the voice.Beixi couldn't help laughing in her heart, this NPC and her friendship were already at full value, with him around, the mission should go smoothly.

"Morgan, this is the same mechanic as you. Hehe, I thought that since those people died, the mechanic is only suitable for repairing our weapons."

"Shut up, Manny. You got me, I'll just put [Sk] in your mouth."

Manny Coul, one of the elders of the church, is also an NPC who is the current president of the pastor's union. [Sk], a small bomb robot.

As the words came out, there were laughter from nobles and others nearby.

"Oh? You can try, but I can guarantee that when you dare to do it, the mechanic will no longer be able to enter the imperial capital."

The hatred between the church and the mechanics lasted for a long time.It just started, and the atmosphere was drawn into an embarrassing situation, and then...

The head of the magician [Harry] said lightly: "The two presidents, please don't quarrel in front of the king. Now we need to talk about business."

Hubert smiled, "Now is not the time to bring up the enmity between the church and the mechanics. Right now, our enemies are all monsters. Speaking of which, when will the church be able to expel others at will without asking His Majesty the King? "

The conversation changed, and the topic was brought to Manny-Court.

The man smiled awkwardly, "I think before doing this, I will obey the will of the Lord and ask His Majesty the King for instructions."

In this discourse, the king is placed second, but there is nothing wrong with this remark.In this fantasy king, gods still cannot be profane.

The king must also retreat under this belief.

Morgan snorted coldly and said nothing.Hubert smiled faintly, and looked sideways at the king on the throne, "Your Majesty, this is the warrior I mentioned to you, and you have a relationship with him once."

"Get her up." Zhengtai's voice was somewhat cold.

Hubert's eyes fell on Beixi, "Please stand up, respected demon-slayer warrior."

Beixi got up slowly, but still lowered her head slightly.

Some noble NPCs value etiquette very much. Many players have suffered in this regard before. Beixi has a lot of experience. This situation will not trouble her.

The surrounding nobles showed satisfied smiles, it seems that they are not some countrymen who are ignorant of etiquette.

"Don't be too restrained." The king's tone was emotionless, "You are a hero who slays the monster lord, enough to be respected by everyone present."

Beixi was a little surprised, with his fists on his chest, slightly bent at 45 degrees, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Afterwards, Beixi raised his head and looked at the King Zhengtai. His eyes did not reveal any emotion, so Beixi could only move away, watching other NPCs from the corner of his eye.Seeing that there were no ones she was not familiar with, Beixi was also relieved.

"Hubert appreciates you."

Compared with the childishness of the first time they met, the king in front of him seemed to be starting to get rid of that immaturity, and began to gradually become colder, and eventually he was going to become a puppet completely controlled by others.

The interior of the royal family is too complicated. Bei Xi has never liked to touch these tasks. He has only read the introduction of related tasks before.

Beixi was about to speak, but the king said first: "I have heard about your deeds, you are very powerful. These days, I have been discussing with the ministers about dispatching troops, so I have time to summon you for rewards in the future. Call you here today, One is for the reward, and the other is to send troops to take back the town from the monsters."

Beixi felt the eyes of everyone around her turn hot.

"What reward do you want?"

Beixi was silent for two seconds, "Your Majesty, can this reward be used for the second thing?"

Beixi itself does not lack anything. If it is said that the most lacking thing now is the method of dealing with monsters.

"Oh?"

expressed puzzlement.

"Killing the lord is not done by me alone. If I claim this reward, I will probably be sorry for those warriors who died at the hands of monsters." Beixi felt helpless when he said this.However, in the face of NPCs, some words need to be considered.

"If His Majesty really wants to give a reward, I hope that the fighters who are currently killing monsters outside Karans can enjoy this favor."

As soon as these words came out one after another, they received a lot of praise from NPCs, and even the always mean [Kewente] couldn't stop praising them.

"what do you want?"

Beixi glanced at Manny-Court vaguely, "The influence of dark demonic energy on human beings is not just as simple as the body. If it is not stopped, once the soul is contaminated with demonic energy, human beings will mutate into human beings. Monsters may be a matter of time."

"The polluted soul still has the appearance of a human being, and it is even easier to hide, so it is really easy to enter and leave the main city, or the imperial capital. And even if the monster returns after a few days of ineffectiveness, and finally wanders in the hidden corner of the land, their own abilities Still a threat to fighters."

Hubert seemed to understand what Bei Xi wanted to say. "You mean...?" Although he knew it in his heart, Hubert would never say it directly.

Of course, Bei Xi could see this kind of knowingly asking, and she also knew that Hubert was on her side.

"Naturally, light is needed to deal with darkness."

The meaning of this remark could not be more obvious.

"I think the brave man's idea is very good." Hubia smiled softly, "If the divine power is well used on the battlefield, it will be easier for us to repel the monsters."

"I totally agree with Beixi's idea." Morgan stroked his beard and said with a smile.

The king nodded, "This proposal is excellent. In the current situation, the divine power has indeed played a great role."

Hubert looked at Manny, "The church should send more people to clear away the demonic energy and help the warriors outside to kill wandering monsters together."

Manny smiled, "This... In recent years, there are still many apprentices in the church who have not mastered the sacred power. If they are allowed to go to the battlefield like this, it is terrible that they are irresponsible to the soldiers."

This is not agreed.

The corner of Hubert's mouth twitched, "I remember that there are a lot of believers who enter the sacrificial hall every year, and the number of believers in the church is increasing year by year. Why, can't tens of thousands of people show up?"

"But we have already sent a lot of people to dispel the demonic energy near the major towns."

Beixi was speechless.

How much is two or three people? They are still low-level apprentices, who are completely invisible during the siege, and are extremely active once the siege is over.

This is not what Beixi wants. If the church really intends to continue like this, it may really be self-destruction.It's a pity that she didn't set these believers, people who exist in the church, and can't guess what will happen in the end.

"Master Manny, do you know that besides the main city and the imperial capital, there are many lands in Calans that are being invaded by monsters?" Bei Xi looked directly at him, without any fluctuations in his tone.

"of course I know."

"Then why did you only send people near the main city and the imperial capital? Speaking of which, when fighting monsters, it seems that I didn't even see the apostle you mentioned..."

"Manny, what's going on?" Hubert's tone was a little angry.

Other nobles also blamed it.Naturally, their blame was not focused on the safety of the soldiers, but they were worried that if the church's words and deeds were inconsistent, it would be extremely easy for monsters to invade here.

What they were worried about was that the monsters would harm them, so they naturally criticized the church's behavior even more severely.

Only now did Beixi understand why so many high-level NPCs from Karans gathered for a single mission.

Hubert did it on purpose.

Manny's position in the church was second only to the pope, so it was impossible for him to refuse such pressure.Nobles naturally have the ability to guide the thoughts of the people, and this timing is the most appropriate.

Manny suppressed a red face, and after a long time, "It's probably because the apostles below are being lazy. I will strictly manage it when I go back this time."

"Then about Beixi's proposal..."

"I will immediately go back to discuss with the Pope, and I hope His Majesty will not blame the church for this matter."

"My lord is too serious." The corner of the little king's mouth curled up, but his smile seemed a little stiff. "I don't intend to blame, and I hope that the apostles who are not good at handling things will be severely punished. Now is a critical moment. If the holy power can dominate the battlefield, the victory must belong to Karanth, and the people of Karanth will praise the power of God at that time. .”

"Yes. I'm going to ask the Pope for instructions."

"Go back."

Manny smiled, nodded to everyone, and then left in a hurry.

Beixi lowered his eyes. The reason why the nobles rejected the Church's sending troops at first was because they were worried that after this war, their reputation would once again rise to a level that they could not shake.

However, the embarrassment in this situation is for the players, and what the NPC wants has nothing to do with them.

The matter of awarding the reward has come to an end for the time being. As for sending troops to recapture the town, Bei Xi did not accept the task for the time being after talking with him.Her top priority now is to find the ruins and complete the task of the mechanical mother body.

That abyss door is extremely important.

After leaving the imperial city and walking out of the teleportation array, Beixi walked straight towards the library.

The ancient relics in the mission did not directly give their names. There are so many relic battlefields in this game. Regardless of activities or special areas, Beixi still needs to investigate to determine the direction of the mission.

Not much time, only two days left.

As soon as he arrived at the library, Beixi received a message from the raccoon cat, and after replying to someone, he stepped into the library and went up to the fourth floor.

I found the [Ⅸ] bookshelf based on my memory.

"If you remember well, there should be a book here that records all the relics..."

Bei Xi frowned, but he couldn't find the familiar magic book in a familiar place.

Could it be that she remembered wrongly?
Just thinking about it, a strange voice came from behind.

"Are you looking for this book?"

(End of this chapter)