Cataclysm King

Chapter 476 Qin Ru is coming

Not long after, Ji Xun walked out of Parkway Theatre.

When he stepped out of the theater, he let out a long breath of relief: "Huh!"

He glanced back at the scarlet curtain of the theater, and a solemn look appeared in his eyes.

Although there had been no conflicts during the entire communication with Xie Guozhong, only he himself knew that the oppressive feeling of conversing with the will of an alien god was so clear that it made his hair stand on end.

Old Xie is still the old friend I know.

But not entirely.

In Lao Xie, he saw the opposition between justice and evil, and the conflict between chaos and order, a very contradictory individual.

Ji Xun couldn't describe the strange feeling.

Friends, but not entirely.

This made Ji Xun's attitude towards him contradictory.

As for the follow-up of the magic sword [Tyrfeng]
Ji Xun never dwells on things he cannot change.

From the moment Xie Guozhong came to him, this was the best negotiation outcome he could see.

In other words, since he got this sword a long, long time ago, it was destined that it would fall into the hands of the other party today.

Ji Xun couldn't help but think of what Jia Yu had said when he asked him how to deal with the [jar]. That guy had said something that sounded extremely mysterious to the world: Most high-level ancient relics involve special rules of fate. No matter what process it goes through, it will eventually fall into the hands of the person who is right for it.

Now, that sentence seems to gradually make sense to me.

Ji Xun saw the line of fate whose outcome was already determined no matter how it changed.

There are not many people in the world who can use this magic sword [Tyrfront], so no matter where this sword is, it cannot change the result that it will fall into the hands of the Scarlet Sect.

As Ji Xun thought about it, his eyes gradually became distant, and the lines of fate were deduced from the past to the future.

Xie Guozhong borrowed the sword to target the mysterious giant hand of the Royal Academy.

But it's not that easy.

The Holy See is still the overlord of the southern continent. With countless years of accumulated strength, they have power that is stronger than anyone can imagine.

The people in the Vatican must know more about the Scarlet Sect's situation than anyone else, so they must be on guard.

Now that the Royal Academy's giant hand has been exposed, they must have thought that it might attract the vampires.

There may even be a deliberate plan to design a "bait"
The game between the two sides is far from as simple as it seems.

His thoughts raced, and Ji Xun sighed again.

The content of the conversation contains a lot of information.

But the hidden message is even greater.

He retracted his gaze and recalled what Xie Guozhong said before they parted: "But speaking of which, the death of Emperor Lanlingster is actually related to the Church of Light? And the Lord of War Monliod has also appeared."

He has been paying close attention to the situation in the southern continent, and the intelligence he has received recently shows that the Arel Empire is on the eve of a storm.

Today's conversation confirmed many of his previous guesses.

Moreover, during the conversation, Xie Guozhong mentioned the "Illuminati Hermitage" in a very vague way.

Although Ji Xun knew the leader of the organization, Jia Yu, he realized after careful consideration that he still had no real understanding of this organization.

They are not in the historical record, but they existed for countless years.

Ji Xun looked through so many books but did not see any relevant records.

The same feeling is shared by another very crucial character who is often overlooked by everyone, and that is "Old Man Xu".

From what Ji Xun knows now, Old Man Xu is an immortal.

The number of years he lived may exceed anyone's imagination, and the secrets involved in his life must also exceed everyone's imagination.

Moreover, he was directly related to the death of Alduin, the last emperor of Taren, the "Mad King".

He is an important figure at certain key historical nodes.

This person who changed the course of history has never been recorded in any books, nor has any legend been passed down.
If Ji Xun hadn't known me, he would never have thought that there would be such people and organizations active in the shadow of history.

And no matter how you look at it, the turmoil in the southern continent this time seems to be a reflection of historical events that have happened before.

Thinking of this, Ji Xun stopped trying to sort out his chaotic thoughts and chuckled: "Haha, human history is indeed a big cycle."

He got on the hopping dragon car and left the theater.

Time flies and another month has passed.

North City, Maple Leaf Hotel.

In the hotel, Ji Xun had long been accustomed to this kind of life of solitary practice.

David left a month ago.

At his level, Ji Xun had taught him everything he could, and the rest was up to him to practice on his own;

Another point is that after the Scarlet Sect came to him, he felt it was not safe to stay with him, so he led them to travel.

It's dinner time now.

Ji Xun was sitting at a dining table piled with food. Next to him, a little girl was eating with a smacking sound, her mouth full of oil.

It was Ivan.

There was also a plate of colorful monster crystal cores on the table, and the two elemental elves, Korra and Nina, were also enjoying their elemental dinner.

The two elves have become very familiar with Ji Xun. Sometimes, they would happily hum a few beautiful songs of the elves during meals, which made people feel happy both physically and mentally.

When eating, Ji Xun feels most relaxed.

Looking at the three little guys, it seems that life has some wonderful colors.

While eating, Korra suddenly asked, "Mr. Ji Xun, you said you were planning to go to the Warcraft Forest recently?"

Ji Xun took a sip of the broth and nodded: "Yeah. I'm at a bottleneck in my advancement. I need an opportunity. I plan to go to the forest to take a look."

Korra seemed very excited: "Oh, great. When we return to the forest, we will definitely thank you for your hospitality during this period~"

Nina beside her also said excitedly: "Yes! I will take you to find the ruins when the time comes. I don't know why you humans are so interested in those dilapidated houses."

The two little elves actually didn’t know that they no longer objected to being with Ji Xun.

Ji Xun listened and chuckled. He had gotten to know the place better over the past few days and had heard quite a few stories about the elemental elves and the fairy forest.

Many of them are things that have never been recorded in ancient books.

He also realized that there were so many creatures in the Warcraft Forest that he had only heard of in myths and legends.

Elemental elves are not unrelated to human civilization, but are inextricably linked to it.

In many ancient civilizations, humans and elemental spirits co-existed.

Some epic stories from history are passed down among each other's ethnic groups.

Such stories include "The adventures of a human wizard and an elemental elf traveling around the world", "The dragon slayer and the elves teamed up to defeat the dragon", "The mysterious witch came to the forest to seek healing spring water", and "The love story between the prince and an elf".
The four of them ate and chatted occasionally.

Ji Xun hadn’t planned to go to the Warcraft Forest before because he wanted to practice.

But now, it seems I have to go.

One is the recent situation. Too many problems have occurred in the Monster Forest, and he wants to join in the fun;

Another thing is that the extraordinary practice has encountered a bottleneck.

The clone has read almost all the books about "field" in the library of the Royal Academy.

It really opened his eyes.

He also learned a lot of ideas about how to build a strong field from those classics.

Ji Xun also felt that now as long as he wanted to build his own field, he would have dozens of fields to choose from.

But he always felt that something was missing.

It's like a pot of delicious ingredients, although rich, but not stewed well and not blended together.

He knew this was a normal bottleneck period.

When faced with this situation, there is no good way to solve it except to force yourself to understand it.

The experience of our predecessors is to go out more often.

So Ji Xun planned to take a walk in the Warcraft Forest and take a look at the situation of the two elf groups.

Not long after, we finished our meal.

Ji Xun packed up and went out.

At this time, as usual, he would go to the Hunter's Market to buy goods and inquire about information.

With the arrival of another wave of "treasure hunting", the city of Giant Spirit, located at the pass of the Titan Mountains, has become increasingly lively recently.

Adventurers and mercenaries from all over the southern continent come into the city every moment to join the treasure hunt team in exploring the Warcraft Forest.

In the evening, a caravan of animal carts with rainbow caravan flags also came from the north.

At the city gate, a queue several kilometers long was queuing to enter the city.

On the earth dragon car at the end of the team, several mercenaries who were originally bored immediately became alert when they saw the huge city and mountains that suddenly appeared in their sight.

"Look! We've arrived at Giant Spirit City!" "We're finally here! Is this the legendary Titan Mountains? It's really exaggerated! In the Eastern Wasteland, you won't see such an exaggerated mountain range. Also, the elements here are so rich that it's ridiculous. No wonder it's so easy for card masters in the Southern Continent to advance. If we had such conditions in the Eastern Wasteland, I would have entered the seventh level long ago."

"That's right. The elemental law is so strong that it can be felt like the wind."

"Hey, do you see that gap? Further south is the Monster Forest. It is said that there are monsters and all kinds of extraordinary materials everywhere. Recently, I heard the mercenaries in the caravan bragging about countless treasures buried in the forest. My ears are callused from hearing them."

"Chief, do you think we can hunt down an eighth-level monster this time?"

"I've already told you that you should be called 'Captain' now. It's hard to say whether we can reach the eighth level, but as long as we can hunt down some seventh-level monsters with mythical bloodlines, we will have the materials to upgrade."

"I really want to get some dragons as mounts. The name 'Dragon Rider' sounds cool, and it can fly everywhere."

"Hahaha, apart from other things, there are many dragon-born creatures in the southern continent. But I heard that it's not easy to become a dragon rider. Adult dragons are difficult to tame. If you want, let's get a nest of dragon eggs and raise them. Raise them for one or two hundred years, and when you die, your grandson can be a dragon rider."

"roll!"

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This is a small mercenary group with only more than twenty people.

The flag had a large sword and shield pattern on it.

"The Great Sword Mercenary Group", an inconspicuous name.

In order to cope with inspections along the way, they accepted the employment of the Rainbow Chamber of Commerce and escorted the goods all the way to Giant City.

It was the first time for the group members to come to Giant City, or even to the Southern Continent, and they all seemed very excited.

"Look, the white buildings at the foot of the mountain are said to be the famous 'Irel Royal Academy', a place with the most complete extraordinary inheritance in the world. Unfortunately, only high-ranking nobles are qualified to study there. Otherwise, when can we sneak in and take a look?"

"Don't even think about it. There are ninth-level experts in the Royal Academy. With your stealth skills, Rosen, it would be a joke if you were caught and paraded through the streets."

"Everyone, please be more careful after entering the city. In addition to the materials you are looking for, ask more about the information about the emperor's relics."

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In the team, the female leader who was wearing armor and carrying a big sword was gazing at the brightly lit city in the distance. Her eyes were calm, but she seemed to have thought of something, and her eyebrows slightly raised.

West City, Leather Street.

The Adventurer's Market here is more lively than it was a month ago, and there are many more stalls.

The adventurers casually spread a piece of cloth on both sides of the street, placed those ancient relics that still smelled of earth, and started selling them on the street.

Ji Xun walked on the street, looking at the goods on the stalls as usual.

It has to be said that more and more fine products have appeared in the market recently, and high-level Warcraft materials have also emerged in an endless stream.

Ji Xun has lived in Juling City for so long, so of course he knows the reason very well.

Recently, with more and more adventurers joining, the development of the previously discovered ruins has been progressing faster and faster.

Those rarely visited deep forests usually have top-level monsters and various unpredictable dangers. But recently, a large number of large mercenary groups and high-level hunters have joined in after hearing the news, and those dangerous places have gradually been explored in depth, and of course there are more and more good things.

As Ji Xun walked on the street, he would occasionally see some adventurers with powerful auras.

Most of them had their team's badge on their chest.

"King's Knight", "Golden Spear", "Silver Moon", "Red Oak".
Members of the top mercenary groups in the southern continent can be seen here.

There are not only civilian adventurers, but also some noble private soldiers wearing standard armor, and groups of "Holy Dragon Knights" from the main army of the Holy See wearing snow-white silver armor.

These people gathered in Juling City from other places in the past month.

The information Ji Xun got from the intelligence dealer was that the remnants of the Light Party were driven to the depths of the Warcraft Forest, and the vampires of the Scarlet Sect also appeared in the Giant City. The Holy See issued a mission of encirclement and suppression, and the three major kingdoms and major nobles all sent troops.

The city suddenly became so lively.

Ji Xun has watched things develop bit by bit until now, so he is not surprised at all.

He even speculated that the reason so many powerful forces focused their attention on the Forest of Warcraft was not just for encirclement and suppression, but was most likely related to the Great Emperor's relics and that "rumor."

Ji Xun has now basically confirmed that Emperor Lanlingster died somewhere in the Warcraft Forest.

He had wondered before why it was a certain place and not somewhere else.

There is a rumor circulating among adventurers now that the location where those Curse Cards were found is the remains of a powerful and mysterious ancient civilization.

That civilization is so powerful that it has a fatal attraction even to top card masters, and it may also hide the secrets of ancient gods.

There are a lot of rumors.

Ji Xun has heard at least dozens of versions.

Most of it is hearsay.

There are very few adventurers who can actually come back alive from that dangerous area, and the few pieces of information that are available are all monopolized by the real top brass.

Ji Xun did not have his own intelligence organization and could only rely on fragmentary intelligence to deduce.

Judging from the reactions from all sides and the recruitment situation of the Mercenary Guild these days, the nobles really want to develop a dangerous area in the World of Warcraft Forest at all costs.

In other words, the "rumor" is basically credible.

There really is such a mysterious relic of ancient civilization.

Ji Xun planned to go to the Warcraft Forest this time. In addition to the bottleneck in his cultivation, a big part of the reason was because he was curious about this "rumor".

With this thought in mind, he walked to the Mercenary Union branch on Leather Street.

He comes to check the intelligence every day.

The Warcraft Forest is full of dangers, with countless top-level monsters and unknown dangers.

Griffith, the leader of the ninth-level rebel dragon army, had said that he had returned with heavy losses. Ji Xun, a sixth-level one, was not arrogant enough to think that he could walk alone in that dangerous forest.

Especially the area pointed out by the legend, which is an exploration area that requires a large team to survive.

So Ji Xun also wanted to find a suitable mercenary group for himself to go to the Warcraft Forest together.

"Explore the 'Gem Cave', the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group is recruiting card masters above level 4."

"'Three-Headed Poison Dragon's Lair', the Wind Demon Mercenary Group is recruiting high-level card masters, antidote pharmacists, and plague warlocks related to fire. The magic beast materials will be distributed according to work, and the contract will be followed. In addition..."

"'Mysterious Fire Demon Passage' Hunting for the seventh-level Fire Demon requires black knights and priests above level 6, and pharmacists who are proficient in making potions related to fire resistance."

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Ji Xun was checking recruitment information in the Mercenary Union.

It is not easy to find a suitable team and a similar destination.

Recruitment for low-level adventure groups is everywhere, but the recruitment of high-level card masters must be done with great caution.

There are many mercenary groups or adventure groups composed of high-level card masters in the Giant City.

But except when they are reducing their numbers, they rarely recruit unfamiliar teammates and are very cautious.

After all, in the dangerous Warcraft forest, the tacit understanding and familiarity of teammates can even determine one's own life.

Just like the team before Ji Xun's clone, if they really cooperate well, a small team can exert several times the combat power.

Although Ji Xun was strong enough, he didn't want to cause trouble for himself in future adventures, so he watched very carefully.

In the tavern, intelligence dealers, union reputation, private observation. After collecting information from various channels, I have paid attention to a few medium-sized mercenary groups.

But I don’t particularly like any of them.

Ji Xun needs a strong enough team before he dares to go deep into the ruins.

But those kinds of teams don’t usually recruit from outside.

Although he is not proficient in healing, the knowledge he possesses is enough to make him a qualified nurse, and it is not too difficult for him to find a team with this professional sequence.

I was thinking of watching it for a few more days. If there is no suitable one, I will just contact a random team on the list.

However, at this moment, several mercenaries suddenly walked into the noisy mercenary union. They walked to the bulletin board and checked the information.
This was not surprising.

The union has over 100,000 people visiting every day, including many high-level mercenaries.

But Ji Xun didn't know why he felt familiar with it and looked over.

Just with this glance, he felt that some of those people looked strangely familiar, so he took a closer look.

"Isn't this the revolutionary army's cadre, 'Broken Gun' Anros?"

If Ji Xun was not mistaken, that lazy-looking guy, although a little different from what he remembered, wasn't he Anros, whom Hong Lou had met last time?
When he saw this person, Ji Xun thought he was seeing things.

But after taking a closer look at the people around that guy, I was sure that I was not mistaken!
Bonnie, the "Deadly Poison Doctor", Sam, the "Sacred Hammer", Lawson, the "Demolition Master", and Chen Jianliuwu, the "Demon Sword".
Aren’t these all cadres and core members of the East Wilderness Revolutionary Army?
"Why did these guys come to the Southern Continent?"

As soon as this thought came to Ji Xun's mind, he instinctively looked at the leader of the group, who was wearing armor and carrying a sword almost as long as his body.

The armor fits well and is obviously women's armor.

Although his face was covered by a cold steel mask, he still recognized her at a glance because of the familiar feeling. He was surprised and asked, "Aunt Qin?"

Ji Xun didn't expect that he would meet Qin Rushi, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, here!
Perhaps because he stared at her for a moment longer, the female leader carrying a greatsword on her back noticed that she was being watched and glanced at her out of the corner of her eye.

The moment their eyes met, Qin Rushi also recognized Ji Xun, and the caution in her eyes instantly turned into a gentle smile.

She is one of the few people who knows that Ji Xun is in Juling City.

I originally wanted to come to the Hunter's Guild to post a message saying that I was here.

I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that we would meet face to face.

(End of this chapter)