Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 393: Large-scale team-building activity at the Fire Sacrifice

Faced with this unexpected encounter, Li You's brain worked quickly and he came up with a way to deal with it.

He looked at Mr. Obeck, who was wearing a spy robe, with loose curly hair, and his pale face seemed even a little too young.

However, the undead do not seem to be troubled by age, so it is impossible to judge how old Obek actually is by his appearance.

Besides, Oubeck’s face didn’t turn pale because he was scared. His face was originally pale.

"…You are a magician? Why is a magician here?"

Obek looked at the knife that he still hadn't taken back and explained helplessly: "...I am an immortal, an exile from Biheim Dragon Academy. I have nowhere to go, so I hide here."

Li You asked again: "I just cleared this area, and you were not in the Crucifixion Forest at all! Where were you hiding?"

Oubeck secretly groaned, but looking at the demon sword above his head and the other three dangerous people surrounding him, he could only tell the truth:

"Actually, I just challenged the old magician who was blocking my way ahead, but I missed by a single move and he sent me back to the campfire. Didn't I just resurrect?"

"You just died once?" Li You looked at him and said, "You are not going to become a zombie, are you?"

Orbek claimed that he was expelled because he became an undead, which means he is not Ashes. Although ordinary undead are immortal, they cannot be resurrected at will. If you are not careful, you may become a zombie.

"...No, I don't think so." Orbek smiled bitterly. "I still have enough humanity left to maintain my consciousness. But if I die a few more times, it's hard to say. So please put away the knife. You don't want to be attacked by me as a zombie, right?"

Li You looked at him again, and finally put away the knife and said, "I understand. It seems that it is indeed a misunderstanding. I am very sorry. Are you okay?"

Oubeck couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. His magician instinct had been screaming at him, warning him that the knife in the hand of the man in front of him was extremely dangerous. Now that Li You finally put the knife back on his back, he was relieved.

Li You's sincere apology also made him feel much better, so he replied: "It's okay. After all, in a place like this, it's rare to find sane wanderers. You are a reasonable person."

Li You smiled and held out his hand: "It would be best if we could avoid conflict."

Looking at his sunny smile, Oubeck finally felt relieved and reached out to shake his hand.

"…You're a really nice guy."

V, who was standing by, squinted and complained in the private chat channel: "Li You definitely did it on purpose."

"First scare them, then give them a good face. It's an old trick."

Yuzu was lost in thought, and Edge quickly cut off V's mental connection: "Don't lead Yuzu astray!"

While they were chatting, Li You had already reached a consensus with Oubeck.

"Are you a magician? Actually, I am also interested in magic, but unfortunately I am not good at it." Li You pretended to sigh and continued,
"By the way, I heard before that there were lost magic scrolls hidden in the Farran Fortress, so I came here specifically to look for them. Unfortunately, I only found a holy book and a spell book, but no magic scrolls. I wonder if it's deeper in the fortress?"

Oubeck's eyes lit up after hearing this: "Are you serious? To be honest, I came to Lothric to explore the secrets of magic."

He looked at the holy books and spell books that Li You showed him, and said without hesitation: "Well, you are obviously an excellent warrior. If you are willing to find those magic scrolls for me, then I can help you interpret the magic and share knowledge with you. What do you think?"

"A word is settled!"

The two held hands again.

"Then I won't get in the way here. I'll go to the Firelink Shrine and wait for you."

Obek wanted to leave, but Li You said, "That's not necessary. Let's go back to the Fire Sacrifice Site together. I also need to go back and rest."

Although Obek was a little surprised, he was not surprised when he thought about the fact that Li You and his team had just swept through the Crucifixion Forest. Li You then called Yuzu and his team and teleported back to the Fire Sacrifice Site with Obek.

But as soon as he came back, a burst of noisy sound came into his ears.

"——You are a knight who has received a proper education, why are you so vulgar!?"

A voice that sounded silly even though it was righteous roared, and a low, hoarse, indifferent voice responded to him:

"…The armor of your Catalina Knights is designed like this. I am just telling the truth. Is your mind so bad that you can't even distinguish between stating facts and being sarcastic?"

"you…!!"

A third voice followed: "You two! Stop arguing in front of others! It's annoying!"

As soon as Li You heard it, he knew who the two people who were arguing were - Igor and Onion. As for the third person, it was the discouraged brother Hawkwood.

When did he come back? And Yiguo and the others actually came to the Fire Shrine?
Not to mention Brother Gray and Igor, Onion was not originally going to come to the Fire Shrine during the game.

Li You was still thinking about asking when another voice rang out beside him: "It's really shameful for a knight to argue over such a reason."

The voice was cold, pleasant, and a little distant. Li You turned around and saw a woman wearing a thin silver combination armor sitting on the stairs next to the entrance to the passage leading to old man Andre, looking at him with some scrutiny.

“…Nice to meet you. I am Sirius from the Kingdom of Dusk, and I used to be a worshipper of God.”

She nodded gently to Li You, "I noticed the traces you left on my own path, so I followed your trail and came here to say hello... That's what I thought."

As she spoke, she looked at Onion and Yiguo who were arguing on the side, as well as the four people surrounding Li You, and said:
“…But it looks like your place is quite lively. I was wondering if I came to the wrong place.”

Her expression was a little strange. "To be honest, I have never seen so many living people gathered together. Are all of you here your companions?"

Oubeck: “…”

In fact, he had the same question and couldn't help but look at Li You.

There are too many people in your Fire Shrine! ?

Li You looked at their eyes and understood what they meant. He thought, where have we come from? There are still several people who have not been caught...

But before Li You could answer, Sirius said, coughed again, and continued: "... No, no matter what path you take, it is your own choice. I certainly shouldn't interfere in it, otherwise it would be like the two people arguing over there, and it would be a disgrace to my name as a knight."

"My accidental warrior, although you are not a fireless ashes, I can see that you are also a person with a mission.

"We are all like this, and the mission makes people lonely. I'm afraid it's best for us not to get involved, so let's say goodbye.

"I hope you will be blessed by the moon on your journey... Wait!"

Sirius was halfway through her words when she suddenly stood up!

Her nose twitched slightly, and she spoke in a deep voice: "...I smell the scent of Rosalia's fingers!"

She suddenly looked at Li You: "You, are you related to those fallen people!?"

Li You was also stunned. Just as he was about to explain, Sirius shook his head: "No... You don't have that kind of filthy smell. Sorry. But, this Fire Sacrifice Field does have their smell."

Sirius subconsciously grasped the rapier at her waist, but stopped halfway.

"The smell isn't strong, it seems to be something that happened before."

She then turned her head and looked at Li You again: "Strange warrior, you must remember that you must never get involved with Rosalia's fingers!"

"…Otherwise, you will also be my enemy!"

Li You didn't say anything, but Oubeck on the side couldn't help it.

Isn't it said that it is a disgrace to your knight's name to dictate other people's paths?!
Sirius seemed to understand that she was not standing firm, so she looked away and changed the subject: "By the way... by the way, I also listen to what others say. You seem to be a kind person."

"I am also a man with a mission, but I can leave a mark. If I can help you, summon me."

Oubeck: “…”

Yuzu and the other two: “…”

He was a stranger just now, why do you call me a kind-hearted person now?

And isn’t it best not to get involved?
Sirius stopped talking and ended the conversation forcefully: "That... is it! May the moon bless you throughout your journey!"

As she spoke, she took out a talisman, activated the teleportation miracle "Return Home", and left the fire sacrifice site.

Everyone: "..."

V commented sharply: "There is no decent person in this world."

Oubeck: “…”

Anyway, please don't take me with you.

He considers himself a relatively decent person.

Li You also shook his head.

In the game, Cirris does appear at the Firelink Shrine after the player first arrives at Lubanbian Village, but she will only express her willingness to leave a mark to help the protagonist after getting the Dream Chaser's ashes.

Li You had not yet gone to get it from Lao Lang, but the story of Sirius in this world was still a little ahead of schedule.

He coughed and said to Orbeck beside him: "Don't worry, the fire sacrifice site here is usually very quiet. Today is a special case."

"If you don't mind, you can find a spot here, somewhere open. I'll come find you once I get the magic scroll."

Oubeck looked at the discussion group over there, which had turned from a two-person debate into a three-way melee, and his eyes twitched. He said, "I think the back of this passage is pretty good. I'd better go over there."

"Okay."

Li You followed Obake to the back of the passage. In fact, this was the location chosen by Obake in the game. Including Yuel and Irina, most of the magic NPCs in the game were here.

"The environment here should be better. At least it's a quiet place to study knowledge..."

"——You are talking nonsense!"

An old voice was heard. At the bottom of the passage, the old man who Li You had rescued in the Undead Settlement before, a sorcerer named Komicus of Onuma, was confronting Yuel who had appeared out of nowhere.

Komicus was an old sorcerer, dressed in a feathered robe of the Great Swamp, with an old turban covering the upper half of his face.

But this did not affect his heated argument with Yuel.

"…Don't use your Londorian ideas to pollute other people's disciples!"

Yuel did not back down. "The Great Swamp is nothing more than a bunch of vagabonds huddled beside a cesspool! How could they possibly understand the noble goals of Londor?"

Komicus was immediately furious: "How dare you insult the entire Great Swamp! This matter is not over yet!"

Li You: "......"

Oubeck: “…”

He glanced at Li You: Is this the quiet environment you mentioned?

Li You also made them unable to do it.

Why didn't you quarrel in the game? Now I come and I want to beat your brains out?

Play me, right?

And you two old spellcasters are trying to imitate the strong knights? Are you going to fight? A battle of magic and spells, right?
Li You wanted to go up and stop them, but someone tugged at his robe from behind. He turned around and saw that it was the thief Greyrat.

Greyrat looked at Li You and whispered, "...Mr. Hero, the blind girl is not used to being with the magician Yuel. How about bringing her to your camp?"

Li You: Covering my face. What the hell is going on? It's a complete mess!
He took a deep breath, then exhaled and spoke, his loud voice booming out:
"enough--!!!"

……

After a while.

All the latecomers to the fire sacrifice site, that is, everyone except the fire keeper, the maid, the blacksmith and Rhodos, were gathered by Li You around the central campfire.

Li You stood in front of everyone and gave instructions.

"Yuel, stay in the right corner of the passage and don't leave without permission, or get out of the Fire Sacrifice!"

Yuel walked over timidly.

"Mr. Komicus, Mr. Oubeck, why don't you two take a good rest behind the passage? Maybe you can communicate with each other, right?"

Li You looked at the magic and spell teacher and said, "I will come to you when I find a spell book or magic scroll. Sorry for the trouble."

After being rescued by Li You, Komicus was actually left alone in the passage without saying a word. However, because Li You had expressed his desire to learn spells when he was rescued, Komicus called Li You "disciple" without authorization.

He is actually quite talkative in the game. So, maybe he got so frustrated because I have been ignoring him that he started arguing with Yuel?
Li You fell into self-reflection.

Komikus and Obek had no objection to Li You's arrangement. They looked at each other and felt that the other party was at least not annoying and could at least be tolerated.

So the two of them walked into the passage.

Then there are Igor and Irina.

Li You first glanced at Yiguo, then squatted in front of Irina and asked for her opinion in a low voice.

Irina's goal is to become a fire keeper. Li You can certainly take her to the camp, but she probably would rather stay at the Firelink Shrine.

Li You asked her what she thought, and she really didn't want to leave.

So he said to Igor, "You heard it too. Irina would rather stay at the Fire Shrine. Just in case, let her stay at the left end of the passage. She doesn't seem to like Yuel very much."

"You can come and see her more if you have nothing to do. You are her only guardian knight, right?"

Since Li You said so, Yiguo naturally would not sing a different tune. He just hummed softly as a consent.

"But," Li You emphasized, "next time when you come, don't quarrel with anyone! Otherwise, I will forbid you from visiting me!"

"Tsk..." Yiguo was obviously a little dissatisfied, but he still agreed, "I understand."

Next comes the onions.

To be honest, Li You wasn't quite sure why he came to the Fire Shrine, so he chose to ask directly.

Onion smiled innocently and said, "Well, I was grateful for your help in the Undead Settlement! Not only did you help me defeat the powerful enemy, but you also told me how to get to the top of the tower. Thank you so much!"

"So I thought that out of courtesy, I should come to visit, so I came uninvited. I'm sorry to trouble you, next time I will bring you some wine to apologize, hahahaha!"

Li You couldn't be angry with Cong Ge, so he just said: "It's okay, you can come and rest here anytime, welcome."

After listening to this, Cong Ge laughed and bumped fists with Li You, acknowledging him as his friend.

As for Brother Discouraged... Li You looked at him who was sitting next to him, exchanged glances, and then without saying much, turned to Greyret who had been standing next to him.

"You have come to the Fire Sacrifice. Have you gained anything?"

Greyrat nodded quickly: "That's right! My hero, after getting your permission, I went out to search and found a lot of good things!"

"Since I couldn't get to your camp on my own, I followed your instructions and came to this fire sacrifice site to wait for you. I happened to hear that poor girl having a nightmare, so... am I being too self-righteous and causing you trouble?"

As for Greyrat, he had recovered from his grief and told Li You that he wanted to go out and steal something... Oh, no, it was to "collect some useful resources."

After all, most of the people are either dead or turned into zombies, so it’s useless for them to hold them.

Li You didn't have any psychological burden. After reminding him to be careful, he was allowed to go. Unexpectedly, he came back at this time.

At this time, he shook his head and said, "No, you did a good job. You should stay in the Fire Shrine from now on. I will also be active here frequently, and..."

He lowered his voice and said, "You can also help me keep an eye on the situation at the Fire Shrine. If there is any accident, you will be responsible for notifying me."

"…Especially Yuel of Londor, you must keep a close eye on him!"

Greyt was originally worried whether Li You thought he was troublesome, but then he was assigned such an important task and he immediately became alert.

"——No problem, leave it to me!"

Li You nodded slightly.

Finally, the mess was sorted out.

If you think about it carefully, for the sake of player experience in the game, it is of course impossible to let the NPCs in the Fire Shrine conflict with each other. However, in the real world, it is really unrealistic for this group of monsters with different personalities and various beliefs to be in the same Fire Shrine without fighting.

Fortunately, Li You came back in time. If he asked Teacher Obek to come back by himself, he might have been scared away.

Li You first breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at the embers in his backpack and remembered that there were other things to do.

But before that…

He exchanged glances with Edge beside him, and Edge immediately understood. The mental link had already conveyed the faint movement just captured to Yuzu and V.

The two of them nodded in unison, and then... suddenly moved!
V activated Sian Westin and almost instantly jumped onto the high platform of the central throne of the King of Fire. He stretched out his hand and grabbed a vague figure behind the throne!

The figure reacted quite quickly, retreating in time and dodging V's grab. Of course, the main reason was that he had the effect of invisibility magic, so even V's artificial eye couldn't see his outline clearly, so he was able to dodge it.

Then, the man immediately ran away, trying to escape, but unexpectedly, Yuzu had already blocked him, waving out its tentacles and wrapping him tightly.

"Uuuuh—!!"

After being restrained by Yuzu, the man also revealed his figure.

Wearing a gorgeous robe embroidered with gold coins and a tricorn hat with a dark silver mask, this man's appearance is somewhat similar to Li You before - in terms of style.

"Who are you? Little thief?" Li You looked at him and asked.

Of course, Li You was actually very clear about this person's identity.

One of Rosalia's fingers, Leonard on the ring finger!
That's the person that Sirius was looking for before.

When Li You heard Sirius say that there was a stench of the Finger Cult in the Fire Shrine, he understood, so he arranged for Yuzu and the others to find him.

Leonard struggled for a few times but failed to break free. He could only say: "I am... Leonard of the Ring Finger! We are not enemies. Let me go and let's have a good talk!"

Li You rubbed his forehead and said, "…Sorry, I've talked to a lot of people today and I'm tired. So you should take a rest first."

Leonard: “???”

He wanted to argue, but Li You snapped his fingers, and the tentacles that bound him extended and coiled, binding him like a mummy.

“Mmmmm, Mmmmm--!!”

Leonard couldn't speak, and could only whimper a few times.

"Keep an eye on him." Li You warned, and Youzi nodded heavily.

On the side, the fire keeper who had witnessed the whole process saw that Li You had solved all the problems, and finally came forward and said with a smile:

"Thank you for your hard work, Lord Li You. You are also very extraordinary to have made so many friends. The fate between people is rare."

Li You looked at Leonard who was tied up like a dumpling, then looked at the Fire Keeper's sincere smile, and thought to himself that your ability to tell lies is almost catching up with mine.

"…But why do you treat this person differently?" The Fire Keeper expressed curiosity. "I thought you were the type who was happy to communicate with others."

Li You thought about it and didn't lie to her: "Because this guy taught me with his finger."

Fire Keeper: “…Oh?”

To be honest, before traveling through time, Li You was actually a loyal Dark Moon Sword, commonly known as a "policeman."

The Sword of Darkmoon is one of the optional oaths in the game. After wearing it, when other players are invaded by dark spirits, you can transform into a oath spirit and "go on police duty" to help them deal with the dark spirits.

Of course, the most well-known image of Darkmoon Sword is actually the weird guy with a treasure chest head, a crystal thorn sword, and a head full of "one more missing"...

——But Li You really wanted to join the Dark Moon Sword.

How to say it, actually Li You’s current personality and behavior style have a lot to do with the game Dark Souls III.

When he was playing Dark Souls 3, he once took the villain route in the first round in order to experience the complete game story.

That is to say, he deliberately made all the NPC side quests have bad endings.

If there is no bad ending branch, kill it after using it. If there is a bad ending, take the bad ending.

For example, Obek has no branches, that is, he learns magic and then chops to death.

But people like Irina and Igor from Karim had bad endings.

As for the result...

The words "After using up the things, should we throw them away?" that Mr. Obek said before his death actually broke Li You's defense, but considering that the evil line was already halfway through, he still gritted his teeth and completed the bad ending route with all NPCs.

As a result, when he handed the two Dark Codex to Irina, Igor came to rescue people but was hacked to death by him, and Irina's side quest entered the ending, he followed the guide and put on Igor's Morn Arm Armor on his character to touch Irina.

After being brought back to the Fire Shrine, Irina, who had not responded to any conversation, finally raised her head.

"…Ah, you touched me again. So, can you finally kill me this time as promised?"

"Ha ha ha ha ha……"

After hearing Irina's inorganic laughter and her last words, "Kalim's knights really keep their promises," Li You was completely dumbfounded.

My brain shut down for three full minutes.

That night, I slapped myself in the face before going to sleep: "I deserve to die."

And from then on, he never did the evil side quests again when playing games...

It was also after that that Li You transformed into the Dark Moon Sword, often going on high-intensity patrols online, and occasionally wearing the Sun Warrior Oath to help newbies, becoming a friendly old ass.

Even now, when Li You recalled that memory, he still felt his heart surge with emotion.

"It's all because I was young...ah."

Seeing Li You suddenly start to sigh inexplicably while talking, the Fire Keeper was also a little confused.

But she was always gentle and tolerant, so she just smiled and said, "Master Li You, you must have your own reasons for doing things. I believe you."

"You've worked hard today, so please take a good rest now."

(End of this chapter)