Infinity Throne

At the beginning, everyone agreed not to go to Jill to pick up the main line until Yi Lin arrived.

Unexpectedly, Li Erpang, Xiao Chuer, and Ning You all secretly sneaked into the Holy See branch.

Perhaps because of guilt, or perhaps for other reasons, everyone did not tell others what branch line they had received before this. Now, taking the opportunity to tell the truth, they complained endlessly about the cheating of this side mission, saying "I accidentally boarded a pirate ship".

Wang Tiandi barked blindly at his feet.

It seems that this dog teammate has also received a somewhat tricky mission, otherwise he would not show such an expression.

But although several teammates complained that the task was difficult, in fact, they still did it without hesitation.

A few days after they arrived at Isita Port, they learned from their respective intelligence channels that there was a kind of "top equipment" in this game - the Excalibur.

Run errands, check in, find faults, and click likes. You can get a top-notch weapon without taking any risks. What's there to complain about?

Isn’t it much safer than fighting a powerful BOSS?

Although it is troublesome, as long as it is a task, it can always be completed. For such a deceptive mission, according to the rule that the mission reward is proportional to the mission difficulty, you should be able to obtain the legendary "Excalibur" in the end.

"Really?"

Yi Lin frowned slightly. After hearing what his teammates had to say, he felt no envy in his heart.

——After all, he already has the "Excalibur".

And it’s quite fragrant.

Therefore, among the small team of "braves, dogs, and friends", Yi Lin has the clearest view on these side tasks.

Father, like son.

Yi Lin habitually picked at the "dead skin" on her forehead and fell into deep thought.

Seeing Yi Lin's serious expression, Li Erpang thought that Yi Lin was so envious that her expression was distorted, so he smiled, "I couldn't help it" and comforted him: "Brother, you don't have to be discouraged, this god The branch line of the "Sword Quest" should be something everyone knows. Although we are a few days ahead, what if, maybe, maybe, there is a slight chance that you receive a simpler mission?"

This shameless fat man.

According to the rules of character setting in RPG games, there must be a cheat around the protagonist.

So bloody.

Ning You was thinking about it, with contempt in his heart. The corner of his eye twitched slightly, but he didn't point it out. He smiled and said, "What fat brother said makes sense. When we asked High Priest Gill to take over the mission, there was no one to take over the mission." Limitations, this should be a mission that every 'player' can take. Now that Brother Yi Lin has arrived, I think we can also complete the main mission."

Yi Lin: "..."

Seeing that Yi Lin was still depressed, Xiao Chuer casually pushed a strand of soft hair behind her ear and whispered: "Yes, yes, it doesn't matter, you are the main... captain of the team, anyway, this 'Excalibur branch' 'It won't be done in a while. We can push the main line and work on this branch line at the same time, which is also possible."

Li Erpang was angry when he heard this.

He slammed the table: "Hey, wait a minute, when did our team decide on the captain? According to the rules, isn't the main tank the captain? You, you don't follow the rules!"

"you……"

When the friends were talking to each other and the dog kept barking, Yilin never interrupted.

But when they finished speaking, Yi Lin picked her forehead, looked slightly cold, and said slowly: "How many days ago did you take on this mission?"

Li Erpang: "Three days ago."

Ning You: "Four days ago."

Xiao Chuer: "..., three days ago."

Emperor Wang Tian: "Woof, woof, woof."

Li Erpang pointed at Ning You fiercely: "Didn't you propose not to do the main plot first? Why did you go to High Priest Gill first!"

"Uh... accidentally, passing by, passing by, passing by."

Yi Lin waved his hand to end the dispute among his teammates: "In other words, you have been tossing these branches these past few days?"

The others didn't understand what Yi Lin meant by asking these questions. They looked at each other for a while and nodded in unison.

Yi Lin continued to ask: "After you took these branches, has anyone seen High Priest Gill?"

Li Erpang murmured in a low voice: "I guess they are all busy completing the branch lines! Who is so free that there is no time to go find Gilda? Isn't it fun to complete the missions?"

Ning You suddenly focused his eyes and blurted out: "Did Brother Yi Lin discover anything?"

"I can't say discovery. I just find it strange that although we no longer have any memory of 'reality'. But since we exist here, it means that this game is not a 'stand-alone game', but more likely an 'online game' .”

When Xiao Chu'er heard this, she suddenly remembered something, her pupils shrank, and she said in silence: "Wait, could it be... no, how is it possible?"

Without waiting for Yi Lin to express his thoughts, Ning You also thought of one of the doubts after Yi Lin reminded him: "Yes, I almost forgot, this trial... The setting of the game is a game where the player is An online game trapped in the game world. Since the game itself is an online game, as the top 49 weapons in the game, the 'Excalibur', this kind of task that can be completed sooner or later is too difficult. "

Xiao Chuer shook her head, with a solemn expression: "No, what's even more strange is that it should be the threshold of the mission. When I accepted the mission, there were no level, equipment, or other rigid strength requirements. At that time, High Priest Gill gave me It feels as if any individual can receive a mission."

Ning You suddenly lowered his head and looked at the dog lying on the ground with a strange expression: "Maybe it's not a human..."

The more Pang Li listened, the more puzzled he became. His mind was filled with questions. He quickly asked: "Wait a minute, what are you talking about? Can you say something that normal people can understand? If you talk like this, it will make me fat. I feel like I have been crushed in terms of IQ! Can we still have a good chat?"

In fact, everyone including the dog wanted to tell Li Erpang to be more confident and remove the word "illusion" from his words.

But now they don't have this intention.

Because after Yi Lin reminded him, everyone noticed the violation in this side mission.

Yi Lin ignored Li Erpang, who had a low IQ, and continued his analysis: "Assuming that this 'game' may not be available to millions of people, but it can accommodate 100,000 players, it should be possible, right? Even if it is because the game setting is too abnormal , this game is extremely popular, tens of thousands of people should have it, right? For a game that accommodates tens of thousands of 'players', the threshold for obtaining top-level weapons...isn't it too low?"

"This, there are only 49 top-level equipment in the entire game."

Xiao Chu'er thought of a possibility, but she didn't even believe it when she said it: "Is there something fishy about this NPC? The one who specializes in cheating players? It's not necessary, right? What's the purpose?"

Ning You's tone condensed and he shook his head: "What you said is really possible. This game is a bit weird to begin with. In a turn-based game, there is no resurrection point. Once you die and delete your account, this setting will It can dissuade 99% of players. Thinking about it this way, even if there is a weird setting like 'Priest Gil is actually a minion of the Demon King', I can accept it."

"Wait a minute..." Xiao Chuer suddenly remembered something: "When you were accepting the mission, did High Priest Gill record your 'communication crystal'? He said that he would use 'communication crystal' as soon as we were all here. Crystal' contact him? He said there are special rewards and the like."

Yi Lin's action of picking at dead skin suddenly stopped, and she frowned and said, "Is there still such a thing?"

Ning You nodded: "Indeed, I thought it was a little weird at the time, but because he announced the 'Excalibur Mission' very quickly, I didn't think much about it. Now that I think about it, it is indeed a little weird, combined with these clues , it feels like..."

Yi Lin suddenly put his hand down from his forehead and chuckled: "I see. It seems that there is indeed something wrong with the Great Priest Gil. The side tasks he issued are all tasks to kill time in Isita Port. It doesn't have any real meaning. Rather than giving away equipment and experience, it's more like... trying our best to keep 'you' in the city and not leave."

Xiao Chuer murmured to herself: "No way? Even NPCs have problems? Isn't this game too boring? It should be said that it is indeed..."

Xiao Chuer's words stopped abruptly.

But Ning You and Xiao Chuer are both "apostles". Even if Xiao Chuer only said half of what he said, he understood.

——Even NPCs can trick players, it’s truly a “trial”!

Perhaps this is how difficult a trial should be!

After figuring out the key, Ning You also smiled: "Fortunately, Brother Yi Lin was smart and noticed in time. It seems that the main mission of this game is not as simple as it seems on the surface. It is very possible that the great priest Gil is A character similar to a 'game villain', for some 'purpose or reason', trapped us in Isita Port with side missions."

After a pause, Ning You continued his analysis: "According to this 'hypothesis', the purpose of using the 'Excalibur Side Mission' to keep us in the city is to wait for the Yilin brothers to appear so that he can catch us all." ? It’s terrifying to think about it! Maybe, this is also part of the ‘plot’ itself. Haha, this ‘game’ is getting more and more interesting.”

There was one sentence he didn't actually say.

He even had to wait for the arrival of the "protagonist Yi Lin" to catch them all. Shouldn't it be said that he was worthy of being a protagonist?

Xiao Chuer also laughed out loud, with a kind of calmness and calmness in her smile: "So, since he needs us to take the initiative to contact him in order to confirm whether we are all together, it shows that the villain has an eyewitness, and also It’s not to the point of ‘knowing everything’. Taking advantage of this information gap, we may be able to launch a counter-attack and get further into the plot.”

Ning You: "Hehe."

Xiao Chuer: "Hehe."

Gouzi smiled evilly.

Yi Lin smiled slightly.

After the three people and one dog figured everything out, they all laughed in unison.

"I, I, I have something to say, I don't know whether I should say it or not..."

Just when three people and a dog were gathered around, laughing sinisterly. A fleshy palm was raised weakly.

Li Erpang looked guilty, shook his head, and whispered: "Before entering the tavern, I had already sent the news of Yi Lin's arrival to Da Gil..."

suddenly,

Three people and one dog, their smiles completely frozen.

at the same time.

No one noticed.

outside the port.

Beyond the sea of ​​clouds.

The black shadows of the aerostats covering the sky and the sun, billowing black smoke, approached quietly.

…

…

Four people and one dog left the tavern as quickly as possible after paying the bill.

The little fat man knew he was in the wrong, so he didn't dare to say anything risqué along the way, let alone compete for the position of "captain".

Seeing that no one else, including the dog, was interested in him, Li Erpang finally couldn't hold it in anymore and cried with a sad face: "How could I have guessed that NPCs can trick people? This is simply not how a normal game should be played, okay? Okay? It’s normal for elite players to have inertial thinking and get tricked, okay?”

Along the streets, the shops are prosperous inside and outside, and the crowds are bustling, and nothing unusual can be seen.

But the more Yi Lin thought about it, the more something was wrong.

Upon hearing this, there are so many tricks that Yilin can’t sum up in a moment.

This game is very wrong.

Now it seems that he can accept the "main mission", and it is also the guidance of the old priest in the small church in Labu Town, Novice Village. It is the priest who issued the main mission of "Looking for the Great Priest Gill".

What Yi Lin can't figure out at the moment is whether the weirdness of the great priest Gil is part of the "main plot", or whether there is something wrong with the NPC like "the player is trapped in the game and cannot get out".

According to Yi Lin's "knowledge", when artificial intelligence is created, the deepest and irreversible laws must be implanted, otherwise it will easily cause trouble.

Yi Lin thought again of the villagers in the Moonlight Jungle who had been guarding the village for generations.

And the tragic wolf king who even raised his scarred anus to protect his pregnant belly.

"Is this really just a game?"

Yi Lin thought.

Once again, he had doubts about the nature of this "game world".

Xiao Chuer saw that Yi Lin had a sullen face and was only on her way, ignoring Li Erpang who was blaming himself, so she ran and smoothed things over softly: "It's really not his fault, it can only be blamed... NPCs will trick players. This setting is too outrageous, if Brother Yi Lin hadn’t reminded me, everyone would have fallen into the trap.”

Although Ning You remained silent.

But he also felt it was a bit outrageous.

The apostles are already insidious enough, but this can trap two insidious apostles. How high is the intelligence of the NPC?

You know, the computing power of artificial intelligence must be much higher than that of the human brain. If all NPCs in this world did this, this trial would be too scary. This game cannot be treated as a pure game world at all.

When four people and one dog were walking in silence.

Ning You gently pulled Xiao Chuer.

Xiao Chuer understood and deliberately ran a few steps slower, falling behind the team together with Ning You.

Li Erpang immersed himself in catching up.

Because they were so preoccupied, they didn't seem to notice Ning You and Xiao Chuer, who seemed to be falling behind.

Ning You glanced over with a "you know" look, and lowered his voice so low that only two people could hear: "Could it be Li..."

There is no need to speak too clearly.

But Xiao Chuer already understood.

They all remembered the handsome sculpture in the square at the entrance of the Holy See.

"This can only be the reason. It seems that by following the 'protagonist' line closely, we have fallen behind in the construction of other forces."

Xiao Chuer nodded with a heavy expression.

In fact, this is the biggest reason why they feel the situation is serious.

No matter how deceptive the NPCs are, how deceptive the protagonist team is, or how deceptive the game mechanics are, Ning You and Xiao Chuer, as apostles, are one dimension higher than them, so naturally they are not afraid.

But if there is an "apostle" disrupting the mission, this method would be too outrageous.

Even the "Holy See Force", which has an important background in the game camp, can be mobilized. This is so involved in the plot that it is simply terrifying.

"It seems that it doesn't matter that we have opportunities, and some people are not bad either."

"I didn't expect that my idol would be..."

Xiao Chuer's expression was depressed.

The right corner of Ning's mouth curled up: "When it comes to the trial, you must not be soft-hearted, even if..."

Xiao Chuer shook her head: "Oh, it's hard to say. Who told you to be less handsome than him?"

"..."

While everyone was thinking about their own thoughts, several people had already arrived at the square in front of the Holy See.

The statue of the handsome and gorgeous young man is like a firefly in the dark night, and like a beacon in the lonely sea, so dazzling and eye-catching.

The eyes of Yi Lin, Wang Tiandi and Li Erpang were involuntarily attracted towards him.

In fact, handsome may not necessarily be very handsome, but the expression of the statue is so coquettish that it is difficult for people not to notice it.

Emperor Wang Tian looked contemptuous.

Li Erpang and Yi Lin frowned.

For some reason, they felt like they had seen that naughty face before.

Ning You quickly stepped forward.

He and Xiao Chuer had already ended their private chat and were paying close attention to the actions of the "protagonist group".

After all, this is a very important plot change that cannot be ignored.

"What's wrong?"

Ning You noticed the subtle changes in the expressions of Yi Lin and Li Erpang and asked.

Li Erpang was outspoken and did not hide anything. He said subconsciously: "I don't know why, Fatty, I always have the urge to smash this statue."

Yi Lin nodded: "Well, I also think this statue looks like it deserves a beating."

Ning You: "..."

Xiao Chuer looked around: "Have you noticed that all the Holy See troops in the square seem to have disappeared?"

Yi Lin asked: "There were many Holy See troops here before?"

Ning You nodded: "That's right."

Yi Lin was thoughtful.

Except for Yi Lin, who was here for the first time, everyone else was very familiar with most areas of Isita Port when they were doing branch lines.

Looking back now, there is something very strange about it. The "Excalibur side missions" the three of them received seemed to avoid this area, whether they were checking in, finding trouble, or looking for NPCs to collect likes.

As a result, when they arrived now, they noticed something was wrong.

Although the statue of the slut looked very unbeatable, Yi Lin didn't pay much attention to it and quickened her pace to see the towering snow-white building.

——"Gaia Holy See Chapter".

This can be said to be a landmark in Port Isita. It still exudes a sacred and solemn atmosphere as before, as if it is glowing. At the top of the building, seven huge crystals float out of thin air, emitting soft white light. The seven crystals are connected by complex circuits, as if they contain some kind of mystery.

Yi Lin looked up and a thought flashed through her mind.

I don’t know if it’s worth knocking it off...?

As soon as this thought crossed his mind, Yi Lin came straight to the door of the Holy See branch.

The gate of the Holy See branch was made of high-grade wood and looked valuable. Yi Lin pushed it hard... but failed to open it.

"let me!"

Knowing that he was wrong, Li Erpang rushed forward with narrowed eyes, picked up the one-handed hammer, and banged the door angrily.

"Open the door for the fat man! Damn it! Your uncle! Hurry up and open the door! Open the door!"

Bang bang bang bang——

Li Erpang was so angry that he didn't care about offending the so-called NPC.

But even though the door banged, no one came out.

After Yi Lin was silent for a moment, without any warning, he took out the dagger he bought from the store and stabbed the door.

【-10】

A number popped up on the door.

Immediately afterwards.

A health bar appeared in front of several people.

Ning You, Xiao Chuer, Li Erpang, and Wang Tiandi were all stunned at the sudden damage figures and health bars.

Li Erpang: "How dare a door show its health bar in front of players? So arrogant?"

But soon, they reacted one after another.

This door... can actually be poked!

How could the scene be destroyed like this?

So there is such a mechanism?

So...what are you waiting for?

Once the health bar is on, even if it is a building...

Hammer!

Li Erpang directly picked up the hammer and hammered the door like crazy.

【-11】

【-15】

【-16】

Although Li Erpang did not follow the output route, his weapon was also changed in Isita Port, and the output was slightly higher than Yi Lin's "level A".

When Ning You, Xiao Chuer, and Wang Tiandi saw that Li Erpang and Yi Lin were starting to attack the building, they had no way out. They each took out their weapons, equipped them, and stabbed to death at the [Vatican Branch Gate].

Bang bang bang bang bang!

The strange thing is that their attacks did not enter a "turn-based" state. Except for Yi Lin, everyone else finally experienced the thrill of real-time combat in a turn-based game.

So cool!

The door's health bar dropped rapidly...

But it's still a bit slow...

Until Yi Lin quietly threw a [Poison Tempering Dagger] at this door.

The door turned green instantly.

Yi Lin kindly reminded: "You can use skills!"

When the others heard this, they suddenly realized.

The teammates all wondered how Yi Lin could think of such an outrageous operation as throwing skills at a door, but in the current tense atmosphere, the others and the dog didn't talk nonsense, as if they regarded this ordinary door as a wild BOSS. Brushing, skill, flat A, throwing it at the door regardless of the cost.

The door's health bar drops faster!

A few minutes later.

The gate that had been standing in Isita Port for countless years suddenly collapsed, and four people and one dog filed in and fought their way in.

When the brave team knocked on the door, many civilians in Isita Port had already noticed their "rebellious" behavior.

It can be seen that several people are vicious and have bad intentions, but they dare not step forward to stop them. The civilians found it strange that there were no guards from the Holy See Army patrolling the large square today, and no one came out to stop such an outrageous thing.

Li Erpang regarded this action as a monster spawn.

After breaking the door, even the shield was held in front of him. With a shield in his main hand and a one-handed hammer in his off-hand, he charged in boldly and took the lead.

Yi Lin habitually took a few steps back and hid at the end of the team.

But when they entered, they were stunned.

I remember that the last time I came here, this place was full of devout "god believers". Priest Gil stood under the statue of the goddess, bathed in light, with a kind face... What impressed Li Erpang the most was that , there were originally many girls in nun costumes here, with those small buttocks... tsk tsk.

But now, it's all gone!

Whether it was Dajir, the young nun, or the believer, they were all gone!

Ning You, Xiao Chuer, and Li Erpang were instantly convinced, certain, and convinced that this time... they had really been tricked by the NPC!

A dignified NPC can actually leave his scope of practice?

This game... is unscientific!

How could there be such an unprofessional NPC!

"Fuck! What's going on?"

Li Erpang was stunned.

Ning You quickly calmed himself down.

If "he" was really the one causing trouble in this incident, and his involvement in the plot was deep enough to influence the NPC's movements...

"No! Leave quickly! Get out of the city!"

Ning You's pupils shrank and he said loudly.

Xiao Chuer had obviously thought of the same thing as Ning You. When Ning You reminded her, she had already put away her whip, moved quickly, and ran out of the church one step ahead.

And right now.

Four people and one dog were just about to leave the church.

In the distance, in the sky, a bright light instantly stung everyone's eyes.

"boom!!!!!"

A terrifying laser fell from the sky and swept across from a distance.

In the blink of an eye, where the laser pointed, the explosion of fire shot into the sky.

The high temperature and heat wave came suddenly. The eyes of four people and one dog were dazzled by the light and were temporarily blinded.

The hair of Yi Lin, Li Erpang, Ning You, Xiao Chuer, and the hair on Wang Tiandi's dog's head were all blown to the back of their heads.

Four people and one dog, all looking confused.