I really only stop

Hearing this, everyone fell into silence for a while.

Even Celica, who has the least common sense, knows that investigating places like mazes and secret realms often takes a long time and searches a lot of items.It is almost impossible to investigate the secrets behind the Hidden Shadow Realm in this extremely limited time, unless Harris is hanged up for interrogation by absolute force.

...But is it really impossible?

"I understand."

Just as the girls were trying to find a way to get the best of both worlds, a burst of light clapping caught their attention.Looking up, he happened to meet Lu Xi's relaxed smile:

"Now everyone tells me all the doubts, as for the next investigation, I will complete it - at an incredible speed."

Chapter 258 Stop Thinking About Playing, Playing, Playing

Entering the hidden shadow secret realm in the middle of the night, it is as deep and dark as if it is really swallowed by shadows.The shadow sun, which was not very bright at all, completely restrained its own light at night, and a trace of heat came from the direction of the shadow sun, adding a bit of warmth to the night in the secret realm.

...Now that I think about it, the ecology of this secret realm is really strange.

Walking on the absolutely silent path, Lu Xi leisurely looked at the rural scenery in front of him like a painting, while thinking about some trivial matters.

From the introduction of my brother and Harris, we can understand that the secret realm can also be regarded as a kind of [maze], which belongs to the existence that is very different from the external environment.The shadow sun, the source of life in Hidden Shadow Secret Realm, is obviously the best embodiment of this.

Even in the outside world, even on the earth without fantasy elements, there is a widespread deification and admiration of the sun.From this point of view, it is not impossible to use the Shadow Sun Temple as the highest management organization in the secret realm.A relatively closed space, an environment that is basically isolated from the outside world, legends and worship are used to deify the source of life on which to live, and if you add an old magic stick who is good at talking, the template of a local religion can be seen in its infancy.

And according to the information we observed and heard on the road, the situation of Shadow Sun does not seem to be very good now.Combined with Supreme Leader Harris' deliberate ignorance of Qianqian and the "ceremony" mentioned in the conversation, it is easy to infer what he wants to do according to the general development routine.

That's right, it's [Sacrifice].

Anyway, this kind of thing related to the temple is nothing more than a few developments. Since Qianqian is not asked to become a saint, the only possibility is the sacrifice.

He stopped at the gate of the Temple of the Shadow Sun that he had visited during the day, and looked at the heavy and simple gate in front of him, Lu Xi was also constantly analyzing in his heart.

The sacrificial matter is easy to talk about. When I first arrived at the Hidden Shadow Secret Realm, the question that Nana asked happened to be what I was very concerned about:

Why didn't the Cangying clan move away from the secret realm even in such a dangerous environment?

This is not the demolition that is said to make them rich overnight. If they continue to stay in this secret place that is on the verge of extinction, not only will the Zangying clan not get any benefits, but life will become increasingly difficult.For the development of the group, leave here as soon as possible. Even if you don't choose to contact humans and other species, the vast forest of monsters is enough to support the small population of this group.

So, this is the first question I want to investigate.

Cleverly bypassing the two priests standing guard in front of the gate, Lu Xi opened the door and slowly disappeared into the darkness of the temple.

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This is 【Shadow】.

Carefully holding the handrail, Lu Xi looked into the bottomless giant pit in the temple.Even if a ring of torches were densely planted around it, it could not dispel the frighteningly deep darkness in the pit.

During the day, with Harris watching by his side, he couldn't make a disqualification move, but it may not be necessarily the case at night when he stops at this time.

Although this approach is a bit childish, when people see things like pits, canyons, and mountain peaks, the first thing they think of should be——

"what!!!"

Lu Xi tentatively yelled into the pit, then waited with bated breath, trying to catch the echo from the pit.

"..."

Nothing at all.

Lu Xi, who thought he would catch the echo, was silent for a long time, but there was still an absolute silence that could be called deathly silence.There seemed to be some terrifying and patient monster hidden in this deep pit, quietly waiting for the prey to walk into its mouth.

It doesn't matter!I have a second trick!

In addition to shouting, the second reaction that humans will have when they are condescending is——

"Just it."

Finding a torch that looked pleasing to the eye, Lu Xi hummed a song and threw it down, leaning on the railing to watch it whirl and disappear into the darkness.

...I can't see it at all, how deep is this pit?

Watching the small light of the torch gradually being swallowed up by the darkness, Lu Xi shivered for some reason.

According to Harris, this is the shadow that their family worships.I don't know how deep it is, but it's definitely a great place for sharks to dump their bodies.

In the long history of the Cangying clan, I am afraid that there are many headless old cases that are inseparable from this big pit.

Unlike President Fallon, Lu Xi didn't know any other dragon friends who could fly, except for Tiamat's big sister.As for the matter of riding the latter, let's not talk about the big sister's willingness and how to get out of the seal.The two guys who had been banned by the world consciousness suddenly got together, I was really afraid that the silly loli in the world would be so angry that he would come down and kill me with a knife.

So, the exploration of the pit ends here!

Resolutely giving up the pit, Lu Xi walked all the way to the main hall—the place where Celica played with shadows during the day.

The design here is extremely ingenious. The complex wood carvings show different shadow shapes depending on the projection position.But in this world where light-sensing high-tech technology does not exist, Lu Xi feels that it is very unlikely that such a decryption system will unfold [combine all the shadows into a certain pattern, and the mysterious door will open].With that out of the way, the room is nothing to investigate.

There is often nothing under the gorgeous exterior, and the truly interesting things need to keep going to find them.

Bypassing the largest strange stone statue, Lu Xi got into a somewhat narrow passage.As soon as he probed, a sharp arrow point startled him a lot:

"I'll go! What time is it, and there are still guards hiding here!"

Looking at the werewolf hunter who was almost integrated with the environment in front of him with lingering fear, Lu Xi breathed a sigh of relief, but also did not forget to look him up and down a few times.

The werewolf hunter guarding here has a weather-beaten face, but his eyes are very firm.For such people, not only is time not an enemy that can weaken the body, but it can polish their skills even more exquisitely.It can be seen from his posture of advancing, attacking, retreating and defending that he is hiding in the passage at the moment, he is ready for any incoming enemy.

"...If you can't beat it, just pull the fuze and blow up the passage. It's a brutal but effective method."

Noticing a slender wire attached to the tail of the werewolf guard, Lu Xi followed the wire and found a well-hidden blasting scroll at the entrance of the passage.

Good stuff, but the next second is mine.

Ever since he learned the importance of the scroll to him in the Flower of Flesh Labyrinth, Lu Xi has been earnestly studying related knowledge.After judging the excitation method of the scroll, he first supported the scroll with a weak whirlwind, then drew his sword to cut off the lead wire connecting the werewolf tail and the blasting scroll, and stuffed the blasting scroll into his pocket without incident.

However, if the scroll is taken away here, the werewolf will definitely find out the moment the time stop is released.As a moral and responsible owner of the time-stop ability of doing good things, it is the basic of the basics to take the initiative to deal with everything after the fun, and strive not to cause trouble to others.

After thinking for a while, Lu Xi took out a black scroll with an indescribable strange rune engraved on it from his backpack, carefully put the blasting scroll back where it was before, and reconnected the lead wire to it superior.

This thing is some kind of "Dead Sea Document-French Fries Roll" drawn by Selika herself. Don't look at the extremely hideous appearance. After opening it, it is a children's stick figure in her style. , the taste is very good, it will be even better if it is added with sweet tomato sauce', and the same series also include "Dead Sea Documents-Pizza Rolls", "Dead Sea Documents-Lollipop Rolls" and so on.

Anyway, the environment here is very dark, just from the outside, this French fries roll is no different from the blasting scroll, so be it!

Finally, he reconnected the line that had just been cut off by himself, patted the blasting scroll in his bag with satisfaction, and Lu Xi walked away, hiding his achievements and fame.

Chapter 259 This wave is an infiltration puzzle game

After passing through the strictly guarded passage, Lu Xi finally arrived at the legendary ceremony execution site.

Different from the imagined bloody and bloody scene, the layout of the ceremony scene was unexpectedly simple.A metal cage full of rust is surrounded by layers of magic circles in the center. Looking at it, it is no surprise that it is the main body of the ceremony.

"Time stop is easy to use, but in the state of time stop, you can't ask questions to our know-it-all sister Tiamat."

Looking distressed at the mysterious runes on the magic circle, Lu Xi sighed deeply.

Although I found the key to solving the secret, but... I can't understand it.

Recognizing this kind of ancient characters or arcane characters is the specialty of the well-informed Tiamat and the god-level scholar Saintess. In this regard, I can only be regarded as a child of the same level as Zelika.

What, you ask Nana?

Miss Weird Master is of course an outsider.There must be some old grandfather in her treasure chest who can read and write.However, dolls have the limitation of not being able to communicate with the living. In the final analysis, it depends on Tiamat's translation.

...No way, I can't understand it, so I don't know how to copy it.

Sighing helplessly, Lu Xi sat cross-legged next to the magic circle, took out the paper and pen that he had prepared earlier from his backpack, and began to write.

It is impossible to copy all of them. Logically speaking, the key words of this kind of magic circle should be drawn in the middle.I just looked to the side of the cage, and just copied two sentences with the most beautiful font and the most gorgeous border.

Lucy, who was copying his homework, obviously didn't know what kind of shock it would cause if what he was doing was heard by those formation researchers.

As the lifelong painstaking effort of the arranger, most of the formations have their own patent marks.The patent here is not a weak legal clause, but a real arcane array that can curse or even attack those who try to copy.Generally speaking, no one would be stupid enough to take a pen and directly copy a formation that they couldn't understand at all, because this would likely lead to the activation of the back door left by the arranger, causing irreparable consequences.

About 50 years ago, the sacrificial method of "drawing a sacrificial circle on the ground to seduce naughty children to follow the painting" was very popular among magicians. After paying a painful lesson, even a toddler The children dare not take the branches and draw according to the patterns on the paper to play.

——However, who told the protagonist to stop from time to time?Just treat the general common sense of the above different world as farting.

"That's about it."

After comparing the contents two or three times, Lu Xi, who found no mistakes or omissions, took back the notebook contentedly, and looked around.

It is very obvious that although important as a ceremony venue, it does not require too much professional maintenance.All kinds of debris piled up in the dark corner of the venue, filling the place with a bit of a deserted atmosphere.

After all, according to Harris, Shadow Sun will only decline once in a hundred years.The guards placed at the gate are just to ensure the safety of the formation here. If no one is using it, there is no need to take care of it every day.

Complete the task: Explore the ritual scene of awakening the shadow sun (1/1)

Marking a '√' on a certain page of the notepad, Lu Xi re-entered the passage, turned around in the temple, and pushed the door into the largest and most beautiful room.

Decipher one of the laws of stealth games: within a power, the person with the highest status must live in the best room.

If you want to find out what Qianqian is going to encounter, there is no better place than Harris' room.

To Lucy's surprise, even though the hour-stop time was close to midnight, there was still a small candle burning in Harris' room.Under the radiance of this light, Harris in a gray robe sat at the table with his back facing Lu Xi. Just looking from his back, one could see a trace of fatigue.

Do not sleep at night, sitting at the desk in a daze?It's really nice.

After deliberately looking around to the front and confirming that Harris was just holding his head in a daze in front of the desk, Lu Xi curled his lips and looked at the huge bookshelf beside him.

The second law of deciphering stealth games: the information the protagonist wants to find must be placed somewhere on the bookshelf, and it must have a unique appearance, which can be separated from the copied and pasted book stickers at a glance.

Completely treating tonight's action as a long-lost time-stop exploration game, Lu Xi stared at the bookshelf for a while, then narrowed his eyes suddenly, and took a scroll from it.

Although reality is not a game, some of the truths are interlinked.Since it is an ancient book that records great secrets, it naturally looks different from ordinary books and periodicals.

Since there were not many words recorded on the scroll, Lu Xi simply stood by the bookshelf and read all of it.

"I see, [White Witch], [Ritual to Awaken the Shadow Sun]..."

Putting the scroll back to its original place thoughtfully, Lu Xi finally confirmed the reason for Harris' strange attitude towards Qianqian.

However, the next record——

[The following content is passed on orally by each chief priest, and must not be shown to the public, so remember it. 】

Recalling the last sentence of the scroll, which was a bit long-winded, Lu Xi looked at Harris's back and pondered for a while.

I have a very strong hunch that this matter is definitely not as simple as [sacrifice].If it is not expected, the reason for Harris not to relocate even if he pays such a price should be hidden in this sentence.

However, it is obviously not a wise choice to stop pressing Harris when unraveling here.

After writing down all his conjectures in the notebook, Lu Xi took a last look at the high priest's room and closed the door gently.

If the information Yuxia provided at the end is correct, then this so-called "Shadow Sun"—

Now, let's go back and talk to Nana and the others.

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"...To sum up, this is the reason why Qianqian is isolated."

Patting the back of Qianqian who was sobbing softly, Lu Xi comforted softly:

"Don't worry, Qianqian didn't do anything wrong, and she's not some nasty bad boy."

"That's right! The bad guy is obviously that old man!"

Celica rolled up her sleeves quite generously, and a cluster of black flames lightly lit up at her fingertips:

"I'm going to beat up that old man right now to help Qianqian vent her anger! He even instigated everyone not to talk to Qianqian, there should be a limit to despicableness!"

"Although in terms of force, it is not impossible for us to punish that non-human race. But..."

In an understatement, Harris, who was extremely powerful in Broca's eyes, was described as an 'inhuman race', and Yushia's eyes fell on Lu Xi:

"Lu Xi should have other plans, right?"

"As expected of Yuxia, yes, it is true."

Lu Xi nodded, and glanced at the girls in front of him:

"The biggest secret in Hidden Shadows is in the hands of Harris, but if nothing happens, it is almost impossible to get information from someone like him. Unless... give him a There is a drama of 'replacing Qianqian with a substitute'."

"?"

Looking at the four pairs of eyes full of question marks in front of him, Lu Xi smiled slightly, and beckoned to everyone:

"Come on, listen to me slowly—"