In Yuanshen, no one understands holy relics better than me

"This is the power bestowed on me by the Queen of Winter! I might as well tell you! I am the next executive officer! I advise you to take care of yourself! Don't make enemies of us fools!"

This glance shocked the audience.

Especially in Xia Tian, ​​he didn't see how this guy looked like an executive officer. The fools are already short of people to this extent?

Surprised and asked: "The next one? Successor "Madam"? "

"Ah?" Clement hesitated for a while, then nodded immediately: "That's right! The previous executive officer "Ms." will become my subordinate, and she also has a good admiration for me... If you dare to be dishonest, don't Blame me and her for being cruel! "

Hearing this, I probably have a clear understanding.

"Tsk." Xia Tian clenched his fists and smacked his lips displeased.

On the other hand, Zhong Li suddenly stretched his brows, his expression relaxed, and he folded his arms naturally, having a bit of fun watching the show: "It seems that I don't need to do it."

The light of God's Eye dimmed.

Clemente was quite proud, thinking that Zhongli was frightened and gave up resistance, so all the treasures would be his, and he could let these people carry them for him as coolies.

But he was proud for only two seconds, and he didn't have time to smile. He just felt a huge restraining force coming from his back, and the irresistible force turned his whole body around and overwhelmed him to the ground.

"Ah—" The twisting of the joints made him howl.

Hardly using the power of the elements, Xia Tian subdued Clemente only by relying on the strength of his body.

He twisted his arms and proudly looked at the foolish "executive officers" who were on the ground. It was too weak.

That "evil eye" just fell in front of his eyes, Xia Tian picked it up, pinched it hard, it shattered directly, it was just a black glass ball that would shine.

"Are you the new executive?"

"No, no, no, sir, I'm a liar! Everything is fake! Let me go!"

A man can bend and stretch, and Clemente's attitude changes staggeringly quickly, from being proud to humble and begging for mercy in an instant.

Xia Tian doesn't care if you lie or not, all he cares about is that sentence: "You said that "Madam" admires you? "

Clemente wanted to put all the relationship aside: "How is it possible, I have never even met such a big man, I just said it deliberately to lie to you... It’s just to get some cultural relics and go back to make a fortune by using the name of the fools...Let me go! I don’t want anything anymore!”

It's true that people make money and birds die for food. They dare to make up any lie for money. If they meet half of the people, they may really succeed.

Smashing two of his teeth made Xia Tian barely calm down.

As for whether to kill or not?After all, Tivat is relatively harmonious, and generally does not see life and death.

In Liyue territory, it is not Xia Tian's turn to be arbitrary.

Zhong Li didn't even have an excessive punishment, after all, there was no punishment clause in the contract.

He said so.

"You don't have the qualifications to move on, just leave like this... Your harvest will naturally be confiscated."

In this way, the expulsion of Clement was counted as the end.

After that, when the three of them arrived at the gate of the last palace, Zhongli stopped again.

"Clement's mistake was greed, but besides greed, there are many temptations that make people want to violate the contract... Facing the "desired thing", how many people can restrain their desires and obey contract……"

Zhong Li let out some incomprehensible emotions, and then looked at Wan Yan who was speechless and tense all the way.

"How about, let's take this opportunity to make it clear... In fact, no one in this temporary archaeological team is really here for "archaeology". "

Xia Tian was not surprised, and slowly eating melons aside, he had already guessed that the four people, including himself, had their own ghosts.

Being found to be falsely identified may also be regarded as a violation of the contract, and may be kicked out, Wan Yan tried to make a final struggle: "Why, why do you say that?"

Zhongli directly pointed it out: "Madam, you lack the most basic knowledge of archaeology, and you don't know a few cultural relics, but you are very proficient in the knowledge of "Salt Demon God". The Demon God itself makes you more interested, right? "

"I--"

Wan Yan wanted to explain, but seeing Zhong Li's eyes, it seemed that all lies would be exposed.

"...Sir, you are really knowledgeable and talented. I have the courage to ask you a question. It seems to be the right choice."

She lowered her head in shame, and when she raised it again, she showed a relieved smile, finally being able to confess honestly.

"That's right, I'm not an archaeologist... Our ancestors were the people who were protected by the "Demon God of Salt" during the difficult period when the Demon God War swept across the continent. "

"During the war, Morax assassinated our god! He was jealous of the power of the "Salt Demon God" and made us homeless! "

"I...we hate him! But Liyue is Morax's Liyue, history must be allowed to be whitewashed by him... So, I want to prove! Moraxe is also guilty! He has blood on his hands, he Has a cruel and ruthless side!"

"..."

Wan Yan's passionate accusation was like treating Zhong Li as Morax.

Zhong Li remained silent: "..."

When the mood calmed down, Wan Yan bowed apologetically: "Sorry, I was too emotional... I shouldn't be angry with you."

Then, another request: "We signed a "contract" to face the truth, right, Mr. Zhongli?In this matter, you must have a fair judgment! "

She firmly believed that in the last palace, there was the truth she wanted to know.

"That's natural... Besides, Liyue is no longer Liyue of Morax."

Zhongli agreed, and raised his hand to activate the organs on both sides with the rock pillars, opening the gate of the last palace.

"Come with me, all the answers are ahead."

Chapter 814 The emperor also learns badly

Further forward is the third palace, just like the first two, with salted believer statues and booths for offering utensils.

The utensils on the booth are different from the complete "salt cup" and "salt ruler" before. They are two pieces of iron. Judging from the shape of the fracture, it should be two parts of a sword.

"Is this... a sword?"

Wan Yan walked in quickly, and after confirming, she was both indignant and pleasantly surprised: "Ah! It's a broken sword! This is the evidence! It proves that the "Demon God of Salt" once resisted!"It just failed to resist the murderous hands of Morax! "

Broken sword.

Looking at the mountain, it does look like something left after the defeat, but if it was the weapon raised by the "Demon God of Salt" when he resisted, how could it be enshrined?

After all, it is very strange that there are fixed-style booths in three consecutive palaces. It seems that after the death of the "Salt Demon God", the "Salt from the Earth" was not sealed immediately, and who else came here to enshrine it? Same.

From the perspective of ordinary people, compared with the "salt cup" and "salt ruler", the power of this "sword" must far exceed them. If this sword can be repaired, it may be able to show the world the power of "salt". Demon God's former power...

As a devout believer, Wan Yan couldn't hide her desire to revive the prestige of the "Demon God of Salt".

Zhongli seemed to have foreseen it long ago, and without explaining, he brought up the contract: "Two pieces of broken swords, from an archaeological point of view, are counted as two cultural relics... According to the contract of "take things in sequence, one at a time", you can only Take one of them. "

"Why, why?" Wan Yan didn't understand: "Although it is said to be taken sequentially, but Clement has already..."

Zhongli is like a stubborn stone. No matter how the objective conditions change, he only abides by the signed contract: "Yes, but "one piece at a time" is still valid. It is impossible to take two cultural relics at the same time. . "

"Then I'll choose one first, and then you also choose one, and I'll choose the rest, isn't that all right?"

Wan Yan tried to take advantage of the loopholes in the contract, but in the face of Zhongli's "final interpretation" of the contract, it was meaningless: "The signers of the contract are you and Clement. He has already lost his qualifications because he broke the contract, so you also There is only one choice left."

It was as if everything was intentional, including Clement's betrayal and the broken sword in two.

The "contract" is inflexible, and if it is not kept, it will be broken.

"This, this..." Wan Yan looked at the statues around her, looked at the utensils on the booth, and said with determination: "No! If only half of it is taken away, then, there is no way to repair it, and there is no way to reproduce "Salt" "The power of the Demon God"..."

She knew that she didn't have the strength to snatch her up, but she still made excessive demands: "Anyway, for my belief in her...even if it breaks the contract, I will not hesitate!"

She doesn't intend to do anything, she is threatening death, which is the biggest threat that the incompetent and stupid can give.

For ordinary people, it is possible to accommodate, right?But Zhongli was unmoved: "Have you made up your mind? Then, there is a price."

When Wan Yan heard this, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in her dark heart. Since she said there was a price, it meant she could negotiate!

"That's okay! The "Demon God of Salt" is willing to sacrifice even her life to protect her followers... My sacrifice is insignificant!It doesn't matter how you punish, just let me bring back... proof of my faith! "

Wan Yan stood up straight and was ready, no matter what the price is, as long as it is what she can pay, just take it!

"Really? Then... as a "punishment", I will tell you the "truth". "

"what?"

Wan Yan was taken aback for a moment, afraid that she didn't hear clearly: "The truth? Are you telling the truth...is it my punishment?"

What an unheard of price, is a few words the punishment?That's too easy!

"Yes, the fact that you will hear next is the price you paid for breaking the "contract". "

Perhaps Zhongli had already made preparations when he agreed to explore the treasure together at the very beginning, and now he just confides that dusty past in a logical way.

"—Unfortunately, the demon god of salt, Heulia, is not a powerful demon god."

"On the contrary, she is too weak—too accommodating, too weak, and she is absolutely impossible to ascend to the position of the Seven Gods...the loser."

Although there was no contemptuous tone, the words were cruel and resolute, making it difficult for Wan Yan to accept: "What did you say...?!"

Ignoring her indignation, Zhong Li continued talking.

"During the War of the Demon Gods, the demon gods in the world tried their best to fight for the Tivat Continent, but Heulia chose to escape... She believes that as long as the battle is given up before it happens, the war will never happen. affect themselves and their people."

"...However, in the long years of war, there will be no end to "concessions". "

"In the bottomless retreat, Heulia lost all the land, leaving only the last shelter... the salt in the land."

"..."

No one can testify to the veracity of this story, but from Zhongli's mouth, there is an irrefutable truth.

"No, no...impossible..." Wan Yan couldn't believe it, she stepped back step by step, and accidentally knocked down the statue of the believer.

boom--

Colliding with the ground, the salted statue shattered like a tile, and the salt blocks all over the ground instantly turned into salt stains and scattered like dust.

Zhong Li had no expression on his face. He walked to the booth and touched the broken blade with his hand: "In her last moment, she didn't even have a weapon that could be lifted up to protect the people."

"Not even a weapon? But, this sword..."

"Yes, this broken sword is not a relic of the "Demon God of Salt", but...the weapon that killed her. "

"No! This is false, what you said is false, you want to confuse my confidence in the gods!"

Wan Yan was almost roaring, it was difficult for her to accept a story that was far from what she knew, even if the story was the truth!

Zhong Li calmly said, "I said, I only state the facts."

"That's unreasonable! You...you are also a follower of Morax, don't try to lie to me!"

Wan Yan's blind denial is also the last struggle, she wants to escape from here, escape from the truth... If the truth is like this, then it is better to live in a fantasy.

Stepping out indiscriminately, so that he took the wrong direction and went to the deepest point.

Xia Tian seems to be watching a drama, without much feeling, not because he is hard-hearted, but because he is hard to empathize with.

[Cut five cities today, cut ten cities tomorrow, and then have to sleep overnight, starting to look at the four realms, and the Qin soldiers are coming. 】

This is what the ancestors taught, let Xia Tian know that people can be patient, but they can't just give in blindly.

I really can't get a good impression of the weak and retreating gods.

Look again, Zhong Li picked up the two broken swords.

"What kind of treasure is this?"

"Since it is not a weapon of the gods, it is naturally not a treasure."

Zhong Li handed over the two broken swords: "But you may be able to perceive something from them!"

"Salt Demon God Heulia" is a gentle and weak god. Her remaining consciousness is not enough to be usable power, but she has well preserved her tender feelings towards the world.

After Xia Tian felt it, he couldn't help being moved, and he respected it a little.

"Let's continue to go deeper, there will be something that makes her have to accept the "truth" no matter what. "

Continuing forward, there are more and more sculptures of believers along the way, and their shapes are becoming more and more exaggerated. Not only are their expressions rich, but their movements are also starting to be weird. Many of them even use both hands and feet... as if they are running away.

It's getting weirder and weirder, what happened?

The last palace is even more magnificent than the previous three combined, like a square with a zenith.

The believers around were all terrified, and stretched out their hands one after another, as if to stop something.

Their eyes were focused on the center of the palace. There was a strong and armored warrior who was performing a "charging and stabbing sword" action, surrounded by a large pool of salt water, spreading in circles.

Wan Yan stood at the center, looked around blankly, but couldn't find the remains of the Demon God.