Samsara Paradise: Dream Weaver of Connections.

Veroni stared at the bulging bag of black stone coins at her feet and swallowed unconsciously.

Although she is a transcendent, transcendents are no longer the ones who dominate everything on this continent.

Under the charge of the Imperial Cavalry, even extraordinary beings would find it difficult to escape unscathed.

Therefore, they did not dare to act recklessly, and most of them chose to rely on the empire or a noble, signing loose employment contracts in exchange for protection and resources.

Of course, the army is not omnipotent - the extraordinary people still have advantages in tasks such as exploring secret places, carrying out assassinations, and searching for ancient treasures or mysterious antiques.

Even so, life is still not easy for "wild" extraordinary people like Veroni.

Although she didn't have to worry about her daily food and clothing, the items on the mysterious side were expensive and could easily empty her savings.

When she was at her lowest point, she even secretly dismantled the city wall guardrails and sold them to steel merchants for money - she said she was "selling scrap iron", but those guardrails were forged from precious swirling steel and were worth one-fifth of the same volume of silver.

Because of this, the vast majority of extraordinary people will choose to join a certain force in order to obtain stable resources and support.

However, Veronie was an exception - she tried to join different organizations three times, but each time, those forces were inexplicably wiped out by their enemies in less than a month.

As time went by, she could only wander around alone, fearing that her strange "bad luck" would implicate others.

"These are all mine?"

Veronie clenched the heavy purse in her hand, and unconsciously lifted the loose belt with her other hand - her pants always gave people the illusion that they would slip off at any time.

"That's right. It's three o'clock in the afternoon now. We'll leave at six tomorrow morning. During this time, you can spend as much as you want in the Holy City."

Su Xiao stood up. Now that Veronica had passed the test, they had all had enough rest during this period of time.

Tomorrow, they will set off for the cursed land - the Dead City.

The entrance to the City of Death is located in the north of the continent, about two days' journey from the Holy City.

It used to be a prosperous city, but now only ruins remain.

During the reign of the Black King, the City of Death attempted to "assimilate" the entire continent, and the City of Sonan was the first victim.

After only half an hour of erosion, the entire Suonan City was completely swallowed up.

The residents of Dead Silence City poured out like a tide, but were suppressed by the black-armored army led by the Black King.

That battle was extremely brutal - out of the 970,000 black-armored soldiers, only 50,000 survived, and all of them were contaminated with the strange aura of the Dead City.

The soldiers stationed in the palace today are the remnants of the troops who retreated from Sonam City that year.

They are no longer ordinary humans. The erosion of the Dead City has made them strong and twisted, like walking killing machines.

What's even more disturbing is that these black-armored soldiers are not controlled by anyone and don't even need to eat, as if they were some kind of cursed puppets.

The only thing to be thankful for is that their whereabouts are secretive and no one knows where they are stationed.

Otherwise, all the forces in the Holy City would probably have sleepless nights.

"Are you not afraid that I will take the money and flee the Holy City?"

Veronie stood in front of the window, holding up her trouser waist with one hand and a large cloth bag with the other.

Lin Yi flipped through the ancient book in his hand without raising his head, and just glanced at her lightly: "You can try."

Veronica tilted her head and suddenly jumped out of the window.

But she was not a fool - if she dared to do anything tricky today, she would probably be beheaded before she could run two blocks away.

Having been in the empire for many years, she knew too well the methods of those in power. In their eyes, even brothers would be killed if they got in the way.

"stop!"

Immediately, a deafening roar came from below the castle.

Two minutes later, escorted by hundreds of fully armed soldiers, Veroni obediently left the manor through the main gate.

"This is a good choice. I will prepare the other things. Kukulin, may God bless us."

"The gods were killed by the Black King a long time ago."

"maybe."

The old charlatan left these meaningful words and walked out of the room.

"Interesting, so, is it possible that there are still gods in the Dead Silence City?"

The old man's words were full of hidden meaning. If there are still gods on this continent, I'm afraid the only one left is that cursed place - the Dead City.

The next morning, at six o'clock, at the city gate.

A hideous-looking metal carriage was parked quietly, with a strange emblem of a wolf's head and a lion's tail branded on the carriage. The raised metal spikes shone coldly in the morning light.

On both sides of the city gate, fully armed soldiers stood like sculptures, and for the first time ever, they omitted routine inspections - the people passing through today were obviously not people they could question.

The silver hair of the Duke of Silver Feather fluttered slightly in the morning breeze, the hem of Princess Sayato's skirt was stained with dew, Bloomer stroked the sword at his waist, and the black armor of the new Night King, Deira, was still condensed with night mist.

These big shots, who could shake the continent with just a stomp of their feet, now gathered at the city gate just to see him off.

"It seems that you are in good condition recently."

When approaching the city gate, Lin Yi jumped off the carriage, and his black boots crushed a drop of morning dew.

He looked at Dai La - although the black armor was still cold and eerie, his breathing rhythm was obviously much smoother.

Through the gaps in the visor, one could see the bloodshot eyes of the wearer, as well as the kind of fatigue that only a living person could have that could not be concealed.

"Thanks to you, sir. Otherwise, I would have to sink into chaos for decades before waking up."

"Okay, no need to say any more. From now on, this place is in your hands. We should leave now."

As he finished speaking, he turned and stepped into the carriage. The curtain fell, hiding his figure.

The wheels rolled over the cobblestone road, making a dull sound. Under the gaze of everyone, they moved farther and farther away and finally disappeared outside the city wall.

Veronica was still a little dazed. She rubbed her eyes and couldn't help but muttered in a low voice: "Hey, where are we going this time?"

Her mind was in a mess—if she had seen it correctly, the newly succeeded Black King actually came in person to see them off?

What shocked her even more was that she knew almost all of the people standing next to the new king - no, to be precise, she had heard of them all.

Those are big shots who can shake the entire holy city with just a stomp of their feet, but now they are gathered here and watch them leave?

This scene is really too exaggerated!
"Didn't I tell you? Dead Silence City." The old charlatan leaned lazily in the car without even raising his eyelids.

"Dead Silence City?" Veronica's voice suddenly rose. "Isn't that place a scam? Legend has it that no one who enters can come back alive."

The old charlatan opened his eyes and glanced at her with a half-smile: "Who told you that the Dead Silence City is fake?"

This sentence was like a basin of ice water, completely extinguishing the last bit of hope in Veronica's heart.

She originally just wanted to make some money, but she didn't intend to risk her life!

But in this situation, she couldn't run away even if she wanted to.

"Ah sneeze——!"

Just as Veronica was daydreaming, Bubuwang suddenly sneezed loudly, instantly interrupting her thoughts.

She frowned, pinched her nose, and stuck her head out with a look of disgust, wishing she could stick half of her body out of the window.

"Hey! This smell is too fishy! Can you move this thing to the roof of the car?" While fanning the air, she glanced at the Moon Queen who was sitting quietly.

There was no way. As a member of the sea tribe, the Moon Queen naturally carried a scent of the deep sea - salty, damp, and mixed with a faint smell of seaweed.

If it were in an open area, it would be bearable, but in this closed carriage, the smell was so strong that it was suffocating.

"This is a mermaid. You may address her as the Moon Queen."

The old charlatan looked calm as he supported the puppet-like Moon Queen.

"Mermaid?!" Veronica's eyes lit up. Curiosity instantly overwhelmed her discomfort. She reached out to lift the white cloth under the Moon Queen's skirt, "Let me see how the fish tail is..."

"Snapped!"

The old charlatan slapped her claws with the back of his hand precisely, with a force that was neither too strong nor too weak, but carried an unquestionable warning.

He was still smiling, but his eyes clearly said: "If you move again, I won't hit your hands next time."

"Tsk, how petty! I just want to know how mermaids pee."

"..."

The old charlatan smiled more gently.

"...Okay, okay, it's just a joke!" Veronica laughed dryly and shrank her neck. "You guys have no sense of humor at all."

Veronica pulled the belt around her waist with force - it was more like a quaint wicker belt than a belt, with fine elven runes faintly visible on it.

This thing is not some decoration, but an extraordinary item she got unexpectedly, called the Wildness of the Ancient Elves.

Its effect is simply amazing: it can significantly slow down the passage of life.

If an ordinary person can live for fifty years, he can live to at least eighty years old by wearing it.

What’s even more exaggerated is that when a person is injured and dying, it can even forcibly slow down the passage of life and allow the person to hold on for a few more minutes - at the critical moment of life and death, these few minutes are often the key to a turnaround.

But the reason why extraordinary items are called extraordinary is that they always have some ridiculous side effects.

The price of this belt is that it will fall off your pants without warning.

It's not just ordinary looseness, but no matter how tight or securely you tie it, it always comes loose at the most inopportune moment.

After using it for a long time, Veroni discovered the characteristics of this belt. The tighter her pants were, the stronger the side effects of this thing were. One time when she tried to wear tight pants, the belt directly pulled her upside down. Thinking back on it now, she couldn't help but slap her hand on her face to break up the embarrassing picture in her mind.

On the contrary, the looser the pants, the less likely they would fall off. Veronie always felt that the way she used this thing was wrong, very wrong. "A nursery rhyme, isn't it? The dead city, empty, where you come from, where you go, escape, catch it back..."

Before the old charlatan finished the nursery rhyme, Veronie rubbed her arms in a hugging position.

"Don't say it, this is simply a childhood trauma."

"Who told you that this is a nursery rhyme..."

"!"

Veronica looked at the old charlatan in astonishment, and her expression gradually became serious.

"That, that's..."

Veronie was already starting to feel bad.

"This is a rumor. Believe me, the person who made up this nursery rhyme has never been to the Dead Silence City. It is a dead place filled with death, despair, and terror."

The old charlatan lowered his eyelids and his whole face became gloomy.

Su Xiao and Lin Yi on the side ignored the old charlatan. It was obvious that the old charlatan was just trying to scare Veronica.

But I have to say that with the presence of Veroni, the atmosphere in the team has at least improved a lot.

As for Di Ya, he was sitting alone on the top of the carriage at this moment.

The strong fishy smell emanating from the Moon Queen in the carriage was so suffocating that the howling morning breeze became a better choice in comparison.

The carriage was not moving very fast, so she simply dangled her legs over the eaves, just to appreciate the desolate scenery along the way.

This journey was unexpectedly full of laughter. The bored old charlatan found a new way to amuse himself - to scare Veronie in various ways.

Even Bubuwang discovered the fun of it and jumped up and down excitedly.

But the good times didn't last long. When the old charlatan began to tell those creepy ghost stories, the first one to shrink into the corner and tremble was this cowardly dog.

Time passed quickly, and soon, Su Xiao and Lin Yi received a reminder from the Samsara Paradise.

[Reminder: The time limit for the second round of the main mission is about to expire.]

【You have submitted the source of the world. 】

【You get an epic treasure chest. 】

[The third ring of the main mission has been activated. ]

[Main Quest: Night King]

Difficulty level: Lv.46
Mission information: Ensure that the third 'king' takes the throne.

Tip: If the hunter chooses to sit on the throne, there is a higher chance of being assimilated by the Dead City.

Task duration: eight natural days.

Mission reward: real attribute points × 3.

Mission punishment: forced execution.

……

[Reminder: The hunter is about to enter a special area. Because the hunter's rank is lower than level six, you have triggered a hidden mission.]

[Hidden Mission: Birth of Silence]

Difficulty level: Lv.53
Mission brief: Destroy the Birth Hall.

Mission information: The Hall of Birth is located in the Dead City.

Task period: ten calendar days.

Mission reward: epic treasure chest of your choice.

Mission penalty: -5 points for all attributes.

Tip: This task can be abandoned within 5 minutes.

……

[Hidden Mission: God's Sorrow]

Difficulty level: Lv.52
Mission Summary: Kill the three gods in the Dead City.

Mission information: The three gods are located in the church in the center of Dead City.

Task deadline: fifteen natural days.

Mission reward: Skill Scroll Chest (Epic).

Mission penalty: -3 points for all attributes.

Tip: This task can be abandoned within 5 minutes.

……

With the completion of the second main mission, a treasure chest fell into Lin Yi's hands.

Since he followed Su Xiao into this world using the World Key, their quest lines were the same.

But because of the uniqueness of the Black King suit, the rewards they receive will be different even if they complete the task.

The carriage moved slowly forward on the vast grassland, and the withered yellow grass leaves groaned under the wheels.

In the distance, the outline of Suonan gradually became clear - this once important border town has now become the last gateway to the Dead City.

Bang, bang, bang.

After a while, Am in front of the car patted the car and told Su Xiao in the team channel that they had arrived in Sonam. This was Am's habit. Although he had language ability, he seldom spoke. Except for Su Xiao, Bubu Wang and Beni, Am basically would not speak to outsiders.

"arrive."

Lidya Su pushed Veronica. God knows why this woman slept so sweetly that her saliva was flowing out.

"Let me sleep a little longer, just a little longer..." Veronica mumbled vaguely, and her head tilted as if she was about to fall down again.

"..."

Lin Yi raised his hand expressionlessly and gave her a slap on the face.

"get off."

"Oh."

Veronica pouted and followed Lin Yi out of the carriage like a wronged animal.

A cold wind blew, and the surroundings were desolate. Yellow dead grass stuck to the ground, making crisp crackling sounds when stepped on.

Ahead was a large area of ​​ruins with broken walls and broken walls everywhere. This was a big city that was almost razed to the ground. On the city wall that was less than two meters high, there stood a long row of thick wooden stakes with beams between the stakes. Under the beams, dead bones hung by steel cables were swaying in the wind. It was conservatively estimated that there were hundreds of them.

Seeing these skeletons, the old charlatan knelt on one knee, pressed the metal book against his chest and closed his eyes.

"Thank you for your hard work, heroes of the empire. I, Ken Lahan, salute you. It has been three hundred years. You... can leave now. Sorry, sorry..."

The old charlatan's voice was choked with sobs, and his shoulders trembled slightly. The Moon Queen beside him slowly floated up, and the scales on her tail glowed faintly.

The Moon Queen floated up to a height of about two meters and stopped. She began to sing a song that was difficult to understand. It was a bit harsh, but very penetrating.

Pah!
The bones collided with each other, gradually weathered in the singing, and turned into fine bone dust that drifted away with the wind.

These nameless guardians were finally able to put down the burden that had lasted for three centuries.

With a plop, the Moon Queen fell to the ground, her body gradually turning into water and seeping into the soil.

[Hint: The Hunter has witnessed the liberation of the unknown heroes, and you have obtained 5 World Sources.]

"Interesting, I didn't expect this thing to be returned to the Origin of the World?"

Di Ya on the side raised her eyebrows after receiving the prompt. She didn't expect that she could get unexpected gains like this. It seems that she will have to pay more attention to such hidden tasks and emergencies when traveling to other worlds in the future.

Veroni ignored the scene in front of her. She took out a special dry food from her pocket and prepared to fill her stomach first.

Just as Veroni was about to put the dry food into her mouth, a fishy smell came from Veroni.

"Old charlatan, take your moon queen away from me, it stinks."

Veronie looked up, only to find that everyone was staring at him.

The Moon Queen in the old charlatan's hand also disappeared. At this time, Veroni remembered that the Moon Queen had just purified all the corpses in this area. So what was that thing next to her now?
Veroni turned her head mechanically and saw a rotten face.

There was sticky liquid on that face, and his cloudy eyes were staring straight at the dry food in her hand.

"You, hello."

"Roar!!"

Three seconds later, Veroni clenched her fists, and the metal wheel on the back of her hand started to spin rapidly. There were at least hundreds of precision gears inside, and the eternal power made these gears stronger.

Three hair-thin silk threads were retracted into the reel. There were tiny spikes on the tip of each thread. It was difficult to fully control one of these threads, let alone three at the same time.

Veronica's abilities are clearly biased towards perception and blocking. Not only can she block out sounds, vibrations, energy, etc. within 300 meters around her, her perception is also equally strong.

That's why she chose such a special weapon, three biological threads with extraordinary properties. When she first obtained this biological thread, Veroni didn't know what kind of creature it was, but that thing used this silk thread to wrap itself to resist powerful enemies.

In terms of stretchability, toughness, cutting force, etc., this biological silk thread is far superior to spider silk which has extraordinary properties, and it is not afraid of corrosion, flames, etc.

Lin Yi and Su Xiao did not take action. They all sensed the strength of this monster and wanted to use it to test Veronica's fighting ability.

It seems to be OK now. Even if it doesn't help in the battle, at least it won't be a hindrance. (End of this chapter)