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Chapter 197 Lich and Elves

Thousand Lakes City.

Many ethnic groups live together, and there is a mixed crowd.

This is a vital force in the Eternal Night Forest.

The highest level of the Eternal Night Forest is level six. There are eight level five areas such as Qianhu City, but not every level five area has a city. There are several harsh Jedi areas with no population gathering.

What is even more rare about Qianhu City is...

This is the only high-level area that has not been seized by the Eternal Night Dragon King. The reasons for this are very complicated and difficult to explain in a few words, but two reasons, one internal and one external, play a relatively important role.

During the process of the Eternal Night Dragon King occupying the great forest.

Hundreds of large tribes and large forest cities were destroyed.

The survivors in these places always had to go somewhere, including the great elder of the elves, Artus, and other strong men, who gathered in Qianhu City one after another. The forces gathered together to form a powerful force.

Eventually, Qianhu City became one of the most important bases for resisting the Eternal Night Dragon King.

This is an internal cause.

What are external factors?
The Eternal Night Forest stretches for thousands of miles.

But it is just one of the many areas in the Chaos Continent.

Outside the Eternal Night Forest, there are also many large areas. Some areas have even given birth to large kingdoms or even empires with a population of over 100 million. Their overall strength is far greater than that of the Eternal Night Forest.

There is always someone better than you.

The great forest, with its hundreds of tribes, does indeed have a long history.

But if you look at the entire Chaos Continent, the areas on the edge are just sparsely populated areas. Although the overall population size is not large, it has quite rich resources, which will naturally attract the covetousness of various outsiders.

External forces want to infiltrate.

Qianhu City is the most ideal base.

At this moment, there are not only the remnants of the local faction represented by Artus in Qianhu City, but also many agents of external forces, or organizations and forces supported by external forces.

Although they all have their own ulterior motives.

However, they reached a consensus with the local remnants on defending Qianhu City.

For hundreds of years, the two forces inside and outside have joined forces to resist the Eternal Night Dragon King. In addition, they are restricted by territorial laws and protected by the ancient formation of Qianhu City. Therefore, although they have encountered extremely dangerous crises several times, they have never been truly broken through by the dark species.

within a short period of time.

As powerful as the Eternal Night Dragon King.

It was also difficult to annex the city.

……

Before opening the city today, Qi Ji consumed a mirror stone and landed in Qianhu City with the territory's elf elder Artus as an anchor. He then took a brief tour and sightseeing of the city.

“Thousand Lakes City lives up to its reputation!”

The city was built at the confluence of many rivers and lakes. The abundant water resources and the rugged terrain have formed hundreds of waterfalls of various sizes, and the dense water network divides the city into many areas.

The main urban area consists of sixteen adjacent islands.

The architectural style of each urban area is different, which is related to the main ethnic groups living in the area.

For example, in urban areas with a relatively large number of elves, half-elves, and flower fairies, there will be large areas of vegetation covering the islands, and the architectural style will be mainly tree houses and flower houses, thus reflecting the beauty of natural harmony.

The island area, where tiger people, bear people, gnolls and orcs make up the majority, gives people an overall feeling of being empty and wild, and its architecture is full of tribal style and shamanic elements.

As for the small island city area where there are more dwarves, the entire island's architectural style is full of granite and steel features, and there are a large number of special chimneys, from which furnace flames and combustion exhaust gases are often released.

There are at least thirty kinds of forest races living in Qianhu City.

The sixteen small island cities each have their own unique style but are not completely isolated. If you look down from the sky, you can see that most of the islands are connected to each other by bridges.

With sixteen main urban areas as the core, there are many towns formed by small scraps scattered around. The overall appearance is like a compass of God broken on the earth. The scenery is very beautiful and full of strong local characteristics.

If there were ranks for travel destinations in the Eternal Night Forest.

Qianhu City is definitely the king.

It is a must-visit place.

It best reflects the characteristics of the great forest where hundreds of tribes live together.

Qi Ji knew that the strategic significance of Qianhu City was far more important than it seemed.

First of all, the permanent population here is over one million.

The potential population behind it is six or seven times this number!
Because there are many tribal residents in Qianhu City, and the nests of these tribal residents still exist in the big forest. These tribes are the core of the tribe, and some of them moved to Qianhu City only for insurance or trade needs.

Qianhu City has a huge influence on the Great Forest!

In addition, although the terrain of Qianhu City looks fragmented and complex, the transportation is actually very convenient. Because of the convergence of thousands of water networks, there are ports of all sizes.

At a glance.

The masts are like a forest and it is very lively.

The city's flight routes not only reach most areas of the forest.

There are also two vital waterways, one of which leads westward to the vast ocean, and the other leads southward to the wild beast grasslands in the south.

There are hundreds and thousands of sea kingdoms of all sizes in the Western Ocean, and hundreds of millions of sea people.

There are also hundreds of millions of orcs living in the southern prairie.

These two places do not have direct contact. If resources and goods need to be transported for trade, Qianhu City is the most important transportation hub. The market potential and benefits can be imagined!

But because these two routes are too long.

The journey will pass through large and small areas, and the territorial laws of each area are different. In addition, because more than 90% of the area of ​​the Great Forest is occupied by the dark species, this long-distance shipping is very difficult, so it is basically in a state of isolation.

of course.

Qi Ji is not here for tourism.

I don't plan to occupy this place in the short term.

Today is the official opening day of "Qianhu City Internet Cafe".

He attaches great importance to personally coming to boost morale and provide guidance on work.

Miracle City is located on Maple Leaf Island, one of the sixteen districts of Qianhu City.

The island is named after its maple leaf shape. It is an outer urban area of ​​Qianhu City and an important transportation and shipping hub. Therefore, the proportion of floating population is very high, and the coexistence of multiple ethnic groups makes the business atmosphere particularly active.

There are multiple neighborhoods within Maple Island.

Among them, "Adventurer Street" is very special.

As the name suggests, it is a place where adventurers and travelers of all races gather in Qianhu City.

There are more than a dozen garrisons of various territories in Qianhu City, as well as more than thirty adventurer hotels and more than ten adventurer taverns, with a large number of catering, cultural and tourism service facilities specifically for adventurers.

Why did Qianhu City allow the human leader to establish a base in the city?

Even set up a special area for management?
Because the underground cities that are able to survive in the Eternal Night Forest are all very capable, and if Qianhu City wants to survive, it must win over all the forces and powers that can be won over.

Only in this way can we barely survive under the threat of the Eternal Night Dragon King.

What's more, the human dungeon is not only a force, but also a resource production base. The continuous output of resources from these adventure halls is of great significance to Qianhu City.

Not only Qianhu City.

There are many large cities in the Chaos Continent.

There will be a special adventure zone.

This is because building a garrison is not a precedent in Qianhu City.

That’s why it was done in just two or three days.

The current scale of Miracle City’s base is not large, with a second-level secret hall, an adventurer’s guild, a spirit altar, and a territory warehouse.

The union, altar, and warehouse are all hidden in the back.

The secret hall faces the Adventurer Street.

There is a sign with Miracle City on it.

"Artus, you did a great job and did not disappoint me."

Qi Ji praised the Elf Great Elder's efficiency and achievements and announced, "I plan to recruit 200 local adventurers as the first batch, of which the elves can get half of the quota."

Elder Artus was overjoyed.

The human territory can only recruit a limited number of alien adventurers.

Generally, the proportion cannot exceed one tenth of the total number of adventurers.

This shows that the adventurer quota in Miracle City is actually very valuable. Now that the elves are close to the water and have the upper hand, they have received such preferential treatment, and their future development and potential in the territory are ahead of other races.

It is not too late.

Artus took immediate action.

First, one hundred elves were selected.

Let them be the first to awaken the soul of adventurer.

In this way, the performance of Qianhu City Internet Cafe will be guaranteed, and with the quality of the territory secret realm, it will not take a few days to attract a large number of locals and adventurers from all walks of life, thus forming influence and continuously attracting traffic to Miracle City!
Everything is ready.

The Adventure Hall officially opened.

This process attracted the curiosity and onlookers of many local adventurers.

However, just as these adventurers were discussing curiously, a group of uninvited guests arrived in the hall first, and their arrival made Artus frown and look unhappy.

Who would have thought.

The first visitors to the Hall of Miracle Adventure are a group of undead.

Leading the group was a thin lich wearing a robe with intricate magical patterns, a large hood, and exuding a sinister aura.

He was followed by an undead knight dressed in heavy Gothic armor.

He also brought with him several undead warriors and undead wizards.

Artus: "Vesaros, what are you doing here?"

The lich laughed dryly and said, "I heard that the elders have introduced an adventure hall to Qianhu City, so I brought my men here to support them. Elder Artus wouldn't want to drive me away, would he?"

It's him?

Qi Ji was a little surprised.

He knew about "Vesaros".

A 1,200-year-old lich!
He is the elder of the Pale Truth Society, a genuine fifth-level existence. With such strength, he is considered a top-level powerhouse in the entire forest, and is also one of the strongest people in Qianhu City.

Artus looked at Qi Ji and said, "If the Lord does not welcome him, I will drive them out right now!"

Qi Ji said calmly, "It's okay. As long as you're not here to cause trouble, the Miracle City Adventure Hall welcomes adventurers of any identity and race to come and take risks."

"is it?"

Vesaros chuckled and said, "What a coincidence! I also have an Adventurer's Soul, and I've already reached the third level. Let me see what's so special about the dungeon that Elder Artus has chosen."

Artus was a little anxious: "My Lord, you don't know, this person..."

Qi Ji said calmly: "It's okay, Miracle City is open to all, even the undead can be accommodated. After seeing the secret realm of Miracle City, I think these undead will not think about harassing you all day long."

Artus was stunned.

He did not tell the lord the inside story.

Why does he seem to know everything already?
Artus hated Visaros very much, not only because the elves and the undead were naturally incompatible, but also because Visaros was once an elf of the Great Forest.

At that time, this place was not called "The Great Forest of Eternal Night" but "The Great Forest of Holy Trees".

At the time, Visaros, who was only 300 years old, was extremely talented and had the potential to become the youngest elf elder in the Holy Tree City.

However, this genius, who is highly regarded by the entire clan and a strong candidate for the future great elder or high priest, is a person with a fanatical obsession with knowledge. He conducts cruel experiments without any bottom line in pursuit of forbidden knowledge.

Eventually, the scandal was exposed, causing the collective anger of the elf elders in Holy Tree City.

Vesalus was therefore expelled from the great forest.

No one expected that after being expelled from his homeland, Visaros not only did not reflect on his actions, but instead fell deeper and deeper into the pursuit of forbidden knowledge, and even joined the Pale Truth Society, the oldest and most mysterious lich organization on the continent.

This organization is not simple.

It is considered to be one of the top undead forces on the continent.

Although there are not many members, each of them is a powerful lich from all over the continent and from all eras.

later
The Eternal Night Dragon King descends into the forest.

Destroyed the Holy Tree City with absolute power.

At least 70% of the elves died in this catastrophe, and many powerful ones were transformed into dark elves by the Eternal Night Dragon King and became loyal slaves of this dark king. The high priest died in battle, the great elder was seriously injured, and the elves were torn apart.

The lich Vesalos saw his opportunity.

He returned to the forest with the undead forces.

Finally, he made great contributions in the defense of Qianhu City.

Therefore, Qianhu City has an island dedicated to the undead, and the undead have become one of the important local forces, and thus have become extremely powerful figures in Qianhu City.

at this time.

More adventurers entered the hall one after another.

Most of these adventurers are alien adventurers, but human adventurers can also be seen.

Although most of them came from the dungeons in various areas of the Evernight Forest, there were also some adventurers who came from far away places outside the Evernight Forest.

"Miracle City?"

"Have you heard of it?" "Never heard of it."

"Is there such an underground city in the Evernight Forest?"

"This is just a second-level basic settlement. The dungeon level is not expected to be too high. It is probably a dungeon supported by the elves."

"No matter what."

"There are new secret realms to play."

"Go in and try it first!"

"..."

Some adventurers have started to "get on the plane" one after another.

Vesaros and his men also walked into the Adventure Hall.

This lich had no interest in Miracle City or adventure, and he didn't take Lord Qi Ji seriously at all. He was very ambitious and wanted to seize the entire Thousand Lakes City.

Because as long as we completely control Qianhu City.

With the support of the Pale Truth Society.

Even if he cannot defeat the Eternal Night Dragon King, he can still compete with him and rule nearly half of the territory of the Great Forest, and he will become a generation of Lich King.

However, it is not easy to capture Qianhu City.

So Vesalus set his sights on Artus.

This elven elder is already old, seriously injured, and has only a few years left to live. If we can bewitch and corrupt him and make him degenerate into a lich, Qianhu City will have two fifth-level liches, and the overall strength will be greatly improved!
As for adventure?

Vesalus lived for twelve hundred years.

I've been to at least eight hundred dungeons, if not a thousand.

Although he did take risks for a while when he was young, as his experience grew and he saw more secret realms, he no longer had any interest in them.

The so-called adventure.

It's just children playing house.

But he needed a reason to get close to the elves.

Only in this way will there be a chance to seduce these stubborn guys.

This is why Vesaros appears in the Adventure Hall.

This is a great opportunity... Sooner or later these foolish elves will realize that only by embracing immortality and joining them can they save the great forest and fight against the powerful Eternal Night Dragon King!

of course.

There's no rush.

Otherwise, it will arouse the disgust of the elves.

Vesaros is a lich and theoretically has an infinite lifespan, so what he lacks the least is patience. Five years or ten years are nothing to him.

Before this.

Let’s pretend to take an adventure first.

Just as Vesaros was thinking this.

"Oh my God!"

"Is this an entire continent?"

"Amazing! This secret realm seems to have something special!"

"..."

Just as Visaros was about to activate the secret crystal, he was attracted by the startled breathing of a group of adventurers in front of him. When he saw the contents presented in the secret crystal, the lich and the undead around him were also stunned.

The character chosen by the adventurer was the sharpshooter.

The scene presented at this moment is the official opening plot. In order to avoid being hunted down, the sharpshooter jumped from the heaven into the sky sea, but accidentally passed through the sky sea and fell to the continent of Arad.

In this storyline.

Adventurers can look down at the continent of Arad from a high vantage point, especially most areas before level 60. The rich variety of terrain environments, buildings, and towns are enough to give any unworldly adventurer a huge sense of shock and experience.

"Lord Lord!"

At this time, a female adventurer from the fox tribe came to Qi Ji.

She humbly asked, "Is this secret realm of 'Arad Continent' really an entire continent?"

Another Orc adventurer was filled with disbelief. "Impossible! It's probably just a patch. How could there be such a large secret realm? This is simply impossible!"

however.

Facing the adventurer's questions.

Qi Ji explained, "What you see in the secret crystal is part of the 'Arad Continent,' and every area you see is accessible. The scale and depth of this secret realm are far greater than you can imagine."

"what?"

“What you see is what you get?”

"is this real?"

"But how is this possible?"

“This is equivalent to creating a world!”

"..."

The adventurers were all shocked and skeptical.

Not to mention them, even Artus is no exception.

However, unlike the foreign adventurers who did not know about Miracle City, Artus had seen Qi Ji's methods and the various rich secrets of Miracle City. He knew that this great lord could definitely do all of this.

In this secret realm.

He created an entire continent!

"Your Excellency."

"Where is the place where the sharpshooter first appeared?"

"Why does the continent of Arad appear under the ocean?"

“Will we be able to go back up there in the future?”

"..."

"This is all I can reveal." Qi Ji refused to answer these random questions. "Arad is a world with a long and fascinating history. It is also a paradise tailor-made for adventurers. Please learn about this world through your own efforts."

The lich Vesaros heard this.

He couldn't help but feel a little curious.

Is there really a lord who can create an entire continent in one go when building a secret realm?
impossible!

Among the many dungeons that Vesaros has visited, there are many fifth- and sixth-level dungeons. The scale of this super dungeon is not much different from that of an empire. The secret realm that has been polished for hundreds of years is very large.

But even so.

This secret realm is also composed of dozens or hundreds of smaller secret realm units.

Vesaros had never seen a lord who could directly create a rich and prosperous continent... After all, this was such a waste of resources, how much material would be consumed meaninglessly!

"No wonder Artus chose me... This dungeon seems a little different."

Didn't think much about it.

Vesaros activated a secret crystal.

There is only one secret realm option: Arad Continent.

Is there only one secret realm? I heard that some dungeon lords would build special facilities to connect the cores of several secret realms in their territory, thus creating a larger and more large-scale secret realm.

This dungeon.

Could it be that this is also done?

But such pursuit of perfection does not seem to be cost-effective.

This lord may have some talent, but he doesn't seem very smart.

In fact, the reason why there is only one secret realm is because the base cannot be directly connected to the core main city, but can only be connected to other main cities and secondary cities, and Qianhu City is too far away from the main city of Miracle.

The restrictions on the second-level base are still too great.

So the only one that can be used is the "Continent of Arad".

However, in Qi Ji's opinion, secret realms are more valuable for their quality than for their quantity. Although there is only one Arad, it is an interactive online game with very rich game content and long-lasting playability, which is particularly suitable for attracting new users to the territory.

Didn't think much about it.

Vesaros created the Ghost Swordsman as his own character.

Why choose the Ghost Swordsman? "Ghost" gives people the feeling of being closer to the undead. As a thousand-year-old lich, of course he has to choose a character and role that is more in line with his identity.

First of all.

This is the opening plot of Ghost Swordsman.

The story of Ghost Swordsman is very simple.

He was originally a boy from an ordinary family, living a very peaceful life. Suddenly one day his left hand mutated and turned into a scarlet ghost hand.

This ghost hand.

Have great power.

It can also affect people's minds and drive them crazy.

The boy killed his loved ones in a fit of rage, and from then on embarked on a journey of wandering in order to stop hurting others. However, the shadow and guilt of killing his relatives continued to torment him as nightmares many years later.

One afternoon.

The Ghost Swordsman woke up from the nightmare of that year again.

The place where he is now is exactly where the adventure begins - Loran!
This is the end.

The first battle begins.

Visaros controlled the Ghost Swordsman and chopped down all the goblins in just a few strokes.

After discovering the health bar, blue bar, chat interface, interactive mechanism and other settings of the "Arad Continent".

"This secret realm is indeed very unusual and quite interesting..."

He also had to admit it.

This is truly an amazing secret place.

Not only is the gameplay very interesting, the style of painting is also very unique, which is both familiar and refreshing!
Next.

Completed the mission of saving Celia first.

Under the guidance of Celia, the adventurers came to Gran Forest to investigate, and successively challenged Mirkwood, Thundering Ruins, and Venomous Mirkwood.

The battles experienced.

Each battle is more difficult than the last.

The leader of the Mirkwood is a level 5 minotaur monster with very thick skin and strong flesh, and is very oppressive. He has the strength of a level 2, one-star monster. It took Visaros a lot of effort to defeat him.

As for the leader of the Thunder Ruins, he is a level 7 mutant goblin "Thunder Kaino". Although he is also a level 2 one-star, he is at a higher level and has stronger suppression. The thunder attack he releases is incredibly powerful.

The entry requirement for Thunder Ruins is level 5.

But if the adventurer level does not reach level 6.

A few lightning strikes from Kaynor can kill it instantly.

Currently, most adventurers are unable to defeat him, and can only turn back to the Mirkwood to farm equipment and level up first. After reaching level 5 or above and having better equipment, they can continue to challenge Thunderkaino.

Visaros found Artus through the in-game private chat: "Elder Artus, the Thunder Ruins are quite difficult. Other adventurers won't be able to defeat them in a short time."

Artus: "What do you want to say?"

Vesaros: "How about you and I team up to kill this Lorekaino and pave the way for other adventurers?"

Artus did not reply.

But I didn't refuse.

This gave Vesaros an opportunity.

He immediately said, "Elder Artus is a magician. I just found a Level 5 Apprentice Staff. This equipment can enhance your combat effectiveness."

Artus thought for a moment and said, "I'll take the staff. I won't take advantage of you. I'll give you an old heavy sword in exchange."

After the two reached a consensus.

Decided to form a team to challenge Luo Leikaino.

A group of elves gathered around the crystal of Artus's secret realm, and a group of undead gathered around the crystal of Vesalos's secret realm. The two big guys in the secret realm had already formed a team and entered the Thunder Ruins dungeon.

The other adventurers were amazed at this scene.

Elves hate the undead, and the undead don't like elves either. After all, one symbolizes life and the other represents death, which are two extremes that are incompatible with each other.

now.

The two sides actually joined hands.

Just to challenge a goblin named Lorekaino!

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(End of this chapter)