Of course, Li Huailin had never heard of the Bahaier Fire-Gathering Tower, but it didn't matter. The almighty Ceci would definitely tell Li Huailin the exact location of the Bahaier Fire-Gathering Tower. At the same time, he could also give Li Huailin some general information about the Bahaier Fire-Gathering Tower.
According to Ceci, the Bahaier Fire-Gathering Tower was a very old building located in the southwest of the continent. As for the origin of this building, the commonly accepted theory was that it was actually a lighthouse. This was because this thing was right on the coast, and the Misty Sea surrounding the continent made it impossible for ordinary ships to pass through. The wind and waves were strong, and it was very easy to get lost. Therefore, the ancients built a tall steeple and lit a fire on it to remind the fishermen of the way home.
Another explanation was more fantastical, because there used to be a country called Keboral where the Bahail Fire-Gathering Tower was located, but this country no longer existed. According to legend, the Keboral country worshiped fire very much, and the Bahaier Fire-Gathering Tower was a huge tower they built to worship the fire. When the country perished, the Bahaier Fire-Gathering Tower also burned, igniting the entire country. As time passed, there were no longer any traces of the Keboral country around the Bahaier Fire-Gathering Tower. However, whether the undead of the Keboral country still appeared near the Bahaier Fire-Gathering Tower and continued to worship the Bahaier Fire-Gathering Tower?
Of course, it sounded a little scary, but in the game, ghosts really did exist, and they were monsters. Therefore, it didn't seem very scary. If they really encountered one, they could just kill it.
Now, the Bahaier Fire-Gathering Tower was basically … a tourist attraction. According to the current national boundaries, the Bahaier Fire-Gathering Tower was located near the border between the Humans and the Dwarves. However, that place was basically a place that no one paid attention to. There was a small country nearby, Padromé, which was also one of the messy small countries in the west of the Humans. It was still a vassal of the Humans, and belonged to the kind of small country that no one cared about whether it perished or not.
Li Huailin suspected that the legend of the ghost was just a gimmick created by a small country like Padromé to attract people. It was similar to the many prophets in Lockeem. Although ghosts were a 'known creature' on this continent, they were still rare. Many people would want to take a look after hearing about them. At least, that was what Cecil, who was standing in front of Li Huailin, thought.
"I'm going too. I'm almost done writing this book anyway. I'm currently collecting material for the next book. It's definitely a good story," Ceci said as he pulled Li Huailin's hand.
"Hey, this guy predicted that only the three of us will go, okay?" Li Huailin pointed at Gloria next to him. "You're not there at all. What are you going to do?"
"Hmm?" Cecil turned to look at Gloria, staring at her with his big eyes as if telling her to hurry up and help.
"I don't think it matters. Anyway, with our intervention, what I see will be different," Gloria immediately said. Gloria immediately said, "It's just like the situation where I stopped you. The scene I saw didn't come true."
Li Huailin could only express his headache because there were a bunch of children around him. Hongyan drinking water, Gloria, and Ceci. It was simply too much. He said reluctantly, "Didn't you hear him say that we might encounter some man-eating monsters? Are you really not worried?"
"Then you'll definitely protect me, right?" Ceci said immediately. "Don't worry, my dear. I have confidence in you."
It was a little hard to refuse. Besides, Li Huailin already had two children with him. It was the same principle to bring one and two, so Li Huailin agreed. Therefore, the number of people traveling this time was reduced to four.
"Your Majesty, do we really not need to bring any guards?" Geert asked worriedly.
"Since when did I bring my guards around? Okay, okay, it should be fine." Li Huailin waved his hand and rejected Geert's suggestion. He then led the three girls to the teleportation portal.
The destination of the teleportation was Zandzim, the capital of the small country of Padromé. It was also the only decent city in Padromé. The other cities were basically small and run-down cities that did not even have a teleportation portal.
As soon as they landed, they saw some exotic city buildings. After all, this place was still a little far from the empire of the Li Ren Clan. According to the human empire, this place was also a barbarian area, so the influence of the human empire was not very big. The buildings basically retained the local cultural style.
At present, the buildings here were basically in a dark color scheme, which was completely opposite to the gold and white tones of the main cities of the human race. It was also rare in the human race. As for the three girls, they probably really thought that they were here for a vacation. They looked around and felt quite happy.
However, Li Huailin discovered a good thing. Although two of the three girls were NPCs, they seemed to be around the same age, so they actually got along quite well. Li Huailin could not be bothered with them, so it was best if they could chat on their own.
Li Huailin also took a look at the situation of the city. So far, the city seemed to be very desolate. There were not many pedestrians on the streets, and so far, Li Huailin had not seen a single player. It was probably because this place was not suitable for players to level up, and there were no dungeons nearby. This was not surprising, because players often gathered near cities that were suitable for leveling up. However, Li Huailin also saw very few NPCs. This was not right. According to Ceci, wasn't this place some kind of tourist attraction?
"I've never been here before. I only know about this place from reading books," Ceci explained. "Maybe it's not that popular to travel here anymore."
Although Ceci was a know-it-all, after all, he only knew about it from reading books. There was no internet in the game, so the spread of information was still very limited. Perhaps the development of the Bahaier Fire-Pagoda had not been very good in recent years.
However, when Li Huailin looked around, he did not see any tall spires around the city. According to Ceci, the Bahaier Fire-Pagoda was not inside Zandzim, but outside the city. Therefore, Li Huailin naturally went to the guards in the city to ask for directions.
Zandzim was indeed a small city. If it was a main city of the human race, patrolling guards could be seen at any time. However, the guards here were too difficult to find. Li Huailin and the others wandered the streets for a while before they found a group of guards. They immediately went over to stop them.
"You want to go to the Bahaier Fire-Pagoda?" As expected, the guards did not recognize Li Huailin. After all, it was just a small city on the border. It would be a little strange if they could recognize Li Huailin directly. So, they treated Li Huailin and the others as ordinary tourists. "You probably haven't heard from this place for a long time. About a year ago, our king, Klein, ordered the road to the Bahaier Fire-Pagoda to be closed."
"Huh?" Li Huailin was a little surprised. "Why?"
"Because there's a problem." The guard sighed and said, "You know, our city of Zandzim used to think that it could only develop because of the tourists from the Bahaier Fire-Pagoda. Every year, thousands of tourists come here to visit the ancient Bahaier Fire-Pagoda. At that time, everyone's life was very good. But about a year ago, there were several cases of tourists going missing. Of course, no one came. After that, not only the tourists, but the surrounding villagers also began to go missing. So, His Majesty the King ordered the road to the Bahaier Fire-Pagoda to be blocked, prohibiting residents from going there. "
"Missing …" Li Huailin nodded slightly.
"It's said that Keboral's ghost did it." A city guard next to him interrupted. "It's said that someone saw the flame of the Bahaier Fire-Pagoda reigniting and burning every night."
"Yes, it's said that many people saw it. Now, at night, the villagers don't dare to go near the Bahaier Fire-Pagoda," the guard on the other side said.
"Huailin, Huailin, did you hear that? Isn't it interesting?" Ceci said excitedly. "Don't you think it's wise of me to come here to collect materials?"
"It's not interesting at all, okay?" Li Huailin facepalmed. "Didn't I say before that we might encounter a man-eating boss or something? It's obvious that these people were eaten by this boss. What's so strange about that?"
"Hey, hey, you really don't have any talent in writing books. You don't even know how to make up a story," Ceci said unhappily.
"I'm not a writer." Li Huailin facepalmed. "Anyway, how do we get to the Bahaier Fire-Pagoda?"
"Where do you guys want to go?" The guard was slightly surprised. "It's not just me, but it's really dangerous over there. Ever since this happened, His Majesty the King has found a lot of people to try to solve this problem. He has also invited a lot of famous mercenary groups to investigate, but they either couldn't find anything, or the entire mercenary group disappeared. Currently, His Majesty the King can't do anything about it. Now, it's been more than half a year since any mercenary group dared to accept this mission. If you guys want to go, why don't you go to the palace and accept the mission first? If you can find out the reason, His Majesty the King may reward you. "
"Did you trigger a mission?" Hongyan asked immediately after taking a sip of water.
"I guess it's some kind of mission." Li Huailin nodded. "But there's no need. I'm too lazy to go to the palace and waste time. Just tell me where it is."
Of course, even if he completed the mission, his experience points would be deducted. Of course, Li Huailin was too lazy to go to the palace again. The guard did not continue to persuade him and quickly pointed out the way to the Bahaier Fire-Pagoda.
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