Northern Border, Experimental Zone One, Princess' Mansion.
The huge Void Battleship slowly descended and stopped less than ten meters away from the helipad on the top floor of the building. At such a close distance, the pressure from the huge body of the ship was frightening. Many people secretly poured out of the factory to see this rare super battleship.
Currently, only New Polar Night's Scarlet Heavy Industries had the ability to build this continental Void Battleship. Even Bai's Heavy Industries and Dong Ling's Heavy Industries did not have the corresponding construction process. Such a battleship had extremely strong combat power and could block any attack from low-level players. It could also easily shuttle through the void tunnel and did not need to travel in the air like ordinary battleships.
Of course, if the Void Battleship was traveling in the air, other airships would definitely make way for it. It was not just the difference in combat power. The size of the Void Battleship was dozens of times bigger than yours. If you collided with the Void Battleship, you would most likely become a pile of scrap metal.
The Void Battleship cast a magic light beam, and several figures came out and landed on the helipad on the top floor of the building. In the snow, Lori personally led people to welcome them.
What surprised her was that it was not only the grand scholar and the head of the New Polar Night Think Tank, Miri, but also Ise Shizuko, who was wearing a tight black ninja suit, the valiant Enchantress in her martial arts suit, and Li Xinyi, who was restless and more curious than a cat.
After they landed, the huge battleship shook slightly, turned around gracefully, and flew into the sky in an instant. It then adjusted its course and flew into the distance.
"Welcome to Experimental Zone One." Lori smiled at them, and then locked her eyes on Li Xinyi.
This little girl who was only two or three years old looked about the same age as a child of seven or eight years old. It was difficult to estimate her real age from her actions and words.
Lori narrowed her eyes and felt the dark golden aura of Li Xinyi's origin, as well as the unique temperament of a player.
She was already a player?!
"Li Xinyi participated in the player assessment?" Lori asked in surprise. If she was also a player, then her title of the youngest player in the seven continents would change hands.
This was too inconceivable.
Their children could not be judged by common sense.
"It's a long story. Xin Yi's body seems to be nurturing a player carrier, so even if he doesn't participate in the examination, he'll probably automatically be promoted to a player." Honey nodded and led everyone to follow Lori. "Let's talk about the matter in your letter first."
"Well, as you can see, the leader of the second exploration team, Tiger, has been missing for a long time. He is a combat-type Level-3 Guardian, and his combat power is not weak. According to the information given by the management, after Tiger disappeared, nothing of his has changed. There is also no news of him entering or leaving the Seven Continents."
Lori had Tea take Li Xinyi to another place to play while she entered the conference hall with Honey and the other two.
The female assistant had already arranged everything in the hall and placed a holographic projection in the center, displaying all kinds of information related to this incident.
"With our information channels, we can completely rule out the possibility of Tiger's betrayal." Honey added and sat in her seat. "That non-existent Tannas team member is also very suspicious. As far as I know, there is no illusion magic that can fool a Level-3 player for so long."
"Before I came, I asked a few friends, and they told me clearly that even a Mystic Magician can't do this. At least, there is no such illusion magic in the seven continents," Shizui Shizui added. She then looked at Lori and extended her hand. "Oh right, I forgot to explain myself. I am Shizui Shizui, a Level-3 Assassin, and a university classmate of Honey and the rest."
"This is Enchantress, a Level-3 Guardian, and also a university classmate. In fact, the three of us, Li Xiang, and another girl once formed a university club called 'Night Legend.' "Honey smiled and pointed at Enchantress." This club was the predecessor of Crimson Heavy Industry. "
"I see! Hello, sisters. I am Lori Oakes, from the Oakes family, the Shield King. "Lori's eyes lit up. She seemed to be very curious about the past between them and Li Xiang.
She only knew that Li Xiang was admitted to the Players' University of Lighthouse Players of the Subcontinent. Later, he studied at Lighthouse Academy. During this period, many strange things happened. Unfortunately, Lighthouse Academy was long gone, and many legends were distorted. She had no idea what his university life was like.
She had heard many stories about Night Legend and Crimson Heavy Industry. The deal Li Xiang made with Andrea, a Brigadier General at the border, was a hot topic. It was recognized as one of the most important milestones in the mechanical industry.
They had also heard about Lori. The four of them chatted for a while before returning to the previous topic.
"I've invited Enchantress and Shizuko. Two more will arrive in a while. One of them is Xue Ni, the president of the Church of the Holy Cloth, and the other is Tian Yin, the CEO of the Channoji Group." Looking at the time, Honey opened her bag and took out a large stack of documents. "According to the information provided by Lori, I feel that this matter is related to Galaxy and even the Gate of Eternity. That's why I invited everyone here."
"Enchantress is a member of the Yao family, an ancient martial arts family. She has been active on missions at the borders of various continents, so she is familiar with this kind of thing. Shizuko is a super expert at finding traces and clues. She should be able to find clues left at the scene. Xue Ni has been involved in religious activities for a long time and knows more about rituals. As for Tian Yin, her Channoji family is also one of the ancient martial arts families. She used to live in the Sakura Shrine.
She must have heard about it. "After the explanation, someone knocked on the door of the conference room. Tian Yin, who was wearing a business suit, and Xue Ni, who was wearing a nun's habit, walked in.
After greeting the others, they all took their seats.
After chatting for a while, they couldn't help but talk about the interesting stories of the two and Li Xiang during the Ultimate Trial. Hearing that Li Xiang had helped them get into university, Lori nodded repeatedly. However, she was cursing in her heart. How did her teacher get so many female confidantes all of a sudden?
It could be seen that he had a great influence on these girls.
This was especially true for Tian Yin of Channoji, who would blush at the mention of her teacher. This was completely different from her usual image of a strong career woman. She would only act like this when facing someone she liked!
Sensing that the opponents were not weak and that there were many of them, Lori clenched her small fists and warned herself not to relax.
The topic of Li Xiang came to an end, and they continued to discuss the matter.
"It's similar to Honey's guess. I also suspect that this is an evil ritual set up by an evil god-like existence. It's just that we don't know the other party's true identity. In theory, high-level players, monarch level calamities, dominators, and even eternal existences can set up similar rituals and make believers sacrifice. " Xue Ni stroked the document in her hand and said word by word, "I'm more inclined to believe that it's a dominator because such a design is very obvious. The existence behind this is either sealed and unable to move, or has long lost a certain level of thought and rationality."
"The purpose of an ancient altar is usually a sacrifice or a birth. If it's the latter, we can first rule out eternal existences. Such a method isn't enough for a birth of that level." Tian Yin of Channoji added, "There's a high chance that it's an ancient dominator who can't move freely in the depths of the sea of stars.
"In the past few years, there have been many changes in the issue of faith at the border. With the independence of the Five Thrones, the establishment of the Evil King's Court and the Poker Club, the original pattern has long been broken. To the people at the border, only those who can protect them are the true lords of faith. It's not too strange that Tang Jisi only destroyed the Shield King's statue, but to destroy it and casually abandon it is very arrogant. It makes me feel that the backer behind this might not be inferior to the Shield King. " Demoness combined her mission experience over the years and said, "Of course, it might just be an illusion given to them by that existence."
"Therefore, to be on the safe side, I think it's better to go to Tang Jisi Village together." Honey nodded. "Bring your exploration team along. With so many players, it's impossible for the other party to make all of us disappear silently. By the way, Tian Yin and Xue Ni aren't strong enough, so you two should stay at the test area for now. If we don't return by the agreed time, you can quickly react to save us. "
The two nodded.
"Without further ado, let's set off then." Lori had the same intention. She had never been to Tang Jisi Village before because she was worried that there would be changes. Furthermore, without Honey and the others around, she might not be able to see any problems.
Tea the Mechanic stayed behind to accompany Li Xinyi and the others while they boarded the docked battleship and set off for Tang Jisi Village.
The mountains and rivers below the battleship quickly receded. Occasionally, a black dot could be seen in the white snow. Those were active wild animals.
Many of the snowy mountains were extremely steep. The peaks towered into the clouds and were covered in snow. Few people went there.
Every time she came to these places, Lori had the illusion that she was back in Ice Scar City. She looked at a huge snowy mountain not far away and whispered, "That's the mountain range where Tang Jisi Village is located."
"At such a high place, the air is thin, the environment is harsh, and resources are scarce. Yet, ordinary people can still live there." Honey smiled. "However, it's not bad as the location of the altar. It's well hidden."
The peak of the snowy mountain seemed to have been sliced and flattened by a heavy sword. A strange dark red light covered the peak.
The peak was dangerous. Snow and fog filled the air. The storm was strong.
Several gray shadows traveled through the snow at high speed. They moved like lightning. It was Lori and the others.
With the map provided by the test area, they quickly found the location of Tang Jisi Village.
The village was built on a piece of flat land at the foot of the snowy mountain. The houses were scattered in a picturesque manner, but the facilities were old. At this moment, under the endless snowstorm, the old buildings were on the verge of collapse, as if they would be destroyed at any time.
"They're all gone." Ise Shizuko entered the village as fast as she could to investigate. The other assassins also got busy.
After a while, she returned to the original place and came to this conclusion.
"I'm sure that there were quite a few people living here. However, they suddenly disappeared about a dozen days ago."
Hearing her use of the word "disappeared," the others looked over curiously.
"The traces in the rooms were not erased. Some of the tables even had food. It's obvious that they didn't escape premeditated. They all suddenly disappeared." Ise Shizuko explained.
After searching for a while, the assassin team didn't find any valuable information.
Just as she said, the people had suddenly disappeared.
Of course, it wasn't strange that large-scale transfer spells and forbidden spells could do this.
"There are still some suspicious points." Ise Shizuko led the others around the village. Then, she stood in the center of the village. "First, there's no presence of the disaster camp here. This is completely different from our previous inference. Second, this."
She pointed at the huge stone statue on the side.
A demonic black vertical pupil. It was evil and terrifying.
"It's not just here. Almost every house has a similar statue. I'm sure that this should be the new religion that replaced His Majesty." Ise Shizuko looked at the beauty Sala.
The beauty Sala understood and continued, "Normally, there's only one reason for the replacement of a religion. That is, the new religion can effectively protect the believers in a timely manner. The owner of this statue might have given them true protection and made them think that he was more powerful than His Majesty. That's why they gave up on their old religion. "
"However, if these villagers are ordinary people, a slightly lower level player can fool them as long as you have time."
"It's a pity that a level 3 player can disappear into thin air. It's definitely not a lower level player." Honey nodded.
"Vertical pupil, vertical pupil …" Lori looked at the black vertical pupil repeatedly. She felt that she had seen it somewhere before.
After a while, she realized what she had seen.
"This, isn't this very similar to the Ji family's inherited magic!" Lori pointed at the black vertical pupil statue and said, "The Ji family can open a black vertical pupil on their forehead. They have some strange abilities."
With her reminder, the others immediately felt that it was indeed very similar.
The shape, the evil feeling, and so on.
Could it be that the Ji family was spreading their religion?
That was impossible.
The Ji family had been invaded by Li Xiang once and then completely destroyed by the Lightless Empress. Now, the Black King's Ji family was almost dead.
After the Black King's two Holy Trials, there were probably not many high-level players left in the family. Who would come to this place to harvest the religion?
"We can send a message to Little Yi and Ruoyu to ask about this." Honey nodded. The black vertical pupil was a psychological trauma for many people. Looking at it now, it did seem a little strange. "If it's really them, then we can just kill them."
"I'm just afraid that it's not the Ji family, but …" Lori's expression was serious. She had a bold guess. However, she did not say it out loud.
What was the motive?
Could it be the Black King himself?
Why would a level 9 pinnacle player like him need to harvest the religion?
However, after thinking about it carefully, Lin Yiqian realized that the person who could make ordinary people believe in him was indeed more powerful than the Shield King.
After all, the Shield King had just been defeated by the Black King not long ago.
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