From the names, one could tell the style of the two cities. Lin Xiao chose to go to Glory City on the left.
This fork in the road seemed to be a dividing line. After entering the road to Glory City, the surroundings were no longer so barren. Although there were still a lot of weeds in the wild, they were getting shorter and shorter. Standing a little higher, one could see the faint shadows of buildings in the distance.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from the front. Two elite cavalrymen with spears came out from the bend in the road ahead. When they saw Lin Xiao's undead army, they immediately stopped, picked up the horn beside the horse and blew it.
He quickly stopped being on guard. Soon, a few rows of spearmen came out from behind the cavalrymen. There were about a hundred of them. Behind them, there were more than twenty archers and more than forty dwarves surrounding a human hero on a horse.
The hero looked up and down at the undead army. His eyes quickly fell on the only human among the undead. His expression relaxed a little, but he was still a little vigilant.
"This is the patrol team of Glory City. Unknown hero, please tell me your purpose!"
Lin Xiao replied:
"I want to go to Glory City."
The patrolling hero said:
"Glory City does not welcome necromancers and heroes who command the undead."
"I got this by chance."
"You can go to the other camp's hero city, or disband your undead subordinates."
Lin Xiao looked at his skeletons and thought about disbanding them.
Anyway, he didn't want them. It was better to go the orderly route.
He took out three elite spearmen cards and spent nine thousand gold coins to summon them. In addition to the one hundred and forty-two spearmen who surrendered before, there were a total of four hundred and forty-two spearmen.
After the replacement of the troops, the patrolling hero no longer stopped him and pointed him out how to go to Glory City.
Along the road, there would be several forks in the road leading to different places, but there were signs at the intersections. In the middle, he would pass through a mountain pass called Holy Pass. After crossing the mountain pass, he would enter the other side. Glory City was built in the Holy Basin on the other side of the mountain pass.
According to the patrolling hero, it didn't seem to be far, but in fact, it was quite far. After running along the road for about a hundred kilometers, he found the Holy Pass that the patrolling hero mentioned. It was a pass built between two giant peaks that were thousands of meters high.
The pass was only two hundred meters wide, but it was a hundred meters tall. It was made of solid stone and covered with runes and magic light.
When he was ten kilometers away from the Holy Mountain Pass, Lin Xiao received a notification that magic was forbidden here.
The closer they got to Glory City, the more prosperous it became. There were villages and small towns everywhere on the nearby plains, and occasionally, a city could be seen.
These were the cities of ordinary people or the territories of heroes. However, heroes spent most of their time in Glory City and rarely returned to their territories.
After entering the Divine Pass, he did not encounter any difficulties. He did not even need to pay the entrance fee, so how could the ordinary guards dare to make things difficult for him?
In this hero-oriented world, every hero was a natural aristocrat, even if they didn't have a territory. Heroes like Lin Xiao who didn't belong to a faction could go anywhere. Even if it was Hell or the Undead faction, they would welcome any hero who hadn't chosen a faction.
Before entering the pass, he put away all of his subordinates, leaving only four elite spearmen to guard him.
After entering the Holy Pass, a road paved with white cobblestones extended into the distance. The road was clean and tidy, and there were trees on both sides. Below was a row of carefully trimmed flowers and plants. Every few meters, there would be some statues or fountains. Behind the flowers and plants was a leisure path. From time to time, one could see well-dressed commoners taking a leisurely stroll.
The energy particles in the air were very dense. From time to time, one could see pillars of light and powerful energy waves soaring into the sky. From time to time, one could see heroes of various races riding on tall horses or strange beasts bringing their subordinates through the city.
If they were heroes at the same time, one could tell at a glance whether they were heroes or not.
This was not Glory City, but the outskirts of Glory City. Lin Xiao stopped at the pass for a short while. He spent a gold coin to hire a guide and let the guide take him to the area where the heroes gathered.
The young guide took him forward along the road. At the second fork in the road, they walked a few kilometers to the right and came to a small city surrounded by magic stone walls.
"Your Excellency Hero, this is the place where the great heroes often come."
Lin Xiao looked up at the tall city walls and the large amount of heroic aura that even the high walls could not block. He nodded and paid the reward.
The young man happily took the gold coin and left. He came to the city gate and was about to leave when a human hero wearing silver armor rushed out of the city on a strong horse.
He quickly stepped aside and waited for the fast horse to enter the city first. But as soon as he entered the city, he heard the neighing of a horse behind him. Then, a voice full of surprise sounded.
"Radiant Lin Xiao?"
He also turned around in surprise. The knight had already taken off his helmet, revealing an … unfamiliar face. He was a little hesitant.
"You are?"
The man got down from the horse and smiled.
"You definitely don't know me. I'm just a nobody. I was lucky to be the closest to the entrance of the ruins and got there first."
"Oh …"
But he still did not recognize him.
"Student Lin Xiao, did you just come in?"
"No, I came in the second day, but I just came to Glory City."
"That's a coincidence. Come with me, let's find a place to sit?"
"Sure!"
He readily agreed. It just so happened that he was not familiar with this place. Having an acquaintance would save him a lot of detours.
The two chatted as they walked. Through the self-introduction, he knew that the young man was from Fanxing University, which ranked 580th among the 800 institutions of higher learning. His name was Jia Sanyue.
Although the city was small, it had everything. The whole city was divided into four sections by a cross street. Each section had different functions. The southeast corner was the trade area. In addition to various trading shops from the officials, there were also shops opened by the heroes. Stalls could be set up freely on the wide street. Naturally, the items sold were related to the heroes.
For example, resources, treasures, and even troop types could be freely traded.
Unfortunately, Lin Xiao's skeleton was a prohibited troop type in Glory City. Otherwise, it would have been good to sell it.
Similarly, demon troop types were also prohibited from trading. Other than that, troop types from other camps could be traded here.
The northeast corner of the city was the barracks. There were a large number of official barracks belonging to Hero City. The heroes could spend money and resources to recruit and buy troops from there.
The southwest part of the city was the forging area. Whether it was forging weapons or war machines, they could be bought there.
The northwest part of the city was the entertainment area. There were all kinds of entertainment, including some indescribable services.
Jia Sanyue brought him to the northwest part of the city and found a small shop to sit down. After ordering the dishes, he said bluntly,
"Student Lin Xiao is the top student in the second year of Radiance Academy. This time, you will definitely stand out in the Vientiane Ruins. I'm also investing in you in advance to earn a favor. I've been here for many days and have figured out a lot of things. Lin Xiao, if you have any questions, just ask. As long as I know, I will tell you."
Lin Xiao did not dislike this kind of straightforwardness at all. He did not stand on ceremony.
He took a bite of the food and asked, "First, tell me the specific situation of Glory City and how we can quickly earn resources to accumulate strength and points."
Jia Sanyue also took a bite of the food and said with a smile, "You're right.
"You asked the right question. As far as I know, Glory City belongs to a branch of the Templar Forces among the various forces in the inner world of the Vientiane Ruins. The City Lord is a powerful Demigod Hero Lord. The Templar Forces' core main city is Heaven City. I haven't found out the specific location yet.
"The way to earn resources is very simple. You can accept various missions in the city. The best one is to go out of the city to kill the monsters that randomly respawn within the sphere of influence, or to patrol. You can also go to various dungeons within the sphere of influence and so on.
"However, the rewards from patrolling are too low. It's hard to snatch the monsters that respawn randomly. The difficulty of the dungeons is too high after a few times. Moreover, the rewards are not as high as the initial rewards after countless rounds of farming by the heroes.
"The best way is to explore unknown areas or to clear dungeons with high difficulty. In the later stages, if you are strong enough, you can also attack the enemy camp's cities or the enemy camp's heroes. These methods give you a lot of points and plunder a lot of resources. It's just that it's very dangerous."
"Hmm …"
Lin Xiao pondered for a moment and asked, "You came early.
"You came early. Have you heard about the treasure?"
"I have!"
Jia Sanyue nodded and said,
"These things aren't really a secret in this world. At the very least, I've already obtained information about three treasures. I even know their coordinates."
"Ah!"
Lin Xiao was shocked.
"Do you really think we have to wait a year for it to refresh?"
"Isn't it?"
"Yes, but also no. The Wanxiang Treasure Trove will respawn a year later, but there are other treasures before that. Maybe you don't know the difference between them. Let's put it this way, these two treasures are both treasures, but the one that will respawn a year later will have the prefix 'Wanxiang', and it will be a unique treasure in this world of ruins. As for the treasures that we know of now, they are just treasures without the prefix 'Wanxiang'. Not only is the difficulty far lower than the Wanxiang Treasure Trove, but the rewards inside are also far lower. However, there is one good thing, and that is that the treasures that we know of now don't have the restriction of only one opening. If you have the ability, you can snatch a hundred of them in one go."
That was good.
Lin Xiao immediately became spirited.
"Then do you know the specific information of these three treasures?"
"Hehe, I knew you would be interested."
Jia Sanyue ate a mouthful of food and smiled.
"There's no harm in telling you, but I have to remind you not to touch them at the current stage. No matter how bad a treasure is, it's still a treasure. With our current strength, we definitely can't enter."
"Okay, I'll be careful."
"The three treasures are 'Undead Ruins', 'Booty Bay', and 'Ogre Fortress'. The coordinates of these three treasures aren't a secret. You can buy a map later and it will be marked on it."
Lin Xiao was surprised when he heard this.
"There are marks? No one has opened these treasures? "
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