[Hall of Power] is an underground maze with power as its theme.
But judging from the setting of the last floor, this is not purely a competition of strength.
—The pursuit of strength must be gradual. If you want to become fat in one go, you will only bring trouble upon yourself.
Perhaps this is what the brave Laux wanted to express.
Does this setting imply that the guardian of the maze was once lost in the pursuit of power
Or maybe the brave Laux who built this maze also got lost in his pursuit of power.
Although he knew a general idea of Laux's life, Yang Yu still had no idea what this ancient hero wanted to do or what the real purpose of building these underground mazes was.
Some valuable information will not be written in books.
It's rare to meet someone who seems to know a lot of inside information, but he chooses to keep silent about Laux's affairs and just plans to continue to fulfill his duty of guarding the maze.
Flipping through the panels, no new tasks popped up on the task panel, and it was not possible to use the system to speculate.
Taking a deep breath, Yang Yu looked into Cloche's eyes and stood up.
"From the beginning, you have been emphasizing that if you want to gain power, you must do this and that.
But, is this maze really built for those who desire power in their hearts
As long as you know the strategy and have enough time, any adventurer can easily pass the ninth level.
If it doesn't work the first time or the second time, you will more or less realize the real method of the strategy by the third or fourth time, right?"
If Yang Yu had not met Xin Mang and heard about the [Wild Fighter], he would probably have repeated the same mistake and waited for a month and a half.
Then he stood up from the ground and said with a smile: "If we only talk about the ninth level, it is indeed like that.
But the previous eight levels have already screened out those with strong abilities.
If you want to pursue power, you must possess a certain amount of power yourself.
If you want to chase the sun, you have to run first."
"Your analogy saves me a lot of effort.
Then let me ask you, if someone can finish the first eight levels, can he finish the ninth level
If you ask a person who can only run 50 kilometers to run 100 kilometers, he will die of exhaustion halfway.
Of course I care about what the rewards are at the end, but I care more about my own safety.
Tell me if I will not be deceived into running a hundred kilometers.”
Yang Yu raised his hand and pointed at the four statues not far in front of him.
“Let me put it bluntly.
Tell me, if I choose to seek power...
Is there a way to ensure the safety of myself and my companions and defeat the four statues?"
"You can really ask these questions without any scruples."
Cloche laughed out loud.
“I haven’t met someone as direct as you in a long time.
I think most people start making choices right after I start being aggressive.
When I was alive, many people, when faced with choices, felt that there were only those options in front of them.
It makes me feel a little nostalgic and reminds me of some unpleasant things."
"Something unpleasant."
“Ah, it’s okay.
I'm just lamenting that life sometimes requires you to make a choice...
If you ask this, aren't you afraid that I won't answer you and tell you to start choosing right away? "
“Just start choosing, just start choosing.
You are the guardian of the maze, and are kind of the maze itself.
Even if I choose one, but you ask me to deal with the other, I can't do anything.
I have to ask you carefully before I can know whether you are going to answer my question or not.
How can I know what you think if I don’t ask you? "
Before reaching a certain level, you can often obtain some important information by talking to important NPCs a few more times. This is not uncommon in games.
Cloche was not of bad temper.
Yang Yu thought he could give it a try, so he asked.
Surprisingly, Cloche himself did not show any disgust, on the contrary, he laughed heartily.
"Hahaha, indeed.
Whether I will answer your question or not, you will only know after you ask me.
As the guardian of the maze, I do have a lot of rights.
But, if possible, I still want to follow the rules set by Laux.
Hmm.
There is no rule in his rules that prohibits speaking.
You just told me so many stories, and I have no way to answer the questions you wanted to know.
Let me give you a little information.
There is indeed some mysterious power in those four statues. If you can conquer them, you can indeed obtain some of the power of this maze.
This is not some evil underground maze. As long as you work hard, you will be rewarded.
Then there is the doubt you just had.
As long as you can defeat the maze guard on the eighth floor, it won’t be difficult to defeat the ninth floor.”
Kloche did not hide anything. Generally, the difficulty of each level of an underground maze increases linearly.
There are mazes in this world that are simple at the beginning but suddenly become extremely difficult at the end.
But that thing is more like a trap than an underground maze, a trap designed to lure people in and kill them.
Such a maze is extremely dangerous. Once discovered, you will become the target of adventurers.
Even the dragons will take it seriously. They will even issue orders and assign special people to deal with it and uproot it.
Sadly, once the maze is exposed, it will attract many powerful adventurers to go and explore it.
The reason why they went to explore the maze was simple. There were rumors that very precious treasures would be dropped from that kind of maze.
However, in reality, there is a high chance that nothing will drop after defeating the monster inside, and sometimes even letters mocking the adventurers' efforts will drop.
[Hall of Power] complies with the basic laws for creating an underground maze, so the situation that Yang Yu is worried about does not exist.
At least when this underground maze was built, Cloche had carefully confirmed it.
"Then I'll believe you this time.
Now that I know everything I want to know, it's time for me to make my own choice."
Yang Yu stretched out his left and right hands at the same time. He pointed at the four statues of gods and demons with his left hand and pointed at Kloki with his right hand.
"Both of you are my opponents. I want strength, and I also want to pass this underground maze."
Kloche smiled helplessly.
"You are such a greedy guy.
However, I am not surprised at all that you would make such a choice.
Now that you have made your choice, let's begin the fight."
After tearing off his necklace, Cloche threw the key to Yang Yu:
"I'll leave this key in your safekeeping for now.
Anyway, if you don't find a way to knock me down, you won't be able to escape from this level.
If you fail, I'll take it back.
I will show no mercy.”
(End of this chapter)