Along the way, Chen Rui learned from Delia that after dealing with the affairs of Leia Town according to Christina's order last time, Delia had been worried about "Li Cha" who was taken away by that lady, but it was strange. What is surprising is that Christina seemed to have evaporated from the world, and did not return to Leia Town, nor her whereabouts.
When Delia returned to the Shadow Imperial Capital, her elder brother Bai Luo, the head of the Shadow Three Generals and the head of the Blade Legion, took the initiative to write a letter to Queen Catherine at the strong border fortress. The reason is that when Bai Luo was investigating the disappearance of the scouts in the army, he had a conflict with his noble daughter Christina, and Bai Luo himself was assassinated by a mysterious person, and he was poisoned.
Bai Luo's wife is called Medilu, the daughter of Empress Catherine's uncle Franz. Back then, there was civil strife in the Shadow Empire, and Catherine's elder brother and younger brother fought for power, killed each other, and wars continued. At the critical moment, Catherine stepped forward to quell the rebellion with her own efforts, beheaded her elder brother Keberai with her own hands, and finally restored the stability of the Shadow Empire. This struggle was quite cruel. The Asmodeus royal family suffered heavy casualties and their vitality was greatly damaged. Uncle Frenz was Catherine's most powerful supporter and Catherine's most trusted direct descendant.
Catherine became the empress, and the general power was handed over to Franz. Later, Bai Luo married Medilu, and relying on this relationship, she gradually rose to power. Coupled with her own strength and outstanding military talent, she replaced the "retired" The position of Flenz became the head of the three generals of the empire, and he was very popular in the army.
Empress Catherine did not accept Bai Luo's initiative to "plead guilty", but pointed out that Christina had mishandled the matter, and promised to punish her royal family internally, ordering Christina to contemplate her mistakes in the forbidden palace and not go out. Queen Catherine also invited Angel Gillette, the president of the Apothecary Union, to go to Jergal Fortress to heal Bailuo in person, and rewarded the Blades who had guarded Jergal Fortress for many years. The morale of the army was high, and they shouted Long Live the Queen.
Christina was grounded and was not allowed to have any contact with outsiders. Delia spent a lot of effort but failed to find out the news of "Li Cha" who was taken away by the noble girl. She didn't feel relieved until she saw Chen Rui.
Chen Rui frowned when he heard that, it was obvious that Bai Luo was ambitious to get rid of Christina, but he became a meritorious minister and was appeased and rewarded, while Christina survived the catastrophe and was placed under house arrest.
With the wisdom of Queen Catherine, she will never fail to see Bai Luo's ambitions and plans. This method of appeasement is nothing more than a check and balance, but it is too unfair to Christina. Since she is locked in the Forbidden Palace, then even if she Going to the shadow capital now, it's hard to see her.
Chen Rui took a deep breath. Now he is not qualified to go to her openly, just like a line, let's talk about the future.
Chen Rui also noticed a detail. When Bai Luo was mentioned as his own brother, Delia's eyes seemed unnatural, which probably had something to do with Bai Luo's forcing her to marry the old finance minister three years ago.
The three of them walked very quickly, and Luo Meng, who had fought with Chen Rui, was fine. Delia saw that "Li Cha", who only showed the aura of a high-level demon, could easily keep up with her and Luo Meng. , I was secretly surprised, last time due to the relationship between the golden crystal magic lock, I couldn't see the real power of this Li Cha, now it seems that he is probably at the same level as her, no wonder he was able to use the secret technique to counterattack the pupil of nightmare.
In fact, the last time Delia met Chen Rui, Chen Rui was really just a high-level demon.
Along the way, many plants withered and water sources dried up, and this phenomenon became more serious as we went forward.
"Delia, was there such a change when you came last time?" Chen Rui pointed to the surrounding environment.
Delia recalled it for a while, and replied: "Yes, but it doesn't seem to be as serious as it is now. It may have something to do with the treasure's magic circle."
Thinking of the drier pond in the Wyvern's lair and the poisonous pool in the Hydra's lair, Chen Rui couldn't help but feel suspicious. He is quite familiar with the dragon language inscriptions now, and given the characteristics of the inscriptions, such things should not appear. A "symptom" that gets worse over time.
It's all to blame for the forgetful poisonous dragon. It has a bad memory. After sleeping for more than two thousand years, I can't remember many things. Let alone the specific layout of those complicated inscription traps. Even if it is a treasure, I only remember that it was in a "In a relatively large hole".
A special interference force began to appear ahead. Under this force, props such as the magic map and the magic eye compass could no longer be used. Judging from the general orientation of the previous map, it should be possible to determine the treasure place Delia mentioned It's the same place as Pagliu's treasure.
After a day and night, the three finally arrived at their destination.
From a distance, this is a very common wetland jungle, during which there was a lot of fog, making the scene blurred. But the strange thing is that this jungle did not wither like the plants along the way, but remained lush, which looked very strange.
At the edge of the jungle, there were not only the three of them, but also others.
Pagliu has been sealed for more than 2,000 years. During these 2,000 years, many people have discovered the abnormality of this jungle, and some people have found treasures in areas near the jungle from time to time. Like Delia, these people also figured out the law that the "protective magic" would be weakened every three years, and came to hunt for treasures.
Among these people, two people are the most powerful. One is the royal family of Asmodeus, the first stage of the Great Demon King, leading a small team of about ten people. The group has the largest number of treasure hunters in public.
The other is a single person, a mature woman, in the middle of a powerful demon king, and her analytical eyes show that she is a greedy royal family.
The Greedy Royal Family—surnamed "Mamen", is the ruling class of the Blood Fiend Empire, Lei Chan, who is currently the most powerful person in the Demon Realm. Mammon is the most representative figure of the greedy family.
In addition, there are some teams and individuals, most of which have the fighting power of the devil level.
It seems that this treasure has attracted a lot of strong people. What caught Chen Rui's attention the most was not the two big demon kings, but a single guy. This guy was of medium build and wore a cloak to cover his face. In the eyes of analysis, this person's comprehensive strength assessment is C, the middle-ranked demon king, but the racial reminder is: big devil (variation) (corpse puppet).
Corpse puppet? Chen Rui has never heard of this term, but from a literal understanding, it is very likely that it is some kind of puppet being controlled. Then the controller may be among these people, or may be hiding in the dark, waiting for a certain oriole to come behind him. start timing.
There are still a few corpses on the ground. It seems that they died not long ago. They are probably also treasure hunters who were killed in some kind of conflict.
As soon as the three of Chen Rui appeared, they immediately attracted the attention of these people, and there was a hint of hostility and murderous intent in their eyes. The three of them secretly channeled their strength immediately, and were ready to fight at any time. There are no good men and women here, and everyone wants treasures. Naturally, the fewer competitors, the better.
The first-stage demon king of the Asmodeus royal family said: "Many of the people here are familiar faces. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Casillas, from the Asmodeus royal family. Everyone who comes here today must be For the things in this jungle. I believe everyone knows that there are a lot of terrible magic traps and traps in the jungle. If you are not careful, you will end up dead. Now you have not seen the shadow of the treasure and started fighting to the death. Meaning. I have a proposal. Let's work together to solve these magic traps first, as long as we find the real treasure location, then we will fight to the best of our ability to decide who the treasure belongs to. What do you think?"
Casillas' team has the strongest comprehensive strength. Many people agreed with this suggestion. Casillas is actually more afraid of the woman who is the middle-level devil. If these people fight first, Even with the help of his teammates, he is not sure that he can beat the opponent.
What's more, it's really not worth it to fight without even seeing the side of the treasure. It's better to use the power of other people to break the trap and minimize your own consumption. This most troublesome opponent, who else can compete with the strength of his team
Those who agree to cooperate also have their own calculations. Most of them are concerned about Casillas' team strength. The strongest woman thought about it and agreed. Here, she has the strongest individual strength, so she just saved her strength and waited to see her. When the treasure is found, use it again.
Chen Rui also voted in favor, and everyone introduced each other. Chen Rui used the name of Li Cha, Lomon was still the pseudonym of Lennon, and Delia also gave the pseudonym Nicole. Although Caslias belonged to the royal family of Asimodes, he didn't know that the veiled Nicole was the famous "Madame Poison Spider" in the imperial capital. The great devil woman of the Mammon royal family called herself Akuyi, and the corpse puppet that Chen Rui had been keeping an eye on reported her name as Hart, with a somewhat gloomy voice.
Casillas' cooperation proposal is: advance together, and each team or individual takes turns to crack the traps along the way. If they cannot crack, they must try out the location and attributes of the traps. Whoever dares to evade responsibility or shrink back will become a public treasurer. enemy. Those who do not agree must leave early now, and those who are found to be following secretly during the march and do not make any effort to take advantage of the fire will be killed without mercy.
As soon as these words came out, a few guys with ulterior motives were dumbfounded. These people still wanted to use Casillas' team to break the trap. Frustrated.
The so-called there is no free lunch in the world, and those who are incapable naturally do not have the qualifications for treasure hunting.
After the proposal of cooperation was unanimously passed, the hostility of the people seemed to decrease greatly, and the atmosphere appeared to be harmonious, but everyone knew that this temporary peace was quite fragile and would not last long. Once something happened, they would immediately turn their faces and become mortal enemies.
"I have a very fair method." Casillas spoke, and a special magic item appeared in his hand.