Redstone Bay.
Agent Feng watched Lao Lei and Aunt Mei chatting with each other, listening to every word, afraid of missing any important information.
As a result... after listening to a lot of nonsense, half of the time they were lamenting how hard life was and how hard it was for the Inquisitors to make ends meet, and the other half of the time... they were cursing the Lord of Colossus City and the Crusaders.
However...Agent Feng also heard some useful information.
Apart from the two of them, there are three other people left alive in the Inquisitor lineage, each of whom has mastered a different inheritance of the Inquisitor. Only the five of them together can complete the inheritance of all the Inquisitor's skill system.
Moreover, what Cheng Shaofeng didn't expect was that... Lao Lei was actually recognized as the most talented Inquisitor of their time. If the Lord of Colossus City had not destroyed the Inquisitor's Court, over the past 50 years... Lao Lei might have mastered all the inheritance of the Inquisitor by himself, integrated it, and become a figure like the first generation Inquisitor.
So, after they finished their greetings, Agent Feng asked, "Old Lei, so... what you taught me before was just the basics? You, the old man... you know a lot, old senior?"
Lao Lei stroked his beard and said proudly: "Of course! The pride of the judge, you think!"
"Do you know what a genius is?"
Agent Feng nodded: "I see. Now, I have learned your four skills in the past half month... How good is that?"
Lao Lei: “…”
The face that had just been so proud suddenly fell.
He had seen Agent Feng's explosive ammunition, although its power was much weaker than his... but that was the difference in realm. In fact, he had completely surpassed him in the exquisiteness of engraving runes!
On the way, the two learned from conversation that Agent Feng's understanding of double guns was comparable to his, and his muscle memory was as if he had more than 10 years of experience!
This means that the Inquisitor's basic entry skills as a long-range expert have been mastered to perfection.
"Who... are you? Are you my senior brother's disciple? Did he ask you to bring me medicine? Yes... As the left protector of the Inquisitor, he has the opportunity to connect with the Duoyu Academy."
Lao Lei has already started YY.
Agent Feng immediately stopped him: "Come on! Lao Lei, stop guessing. My realm... I'm sure you've seen it before. I'm just an ordinary person. What do you think of me now?"
Lao Lei reached out his hand and probed the energy into Agent Feng, and said in shock: "You are already a first-level evolver!?"
Agent Feng said coolly: "You think!" (tactical retreat.jpg)
Lao Lei clearly remembered that the last time he met Agent Feng, he was indeed an ordinary person without any energy at all.
"An evolver from level 0 to level 1 in half a month?" Aunt Mei was shocked.
"I'm 80 years old this year. I've lived to this age... I've seen countless geniuses, but this is the first time I've heard of someone who went from an ordinary person to a first-level evolver in just half a month... It's amazing!"
"Alright! I've decided to take you in as my apprentice! What scales of justice? I don't need them anymore. Before I die, I want to take in a genius as my apprentice!"
Agent Feng: "Uh... but I haven't agreed yet?"
Aunt Mei's eyes narrowed, and she released the aura of a third-order evolver: "You... don't want to?"
Agent Feng: "It's not that I don't want to... Maybe I should put it another way. Will becoming your apprentice affect my choice of a second career?"
This question confused both of them.
The two of them pondered for a while before Lao Lei tentatively said, "You mean... can I learn other skills of the same energy system?"
"Well... you can understand it that way."
Lao Lei looked puzzled. "Why should there be any restrictions? As long as it is beneficial to you, you can use everything. It just depends on your choice. But most of the time, it is more powerful to master a skill. The inheritance of our judges is enough for you to use for a lifetime."
Aunt Mei smiled happily: "So... you have no other concerns, right? Just become my disciple!"
Agent Feng scratched his head, feeling that what the NPC said was a bit... confusing.
"There's no system prompt for such an important plot. It seems that this game still has a lot of room for improvement. But from what you said, it seems that there are no restrictions. It's nothing more than an additional task to hate the forces of the Colossus City. Anyway, it has to be done."
"Okay, then I will..."
“Wait!”
Lao Lei stopped Agent Feng from becoming his apprentice and said, "No, Senior Sister. If you want to teach this kid... I am also his first master. He has learned everything from me. He should become his apprentice."
Aunt Mei: "You are a stitched freak, what can you teach him! While the energy system can still be changed, why not switch to the ice system? For others... they may not want to give up this level of energy. He will be able to recover in half a month, so it's just right for him to inherit my ice rune!"
Lao Lei: "Hey! Learning the three-system fusion from me is the strongest form of the Inquisitor! He is so talented, he must follow the path of the first generation of Inquisitor!"
Aunt Mei: "Bah! The upper limit of the ice system is not necessarily lower than your three-system fusion! After he reaches the third level, he will have a chance to create his own ice skills. At that time, he will create a new technique for the ice rune and become a fourth-level ice caster. Why should our Inquisitor worry about not being able to take revenge?"
Lao Lei: "Senior sister, you are saying 'bah'? I am saying 'bah'! I have integrated three elements, including ice element. Isn't this the best of both worlds? Oh no! The best of all three!"
Aunt Mei: "Come on, come on! Practice! I've known since I was a kid... You're a tough kid if you don't get a beating for three days. Let me see how you've recovered. Is your skin still as thick as before?"
Lao Lei: "Fuck! I've been hanging on for the past 50 years, and my strength hasn't improved at all... You, a level 3 advanced evolver, are going to bully a level 2 me, right?"
Aunt Mei: "Haha~ Then why are you trying to steal my apprentice?"
Seeing the two arguing, Agent Feng said, "Well... Actually, I don't need to disperse my energy and practice the ice rune again, because I... have already learned it."
He moved his feet, and a slightly flickering ice rune array appeared below for a moment, then hid in the soil again.
Lao Lei, Aunt Mei:
Aunt Mei stood on it, a biting cold burst out from her feet, four streams of freezing air were about to gush out, and a faint ice-blue energy emitted from under her feet, suppressing Agent Feng's ice rune.
Aunt Mei: "This!!! Not only can it set up ice runes, but its stability... has reached the entry-level level!"
Lao Lei was also shocked: "The three runes of the Inquisitor... The Ice Rune is the most difficult to get started with! It takes two and a half years of practice for a Transcendent to have a chance to set it up, and another two and a half years of practice to get started and stabilize the rune. You actually... did it in one day? Oh, right! You also know my Storm Box... Hiss! You are actually a natural three-element fusionist like me?"
Aunt Mei took a deep breath and said, "Old Lei, it seems... we are not meeting a genius... but... the chosen one!"
Lao Lei: "He is here to save our Inquisitor clan!"
"I've decided! Let's put aside the matter of revenge and the Libra of Justice for now. I'm going to take him to find the other three brothers and learn other unique skills of the Inquisitor! Let's walk the path I haven't completed yet!"
This time, Aunt Mei didn't say anything more...
At this moment, she knew... that she was not worthy of teaching such a genius alone, and could only be one of his masters.
"First, learn from me how to use the Ice Rune before you go..."
Agent Feng was almost digging his way out of the three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment with his toes.
'Who the hell set up these stupid lines? ? ? Are all players the same? At most I level up faster... Do NPCs need to brag like this?'
"The arrival of just one player is enough to shock the two old guys for a long time... If they saw so many Inquisitor players in our base, I'm afraid they would have a collective orgasm."
'The plot development is... a little forced, I give a thumbs up to the plot planning!'
Of course, complaints aside, judging from the results... I need to learn new skills!
Wuhu~
Lao Lei said, "Don't learn here. The two of us were exposed in Colossus City. You are too close to Colossus City. Let's go to another place... We will take Agent Feng to find Third Senior Brother and teach him on the way."
Aunt Mei took a look at the place where she had lived for decades and sighed.
"Let me get ready... Let's ride my magic pig."
Lao Lei was delighted: "Good fellow! Seeing where you live... I knew your precious mount was still alive! With this thing, it will be much faster! Third Senior Brother is not in Colossus City, we have to go to Beiyan City to find him."
Agent Feng hesitated for a moment and said, "Masters... I want to go back to the base to get some things and explain things to my leader before setting off. On the way, I can learn some skills from you."
The two agreed without hesitation.
The three of them packed their bags and returned to the Scourge Base.
On the way, Agent Feng learned Lao Lei's first-order evolved talent skill: Law of Pain, which is a skill that all three-series fusionists in the history of the Inquisitor will awaken.
Skill Marking: Command Pain
Once you say this, your enemy will suffer from the erosion of elemental energy, and their souls will seem to be immersed in ice and fire.
Active Skills
0/16th level
Next level: 1
Energy consumption: 12
Duration: 8 seconds
Range: 3 meters
Fire Damage: 3
Cold Damage: 3
Movement speed reduction: 5%
Applicable occupation: Judge
Required Inquisitor Professional Expertise Points: 1
It only requires 1 focus point to learn, and is a basic skill.
According to Lao Lei... this skill is the starting point for three-series fusionists to practice fusion system skills. Once you have mastered the skill and reached the first-order evolver, you can try to add electric energy. If you succeed, you will be able to practice the extended skill of the Law of Pain, the Word of Pain.
Agent Feng: "Wait a minute! Expand your skills??? What does that mean?"
It was the first time he heard this term, and he keenly realized... maybe another mechanism of the game had emerged.
Lao Lei explained: "It's normal that you don't know... The so-called expanded skills are often the skills that have been accumulated over many years in a profession with inheritance. Successors supplement and create on the basis of their predecessors, making a basic skill more powerful."
“Those small sects, or some farmers who have awakened extraordinary powers after practicing for a few years... can only comprehend low-level innate skills, such as... Oh, right! The plunderers of the Four Mountains, those low-level mutants, live on their mutant talents, have no skills, and may not be as strong as beginners in their lifetime. In terms of combat effectiveness... they are not even worthy of carrying shoes compared to our inherited Judges!”
"Luckily, you learned the skills of the Inquisitor from me before you awakened your power, otherwise... your genius among geniuses would have been wasted."
Agent Feng: "Oh shit! It's broken!"
Lao Lei: "Hmm? What?"
Agent Feng quickly waved his hands: "Oh... I'm fine, I just remembered some of my... extraordinary friends, their luck is not very good."
"Oh no! For ordinary people to be able to obtain energy is already a blessing... It doesn't matter what is passed down. Besides... your friend can't be a genius like you. His life will be like that. It doesn't matter what he learns."
Agent Feng: “Hehehe~~~”
At this moment, he finally figured out one thing: the Barbarian class is a big pit! The follow-up skills are not available, and there are no expansion skills as Lao Lei said...
'Is it because the bad planning didn't do a good job with the Barbarian's professional skills? Is it going to end badly? ? ? '
Aunt Mei saw that Agent Feng was in a trance and immediately said, "Although Lao Lei's Law of Pain requires very little energy, it requires a lot of skills. It's normal that you can't comprehend it in a short time. Now that you have been promoted to a first-level evolver, I will teach you the first expansion skill of the Ice Rune: Bitter!"
“Watch this!”
An extremely low temperature icy current was released from behind Aunt Mei, freezing all the trees on the road into frozen withers.
"The ultimate goal pursued by all ice energy users is... temperature! Extreme low temperature brings the strongest lethality. The first expansion skill of the ice rune is to teach you how to make your ice rune temperature even lower... This is, chilling!"
"You should study it a few more times, okay? What do you mean by giving me this seal..."
Agent Feng: "Oh, I like to record your exercise process and watch it when I have nothing to do."
Lao Lei's body trembled, as if he had thought of something, but he opened his mouth... but was too embarrassed to say it out loud.
Along the way, the three of them walked and stopped, and Agent Feng gradually learned about the Inquisitor's past and present lives.
...
Early morning of November 8, 400th year of the Wasteland Calendar.
The temperature in the Colossus City area dropped again, breaking through the 0-degree defense line.
The lake was frozen, the crops were hibernating, and even the frequency of the mutant creatures appearing in the valley west of Huo Town had been reduced by half.
During the day, the player who had slept in his matchbox all night came online and was surprised to find that... he had lost more than 100 drops of blood.
Only then did I realize... sleeping in low temperatures can really freeze you to death.
Uncle Tian: "Wow! The weather engine in this game is really awesome. I turned it up to 100% last night to experience it. I almost froze like a fool! It reminded me of the days when I traveled to Northeast China in winter... It was great. Although I didn't see any attractions, the heating in the house was really comfortable."
Fang Gang stamped his feet. "Can this deduct health? The planner is really perverted. It reminds me of the game I played before called "The Long Dark"... No, I have to kill some mutants today and decompose some skins to cover them at night. Otherwise, it will be a joke if I wake up and crawl out of the clone production warehouse one day."
Wei Long: "I feel the temperature is around -5 degrees Celsius. The temperature has dropped rapidly recently. I guess the game planner is reminding us to keep warm... This is a hidden setting."
Long Yi: "That makes sense. A game that pursues simulation should do this. Let me check out my assembled computer... Beautiful! As expected, it won't turn on when the temperature drops. I remember someone has a lizard's heart of fire? Warm up my computer. Then go buy some rhizomatous plants to use as a heat sink."
Xiao Ma Ge: "Oh, I sold the Fire Heart to the farming trio yesterday. It's the fifth day of saving money to buy a sniper rifle..."
Everyone: "Awesome..."
As official talents, their overall quality is extremely high, and everyone has his own area of expertise. Xiao Ma Ge only needs a sniper rifle to provide everyone with firepower support that far exceeds the current players' combat effectiveness, so naturally he must do his best to get it.
Currently, the Special Forces has a dedicated strategy group outside to analyze game data and content.
They came up with an optimal solution that would allow them to quickly increase their overall level and supplies.
Guide to Red City.
Ever since he discovered the electronic control of Red City, Long Yi has been studying the electronic system of this city, and has figured out the code design in this game that is similar to the real world.
In addition to the two veteran players Wei Long and Fang Gang, the special forces team has 30 other newcomers who joined later. If they want to gain an advantage in the short term, they must find another way and make some decisions with higher risks and higher returns.
This is how to conquer Red City.
The Peak Team calls this area an inaccessible area for players who are not at level 10. It gives a lot of experience and also drops high-value items such as electronic components. It is the best area for them to upgrade and save money.
After some preparation, the special forces team rushed to Red City.
Long Yi: "I hope I can crack some more electronic doors today, so that I can complete the first step of the plan of closing the door and beating the dog..."
at this time.
The washing machine and a group of new players had just returned from the polluted farm and were busy breaking down the spoils. For a moment, the bustling flow of people raised the temperature of the Scourge base a bit.
The players' voices awakened Cheng Shaofeng.
He lay on the comfortable bed, raised his eyelids and saw that the fire in the house was still burning. It was freezing cold outside, but the house was warm as spring.
I couldn't help but exclaim: "Player... is such a sensible creature. I just casually said it was a bit cold, but he added fuel to the fire for me for the whole night."
Shifting the perspective to the Shadow Guard, he has entered the signal coverage range of the Scourge Base.
"Wuhu~ The clone is coming back soon! Wash your hands and prepare to evolve to the second stage. I hope you can give me a better talent skill!"