After just a few brief conversations, Yi Chen could sense that this original deceased had an almost obsessive pursuit of death, or rather, the reason why he had never left here was that this place could provide the best environment for exploration.
No wonder I heard that conversation in the elevator before.
This original dead man did not seem to have much control over the Knights, the original tomb, or even the entire realm of the dead, but allowed the dead group to manage themselves.
"Senior, you..."
Yi Chen originally wanted to take this opportunity to ask some in-depth questions about the plague, death, and the original victims themselves, but he was suddenly entangled by a black mist and whispers lingered in his ears.
"Okay, our conversation ends here. I will continue my exploration of death. Put an end to your meaningless questions. Come see me again after you have fulfilled the agreement in the contract."
Wrapped in the black fog, Yi Chen was sent away from the secret room and the mausoleum in a blink of an eye, and returned to the top of the slope.
The elevator door also opens simultaneously.
"Weiwei", whose front body was completely covered by black hair, was standing at the door. She grabbed Yi Chen's throat, pulled him out from the black fog, and threw him heavily to the ground. One could even hear the sound of his spine being broken.
This was not a big deal for Yi Chen, who was wearing a dead person's makeup. He was even secretly happy. He immediately responded with a twisted posture with a broken spine: "Thank you."
These words made Weiwei stunned for a moment. She tilted her head to stare at the young man lying on the ground through his black hair. At the same time, she also noticed that the black mist enveloping the young man actually formed a skull pendant on his chest.
The extremely cold voice came from under the black hair again, "At first the dead seemed to think highly of you. After just one meeting, he granted you the status of 'superior dead citizen'. It seems that we will become colleagues in the future."
"Superior dead people?"
Yi Chen finally reacted and looked down at the skull pendant on his chest. Black mist was constantly spewing out from the skull's eye sockets and mouth.
"By the way, what can this identity be used for?"
"Ask Bernard. I don't have time to answer you."
The elevator came to the fourth floor of the original tomb, which was also the highest level residential area for the dead. Only the Knights of the Plague, outstanding apprentice knights or upper-class dead were qualified to live here.
However,
Yi Chen walked out of the elevator but did not see any buildings, only a group of neatly arranged tombstones.
However, each tombstone is far apart, and the materials used for the tombstones are different. You can even see pure gold tombstones made of Old World gold.
The tombstone is engraved with the deceased's surname, which seems to represent the corresponding residence.
Just as Yi Chen was standing at the elevator entrance and looking around at the area of dead people, a wolf ran towards him from a distance. Yi Chen understood what he meant and jumped up directly onto the wolf's back.
Soon, under the guidance of the wolf, they came to a tombstone with hair growing on it and a wolf head carved on the top. The name engraved on it was Bernard.
The wolf stretched out its paw pads and lightly touched the surface of the tombstone, and a secret staircase leading downwards opened.
That's right.
The living quarters of the dead were built underground so that they could be closer to the bottom layer and absorb as much of the ancient plague emitted by the first dead as possible.
Thirteen was sitting on a stone bench in the living room. When she saw the teacher coming, the candlelight above her head quickly doubled in size. Even without any change in her expression, one could tell she was excited.
Bernard, who had taken off his wolf helmet, also walked out of the next room. Under the mask was a resolute and handsome human face.
There was just a cut on the face that ran across the right eyebrow, nose bridge and cheek, exposing the white bones, which was extremely horrifying.
Bernard was the first to notice the pendant on Yi Chen's chest. "Hmm? A high-class dead citizen... Is the boss planning to let you take the knight assessment?"
"No, because I have other things to do in the Old World. I can't stay in the original tomb for long, so naturally I won't consider the issue of the Knights."
"What?! You won't stay long, but the boss still gives you the status of a high-class dead citizen... It seems to be related to the strange death in your body.
Are you really not going to stay? With your strength, you will surely pass the knight assessment easily. When you complete the path, you will become a formal knight and enjoy the highest treatment in the original tomb."
"I have some contract matters that I need to deal with, so I can't stay for long right now. I'm really sorry."
Bernard sighed, "Forget it, since the boss didn't keep you, there's no point in me saying anything... When are you leaving?"
Yi Chen then pulled off the "Dead Spine" that was pretending to be a tail and held it in his hand. "I want to buy a piece of "Dead Man's Wedge Stone" and then find the blacksmith in the original tomb to transform and upgrade this spine."
As soon as these words came out, Bernard's expression immediately became serious, and his eyes even bulged out a bloody red. "Where did you get this information about the 'Dead Man's Wedgestone'?"
"The Duke."
“I see. It seems that the Duke only told you about this thing, but did not give you a detailed introduction to its origin.
This is a treasure that even members of our Knights cherish very much. Even in the original tomb, it is priceless. It is impossible to buy it. After all, I don’t even have it in my hands.”
"How do you get it?"
“Killing the Abyss Elephant has a chance of dropping it.
However, this is not something you can touch. Even our Knights need to form a team to defeat it. After all, it is a dangerous dead creature that was born in the gaps of death when the boss was exploring death. "
Yi Chen's eyes widened when he heard this, and he quickly asked,
"Will you be going on a crusade in the near future? Can you take me with you? During the crusade, you don't have to spend any time on me. Even if I die, it has nothing to do with you.
If I have not made any contribution during the crusade, I do not need to share any spoils of war with you."
In fact, when Bernard learned that Yi Chen was unwilling to stay in the original tomb, he lost a lot of interest and naturally was unwilling to accept such a proposal.
But this kid left a very good impression on him along the way, and the deceased originally directly gave him the status of a superior dead citizen. Although he would not join the Knights Templar, he also maintained contact with the original tomb, which was really difficult to refuse.
"It's very troublesome~ How about this, if you can let Weiwei come with us, I will apply to defeat the "Dead Elephant"."
"Weiwei... What is her relationship with you?"
"We used to be teammates, but unfortunately we got separated because of some things."
When Bernard talked about this, his eyes couldn't help but glance at the tombstone giant sword leaning against the corner.
"If I can convince Ms. Weiwei, you can take me with you to defeat the dead statue, right? Okay... Give me some time, Thirteen, let's go!"
"Yes, teacher."
Bernard didn't say much and let Yi Chen leave. In his opinion, this request was impossible to achieve. After all, he had tried hard for many years, but the gap still existed.
Thirteen asked worriedly, "Teacher, should we go find the lady in charge of the elevator now? She looks so scary and can't even talk properly."
"No, first I will use the identity given to me by the deceased to find a place to stay and temporarily cut off contact with Bernard. I will investigate this Ms. Weiwei from all aspects, and then I will find a perfect opportunity to have a one-on-one conversation."
Yi Chen chose to take the ordinary elevator to the residential area for the dead (ordinary) on the second floor of the original tomb. He used the pendant identity and paid with ancient coins to stay in an underground hotel called the Black Funeral House, preparing to implement his personal plan.