In the small square outside the stone gate of the Tower of Babel, Gron was ready to set off again.
In fact, he didn't do anything. He used the seventh divine power to store the key supplies and important items and equipment in daily life in the form of tattoos, which was safe and convenient. Gronn just collected some food from the nearby ruins. For the ogre clan, which has incredible environmental adaptability, the food problem can actually be solved very well. After all, their clan has a wide range of diets second only to the ooze monsters in the biological world, and Gronn's appetite is not as big as his. His kin are so exaggerated that no matter where he goes, as long as it is not an absolute restricted area of life, he will not starve to death. Goron prepared these foods for his new teammates. In the recent recruitment of players, Goron finally selected 23 people among the emotional crowd. In fact, these people were not selected by him personally, but were entrusted with full authority. To that mysterious cheeky old man, the old guy who called himself Odin, Gronn asked him to choose his team members on his behalf.
Goron has already seen that the reason why the popularity of the crowd is rising rapidly is that this dirty old man has taken a fancy to his inconspicuous pebble. The residents of this Blackwater City should have a feeling for this old man. What he understands will change his initial decision because of his choice. In this case, then this old man should also know the residents of this city, at least better than him, Goron, about the specialties and strengths of the people here. Although there will be some risks in letting him choose on his behalf, for example, he will choose all his relatives and friends to join the team. , and then pretended to be himself when adventuring in the tower, and even stabbed himself in the back to snatch the stone. However, according to Gron's observation, the old man's reputation and popularity in Blackwater City do not seem to be very good. After all, the way the crowd looks at him has nothing to do with positive words such as reverence, respect, and conviction. Instead, it is like looking at crows and wild dogs. He is a kind of "neighbor" who is not very popular, with a bit of disgusted indifference in his eyes.
The first impression of the twenty-three people selected by Old Odin is honestly very bad. First of all, they are not the strongest group among the candidates, nor are they those who look like veteran tower explorers from the look of their clothing and equipment. Guy. These people are more like the idle beggars, pickpockets, and vagrants in Blackwater City... Each of them has a wretched look, and they are as dirty and dirty as the old Odin. At first glance, they seem to have similar odors.
Many people in the crowd had already made disdainful taunts and jeers. They were all losers. Seeing that the great opportunity to make a fortune was taken away by this group of beggars, these people naturally felt only jealousy in their hearts. Everyone is waiting to see the angry Gronn and the old bastard Odin fall out, and maybe they will choose someone again. However, what disappointed them was that when Goron looked at these twenty-three bitchy men and weird women, he just nodded and said nothing more. Almost everyone thought that Goron wanted to save his last bit of face. He didn't want to fall out with old Odin on the spot, he just admitted his mistake of not understanding people. But there were also a very few people who looked at these twenty-three wonderful flowers with thoughtful expressions on their faces, as if there were some secrets hidden among these twenty-three people.
Of course Gron didn't know the details of these twenty-three people, but he had his own way of recognizing people. Although the war just did not last long, it swept and submerged every corner of the entire Blackwater City. Even the city's patron saint, the Hydra and the Blackwater Council, eventually lost their lives. It can be said that it can still be fought now. Those who survive and stand on their own are all those who have both luck and strength. Although the strength of these twenty-three people did not seem to be that outstanding, they clearly had traces of battle, but no one was seriously injured. This in itself is enough to explain a lot of problems. What's more, Goron also has a pair of eyes that can ignore obstacles and distances. In his eyes, these guys hid a large number of special weapons and strange props under the dirty robes and cloaks they wore. Gronn can only guess the functions of a limited number of props. These things should not be aimed at him... at least not all of them.
The gathering after dispersion did not take a lot of time. After all, most of the fate of the residents of Blackwater City revolved around this Tower of Babel. They had few fixed assets and almost all their wealth was transformed into weapons and equipment, high-level sacrifices and valuables. They should always carry small pieces of value with them, and only in this way can they rest assured.
When all twenty-four people, including Goron, arrived, it didn't take long for the dragon girl Bluetooth from the Eternal Dragon Clan to arrive, but this time she once again transformed into the blue raptor form before. Facing Goron's puzzled gaze, the dragon girl from the Eternal Dragon Clan smiled shyly. He said softly: "With the blessing and help of Lady Dragon Mother, I have been able to switch forms freely. For me, it is still... this look is more natural. But... .But if you...you want me to become...become...that way...that's okay...that's okay... ..”
"No, that's good." Goron smiled and nodded. In Goron's view, Bluetooth, as a time warrior of the Eternal Dragon Tribe, is very powerful in her velociraptor form, and this kind of combat power is what Goron needs most now. In comparison. Although Bluetooth in human form is pleasing to the eye, it is of little use in conquering the Tower of Babel.
There was still some time before the tower door opened, and the twenty-five people who formed the new team began to introduce and get familiar with each other. Of course, almost everyone had reservations and would not reveal their most true and important secrets to others. This is also common sense. After all, this team has just been established. Not to mention establishing a bond, everyone is even on guard against everyone except themselves. This situation can only be gradually changed with time.
Except for Goron, Bluetooth, and Odin, there are twenty-two people here, half of whom are men and women. Although the proportion of women is not low, the overall image of the team is not very good, because the number of lizard demi-humans and jackals in the team is The largest number, more than half of them combined. Even if the women of these two tribes are called stunning beauties within the tribe, they are still just ugly and disgusting beasts in the eyes of outsiders. Next are the human race and the swamp fish race, each accounting for one-fifth of the total number of people in the team. The other races basically only have one or two people. There is also an extremely rare elf race among them. One of the snake-skinned bull knights in the team is particularly eye-catching, and his peak fifth-level strength is unparalleled.
After Bluetooth learned that the mysterious old man Odin had joined, he was quite surprised. From her, Goron also learned some information about the old man, although Bluetooth didn't know much. This time Gron was even more certain of the value of the stone in his hand.
The stone gate finally opened on time, and not many people came out this time. They first glanced at the ruined Blackwater City. The wonder and anger in their eyes only lasted for a moment, and then they were no longer interested. Their faces were full of expressions that were difficult to conceal. of fatigue and numbness. Only one or two people quickened their pace and rushed towards their homes. In this chaotic world of time and space, things like this kind of destruction of cities and families are nothing at all. When passing by Gron's team, several people cast either sympathetic or sarcastic looks.
"Are you ready?" Although it was a boring nonsense, Goron still roared symbolically. As expected, there were very few people who responded, and only the girl in the form of a velociraptor roared enthusiastically. In response, fortunately, Goron was thick-skinned enough not to take it seriously and took the lead into the tower gate.
When this group of people all disappeared at the other end of the gate, and the eternal stone gate slowly closed, suddenly the world was swept across by a cold and huge will. The moment it came into contact with this majestic will, the entire Blackwater City Regardless of whether the residents are strong or weak, men, women, old or young, all of them feel as if they are in a frozen hell. There is nothing in their eyes anymore, only endless chill and fear permeate their hearts. Compared with this majestic will, the previous war of destruction initiated by the "liberated" war knights was as ridiculous as a naughty child's play house.
Everyone raised their heads in confusion, and saw the shadow of a giant dragon sweeping across the sky. On top of the dragon's head, which was as big as a battleship, a black-armored knight was overlooking all living beings... . ...
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As a team carefully selected by the mysterious old man Odin, almost every member has a good record of conquering the Tower of Babel. Whether they conquered it step by step themselves or snatched the teleportation pass from others, in short, everyone came directly It reached the 200th floor of space and began to advance upwards layer by layer.
Gronn became more and more convinced that his initial decision was not wrong. Each of the people chosen by Old Man Odin had his own unique skills. For example, a jackal thief could open the highest level secret locks and doors, and an eagle The singing voice of the banshee has the power to hypnotize low-level monsters in blockbusters, and it can play a decisive role in many situations, such as facing an insect tide...
The combat prowess of these guys is generally incompetent. Except for a few people, it is difficult for others to play a role in fierce battles. They can reach the 300th floor at most by ordinary methods. But Old Odin seems to know every floor of the Tower of Babel. He can always design all kinds of weird tactics in advance, try to avoid difficult frontal battles, and give full play to the special abilities of these twenty odd weirdos. The progress of the Goron team's strategy was beyond imagination.
But when they reached the 615th floor, the team finally suffered its first casualty. The jackal thief who played an important role along the way was attacked by a monster that suddenly appeared while dismantling the mechanism. As a result, he accidentally triggered The mechanism was broken, and the whole person was cut into pieces by the array of sharp knives rising from the ground. Everyone quickly killed the monster, but looking at the corpse of the jackal, they felt sad. Old Odin looked at the corpse, his face full of struggle, and he muttered as if he was considering the pros and cons of something, unable to make a decision. After a long time, he gritted his teeth, took out a crystal bottle with great pain, and poured the light blue liquid in the bottle on the body of the jackal. A few minutes later, a miracle happened, and the torn pieces of flesh reassembled themselves. , and then an intact jackal thief stood up properly. At this time, it looked excited, its eyes were full of tension and despair, and its consciousness seemed to still stay at the moment before death. (~^~)