Ancient Shambhala, the legendary land of eternal life.
"It's called a kingdom, but in reality it's just a city-state."
"There is nothing we can do about it. Times are changing. The first character of Ancient Shambhala is "ancient". It is normal for something like this to happen."
After careful consideration.
Gu Moli and Qumingfei did not choose to fight Granny head-on. After all, as one of the four adventurers, she was equivalent to the high-level BOSS in the script. Besides, she did not express any malice. Fighting her would be a thankless task, and what's more, she was a beauty.
So in the end, the two of them unanimously decided to follow Granny for a while.
If you find something wrong, you will get angry.
As for Long Aotian... ..
... He did not reject the name Fei's suggestion at all. He just said "Oh oh oh!" a few times and nodded in agreement. Gu Moli even suspected that the other party might not have listened at all.
With Granny leading the way, the originally huge primeval forest naturally could not hinder the three people anymore. However, what was surprising was that Granny did not lead everyone out, but went inside. When they reached the deepest part of the forest, a completely different scene came into view.
The dozens of meters high city walls bear the weight of time and are covered with scars.
Every few meters on the city wall, there are several soldiers wearing light leather armor and holding short spears on guard. In the center of the city wall is a half-open steel gate. There are also a considerable number of soldiers stationed around the gate, looking very alert.
No need for Granny's introduction.
Gu Moli and Qu Mingfei immediately understood that the small town in front of them was the so-called ancient Kingdom of Shambhala.
to be honest.
A bit of fishing.
At first glance, the original appearance of this city-state obviously does not deserve the title of the Kingdom of Eternal Life, otherwise Gu Moli and Qu Mingfei would not have expressed their initial sighs. However, the two soon adjusted their mindsets and only understood that judging people by their appearance is a taboo in dealing with people.
Under the leadership of Granny, the three were quickly allowed to enter the city. Granny then asked them to wait there while she continued to search for other treasure hunters in the forest. So Gu Moli and the other two looked around the city.
"The surface is so primitive, which means the inside is even more terrifying."
"That's true."
Name-giver hung his head and responded in a low voice. He was not the talkative type. The reason why he kept talking was, on the one hand, it was required by the script. After all, a player who did not communicate with others at all was unqualified. On the other hand, it was because of his good teammate Long Aotian.
Rather than letting the thick-skinned Long Aotian take charge of the conversation, it would be more reliable for him to do it himself... That's what Qumingfei thought.
"ah!"
"Finally someone comes over!"
Soon, a call from not far away brought Qumingfei back to his senses from his thoughts. Gu Moli also turned around and looked at the direction where the voice came from. Then he saw Brother Bad Brother running towards him with big strides, waving his hands and showing a surprised smile.
"Oh, that's bad. Were you picked up here too?"
"Eh? Yeah, that's right."
After seeing Gu Moli, Bad Brother seemed to have found his backbone, and nodded quickly and said, "I was acting with several other NPCs before, and then we were brought here together by that person."
As Bad Brother explained, he pointed in the direction he ran from.
And there, a middle-aged man dressed as a cowboy was chatting and laughing with several treasure hunters.
"Who is...?"
Upon hearing this, Bad Brother immediately pointed his finger, thought for a moment, and then said, "That's Desert Ranger Victor, Transformer Master Snake, Deep Sea Undertaker Granny, and Cemetery Undead Derin Ek. They are all four adventurers from the Adventurer's Guild."
"Oh?"
Gu Moli's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Have you learned about them in advance?"
Bad Brother smiled shyly, scratched his head and said, "There's nothing I can do. I'm not strong enough yet. I can only do more things like collecting information."
"good!"
Gu Moli patted Bad Brother's shoulder cheerfully: "You did a great job. Well, let's go over there and exchange the information you collected..."
“Ahem!”
The name-giving waste standing by made a noticeable coughing sound, making his presence felt.
However, Gu Moli completely ignored the other party and pulled Bad Brother away from him... It was clear that he did not intend to let Name-Giver "eavesdrop" on important information.
“Tsk!”
There was nothing that Qumingfei could do about Gu Moli's shameless behavior. After all, Bad Brother was obviously more familiar with Gu Moli. If he insisted on going up to listen, who knows how Gu Moli would react. He might even bring up the past and extort the so-called mental damages from him... .
"Let's go, Aotian. Let's go collect information on our own."
"Eh? Ouch!"
... ... ... ... ... .
After putting some distance between himself and the Name-wasting duo, Gu Moli let go of his hand on Bad Brother's shoulder.
Otherwise, why do we say that Bad Brother is a good boy? Although he cooperated with Gu Moli before, he couldn't help asking after they walked away: "... Uh, Brother Leng, the information I collected is not very important. It's okay to tell others. There's no need to hide it..."
“This is different.”
Gu Moli waved his hand: "Since it is intelligence, we can't just listen to one person's words. Let those two people collect it themselves. Only by comparing it afterwards can we get more accurate information. Besides, you may miss something. It's good to let a few more people do this kind of thing to check for any omissions."
“I see!”
Bad Brother nodded as if he suddenly understood something: "Then Brother Leng, why don't you go collect some information as well? We can proofread it after you finish collecting it. After all, you just said... I don't have much experience, and the information I collect may have omissions..."
"fine!"
Gu Moli waved his hand; "I believe you!"
Oops Brother: “… ..!”
Although there still seemed to be something wrong, Bad Brother was already dizzy and dazed by Gu Moli's trickery, and didn't notice what Brother Leng said before. The two sentences were completely contradictory. For a moment, he was only thinking that Brother Leng was indeed a high-level player...
"Then tell me in detail, what is the story of those four adventurers and this ancient Shambhala?"
"... Ouch!"
Bad Brother quickly put aside his distracting thoughts and continued, "Desert Ranger Victor mainly operates near the western region of the kingdom. That area was once the kingdom's gold mining area. A hundred years ago, many horse thieves appeared there, and there are also many buried treasures, which attracted many treasure hunters."
"Victor is the best among them."
"Then there's the shapeshifter Snake. His ability seems to be to transform into a ferocious beast, and he can also use his hair to form a large-scale army of ferocious beasts. His range of activities is in the forest area, and his main target is ancient ruins. It is said that his bloodline evolved in a ruin."
"Next is the Deep Sea Undertaker Granny. She is more of a pirate than an adventurer. She mainly operates in the ocean and her targets are all treasures of former great pirates. It is said that in the Endless Sea, the prestige of this female captain is enough to command more than half of the pirates."
"The last one is the cemetery ghost Derin Aike. He is the most special adventurer, a tomb robber. No one knows how strong he is, but his methods are very strange. It is said that someone was dissatisfied with his status as an adventurer, and he died strangely at home. His death was extremely miserable..."
Perhaps because he was afraid that he would forget, Bad Brother spoke at a slightly faster pace while recalling the news he had heard.
“That’s about it…”
"... .Oh yes! There is one more thing! I discovered it by accident, but I'm not sure..."
"What?"
In response to Gu Moli's questioning, Bad Brother looked around and then lowered his voice and said, "... In this ancient Shambhala Kingdom, the number of men seems to be very small."
"I walked around the city and saw only one man for every 20 to 30 people."
“Then I tried to ask.”
"It seems to be the curse of this country..."
Curse? What kind of curse is this
Is it difficult to give birth to a boy