Infinite Throne

   Chapter 397 Once upon a time there was a fish

at the same time.

  Li Erpang, Ning You, and Xiao Chuer formed a team to refresh the monsters in the new leveling area.

   has been with each other for so long, although they are a little uncomfortable with each other, but this team configuration is very reasonable.

As Li Erpang grew bigger and bigger, his defensive power was terrifyingly high, and he formed a "bond" with the sword Susu behind him. Li Erpang was fat alone, carrying a large shield against the other two. Aoao mockery, attracting the attention of the monster.

  At the same level, the attack of monsters is equivalent to scratching his itch.

  One tank, two DPS, very efficient to farm monsters.

   Although Romia doesn't know the way, but here, there is a little impression, and they actually found the "white sand beach" that Romia said.

   But when they arrived at the "beautiful" white sand beach that Romiya said, they were all stunned.

  As far as you can see, it is a wasteland.

  In the vast white sand, there is a pit about the size of Moonlight Village.

  The pit is also covered with fine sand.

   Not to mention human, not even a single monster.

  In the dry and hot climate, the heat rises, and the distant scene is slightly distorted, resulting in the phenomenon of light refraction.

"how come?"

In the    water bottle, Romia was stunned when she looked at the "white sand beach" that was completely different from the one she remembered.

   "Romiya remembers that the white sandy beach is full of beautiful white shells."

   "There is a clear lake here."

   "The lake is full of red and white corals."

  Mini Romea, bowing her head in the water bottle, whispered in a low voice, "But why did it disappear? The place where Kenai listened to Romeya singing..."

  Ning You listened silently, suddenly feeling that something was wrong.

   "Wait, you said there were originally many corals here?"

   Xiao Chuer noticed that Ning You's tone was strange: "Is there something wrong?"

"It's very wrong," Ning You frowned and said in a low voice, "Theoretically, corals are formed by aquatic organisms called 'polyps' that grow, die, and accumulate over time. Don't forget, this world's ' The world view', the giant beast is surrounded by a sea of ​​clouds."

"Although 'Sea of ​​Clouds' also carries the word 'sea', it is still a cloud in essence. You always say that the game settings do not need to be studied in depth, but a successful game, the settings in it always need to be logically self-consistent, otherwise it will It has attracted a lot of complaints. A successful game will work **** the world view, even if it is a fantasy game, it will try to make the world view logically plausible."

   Xiao Chuer understood Ning You's words, Liu Mei frowned slightly, and whispered: "You mean..."

  Ning You sighed softly: "Either the game designer has given up the plan to talk logic with the players. Either..."

   "Here, it used to be a sea! At least it was a lake."

  “…”

  …

   In the end, the three of them were on the white sand beach, and nothing was gained.

  But they didn't find it here for harvest.

  Romiya saw that the once white sandy beach had become a dead place, and she was depressed.

  After finding this place, the three of Ning You successfully found the village that Luo Miya said.

  Since Romiya said that the village was rich in salvagemen, and they searched along the shore, it was easy to find it.

  —[Yasim Village].

   Yasim village, there is a small port.

   In the port, many small floating boats are docked.

  These floating boats can only accommodate a few people, and the speed is not fast. These airships cannot be used to sail between giant beasts.

   When Ning You and a few people passed by the small port, they happened to see a small floating boat returning from the sea of ​​Yunhai after salvage.

  The salvageman is wearing a diving suit-like equipment. On the round hood, there is a pipe connected to the floating boat.

  The salvagemen use the pulling force generated by this pipeline to enter the sea of ​​clouds and salvage various relics sunk in the sea of ​​clouds to make a living.

   "Excuse me, do you know Kenai?"

  Ning stepped forward and asked.

   Originally, the villagers looked at the three with vigilant eyes.

   But when Xiao Chuer came forward, the villagers instantly became enthusiastic.

   And when they heard that they knew Kenai, they happily and joyfully pointed the way to Xiao Chuer.

   "...You have a very high Charisma."

  Xiao Chuer smiled slightly: "It's average, it is estimated that it is only two or three times that of the average person."

  “…”

  In Yasim Village, there are not many pedestrians on the road.

   It seems that most of them have gone out to sea.

  The three of them were walking on the road, noticing whether there was an exclamation mark on the forehead of the NPC from time to time.

   But some errands that reward petty profits, they don't want to brush too much, and they simply go straight to the "Kenai's house".

   came to the place pointed out by several salvagemen. This is a small bungalow. It is estimated that the family environment in Kenai is barely well-off, not too shabby.

  A plainly dressed old woman is pushing a flatbed cart, and with the help of the vivid illustrations on the flatbed cart, she tells the stories to the children around her with a smile on her face.

  Ningyou three people stepped forward.

   "Once upon a time, there was a handsome salvage man,"

   "One day, he met a mermaid..."

When    approached, the old woman spoke in a storyteller-like tone, and the three of Ning You couldn't help but be stunned.

   actually tells the story of a mermaid.

   Originally, they wanted to go straight to the topic and ask where Kenai was. But when they found out that the old woman was telling the story of a mermaid, they joined the ranks of the children and listened quietly to the follow-up of the illustrated little story.

  Listen and listen...the three of them changed their faces.

   At first, I was in the mood to listen to love stories.

   After all, this opening is a typical mermaid love story.

   But no one thought that the style of painting suddenly changed and turned into a thriller.

  Old woman quickly switches to the next illustration.

In the    image illustration, a mermaid with green face and fangs made the little kids scream.

  But even though the little kids were screaming, there was not much panic on their faces. It seemed that this story had been heard more than once.

  The story is simple from beginning to end.

   Once upon a time there was a salvageman who went out to salvage and came across a fish. Ah no, mermaid.

  If the mermaid is out of the water for too long, it will turn into foam and disappear, so the salvage crew is kind and saved the mermaid.

   The salvageman had a beautiful wife who was about to have a bridal chamber before he met the mermaid. He lived a happy life and was about to enter the peak of his life.

   After saving the mermaid, the handsome and beautiful boy hid the mermaid on the white sandy beach and ran out of the village every night to listen to the mermaid singing.

  Really, it's just pure singing, the serious kind.

   Later, the mermaid returned to his hometown.

   The salvage man seemed to be under a spell, he didn't think about tea and rice, and was losing weight day by day.

   Finally...dead.

   "The mermaid's song, no one can listen to it. Once you hear it, you will become as fascinated as the salvage man! Oh, do you want to hear it?"

   "I don't listen, I don't listen, I don't listen!"

  The children seemed to have long known about the old woman's scary routine, but they were really frightened, covering their ears one by one and leaving in a hurry.

   Xiao Chuer's arms, Luo Mia listened to the sad story from beginning to end, and patted the inside of the water bottle hard.

   "No, no, Kenai... Kenai is still alive, and he promised to come to me one day."

   This quest seems a little wrong.

  Ningyou gave a wry smile, and he stepped forward: "Excuse me, is Kenai at home?"

The old woman smiled and looked at the three of them: "Oh? Are you Kenai's friends? He went to the sea to salvage and will only come back at night. Otherwise, come in and sit down, Kenai doesn't have many friends, so stay for dinner tonight. already."

  Li Erpang was already hungry and panicked, so he hurriedly agreed.

  Luomia was relieved when she heard that Kenai was all right, and stopped making trouble in Xiao Chuer's arms.

   until evening.

   "No! No! Kenai's mother, Kenai, Kenai, their boat was attacked by the sea monster 'Kuragon'!"

  What the hell?

   Ning You and the three who were laying down at Kenai's house to complete the task were instantly stunned.

   Is it a coincidence? Or is the game plot arranged too bloody?

   This is not coming sooner or later, but they come to the door, and Kenai has an accident?

  Do you want to be so outrageous, dog planning!

   "Let go of that Kenai!"

  The Brave Squad, the three of them clapped the table at the same time.

  …

  …

  Vulcan Mountain.

   Along the mountain wall, a generation of people in the hometown of fire source built a solid plank road, and it is not difficult to climb the mountain.

  The plank road is enough for three people to pass through. Bellflower walks in front of it with a bow on its back. Four robust villagers hold a gorgeous sedan chair, which is covered with flowers.

  The rest of the villagers held paper umbrellas, and in the ashes of the sky, they sang songs of farewell brides to marry Vulcan.

  If I hadn't known the background of the story in advance, Iren might have thought that this was a festive wedding party.

  As the team went deep into the Vulcan Mountain, Li Nali, who had been biting her lip silently, sitting on the sedan chair, turned paler and paler. Between the white and neat teeth and the round lips, due to too much force, a trace of blood was bitten out, like adding a lip blush to the bride's makeup.

   As the team progresses, the singing style changes.

   "Ah ah ah ah ah ah-"

  The villagers resonated with experience, sobbing and complaining.

   gave Yi Rin the feeling that this team was less and less like a wedding, like a funeral.

   is just the one who was sent, not dead yet.

   is still sitting on the sedan chair.

   The bride's complexion is getting whiter.

   is like dead.

  Li Lei sent his younger sister, the hand holding the spear, the nails embedded in the flesh.

  Irin followed the team steadily, no one noticed, no one knew, like a shadow.

   His expression was calm, and he witnessed all this with his own eyes, with no joy or sorrow in his eyes, like a passing visitor.

  Irin should have ignored this.

   After all, so far, he has not received any tasks.

  Even if it destroys this "marriage", it's just a white job.

   There will be no experience points, no gold coins, no equipment, and no gains.

What is the meaning of   ?

  Irin has been thinking about this.

   This is just a game.

   He is just a "player" trapped in the game world.

  Savior, brave man, kind assassin, great engineer... All identities are just settings in the game, and everything is illusory.

   But for some reason, he always felt a little uncomfortable.

Whether it's the oppression of the sky, or the girl who is about to be sacrificed, or the Kikyo with a long bow in front of the team, or the sad and indifferent villagers of the fire source, everything makes Yi Rin feel to the heart uncomfortable.

finally.

The    team followed the plank road and arrived at the mountainside.

  There is a deep cave here.

  The hot breath came out from the cave, and the closer you got to the cave, it seemed that even the fur was scorched, which was unbearable.

"We have arrived."

   Bellflower said indifferently.

   Li Nali on the sedan chair, her face was pale, and it was as white as a piece of paper.

   But she still gritted her teeth and walked down silently from the sedan chair.

  The other villagers watched the two of them, one after the other, entering the cave.

   (end of this chapter)