Planeswalker My Plane War

Chapter 83 The Great Witch 2
There are fewer steps to go down than expected.

Zhang Cheng guessed that his depth underground at the moment should not exceed 20 meters.Along the way, the steps quickly changed from high to short, from short to flat, and finally turned into a fairly flat road.And this road is not that kind of dirt road, but paved with stone slabs.Even shallow drainage ditches have been dug on both sides of the road.

Walking on this kind of ground, you will have the feeling of being dislocated in time and space.I feel that I am not walking in the underground of a desolate world, but in the sewers of a civilized city.

The wooden soles stepped on the slightly slippery slate, and there were distant footsteps.The sound of footsteps spread along the underground passage, and each sound seemed to reach the far end of the darkness.It's not clear how far it has gone, but the vigorously burning torches in Nanling's hands prove that this underground cave should be very oxygen-rich.No, this is not an underground cave, but a dungeon.

If on earth, with the productivity of this wild age, it is completely unbelievable to build such a dungeon.But in a world with all sorts of supernatural abilities, that's nothing.Not to mention that this place was originally a royal capital.

"That...the witch lives in seclusion here? What is this place?" Zhang Cheng asked while observing the surroundings.Unlike the undead dungeon in the first act, the surrounding rock walls and ceilings are just simple rock walls and ceilings.Without all sorts of ornate reliefs, let alone statues, it doesn't feel like a tomb or a place of seclusion.Instead, it feels big and long here.From the beginning of the steps to the present, he had walked a considerable distance, but he could not see any forks or bends.This passage can only be said to be terrifyingly long.

Zhang Cheng knew that in the second act of the game, that is, the underground of Free City, there was a large-scale dungeon, basically the same size as the dungeon.But he was sure that, first of all, there was only one entrance to the dungeon, and that location was in the so-called palace area.Secondly, there are not many witches in the dungeon.At least as a player, there are no neutral and friendly NPCs in this dungeon except for monsters.It is nothing more than the difference between the monsters who start the fight without saying a word, or the monsters who start the fight after saying a few words of nonsense.In short, when playing the game, this map is right all the way without brains.

But at this moment, there is a big deviation between reality and the game.

"Yes, the sorcerer lives in seclusion here. As for where this place is..." Nan Ling said. "I do not know either."

She should be telling the truth.To be honest, even Zhang Cheng didn't understand, why did the ancient emperor Xia dug such a large underground city under his own royal city?In a modern city, you can still say that it is for drainage and sewage, for various communication, electricity, water supply and other pipelines, but in this wild age, it is completely meaningless to waste the people and waste money.What's even more frightening is that Xia Shi finally moved the capital and abandoned the two cities together.

"Do the residents of the city know?" Zhang Cheng couldn't help asking.If there is only one entrance to the dungeon, it is understandable that many people do not know.But if there is more than one entrance to the dungeon (there is one in Nanling's residence, and there may be other places), then more than one person may know about it.

"Generally I don't know." Nan Ling said. "The wizard doesn't want many people to know about his seclusion."

In other words, there are many people who know it.

They had left the slightly narrow passage and entered a space that could be called an "underground hall".Then the light of the torch, you can see that there are six passages around, and there is a wind blowing from somewhere, causing the torch to shake slightly.

"Be careful," Nan Ling said with a hint of caution. "There are some monsters here. They call those things Ghost Rong."

"Ghouls?" Zhang Cheng asked.As you can see from the dungeon in the first act, undead creatures such as skeleton zombie mummies are actually stupid walking around in a very limited space (not even walking).Only ghouls sway around in a larger area.

"Ghouls...should be. I have seen them from a distance, and they seem to be pale-skinned humans. But they are very agile."

"Why don't you find someone to kill them?" Zhang Cheng puzzled.Obviously, Nan Ling has successfully solved a lot of such troubles here, and the goblin before is the best proof.

"They are still somewhat useful, so they are free guards," Nan Ling said. "There is a route designated by the sorcerer. As long as you follow the route, you will not be attacked. But if an unwitting outsider wants to use this underground area for something, they will be attacked by them."

I see.Zhang Cheng understood a little.But why do sorcerers have such wonderful powers?
"By the way, I heard that the witch is an old man?" Zhang Cheng asked.Although he said that seeing a witch was within his expectations, but if he really wanted to see such a person who was called a "Haotian Priest" in the game, but was called a "Great Witch" in reality, he would still let him He felt a little… a little nervous.

In this world, the identity of Inhumans is not an easy secret to hide.Zhang Chengcheng is not only seen through his identity by one person.However, Tong Lu was already dying at that time, and Xiao Xiong belonged to Zhang Cheng, so even if he was seen through, there would be no serious consequences.It seems that there may be more aliens in this world, so the indigenous people are not particularly sensitive to the identity of aliens, nor do they shout and kill.But that's just feeling.Reason told Zhang Cheng that the so-called non-me race must have different hearts, and it is rare for the natives to accept the transmigrators with an equal attitude.

Let alone the difference between the two worlds, even on Earth, when Chinese people go to Citigroup, they are still discriminated against, with the so-called "transparent ceiling" covering the immigrants' heads.

"Well, it's very old, but it shouldn't be a problem to live a few more years." Nan Ling replied. "Just a few more years..."

The climb of agricultural science and technology has reached a bottleneck, and the following selection and breeding all involve a higher level of science and technology, which can be temporarily put down.The development of animal husbandry and other scientific and technological research can be carried out below.Of course, in fact, there is no need for research at all, because the relevant technology has been perfectly developed on the earth, and various technical materials can be seen everywhere.As long as you solve the resource problem, you can soon try to enter the age of gunpowder weapons and click on the iron, armor and cavalry technology trees.And as long as there are gunpowder weapons...

On Earth, the cavalry smashed the chariots of the slave owners, and the muskets smashed the armor of the feudal lords. As long as these two technologies were available, then at least they could ensure their own safety, rather than relying on the shelter of witches as before.

"In a few more years..." Zhang Cheng had repeatedly thought about why there were no wizards in the game.But Nan Ling's words suddenly made him think of a terrible idea: the wizard might die soon.

Before, he had never thought in this direction.This is because the rules of this world are like this, the emperor is hard to say, but it is obvious that even a prince-level character would not dare to offend a great witch.Not to mention other unpopular forces.This is because if someone hurts the great witch, it will anger Haotian and bring disaster.Believe it or not, I believe it anyway—the gods all acquiesce.

However, the little bear did mention that even if the priest of Haotian was really killed, it seemed that he had never heard of a huge natural disaster?

The sorcerer knew that Nanling was a traveler, and the sorcerer was willing to support Nanling.Therefore, in the game, since the small kingdom built by Nanling will be completely destroyed, and Nanling himself has become a ghost, then the wizard is also very likely to die.Therefore, in the entire plot of the free city, players have never seen such a character as a witch.

This is different from the first act of Doctor Kunwu.In the game, players cannot see Dr. Kunwu because the time line is staggered.In other words, Dr. Kunwu didn't see the player at all.Under the military pressure of Quan Rong, Dr. Kunwu was busy with the war all day, and spent very little time in Kunwu City.Moreover, the players are busy with various tasks, and there is no time to enter the city to see the city owner (even if they want to meet, they are not qualified), so they have no chance to meet each other at all.In the second act, if the sorcerer lives in seclusion, he must basically stay there.At least the player will alert him when he clears the dungeon.

In fact, it all makes sense only if the sorcerer is dead.

Xiao Xiong said that Pan Hu was going to make a divine drop, and the price of the divine drop was huge.The only explanation is that an important subordinate of an old enemy, or even a key person such as a son of a god or a descendant of the gods, will come to the Xia Ruins.Such prey is worthy of Panhu's shot.So why did this prey come to the Xia Ruins?
Not to mention the fact that the fugitive slaves gathered here... and this person came here to enslave the fugitive slaves again.Because compared with the escape of slaves, the nobles have a more important and urgent task, which is to face the offensive of the Quan Rong.It was a racial crisis.Compared with this crisis, thousands of fugitive slaves are too insignificant.

So... that prey came here... for the wizard?

But why at this point in time?At this time, although the wizard was already old, he was obviously still a long way from death.So why not a few years earlier?Or is it a coincidence?Or is it because of the invasion of the Quan Rong, the human princes have all turned their attention away... So they found an opportunity to take advantage of it?
As a gamer, Zhang Cheng doesn't have to think about anything.But as the real world, Zhang Chengcheng had to think a lot.

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Xia Ruins, trading area.

A few apparently newcomers stepped into this seemingly peaceful, but actually quite dangerous area.Although these people have heavy bags, they are not bulky, and they have no carry-on vehicles. They are obviously travelers and not businessmen.Those vigilant eyes looked at these people for a while and then gave up, because they didn't make anything out of the ordinary after they came in. On the contrary, they lingered at different stalls like normal shoppers.

There are many such people every day.Some of them are scouts of a certain gang, and others have a lot of above-mentioned origins. Those are ordered by the lord to come here to buy some items... Well, the conventional way is not suitable for starting items.These include, but are not limited to, stolen goods, funerary goods, noble women who have become slaves, etc.

However, this pedestrian clearly did not come to shop, or did not find the business they were looking for.In short, after lingering for so long, they left the trade area and went to the smallest, but most desolate area in the city.That is, the narrow area that Zhang Cheng called the "Palace District".Anyone can see that before the Xia Ruins were abandoned, this was the palace where Emperor Xia Shi lived, and there was no doubt that it was the core area of ​​the entire capital.But now, after the city has been abandoned for thousands of years, this area has become the most desolate place.In other words, there are still some permanent residents in the other urban areas. Even the trading area has a group of tourists who support its popularity. Only the palace area is still inaccessible.

There are many reasons for this.One of them is that the foundation of the palace area is so well laid.Other areas can easily clear an area to build new residences for residents to live in, but there are too many ruins and broken walls in the palace area, which is very obstructive.And don't mention it, these ancient buildings thousands of years ago have been scoured by wind and rain, and the remaining wreckage is really strong. It is very troublesome to clean up manually, and it is too difficult to reuse.After all, palaces and dwellings are two different things.

So after a few outsiders entered the palace area, they soon found themselves in a veritable ruin, and there was no one else.

"Is it here, Boss Wu?"

"It should be right here, there is an entrance." Wu Lan looked around.Although there is reliable information, but after all, this is the first time here, so he can't find the key for a while.

"Boss Wu, are you sure it's okay?"

"What are you afraid of, this is not a battlefield, and there is no army." Wu Lan replied. "It's a big deal, it's just a trip for nothing." He deliberately emphasized the words "it's nothing".

"Boss, what are you holding in your hand?" someone suddenly asked.

"It's nothing." Before Wu Lan could react, the card he was playing with unconsciously was taken away.When people are nervous, it is easy to do unconscious actions, especially hands, and Wu Lan is no exception.

"This is... that kind of summoning card?"

It was something they had all seen before, a card that could summon creatures.In the center of this card is an owl-like bird.

"Xuyu Xiangying: These birds are descendants of Paradise Mountain, with both great strength and fearless courage. When these heroic little creatures enter the battlefield in groups, even dragons will be discouraged. Cost: 1 Light/1 Holy, Attack 5 (Claws/Holy), Health 2 (Strong), Traits: Son of Heaven, Fearless, Loyal, Primary Intelligence."

(End of this chapter)