Romance of Gods

Chapter 176
Late at night, midnight.

Xichuan Prefecture in the Ming Dynasty is a mountainous place.

The crickets in the thick grass woke up the crescent moon sleeping on the clouds. Two villagers carrying bamboo baskets and wearing turbans slowly walked up the rugged mountain road, chopping thorns with hatchets.

"Did you hear that?"

The traveler seemed to have noticed something, stopped and spoke to the person behind him warily.

Both of them have dark skin, extremely high cheekbones, and a fierce look between their brows.

"I heard it. It seemed like a baby was crying. It should be the baby from before."

"Go up and have a look."

The childish cries of grief were like weeping and complaining.

The terrain on the top of the slope is slightly flatter. On the weeds, more than a dozen corpses with their chests cut open and their hearts and lungs ripped out were piled up casually like garbage. The ferocious faces that refused to close their eyes were heart-stopping.

"Brother, wake up...brother..."

A little girl of four or five years old, wearing a flowered gown and black braids, was kneeling in front of the corpse of a man who was dead.

She pursed her lips in grievance, crying and calling softly.

"Brother... wake up..."

When the two villagers saw this and were about to step forward, they looked at each other suddenly and stopped in shock.

I saw the pile of corpses swaying, and suddenly, a "corpse" suddenly raised its body. Under the moonlit night, its long hair was scattered, making it look particularly terrifying.

"This is...the world of competition..."

The strong smell of blood lingered under the nose and lingered for a long time.

After falling uncontrollably for a long time, Chen Yan finally regained control of his body.

He looked around, seeing high mountains and continuous cliffs, which looked like shining sharp swords under the moonlight.

Under him was a bloody corpse, and the little girl's cries could not be heard.

He opened his vertical eyes and glanced at the girl's body, and the other party's information immediately came into view.

[Name: Xiaohua]

Age: 5
Occupation: Orphan

Status: Hungry/Sad/Weak
Skills: None
Technique: None

Talent: none
A child with nothing is left alone in the wilderness, and he might be snatched away by a wolf at some point.

Chen Yan ignored her first, but carefully observed the corpses beside him.

The wounds on the chest were surprisingly consistent. They were all opened with sharp tools and the internal organs were removed. The method of death was similar to that of slaughtering animals.

A glimpse of something can tell the whole story. This world is very dangerous.

[List of members of Team [-]]

Wang Lingguan·Chen Yan (current location: Donghua County, Xichuan Prefecture, Ming Dynasty)

Stove Lord·Lou Huowang (current location: Yangshan County, Guanggui Prefecture, Ming Dynasty)
Giant Spirit God Cao Chunhua (Current Location: Baisi County, Yunli Prefecture, Daming Kingdom)
Rabbit God·Shen Mengxi (Current Location: Capital City of Ming Dynasty)
"Sure enough, we didn't come to the same place...the Ming Dynasty...I remember that during the Ming Dynasty, the administrative regions were divided into two capitals and 13 provinces. I have never heard of any of these prefecture names..."

But since this is a competition world, this Ming Dynasty is definitely not the Ming Dynasty he is familiar with.

The large paragraph of text that popped up immediately confirmed his conjecture.

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Location: First level of heaven—Zhu Shan Dharma Hall Heaven—1686·The place of the four battles
In the 45th year of Jiajing, the Ming Emperor Zhu Houcong, who was strategizing and strategizing, finally understood the art of immortality.

The emperor granted civil rights, and the emperor's detachment also led to changes in the world.

A huge change quickly began to take place among the people of the Ming Dynasty. In the sixth year of Jiajing 120, according to statistics from the Ministry of Household Affairs, [-]% of the adult men in the Ming Dynasty had extraordinary martial talents.

Forced to the border areas by the mechanical empire established by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and the witchcraft dynasty led by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, the Ming Kingdom finally had the power to resist.

In the fifth year of Jiajing 180, the mighty Three Kingdoms War officially started. For a time, bones were exposed in the wild, and there was no rooster crow for thousands of miles!
At the same time, the Great Qin Empire, which is eyeing the north, has begun to build the Great Steel Wall around the borders of the Three Kingdoms. It wants to take advantage of the chaos in the world to trap the three dynasties in a cage and annihilate it in one fell swoop, thereby unifying the world.

In this world, people are displaced, temples are rampant with insects, and strange forces in the world are causing chaos.

The world has entered unprecedented chaos.

The prologue events of this novel are as follows:

Seize a large saltwater sea relic in the story (refresh time is 3 days/reward 1000 runes and a random prop draw)
Kill an enemy camp performer (refresh time 3 days/reward 3000 runes)

Kill a monster that disrupts the world of the novel (refresh time 1 day/reward 500 runes)

Before the end of the prologue, events will continue to be refreshed, with no completion limit. When the total number of events completed by the four camps of gods reaches 10, the next chapter of the story will begin.

Note:
1. If you die in the competition world, your soul will be gone immediately. If you return, there will be no cost to repair your physical injuries;

2. There is no time limit for this drama, and all processes are driven by the actors;
[-], Qin, Han, Tang and Ming dynasties... Mechanical witchcraft, gods, ghosts and demons.

After hearing this, Chen Yan felt a little confused.

People from different eras all appeared in the same time and space. The level of chaos in this competition world was even more outrageous than he expected.

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Current negative status: Weak/hungry (please choose one to keep)
Chen Yan just chose to retain his hunger, and all the fatigue in his body was instantly wiped away.

[You currently hold Talisman 15000 and have met the conditions for opening the treasury. Do you want to open the first-level God's treasury immediately?]

This time, no corresponding memories came to mind, which means that apart from these backgrounds, all other information about the current world is unknown, and the difficulty of the story has increased a bit.

According to previous discussions, Chen Yan planned to leave here first and go to the capital to look for Shen Ximeng.

After the four people gathered together, he would make the next step. Thinking about it, he opened the purchase permission.

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Personal Balance: Talisman 15000
Spend 5 runes to refresh non-fixed products
God's Treasury (Level [-])
Romance World Inventory [Note: First-level treasury and above, the treasury will add goods according to the tone of the current world]

[Shenwu Specialization (Fixed and Ming Dynasty Limited)]

Specialized

After use, the divine martial arts skills can be improved to the level of entry (10%). Before the end of the story, if the divine actor can improve the specialization to a rating of "upper", the specialization will be permanently owned. Otherwise, the specialization will be deprived of it. .

Note: Divine martial arts are body-refining techniques. Every time the proficiency is increased by 50%, you can choose any organ of the body to transform.

Price: 50 runes (limited to 1)

[Mechanical Weapons Specialization (Fixed, Han Kingdom Limited)]

Specialized

After use, the mechanical skills can be improved to the level of entry-level (10%). Before the end of the story, if the actor can improve the specialization to a rating of "upper", the specialization will be owned permanently, otherwise, the specialization will be deprived of it. .

Note: Robot warriors are a special army of the Han Dynasty. When controlling a robot warrior with a higher military rank, the corresponding specialization and proficiency required will be higher.

Price: 50 runes (limited to 1)

[Witchcraft Specialization (fixed and limited to Tang Dynasty)]

Specialized

After use, the witchcraft skills can be improved to the level of proficiency (10%). Before the end of the story, if the actor can upgrade the specialization to the rating of "upper", the specialization will be permanently owned, otherwise the specialization will be deprived of it. Refined.

Note: Witchcraft is a method of communicating between heaven and earth. Every time your proficiency is improved, you can control more natural power.

[Hundred Boxes (Fixed, Qin Kingdom Limited)]

After using the specialization, you can arbitrarily select a skill from among the hundreds of scholars, and upgrade the skill to the level of excellence (10%). Before the end of the story, if the actor can upgrade the specialization to a rating of "upper", the skill will be The specialization will be permanently owned, otherwise the specialization will be deprived.

Price: 50 runes (limited to 1)

[Note: After selecting a type of specialization, the novel will automatically assume that the actor belongs to that country. When purchasing specializations from other countries again, the selling price will be increased by 10000]

Universal Storage Column [Xiao Huan Dan (Fixed)]

Quality: None
Category: Drugs

Effect: Promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis, cures medium-sized injuries and illnesses. After taking it, the current physical strength will be slightly increased for 5 minutes.

Price: 10 runes (limited to 1)

【Sheji Map】

Quality: excellent

Category: Special possessions
Function: This map can display the changes in power in the fictional world in real time, as well as the general layout of mountains, rivers and towns, and its own location.It can only be used in the current world and cannot be taken out.

Price: 300 runes (limited to 1)

【Copper embryo】

Quality: Unidentified
Category: Weapons

Function: After identification, you will get a random weapon, with a probability of two to three gain entries.It can only be used in the current world, cannot be forged, and cannot be taken out.

Price: 100 runes (limited to 1)

【Alchemy】

Quality: Normal

Category: magic

Function: Within twelve hours, the target paper or stone will be turned into currency that exceeds its own value by five to six times its face value (this currency cannot be exchanged for magical runes).It can only be used in the current world and cannot be taken out.

Price: 200 runes (limited to 1)

After reading the purchase rights, Chen Yan had a more intuitive understanding of the power system in the current world. It is no exaggeration to describe it as "strange and beautiful".

Although the four types of essences can be purchased together, it seems to involve the issue of power division. It is not too late to have a deeper understanding of the current world situation before purchasing.

However, the Sheji Diagram and the Golden Touch can be obtained immediately, and they are both extremely practical items.

【The Midas Touch has been purchased】

[The map of the country has been purchased]

[Current rune balance: 14500]

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"elder brother……"

The girl named Xiaohua knelt in front of the corpses of her relatives and cried non-stop. Her little face was covered with greasy blood and mud, and she didn't even notice that a living person stood up among the dead people in front of her.

"Your brother told me that he was living a good life down there, and asked you not to miss him and live a good life."

Suddenly, two big hands passed through Xiaohua's armpits and lifted her into the air.

Xiaohua wiped her face with the back of her hand, sniffled and looked at the face in front of her. She was not afraid, her crystal pupils were full of curiosity.

"Brother, he doesn't care about me anymore. He doesn't want me anymore... Where is the place down there? I have to go down there to find him..."

Chen Yan smiled and said, "Don't be a crybaby down here."

"Then I won't cry."

Xiaohua was very serious. She rubbed her eyes hard and looked at Chen Yan firmly.

"Good boy." Chen Yan hugged her with one arm and asked, "Where is your home?"

"If my brother dies, I will have no family."

Xiaohua lowered her head and fiddled with her fingers, remembering Chen Yan's instructions and trying not to cry.

"How did your brother and the others die?"

"Killed by bad people...a group of very bad, very bad people..."

"Where are the bad guys?"

Xiaohua shook her head in confusion, "I don't know."

Chen Yan stopped asking, raised his hand, took out the Mo knife and inserted it into the ground. Like cutting tofu, he easily cut open the rocky soil and started digging the grave.

For him now, it doesn't take much time to dig a deep hole.

As for this little girl... After I got down the mountain, I asked someone carefully about the current situation, and then entrusted her to a good home for adoption.

Xiaohua kept looking at Chen Yan's side face. This adult who appeared out of nowhere made her feel very friendly, as if she was seeing her own brother.

When the two villagers saw this, their shock and suspicion dissipated a lot, and they straightened up and walked towards Chen Yan and the others.

At the same time, at the foot of the mountain on the back side of the mountain, horses roared, and the sound of iron hoofs hitting the ground was exciting and chaotic.

More than twenty burly, masked men holding steel knives and iron forks were walking quickly along the mountain road.

"What a bastard! This time I must slaughter all of Ashan Village!"

The leader's hair was disheveled, and his eyes exposed outside the turban were as bright as fluorite. He let out an angry curse, and everyone behind him responded in unison.

"kill!"

"kill"

"kill!"

The slender blade touching the soil shook slightly. Chen Yan's eyes narrowed slightly as he followed his voice and said, "Someone is coming..."

"Brother crawled out from among the dead. What a blessing!"

Chen Yan heard the sound and looked at the two villagers walking towards him, "You are not afraid that I am a ghost, and you still dare to come here. You are very brave."

At this time, Xiaohua nervously grabbed Chen Yan's clothes and whispered: "Brother... they are bad people..."

"Bad people? They were the ones who killed your brother?"

Chen Yan's eyes were stern, but as the two villagers approached, Xiaohua lowered her head deeply and did not dare to say a word.

His ears moved slightly. Although he didn't check the information of the two people, judging from the sounds made by various parts of their bodies when they moved around, they were both ordinary people with average qualities.

The leader had a low nose and a stooped figure. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "The two of us have been observing you for a moment just now. Judging from your behavior, you are an absolutely kind person. What should we be afraid of?"

Another person echoed: "Brother, why are you here? You don't look like you are with these gangsters?"

"You are the gangsters...you are the bad guys!"

Although Xiaohua is young, she also knows that gangsters are not a good thing to talk about. When she heard the two calling her deceased brother in this way, she mustered up the courage to raise her head and refute.

Seeing this, Chen Yan thought to himself, with a calm expression, "So, you guys killed all these people?"

"Exactly, they were eliminated by our Aoshan Village's joint efforts. These people were all bandits who caused trouble for one party. They committed rape, robbery, and countless bad things. We dug out their hearts and livers to pay homage to the dead villagers and fathers... Brother, Mr. We're destined to meet each other, come down the mountain with us, it's not safe because bandits are in and out of the mountains at night."

Xiaohua finally couldn't help it and cried out anxiously, "You lied! My brother and the others have never done anything bad, you are the big bad guys, you killed them!"

"Hmph! You little thief, we saw you were young and spared your life, but you didn't know how to repay the favor. Instead, you recognized the thief as your brother. You should have been stabbed at that time..."

"Ok?"

Chen Yan raised his sword and shouted in a deep voice. The two villagers stopped talking when they saw this.

They said the dead people were bandits, and Xiaohua said they were bad people.

Now that my eyes are darkened, I can't trust anyone's words.

"drive!"

Suddenly, smoke and dust rose up.

Dozens of big horses trampled through the dusty grass and rolled over from the back of the mountain. The attackers were full of murderous intent.

(End of this chapter)