Chapter 570 Blood and Honey (Part )
"Underground fighting? It's an ancient, interesting and cruel activity." Dark muttered:
"I remember that Wulfya introduced me to these cruel activities that originated in the Central Empire more than once. In the early days of their history, when they were still city-states, they established the famous 'Heberkou Arena' for slaves to fight each other in order to satisfy the twisted desires of the nobles."
"So you don't want to go?" "Fu Bing" asked, with a hint of doubt and disappointment on his face.
"I want to buy some supplies in advance in the city's trading area, and by the way, see if the local city's adventurer's guild is still operating. The money I have plus some old gold and silver coins that Wolfya left me can only buy two months of food and gasoline, not to mention weapons such as guns, bullets, and rocket launchers." Dak explained with an awkward smile:
"Originally, I planned to go to Nebsk and then look for Wolfya's old friend, Commander Nebrius, whom Anna mentioned just now, and ask him to provide some supplies and equipment before setting off for Khitanris.
"Now... the situation has changed. On the one hand, if we go with Adaroni, we have to prepare more weapons and supplies. I don't believe that there is enough magic power in that uninhabited area to allow him to maintain his dragon form without replenishing food.
"On the other hand, last week, when the Ka-Yong Express Line passed Kasdagrad, I heard from the soldiers of the 177th and 179th Guards Brigade who came from the east to support the frontline that Nebrius had been missing for a week. It was said that he was lost on the west side of the Outer Nebuya Mountains while looking for the 'decaying lithium mine' used to produce the 'fire of punishment'."
"So, you want to work for this city, right?" "Fu Bing" asked with interest, crossing his arms in front of his chest.
"That's the plan." Dak nodded.
"Is that so..." "Fu Bing" walked behind him and pushed open a half-open wooden door. He rummaged around inside, stirring up a lot of choking dust, then took out a blue card and handed it to Dak.
Taking the card, Dark took a closer look and found that it was no more than two-thirds the size of his palm. The inner material was cheap metal and the outer surface was tightly wrapped in a circle of cardboard. The words "Novaask Official Adventurer's Guild" were written in Crusad on the front, and a huge "Sun and Ashes" city emblem was printed on the back.
"This is an anonymous card that I obtained from the city's Adventurer's Guild two and a half years ago when I was carrying out the 'Eastern District Exploration' mission of the 'Order Association'." Fu Bing introduced it with a little pride:
"When Po Jun was here, he was the funder of the guild, so he gave me this special card. With it, you can bypass lower-level missions and accept some higher-paying but more difficult special missions."
……
evening.
Novayask, "Entertainment District", "Dome of Ares" stadium.
The "Dome of Ares" stadium was built based on the surviving appearance of the "Achilles Stadium" from the monarchy period of the Middle Empire. Its main entrance is dirty white, and ten stone pillars are erected at the wide entrance to support the square top platform to prevent it from collapsing.
If we don't count the mechanical factories outside the city of Novayask, the "Dome of Ares" stadium is the largest, most peculiar and "unruly" building in the entire city.
After all, even the buildings in the city’s commercial district and “indulgence zone” retain a strong and unique federal architectural style, which is basically consistent with the style of the monotonous houses in the residential areas.
The magnificent stadium in front of Kelet and "Fu Bing" has the style of the Central Empire, and is a rare and unique bright spot in the neat and orderly city.
"Is this the stadium where the dragon is?" Wright looked up at the grand stadium, his tone full of amazement and admiration.
"Keep your voice down, Wright." When Fu Bing heard the word "dragon", he quickly covered Wright's mouth. He looked around and saw that there were almost no city guards and patrols wearing silver-white uniforms. He breathed a sigh of relief and whispered:
"His name is Adaloni, Light. Remember, Adaloni. Once we leave the Destiny Interpretation Institute and stay in the city of Novaask, we can only call him by his name."
"Why? Could it be that Commander Shavane has such a bizarre plan as 'dragon hunting'?" Wright was very puzzled, but he still tightened the "Dark Touch" behind him as much as possible, and asked in the ear of "Fubing" in an awkward posture.
After all, since the end of the First Era, the dragons were defeated in the war near the "Pillars of Drogon" and were imprisoned by humans in the Dragon Realm, a world that is half real and half illusory.
Even though the emperors of the Flame Empire sympathized with the defeated dragons in the "Dragon War" because of their bloodline, and even the ruler of the middle of the Third Era, "Shangling Emperor", released most of them under the pretext of "Dragon Celebration", the dragons that managed to escape, after experiencing the trials of the Wasteland Era, either transformed into "heartless dragons" or survived as humans due to the loss of power caused by their soul bodies and the rapid depletion of magic power after the advent of the steam industrial era. If a Cruzd warrior claimed to be going to hunt a dire bear, people would praise his courage and provide him with a hunting rifle and food.
However, if he proposed to hunt dragons, people would immediately spend a lot of money to go to the hospital in the central city and invite the best psychiatrist to treat his serious brain disease.
However, Ms. Shaneva, the administrator of Novayask, a strong woman and warrior, seemed to be somewhere between a warrior and a mentally ill patient. She did need to hunt a dragon, but she only planned to hunt the dragon in the gymnasium.
"Except for the few of us, no one knows the identity of Adaroni. Fortunately, Kuka's group of Vasily's secretaries hid his identity very well, almost reaching the S-level confidentiality level. But now Vasily is dead, Shaneva only needs a little trick to find out the specific information." "Fu Bing" stared at Wright's deep black pupils with his eyes that still emitted a ghostly blue glow even at night, and earnestly instructed:
"Shaneva needs the power of Adaroni to activate the 'Yaoguang Evolution Platform' which is similar in structure to the 'Fire of Heavenly Punishment', and then find the 'Source Image Pillar' before Atuo and the 'Chaos Group'. You should have heard about it along the way. The 'Source Image Pillar' is the 'Mind Control Platform' that can control the spirits of all creatures and turn them into slaves.
"Yadaroni is not willing to live with us Lost Ones for the time being. He still has a grudge against Vasili for using him. This time, I just hope that you can get along as friends. Remember, it is best not to talk about anything related to dragons."
"I understand." Wright nodded.
He knew that since the "dragon" Adaroni was very important to Shaneva, and he had attracted much attention from the city officials because the "blood" test paper turned blue, his actions must be under secret surveillance at all times.
Since I am a Sequence 3: Combat Level upper-level professional [Orderer], then if I did not notice or sense any surveillance personnel along the way... this can only mean that the surveillance person's magic source power level is at least Sequence 3, and is very likely one of the [Troublemaker], [Thief] and [Cheater], who can either hide his body, or erase his existence, or has excellent mental control ability, which can make people enter a pre-constructed dream without realizing it.
"'Fu Bing' is reminding me that... apart from the 'Destiny Interpretation Institute', there is probably no other place where I can 'speak freely'." Wright thought to himself.
Spending two new rubles, Wright and "Fubing" bought crudely made tickets for the "Super Free City Fighting Tournament", which were at least printed with the city's red emblem of "Sun and Ashes". They walked along the dim road as guests, enduring the faint light from the ornate copper wall lamps on the wall, and came to the second-floor stands.
"Look, that's Adaloni. Looking at his appearance, you would neither think he is a Lost One, nor a strange beast or a monster, nor even a Khitanris. After my guidance, at least in appearance, he is not much different from us Crusaders." "Fu Bing" proudly pointed at the "fighting youth" who was standing in the center of the fighting arena, jumping left and right, rubbing his hands together.
In Fu Bing's opinion, due to the deliberate suppression of the dragon bloodline and the shortage of natural magic power in the provinces east of the Ice Domain River, the gentle elk horns on Adaloni's head and the red and black wings on his back had long since shrunk into his body and disappeared.
It seemed that he had undergone some kind of surgery, or the "low-level physical abnormality" of the Deceiver had been fine-tuned. Adaloni's cheekbones became more prominent, his face was concave and convex, and his edges and corners were clear. His skin was no longer white, but was covered with a layer of fine wheat color that represented health after being exposed to the wind and sun for a long time.
His body appears larger and more rugged due to muscle growth, but overall it is not exaggerated. Against the backdrop of light, it actually shows the "violent beauty" of the Cruz people.
In fact, in this underground fighting match, his opponent had already experienced Adaloni's "violence". His body bathed in the power of the dragon clan gave Adaloni powerful fighting strength. The federal soldier in his forties or fifties who was obviously much taller than him was showing signs of weakness due to exhaustion.
The federal soldier lowered his eyes and glanced at Adaloni's jumping feet. His army green shirt was already in disarray. The bruises on his face, the blood and wounds on his body made him look extremely haggard.
Even though he was standing in a fighting posture with the willpower accumulated from years of fighting, his body had already exuded the charming smell of blood and the corrupt aura of a loser in this crowded venue, just like an adventurer in a deep valley, facing a huge dark monster.
His legs had already begun to tremble, and his body began to gradually hunch over, until a hoarse groan of unwillingness came from his dry throat, and he fell to the ground amid the restless cheers of the audience.
"Adaroni is still powerful. The emotional value that his beast-like body can provide is immeasurable." "Fubing" licked the corner of his mouth and smiled meaningfully.
At the same time, he stroked the Khitanris ring gem in his hand, which was missing a corner. This was the one Anna used.
"Underground fighting? It's an ancient, interesting and cruel activity." Dark muttered:
"I remember that Wulfya introduced me to these cruel activities that originated in the Central Empire more than once. In the early days of their history, when they were still city-states, they established the famous 'Heberkou Arena' for slaves to fight each other in order to satisfy the twisted desires of the nobles."
"So you don't want to go?" "Fu Bing" asked, with a hint of doubt and disappointment on his face.
"I want to buy some supplies in advance in the city's trading area, and by the way, see if the local city's adventurer's guild is still operating. The money I have plus some old gold and silver coins that Wolfya left me can only buy two months of food and gasoline, not to mention weapons such as guns, bullets, and rocket launchers." Dak explained with an awkward smile:
"Originally, I planned to go to Nebsk and then look for Wolfya's old friend, Commander Nebrius, whom Anna mentioned just now, and ask him to provide some supplies and equipment before setting off for Khitanris.
"Now... the situation has changed. On the one hand, if we go with Adaroni, we have to prepare more weapons and supplies. I don't believe that there is enough magic power in that uninhabited area to allow him to maintain his dragon form without replenishing food.
"On the other hand, last week, when the Ka-Yong Express Line passed Kasdagrad, I heard from the soldiers of the 177th and 179th Guards Brigade who came from the east to support the frontline that Nebrius had been missing for a week. It was said that he was lost on the west side of the Outer Nebuya Mountains while looking for the 'decaying lithium mine' used to produce the 'fire of punishment'."
"So, you want to work for this city, right?" "Fu Bing" asked with interest, crossing his arms in front of his chest.
"That's the plan." Dak nodded.
"Is that so..." "Fu Bing" walked behind him and pushed open a half-open wooden door. He rummaged around inside, stirring up a lot of choking dust, then took out a blue card and handed it to Dak.
Taking the card, Dark took a closer look and found that it was no more than two-thirds the size of his palm. The inner material was cheap metal and the outer surface was tightly wrapped in a circle of cardboard. The words "Novaask Official Adventurer's Guild" were written in Crusad on the front, and a huge "Sun and Ashes" city emblem was printed on the back.
"This is an anonymous card that I obtained from the city's Adventurer's Guild two and a half years ago when I was carrying out the 'Eastern District Exploration' mission of the 'Order Association'." Fu Bing introduced it with a little pride:
"When Po Jun was here, he was the funder of the guild, so he gave me this special card. With it, you can bypass lower-level missions and accept some higher-paying but more difficult special missions."
……
evening.
Novayask, "Entertainment District", "Dome of Ares" stadium.
The "Dome of Ares" stadium was built based on the surviving appearance of the "Achilles Stadium" from the monarchy period of the Middle Empire. Its main entrance is dirty white, and ten stone pillars are erected at the wide entrance to support the square top platform to prevent it from collapsing.
If we don't count the mechanical factories outside the city of Novayask, the "Dome of Ares" stadium is the largest, most peculiar and "unruly" building in the entire city.
After all, even the buildings in the city’s commercial district and “indulgence zone” retain a strong and unique federal architectural style, which is basically consistent with the style of the monotonous houses in the residential areas.
The magnificent stadium in front of Kelet and "Fu Bing" has the style of the Central Empire, and is a rare and unique bright spot in the neat and orderly city.
"Is this the stadium where the dragon is?" Wright looked up at the grand stadium, his tone full of amazement and admiration.
"Keep your voice down, Wright." When Fu Bing heard the word "dragon", he quickly covered Wright's mouth. He looked around and saw that there were almost no city guards and patrols wearing silver-white uniforms. He breathed a sigh of relief and whispered:
"His name is Adaloni, Light. Remember, Adaloni. Once we leave the Destiny Interpretation Institute and stay in the city of Novaask, we can only call him by his name."
"Why? Could it be that Commander Shavane has such a bizarre plan as 'dragon hunting'?" Wright was very puzzled, but he still tightened the "Dark Touch" behind him as much as possible, and asked in the ear of "Fubing" in an awkward posture.
After all, since the end of the First Era, the dragons were defeated in the war near the "Pillars of Drogon" and were imprisoned by humans in the Dragon Realm, a world that is half real and half illusory.
Even though the emperors of the Flame Empire sympathized with the defeated dragons in the "Dragon War" because of their bloodline, and even the ruler of the middle of the Third Era, "Shangling Emperor", released most of them under the pretext of "Dragon Celebration", the dragons that managed to escape, after experiencing the trials of the Wasteland Era, either transformed into "heartless dragons" or survived as humans due to the loss of power caused by their soul bodies and the rapid depletion of magic power after the advent of the steam industrial era. If a Cruzd warrior claimed to be going to hunt a dire bear, people would praise his courage and provide him with a hunting rifle and food.
However, if he proposed to hunt dragons, people would immediately spend a lot of money to go to the hospital in the central city and invite the best psychiatrist to treat his serious brain disease.
However, Ms. Shaneva, the administrator of Novayask, a strong woman and warrior, seemed to be somewhere between a warrior and a mentally ill patient. She did need to hunt a dragon, but she only planned to hunt the dragon in the gymnasium.
"Except for the few of us, no one knows the identity of Adaroni. Fortunately, Kuka's group of Vasily's secretaries hid his identity very well, almost reaching the S-level confidentiality level. But now Vasily is dead, Shaneva only needs a little trick to find out the specific information." "Fu Bing" stared at Wright's deep black pupils with his eyes that still emitted a ghostly blue glow even at night, and earnestly instructed:
"Shaneva needs the power of Adaroni to activate the 'Yaoguang Evolution Platform' which is similar in structure to the 'Fire of Heavenly Punishment', and then find the 'Source Image Pillar' before Atuo and the 'Chaos Group'. You should have heard about it along the way. The 'Source Image Pillar' is the 'Mind Control Platform' that can control the spirits of all creatures and turn them into slaves.
"Yadaroni is not willing to live with us Lost Ones for the time being. He still has a grudge against Vasili for using him. This time, I just hope that you can get along as friends. Remember, it is best not to talk about anything related to dragons."
"I understand." Wright nodded.
He knew that since the "dragon" Adaroni was very important to Shaneva, and he had attracted much attention from the city officials because the "blood" test paper turned blue, his actions must be under secret surveillance at all times.
Since I am a Sequence 3: Combat Level upper-level professional [Orderer], then if I did not notice or sense any surveillance personnel along the way... this can only mean that the surveillance person's magic source power level is at least Sequence 3, and is very likely one of the [Troublemaker], [Thief] and [Cheater], who can either hide his body, or erase his existence, or has excellent mental control ability, which can make people enter a pre-constructed dream without realizing it.
"'Fu Bing' is reminding me that... apart from the 'Destiny Interpretation Institute', there is probably no other place where I can 'speak freely'." Wright thought to himself.
Spending two new rubles, Wright and "Fubing" bought crudely made tickets for the "Super Free City Fighting Tournament", which were at least printed with the city's red emblem of "Sun and Ashes". They walked along the dim road as guests, enduring the faint light from the ornate copper wall lamps on the wall, and came to the second-floor stands.
"Look, that's Adaloni. Looking at his appearance, you would neither think he is a Lost One, nor a strange beast or a monster, nor even a Khitanris. After my guidance, at least in appearance, he is not much different from us Crusaders." "Fu Bing" proudly pointed at the "fighting youth" who was standing in the center of the fighting arena, jumping left and right, rubbing his hands together.
In Fu Bing's opinion, due to the deliberate suppression of the dragon bloodline and the shortage of natural magic power in the provinces east of the Ice Domain River, the gentle elk horns on Adaloni's head and the red and black wings on his back had long since shrunk into his body and disappeared.
It seemed that he had undergone some kind of surgery, or the "low-level physical abnormality" of the Deceiver had been fine-tuned. Adaloni's cheekbones became more prominent, his face was concave and convex, and his edges and corners were clear. His skin was no longer white, but was covered with a layer of fine wheat color that represented health after being exposed to the wind and sun for a long time.
His body appears larger and more rugged due to muscle growth, but overall it is not exaggerated. Against the backdrop of light, it actually shows the "violent beauty" of the Cruz people.
In fact, in this underground fighting match, his opponent had already experienced Adaloni's "violence". His body bathed in the power of the dragon clan gave Adaloni powerful fighting strength. The federal soldier in his forties or fifties who was obviously much taller than him was showing signs of weakness due to exhaustion.
The federal soldier lowered his eyes and glanced at Adaloni's jumping feet. His army green shirt was already in disarray. The bruises on his face, the blood and wounds on his body made him look extremely haggard.
Even though he was standing in a fighting posture with the willpower accumulated from years of fighting, his body had already exuded the charming smell of blood and the corrupt aura of a loser in this crowded venue, just like an adventurer in a deep valley, facing a huge dark monster.
His legs had already begun to tremble, and his body began to gradually hunch over, until a hoarse groan of unwillingness came from his dry throat, and he fell to the ground amid the restless cheers of the audience.
"Adaroni is still powerful. The emotional value that his beast-like body can provide is immeasurable." "Fubing" licked the corner of his mouth and smiled meaningfully.
At the same time, he stroked the Khitanris ring gem in his hand, which was missing a corner. This was the one Anna used.
