Chapter 24 Change
Like most businessmen, the commissioner of the task gave birth to a philanthropic face, and his attitude was unreasonable. He looked at people with his nostrils. He threw the key to opening the family cemetery to the three people who came to visit and inquire about the task, and repeatedly demanded that his mother's body should not be destroyed.
From Paine, he learned that this mission had been dead in the union for several days. Because there were often undeads recently, the capable adventurers went to compete for business with the temple. For example, there was no one to take on a team mission that was not much oil and simple. In addition, the underground was dark and the cemetery was narrow. Players who had just turned from novice to veteran did not want to take on this mission that might be infected with corpse poison without a priest in the team.
The merchant's family cemetery was not built, but was separated from the public cemetery by a wall. The three of them worked together to open the heavy iron gate. As the closed air floated out, the dead spirit unique to the undead, Link carried a long sword in his hand and led the way in the first place. Yuan Ye was in the middle and behind Parn's palace.
Like other tombs, the corpses parked in the cemetery were also carved out narrow spaces on both sides of the passage as coffin beds. However, unlike the corpses in public cemeteries, the dead bodies here all have a common feature, all of which are dry bones and black.
"Did you smell a strange smell?" Yuan Ye sniffed it. It really smelled, as if some kind of spice was something he couldn't say for a moment.
"It's holy water."
Link never talked much, and the answer to Yuan Ye was Paine who was walking at the end.
"Holy Water?"
"You can understand it as a preservative. After applying it, it can effectively prevent the evil spells of the Necromancer from changing the corpse."
"The corpse transformation is China's saying."
The two people who had originally disliked each other said nothing, and they were all talking until Link signaled them to silence.
The businessman's mother who was placed in the innermost place was buried not long ago, and her body had not completely rotted. Her tongue was sticking out like a hanged ghost that made Yuan Ye dare not look directly at him. The necklace, as a task prop, was hung on the old woman's neck, made of gold, and a yellow gem the size of a thumb.
"I'll go." Paine said that he was more agile and could escape even if there was any mutation.
Link nodded. He knew there was something wrong with the body, but he could not reveal his identity without evidence, so he could only repeatedly remind him to be careful.
Paine held her breath and walked slowly to the corpse. After pausing for a few seconds, she reached out to reach towards the necklace. When she touched it, the corpse was still lying. Because the commission stated that the corpse should not be destroyed, Paine bent down and unbuttoned the ring with a strong stinky stinky squid.
After a long minute of all three, the buckle was finally untied. Just as Paine took the necklace away from the corpse, a thin hand like a chicken's feet grabbed the necklace and his palm.
The transformation of elbows and armpits was not only the boast that he could escape unsuccessfully, but even Link's brain paused for a few seconds.
"Ah~" Yuan Ye screamed, "The corpse has changed!"
Link didn't care about the rule that he would not allow the destruction of the corpse, and slashed at the old woman's arm with a sword. Unexpectedly, the undead turned over as if he had thoughts and pulled Paine into the trap. Link's attack was empty.
The old woman's thin fingers were like iron pliers. No matter how hard Paine pulled it, he couldn't help but feel a little panicked.
Link raised his sword again, and the old woman opened her mouth, and a scream of tingling tympanic membrane sounded in the tomb chamber. The sound reached the brain, which made Panen and Yuan Ye's hands and feet weak. However, Link's long sword did not slow down at all, accurately slashed the old woman's shoulder and removed her entire arm.
Paine, who was out of trouble, quickly broke the dead bone that stuck his wrist.
Because he could not perform purification in front of the two of them, Link pushed them outwards, and the lost corpse came out of the coffin bed and roared howling to chase after them.
As soon as the three of them ran out of the tomb, they ran into a group of people head-on. A golden ring embroidered on their white robes, which were priests of the Morning Sect. They sang prayers praising the gods and walked into the merchant's family cemetery.
"Hey~ there is..."
Before Yuan Ye could finish his words, Pan En reached out to cover him, and then a more harsh roar came from the tomb.
"It's so dirty. You actually touched me with your hand that touched the body. Ah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah,~" Yuan Ye kept retching, and the nauseous odor circulated in his nose.
"We've got the things, let's leave here first." Although Chenxi is a good god of order, Link did not want the pastors to recognize his identity and urged him to leave quickly.
After walking a few steps, he sensed someone watching him in the dark. Link suddenly turned around and saw an old man with a hunchback standing in the public cemetery next door.
Noting Link's actions, Paine also turned around. He had come here to step on the spot and recognized the old man as the gravekeeper in the public cemetery.
I'm afraid I'm not an ordinary gravekeeper...
Because the five senses are stronger than ordinary people, Link saw clearly the old man's eyes hidden under his dirty hair, like a blade. In an instant, he thought of Hawk, but the spider web leader who was concealed by the tavern owner was more restrained. The old man with such eyes was definitely not an ordinary person, so why was he willing to stay in the cemetery as a gravekeeper?
As he got farther and farther away from the cemetery, Link could still feel the old man's sight.
Back in Aiden City, when Paine handed the necklace to merchant Edward, he had a gloomy face and scolded them for causing the Temple of Morning Light, which led to the purification of his mother's body.
Looking at the businessman waving his arms angrily, Link grabbed Paine who was trying to defend himself, shook his head at him and said to the businessman, "We can do not pay, as long as you sign the power of attorney from the union to prove that we have completed the commission."
Edward glanced at him suspiciously and nodded arrogantly in agreement.
After leaving the merchant's house, Paine asked Link why he didn't fight for it. That was fifty silver coins, which was already very rewarding for players who had just transferred from a novice to a veteran.
“This commission has been problematic from the beginning.”
Paine was stunned, "How do you know?"
"The priests of the Temple of Morning Light came too coincidentally. If they knew from the beginning that the merchant's mother had become a dead soul, why did they not go early or late, but chose to go after we went in? Without a key, it was very difficult to forcibly destroy such a heavy iron gate. The merchant must have received a notice in advance that he could not disobey the orders of the temple and did not dare to pick up the necklace in person, so the adventurers union issued a commission to let the mercenaries do it on their behalf. They could not get back the necklace without disobeying the temple, and finally they could use the destruction of the commission agreement to not give it a copy. This calculation was very detailed." Link's explanation made Paine and Yuan Ye realize it suddenly.
"This NPC is so stingy, I can't bear to give it to 50 silver." Yuan Ye's nose was crooked and he ran to the cemetery for nothing, facing the terrifying undead, but he didn't get a penny.
Paine didn't say anything, but her gloomy face was obviously not much better.
"Okay, if you suffer a loss, you will become more wise. It's just an ordinary team task that makes novices over-adapt to veterans. Don't be so petty. Money is a trivial matter, at least we have obtained experience in completing the task." Link was open-minded not only because he didn't have enough money at hand, but in his opinion, safety is the most important thing.
Putting aside the unpleasantness brought by the merchants, Paine was quite satisfied with this cooperation. He wanted to experience the fun of team adventure. His conscious ability still needs to be improved. He was ready to go to the NPC mentor to train and would not do any tasks in the short term. He agreed with Link that he would go to the Golden Rose Tavern to find them and leave.
What’s rare is that Yuan Ye finally realized that he was a burden and said he wanted to go to a tutor to train. It is a good thing for lazy people to be willing to work hard. Link, who is used to being alone, is worried that he has no time to practice alone.
It was estimated that it was almost time for morning exercise in reality, so the two of them went back to the tavern together and asked Jafar to guard their bodies.
Back to reality, it was exactly eight o'clock in the morning. There was a text message from Su Wu on his phone in the early morning, asking how he had made recent progress. It was estimated that he had already gotten up at this time. Link dialed Su Wu's number and briefly mentioned the conversation with Gonzalez after he left.
When they learned that the two had a good time, Su Wu suggested that Link practice the dual cultivation route of magic and martial arts, and use it as a warrior and ranger to cover it up in the early stage, and then show his true talent when he grows strong enough in the middle and late stages.
Link felt it was reasonable. He had studied the skill table. Most of the ones that could be learned in the early stage were mainly auxiliary skills. Attack skills were all single-body skills with average power, and it was appropriate to take the dual cultivation route. When the main task had not progressed, he could still take time to do professionalism. He didn't know what changes would happen to inheritance after absorbing the second Destiny Demon Spirit. The computer interface only showed talent, but no inheritance.
After returning from a morning run, Link continued the puzzle that he had not completed yesterday.
I heard that playing puzzles can exercise a person's patience and observation skills, so he specially spent money to buy a few puzzles with complex patterns and put them at home. Although Link is introverted, he is actually impatient and has a lot of work. He usually does it when he thinks about it. Playing puzzles and paintings allows him to calm down and think, and discovering that the businessman's tricks in the illusion can also be regarded as the result of exercise these days.
Although the skills in the illusion cannot be brought back to reality, Link did feel that his physical strength has improved a lot compared to before he came into contact with the illusion. He signed up for a martial arts class coach and praised him for his good reaction. Unfortunately, he is too old and he will definitely be a good seedling if he has been in elementary school.
The biggest change is his relationship with his family. His father found that Lin Li often spoke on the phone with Link and came to ask what happened in person. Of course, Link would not tell him an incredible experience, but said that he had reconciled with his sister. Lin Hai, as a father, was naturally happy to see such a situation. He went home gradually and had gone back from holidays to weekends. Although his stepmother still always looked at him, he was out of childish age and was just smiling at his stepmother's embarrassment.
Link did not resist such changes. With experience in the illusion, he began to re-examine his past. It could be described as eating and waiting to die. He had no goals and was mediocre.
Chapter completed!