Chapter 1,746 Competition Competition

"Oh, that's it, that's the mark."

After a few days of wandering, we finally came to the door of a Horadric tomb. Looking at the pinwheel-shaped mark carved on a huge stone pillar next to it, I remembered something and shouted excitedly.

Although my memory is not very good, I still vaguely remember that when Dia and I came to the ancient tomb for the first time, we entered the ancient tomb marked by a windmill. There are many Horadric tombs, each of which The tombs all have unique marks. If you enter the wrong place, you can only use the scroll to return to the city and search again.

It can be seen that we have completely found the right path. Under Ben Druid's wise guidance, there has not been a single mistake, whether it was eight years ago or now. Tremble, mortal, in Ben Druid's maze. In front of the killer’s nickname, hahahaha! ! !

"Hey, hey, don't ignore me. How about at least giving me some applause?"

Standing in front of the stone pillar marked by the windmill with a gesture of hard work, wiping the non-existent sweat of hard work on my forehead, I looked satisfied and proud, and found two princess girls passing by without saying a word. Entered the ancient tomb.

"You can continue to satisfy yourself here, Lu Chi Wu." Beiya waved her hand without looking back and stepped into the ancient tomb first.

"This arrogant little girl." I said disdainfully.

Now, I feel a little regretful. I regret why I had to find something to do and help Arturia train Bea, hoping to turn her into a qualified rookie adventurer.

It's not a failure, it's a success, and it's very successful. This little girl is usually quite timid. It is said that after hearing the scary stories, she was so scared that she dared not sleep at night, and even wet the bed a few years ago.

Such a little girl seems to be quite talented only for combat experience. Obviously those boring ghost stories can scare her to death, but the blood and flesh splattering in front of her and the piles of bones have no deterrent effect on her. I can only feel sick and disgusted.

Should I say he is a born violent person or what? All in all, she is a silly princess that cannot be described in words.

As a result, after a few days of practice, even she could feel that she was improving moment by moment. After that, the little girl's self-confidence was soaring. Her strength had not improved much, but her posture was like that of an unparalleled master. Looks like a master.

She didn't want to think about it, who was so far away, at a distance that she couldn't detect, who silently reduced a large group of monsters to death, destroyed the corpses and disappeared, and controlled them within the range she could accept. It was really It is thought that this Horadric Desert, which is known as the most dangerous in the Western Kingdom, has at most a dozen or twenty monsters gathered together.

This nanny is really unhappy.

Following the two little girls, I entered the ancient tomb. I looked around, immersed in the simple and spectacular pyramid-style scenery of the desert tomb. The tall and strong walls were entirely made of neat rectangles, weighing more than a ton. Of course, due to the different levels of force, it cannot be said that these ancient tombs are made of the sweat of countless people or even the accumulation of corpses.

On the stone wall, there is a magic torch every hundred meters, illuminating the wide and deep passage, and some blurred murals on the wall can be vaguely seen.

Wait, from the very beginning, I felt a sense of disobedience. What on earth is going on?

I looked at Tia in confusion: "Tia, it doesn't seem right."

He stretched out his hands and compared the width between the walls.

"Although I don't remember it very clearly, when we came here, was the passage so wide?"

"Hey, hey, did you find it?". The little girl smiled brightly at me.

"No, it's almost twice as big now as when I came here."

"Why is this happening?"

"Of course it is for the convenience of fighting. If the place is too small, it will be too dangerous for adventurers and it will not be enough to use fists and kicks, so space magic must be used to expand it." Tia said matter-of-factly.

"The ancient tombs were not originally built for the purpose of practicing and fighting in them, so naturally we would not consider these, but we had to consider it, so it took several years to reluctantly expand the seven ancient tombs with space magic and transform them into It becomes an area suitable for experience.”

As the little girl Tia said this, a hint of physical pain flashed across her face, which always had a smile on her face.

"In order to attract customers...ahem, I'm an adventurer. There's no other way. I can't do anything less than this."

"In this case..." I touched my chin thoughtfully.

"Could it be that... other ancient tombs are similar to this?"

"Well, as long as it is a place suitable for adventurers to experience, we will spare no effort to create a corresponding environment." Tia nodded and pointed to the depths of the ancient tomb.

"For example, Duriel, it is true that it was originally in this ancient tomb. However, in order to increase the difficulty for adventurers, according to Grandpa, it is to give them a [surprise], we specially found the ancient tomb cave where Duriel was reborn. Here, some magic circles are set up to randomly appear among the seven existing ancient tombs. Of course, some prompts will also be given to prevent adventurers from visiting too many ancient tombs and wasting too much time... cough Well, that’s what happened anyway.”

"Your grandpa is really... really dark." I opened my eyes wide and said in disbelief.

Is it true that Duriel's projection has been damaged? Don't you worry that Duriel's real body will notice that your own projection has been played with in this way? If you are unhappy, just like Belial did to me back then, try your best to The huge loss of the body will also pass through the barriers of many worlds, and the power will come to the projection to teach you a lesson?

"There is no way. Grandpa has now got into the eyes of money. He said that if the adventurers stay a little longer, we will have more prosperity." Tia shrugged helplessly.

Then again, from this inference, the prison tombs and other things that I ran through before were not originally made for people to experience and use. Could it be said that the alliance has also carried out space expansion? For the tribe... ahem, no, for the alliance's adventurers to gain better experience and improve themselves?

Hmm, no wonder the old drunkard was so angry when he destroyed the wall in the prison cell in the camp, as if he had lost his wallet.

Perhaps, this is the reason why even the elves with the deepest knowledge have to admit that the five major areas planned by the alliance are the most suitable areas for adventurers to experience and improve. The alliance has spent thousands of years of management for this, and the hardships and difficulties involved , there is really no way to describe it in words.

"You two, stop talking all the time. Are you here to practice or to chat? Cheer up your highness and concentrate!" Beiya, who was walking in the front, became unhappy after listening and turned around to complain. road.

It’s really interesting. Even though I complained a few days ago that she was just out for a ride or to practice, I didn’t expect this little girl to put what she had learned into practice so quickly.

"For you, it's a serious experience and you must treat it well, but for Tia and I, it's no different from going for a walk. Little girl, do you understand?" I smiled and blasted at each other provocatively. Blinked.

"Don't be too proud. Isn't it just because of your high level? If you are the same as His Highness, I don't know who is more powerful." Beiya, who was full of confidence, made a shocking declaration.

"Oh?" I looked at her curiously.

"Would you like to compete? You two, control your strength to the same level as me, and see who can kill more monsters." Sure enough, this idiot princess did not disappoint me, and declared a challenge proudly. .

Originally, I had no interest in such a challenge. It was like an elephant competing with a caterpillar in terms of strength. Even if I won, there would be no sense of achievement and I would just feel bored.

However, this little girl seems to feel too good about herself recently, thinking that apart from her level, there is not much difference between herself and the masters.

This can't go on like this. She has to see why a strong person is called a strong person. She must move forward step by step with a humble attitude.

"I'd better forget it and let Beiya and Fanfan compete." Dia's smile was a little weird, and she looked at Beiya with hidden pity. "Okay, I will reluctantly give it a try with you." I smiled and nodded.

"Your Highness is the one who is reluctant to do so." She shook her fist at me with a smile. Suddenly, she remembered something and added.

"In addition to controlling strength, you are also not allowed to use skills above level three."

"no problem."

"Don't use summoning skills." Knowing how powerful Xiaoxue and the others were, little girl Beya didn't forget to ban this one too.

"No problem, I also have a condition, that is, I am not allowed to run around. I have to compete on the route prescribed by Tia, and I can't go too far away."

I also added one, and by then I had snatched all the monsters. The little girl was so angry that she wanted to leave me and take another route alone. I didn't have the free time to accompany her.

"Okay." After thinking about it seriously, Beja nodded her head heavily as she felt there was nothing wrong.

"But you also have to return that longbow to me."

"No problem." I smiled even more happily, so what if I really give you a magic weapon.

"The competition officially begins!" After the order, Beiya and I did not take action immediately, but continued to move forward slowly, with intrigue and conspiracy smiles on our faces.

I have to say that although Beya is very impulsive and a little ignorant, she is not too stupid, and she has almost eliminated most of the prohibitions that I have for her.

In terms of combat experience, she certainly knows that she is not as good as me, but in this kind of competition, experience [doesn't seem] to be very important. The most important thing is that she has a huge advantage over me.

That is, she is a long-range attack. As soon as a monster appears, she will naturally have the priority to attack. After a few arrows are fired, when I use my strength to rush to the battlefield and bring the monster into my attack range, those One can only imagine how many monsters there are left under her ferocious five-hole long bow.

Beya probably had this idea in her mind. It had to be said that in theory, for a young adventurer like her who still had a new horizon, this plan was very feasible.

It's a pity... After all, it's just a script written by a frog in a well.

Smiling all the way, the three of them kept moving forward, passing through dark and deep ancient tomb corridors, turning complicated corners, and opening a series of unusually hidden mechanical stone doors that were almost integrated with the walls.

"It's strange, why haven't we met a single monster?" As she walked, the little girl realized something was wrong.

Logically speaking, after entering the ancient tomb for so long, you should have encountered a monster long ago.

"Could it be that...we've been wandering around the same place? Hey, Tia, there's nothing wrong with your route, right?" Thinking of this possibility, the little girl turned back and cast a doubtful look at Tia.

"Absolutely no problem. This is my own ancient tomb. How could it be wrong? If you don't believe it... you can take a look at this."

As he spoke, Tia took out a huge map, which was winding and full of dazzling fine lines. It looked like a... It looked like a natural maze. ah! There are many conspicuous red lines marked on the maze map. These lines all go from the same location to another same location after passing through different maze routes.

Even a fool can see that these red routes must be marked with maze walking methods.

"We are here now. Not far ahead, we will reach a marked place." Tia pointed to the place where a red line passed not far from the starting point and said.

"Did you draw this maze map?" I asked curiously, looking at the complex and detailed map.

"How is that possible?" Tia shook her head vigorously.

"Do you think grandpa, who is obsessed with money, would be so kind as to make such a map to allow adventurers to travel unimpeded?"

"I don't think so either." Thinking of the way Thakron was foaming at the mouth and pointing out mountains and rivers during the meeting to develop Horadric, I was convinced.

"This was drawn by the adventurer himself because he didn't want to get lost in the ancient tomb. It is sold in the magic goods store for 500 gold coins each. In the end, the adventurer made his own money. Every time Grandpa mentioned this I regret everything so much, and told me that if I had known this, I would have made the map myself and sold it myself. Who would have thought that adventurers could create a complex ancient cemetery map so quickly."

"Human power is infinite." I laughed. I guess those adventurers were driven crazy by the huge Horadric Tomb, so they burst out with unlimited resentment and potential, and made the map forcibly. .

"You two are chatting again. Now that you have determined the route, let's leave quickly. Are you afraid of losing to me?"

Seeing Tia and I stop, talking and laughing, Bea, who couldn't wait to walk some distance, turned around and yelled angrily.

"Hurry up, otherwise, don't blame me for breaking the agreement and grabbing all the monsters first."

"Beya, you..."

She had wanted to say something for a long time, but Tia, who was stopped by me several times, finally couldn't help showing sympathy and unbearable eyes, and spoke again.

"Have you not discovered it yet? You have already lost to Fanfan. You have lost a long time ago. You have completely lost."

"Wha...what?" Beya was startled and then calmed down.

"Are you kidding me? I haven't met the monster yet. Tia, do you want to be Wu's accomplice?"

"It's not that I haven't encountered monsters. Think about it carefully." Dia pressed her forehead helplessly. How could Beiya be so... straight-minded?

"On the way just now, didn't Fanfan often bend down to pick up things?"

"Of course His Highness knows this. Didn't he just pick up a few gold coins? He looked very happy, as if he had got some treasure. It should be the gold coins that the adventurers who passed by before killed the monsters missed and picked up later."

The little girl guessed of course that for her, who was sitting on the huge wealth of the elves, a few gold coins were really no different from the rocks and mud on the roadside. Even ordinary adventurers were too lazy to bend down to pick them up. The idiot Wu was really stingy. Yes, he is indeed known as Rogge’s third stingy guy.

"Don't take gold coins seriously. A nouveau riche like you will never understand the principle of accumulating a little and making a lot."

I can accept Beja's stupidity, but I can't bear that she looks down on gold coins. What happened to gold coins? Did gold coins offend you? Do you know what you can buy with one gold coin? Although with the development and progress of the alliance, prices have inevitably increased, which is something Akala cannot avoid, but a gold coin, if purchased with the cheapest coarse grains, can still feed a child for three days. sky.

"Wha... what, you actually said that His Highness is a nouveau riche? You idiot, you are the nouveau riche, and your Q family are all nouveau riche!" The little girl was angry.

"I don't deny that there is nothing wrong with being a nouveau riche. As for my whole family being nouveau riche...don't forget, your sister Alto is my wife. Does it really matter?" I smiled smugly at the angry little girl.

"Ugh~~ That's not true. I take back what I just said. Only idiot Wu is a nouveau riche."