Chapter 513 Life Diary
Zhuge Qian''s diary looks thin, but turns out to be very thick, seemingly endless.
The former head of the Zhuge family must have been in his seventies when he disappeared. Judging from the content on the first page, he obtained this diary in middle age. Over the decades, he must have recorded tens of thousands of pages.
Of course, daily diaries usually have little useful content. They basically include what you ate today, who you met, and what family affairs you handled. Occasionally, some important events will be recorded, such as the younger generation of the clan getting married, a child being born, an old man passing away, etc...
How should I put it? Most of the diaries seem to be the life experiences of an ordinary old man. Major events in the cultivation world are rarely mentioned. Even if they are mentioned, most of them are passed by in passing, and some hard things that everyone is looking forward to are not visible. secret.
"The contents of the life diary can be modified..." Zhuge Zi said: "It can be added or deleted, but no matter how it is modified, the records in the diary must be true. False things cannot be recorded in the diary."
In other words, the old man may have deleted some content that he did not want people to see, and there should be no clues about his previous life experience. Everyone turned directly back, and finally, after skipping countless pages, they saw the record about the maze.
"I entered the endless maze. Not long ago, I heard Mr. Yuan mention that a little girl from the Federation''s Hell Creek family experienced this mission. According to the current information, this maze has not been cleared yet... I don''t know if I can get out. go."
"There were eight people who came in with me, three casual cultivators, three official members of the Yuan Xiu Guild, and two big family members. One was Chen Jin from the Chen family in Suzaku Town, and the other was Ling Yue from the Ling family... I heard Ling Ao mention this girl before. She seems to be a newly emerging genius in the Ling family. She joined the clan at the age of twenty and her future is limitless. "
"After a brief discussion, we decided to explore together. However, this maze is too big, the walls are extremely hard, and it is also immune to vitality attacks. The nine of us have tried various methods. Even my penetration cannon can only The mark left on the wall is more than half a foot deep, which is still far from being broken down, and the damage to the wall will heal automatically and cannot be accumulated at all. "
"It''s a pity that although I am at the peak, as an illusion sect, physical destructive power is a weakness. If it is the violent output of Mr. Yuan, I don''t know if I can break it."
After reading this, everyone looked at Mr. Yuan. Mr. Yuan spread his hands: "I have tried it too. The gang energy basically dissipates when it comes into contact with the wall. It can''t be shaken at all with just a pair of fleshy fists..."
"Indeed..." Zhuge Zi nodded: "Even if you use a Noble Phantasm, energy-type attacks are basically ineffective, and physical attacks and attached attack special effects have no effect. Grandpa''s penetration cannon is a rare, purely physical killing Noble Phantasm. , it is still of legendary quality, and all functions have enhanced direct destructive power. If you can’t shake even that, there is no need to think about breaking the wall.”
After hearing what everyone said, Luo Jun looked at his treasure box.
Because Mr. Yuan has always been around, he has not tried to destroy the wall, but without the assistance of vitality, it is estimated that it will be difficult for him to destroy the wall with his pure physical body... But if he uses a tens of thousands of hammers...
However, even if it can be successfully destroyed, if there is no target, in such a large maze, it will be useless to smash several walls, not to mention that the walls have self-healing function, so the damage cannot be accumulated at all, so we should wait until more information is obtained.
Everyone continued to dig back. In the next few days, they were exploring the maze. They found two relics and exchanged them for supplies, but they could not support the consumption of nine people.
Finally, after five days, the team began to fall apart, and everyone decided to break up into pieces and work separately. Whether they can find supplies or not depends entirely on their own abilities. Every week, return to the place where you broke up to share information. If you don''t come back, you will be dead in the maze by default.
As the most powerful peak expert, Zhuge Qian was naturally the most popular one. In the end, everyone drew lots and decided that Chen Jin would act as a team with him.
"Today is the seventh day of entering the maze, and the second day of separate operations."
"I don''t know if it''s an illusion, but I feel like my luck has gotten better after we separated. I found a relic this morning, exchanged it for supplies, and met another treasure box in the afternoon. The treasure box was guarded by a group of man-eating monster flowers. Chen Jin used his With the ability, we burned the flowers cleanly, and we easily opened the treasure chest, which contained three silver ingots and a pile of copper coins."
"In the past, when you killed monsters, you would also drop ancient coins like this. I don''t know what their use is. But the mission rules show that there is a store in the maze. Could it be used to buy things in the store?"
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"Today is the eighth day of entering the maze and the third day of separate operations."
"Very good, we met an endless store today. We used the silver ingots and copper coins we obtained these days to exchange for more than 5,000 yuan, and browsed the product catalog. Sure enough, there are clues about exports here, but it costs 100,000 yuan, and I can only show the direction of the exit within one hour. It seems that leaving here is harder than I thought.”
"There is no other way. Let''s make sure we survive first. We spent more than a thousand first and exchanged three days'' worth of food for each person. I don''t know when we will encounter a store next time, but these things can''t be collected in exchange for a hundred dollars. It’s hard to carry the treasure box if you buy too much. Just save some food and it should last for a week.”
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After reading this, Ma Qiao and Sun Xiaowei both looked at Luo Jun.
It has to be said that Luo Jun''s storage space treasure is really convenient. Without it, they would not be able to exchange so many supplies in one go.
Of course, not only this, but also a badge of 3,000 yuan a day, a video recorder that can record the map... The combination of these equipment makes them basically have no pressure to survive.
Looking at the content in the diary, it took less than a few days for the collective action to be broken into parts due to the shortage of survival resources. However, Luo Jun''s Noble Phantasm and operation allowed him to easily support a team of four, as if he had already As if I was prepared for this maze...
Could it be that he knew in advance what mission he would have this time? Made a plan?
Continuing to scroll back, there will be nothing noteworthy in the next few days until the twelfth day.
"Today is the twelfth day of entering the maze, and the seventh day of separate operations."
"We returned to the place where we separated as agreed. After waiting for a day, the other four groups also came back."
"We were divided into five groups before. In addition to my group, there are three groups of duos. There are two official personnel in one group, two casual cultivators in one group, and a combination of one official personnel and one casual cultivator. As for the Ling family Ling Yue, she took the initiative to ask for a group of her own. This time, except for me and Chen Jin, Ling Yue, the official group, and the casual cultivator group all returned, and of the matching group, only the casual cultivator returned. "
"According to her, they encountered a powerful monster, the official was killed, and she fought with her life to escape."
"While we expressed our regrets, we also exchanged information. Except for us, the other groups did not encounter stores. It seems that stores in the maze are not common."
"But Ling Yue encountered a treasure box, and a lot of supplies happened to be found in the treasure box. There is no need to worry about food shortages for the time being."
"The two official personnel seemed to be in very bad condition. They only found a relic and exchanged some limited supplies for them. They managed to survive until now. We gave them some food and they managed to survive."
"As for the surviving casual cultivator... her name is A Liang. I don''t know if there is only one person. The pressure on resources is relatively small, but she seems to be in good condition. She just seems to be frightened and a little distracted."
"This also makes me a little strange. Although the monsters we encountered along the way are not very weak, they should not be too stressful to deal with in the normal Ningxin state. If they cannot be defeated, they can at least be avoided or escaped. The same is true for the official How did a police officer from a big city with a lot of actual combat experience get killed? "
"Under our questioning, Ah Liang replied that the monster he encountered this time was completely different from before. It was a monster with an irregular body and a weird shape that made people feel physically uncomfortable."
"Indeed, although the monsters in the maze are all kinds of strange, their shapes are relatively harmonious and regular. The monsters she described have a different style and are more similar to chaotic creatures."
"Chaos creatures occasionally appear in Chaos missions, but this generally means that this Chaos mission has signs of contamination... Could it be that the reason why no one has cleared this endless maze is because of the intervention of Chaos creatures?"
... After reading this, Luo Jun looked at Mr. Yuan strangely: "Isn''t it normal for there to be chaotic creatures in the chaos mission?"
As soon as he said this, everyone else looked at him in surprise, and Ma Qiao even shouted: "You kid, don''t you encounter chaotic creatures every time you go on a mission?"
"That''s not to say..." Luo Jun waved his hand. The last time he encountered a chaotic creature was in the No. 6 amusement park, and he almost had a fight with the chaotic creature. There was also the first time at the Midnight Hotel. Looking back now, it should be full of chaotic creatures... If Midnight is also included, they had met not long ago...
"Your situation is quite special." Mr. Yuan waved his hand and said: "Your first mission is to talk about strange rules. Those missions are basically in the hardest-hit areas invaded by chaotic creatures. So the rules you see often have their own differences. There are contradictions and even traps in it.”
"We named those twisted creatures Chaos Creatures because this kind of creature only exists in Chaos Missions. Although the names contain the word Chaos, in essence, Chaos Creatures and Chaos Missions are opposites. Chaos Creatures Always prone to intrusion and tampering with the rules of Chaos missions."
"Generally speaking, the rules of a Chaos mission should be clear and logical. Only after being invaded by Chaos creatures and the mission is contaminated, will contradictions and false rules appear, which will greatly increase the difficulty of the mission."
"So, all missions like rules and strange stories are contaminated?" Luo Jun said suddenly.
"It can be said that the Rules Ghost Story is the mission most polluted by the Chaos Mission. It has lost its original mission characteristics, and all the rules can only point to survival." Mao Xintong on the side also explained: "The rules in the mission will try to ensure participation as much as possible However, at the same time, the invading chaotic creatures will try their best to lure participants into traps. Therefore, there is a huge gap between the upper and lower limits of the rules. If you follow the right path, ordinary people may survive and make the worst choice. , the master may be beyond redemption.”
"So, the maze is also contaminated?" Luo Jun thought of the strange creatures that exploded with gold ingots, and the thugs in the black shop. He originally thought that these chaotic creatures were just monsters with strange shapes, but he didn''t expect that It''s actually a sign of pollution.
"This is normal." Mr. Yuan nodded and said: "If it is an ordinary mission, there is no reason that no one has conquered it for so many years."
"Don''t worry about this, let''s continue reading the diary!" Ma Qiao suggested.
The group of people continued to look back, and Zhuge Qian and others separated again after exchanging information. Zhuge Qian kindly asked A Liang if she wanted to be a group with him, but was rejected. She chose to continue exploring alone.
In the next few days, there were no special encounters. Zhuge Qian just kept exploring and collecting supplies to survive.
At first, they agreed to meet regularly, but soon, people from other groups gradually stopped coming back, and the area near the meeting point was basically explored.
During this period, they also encountered black shops, killed chaos monsters, saw the introduction of the Void Pass, and came to the conclusion that the combination of black and white shops could leave the endless maze.
But no matter how hard they try to kill monsters, hunt for treasures and crack the mechanisms, they can''t make enough money to exchange for the final treasure.
Finally, after more than a month, there were only four survivors left.
Zhuge Qian, Chen Jin, Ling Yue and A Liang.
Somewhat surprisingly, Ah Liang, who had lost his partner in the first few days and was exploring alone, actually survived.
After discussion, the four decided to leave this area.
In the next few days, they acted together and entered a new area while exploring. At first, it was similar to the previous area, with monsters and shops, and then...
"Eh?" Zhuge Zi, who was responsible for turning the pages, was stunned because after a certain page, the diary was torn...
All that can be seen is the stubble left after tearing it off. There are a total of more than ten pages. The paper below is all clean without any writing.
Obviously, the dozen or so pages that were torn out were the last record of Zhuge Qian’s life!
"Senior Zhuge is too tormenting!" Ma Qiao said angrily: "We are about to see the key part, why did he tear it apart?"
"He didn''t tear this up!" Luo Jun shook his head.
"How do you know it''s not?" Ma Qiao asked.
Of course Luo Jun knew that since Zhuge Qian specifically wanted to keep this diary, he must have wanted to convey information. How could he tear up the diary himself?
The only possibility is that someone, or something, destroyed the diary after his death!
But this diary is in the treasure box, how could someone destroy it?
No... Luo Jun frowned and looked at Zhuge Zi: "Can you try and put this diary into the treasure box?"
Zhuge Zi nodded, tried it, and then showed a surprised expression: "Can''t make money..."
"Sure enough!" Luo Jun narrowed his eyes: "Strictly speaking, the relics in this maze are not treasure boxes, but some kind of maze props that simulate treasure boxes. Even the items that were opened from the treasure box are The Noble Phantasms are also fakes made after the original ones! This is why these opened Noble Phantasms cannot be taken out of the maze, and the relics cannot be opened with lock-picking Noble Phantasms, because these are not real Noble Phantasms at all!"
"You mean..." Mao Xintong frowned: "This diary was also made by Maze, and these lost pages were torn out during the copying process?"
"It''s very possible." Luo Jun nodded: "And this just shows that there is important information hidden in the last dozen or so pages that were torn out!"
"But it''s useless when it''s important..." Sun Xiaowei said with a frustrated face: "We will never see it again..."
"I don''t think so." Luo Jun shook his head: "Have you ever thought about a question? Since you want to hide information, why not just destroy the diary and hide only these key pages? Woolen cloth?"
"Is it due to the restrictions of the task rules?" Zhuge Zi looked at Luo Jun.
"I don''t think it''s entirely true..." Luo Jun said: "Since this mission has been confirmed to be contaminated by chaotic creatures, it means that the rules we saw are not completely accurate. And under the rules, there are at least two forces competing, They are the mission itself and the chaotic creatures that invaded."
"The mission itself should hope that we can go out, so it will provide us with help. Those functions mentioned in the rules on the surface should be from this side."
"As for the chaotic creatures, they probably want to kill us. They are not written in the rules and are destroying us secretly. If my guess is correct, there is a black shop not mentioned in the rules, and Sister Mao saw it. The army of void monsters should all belong to this side.”
"At present, it seems that the person who tore up the diary should be the Chaos Creatures. The reason why it was not completely destroyed was probably hindered by the power of the mission itself. If this incomplete diary is really the product of the collision of authority and power between good and evil, then, I have a bold guess..."
Having said this, Luo Jun picked up the diary and looked at everyone: "If the maze itself wants to maintain the original rules, it will definitely preserve the complete diary as much as possible. These missing pages may be replaced by other Way to appear!”
(End of chapter)