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Chapter 188 The Observer and the Ring of Debt
Chapter 188 The Observer and the Ring of Debt
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Accessing fields is a wonderful thing.
Rao is that Matthew has entered and exited so many fields, and it is difficult to accurately summarize their commonalities.
Some fields are enthusiastic and unrestrained, while others are as cold as icebergs.
In terms of access speed and degree of exploration, there are also differences in speed and depth between fields.
Some fields are meek, and Matthew can choose when to enter. For example, the newly developed "Necromancer", he is still dawdling outside;
In some fields, the monkeys are in a hurry, and people are often pulled in without explanation.
The field of "contract" is a representative of this type of field.
Matthew not only enters quickly, but also exits quickly.
In a blink of an eye, a lot of knowledge about contracts popped up in his mind.
In addition, his sensitivity to contract rules has also increased dozens of times.
There is no special experience for others.
His attention returned to the three options in front of him.
If you choose two out of three.
Things become easier.
First of all, "Supreme Contract" must be won. This is the cornerstone ability that can greatly expand the effective scope of the contract field.
With it.
Matthew can also rely on the contract field to achieve some ulterior purposes in the main material world.
Of course, Matthew, who has a deep understanding of the field of contract knowledge, knows that "contract is above everything else" itself is a lie.
The contract itself is full of loopholes.
It would be **** to be above everything else.
It is well known that devils are born masters at playing with words.
When they sign a contract with humans, they can always set traps in some inconspicuous corners, so that the signer of the contract will jump into a pit of fire that will never be restored.
Because there are too many similar cases.
so that people have a stereotype of the devil—
This evil race from purgatory always appears in people's imaginations as a gentleman.
It seems that the devil will only discuss contracts and transactions with you calmly.
As long as you can hold back your greed and restrain your desires, you will always be invincible in the confrontation with the devil.
But in fact, this is very wrong.
The devil will only calmly negotiate deals and make contracts with powerful people.
And when facing the weak.
They will show their most ferocious face without hesitation, and quickly eat it up.
In the matter of bullying.
Devils are no worse than the next-door devils.
The contract is just one of the tools used by the devil to walk in the world.
And because of this.
Matthew's act of "drawing inferences from one instance and other cases" will be appreciated by Barto, the Lord of the Nine Prisons.
And in the remaining two abilities.
Matthew chose the "Overlord Contract" without much hesitation.
This ability can effectively strengthen the power of the contract, and at the same time has a certain coercive effect.
It is especially suitable for dealing with purgatory creatures.
Matthew likes to play mandatory.
As for "swapping concepts secretly".
Even if he doesn't have this ability, Matthew can try to do it himself.
Ability is nothing more than enhancing the guarantee effect of the contract, which is slightly insufficient compared with the mandatory effect of the Overlord contract, so it was eventually abandoned by Matthew.
After the quick decision is made.
Matthew just wanted to turn his attention back to reality.
But at this moment.
A gentle force teased him.
seems to be inviting him to explore deeper.
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「Reminder: You have officially set foot in the field of "contract", and the current exploration level is equivalent to 2 times.
Bator Consciousness invites you to explore the deeper reaches of the Realm! "
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Matthew chose to refuse without hesitation.
Nothing to show courteousness, either **** or steal.
Although the contract field was also washed by the Scourge Mage, the theory was quite clean, but Bao Buqi Bator planted a mine for himself deeper in the field.
After all, the Lord of the Nine Prisons is a single entity stronger than the gods in a sense.
Matthew really doesn't want to deal with these top bosses.
But we decline once.
A faint gaze locked on him.
"Bator's eyes are always on you!"
"Damn it!"
"Isn't this buddy sealed under the Bridge of All Beings by the Scourge Mage? How did he stare at me?"
Matthew only felt a chill down his back.
At this time.
Margaret keenly noticed his strangeness.
She asked in surprise:
"You just entered the field?"
Matthew nodded hesitantly.
Margaret asked incredulously:
"Just, just because of the action just now?"
"What field are you in—rape or coercion?"
Matthew truthfully informed:
"Contract."
Margaret gave a strange cry:
"Why didn't I get in!?"
"Obviously I wrote your contract stroke by stroke."
"So angry!"
Matthew coughed and could only comfort and say:
"Maybe you are too expensive..."
Margaret stopped talking.
She just looked at Matthew suspiciously with a pair of big eyes, and her cheeks were puffed up on both sides.
If you let her know that she can enter the field of necromancy at any time.
She is not mad yet.
Dangerous thoughts flashed through Matthew's mind.
Immediately he told the crisis he was facing:
"It may not be a good thing to enter the field this time. I seem to be targeted by the remaining consciousness of the Lord of the Nine Prisons!"
"Even if I refused to go further in the field, his eyes were locked on me."
Margaret's eyeballs almost popped out:
"Can you go further?"
Matthew smiled helplessly.
This chick is probably already numb, she can only hear the topic of the field in her own words.
At the moment, he silently felt that faint gaze.
But the existence of the white mist always disturbed his perception.
Matthew couldn't tell where his gaze was coming from. It seemed to come from all directions, and he couldn't escape Barto's gaze wherever he went.
This is very unusual.
Matthew looked around with his left hand for a while, and suddenly motioned for Margaret to protect himself, while he quickly closed his eyes.
Hum!
A circle of silent ripples rippled out centered on Matthew.
That moment.
The white mist in the tomb also drifted.
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「Reminder: You have activated the "Grave Field"!
It is detected that the domain perfectly matches the current environment, and you temporarily get a terrain bonus based on the tomb domain—
1. Your perception +2;
2. Your movement speed is increased by 30%;
3. All judgments related to "sports" have been slightly improved;
4. Your ability "Wall Piercing" has been greatly enhanced as follows:-
Your wall penetration can pass through walls or obstacles up to 3 meters thick (previously 1.5 meters);
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Your movement speed when passing through walls is increased to 2/3 of normal (was 1/3);-
If you are disturbed or attacked by insects and ants while passing through the wall, the process of passing through the wall will be interrupted immediately, and you will appear at the place before passing through the wall intact.
You perceive (+2) the "Observer Oil Painting"! "
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Matthew suddenly opened his eyes.
With the strengthening of the tomb domain, his ability to control everything around him has improved a lot.
At this moment they were on the passage leading to the various burial chambers and between the sacrifices.
And there is a strange oil painting hanging on the corridor on the left three meters away.
Matthew strode over.
In the center of the oil painting is a big eyeball, and below the eyeball is a gap full of sharp fangs.
There are four thick eye stalks behind the whole eyeball, and there are small eyeballs at the tip of each eye stalk.
This is a "Observer Beholder".
Matthew understood that the beholder on the oil painting was the source of that faint gaze.
He tried to get the picture frame off the wall.
The observer in the oil painting always maintains a motionless posture, as if it is just an oil painting.
Matthew just wanted to reach out and touch the surface of the oil painting.
Margaret, who followed, directly inserted her hand roughly!
Snapped!
She grabbed the observer's beholder in the oil painting, and the latter screamed, and Margaret grabbed it out of the oil painting!
This green devil was struggling frantically in Margaret's hands.
Thick juice flowed down her wrist.
Matthew looked down.
The landscape in the oil painting is still there, but the observer in the painting is empty.
"Peeping is not a decent thing to do."
"You are not the eyeliner of the Blood Banner family... Well, you work for Barto?"
Margaret questioned the observer in her hand.
However, the latter remained indifferent, and just made a hoarse voice with its teeth and claws:
"Let me go!"
"If not, there will be no place for you in the Nine Prisons!"
Margaret showed a scared expression:
"OK."
Then the veins on his arm suddenly popped up.
Snapped!
Her five fingers grabbed it hard.
This observer beholder was crushed alive by her!
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「Hint: Your partner Margaret killed the "Observer Beholder".
You are no longer under Bartor's gaze;
You and your partner's favorability in purgatory -1;
You got a corpse of "Observer Beholder", do you want to summon it as a brand new undead? "
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Matthew selected No.
He stuffed the beholder's corpse into the oil painting, and found a shroud to cover the frame of the painting. After confirming that Margaret was not interested in it, he stuffed it into the luggage.
The current schedule is too rushed, so let’s go back and enjoy all the good corpses we harvested this time!
"Bato's eyeliner actually appeared in the cemetery of the Blood Banner family. How do you look at the gate?"
Margaret questioned the dead guard who had just been signed by Matthew.
The latter looked blank:
"I don't know when it came in."
Matthew asked curiously:
"How much do you know about Barto?"
Margaret thought:
"Not too much. When you reach the level of the Lord of the Nine Prisons, the knowledge related to them will become very expensive, and there are also considerations for protecting the weak.
I only know that Bator is the Lord of Beholders. Although he always shows people with one eye, he actually has 100 million eyes.
It is said that every eye is a life.
So Bartor is unkillable.
In the Age of Enlightenment, there were also records of the gods fighting Bartor, but he was almost able to exit the field as a winner.
Some say that His 100 million eyes can see what happened on all past and future timelines.
And that's all I want to know.
Before the arrival of the Scourge Mage.
Did He see the scene where he was beaten violently? "
Matthew smiled dumbly.
Scourge mages are indeed the pride of the alliance.
At the beginning, her record of violating the entire universe was so amazing that many years later, even if the younger generation has never seen the Scourge mage himself, they no longer worship those existences who were originally superior because of her.
There is even a little bit of contempt.
Human nature is like this.
When you are invincible, everyone will think you are invincible.
But as long as you lose once.
will send out a very strong signal to the outside world:
That is you can be defeated.
If there is a first time, there will be a second time.
It is based on this psychology that the attitude of the alliance mages towards the gods of Tianlun Palace and the Lord of the Nine Hells is equal.
It's almost like "I know you're good, but you're not that good".
After the episode, the two moved on.
The undead guards were driven to the forefront by them to explore the way.
After opening the tomb field.
Matthew could clearly feel that the previous tense atmosphere had disappeared a lot.
Maybe the tension comes from the unknown.
After all, the previous perception has been weakened too much, which is equivalent to a blind person exploring in a strange place, and the pressure will be multiplied invisibly.
Fifteen minutes later.
They passed through the corridors and underground halls that they didn't know what to do without making a sound.
According to the map display.
There is only one step between sacrifices.
This went much smoother than they expected.
The number of undead guards in the catacombs is very small, and there are traps, but they are relatively easy to detect.
Margaret did not dismantle the trap, and the two chose to avoid it.
But the reason why the two sneaked in here so smoothly.
Regar's map ranks first.
Without the cooperation of this dutiful son and virtuous grandson.
It is absolutely impossible for the two of Matthew to be so relaxed.
In front of it is the gate between sacrifices.
It was an extremely majestic stone gate, seven or eight meters high, and its thickness could not be seen, but it must be very solid.
Margaret took a step forward.
She silently read the text on the door:
"This is the place where the blood flag is sacrificed and the treasure is dusty."
"Latecomers who want to enter, just tap the door three times."
There seems to be no trap.
The two used spells to survey repeatedly.
Margaret motioned Matthew to take a few steps back.
Then lightly knocked on the stone door.
Shimen remained silent.
But the space in front of the two of them suddenly distorted.
A sphinx monster suddenly appeared in front of them.
The monster saw them and asked coldly:
"Which of you will answer my question?"
Margaret's eyes lit up:
"Sphinx?"
Matthew has also heard of this legendary treasure keeper who often appears in dungeons, tombs or labyrinths.
Every sphinx has at least quasi-legendary strength. They are a strange race that controls a little power of time.
Between the Sphinx and the timeline, an unknown promise is kept.
Only a very few powerful beings can make a contract with the Sphinx and let them guard their treasures.
Those who try to covet these treasures have only two choices when facing the Sphinx.
Either answer the sphinx question, the correct answer will only pass;
If you answer wrong, you will be chased to death by the Sphinx;
Of course, you can also choose not to answer the question and leave where you are.
Most sphinxes are relatively easygoing, and are usually willing to forgive those who have lost their way.
But if you're unlucky and bump into a handful of grumpy sphinxes.
Maybe you can only bite the bullet and answer the question.
Of course, there is actually another option here, and that is to blow him up.
Matthew glanced at Margaret.
Good guy.
A look about to move.
Is 4.6 million people so confident?
He gently pulled Margaret:
"How about I try to answer first?"
Margaret can think about it.
So Matthew came to the Sphinx:
"Let me answer, you ask."
Sphinx watched Matthew silently, he thought for about three minutes, and then suddenly said:
"If you are a devout believer, and an unbeliever asks you this question—
Do you believe that the God you believe in is omnipotent?
If it is omnipotent.
So what you believe in is whether you can create a being that can defeat itself?
How do you deal with it? "
If you are a devout believer.
Then you must firmly believe that your **** is omnipotent.
So want to answer this question.
It seems that we are about to face the vicious circle of "whether the gods can create an existence that can defeat themselves".
Margaret frowned immediately.
Sphinx said gently:
"I know this question is a bit too difficult, so I can give you thirty minutes. During these thirty minutes, you can use all your resources or contacts to find the answer to the question."
"In thirty minutes, I will kill you."
Matthew rolled his eyes:
"It doesn't take thirty minutes."
Sphinx looked at him flatly:
"Oh, tell me."
He didn't seem to be optimistic about Matthew's answer, and there was a hint of indifference in his eyes.
Then the next second.
But listen to Matthew answer:
"I will kill him immediately!"
Sphinx looked at him in surprise:
"You, you... But your behavior is not rational or wise, and this will not solve the problem."
Matthew Innocent's Hands:
"You've already assumed that I'm a devout believer. Is it a bit too much to ask me to be rational?"
"When the problem cannot be solved, it is also a last resort to solve the person who raised the problem."
Sphinx's expression was very struggling.
"Although I am reluctant, your answer is logically smooth."
"Damn it, if I knew there was such a method, when the human being asked me this question before, I would be able to counter him perfectly!"
Matthew breathed a sigh of relief:
"So we can go in?"
Sphinx took a deep look at him:
"You necromancers can always open my eyes, go in, but the two of you can only take one item at most, and then leave immediately; if I find out that you have taken one more item, I will hunt you down to the ends of the earth. "
said.
The stone door slowly opened.
A choking dust gushes out from inside.
Matthew entered the door in no hurry.
He looked at the Sphinx with great interest:
"Can I answer a few more questions? I mean, for every extra question I answer, I get one more item?"
Sphinx said coldly:
"cannot."
Matthew felt a little regretful, and immediately asked:
"Who do you work for?"
"The Blood Banner family made such a sacrificial room, which was obviously used to collect funeral objects. Why did the Sphinx appear here?"
Sphinx said quickly:
"Sphinx likes to ask questions, not like to answer questions."
"But in view of your whimsy, I would like to reveal a little information to you: We Sphinxes only come to protect the most powerful treasures."
"So, go in quickly, remember, you can only choose one, and you only have fifteen minutes to choose."
The two looked at each other and walked quickly into the stone gate.
Behind the stone door is a large room.
The four sides of the room are lined with rows of glass display cases.
Accompanied by the lights of the mage's fire.
The surface of the glass cabinet reflects a bright white luster.
As previously described by Matthew.
Between sacrifices, it doesn't feel like a place where funerary objects are buried.
It looks like a large treasure collection room.
Two people walk between the display cases.
They can clearly see the style and appearance of each funeral object.
But a powerful force blocked their perception from going deeper.
Even Matthew's tomb domain couldn't have any further effect.
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"Hint: You noticed that all the items in the sacrificial room have been imbued with a legendary spell "Dust Brilliance".
Dustful Precious Light: This is a spell that makes all treasures only retain their original appearance, and you cannot feel the mana fluctuations or additional historical information above.
Everything can only be observed with the naked eye and listened to with the heart. "
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Damn it.
The funerary objects here were actually given constant legendary spells.
Rega didn't mention this one before.
Walk among the offerings.
Matthew felt as if he was walking in the treasure room of a legendary mage.
This sense of sight is too strong.
It made him even suspect that one of Rhaegar's ancestors transformed himself into a lich, and then managed the cemetery like this.
He was worried that he would not be able to find the things for Sif's awakening smoothly.
But soon he knew that he was worrying too much.
It's in the northeast corner of the showcase.
Matthew sees a trophy-like object.
Its whole body is made of copper, and the cup is filled with thick blood.
The blood oozes out from time to time, flowing across the wall of the cup, making a rustling sound.
Just looking at it gives people a very evil feeling.
"No wonder Rhaegar said I could find it at a glance."
"This is the Holy Grail of Sin."
Matthew reached out to open the glass cabinet, and then held the Holy Grail in his hand.
A huge evil thought rose in his heart.
that moment.
His incomparable desire to kill, dominate, tyranny...
Fortunately, in the field of temperance, the peace of mind will take effect quickly.
Matthew is exempt from the temptation of the Holy Grail.
He wiped the sweat from his brow and found Margaret winking at him, so he walked over.
"You took this Holy Grail for your lord, right?"
Margaret whispered.
Matthew nodded.
Margaret said again:
"If you take another one, we will leave immediately."
"Remember, Rhaegar can only take one more Holy Grail, and what I want is this ring. The three of us each only took one item and left."
"I'm not afraid of the Sphinx's pursuit. The important thing is to avoid the legendary tracing of the Blood Banner family. As long as we don't take more than this number, I have a way to block her tracing method."
"In a while, when you get to the thing you want, give me a sign, and we will take it together and run away!"
Matthew glanced at what was in front of Margaret's window.
It was an ordinary-looking platinum ring.
Margaret used an advanced identification scroll on the ring.
Due to the reason of the dusty light, the effect of the forensic technique only lasted for three seconds and then disappeared.
But Matthew's data column has faithfully recorded relevant information.
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"Hint: You found the Ring of Debt.
Debt Ring: A failed product that the legendary mage Fei Capital accidentally obtained when making the krypton gold ring.
Effect 1: When you wear the ring for more than one year, you can get gold coins equivalent to 1% of your total debt for every full year.
Effect 2: When you wear the ring and activate its effect, you will get an additional spell metamagic bonus, and all your spells and spell-like abilities will get the effect of metamagic lengthening.
The higher your total debt limit.
The higher the spell metamagic bonus you get.
Spell metamagic effects include but are not limited to the following—
Spell potentiation;
Spell effects;
Spell expansion;
multicasting;
Spell instant;
Spell is cast silently;
Move to cast spells;
Legendary spellcasting (all your spells will theoretically reach legendary strength) (required total debt: 5 million gold coins or more)”
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Matthew's eyelids twitched after reading it.
Isn’t this a treasure tailor-made for Margaret?
He suddenly remembered the scene when Margaret suddenly inserted himself into the conversation with Rhaegar.
Suddenly realized:
"You already knew there was what you wanted here?"
Margaret scratched her head in embarrassment:
"I just heard that one of Mr. Fei Capital's rings was left in Escana, and I guessed that at least half of them may have fallen into the hands of the Blood Banner family. This thing is of high status, and normal people can't use it. If it is true It fell into the hands of the Blood Banner family, and it is perfect for burial, hehehe..."
"Look for it quickly! That lion man secretly looked at us several times."
After hearing the words, Matthew immediately searched among the cabinets.
Although I am a little sorry for Rhaegar.
But no matter what I said, it was a hard trip, and it was reasonable to take only one treasure as hard work.
At the moment, he tried to use forensics to distinguish these treasures.
Unfortunately, the effect is not good.
It seems that only advanced identification techniques can obtain two or three seconds of information.
It happened that the advanced identification scrolls in his luggage had been used up.
Right now, I can only look at these funerary objects helplessly, and I can't tell whether they are high or low.
But just at this time.
The ability "archaeologist" bestowed on him by the tomb field suddenly came in handy.
Matthew's mind.
Some knowledge about tombs and history surged wildly.
His eyes scanned the funeral objects one by one.
After a while.
Matthew locked on an item that matched the knowledge in his mind.
That is a rusty bronze dagger!
"This should be "Equality Dagger", right? "
"It can't be a fake, right?"
Matthew felt a little uneasy.
He glanced at the situation near the gate, and the sphinx was staring at it, and almost stuck his head in.
Margaret looked at herself eagerly, as if she was about to be unable to bear it.
"Forget it, anyway, I remembered the way to enter the cemetery. As long as I don't get caught this time, I will have the opportunity to go home often in the future."
Matthew calmed down.
He made a hand gesture to Margaret.
The two lip-synced after three two one.
Matthew picked up the bronze dagger.
Next second.
Margaret appeared beside him holding a debt ring.
The Sphinx at the door let out a sneer:
"Sure enough, you still haven't resisted the temptation of greed!"
"Then let me give you a ride!"
As he spoke, he rushed towards the two of them.
It can be done in an instant.
The two of them turned into white smoke and disappeared in place.
All that fell into the hands of the Sphinx was the shell of a smoking scroll of advanced escape.
A few minutes later.
Outside the castle.
Margaret skillfully carried Matthew and flew all the way.
Soon they came to the plain below the city of volcanoes.
Not long.
A tiefling riding a giant mechanical bat came crashing down beside them.
The tiefling stared greedily at the two:
"beat…"
"Robbery!"
Margaret knocked him out with a punch like flowing water.
Then took Matthew to straddle the body of the giant mechanical bat.
The latter's two wing hinges made a crackling sound.
The two slowly lifted into the sky.
"You can also drive this?"
Matthew couldn't help asking.
Margaret replied confidently:
"certainly!"
"Although this thing doesn't have a throttle."
“But I just try to push and pull everything that moves.”
During the conversation.
The mechanical bat struggled for a while, fast and slow, high and low.
After that, it flew towards the sky very smoothly.
The journey was uneventful.
Matthew breathed a sigh of relief.
began to carefully compare the dagger in his hand with the knowledge in his mind.
at the same time.
The attributes of the equality dagger also slowly emerged in his mind.
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(end of this chapter)
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