r18novel Chapter 194: The King of the Desert, the Breaker
Chapter 194: The King of the Desert, the Breaker
The scorching sun shines on the desert, making the already hot environment even hotter. At this moment, a figure in a black cloak is moving forward step by step in the desert.
In the direction where the man in black cloak was walking, there were two very high pyramids stacked one on top of the other. Below the upper and lower pyramids was a market formed by countless oases. The lake above was sparkling with clear fresh water, and countless desert people were participating in the coronation ceremony of the new leader of the desert.
He reached out and pulled back the black hat that was blocking the hot sun. His gray hair was blown by the hot wind, adding extra charm to the handsome boy in black.
It’s a pity that he is still some distance away from the city where the oasis is located, and no other human creatures saw this scene.
"According to the map that Buyer brought out, it should be just ahead. I don't know if I can make it in time for the coronation ceremony to record it. If not, I'll just ask around and write it down casually."
The handsome young man with gray hair muttered to himself, his golden eyes looking into the distance with a hint of helplessness in them.
No. 4 Ye Li put away the map on his body. Although he said that he was slacking off, he no longer stepped slowly. He lightly stepped down with his foot, and with a bang, the quicksand flew into the air.
No. 4 Ye Li's acceleration caused the quicksand where he was originally standing to flow backwards and bounce out. The hot wind formed by someone's acceleration blew everywhere, and even a dozen or so cacti nearby were collapsed by the quicksand and buried in the sand.
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Chiwanglu, inside the oasis city below.
No. 4 Ye Li looked at the people coming and going, the recorder hidden in his palm kept recording the images, and walked in the direction where the flow of people was dense.
The distance to the two upside-down pyramids is less than 100 meters. Looking up, you can see the miraculous buildings that are a thousand meters high with their upper and lower tips facing each other.
On a throne set up on the platform in front of the huge pyramid, the Red King appeared with the face of a mortal, his eyes vaguely looking towards a black-robed figure in a corner of the crowd.
No. 4 Ye Li stood at the back of the crowd and raised his hand to make an OK sign. The Red King nodded in response. Then he looked seriously at the six successors who had been recommended to manage the mortal kingdom after his absence, and began a lengthy screening.
In order to prevent a certain tree king from catching him slacking off, No. 4 Ye Li worked very seriously this time. A notebook that suddenly appeared in his hand was already filled with words, all of which were the current Sumeru script.
In order to make his writing seem like it was not shoddy, No. 4 Ye Li racked his brains to describe the environment and also wrote down the subsequent dialogues word for word.
As No. 4 Ye Li did this, time passed quickly, and before they knew it, it was already night. The candidate for the first mortal king was chosen, and the Red King had disappeared from people's sight.
After casting a few spells, No. 4 Ye Li used the earth escape technique to escape into the interior of the Chiwanglu Pyramid, where he met someone in a golden house filled with countless ancient desert currencies.
"You came pretty quickly, but I'm surprised that Buyer called you over. In my opinion, she won't easily reveal her trump card."
Chi Wang looked at No. 4 Ye Li who had jumped out of the hard ground, with a look of confusion and realization flashing in his face, as if he was saying, although I don’t understand, I know something.
"Okay, I'm just a paid worker. Now you should tell me your purpose. After all, Buyer paid a lot to invite me here."
Hearing someone's joke, the corners of the Red King's mouth slightly raised, with a little envy in his red pupils, he looked at the guy who didn't know how to appreciate his blessings and said:
"It seems that she is well prepared this time. She probably called you over to suppress the thing as soon as the accident happened, so that she can arrive in time and deal with it without causing any casualties. But this is only a delaying tactic after all, and it only treats the symptoms but not the root cause."
No. 4 Ye Li had a puzzled look on his face, but he had already determined in his heart what the other party was talking about. That thing was closely related to the abyss, but there were still some differences.
Seeing someone's puzzled look, the Red King did not explain much, but looked at No. 4 Ye Li seriously and said:
"If something goes wrong with the king of the human race, the backup I left behind will follow your command to select the new king. If you don't want to interfere, just continue recording."
"That's fine. It depends on my mood whether I interfere or not. Besides, I'll be traveling back and forth in the next two or three months. There are some things I can't control. Don't bother me if something goes wrong."
No. 4 Ye Li waved his hand with a paralyzed face, and then a stack of engraved talismans appeared in his hand. He raised the corner of his mouth and said:
"Oh, by the way, it's time to fulfill your contract with Buyer. Remember to record the technology created by the so-called Eternal Oasis. This thing will be of great help to us in the future."
The Red King reached out and took the stack of engraved symbols, feeling the magic of the inscriptions on them. A little light flashed in his eyes, but his pupils finally dimmed as he said:
"I will not break the contract. After all, this is the support of the Flower Goddess. She does not want to lose Buyer, this wise and noble friend. Even if the reincarnation starts like fate, I believe you will have a way to drag her out."
The mysterious smile of the Red King did not surprise No. 4 Ye Li at all. The expressionless No. 4 Ye Li, who had the temperament of a social outcast, narrowed his eyes, and an inexplicable aura came with his voice:
"It seems that she still knows something, but the trajectory of fate has long been deviated, and she can only see a small part. Besides, it's not fun for you to make riddles in front of me. If there's nothing else, I'll go back and record it."
The Red King did not speak, but silently watched No. 4 Ye Li leave the pyramid as soon as he escaped underground and passed through the barrier he had set up, and he could not help but sigh:
"Buyer, you are lucky after all. You can find someone who can break the deadlock among the countless reincarnations. Your attitude towards him is something that even I in the past envied."
The voice of sighing was heard in the room filled with gold coins, but this voice could only be heard by Chi Wang himself. After all, the sound insulation of Chi Wang's room was one of the best in the whole continent.
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Mondstadt, the largest main city, is located in the city-state with the landmark building of the lonely king.
At this moment, in a huge circular building similar to the Colosseum in the city, countless people were sitting on the observation deck and cheering. Among them, nobles and leaders of knights from all over the place were sitting in the VIP seats, looking at the new knights preparing below, with faint smiles on their faces, as if they were very confident about this bet and the ranking order.