Chapter 437: So You Are the NPC Who Receives You

It was a dark night, and the dim moonlight poured down from overhead but did not illuminate the environment. Linde sat on the throne of the beast altar, with only the beast girl Solaris, the ring sister Tionne, and the "protagonist" William who had not appeared for a long time beside him.

The Beast Ur, as the most powerful weapon of the Beast Altar, has been angered by the undead recently. In order to prevent him from tearing the messenger to pieces, Lind had no choice but to lock him up.

Things developed in such a strange way that even when Solaris stood next to William next to Linde, she finally reacted and thought, wait a minute, as the high priestess, why am I not qualified to stand next to the throne?

wrong!

Why Lind became the leader of the Beast Sacrifice Site.

Considering that the other party wanted to awaken the former beast master by collecting echoes and obtain the other party's gift of power, Solaris felt that this human was too sinister. She had become his subordinate without knowing it, and even enjoyed blessing the undead every day.

Thinking back to the responses she had collected, Solaris felt that it didn't seem like a big loss.

The environment inside the Beast Sacrifice is very poor, and the forces lingering on the ruins are gradually being forgotten. If it weren't for Lind's emphasis on stopping large-scale construction, the high walls of the Beast Sacrifice that represented its humiliating past might have been demolished long ago.

Solaris didn't mind the undead rebuilding a better "Stone Beast Castle", but Lind was unwilling to waste manpower.

We already have such useful Beastmen, so let them build it. The role of the undead is to rush to the front line and deliver heads, so we can't waste our energy on trivial matters.

Linde, wearing armor, quietly waited for the person to come.

The message conveyed by the King of Corruption surprised him. The one who tried to communicate with him was not the King of Corruption or one of his powerful beastmen, but the human noble who had been hunted by Black Blood and his men before.

'Princess' Magdalena Watcher.

The other party solemnly invited Lind to the territory for a talk as a human being, but Lind refused without even thinking about it.

It wasn't that he was afraid that the King of Corruption would secretly arrest him, nor was it that he was afraid that he would be targeted by some conspiracy, nor was it... well, he was just afraid of death.

It takes courage to go head-on with an enemy who is stronger than you.

Going head-on with an enemy who is two levels stronger than you is a stupid move.

Moreover, the King of Corruption also has three BOSS-level beasts that are suspected to be of the same 6th ring strength, which makes it even more unnecessary.

The other party couldn't understand why a group of people who were not afraid of death would not dare to go to the Red Swamp. Similarly, the other party's immediate rush over made Lind a little unsure. Did they really need his human power, or was there some other reason?
Even though Lind acted confident in winning against the undead, he was actually a little panicked inside. He did not have any foresight advantages. Sometimes when he wanted to know some news, he could only search forums or peek at the screen to watch the live broadcast. Although he seemed to be in a daze, he was actually very busy every day.

The same is true in terms of strength. General Linde, who is the strongest man in the expeditionary force, can no longer afford a serious duel, otherwise he would not have set his sights on the Beast Lord.

The location of Tianxing School of Magic is still uncertain, and the distance from the Wild Gray Ruins to the Beast's Lair is already incredibly large. Measuring it on foot is absolutely stupid. It is useless except for accelerating the loss of undead. The correct solution is to get the coordinates across space.

The proactive contact between humans in the Demonic Land has both advantages and disadvantages.

The other party came hurriedly, without ostentation, and extremely quietly. If Linde had not been notified in advance by the other party, it is very likely that he would not have been able to detect the other party's arrival.

She was a woman with a very beautiful appearance. Linde could only describe her as beautiful. She did not have the queen temperament of Rania, the cuteness of Miko, or the three-nothingness of Tionne who seemed to have no desires for anything but was actually full of strong curiosity. She also did not have the shrewdness and occasional cuteness of Dorothy, and she did not even have as much hair as Solaris.

In short, internet celebrity face.

After approaching, she did not speak, but immediately fixed her eyes on Tione for a very long time.

Linde frowned slightly. Tione came with a "mobile dowry". This person is not honest.

The other party also noticed that there was something wrong with his sight, so he raised his hand and swept it across his face. A magical light flashed, revealing his true face.

Her appearance is indeed memorable this time, but the round face doesn't match her temperament at the moment.

Her face looks a bit like Ponyo, which has nothing to do with being pretty.

It seems that magic was used deliberately to conceal the identity.

In the wilderness ruins and deserts where the undead roam freely, humans have gradually changed from food to a type that cannot be easily provoked, so the other party dares to confront them in the image of humans.

"I'm Magdalena, the watcher from Misty Rain City." She said seriously, but her eyes couldn't help but want to sweep over Tionne.

Linde also introduced himself: "You can call me King Linde. I led my most elite soldiers from other continents to the Demon Land."

He glanced at William, who was like a wooden statue, and suddenly missed Reed and the others who used to follow him. At this time, he could remain silent, while they could say their titles in a very pretentious way, and they could say them as long as they wanted!
William: ? ?

He felt Lind's gaze, but didn't understand and was thinking hard with his head.

"King Linde?" Magdalena's chubby face was filled with confusion. The name made her subconsciously think of the standard name for the Beast King. Maybe his full name was King Linde.

"The Beast King of the Beast Sacrifice Field." Lind added that no matter what the other party thought, the identity had to be given out first.

He can cooperate with any beast king, but forget about joining.

Magdalena opened her mouth.

They communicated with each other, but the situation seemed different from what she had imagined.

Whether it was a human suddenly saying that he was the Beast King, or Tione standing next to Linde, both disrupted her initial thoughts.

"Ms. Magdalena, why do you want to meet me?"

"Because you are human beings." Magdalena said as a matter of course.

"Humans, so rare?" Lind's heart moved. What he wanted was information about humans. Although he heard from other people that the Tianxing Magic School taught everyone and did not limit races, they were all human beings and had more common topics.

At least my face should be able to play some role.

If all else fails, William can just sell his body. Magdalena is plain-looking, but as a "princess", she is more than qualified to be the wife of his illegitimate child.

William, who was caught in Linde's gaze again, immediately understood and quietly placed his right hand on the sword.

He has been hanging out with the undead recently...that is, when he was tricked by the undead into going out to brush echoes or do other work, he would always listen to the undead telling stories. Among them, there was a kind of story that he thought was very consistent with the aristocratic power struggle. It was so exciting that William clapped his hands repeatedly after listening to it. This story was called "breaking the cup as a signal."

It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand. If you break the cup, I will chop her!

Eh? Master Linde doesn't have a cup.

Lind noticed William, who kept looking at him and blinking in an attempt to send some signal, and decisively chose to ignore him.

I used to think that he was just a hot-blooded protagonist, but I didn't expect that he also had the attributes of a silly dog.

"It's rare." Magdalena nodded.

Although it was only a brief exchange, Magdalena was certain that Lind knew nothing about this land, so what he called coming from other continents was most likely from other material planes.

Are there "immortals" appearing in other material planes? Why haven't I heard of them before?

Samantha, the 'Undead Knight' among the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse of the Sun's Proof, does have the characteristics of immortality, but she can't be like the undead that appeared in the rumored beast sacrifice field. And when she came, she also saw many humans, some dressed normally, and some wearing armor with a strong abyss atmosphere, and they were all talking and laughing.

Could it be that the influence of the Demon Lord has weakened in other material planes?

Just as Magdalena was imagining countless possibilities in her mind, Lind spoke up: "So what do you want from us?"

She nodded in thought every time she spoke, making it seem as if Linde's grand display was completely in the eyes of a blind man.

Fortunately, he didn't let the undead in to broadcast live.

"Cooperate, but before that I want to ask, have you been eroded by the abyss?" Even though Magdalena herself felt that the question was a bit straightforward, Tionne, who was standing motionless beside her, seemed to give her enough confidence, as if as long as Tionne stood there, these people in front of her would never succumb to the abyss.

"The continent I'm on was eroded by a huge crack in the abyss, but we successfully defeated the enemy and wiped out one of their forces." Linde thought for a moment and said, "We will wipe out the second one soon."

The progress of the Black Swamp Kingdom has entered the middle stage, and the Kingdom of Sekaps will naturally become the next target. Even if Lind does not intervene, with Lind's current prestige, those undead will continue to approach and join him.

When the undead form a large number and their troops explode and crush the enemy, there will absolutely be no enemy that cannot be killed.

"Destroy the abyss?" The answer was beyond Magdalena's expectations. Have humans in other low-level material planes become so ferocious?

"What is the power of the abyss in you?"

Lind's answer this time was simpler: "The spoils of war."

The Beast Girl was also frightened when she heard this answer for the first time. The Abyss is famous for its evil powers such as madness and mind corruption. The Lionheart King reached a cooperation with the Abyss, but he never dared to go further and use the power of the Abyss.

Comparing the abyss to a trophy?

In her impression, humans in other material planes are not very powerful, but as humans they all possess extremely strong resilience.

She was willing to first gain the opportunity to move freely, build a base in the Demon Land to welcome humans, and then send people to the Demon Land to select strong people who meet the requirements to welcome the Demon Land to participate in the Sealing War.

Not to mention the falling stars 30 years later, the upcoming seal war is enough to make her anxious.

But Linde showed up before she could act, and everything seemed like a surprise.

At least so far, it's all surprises.

"Then let's go back to the original question, Ms. Magdalena. Why did you come to us and think there is a possibility of cooperation between us?"

"To resolve the abyss from the root!" Her eyes were determined. "Even if you destroy all the abyss cracks on the continent, you will only kill some of the insignificant minions of the Abyss Lord. Only by sealing the Lord again can everything be settled."

Lind suddenly asked, "I want to know, if we hadn't appeared, would you have gone looking for humans?"

He noticed that Magdalena looked at Tione again, and then he heard her say, "That was my previous plan. I hope to build a place in the Demonic Land where humans can live, and then go to various material planes to search for powerful humans."

You are the one!

Lind made his judgment almost instantly.

If he had not come to the Demonic Land directly, the most likely possibility was that Magdalena would build a shelter for humans in the Demonic Land and then become a new map guide NPC to accept the undead.

It may be a major version update 2.0, or it may be 3.0.

But now everything is different!
I hold the identity of the guide for humans to the new map. I can't guarantee that all the undead in the three continents will be obedient, but there should be no problem with the undead in Xilu Continent.

Linde smiled pleasantly: "I think we are natural collaborators."

If the undead come to the devil's land, they must pledge allegiance to the 'princess' and be inferior to her. But Lind is different. He will definitely not allow a princess with a beast king-level strongman standing behind her to be his immediate superior, and he has no intention of handing over the undead to others in advance. He can get the status of a partner. Although the beast king behind the other party may not agree, Lind has no intention of fighting a protracted war.

He would run away after getting the intelligence and power, but more knowledge about potions was his purpose in coming here.

"We really need your strength." Magdalena also breathed a sigh of relief, although the result was different from what she had imagined. In her understanding, humans in the lower material plane should first swear allegiance to her, become a part of Misty Rain City, and then fight for Misty Rain City.

But now she is at her wit's end and has no other options.

"Before we discuss the details of the cooperation, I would like to ask Miss Magdalena, do you know the Starry School of Magic?"

"Of course I know." She nodded.

"Where's the location?"

"It's at the other end of the Demonic Land, the East Land. The scholars there were the first to be corrupted by the calamity. The crazy knowledge they released has caused them to completely lose control. It's a life-forbidden zone that's even more terrifying than the one called 'Sunless City'."

"Is there a way to quickly cross this distance? For example, underground tunnel worms?"

"Are you sure you want to send someone?" Magdalena asked. At the same time, she also knew how Lind and others came to this continent.

A pretty unpretentious approach.

"Of course!" Lind nodded. As long as he was given the location and the method, he could send people over tonight.

I can't beat them, but letting the undead steal things is not that much of a problem.

The undead opened up new maps and new ways of playing, and they gained knowledge. The only price was that the undead died frequently. It was a win-win situation for everyone.

"Underground tunnel worms may have been able to do so before, but now they can't pass through the Fog Rain City. Only dragons were once able to cross that sky, but since the magic circle began to break, the dragons have fled the magic land."

"Can dragons cross continents?"

"All strong people with strength above 6 rings are welcome." Magdalena was surprised that Lind didn't even know common sense, and how he defeated those abyss advancers.

"Why can underground tunnel worms do this?" Lind asked casually.

“Because adult underground tunnel worms are also at the sixth ring of strength, they can use their bodies to build passages between different material planes.” Magdalena explained again.

Seeing Lind nod, she continued, "However, to cultivate the underground tunnel worms to adulthood, an unimaginable amount of energy is required. No one has ever done this before, so the underground tunnel worms have always been moving in the form of larvae."

Larvae? Can they swallow more than 3,000 people in one breath without burping?!
Lind suppressed the thought in his mind. It was a waste of dog food. He suddenly felt that the underground tunnel worm he caught was a little hot.

"Then one last question," Lind asked, "Why are you staring at her?"

He pointed at Tione.

Tione also responded very promptly, pointing her finger at herself and asking, "Why?"

"Because she has the qualifications to become a seal."

(End of this chapter)