With a goal in mind, Xiao Zhi moved forward in this gray sea of ​​undead, looking for other fragments of poetry.

The Sea of ​​the Undead itself does not flow, but the slate floats slowly and spontaneously on it as if consciously. The movement is irregular, and the slate itself is not very large, so it is not easy to find under the cover of gray fog.

Xiao Zhi searched several times one after another, and found another piece of content belonging to "Death is Eternal Love", but some of the content on the slate was difficult to read and understand. don't know if it was a more esoteric article or a specially put out confusing option.

He continued to float on the sea, and the sea not far ahead suddenly churned with foam, as if the water had been boiled, it kept tumbling.

This is a bit strange, Xiao Zhi cautiously took a few steps towards that side.

"Boss, I smell the soul fire crystal..."

Big Zhuangzhuang suddenly appeared, it was sleepy, its mane was messed up, and the old man's vest was still crooked. At a glance, it was a guy with a bad sleeping position.

Xiao Zhi looked at it: "What is that?"

"Hmm..." Da Zhuangzhuang stretched out and looked at his master.

At this look, its sleepiness was completely gone, and tears rolled in its big eyes: "Boss...you...how did you die...wow woo woo woo woo... I just slept, and I didn't expect it. I'm going to be unemployed again..."

Xiao Zhi: "..."

This month, the strong and strong have been sleeping in the hammer. Naturally, it does not know about the soul crystal of the dead. When suddenly seeing his boss become an undead, everyone will feel terrified.

Xiao Zhi briefly explained the current situation, and then concluded: "Anyway, for now, you will not lose your job."

Big Zhuangzhuang's tears finally stopped, it flew up and down around Xiao Zhi, and stretched out its small paw to poke: "Really?"

Xiao Zhi nodded: "Really, what is the soul fire crystal you said just now?"

Da Zhuangzhuang crossed his legs in the air, and an old man came to sit. He picked his feet and said, "This is one of the first upgrade materials that the master designed for Soul Chaser. It will only be produced in Hesse, and the outside world wants to get it. It's very difficult."

"Because Hessen has always been xenophobic, the master was afraid of being beaten to death by them, so he originally crossed it off the list and prepared a few substitutes. But the substitutes can never perfectly replace the soul fire crystal, and the master has always had a headache for this. The problem, I didn't expect the boss to be found after you die!"

Da Zhuangzhuang gave him a thumbs-up with his feet.

"I'm not dead yet." Xiao Zhi explained, and then turned to the bubbling place, "How do I get the Soul Fire Crystal?"

Da Zhuangzhuang said: "The soul fire crystal will burn the soul. The burn of the soul is difficult to treat, and it can even make people crazy. Boss, if you are an undead now, you must be more careful. You must not touch it with your hands. Not at all."

Xiao Zhi: "It's alright not to have direct contact?"

Big Zhuangzhuang nodded.

Xiao Zhi asked again, "Soul Fire Crystal, is it strong?"

Da Zhuangzhuang didn't know why, but nodded: "It's very strong, and it's not easy to melt."

Xiao Zhi thought for a while, took out the Soul Chaser, and in the inexplicable eyes of Da Zhuangzhuang, took the Soul Chaser as a stick, and swung it hard against the bubbling water.

A whole gray crystal with a translucent white flame on it was swung out by this stick and flew towards the air.

Xiao Zhi jumped into the air, and after getting close to Soul Fire Crystal, he directly put it into his backpack at a distance, and then returned to the place lightly. The whole process was silky smooth, as if it had been rehearsed countless times.

"Papapa" Da Zhuangzhuang applauded his boss's wonderful performance, "Boss, you are really amazing! Can you do it again?"

Xiao Zhi was unmoved: "Are you going to watch the monkey? Let's go."

After speaking, he turned and left the area, continuing to look for other slates.

This gray ocean seemed to be endless. Xiao Zhi had been wandering in one direction for a long time, but he still didn't see the boundary. On the way, he harvested a few more slates.

He arranged the slates in the order of the poems. At the moment of getting closer, the splicing of the two slates merged into a complete piece with a flicker of light. array.

Probably wait until the magic circle is complete, that is when he clears the customs.

Ahead, another new slate appeared.

Xiao Zhi was about to step forward to take a look when an icy chain suddenly attacked him. Now in the state of the dead, Xiao Zhi clearly felt the chill from the chain, as if he wanted to freeze his soul.

He suddenly changed his direction and floated to the side, avoiding the blow.

At the same time, he also looked in the direction of the attack.

In the gray fog, a figure in a gray cloak walked out of the fog. His body was stooped, his outstretched arm was dry and black, and it should be a mummy.

Their feet clearly looked like water, but they allowed the participants to walk on it steadily, even if it wasn't a light undead.

As soon as the mummy appeared, it didn't mean to talk nonsense with Xiao Zhi, and the chain in his hand attacked him again.

Xiao Zhi is not cowardly. As a senior hacking cub, whenever he is afraid of a surprise attack, he simply retaliates with a dozen fireballs.

The chain failed, but Xiao Zhi's fireball was also flexibly dodged by the opponent and sank in the sea.

This guy's speed is actually faster than Xiao Zhi originally expected, it is best to limit his movements, but this is the sea surface, and the flame thorns cannot be used. The magic world also needs to follow the basic rules.

Xiao Zhi first attacked the opponent with three fireballs in a row. The fireballs formed a small encircling net. If the opponent wanted to dodge, they had to move towards the space Xiao Zhi specially set aside for him.

The mummified corpse moved quickly, and immediately rushed to the surrounding gap, but the moment he got there, a stun fireball also synchronized with him.

In an instant, the mummy was stunned.

Xiao Zhi was not polite to him, and prepared to take the opportunity to make a big move to send him away.

Just when Xiao Zhi was preparing to cast the spell, the mummy that should have been dazed suddenly moved. He raised his hand, and a dazzling holy light technique came towards Xiao Zhi.

Holy Light has a strong restraining effect on the undead, and the damage is very high. It is one of the few spells that can directly kill the undead.

Xiao Zhi, who was currently an undead, had to stop casting spells and dodge the attack first.

As we all know, on the continent of Dazemenya, only the Brace Empire has mastered the inheritance of Holy Light. Although Brace is still an empire in name, it is actually similar to the Papal State. The basic affairs are dominated by the church, and the king is just their puppet.

What is more well-known is that Brace and Hesse are on the same page. They have fought countless battles for hundreds of years, and there is absolutely no private friendly exchanges.

Now, a guy who participated in the selection of the Hessian secretary actually used Holy Light, what does this mean?

Da Zhuangzhuang said the correct answer: "Undercover!"

Although he had not yet successfully passed the assessment, Xiao Zhi, who had been coveting the position of secretary for a long time, was not happy. He still hasn't figured out what Assen has been through all these years, but Brees actually jumped out to make trouble, and even wanted to steal his chance? !

Can this be tolerated?

You have a vest, don't I? !

Xiao Zhi immediately canceled the effect of the Soul Crystal of the Dead, raised his hand and threw out an upgraded version of the fireball technique - a burst fireball. The fiery popping fireball was hotter than normal fireballs, and with a dangerous crackling sound, sparks and lightning rushed past.

Although the explosive fireball is more powerful, it is also very dynamic. It is the brightest star in the crowd in battle. Xiao Zhi generally does not like to use it. But now that there is no one around, and he is another abomination, he doesn't mind.

The mummy also took action in the face of this situation, probably never expected that the opposite is also a twenty-five boy in a vest.

To make matters worse, this guy is obviously not easy to mess with.

The bursting fireballs in Xiao Zhi’s hands continued one after another, and at the same time, it also triggered the Soul Chaser’s special effect “Soul Chasing” – the skill power was increased by 100%, and the range was increased by 20% for 30 seconds.

This time, Xiao Zhi threw the fireball more smoothly.

In the dense line of fire, the mummy dodged with difficulty and tried to hold up the light shield defense, but the fireball of the guy on the opposite side was just like a grand opening ceremony, and he frantically attacked him without increasing the price.

Finally, after struggling hard, the mummy fell unwillingly. His body did not sink to the bottom, but floated on the surface.

Xiao Zhi stepped forward to check, but found something strange.

Although this guy looks like a mummified corpse, the burnt part of his body emits a strange smell, like some kind of wood. Xiao Zhi tapped his body with the Soul Chaser, and what came out was a stiff texture, and he saw something similar to a gear in the damaged area.

"Puppet?" Xiao Zhi frowned.

Brest made a corpse puppet to participate in the recruitment of the secretary of Hesse, which is not a good intention.

Even think about it again, generally it is the knight commanders who are qualified to approach the Hessian lords, but the strength of the knight commander is difficult to pretend. The clerk is different. People in this position do not need to be too strong, they can get in touch with the daily affairs of Hesse, and they can even approach the lord of Hesse.

What does Blaise want to do to Assen through this puppet?

Da Zhuangzhuang also floated over: "Boss, I feel the breath of conspiracy."

Xiao Zhi didn't speak, but he felt a little at ease. Fortunately, the puppet was eliminated by him before he approached Assen.

Although he only knew a little about the entanglement between Brees and Hesse, after knowing that the lord of Hesse was Assen, his position was already tilted towards Hesse, and naturally he did not want Brees's plan to succeed.

At this time, Xiao Zhi suddenly felt the suction from his feet. Originally, the participants could walk on the surface of the water above, but now he seemed to be swallowing him, constantly attracting his feet, as if he wanted to let him forever sinking under the sea.

Feeling that the situation was not right, Xiao Zhi immediately reactivated the soul crystal of the dead, the suction disappeared instantly, and the sea surface returned to its steady state.

It seems that living people are not welcome in this sea area.

He set the fire again, completely burnt the puppet, and then stepped forward to pick up the slate on the water. The slate is exactly the last piece of "Death is Eternal Love" that he needs. After splicing this slate, there will definitely be new changes.

In order to avoid exposure, Xiao Zhi asked Da Zhuangzhuang to go back to Master Brujang's hammer to rest before splicing the slate together.

After the brilliance flashed, the magic circle behind the slate completely lit up, and a larger magic circle appeared at Xiao Zhi's feet, taking him away from the place in an instant.

In an unknown corner of the Sea of ​​the Dead.

Einstein squatted on the sea with a large pile of flagstones in front of him.

He tried to put them together by jigsaw puzzles, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't succeed. The slates were stubbornly acting as if they were against him.

Finally, Einstein threw all the slates in his hand, then leaned back and lay down on the water.

"Why do you have to take the written test at the end!! Still recite the full text!!!"

"Who knows what the next sentence is!!!"

Hall of Bones.

Different from the gorgeous palace imagined by outsiders, the residence of the Hessian lord is empty, empty and dead.

There is almost no decoration here, and a large space is empty. Because of the large size of the room, you can even hear echoes when you walk in it.

The owner here does not need expensive decorations to show his loftiness, nor does he need souvenirs to prove his exploits. He stands here, and is synonymous with supremacy, which will not be doubted by anyone in Hesse.

Frost sat on his icy throne, fingers holding a tablet of memory obtained in the Longmoon Desert.

At this moment, a ray of light was emitting from the memory slate and connected to his forehead.

If you are someone who knows the memory slabs, you will feel incredible when you see this scene. Because the Memory Tablets are what Dana uses to attack her enemies, she likes to unearth their hidden secrets, torture their spirits, and crush them.

Since it is a means of confronting the enemy, of course it will not make the attacked person too comfortable. The mural in Dana's tomb also depicts the image of her opponent kneeling in pain after being attacked.

But now, Frost actually used the memory tablet on himself.

He closed his eyes tightly and frowned slightly, obviously enduring something, but he still sat firmly, without the slightest gaffe because of the pain.

Frost saw himself standing under the big white tree that often appeared in his memories. This time there was no one around. He was the only one staring at the sky in a daze, wearing a gray robe.

Suddenly, an old man appeared in front of him.

The old man was wearing clothes he had never seen before. He had silver hair, and his face was filled with ravines left by the years. His blue eyes were a little cloudy, but he was tall and slender, with a straight back. He was still a handsome old man. gentleman.

The old man walked towards him with a leisurely pace: "Hello, it's the first time we meet, let me introduce myself, my name is Noah Pei, I am your creator, and you can also understand it as your father."

He said, "You... well..."

Noah Pei didn't expect to get an answer, and was obviously a little surprised: "Frost, you have learned to speak?! No, I didn't teach you, you shouldn't be able to speak now."

He looked at the old man with a puzzled look on his face: "Who is Frost...?"

Noah Pei pointed at him: "This is the name I gave you."

He shook his head: "No, my...name is...Asen."

Noah Pei touched his chin: "You woke up earlier than I expected, maybe someone saw you one step ahead of me, is it an Athanasi? Was randomly taken to the birthplace of Hesse, see Not very lucky to come here."

However, this way of naming it seems to be a bit similar to himself... Noah Pei suddenly became a little curious about this player he had never met.

The content of this sentence is a bit complicated. He looked at the old man and did not understand the meaning of this sentence.

Noah Pei didn't get angry because he refused to be named, but went to him and sat down casually, by the way, he asked a different way: "Can you tell me who named you?"

He thought for a while: "Friend...friend."

Then add: "Important."

Noah Pei looked at the silver-haired young man beside him gently: "Assen is really good, he made friends the first day he woke up."

Seeing the other party admit his name, Asen laughed: "Well, he's... very good."

The old man looked at him with a look of grievance: "I've been thinking about the name I gave you for a long time. Can you accept it together? Many people have two names, so it's not surprising at all."

Asen asked: "Does he... have one too?"

Although it was not specified, Noah Pei understood that what Assen said must be the friend, he nodded, players, there must be.

Seeing the confirmation, Asen also nodded: "Okay."

Noah Pei asked, "What kind of person is he? Can you tell me your story?"

Asen said: "He—"

The memory suddenly stopped here, everything in front of him suddenly shattered, all the sounds and pictures disappeared, and it became a pile of fragments that were difficult to condense.

Frost reached out and rubbed his forehead, and the severe headache had not yet dissipated, which made him a little uncomfortable.

After a while, he opened his eyes, and there was a slight warmth in his platinum-gold eyes.

He remembered something more about the man.

In the past, the memory of that person in his mind was always intermittent and difficult to complete. Sometimes it was a silent fragment, sometimes it was only sound, and sometimes it was just some scattered still images.

He still remembered that the man was an Asanasi, that he had taught him a lot, and the warmth in his heart when they were together.

But most of the details of how the two got along have been blurred, and he can't even remember the person's name. Did that person leave in the end, or did they meet again later and he just forgot?

And Noah Pei, the man who calls himself his creator and father, seems like a warm memory too. Unfortunately, halfway through the memory, still can't continue.

Once he began to recall the past, his head began to hurt again, as if some force was preventing him from recalling.

At this time, Lance knocked on the door: "Lord, the secretary has been selected, do you want to meet?"

Frost looked a little disinterested because of the headache: "No."

Lance was silent for a moment, as if hesitating.

After a while, footsteps to leave sounded outside the door.

"Wait." An inexplicable feeling came up in his heart, and Frost suddenly stopped Lance, "Take him to the main hall of the Skeleton Palace, I want to take a look."

"Yes."

Xiao Zhi led the undead leading the way to the Skeleton Palace.

This is the core area of ​​Hesse and the lord's palace. Standing on an unnamed huge skeleton, the gray-white palace looked icy and chilling.

There are undead knights lined up on both sides, all with serious looks. Xiao Zhi felt that if he showed his flaws here, they would definitely rush up and smash him into scum in the next second.

Going up the long stairs, Xiao Zhi finally came to the position of the main hall.

In the main hall stood several undead dressed as knight commanders, among them Dean, whom he had seen before.

On the high platform of the main hall, there was a gorgeous black lacquer seat, and a man wearing black armor with a helmet covering half of his face was sitting on it. His silver hair was spread out, exuding a cold luster.

Almost at the moment when he saw the figure, Xiao Zhi felt his heart beat a little faster.

Although the dress is completely different, the aura is not the same, and even the posture of sitting down has changed, but he saw the shadow of Asen from the familiar subtle movements of the man.

The person on the throne is Asen.

Xiao Zhi calmed himself down, and he bowed to the people on the high platform with the etiquette of the undead: "Lord Lord, I am the seventeenth selected by the secretary."

Xiao Zhi couldn't see Asen's eyes clearly, but he just felt that the other party's eyes were firmly locked on him after this sentence, like a heavy shackle, and like a chain that never stopped, tightly wrapping him Among them, a few want to suffocate.

The hall was dead silent.

Everyone present was silent, no sound came out, and even because everyone was undead, even the movement of breathing was omitted, and it seemed more quiet.

Dean's gaze turned slightly towards the new secretary, a necromancer, with a gentle appearance with a bookish air, a calm bearing, and no ugly death.

There seems to be nothing wrong with this person, why does the lord keep staring at him? Could he be Brace's man?

But in Hesse, the lord's opinion was above everything else, and Dean took a look and looked away without raising his own doubts.

The embarrassing silence continued, and Xiao Zhi almost thought he was exposed. He has obviously changed his face, changed his name, and even changed his race, so he won't be recognized... right?

Shouldn't he change his name to something more distinct, like... Eighteen?

The silence continued for a while.

The Hessian lord in his seat suddenly stood up, and he stepped off the high platform with his long legs. Only the sound of his footsteps echoed in the hall, as if hitting Xiao Zhi's heart.

Xiao Zhi desperately told himself to calm down and not panic, his heartbeat could not help but rise little by little, but due to the camouflage of the dead soul crystal, he couldn't see any movement.

Just when Xiao Zhi thought he would just walk in front of him like this, he saw that the black figure turned a corner and left without saying a word.

Xiao Zhi: "..."

He was a little confused, what does Asen mean? Is he qualified? Or was it brushed off? Or is it about to be swarmed by everyone to be dealt with soon?

The people in Hessen were not surprised by this. The knight commanders who have been with the lord for a long time know that the lord has never been a conscientious person. He suddenly quit doing a lot of things, such as the piles in the government affairs hall, which is why Hesse needs a clerk.

After experiencing the storm, they left one after another, why should they go?

Xiao Zhi was still stunned, but saw darkness in front of him, it was really dark, a tall and strong knight commander like a hill walked in front of him, blocking the light. The knight commander was an undead, and he looked very fierce. He was probably a man who had experienced many battles before his death.

The fierce-faced knight commander opened his mouth and motioned Xiao Zhi to follow: "Let's go, I'll take you to the government affairs hall."

After taking two steps, he stopped: "My name is Lance."

Xiao Zhi saluted him: "Hello."

After taking another two steps, he stopped again, stretched out his hand and scratched his forehead: "What... what are you called?"

Xiao Zhi: "...Seventeen."

Although this guy looks fierce, he doesn't seem to have a good mind.

Still a little ignorant of the previous situation, Xiao Zhi asked Lance, "Excuse me, am I qualified?"

Lance nodded: "Well, the lord didn't say that throwing you out is qualified. After that, you will be responsible for helping the lord to handle the documents. According to the lord's wishes, you can decide the unimportant affairs yourself, and you don't need to ask his opinion."

Xiao Zhi asked, "What is an unimportant matter?"

Lance thought for a while: "Probably... except for the attack on Blaise, right?"

Xiao Zhi: "..."

How did Hesse hold fast to the present?

Finally, the government office arrived.

Lance stood at the door and motioned Xiao Zhi to open the door: "There are documents you need to deal with."

Xiao Zhi still wondered why he had to stand at the door and say this until he reached out and opened the door of the government affairs hall.

I don't know how long it took to squeeze the documents inside, and it filled the whole room, and even the latest document was forced in by brute force. At the moment when the door of the government affairs hall opened, a large pile of white paper slips spewed out of the door with a "pop".

Suddenly, Xiao Zhi was overwhelmed, and Lance was also affected, but he tenaciously showed the top of his head by virtue of his height.

Xiao Zhi's voice came from below the pile of papers: "...documents...all?"

Lance: "Yes."

Xiao Zhi: "..."

How did Hesse hold up so tenaciously?!!!

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