Keeping an embarrassing silence, Xiao Zhi finished his shower.

After writing the paper on the evolution of game operation methods in the 21st century arranged by Li Daye and submitting the content, Xiao Zhi entered the game cabin.

When he opened his eyes again, what appeared in front of him was still the ceiling of Frost's room. After this period of familiarity, Xiao Zhi no longer felt that such a picture was unfamiliar.

but……

Xiao Zhi reached out and touched his face lightly. I don't know if it was an illusion. At the moment when he went online, he seemed to feel a slight itching on his face, as if something was gently brushing past him.

"You're awake." Frost's voice interrupted Xiao Zhi's thoughts.

Xiao Zhi turned his head to meet Frost's face.

Frost was lying beside him, his platinum eyes staring at him like a silver lake. The distance between the two was so close that Xiao Zhi could clearly see his figure reflected on the clear lake.

I don't know how long he looked at Xiao Zhi with such eyes?

Suddenly, Xiao Zhi felt a soft touch on his face. It turned out that Frost was stroking the tear mole under his eyes with his hand. Frost's hand was cold, but his movements were very gentle and would not make people feel to obtrusive and offensive.

No, my heartbeat seems to be out of control again.

Xiao Zhi didn't know what to do for a while, was it to stop Frost's actions? Or let him continue?

A shallow smile appeared on Frost's originally indifferent face. The smile dispelled the cold and made him feel a touch of warmth.

Frost said, "Xiao Qi, what are you going to do today?"

Xiao Zhi stopped his scattered thoughts, he thought about it seriously and said, "I want to... go to Blaise."

This idea didn't come out of nowhere. In fact, he wanted to go to Blaise a long time ago, but due to level issues and various miscellaneous things, he never made it.

Now that he has reached level 220, the Soul Chaser has been improved once, and he can be regarded as a first-class combat power on the mainland. It can be regarded as a real fear of going anywhere.

In addition, he had glimpsed Frost's memories, and was angry and disturbed by what Brees had inflicted on Frost. Xiao Zhi was eager to know what secrets Brees was hiding, and what were they going to do? to deal with Hesse.

Since there is no exact information about Brace anywhere, Xiao Zhi thought, then come on by yourself. Anyway, all kinds of things are on the right track now, and he's fine if he's gone for a while. If something happens, Lance, Dean, and Milton will notify him.

Frost stopped, looked at Xiao Zhi seriously, and whispered, "I'm with you."

Xiao Zhi was startled, and the words of refusal blurted out subconsciously: "No, how can you go to Blaise, it's too dangerous for you there!"

Frost restrained his smile, he did not compromise, he repeated: "I am with you."

Xiao Zhi frowned. The things that Brace had done kept lingering in his mind. Brace must have some weakness in Frost's hands. Xiao Zhi didn't want Frost to go there at all. .

Xiao Zhi's thoughts kept running, he was thinking about how to get Frost to give up this idea.

Seeing this, Frost didn't try to convince Xiao Zhi, he stood up silently, stood beside the bed and said, "I'll take you somewhere."

Xiao Zhi's thoughts were interrupted, he got up suspiciously, and followed him out of the room.

Following Frost all the way forward, he passed through several closed rooms. Standing in the middle of a seemingly empty room, Frost raised his hand and drew a complex magic circle on one wall.

Then, a downward passage appeared in front of the two of them out of thin air.

The corridor was dark and gloomy, and a cold wind blew from it, revealing a dangerous aura that made the hair stand on end. But the most dangerous existence in the entire Hesse was by his side, and it was difficult for Xiao Zhi to have any fear of this scene.

Following Frost into the passage, a moment later, a huge room appeared in front of him.

Xiao Zhi never knew that there was actually a secret room under the White Bone Hall.

And... it's a treasure room.

Countless collections were piled throughout the room, including jewelry, precious minerals, and out-of-print materials, some of which looked like trophies, with blood stains that had turned brown. But these things that should be worth a lot of money, the bright lights on the ground are piled up like garbage at the moment, showing that their owners have never taken care of them carefully.

Frost picked up a small cube from the small table at the door and handed it to Xiao Zhi: "For you."

Xiao Zhi took it over and took a look, and found that the pattern on it was the same as what Frost had drawn when he entered the door before. It was probably... the key to entering the treasure room.

Xiao Zhi: "This..."

Facing Xiao Zhi's slightly shocked eyes, Frost said lightly, "I've been preparing for many years, but unfortunately I haven't had the chance to give it to you in person."

This sentence strangled Xiao Zhi's thought of rejecting it. As long as he thought of Asen, who had only a little incomplete memory back then, guarding his memories alone in the room, Xiao Zhi felt that his heart was blocked and he could no longer bear to refuse. This is an expensive gift.

He just kept a key, and he didn't come in to rob, it was fine.

Although Xiao Zhi felt that even if he emptied the place, Frost would not mind.

Frost walked in front of one of the shiny piles. There were many armors stacked here, with many different styles and different ages. don't know who they were taken from.

Frost picked up a set of white armor decorated with delicate patterns of silver metal.

Frost said: "I picked it up from a knight. The effect of restraining the breath is very good. It is suitable for use now."

Xiao Zhi: "..."

Shouldn't he be thinking...

Soon, Xiao Zhi's conjecture came true.

Frost took the armor and walked into the cubicle of the secret room. After a while, a knight in white armor appeared in front of Xiao Zhi.

The white armor is not too heavy, it belongs to the type of self-cultivation, which makes Frost more waist and legs longer. Compared with the usual black body, it has a different feeling.

And at this moment, Frost can't feel the breath of the undead. Except for his pale face, he is no different from ordinary humans.

It doesn't seem to be a problem that his face is pale, because Frost is holding a helmet in his hand, and the helmet is so tight that it can directly cover his face completely.

I don't know if it's because of the filter, but Xiao Zhi feels that even if he doesn't show his face, his Assen is the most handsome.

Frost stretched his long legs and walked in front of Xiao Zhi, his platinum-gold eyes stared at him quietly, without speaking.

Xiao Zhi understood what he meant, he was waiting for his answer.

Although Xiao Zhi still wanted to find a hundred reasons to stop him, but looking at Frost's serious eyes, out of his understanding of him, Xiao Zhi understood that his own blocking might not have any effect.

It has been like this since a long time ago. Although Assen looks good-natured, gentle, and very talkative, once he decides something, he is very stubborn and no one can stop him.

Like learning how to cook...

Another example is to keep Xiao Zhi's habit of going offline.

Xiao Zhi couldn't help sighing: "Then you can't take risks..."

Forget it, traveling mages and knights are quite common combinations on the mainland, and with helmets and armors, they are not so easy to find. If it really doesn't work, he will run with Assen. In terms of escaping, a senior cub chopping must be more experienced than a Hessian lord who has always liked to be positive.

The corners of Frost's mouth curled into a slight arc, and there was a little satisfaction in his tone: "Okay."

After that, Frost smashed a high-level-looking knight's longsword, and then used magic to cover the debris on his sword, disguising it as well.

Xiao Zhi was still a little worried and made a special trip to the trade area.

After a while.

Xiao Zhi pressed Frost on the chair and pinched his chin: "Don't move."

"..." Frost stiffened, and clenched his fingers on the arm of the chair, as if he was facing some unbearable torture.

"We agreed." Xiao Zhi remained unmoved and continued his actions.

In his other hand he held a brush with a tinge of red on the tip.

Xiao Zhi just went to the trade area to get a set of cosmetics made by the Xiyue clan. It is said that the raw materials come from the deep sea and have been processed by a secret method. Even if the Xiyue clan swims in the sea for a whole day, they will not take off their makeup. This brand has been selling well in the Xiyue tribe for nearly a thousand years, and it is also the most popular cosmetic brand on the mainland, loved by both nobles and commoners.

Including Teague and Eugene said yes, and the undead women also liked it very much.

Seeing that the brush in Xiao Zhi's hand was getting closer and closer to him, Frost's originally calm face showed a look of horror, and his body became more and more stiff. I am afraid that now let him go to fight with the Pope, he will Not so nervous.

With such a look in his eyes, Xiao Zhi put a little blush on Frost's face.

As a figurine artist, Xiao Zhi's coloring techniques are very measured, and the colors he chooses are quite natural. There is no comedic effect like a monkey's butt, but it only makes Frost's pale face more bloody. , will not let people see at a glance that it is an undead.

Xiao Zhi took another look, chose a light-colored lip gloss, and lightly touched Frost's lips with his finger.

The slender fingertips were dipped in a bit of thin red, and gently touched the soft lips. The temperature of the fingertips melted the lip grease, and smudged a layer of gentle color.

Frost's eyes were slightly embarrassed, with a touch of blood on his cheeks and lips, which made him more lively and angry, and with the originally very good-looking facial features, it looked a seductive and criminal feeling.

Xiao Zhi quickly looked away: "It's alright...cough."

Can't look any further.

Now that everything was ready, Xiao Zhi changed his face to the bookish face he had walked on the continent before, and teleported out of Hessen with his exclusive knight.

Alifa found a large purple leaf in the forest, and it came to the corpse palace with the leaf in its mouth.

It rubbed the window of the government affairs hall several times skillfully. Normally, if the clerk was there, it would open the window and play with it, but now it did not wait for the clerk to come.

Alifa's big, empty eyes approached the window, and after scanning around, he found that there was no clerk in it.

"Gu..." Alifa made a lonely voice.

At this time, the window above the government affairs hall opened, Dean stuck his head out of it holding a novel with a pink cover, and he said to Alifa: "If you want to find Seventeen, he is no longer in the government affairs hall. , you have to go to the White Bone Hall."

"Cuckoo~" Alifa nodded and went to the White Bone Hall with the leaves in his mouth.

Unfortunately, the person it was looking for was not found in the White Bone Hall, not even the lord. It seems that today Alifa can only play by himself.

Alifa took off again with a leaf in his mouth, hovering over Hesse, looking for a suitable place to play with toys.

At this time, Lance's tall figure appeared within the sight of Alifa.

Lance looked very happy, holding a red ball in his hand, which he was throwing and catching.

"Goo~" Alifa felt that she had found a playmate.

Lance, who was advancing, suddenly felt the sky darken.

He raised his head, just in time to see Alifa, who rushed towards him excitedly. Then came the feeling of being crushed by a chariot, and Lance was thrown into the forest by Alifa all the way. Along the way, the sound of trees breaking, accompanied by rising smoke and dust.

Today's Alpha is also having fun.

The teleportation location Xiao Zhi chose was Gladys Town in Blaise.

This is the most frequented area for adventurers, the atmosphere is relatively relaxed, and it is not far from the capital Holland.

As soon as he stepped out of the teleportation formation, Xiao Zhi felt the aura of light energy, and the holy brilliance of the Breth Sect could be seen everywhere around him—a radiant sun.

"Ethan?" Xiao Zhi couldn't help turning his head to look at Frost next to him, because of the barrier of the helmet, he couldn't see Frost's expression clearly.

Ethan is the pseudonym agreed by the two. The name Frost must not appear in Brace, and because Frost has been spied on his memory, the name Assen may also be recorded by someone with a heart, so it can't be used, so Xiao Zhi gave it to him. He thought of a new one.

If it's called Ethan, even if he accidentally slips the tongue, he can come back.

Aware of Xiao Zhi's gaze, Frost shook his head slightly, indicating that he was fine.

Seeing that Frost moved freely without any reluctance in his gestures, Xiao Zhi felt relieved and moved on.

Because this time they came to find the truth hidden by Brace, and there was no specific destination, so the two of them were not in a hurry to rush to the capital, and it was good to look at Brace's basic situation first.

Mage and knight walking side by side, such a combination is quite common in Gladys.

Because the Paladin is the characteristic profession of Brace, people who are interested in it will come to Brace, so there are also many knights on the street. In addition to the mages, there are priests who often walk with the knights. This is also the special occupation of Brace. Almost all the priests of the continent are concentrated here.

Along the way, Xiao Zhi discovered that the forces of the Breth Cult were really strong here.

According to Breth's teachings, there are many fasting days, big and small, each year, and each day has corresponding foods that cannot be eaten. The restaurants here also meet this demand. Dizziness.

Pedestrians on the road, except players and foreigners, all dress in accordance with Brace's regulations. Different identities and occupations can only wear corresponding colors and materials, so that people can tell their identities at a glance.

But to be honest, it looks kind of boring, like a mass-produced jar.

Xiao Zhi also discovered some things that were not mentioned in the previous documents. He saw a lot of poor people in ragged clothes. They looked very thin, but they had happy smiles on their faces.

Xiao Zhizheng felt strange when he saw a poor man who looked almost like a skeleton standing at the door of the church with a worn cloth bag on his back. Because his clothes were too tattered and did not conform to the church's dress code, he was stopped by the priest at the door.

This person didn't feel offended, but respectfully handed the cloth bag behind him: "Master priest, this is what I dedicate to God, I hope God can feel my piety."

In Brace's stipulation, each congregation must give at least one-tenth of their income to the church to show their devotion to God, and the greater the number, the more sincerity they can show. Therefore, there are many people who can't even eat enough to eat, but they donate a lot of money to the church to pray for God's favor after they die, to become God's favored ones, and to gain eternal happiness and peace.

The priest in a white robe took the cloth bag with a smile on his face. Even if he touched the dirty and worn cloth bag, the mask-like smile on his face did not change at all. He said gently to the poor in front of him, "Thank you. Your piety, God will surely bless you.”

Hearing this, the poor man's deep-set eyes revealed a frenzy look. He smiled and muttered: "God will definitely bless me... God will definitely bless me..."

As he spoke, he walked away.

Perhaps because of hunger, he walked lopsidedly, as if he was going to fall in the next second.

The smile on the priest's face was still as gentle and tolerant. He greeted another priest and handed over the cloth bag in his hand. The actions were solemn, without showing contempt for the poor, but also without the slightest pity and intolerance.

Xiao Zhi couldn't help frowning, only to feel that the smile was full of numbness. The priest's eyes were full of tenderness, but he couldn't see the suffering that was happening in front of him.

Comparing the two, the picture is very mocking.

At this time, a young woman passing by also witnessed this scene. Judging from the style of dressing, she should be a player.

The player took out a piece of bread from the backpack. She trotted a few steps to catch up with the poor walking slowly, and passed the bread in her hand: "This... sir, here's it for you."

The poor man's progress stopped, and he turned his head slowly, acting like a newly transformed zombie. Hunger made his thinking a little dull, and the woman in front of him didn't respond for a while.

The female player was taken aback by his eyes, but she still maintained the gesture of reaching out. She repeated: "For you, eat quickly."

The poor man's eyes fell on the bread.

The bread was baked to a golden color, with flower knives on it, with beautiful textures, and the preservation effect of the player's backpack. At this time, it should be no different from when it was just released, and it must be full of aroma.

But there was a look of disgust on the face of the poor man. He forcefully waved away the bread handed to him, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Go away! You unbelievers!!! You are all covered in Sin! Don't try to contaminate me with your food!!!"

After he finished speaking, he looked at the kind female player with dread as if he was avoiding the plague. Unbelievable energy erupted from his thin body and ran away quickly.

"..." This is probably the first time the female player came to Brace. She was embarrassed by this scene. Seeing that everyone around her was looking at her, she felt embarrassed and quickly left the place.

Her companion had probably seen this scene before and whispered to her, "Don't sympathize with them, these people are brainwashed."

The female player rubbed the goose bumps on her arm: "This... is too scary..."

The companion said: "Wait until Horan, you can see more exaggerated."

"They have to pray even after going to the toilet."

"The poorer people donate, the crazier they are."

"Alas……"

Several people left while talking in a low voice.

No wonder most players don't like Brace. People who grew up in the free and open interstellar era, who can stand this terrible theocracy and brainwashing, it's too depressing.

The author has something to say: Small Theater:

A long, long time ago, one night in Hesse:

Xiao Zhi: Do you?

Athan:  …

Xiao Zhi: We agreed that we must do it tonight.

Athan:  …

Xiao Zhi: What are you hesitating about?

Assen: I...why do math problems?