Another Life: Elf Archer

The Forest of Jesus, Dagda.

After the elven border was closed, the area of ​​Dagda actually shrank. The large flat land on the side of the human principality was isolated from the blockade by shrubs, and it temporarily became an unsupervised enclave. .

Gradually, ordinary people who fled after being invaded by the dragons gathered here, renting the houses and buildings left by the elves, and also found food and drinks from the garbage dump after the carnival.

Under the lush trees are endless bushes like high walls. These ordinary people have tried countless times, but they can't take a step into the forest. They can only count the remaining dry firewood and wood with sad faces, thinking about where to go. time to leave.

Occasionally, humans and dwarves emerge from the bushes, looking back at the high wall behind them in a daze. They use spells and swords to hit those seemingly fragile plants over and over again, watching their newly met elven friends come in and out without any hindrance. , and finally came to a shocking conclusion.

The territory of the elves has become a forbidden area. Countless protests flew into the meeting table of the Presbyterian Church in the Tower of Babel, and were gently thrown aside and turned a blind eye.

On the day after the Sears Forest was closed, a strange-looking guy came from the Dagda tribe near the blockade.

Whether in reality or in games, people in the world have many skin colors, but the skin color of this "person" obviously exceeds the laws of nature, and is more like the ghosts and zombies in some stories.

His gray-purple skin has a sheen that doesn't belong to the living. His short purple-brown hair is faintly tinged with deep red, which reminds people of Burgundy wine. His pale eyes are as gray as pansy, and his brows look like cats. Animal-like golden vertical pupils were looming.

The passers-by looked at the familiar pair of pointed ears and the short bow in her hand, and temporarily recognized that this girl was an elf, but they couldn't tell for the moment whether this was some kind of illness or some strange setting.

But the faint feeling of disgust of unknown origin after getting closer told them that this strange elf probably did not belong to their Dagda, nor did it belong to any of the elf tribes they were familiar with.

And along with the feeling of disgust, a certain fear and curiosity that lingered in their hearts also made these elves who noticed the strangeness choose to stay away from her, and did not spend any energy to drive her away.

This is actually a kind of coercion unique to high-ranking elves. It comes not only from Nian Nian's level, but also from the changes in her physique after being washed by two artifacts at the Morrigan Moon Spirit Spring, but she is not aware of it yet. .

"This feeling of being shunned by others is really uncomfortable. Isn't it too weird for me to be like this?" He complained to the people around him every year.

It's okay to be shunned, but the weird looks of these people looking at her from head to toe while hiding in the distance are still very depressing, especially when they are discussing in low voices whether they have been poisoned.

"This is also inevitable. If it was the first time I saw you, it would probably be difficult for me to take the initiative to approach you." Qi Youfeng understood other people's initial impressions of Nian Nian's new appearance.

"You think I'm ugly," Yan Yan laughed every year.

"The way you look now should be very suitable for long hair, slightly curly, and more enchanting." Qi Youfeng said seriously.

He had no objection to any appearance changes every year, but from an overall perspective, this unique appearance did not match her temperament, and her clothing and accessories were also a bit monotonous.

"Really?" Nian Nian pulled his hair.

"The color of your cloak can also be changed. The dark brown one is not suitable now. Maybe you can add more patterns and decorations, and the clothes can be made more mature and sexy. You can consider highlighting your body shape." Qi You Maple gave his advice very professionally.

"Then, leave it to you"

Nian Nian has not done any research on these, but he is still very confident in Qi Youfeng's vision.

"Of course. If I hadn't been running around these two days, I would have started preparing." Qi Youfeng happily agreed.

"Actually, I don't want to come to Dagda. After all, it is a big tribe with many people and many eyes."

Nian Nian paused, looked around, and pointed in a relatively remote direction: "Let's go there and have a look."

She came to Daghdad not to visit or be visited, but to find raw materials for making arrows.

"It's getting dark." Qi Youfeng looked up at the sky.

"Wait until it gets completely dark."

Nian Nian nodded and started walking along the isolation line formed by bushes.

"How about I wait for you here?" Qi Youfeng turned his eyes and looked at the sky outside the bushes.

"I'm afraid of scaring people and becoming the protagonist of a ghost story." Nian Nian curled his lips, saying that there were ordinary people over there, so don't make trouble with your appearance.

"But here," Qi Youfeng paused and changed his words, "you probably won't need too many materials."

"Not necessarily," Nian Nian stopped and looked at his feet with a satisfied smile, "I don't need that much."

The two of them sat under the tree and chatted softly about trivial matters. The topic was nothing more than dressing and eating. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was nonsense. However, the two of them enjoyed it and unknowingly waited until the moon was in the sky.

With the moonlight shining into the forest, Nian Nian stood up and walked slowly to the place she chose. Every step seemed to blend into the night.

Qi Youfeng has retreated five meters away, holding a knife in both hands and looking around warily, his eyes shining. The new "Mind Eye" skill has slightly improved his night vision, although it is not as good as that of the elves and dwarves. He is extremely talented, but he is much stronger than ordinary humans.

The chanting, which sounded like mosquitoes and flies, fell into the forest. A few minutes later, the sound of rattling skeletons was mixed in, and there were also subtle cracking sounds. Qi Youfeng turned back and saw the white layer on the ground. Something like frost.

After successfully changing jobs every year, he also learned how to make twin arrows of bone and blood.Similar to her villainous appearance, the raw materials required for these two types of arrows are not really benign and harmless.

Among them, bone arrows require the bones of dead bodies that have been buried deep in the ground for more than ten years. Every year, these bones whose souls are still alive must be called out from the earth, purified and shaped into arrows.

According to the production method instructions, purification is to let the soul leave the corpse and return to heaven and earth, so after purification, the corpse will turn into powder, which is easy to handle.

If you hadn't seen this explanation, if you just watched the process, what they did every year would be no different from robbing corpses, crushing bones and scattering ashes. This is why they chose to do it in the middle of the night.

The corpses of the elves after death would naturally dissipate into the heaven and earth. The bones being processed every year would only come from those alien races that had attacked Dagda. There was a high probability that they were human races. This relieved her psychological burden a lot. few.

Of course, in fact, except for Dagda, they could not find so many bones of people who died for several years anywhere else.

After another half hour, Qi Youfeng heard footsteps approaching, and before he could turn around, a soft and warm body pressed against his back.

"I'm tired." Qi Youfeng put away the knife, carried Nian Nian on his back, and wrapped Nian Nian around his waist.

"I'm lazy." Nian Nian muttered and yawned.

Maybe it was because she had been thinking too much recently, maybe it was because the mantra was too difficult to recite, and she was really a little tired.

"Where are you going?" Qi Youfeng turned his head slightly and asked.

"It's good to go anywhere."

Nian Nian replied casually, and was startled, suddenly feeling that this conversation was a bit familiar.

"Ah."

Qi Youfeng made a distinction and walked towards the direction where the sun was about to rise.

Nian Nian turned his head and looked at the impeccably real night sky above his head. He unconsciously clasped his hands and held his heartbeat in his arms.

Nian Nian held up his bow, put an ordinary wooden arrow on the string, and aimed it at the forehead of Fryb, the hell dog under the tree, but he hesitated to shoot.

This Cerberus is pitch black, has sharp claws, and stands as tall as a person. It has a bad temper, and spits fire every year when it is in estrus, which can easily cause forest fires. Therefore, the elves have the task of hunting Cerberus every year.

Nian Nian did not receive a hunting mission, but just happened to encounter one like this.

The stranger broke into the territory, and the Cerberus was as expected angered. It was staring at Qi Youfeng a few meters away, its mane stood up, and it made a suppressed guttural sound.

Qi Youfeng stood there, holding the cloud-patterned dog-leg knife in his right hand, staring at the hell dog without blinking, as if looking for the place to strike.

The hellhound finally couldn't hold it any longer, roared, and rushed towards Qi Youfeng.

Qi Youfeng's eyes flashed, and he swung his sword to slash at the moment when the hell dog was close. At the same time, he staggered to the side and back, barely avoiding the blood spurting out.

The head of the hellhound rolled to the ground with a grunt, and jumped from the tree every year. While it was hot, no, while the blood had not solidified, he collected it into the mold in his hand, and screamed in his ears. He solidified it into a bloody arrow.

There is a saying in the True God Temple where Simil is located that all living things in the world are composed of three parts: spirit and soul. The raw materials used for bone arrows are the bones of corpses with lingering spiritual resentment, but the materials used for blood arrows have nowhere to turn to when they die. soul.

To explain it in a more understandable way, it is the first drop of blood shed when a creature dies suddenly. The principle is probably to take away the blood when the creature has just died before the soul can react.

"I'm feeling more and more like a bad guy now."

Every year, he put the blood arrows in the mold into the quiver on his waist. There were already about twenty white bone arrows and nearly ten red blood arrows.

"The undead system is very common in various games and movies. Don't feel pressured." Qi Youfeng's reaction to this was average.

"There probably isn't such a realistic sense of immersion in other games."

I pinched the shaft of the blood arrow every year, but I really didn't like the greasy feel, and I didn't really like the wailing sound I heard when I captured the solidified soul.

"It's just some wild beasts that need to be cleaned up after all." Qi Youfeng comforted.

I can't kill people to make arrows every year, so I just drag Qi Youfeng all over the Feathers Forest to hunt down various ferocious beasts, and at the same time help Qi Youfeng become familiar with the application of new skills in actual combat.

"How does it feel? It looks like you are already familiar with this vision." Changing the subject every year.

"Fortunately, this is just a beast after all, and its attack method is relatively simple and easy to see." Qi Youfeng squatted down and looked at the fur of the Cerberus.

The new skill "Mind's Eye" is a visual enhancement that can restore the enemy's movements to the simplest line trajectories, and even has the effect of predicting the opponent's next move, allowing people to find the best response method in advance.

However, after this skill is activated, the user still needs to distinguish from the dynamic lines which ones are current and which ones are predictive, and find the entry points for defense and attack by themselves, which tests concentration and reaction.

Once he got used to and became familiar with this kind of visual enhancement, Qi Youfeng could already stand calmly on the spot, waiting for the enemy to show his weak point and then kill him with one blow without even getting a blood drop.

"Would you like to go to the Arena of Usher in a few days to practice?" Nian Nian suggested.

"You have time"

"The matters at the Art Festival have been left to Young Master Yan. I haven't thought about my next trip yet. It's better to listen to Engus and go to Usher City to find the Duke to inquire about the situation."

Nian Nian also squatted down and pointed at the limbs of the hell dog:

"This kind of creature can be considered to be related to natural magic elements. Its teeth and claws are good things. It also has natural flint in its throat. It is not afraid of water."

"Fur is not valuable." Qi Youfeng heard this and used the tip of his knife to separate the flesh and blood, and found the red round stone.

"I'm not sure, it seems to be quite warm," Nian Nian scratched his head and said, "Anyway, he died. Let's take it to Shi Sui to see."

"Okay, then stay away and I'll handle it." Qi Youfeng stood up and pulled Nian Nian up.

The two of them hunted down all kinds of ferocious beasts along the way, and based on the principle of making the best use of everything, they collected a lot of furs and teeth and bones. They planned to go to Sibeer as the last stop to find Shi Sui and provide him with some imported goods.

"Speaking of which, there's something I've always been curious about, but I didn't dare to ask Engus." Nian Nian took a few steps back and sat under a tree to enjoy the cool air.

"Let me guess," Qi Youfeng changed to an ordinary knife to peel the skin without looking up, "it's about the three brothers."

"Yes, I didn't realize it when Simil told me. Why are these three brothers? Or half-brothers?" Nian Nian held his chin and frowned in thought.

"This shows that in addition to asexual reproduction, your elves can also give birth to live babies." Qi Youfeng concluded.

"This is the weird part. It's just that mixed bloods are viviparous. How come pure bloods can also be viviparous?" Nian Nian couldn't understand it.

"Won't the native elves here have children after they get married?"

Qi Youfeng paused for a moment, and was occupied by some ridiculous idea, but he quickly returned to his original state.

This must not work, otherwise he would be too selfish.

"I've never heard of it," Nian Nian shook his head. "I asked Alexander, and he had never heard of such a precedent."

Perhaps it is precisely because of this setting of asexual reproduction that despite the consistent concern for fellow racers and young children, individual interpersonal relationships in elven society are more casual and distant, and actions like Dion's will not attract any attention. .

In other words, elves love the Forest of Emers and the elves, but they don’t necessarily care about the individual elves in front of them.

"There is a high probability that this is some unknown secret. Maybe they are not really blood-related brothers."

Since Alexander, a research geek, has never heard of it, Qi Youfeng has reason to believe that there must be something hidden in it.

"So," Nian Nian tilted his head and swayed on the spot, "I'm really not sure whether it's a good idea to go to Usher City to find the Duke."

"Since Engusdu suggested this, I can't just go."

This is also considered a task step. It can be delayed for some time, but it can't be bypassed.

"I want to find out what the secret is first, and then think about how to talk to the Duke," Nian Nian sighed, "otherwise, I don't have any cards in my hand, and I really don't dare to go to the Duke to find out the information."

"This is indeed more comprehensive, but," Qi Youfeng has already skinned the hell dog and is doing simple salting, "where do you plan to start?"

Nian Nian hugged his knees, looked up at the sky for a while, and then made up his mind:

"I want to go to the Tower of Babel Presbyterian Church and ask Adam to come out and talk."

"He is in the Tower of Babel" Qi Youfeng looked at her.If you go to find Adam, you are still checking the divination. This is already directly digging for spoilers.

"But I don't think I should go to him for an interview," Nian Nian continued. "That guy's understanding of human expressions and psychology is terrible."

"Super artificial intelligence"

Qi Youfeng had never seen this Adam, whether he was the original Nine-Colored Immortal Deer or the later National Master.

"It's still an artificial intelligence that doesn't like humans very much." Nian Nian added.

"Artificial intelligence won't have such feelings as whether it likes or dislikes it. It just needs to be obedient."

Qi Youfeng felt that Nian Nian was overthinking.

Nian Nian remained silent and said after a while: "It's really hard to say."

"It's too fantasy," Qi Youfeng said in surprise.

Nian Nian pointed at himself and smiled bitterly: "Don't you think my way of existence is more fantasy?"

To put it bluntly, the current years are just data with feelings and self-awareness, and these feelings and self-awareness have actually been separated from the original source.

"For people thousands of years ago, cars, planes and space travel were all fantasy." Nianyan sighed.

The separation of her and Simil from the real world means that the technology related to human thinking and nerves has grown to a certain singularity, and explosive breakthroughs will occur at any time. Will this also mean that the field of artificial intelligence will become a breakthrough? No one can predict the breakthrough.

"If that's the case," Qi Youfeng instinctively disliked this discussion, which meant a miracle beyond his reach, "you'd better avoid direct contact with Adam as much as possible. It's better to investigate from another angle."

"Um"

"Since he is a mixed race, why not check out the human father of the Duke."

"This is also very difficult, it's like finding a needle in a haystack, and judging from the background settings in the game, it was all hundreds of years ago." Niannian was discouraged.

The lifespan of the elves is extended as their strength increases. Judging from the strength of Engus and Midir, every year it seems that these two people can live for tens of millions of years.

"Duke is a title. You can check it from the noble family lineage. For example, whether the city of Usher was once run by a noble family." Qi Youfeng further analyzed.

"The Nobles of Usher"

Nian Nian was thoughtful, and suddenly slapped his forehead, his eyes lit up, and he looked at Qi Youfeng in surprise:

"Agate, the dean of the Agate Temple Academy, his greatest achievement was to destroy a territory, and the capital of that territory was the City of Usher."

"Maybe he knows"

"Not only did he know, he was also one of the parties involved."

Nian Nian rolled and crawled away, looking at the "person" coming out from behind the tree, with an embarrassed look on his face.

This is also a party involved.

Hiding behind Qi Youfeng every year, he squeezed out an expression that could barely be called a smile:

"Your Excellency, you are still well"lv