The Trial Game of Life

Tang Cuo rescued Aunt Anna in time, but unfortunately, Mr. Gilbert had been killed at home.When Tang Cuo found him, he collapsed on the chair in the living room, holding the jug as if he was asleep. There was no wound on his body, and he even had a smile on his face.

He died from a mental magic attack. The only good news is that he was drunk before his death. The death process was very short and he didn't suffer any pain.He may even die without knowing what happened outside, just immersed in his own dream and never wake up again.

The death of the target person is a very tricky thing, and Mr. Gilbert should have just returned to the Moon Hidden Kingdom today. After returning, he drank at home, and the number of people he had contact with was infinitely close to zero.

Who would know what kind of return gift he had prepared for Cecilia?

Tang Cuo asked Aunt Anna with the mentality of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor, and he got a disappointing answer.Fortunately, Aunt Anna brought her return gift with her, and when Tang Cuo mentioned Cecilia, she readily handed it to Tang Cuo and entrusted him to pass it on.

It was a handkerchief, which was embroidered by Aunt Anna herself. It is said that it was made according to the new style of the Hundred Flowers Kingdom, and the needle and thread were all scented with flowers.

Looking at the task panel, the progress bar for the side quest has changed to "To Cecilia (1/3)", and there are two left.Tang Cuo first took the letter that Mr. Gilbert brought back for Cecilia, and the progress bar did not change. It can be seen that the letter is not considered as a return gift, and Mr. Gilbert has prepared other things.

Tang Cuo checked the corpse first, and then rummaged through all the goods on the carriage. He found bracelets, hair flowers, cloth, and various decorations, but none of them could touch the progress bar.

The task is stuck here, deadlocked.Louis XIV was curious about Tang Cuo's behavior, and even relaxed his soul attack on Tang Cuo because of this, asking: "What are you looking for?"

Tang Cuo: "A gift."

"It's still for Cecilia?" Louis XIV's voice was full of doubts, "It's unreasonable. Under the current situation, you can't even guarantee their lives, why waste time looking for them? A gift?"

Tang Cuo: "You don't understand even if I tell you."

Louis XIV: "Oh?"

Tang Cuo: "No one in Sicily will understand. This involves a secret, a secret about the truth of the world."

But how could a gift for an ordinary bakery girl have anything to do with the reality of the world?In Louis XIV's view, what Tang Cuo said was too deceitful.But Tang Cuo was born with a convincing face, which is extremely deceptive. Even if it is replaced by Theodore's face now, his steady tone and consistent expression can still make people feel——he No lie.

More importantly, Tang Cuo did not lie. The return gift to Cecilia was related to a side mission, and the side mission pointed to the dungeon, which represented the existence of Eternal Night City.

What is Eternal Night City?

is the reality of the world.

No matter how clever Louis XIV was, it was impossible for him to guess that the world he lived in was just a dungeon, and he was just an NPC in a dungeon.He was puzzled by Tang Cuo's words and asked, "Do you think this will attract my attention and buy you time?"

Tang Cuo: "I really intend to do so."

Louis XIV was once again surprised by Tang Cuo's straightforwardness. He suddenly discovered that this child was very different from the orthodox descendant of the White Knight family he had imagined.

Then Tang Cuo said again: "Whether you want to take the bait or not, it's up to you."

There was a chuckle, but Louis XIV did not answer.

Tang Cuo kept walking, relying on his detective instincts, he quickly searched for clues that might be useful in Mr. Gilbert's house.Seeing that he was looking for it so earnestly, Louis XIV couldn't help believing it, and asked, "That man is dead, do you think you can still find it?"

can.

Tang Cuo is sure.This is not because he is too confident in himself, but a judgment based on facts.Judging from the temperature and stiffness of the corpse, Mr. Gilbert had been dead for a while, before Tang Cuo triggered the side mission.

No matter how strict Eternal Night City is, it will not arrange impossible tasks for players, so Gilbert's death may make the task more difficult, but it will never block the way to clear the level.

There must be some other clue pointing to Gilbert's return gift.

Huangtian paid off, Tang Cuo returned to the carriage, and finally found a clue in the carriage.

Although Mr. Gilbert claims to have a caravan, he is actually the only one in the team. After he leaves the Moon Hidden Country and arrives in France, he will hire a few experienced helpers to accompany him to buy goods everywhere.Tang Cuo asked Aunt Anna, and she also confirmed this, and explained that Mr. Gilbert came back alone every time.

But in this carriage, apart from the traces left by Mr. Gilbert and the traces left by Aunt Anna just now, there is also something belonging to a third person.

A piece of rag was stuck in the seam of the seat. The rag was very small, and there were a few silk threads on the top of the cloth, as if the hem of the clothes was accidentally stuck in the gap when people were sitting here, and it was accidentally torn when standing up. .The rag left a 'fresh' mark, but the rag did not belong to Mr Gilbert, his clothes were in good condition and the fabric did not match.

Mr. Gilbert is relatively wealthy, and the clothes he usually wears are of good material, but this cloth seems more suitable for a long-term laborer, a wandering bounty hunter?

Anyhow, someone came back with Mr. Gilbert.No matter who he is, he must have communicated with Mr. Gilbert along the way, and he may know what gift Mr. Gilbert prepared for Cecilia.

The question now is where to find him.

Another question is, why hasn't Jin Cheng found him yet? Didn't the Ivy League members report their whereabouts?

At this time, Jin Cheng had already received information about Tang Cuo's whereabouts, but he couldn't get away.Previously, after learning of the existence of the underground palace, he immediately sent people to check for other entrances to the palace that might exist. As a result, the ones in the city were not found, but the ones outside the city were found.

After the alarm bell in the city sounded, all the city gates in the hidden moon kingdom were closed. Ten minutes ago, a member of the Ivy League came from the desert with injuries and knocked on the city gate.

About ten miles away from the city, in the vast yellow sand, there is also an entrance to an underground palace.The people who opened the entrance were members of the Rose Sect, but when they entered, they happened to be discovered by a wave of Ivy League reinforcements from the Principality of Farland.

There was a fierce fight between the two sides, and people from the Ivy League chased each other into the underground palace, only one person was left to report.

"You mean officiant in white?" Jin Cheng frowned.

"That's right, it's definitely wearing a white robe. It's just that he has been protected from making a move, so I can't tell how strong he is."

"Principality of France, is Celtic there?" Jin Cheng asked again.

"Yes, he went in too!" The visitor was a little excited.Sure enough, Celtic didn't lie to him, he knew Lancelot.And the appearance of the old acquaintance Celtic also made Jin Cheng guess that this might be their teammate.

If Chi Yan is Buzz, excluding him and Leng Miao, the last one left is Rong Yi.With Rong Yi facing off against the officiant in white, the situation might not be so bad.

But now there are too many people in the underground palace, and the appearance of multiple entrances makes it no longer safe, and there are so many children inside.

The most important problem is that there are not many people on the ground.A large number of Rose Sects poured in, and the appearance of the underground palace cut the battlefield into two parts, one above the ground and the other underground. If you want to take care of both ends, you will often fall completely.

At this moment, Jin Cheng had already stood on the tallest bell tower in the city, leaning on the railing to look at the entire Moon Hermit Kingdom.He frowned, quickly weighing the pros and cons, and couldn't help thinking of the king's face again in his mind.The king's earnest words were still ringing in his ears, and Jin Cheng asked himself whether he could achieve his expectations.

Under the premise of knowing that the Kingdom of the Moon Hidden is bound to fall, do you still want to pursue that sliver of hope?

He looked up at the sky, and the sun was shining brightly.

"Pass it on: assign some people to support the underground palace, keep the children, and keep hope." Jin Cheng finally made a decision. The whole process only took half a minute, but his voice was unusually dignified.

"Those who remain on the ground, please hold your sword tightly and prepare to die. For hope, for all justice and justice, for all hot blood and brave hearts, fight to the death."

"From now on, everyone must strictly follow my schedule."

"Continue to investigate the entrance of the underground palace, completely block it, and ensure that the Rose Sect will no longer infiltrate the underground..."

"..."

Orders were issued from Jin Cheng's mouth, quickly but not chaotically, and finally he reiterated, "Theodore is our loyal ally, if you encounter him, we will fully cooperate with his actions."

After finishing speaking, Jin Cheng looked at the guard behind him, "Who is guarding the Well of Time now?"

The guard looked dignified, "It's His Majesty the King."

Jin Cheng stretched out his hand, "Bring me the flag."

The guard understood, and immediately took the silver moon flag representing the royal family and the entire hidden moon kingdom from the side, and handed it to Jin Cheng.Jin Cheng took the flag, quickly flipped over the railing, and planted the flag on the top of the tall bell tower.

This is the highest place in the entire Moon Hidden Kingdom, the whistling wind blows away the blue flag, and a silver moon rises under the hottest sunlight.Jin Cheng stared into the distance and shouted, "Ring the bell!"

The guard got the order, held the hanging bell hammer with both hands, gritted his teeth, and tried his best——

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

This is the clock of wartime.Different from the previous bell, it rang three times in a row, which represented the signal for a decisive battle.One to tell the gods, one to comfort all living beings, and one to respect oneself.

Under the sound of the bell, all the people in the hidden moon country raised their heads, and even ordinary people who had been hiding poked their heads out of their hiding places.Of course Tang Cuo heard it too. He looked at the flag fluttering in the wind in the distance, and the person standing beside the flag, and probably understood his determination.

He was serious.

Tang Cuo actually hesitated.

He originally wanted to continue to take the villain route, pretending that Louis XIV had been resurrected on him, infiltrate the Rosary, and disintegrate them from the inside.This is a group of fanatical believers, and the words of Louis XIV must become the golden rule.

But just when Tang Cuo was about to take action, he thought of the first ring "The Death of a Poet", when he cracked the magic of the Well of Time and saw the real scene.

Lancelot was lying in the coffin, and Theodore also died in battle. The pure white rose bloomed from his heart, and it bloomed all over the hidden moon country.

This is a true knight who sacrificed his young life to resist evil.He is brave and resolute, just like the martyrs of the White Knight family generation after generation, he upholds the oldest code of chivalry without turning or looking back until he dies.

The honor of the knights they have guarded for generations should not be destroyed by Tang Cuo.If it was Tang Cuo himself, he would not be afraid of anyone's criticism, nor would he care what others thought of him, but now he is using Theodore's body, even if it is just a copy character.

Theodore is undoubtedly a hero. Tang Cuo has no hero complex, but he doesn't want the hero to be wronged, he doesn't like it.Tang Cuo also has no way to guarantee that he can finally clear his grievances after using Theodore's identity to rebel. This consequence is uncontrollable.

Then change another method, even if this method may require more effort, even if this is just a copy.

In this world, true and false, right and wrong, nothing is certain.Some people seek to survive while others prefer to die rather than surrender. It's just that the choices are different.

The beating heart told Tang Cuo to stick to your choice at the moment.

Louis XIV was quite touched, saying: "After so many years, nothing has changed. It was the same back then. They tried to kill me one after another, as if death had become the supreme glory. But most of them Most, no one will remember their names."

Tang Cuo: "But there are also some people who don't want others to remember his name, and hope that their lives will disappear like a gust of wind, and no one will feel sad."

"Oh? Is there such a person?"

"Of course there is."

Tang Cuo will always remember the words in Baz's suicide note: I hope only the wind will know the news of my death.

"You don't understand, Louis XIV, just like you don't understand what the reality of this world is." Tang Cuo looked straight ahead, where another enemy appeared at the end of the long street.

He drew his sword again, and told him as he rushed out——

"Don't understand, don't talk about it."

At the same time, at the Well of Time.Facing the sound of bells, the silver-armored guards blocked the entrance of the main hall, forming an iron gate with flesh and blood, stopping the Rose Sect's attack.

A great knight hurried back and knelt down in front of the king, "Your Majesty, the bell has rung, please evacuate immediately! The Kingdom of Moon Hidden cannot live without its king, please leave this place to your loyal knight. We I will do my best until the last moment of my life."

"No, my dear George, my knight, my subject, my friend." The king had put on his armor and taken up his sword.He put his hand on the knight's shoulder, and when the knight looked up, he saw the king smiling, looking at him with the gentle eyes of an elder as before, and saying:

"Since I am the king of Yueyin, I should protect my people. The ancestors have guarded this place for generations. Even if the gods abandoned it, even if the entire Sicilian continent abandoned it, they did not leave. How can I leave alone? "

"But Your Majesty—"

"Maybe God has really abandoned us. We pray day and night, but we can't get a trace of mercy. But George, we can't give up on ourselves."

While talking, another group of soldiers came in through the small door at the back, carrying a coffin in their hands.The knight was astonished, because the standard of the coffin was standard for the royal family.

This is the coffin prepared by His Majesty the King for himself.

The king tightened his grip on the sword at his waist and asked him, "George, do you know what this means?"

Cavalier George's throat was blocked and he couldn't speak.The king suppressed the gentle smile on his face, drew out his sword, and pointed at the gate where the fierce battle was taking place, "This means: fight to the death, never retreat."