Something's wrong with my undead

Chapter 464 I Can’t Come for Nothing

"I want to know where you got the news."

In the Whispering Wind Temple, Tielemans looked at Her Royal Highness the Princess with a serious expression.

Although the other person exuded an aura that made people want to worship him, she still had to take this issue seriously.

Since the outbreak of the void disaster, roars like those of some giant beast have been heard from the inside of the holy mountain three times.

The sound continued all night long, pouring out from every eye of the storm, filling people with fear.

Although the Government Affairs Office had already explained away the issue by saying that "the howling was caused by abnormal air flow fluctuations," the top executives at Ventus were aware that some unusual movement had occurred inside the mountain.

They blocked the news and swore to the supernatural power that they would not leak the matter before the truth was revealed. However, they did not expect that it would be revealed by a princess from a distant place.

"I said, it was the mountain wind that sent the distress signal."

Renee said calmly, "You should have noticed the changes that have taken place in me. I received help from a powerful nature spirit in the city of Nibra and became a psychic. Just as the fairy tales we grew up listening to, whispers in the wind are stories sent far away. In fact, nature spirits do rely on the continuous wind to convey messages to each other."

What she said was half true.

Events like the fall of Quilkus did spread to various places, but that was a major event of the Zumu level, and it was just a simple piece of death news.

As for everything on Mount Putuo, it cannot be explained in a few words.

And there is indeed a powerful nature spirit in the local area.

Like tree spirits like Berio, the spirit of Mount Putuo is called Saksu, a soul born in the heart of a mountain. Its intellect perfectly matches the characteristics of rock - heavy and slow.

To put it simply, my brain isn't very sharp and my reactions are very - slow.

This is a double-edged sword.

The downside is that over the long years, its intelligence level has been growing very slowly because it is slow to accept and provide feedback.

To make an analogy, the airflow observed by the first silver elves who settled here was actually the "snot bubbles" of a mountain when it breathes.

Therefore, it does not dissipate, but wraps around the mountain in the form of turbulence.

Most of the time, Saksu slept.

And here lies the benefit.

Even if the withering spreads, even if the will in the wind nags in its ears all day long, it just won't listen.

Don't listen to good things, and don't listen to bad things.

Logically speaking, Saksu's resistance is enough to last until the world is destroyed without his sanity being eroded.

But the arrival of the void disaster accelerated all this.

The sluggish Saksu was a delicious meal in the eyes of the strange beast. Although it could not be bitten, the surface mental power could be eaten away because it was sleeping.

The collection of these chaotic desires divided and devoured Saksu's surface mental power, and without awakening it, used some unusual movements to cause fear among the local silver elves.

Like right now.

Next, there will be more and more unusual movements, suspicion will spread, and they will lead us.

When the conflict escalates to a critical point, it will evolve into dissatisfaction.

They would think that the mountain had abandoned them, and fear and alienation would turn into hostility and seep into the wind, awakening the sleeping Saksu.

Although it is a stone, it has become accustomed to these little guys living on it over the long past.

As a nature spirit with basic intelligence, when it senses the hostility of the elves in the wind, even though it has a slow mind, it will immediately feel betrayed, wronged and confused.

Even if there is only a slight trace, it is enough for the strange beasts to take advantage and sneak in.

They do not require a drastic change in Saksu's attitude. They only need a tiny initial velocity to roll it down the hill like a snowball, accelerating and sliding continuously until this huge inertia crushes all rationality into powder.

By that time, even if someone wanted to coordinate, it would be too late.

...

Tillemans showed a hint of hesitation in response to Renee's answer.

But then Renee said, "Maybe you should ask the person next to me."

"The one next to you?"

The Windtalkers looked at Mr. Sa.

"Isn't this a magic puppet made to look like a skeleton?"

Mr. Sa: "Do I look like a puppet to you?"

"You...you can talk?"

To Tillemans's shock, the translucent green longbow took shape almost instantly in her hands.

But Mr. Sa is faster than her!
As he typed these words, he foresaw that the other party would be like a frightened bird.

He did not fully raise the bow, but just raised his hand symbolically and shot an energy arrow that brushed against the back of Tielemans' hand.

Whoosh!
The arrow penetrated the carpet fifteen meters behind the Wind Talker, but did not cause any damage. Instead, it was directly decomposed into the most basic wind element particles, activating the mechanism there.

A column of wind appeared out of nowhere and overturned a piece of tarpaulin on the dome that was disguised as a ceiling.

Light fell in from the cave entrance and illuminated the Windtalker's shocked face.

This…this was supposed to be her escape route!

According to the procedure, she jumped there after the meeting, and then was lifted up by the wind column and sent to the outside of the temple, and then summoned the guards to trap the enemy in the temple...

She stared at Mr. Sa’s skull and the ball of green soul fire.

She felt the agile and flowing wind from it.

"Are you trying to say that this is a high-ranking son of the wind who left Ventus and knew me very well? Who turned him into this blasphemous state!?"

"No, dear Tillemans."

Renee shook her head. "Although his identity is still unknown, he cannot be a certain Son of Wind. Unless you believe that there is a Son of Wind whose name you cannot name who has mastered a "gorgeous performance" far beyond yours."

"You mean he—a Skeleton Ranger—can also use Spectacular?"

Tillemans narrowed her eyes slightly, with a hint of anger.

If the other party wasn't of noble status, she would have started to chase him away.

The magnificent performance is the signature combat skill of the Son of Wind, and it can only be used with the high recognition of the wind element.

And such talented rangers, without exception, eventually became Windtalkers.

So Renee was saying that someone had desecrated the bodies of past Windtalkers and was traveling with her.

This is disrespectful to Windtalkers!

Not even the princess!

——This girl is really stubborn.

Mr. Sa couldn't help but complain.

He regretted not bringing a brother with him. There were so many problems to deal with on a mission like this alone.

"If you don't believe me, I can show you."

"But if we don't want to ruin your 120th birthday present, we'd better move to another place."

After these two sentences, Tillemans's expression changed again.

The carpet under her feet was a gift her father brought from Daomu City when she was 120 years old.

However, due to the tense relationship between the Mercury Royal Family and the Council of Elders at the time, this matter was considered a taboo, so few people knew about it.

Could it be that this skeleton is really...

She leaned over the blanket and touched it gently, pulling it away, revealing the smooth big-leaf beech floor.

"If you have any tricks, show them here. Don't try to delay us!"

——Okay, okay!

President Sa activated ST right on the spot, and the turquoise wind immediately filled his whole body, like flowing thorns, emerging from his dark green military uniform.

Although Tillemans's eyes were serious, she was still not convinced.

The magnificent performance cannot be judged by the naked eye, but also depends on whether he can get the help of the wind...

President Sa slowly raised the European Emperor Bow and pulled out a dragon tooth arrow.

Watching the green color slowly creeping up the special arrow, Tielemans frowned.

——This is really a scam, isn’t it, wasting time on such a grand performance?
However, the next second, Mr. Sa suddenly turned over and jumped into the air!

hum!
A dull sound was heard!
The dragon tooth arrow shot out of the bowstring was like a green sword, carrying with it a high-speed fluctuating airflow and piercing fiercely into the smooth floor.

His movements were so fast that Tillemans had no time to stop him. She could only watch as the spiral energy plowed a deep dent in the floor!

A big hole was dug in the thick floor protected by magic!
The flying wood chips were crushed into powder before they could spread, spreading like smoke.

However, this is not the end.

The arrow did not completely penetrate the floor, but was pulled back by a force connected to Mr. Sa!
The force was like an umbilical cord, pulling the arrow back quickly and shooting it out again quickly.

This time, countless tiny streams of light accompanied the dragon tooth arrow. The airflow around the latter was like a low dragon roar, once again leaving a mess on the ground.

Then, it was pulled back just before it penetrated completely.

Once, twice...

In the eyes of Tillemans who was so shocked that she couldn't speak, the opponent destroyed the floor in a show-off manner.

But the dragon tooth arrow never hit the ground head on...

——The main reason is that Mr. Sa is reluctant to let go.

Suddenly, the wind stopped.

It’s not that Mr. Sa has run out of energy, but that he repeatedly pulled the floor with his recycling arrows, and finally successfully drew a symbol that the natives could not understand.

A big “拆” written in a circle.

...

When Patrick and his men hurried to the Whispering Wind Temple, Tillemans was leaving with two guests.

"grown ups."

The diligent captain of the guard had a serious look on his face:
"We just detected a sharp elemental fluctuation coming from the direction of the Wind Whispering Temple." "Oh, I have gained some insights into combat skills with the help of Your Highness. I am sorry to have troubled you."

"That's good……"

Patrick breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Renee gratefully.

"I praise your generosity, my gracious Highness."

"Bless you too, Sir Patrick."

Renee responded with a smile that was as warm as spring breeze.

Patrick was about to leave when he was stopped.

"By the way, Captain Patrick, I plan to go to the mountain valley with you, and I would like you to help me prepare some outdoor camping supplies, especially... barbecue utensils."

There was something a little unnatural about Tillemans's expression as she spoke.

But after she finished speaking, the unnaturalness shifted to Patrick's face.

Although he was puzzled as to why the Lord wanted to take the princess to the mountains for a camping trip and even prepare barbecue seasoning...

But being loyal and smart, he didn't ask any more questions.

Just as he didn't ask why the elemental fluctuations were so strange.

He immediately took the order and left.

After sending the other person away, Tillemans looked at President Sa again.

"Can you tell me your identity now?"

Mr. Sa: “I don’t know.”

Tillemans seemed to be angry and laughed: "This joke is not funny!"

She said seriously again, "A ranger who is so doted on by the wind element cannot be an unknown person."

"But I really don't know. You can go to McCalla to ask about my background and buy some big-leaf beech to repair your floor. You can get a discount if you mention my name."

Tillemans raised an eyebrow: "So this is your purpose? To trick me into leaving Ventus?"

"No, it should be said that this is an opportunity." Renee took over the conversation and said, "Your many doubts can be solved in McCala, and helping you simply deal with the crisis here is just an advance payment. As for how to really solve the problem, the answer can only be found in McCala.

“Or to put it another way, we are here to show you the problem. We do not have the ability to truly solve it.”

Tielemans looked carefully at the princess in front of her, who seemed both familiar and unfamiliar. For a moment, she suspected that she was being controlled by someone.

"I don't understand, what good will this do for you? I want to ask, are you still the prince I know?"

"Of course, dear Tillemanth." Renee smiled and said, "Helping you is helping myself. If I help you solve the troubles in the valley, will you still support my brothers in the future?"

Moreover, if I ask you to go back alone, it will be equivalent to 5000 contribution points, which can greatly alleviate my financial crisis!
A princess who was deeply in debt cried out in her heart.

If she didn't just know him and he was the only person nearby who was suitable to be invited, she really wanted to invite a few more at once to pay back all the contribution points she owed to McCala.

After going through the turmoil in Nibra City, she was surprised to find that her debt not only did not decrease, but increased!

The reason is very simple. Things are completely different from what Heine said. Those energy stones were not transported back to Macara, but supplied to Berio.

At the same time, the refugees near the Fog Valley were not taken back to the Green Leaf Court to settle down, but were also settled in the city of Nibra...

Although this move made it seem that Macara and the elves were a community of interests, Renee's own debt problem became more and more serious.

But her words made Tillemans feel a little relieved.

Compared to a seemingly costless favor, an open transaction is easier to accept.

"Okay, I'll wait and see."

...

After a brief preparation, the three of them each rode a flying bird and left Venus, sinking into the depression at the top of the mountain.

Even though it was broad daylight outside, it was still very dark in the valley without sunlight.

This is one of the rare windless places on the mountain, and there is almost no prey here, so the Sons of Wind rarely appear here.

When the first unusual movement occurred, Tillemans also led people to investigate here, but found nothing.

She was very curious about how this senior, who was suspected to be a powerful wind talker, could "awaken" the mountain.

Mr. Sa's brilliant feather led the way in front, and the faint glow seemed like a mark.

He was not flying fast, but was flying very low, as if he was scraping the grass, and his route was strange, so strange that Tillemans couldn't figure out what he was doing.

Mr. Sa was too lazy to explain, because even if he explained, the other party might not understand.

Hidden here are two rare rock elemental beasts, which can be either elemental creatures or beasts.

One is level three, the other is level four, and without exception, they are both good at hiding.

So even if he said he was here to catch the baby, this powerful wind talker might not believe it.

You are a level 6 ranger who can also be a ST. Do you need two combat pets like these that are useless except for looking good?
Yes, of course.

What do you know, you iron-fisted slave?
As a lone wolf, Tielemans doesn't catch babies. In the words of players, he is a "iron-blooded strength party."

Moreover, before portable animal pens were invented, only the Wind Speaker's ancestral Wind Calling Seal Ring could be used as a mobile animal pen.

Isn't it a complete waste for her to wear this ring?
Now that we are here, we naturally have to find ways to get more benefits.

Huiyu and Xiaoxiaosa can’t always share a house with Alpha, they need to have a house of their own!
Besides, before Brother Wei went to the north this time, he let Xiao Xiao Sa return to his soul fire. If he didn't release it, his skull would be in danger of being lost.

Suddenly, Mr. Sa discovered a faint blue color hidden among the dim rock layers, and immediately patted Huiyu's head.

——Dive!
Huiyu folded his wings and dived fiercely downwards.

A line of words floated into the eyes of the two ladies.

"Don't come."

Tillemans frowned slightly, and told her and Renee's mounts to slow down and circle in a small area in the air.

A few minutes later, Mr. Sa came back.

On his shoulder sat a night owl as crystal as a sapphire. Its entire body was a faint blue, with its tail drooping like a slender crystal cluster and its eyes sparkling.

"What a beautiful beast." Leni exclaimed: "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have thought it was a phantom blue crystal sculpture!"

Even though Tillemans was not sensitive to decorations, she felt the impact of beauty at this moment.

But then her brows furrowed even more: "What does this have to do with the purpose of our trip? This monster doesn't seem to be even at level four, right?"

"You claim to have been patrolling here for so long, have you ever spotted it?"

President Sa stroked Quiul's stiff feathers and said proudly.

It's a pity that he has no expression, so his villainous face cannot be fully revealed.

Tillemans choked.

I don’t think I’ve ever discovered it…

This does suggest that their investigation was perfunctory.

"I'm sorry, I didn't think of that." She couldn't help but reflect.

"It's alright, just use your Windcaller Signet to collect it."

"Me?" Tillemans hesitated. "But isn't this the beast you tamed?"

"I didn't tame it, I just soothed it."

President Sa made a gesture and let the beast named Quiul fly over by itself.

The blessing of high character level and high skill level is convenience.

Even though his battle pet spot is currently occupied by Huiyu, he can still make low-level monsters follow his instructions and perform actions, instead of having to coax one and anger another as before, like a scumbag with a harem.

Tillemans put the beautiful beast into the ring and frowned even more.

She was not a fool, so she naturally understood what this meant.

So her mood was complicated.

She used to think that indulging in the "pleasure" of communicating with wild beasts would hinder her from mastering combat skills.

But the other party's animal taming skills actually challenged her common sense...

Could this be genius?

Mr. Windtalker Tillemans, who has always been a winner in life, has now suffered a Waterloo in life.

She even began to doubt whether what she had done in the past was right or wrong.

Half an hour later, Huiyu and the other two landed in an open space.

If it were up to Tillemans, she wouldn’t even be able to mark this corner on a map.

This leads to a deeper, darker downward path, as if it had sunk into the mountain.

There were towering rock walls all around and the top was blocked by the shade of trees. God knows how the other party discovered it.

Could it be that his eagle eye skills are far superior to mine?

No, she didn't even notice the fluctuations of the Eagle Eye Technique just now...

and many more!

Could it be that when the Eagle Eye Technique is practiced to the highest level, there would be no fluctuations at all?

Tillemans's heart was in turmoil again, with mixed feelings, just like the barbecue ingredients she brought.

"It's time to start. Let's grill here."

After moving a flat stone slab, Mr. Sa said this.

Tillemans had given up thinking and was just following orders mechanically.

When a tiny flame rose up and drove away the darkness around her, she asked as a matter of routine:

“Will this help us communicate with the Holy Mountain?”

"This will help me catch Destilak."

(End of this chapter)