kvmb Chapter 240 Desert 2
Chapter 240 Desert 2
Upon entering the house, the group sat very properly on the chairs, without looking around.
Cheng Jiu sat down in the main seat of the room, his curious gaze sweeping over the group. An awkward atmosphere silently spread throughout the room.
Finally, the dwarf broke the awkward silence: "Kind human lady, please allow me to introduce my teammates."
The remaining five men and three women in the opposing team are Xiong Lei from the Bear Clan, who is also the main attacker; Yi Tu Yi Hong from the Longwing Clan, who is extremely skilled in archery; and Dun Gu from the Shield Armor Clan, who is skilled in defense.
Shadow Three, from the Shadow Clan, and Guang Qing, from the Light Clan, are siblings. One is the team's infiltrator, and the other is the team's rare healer.
They are a hybrid of the Light Clan and the Shadow Clan, except that one inherited their father's race and the other inherited their mother's race.
The remaining two sisters both come from the Flame Blessing Clan. One is a Flame Warrior with high strength and high burst damage, and the other is a Blessing Warrior who can enchant weapons.
Ten people met by chance, and the members of the group were more or less related by blood. After some discussion, they specially formed this caravan.
The dwarves are one of the most powerful races on the continent, and Buto and Bru even have noble titles and enjoy special privileges in many countries, so they naturally became the leaders of this caravan.
This desert is a vital passage to many small countries, so even though the environment here is harsh, there is never a shortage of caravans coming and going.
According to the dwarves, if they could return safely to the capital this time and sell their goods at a high price, they would earn at least one million kasikin.
The common currency on this continent is Kasi. In addition to gold, there are also copper and silver. The exchange rate is 1,000 Kasi copper can be exchanged for 1 Kasi silver, 100 Kasi silver can be exchanged for 1 Kasi gold, and 10 Kasi gold is enough for the monthly expenses of an ordinary resident living in the royal city.
Those are ordinary residents of the royal city. In remote areas, one Kasikin can be equivalent to a year's expenses.
So one million is quite a lot.
More than they were curious about Cheng Jiu's origins, the dwarves were curious about him.
Cheng Jiu had previously learned from the White Dragon Sword and the Queen that the person behind the trials had set up, and he had told the locals that it wasn't a secret, so he told them openly.
"You said you're an outsider undergoing trials?"
Those present looked at Cheng Jiu with extremely complicated expressions.
Looking at their expressions, Cheng Jiu suddenly sensed something was amiss and hesitated slightly before asking, "W-what's wrong?"
Bru looked pleadingly at her father, and not only him, but everyone else also looked at the captain. Bhuto took a deep breath: "You are a kind lady, please rest assured, our caravan will absolutely not reveal this news!"
With the captain's statement, Blue breathed a sigh of relief. The others exchanged glances and silently supported their captain's decision: "We won't tell anyone!"
Why do you all look at me like that? What happened? Why can't you tell me?
Cheng Jiu pressed for an answer, feeling for some reason that if she couldn't get a clear answer to this question, her trial would be quite troublesome.
“Kind lady, please allow me to explain!” Bhutto had a good impression of Cheng Jiu, mainly because he felt that Cheng Jiu was not the kind of bad person.
It turns out that this involves a rather melodramatic story. Ten thousand years before Cheng Jiu arrived, young geniuses who had passed the first four trials would often enter this world.
These young geniuses, like Cheng Jiu, were cultivators, and they came from a great world. Seeing that the people here did not cultivate immortality, had no spirit, and had no cultivation, they unconsciously developed some arrogant feelings and looked down on the natives here.
Some of these young geniuses diligently completed the assessment tasks.
However, one of the examiners set his sights on the king's youngest daughter.
He made vows of eternal love to the little princess, who had never seen anything like it before. She was immediately captivated and fell in love with him. She not only used her power to help him complete his mission, but also gave him a royal treasure.
After completing their mission, the other party abandoned the princess and left.
From the very beginning, the other party never intended to take responsibility; in fact, in their eyes, it was an honor for the princess to have a relationship with her.
After being thwarted by the princess, he not only made arrogant remarks in the royal city, but also coveted the remaining royal treasures. Relying on his strength, he even openly attacked the king in the royal city.
"And then?" Cheng Jiu's eyes widened. This was too beastly. For some reason, Cheng Jiu didn't want the other party to succeed.
I originally thought that everyone who made it this far must be a person of unwavering character, but it turns out that cultivation level and character have nothing to do with each other.
“He was slapped to death!” the dwarf said. “Later, when news of his death reached his family, extraterrestrial visitors frequently entered our world during that period! But none of them left alive.”
"Then what does this have to do with me?" Cheng Jiu asked, puzzled. That trial participant deserved it, what did it have to do with her? She didn't do anything the first time she came.
"Because the little princess was sad, the king was very angry and full of prejudice against the foreign trial participants, thinking that they were all bad people."
Not only were the remaining trial participants expelled, but an expulsion order was also issued. Anyone found reporting such an event would face imprisonment and expulsion, or even death! The dwarf explained.
I understand, this is misplaced anger, and the other party just happens to have the power to do so!
In other words, Cheng Jiu is not only an unidentified hacker, but also an unwelcome outsider. Considering the fate of the elves, those who participate in this trial are truly facing one difficulty after another.
The predecessors made a mess of things, and the successors have to take the blame!
“Thank you for telling me all this, Bhutto!” Cheng Jiu said sincerely.
Otherwise, once the storm ends, she'll accept the mission, complete it, have her identity discovered, and walk right into their trap—she'll definitely be caught!
"Please don't be so polite, and thank you for letting us in to take shelter. These are things that are common knowledge on the mainland."
Cheng Jiu thought for a moment, then asked out of curiosity, "What happened to that princess afterward?"
"The princess later became Her Majesty the Empress!" The dwarf looked at Cheng Jiu: "She is the current Her Majesty the Empress of Sneklo."
Cheng Jiu understood, and couldn't help but grin. That guy really did a terrible job!
It caused immense harm; that princess even leveled up and became one of the most powerful people on the entire continent.
Some people are dead, yet their spirits continue to be whipped in Cheng Jiu's mind.
Whatever the trial may be, the most important thing is to avoid that princess's kingdom. As for what happens next, we'll just have to see how things unfold!
Cheng Jiu sighed, deeply feeling that the future would be arduous.
The dwarf looked at Cheng Jiu with pity: "The most outstanding and famous Okavis Academy on the entire continent is located in Snakelo."
"So?" Cheng Jiu didn't understand why he said that.
"As far as I know, all the trial participants who come to our world have only one mission: to successfully obtain a graduation certificate from Okavis Academy!"
The dwarf ruthlessly shattered Cheng Jiu's hopes.
Cheng Jiu tried to argue, "Maybe after so many years without anyone passing, the powerful figure who issued the trial has changed it?"
“Impossible!” Bru said honestly, “I heard from my ancestor that Venerable Blazing Sun quite enjoys watching a spectacle.”
Got it, Leziren. Cheng Jiu is increasingly uncertain about the mission ahead. The culprit of the story is in the capital. It's a hellish start!
Thinking of this, Cheng Jiu wanted to drag the scumbag in that story out and beat him up. Trash! Not only did he deceive other people's feelings, but he also ruined his future self ten thousand years later!