Lord of the Silver Crow

In City H, a young man who looks like his twenties is staying in his rental house, holding a game helmet in both hands, with a suspicious expression on his face.

And beside him, there was also a young man of the same age, and said to him with a smile on his face:

"Pope, let's play with this, let's give it a try, it won't hurt anyway."

His real name is of course not the Pope, but Diago.

Needless to say, Di’s surname comes from his parents. No one was intervened by the heavenly descendants. They lived in the same town. The marriage of these two childhood sweethearts, whose ancestors may be brothers and sisters, was also quite smooth. Needless to say whose last name is.

He didn't know whether his ancestor had anything to do with the famous Di Ge Lao. There was no such thing as a family tree on either side of his parents.

As for the name...

Diago didn't think it was a good idea to mix one word from the two names "Ya Nan" and "Chong Ge".

But it sounds better than "Yazhong", "Chongya", "Menzhong", "Zhongnan", "Male Ge", "Ge Nan" or "Goya".

In terms of name, his nickname as "Pope" should not have much connection.

The nickname related to religion is probably the one in front of me. After reading the religious history that I don’t know which marketing account issued, I call him "patriarch" from the homophonic "Jacob", "Jesus his ancestor" and other nicknames.

But this is the only one called that.

Because of the nicknames of "patriarch" and "Jesus his ancestor", Diago borrowed the Bible and wanted to find out why this guy called him. This thing was seen by this guy and other friends. After the misrepresentation, the legend that "Diago often went to church to pray" evolved, and then came the title "Pope".

Probably this was the opportunity. When he was in college, he studied a very partial subject—historical and folklore.

Abbreviation—

folklore.

And his main research direction is more partial, the development and changes of religion, mythology, legend, and epic in folklore.

He would go to study folklore. At first, it was because of Master Lu Xiu, but later he felt that the research in this area was really fun, so he chose it instead of choosing it randomly.

This guy with a hippie smiley face is Master Lu Xiu. Out of revenge for wearing this nickname, he chatted with the other party’s father, investigated his experience, and wanted to find something embarrassing. The result was quite ordinary, and his name was just " Only by self-cultivation and governance of the country can you become a master of the world." In his impression, this sentence is not a piece of together.

Shaking his head, Diago no longer thought about these things, but holding this helmet, he asked Master Lu with a slight questioning:

"The Witcher Sequence? This is a historical game? It's a fantasy theme, right?"

Hearing what he said, Master Lu Xiu, who understood what he meant, couldn't help but pat his forehead:

"You old antique..."

"I am not an old antique..."

Diago smiled awkwardly:

"I just prefer historical virtual games..."

Virtual reality games, for young people in their twenties, let’s not say that they have played more than a dozen games, but there are always a few. Diago is not an old antique. Although there are fewer types of games, he plays virtual reality games. He has played more than 20 models so far. Although he can't match the record of more than 30 models of Master Lu Xiu, he can barely be called a heavy player.

"I know." Master Lu Xiu sighed, "I finally came here, what's the matter with you playing with me? Huh, huh~~"

The young man named Lu Xiu showed a rather disappointed expression.

Although he knew that his damaging friend was pretending, Diago couldn't help but nodded his head helplessly: "Fine, stop, play with you and play with you."

Diago's answer made Master Lu snicker in his heart.

Of course the relationship between the two is very good, and he would not use this trick to make Diago do difficult things. Moreover, Diago is not stupid. Before, another friend was brainwashed by MLM and asked Diago to "help" Diago decisively called the police and sent the idiot to detention for fifteen days.

After Master Lu mumbled a few words in his heart, he also looked at Tooku and the introduction placed aside.

Unlike the name, he prefers all kinds of Western themes, such as witches, magicians, steampunk, knights and the like.

The pope likes all kinds of topics related to folklore, especially religion, mythology, legend, and his professional direction.

Since the development of virtual reality games, various game themes have been available.

Historical themes, such as the European Middle Ages, the Victorian era, or exactly the Industrial Revolution era, the Spring and Autumn Period of China, the Three Kingdoms era, the American Civil War era, etc., are relatively well-known popular historical era themes.

There are also some relatively small subjects such as the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms of the Celestial Dynasty and the European Byzantine era.

But, after all, the difficulty of studying the history of the game is much less than that of the overhead theme.

This wizard sequence is a game just started. Master Lu wants to play it. However, he heard that the background in this game is overhead and has nothing to do with reality, but it is quite complicated.

Many clues need to be found from the myth, legend, history and even rumors of this game.

Master Lu Xiu has a headache. The pv previews of this game are quite good at him, but he is not good at it.

He can do all kinds of political struggles, conspiracies and other things against people, but he doesn't like this kind of boring research on historical mythology.

Therefore, he thought of his friends.

Very good tool man.

"Pope, Pope, help me this time, next time I will find you fun games of history, mythology, and religion."

Master Lu Xiu, who positioned his best friend as a "tool man", was slightly ashamed for 0.5 seconds before returning to normal.

At this time, Diago picked up the game introduction book on the table and turned it over:

"At the beginning of the game, players can freely choose any of the 22 sequences as the initial sequence...what is the sequence?"

After Diago read an introduction, he raised his head and looked at his friend.

"Sequence, in simple terms, is a profession, similar to rangers, mages, warriors, etc." Master Lu Xiu replied.

"Oh, I understand." Diago nodded, and then continued to read the introduction, "After collecting, solving puzzles, fighting, adventurous, and trading, you can collect enough and suitable materials, and through suitable methods, let The lowest sequence 9...the lowest sequence 9? Isn't there 22 sequences?"

"No, there are a total of 22 sequences, that is, 22 occupations, but each sequence starts from the sequence '9' and then upgrades, from 9 to 0, a total of ten levels, a bit like an upgrade... .No, it should be said that it is a job transfer? Nine job transfers."

"Oh, that's it." Diago nodded.

After a whisper, he continued to browse the introduction book.

At this time, Master Lu Xiu suddenly came over and pointed his finger on an abstract icon of a hideous demon:

"...Pope, I am going to choose the ‘devil’ sequence, I feel this is very handsome."

"Demon...Then I also choose the demon sequence?" Diago tilted his head.

Although Master Lu Xiu didn't say anything, he was very aware of the urination of his damaging friend. The reason for looking for him is probably to catch the strong man in order to let him help.

Since it is to help, what kind of demon Master Lu wants to choose, then he should also choose the demon sequence.

His gaze shifted to the introduction, speaking of which, the number 22 should have a special meaning, right? Is it the Kabbalah Tree of Life or the Tarot Card? Or both?

Western-based works related to mystery, magic, and rituals are basically related to the Kabbalah Tree of Life. After all, this thing can be said to be the origin of Western magical culture.

There is more or less a connection between the Tarot card itself and the Kabbalah tree of life system.

Moreover, the devil...There is a card in the tarot that is "devil".

His gaze glanced over the game introduction. Although the sequence was mentioned above, he did not talk about the description of the sequence, or even the name of the sequence.

At this time, Master Lu also answered aloud to Diago’s question:

"No, no, you can create a character first, and then choose the sequence according to the setting of the character after you have established the character. After the character is established, you can choose the sequence after fixing the attributes and background. You can try the sequence of'Gambler'. "

It feels a bit boring for two people to play the same.

"Do you want to create a character? Is it similar to a coc running team? Is it also a game running a team system?" Diago looked at the page for creating a character in the manual, muttering to himself, then put on his helmet and lay on the bed.

"That's right." Master Lu also picked up his helmet, put on the helmet, and lay down on the sofa next to him.

[Mercury II virtual reality game helmet, can touch any virtual reality game on the market...]

[Note: The upper limit of the helmet pain level is 4]

The moment Diago saw the content of the prompt, the so-called Grade 4 pain sensation flashed through Diago's mind—

Grade 4-6: Unsuspected falls from a height of about two meters, muscles hitting the knees and elbows, and gastroenteritis.

Although it is virtual reality, the transmission of pain will actually cause the body to respond. Too strong pain can even cause various diseases in the body. This is a matter of common sense since the development of virtual reality technology. .

But advanced pain is not something he can think of, it costs too much money.

Advanced pain, on the other hand, represents the fineness of the senses. Those 18-forbidden adult virtual reality games have various advanced tactile simulations, and they can even specifically adjust the fineness of certain parts of the senses.

But more expensive equipment is required.

He doesn't have much money.

Normal helmets can only be adjusted to level 4 pain.

And, just like the helmet's code name, this helmet is quite low-level, and it actually uses an old thing like a mercury thermometer in its temperature measurement function.

Mercury thermometer? This is the technology of how many years ago...

Nowadays, helmets with various infrared temperature measurement functions are everywhere, and things like mercury are still a bit dangerous.

But there are still advantages.... Such helmets are cheaper!

It's about 1,000 yuan cheaper. Of course, the difference between a single mercury thermometer and infrared temperature measurement is not that big, and there are other functions.

Speaking of which, the helmet used by Master Lu Xiu seems to be the latest one?

Local tyrants are local tyrants.

However, Diago is not envious, although the upper limit of pain is only level 4, which is not real enough, but the same, using this helmet, even the heaviest damage, will not cause much pain.

When the connection prompt jumped to 100%, a huge mirror appeared before his eyes.

At this time, a dim figure was reflected in the mirror, and no outline figure was clearly visible.

At the same time, a huge, heavy book emerged from the dark background, and a quill appeared on the book, doing the writing action, full of mystery:

[Welcome to the wizard sequence, investigator 0040-0404-4444]

[You will become an investigator, investigating this incomparably mysterious world shrouded in mist, exploring the secrets and history, living in this world with strength, wisdom and will, and even... set foot on the peak]

[Now, record your information to avoid being forgotten by history. 】

[Your gender? 】

.... Do you still need to think about it? Of course it's a male, but I don't play a female account.

Subsequently, Diago began to squeeze people.

When his squeezing operation came to an end, after communicating with Master Lu Xiu and asking what the "Fast" family was, but only getting an unknowing answer, Diago continued to squeeze people and opened it. Pre-order the special Dlc of the game or pre-order the said gift package—

[The ancient wizards held powerful powers, but in the passing of time, the wizards who held powerful powers eventually withdrew from history. No one knows the reason for their disappearance, but their powerful secrets, the magical meditation thoughts with mysterious powers, were integrated by the last wizard into 78 sets of meditation cards, of which 22 are the most powerful meditation cards. 】

Wait a minute, more than 22? 78? This is the proper tarot card.

[Each set of meditation cards are arranged in a sequence from 9 to 0. Mastering the meditation cards and acquiring the mysteries will enable you to grow into a powerful wizard. 】

[However, with the passage of time, the wizard who made the meditation card disappeared inexplicably, and the meditation card was divided among his apprentices and his descendants. 】

Remember to pay the inheritance tax.

[And you, with the help of the mysterious power, got a sequence 9 meditation card. 】

Yes, the mysterious power of krypton gold.

【it is? 】

Gambler, when Diago thought for a while and made a choice, the promotion box suddenly fluctuated.

Waves like splashes of water surface on the pages of the book—

【gambler? you sure?】

determine.

【This is a world full of mystery and danger. If you want to get rid of the position of ants, you need to step into the mystery as soon as possible. 】

When Diago made a definite choice, with the next prompt, Diago was lying on the bed and his body trembled. The helmet connected to his head shot out sparks, which was frightening. The electric current exploded from the helmet, accompanied by a burst of sparks, spreading to the mercury thermometer and heart rate monitor attached to the chest.

With a soft sound, his body trembled slightly, and then he didn't move anymore.

Blood flowed on the gray-brown quilt with the castle pattern, slowly dyeing the bed red.

From the broken mercury thermometer, a silver-white liquid was flowing out.

At the same time, there was a roar like a madman, like a whispering voice of a dying person:

"He knows where the door is. He is the door, he is the key to the door, and he is the gatekeeper."

"He, opened the door."

ps: The "Sequence" related setting framework comes from Squid Girl's "Lord of Mysteries", but it has been modified by magic and mixed with a lot of private house rules.