novelODS Chapter 141 Suzaku's Irritating Temperament
Chapter 141 Suzaku's Irritating Temperament
Chapter 141 Suzaku's Irritating Temperament
After the highlight of the red and green jars of wine, Fang Qi felt the passion of the Fire Pattern lineage and looked forward to the main course that followed.
The Xuanjia tribe did not serve food on plates, but on polished black rock slabs and giant clam shells.
The food placed on top was also very novel, even hardcore, in a physical sense.
For example, Leo grabbed an iron-shelled crab that had been scalded in the lava near Suzaku and popped it into his mouth, exclaiming, "This is good; it replenishes iron and strengthens my teeth."
He has good teeth, so he chews the shell and all, making it crunchy and crunchy, like popping candy.
But players couldn't bite it at all; it just felt like it was grinding against their teeth.
In order to get the food and not embarrass themselves in front of the NPCs, some people directly pulled out their weapons and unleashed a set of combat skills on the iron-shelled crab.
With a crackling sound, the metal casings scattered all over the ground.
He searched for a long time before finally finding a sliver of a crab leg. He quickly picked it up, stuffed it into his mouth, and nodded in a mocking manner, "It really is very fresh."
For example, there are the incredibly filling sedimentary rock crackers, and the jellyfish sashimi that twitches slightly when served.
To the Xuanjia tribe, everything was delicious, but to the players, it was all culinary disaster, comparable to the food sold in food trucks.
The items sold in the problem food truck all have descriptions, which players can use as projectiles. However, the dishes from the Xuanjia tribe are truly only for eating.
They're not masochists; they just want something new and exciting, they can't handle anything else!
Thus, the banquet proceeded strangely amidst the players' outward smiles and inward curses.
Suddenly, Rongluo, who was in charge of logistics, pushed open the door, looking somewhat flustered.
"Elder—elder, it's terrible! The subterranean fire—the subterranean fire has come out again!" He shouted breathlessly at Rong Ge, disregarding the atmosphere at the scene.
"What?" Rong Ge was already drunk, but upon hearing the words "earth fire," he instantly sobered up and stood up abruptly.
At the same time, Lava and four other elders also stood up.
Rong Ge Chong Fang Qi and Luo Xi bowed in apology, then turned to the players: "Excuse me, I'll have to stay a moment."
After saying that, he led the others out the door in a hurry, as if foreshadowing something big was about to happen.
But this is exactly the moment the players have been waiting for.
Seeing this, without anyone prompting them, they all stood up at once, shouting, "The Xuanjia Clan is in trouble, and it is our duty to help!"
"Elder Rongge, let's go together! Let's go together!"
Instead of eating this weird food that has no attributes, why not go fight a monster?
Besides, the fact that the two key NPCs, Rongluo and Rongge, are so panicked clearly indicates an unexpected situation, and it looks like we're about to enter the main storyline.
Speaking of the main storyline, players immediately woke up!
Rong Ge had already stepped one foot out of the threshold, but pulled it back after hearing the sound.
He turned to look at the players, thought for a moment, and said, "In that case, thank you for your help, friends. Let's talk as we walk."
"Lord Suzaku is on another island not far away." Rongge led the way, jogging ahead as he spoke. "Our Fire Pattern lineage's Suzaku Trial" is actually a periodic cleansing of the earth's fiery aura.
Due to the urgency of the situation, he didn't explain much, and said briefly: "The appearance of earth fire is a sign that the trial is about to begin. Lord Vermilion Bird has absorbed too much evil energy and is about to lose control."
"What we need to do is to eliminate the subterranean fire on the island in time," Rongge said, pointing to a small island not far away.
Just yesterday, this was an ordinary deserted island, but now it's like a volcano; even before you get close, waves of heat hit you.
"Leo," Rongge turned to look at this year's trial participants, his expression serious, "this time, it's up to you and the adventurers."
The Vermilion Bird Trial is not open to everyone; two conditions must be met.
First, they are not very old.
The Vermilion Bird Land has an extremely high temperature, and the tortoise shells of adult Xuanjia people are already fully formed and lack resilience. They cannot withstand such high temperatures and will crack and die as soon as they enter.
Only young, developing members of the Xuanjia clan could barely adapt to this situation.
Secondly, it can adapt to the magic of the Vermilion Bird.
Lord Suzaku personally set up the [Four Symbols Heat Dissipation Array] to restrict himself, requiring four people to occupy the four directions of east, south, west and north respectively.
During the formation's operation, the Xuanjia clan members had to endure the violent impact of fire-attribute magic and face endless attacks from fire-evil creatures.
The danger involved is self-evident, requiring extremely high fire affinity from the trial participants and combat strength from the reinforcements.
In previous years, to be on the safe side, five participants were selected, one of whom served as a flexible substitute.
However, due to the recent series of failures, Lord Suzaku's condition has deteriorated, and the earth fire has become increasingly raging.
This year, it took the four young people half a day to barely gather enough people together.
In fact, every trial was a torment for Rong Ge, and he wished he could go himself.
However, Rong Ge had already completed a trial, and there was residual malevolent energy in his body. If he were to enter again, it would be like adding fuel to the fire, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
Leo and his three companions were already prepared and stood at the front of the group. Even Maggie, who was usually the noisiest, was now looking at the elders with a firm expression.
"We're setting off." They all reached behind their backs and tapped the tortoise shell in a specific rhythm, as if performing some kind of farewell ceremony.
Leo and his three companions had already reached a private consensus that they would complete the suppression of the subterranean fire, even if it meant dying on the island.
The previous two trial participants failed. Although they returned alive, they were burdened by accumulated fiery energy and now spend their days in a daze.
By their time, the situation had become even more dire.
Although Elder Rongge urged them to ensure their own safety and return alive, but—
They had long ago decided to protect their younger siblings, or die trying.
Rongge discerned something from Leo's eyes.
But now that things had come to this, he couldn't say anything more, he just sighed and said, "Go, and come back alive."
The atmosphere was somewhat heavy.
Just then, the players came to their senses.
They were all quiet just now because they were watching an animated story.
The game system fully reveals the ins and outs of the story, including the inner monologues of Rongge and Leo.
Now that the animation has ended, the players are completely immersed in it. They're playing a casual game, so they can't stand watching this.
"Did someone bring a speaker? Let's make some noise to shake off the bad luck!"
"I'll do it!" Qi Ling pulled out a large megaphone that Fang Qi had synthesized, turned the knob, and turned the volume up to the maximum.
Good luck! Wishing you good fortune!
The cheerful sounds instantly dispelled the somber atmosphere on the island.
The amplified loudspeaker, enhanced by the added vocabulary, made the ears of the Xuanjia tribesmen go numb, and they felt the ground pulsating in rhythm with it.
Just as Maggie was about to board the ship, she stumbled and fell into the water with a splash. Her heroic expression could no longer be maintained: "Boss Qiling, now is not the time to work. Please stop using your supernatural powers!"
That's right, Qiling was the boss of the four brothers when they worked there. She used this loudspeaker to wake them up every day so they could collect alchemy materials.