Chapter 179 Ah, it’s over! ?
After resting in the hotel for half a day, Morrow and Curt went to the airport that night and boarded the airship flying to the great country of Guganyu.
· The great country of Guganyu is the only monarchy in V5. Not only is it centralized, but it is also extremely strict in terms of culture and ideology.
Under this form of rule, the country still implements some laws to safeguard the authority of the monarch, even at the expense of trampling on human rights.
The address sent by Kang Zai is not far from the capital of the ancient Ganyu Kingdom.
Considering that the ancient Ganyu country has a law that rudeness to members of the royal family will result in death, Moreau specially brought a travel brochure to Kurt on the airship.
He has seen this brochure before.
Although it is a travel brochure, it is actually filled with reminders for tourists, and it can even be said to be a warning.
Subsequently, Moreau began his daily practice.
If we say, the battle with Bisji made Morrow intuitively feel the importance of physical skills and muscle strength.
Then the fight with Yi Mi made him deeply aware of the importance of applying advanced reading skills.
Just from the perspective of physical skills and strength of muscles and bones, Yi Mi's harmonious performance is indeed outstanding.
But what really puts pressure on Moreau is the ability to apply advanced telekinesis skills demonstrated by Ilmi in battle.
ˆ Leaving Bisgi aside, among all the opponents Moro has encountered, Ilmi's strength is the most comprehensive, in terms of telekinesis attainments, physical skills, muscle and bone strength, as well as tactical awareness and combat experience.
In comparison, although Bazel, whom Morrow killed today, performed well in terms of displaying his strength, the overall intensity of the confrontation was far less than that of Ilmi.
The gap between the two is more reflected in the combined use of combat awareness and advanced telekinesis skills.
Standing in the airship cabin, Moreau suddenly drew out his red jade sword and drew a red blade forward.
The light of the sword was like a taillight on the mountain road at night, fleeting.
Morrow's eyes then fell on the red jade bird knife hovering in mid-air. It could be seen that there was not much thought energy on the knife.
Even the thought energy in his palms could not reach the level of "condensation".
This means that the sudden attack just now did not exert its due power.
Condensing enough mental energy on the blade is a "Zhou" technique, but if the flow speed of the mental energy cannot keep up with the combat consciousness, even if you master "Zhou" proficiently, you will not be able to build enough strength.
This is the importance of "flow".
"I can use the ability of "Starlight Convergence" to make up for the lack of "advanced skills", but if I encounter a powerful opponent like Ilmi again, this shortcoming will be directly amplified. 》
Morrow slowly put away the knife.
Although he is well aware of the importance of advanced applied skills in master duels, he also knows that there is no shortcut to this skill and can only be improved through countless training sessions.
Without thinking about how long it would take to reach the level he expected, Moreau directly threw himself into the boring and tedious practice.
Four days later, the airship landed in the ancient Ganyu Kingdom.
After getting the entry permit, Moreau and Cote went straight to where Kang Zai was.
That is a city called Haozhu, located in the hinterland of the ancient Ganyu Kingdom, only a thousand kilometers away from the capital.
Morrow led Cote into the city, and suddenly, it seemed as if he had traveled back to ancient times from a bustling modern city.
The street floor is paved with tightly fitted gray stone bricks, which are smooth and simple.
On both sides of the road, buildings with gray tiles and redwood trees line up in rows and are well-proportioned.
Looking towards the top of the building, you can see the intricate patterns carved on the cornices, exuding a strong atmosphere of ancient architecture.
Morrow couldn't help but stop, looking away from the buildings on both sides and looking towards the end of the road.
There is a palace-style building standing there. On the vermilion wall, golden glazed tiles can be seen shining in the sun, giving off a sense of solemnity visible to the naked eye.
Last year, Moro went to the town of Plit on the border of Guganyu, where he met Kangzai.
There are almost no high-rise buildings in that town, and they are all buildings made of mahogany and gray-white bricks.
At the time, Moreau thought that the town of Plit gave people a sense of being out of touch with modernity because it was located on the border and adjacent to mountains and forests.
But when he came to Haozhu City, he realized that this was the characteristic of the ancient Ganyu country.
It’s no wonder that on the way from the airport to here, we can see a lot of tourists.
Even though the ancient Ganyu country has implemented many laws that are not conducive to the development of the tourism industry, this ancient customs that are different from the bustling cities still attract countless tourists.
Although Kurt has been to many places when carrying out his commissioned tasks, his destinations were basically modern cities.
He has never been to a city like Haozhu.
He stared blankly at the various stalls set up by street vendors. As his eyes wandered, he was attracted by the sound of wheels rolling over stone slabs1. It was a carriage loaded with goods.
In the towns at the foot of Mount Kuru, Kurt occasionally saw people riding horses riding the streets, but this was the first time he saw a horse-drawn carriage.
This made him feel very novel.
But this novelty did not last long, because soon after the carriage passed by, a tour bus full of tourists turned out from the other side of the street.
It was the appearance of this tour bus that gave Kurt a strong sense of dissonance, as if ancient times and modern times were abruptly intertwined here.
Morrow also saw the tour bus, but he did not feel the same way as Curt.
He thought of his past life, when the tourism industry in many places used ancient cities as selling points, combining ancient atmosphere with modern facilities.
Hence it now seems that the cities of the ancient Ganyu Kingdom are highly similar to those tourist attractions, successfully integrating ancient and modern atmospheres, forming a unique atmosphere.
"Curt, if you want to play, you can wander around by yourself."
Moreau withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Curt beside him.
Kote heard this, met Moreau's gaze, and asked: "What about you?"
"I'll go see Kang Zai first, it doesn't matter if you stay longer."
Morrow said with a smile.
There was a trace of hesitation on Kurt's face, but soon his attention was attracted by the hawker selling on the street, and he immediately nodded to Moreau.
Morrow looked at Kurt's back, smiled slightly, then turned and walked in the direction of Kang Zai.
The meeting place was a temple.
Morrow walked through the streets and soon found the location of the temple.
There are a lot of temples in Haozhu City. Taking the city center as the base point, a cross road is drawn, and a temple is built at the node of each road.
These temples are well integrated into the architectural complex. Some are open to the public and allowed to visit, while others are prohibited to outsiders.
The temple where Kangzai is located is a temple that prohibits outsiders from entering.
Morrow came to the stone steps in front of the temple gate. Looking south from here, he could still see the high vermilion wall.
Inside the high wall is the residence of the third princess of the ancient Ganyu Kingdom.
Kang Zai's footsteps stopped here, and Moro expected that the thoughts after death might really have something to do with the third princess.
Stopping his thoughts, Moreau climbed up the stone stairs.
The main entrance of the temple is a vermilion door engraved with old times. The door is inlaid with copper nails and guarded by a stone lion on each side.
There is a plaque hanging above the door, on which the name of the temple is written in the local language of Gu Ganyu. The handwriting is vigorous and powerful, but Moro does not recognize it.
As soon as he arrived in front of the vermilion door, a young monk poked his head out from the crack in the open door.
The monk did not speak, but pointed at a huge standing plaque next to him.
The warning "no entry" is written on the sign in two languages, one of which is the common language of the six continents, and the other is the local language of ancient Ganyu.
"I'm looking for Kang Zai."
Morrow looked at the young monk's movements and directly stated his intention.
The young monk was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and then he realized what he was saying. He simply opened the mottled door and said gently: "Please come in, Kangzai Donor has been waiting for a long time."
Before coming here, Moreau had seen some descriptions of temples from tourist brochures.
Hence, I am not surprised at the existence of the monks and the title of the donor.
However, he did not understand the development of religion in this country, especially what the differences were compared with Buddhism in the previous life. He had no idea.
In fact, this is the first time that Moreau has come into contact with temples and Buddhism in this world.
Prior to this, his knowledge of Buddhism in this world was limited to President Nitro’s Hundred Styles of Avalokitesvara.
After following the young monk into the gate, what comes into view is the front yard paved with bluestones.
The front yard is lined with neatly trimmed pines and cypresses on both sides, and at the end of the front yard is a majestic palace.
The top of the palace is covered with the same golden glazed tiles as the red-walled palace outside.
It can be seen from this point that the religious status of Buddhism in the ancient Ganyu Kingdom is obviously not low, and it may even be closely related to the royal power.
Morrow's eyes passed through the incense burner in front of the temple and he could see a golden Buddha statue enshrined in the temple. It was actually the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara·
At this glance, the image of Baishi Guanyin suddenly appeared in Moreau's mind. Although there are still many differences between the two, they are also somewhat similar.
Without looking any further, Moreau followed in the footsteps of the young monk, entered from the corridor on the right, and came to a courtyard. There was a small lotus pond in the center of the courtyard, and in the pond stood a stone turtle carrying a stone tablet.
Morrow couldn't help but stop and stared at the obscure fonts on the stone tablet.
Judging from the structure of the font, it is very similar to the divine characters I have come across before.
When he was attacked on the airship before, it was because of destroying the sacred characters set by the attacker that Moreau became friends with Kang Zai.
Since even an attacker can use the divine word so skillfully, then this country·
It is very likely that he has a relatively complete understanding and use of divine characters, so much so that even the lotus pond in a temple can have divine characters.
However, the divine characters on the stone tablet do not contain the spirit of thought.
The young monk noticed that Moreau had stopped and turned around to ask softly.
Morrow immediately withdrew his gaze and made a gesture of invitation.
The young monk saw this and didn't ask any questions. He continued walking along the corridor and finally came to a simple and quiet Zen room.
At this time, Kang Zai was sitting cross-legged on a cotton and linen cushion in the Zen room.
Opposite him sat a middle-aged monk with a kind face, wearing a set of monk's clothes that had been washed white.
Because of this, the golden Buddha bead chain worn around the middle-aged monk’s neck is particularly eye-catching.
"Here he comes, come in quickly."
Kang Zai heard the footsteps and turned to look at the door of the Zen room, calling for Moro to come in.
Morrow crossed the threshold and entered the Zen room.
The young monk who led the way nodded slightly to the middle-aged monk, then turned and left.
The middle-aged monk watched his disciple leave, and then looked at Moreau seriously.
Very young.
Is this who Kang Zai is talking about?
Although people who are good at clearing away dirty thoughts after death have doubts in their hearts, the middle-aged monk did not show it.
Kang Zai pointed to the cushion next to him and motioned for Moro to sit down.
Morro sat down cross-legged, his eyes involuntarily falling on the skin at Kang Zai's collar.
It was pitch black as if it had been soaked in ink, but there were faint gray wrinkles, which looked like black charcoal. The reason why Moro noticed the strangeness of Kang Zai's body for the first time was because the black charcoal skin was surrounded by black thoughts like tobacco.
The strength is very average.
Morrow raised his eyebrows slightly and raised his eyes to meet Kang Zai's gaze.
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“So powerful?” Morrow glanced at the unknown black coal-like substance on Kang Zai’s skin again, surprised,
He raised his eyebrows and said, "But in terms of strength, it looks very weak." As soon as these words came out, Kang Zai and the middle-aged monk both felt the same.
Is it very weak?
If we look at it from an "individual phenomenon", the thought of death that erodes Kang Zai's body is indeed not very powerful.
But what’s really scary about it is that it can spread and shunt.
At present, there have been more than a thousand victims, and the number is still increasing.
Those with telekinesis abilities can also resist with telekinesis, but ordinary people are unable to resist. As the carbonization phenomenon spreads, they will soon turn into a pile of ashes.
The middle-aged monk is also a mind-removing master, but he is not good at removing thoughts after death, but he is quite accomplished in the art of sealing.
Kang Zai didn’t think Moreau was talking big words, but he didn’t continue the topic. Instead, he first introduced the identity of the middle-aged monk.
"His name is Nian Ze, he is the chief monk of this temple and a mind-killing master."
After Kang Zai finished the introduction, he looked directly at Nian Ze, pointed at Moro and said: "This is the Moro I told you a few days ago."
"Young and promising."
Nian Ze nodded towards Moro.
These words were not polite. Through the calm and silent "tang" on Moreau's body, he could tell the general level of Moreau.
Morrow nodded in return, and immediately looked at Kang Zai, "Let me try first to see if I can help you get rid of this thought of death."
"Okay."
Kang Zai nodded in agreement, and then reminded: "If you find it difficult, stop immediately, don't be brave."
Deleting thoughts is usually accompanied by risks. If it cannot be solved, the carbonization phenomenon will be transferred to Moro.
Morrow said nothing, stretched out his right hand and pressed it on the unknown black object between Kang Zai's collarbone.
Absorption—
At that moment, the black thought that originally lingered on the dark unknown object was suddenly involved in the annual ring tattoo.
When this scene fell into the eyes of Kang Zai and Nian Ze, it was the back of Moro's hand that absorbed the thoughts of death.
In just a second or two, Kang Zai's skin returned to normal, and the thoughts of death that revealed the meaning of decay also disappeared.
"Okay."
Morrow took back his hand and took a look at the energy ring of the annual ring, and found that it had only increased a little.
Compared with those thoughts after death that he had come into contact with before, the thought after death that is now eroding Kang Zai's body is indeed very ordinary.
It’s just this intensity that shouldn’t make Kang Zai physically and mentally exhausted -
Is it because of the source of the thought of death?
Morrow thought in his heart.
Kang Zai looked down at his chest which had returned to normal, his eyes widened, and he said blankly: "Ah, is this the end!?"
Nian Ze, who was opposite him, also showed a look of surprise.
Yes, we did see Morrow transfer his thoughts of death to himself.
What about the detachable purification process?
What about risks?
What's going on? !
Hum."
Morro said calmly: "Because the intensity is indeed very low."
Hands of Kang Zai and Nian Ze were surging, and they were speechless. They didn't know what to say for a moment.