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Chapter 3831: The Kingdom of Mountains
Chapter 3831: The Kingdom of Mountains
Zuniga opened his mouth, and after a few seconds, he pursed his lips and nodded slightly.
"Okay, let me make the introductions next."
Zuniga was silent for a moment, thinking about what he was going to say.
From the principle of reciprocity, he should go to the same depth as Ingres did.
Although Zuniga was a little confused by what Angel said before, he could judge that even though the information he said was concealed, his sincerity was sufficient.
Therefore, if he wanted to introduce himself, he should at least reach the depth of Ingres's narration.
There is also a sense of scale involved.
After a moment, Zuniga finally spoke. But before he started, he said softly, "I am very grateful for Mr. Angel's generosity just now."
"I certainly won't be too stingy."
"But compared to you, my past may not be as exciting as yours..."
After a two-second pause, Zuniga officially began to tell the story.
"My name is Zuniga. I used to be a king, but now I am a beggar."
The first sentence Zuniga said made Angel's eyebrows slightly raised. However, he slowly raised his eyes and looked at the NPC information above Zuniga's head.
Zuniga
"What does it feel like to fall from a high position and become a beggar? Just ask Zuniga, but Zuniga may not answer your rude question. Zuniga looks like a beggar, but there is a little-known secret behind him."
"Contact Zuniga and you may trigger the side quest "The Bloodstained Throne"."
From this information, we can know that Zuniga once held a high position. However, what Angle did not expect was that this so-called "high position" actually referred to as "king"? !
Zuniga: "My country is not that big. It is located between several big countries. Because of its dangerous terrain and the fact that it borders several countries, many of which are sworn enemies, for the sake of peace, several big countries have negotiated and decided to make this dangerous place their strategic buffer zone."
"As time went by, this buffer zone slowly turned into a no-man's land, and a small country was born here."
"This small country was not an independent country at the beginning, because its birth was the result of the game between several major powers."
"It is only because of its special geographical location and the right timing that this small country has gradually made some progress and has been able to get along well with the big countries and survive in the cracks."
"This also gives this small country the capital to step onto the world stage."
"And this small country is my country, it's called..."
When Zuniga mentioned the name, he suddenly got stuck, as if he was remembering something. After a few seconds, he came to his senses: "...It's called the Kingdom of Mountains."
"Because it is surrounded by mountains and protected by mountains, and our capital is also among the mountains..."
When Zuniga was describing the background of the Kingdom of Mountains, Angel said softly, "You were stunned for a few seconds just now, what were you thinking about?"
Zuniga rubbed his temples. "I'm not thinking about anything. Maybe I'm too old and my memories of the past are a little fuzzy. I was just thinking about the past..."
Angel did not comment and continued, "Before you continue, I want to ask a question."
"Excuse me."
"You said that the Kingdom of Mountains is surrounded by several great powers. What are the names of those great powers?"
Zuniga was stunned for a moment, and his whole body seemed to be stuck.
When Ingres saw this scene, he immediately understood, and Zuniga was also affected.
Originally, Angel thought that Zuniga might be a "dream" NPC, but now it seems that he should still be a gifted citizen created by the power of the fairyland.
After several seconds, Zuniga came back to his senses: "I think I forgot something... Is this important?"
Zuniga's expression was very calm, and he seemed to have forgotten about the question and had no doubts at all.
You know, he said he was the king of a country, but he couldn't remember the names of the surrounding countries. Anyone with normal thinking would find this situation strange or abnormal.
But Zuniga now appears very calm, without any doubt in his emotions, which is completely different from the caution he showed before.
Obviously, Zuniga was also influenced by the power of the fairyland when it comes to the part about "world information".
Angel said silently: "It doesn't matter, just continue."
Zuniga felt something was wrong, but after careful consideration, there didn't seem to be anything strange. He stopped thinking about it and continued, "I am the tenth king of the Kingdom of Mountains."
"I once thought that I could become a wise king and lead the Kingdom of Mountains to a higher stage. But..."
There was a hint of sadness in Zuniga's eyes.
"But the Kingdom of Mountains did not become better. Instead...it perished."
Why perished?
The answer given by Zuniga surprised Angel: "Without any signs, on an ordinary night, Mount Diomo suddenly disappeared."
Mount Oma is where the capital of the Kingdom of Mountains, "Oma Castle", is located.
Omo City is a mountain city. All the buildings are built on Mount Omo. Nearly 300,000 people live here.
But on this day, Mount Diomo disappeared from the map, and 300,000 people disappeared along with the royal capital.
"The entire capital is gone? What were you doing at that time?" There was a flash of surprise in Angel's eyes.
Zuniga: "I was invited by the University of Lindos to go on an academic visit. When I came back, the city of Omo had disappeared, and the entire Mount Omo seemed to have been flattened..."
“I learned about what happened that day from some nearby residents.”
At about 7 o'clock that evening, Mount Diomo suddenly disappeared. One second, people saw bright lights on the mountain, and the next second, it was pitch black.
No one can tell what exactly happened.
"From that day on, I began to look for the whereabouts of Omo City and my people."
“But nothing came of it.”
"Later, I learned from a magician that the entire mountain suddenly disappeared without any signs. It was most likely swallowed by the dark corner."
"Although it is rare for a dark corner to engulf a city, it does exist. There are some similar records in various countries."
"So, if it wasn't intentionally erased, it could only be related to the dark corners."
Zuniga once speculated whether a powerful magician had launched an attack on Omo City. But there were traces of magicians attacking, and there would be residual energy.
But Zuniga did not find any residual energy in the pit of Mount Diomo at that time, so it was most likely not the magician who did it.
Then there is only one possibility, that the dark corner really swallowed up Mount Omo.
"Afterwards, I began to search for the Dark Corner, wanting to enter the Dark Corner and find my people...Finally, I found the entrance to the Dark Corner."
Angel: "???"
"How did you find the dark corner entrance?"
Zuniga: "On the top of Mount Diomo stands a throne that towers into the clouds. When this throne was first built, it was soaked in the blood of our clan. Every generation of kings would perform a blood sacrifice before ascending the throne."
The moment Zuniga inherited the throne, he could sense the location of the throne at any time. Once there was an invasion by foreign enemies, he could summon the throne, and the warriors within the range of the throne would enjoy a bonus of energy points.
It can be said that this throne is a movable halo-like prop.
"After Mount Diomo disappeared, I could no longer sense the location of the throne." Zuniga: "Until one day several years later, I sensed a very faint aura of the throne in a capital city of a neighboring country..."
Zuniga immediately went to find the taste.
Then he came to an ordinary residential building.
This residential building has twelve households on each floor, with a total of six floors. The throne aura that Zuniga sensed was on the sixth floor.
He quickly came to the sixth floor, where everything seemed normal at first glance, until he reached the end and saw an extra door.
Originally there were twelve households, but it became thirteen on the sixth floor.
And inside the door of the thirteenth household is the source of the throne's aura.
Zuniga walked into the door of the thirteenth household without hesitation.
"Then... I reached the dark corner."
Angel: “?!!”
Zuniga actually went to the dark corner!
There was no fluctuation in the Mind Rest, which meant that Zuniga was telling the truth!
This made Angel unable to help but reveal a look of surprise. You know, there are many people looking for dark corners, and many people have been to dark corners... but only a few have come out of the dark corners.
Zuniga not only went into the dark corner, but also came out of the dark corner?
Ingres suppressed his inner surprise and asked, "What's in the dark corner?"
Zuniga did not immediately answer Angel's question, but continued to talk about the situation at that time: "After I entered the dark corner, the door behind me disappeared."
"More importantly, after I entered the dark corner, my perception of the throne's aura also disappeared."
In other words, Zuniga was trapped in a dark corner.
But Zuniga didn't care. From the moment Omo disappeared, Zuniga's life goal had become: find Omo and find my people.
Although he was trapped in a dark corner, he didn't care and even felt happy because he finally had a chance to fulfill his life goal.
Zuniga began to search in the dark corners...
"You asked me what dark corners look like. I don't know how to describe them, but I heard that dark corners in different places are different. But most of the dark corners have human buildings inside."
"I went to a dark corner. After entering, I was inside the building. In front of me was a corridor that I couldn't see the bottom of. There was a dim light above my head. There was a door every twenty meters or so in the corridor."
“When you open the door, you’ll see mostly closed and empty rooms, but occasionally you’ll come across a new corridor.”
"There is no gap leading to the outside in the entire space. Even if you occasionally see a window, it will be a new corridor after opening it..."
"I just kept wandering around in the dark corners."
"I don't know how long I've been wandering... maybe a month? Or a year? Because I have no concept of time in the dark corner."
“I just know that I wandered around for a very long time.”
"During my wanderings, I have passed through corridors of different styles, seen halls that are wider than the city, and visited bottomless swimming pools..."
"Until one day, I felt the breath of the throne again under a deep swimming pool."
Zuniga dived into the swimming pool without hesitation.
Dive twenty meters.
Dive one hundred meters... dive three hundred meters...
When he dived to Zuniga and felt the high pressure all around him, he saw a whale as huge as a mountain.
However, this whale is not a living creature, but just a statue placed on the wall of the swimming pool.
The whale opened its mouth and there was a faint light inside.
The breath of the throne that Zuniga sensed came from the whale's mouth. Zuniga swam over immediately without hesitation.
Then he passed through a light gate and came to a new corridor...
In this new corridor, as before, he lost touch with the throne.
However, this corridor is not long, it looks only about a hundred meters, there are no doors on both sides, but there is a door at the end of the corridor.
Zuniga: "I walked and walked until I got to the door and I just stepped right in."
Angel: “And then?”
Zuniga gave a wry smile: "There are two things I regret most in my life."
"The first thing I regret is that I was not in the capital when Diomo Mountain disappeared."
"The second thing I regret is stepping through this door."
"Because after I stepped through this door, I left the dark corner and returned to the outside world. But now I am no longer in the original residential building, and I am even far away from the mainland of my country..."
"I am here, the Fog Forest City."
"A city I have never heard of, a continent I have never been to."
From that day on, Zuniga began to wander around this continent, hoping to sense the breath of the throne again and go to the dark corner.
He started from the City of Misty Forest, and he went to the City of Beautiful Dreams, the City of Desire, and the City of Love... but he never sensed the breath of the throne again, nor did he step into the dark corner again.
Over the years, he had heard a lot of information about the Dark Corner and knew that the Dark Corner had been opened many times, but even if he was in that city when the Dark Corner was opened, he still could not sense the breath of the Dark Corner.
Later, he learned a piece of information from a magician in La La Land: wherever there is a city, there will be dark corners. But the dark corners appear most frequently in newly built cities.
Although he didn't know whether the information was true or false, he still decided to take a gamble.
Then, he came to Modern City.
This is an extremely young city.
I have been waiting there for more than ten years, until now.
"This is my story." After Zuniga finished speaking, the atmosphere became visibly tense. Even Feng Wen covered his mouth and dared not say a word.
Angel took one look at the still Mind Rest and realized that Zuniga was telling the truth.
"I thought my past would be hidden in my heart forever, but I didn't expect to say it out today..." Zuniga: "People like you who are outsiders shouldn't care about hidden corners."
"But because of this, I am more willing to tell these stories to you."
Just like, some people can't tell their close ones anything, but when they meet strangers, they are willing to confide in them. It's the same truth.
Precisely because people outside the world don’t care, speaking out about it won’t add pressure to others.
Angel was about to say something, but before he could open his mouth, he sensed the fairyland information suddenly hit his face...