Zuniga opened his mouth, and after a few seconds, he pursed his lips and nodded slightly.
"Okay, let me do the introduction next."
Zuniga was silent for a moment, thinking about what he wanted to say.
From the perspective of the principle of reciprocity, whatever depth Angel spoke of, he should also speak to the same depth.
Although Zuniga was a little confused by what Angel said before, he could tell that even though the information he said was concealed, it was sincere enough.
Therefore, if he wants to introduce himself, he must at least reach the depth of Angel's description.
There is also a sense of scale here.
After a while, Zuniga finally spoke. But before he formally spoke, he whispered: "I am very grateful to Mr. Angel for his generosity just now."
"Of course I won't be too stingy."
"It's just that compared to you, my past may not be as exciting as sir..."
After a two-second pause, Zuniga officially began to speak.
"My name is Zuniga. I was once a king and now I am a beggar."
The first sentence Zuniga spoke made Angel raise his eyebrows slightly. However, his eyes slowly raised and looked at the NPC information above Zuniga's head.
"Zuniga"
"How does it feel to fall from a high position and become a beggar? Just ask Zuniga, but Zuniga may not answer your rude question. Zuniga seems to be a
A beggar, but there is a little-known secret hidden behind him."
"Contacting Zuniga may trigger the side mission "The Bloody Throne"."
From this information introduction, we can know that Zuniga once occupied a high position. But what Angel didn't expect was that this so-called "high position" actually refers to the "king"?!
Zuniga: "The country I live in is actually not that big. It is in the gap between several big countries. Because the terrain here is difficult and it is adjacent to several countries, many of them are still feuding. For the sake of peace, several big countries have
After consultation, it was decided to make this dangerous land their strategic buffer zone."
"As time went by, this buffer zone slowly turned into a no-no-no zone, and a small country was born here."
"This small country was not an independent country at the beginning, because behind its birth was the game between several big countries."
"Just because of its special geographical location and the right opportunity, this small country has gradually developed a little bit, and it can also find advantages and disadvantages among various big countries and survive in the cracks."
"This also gives this small country the capital to enter 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 back to his senses: "...it's called the Country of Mountains."
"Because it is surrounded by mountains and protected by mountains, and our capital is also among the mountains..."
When Zuniga was telling the background of the Kingdom of Mountains, Angel whispered: "You were stunned for a few seconds just now. What were you thinking about?"
Zuniga rubbed his temples: "I didn't think about anything. Maybe I am too old and my past memories are a bit blurry. I was just thinking about the past..."
Angel was noncommittal and continued to ask: "Before you tell the story, I want to ask a question."
"Excuse me."
"You said that the country of mountains is surrounded by several big countries. What are the names of those big countries?"
Zuniga was stunned for a moment, and his whole body seemed to be stuck.
When Angel saw this scene, he immediately understood that Zuniga was also affected.
Angel originally 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 a few seconds, Zuniga came back to his senses: "I seem to have forgotten...Is this important?"
Zuniga's expression was very calm, and he seemed to have forgotten this question without any doubts.
You know, he said that he was the king of a country, but he couldn't remember the names of the surrounding countries. This situation would definitely feel strange or abnormal to anyone with normal thinking.
But Zuniga is now very calm and has no doubts in his mood. This is completely different from the caution he showed before.
Obviously, Zuniga was also influenced by the power of Fairyland in the part about "World Information".
Angel said silently: "It's not important, you can continue."
Zuniga vaguely felt that something was wrong, but after careful consideration, there seemed to be nothing strange about it. 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 country of mountains to a higher stage. But..."
A trace of sadness flashed in Zuniga's eyes.
"However, the country of mountains did not become better, but...perished."
Why perish?
The answer given by Zuniga surprised Angel: "Without any warning, on an ordinary night, Mount Diomo suddenly disappeared."
Mount Omo is where Omo Castle, the royal capital of the Kingdom of Mountains, is located.
Omo Castle is a mountain town. All buildings are built on Mount Omo. Nearly 300,000 people live here.
But on this day, Mount Dioma disappeared from the map, and 300,000 people disappeared along with the royal capital.
"The entire royal capital has disappeared? Then what were you doing at that time?" Angel's eyes flashed with surprise.
Zuniga: "I was invited by Neto University to go on an academic visit. When I came back, Omo City had disappeared, and the entire Omo Mountain seemed to have been wiped out...
"
"I learned about the situation that day from some nearby residents."
Mount Dioma suddenly disappeared around seven o'clock that night. One second, some people saw bright lights on the mountain, and the next second, it was pitch black.
No one can tell what happened.
"From that day on, I began to search for the whereabouts of Omo City and the whereabouts of my people."
"But nothing came of it."
"Later I learned from a magician that the entire mountain suddenly disappeared without any warning, and it was most likely swallowed by a dark corner."
"Although it is rare for a dark corner to engulf a city, it is not unheard of. There are some similar records in various countries."
"So, if it was not deliberately erased, it could only be related to the dark corner."
Zuniga once speculated whether a powerful magician had launched an attack on Omo City? But there were traces of the magician's actions, and there would be residual energy.
But at that time, Zuniga did not find any energy residue in the cave of Dioma Mountain, so there was a high probability that it was not a magician who did it.
Then there is only one possibility, the dark corner really swallowed up Mount Dioma.
"Later, I began to look for the dark corner, wanting to enter the dark corner to 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 Diomo Mountain, there stands a throne that stands in the clouds. When this throne was first built, it was soaked in the blood of our family. Before succeeding to the throne, each generation of kings would sacrifice blood and ascend the throne.
Come to the throne."
When Zuniga inherits the throne, he can sense the location of the throne at any time. Once a foreign enemy invades, he can summon the throne. All warriors within the range of the throne will enjoy the bonus of energy points.
It can be said that this throne is a movable halo prop.
"After Mount Dioma disappeared, I could no longer sense the location of the throne." Zuniga: "Until one day a few years later, I sensed an extremely weak aura of the throne in a capital city of a neighboring country..."
Zuniga immediately left looking for food.
Then, he came to an ordinary residential building.
This residential building has twelve households on each floor, with a total of six floors. The aura of the throne that Zuniga sensed was on the sixth floor.
He quickly reached 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 households on the sixth floor.
And inside the door of this thirteenth household is the source of the aura of the throne.
Zuniga walked into the door of the thirteenth house without hesitation.
"Then...I reached the dark corner."
Angel: "?!!"
Zuniga actually went to Dark Corner!
There is no fluctuation in the spiritual resting place, which means that Zuniga is telling the truth!
This made Angel couldn't help but look surprised. You know, there are many people looking for dark corners, and there are also many people who have been to dark corners...but there are only a few people who come out of dark corners.
Zuniga not only entered the dark corner, but also came out of it?
Angel suppressed his inner surprise and asked, "What does it look like in the dark corner?"
Zuniga did not answer Angel's question immediately, but continued to talk about the situation: "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 is stuck in a dark corner.
But Zuniga didn't care. From the moment Omo City disappeared, Zuniga's life goal has become: to find Omo City 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 achieve his life goal.
Zuniga began to search in dark corners...
"You just asked, what do vignettes look like? I don't know how to describe them, but I heard that vignettes vary in different places. But the vast majority of vignettes are built by humans inside.
"
"The dark corner I went to is inside the building. In front of me is a corridor that cannot be seen to the bottom. There is a dim light above the head, and there is a door every twenty meters or so in the corridor."
"When you open the door, most of them are closed and empty rooms, and occasionally you will encounter new corridors."
"There are no gaps 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 and wandering in the dark corners."
"I don't know how long I have been wandering... maybe a month? Or a year? Because I have no concept of time in the dark corner."
"I just know that I have been wandering around for a very long time."
"During my wanderings, I experienced corridors of different styles, saw halls wider than the city, and went to bottomless swimming pools..."
"Until one day, I felt the breath of the throne again under a deep-water swimming pool."
Zuniga dived into the swimming pool without hesitation.
Dive twenty meters down.
Dive one hundred meters... Dive three hundred meters...
When he dived into Zuniga and felt that the surroundings were full of high pressure, he saw a huge whale that was as big as a mountain.
However, the whale is not a living creature, just a statue placed on the wall of the swimming pool.
The whale opened its mouth, and there was a faint light inside.
The aura of the throne that Zuniga sensed came from the mouth of the whale. Zuniga swam over without hesitation.
Then he passed through a light door and came to a new corridor...
Just like before, in this new corridor, he lost his sense of the throne again.
However, this corridor is not long. It seems to be 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, and when I got to the door, I stepped right in."
Angel: "Then what?"
Zuniga smiled bitterly: "There are two things I regret most in my life."
"The first thing I regret is that I was not in the royal capital when Mount Dioma disappeared."
"The second regret I have is stepping through this door."
"Because after stepping into this door, I left the dark corner and returned to the outside world. But at this time, I was no longer in the residential building where I was originally, and I was even far away from the mainland of the country where I was..."
"I'm here, Mist 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 aura of the throne again and go to the dark corners.
He started from the City of Mist. He has been to the City of Dreams, the City of Desire, and the City of La La... but he has never felt the breath of the throne again, nor has he stepped into a dark corner again.
Over the years, he has heard a lot of information about the Dark Corner, and he also knows that the Dark Corner has been opened many times, but even if he was in that city when the Dark Corner was turned on, he still could not sense the aura 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 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 for more than ten years, until now.
"This is my story." After Zuniga finished speaking, the atmosphere was obviously a little solemn. Even the boy who heard about it covered his mouth at this time and did not dare to say anything.
Angel took a look at the unruffled spiritual resting place and understood that Zuniga was telling the truth.
"I thought I would keep my past in my heart forever, but I didn't expect to say it out today..." Zuniga: "Outlanders like you shouldn't care about dark corners or not."
"But because of this, I am more willing to tell you these stories."
Just like, some people are unable to express their feelings to those close to them. But when they meet strangers, they are willing to share a truth.
Precisely because people outside the world don't care, he won't put pressure on others by speaking out.
Angel was about to say something, but before he could say anything, he felt the message from Wonderland suddenly hit his face...