Facing Ellie's thanks, Tang Zhen nodded gently, but his expression became a little solemn.
He was just using Ellie for an experiment. Although it sounded malicious, there were only benefits and no harm to Ellie.
As for Ellie's gratitude, Tang Zhen didn't take it to heart at all. With his status and experience, how could he care about such a small thing.
What really shocked Tang Zhen was that Ellie became a monk by swallowing blood essence. This showed that the rules of the world had changed drastically, which caught him off guard.
"If this secret spreads, the indigenous people will definitely go crazy about it. Even if they risk their lives, they will try to become monks!"
Ordinary civilians do not have this ability, but the rich, powerful, and adventurers have every chance of obtaining blood essence.
Tang Zhen knew very well how tempting it was to become a monk. As long as there was an opportunity, no one would miss it easily.
As for concealing secrets, that is simply impossible. Since the rules allow aborigines to become monks through this method, they will inevitably use various methods to let the aborigines know.
It won't take long for this to become an open secret, and the indigenous people who cannot resist the temptation will also participate in the monster's robbery.
Thinking of this, Tang Zhen suddenly felt a sense of urgency. It seemed that he had to hurry up and improve his strength.
Having made up his mind, Tang Zhen looked at Ellie and said in a gentle tone: "You don't have to think about how to repay me, but work hard to improve your strength. If you can do it, maybe you can help me at a critical moment."
Ellie had nothing to say and could only nod her head, while secretly making up her mind.
After chatting with Ellie for a few words, Tang Zhen turned to look at the bone, indicating that he was going to the underground mausoleum.
After cleaning, the originally blocked passage has been opened and can be entered at any time.
Na Gu nodded to express his understanding that Tang Zhen had the right to arrange his own schedule as long as the cooperation plan was not delayed.
"How about I send someone to follow you? After all, it's very unsafe there and monster attacks are hard to guard against."
Na Gu's expression was solemn, and he remembered the bad memory again.
"It's not necessary. I can move more freely by myself. If others follow me, they will be constrained."
Li Te smiled awkwardly when he heard this. Even when he was next to Tang Zhen, he felt powerless.
In a dangerous environment, this would become a liability and not provide much help at all.
"After I leave, you must continue to keep an eye on the city gate and be sure not to be careless.
Once you find the Loucheng monk, be prepared to find a way to kill him, otherwise you will just let the tiger go back to the mountain.
Taking advantage of the weak strength of the Loucheng monks, now is the best time to take action, otherwise it won’t take too long for one Loucheng monk to destroy Tianxu City!”
Hearing Tang Zhen's warning, Na Gu's face moved slightly. Are the monks from the Secret Road Loucheng really that powerful?
Seeing Na Gu's suspicious expression, Tang Zhen guessed what he was thinking, but he didn't bother to explain.
Xia Chong cannot speak ice. If Tang Zhen said that he could copy the bone, the other party would just think he was talking nonsense.
If you tell the other person that you have a world in your mind, you will probably treat him as a madman.
Therefore, many facts do not need to be told at all, because they have no meaning at all. Aboriginal people who think they are smart only believe what they think they should believe, but they are not the real facts.
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After being separated from the bone, Tang Zhen returned to the underground city.
The bone gave Tang Zhen a map, which described the structure of the underground city. As expected, it looked like a mess, far more complicated than Tianxu City.
On this map, the location of the mausoleum is marked, and you only need to follow the red line.
This map has also been integrated into the consciousness space and has become part of the super map, which can be called up and consulted at any time.
Following the guidance of the map, Tang Zhen walked around the underground city until he met the believers guarding the passage.
There were more than a dozen people from the other side, lurking in a dark corner. After seeing the token Tang Zhen presented, they happily chose to let them go.
However, before Tang Zhen left, the other party still gave a kind reminder to be careful of the monsters inside.
The monster guarding the tomb has already run into the passage and will be knocked down on the way to the tomb.
When Tang Zhen didn't come, the members of the Alarm Bell Church took action without authorization and encountered a monster that ran out.
However, in the blink of an eye, more than a dozen believers were killed, and there was no way they could fight back.
In order to prevent more people from being harmed, the believers chose to evacuate in time, but the bodies of their companions were not retrieved.
Now that they heard that Tang Zhen was going to enter the mausoleum, these members of the Alarm Bell Church looked at each other and prepared to follow secretly.
For no other reason than to find the remains of his companions and bring them back for burial.
After Tang Zhen was reminded, he asked again and then continued on his way.
Not long after walking this time, I heard a rustling sound coming from the front, and then I saw a huge monster breaking into sight.
The monster is not a flesh and blood body, but a metal puppet with colorful runes on its surface, full of a simple and vicissitudes of life.
It looks like a moving metal can, and it waves four arms with sharp claws on them.
After discovering Tang Zhen, the metal puppet immediately stared at him, seeming to have wisdom.
"It's such a thing, no wonder..."
Seeing the humanized expression of the metal puppets, Tang Zhen was not surprised, because the souls of the victims were indeed hidden in the bodies of these metal puppets.
It can be said that it is not uncommon to sacrifice the lives of living people just to drive lifeless puppets.
Perhaps for the maker, this is the truly perfect life, even if he is also made of flesh and blood.
Tang Zhen had seen similar metal puppets more than once, and knew that this kind of thing looked strong, but in fact it was not invincible.
If the strength is not yet sealed, this metal fortress-like monster can be eliminated with just one mental shock.
Now that his strength is limited, Tang Zhen can only use more cunning means to destroy the key parts of the puppet monster and completely paralyze it.
It's easy to say, but not easy to do. You must be proficient in relevant knowledge and have the weapons at hand to do it.
If these conditions cannot be met, then the metal puppet is an iron lump that cannot be broken. The metal shell alone will make people despair from the bottom of their hearts.
It was for this reason that the Alarm Bell Church suffered heavy losses. Faced with the metal lumps guarding the tomb, the believers had no choice at all.
At this time, Tang Zhen took the initiative to rush forward. When he was about to get close to the monster, the long sword in his hand suddenly stabbed out quickly and landed on the shell of the metal puppet in the blink of an eye.
The metal puppet was naturally not afraid of swords, and Tang Zhen was not trying to stab, but to transmit the vibrating power to the puppet.
"when!"
The metal puppet paused for a moment, and then continued to wave its claws towards Tang Zhen.
Tang Zhen remained calm and continued to use the long sword in his hand as a hammer, knocking the metal puppet out loudly.
In less than half a minute, the huge metal puppet made a "clicking" friction sound, and its movements became sluggish, as if it was a machine that was short of oil.
Especially when Tang Zhen went around to the back, the metal puppet's head automatically twisted, only to get stuck halfway.
Tang Zhen jumped up, landed on the metal puppet's shoulder, and then stabbed a certain location with his sword.
"Kaka!"
The huge metal puppet stopped in place, its raised arm seemed to be stuck, and it kept trembling as it tried to fall down, but couldn't.
"Wow!"
There was a sound of collapse and shattering, and the huge metal puppets scattered on the ground like collapsed building blocks, stirring up waves of dust.
The believers who were secretly watching from a distance opened their mouths in horror when they saw this, with incredible expressions on their faces.