The Goddess's Guidance

When did you receive this letter?

Roger asked.

Blyde lowered his head and said:

"One month ago."

A month ago? Roger calmly examined the letter in his hand and the handwriting on it.

The sensation gradually spread outwards.

On the data panel.

"Ascension Perception: You realize that this distress letter was written 7 months ago."

Judging from the handwriting.

Cisco was fairly composed as he wrote the letter.

But I don't know why.

He didn't write anything more...

More than seven months had passed since the distress letter was written? Roger felt a little pessimistic.

However, he immediately thought of—

Cisco was not in a crisis when he wrote this letter.

This shows that he anticipated the subsequent dangers.

in addition.

Cisco got lost in the mysterious underground palace more than 30 years ago.

What made him so sure that the letter could be delivered to him?

To be even more cautious—

More than thirty years have passed.

Is this "Cisco" still the same Cisco who became Roger's student back then?

Everything is shrouded in uncertainty!

Roger quickly went through the process in his mind.

After making up my mind.

Only then did they ask Blyde for more information.

This disciple of the Pingsha School was quite straightforward in his actions.

Roger always answered his questions immediately.

How to obtain this letter.

Blyde replied as follows:...

"After the 'Great Conflict in the Modern World' began."

The Green Whisper Mountains have never been peaceful.

The village where I live is the same.

To avoid war.

We decided to move deep into the dangerous and remote "Dayanshan".

There.

We had a peaceful period.

But very soon.

A strange thing happened in the village.

Many people saw a Great Flood in their dreams.

The flood came extremely suddenly.

In one fell swoop, they swept away everyone in the village, young and old.

This dream felt so real.

We also saw an exceptionally beautiful Goddess in our dream.

She gave us an early warning of the Great Flood.

in addition.

She gave us a lot of other advice.

Including detailed directions to our relocation...

at first.

The people of Blyde village scoffed at this.

Their "village chief" even led people to search and capture people all over the area around the village.

Search for illusionists who may be causing mental disturbances.

But time went by day by day.

The dream kept repeating itself more and more.

The ' Goddess's' warnings have become increasingly harsh.

Finally, some people chose to believe.

Blyde was one of them.

As Martial Artist who inherited the Pingsha School lineage.

He had a premonition of crisis beyond that of ordinary people.

After his verbal admonition to the village chief failed, he...

Blyde chose to unleash the Martial Force he had kept hidden for many years.

final.

Under the pressure of Blyde's astonishing martial arts skills.

The village chief agreed to relocate the entire village again.

Under the guidance of the ' Goddess '.

They moved to a small canyon above the waistline of Dayanshan Mountain.

Compared to the original village.

The living conditions here are obviously much worse.

I just moved here.

Many people complained.

But under Blyde's ruthless methods.

All of them shut up.

Time passed day by day.

Since the village was relocated.

The ' Goddess ' no longer appeared in their dreams.

Some people breathed a sigh of relief as a result.

However, another group of men experienced a sense of bewilderment.

Blyde admitted it.

I myself am one of them.

Although he had practiced martial arts for a long time.

But he is not an immortal who is detached from worldly affairs.

The charm of my dream Goddess is just too great.

She haunted Blyde's dreams.

So much so that later on...

Blyde almost considered moving the village back to see if he could regain the Goddess's dream!

certainly.

Reason prevented him from having this urge to act out.

Subsequent events proved this to be true.

The Goddess's warning was indeed true—

Less than 10 days.

An unprecedented Great Flood struck the Green Whisper Mountains.

The seawater that fell from the sky shocked everyone.

No one in the Green Whisper Mountains can stop the arrival of the sea.

final.

All the lowlands in the world where Blyde are covered by seawater.

If the Goddess hadn't warned us beforehand...

Blyde's village will probably be submerged by the ocean!

After the Great Flood.

The villagers, still shaken, became devout believers in the Goddess.

Those who had previously voiced their doubts also spent a considerable amount of time repenting in front of the newly sculpted Goddess statue.

But after the disaster.

That Goddess then vanished without a trace.

Life in the village began to return to normal.

Blyde felt somewhat disappointed.

He went to the statue of the Goddess to worship every day.

I just hope to get some response.

Perhaps it was his sincerity that moved the Goddess.

Finally, one day...

During the worship ceremony.

Blyde heard the voice of the Goddess!

She asked Blyde to wait for her on a majestic peak near Dayang Mountain.

And always be aware of any items that may appear on the 'sea surface'.

Blyde did as he was told.

He walked around the part of the mountain that had not been submerged by the sea.

A full half-day later.

A glass bottle suddenly surfaced from beneath the sea.

It's in the bottle.

It's this letter in Roger's hand!

Blyde received the distress letter.

Then he went to pray in front of the Goddess statue.

The Goddess told him again—

Her servant, named Cisco, is trapped in the "Land of Quicksand".

Because the Goddess's power could not affect the Green Whisper Mountains, which did not belong to this world.

Therefore, she had no choice but to seek help from others.

just.

This devotee of the Goddess named Cisco also had another illustrious identity—

That is the disciple of the Clear Spring Sect Master, the most powerful force in the world!

The Goddess hopes that Blyde can deliver Cisco's plea for help to Roger himself.

Intermediate time.

Roger will know what to do.

And after it was accomplished.

The Goddess will surely reward Blyde.

And so.

Blyde left the village in high spirits.

He built his own raft and sailed across the ocean, leaving the Green Whisper Mountains.

They painstakingly crossed the barriers between the Historical World and the present world.

And so we arrived in Mystra!...

After hearing this touching description.

Roger almost couldn't help but clap his hands in admiration!

Just a moment ago, he was still doubting whether the distress letter was actually written by Cisco.

So now he can be sure.

This familiar taste that comes from the same source!

"They're definitely on our side! If I'm not mistaken, the Goddess who haunts Blyde and the other men in his village is none other than Cisco herself!"

"This guy is really..."

"Isn't that being a bit too cautious!"

Roger was full of praise for Cisco in his heart.

He looked at Blyde with pity, who was completely fooled.

A moment later.

He waved his hand to dissuade the elders who were trying to join in the fun.

When only he and Blyde remained in the Council Hall.

Roger then said in a gentle tone:

"Your letter is very timely. Cisco is indeed one of my most beloved disciples. I had been searching for clues about him in vain, but I never expected that he would be trapped in the Historical World..."

"In short, thank you very much, and please convey my gratitude to that Goddess."

"In addition, I will pay you for delivering the message..."

Upon hearing this...

Blyde quickly waved his hand and said:

"No need."

Roger looked on with a puzzled expression.

He explained somewhat excitedly, "I've come to deliver this message not only for the Goddess, but also because of the Clear Spring Sect and Lord Roger..."

"The lineage of the Pingsha School mentions the Clear Spring Sect. It is said that during the Tallen Era, the two major martial arts organizations often sparred with each other."

Roger immediately understood. "You want to represent the Pingsha School and spar with me?"

Blyde nodded firmly.

His muscles, shrouded in black silk, began to tremble slightly.

Three breaths later.

Blyde's muscles could no longer be suppressed.

Thud! Thud! Thud! The black silk ribbons tore apart one after another.

His muscles were incredibly well-defined!

However, the skin on the surface of the muscle is green!

"Hint: You have encountered a challenge from disciples of the Pingsha School Sect!"

"Blyde (Orc Martial Artist /Disciple of the Pingsha School /LV97/ Hero Template...)"

Regarding the identity of the Blyde orc.

Roger had already foreseen this.

Those elders were well aware of the situation.

He had assumed that the man had bound himself with black silk to conceal his identity.

But now it seems...

This seems more like some kind of cultivation method of the Pingsha School!

This guy's clothes ripped off.

Its momentum is steadily increasing! It's clearly at a transcendent level.

But its power has nearly reached a higher level! "No wonder they want to spar with me..."

Roger smiled with relief.

He had a good impression of Blyde.

He then spoke:

"Can."

"I will suppress my power to below the extraordinary level..."

Blyde hurriedly stopped him, saying:

"No need, no need!"

"You only need to use about the same strength as me..."

"According to our sect's elders, sparring is merely for the purpose of exchanging martial arts skills..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

Roger's fist was already aimed at Blyde's face!

certainly.

He held back when he threw that punch.

Blyde reacted extremely quickly.

He dodged Roger's punch with a far from elegant backflip.

He casually lifted his foot and feinted.

The next moment.

His rough, calloused hands, however, slithered like greasy snakes towards Roger's crotch!

Hint: Blyde used 'Martial Arts - Dragon Capture Technique'!

"It's the style of the Pingsha School!"

Roger snapped a photo.

While thwarting Blyde's offensive.

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Immediately afterwards.

A powerful Groin Kick was delivered!

Thud! That kick was both fast and accurate.

It struck Blyde's vital point.

But to Roger's surprise...

It seems that the kick didn't hit any vulnerable spots.

Blyde did not show any sign of pain.

His expression was slightly ferocious.

Then both hands transformed into sharp claws.

They attacked one after another!...

"They can even Shrinking Yang Into Abdomen? For an orc to have mastered human martial arts to this extent, they are truly geniuses..."

Roger was secretly surprised.

He immediately put away his playful thoughts.

Only martial arts.

Moreover, it suppressed 90% of its power.

They got into a fight with Blyde.

The pace of the fight quickened as the two sides fought.

Not long after.

The entire Council Hall was now filled only with the low 'whoosh! hah! ee! hiss!' sounds of a human and an orc.

On the data panel.

Lines of information scrolled by slowly.

"Log: You have canceled the ' Celestial God Evolution ' level..."

"You've used your Comprehension Authority; you can now secretly learn your opponent's martial arts during sparring!"

"Sparring: In a sparring session with Martial Artist Blyde, you learned the Pingsha School's martial art - Dragon Capturing Technique!"

"Dragon-Capturing Technique: A claw technique that specializes in attacking the vital points of all things. It requires years of diligent practice to master. Once mastered, it grants extremely strong trembling ability and the ability to grab vital points."

Note: After mastering the Dragon Capture Technique.

It can remotely capture the enemy's vital points!

"You have learned the Pingsha School Martial Arts - Rogue Fist".

"Rogue Fist: A style of boxing that appears to have no rules, but is actually even more chaotic, best suited for fighting against formally trained, methodical boxers!"

"You have learned the Pingsha School Martial Arts - Introduction to Hidden Weapons"

"Introduction to Hidden Weapons: You have learned the basic techniques for using hidden weapons such as darts, shurikens, poison needles, and Flying Dagger..."

"You have learned the 'Tiger and Crane Dual Form'."

"You've learned how to 'hold something in your mouth'."

"You've learned the art of 'hiding a needle in a chrysanthemum'."

40 minutes later.

Looking at the Council Hall littered with poison needles, knives, glass beads, short whips, and kunai...

Blyde, sweating profusely, begged for mercy:

"I..."

"I lost!"

As they were talking.

His muscles, which were engorged with blood, quickly relaxed and softened.

Roger smiled slightly.

I glanced at the data panel of the bumper harvest.

Finally, the torment of Blyde has stopped.

The latter, panting heavily, asked, "Sir, I have a question—I noticed during our sparring just now that your understanding of the Pingsha School Martial Arts seems to be even deeper than mine..."

"No, no."

Roger humbly said:

"The art of martial arts."

They all arrive at the same destination by different paths.

Many martial arts masters are proficient in the techniques of other schools.

So it's not surprising that I know some of the Pingsha School's martial arts, right?

"And I do indeed have some connection with your sect's Black Tiger Master..."

"Black Tiger Master?"

Blyde was filled with awe. "No wonder I was completely helpless..."

Considering how much martial arts he secretly learned.

Roger decided not to expose his misunderstanding.

These guys from the Historical World only had a rather vague concept of his strength.

Little did they know.

Given Roger's current physical condition.

Even without using the power of any rank.

One punch and Blyde would be turned into mincemeat!

That is, they are after the other party's heritage and their intentions.

Roger was being so tactful.

At present.

He talked with Blyde for a while longer.

The Green Whisper Mountains have been confirmed to belong to the Fourth Historiographical Period.

The world is currently approaching the Prime Material Plane.

A related Great Secret Realm is brewing.

But it did not take shape.

It took a lot of effort for Blyde to get out.

Although the other party said that it was just for friendly sparring.

Roger wouldn't let him leave empty-handed.

He casually picked out a few items from his Tinder Pouch that he didn't need but were quite valuable to Blyde and gave them away.

then.

Two figures, a man and a woman, appeared in a corner of the Council Hall! They were none other than Sophie and her brother!

Roger looked at them and said:

"You're here?"

"Now I have a very important task for you. I have a disciple Cisco. I will draw your portrait in a moment..."

In just a few words.

Roger then gave a general account of the matter.

He did not personally take action.

Instead, they sent Sophie and her brother to the Fourth Historical Realm to search for Cisco's whereabouts.

According to Roger's judgment.

With Sophie and her companion's strength.

That's enough to deal with most of the enemies in the Green Whisper Mountains.

Cisco himself is no pushover either.

He sent himself a distress signal in such a clever way.

This is enough to prove that his current situation is not yet at a point where it is urgent.

Otherwise, more than thirty years have passed.

He's long gone!

Cisco is not the kind of person who would place all his hopes on Blyde.

besides.

He's definitely still thinking of a way to escape.

Roger had great confidence in him.

Send Sophie and the other person to the rescue.

On the contrary, it subtly implies an assessment of the siblings' practical abilities.

After receiving the order.

Sophie remained the same as usual.

Felton, however, was so excited that he couldn't wait to drag Blyde away immediately.

Fortunately, Roger waved to stop his excitement.

He then explained his intentions to Blyde in a different way.

The latter readily agreed to be the guide.

Immediately afterwards.

Roger then took out the "Pure Silver Mask" and handed it to Sophie.

This is the key to the 8th History.

The group can use it to enter the returning Fourth History.

After explaining its uses and effects.

Roger then instructed:

"Your main task this time is to rescue people."

If you encounter a formidable enemy in the Green Whisper Mountains.

There's no need to fight to the death.

Similarly.

Even if the key to the Fourth History appears, there's no need to deliberately fight for it.

certainly.

If you're confident.

Bring back the new key.

I will reward you handsomely!

He then briefly added some knowledge about keys.

After listening.

Excitement flickered in Sophie's usually calm eyes. "I understand."

"I will definitely bring the key back to you... no, I will bring you back!"

After saying that.

She decisively pulled the reluctant Felton away from the Council Hall.

Watching the brother and sister's departing figures.

Blyde scratched his green head.

He clasped his hands in a fist salute to Roger.

He turned and chased after her.

I watched them leave.

Roger glanced at the data panel.

"Record: You have finished your sparring session with Blyde and gained 13 Martial Arts Insights."

"Harmony of Heaven and Man: Your Martial Arts Insights +1"

"Current total Martial Arts Insights: 33. Have you created any new techniques?"

Good results.

Roger, in a good mood, chose to deny it. "It seems I need to spar with more peers in the future. Not only can I learn from them, but I can also gain Martial Arts Insights."

Keep watching.

"Notification: You have issued the trial mission 'Rescue Cisco ' to your followers ' Sophie ' and ' Felton '!"

"Task reward criteria are being generated... Should we reduce task rewards?"

"My followers do my work and I still get rewards for it?"

Roger was quite dissatisfied.

Fortunately, it can be reduced.

After casually setting the reward to "Tinder Pouch *1"

He left the Council Hall in high spirits.

"This is the taste of power..."

"If you don't do many things yourself, you'll gradually become detached from the masses over time!"

"But this feeling... is really not bad!"

After finishing all the miscellaneous tasks.

Roger floated down Clear Spring Mountain.

He wasn't too far away.

Instead, they arrived at a small basin in the southwest corner that was shrouded in mist all day long.

This place is close to the Taoyuan Mountain Secret Realm.

It was originally a wasteland.

But recently Roger has marked it out and turned it into his "private dojo".

Currently, there is no meaningful business being conducted inside or outside the dojo.

It was just a large group of spirits who volunteered.

They all came for the quota of Five Elements Dao Soldiers.

After these days of careful selection.

Roger had basically finalized the list of those who would be used to forge Dao weapons.

Therefore, as soon as he arrived at the temple.

A series of instructions were then issued—

The main purpose is to urge the chosen spirits to come and report for duty.

Those who were not selected were politely informed to leave.

We had a lively and bustling afternoon.

In a private dojo where the mist has thinned.

Finally, only Roger himself and the five chosen monster groups remained.

They are—

Red Fire Dragon (647 units)...

Scorpion Beauties (1197 in total)...

Armored Corpses (501 in total)...

3147 dandelion seedlings...

Blue carp soldiers (1571 in total)...

Apart from the fact that the "Azure Carp Soldiers" evolved spontaneously in the western lake basin of the Frog Claw Basin at the very beginning of the Taoyuan Mountain Great Secret Realm.

The other four types of spirits are all products of the Spiritual Qi Resurgence of the Dragon Gate Pillar.

But their origins are different—

The "Red Fire Dragon" is not a dragon.

In the beginning.

They were just a group of fire-attribute lizards infected by Aberrant Matter.

If only I had met Roger sooner.

They might even be branded with Sin Mark to test their mettle.

Fortunately.

This tribe received a tremendous blessing during that Heavenly Sweet Dew.

They forced out Aberrant Matter.

I got the Sprite Template.

They transformed into a group of spiritual lizards radiating pure flame energy! Furthermore...

Most of them also exhibited pure and simple humanity.

It can transform into a half-human, half-lizard form.

They can even wield weapons!

In addition, he has a natural ability to control fire.

It can be said to be the most perfect material for refining the Fire Path Soldier!

"Scorpion Beauty" is a monstrous variety of blue-tailed scorpion.

Their shells have patterns that resemble beautiful women.

Therefore, it is also known as the Beauty Scorpion.

Although the Scorpion Beauty cannot transform into human form.

However, it has a high degree of organization and strong discipline.

The duties of Daobing (a type of military officer) are well-suited for military-style management.

It is the template for the Earth-Walking Soldiers.

The origin of the "Ironclad Corpse" is even more outlandish.

This spirit was found by the Qingquan Sect members on a small, drifting island in what was originally the Misty Sea.

According to Roger's research.

That small island is very likely a piece of land that split off from the Northern Continent due to the planet's expansion.

Because many of the buildings above are in the style of Greyrock City! And that's why.

There are many tombs on the island.

Many skeletons.

However, these remains were all inferior bones that had been repeatedly reused.

Switch to the Greyrock City era.

The kind that doesn't even qualify for paying the "Bone Tax".

But what no one expected was...

A timely rain fell.

Most of the remains reacted.

Those with bones transformed into withered bones possessing a slight spirituality.

Those with flesh attached turned into dull, lifeless zombies.

Those with even better luck.

It's closer to the hidden mineral vein beneath Greyrock City.

It evolved into the armored zombie Roger is seeing now! The armored zombie has extremely high intelligence.

They are almost indistinguishable from ordinary humans.

The metal penetrates deep into the body surface, forming a thick outer shell.

To outsiders, they were just a group of heavily armored soldiers.

They were completely unrecognizable as a group of undead creatures.

That is precisely why.

The armored corpse has the highest individual combat strength among the five types of monsters.

Roger planned to refine them into Golden Warriors.

As for the last Pu Xian.

It is the elusive form of a group of dandelions after being bathed in sweet rain.

This perfectly meets the needs of the timber industry.

In addition, there are the aquatic carp soldiers.

That concludes the discussion.

All Five Elements Dao Soldiers have been gathered.

At present.

Roger selected 500 people from each of the five major monster groups to step forward.

Then he said loudly:

I'll say it again.

Becoming my Dao soldier will not change your mind.

It will not deprive you of your consciousness.

However, it will always be subject to some limitations.

It's not as free as it is now.

And you might even die in the battle! If you quit now...

There's still a chance!

His voice echoed for a long time in the basin.

But the spirits and monsters who came because of its reputation did not back down at all.

On the contrary, those who were not selected kept pushing forward.

Trying to squeeze out a teammate's position.

In a short time.

The temple grounds became as bustling as a vegetable market once again.

Roger immediately stopped them.

Then he began scheduling.

He placed the five types of Daoist soldiers into the five Daoist pits he had dug in advance, which were arranged according to the five elements and directions.

A flash of white light appeared in Roger's hand.

A Qi Control Divine Talisman flew out.

Suddenly.

A large amount of energy began to sweep out towards the dojo!

"Notification: You have begun crafting the ' Five Elements Dao Soldiers '!"

"You passed on the Fire Element Secret Technique to 'Crimson Fire Dragon,' the Earth Element Secret Technique to 'Scorpion Beauty,' and the Metal Element Secret Technique to 'Ironclad Corpse'..."

"The Five Elements Secret Techniques have been taught. Shall we seal the 'Five Elements Dojo'?"

"Seal successful!..."

Dao soldiers are growing on their own...

Forty-nine days later, the Five Elements Dao Soldiers began to take shape!

"Done!"

Outside the dojo.

Roger dismissed the insatiable spirits.

Incidentally, after rejecting a certain domineering woman mingling in the crowd for the nth time.

He then left.

After returning to the mountain and making some minor adjustments.

Roger then rode on his Life Sword and flew swiftly northwards—

The sect's daily operations are mostly handled.

The Five Elements Dao Soldiers were placed in their positions.

The rescue mission has also been arranged.

It's time to start executing Roger's own plan—

First stop.

Mystra.

The Northern Continent!...

"First, go to the ' Between the Wilderness ' and clear the Silent Forest to seize control of Mystra's Star Master Authority!"

Roger thought to himself as he flew:

"While we're at it, let's see if we can visit Alan's Radiant City!"