Chapter 1229 Demon Bat Town
The giant skull demon Pompeii has been rampant along the banks of the Styx for many years and has accumulated a lot of wealth. The most valuable of these are five magic devices.
Including two magic wands, each with 10 charges, which can be used to release "magic missiles" and "black tentacles".
There are also two magic crystals.
One crystal is enchanted with the 4th ring "detection" and can be used up to 3 times a day.
The other is a "communication crystal" that can be used to cast "short message" at will.
The last magic device is the most valuable, and Gao Fei has seen it in the game. It is the epic magic equipment "High-level Gorgeous Belt", which increases all attributes of the wearer by +6!
Gao Fei left the high-level gorgeous belt, detection crystal and communication crystal. As for the two magic wands, he had already mastered the magic infused in them, so he gave them to Pipi.
The little devil received the two magic wands, and was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling, and thanked him repeatedly.
Gao Fei also found Pompeii's spell book, organ transplantation research notes and a bunch of spell scrolls in the storage bag. Unfortunately, neither the spell book nor the scrolls contained the 7th-ring magic "Transportation to Another World" that he most desired.
Pipi saw his disappointment and said with a smile: "Brother! Pompeii doesn't have the scroll you need. We can still find it somewhere else! Next week, the Demon Bat Town will hold an annual large-scale trade fair. Let's try our luck in the town. Maybe there will be a surprise."
Gao Fei also had the same plan, so he started the Hell Chariot, with Pipi as the guide, responsible for pointing the way, and continued to drive north along the left bank of the Styx.
If nothing unexpected happens, we will be able to reach the Demon Bat Town on the shore of the Molten Iron Lake tomorrow at the latest.
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The area where the Molten Iron Lake is located is rich in iron ore, and there is an active volcano at the bottom of the lake, which continuously releases heat energy, melts the ore veins, turns the slag into lava, and precipitates the iron element, forming a pool of hot molten iron.
Except for races like demons that are naturally immune to high temperature damage, other creatures dare not get too close to this natural furnace that is steaming all year round.
Located on the shore of the Molten Iron Lake, the "Demon Bat Town" has been the home of lava demon bats since ancient times. It is also a rare area in the abyss that insists on peace and neutrality, and welcomes visitors from all directions, whether they are demons or devils.
The core value of the Demon Bat Town lies in the ability to provide three valuable services to travelers: safe guest rooms, well-informed intelligence, and a free market for fair trade.
Lava demon bats are just a relatively weak fire element creature. No matter how many there are, they cannot form a strong force. They are often forced to become vassals of other more powerful fire creatures, such as fire giants or fire giants.
Relying on the demon bat clan alone, it is obviously not capable of expanding territory in the dangerous bottomless abyss and creating a commercial town that adheres to the principle of neutrality, let alone providing long-term security.
So people have reason to suspect that the lava demon bat is just the nominal manager of this town, and there may be a big boss at the level of the abyss lord behind it.
The lava demon bats collectively remained silent on this issue.
However, over the years, any powerful forces that tried to occupy the demon bat town or undermine the local neutrality principle, including the quasi-legendary demon warlords, eventually disappeared inexplicably, as if they had completely evaporated.
This result strengthened people's suspicion.
The demon bat town, which appears to be undefended, is actually very deep. There must be a big man behind the scenes. Outsiders had better not cause trouble in the town!
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With a rumbling roar of the motor, a giant hell chariot drove into the town. The tracks rolled out two deep ruts on the slag-paved road, which immediately attracted the attention of pedestrians.
Gao Fei wore a black cloak with a hood and sat in the spacious and comfortable backrest chair in the back of the chariot, leisurely crossing his legs and looking at the map.
The little devil Pipi, who served as the driver, was very familiar with this town. He drove the "Pioneer" directly to the parking lot, greeted the parking attendant who came up to him, and registered and locked the car.
The Hell Chariot is similar to a golem. To start and lock it, you need to use a specific password spell or a talisman with a spell attached, which is equivalent to a key.
The chariot is parked here, and there is a special person to take care of it.
Gao Fei was still worried, so he cast a "magic alarm" on the car, then took out the key, followed Pipi into the town's commercial district, and found a hotel to stay.
The first floor of the hotel is a bar, and the second and third floors are guest rooms.
Gao Fei went in and saw that there were more than ten guests sitting in the hall, most of whom were dressed similarly to him, with a wide cloak covering their bodies and a low hood covering half of their faces.
Gao Fei walked through the lobby, feeling the breath emanating from all around, and the occasional sight of him was also extremely sharp.
With his eyes blessed with "True Knowledge", he glanced at the lobby as if nothing had happened. Gao Fei could see that most of the guests were demons or devils above the middle level, and they used magic to change their appearance.
There were also a few humans who pretended to be tieflings like him. They dared to venture into the Abyss, and were obviously not ordinary people.
On both sides of the bar counter of the tavern, there stood two flesh golems, with their arms crossed in front of their chests, their bare upper bodies were muscular and covered with crisscrossing suture marks.
The fierce look of the flesh golems seemed to warn the guests in the store:
"Be smart, don't cause trouble here!"
Gao Fei and Pi Pi came to the bar counter, greeted the bartender of the lava bat wearing a tin dome hat in the Abyss language, and booked two adjacent rooms.
The seven-day board and lodging fee was prepaid, and the total cost was less than three disaster coins.
Gao Fei used the change he had found to order two glasses of the spirit "Purgatory Tequila" highly recommended by Pippi, and gave the remaining change to the bartender.
The bartender took the tip, his smile became more sincere, and he tried his best to give Gao Fei satisfactory answers to the information he inquired about next.
"Dear Sir, you want to ask who is in charge of the land near Molten Iron Lake? That cannot be explained clearly in two or three sentences!"
The bartender placed two glasses of smoking red liquor on the bar and started talking.
"From the Molten Iron Lake to the left bank of the Styx, there are a total of three steel fortresses in this large area, namely Ferrag, Tyros and Vanelon. Each is ruled by a legendary warlord with many soldiers and generals under his command. Called the local Big Three!”
"The Fortress of Ferrag, which is closest to our town, was originally the territory of the soul-killing demon Butler. Later, Butler was defeated by the legendary six-armed snake demon Kona nicknamed the 'Blade Princess', and replaced him as the new head of Fortress of Ferrag. Lord."
"Butler, this old guy, is very aware of current affairs. He simply surrendered to the Princess of Blades and served as her chief advisor."
"To the east of Mephit Town, there is also the Tyros Fortress. It was originally the garrison of the Demon Legion. It was later attacked by the Demon Legion from Baator Hell and became the territory of the 'Arch Duke of Demon Flame' Belmonk, turning it into an outpost for bloody battles. "
"The steel fortress farthest from Mephit Town is Vanelon, located on the bank of the River Styx. For many years, it has been under the iron-fisted rule of the Fire Demon General Baines."
