Upon seeing this situation, Mu You knew that the mermaid must have woken up. It seemed that this powerful creature still had a certain resistance to potions.
Mu You walked to the waterfall and took a look. It was so dark under the lake that he couldn't see the bottom at a glance. He searched around but couldn't see the mermaid.
However, this backpack is an isolated space. Even if the mermaid swims along the river to the edge, it will be blocked by the air wall, so there is no need to worry about her running out.
Mu You went to find a can of fish bait, opened the lid and placed it by the lake, then sat on the grass and waited.
After a while, a small head quietly poked its head out from under the water.
Mu You found that the little mermaid was still holding a half-eaten fish in her hand, and the corners of her mouth were stained with fish blood.
While chewing the fish meat, the mermaid stared at Mu You warily. After confirming that he made no other movements, he slowly swam towards the shore.
When she reached the shore, she cautiously stretched out her hand toward the bait can. After touching the can, she grabbed it at a very fast speed and immediately returned to the center of the lake.
But this time she didn't rush to dive back to the bottom of the lake. Instead, she stayed on the surface of the lake. While continuing to watch Mu You, she grabbed the bait with her hands and stuffed it into her mouth.
Mu You's eyes twitched when he saw it. This little guy is really big-hearted. The same thing has been drugged once before, yet he still dares to eat it directly...
Shaking his head, Mu You spoke in Star Spirit Language: "You don't have to be afraid, I will send you back in a few days..."
While talking, Mu You noticed that the mermaid's ears moved. He obviously understood, but he didn't react at all on the surface.
"Also, if you see something like this in the sea in the future, don't touch it. This is the bait used by humans to catch fish. The consequence of being greedy is that you will be caught like now."
Mu You didn't care whether she reacted or not, and said to himself: "This is the time you met someone like me who has no ill intentions towards you. If you are caught by others, you will end up in a miserable way."
The mermaid's ears moved again, and her expression changed unnaturally. Although she still hid far away in the center of the lake and did not dare to get close, the vigilance in her eyes seemed to be lessened.
Mu You was very pleased with this. Although his personality was a little dull, he could finally understand people's words, which showed that his IQ was normal and he had the basis for communication.
He was just about to say something more, but then the mermaid suddenly seemed to see something scary. His eating movements stopped, and he hurriedly plunged into the lake and disappeared.
Mu You looked back and saw that it was Coke who jumped in from the entrance of the space.
As soon as Cola entered the door, he immediately spotted the mermaid. As if he had seen a novel prey, he rushed to the water's edge and kept wandering around the lake with his tail wagging, showing off his power.
Finally, there was a new member that he could bully. Coke was very angry at this time and kept patrolling around the water. If the mermaid dared to show up, he would immediately threaten her and scare her back. This feeling of being feared by prey made it regain its long-lost self-confidence.
Seeing the situation, Mu You didn't care about them. The time was already close to midnight. He cut the watchman's skin and went out for a walk to complete his life span task.
In the past two days, he hired seahorses, teleported arrays, and shopped in stores... several consecutive consumptions of more than 10 years of life caused his lifespan to evaporate by seventy or eighty years in an instant, down to less than 430 points at present.
The excessive consumption in the short term finally gave Muyou some awareness of saving money. In the game, he had to find a way to replenish his life span as soon as possible, and in reality, the three life span tasks every day should not be wasted.
After walking around for a while, Mu You returned to the space and began to prepare the materials for making a life potion.
Mandrake was still having fun with the unicorn in the distance, but when he turned around, he saw Mu You walking towards them, holding the evil syringe in his hand, and he trembled immediately. As if he already felt pain in his butt, he turned around and ran away in a hurry, hiding himself far away, while the grass blades above his head were still trembling.
Fortunately, Muyou's goal today was not it, but the unicorn.
The unicorn lay pitifully on the ground, watching as the needle was inserted into its hind leg and a tube of silver blood was drawn out. It was also trembling and did not dare to resist.
This was Mu You's first time drawing blood from it, and it didn't hurt much at all. It was mainly because it was distracted by the scenes of Mandrake crying and screaming every time, which made it suffer from syringe phobia in advance.
[High-quality unicorn blood has the effects of recovering injuries, promoting biological growth, and increasing life span. 】
Looking at the feedback from the syringe in his hand, Mu You nodded with satisfaction. As expected, he did his best to take care of the unicorn every day, and the blood he produced was of high quality.
The main medicinal ingredient needed for the life potion is actually the 'Fountain of Life'. He doesn't have this thing, but unicorn blood can be used as a substitute, and it is a high-level material.
The next refining process was relatively smooth.
With Mu You's current potion refining strength, it is no longer difficult to refine a first-level magic potion, not to mention that the materials used are still high-end materials, and a cup of Drunk Immortal Brew is also added as an auxiliary agent.
After more than 700 practices, Mu You successfully completed the standard of 100 consecutive times without making a mistake, and at the same time, the first epic potion in his life was released.
[Life Potion (Epic Level): After taking it, it instantly restores 500 health points, effectively repairs hidden diseases in the body, and increases life span by three years. It can also be used to water plants to provide them with abundant vitality. 】
All I can say is that it is indeed an epic potion, and its effect will definitely not be worse than that of an ordinary third-level potion!
…
The next day, when Lin Xue and Xiaoya came to work, they had already reached the Elf Forest in the game.
[You have entered the realm of the Elf Forest. 】
[You'd better not destroy trees here, and don't use undead magic, otherwise you will be regarded as an enemy by the trees and elves all over the forest. 】
As soon as I arrived, the game issued a reminder.
In fact, this reminder is an understatement. Elves are a very xenophobic race. Let alone destroying trees, as long as outsiders step into their territory, they will be hostile or even driven away.
Fortunately, they are now entering an area under Xiaoya's jurisdiction. She is the administrator of this area. She has the final say here. Mu You and Lin Xue don't have to worry about being evicted.
After entering the forest, the three quickly met in the game.
Xiaoya took the two people directly to the center of her jurisdiction.
Of course Xiaoya is not the only one in this forest, but there is an entire elven tribe living there.
The elves respect nature and are born with a long lifespan. As a result, their lives are relatively unorganized and they have no concept of cherishing time. They spend a lot of time every day perceiving nature and listening to the gurgling water, which are things that humans cannot understand. As for expelling foreign enemies and healing plants, these are things they will do casually when they see them. The elves do not have a strict work and employment system. At best, it is called enjoying nature, and at worst, it is laziness.
Therefore, players like Xiaoya who are diligent and complete tasks on time every day or even take the initiative to become priests will sooner or later kill them...
[You follow the player 'Pea Breeder' and enter the forest priest's tree house...]
Pea breeder is Xiaoya's game ID. Xiaoya first took them to visit her own tree house, explaining how the tree house is magical and can observe the dynamics of the entire area at any time like a monitor.
Unfortunately, there is no description at all in the texts on Mu You and Lin Xue. These things are obviously only open to Xiaoya herself.
Mu You set up a dark teleportation array in her room, officially unlocking the 'teleportation point' of the Elf Forest.
Then the three of them went out, and Xiaoya took them to visit the square in the center of the tribe. This is a rare open space in the forest. Elves who are short of money or need to trade supplies will come here to set up stalls.
[You see an Elf businessman with some items placed on the stall in front of him, but he doesn’t seem to be enthusiastic about greeting you. Do you take the initiative to check it out? 】
As expected, the merchants of the elves are relatively aloof. They sell things according to circumstances. They buy things if they like it or not. They have never had the concept that the customer is God.
[You walked forward and checked the products at the stall, and found elf biscuits, elf bread, infinite quivers, small elf bags, jungle rings, red oak seeds...]
In the text, Ling Ling listed more than twenty products. Except for a few magical plant seeds, the others were all specialties full of elven characteristics.
Mu You clicked on all the prop texts one by one to view them, and finally found one that he was more interested in.
[Magic bottle: A magic bottle made of special crystals, which can perfectly preserve the effects of potions and spring water. Pouring multiple potions into the bottle will not affect each other. It can perfectly separate a certain kind of potion that has been poured into the bottle at any time. Potion. 】
A bottle used to store potions can store multiple potions at the same time without affecting each other!
This thing is of no use to ordinary people, but it is very useful to Mu You, a potion master.
[You asked the other party about the price of the magic bottle, and the elf told you that he didn’t need lifespan, and you needed to exchange it for something he could appreciate. 】
As expected, the elves are not very interested in lifespan and only support bartering.
Muyou thought for a while and found an 'experimental instrument box' in the game backpack.
This was one of the supplies he deliberately left in the Star Spirit World yesterday. The box contained a distillation device, an alcohol lamp and a large number of test tubes so that the potions refined in reality could be stored in the game at any time.
The principle is also very simple: first mix the medicine with pure water and a test tube, send it to the game, and then evaporate the water through a distiller. Except for a few special agents such as explosive agents that cannot be heated, most agents can be purified using this method.
But now with this magic bottle, there is no need for such troublesome operations. You can just use the magic bottle to transfer the medicine.
These things were of no use to him. Mu You kept some of the test tubes for potions, and gave the rest to the elf to see if he wanted them.
[You hand a box of experimental instruments to the elf. 】
[After the elf inspected it, he was surprised by your generosity and agreed to exchange with you. 】
[You obtained the 'Magic Bottle' and a 'Jungle Ring' presented by the elf. 】
[Jungle Ring: After wearing it, you will become more agile when moving in the jungle, and your movement speed will increase by 10%. 】
The elf was quite down-to-earth. Perhaps he felt that he had taken advantage of him by taking a bunch of things, so he gave him a nice prop in return.
Mu You was not polite and immediately put a ring on the character, and then used the magic bottle to transfer the 'life potion' into the game.
[You have obtained a life potion (epic level). 】
Once you have the potion, it will be easier. Then you can go directly to the high priest named Riley.
Mu You then followed Xiaoya to the teleportation array here.
[You have entered the 'Pea Breeder's' backpack...]
[You left the backpack of the 'Pea Breeder' and appeared in the Emerald City, the main city of the forest elves. 】
[What appears in front of you is a giant skyscraper tree that is comparable to a mountain. The branches and leaves above explode like a mushroom cloud, and the tree crown covers the entire city. 】
Mu You didn't expect that this Emerald City was actually built directly on a tree. You can imagine how big the so-called 'World Tree' is.
[You were just about to enter the city when two tree guards came and stopped you: The Emerald City is an important place, outsiders stop! 】
[You took out the letter from the fairy and the fairy and told you why you came. 】
[After seeing it, the tree man guard released you and offered to take you to the location of the forest high priest. Do you want to follow? 】
[You chose to follow the tree guard and stepped onto the world tree full of natural atmosphere, and somewhere at the root of the tree, you stepped on one of the prepared tree ring platforms. 】
[The platform slowly rises along the trunk of the tree. It is traveling and is expected to arrive in half an hour...]
The high priest seems to live at the top of the World Tree. Fortunately, the World Tree is also equipped with an 'elevator', so he doesn't have to climb up layer by layer.
After waiting for half an hour, we finally arrived.
[You enter the room of the Elf High Priest Riley Piper. 】
[Riley read the letter you sent, and after confirming your identity, she took out some inventory of World Tree leaves and gave it to you. 】
[You have obtained 'World Tree Leaves'*10. 】
[Leaves of the World Tree: Leaves fallen off from the World Tree, after swallowing, all attributes will be +1, and health will be permanently increased by 1,000 points. 】
The leaves of the World Tree are extremely precious high-grade magic potion materials and have many other functions, such as increasing attributes and restraining undead.
To be honest, if these ten leaves are swept away directly, their value will definitely not be lower than the reward given by the fairy. But if you really do this, it will be equivalent to turning against the elves. From now on, the elf horn will no longer be used. Obviously, the gain outweighs the loss.
[You accepted the mission materials, but did not leave in a hurry. Riley saw that you seemed to have something to say and asked you what you wanted. 】
Mu You clicked on the panel and clicked out the 'life potion' that had just been sealed.
[You gave Riley the Life Potion (epic level) as a gift. 】
[Riley accepted your potion in surprise. This is indeed what she needs, and asked you what kind of reward you want. As long as it is not too much, she can agree to it. 】
coming!
As expected, the elves are very proud and will not take advantage of others casually. They give gifts and receive gifts in return.
Muyou entered 'Seed of the World Tree' in the pop-up text box.
[You asked for a 'World Tree Seed'. 】
[Riley categorically rejects your request! Every seed of the World Tree is extremely precious. It is the foundation of the forest elves. It has the potential to grow into the World Tree again. It is something that must not be passed on to others. 】
[As compensation, Riley will give you a bud of the World Tree. This is an extra section of buds that grew out after you used your bottle of life potion to water the polluted dead branches of the World Tree. It has a faint scent of the World Tree. It can only be planted in the Elf Forest. After a long period of cultivation, it may have a chance to grow into a tree of life that cannot bear fruit. Whether to accept? 】
The other party didn't give me seeds, but gave me a sprout.
"The tree of life...should be considered a sacred tree, right?"
Mu You was a little unsure. From the World Tree to the Tree of Life, his performance had dropped a lot, but at this time he had no choice but to accept it.
[You have obtained the buds of the World Tree. 】
Mu You tried to take it out, but the result reminded him that it 'contains the breath of life and cannot be extracted'.
It cannot be taken out, and there is a restriction that this thing must be planted in the Elf Forest. It seems that it can only be planted in Xiaoya's forest first.
But this way, there is a big problem in the follow-up: The Elf Forest does not allow cutting down the tree. If he really cultivates the tree by then, how should he take it away?
I'm feeling dizzy, so I won't update more today.
(End of chapter)
