"Elven Elder..."
Mu You touched his chin. An elf elder, who was considered a high-ranking figure among the elves, was actually imprisoned in an undersea prison, and it seemed that he had been imprisoned for a long time...
No matter what, there is no other way to go now, let's go and see first.
[You have arrived in front of Cell No. 3755. 】
[There is no one in the cell in front of me. This is an idle cell. 】
[You come to the opposite side of the cell, step on the octopus statue, and climb to the top of the wall. 】
[With the help of the light of the jack-o-lantern, you can see four stones painted red with blood under the wormwood at the top of the wall. However, due to the passage of time, the blood has long dried up and faded, making it difficult to distinguish them. 】
There are really red stones!
Mu You hurriedly tried following the elf's method of leaving a message.
[You tap the blood-stained stone three times with your wand, but the stone shows no reaction. 】
[You hit the stone on the left twice...]
[You tap the stone below four times...]
[Your wand finally clicked on the stone on the right. The stone wall in front of him suddenly squirmed, with the blood-stained stone as the center, opening an entrance that was only large enough for one person to pass through. 】
[You crawl toward the entrance, and the entrance automatically closes behind you. 】
[After passing through a deep passage, you enter a space similar to an underground cave. This is the mezzanine between the third and fourth floors of the underwater prison. The space is wide, and the ground is covered with fluorescent plants, which illuminate the place brightly. 】
[You find a paved stone road among the weeds on the ground. 】
[You move along the stone road and finally come to a huge mushroom tree. 】
[You see a withered old elf corpse sitting under the tree, holding a glass bottle in the corpse's old hand. 】
[As you approached, a blue light suddenly lit up in the glass bottle, and the light finally condensed into the shape of a human soul. You notice that the soul looks exactly like the elf corpse. 】
["Stranger, who are you?" The soul in the bottle discovered that the person coming was not an elf, and asked you with a wary face. 】
This soul should be the elf elder who left the message before. Sure enough, he is dead. He is almost the same as Weili before, leaving only a residual soul preserved in a bottle.
Mu You first explained his identity to the other party.
[You show the old elf the medals of the peripheral members of the Forest Elf Ranger Force. 】
[The old elf breathed a long sigh of relief when he saw your medal, and then his face lit up with joy. 】
[After confirming your identity, the old elf told you the story of what happened to him in the past with tears streaming down his face. 】
[Seven hundred years ago, he led a group of young elves to travel to the sea. When passing through the evil spirit sea, they were intercepted by the Octopus King. 】
[The elves worked together to fight against the Octopus King, but unfortunately they were defeated in the end. The ship was destroyed by the Octopus King, and all the elves were captured by it. 】
[Octopus King likes to collect various creatures with strange abilities. The elves are treated as collections and imprisoned at the bottom of the underwater prison. They suffer both mental and physical torture every day, with the intention of domesticating them into mindless slaves. 】
[Many elves could not bear the torture and committed suicide. The remaining elves could not bear the humiliation and decided to plot to escape from prison. 】
[By chance, an elf discovered a passage to escape from the fifth floor of the prison. Unfortunately, the undersea prison was too tightly defended. After many attempts by the elves, they could only guarantee that one person would be sent into the passage. 】
[The elves finally decided to work together to send out the only elder. Great Elder Harrington Hugh, the old elf in front of you, carries the hope of all elves and successfully escaped from the fifth floor of the prison. 】
[However, when he passed through the passage and reached the third floor of the prison, he found that the place was filled with poisonous gas and was completely impassable. The plan to escape from prison was a mirror image from the beginning. 】
[At this time, the octopus soldiers had already discovered that someone was escaping.
After extensive searches in the prison, the old elf was unable to return and had to seal the two entrances. 】
[At this point, he was trapped in this cave, unable to move forward or retreat. He could only survive here by planting crops, and pinned his hopes on those who would come after him. 】
[However, until he ran out of life and died three hundred years ago, there was no rescuer. 】
[The elves at the bottom of the prison are still waiting for news about him with hope, but his behavior of being trapped here and living alone makes him embarrassed to face the elven ancestors. The guilty old elf sealed his soul before death and continued to wait for the arrival of the savior. 】
[It was not until today, seven hundred years after he was imprisoned, that he finally waited for your arrival. 】
It turns out that he is not the only elf in this prison, there are also a group of elves being imprisoned underneath.
It can be seen from the old elf's description that this Octopus King is not a serious fish, and likes to collect living creatures as figurines.
No wonder this prison specially set up a fifth floor with unlimited sentences instead of direct execution. This fifth floor is simply the Octopus King's personal cabinet, and what is locked inside is all the collections in his eyes.
[The old elf saw that you were able to come here safe and sound, and guessed that you have the ability to move freely in the prison. He implores you to go to the fifth floor of the prison to see if there are any elves alive. If so, I hope you can Can rescue them. 】
[Congratulations, you triggered the hidden mission: Harrington Hugh’s Last Wish. 】
[Mission content: Go to the fifth floor of the underwater prison, find the surviving forest elves and rescue them. 】
[Task reward: For each elf rescued, the reputation of the forest elves will be +100. After rescuing them all, you will receive Harrington Hugh's Elder Token (can be exchanged for 5,000 reputation in Emerald City.)]
"Only reputation..."
Mu You looked at the content of the task and shook his head secretly. He thought that for such a difficult task, he would get some kind of physical reward, but it turned out to be all prestige.
But it's right to think about it. These people have been imprisoned forever, and the good things they have must have been confiscated long ago. The Elder Token is probably all his property.
[You accepted Harrington Hugh’s last wish. 】
[The old elf showed a relieved smile and pointed out the path in this cave for you. 】
[This cave is where the Sea Helmet Beast's lair was in the past. It is vast and has many branch roads. Through this cave, you can directly reach the fourth and fifth floors. The entry and exit methods of several entrances are the same as the previous entrances. 】
[The old elf urges you to go to the fifth floor as soon as possible. You choose...]
I accepted the mission, but there is no rush to complete this mission. Mu You will have to stay in this prison for several days. Saving people in advance will only expose his own existence.
Besides, tomorrow is Saturday, and the Elf Horn will be refreshed tomorrow night. Mu You plans to send this news back to the Elf clan in advance.
The forest elves will definitely react when they receive the news that their tribe is being imprisoned. If they activate the Elf Horn tomorrow, they might be able to get prison-related tasks from High Priest Riley.
If a task can receive two rewards, the task will be much more valuable.
[You followed the old elf’s guidance and came to the depths of the cave. 】
[After tapping the wall in sequence according to the previous method, an exit automatically appeared in front. 】
[You pass through the entrance and arrive at the fourth floor of the underwater prison. 】
What surprised Mu You was that he had thought that the environment on the fourth floor of the prison would be worse than on the third floor, but nothing happened on the fourth floor.
Mu You took a few tentative steps, and as expected, no prompts for poison gas or other traps popped up in the game. Except for the density of nearby octopus guards being a little higher, the defensive strength of the entire fourth floor had degraded to the level of the second floor.
Of course this is a good thing for him.
Mu You immediately started searching the prison.
The fourth floor also has nearly a thousand cells, but there are very few occupied cells, not even one-third.
Mu You searched for a while and quickly found the place where Finn's son was being held.
[You have arrived at Cell No. 4301. 】
[You see that in this cell, there is an obese young man imprisoned. Because of his excessive obesity, he looks as funny as a ball. It is difficult for him to maintain his balance when he stands up, so he can only squat in the prison cell. . 】
Finn's son seems to be a super fat nerd.
Mu You did not laugh at the opponent's size. After confirming that this was the mission target, he walked over and cut off the circuits of the two octopus statues opposite, and then entered the next cell.
[You entered cell 4302 and adjusted the sentence to 5 days. 】
[The obese young man in the cell next to him heard the movement next door, turned his head hard and looked in your direction. 】
[After discovering your existence, the other party was a little surprised. He immediately regarded you as a fellow inmate and curiously asked what crime you had committed to be arrested. your choice……】
[You chose to tell the truth. 】
[You tell the other person that you are the one entrusted by his father to help him escape from prison. 】
[The obese young man was overjoyed after hearing this and hurriedly begged you to take him away. He has suffered enough torture here and does not want to stay any longer. 】
"Torture?" Mu You was confused. This fourth floor looked quite normal. He was provided with food and shelter every day. The cells were much more spacious than those on the first three floors. What kind of torture did he suffer here?
[You asked the other party what they suffered here? 】
[Young people will tell you that the fourth floor is characterized by the huge temperature difference between day and night. It is extremely hot during the day, and at the highest temperature, it is like being in a sea of steaming fire. At night, it is extremely cold, and at its worst, it is enough to freeze all living things into ice slag. Although the cells can greatly reduce temperature changes, they cannot be completely isolated. The prisoners here have to cycle between extreme cold and scorching heat every day, making life worse than death. 】
[The fourth level only has morning and dusk every day. Within a total of four hours, the temperature is suitable for human survival. The reason why you don't feel anything unusual is because it's early morning, one of the most comfortable times of the day. 】
"So that's it..."
Mu You nodded. Just talk about how the fourth level can be so easy. Sure enough, there are restrictions, and it is more terrifying than the third level. The poisonous gas on the third floor is fine if you stay in the cell. However, even the cell is not immune to the alternation of hot and cold on the fourth floor.
[You tell the young man that the time has not come yet and you need to wait a few more days before you can take him out of prison. 】
[The young man was quite disappointed when he heard this. He turned around and asked if you had brought any food. The prison food here was too small and tasteless. It was not enough to fill his stomach. If you have better food, he is willing to pay a high price to buy it. 】
"Huh?"
Mu You's eyes lit up when he saw the new prompt. As the son of the great pirate Dragon Knight, this fat boy must have a lot of assets, and his tone of voice also gave him the impression that he was stupid and rich.
Mu You walked to the dining table, took out the leftover KFC bucket that the little girl had eaten last night, threw it into the microwave to heat it up, and then sent it into the game through the ring.
[You suddenly took out a bucket of steaming food, and the rich aroma wafted out, making the young man in the next cell move his index fingers, salivate, and his stomach growled, and he eagerly asked you for food. 】
[You tell the other party in an "embarrassed" manner that this is the ration you prepared for yourself. 】
[The young man heard this and said that he is willing to spend ten years of his life to buy this food! 】
Mu Youxin said that this kid was indeed a stupid son of a landlord. He could buy a KFC in ten years without batting an eyelid.
Right!
[You agree to the other party’s transaction request, and your life span is +10. 】
[The young man took the food and couldn't wait to taste it. It was so delicious that he shed tears and claimed that he had never eaten anything so delicious...]
I'm really hungry...
Mu You shook his head in a funny way. The people in charge in this prison were all octopuses and couldn't communicate. No matter how rich he was, he couldn't bribe them out.
[You suddenly feel that the temperature around you begins to rise, and the temperature in the prison quickly becomes muggy. 】
【When day comes, suck
Under the curse of the vampire skin, you begin to become drowsy. 】
"oh?"
At this time, a new prompt popped up, and Mu You hurriedly looked at the time.
It is now five o'clock in the morning on the earth, but the time difference on the other side is almost two hours, that is, seven o'clock in the morning. It seems that it has entered the daytime stage, and the temperature difference between day and night on the fourth floor of the prison has begun to be reflected.
"It's time to leave..."
It will be daytime soon, and the vampire skin can no longer be used. Mu You is going to leave the prison first and go to the two elves to complete daily tasks.
He tried to install a teleportation array in the cell, but a prompt popped up immediately.
[Warning, this area is within the monitoring range of King Octopus. Any placement of the teleportation array will be noticed by him and may bring unknown consequences. Do you want to continue installing the teleportation array? 】
"no."
Mu You sighed, it seems that the teleportation array cannot be placed randomly.
[You switched the cultist skin. 】
[You unlock the cell door and walk out of the cell door. 】
[The moment you leave the cell, the hot air suddenly hits you. Your skin feels hot. It feels like there are hot knives in the air, cutting your face with severe pain. 】
[Under high temperatures, your health begins to slowly decrease...]
"It's really fast..."
It was just the beginning of the day, and the temperature had already risen to this level. He could already imagine what the temperature would be like when the sun rose three poles higher. Who would dare to wander around on the fourth floor by then? It would take even a few seconds. If you don't go there, you'll be burned to a crisp.
Taking advantage of the fact that the temperature was still low, Mu You quickly controlled the character and returned to the old elf's cave.
After entering the cave, the temperature returned to normal immediately.
Mu You found an open space and released the dark teleportation.
This time no warning popped up, and the teleportation array was placed smoothly.
Mu You teleported directly to the Elf Forest, rode a hippogryph to complete the patrol mission, and then left an anonymous letter near the training hall, which mentioned a group of elves who died in the Evil Spirit Sea seven hundred years ago, and cryptically He wrote down some "hearsay" information about the Octopus King and the Undersea Prison.
Just click as far as it takes to spark discussion.
By now it was getting dark, and the pet shop had started another day of business.
After being busy until three o'clock in the afternoon, Mu You logged into the game again and teleported to the underwater prison.
According to the time difference, the current time in the Evil Spirit Sea is five o'clock in the afternoon, and the daytime phase on the fourth floor is about to end.
[You pass through the cave and enter the fourth floor of the prison again. 】
[At this time, the temperature here is still a bit hot, but it is already at a level that the human body can adapt to. 】
Sure enough, the temperature has returned, and there is a comfortable period of two hours.
Mu You hurried back to the little fat man's cell.
[You have entered cell 4302 again. 】
[The obese young man next door was ecstatic when he saw you appear, and asked eagerly if you had brought any food. 】
Mu You guessed that the little fat man was hungry again, so he had bought a family bucket in advance. At this time, he did not take it out in a hurry, but asked first.
[You ask the other person, how did he manage to survive on a bowl of prison food every day when he eats so much? 】
[The young man didn’t think much after hearing this, and told you the truth: before he went to prison, his father was afraid that he would starve, so he specially prepared a "Hunger Gem" for him. This is a rare-quality gem that carries the Gems can greatly reduce the speed of hunger, which prevents him from starving to death in advance. 】
There is actually a gem specifically designed to fight hunger?
If it is true, this gem is quite interesting to Mu You, because his vampire skin just happened to inherit the curse of the Big Stomach King. If he has this gem, he can probably directly offset this curse.
[The young man seems to have noticed that you have some thoughts about his hunger gem, and he said very generously that if you can provide him with two portions of the previous food every morning and evening before he is released from prison, he will
I will give the gems directly to you! 】
Children can be taught!
Mu You nodded happily. The little fat man looked naive, but he was unexpectedly quite clever.
[You hand over a bucket of richly fragrant food to the other party. The other party did not break his promise and immediately took out a gem and gave it to you. 】
[You obtained "Hunger Gem"*1. 】
A new gem was obtained, but before Mu You had time to check the effect, another prompt popped up.
[You have received a "Phantom Thief Reservation Letter". 】
[The Kaitou Van Lun Justin has taken a fancy to the gem you just bought. He will come to you in one hour and start stealing the gem, which will last for 30 minutes. During this period, the gem cannot be bound, transferred, or Being teleported over a long distance, space props cannot be stored, and Kaitou Valen Justin can know the location of the gem at any time. If the theft is not successful within 30 minutes, the theft fails. 】
