Djinn?
Mu You was stunned.
The first two options triggered by this bard are understandable. They are considered options for him. What the hell is the third one?
Out of curiosity, Mu You first tried to choose [Ask the Djinn].
What surprised him was: there was no charge for this third option, and the text popped up directly!
["The djinn is one of the greatest gods! The djinn who lives in a bottle or pot occasionally appears in the desert to help travelers in trouble. He is a loving god who deserves respect from everyone. !” When the troubadour talked about the Djinn God, his eyes were filled with admiration and fanaticism: “In addition, it is said that the Djinn God’s artifact, the Miracle Lamp, is hidden in the manticore’s lair in the Gobi Plateau in the northern part of the Scarlet Desert. As long as you find the manticore, Lair, defeat the manticore entrenched in it, find the Miracle Lamp, and you will have a chance to meet the Djinn!"]
"So this guy is a true believer in the djinn?"
Mu You remembered the description he gave when he saw the bard just now, and specifically described him as having an oil lamp hanging around his waist.
Now the other party's words sounded like he was preaching to him.
The question is, if there really is a 'miracle lamp', why doesn't the loyal believer in front of him go get it, instead of deceiving him as an outsider?
Mu You keenly felt that there was something fishy here.
And as for the manticore, he had just seen it not long ago. It was the boss on the 30th floor of the Tower of Braves, a 5-star divine creature. Let him beat it on the head?
In short, these djinn and manticores, even if they really existed, would be something to consider after he got the magic pen and the god's skin. Now he was busy looking for the magic pen and had no time to mess with these things.
Mu You shook his head, retraced his steps decisively, and chose the first option.
[You ask the bard if there is a quick way to go to the Scarlet Desert. 】
"Of course there is a way to go to the Scarlet Desert." The troubadour played the accordion and nodded with a smile, and said that as a friend who met for the first time, he could answer the first question for free. 】
[The Azromar Empire is a country located in the eastern part of the Qingyan Desert. It is also the only large country in the desert area. Because of its long-term survival experience in the desert, a kind of "sand land ship" was born in this country. Vehicles can travel on flat ground in the desert, and are often used to transport people and goods in major caravans. If you can take a land ship, you can reach the Scarlet Desert in just half a day, and you can do so without charge. The dangers and hardships of traveling long distances. 】
"The Empire of Adromar..."
Mu You knew about this country. It was also marked on the map given by Solomon. The main city was called 'Adromar'. It was not far from his current location, only an hour or two away. After all, the City of Dawn was originally It is docked at the edge of this empire to facilitate communication with the indigenous people here and trigger various tasks.
Mu You nodded. This news was quite valuable, and the bard was also quite honest. The first question was free, so Mu You did not go back to asking for free prostitution, but chose the second option directly.
[You rewarded the bard with five years of life, saying that you wanted to hear him sing another bard story. 】
["Thank you for your patronage!" The troubadour was overjoyed. He accepted your reward and took you to sit in the shade. He then plucked the strings and sang an unofficial story about 'Caesar the Great' to the accompaniment...]
What follows is a long text of the bardic story, running into thousands of words.
But in summary, it is not complicated. It is just a simple unofficial gossip: It is said that after Radas Caesar unified the desert and proclaimed himself emperor, he summoned civil and military ministers and held a grand celebration banquet to discuss the merits of his ministers. Reward.
This was originally a banquet where guests and hosts enjoyed themselves, but because of a cat brought into the banquet by a maid, the drunken Caesar seemed to have seen something terrifying. He was so frightened that he lost his sense of control and fell under the table with a cry. Screaming like a woman...
Although the guests who participated at the time pretended not to have seen it and kept the matter secret due to Caesar's identity, it still became an indelible stain on the glorious and brave Emperor Caesar.
Caesar was embarrassed, and then ordered to hunt down all sand cats throughout the territory and destroy all sand cat nests, which also indirectly caused the cat species to become extinct in the desert. This is Caesar's Sand Cat Butcher 'The origin of this nickname...
The Sand Cat Butcher... This was the first time Mu You had heard of this story.
It's just a piece of unofficial history. It's hard to say whether it's true or false. But from this story alone, the information that can be extracted seems to be that Caesar was afraid of cats?
[You thanked the bard for his story and then left. 】
[The troubadour noticed that you were leaving and hurriedly stopped you, asking if you wanted to hear another piece of the legend of the great djinn? It’s also a free service! 】
[You shook your head and declined the troubadour’s invitation. Then, under the troubadour’s resentful eyes, you mounted your camel and continued your journey. 】
After that, it’s time to rush on the road. It takes about two hours to ride a camel to Adjomar.
During this period, Muyou saw a variety of desert creatures.
[You encountered an armored armadillo (level 17): attack power 54-64, defense power 540, ability: burrowing, defensive form, fire immunity...]
[Armored armadillo: A pangolin-like creature whose back is covered with layers of scales. It has extremely strong defense and the ability to travel through sand. When attacked, it will huddle up and rely on the scales on its back to resist attacks. 】
[You used the power of God to easily penetrate the armadillo's defense. You killed the armored armadillo, your experience is +17, your lifespan is +1, and you obtained 'armadillo scales'*17...】
…
[You see a surge of sand in front of you, and a dry palm tied with strips of cloth suddenly pokes out of the sand, followed by a desert mummy crawling out from under the sand, staggering toward you... …]
[...The desert mummy was transformed into powder by your holy light spell...]
…
[...Walking to a sand dune, you suddenly hear a rustling sound under the sand. A 'Mother of Scarabs' (level 19) suddenly emerges from the ground and quickly summons it from the surrounding sand. Dozens of scarabs. 】
[The scarabs crawl quickly, swarming up the bodies of you and the Drought Camel, burrowing into your skin and beginning to bite your internal organs...]
[The drought-stricken camel howled and was bitten to death by the scarabs...]
"Looking back..."
All the pangolin mummies we met earlier were easy to deal with, but this insect is a bit difficult to deal with. It will burrow into people's bodies when they meet, and it can't be beaten.
Mu You had no choice but to use his killer weapon: mecha skins!
[As time goes by, before you encounter the scarab, you jump off the camel in advance and switch to a mecha skin. 】
[Note that the mecha skin’s current power furnace supply is insufficient, the output power is greatly reduced, and many epic-level and above accessories such as the charge cannon and self-aiming circuit cannot take effect. Switch skin? 】
[You ignored the warning and took the initiative to step onto the sand dune. 】
[A large number of scarabs reappear, rushing towards you one after another, surrounding your feet, but they are unable to do anything to your steel body. 】
[The spiral gun barrels appear on your arms, and the two shotguns each spurt out a string of tongues of fire. The scarabs on the ground explode one after another in a burst of chirping sounds...]
The ancient power furnace was left to Eugene and the others to build Eternal Night City. Now Muyou only has some ordinary power furnaces available, and the combat power of the mecha skin is greatly reduced, but it is still easy to deal with a few bugs.
[You searched around and picked up the 'Scarab Shell'*36. 】
The shells dropped by these scarabs are a good potion material, and they are only produced in the desert. They are usually relatively rare. Now that you have the opportunity, you can collect more.
In addition, Mu You discovered that due to excessive drought and scarcity of water elements in the desert, all water magic could not be cast, but fire magic was almost twice as powerful.
However, don’t think that fire magic can shine here. On the contrary, almost all creatures in the desert are resistant to fire. Many creatures are even directly immune to fire, not to mention those monsters. Even the drought-stricken camel he was riding was naturally immune to fire damage.
Therefore, ordinary water and fire magicians would not run into the desert without permission, as their situation here would be extremely embarrassing.
Next, Mu You just stepped on the corpses of mummies and insects. It took about two hours to finally reach the place.
[You have arrived at the city of Eldromar. This is the capital of the Azromar Empire. It is located on a rare oasis in the Qingyan Desert. It is also the only large city in the entire desert continent. 】
[When you enter the city of Adromar, you will see a golden world. All the buildings in the city are made of blue-yellow sandstone. Square temples and towers can be seen everywhere. All the aborigines on the streets are Wear windproof clothing and headscarf...]
[You led the camel into the city, and your skin color was obviously very different from the residents here, which immediately attracted the attention of countless indigenous people. 】
[You ignore these sights and look around. There are many local specialty shops waiting for you to visit. You choose to go...]
This desert city is more prosperous than expected. As soon as you enter the city, many options pop up, including various shops, local travel agencies, restaurants, etc.
Mu You was just about to find someone to ask where he could rent a land boat, but a text suddenly popped up in the game that surprised him.
[You have just entered the city and are wandering near the city gate. Two people dressed as soldiers suddenly stop in front of you. 】
[These two people are wearing the uniform army armor of the Adromar Empire and holding halberds. They are obviously regular troops here. 】
[You looked at the two of them slightly warily, and touched the wand in your sleeve with one hand, but heard one of them say politely: "Excuse me, is this Mr. 'Ghost Captain'?"]
Mu You was stunned.
He wouldn't be surprised if he was stopped by local people and even recognized him as the Fool. What shocked him was that the other party actually called out his identity?
You must know that he is currently hiding his ID, using an ordinary watchman skin, and wearing a Thousand Persons Thousand Faces. How did the other party recognize him?
Mu You frowned and did not rush to reply. Instead, he sent a private message to Solomon on the forum to ask if he had disclosed his itinerary to others.
Except for a few people around him who knew about his coming to the desert, only Solomon knew.
"Revealing the itinerary? No, what's wrong, Master? What happened?" Solomon's reply also looked confused.
"Oh, it's nothing. Just ask, don't worry." Mu You replied casually. From Solomon's tone, he had initially determined that the other party should not have disclosed it, and the other party had no reason to do so.
This is strange...
Mu You had no choice but to return to the game.
[You nodded, acknowledged your identity, and asked the two of them what they wanted from you? 】
["The king has invited you to be a guest in the palace!" One of the soldiers replied humbly. 】
king……
Mu You was even more surprised. He had just entered the city and the news had reached the ears of the king of this country?
Although he was confused, Mu You decided to follow the two of them to take a look. Since the other party could reveal his identity and openly invited him to be a guest, it shouldn't be a bad thing.
[You followed two soldiers into the royal palace located in the center of the city, and met Gunta Adan, the king of the Adromar Empire, in a luxurious reception room. 】
["Captain Ghost, the most powerful warrior among the Fools, on behalf of the Eldromar Empire, I welcome you!" The elderly king wearing a crown warmly received you. 】
["I'm curious, how did you know my identity?" After entering the reception room, you asked the question straight to the point. 】
["Haha, a bard who passed by here told me half an hour ago. He said he was an old friend of yours. If it hadn't been for his reminder, I wouldn't have known that a warrior as powerful as you would be passing by. My country." King Adan did not hide anything and told you the truth with a smile. 】
Troubadour…
Mu You's face looked strange, no way...
The guy I met just now had already seen through his identity at that time? You must know that that person is not a player, how did he do it?
[The king seemed to see doubts flashing across your face, and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, Mr. Ghost Captain, I have no ill intentions in inviting you here. According to the bard, your goal for this trip is to go to the Scarlet Desert. Looking for those people from the 'Caesar Cult' and hoping to find out from them the whereabouts of the legendary 'Pen of Order', right?"]
"..."
Mu You was even more shocked, and even felt a little creepy.
He suddenly realized that he had underestimated the bard from before. Who was this guy? He just said that he was going to the Scarlet Desert. It didn't matter that the other party guessed that he wanted to find the Caesar Cult, but he didn't even ask for it. Can you guess it even if you look for the Pen of Order?
etc……
At this time, Mu You suddenly realized another thing: the information about the 'Caesar Cult' provided by Solomon before seemed to be obtained by a Dawn City player from a bard...
Could the bard this player met be the same person he met?
The connection between these two things made Mu You suddenly feel as if he was trapped in some kind of man-made conspiracy...
[You look at the king and ask the troubadour where he is with a smile. You have no other intention, you just want to say hello and have a heart-to-heart talk with him. 】
[But the king shook his head: "The bard said that he had something important to do. After coming to tell me the news just now, he hurriedly left the city."]
Hey, this guy ran away, it looks more like a conspiracy...
[The king saw the gloomy look on your face and said with relief: "Don't worry, Mr. Ghost Captain, I invite you here this time because I want to discuss a cooperation with you. There is absolutely no malice!"]
["What kind of cooperation?" you asked. 】
Mu You breathed out. No matter who the troubadour was, it was already like this. He simply decided to listen and talk.
["You are looking for the legendary 'lost magic pen', but I have no interest in the magic pen. My goal is to prevent the resurrection of that war madman Caesar to ensure that my empire and rule are stable, so there is no conflict between us. !" The king looked at you seriously and said: "I can help you find the 'Caesar Cult' group of people, but you need to help me confirm whether this group of people is really capable of resurrecting Caesar and his If there is an army, please be sure to stop them and destroy their plans! I will send my army to secretly assist you throughout the process."]
[You triggered the hidden mission: to prevent the resurrection of Caesar’s empire. 】
[Mission Description: If Caesar's Empire is resurrected, the desert army he leads will be able to destroy any human country on the continent, and the first to bear the brunt is the Azromar Empire, the only desert country at present. 】
[Mission content: Go to the Scarlet Desert, infiltrate the Caesar Cult, and confirm whether they indeed have the ability and plan to resurrect Caesar. If so, destroy their plan. 】
[Task reward: Obtain the support of the King of Azromar, obtain the temporary call rights of the Azromar army, and obtain a 'Sand Land Ship' presented by the king. 】
(End of chapter)
