[You read the letter and learned that Pocket Toad had heard that there were many hidden treasures buried in the desert a few days ago. It happened that the ice blue frog had expressed his desire to watch the solar eclipse in the desert, so the two frogs hit it off and traveled into the desert hand in hand. and treasure hunting.
But when they passed through the Scarlet Desert a few days ago, Bing Lanqing suddenly disappeared mysteriously. The Pocket Toad cannot be found nearby, and because the terrain in the desert is monotonous, it is afraid of getting lost and does not dare to leave the place where it disappeared. In a hurry, it can only ask its friends to ask you for help...]
"..."
Mu You looked confused after reading the letter.
Not to mention that you, a pair of amphibians, just went to the desert for a trip when your brains got hot, and you actually lost your wife...
Fortunately, at the end of the letter, Frogzi attached a description of his current location: next to the Ghost Pillar Stone under a section of red stone cliff.
"Red Rock Cliff? Ghost Pillar?"
Naturally, Mu You has never heard of these two names, but now that there are a bunch of local natives around him, he is not afraid of not being able to find them.
[You stretched out your hand to stop the excitement of the believers below and asked if anyone knew about the place 'under the Red Rock Cliff, next to the Ghost Pillar Stone'. 】
[Most of the believers looked at each other, obviously not understanding. Only one of the believers suddenly raised his hand to show that he knew where this was. 】
["Red Rock Cliff is a cliff that stretches for dozens of miles in the middle of the Scarlet Desert. Because the entire cliff is composed of rocks as red as blood, it is named Red Rock Cliff."]
["Under the red stone cliff, close to the edge, there is a wind-eroded pillar dozens of meters high. Because its shape resembles a human skull, it is called the 'Ghost Pillar Stone'."]
["Very good, lead the way!" Your praise made the believer overjoyed, and he nodded hurriedly in agreement. 】
[You left a teleportation array in the palace, then allowed others to move freely, leading this cultist and dozens of other senior cultists to leave the palace, board a land ship, and set off towards the Red Rock Cliff...]
The Red Rock Cliff in the center of the Scarlet Desert was not too far away from their location. The land boat arrived at the place after traveling for about an hour.
[Under the guidance of the believers, the land boat finally stopped under a tall cliff. You led the believers to leave the land boat and come to the front of the cliff. Looking up, the blood-red cliff hundreds of meters high in front of me is particularly conspicuous in this world filled with yellow sand. 】
[A frog suddenly jumps on your shoulder. It is the pocket toad that has been separated for many days. 】
[The pocket toad waved its webbed paws excitedly and kept pointing to the cliff ahead, complaining to you about its experiences in the past few days with runny nose and tears. 】
[It has been waiting here for three full days since the letter was sent. During this period, it finally found traces of the ice blue frog! 】
[It turns out that the ice blue frog was actually caught by another desert frog. It is located on this red stone cliff. Every afternoon when the temperature is the highest, the images of the two frogs will appear on the stone cliff on time. , however, the pocket toad could not find the entrance to the stone cliff at all, and could only watch his partner being molested by other frogs every day, and his back molars were bitten to pieces with jealousy...]
"..."
Mu You's eyes twitched at the sight. This experience... can only be said to be miserable.
However, the image appeared on the cliff?
What does this mean? This cliff also functions as a movie curtain?
What Pocket Toad said was unclear, and Mu You couldn't tell for a moment, so he could only arrange for other believers to search nearby to see if there was any entrance mechanism or anything like that.
After searching for a long time, I found nothing.
Until around two o'clock in the afternoon local time, a new prompt suddenly popped up in the game.
[You suddenly heard a series of exclamations from the surrounding believers, and everyone looked towards the stone cliff in surprise. 】
[You also look towards the red stone cliff and find that a moving image actually appears on the red stone cliff! 】
[There are two frogs in the picture. One of them is a flower frog with a beautiful icy blue plant growing on its back. The other is a desert stone frog with red bumps on its back like a toad's back. There are yellow, blue, green and purple beads, and the tongue and jaw are also inlaid with beads. 】
[In the picture, the desert stone frog is holding a few strange flowers in its mouth, lying near the ice blue frog with a flattering expression on its face, as if it wants to win the heart of the ice blue frog with the gifts in its hands. 】
[Unfortunately, Luo Hua deliberately wanted to be ruthless. Faced with the mating behavior of the stone frog, the ice blue frog closed its eyes and huddled in the corner, motionless. There were already piles of corpses of various desert insects and scorpions around it, but it remained unmoved at all. He looked like he was going to starve to death. 】
[The extremely poisonous constitution of the ice blue frog makes the stone frog only anxiously wander around in circles near it, but never dares to approach directly. 】
[At this moment, the one who is more anxious than the stone frog in the image is the pocket toad! 】
[The moment the image appeared, the Pocket Toad suddenly became furious, leaped up, and clung to the rock wall, scratching frantically at the position of the stone frog in the image. 】
[Unfortunately, all its anger was poured out on the stone cliff and had no effect on the stone frog in the image. 】
"..."
Mu You looked strange.
So this picture is a mirage?
It is not unusual for mirages to appear in the desert, but mirages usually appear at high altitudes. How can they be directly projected on the stone cliff?
Of course, regardless of whether this scene is a mirage or not, since the image is projected, it means that the things inside must have really happened, and Bing Lanqing is indeed lost somewhere.
[You are looking up at the courtship scene on the stone cliff, and suddenly you hear a believer nearby shouting: "Zuma Stone Frog! It is the Zuma Stone Frog raised by the legendary Emperor Caesar!"]
[The content of what this believer shouted immediately aroused the curiosity of other believers, who rushed to ask for details. You also pricked up your ears and listened. 】
[According to this believer, the Zuma Stone Frog is a type of dry frog that only appears in desert areas. It can spit out colorful energy beads to attack targets. It is extremely rare. Emperor Caesar once captured a Zuma Stone Frog. , made him his pet, and has been following him in all his expeditions. 】
[The believers were overjoyed after hearing the legend. Caesar's pet frog suddenly appeared in this mysterious picture. Does it mean that Caesar was also nearby? 】
Mu You was stunned. This thing in the mirage was actually Caesar's pet?
He was just depressed about the interruption of Caesar's clue, but the clue was picked up again right after! Moreover, it directly shows the place where Caesar may be currently located in the form of a picture.
["Believers beg Caesar to appear!" After a brief silence, a believer present suddenly knelt down and shouted. 】
["Believers beg Caesar to appear!" More and more believers raised their hands in the air and prostrated on the ground. The pious shouts are connected in the desert, flying in the wind...]
[After shouting for several minutes, a strange whirlwind suddenly rose from the scene, carrying a large amount of yellow sand flying into the sky, covering the sky for a time, and making everyone's voices stop suddenly. 】
[You look up in surprise and see that on the red stone cliff, the original image of the frog has disappeared, and it has been replaced by an oasis of green mountains and green water. In the center of this oasis, there is a mysterious figure with faint skin. Blue, with wings on its back and a pigtail on its head, a giant figure quickly took shape...]
["I am Radas Caesar, Emperor of the Desert. Who calls me by name?" A deafening sound came from the giant's mouth, which immediately caused the color of the sky and the earth under the red stone cliff to change, and the strong wind howled. 】
"Is this even okay?"
Mu You's eyes widened, not knowing how serious he was.
He was about to say that this thing was just a mirage projected from a distance, and it was useless for you to shout here.
In the end, I didn't expect that after such a howling, I actually shouted out Caesar...
But what the hell is this description of Caesar’s appearance?
Giant + Wings, Protoss?
Confused, Mu You hurriedly clicked on the word 'giant' in the text.
The feedback information that popped up surprised Mu You even more.
[God of lamps, height: 42 meters, gender: male. Body shape: Powerful. Current star rating: 6 stars...】
"The God of Lamps..."
Mu You was a little unbelievable.
Caesar is actually the genie of the djinn?
But how is this possible? The information Evans told him before clearly mentioned that Caesar was a mortal who only gained some special powers after mastering the magic pen. How could he become a djinn?
[After seeing the giant in the picture, the believers present were stunned for a few seconds, and then burst into cheers. Many believers even cried with joy. They actually found the missing Caesar! 】
["Who are you?" The giant in the picture once again made a deafening sound. 】
[All the believers looked at you after hearing this. 】
Mu You knew that he had to step forward at this time.
Although the current situation is a bit strange, he, a young man who just sneaked in, actually wants to represent a group of followers of Caesar's religion and communicate directly with Caesar...
But no matter what, the other party is just an image in the screen. Can you still hit him through the screen?
[You cleared your throat, walked to the cliff, and introduced loudly to the giant in the picture: "We are members of the Caesar Cult, your loyal supporters in the star spirit world. Our church has raised a large amount of funds at any time. Waiting for you to lead the army back to the star spirit world..."]
[The giant in the picture looked delighted after hearing your introduction and laughed loudly: "Yes, it seems that my name has not been forgotten by the world!"]
["That's natural, but I wonder where you are now? When will you be able to return to the star spirit world?" You took the opportunity to ask. 】
["My army and I are in the desert, but now we are trapped in the Kingdom of God and cannot appear in the world! You have arrived just in time. Everyone immediately goes to search for the 'Miracle Lamp' and return during the solar eclipse. Here, light the magic lamp to open the door to the 'Kingdom of God'! At that time, you will all be the heroes!" After the giant finished speaking, he turned his attention to you: "From now on, you will serve for me in the star spirit world. Spokesperson! As long as you can lead the congregation and help me open the door to the Kingdom of God, I will personally appoint you as a general and enjoy inexhaustible glory..."]
[The giant's voice stopped abruptly, and the image on the red stone cliff quickly dimmed and faded as the surrounding temperature dropped, until it completely disappeared. 】
[The scene fell into silence, everyone looked at each other, everything just now seemed like an unreal dream. 】
[After a brief silence, the crowd soon burst into loud cheers again. All the believers looked at you with great admiration: It was you who led them here, who gave these believers the opportunity to see the real Caesar. Great Emperor, now you have become Caesar's appointed spokesperson. Now your status in the hearts of everyone is already a great figure second only to Caesar! 】
"..."
Mu You looked strange. What was originally a very ordinary MLM organization had really become the 'Caesar Cult'!
What's even more magical is that he, a young boy, has somehow become Caesar's only designated 'spokesperson'...
Mu You shook his head in amusement.
The question now is, is Caesar the genie of the djinn?
If so, what happened to the bard from before?
The troubadour preached the greatness of the lantern god everywhere, and he had previously tried to trick him into looking for the lantern in the manticore's lair.
Combined with the information that the magic lamp can now release Caesar... Mu You subconsciously thought of a possibility: Could it be that this troubadour is also a believer of Caesar, but he is not able to grab the magic lamp from the manticore, so Deceiver others to steal the magic lamp, and then he will release Caesar?
Mu You couldn't be sure for the moment, so he could only suppress it for the time being.
[You ask other believers, when is the next solar eclipse? 】
[The believers answered you with all kinds of answers: There will be a solar eclipse every month in the Scarlet Desert. Based on the time, the next solar eclipse should be five days later. 】
"In five days..."
Mu You nodded, fortunately, there was still enough time, there was no need to wait another month.
He definitely needs to look for this magic lamp. No matter whether it is used to liberate Caesar or not, it is always right to have this thing in his hands in advance.
Next, Mu You ordered the believers to return to the palace, inform others of the news, and then ask everyone to set off immediately to find the location and information of the Manticore's Lair.
And he took a land ship alone to the Temple of Abyss on the northern border of the Scarlet Desert. Evans had said before that his army of one hundred thousand troops was stationed here.
He now needs to go to Evans to confirm whether Caesar is the djinn. This information is very important and will directly affect his next actions.
[Before you arrived at the Temple of Abyss, your land ship was intercepted by several soldiers from the Adromal Empire: "The important military camp ahead, the idlers retreat!"]
[You stepped off the land ship, put the land ship away, took out the treasury ring presented by the king, and introduced your identity to the leading soldier. 】
[The leading soldier checked the ring and confirmed your identity, but looked at you warily, and suddenly waved his hand back: "Take it!"]
[A dozen Eldromar soldiers immediately surrounded you! 】
[You see more and more soldiers pouring out of the military camp quickly, surrounding you! 】
[Evans walks out through the crowd and comes to you. 】
[Your reputation in the Adromar Empire has been reduced to 'Stranger'. 】
"Um?"
Mu You was stunned for a moment. What was going on? Why did these allies suddenly want to fight against him?
Is it because he previously extracted the treasure from the treasure house?
Then the king is too stingy. At worst, he can just return the treasure to him after the incident is over, so there is no need to fall out directly, right?
[You asked Evans, what happened? Why treat allies like this? 】
["According to the information I received, you are now the bishop of Caesar's Cult, and you have also become Caesar's spokesperson! Those who associate with Caesar are naturally our enemies!" Evans looked at you indifferently . 】
"???"
Mu You was surprised, not because the other party regarded him as an enemy, but...how did the other party know about this?
Less than an hour had passed since he saw Caesar, and he rushed here non-stop after that...
Could it be that the other party planted a traitor in the Caesar Cult?
["Information from a letter sent by a bard just now!" Seeing the confusion on your face, Evans took the initiative to clarify. 】
"hiss……"
Mu You was stunned, it was this troubadour again...
There's definitely something wrong with this guy. He's going to stir up trouble on both sides while he's not paying attention.
[You hastily explain to Evans your encounter with the bard. The bard's various actions had ulterior motives, and he was obviously trying to sow discord. 】
["Even if the other party is sowing discord, it is always true that you are going to find the magic lamp and release Caesar, right?" Evans looked at you calmly. 】
Mu You was speechless. This was what he had been worried about before: the other party did not want Caesar to appear in any form, and if he wanted the magic pen, he had to release Caesar first, even if his ultimate goal was to kill Caesar. , grabbed the magic pen, but this obviously could not convince the other party to take the risk of not being able to solve Caesar with him.
The originally unanimous demands of both parties conflicted, which caused them to directly change from allies to enemies.
