A loud whistle echoed across the Gobi.
In front of the cliff, three giant beasts were fighting savagely. They paused their movements at the same time and looked up curiously.
"Roar!"
The manticore suddenly pushed back the shadow ghost and the bone dragon with one claw, flashed its teeth threateningly at the two giant beasts, and then ignored them, but jumped up and flew towards the cave with a somewhat anxious expression.
Bone Dragon and Shadow Ghost were furious at this moment. When they saw that their opponent wanted to escape, they couldn't let it go so easily, so they immediately stopped them.
But at this time, Muyou's game character appeared at the entrance of the cave and gestured to Bone Dragon and Shadow Ghost.
Shadow Ghost got directly into the shadow of the character, and Bone Dragon also chose to obey his order after hesitating for a moment, gave up the pursuit, shrunk in size, and followed him into the hole.
The three giant beasts disappeared at the entrance of the cave one after another, leaving the soldiers watching outside dumbfounded: What happened in the cave? Why did the war suddenly cease?
At this moment, the cave entrance was no longer fortified and was open to everyone for the first time. The soldiers looked at each other, hesitating whether to send anyone into the cave to investigate.
Fortunately, not long after the giant beast disappeared, Evans' message was sent out in time, with only four simple words: stay put!
…
"So the manticore is a pet kept by the djinn?"
Mu You looked at this prompt in the text in surprise [The bard caressed the orange cat in his arms].
Just after the troubadour appeared and explained his identity to the two of them, the three of them temporarily ceased fighting and even came forward to stop their pets and subordinates.
What surprised Mu You was that after the manticore was called back to the lair by the bard, he transformed into an ordinary orange Maine Coon cat and trotted in. He ignored him and Evans and jumped directly to the high platform. Above, with his tail curled, he lay quietly next to the troubadour, yawned, half-closed his eyes and began to doze off.
At first glance, this relaxed state resembles that of a domestic cat that has been kept by people all year round. It is really difficult to associate it with the ferocious and violent manticore outside just now.
[The bone dragon curls up and squats behind you. Its head sweeps towards the orange cat on the high platform on the other side. Its two rows of teeth open, making a series of clashing sounds of bones and teeth. 】
[The orange cat felt the contempt in the Bone Dragon's eyes, and also opened its teeth and claws at it, and let out a threatening growl in response. 】
[The bard gently stroked the orange cat and slowly calmed it down. The orange cat let out a snort and ignored the bone dragon's provocation...]
The two mythical beasts had just finished a fight and didn't like each other.
Mu You also briefly comforted the bone dragon in the game, and then clicked on the bard to try to interact.
[You ask the bard about the cause and effect of the whole thing. 】
[The bard did not hide anything and told you and Evans about his past with Caesar a thousand years ago. 】
["The origin of the incident begins with the extinction of the gods tens of thousands of years ago. I was also one of the gods who suffered annihilation at that time. I only relied on the special authority of the djinn to store my soul in the artifact and escaped. I came to the star spirit world and survived..."]
[The troubadour took off the broken oil lamp from his waist, and he heard the faint sound of lamp oil shaking from inside, but judging from the sound, there seemed to be very little lamp oil left inside. 】
["This is my artifact, and it is also the 'miracle lamp' used to store my soul. I need to burn the lamp oil in it to maintain the physical embodiment of this mortal body. Once the lamp oil dries up, I can only sleep all year round." In the lamp, I cannot be summoned out until someone replenishes the oil."]
[Ask about the genocide of the gods], [Ask about the authority of the Djinn God], [Ask about the lamp oil], [Ask about the relationship between the Pen of Order and the Djinn God].
An option pops up here!
Mu You clicked on the first one without thinking. He had long been extremely curious about the reasons for the extinction of the gods.
[You asked the troubadour why the protoss became extinct. 】
[Unfortunately, the troubadour Gu Zuolai seemed unwilling to mention this matter. 】
"..."
Mu You had no choice but to choose the second option.
[You ask about the authority of the djinn. 】
["The power of the djinn is a 'miracle'! In other words, it is the power to realize the wishes of others!" The troubadour proudly told you about his ability. 】
["Immortality? Eternal youth? Or wealth, fame, power... I can realize all of these. Of course, the prerequisite for realizing any wish is that you must first pay the corresponding price, that is, provide the magic lamp or the djinn with Enough lamp oil serves as energy to achieve miracles. At the same time, not all wishes can be realized, and I cannot fulfill wishes that exceed my own divine power." said the troubadour. 】
"The ability to realize wishes..."
Mu You was slightly surprised. This authority reminded him of the dragon in "Dragon Ball". The wish to surpass the dragon's own abilities could not be realized, such as directly killing the final bosses.
Therefore, Shenlong's wishes are ultimately used to resurrect the dead, obtain certain items, or enhance one's own combat effectiveness, etc.
However, the ability of the djinn here is obviously not as convenient as that of the dragon. To realize your wish with him, you have to invest in lamp oil first...
[You ask the troubadour, what is lamp oil? 】
["There are two kinds of lamp oil. One is divinity. Every bit of divinity can be turned into a drop of lamp oil. The more powerful the wish, the more divinity is needed!"]
["The second is the curse that the wisher places on himself. If there is not enough lamp oil, he can also get the lamp oil by cursing himself. The greater the hope, the greater the hope he will have to endure."]
[The troubadour shook his head with some regret and said: "In order to survive the extinction of the gods, I had to make a wish to myself, so that my soul would last forever."]
["What's the result?" Evans asked. 】
["As a result, the wish came true, but the price was that I gave up my body and lost my freedom. My soul needs to be stored in the magic lamp forever..."]
"I see……"
Mu You breathed out, roughly understanding what happened to the djinn.
Similar to the original Shadow God, he also relied on his own special means to escape the disaster. From this point of view, except for a very few gods with special abilities, all other gods should have fallen.
The only thing that puzzled Mu You was: what happened to the giant he met in the giant world that day?
Putting aside this question for the time being, Mu You chose the fourth option.
[You asked about the relationship between the Pen of Order and the Djinn. 】
["The Pen of Order is the task entrusted to me by my master, the God of Order: to find an heir to the power of Order for him, transfer the Pen of Order to the other party, and fulfill at least three wishes for each generation of heirs. , can we leave this heir."]
["The Pen of Order has the power to rewrite the rules within a certain range. Using the Pen of Order, you can temporarily rewrite the wishing rules of the magic lamp and eliminate the cost of making wishes. In other words, every heir to the Power of Order can Make three wishes to me for free!"]
This should be regarded as a protective measure for the heir by the God of Order, using three free wishes to help the heir survive the early stage and develop to a stage where he can be self-reliant.
["The first successor I selected is a fool, who is the previous Lord of the City of Dawn. This is an heir who is extremely satisfactory to me in terms of strength, character, character, leadership, etc., and I have always I was proud of my vision at that time, and I have been with this heir since then, watching him unite other fools step by step, unearth the bones of gods, build a sky city, and fly to high heaven... until he was in the minor disaster. After Ji Zhong died, he recovered the magic pen and waited for the next successor to appear."]
"oh?"
Mu You raised his eyebrows. Did the previous generation of Dawn City Lord actually die in the Minor Disaster?
["What happens next?" Evans asked. 】
["Afterwards, according to the wish of the first heir, I should have waited for a new batch of Fools to appear before naming the new Lord of Dawn City as the next generation heir. Unfortunately, the Fool has been silent for longer than I imagined, and I My divine power was seriously damaged during the Minor Catastrophe, and I was on the verge of extinction. I was afraid that I would not be able to wait until the day when the Fool was born again. It was at this time that I met Caesar!"]
["At that time, Caesar was just the king of a small country in the desert. He saved me when I was on the verge of despair. He used the whole country to search for divine crystals to support me. He respected me extremely and worked hard without complaint... "The bard mentioned Caesar with some emotion on his face: "I have to admit that Caesar was kind to me at that time, and the sincerity he showed at that time really moved me. Because of this, I violated the promise of the first heir. My wish is to establish Caesar as the second generation heir in advance..."]
["It's a pity that all this is just a disguise!" The bard sighed with some hatred, but also shook his head helplessly: "Caesar, who obtained the magic pen and took the initiative, finally exposed his true nature!"]
["What did Caesar wish for?" you asked. 】
The game character automatically asked Mu You. This was indeed the question he wanted to ask the most. It should be these three wishes that led to the current situation of the Djinn and Caesar.
["Caesar's first wish is quite normal. He promised me to create an oasis in the desert so that his people would no longer suffer from drought and sandstorms."]
["I fulfilled his wish, turned the desert into an oasis, and created an oasis city for him in the center of the desert. This move made Caesar win the hearts of the people, and all the people were grateful to him..."]
["Hmph!" You suddenly heard Evans snort, with a look of disgust on his face. 】
Mu You was not too surprised by this abrupt text.
Evans had served as Caesar's personal guard, and no one knew Caesar's character better than him. Obviously the actual situation was not as good as it seemed on the surface.
["The oasis land and Lord Ren's reputation allowed Caesar to easily recruit an army of one million people! And Caesar's second wish is for me to transform his army into an army that does not need to eat or drink. An army of the undead that is still immortal!"]
["This wish made me see clearly the evil nature of Caesar. I regret choosing him as my successor. Unfortunately, he has mastered the use of the magic pen, and I cannot refuse his wish under the restrictions of the rules." ..."]
Mu You watched with emotion. Needless to say what happened next, the genie of the genie was forced to realize this wish, and Caesar used this victorious army of the undead to unify the desert and proclaimed himself the emperor of the desert...
["After the second wish, I had completely broken with Caesar and urged him to complete the third wish as soon as possible so that I could be free. However, I still underestimated the greed of human nature..."]
["Three wishes are far from enough to satisfy Caesar's ambition. Therefore, the third wish he made to me is to seize my divine power and authority... He wants to become the God of Lamps himself, and then cooperate with the Pen of Order With the power, you can have endless wishes from now on!"]
["I can't resist the restrictions of the rules, because this is indeed within the scope of my ability. Divine power and authority were automatically transferred to Caesar, and Caesar became the djinn instead of me. And I lost almost all my power. , only this weak soul that exists in the lamp is about to be wiped out by Caesar on the spot...]
["Fortunately, there is always a road ahead. In times of crisis, the manticore I raised turned into a sand cat, sneaked into Caesar's side, stole the magic lamp from his hand, and escaped. But before leaving, The manticore also appeared and shouted the most vicious curse to Caesar: One day, it will come back to avenge me, and you, Caesar, will definitely die under the cat's claws in the future!"]
""Is this curse real?" you asked curiously. 】
Mu You felt that these words looked a lot like "you wait until school is over". However, when thinking of the lifespan curse in this lair before, the manticore seemed to have the ability to cast curses, which made Mu You think for a moment. I'm not sure whether I'm serious or not.
["The Manticore does have a certain ability to curse, but it is impossible to achieve such a curse comparable to the law of cause and effect. Of course, this so-called curse is just to threaten Caesar... However, who makes Caesar do evil things and have a guilty conscience? This sentence The curse may sound like a joke to others, but to Caesar, who is suspicious by nature, he has to guard against it..."
The troubadour looked at you with a smile: "This is why Caesar is afraid of cats. Manticores have the ability to transform into cats. From then on, every cat that Caesar saw, he would suspect. He was not transformed into a manticore, lurking around him and trying to harm him. After years of suspicion, this sentence finally became Caesar's inner demon, and this led to the subsequent nationwide cat slaughter incident..."]
"I see……"
Mu You looked strange. It's ironic to think that a hero like Caesar, who has already received the power of a god, was frightened by the manticore's words before leaving, and even had PTSD that wiped out all the cats in the desert.
Mu You shook his head and continued to look at the game.
He knew that the matter was definitely not over yet. If Caesar had successfully obtained the power of the Djinn and the Magic Pen, how could he be sealed for a thousand years?
["Caesar thought he could obtain the magic pen and the power of miracles at the same time by exploiting the loopholes in wishes. Unfortunately, he didn't expect that I had another hand in store!" The bard sneered: "I didn't remind him that the magic pen There is a spirit, and the wishes realized with the magic pen cannot be used for direct self-interested wishes, otherwise the magic pen will be disgusted by the magic pen. The first selfish wish will be tolerated by the magic pen, but after two consecutive selfish wishes, the magic pen will directly give up. The person who made a wish can leave on his own and wait for its new owner..."]
"Oh?" Mu You was stunned. This item was actually a thoughtful artifact. Even if the djinn chose a successor, it would not use it if it did not suit its wishes.
["The magic pen finally returned to my hands. Caesar only got my magical power, but lost two more important artifacts. Naturally, he was very unwilling to do so. So I came up with a plan and hid the magic pen in my place. He built a lighthouse in the Land of the Djinn and sent out a message for Caesar to search.
Caesar thought that as long as he got the magic pen and had the opportunity to have unlimited wishes, even the divine realm could not trap him, so he led his army there. Unfortunately, he did not know that opening the entrance to the lighthouse also required a miraculous lamp. After Caesar entered the realm of the lamp god, I sealed the entrance with the magic lamp and sealed him inside..."]
["However, the seal of the divine realm cannot last forever." The troubadour picked up the oil lamp in his hand, shook his head and said: "The maintenance of the lighthouse will consume lamp oil every day. When the lamp oil is exhausted, the lighthouse door will automatically open. , then Caesar will enter the tower to find the magic pen, regain the ability to make wishes, and lead his army of millions of undead to reappear in the world! 】
["We need to stop Caesar before the lamp oil runs out! And this requires the strength of the two of you! Only if you, as the heir, get the magic pen, can you destroy Caesar's million-strong army. At the same time, only Evans' Desert Guardian' can truly kill Caesar!" The bard finally looked at you and Evans seriously and said. 】
Mu You hurriedly clicked on 'Desert Guardian' and took a look.
[Desert Guardian: The desert goddess's artifact dagger. When the blade stabs the heart of those who seriously harm the desert, it will deprive them of all power and immediately turn them into a scarab. 】
It's another artifact, and it's a causal weapon comparable to the 'Eclipse Scepter'...
Evans actually has such a weapon. No wonder the Djinn said that only he can completely kill Caesar and seriously harm the people of the desert. Caesar obviously meets the conditions.
After coming back to his senses, Mu You frowned after reading the experience of the Djinn God.
After thinking about it, he entered it in the game.
[You ask the troubadour, since you need to work together to deal with Caesar, why don't you explain it directly to you, but let you fight with each other? 】
["Because, I need to confirm whether you have the power to get the magic pen through the lighthouse!" The bard looked at you and said. 】
["At the same time, more importantly, I need to confirm that you are not Caesar's lackey, and whether you have the determination to kill him." The bard looked at Evans again and said. 】
[Evans looked at the bard in disbelief: "How could I be Caesar's lackey? He is a sinner in the desert, an enemy I would rather die than destroy!"]
["I once gave you a chance, but you relented." The bard said calmly. 】
["So it was you at that time..." Evans looked at the bard even more surprised, feeling ashamed for a moment. 】
(End of chapter)
