[You watch as the goblins and fairies turn into a ball of light and disappear. 】
[You collected a bottle of 'lucky dust' at the location where the fairy left. 】
It seems that the fairy has recovered and started to lose powder normally again when walking, which is very good!
Mu You put the dust away and went back to search for 'Bitter Garden' on the forum. As expected, there was no record.
Mu You then asked the Deng God to come out for consultation. Unfortunately, the Deng God was scratching his head after hearing this. In order to save lamp oil consumption, he spent most of his time sleeping in the desert after coming to the Star Spirit Realm, paying little attention to the outside world. He really didn't know much about the changes in the goblin clan.
"It's impossible for such an important race to disappear..." Mu You frowned.
After hesitating for a moment, he closed his eyes and entered a meditative state, connecting his thoughts to the line of cause and effect.
He was going to ask the old administrators. These people all survived from the previous era. Even if the Bitter Garden era did not appear, there should have been in the previous era, right?
Fortunately, several administrators did not refuse to communicate with him, and Mu You's consciousness soon appeared in the underground space again.
Several administrators are busy fixing bugs at this time. After several days and nights of hard work, the chaos of the divine system has been repaired a lot, and the situation of swallowing the divine will basically not happen again.
"Bitter Garden?" After hearing Mu You's question, several people paused and looked at him in surprise.
"Yes, the mission said this is a city in the sky? Do you know this place?" Mu You asked.
Several people looked at each other for a moment, and the old man at the head smiled bitterly and said: "Of course we know this, because the Bitter Garden is the prototype of all Sky City!"
"Huh?" Mu You was stunned: "Prototype...meaning that the twelve sky cities are all modeled after the Bitter Garden?"
"Of course, otherwise do you think we, mortals, can design a miraculous building like Sky City with our own means?" the old man said with a smile.
"The Bitter Garden is a city that the gods created conveniently when they first created the Star Spirit World. It is also the only city in the Star Spirit World that can float permanently in the sky. The reason why it is made floating is to make it easier for the fairies to Move to various parts of the world at any time and cast statues of gods for all major races.”
"At the end of the last era, we found a way to get in touch with the Fairy Clan. We spent a lot of money to get the blueprint of the Bitter Garden from the Fairy Clan. The twelve sky cities now are all based on this The imitation made from the drawings is inferior to the original Bitter Garden in terms of materials and finish, and many functions are not fully realized.”
"So strictly speaking, only Bitter Garden is the real Sky City, and the ones we made can only be regarded as copycat products." Others added.
"I see……"
Mu You nodded and asked, "Where is the Bitter Garden now?"
"this……"
Several people looked at each other as they spoke, and they all hesitated.
"To be honest, we don't know this either." The old man at the head sighed.
"At that time, the Great Catastrophe was approaching. After we obtained the blueprints of the Fairies, we quickly evacuated to the Forgotten Land. It was not until the end of the Great Catastrophe and the beginning of the new era more than three hundred years later that we returned to the Protoss from the Forgotten Land. Realm, and at this time, we discovered that Bitter Garden is no longer in the Star Spirit Realm.”
"Because there is no maintenance from the gods, each great disaster will reduce part of the Star Spirit Realm and cause some races to disappear. We thought it was the Fairy Race's turn to disappear this time, so we didn't pay attention."
"However, we later discovered a small number of fairies on the mainland, which proved that the fairies were not actually exterminated. As for where the fairies and the Bitter Garden went, we were never able to find them. In addition, We had already purchased the statues of gods we needed to build the city in advance, so we no longer had any need for the goblins, and we did not send any manpower to investigate further."
Mu You frowned when he heard this: "In other words, what happened within the goblin clan within three hundred years after the last great catastrophe that led to the disappearance of this clan?"
"That's understandable." The old man nodded, then remembered something, and said hurriedly: "By the way, if you want to find the Fairy Tribe, you can start in the imperial capital of the Ranel Empire."
"Oh? What do you say?"
"Because in the last era, the Bitter Garden we last saw stayed in the sky above the current Lan El Imperial Capital." The old man said with a smile.
"I understand, thank you."
Mu You got the clue he wanted, thanked him, and withdrew his consciousness from the line of cause and effect.
"Imperial Capital..."
Mu You opened his eyes in the dim room.
The combination of the two names, the Imperial Capital and the 'Bitter Garden', made Mu You immediately think of a place - the Bitter Forest!
The Bitter Forest is a forbidden area located in Red Rose Academy. It is said to be quite dangerous and ordinary students are strictly prohibited from approaching it.
Mu You also unlocked the permission to enter this forbidden land after passing the seventh grade assessment of the academy.
Although it is only a small forest and cannot be compared with the vast sky city as vast as the mainland, this is the place that Mu You knows so far and is most likely to be related to the 'Bitter Garden'.
Thinking of this, Mu You logged into the game again, and the character teleported to Red Rose Academy.
[You appear in the college dormitory. 】
[You see several owls circling outside the window, each with a letter in its mouth. 】
[You step forward and open the window, and the owls suddenly swarm in and disperse, leaving only envelopes falling around you...]
Unexpectedly, I was bombarded with letters as soon as I came back.
Mu You opened the letters one by one and looked at them, and found that they were all letters from the Potion Club. The president and several vice-presidents were urging him to go to the club as soon as possible, saying that there was something urgent.
"Is there any activity?"
Mu You couldn't think of anything for the Potion Club to find him in such a hurry. Out of curiosity, he decided to take a look first.
[You have arrived at the Academy Potions Club. 】
[You see the Potions Club is crowded with people and the noise is endless, like a market place. Outside the club door, a large number of students were also crowded. They lined up in an orderly manner under the management of two club members. Everyone held several potion materials in their hands, but the contents of the materials made you feel a little familiar. 】
【"Hi!"】
[You were about to step forward to find someone to ask for details, when you suddenly felt someone tapping you on your shoulder. 】
[A familiar voice sounded, you turned around and saw that it was Chrissy Fuya standing behind you. 】
[Fuya: I’ve been waiting for you! 】
Fuya spoke, but she didn't speak directly in the game, but sent a message to Muyou on the friend interface. Obviously, she is just controlling the game characters now.
"What happened?" Mu You asked hurriedly. Fuya was also a member of the Academy's Potion Club, and her level was close to that of a fourth-level potion master. She had a high status in the club. She should know this situation.
"You don't know? A few hours ago, the Wizards Association just released the formula for the evolution potion!" Fuya replied.
"Huh? Why?" Mu You was stunned. The evolution potion is the top priority for the development of the Wizards Association. It has been strictly guarded against leaks for so many years. How could it suddenly be announced on its own initiative now?
"I don't know about that either. Anyway, they suddenly disclosed the formula. The whole academy, no, the whole imperial capital was boiling. Everyone was frantically grabbing the three main materials and other auxiliary materials. The prices of several materials were so high It has skyrocketed and is now no longer available on the market..."
Fu Ya said: "After the formula was made public, the potion clubs of each college immediately gathered people to start verification. All fourth-level potion masters and those close to level 4 can practice five times for free in the club, and the club will reimburse the materials. However, if the finished product is refined, it will belong to the society."
"Then why didn't you go in and try?" Mu You asked her.
"I've used up the times a long time ago. Unfortunately, I'm not good enough. I didn't even make a single bottle. All the materials were wasted..." Fu Ya made an embarrassed expression.
Mu You looked at Fuya's reply, an idea flashed in his mind, and he suddenly understood.
The Wizards Association took the initiative to disclose the formula, probably because of the Fool.
Now that the Fools' belief system is online, with the belief system, players can use their belief to directly break through the bottleneck, and will no longer be stuck by evolution potions.
If the Wizards Association continues to be stuck on the formula, they will be stuck on themselves.
At the same time, the Fools had just defeated the giant with almost zero losses. This strength probably also surprised the Wizards Association.
If the Fool wants to subvert the Wizards Association now, it will be easy. Obviously, the Wizards Association is really scared this time. They would rather disclose the evolution potion formula, and also want to increase the strength of the human race as much as possible and reduce the conflict with the Fool. gap.
After trying to understand the reason, Mu You found it a bit funny that the Wizards Association was so nervous. However, at the moment, human eyes had already left the star spirit world and looked towards the wider sea of stars.
Most of the players are already actively preparing for Gao Tian, so how can they have time to play house with them? This wave of operations by the Wizards Association is purely unfounded.
"Why don't you try it? Free materials!" Fuya said in confusion at this time.
"Ahem, there's no need for this..."
Mu You declined decisively. There was almost a mountain of evolution potions in his bag. He really had no shortage of them.
What's more, the purpose of the club is to cultivate the proficiency of the members. Although the materials are free, the finished products will also be confiscated to the club. Mu You has long passed the stage of needing to build proficiency. His success rate of evolving potions has now been It is almost 100% that by refining medicine here, he is helping the society make money for free.
"You came just in time. Do you have time now? If you do, take me to the Bitter Forest." Mu You turned around and asked Fuya.
He has never been to the Bitter Forest, so it would be best to find someone who is familiar with the environment to go with him, and Fuya is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.
"Bitter Forest? Why are you going to that damn place?" Fuya was stunned.
"It's a long story. Anyway, I want to go inside to find something, and I need someone to guide me." Mu You didn't have time to elaborate.
"in a hurry?"
"Quite urgent!"
"Okay...then come with me." Fuya saw that Mu You was in a hurry, so she didn't ask any further questions and immediately sent him a team invitation.
After Mu You agreed, she went back to the dormitory to get some props and medicines. After confirming that everything was ready, she took Mu You to a forest in the back mountain.
[You and Fuya appear in front of the Bitter Forest. 】
[What appears in front of you is a dark, deep and dense jungle, with mist permeating it. From a distance, every dead tree in the forest seems to have a crying human face, baring its teeth and waving its claws in the dark night. , looks eerie and weird...]
Muyou is now almost immune to this kind of text that deliberately exaggerates a weird atmosphere. Compared with the oppressive power of the early black forest, what is this small broken forest? What's more, his strength is no longer the same as before.
[You and Fuya step into the forest without fear. 】
[Stepping on the soft ground in the forest, you can faintly smell a strange floral fragrance at the tip of your nose, which is sweet but also slightly bitter at the same time. 】
[You suddenly see a toad-like monster in front of you, charging towards you with its bloody mouth open. 】
[You switched the mecha skin and raised both pistol barrels towards the monster. 】
"Hey wait!"
[Before you opened fire, Fuya stopped you first. 】
[You stop temporarily and see the monster flash past the two of you until it disappears without causing any impact on you. 】
[After the monster disappeared, Fuya stepped forward, took out her wand and pointed it at the bushes in front of her, releasing 'Revelation'! 】
[The bush scene in front of you suddenly changed rapidly. A road opened up in the original dense forest, and a cluster of purple mushrooms growing on the roadside was exposed. However, before you approached, the cluster of mushrooms burrowed into the ground and disappeared. 】
"This kind of mushroom is called 'psychedelic fungus', which can create illusions. It is everywhere in the Bitter Forest, so what you see here is often not real." Fuya sent an explanation to Muyou in time: "You A newbie will definitely not get used to it when he first comes in. Just follow me and I will let you beat you and then beat you again..."
Fuya looked like an experienced veteran leading a newbie.
Unfortunately, before she could finish speaking, Mu You in the game had already raised his two guns, pointing them at the top of her head, shooting out two tongues of fire.
[While Fuya was in a daze, you used your master-level marksmanship to draw a human body, showing off a line of fire along her body. As the last shot fell, an animal scream sounded behind Fuya, and an animal screamed. The squirrel with sharp teeth and claws fell to the ground covered in blood and made no sound. 】
[You kill the long-tusked squirrel, experience +12, lifespan +1, get squirrel fluff*1, bitter pollen*1. 】
"How do you know this is true?" After being stunned for a few seconds, Fuya's news came quickly.
"I said it was intuition, do you believe it?" Mu You replied.
"..."
Fu Ya didn't reply, she had already seen it, Mu You must have the means to distinguish the true from the false, otherwise how could he have acted so decisively and neatly.
It was only then that she remembered that the man in front of her had just killed five giants and was no longer on the same level as her. It was too much for such a person to even think about guiding him.
While Fuya was still melancholy, Mu You had already controlled the character to pick up the loot.
Needless to say, the tail is a very common drop, but the key is something else.
"What is this?" Mu You looked at the 'bitter pollen' mentioned in the text. This was the first drop he had seen, and the omniscient crystal did not give any special instructions.
"Bitter pollen, a kind of potion material, is a specialty of this forest. However, it is not a real flower, because no one knows where it comes from, and no one has seen what its body looks like. In short, in this forest, After all creatures die, they will drop at least one piece of bitter pollen, which is where the name 'Bitter Forest' comes from," Fuya explained.
"Oh? What can this thing do?"
"I can do it, chocolate..."
"Chocolate?" Mu You looked weird when he heard this. When he asked what he could do, he was asking what kind of magic potion he could make. But the other party answered him with a kind of food, and he was very confused.
"Don't underestimate chocolate! This kind of pollen can make moving magic chocolate. Although the taste is bitter, it has a strange sweetness. It tastes unexpectedly sweet. Also, it is said that this kind of pollen is the source of love. Chocolates made from goblin tears can help people increase their chances of finding true love! In a sense, they are more precious than potions."
"So every year around Valentine's Day, a large number of students will flock to the Forbidden Forest to hunt and collect pollen and make chocolates to give to their sweethearts. This has become a fixed event in the imperial capital, called 'Bitter Valentine's Day', and even Wizards from out of town will also rush here to collect pollen!"
"That's why every year around Valentine's Day, this place is the most lively, but at other times it's deserted."
[With a longing expression, Fuya introduces you to the grand events of 'Bitter Valentine's Day' over the years. 】
Mu You was not interested in the gossip of these students, but he noticed a word in Fuya's words: Fairy of Love!
The purpose of his trip was to find the 'goblin'. Could it be that the Bitter Garden is really here?
"You said you have a large number of students coming in every year. Have any of you ever encountered goblins here?" Mu You sent a message to Fuya.
"Fairy? No..." Fuya was stunned for a moment, then said amusedly: "The Fairy of Love is just a legend, how can it be true?"
"Not one?" Mu You still didn't give up.
"Really not." Fuya said resolutely: "Elves are rare creatures that represent luck. It is said that even looking at a goblin from a distance can maintain good luck for a long time. If a goblin had appeared here, it would have exploded a long time ago. How can it be as deserted as it is now?"
(End of chapter)
