Mu You felt pity after hearing this. After thinking about it, he asked another question: "Is there anything like a garden in here?"
"No. This is just an undeveloped wild forest. Not to mention a garden, there are not even flower beds." Fuya continued to shake her head.
"There must be some ancient creatures, right?" Mu You asked.
"Ancient creatures... what about trees? Many ancient trees in this forest are quite old." Fuya thought for a moment and said.
"Well, it's best if you can talk and communicate..." Mu You said with shame. The Bitter Garden disappeared more than 3,500 years ago, so his idea was to visit the creatures that survived that era and ask what happened at that time.
"An ancient creature that can talk... Oh, you mean Gargamel?" Fuya suddenly remembered something.
"Gargamel?" Mu You was confused, but this was a name he had never heard of.
"Gargamel is an old witch who lives in the Bitter Forest. It is said that she is also a potion master. However, she is not mentally normal. She is always crazy and never communicates with the outside world. She has been living a secluded life in the forest." Fuya. explain.
"Oh?" Mu You was stunned: "Isn't this the forbidden forest of your college? Can your college tolerate an outsider staying in our forbidden land for a long time?"
"This is your academy too!" Fuya first corrected Mu You, and then sighed: "Gargamel has actually lived here for a long time. No one knows what era she is from. In short, Before the establishment of the academy... no, it should be said that before the establishment of the Ranel Empire, even when the imperial capital was still a barren mountain, some people had seen Gargamel in the Bitter Forest, and at that time, she was already where she is now. Such an old look."
"Someone has analyzed the aging rate of his appearance and found that Gargamel may be the oldest living person in the human race, at least over three thousand years old!"
"So in a sense, Gargamel is actually an aborigine here, and we, the later wizards, are the outsiders..."
"Later, after the establishment of Red Rose Academy, the academy sent several personnel to find Gargamel and offered generous rewards to invite her to teach potion classes in the academy. However, Gargamel rejected them all. I don't know what this person was thinking. He is determined to live a savage life in the woods.”
"Fortunately, Gargamel never causes trouble. He usually just hides in the woods and lives in seclusion. He has never harmed any students or caused any trouble to the college. The college did not force her to leave because of its reputation."
Fuya typed several paragraphs in one breath, briefly explaining Gargamel's situation.
After reading this, Mu You's eyes lit up. There was actually a person who had lived for thousands of years, and he happened to be in this forest. He might be able to find out the whereabouts of the goblins from him!
"Where is she?"
"Gargamel has a house deep in the forest. I will take you there."
After Fuya finished speaking, she began to lead the way in the game.
The monsters in this forest are basically at level 17-20, which is an advanced leveling ground. Lower grade students will definitely not be able to deal with them, but it is not difficult for the two of them.
Mu You opened the mecha skin and maintained the gunfire mode along the way, and the gunfire never stopped.
At this time, Fuya finally showed the strength of an orthodox fire magician. Flames were flying all the way, and the fire was soaring into the sky. Basically no monster could survive three rounds of her violent bombardment.
The two of them moved forward together, just strolling through the forbidden forest, crushing through it easily, and the bitter pollen in their hands accumulated more and more.
Unfortunately, the shelf life of this pollen is very short, and it will lose activity if not used within three days. This is why people at the annual Chocolate Festival can only come here to brush the pollen.
Thanks to the two men's violent land reclamation, it only took about half an hour to reach their destination.
[Led by Fuya, you came to a stream deep in the forest. 】
[The nearby spring water is tinkling, the grass is green, and the air is pleasant. It was originally a peaceful natural pastoral scenery, but unfortunately, the beauty was ruined by an old withered tree beside the stream. 】
[The dry old trees are covered with white bones, which seems to indicate that the owner here is not easy to mess with. A simple arc-shaped bridge was built above the stream using irregular wooden boards. On the bridge stood three shabby wooden houses with domes, one large and two small. The big house in the middle seemed to be the bedroom of the owner, and The small houses on both sides are marked with the words 'storage room' and 'alchemy room' respectively. At this moment, the doors of the three rooms were closed and it was pitch dark. 】
["Is anyone here?" Fuya stepped forward and knocked on the door, but no one responded. Only a nest of crows settled on the top of the withered vine, croaking in unison, as if to remind you: the owner here is not at home. , I want you to leave as soon as possible. 】
"Looks like he's not at home." Fuya sent Mu You a hand-opening emoticon: "This person seems to often go to the mountains to collect medicine, and he goes there for several days. I don't know when he will come back... Otherwise, let's go another day Come again?"
Fuya asked in a consultative tone.
At this time, Mu You controlled the character to walk towards the dead tree.
[You come to the dead tree and see a bell stand propped up on the top of the dead tree. Under the bell stand is an exaggerated ancient bell. There is an iron ball hanging inside the bell, and an amplification type is blessed on the iron ball. of magic circle. 】
[From the unique shape of this ancient bell, you can imagine that if you ring the ancient bell, the sound of the bell will be heard very far, even at the edge of the mountain forest. 】
【Ring the bell? 】
"yes."
Mu You chose to confirm without thinking. This clock was specially placed at the door. It functioned as a 'doorbell'. It was ready for people to ring the bell to remind the owner to come back.
[You hold the end of the iron ball's rope and are about to hit the bell when Fuya rushes over behind you to stop you. 】
"Stop, stop, this clock can't be struck!" Fuya hurriedly sent a message.
"how?"
"Gargamel hates it when others touch her things!"
"Last Valentine's Day, a female student was curious and secretly rang the bell while Gargamel was not at home. As a result, Gargamel hated her. For the next month, Gargamel would appear outside the girl's door and window at midnight every day. She didn't even take action, she just smiled at her window with disheveled hair, and she didn't stop until she was so scared that the girl transferred to another school!" Fuya sent another long message.
This incident caused quite a stir at the time, frightening many students, especially those who had secretly gossiped about Gargamel. They no longer dared to discuss her casually for fear of being remembered by this crazy witch.
The college also issued several announcements, warning students not to provoke Gargamel when entering the Forbidden Forest. In short, no one dared to ring the bell again.
Although Fuya has not experienced this personally, she can fully imagine the despair that girl felt when she dropped out of school. Anyone who is followed by a mentally ill person for a month and just looks at you and laughs without doing anything will have a mental breakdown.
Fuya definitely didn't want this kind of thing to happen to her again, so she hurriedly stopped Mu You.
"What are you afraid of when you're on Earth?" Mu You asked her back.
Fuya was stunned. Yes, her real body is on the earth now, and the ones in the forest are just her game characters. No matter how Gargamel scares her characters, can it still affect her real body through the screen?
"Then... you go ahead and knock." When she thought that she was on Earth, Fuya suddenly felt confident and no longer stopped Mu You. By the way, she was also very curious as to who the legendary 'eldest man in the human race' was. What does it look like.
["Dong! Dong! Dong..." You rang the ancient bell. The deafening bell echoed in the forest, and a nest of crows on the top of the dead tree was frightened and flew away. 】
[The sound of the bell continues to float in the mountains and forests until a few minutes later, you suddenly see a group of crows flying overhead. After circling neatly above the ancient clock for several times, all the crows swarm toward the ground. 】
["Quak quack..." Amidst the noise, hundreds of crows landed in front of you, gathering into the shape of a person. Finally, with an explosion of black smoke, a man wearing a pointed wizard hat and tattered robes appeared. Old man, appear before you. 】
[The old witch is white-haired, skinny, and her old face is full of wrinkles. Her left leg and right arm have disappeared, replaced by only an arm and leg made of wood, and she walks with a limp. 】
[After the old witch appeared, she looked at you and Fuya with cold eyes, and suddenly she grinned and let out a weird laugh at you. 】
["...No one has dared to disturb my dream for a long time... Very good, I remember your faces. Remember not to sleep too much these days. I will definitely give you an unforgettable summer." Cackling..." The old witch's weird laughter echoed in the nearby forest, making the hairs on your body stand on end. 】
"This person..."
Fuya frowned. Even though she was mentally prepared, she still felt a sense of creepiness when she read the text.
Mu You didn't care. It should be said that for the people on earth who have been baptized by horror movies all year round, this level of horror is really a bit childish. It would be better to find a haunted house and walk around for a while.
After the old witch appeared, Mu You immediately clicked on the other party's name.
[Gargamel is a mysterious witch who has spent a long time alone in the mountains. She has profound knowledge in potions. She seems to have many secrets. You may try to explore them. 】
Four options pop up below.
[Ask about her past. 】
[Ask about her treasure. 】
[Ask her teacher. 】
[Ask about the Bitter Garden. 】
Mu You saw the last option at a glance and was immediately convinced: This witch is indeed related to the Bitter Garden!
Mu You was not in a hurry to expose the Bitter Garden, but clicked on the first item one by one.
[You ask about Gargamel’s past. 】
[Gargamel looks at you with a disdainful expression: "I am a great being who has lived through the gap between eras. How can my past be pried into by young people like you?"]
"Spending the gap between eras?" Mu You was surprised. Does this mean that she is also a person who survived from the previous era?
Mu You originally guessed that this person might have existed in the Bitter Forest since the beginning of the era and has been living until now. However, he did not expect that his guess was conservative. The person actually crossed the era. In other words, the person had witnessed it with his own eyes at least once. Catastrophe!
But, how is this possible?
The Great Catastrophe will destroy all living things in the Star Spirit Realm. Even the Fools will have to flee to forgotten places to survive the disaster. How did she survive?
Mu You hurriedly asked the character to scan the opponent again, and the result still did not show any hints related to divinity or the Fool, indicating that the opponent was an ordinary aboriginal of the Star Spirit World.
Mu You was also a little confused now. The other party didn't want to say anything here, so he had no choice but to continue asking.
[You ask about Gargamel’s treasure. 】
[Gargamel immediately looked at you with great vigilance: "How dare you covet my treasure?" At the same time, she hurriedly took out something from her arms. After confirming that the thing was intact, she breathed a sigh of relief, and then hurriedly took the thing away. XZ arrived behind him. 】
[But in a flash, you still saw clearly what Gargamel took out: a palm-sized humanoid wooden sculpture. 】
[Fractal: A precious weapon that can be used to separate a non-advanced skin from the main body and become a clone that can exist at the same time as the main body. The avatar has independent action and thinking abilities, and does not share experience, divinity, or lifespan with the main body, but the level and star rating cannot exceed the main body. The avatar dies immediately when the main body dies. The main body can withdraw the avatar at any time within the field of vision, and the consciousness of the main body can be restored at any time. Enter any clone. Remaining number of uses: 3 times. 】
"Huh?"
Mu You was stunned. This was the first time he had seen such a name as 'The Tools of the Sealer'.
"Cheaters", by definition, generally refer to those players who participated in the closed beta test of the game, understood the game mechanics earlier than other players, and were comparable to cheating in the game.
The props specially prepared for cheaters can even be simply understood as 'cheating props'!
This can also be seen from the effects of the props described later: the skin can actually be peeled off from the body and become an independent clone!
Does this mean that multiple characters can be controlled at the same time in the game?
["The fractal is a gift given to me by my teacher. It is the most important treasure to me. No one can take it away!" Gargamel clutched the wood carving tightly, but when he mentioned 'teacher', There was an obvious look of contentment on her face, like a little girl deliberately showing off her toys. 】
Mu You was speechless. This prop was obviously prepared for fools. She was an ordinary person from the star spirit world and had no skin. It was a waste of money to hold such a prop!
Speaking of which, this kind of thing was actually a gift from her teacher. Who is her teacher? So rich?
[You ask Gargamel’s teacher. 】
["My teacher's name is 'Lord of Disaster'. He is the greatest potion master in the world. No one can match him. He deserves respect from everyone..." You noticed the look in Gargamel's old eyes when he mentioned his teacher's name. There was a mixture of admiration and love in his eyes. 】
"Disaster?"
Mu You was stunned. The name Lord of Disaster, coupled with the name Potion Master, made him instinctively think of Vivian.
But when I think about it, I feel something is wrong. Although Vivian was once a famous figure in the star spirit world, in terms of age, she is actually only over 900 years old, and the person in front of me has survived since the last era. The old monster is at least more than 4,000 years old, and he is just as good as Vivian's teacher.
[Seeing that the old witch is still chattering to you about how great her teacher is, you suddenly interrupt Gargamel and ask her where the entrance to the 'Bitter Garden' is. 】
[When Gargamel heard the word Bitter Garden, he immediately shut up, looked back at you in surprise, and hurriedly asked you why you knew she controlled the entrance to the Bitter Garden? 】
Come on, don’t bring it upon yourself!
Of course, Mu You was not sure whether the Bitter Garden was there, so he just clicked on the options, but to his surprise, the other party blew himself up.
Speaking of which, this person actually controls the entrance to Sky City. Who is she?
[You didn’t answer the other party. Instead, you followed the stick and asked the other party directly how he would open the door to you? 】
[Gargamel looked at you and Fuya with wandering eyes. After hesitating for a long time, he finally said: "I can let you enter the Bitter Garden, but only if you pass my teacher's test first!"]
["What test?" you asked. 】
[Gargamel took out a bottle of pink potion from his body and handed it to you: "This is a bottle of 'sweet potion'."]
"Sweet potion? I don't think I've heard of this kind of potion. How about you?" Fuya's news came.
"I haven't heard of it either." Mu You also shook his head.
He had never seen the name of this potion in Vivian's potion book.
["Of course you have never seen it. This is a fourth-level magic potion created by my teacher. After taking it, it can immediately calm all the curses caused by black magic. It is an absolute work of genius!" Gargamel said extremely proudly. . 】
Mu You was shocked to see it. It was actually a medicine that could quell the curse of black magic?
As a mystic, he has been dealing with black magic for a long time, so he naturally understands what this potion means. Once this potion comes out on a large scale, black magic will no longer be a forbidden art, and any wizard can freely use black magic. , accidentally lost control and took a bottle of potion to return to normal!
Moreover, the other party is still talking about 'quelling all the curses of black magic'. The 'all' here may even include the deeper curses of black magic, which is the curse of human nature!
If it was true that the curse of humanity could be avoided, then Vivian and the others would not have had to commit suicide at that time. It is absolutely not an exaggeration to say that this potion is a work of genius!
["Teacher's test is to reversely deduce the formula of this potion and refine the corresponding legendary potion." Gargamel said. 】
["Level 4? Legendary potions? Are you kidding me?" Fuya exclaimed. 】
In theory, it is possible for a third-level potion to be refined by a third-level potion, but once the quality requirements are added, the difficulty will be greatly increased. Every time the quality is improved by one level, the requirements for the fourth-level potion are exponentially higher. The legendary potion can theoretically be refined by at least an eighth-level potion master!
However, in the current star spirit world, there are no eighth-level potion masters at all, and the highest level is only seventh level.
In other words, this is an impossible task...
["It's true! These are the requirements left by the teacher. Including myself, I must meet the requirements before I can enter the Bitter Garden again and meet the teacher..." Gargamel looked bitter and tugged at his white hair. , said in a painful voice: "To achieve this goal, I have been researching here for nearly four thousand years, from a young girl to the ghostly appearance I am now... But so far, I can only refine epic potions. I know , legendary level, is a threshold that I cannot cross no matter what..."]
Fuya was surprised. I have wasted four thousand years here, from being a young girl to growing old, just for such an illusory promise?
Are you sure you didn't meet a liar?
(End of chapter)
