After making the decision, Mu You immediately sent a message to call the three clones back.
[When training is over, your fatigue is gone and your attributes are fully restored. 】
Three hours later, it was late at night, and Mu You's cultivation was finally completed.
At this time, both the herb collectors and Linglong had returned, only the watchman was still slowly turning back on the road.
Mu You tried to open his backpack.
This backpack is his special backpack in the Celestial Spirit World. The little spider and several other pets, as well as the chocobo for transportation, are usually placed in it.
The backpack cannot be opened in different planes. If the location of the Bitter Garden is really some sort of secluded space, then the backpack shouldn't be able to be opened here, and Mu You didn't hold out much hope.
But what surprised him was that the backpack actually opened smoothly!
[You open the mouth of your backpack, and the gluttonous devil spider, the little phoenix, and the little two-headed dragon scramble out of the bag, like pets that have been abandoned by their owners for many days. They circle around you excitedly, grabbing their legs and chirping. Non-stop, they are all coquettishly begging for a hug from you...]
Mu You looked at this text message and couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
Being able to open the backpack directly only further proves that he is currently in the star spirit world. but why?
Why has no one seen this sky city in so many years?
After thinking about it, Mu You controlled the character to place a dark teleportation array in the room and tried to jump into it.
As a result, a prompt pops up: [Your other teleportation arrays have not been detected in this plane and cannot be teleported. 】
"There are no other teleportation arrays?"
Mu You suddenly became even more confused. He had arranged two-digit teleportation points in the Star Spirit World, but all of them were lost... So is this the Star Spirit World?
The more Mu You thought about it, the more confused he became. He could only put it down and went out to ask Xiaoya for some canned pets. He put them into the game and fed the three pets one by one, and then assigned them to the three pets one by one according to the previous arrangement. A clone.
[You assigned the task of 'exploring the Land of Disaster' to the second clone. The herb collector took the little two-headed dragon and set off first, heading to the north of the Bitter Garden to find the Land of Disaster. 】
After sending away the herb gatherers, Mu You found a deserted place in reality and summoned Linglong alone.
"Why did you take action before?" Mu You asked seriously, looking at the girl in front of him.
"?" Linglong blinked her big innocent eyes and spread her hands: "Self-body, seeing such a beautiful and lovely creature being bullied with your own eyes, don't you have the urge to be a hero and save the beauty?"
"Impulses are impulses. The difference between humans and animals is that human reason can suppress many incorrect sensibilities. If you do this, won't your mission be ruined?"
"Oh, regarding this, I have actually completed the tracking task a long time ago." Linglong patted her chest and said with a smile, "I can guarantee that this child is a good person and will not harm us, so don't worry."
"How are you sure?" Mu You frowned.
"A woman's intuition." Linglong said confidently.
Mu You immediately gave her an extremely confused look.
"Hey, what's that expression on your main body? You don't want to say that because your main body is a straight man, your clone won't have emotions, right? Come on, I can't tell you from the skin of a real girl. Separated, before I am your clone, I am also a real woman first, and I have all the qualities that a woman should have!" Linglong said.
"Well, I believe it...but you'd better make up a more reliable reason." Mu Youyou said.
"Okay, okay, I'll admit it. Actually, I made some predictions before setting off." Linglong spread her hands helplessly.
"oh?"
"Of course, it is not a direct divination of her relationship with us, but some indirect means are used to confirm that she is harmless to us. To be more precise, she is harmless to everyone. This is a possession A creature with a truly pure and kind heart, and..."
"And what?"
"Moreover, her time is running out." Linglong sighed: "I foresaw her death in the crystal ball, just in the near future..."
"so……"
Mu You nodded. The clone and the main body only have one chance to synchronize their memories every day. Today, they can no longer synchronize.
However, he did not doubt Linglong's words. No matter how weird her personality was, she was still his clone. Her bottom line and interests were completely consistent, and she would not mess around on such a critical issue. If she said she could trust her, then she could. trust.
"Then what? You called me out specifically, what's the matter?" Linglong found a chair and sat down, took out a bag of melon seeds from nowhere, crossed her legs and started cracking them.
She was sure that Mu You wouldn't ask her to show up alone just to talk to her about a settled matter.
"There is a mission about one of the countries in the goblin territory..." Mu You did not waste any time and briefly explained to her the situation in the Rose Principality and the decision to arrange for her to go undercover in the Rose Principality.
Unexpectedly, before Mu You finished speaking, he heard a crash from the other side. Linglong looked at him with wide eyes, and the melon seeds in her hand spilled all over the floor, looking in disbelief.
"Main body, you actually... plan to let me trade my innocence in exchange for information?" Linglong looked at him in disbelief, then suddenly covered her face and cried bitterly: "How could this be possible...does the clone have no dignity? Do you know the importance of honor to the main body? How important is a girl? Although I am a clone, I am also a human being. Have you considered my feelings..."
"Well, I just mentioned it casually. I said it's not mandatory. If you don't want to, just forget it. Just pretend I didn't say..." Mu You was ashamed. From Fuya's previous resistance, Linglong might also reject it, and he also expected it. , I just didn’t expect the reaction to be so strong.
"No, you misunderstood the main body..."
Linglong sobbed and removed her hand, raised her head, and looked at Mu You aggrievedly: "I mean, a girl's reputation is really, really important, so... there must be compensation."
"..."
Mu You's head was covered with black lines. He instantly confirmed that Linglong didn't care about 'fame' at all, and she was bargaining with him by putting on this crying look.
"what do you want?"
The cry on Linglong's face disappeared in an instant, and she put on a smile to please the sponsor: "Then let's get a time pocket watch!"
In response, Mu You gave her a blank look.
"Ahem, I was joking just now. Let me think about it. Really, who told me that you have too many good things..." Linglong changed her mind decisively: "Then can I give you a secret crystal?"
When Mu You heard this, he frowned and glanced at Linglong: "You...could you have inherited the trait of 'greed'?"
Linglong was embarrassed when she heard this and stuck out her tongue: "Unfortunately, that's not the case. My words and deeds may seem greedy, but in fact, they are just playing tricks within the scope of what can be achieved, trying to get the best results possible. , this is your nature inherited from your original body."
Linglong said a little more seriously: "The real 'greed' is to ignore risks and pursue things that are not available. There is a big difference between the two. If I feel right, the attribute of 'greed' should be On the body of the evil clone.”
Mu You nodded and agreed with her statement: "Go on, but be serious, we don't have much time."
Linglong finally became serious after hearing this: "Okay, seriously, I have to borrow the shadow pom-pom for a few days, and I will return it to you when the task is completed."
"That's pretty much it."
Mu You breathed out, snapped his fingers, and half of his head quietly emerged from the shadow under his feet.
Then at his signal, the shadow pom-pom detached from his shadow, wandered along the ground, and finally merged into the exquisite shadow.
The three clones all come from the same source as him. To Shadow Pom Pom, the other three are also him. Therefore, the shadow pom-poms can be transferred between their four shadows at any time without any rejection issues.
This is also a way to temporarily place the shadow pom-pom. Next, when he activates the secondary belief, he does not need to consider the placement of the shadow pom-pom. He can just throw it to a clone.
"Be careful, conduct the investigation while protecting yourself, and don't expose yourself." Mu You warned.
At this time, Linglong had already regarded the shadow pom-pom as a pillow toy, holding it in her arms and kneading and rubbing it in various ways. The shadow pom-pom was like plasticine, constantly changing its shape in her hands.
"Don't worry, leave the main body to me. We are people from the information age. Aren't we just a country bumpkin queen who has never seen the world? Look how I handle her!"
After saying that, Linglong automatically returned to Muyou's body, and Muyou sent her back to the game.
[Linglong took the Gluttonous Demon Spider and headed to the southeast of the Bitter Garden to find the location of the Rose Principality. 】
After sending away the two clones one after another, Mu You continued to wait for a while.
About half an hour later, the fairy girl, who had been away from home for a long time, finally returned.
[The fairy girl with a bruised nose and swollen face returned from outside. With the intention of not disturbing you, she carried a flower basket and floated into the door very carefully. 】
[However, after entering the door, she discovered that you had already fully cultivated yourself and were standing in the middle of the room, looking at her expressionlessly. 】
["You wake up...this is the pollen collected today. There was an accident, and some of it is missing...but I will definitely work harder to pick it tomorrow."]
["The injury on your body? It's not a big deal. I just fell down accidentally. It will be fine soon. Don't worry, really..." The elf girl moved her hands randomly and explained to you awkwardly, but suddenly noticed The nuts and nectar on the table remained as they were before she left. 】
[The fairy girl couldn't help but be stunned and looked at you with some aggrievedness: "Don't you like it? I'm sorry, I'm so useless. I only have these at home and I don't entertain you well..."]
Mu You couldn't help but sigh while looking at the texts, and controlled the character to treat her injuries.
[You released the Holy Light Technique. In the holy light, the injuries all over the elf girl's body quickly recovered as before. 】
[You took out the Pen of Order and began to repair the incomplete order on the fairy girl's wings. 】
[Soon, the fairy girl's scarred wings were restored to their entirety, all the dirt on her body was gone, and they became neat and clean. The wings shone fluorescently in the light. 】
[The fairy girl looks at her new look in disbelief, and looks at you with surprise and gratitude: "Thank you..."]
["You're welcome, this is a thank you gift for your pollen and the house." You said: "Thank you for taking care of me today, but I need to leave next."]
["Ah..." The smile on the fairy girl's face froze for a moment. After being stunned for a second, she hurriedly said: "But, without the protection of dust, you will..."]
["Actually, I have the dust." You chose to show the fairy girl the lucky dust you carried with you. 】
[The fairy girl looked at the high-grade dust in your hand in surprise, but immediately felt a familiar smell from it. 】
[The fairy girl quickly realized something: "The person who saved me before was also you?"]
[Understanding everything, the goblin girl's expression suddenly became mixed, and her eyes dimmed: "So that's it... I wasn't needed from the beginning. I was just being sentimental..."]
"Can...stay?" The elf girl raised her head unwillingly and asked you with a trembling voice. 】
[Looking at the slumped look of the fairy girl, you choose...]
[Stay and slowly explore the hidden story in her body], [Leave decisively, you have a more important mission].
Between the two options, Mu You did not hesitate and chose 'leave decisively'.
He could feel that there might be some secrets hidden in the fairy girl, but if he wanted to explore this 'branch', he would have to play house with her for at least a day or two, and he only had four days left in total. The progress of the main mission is still almost zero, so there is really no time to delay.
[You shook your head and declined the elf girl. The elf girl's eyes dimmed again. After saying goodbye to her, you turned around and walked towards the door. 】
["Wait, wait a minute..." The elf girl suddenly stopped you again, and said in a pleading tone: "Then can you let me help you lead the way? Although I am an unknown elf, I have also been a high-level elf. I am familiar with the directions of each village and city in the garden. I will lead the way, which can save you time."]
"Please, at least let me do something for you..." Tears already welled up in the eyes of the elf girl, begging you in the most humble manner. your choice……】
Mu You frowned. He was really confused now. Why would this fairy girl, whom he met by chance, be willing to do this for him and still follow him?
Mu You moved between the two options [Agree] and [Reject] several times, and finally pressed 'Agree'.
["That's great!" After hearing that you finally agreed to let her go with you, the elf girl finally burst into laughter, and her dim eyes regained their luster. 】
"well……"
Mu You sighed. This fairy girl gave him a really strange feeling. He could sense that the other party had an inexplicable dependence on him, but he knew that this was not necessarily a good thing, because once he accepted this kind of dependence, it also meant an invisible responsibility.
Therefore, Mu You has always instinctively wanted to cut off this relationship and draw a clear line with the fairy girl. However, in the face of the other party's repeated pleas, he finally relented.
Mu You quickly shook his head. Now that he had made his decision, he no longer thought about it. He left the bud room with the elf girl, and then called out Chocobo.
["Glory City? This...I don't think I've heard of it..."]
As a result, before setting out on the road, when Mu You told the fairy girl his destination, he received an answer he had never heard before.
"Have not heard?"
["I'm sorry, I'm so useless. Maybe this is a new city built after I was deprived of my name?" The elf girl apologized to you again and again with a red face, obviously she had said that with confidence just now. She lied, but she didn't recognize him at the first place, which made her extremely ashamed. 】
Mu You didn't care, since he knew the general direction anyway, so he asked again in the game.
["Then what is the largest city in the southwest that you know of?" you asked. 】
["The largest city in the southwest...um, does it mean 'Luohua City'?" the elf girl said uncertainly. 】
"Have you ever heard of 'Luohua City'?" Mu You immediately looked at Fuya who was making dinner next to him.
"Luohua City?" Fuya hurriedly stopped eating, took the phone and started operating it: "Wait a moment, I will tie up someone to ask."
Mu You sweated after hearing this, you are a young lady, why are you so skilled in kidnapping...
Fuya acted very quickly and got the result within a few minutes.
"Oh, I asked, Luohua City is the predecessor of Glory City, but Luohua City is an ancient place name and was abandoned a long time ago." Fuya said.
"It is indeed a place..."
Mu You nodded and didn't care. He immediately informed the fairy girl about this in the game and asked her to help guide the way to Luohua City.
The fairy girl readily agreed and acted conscientiously as a guide along the way.
It has to be said that the fairy girl is indeed familiar with the terrain here, and helped Mu You avoid many inquiries and obstacles along the way. In just about an hour, the chocobo flew to its destination.
[You stopped on the road one mile away from the city ahead. 】
[It was late at night, and there was no one on both sides of the road. It was quiet, except for a few strange animals wandering unconsciously in the distance. You came to a wordless stone tablet erected next to the road. 】
"The square wordless stone tablet one mile away from the south city gate, right?"
Mu You looked at Fuya and asked. This was the meeting place he had just agreed upon with Fuya.
"Yes." Fuya was holding a cup of milk tea in her hand. The Fool game was running on the mobile phone on the table, and a TV series was playing on the other mobile phone in front of her. She was very skilled at multitasking.
"Where are you when I get here?" Mu You asked.
"Huh?" Fuya was stunned and quickly looked down at the game: "You're here? My character has been parked here and I didn't see you?"
"Are there other stone monuments nearby?"
Mu You didn't think much about it. He controlled the character to leave a word "一" in the language of the Star on the stone tablet as a mark, and then prepared to ride a chocobo to continue searching nearby.
"Hey wait!"
Fuya suddenly shouted, holding up the phone in surprise, carefully looking at the large text that popped up, frowning and saying: "I suddenly got a message that there is an extra word on the stone tablet... How strange, it was always there before. It reminds me that it is a 'wordless stone tablet'..."
Mu You's heart moved when he heard it, and he quickly asked: "What word?"
"The word '一'."
It was actually the words he left behind!
Normally, they should be facing each other now. How come they didn't notice each other?
"What's the original text of your game?" Mu You asked hurriedly. He already instinctively felt that there seemed to be a big problem.
"Oh, it's like, 'You were bored and staring at the stone tablet, but suddenly you noticed that in the center of the empty stone tablet in front of you, there was a vague word '一'. This was an extremely desolate and ancient handwriting. It seems to have existed for thousands of years. Under the erosion of wind and sand for many years, it has become blurry and difficult to identify without looking carefully...'" Fuya recited the game text intact.
"Desolate? Ancient?"
Mu You murmured these two weird adjectives, vaguely feeling that he had caught something.
Thinking back to all the details of this day, his place is full of weirdness, but Fuya has never encountered any weirdness from beginning to end. The backpack of the Star Spirit Realm can be opened here, but his teleportation array, Luohua City and Guanghui cannot be detected. City, Luohua City is the ancient place name of Glory City...
After connecting everything together, an idea suddenly flashed in Mu You's mind, and he finally understood something.
Could it be that he and Fuya not only landed in different locations in the Bitter Garden, but even landed in different eras?
Fuya is in modern times and he is in ancient times?
Thinking of this, Mu You hurriedly operated in the game.
[You suddenly asked the fairy girl, what year is it now? 】
[Although the fairy girl is surprised by your question, she still answers you truthfully: Today is the year 3870 of the Star Spirit Calendar. 】
The Star Spirit Calendar is more than 3,800 years old, and there are only a hundred years left before the Great Disaster. The year is right!
And the current situation just shows that he is likely to be at a certain point in time in the past.
Then, there is only one possibility: it is not the time that is confused, but the era!
He is currently in the Bitter Garden at the same time in the last era, that is... four thousand years ago!
And the reason why he can't see Fuya now is because although they are very close to each other, they are separated by an extremely long distance - a whole era!
(End of chapter)
