Li Mu rubbed the invisible barrier in front of him, and he could clearly feel the powerful energy contained in it. If he had not found a way to break it, it would be difficult for him to forcefully enter even if he tried his best. ..
"That's weird. I never heard from Miss Chi before that there is a barrier around the Shenbing Pavilion for protection. Could it be that this is a deliberate test for me, so that's why I didn't tell you how to break it in advance?"
Li Mu recalled very carefully the conversation he had with Chi Xiaodai at the banquet that night, and was sure that the other party only talked about the route to the Shenbing Pavilion and did not mention anything about the barrier.
In addition, the Shenbing Pavilion was already an important area in Tingxue Tower, and there were no other disciples from Tingxue Tower around who could ask questions, so Li Mu naturally made some assumptions.
"It seems that they want me to prove whether I am qualified to set foot in the Divine Weapon Pavilion. This barrier cannot be obtained by force, it can only be broken by wit. It is indeed a troublesome thing for ordinary monks, but for me, it should be It’s not like there’s no chance.”
Li Mu understood clearly and was not dissatisfied with Chi Xiaotai's actions. After all, if any cat or dog could enter the Shenbing Pavilion of Tingtang Tingxue Tower with just a request, that would be the most ridiculous thing in the world.
Moreover, the test method of the puzzle-solving mechanism has actually opened a back door for Li Mu. Otherwise, he can directly arrange for a big boss in the building, such as the lord, or simply Chi Xiaotai to fight in person. If he wins, he can enter the Shenbing Pavilion. , that is the real "making things difficult".
"Miss Chi is really a special person. Compared to most people in the fairy world who pursue force, she seems to value the brain more, so she set up a trap."
Li Mu is very confident about the "obstacles" in front of him. In his previous life, he especially liked to read some books about solving puzzles with mechanisms, as well as countless movies, TV series, and comics. After all, squatting in an Internet cafe all day long takes up most of his time. .
Although Li Mu didn't have many opportunities to come into contact with real mechanisms due to his tight money, there was a game about a brother who went deep into the Seven Kingdoms to find his sister. It was filled with a lot of difficult puzzle tasks, and he was the leader of this game. Experienced player.
Now facing Chi Xiaotai's test, Li Mu couldn't help but gear up, eager to get involved in the process of cracking the mechanism immediately.
"The first step in solving the mechanism puzzle is to carefully explore the surrounding terrain, not missing any details, and mark the possible placement locations of the mechanism one by one."
Li Mu recalled the best puzzle-solving steps he had summarized in the game. These were valuable experiences finally gained after countless days and nights of failure.
Li Mu will never forget the series of missions named "Forest Book" and "Desert Book" in that game. It took him several weeks and cracked hundreds of mechanisms in total before he finally got the reward.
Since he was at Tingxuelou headquarters, it would be easy to cause unnecessary misunderstandings if he used the detection function of Tianshengjue, so Li Mu chose to use his own eyes to look for clues.
Just like this, he walked around the invisible boundary in a big circle, and his mind was marked with countless marks, including strange stones, green ancient trees, and inconspicuous furnishings. As long as possible, All the objects belonging to the agency were recorded without exception.
"The second step is to investigate one by one in the order of probability. During the process, you must maintain a sufficient overall view. Some institutions may seem useless by themselves, but if they are put together with other things around them, they will produce strange effects. Linkage."
Li Mu didn't dare to neglect, so he first brought a place beside the pool that he thought was the most suspicious. There were six stone pillars standing on the sparkling water. Occasionally, birds would fall down and stand on the top of the pillars, shaking their heads.
Without any hesitation, he took a step forward. Li Mu, who was flying in the air, first observed the arrangement of some stone pillars from directly above and found that they could not form any special pattern. Then he input some vitality of heaven and earth into the stone pillars, but it also failed to work. To what effect.
"It doesn't seem to be here, but these pillars are inexplicably placed in the pool. What are they for?"
Since there was no result, Li Mu would not hang himself on a tree and rushed to the next location. He saw two broken stele standing abruptly on the side of an ancient tree.
On both sides, there are some ancient characters engraved on them, which look like a mechanism from a distance.
"I remember that there was a place called Inaqi in the game before, and I especially liked to use this kind of broken ancient inscriptions as a mechanism to solve puzzles. Isn't this the same routine here?"
Although he couldn't understand what was written on the stone tablet, the "experienced" Li Mu quickly found a way. He unsheathed the Star Meteor Sword and dug out one of the stone tablets in three strokes, and carefully assembled it. On top of the other piece, I didn’t expect it to actually come together.
"It's funny. These two stone tablets were originally one piece. They were deliberately broken into two pieces and both were buried in the soil. Such an unreasonable move must have a special purpose."
Seeing the stone tablet reintegrate into a whole, Li Mu seemed to have seen the golden flash of light as the mechanism was cracked, slowly injecting the vitality of heaven and earth. According to his expectation, "the slight vibration caused by the opening of the mechanism" and "the light slowly filled the stone tablet". The phenomenon should occur immediately.
"Huh? What's going on? No movement? Impossible? Could it be that the energy of heaven and earth I input is not enough? Or do I need to maintain some special postures and spells?"
In the silent woods, except for the sunlight falling in the air and the chirping of green-eared birds in the distance, nothing changed. This made the confident Li Mu suddenly dumbfounded.
After turning over the two stone tablets and studying them for a long time, Li Mu reluctantly discovered that there was indeed no mystery in them. The solution he had been trying to figure out for a long time was just overthinking.
"Damn, who was so bored that he broke the stone tablet and buried it squarely in the soil? What a waste of my feelings."
After wiping the sweat off his head, Li Mu had no choice but to continue rushing to the next marked location. He was busy like this for two or three hours, but he still couldn't find a way to break the barrier.
"This is a slap in the face. Did Miss Chi not want to let me in at all? So she set up a powerful barrier to block me? Why do you need to do this? Wouldn't it be better to just refuse that day?"
Li Mu sat down on the ground, thinking anxiously about his next plan, when a bird flew by and landed on a sculpture not far away, making a chirping sound.
Li Mu, who was already upset, was so disturbed by the bird that he picked up the stone next to him and threw it away. The bird was extremely agile and could dodge without any hindrance, but a ray of sunlight fell on the sculpture. , actually made Li Mu's eyes light up.
