The moment the elevator door opened, the surrounding star card masters all had no ink marks and stepped into the darkness ahead.
Lu Li was also squeezed out of the elevator by the crowd.
The suddenly increased concentration of star power in the air made him stagnate slightly.
"Is it still possible? The star power concentration inside may be very high." Han Youde seemed to notice that his apprentice's movements became a little stiff.
There was a strange emotion in his eyes, and then he said seriously: "I can't guarantee that this method is actually effective, and this trip is quite dangerous."
"It's okay, teacher, I've come here, but if I don't give it a try, I'll still be a little reluctant." Lu Li had a free and easy smile on his face, and said half-jokingly, "I have endured the erosion of star power for eighteen years, it's not bad. This time."
In the past few days, he traveled across half of the planet and came to the southernmost point of the world, just to seize this only possible opportunity.
The life itself of a patient with star power depletion is like a candle that burns slowly until it is exhausted. It is better to take the initiative to bloom vigorously and perfectly like fireworks.
"Then let's go." Seeing that his apprentice was still determined, Han Youde stopped interfering and turned around and walked straight to the entrance of the source of darkness.
As he walked, he said: "As I said before, take medicine if you can't hold on any longer."
The star card masters who came down from the same elevator as the master and apprentice had already walked into the entrance of the source of darkness and submerged themselves into it.
After the originally bustling crowd dispersed, Lu Li finally saw the true face of the entrance to the source.
The entrance is very small, not as majestic as imagined.
Standing in the center of the huge basement is just a simple door frame more than two meters high, and behind the door is connected to the dark corridor.
Lu Li stood on the side of the door and looked across.
It’s hard to tell how long the corridor ahead is.
All that can be seen is overlapping and intertwined spaces that seem both real and illusory.
Han Youde took the lead in stepping into the passage leading to the unknown land, limping forward.
After taking a few steps, the tall and strong figure of the fat teacher became blurry. Every step seemed to cross a spatial barrier, and finally disappeared.
Lu Li also followed the teacher's pace and walked forward slowly.
With every step he took, the surrounding environment became darker, and he could feel the coldness brought by the dark attribute star power further escalating.
When he reached the ninety-ninth step, Lu Li saw a bit of light in the boundless darkness, which was the light emitted by the lighting card.
At this time, the dark star power in the air was like a poisonous snake, wrapping around Lu Li's body, slowly waiting for the prey to lose its ability to resist.
A confused emotion took root in my heart, which was the erosion of the spirit by the dark attribute.
Within the source of darkness, the negative emotions in the heart will continue to appear, slowly eroding the will of the star card masters. This erosion is more terrifying than the damage to the physical body.
Closing his eyes, Lu Li quickly calmed himself down and controlled his mental will to suppress this confusion according to the method of previous training.
"call."
In just a few seconds, Lu Li opened his eyes again. The original confusion in his eyes had disappeared, replaced by the determination and firm courage as he walked into the entrance of the source of darkness.
There was a ball of light suspended in the air every five meters around, illuminating several simple tents.
"This is the human camp of the source of darkness." Han Youde said, showing a [Ring of Night Vision], "Each channel from the source of star power to the blue star will only lead to the same place, and this area is where we humans Explore the starting point of the source of star power.”
As the exploration of the interior of the Star Power Source deepens, midway replenishment becomes particularly important.
There are usually many camps inside highly developed star power sources to ensure that explorers have sufficient supplies along the way.
But the exploration of the source of darkness, compared to other sources, is just the beginning. So far, there are only three strongholds that can be called "camps", and the facilities in the camps are also very simple.
Star power surged, and a black halo spread out from Han Youde's feet, eventually spreading to nearly five meters, including Lu Li.
Lu Li's vision suddenly became brighter, and things in the distance became clear.
A three-meter-high wooden fence simply surrounded the surrounding area, demarcating the scope of the camp.
In the front right position is the exit of this camp.
There were only a few star card masters around, sitting on the ground and wolfing down the compressed biscuits taken out of the tent.
"When we set off later, look less at others. In the source of darkness, remember to have less to do with others." Han Youde reminded, "They may come up and beat you just because they look at each other. It's very unreasonable. .”
There will be some unwritten rules for internal events when entering the source of star power, or it may be more accurate to say "experience of seniors".
For example, when exploring the source of light, it is best to wear sunglasses, which can save a lot of trouble and also protect your eyes from being damaged by strong light. Like ocean sources, you should carry plenty of fresh water when exploring, and it is best to stuff an oxygen bottle in the storage card for emergencies.
"Because people who stay in Yongye District for a long time will have some mental problems?" Lu Li raised his forehead.
In his previous life, Lu Li had also seen the setting in Pokemon that "just look at you and you will be challenged to a duel". This setting made players particularly distressed.
Now it actually exists in reality. No matter how you look at it, it is a bit too magical.
"That's right." Han Youde nodded lightly.
In fact, the mental erosion caused by dark attribute star power is not strong. Even a weakling like Lu Li who has exhausted his star power can use his will to suppress the negative emotions born in his heart, let alone the star card masters.
However, what is terrible about this erosion is its “long-term continuation.”
Habits and adaptations are terrible things. When the habits of star card masters are affected by mental erosion, they will gradually let down their guard, unconsciously open up, and let all kinds of negative emotions take root in their hearts.
"The mental erosion caused by the dark attribute star power is just one reason." Han Youde then added, "These star card masters have been suppressed by the order in Oud City for too long. There will naturally be problems within the sources that are beyond the control of the order army. An explosive outpouring of emotion.”
Before Han Youde could finish speaking, two star card masters started fighting not far from the camp exit.
The stars were shining on the card in his hand, which looked particularly dazzling in the dark night.
"Let's go, let's go to the Dark Spring first, and then go to the center of the source." Han Youde walked towards the outskirts of the camp without squinting, "If you encounter something like this, it's best not to look at it, otherwise these two people will probably pull you away. Join them."
The two masters and apprentices sneaked past the two fighting men, left the bright camp, and walked towards the darkness.
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After walking out of the camp, Lu Li discovered that the inner world of the Source of Darkness was very much like an inaccessible virgin forest.
The towering trees hugged by many people use darkness as nutrients and thrive in the night, with a faint layer of black mist on the surface of the dark branches and leaves.
The route that the master and apprentice traveled in the dark source had been planned by Han Youde a long time ago, and they chose the earliest source exploration route - the forest loop route.
As long as you walk nearly three kilometers around this forest, you will reach the dark spring.
This spring water that can give the drinker darkness resistance has completely inherited the strange characteristics of dark star power, which is very magical.
To sum it up in a more modern statement, "the buffet is not take-out."
The spring water gushes out continuously from the ground. Various star card masters have been drinking it for several years, but the water level has not dropped at all.
At first, some people wanted to pack the spring water away, but they found that when the spring water left the pool for thirty seconds, the original resistance-increasing function of the spring water would completely fail and turn into ordinary water.
It is very inconvenient to move in the source of darkness.
Not only because the night is too thick and the darkness is too heavy, but also because the creatures growing inside are basically black. Even with the night vision ability granted by the star card, it will not be able to distinguish the things in front of it.
But in Lu Li's eyes, Han Youde seemed not to be restricted by this dark environment.
He is a flexible fat man who can always accurately avoid various obstacles in advance, as if the dark night has no impact on him and the night vision ring is just a buff for Lu Li.
The three kilometers went without any ups and downs until a little light appeared ahead.
"We're here. The Dark Falling Pool is in the cave ahead." Han Youde pointed to a little light in front of him and said.
The cave that Fatty Teacher mentioned was under that ball of light.
This light is of course not the road sign that comes with the source of darkness, but the ball of light created by the lighting card.
"The duration of lighting the lighting card is only two hours at most. Is this light always lit?" Lu Li made a water celestial lamp and knew the characteristics of the lighting card well.
"There are two possibilities. One is a relay-style voluntary lighting. This light ball was lit by the previous person after drinking the spring water, leaving a conspicuous coordinate for the next person to leave a message." Han Youde introduced.
This method reminded Lu Li of a game from his previous life - the old headband.
At every location in the game, there will be messages from other players, such as "There is a liar ahead" to give hints to subsequent players.
I don’t know if anyone would hang a ball of light somewhere with a pit to seduce latecomers to fall in.
Of course, Teacher Fatty didn’t know about the game Old Touhou. He went on to introduce: “There is another way that Oud City issues an official commission from the Star Card Association, and sends people back here every two hours to click on a lighting card. According to the Darkness Fallen The importance of spring water is probably in this way."
In order to continue to explore the source of star power, humans have to make more use of the resources within the source.
Water like this Dark Fallen Spring can enhance Star Card Masters' resistance to dark attribute star power, allowing them to explore the source more deeply.
Naturally, the seven major federations will not let go of this kind of resource.
The dark cave is not obvious in the dark night, but if you use a lighting card to light a ball of light, it will be obvious.
The ball of light emitted soft light in all directions, but stopped at the entrance of the cave, blocked by the eerie darkness in the cave.
Just standing outside the cave entrance, Lu Li could feel the gurgling dark star power emerging from the depths of the cave like spring water.
"Take medicine first, otherwise you won't be able to hold on." Han Youde said.
Lu Li nodded, poured out a star power supplement pill from the medicine jar, and swallowed it dry.
The entrance of the cave was not deep, only about ten meters. With the help of night vision, Lu Li could see the small spring at a glance.
Stepping into the cave, the flow of star power in the body began to accelerate, and at the same time, the sound of Mi Mi sounded in his ears.
This is a further step of mental erosion that can gradually begin to affect the five senses.
Taking a deep breath, Lu Li ran forward without any hesitation, enduring the annoying noise.
Han Youde just followed his apprentice leisurely and applied the blessing of the Night Vision Ring to Lu Li.
In fact, he could have carried Lu Li to the spot in one step and drank the spring water.
But he wanted to see it.
Let's see if Lu Li can withstand the influence of the star power in this cave.
After that, they had to go directly to the center of Eternal Night, the Source of Darkness. If Lu Li couldn't bear the pressure here, then there would be no need to walk the rest of the way.
The deeper he went into the cave, the darker the star power became. The biting cold that hit his five senses for no apparent reason made Lu Li's body stiff.
forward!
Lu Li rushed into the cave without hesitation.
Finally, he leaned down at the edge of the spring and buried his head into the dark spring water.
The cold spring water flowed into Lu Li's mouth, disappeared in his throat, and turned into a wave of energy that surged to his limbs and formed a thin layer of black mist on the surface of his body.
"cough......"
After coughing a few times, Lu Li raised his head and breathed in the somewhat turbid air in the cave.
The melancholy sound in my ears disappeared in an instant, and the biting cold that rushed straight into my brain was relieved a lot.
Han Youde had already stepped out of the cave and left the moment Lu Li plunged his head into the spring.
After leaving the range of the night vision ring, Lu Li discovered that his night vision ability was equally outstanding.
He could clearly see that the fine black mist was like small insects, slowly crawling on the surface of the fair skin.
This layer of black mist is what can protect him from the high concentration of star power.
The first step of treatment is completed.
Lu Li has already obtained the ticket to the center of the source of darkness.
When he walked out of the cave, he saw the fat teacher holding a shovel and digging the black soil aside.
"Teacher, are you hiding something here?" Lu Li asked curiously.
"That's right, I've been hiding this thing here for two years, and it's finally going to come in handy." Han Youde dug deeply with every shovel, and in a short while, he dug out a pit nearly two meters deep.
He fished out a plain black stone from the pit and placed it in front of Lu Li.
Han Youde raised the shovel high and hit the stone hard.
A faint starlight emerged from the crack.
When the stone was completely broken, a star the size of a thumb was exposed in the darkness.
"The star power anchor of [Star Shift]?" Lu Li, who had solid theoretical knowledge, recognized the star.
"That's right, we are going to use this thing to teleport directly to the center of eternal night in the source of darkness, and go there to cure your star power depletion."
