"Okay, okay, don't be so nervous. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info We're walking in illusion right now, you can just think that way. ”

A few people were slowly crawling up the seemingly endless spiral staircase, which was built against the wall, but only more than two meters wide, so it was still very thrilling to walk, and if they fell from a high altitude, there was no guarantee that anything else would save their lives.

What's more, this kind of place is full of unreal places at first glance, and who knows where the road surface is real and where there are pitfalls.

At this time, the team was led by Xue Lingphantom Ice in front, Broken Mountain in the back, and Duan Qing stood in the middle of the entire team. This formation is generally used to protect important characters or NPCs, but now it doesn't mean that - everyone just wants to listen to Duan Qing.

"Mo Shang Qingshan ......" The indifferent voice of the snow spirit in front of him came. Because the duty of pathfinding is especially important in such a place, she did not look back, her eyes still looking at the road ahead: "What do you know......

Duan Qing smiled: "What do you mean...... Which place? ”

"Anywhere can be ......" The woman's voice also carried some emotions at this time: "It's all this time, what else do you want to hide?" Along the way, I have kept my promises, and now the ultimate goal is in front of me, and you don't plan to ...... Tell us what you know? ”

Her voice became more and more urgent, as if she was venting something, and the broken mountain in the back glanced at the man in front of her, and also echoed: "Yes, Brother Mo, since you have asked many inexplicable questions before, you must already have some answers in your heart, this strange place......"

He looked around, "Maybe something will come out of somewhere in the next moment, and then we'll explain it here...... Hey, I don't want to die. ”

Duan Qing turned around and saw Mengzhu following behind him. The little girl was walking cautiously, sensing Duan Qing's gaze, she glanced up, and in the shaking of her long golden hair, he saw worry in those eyes...... with a trusting gaze.

"Okay." Duan Qing sighed and looked at the stairs under his feet - I don't know when this staircase began, this staircase turned wooden: "Actually, these are all my guesses......

"Where do we start...... Let's start with our entry into the forest. ”

On the road ahead, a fork in the road suddenly appeared. The two staircases, one moving forward and the other turning backwards, each continued to spiral upwards with no end in sight. The woman in the black cloak looked at Duan Qing with an inquiring gaze, and the latter thought for a moment, then chose a random direction: "Front."

A few people walked forward, and Duan Qing's voice began to continue: "At that time, well, we are a team of four people who came to find Trick, hehe......"

As if thinking of something unbearable, Duan Qing smiled lightly: "We have made some stupid plans to find someone in this vast forest. But as it turned out, it was impossible to find a needle in a haystack......"

Duan Qing shook his finger: "Although...... In the end, we found him by accident. ”

But those subsequent experiences remind us over and over again of the strangeness of this forest. The environment is treacherous, the monsters are powerful and weird, and even stronger when they are strong - of course, this is what we came to later. ”

"Then we figured it out, so we comforted everyone as well. Although I was relaxed at the time, when it came time to keep vigil at night, I was actually ready to die......"

"A friend of mine tried his best to remind me that night is dangerous." Duan Qing said: "So with a bunch of novice players, not a full team, I was very panicked at the time. ”

"But that night, including the next few nights, was uneventful, and I already had doubts in my heart." Duan Qing looked at Mengzhu: "One night and two nights, you can also use luck to explain it, but we have not seen a beast once for so many nights, especially in such a dangerous place as the Emerald Forest, isn't it...... Abnormal? ”

"But that night, I remember that the Evil Lady of the Castle said he had seen ......," Yumetake retorted quietly - almost all of the words she had said before that had exclaimed the luck of their team, because she was the only one who had the experience of the Emerald Forest night when she was in Freedom Wings.

"You and I both know what kind of virtue that person is the evil young man in Jicheng, and most of the rhetoric that time was blown out by him. Of course, it doesn't rule out the fact that he really saw some demonic creatures in the night......"

"But that doesn't stop me from guessing: the farming mechanics of this forest aren't scientific."

As Duan Qing's words fell, there was a sudden air whistle from above the tower, as if a strong wind was blowing from the top of the tower, making a "woo" wind sound. But after hearing this voice, everyone who had just seen the vast scene outside was left with a feeling of horror in addition to the strange feeling of discord.

"I agree with that." After a while, Xue Lingphantom Ice said in a low voice, and several people slowly relaxed their spirits, and then the stopped team continued to move forward, and Duan Qing's narration continued: "Of course you agree, because at this point, you are the victim." And ......"

"The monsters in this forest have a high AI, or rather, they have a high IQ."

"They will judge the situation, meet the wind and rudder, ambush and sneak attack, use tools, and even provoke, probe, hide, deceive, learn new skills, and even taunt the enemy......"

"Then we met the team of Snow Spirit Phantom Ice, well, they were almost wiped out by a giant snake, and she was the only one left." Duan Qing pointed to the black cloak in front of him: "That giant snake is the first monster we have encountered beyond the norm after entering the forest. And the strength of this monster almost exceeded the level that the player could bear, and even Christine encountered it at that time, and in the end she just chose to lure it away. ”

"When I think about that battle now, it's a prime example. The characteristics mentioned earlier can be summed up in the way the giant snake fights. Hey, should we be happy or sad to find out that we are being played around by a snake......"

"Sounds like I'm missing a good show......" Broken Mountain touched his chin and laughed behind him.

"Aren't you the only one left in the rivers and lakes, or you can ...... Let's start with a good show of yourself. ”

"Humph......"

"But at the time, we were just amazed at the danger and weirdness of this place, and we didn't think much about it." Seeing that the two sides were no longer bickering, Duan Qing put down the fingers that were massaging his head, and at the same time sorted out his thoughts, and then continued: "Later, we went on the same team, and then encountered all kinds of battles, which also proved this from the side, until ...... Encounter that Trick's vision. ”

Thinking of the battle that followed, the woman in the black cloak silently lowered her head, but unfortunately she walked at the front of the group, and the others did not notice her movements.

“...... We completed the task, met Christine, and then were invited by the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice to continue to go deeper, looking for the ruins of the Ancient Magic Empire......" Duan Qing spread his hands: "Everything is so logical, although there are many things that have not been figured out yet, but I still didn't care about it at the time...... Or rather, I didn't think of it ”

"Then, as we went deeper, the monster became ...... It's hard to deal with, and I think that's as evidenced by the broken mountains. Duan Qing gave a thumbs up and pointed in the direction behind him, and the broken mountain behind him also gave a thumbs up, looking a little proud.

"Those monsters didn't become stronger, but because they were in groups, they became ...... It's hard to defeat, and even NPCs as powerful as Christine can't protect us. Duan Qing raised his head and looked at the mysterious sky above: "Christine, you have also been together for a long time, although you have some queen style, you are still responsible for doing things." She said at the time that if she could protect us, she would definitely be able to protect us, but then we encountered all kinds of pursuits, and she didn't say anything, but she was probably very uncomfortable in her heart. ”

"Possibly, that's her ultimate goal." Duan Shan Yue said suspiciously, "Now our situation is ...... It's not a good deal, she just raised us people and let us go to the top of the tower...... Die. ”

The team became silent again, and after a while, Xue Lingphantom Ice in front of him whispered, "If you have the ability, you can ask her face to face......"

"I don't dare, and ...... I guess none of the people present dare. ”

Duan Qing glanced back at the other party and decided not to comment on this idea: "After that, we met you by chance, found the Emerald Tower, witnessed the battle, and finally ...... Found the ruins. ”

"Okay, here's the key." Duan Qing nodded his forehead with his hand: "Although the clues are very incomplete, but through some strange places, as well as ...... The diary I saw later, the ruins, was probably called Greenstone Village. ”

"Greenstone Village...... What's wrong? Seeing the surprised expressions of several other people, Duan Shanyue in the rear expressed his doubts in a timely manner, and then found that they were looking at him with surprised eyes.

“...... You don't know, right, our newbie village is called Greenstone Village. Duan Qing said.

"Nani?" Broken Mountain exclaimed.

"There are two in Greenstone Village? No......" he thought for a moment, "There's a greenstone village that's fake?" Greenstone Village has long since perished? That village outside the forest is fake? ”

"Hey, hey, you're thinking too much, maybe it's just a coincidence......" Duan Qing knocked on the door of his head, and Mengzhu behind him immediately echoed and said, "It must be a coincidence!" I don't believe that the village is fake, the people in the village are so good......"

"I agree with that, the performance of the people in there shows no signs of falsification, but ......"

"Actually, there were doubts for a long time." Duan Qing said in a low voice: "There have been many people on the forum who have questioned why this novice village is so remote, why there is an emerald forest next to this village that is not at all like a novice area, why is this area so difficult, and why...... Even wild boars in the forest can be so powerful that they can even chase them out of the forest? ”

The ominous feeling gradually surfaced in everyone's hearts, and after a moment, Xue Lingphantom Ice said hesitantly: "In other words, that novice village...... Is there really a problem? When I came here, I didn't feel anything unusual......"

"No, no, no, I didn't mean that." Duan Qing waved his hand and said, "Let's continue first......"

There was another fork in the road ahead, but one to the right and one diagonally outward, connecting to the other end of the tower. This time Duan Qing thought about it and chose the right side, and the rest of the people didn't have any opinions, their attention was obviously on the question in front of them: "Later, we met that tentacle monster......"

"What the hell are tentacle monsters! People are vines. Xue Lingxuan interrupted the other party hatefully, and Mengzhu next to him also blushed - the two of them were the first to encounter the vines.

"Okay, good, just call it, whatever you want." Duan Qing didn't care: "Then I was beaten to death by that strange uncle, and I had more questions at that time......"

He nodded his forehead: "We haven't seen any place to live since we entered the forest, and the only village we found has been reduced to a ruin. So where does this farm uncle live and how does he ...... How many times did you happen to save us? ”

"How do you know that there is no place for the man to live, the forest is so big, maybe he lives somewhere, we haven't found it......"

"I really can't prove it, but I'm more willing to believe what I'm guessing than I do."

Duan Qing smiled mysteriously: "Since we know that there is a high probability that Trick is dead, and he is still a forest ranger, then...... A farm uncle who lives in the forest, why can't he ......"

“...... Is it also a dead man? ”

The marching procession, once again, was enveloped in a terrible silence.

“...... How can it be. We've all seen that uncle's strength, and since he's a strong man, it's natural to live in such a dangerous place. Xue Lingphantom Ice first objected, and it seemed that she still thought that NPC was a living person, or hopefully.

"I saw that uncle once before." Duan Qing shook his head and said, "Mengzhu also saw it at that time. He pointed at Mengzhu, who nodded.

"Moreover, there are legends about him in the village, and Mengzhu has even heard a lot of his deeds, and I think you have all heard her tell them." Duan Qing clapped his hands, as if he had a bunch of information in his hands: "A good uncle who carries all kinds of weapons to save people from fire and water every time the player encounters danger, and he has even saved the newly arrived Broken Mountain, don't you think, where have you ever seen similar people?" ”

"Who?" Ah Niu couldn't keep up with the train of thought at all, so he simply asked casually.

"Trick." Duan Qing looked around at the others, saw them frowning, and began to think about the meaning: "Trick, or his revenant, always appears in the place where the battle has taken place, or where the battle is about to take place, and drives us out of there...... Our team has already had this experience twice. In a way, he's like a scourge, where there's a fight, there's him......"

"The functions are different, but you see...... Isn't the two of them alike? The two of them...... Are they all under certain conditions, 'brushing' around us? ”

Duan Qing continued to spread his hands, and seeing that the others were in thought, he simply crossed this step of the explanation and directly began to prove: "Now we know that Trick is a dead man through Christine, but that farm uncle has never met with Christine, so we can't let her judge us, so ......"

"You two, have you ever dealt with the dead? I mean, in the free world......"

The woman in front of her didn't speak, and after a long time, Broken Mountain said in a low voice: "In ...... Nightmare Canyon was encountered by our team before. ”

His tone was a little confused, as if he didn't want to recall what was going on: "That's a bunch of ...... Deranged creatures, or rather, afterlife people with obsessions. That's probably the same ...... Free World, a game about the setting of the revenant. ”

"Or maybe they're phantoms themselves, at least that's what we all thought at the time." He looked up at the sky and fell into some kind of memory.

"Well, it sounds like there's something in common...... Duan Qing said, "Now you've only seen that uncle alone, can you see that he is suspected of being an undead......

"Well...... this"

"I, I don't believe it!" The little girl suddenly said loudly: "How can such a good uncle be...... Anyway, it's all your guesses......"

"Oh, you want stronger evidence." Duan Qing glanced at his short sword, and then patted his waist: "Actually, I have it, you ...... Want to see it? ”

"Okay, okay, I'll take your word for now." Xue Lingphantom Ice suddenly stepped forward to stop the topic: "It's okay if he's a dead man, but so what? ...... with these things that we came across later."

"Later ......"

Duan Qing's voice lowered again: "We checked those bones, entered the Emerald Tower, found that room, and then ...... I saw the diary. ”

"That diary told me a lot of things, it gave me a sense of enlightenment." Duan Qing subconsciously clasped his arms: "A lot...... The doubts that I didn't figure out before were mentioned there, so that this very magical forest has a scientific explanation. But between the lines, it tells us a message all the time - we are in danger. ”

"You mean...... The Emerald Stone? Xue Lingxue asked.

"First of all, the mage in that diary had mentioned that the infusion of certain elements would cause the ore to have a Planck effect. Later, I asked Christine what was going on, and you heard her answer. Duan Qing motioned to the others, reminding them of Duan Qing's strange question before.

"In other words, the so-called Planck effect is some kind of illusionary phenomenon."

"If the Emerald Stone is the work of that mage, then it will produce illusions, which is to be expected." He pointed around: "Now we are walking in such a strange place, which is also a kind of proof. ”

This time everyone nodded.

"Now Christine is here, Freya is here, and they're out there fighting an unknown opponent. Being able to ...... with those two tough people" Duan Qing spread his hands: "You know. ”

"Uh-huh!" This time it was a desperate nod.

"The other side is strong, even ...... It's stronger than you and I can imagine, so when Christine explained our situation before, it was so, well, vague. Duan Qing looked at Duan Shanyue: "This is my idea - for our safety, in order not to involve us, or even for the sake of secrecy, in short, I think that she doesn't tell us certain things because it is definitely something that we shouldn't know now." ”

"And now, what drew these people here......" he held up a finger and pointed above himself, "right above us." ”

"I don't know what you guys think, but anyway, I'm putting that unknown stone on the same level as those people outside."

The rest nodded in agreement again.

"Then here's the problem: that stone that doesn't know what it can do, it's very high-level, it's as tall as a few floors, it's very powerful, it's as strong as the people outside, and it's been here for thousands of years...... Duan Qing shook his head: "We are undoubtedly in the center of the phantom storm now, and the key point is ...... How far can this storm affect? ”

"Trick is fake, and that uncle may be fake too, then...... How many more things are fake? ”

The air around them seemed to freeze, only the sound of everyone's breathing was still coming out, and the steps of a few people were as heavy as lead. I don't know how long it took, but the small shrill voice belonging to the little girl came out first: "It's difficult...... Could it be that even Greenstone Village ......"

"No, I think that village is real." Duan Qing shook his head, "The Greenstone Village where we were born, and the Greenstone Village next to the Emerald Tower, should be true, but ......"

"These two places should have a deep connection." Duan Qing looked at Mengzhu: "You told me this." ”

"Me? When will I ......"

"You can continue to think about where you have seen the pattern of that badge ......," Duan Qing said, "but I can be sure that the village is real, and not just because of this. ”

"Greenstone Village and Emerald Forest, two places that are so unsociable, are now put together, if our logic thinks that Greenstone Village is real, then ......"

"Emerald Forest, it should be a fake ......," said Broken Mountain in a deep voice behind him.

Duan Qing snapped his fingers.

"This, this is too fake...... Ah Niu finally understood how much information they meant: "You mean to say that everything we have seen along the way ......"

"If you think about it that way, a lot of things make sense." Duan Qing continued: "All kinds of questions after entering the forest before, those monsters that dragged the scum, those elusive enemies, those hellish jungle environments, the unbelievable monster farming system, and even those trees that are too tall to look like trees...... He smiled: "There can be an explanation, even Trick's ......"

Seeing that the others were looking at him with inquiring eyes, Duan Qing continued: "That Qing Pingle told us before, and that Trick himself said that he was planting trees. ”

"Don't you think it's strange that he's planting trees in a forest?"

"Of course it's weird, but ...... But ......" Mengzhu wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it when it came to his mouth.

"I know there's a lot of weirdness in this, but in my logic, it's all true." Duan Qing shook his head and smiled: "Whether you believe it or not, as soon as he said it at that time, I almost believed it." ”

"Then what did you ask him about it later......" Xue Lingphantasm Ice asked, and then replied herself: "Oh, do you want to confirm ......?"

"Of course, or ......" Duan Qing pointed at her: "I want to ask you, such a strange thing, you will definitely be impressed......"

He twirled his finger around his forehead: "...... Then think. ”

"When we met Trick, we saw what he said and did. Now suppose ah, suppose ......" Duan Qing stroked his short hair with his hand: "Suppose Trick is indeed planting trees, or that he has been planting trees, then...... What does this mean? ”

Broken Mountain Yue let out a "hmm", and the rest of the people also began to think along Duan Qing's train of thought, only Ah Niu had already given up his efforts in this regard and began to urge Duan Qing: "What does it mean, say it quickly...... Oops, I know I'm stupid, so don't embarrass me......"

Duan Qing retracted his disdainful gaze: "Okay, okay, then ......"

"According to my assumption, Trick is in ...... Revolt. ”

"There are certain conditions for the appearance of two NPCs, one appears before the monster appears, and the other appears after the monster appears, if the appearance of the farm uncle is a rebellion against the monster's violence itself, then the appearance of Trick is probably ...... It's a rebellion against the whole of nature. ”

"Of course, whether this nature is true or not, we have to put a question mark on it now."

Seeing that the others were looking at him with puzzled eyes, Duan Qing had no choice but to say all his thoughts: "Trick's disappearance was a few years ago, according to my guess, maybe he found something at that time, or knew something...... In short, what this 'revenant' is doing now is probably what he wanted to do a few years ago, or ...... What's being done. ”

"Despite his delirium, he was trying to get us out of the forest. This ......," Duan Qing paused, "....... The intentions of that farm uncle are the same. ”

"He's guarding this place in his own way."

"Sure enough, it's the undead ......" The broken mountain behind him sneered "hey", Duan Qing spread his hands: "Now I have told all my conjectures, what do you think...... What do you think? ”

"Very convincing." With a crackling sound, Duan Shanyue squeezed his fists: "I've been so embarrassed these days, it turns out that it's all fake......"

"Could it be that our efforts ...... In the end, it was in vain......" Ahead, Xue Lingbing whispered to herself, she stopped to look at the endless staircase in front of her, and a deep sense of powerlessness welled up in her heart.

After making so many preparations, and dying so many people, I want to make other people's sacrifices not in vain, I want to make some contributions to the guild, I want to ...... Prove yourself right......

"These are illusions, but they are not nothing, eldest sister ......" Duan Qing said helplessly: "Think about what happened to your team, are the injuries and deaths you have suffered fake......

"Is there anything else that is true?" Mengzhu asked.

"A lot, for example, this tower should be real, the ruins are also real, and even the whole forest may be real, but what we see is probably not what it actually is......"

"Then go up and we'll ...... Get the truth? The black-cloaked woman who walked in front asked without looking back.

"Yes...... Is it? Oh, I don't know. Duan Qing muttered to himself, then looked up: "When we get to the top of the tower, we will probably know......"