Chapter 282: The Strange Thief's Appointment Letter
"Elven Elder ......"
Mu You touched his chin, an elven elder, who is also a high-ranking figure in the elf clan, will actually be locked up in an undersea prison, and it seems that he has been locked up for a long time......
Either way, there's no other way to go now, let's go and see it first.
[You're in cell 3755.] 】
[The cell in front of me is empty, this is an idle cell.] 】
[You come to the opposite side of the cell, step on the octopus statue, and climb to the top of the wall. 】
[With the help of the light of the jack-o'-lantern, you can see that under the artemisia grass at the top of the wall, there are four stones painted red with blood, but because of the age, the blood has long since dried up and faded, and it has become difficult to distinguish them.] 】
There are really redstone blocks!
Mu You hurriedly tried it according to the method of the elf's message.
[You use your wand to tap the blood-stained stone above you three times, and the stone doesn't respond.] 】
[You hit the stone on the left twice......]
[You tapped four times on the stone below......]
[Your wand is last clicked on the stone on the right.] The stone wall in front of him suddenly squirmed, and with the blood-stained stone as the center, it opened an entrance that was only large enough for one person to pass around. 】
[You crawl into the entrance, and the entrance behind you closes automatically.] 】
After passing through a deep passage, you enter a space that resembles an underground cave. This is a mezzanine between the third and fourth floors of the submarine prison, with a large space and a ground full of fluorescent plants, which illuminates the place. 】
[You find a stone path that has been paved by hand among the weeds on the ground. 】
You follow the stone path and eventually come to a giant mushroom tree. 】
[You see a withered corpse of an old elf sitting under a tree, holding a glass bottle in its old hand. 】
[When you approached, a faint blue light suddenly lit up in the glass bottle, and the light finally condensed into the shape of a humanoid soul. You notice that the soul looks exactly like an elven corpse. 】
["Stranger, who are you?" The soul in the bottle discovers that it is not an elven person, and asks you a question with a wary face. 】
This soul should be the elven elder who left the message above, and it is indeed dead, similar to the previous Willy, leaving only a remnant soul preserved in a bottle.
Mu You first explained his identity to the other party.
[You showed the Old Elf the medals of the outer members of the Forest Elf Ranger Unit.] 】
[When the old elf saw your medal, he breathed a long sigh of relief, and then his face showed joy. 】
[After confirming your identity, the elf told you the story of what happened to him in the past. 】
[Seven hundred years ago, he led a group of young elves to the sea, and when he passed through the sea of evil spirits, he was intercepted by the octopus king. 】
[The elves worked together to fight the Octopus King, but unfortunately they were defeated in the end, the ship was destroyed by the Octopus King, and all the elves were captured by it. 】
[The Octopus King likes to collect all kinds of creatures with strange abilities, and the elves are imprisoned at the bottom of the submarine prison as a collectible, suffering both mental and physical torture every day, intending to domesticate them into thinking slaves. 】
[Many elves couldn't stand the torture and committed suicide, and the remaining elves were also humiliated and decided to plot to escape from prison. 】
[By chance, an elf discovers a passage to escape from the fifth floor of the prison. It's a pity that the undersea prison is too tightly defended, and the elves have planned many times, and in the end they can only guarantee that one person will be sent into the passage. 】
[The elves finally decided to work together to send the only elder away.] Grand Elder Harrington Xiu, the old elf in front of you, carried the hopes of all the elves and escaped from the fifth floor of the prison without any problems. 】
[However, when he came to the third floor of the prison through the passage, he found that it was full of poisonous gas, and it was impossible to pass at all. The plan to escape from prison was a flash in the pan from the very beginning. 】
[At this time, the octopus soldiers have found someone fleeing,
After a massive search of the prison, the old elf could not return, so he had to seal off the two entrances. 】
At this point, he was trapped in this cave, unable to move forward or retreat, and could only survive here by planting crops, pinning his hopes on those who came after him. 】
[However, until he ran out of life three hundred years ago and died, he couldn't wait for the rescuers.] 】
[The elves at the bottom of the prison are still waiting for news of him with hope, but his behavior of being trapped here to live alone makes him shameless to face the elven ancestors. The guilt-ridden old elf sealed his soul before he died, and continued to wait for the arrival of the savior. 】
[It wasn't until today, seven hundred years after being imprisoned, that he finally waited for your arrival. 】
It turns out that he is not the only elf in this prison, and there is a group of elves under him.
It can be seen from the description of the old elf that this octopus king is not a serious fish, and likes to collect living creatures as figures.
It's no wonder that this prison deliberately set up a fifth layer of unlimited sentences, instead of direct execution, this fifth layer is the octopus king's personal figure cabinet, and all that is locked in it is the collectibles in its eyes.
[The old elf saw that you were able to come here unharmed, and guessed that you had the ability to move freely in the prison, and he implored you to go to the fifth floor of the prison to see if there were any elven clansmen alive, and if so, I hope you can rescue them.] 】
[Congratulations, you triggered the Hidden Mission: Harrington Xiu's Last Wish.] 】
[Quest content: Go to the fifth floor of the undersea prison to find and rescue the surviving forest elves.] 】
[Reward: For every elf rescued, Forest Elf Clan reputation +100.] Once all of them have been rescued, obtain Harrington Xiu's Elder Token (which can be exchanged for 5000 Fame in the Emerald City.) )】
"Only prestige......
Mu You looked at the content of the task and shook his head secretly, he thought that such a difficult task would be able to get some physical rewards, and the result was all prestige.
But it's right to think about it, this group of people has been imprisoned forever, and the good things on their bodies must have been confiscated a long time ago, and the Elder Token is likely to be all his belongings.
[You accepted Harrington Xiu's last wish.] 】
The old elf smiled with relief and pointed out the path in this cave. 】
[This cave is the lair of the former sea helmet beast, the scope is vast, there are many branches, through this cave, you can go directly to the fourth and fifth layers, and the entry and exit methods of several entrances are similar to the previous entrances. 】
[The old elf urges you to go to the fifth floor as soon as possible, you choose ......]
took the task, but this task is not in a hurry, Mu You has to stay in this prison for several days, and saving people in advance will only expose his own existence.
Besides, tomorrow is Saturday, and tomorrow night the elf horn should be refreshed, and Mu You is ready to send the news back to the elf clan in advance.
The forest elves will definitely react when they receive the news that their clansmen are being imprisoned, so that when the elven horn is activated tomorrow, they may be able to brush up on prison-related tasks from High Priest Riley.
If you can get two rewards for a mission, the task is much more valuable.
[You followed the guidance of the old elf and came to the depths of the cave. 】
[After tapping the wall in turn according to the previous method, an exit automatically appears in front of you.] 】
[You pass through the entrance and come to the fourth floor of the undersea prison. 】
To Mu You's surprise, he thought that the environment on the fourth floor of the prison would be worse than the third floor, but nothing happened when he came to the fourth floor.
Mu You tentatively took a few steps, and sure enough, there were no hints of poisonous gas and other traps popping up in the game, except for the density of nearby octopus guards, the defensive strength of the entire fourth layer degraded to the level of the second layer.
Of course that's a good thing for him.
Mu You immediately began to search the prison.
There are also nearly a thousand cells on the fourth floor, but there are very few manned cells, not even a third.
Mu You searched for a moment and soon found the place where Finn's son was being held.
[You're in cell 4301. 】
[You see that in this cell, there is an obese young man, because of his excessive obesity, his whole person looks as funny as a ball, and it is difficult to maintain his balance when he stands up, so he can only squat in the cell. 】
Finn's son, who looks like a super fat nerd.
Mu You didn't laugh at the other party's size, and after confirming that this was the goal of the mission, he went to cut off the circuit of the two octopus statues opposite, and then entered the next cell.
[You enter cell 4302 and have your sentence adjusted to 5 days.] 】
[The obese young man in the cell next to him, hearing the movement next door, turned his head laboriously and looked in your direction. 】
[After discovering your existence, the other party was a little surprised, and immediately regarded you as a fellow prisoner, curiously asking you what crime you committed and was arrested. ...... you choose]
[You chose to tell the truth.] 】
[You tell the other party that you are the one who was entrusted by his father to help him escape from prison.] 】
[The fat young man was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly begged you to take him away, he had enough of being tortured here, and he didn't want to stay for a moment. 】
"Torment?" Mu You was puzzled, this fourth floor looks quite normal, he eats and lives every day, and the cell is much more spacious than the first three floors, what is he suffering from here?
[You ask the other person what they have suffered here?] 】
[Young people tell you that the fourth layer is characterized by a large temperature difference between day and night. It is extremely hot during the day, like a steamer fire at the highest temperature, and extremely cold at night, which is enough to freeze all living things into ice slag. Although the cells can greatly reduce temperature changes, they are not completely isolated, and the inmates here have to go through the extreme cold and heat every day, and life is worse than death. 】
[The fourth layer only has early morning and dusk every day, adding up to a total of four hours, and the temperature is suitable for human survival. The reason why you don't feel anything unusual is because it's early in the morning, one of the most comfortable times of the day. 】
"That's ...... so."
Mu You nodded. Let's just say how can the fourth layer be so easy, sure enough, there are also restrictive means, and it is more terrifying than the third layer. The poisonous gas on the third floor will be fine if you stay in the cell, and the alternation of hot and cold on the fourth floor will not even be spared in the cell.
[You tell the young man that the time has not yet come, and that he will need to wait a few more days before he can be taken out of prison.] 】
[The young man was disappointed when he heard this, and turned his head and asked if you had brought any food, the prison meal here was too small and tasteless, and it was not enough for him to fill his stomach. If you have something tasty, he's willing to pay a premium for it. 】
"Huh?"
Mu You's eyes lit up as he looked at the new prompt. As the son of the Pirate Dragon Knight, this big fat boy must have a lot of assets, and the tone of his voice also gives him a feeling that he is stupid and has a lot of money.
Mu You walked to the dining table, took the KFC family bucket that the little girl had eaten last night, threw it in the microwave to heat it up, and then sent it into the game through the ring.
[You suddenly take out a bucket of hot food, and the rich aroma wafts, causing the young man in the next cell to move his index fingers, drool, stomach rumbling, and eagerly begging for food. 】
[You are "embarrassed" to tell the other party that this is the ration you prepared for yourself. 】
[The young man said that he was willing to spend ten years of his life to buy this food!] 】
Mu Youxin said that this kid is really a stupid son of the landlord's family, he bought a KFC for ten years, and he didn't blink an eyelid.
That's it!
[You agree to the other party's trade request, lifespan +10.] 】
[The young man took the food and couldn't wait to taste it, so delicious that he burst into tears, claiming that he had never eaten such a delicious thing......]
I'm so hungry......
Mu You shook his head amusedly, the people in charge of things in this prison are all octopuses, and they can't communicate, even if he has money, he can't bribe.
[Suddenly, you feel the temperature around you begin to rise, and the temperature in the prison quickly becomes muggy. 】
[Daytime comes, suck.]
Under the curse of the blood ghost skin, you start to become lethargic. 】
"Oh?"
At this time, a new prompt popped up, and Mu You hurriedly glanced at the time.
It's five o'clock in the morning on Earth now, and the time difference on the opposite side is almost two hours, that is, seven o'clock in the morning, it seems that it has entered the daytime stage, and the temperature difference between day and night on the fourth floor of the prison is beginning to be reflected.
"It's time to leave......
Soon, during the day, the vampire skin could not be used, and Mu You was going to leave the prison first and go to the two elves to complete the daily tasks.
He tried to place a teleportation array in his cell, and a prompt popped up.
[Warning, this area is within the monitoring range of the King Octopus, and any placement of the teleportation array will be detected by it, with unknown consequences.] Do you want to continue to place the teleportation array? 】
"No."
Mu You sighed, it seems that the teleportation array can't be placed indiscriminately.
You have switched the Cultist skin. 】
[You unlock the cell door and walk out of the cell door.] 】
[The moment you leave the cell, the hot air suddenly hits, you feel your skin is hot, and there is a burning knife in the air, which is like a sharp pain in the continuous cutting of your face. 】
[Under the high temperature, your health begins to slowly decrease......]
"It's ...... fast."
This is just the beginning of the day, the temperature has already risen to this level, when the sun rises three poles, he can already imagine what kind of temperature it should be, who dares to wander around in this fourth layer at that time, I am afraid that if he can't resist it for even a few seconds, he will be baked into charcoal.
Taking advantage of the fact that the temperature was still low, Mu You hurriedly manipulated the character to return to the old elf's cave.
After entering the cave, the temperature immediately returned to normal.
Mu You found a clearing and released the dark teleportation.
This time, no warning popped up, and the teleportation array was placed smoothly.
Mu You directly teleported to the Elven Forest, rode the Horned Eagle Beast to complete the patrol mission, and then left an anonymous letter near the training hall, which mentioned a group of elven people who were killed in the Evil Spirit Sea seven hundred years ago, and vaguely wrote down some "hearsay" news about the octopus king and the undersea prison.
That's it, it's enough to cause discussion.
At this time, the sky is already bright, and the pet store has started another day's business.
was busy until three o'clock in the afternoon, when Mu You logged in to the game again and teleported to the undersea prison.
Extrapolating from the time difference, the time in the Evil Spirit Sea is now five o'clock in the afternoon, and the daytime phase of the fourth layer should be over.
[You pass through the cave and enter the fourth floor of the prison again.] 】
[At this time, the temperature here is still a little hot, but it is already a level that the human body can adapt to. 】
Sure enough, the temperature has recovered, and there is a two-hour comfort period for the next two hours.
Mu You hurried back to the little fat man's cell.
[You enter cell 4302 again.] 】
[The obese young man next door was overjoyed when he saw you appear, and eagerly asked if you had brought food. 】
Mu You guessed that this little fat man should be hungry again, so he had already bought the family bucket in advance, but he didn't take it out in a hurry at this time, but asked first.
[You ask the other party, he eats so much, how did he rely on a bowl of prison rice every day to persevere? 】
[The young man didn't think much about it when he heard this, and told you the truth: before he was imprisoned, his father was afraid that he would starve, so he specially prepared a "hunger gem" for him, which is a rare quality gem, and carrying this gem can greatly reduce the rate of hunger, so that he did not starve to death in advance. 】
There are even gemstones that specialize in fighting hunger?
If it is true, this gem is quite interesting to Mu You, because his vampire skin happened to inherit a curse of the Big Stomach King before, and if he has this gem, he will probably be able to directly offset this curse.
[The young man seems to see that you have something to think of his hunger gem, and generously says that if you can provide him with two servings of food every morning and evening before he is released from prison, he
The gems will be given to you directly! 】
The children can be taught!
Mu You nodded very happily, this little fat man looked simple, but he didn't expect to be quite clever.
【You give each other a bucket of food that exudes a rich aroma. The other party did not break his promise, and immediately took out a gem and gave it to you. 】
[You have obtained [Hunger Gem]*1.] 】
A new gem was started, but before Mu You could check the effect, another prompt popped up.
[You have received a "Strange Thief Reservation Letter". 】
[Strange thief Fanlen Justin has taken a fancy to the gem you just acquired, he will come to your neighborhood in an hour later and start stealing the gem for 30 minutes, during this time, the gem cannot be bound, cannot be transferred to the plane, cannot be teleported over a long distance, cannot be stored in space items, and the strange thief Fanlen Justin can know the location of the gem at any time. If the theft is not successful within 30 minutes, the theft fails. 】