The god of lights?

Mu You was stunned.

The first two of the troubadour's triggered options are understandable, and they are considered to be the options given to him, and what the hell is the third?

Curious, Mu You first tried to choose [Ask the God of Lights].

And what surprised him was that this third option was actually free of charge, and the text popped up directly!

"The god of lights is one of the greatest gods! The god of the lamp, who inhabits a bottle or pot and occasionally appears in desert areas to help travelers in distress, is a loving deity worthy of everyone's respect! When the troubadour talked about the god of lights, his eyes were full of worship and fanaticism: "In addition, it is said that the artifact of the god of lights, the 'miracle lamp', is hidden in the nest of the manticore lion in the Gobi Plateau in the northern part of the Scarlet Desert, as long as you find the lair of the manticore, defeat the manticore lion entrenched in it, and find the miracle lamp, you will have a chance to meet the god of lights!" ”】

"So this guy is a big believer in the god of lights?"

Mu You remembered the description of the troubadour he had just met, and specifically described him as having an oil lamp hanging from his waist.

Now the other party's words, no matter how they sound, seem to be preaching to him.

The question is, if there really is any 'miracle lamp', why doesn't the faithful believer in front of him take it, but fool him into an outsider's past?

Mu You keenly felt that there was something greasy in this.

And if the manticore is concerned, he has just seen it not long ago, it is the boss of the 30th floor of the Tower of the Brave, a 5-star god creature, let him take the head?

In short, what kind of lamp god and manticore, even if there are real ones, it is a matter of waiting for him to get the magic pen and the skin of the god before thinking about it, and now he is busy looking for the magic pen, but he has no time to provoke this thing.

Mu You shook his head, resolutely backtracked, and chose the first item.

[You ask the Troubadour if there's a quick way to get to the Crimson Desert.] 】

["To get to the Crimson Desert, of course there is a way. The troubadour played the accordion and smiled and nodded, saying that as a friend who met for the first time, he could answer the first question for free. 】

[Ejömar Empire, is a country located in the eastern part of the Qingyan Desert, and it is also the only large country in the desert area at present, because of the long-term experience of survival in the desert, this country was born a vehicle called 'Sand Land Ship', which can travel on the desert as if it were flat ground, and is often used for the transportation of personnel and goods of major caravans, if you can take a land ship, it only takes half a day to reach the Scarlet Desert, and you can avoid the danger and hardship of a long journey. 】

"The ...... of the Ejhamar Empire"

Mu You of this country knows that it is also marked on the map given by Solomon, and the main city is called 'Ejomar', which is not far from his current location, only an hour or two away, after all, the City of Dawn was originally docked at the edge of this empire, in order to facilitate communication with the natives here and trigger various tasks.

Mu You nodded, this news is still quite valuable, and this troubadour is also very sincere, the first question is free, so Mu You did not go back to the white prostitute, but directly chose the second item.

[You rewarded the troubadour with five years of life, saying that you wanted to hear him sing another troubadour.] 】

["Thank you for your patronage! "The troubadour is overjoyed, accepts your reward, takes you to a shady place to sit, then plucks the strings, and sings a wild story about 'Julius Caesar' with the accompaniment......]

This is followed by a long troubadour text, which is thousands of words long.

However, it is not complicated to sum up, it is a simple wild history gossip: it is said that after Leas Caesar unified the desert and became emperor, he once convened the civil and military ministers and held a grand celebration banquet to reward the meritorious officials under him.

It was supposed to be a banquet for the guests and the hosts, but because of a cat brought into the banquet by a maid, the drunken Caesar seemed to see something terrible, and he was so frightened that he fell under the table and screamed like a woman......

Although the guests who participated at that time were afraid of Caesar's identity and kept silent about this matter, it still became an indelible stain on the glamorous and brave Julius Caesar.

Caesar, who was out of the country, then ordered to hunt down all the sand cats in the whole territory and destroy all the sand cat nests, which indirectly led to the extinction of the cat species in the desert, which is the origin of Caesar's nickname "Sand Cat Butcher"......

Sand Cat Butcher ...... This story is the first time Mu You has heard of it.

It's just a wild history, it's hard to say whether it's true or not, but from this story alone, the information that can be extracted seems to be that this Caesar is afraid of cats?

[You thank the troubadour for the story, and then you will leave.] 】

[The troubadour found you leaving, and hurriedly stopped you, asking if you need to hear another legend of the great lamp god?] It's also a free service! 】

[You shake your head and decline the troubadour's invitation, and then, under the troubadour's resentful gaze, mount a camel and continue your journey. 】

After that, it's time to travel, and it takes about two hours to ride a camel to Ejömar.

During this time, Mu You saw a variety of desert creatures.

[You have encountered an Iron Armadillo (Level 17): Attack 54-64, Defense 540, Ability: Drill into the ground, Defense form, Fire immunity, ......]

[Iron Armadillo: A creature whose back is covered with layers of scale armor and resembles a pangolin, has strong defense and the ability to shuttle through sand, and will shrink into a ball when encountering an attack, relying on the scale armor on its back to resist attacks. 】

[You used your divine power to easily penetrate the armadillo's defenses.] You killed the Iron Armadillo, experience +17, life +1, and you gained 'Armadillo Scales'*17......]

……

[You see a surge in the sand in front of you, and a dry palm tied with strips of cloth suddenly pokes out of the sand, followed by a desert corpse crawling out of the sand, staggering towards you......]

【…… The dry corpse of the desert was overturned into powder by a holy light technique of you......]

……

【…… Walking to a sand dune, you suddenly hear a rustling sound under the sand, and a 'Mother Scarab Beetle' (level 19) suddenly emerges from the ground and quickly summons dozens of scarab beetles from the surrounding sand. 】

[The scarabs crawl quickly, surging up your bodies and those of the drought-stricken camels, and burrowing through your skin, beginning to bite your entrails......]

[The drought camel wails and is bitten to death by the scarabs......]

"Backtrack ......"

It's easy to say anything about the pangolin mummies you encountered before, but this bug is a bit difficult to do, and you can't fight it when you meet it.

Mu You had no choice but to sacrifice a big killing weapon: mecha skin!

[Time passes, before you encounter the scarab, you jumped off the camel in advance and switched to the mecha skin. 】

[Note that the current power supply of the mecha skin is insufficient, the output power is greatly reduced, and a variety of accessories above the epic level, such as the charging cannon and self-aiming loop, cannot take effect.] Do you want to switch skins? 】

[You ignored the warning and stepped onto the dunes.] 】

[A large number of scarabs have reappeared, surging towards you, surrounding your feet, but there is nothing they can do about your steel body. 】

[The spiral barrels on your arms appeared, and the two shotguns each spewed out a string of tongues of fire, and the scarab beetles on the ground exploded one after another in a chirping sound......]

The ancient power furnace was left to Eugene to build the Eternal Night City, and now Mu You only has some ordinary power furnaces available, and the combat power of the mecha skin is greatly reduced, but it is still not a problem to deal with a few bugs.

[You searched around and found the 'Scarab Shell'*36.] 】

The shells dropped by these scarab beetles are a good potion material, and they are only found in the desert, which is relatively rare, but now that there is a chance to collect more.

In addition, Mu You found that due to excessive drought in the desert, the water element was scarce, and all water-based magic could not be cast, but fire-based magic could almost double its power.

However, don't think that fire magic can shine here, on the contrary, almost all creatures in the desert have fire resistance, and many creatures are even directly immune to fire, not to mention those monsters, even the drought camel he rides can be inherently immune to fire damage.

Therefore, ordinary water and fire mages will not run into the desert without permission, and their situation here will be extremely awkward.

Next, Mu You stepped on the mummy and the corpse of the insect all the way, and it took about two hours to finally reach the place.

You have arrived in the city of Ejelmar. It is the capital of the Ajömar Empire, located on one of the few oases in the Blue Rock Desert, and is currently the only large city on the entire desert continent. 】

[When you enter the city of Ejalmar, you will see a golden world, all the buildings in the city are made of blue-yellow sandstone, cube-shaped temples and towers can be seen everywhere, and all the natives on the streets are wearing wind-proof clothes and headscarves......]

[You led the camel into the city, and your complexion, which was obviously very different from the inhabitants here, immediately attracted the attention of countless aborigines. 】

[You ignore these sights, and when you look around, there are many local specialty shops waiting for you to patronize, and you choose to go to ......]

This desert city is a bit more bustling than you might think, with plenty of options to choose from as soon as you enter the city, including a variety of shops, local travel agencies, restaurants, and more.

Mu You was just about to go to someone and ask where he could rent a land boat, but a text suddenly popped up in the game that surprised him.

[You have just entered the city and are standing near the city gate, when two men dressed as soldiers suddenly stop in front of you. 】

[These two men are dressed in the armor of the unified army of the Ejömar Empire and are armed with halberds, obviously the regular army here. 】

[You look at the two of them with a little vigilance, and touch the wand in your sleeve with one hand, but you hear one of them say politely: "Excuse me, is it Mr. 'Captain Ghost'?" ”】

Mu You was stunned.

He wouldn't be surprised to be stopped by the locals, or even recognize him as a fool, but what shocked him was that the other party actually called out his identity?

You must know that he is now in a state of hiding his ID, using ordinary guard skin, and wearing thousands of faces, how can the other party recognize him?

Mu You frowned, and did not rush to reply, but first sent a private message to Solomon on the forum to ask if he had revealed his itinerary to others.

Except for a few people around him, only Solomon knew about his coming to the desert.

"Reveal the itinerary? No, what's wrong, God, what's wrong? Solomon's reply also looked confused.

"Oh, nothing, just ask, don't care." Mu You replied casually, judging from Solomon's tone, he had preliminarily determined that it should not have been revealed by the other party, and the other party had no reason to do so.

That's weird......

Mu You had no choice but to return to the game.

[You nod your head and admit your identity, and ask the two of them what is the matter with you?] 】

["The king has invited you to the palace as a guest! One of the soldiers replied humbly. 】

King......

Mu You was even more surprised, he had just entered the city, and the news reached the ears of the king of this country?

Although he was puzzled, Mu You still decided to follow the two of them to take a look, since the other party could reveal his identity and openly invite him as a guest, it should not be a bad thing.

You follow the two soldiers into the royal palace in the center of the city, and in a luxurious reception room, you meet the king of the Ejömar Empire, Gunta Adan. 】

["Captain Ghost, the most powerful warrior of the Fools, on behalf of the Ethemar Empire, welcome you! "The old king with the crown received you warmly. 】

["I'm curious, how did you know my identity? "When you enter the reception room, you get straight to the point and ask about this confusion. 】

["Hehe, I was told to me by a troubadour who passed through here half an hour ago, and he said it was an old friend of yours. Had it not been for his reminder, I would have known that a warrior as powerful as you would have passed through my country. "King Adan did not hide it, and told you the truth with a smile. 】

Troubadour......

Mu You's face was strange, wouldn't it......

The guy I met just now actually saw through his identity at that time? You know, that guy wasn't a player, how did he do it?

[The king seems to see doubts flashing on your face, and he smiles and says, "Don't be nervous, Mr. Captain Ghost, I have no ill intentions in inviting you here. According to the troubadour, the goal of your trip is to travel to the Crimson Desert to find out the whereabouts of the legendary Pen of Order from the Crimson Desert, and hope to find out the whereabouts of the legendary Pen of Order, right? ”】

“……”

Mu You was even more shocked, and even felt a little creepy.

He suddenly realized that he underestimated the troubadour before, who the hell was this guy sacred, he just said that he was going to the Crimson Desert, and the other party guessed that he was looking for Caesar's Cult, and even he could guess that he was looking for the pen of order?

Wait a minute......

At this time, Mu You suddenly realized another thing: the information about the 'Caesar Cult' provided by Solomon before seemed to be learned by a player in Dawnbreak City from the mouth of a troubadour......

Isn't it possible that the troubadour this player meets is the same person he met?

The connection between these two events made Mu You suddenly feel as if he was caught in some kind of artificially designed conspiracy......

[You look at the king and ask with a smile where the troubadour is, and you don't mean anything else, you just want to say hello to him and talk to him.] 】

[The king shook his head: "The troubadour said that he had something important to do, and that he had just come to tell me the news, and left the city in a hurry. ”】

Gan, this thing is still running, it's more like a conspiracy......

[The king saw that your face was cloudy and uncertain, and said with relief: "Don't worry, Mr. Captain Ghost, I invited you here this time to discuss a cooperation with you, and there is no malicious intent!] ”】

["What cooperation? You ask. 】

Mu You exhaled, no matter who the troubadour was, it was already like this anyway, he simply decided to listen to it.

["You are looking for the legendary 'Lost Divine Pen', and I am not interested in it, my goal is to prevent the resurrection of Caesar, the war madman, in order to ensure that my empire and rule are secure, so there is no conflict between us!"] The king looked at you solemnly and said, "I can help you find the group of Caesar's cult, and you need to help me confirm whether this group is really capable of resurrecting Caesar and his army, and if so, be sure to stop them and sabotage their plans!" I will send my army to assist you covertly throughout the process. ”】

[You have triggered the Hidden Mission: Prevent the resurrection of Caesar's Empire.] 】

[Mission Description: If Caesar's Empire is resurrected, the Desert Legion he leads will have the ability to destroy any human country on the continent, and the first to bear the brunt is the only desert country currently in the Empire of Ejramar.] 】

[Quest content: Go to the Crimson Desert, infiltrate the Cult of Caesar, confirm whether they really have the ability and plan to resurrect Caesar, and if so, destroy their plan.] 】

[Reward: Obtain the support of King Ejomar, obtain the temporary right to call up the Ejomar army, and obtain a 'Sand Land Ship' given by the king.] 】

(End of chapter)