A loud whistle echoed over the Gobi.

In front of the cliff, the three giant beasts that were fighting savagely stopped their movements at the same time, and looked up curiously.

"Roar!"

The manticore lion suddenly forced back the shadow ghost and the bone dragon with one claw, flashed its teeth menacingly at the two giant beasts, and then ignored them, but jumped to his feet, and flew towards the cave with an anxious expression.

The bone dragon and the shadow ghost were killing the red eyes at this time, and when they saw that the opponent actually wanted to escape, how could they let it go so easily, and they immediately wanted to stop it.

However, at this time, Mu You's game character appeared at the mouth of the cave and gestured to the bone dragon and the shadow ghost.

The shadow ghost burrowed directly into the character's shadow, and the bone dragon also hesitated for a moment, chose to obey his orders, gave up the pursuit, shrunk in a circle, and followed him into the hole.

The three giant beasts disappeared at the mouth of the cave one after another, making the onlookers outside dumbfounded: What happened in the cave? Why was there a sudden truce?

At this moment, the entrance of the cave was no longer fortified, and for the first time it was open in front of everyone, and all the soldiers looked at each other, hesitating whether to send someone into the cave to investigate.

Fortunately, not long after the giant beast disappeared, Evans's news was also sent out in time, with only four simple words: stay put!

……

"So the manticore, is it a pet raised by the god of lights?"

Mu You looked at the prompt in the text in surprise [The troubadour strokes the orange cat in his arms].

As soon as the troubadour appeared, he explained his identity to the two, and the three of them temporarily ceased fighting, and stepped forward to stop their pets and men.

To Mu You's surprise, after the manticore was called back to the nest by the troubadour, he actually turned into an ordinary orange Maine, trotted in all the way, ignoring him and Evans at all, jumped directly on the high platform, curled his tail, and quietly lay down beside the troubadour, yawned, and began to pretend to sleep with half-squinted eyes.

This relaxed form looks like a house cat that has been raised all year round, and it is really difficult to associate it with the fierce and violent scorpion lion outside just now.

[The bone dragon curls up, entrenched behind you, and the dragon's head sweeps towards the orange cat on the high platform on the other side, and the two rows of teeth are opened, making a series of bone teeth colliding sounds. 】

[The orange cat felt the contempt in the bone dragon's gaze, and also waved its claws at it, letting out a threatening roar in response. 】

[The troubadour stroked the orange cat and slowly calmed it down, and the orange cat let out a sneering snort from its mouth, ignoring the provocation of the bone dragon......]

The two divine beasts had just finished a fight, and they didn't like each other.

Mu You also briefly appeased the bone dragon in the game, and then clicked on the troubadour to try to interact.

[You ask the troubadour about the whole thing. 】

[The troubadour did not hide it, and told you and Evans about his past with Caesar a thousand years ago.] 】

["The origin of the incident begins with the extinction of the Protoss tens of thousands of years ago. I was also one of the gods who suffered a catastrophe at that time, and I survived only by relying on the special authority of the lamp god to store my soul in the artifact and escape from the star spirit realm......"]

[The troubadour removed the tattered oil lamp from his waist, and heard a faint sound of oil shaking inside, but judging by the sound, it seemed that there was not much oil left.] 】

["This is my artifact, and it is also the 'miracle lamp' used to store my soul. I need to burn the oil to keep this mortal body alive, and once the oil dries up, I can only sleep in the lamp for many years until someone refills the lamp oil to summon me out. ”】

[Inquire about the extinction of the gods], [Inquire about the authority of the lamp god], [Ask about lamp oil], [Ask about the relationship between the pen of order and the lamp god].

There's an option popping up here!

Mu You clicked on the first one without thinking about it, he had long been extremely curious about the reason for the extinction of the Protoss.

[You ask the troubadour about the reason for the extinction of the Protoss.] 】

[It's a pity that the troubadour Gu Zuo said that he didn't seem to want to mention this matter.] 】

“……”

Mu You had no choice but to choose the second one.

You inquire about the authority of the god of lights. 】

["The authority of the lamp god is a 'miracle'! In other words, the power to fulfill the wishes of others! The troubadour proudly tells you what he is capable of. 】

["Immortality? Forever young? Or wealth, fame, power...... I can achieve all this, of course, the premise of realizing any wish is that you need to pay a corresponding price first, that is, to provide enough lamp oil for the magic lamp or lamp god as the energy to achieve miracles. At the same time, not all wishes can be fulfilled, and I cannot fulfill the wishes that surpass my own divine power. The troubadour said. 】

"The ability to fulfill wishes......"

Mu You was slightly surprised, this authority reminded him of the divine dragon in "Dragon Ball", and the same wish to surpass the divine dragon's own ability could not be realized, such as directly killing those final bosses.

Therefore, the dragon's wishes are ultimately used to resurrect the dead, obtain certain items, or enhance their own combat power, etc.

However, the ability of the lamp god here is obviously not as convenient as that of the divine dragon, and he has to put in the lamp oil first to realize his wish......

[You ask the troubadour, what is lamp oil?] 】

"There are two kinds of lamp oil. One is divinity, every bit of divinity can be turned into a drop of lamp oil, and the more powerful the wish is, the more divinity is needed! ”】

["The second is the curse of the wisher on himself, if there is not enough lamp oil, he can also obtain lamp oil by cursing himself, and the greater the hope, the more he will suffer the same despair. ”】

[The troubadour shook his head with some embarrassment and said, "In order to survive the extinction of the Protoss, I had to make a wish to myself and let my soul live forever.] ”】

["The result? Evans asked. 】

["As a result, my wish was fulfilled, but at the cost of my body, I lost my freedom, and my soul needs to be forever resided in the lamp ......"]

"I see......"

Mu You exhaled, probably understanding what happened to this lamp god.

is similar to the original shadow god, and he also relied on his own special means to avoid the catastrophe, so it seems that except for a very few gods with special abilities, the other gods should have fallen.

The only thing that puzzled Mu You was: What happened to the giant he met in the giant world that day?

Putting aside this question for the time being, Mu You chose the fourth one.

[You ask about the relationship between the Pen of Order and the God of Lights.] 】

["The Pen of Order is a task entrusted to me by my master, the God of Order: to find an heir to the power of order for him, to transfer the Pen of Order to the other party, and to fulfill at least three wishes for each generation of heirs before I can leave this heir. ”】

["The pen of order has the power to rewrite the rules within a certain range, and with the pen of order, you can temporarily rewrite the wishing rules of the magic lamp and eliminate the cost of wishing. In other words, every heir of the power of order can make three wishes to me without consumption! ”】

This should be regarded as the protection of the heir by the god of order, with three free wishes, to help the heir get through the early stage and develop to the stage where he can stand on his own.

["The first heir I chose was a fool, the previous lord of Auroville. This is an heir who is extremely satisfied with my strength, heart, morality, leadership, etc., and I have always been proud of my vision at that time, and I have been by this heir's side ever since, watching him unite the other fools step by step, unearth the bones of the gods, build Sky City, and fly to the heavens...... It wasn't until he died in the Little Calamity that he recovered his magic pen and waited for the next heir to appear. ”】

"Oh?"

Mu You raised his eyebrows when he saw it, did the Dawn City Lord of the previous generation actually die in the Little Calamity?

["What about after that? Evans asked. 】

["After that, according to the wishes of the first heir, I should have waited for a new batch of fools to appear before appointing the new Dawn City Lord as the next heir. Unfortunately, the Fool has been silent for longer than I imagined, and I have been severely damaged in the Minor Calamity, and I am on the verge of extinction for a time, and I am afraid that I will not be able to wait for the day when the Fool will be born again. It was at this time that I met Caesar! ”】

["At that time, Caesar was only the king of a small country in the desert, he saved me from a desperate situation at that time, searched for divine crystals to support me with the power of the whole country, and respected me very much, and worked hard and complained......" The troubadour mentioned Caesar, and his face was a little emotional: "I have to admit that Caesar was kind to me at that time, and the sincerity he showed at that time really touched me, because of this, I went against the wishes of the first heir and established Caesar as the second heir in advance......"]

["It's a pity, it's all a disguise! The troubadour shook his head a little with hatred, and sighed helplessly: "Caesar, who has obtained the magic pen and mastered the initiative, has finally revealed his true nature!" ”】

["What did Caesar wish? You ask. 】

The game character automatically asked Mu You, this is indeed the question he wants to ask the most, it should be these three wishes that have led to the current situation of the Lantern God and Caesar.

Caesar's first wish was normal. He made a wish for me to create an oasis in the desert so that his people would no longer suffer from drought and sandstorms. ”】

"I fulfilled his wish to turn the desert into an oasis and created an oasis city for him in the middle of the desert. This move made Caesar very popular with the people, and all the people were grateful to him......"]

["Humph! Suddenly, you hear Evans let out a cold snort, and a look of disgust on his face. 】

For this abrupt text, Mu You was not too surprised.

Evans had served as Caesar's personal guard, and no one knew Caesar better than he did. Obviously, the actual situation was not as rosy as it seemed.

["The good name of the Oasis Land and the King of Benevolence made it easy for Caesar to recruit an army of millions! And Caesar's second wish is for me to transform his army into an army of the undead who can be immortal without eating or drinking! ”】

["This wish made me see Caesar's evil nature thoroughly, and I regret choosing him as my heir, but unfortunately, he has mastered the use of the magic pen, and I can't refuse his wish under the constraints of the rules......"]

Mu You looked at it with emotion, needless to say, the lamp god was forced to realize this wish, and Caesar used this invincible army to unify the desert and proclaimed himself the emperor of the desert......

["After the second wish, I have completely broken with Caesar, urging him to fulfill the third wish as soon as possible, so that I can be free. However, I still underestimated the greed of human nature......"]

"Three wishes are far from enough to satisfy Caesar's ambitions. Therefore, his third wish to me is to take away my divine power and authority...... He wants to become the god of lamps himself, and with the power of the pen of order, he can have endless wishes from now on! ”】

["I can't resist the restrictions of the rules, because this is indeed within my power, and the divine power and authority are automatically transferred to Caesar, who has become the god of lamps instead of me. And I have lost almost all my strength, and only this weak soul that remains in the lamp is about to be destroyed by Caesar on the spot......]

["Fortunately, there is no endless road to heaven, and when I was in danger, the manticore lion I raised turned into a sand cat, sneaked into Caesar's side, stole the magic lamp from him and escaped. And before leaving, the manticore lion appeared and shouted a most vicious curse to Caesar: One day, it will come back to avenge me, and you, Caesar, will surely die under the cat's claws in the future! ”】

["Is this curse real? You asked curiously. 】

Mu You felt that this sentence looked like a cruel word like 'you wait after school', however, thinking of the lifespan curse in this nest before, the manticore lion seemed to really have the ability to curse, which made Mu You a little unsure for a while, whether it was serious or not.

["The manticore lion does have a certain ability to curse, but it is impossible to achieve such a curse comparable to the law of cause and effect, and this so-called curse is, of course, only to intimidate Caesar...... But who made Caesar guilty of evil, and guilty of conscience, this curse sounded like a joke to others, but in the ears of Caesar, who was suspicious by nature, he had to guard against ......"

The troubadour looks at you with a smile: "That's why Caesar was afraid of cats, manticores have the ability to transform into cats, and since then, every cat Caesar has seen, he will wonder if it is the manticore that has been incarnated by the manticore, lurking around him and trying to assassinate him." After years of suspicion, this sentence finally became Caesar's demon, which led to the later national cat slaughter incident......]

"I see......"

Mu You's face was strange. Caesar, a hero, has already obtained the power of God, and he was actually frightened by the words of the manticore lion leaving, and even PTSD to the point of exterminating the cats in the entire desert, which is ironic to think about.

Mu You shook his head and continued to look at the game.

He knew that the matter was definitely not over yet, if Caesar had really successfully obtained the power of the lamp god and the magic pen, how could he still be sealed for a thousand years?

["Caesar thought that he could use the loophole of his wish to obtain the magic pen and the power of miracles at the same time, but unfortunately, he didn't expect that I still kept a hand! The troubadour sneered: "I didn't remind him that the magic pen has a spirit, and the wishes realized with the magic pen cannot be used for direct self-interested wishes, otherwise it will be disgusted by the magic pen, the first selfish wish, the magic pen will tolerate, but after two consecutive selfish wishes, the magic pen will directly give up the person who made the wish, leave on its own, and wait for its new owner ......"]

"Oh?" Mu You was stunned, this was actually a thoughtful artifact, even if the lamp god chose an heir, if it didn't meet its wishes, it wouldn't use it.

["The magic pen finally returned to my hands, Caesar only got my divine power, but lost two more important artifacts, naturally extremely unwilling. So I came up with a plan to hide the magic pen on the lighthouse in the realm of the lamp god I had built, and sent out a message for Caesar to go and search for it.

Caesar thought that as long as he got the magic pen and had the opportunity to have unlimited wishes, even the divine realm would not be able to trap him, so he led a large army to go, but unfortunately, he did not know that the magic lamp was also needed to open the entrance to the lighthouse. After Caesar entered the realm of the god of lights, I sealed the entrance with the magic lamp and sealed it inside......"]

["However, the seal of the Divine Realm does not last forever. The troubadour picked up the oil lamp in his hand, shook his head and said: "The maintenance of the lighthouse will consume lamp oil every day, and when the lamp oil is exhausted in the magic lamp, the lighthouse gate will automatically open, and then Caesar will enter the tower to find the magic pen, regain the ability to make wishes, and lead his army of millions of undead to reappear in the world!" 】

["We need to stop Caesar before we run out of oil!"] And this requires the strength of the two of you! Only you, as the heir, can destroy Caesar's million-strong army. At the same time, only Evans's 'Desert Guardian' can truly kill Caesar! The troubadour said to you and Evans with a final serious look. 】

Mu You hurriedly clicked on 'Desert Guardian' and took a look.

[Desert Guardian: The Desert Goddess's artifact short sword, when the blade pierces the hearts of those who seriously harm the desert, it will strip it of all its power and instantly turn it into a scarab. 】

It's another artifact, and it's a causal weapon comparable to the 'Lunar Eclipse Scepter'......

Evans actually had such a weapon, no wonder the lamp god would say that only he could completely kill Caesar and seriously endanger the people of the desert, and Caesar obviously met the conditions.

After coming back to his senses, Mu You finished reading the experience of the lamp god, but he frowned instead.

Thinking about it, he typed in the game.

[You ask the troubadour, since you need to work together against Caesar, why don't you just explain to you, but let you fight each other?] 】

["Because, I need to confirm whether you have the power to pass through the lighthouse and get the magic pen!"] The troubadour looks at you. 】

"At the same time, I need to make sure that you are not Caesar's lackey, and that you have the determination to kill him. The troubadour looked at Evans again. 】

[Evans looks at the troubadour in disbelief: "How could I be Caesar's lackey?"] He is a sinner of the desert, an enemy whom I would rather die than destroy! ”】

["I once gave you a chance, but you relented. The troubadour said calmly. 】

......Evans looked at the troubadour in even more surprise, and was momentarily ashamed. 】

(End of chapter)