Mu You felt sorry for a moment when he heard this, thought about it, and asked a different way: "Then is there a place like a garden here?" ”

"Nope. This is an untouched wild mountain forest, not to mention a garden, not even a flower bed. Fuya continued to shake her head.

"There must be some old creatures, right?" Mu You asked.

"Ancient creatures...... Do trees count? Many of the old trees in this forest are quite long. Fuya thought for a moment and said.

"Well, it's better to be able to talk and communicate......" Mu You smiled. The Garden of Bitterness disappeared more than 3,500 years ago, so his idea was to go to the creatures that survived that era and ask what had happened at that time.

"Ancient creatures, and those who can speak...... Oh, you mean Gargamel? Fuya suddenly remembered something.

"Gargamel?" Mu You was at a loss, but this was a name he had never heard of.

"Gargamel is an old witch who lives in the bitter forest, and is said to be a potions master, but she is not mentally normal, she is always crazy, and she never communicates with the outside world, and has always lived a secluded life in the forest." Fuya said.

"Oh?" Mu You was stunned: "Isn't this the forbidden forest of your academy?" Can your academy tolerate an outsider staying in your forbidden place for a long time? ”

"This is your academy too!" Fuya first corrected Mu You, and then sighed and said, "Gargamel has actually lived here for a long time, and no one knows what era she is, in short, before the establishment of the academy...... No, it should be said that before the establishment of the Lanel Empire, even when the imperial capital was still a barren mountain range, someone had seen Gargamel's figure in the bitter forest, and at that time, she was already the same old appearance as she is now. ”

"Someone has analyzed the aging rate of his appearance, Gargamel is probably the oldest person in existence in the human race, at least three thousand years old!"

"So in a sense, Gargamel is actually the natives here, and we, the later wizards, are outsiders......"

"Later, after the establishment of the Red Rose Academy, the academy sent several people to Gargamel, and invited her to teach potions classes in the academy with a good reward, but Gargamel refused, and this person didn't know what to think, and he was determined to live a savage life in the forest."

"Fortunately, Gargamel never caused trouble, and usually just hid in the woods and lived in seclusion, never harming students or causing trouble to the academy. And for the sake of fame, the academy did not forcibly drive her away. ”

Fuya typed several paragraphs in one go, briefly explaining Gargamel's situation.

Mu You's eyes lit up after reading it, there are really people who have lived for thousands of years, and they happen to be in this forest, and they may really be able to find the whereabouts of the goblin clan from the other party!

"Where is she?"

"Gargamel has a house deep in the forest, I'll take you there."

After Fuya finished speaking, she began to lead the way in the game.

The level of the monsters in this forest is basically level 17-20, which belongs to the advanced leveling field, and the students in the lower grades will definitely not be able to cope with it, but it is not difficult for the two of them.

Mu You drove the mecha skin, and maintained the bullet rain pattern along the way, and the artillery fire never stopped.

And Fuya finally showed the strength of an orthodox fire mage at this time, with flames flying and flames soaring along the way, and basically no monster could survive three rounds under her violent bombardment.

The two of them cooperated to move forward, and it was simply a leisurely walk in this forbidden forest, easily crushing the past all the way, and the bitter pollen at hand was accumulating more and more.

Unfortunately, this pollen has a very short shelf life, and it will lose its activity if it is not used up within three days, which is why everyone can only come here to brush the pollen during the annual chocolate festival.

Under the violent clearing of the land by the two, it only took about half an hour to reach the destination.

[You are led by Fuya to a stream deep in the forest. 】

[The nearby spring water is dingdong, the grass is green, the air is pleasant, it is a peaceful natural pastoral scenery, but it is a pity that the beauty is destroyed by a dead vine and old tree by the stream. 】

[The dry old tree is full of white bones, which seems to indicate that the owner here is not easy to mess with. Above the stream, a simple curved bridge was erected with irregular planks, on which stood three dilapidated wooden houses with domes, one large and two small, the large house in the middle seemed to be the master's bedroom, and the small houses on either side were marked with the words 'storage room' and 'alchemy room'. At this moment, the doors of the three rooms were closed, and it was pitch black. 】

["Is anyone there? Fuya stepped forward and knocked on the door, but no one responded, only a nest of crows that had settled on the withered vine top, and made a few quacks in cooperation, as if to remind you: The master here is not at home, and he wants you to leave as soon as possible. 】

"Doesn't look like I'm at home." Fuya sent Mu You an expression of spreading her hands: "This person seems to often go to the mountains to collect medicine, and he has been there for several days, and he doesn't know when he will be able to come back...... Why don't we come back another day? ”

Fuya asked in a consultative tone.

Mu You manipulated the character to walk towards the dead tree at this time.

[You come to the bottom of the dead tree, and see a bell frame erected at the top of the dead tree, and below the bell frame is an ancient bell with an exaggerated shape, and an iron ball is hanging in the bell, and the iron ball is blessed with a magic array of amplification. 】

[From the unique shape of this ancient bell, you can imagine that if the ancient bell is ringed, the bell will be able to be heard far away, even if it is far away at the edge of the mountain forest. 】

[Do you ring the bell?] 】

"Yes."

Mu You didn't want to choose to confirm, this bell is specially placed at the door, the role is equivalent to the 'doorbell', no matter how you look at it, it is ready to let people ring the bell to remind the master to come back.

[You hold the rope tail of the iron ball and are about to hit the bell, but Fuya rushes over behind you to stop you. 】

"Stop, this bell can't be struck!" Fuya hurriedly sent a message.

"How?"

"Gargamel hates it when people touch her stuff the most!"

"On Valentine's Day last year, a schoolgirl was curious, and while Gargamel was not at home, she came to secretly ring the bell, and was hated by Gargamel, and for a month, Gargamel would appear outside the girl's door and window every midnight, and without doing anything, she would grin at her window with her hair and hair, until the girl was scared to change schools!" Fuya sent another long message.

At that time, the incident caused a lot of uproar, and many students were frightened, especially those who had secretly gossiped about Gargamel, and they no longer dared to discuss her casually, for fear of being remembered by this crazy witch.

And the academy also issued several announcements in a row, warning the students not to provoke Gargamel when they entered the Forbidden Forest, in short, no one dared to ring the bell after that.

Although Fuya didn't experience this firsthand, she could fully imagine the despair of that girl when she dropped out of school, anyone who was followed by a psychopath for a month, and who looked at you and laughed at everything would have a nervous breakdown.

Fuya definitely didn't want this kind of thing to happen to her, so she hurriedly stopped Mu You.

"You're on Earth, what are you afraid of?" As a result, Mu You asked her rhetorically.

Fuya was stunned. Yes, her body is now on Earth, and the forest is only her game character, how can Gargamel scare her character in the future, can she still affect her body through the screen?

"That'...... You knock it. "As soon as she thought that she was on Earth, Fuya suddenly had the confidence to stop Mu You, and by the way, she was actually very curious about what this legendary 'oldest man of the human race' looked like.

["Boom! Boom! "You rang the ancient bell...... The deafening sound of bells echoed through the forest, and a nest of crows on the top of a dead tree flew away in fright. 】

[The bell continues to flutter through the mountains and forests, until a few minutes later, you suddenly see a flock of crows flying overhead, and after circling neatly above the ancient bell several times, all the crows are rushing towards the ground in unison. 】

......In the midst of a loud noise, hundreds of crows landed in front of you, converging into the shape of a human being, and finally accompanied by a burst of black smoke, an old man wearing a pointed wizard's hat and tattered robes appeared in front of you. 】

[The old witch was gray-haired and bony, her old face was full of wrinkles, her left leg and right arm were gone, and in their place were only arms and legs made of wood, and she walked with a limp. 】

[After the old witch appeared, she looked at you and Fuya with a cold gaze, and suddenly let out a strange 'giggle' laugh at you. 】

【“…… It's been a long time since anyone dared to disturb my dreams...... Very well, I remember the faces of you both, the last night, remember not to sleep too hard, I will definitely give you an unforgettable summer, giggle......" The old witch's strange laughter echoed through the nearby woods, making you feel your hairs stand on end. 】

"This man ......"

Fuya frowned, even though she was mentally prepared, she still felt a kind of creepiness when she looked at the text at the moment.

Mu You doesn't matter, it should be said that for earthlings who have been baptized by horror movies all year round, this level of horror is really a bit pediatric, and it is better to find a haunted house to go in and take a turn.

After the old witch appeared, Mu You clicked on the other party's name for the first time.

[Gargamel, a mysterious witch who spent a long time alone in the mountains, has a considerable level of proficiency in potions, and she seems to have many secrets on her body, you may want to try to explore them.] 】

Four options pop up below.

[Ask her about her past.] 】

[Ask her treasure.] 】

[Ask her teacher.] 】

[Ask about the Bitter Garden.] 】

Mu You saw the last option at a glance, and his heart suddenly decided: this witch really has something to do with the Garden of Bitterness!

Mu You didn't rush to expose the bitter garden, but clicked it in turn from the first item.

[You ask about Gargamel's past.] 】

[Gargamel looks at you with a disdainful expression: "I am a great being who has passed through the gap of the era, how can you juniors who have not dried up on my past be able to snoop on?] ”】

"Passing the epoch?" Mu You was taken aback. Does this mean, is she also the one who survived the last era?

Mu You originally guessed that this person might have existed in the bitter forest from the beginning of the epoch and lived until now, but he didn't expect him to guess conservatively, the other party actually crossed the era, that is, the other party witnessed at least one catastrophe!

Only, how is this possible?

The Cataclysm will destroy all creatures in the Star Spirit Realm, and even the Fools will have to flee to the Forgotten Land to survive the disaster, how did she survive?

Mu You hurriedly asked the character to scan the other party again, but there was still no hint related to divinity or fools, indicating that the other party was an ordinary natives of the Star Spirit Realm.

Mu You was also a little dazed at this time, the other party didn't want to say it here, and he had no choice, so he had to continue to ask first.

You ask Gargamel's Arcana. 】

[Gargamel suddenly looks at you with extreme vigilance: "You dare to covet my treasures? At the same time, she panicked and took out something from her arms, and after confirming that the thing was intact, she breathed a sigh of relief, and then hurriedly took Dong XZ behind her. 】

[But in a flash, you still see what Gargamel has brought out: a palm-sized humanoid wood carving.] 】

[Fractal: A precious cheater prop that can be used to strip a non-advanced skin from the main body and become a clone that can exist at the same time as the main body. The doppelganger has the ability to act and think independently, and does not share experience, divinity, and lifespan with the ontology, but the level and star cannot surpass the ontology, and the doppelganger dies immediately when the ontology dies, and the ontology can retract the doppelganger at any time within the field of vision, and the ontological consciousness can enter any doppelganger at any time. Remaining number of uses: 3 times. 】

"Huh?"

Mu You was stunned for a moment, it was the first time he had seen the name 'Cheater Prop'.

'Cheating blockers', in the definition, generally refer to those players who participated in the game's closed beta, learned about the game's mechanics before other players, and are comparable to cheating in the game.

And the props specially prepared for cheaters can even be simply understood as 'cheat props'!

This can also be seen from the prop effect described later: it can actually strip the skin from the body and become an independent clone!

Doesn't this mean that you can control the actions of multiple characters at the same time in the game?

["The fractal is a gift from my teacher, the most important treasure to me, and no one can take it away! Gargamel clutched the wood carving, but when he mentioned 'Teacher,' he had a distinctly smug look on his face, like a little girl who wanted to show off her toys. 】

Mu You was speechless, this prop was obviously prepared for fools, she was an ordinary Star Spirit Realm person and had no skin, holding this kind of prop was simply a tyrannical thing!

Having said that, this kind of thing is actually a gift from her teacher, and where is her teacher sacred? So rich?

[You ask Gargamel's teacher.] 】

["My teacher's name is the 'Calamity', and he is the greatest potions master in the world, unsurpassed and worthy of everyone's respect......" You notice Gargamel's old eyes glint with a mixture of adoration and love at the mention of his teacher's name. 】

"Calamity?"

Mu You was stunned. The name Lord of Calamity, along with the Potions Master, made him instinctively associate Vivien.

But thinking about it, I don't think it's right, although Vivian was also a big name in the star spirit world, but when it comes to age, he is actually only over nine hundred years old, and the person in front of him is an old monster who survived from the last era, at least more than four thousand years old, and the other party is almost as good as Vivian's teacher.

[As the old witch continues to babble on and on about how great her teacher is, you suddenly interrupt Gargamel and ask her where the entrance to the Garden of Bitterness is.] 】

[Hearing the word Garden of Bitterness, Gargamel immediately shuts up, looks back at you in surprise, and hurriedly asks why do you know that she holds the entrance to the Garden of Bitterness?] 】

Gotta stop making a fool of yourself!

Of course, Mu You wasn't sure if the Bitter Garden was there, he just clicked along the options, but he didn't expect the other party to explode directly.

Anyway, this person actually controls the entrance to Sky City, who is she?

[You didn't answer the other party, but instead hit the snake with the stick, and directly asked the other party how to open the entrance to you? 】

[Gargamel's eyes wandered as he looked at you and Fuya, and after hesitating for a long time, he finally spoke: "I can let you enter the Garden of Bitterness, but only if you pass my teacher's test first!] ”】

["What test? You ask. 】

[Gargamel takes out a pink potion from his body and hands it to you: "This is a bottle of 'sweet potion'. ”】

"Sweet potion? I don't think I've heard of this potion, but what about you? "News from Fuya came.

"I haven't heard of it either." Mu You also shook his head.

He hadn't seen the name of the potion in Vivien's potions books.

["Of course you haven't seen it, this is a fourth-order potion created by my teacher, and after taking it, it can immediately calm all the curses brought by black magic, it is an absolute genius work!"] Gargamel said proudly. 】

Mu You was shocked to see that it was actually a medicine that could calm the curse of black magic?

As a mystic, he has been dealing with black magic for a long time, so he naturally understands what this potion means, once this potion comes out on a large scale, then black magic is no longer forbidden, and any wizard can use black magic freely, and if he accidentally gets out of control, he can return to normal by swallowing a bottle of potion!

Moreover, the other party is still talking about 'calming all the curses of black magic', and the 'all' here may even contain the deeper curses of black magic, that is, the curse of human nature!

If even the curse of humanity could have been avoided, then Vivien wouldn't have had to commit suicide at that time. It is definitely not an exaggeration to say that this potion is a work of genius!

["The teacher's test is to reverse the formula of this elixir and refine the corresponding legendary-level potion. Gargamel said. 】

["Fourth order? Or a legendary potion? Are you kidding me? Fuya exclaimed. 】

Fourth-order potions, theoretically it is possible for a third-order potions master to refine, but once the quality requirements are added, the difficulty will be greatly increased, and every time the quality is raised, the requirements for the potions master are exponentially improved, and the fourth-order legendary potions, theoretically, at least an eighth-order potions master can be refined!

However, in the current Star Spirit Realm, there are no eighth-order potions masters at all, and the highest is only seventh-order.

In other words, it's an impossible task......

["It's true! This is the requirement left by the teacher, including myself, and I must also meet the requirements before I can enter the Garden of Bitterness again and meet the teacher......" Gargamel's face was bitter, tugging at the full head of gray hair, and said in a bitter voice: "For this goal, I have been studying here for nearly four thousand years, from a young girl to the ghost I am now...... But so far, I can only refine epic potions, and I know that the legendary level is a threshold that I can't cross no matter what......"]

Fuya was amazed. Spent 4,000 years here, from a girl to a white head, just for such an illusory promise?

Are you sure you've met a scammer?

(End of chapter)