"What the hell is going on?" Mu You asked curiously.

Fuya hurriedly described the experience in the game just now.

Mu You also frowned after hearing this, the weirdness of the future has actually mutated, even the goblins attack, and it seems that they have a certain degree of contagion, which can turn normal goblins into weirdness.

This is probably the reason why Fuya has not encountered weirdness in the future. The weirdness of the last era was not aggressive to the native creatures of Sky City, but would take the initiative to help them repel people from the outside world, which was only good for the goblins, so the goblins deliberately let the weird savage grow.

And now the bitter garden, weird has become a real 'pest', of course, the goblins can no longer turn a blind eye, every one will be destroyed immediately, which creates the illusion that there is no weirdness.

"Anyway, the only information right now is this place called the Dark Cave, right?" Mu You looked at Fuya.

"It's just possible...... The impostor said that there was no place in the Garden of Bitterness, and it always felt like it was just a name made up casually to save his life...... "Fuya is helpless."

Mu You nodded, he was not as pessimistic as Fuya, compared with the bitter garden in the past and the future, many things have changed dramatically, just like Falling Flower City and Radiant City, what is not in the future does not mean that there is no in the past.

Thinking of this, he hurried back to his game.

[You ask Fairy Girl and Tina if you know of a place called 'Dark Cave'?] 】

[The two goblins' faces changed suddenly when they heard this, and they showed surprised expressions at the same time. 】

["The Dark Cave, the full name of the 'Darkest Cave', is a forbidden place in the Garden of Bitterness, and legend has it that the Dark Cave is connected to the real hell, and all goblins who enter it will be tainted with a terrible curse, and it is forbidden for any goblins to approach or even discuss...... fairy girl carefully explained. 】

[Tina glanced at the fairy girl with some surprise: "You are just a nameless goblin, how can you know this?] This is supposed to be a secret ...... that only the upper elves have a chance to hear"]

["Ah...... Because I used to be an upper-class ......," the fairy girl lowered her head in embarrassment. 】

["I see, I made a mistake and was deprived of my name...... Tina instantly understood the situation of the fairy girl, floating in the air, holding her hands on her chest and saying confidently: "Don't worry, now that you have become Tina's companion, if Tina becomes the ruler in the future, she will be the first to correct this outdated law and return her identity." ”】

"Thank you......" The fairy girl looked at Tina gratefully. 】

Mu You looked at the conversation between the two in the text, but he was happy, there really is this place!

[You hurriedly inquire about the exact location of the 'Dark Cave'. 】

["The Dark Cave is located in the south of the central square of the Garden of Bitterness, about one hundred and thirty miles away, in a saline-alkali wasteland where no grass grows. Tina said. 】

"Huh?"

Mu You was stunned.

This location description, other people may not feel it when they see it, but he immediately thinks of a place: the dungeon!

As the city lord, Mu You is extremely familiar with the layout of all the buildings on Sky City, and the location mentioned by Tina at this moment corresponds to Dawn City, which happens to be the entrance to the dungeon!

[You ask Tina, what is the relationship between the Cave and the Dungeon?] 】

"Dungeons? Tina looked at you with some confusion, and glanced at the fairy girl, both confused. 】

["There is no place called 'dungeon' in the Garden of Bitterness. Tina said. 】

Don't have a dungeon?

Mu You was unexpected, as the creation template of all Sky Cities, this original Sky City actually does not have a dungeon? So where do the people here usually go to level up?

Wait a minute......

Speaking of the dungeon, Mu You suddenly realized a more important problem:

Their twelve Sky Cities are all powered by the remains of gods buried in the deepest part of the dungeon.

What was the power source of this original Sky City?

You must know that this garden of bitterness was created together when the gods joined forces to create the astral realm.

At that time, the Protoss was obviously still in its heyday, and the major gods were all there, so it was impossible to temporarily stab a certain god and then use someone's body to build a city, right?

Humans can do this because the Protoss has long been extinct, and they dare to be so unscrupulous without restraint.

But in the heyday of the Protoss, it was also a civilization that started by faith, and using the bones of a certain leader as fuel was definitely unjustifiable in their internal ethics.

The question is, if it's not a god skeleton, what else can it be?

Mu You hurriedly took out the miracle lamp and asked the lamp god to come out and consult.

"The power of the Bitter Garden?"

The lamp god was a little impatient when he was woken up in a dream, but he was quickly stunned when he heard Mu You's question.

"I really haven't paid attention to this......"

"Huh? Didn't you say you were involved in the creation of the Astral Realm? Mu You looked at the lamp god unexpectedly.

"I participated in the creation of the astral spirit world, but only a small part of it, to be exact, I was only responsible for the design of the world's lamps and lanterns, and the rest was not under my control......" The lamp god was a little embarrassed to ask, such a big project of creation, where can one or a few gods do it, to be exact, except for a few special gods, in fact, most of the gods are only involved in some corner work.

"But it's true that your Sky City is powered by divine remains, and the Bitter Garden is supposed to need the same level of things as a power source, what could it be...... Anyway, who was in charge of the Bitter Garden at that time...... No, it's been too long ago to remember......" The lamp god muttered and tried to remember, but unfortunately he didn't recall any useful information in the end.

Mu You had no choice but to give up and return to the game, since he didn't ask for the result when he looked for the lamp god, it was better to go to this 'dark cave' to take a look in person.

And the future Sage seems to have disappeared here, and his intuition tells him that this place is likely to be the key to solving this mission.

But before leaving, he was going to meet the old woman who was shouting at them before.

This man had just seen through their identity as fools, and he was so excited, he obviously knew something.

Originally, he was supposed to be on the fleeing side in the enemy's territory, but Fuya's actions just now provided him with inspiration, and sometimes he didn't need to be so disciplined.

Half an hour later, Mu You's game.

[Tina passed by the door and wandered around the neighborhood a few times, and after confirming that no one was following, she hurriedly waved towards the darkness behind her. 】

[Fighting a comatose woman on her shoulder, she walked out of the darkness, walked quickly into the building, and put down the elderly woman on her shoulder. 】

["Alas, I'm a pacifist, this kind of immoral thing should obviously be handed over to No. 2 to do......" The watchman muttered, looking at the unconscious woman on the ground, his face full of guilt. 】

["Long-winded! How can a big man be more mother-in-law than a woman? Tina doesn't want her dependents to be indecisive! Tina crossed her hands on her hips and glared at the watchman in dissatisfaction. 】

Mu You looked at the in-game prompts and smiled.

Just now he arranged for the watchman to follow Tina to kidnap the woman.

Plotting against a two-five boy, and it is also a high-powered two-five boy, the originally almost impossible thing of kidnapping high-level people in the fairy country has become extremely simple in an instant.

At first, Mu You was worried that Tina would be reluctant to do this kind of goblin infighting, but it turned out that he was too worried, and when he proposed the kidnapping plan, the goblin saintess even faintly showed her expectation, and agreed to come down as soon as possible, and took the initiative to set off with the watchman.

In just half an hour, she used her identity as a saint to enter the old woman's mansion openly, knocked people unconscious, and kidnapped them out without arousing any suspicion.

As for the identity of this old woman, he had already heard the fairy girl explain, her name was 'Olmedo', it was said that she was a contracted dependant of the previous fairy king, and had survived in the Garden of Bitterness for more than three thousand years, and was the oldest human here, not one of them.

At the same time, Olmedo is also the only remaining 'gardener' in the elf country, responsible for guarding and nurturing the 'Bitter Mother Tree'.

The Mother Tree of Bitterness is the sacred tree of the elves and is no less important than the World Tree of the Forest Elves, as it is the foundation for the birth of all elves.

Elves don't have the concept of getting married and having children, and they are not born of female goblins, but 'knots' from trees.

Every few years, the bitter mother tree produces a batch of flower buds, and when these buds are fully mature, they 'bloom', revealing the fairy larvae that are bred within.

The role of the 'gardener' is to ensure the healthy growth of the bitter mother tree by virtue of exquisite cultivation techniques, so as to steadily produce a population for the elf race.

It is said that in the past, during the prosperity of the goblin clan, there were many gardeners at the same time, and under the joint care of the gardeners, the mother tree grew rapidly, and the population of the goblin country also grew explosively, but unfortunately as time went by, there were fewer and fewer humans who mastered the gardener's skills, until now only Olmedo remains.

In this case, her status is naturally needless to say, although she does not have any official position in name, but in terms of prestige in the goblin country, Ormedo is even higher than Tina, a holy woman.

[You reach out and unleash the Light Technique at the unconscious Olmedo.] 】

[Under the warmth of the soft holy light, this old human female eyelashes moved slightly, and slowly opened her eyes. 】

[After Olmedo woke up, he subconsciously covered his swollen head and looked around, and soon realized something, hurriedly and nervously retreated, leaned against the wall, looked at you vigilantly, and said angrily: Fool, it's really you, what do you want to do? 】

"What do you know about the Fool? You asked. 】

[Olmedo ignored you, but swept between you one after another, and finally his gaze rested on Tina. 】

[Looking at Tina, who was standing next to you, Olmedo's face turned red and white, and she said angrily: "Holy Tina Holy Maiden, do you know what you are doing? Why would you choose to join these fools, do you want to betray your race? ”】

[In the face of the old man's questioning, Tina just smiled contemptuously: "Hehe, of course Tina is loyal to the goblin clan, but the ideas of you old antiques have long been outdated, and Tina is just saving the goblin clan in her own way.] ”】

["Holy Maiden Tina, you must have been deceived by these foreigners, believe me, they will only bring us disaster! The old man hurriedly admonished. 】

["Foreigners? Have you forgotten, Ormedo, that you are a foreigner yourself! Tina sneered. 】

[The old man was stunned when he heard this, clenched his fists, and his face turned red: "I have been working for the goblin clan for three thousand four hundred years! I've never left the Garden of Bitterness in all these years, and I've long regarded this place as my home in my heart, and I've long since considered myself a member of the elf clan! Your Highness, for more than three thousand years, have I had anything to be sorry for the elves? ”】

[In the face of the old man's tearful accusation, Tina just looked at her calmly, and only after she finished speaking, did she say coldly: "Eight hundred years ago, the last fairy king Orenz Well-wisher, that is, your contract goblin, disappeared for no reason. ”】

["And only a month after the king disappeared, you announced the so-called 'Cradle Project' in the name of the gardener, saying that you would gather all the newly-born goblins together for unified secret cultivation, the reason being to make a talent reserve for the future of the goblin race. ”】

["Out of respect for your hard work for so many years, no one doubted you at that time, and everyone silently supported your decision. But now that so many years have passed, what about the results of your cultivation? ”】

["Why hasn't anyone seen those young goblins that you have put away? Where did you hide them? Why did the king disappear in the first place? Who is betraying the elves? Tina spoke a lot of things in a coherent manner, pointing the finger of suspicion at the old man. 】

Mu You raised his eyebrows as he looked at the text that kept popping up, as if he had caught up with the scene of eating melons.

He only now understood why Tina had chosen to support them so decisively, it turned out that the Fairy Nation had been in a leaderless state for a long time.

And judging from Tina's questioning, there are indeed a lot of problems with this woman.

[The old man was stunned for a long time when he heard this, and after a while, he suddenly showed an extremely tired wry smile: "Sure enough, you can't hide it......"]

["Hide? Tina glared at the old man condescendingly and snorted coldly, "Olmedo, are you admitting that you are lying?" Then quickly and truthfully summon them, where have all the newly born goblins been hidden by you all these years? ”】

["Your Highness, I have never hidden anyone...... the old man sat on the ground dejectedly, and sighed: "The reason why no one has ever seen these newborn goblins is because ...... They don't exist at all......"]

"What do you mean? Tina frowned. 】

["The Bitter Mother Tree has stopped growing since eight hundred years ago, and has never produced a single goblin ......" the old man said bitterly. 】

["What? Tina was shocked. The fairy girl not far away also covered her mouth in surprise. 】

"Oh?" Mu You saw the accident.

The mother tree of the goblin clan does not bear fruit, that is to say, the population of the goblin clan stopped growing as early as eight hundred years ago, and the goblins are not immortal, and there will be goblins dying every day for various reasons.

This mother tree is the only source of population for the elves, and once it stops growing, it is equivalent to essentially depriving the elves of their reproductive ability. A race that has lost its ability to reproduce is an inevitable consequence.

["Why did it suddenly stop growing? The watchman asked out of curiosity. 】

[As a result, the old man looked at him with a sneer: "Isn't this supposed to ask you fools? ”】

["Huh? The watchman was stunned, scratched his head, and said with some embarrassment: "I'm sorry I didn't understand too much, how can the mother tree of your goblin clan have anything to do with our fools?" ”】

["Because, eight hundred years ago, the day when the Mother Tree of Bitterness ceased to grow, it was the time when your first fool was born...... At the moment of your birth, we just began to perish, do you think it matters? The old man snorted coldly. 】

["Ah......h Could it be just a coincidence? The beater said. 】

["Coincidence? Is it a coincidence that four hundred years ago, one of your fools first ascended the Garden of Bitterness, and the moment he landed, the Mother Tree of Bitterness immediately began to wither rapidly, and I could not stop it no matter what I did, until the fool left later, and the withering stopped? The old man sneered. 】

["This ......" has nothing to say. 】

(End of chapter)