"Where's the shadow pom-pom?"

Mu You glanced at the shadow behind Linglong, but did not feel the existence between the shadows.

In Linglong's memory, the part about the shadow pom-pom is also very vague, as if it disappeared a long time ago, and has not appeared since. As for how it disappeared, because the memory was too messy and messy, Mu You couldn't find it for a while.

"Tricked by that dead face!" Linglong suddenly said angrily.

"Herb pickers?" Mu You asked.

"That's right, that guy is so shameless, he said that he would borrow it for a day and return it, but he pretended to have amnesia as soon as he sent it out, so I said he was 'greedy'!" Linglong hated her teeth when she mentioned this matter, and then looked at Mu You with a look of grievance, like a child looking for an adult to complain: "You have to make the decision for me, you obviously gave it to me!" ”

"What does he want Shadow Pom-pom for?" Mu You was a little strange.

"Who knows, anyway, after Xiao Qiuqiu was taken away by him, I haven't seen it again, I don't know if it was hidden by this guy or lost......" Linglong said with a pout.

Mu You couldn't help frowning after hearing this. It wouldn't be possible to say that the herb picker had lost the shadow pom-pom, but it seems that the herb picker did something behind the scenes.

"I'll take a look down there." Mu You suddenly got up and said.

Below what he said, of course, is the dark cave. From Linglong's memory, he already knew that there was also an entrance to a dark cave in Rose City, and it was in this palace.

"Go ahead, but I won't go, I can't go outside without me." Linglong said indifferently, took out a stone plate from her body after speaking, and handed it to Mu You: "You take the twin stones, you have something to use this connection." ”

Mu You took the stone plate and didn't ask what it was, Linglong's memory had already given the answer.

Gemini Stone, as the name suggests, is two stone disks that remain in the same state forever, and if any one of them changes in some way, whether it is broken, bumped or scratched, it will immediately show the same change on the other piece, which can be called quantum entanglement in the wizarding world.

In addition, it has the ability to heal itself, and will quickly return to its original form over time, regardless of the scars that appear.

This is a prop that Linglong bought by chance from a traveling merchant on the eve of the last era of the Great Catastrophe.

This thing doesn't seem to have any practical use, but Linglong soon discovers that this stone plate can be used in a dark cave.

You must know that the ghost of the cave can even block the game system, and it is difficult for people in the dark cave to transmit information to the outside world, and vice versa.

However, the conduction characteristics of the stone disks can cross planes, no matter how far apart, the text engraved on one stone plate will be immediately presented on the other, so as to achieve the purpose of real-time interaction inside and outside the dark cave.

Mu You nodded, put away the stone plate, and prepared to leave.

"Don't you need to ask Xiao Lanlan to be with you?" Linglong asked suddenly.

"Well, don't bother her, I'll just take them......"

Mu You smiled dryly, and pointed to the orange cat napping on the table and the pocket bone dragon, his eyes were a little evasive.

He didn't know what the fairy girl had experienced in the past four thousand years, but for him, the other party was just an NPC that only appeared in the word game the day before, and today was actually the first time they officially met, and the feelings that the other party showed to him when they first met were obviously a little too warm, which made Mu You a little difficult to resist for a while, and instinctively wanted to avoid it.

"No need to explain, I understand...... However, it's better not to snub others too much, that kid, it's not easy to ...... over the years" Linglong glanced at him meaningfully.

But as soon as she finished speaking, her eyes quickly lit up, and her gaze stared straight at the closed door in the distance.

Mu You followed her gaze, and saw that at this time, in front of the stained glass door, through the reflection of the outside light, a woman's figure could be clearly seen, and she was sneakily lying at the door eavesdropping, the familiar shape of the wizard's robe, who else could it be?

She probably didn't expect the glass of this door to be one-way......

Linglong's whole person instantly became energetic, like a hunter who had found his prey, and hurriedly made a boo gesture to Mu You, then lifted the hem of his skirt and carefully moved towards the door on tiptoe.

Mu You shook his head helplessly, ignored the two of them, and walked to the depths of the palace alone.

Dozens of seconds later, Fuya's screams sounded from behind.

At this time, Mu You had already come to a basement in the depths of the palace.

The basement was empty, except for a few round boulders stacked in the middle of the ground.

Mu You easily pushed the stone away, revealing a black lacquered entrance that was only the size of a wellhead below.

This is the entrance to the dark cave in Rose City, in fact, there are many such branch entrances in the Bitter Garden, scattered all over Sky City, and they have been discovered by the three of them one after another over the years, and most of them have been directly filled in to prevent others from entering by mistake.

"Master!"

Mu You was just about to jump into the cave when a blue figure flew from outside.

The fairy girl panted and stopped in front of Mu You, obviously in a hurry.

"Master, are you going to go down to the cave? Need Lan to lead the way? ”

"Well, no, you go and continue to rest, I'll do it myself." Mu You subconsciously shirked.

"Lan doesn't need to rest, and the roads in the cave are complicated, and if there is no familiar person to lead the way, you may get lost, so let me lead the way......" The fairy girl said expectantly.

"Don't worry, you won't get lost, I have something to guide you." Mu You took out the map fragments and showed them.

The fairy girl was stunned when she heard this, and was silent for a few seconds before she looked at him with some grievance: "Master, do you hate me?" ”

No matter how careless she was, she could detect Mu You's alienation from her.

"How could it be ......?"

Mu You hurriedly waved his hand, wanting to explain, but then remembered what Linglong had just said, and stopped talking again.

"Okay, you lead the way." Mu lobbied.

"Hmm!"

The fairy girl nodded in surprise, like a child who has been affirmed by adults, and flew into the dark cave with a happy face.

"Alas......" Mu You sighed as he looked at the disappearing back of the fairy girl, and had no choice but to jump in.

Entering the dark cave, it was as dark as the text description.

Fortunately, after Mu You took away the Qilin Arm before, the wind element in it returned to normal and was no longer forbidden to fly.

Mu You directly took out the broom, caught the fairy girl and put it on his shoulder, and flew all the way down under her guidance.

This Fei Mu You immediately felt the difference, when he flew in the game before, he would basically be attacked by a dark cave beast every minute or two, but this time he flew continuously for a long time, and he didn't encounter a single attack.

"The Lord of Calamity has been slaughtering the Dark Cave Beasts on the road to the bottom of the Dark Cave all these years, and in the long run, the Dark Cave Beasts have formed an instinct and dare not approach here again, and this road has become safe." At this time, the fairy girl seemed to sense his question and took the initiative to explain.

"Oh?"

Mu You's heart moved after hearing this: "You usually see the Lord of Calamity in the dark caves? ”

"Well, because I often travel back and forth between the cave and the ground, if there are any orders and tasks in normal times, the Lord of Calamity will take the initiative to find me and entrust me to help him convey them." Fairy Maiden said.

After listening to this, Mu You hurriedly asked, "Then do you know what the Lord of Calamity has been secretly busy with all these years?" ”

"I don't know......" The fairy girl shook her head: "The dark cave is too big, and the Lord of Calamity is always elusive, I don't see him many times, and every time there is only a short exchange, after which he will disappear......"

After the fairy girl finished speaking, she hesitated for a moment, and said with some uncertainty: "Although he is very withdrawn and indifferent, I can feel that he is doing something 'right', and besides, he seems to have been waiting for the day when you will return......"

"...... like this"

Mu You frowned and didn't ask any more.

Thanks to the fairy girl's guidance, the journey was much shorter than expected, and in only about two hours, the two reached the underground.

Mu You saw the only light in the ground at a glance, controlled the broom and rushed straight over, hovering in front of the light.

The source of the light is the enchantment of the former Fairy King, but now the caretaker inside has been replaced by a watchman.

Unlike what he expected, Mu You thought that if he had been cowering in such a small space for four thousand years, the current watchman would either have transcended into a Buddha or collapsed into a mental illness.

However, when Mu You arrived, the watchman was lying on his side in the enchantment with a leisurely face, supporting his head with one hand.

There was some kind of fruit bowl on the ground, and Tina was kneeling in front of it, carefully peeling and cutting the transparent fruits one by one, and then flying up and sending them into his mouth.

"Huh? Ontology, long time no see! When the watchman saw Mu You, his eyes lit up, and he sat up from the ground: "Counting the days, you should be coming soon, but I didn't expect it to appear today!" ”

"You seem to be very comfortable...... Mu You looked at the beater with a strange face.

At this moment, the appearance of the watchman looks almost unchanged from 4,000 years ago, and the only difference is that the dark circles under his eyes have increased significantly, similar to my Airo.

"Isn't it pleasant? I don't need to work every day, I can be lazy, sleep until I wake up naturally, and there are people to serve and feed, it's just an imperial enjoyment, and you let me stay here for another 4,000 years......" The watchman stretched and said.

"Tina isn't waiting for you! Tina just went out and just picked up a bunch of crystal fruits, plus Tina doesn't like to eat sour things, in order to avoid waste, this is just a merciful reward for you, hurry up and give Tina to eat it! Tina, who seemed annoyed by the beater's words, picked up the rest of the fruit with a red face and shoved it all into the beater's mouth.

"Sleeping every day, what's going on with those dark circles under your eyes?" Mu You didn't care about the fight between the two, and asked a little strangely.

The watchman hurriedly swallowed the food in his mouth, and then he relieved himself, and said with a wry smile: "I can't sleep well, it's not that Xiaoba annoys me every day, causing my biological clock to be disordered for a long time......

"Hachi?" Mu You was stunned.

"Oh, that's the name I gave this guy." The watchman pointed to the top of his head.

"This guy mutters in my ear every night before going to bed, 'I'm going to devour you sooner or later,' 'Fear is immortal,' and so expressive, what can I do? We had to hurt each other, and the result was that we had to toss every night until we were both tired before we could rest, and in the long run, it became like this......"

The watchman pointed to his eye sockets and said, "As for Hachi, it's because the first story I told him was the story of the loyal dog Hachiko, can you believe it?" It's fascinating! I gave it this name. ”

"Bastard! I am the serpent of Gu, the source of fear in the world! Not a dog! ”

The deafening sound of a snake suddenly appeared in the head of the watchman, and at the same time, the snake pupils in the sky opened their eyes, one glared at the watchman, and the other looked at Mu You.

Mu You looked at the snake pupils in the sky, and felt the hairs on his body stand up, but that's all, there was no fear to the point of trembling as described in the previous game, and even the divine skin automatically appeared.

Obviously, the strength of the snake has obviously declined.

It's right to think about it, according to the god of lights, it is now the end of the season of fear, the beginning of the season of desolation, and has entered the period of fading of the power of the snake.

"Look, this guy is still so active, and he suddenly jumps out and scares people." The watchman plucked out his ears helplessly.

Although the watchman was smiling and talking the whole time, Mu You, as the main body, immediately saw the tiredness that flashed in his eyes.

Obviously, these 4,000 years ago were not as easy as he said they were.

Think about it, and the snake has been fighting wits and courage for four thousand years, but if there is a trace of slackness in the spirit, there is a possibility of being taken advantage of by the other party, I am afraid that even when I sleep and dream, I have to keep my will firm from the subconscious, and after persevering for so many years, even if it is a watchman, I am afraid that he is already exhausted.

Fortunately, he has already arrived, no matter what, it will all be over today, and the watchman will soon be able to regain his freedom.

Mu You shook his head, turned around and walked to somewhere behind.

Under the faint light, Mu You could vaguely see that there was a statue-like thing standing here.

When the watchman noticed Mu You's movements, he immediately waved his hand and threw a beam of light here.

As the light shone down, something hidden in the darkness was suddenly revealed: a man in a cloak, holding one hand up, motionless, like a wax figure.

Mu You sighed, this is exactly his game character, and he still maintains the skin of the mysterious person, maintaining the state when the line is broken.

It's just that at this time, his character's whole body is covered with a layer of crystal clear, which seals him like wax.

"What is this?"

"It's fairy tears. The tears of the superior elves possess the power to seal and solidify matter. Then Tina floated to the neighborhood and sighed.

"Ontology, for the past four thousand years, the toxin of chaos has always been raging on your character, if it weren't for the little girl who keeps helping you suppress it every day, your character would have been swallowed by chaotic energy a long time ago." Said the watchman.

"Fairies are creatures that are very single-minded, especially goblins who have reached a deep contract, if the contractor is not around, they will be very panicked and anxious, not to mention that you have disappeared for four thousand ......years," Tina said.

"For the past 4,000 years, she has been trying her best to save your body every day, and her tears are almost dry for this, don't let people down......

……

The two of them said a sentence one by one, and Mu You's forehead sweated when he heard it.

And the fairy girl next to him just looked at him shyly: "This is what I should do......"

Mu You could only smile bitterly at this. No matter how simple it is, once multiplied by the basis of four thousand years, it becomes extremely terrifying.

It was hard for him to imagine what it was like to guard an empty shell for thousands of years.

Perhaps it is precisely in the thousands of years of loneliness and unrest that she will change from the original simple and kind goblin to the current somewhat radical and paranoid goblin.

But the more he understood this, the more difficult he became.

The blood-burning effect brought to him by the jealousy of the fairy girl is just a small problem, even if it is the upper limit of 200 points, now he has the ability to easily erase it, ignoring this side effect, what is really difficult to calm is the psychological debt.

For the fairy girl, it is four thousand years of waiting, but for him it is only for a moment. No matter how fierce the fairy girl's feelings for him are now, he can't give the other party the same feelings, even if he makes superficial care and protection, it's just accommodation under the psychology of indebtedness, not real feelings.

Mu You really doesn't know what to do now to pay off this big favor.

When he first arrived in the Garden of Bitterness, the reason why he instinctively avoided the fairy girl may also be because he had a premonition of this kind of thing.

Mu You shook his head, now is not the time to think about this.

He took out the Pen of Order from the ring, and from the perspective of Order, the figure in front of him suddenly changed into countless runes of order and chaos.

After observing for a while, Mu You raised his pen and began to wave.

The reason why his game character can't enter the collapse state with the game offline is because he is affected by the poison of chaos and is forcibly anchored in place by the power of chaos.

And now, although he is not able to directly detoxify, it is still no problem to slightly remove some superficial side effects and restore the character to an actionable state.

As Mu You began to wave his pen, both the watchman and Tina consciously quieted down, not daring to disturb him.

It's just that neither of them noticed that the fairy girl was standing behind Mu You in a daze, watching him distracted.

Mu You didn't know that as he approached the game character and began to unseal the game character, just like he could see the fairy girl's life memories at the beginning, his memories and thoughts began to be read by the fairy girl little by little.

After being stunned for a long time, the fairy girl showed a bitter expression.

"I see...... Am I bothered......"

"No, it shouldn't be like that...... I can't be a bother...... I don't want to be a burden ......"

The fairy girl muttered, after a battle between heaven and man, the originally melancholy face quickly became firm, as if she had made some kind of decision, and finally glanced at Mu You's face, tears dripped, and quietly disappeared into the darkness.

Mu You waved his pen in place for half an hour before finally stopping.

And as the last stroke fell, the crystals of the game character in front of him shattered and scattered all over the ground.

The character finally regains his mobility, and his arm slowly falls, followed by a rapid collapse from top to bottom, to a point, and disappears.

Mu You exhaled, this time he finally let the game character go offline, now go back and start the game again, the character should have returned to normal.

Before Mu You could finish his breath, a burst of golden light suddenly surged all over his body, and an extremely huge amount of energy poured into his body for no reason.

In Mu You's stunned, his level began to soar at a speed visible to the naked eye.

21…… 22…… 23……

All the way up to level 25!

Mu You could feel that the reason why he stopped at level 25 was not because the energy was used up, but because the bottleneck of level 25 was blocking it, and the remaining energy was gone, otherwise it should be able to continue to rise a little!

"What is this?" Coming back to his senses, Mu You was pleasantly surprised to feel his new level, and looked at the watchman with some puzzlement.

"Sure enough, we guessed before that it might be useful." The watchman had such an expression as expected.

"What do you mean?" Mu You was puzzled.

"Elves don't have a hierarchy or experience system, and the experience they gain is automatically transferred to the contractor. No. 2 made a guess based on this, although you are not in the body, but your character is anchored here by chaotic energy, becoming an empty shell that cannot be moved, coupled with the sealing effect of fairy tears, you can lock your character state, in this case, the experience cannot be stored, but it will not disappear out of thin air, maybe it can be stored in the form of a card bug, and in the future, when the character unlocks the crystal for the first time, these stuck experiences will be returned to the body of you in a wave, and now it seems that the guess is correct. ”

The watchman laughed: "So you have to thank the little girl, every weird she has eliminated over the years, and the experience has accumulated on your character." ”

(End of chapter)