Chapter 282 The Appointment Letter of the Phantom Thief
"Elder Elder..."
Mu You rubbed his chin, an elf elder, who is considered a high-ranking figure in the elves, will be imprisoned in the submarine prison, and it seems that he has been imprisoned for a long time...
No matter what, there is no other way to go now, let's go and have a look first.
【You have come to cell No. 3755. 】
【The cell in front of me is empty, this is an idle cell. 】
【You came to the opposite side of the cell, stepped on the octopus statue, and climbed to the top of the wall. 】
【With the help of the pumpkin lantern, you can see four stones painted red with blood under the wormwood on the top of the wall, but because of the age, the blood has dried up and faded, making it difficult to distinguish. 】
There really are redstone blocks!
Mu You hurriedly tried to follow the method of the elf to leave a message.
【You tapped the blood-stained stone above with your magic wand three times, but the stone did not respond. 】
【You tapped twice on the stone on the left...】
【You knocked four times on the stone below...】
【Your wand finally hit the stone on the right. The stone wall in front of him suddenly squirmed, and with the blood-stained stone as the center, an entrance that was only enough for one person was opened to the surroundings. 】
【You climb into the entrance, and the entrance behind you automatically closes. 】
【After passing through a deep passage, you entered a space similar to an underground cave. This is the mezzanine between the third and fourth floors of the submarine prison. The space is wide, and the ground is covered with fluorescent plants, illuminating the place brightly. 】
【You find that among the weeds all over the ground, there is an artificially paved stone road. 】
【You walk along the stone road and finally come to a huge mushroom tree. 】
【You see a withered old elf corpse sitting under a tree, holding a glass bottle in its old hand. 】
【When you approached, a cloud of faint blue light suddenly lit up in the glass bottle, and the light finally condensed into the shape of a human soul. You notice that the appearance of this soul is exactly the same as that of the elf corpse. 】
【"Stranger, who are you?" The soul in the bottle realized that it was not an elf, and asked you with a vigilant expression. 】
This soul should be the elf elder who left a message earlier, and he is dead, similar to Willy before, leaving only a remnant soul preserved in the bottle.
Mu You first explained his identity to the other party.
【You showed the old elf the medals of the peripheral members of the Forest Elf Ranger Troop. 】
【The old elf let out a long sigh of relief when he saw your medal, and then his face showed joy. 】
【Confirming your identity, the old elf told you the story of what happened to him in the past with tears in his eyes. 】
【Seven hundred years ago, he led a group of young elves on a sea tour, and was intercepted by the Octopus King when passing through the Sea of Evil Spirits. 】
【The elves worked together to fight the Octopus King, but unfortunately they were defeated in the end. The ship was destroyed by the Octopus King, and all the elves were captured by him. 】
【Octopus King likes to collect all kinds of strange creatures. The elves are regarded as collections by him and imprisoned at the bottom of the submarine prison. They suffer both mental and physical torture every day, intending to domesticate them into mindless slaves. 】
【Many elves couldn't stand the torture and committed suicide, and the remaining elves couldn't bear the humiliation, so they decided to plot to escape from prison. 】
【By chance, an elf found a passage to escape from the fifth floor of the prison. It's a pity that the defense of the submarine prison is too tight, and the elves have made many plans, but in the end they can only guarantee that one person will be sent into the passage. 】
【The elves finally decided to work together to send out the only elder. Great Elder Harrington Xiu, that is, the old elf in front of you, carried the hope of all elves and escaped from the fifth floor of the prison smoothly. 】
【However, when he came to the third floor of the prison through the passage, he found that there was poisonous gas all over the place, and it was impossible to pass through. The plan to escape from the prison was a dream from the very beginning. 】
【At this time, the octopus soldiers had already discovered that someone had escaped, and searched the prison extensively. The old elf could not return, so he had to seal the two entrances. 】
【At this point, he was trapped in this cave, unable to move forward or backward, and could only survive by planting crops here, pinning his hopes on the people who came later. 】
【However, until his life was exhausted three hundred years ago and he died, there was no one who could be rescued. 】
【The elves at the bottom of the prison are still waiting for his news with hope, but his behavior of being trapped here alone makes him ashamed to face the elf ancestors. The old elf with a guilty heart blocked his soul before he died, and continued to wait for the arrival of the savior. 】
【It was not until today, seven hundred years after he was imprisoned, that he finally waited for your arrival. 】
It turned out that he was not the only elf in this prison, and a group of elves were imprisoned underneath.
From the description of the old elf, it can be seen that this octopus king is not a serious fish, he likes to collect living things as figures.
It’s no wonder that the prison deliberately set up a fifth floor with unlimited sentences instead of direct execution. The fifth floor is simply the Octopus King’s personal handicraft cabinet, and all the things locked in it are collectibles in its eyes.
[The old elf saw that you came here safe and sound, and guessed that you have the ability to move freely in the prison. He implored you to go to the fifth floor of the prison to see if there are any elves still alive. If so, I hope you can rescue them. 】
【Congratulations, you have triggered the hidden mission: Harrington Xiu's last wish. 】
【Task Content: Go to the fifth floor of the submarine prison, find and rescue the surviving forest elves. 】
【Task reward: For every elf rescued, the prestige of the forest elves will be +100. After all are rescued, get the Elder Token of Harrington Xiu (can be exchanged for 5000 reputation in Emerald City.)]
"Only reputation..."
Mu You looked at the task content and shook his head secretly. He thought that for such a difficult task, he could get some kind of reward, but it turned out that it was all about reputation.
But it’s right to think about it. This group of people has been imprisoned forever, and the good things on them must have been confiscated long ago. The elder token is probably all his belongings.
【You accepted Harrington Xiu's last wish. 】
【The old elf showed a relieved smile, and pointed out the path in this cave for you. 】
【This karst cave is where the sea helmet beast’s lair used to be. It has a wide range and many branch roads. Through this karst cave, you can directly reach the fourth and fifth floors. The methods of entering and exiting several entrances are the same as the previous entrances. 】
【The old elf urges you to go to the fifth floor as soon as possible, you choose...】
Accepted the task, but there is no rush to do this task. Mu You will have to stay in this prison for several days, and saving people in advance will only expose his own existence.
Besides, tomorrow is Saturday, and the elves' horns should be refreshed tomorrow night. Mu You is going to send this news back to the elves in advance.
The forest elves will definitely respond to the news that their clansmen have been imprisoned. In this way, when the elf horn is activated tomorrow, they may be able to obtain prison-related tasks from the high priest Riley.
If a task can receive two rewards, the task will be more valuable.
【You followed the guidance of the old elf to the depths of the cave. 】
【After knocking on the wall in sequence according to the previous method, an exit automatically appeared in front of you. 】
【You pass the entrance and come to the fourth floor of the submarine prison. 】
What surprised Mu You was that he thought the environment on the fourth floor of the prison would be worse than that on the third floor, but nothing happened when he came to the fourth floor.
Mu You took a few steps tentatively, and there were no prompts of poisonous gas or other traps popping up in the game. Except for the higher density of nearby octopus guards, the defense strength of the entire fourth floor degraded to the level of the second floor.
Of course this is a good thing for him.
Mu You immediately began to search in the prison.
There are also nearly a thousand cells on the fourth floor, but there are very few cells with people, not even a third.
Mu You searched for a while, and soon found where Finn's son was being held.
【You have come to Cell 4301. 】
[You see in this cell, an obese young man is imprisoned. Because of his obesity, he looks as funny as a ball. It is difficult to keep his balance when he stands up, so he can only sit in the prison . 】
Finn's son, looks like a super fat house.
Mu You didn't make fun of the opponent's size either. After confirming that this was the goal of the mission, he went to cut off the circuit of the two octopus statues opposite, and then entered the next cell.
【You entered Cell No. 4302 and adjusted your sentence to 5 days. 】
【After discovering your existence, the other party was a little surprised, and then regarded you as a fellow inmate who was in the same disease, and curiously asked what crime you committed to be arrested. your choice…】
【You chose to tell the truth. 】
【You tell the other party that you are entrusted by his father to help him escape from prison. 】
【The obese young man was overjoyed after hearing this, and hurriedly begged you to take him away. He has had enough torture here, and he doesn't want to stay any longer. 】
"Torture?" Mu You was puzzled. The fourth floor looked quite normal, with food and shelter in place every day, and the cells were much more spacious than the first three floors. What torture did he suffer here?
【You asked what the other party suffered here? 】
【The young man tells you that the fourth floor is characterized by a huge temperature difference between day and night. It is extremely hot during the day, and the highest temperature is like being in a steaming sea of fire, and it will be extremely cold at night, which is enough to freeze all living things into ice slag. Although the cells can greatly reduce temperature changes, they cannot be completely isolated. The prisoners here have to cycle back and forth between extreme cold and scorching heat every day, and life is worse than death. 】
【The fourth floor only has dawn and dusk every day, and within a total of four hours, the temperature is suitable for human survival. The reason you don't feel anything unusual is because it's early morning, one of the most comfortable times of the day. 】
"It turns out that..."
Mu You nodded. How could the fourth floor be so easy? Sure enough, there are restrictions, and it is more terrifying than the third floor. The poisonous gas on the third floor will be fine if you stay in the cell anyway, and the alternating cold and hot on the fourth floor, even the cell will not be spared.
【You tell the young man that the time has not come and you need to wait a few more days before you can take him out of prison. 】
【The young man was quite disappointed when he heard the words, and turned around to ask if you brought any food. The prison food here is too small and tasteless, which is not enough to fill his stomach. If you have better food, he is willing to pay a high price for it. 】
"Huh?"
Mu You's eyes lit up when he saw the new reminder. As the son of the great pirate Dragon Knight, this big fat boy must have a lot of assets, and his tone of voice also gave him the feeling that he is a fool with a lot of money.
Mu You went to the dining table, took the little girl's leftover KFC bucket from last night, threw it in the microwave to heat it up, and then sent it into the game through the ring.
【You suddenly took out a bucket of food that exudes heat, and the rich aroma wafted away, causing the young man in the next cell to move his index finger, salivate, and his stomach growled, eagerly begging for food from you. 】
【You are 'embarrassed' and tell the other party that this is the ration you prepared for yourself. 】
【The young man heard the words and said that he is willing to spend ten years of his life to buy this food! 】
Mu Youxin said that this kid is indeed the stupid son of the landlord's family. He bought a KFC for ten years without batting an eyelid.
Yes!
【You agree to the other party's transaction request, lifespan +10. 】
【The young man took the food and couldn't wait to taste it. It was so delicious that he shed tears, claiming that he had never eaten such a delicious thing...】
This is really hungry...
Mu You shook his head amusedly. The people in charge in this prison are all octopuses, unable to communicate. No matter how rich he is, he can’t bribe him out.
【You suddenly feel the temperature around you start to rise, and the temperature in the prison quickly becomes sultry. 】
【When the day comes, under the curse of the vampire skin, you start to become drowsy. 】
"oh?"
At this time, a new notification popped up, and Mu You hurriedly checked the time.
It is five o'clock in the morning on the earth, but the time difference on the opposite side is almost two hours, which is seven o'clock in the morning. It seems that it has entered the daytime stage, and the temperature difference between day and night on the fourth floor of the prison is beginning to be reflected.
"Time to leave..."
In the daytime, the vampire skin can no longer be used. Mu You is going to leave the prison first, and go to the two elves to complete the daily tasks.
He tried to place a teleportation array in the cell, but a prompt popped up immediately.
【Warning, this area is within the monitoring range of King Octopus, any placement of the teleportation array will be noticed by it, which may bring unknown consequences. Do you want to continue to place the teleportation array? 】
"no."
Mu You sighed, it seems that the teleportation array can't be placed randomly.
【You switched the cultist skin. 】
【You unlocked the cell door and walked out of the cell door. 】
【The moment you leave the cell, the scorching air suddenly hits you, and you feel your skin scalding hot, as if there are hot knives in the air, cutting your face with severe pain. 】
【Under the high temperature, your HP begins to decrease slowly...】
"It's really fast..."
It's just the beginning of the day, and the temperature has already risen to this level. He can already imagine what the temperature will be when the sun is three poles high. Who dares to wander around on this fourth floor at that time, I'm afraid they won't even be able to resist for a few seconds. If it doesn't pass, it will be roasted into coke.
Taking advantage of the fact that the temperature is still low, Mu You hastened to control the character back to the old elf's cave.
After entering the cave, the temperature returned to normal immediately.
Mu You found an open space, and then released the dark teleportation.
No warning popped up this time, and the teleportation array was placed smoothly.
Mu You teleported directly to the Forest of Elves, rode a hippogryph to complete the patrol mission, and then left an anonymous letter near the training hall, which mentioned a group of elves who died in the sea of evil spirits seven hundred years ago, and secretly I wrote some 'hearsay' news about King Octopus and the submarine prison.
Enough point, enough to cause discussion.
At this time, the sky was already bright, and the pet shop started another day of business.
He was busy until three o'clock in the afternoon, when Mu You logged into the game again and teleported to the submarine prison.
According to the time difference, the current time in the Sea of Evil Spirits is 5 pm, and the daytime phase of the fourth floor should be over.
【You passed through the cave and entered the fourth floor of the prison again. 】
【At this time, the temperature here is still hot and dry, but it is already at a level that the human body can adapt to. 】
Sure enough, the temperature has recovered, and there will be a two-hour comfort period.
Mu You hurried back to the little fat man's cell.
【You have entered Cell 4302 again. 】
【The obese young man next door was ecstatic when he saw you appear, and eagerly asked if you had brought food. 】
Mu You guessed that the little fat man was going to be hungry again, and bought a family bucket in advance, but at this time, he didn't rush to take it out, but asked first.
【You ask the other party, he eats so much, how did he survive on a bowl of prison food every day? 】
[The young man didn't think too much when he heard the words, and told you the truth: before he went to prison, his father was afraid that he would starve, so he specially prepared a 'hunger gem' for him. The gem can greatly reduce the speed of hunger, which prevents him from starving to death in advance. 】
There are actually gems dedicated to fighting hunger?
If it is true, this gem is quite interesting to Mu You, because his vampire skin just inherited the curse of a big eater. If he has this gem, it will probably be able to directly offset this curse.
[The young man seems to have seen that you have some ideas about his hunger gem, and he said very generously that if you can provide him with two servings of the previous food every morning and evening before he is released from prison, he will directly give the gem to him. you! 】
Ruzi can be taught!
Mu You nodded in relief. The little fat man looked silly, but he was quite clever.
【You hand over a bucket of food with a strong aroma to the other party. The other party did not break his promise, and immediately took out a gem and gave it to you. 】
【You got the 'Hunger Gem'*1. 】
A new gem was acquired, but before Mu You could check the effect, another prompt popped up.
【You have received a 'Monster Thief Appointment Letter'. 】
[Strange thief Fan Lun Justin took a fancy to the gemstone you just bought. He will come to you in one hour and start stealing gemstones for 30 minutes. During this period, the gemstone cannot be bound, the plane cannot be transferred, and the It is teleported from a long distance and cannot be stored in space props, and the strange thief Fan Lun Justin can know the location of the gem at any time. If the theft is not successful within 30 minutes, the theft will fail. 】
(end of this chapter)