Chapter 552 Goodbye Forest Spirit
【You obtained ‘Mirage Crab’s Claws’*1. 】
【The loud noise caused by the Wind Burial Cannon is still echoing in the air, and the furious mirage swung its other pincer towards you. In a weak state, you are no longer able to dodge...】
ceddie'
【You were hit by a falling stone sculpture and your life was reduced to zero...】
【On your deathbed, you vaguely hear a distant low roar coming from the ground beneath your feet, like the roar of the earth, which makes you terrified...】
【At the same time, on the ground around you, you see turbulent mirages spurting out from the cracks in the ground, instantly blurring your vision...】
【You have died, and your soul is being pulled by two soul lamps at the same time. You can choose to go to any soul lamp to reunite your soul body...】
Mu You was speechless. When he saw the sudden change, he thought he had a chance to run away, but in the end he still failed to escape the fate of death.
However, the last two prompts are a bit strange, seeming to be saying that his wind burial cannon awakened something.
“Could it be a mirage?” Mu You looked strange.
Thinking about it, it's really possible. His cannonball made a lot of noise. The mirage tapir's body was sleeping well, but it was woken up by his cannonball, so it had to calm down first.
Mu You took a breath, stopped worrying, and returned to the game.
At this time, the game asked you to choose a resurrection point. Mu You naturally chose the light at the exit of the Brave Tower. Otherwise, he would be resurrected on the spot and would have to die again.
【Your soul is drawn back by the soul-guiding lamp. 】
【You were resurrected under the soul-inducing lamp, and cracks appeared on the resurrection stone in your hand...】
After resurrecting the character, Mu You had time to check the loot.
In the space backpack, Mu You looked at the huge crab leg that appeared out of thin air on the grass beside him, and activated the omniscient crystal.
【Claws of Mirage Crab: The limbs of mirage-type creatures, which are not contaminated by mirage and can be used as weapons during the mirage season. Creatures that have mirage in their bodies (non-mirage system) will cause 0-5 times additional damage, and the damage value depends on the content of mirage in the body.
Attacks made with pincers ignore mirage petrification. 】
This is a specialized weapon, and its effect is quite impressive at first glance. It can provide up to five times the special attack damage!
Unfortunately, the damage increase depends on the mirage content in the enemy's body. That is to say, if the enemy has just woken up and the mirage in the body is in a state of being cleared when encountering the enemy, then the damage increase of this thing will be zero, and it will be the same as an ordinary wooden stick. No difference.
Only when the enemy's body is full of mirage and is on the verge of forced sleep, can this thing exert its greatest power.
So this crab leg is simply used as a weapon, and is actually not very strong.
The real function of this thing is actually the effect of the second half of the sentence: attacking ignores mirage and petrification.
This means that if you encounter those petrified monsters on the road in the future, you no longer have to be helpless. You can directly use this thing to break through their protective layer and kill them without taking any damage!
Mu You was satisfied to be able to get such a useful item before his death.
Just at this time, a message came from the group calling him.
"@鬼Captain. How is the boss? I heard from one of my subordinates that he saw you under the soul-inducing lamp..." The message was sent by Blue Beard, and other people in the group were also eagerly anticipating his latest progress. .
“I’m dead...” Mu You told the truth.
"ah…"
“No way, boss, even you...”
“Oh my god, the whole army was really wiped out...”
…
Everyone was surprised and regretful.
“What happened in the end?” the emperor asked.
Mu You didn’t hide anything, and truthfully described what happened next.
“How dare we keep jumping on the back of a mirage?”
Everyone was shocked by this fact again. In comparison, the fact that their entire army was wiped out became more reasonable: a group of people had been wandering on the back of a natural disaster beast for so long, and it was surprising that they could escape unscathed.
Several people then discussed the experiences of this land reclamation intermittently.
Mu You did not participate. He exited the Brave Tower in the game and dragged the character to the tomb in the Misty Mountain.
He himself told the two clones, went out alone, and flew to Lin Xue's manor.
He came to see Vivian. In addition to consulting about the forest spirit, he also planned to see if he could use the blood coffin to resurrect Vivian.
“Resurrection?”
In the manor, the crow carrying Vivian's soul had a strange tone after listening to Mu You's explanation.
“Yes, but I’m not sure if it’s possible...”
Mu You had already taken out the blood coffin and Vivian's body from the game at this time, and was arranging the blood coffin on the spot.
Vivian's body is well preserved. Since this blood coffin can resurrect even headless corpses, it stands to reason that Vivian's body should not be a problem.
The only thing he worries about is whether this blood coffin will only be effective on creatures in the real world. Then there is really no way.
Vivian didn't say anything when she saw this. Lin Xue and Xiaoya also came to watch, but when they saw the pool of blood boiling, they instinctively stayed away.
Mu You took Vivian’s body out of the ice coffin and carefully placed it into the blood coffin.
As the blood submerged, Vivian's body quickly disappeared under the blood.
Until a few seconds passed, Vivian's body, soaked in blood, suddenly sat up and opened her eyes.
But it only lasted less than a second before it closed again and lay back down again.
Everyone was stunned, and Mu You hurriedly took the body out again.
The originally skeletal body became plump and plump in just a few seconds. The complexion on his face also changed from pale to rosy. Even the stiff limbs became soft. At first glance, he seemed to be no different from a living person. .
It's a pity that Mu You felt it most clearly when he held the body. The body at this time was still a "remain", with no breathing, no heartbeat, and no body temperature. If you really want to describe it, this is just a living zombie.
Using the omniscient crystal to check the condition of the body, Mu You quickly understood that the problem turned out to be lifespan.
The Coffin of Resurrection is also effective for creatures in the astral world, but there is no concept of lifespan in the real world, so a dead body can be resurrected at any time if it is placed in it.
But the resurrection of creatures in the astral world requires not only the resurrection of the body, but also the remaining life span.
This is similar to the second wish he made to the Djinn before: to resurrect the dead in the disaster. Only in places like the Earth where resurrection is impossible, people who die due to accidents rather than due to exhaustion of lifespan can be resurrected by the power of miracles.
Vivian committed suicide in the Star Spirit Realm. Of course, her lifespan was exhausted before she died, otherwise she would not have died.
“Injecting lifespan...I’m afraid we have to wait until we find Chuangjie Mountain...”
Mu You pondered. This is completely beyond the current mechanism of the star spirit world. Unless the root server is found, Mu You can't think of any other way for the time being.
"Don't bother. I never thought about resurrection before I died. I'm very satisfied with my current situation." Seeing that Mu You was still thinking seriously, Vivian couldn't help but comfort her.
Vivian said she didn't care, but as a disciple, Mu You naturally couldn't take it seriously. If she could find an opportunity in the future, she would definitely give it a try.
Mu You put this matter aside for the time being and put away the blood coffin. Only then did Mu You talk about the forest spirit.
“Forest spirit…”
Vivian pondered for a moment, then flew onto Mu You's shoulder: "I'll go with you myself."
"good."
Mu You nodded and took out the card with the ‘door’ on it.
This time I went to find the forest spirit, not only to settle the mission rewards, but more importantly to prove to other forest spirits that he has the ability to dispel pollution and see if he can get more forest spirit cores. This kind of thing must be done by him. I'll go there myself.
Next, Lin Xue found a hidden basement in the manor, where Mu You opened the door and took Vivian in.
Half an hour later, the two appeared in the black forest.
The last time I came here seemed to be three months ago. At that time, the black forest had just been burned in a fire, and there was no life within dozens of miles.
But now, only three months have passed, this woodland has actually regained its vitality. New shoots have emerged from the dead branches, dyeing the earth into a green. Although it has not yet revived into a woodland, it can already be seen that The prototype of a forest. I believe that in the near future, this place will turn back into a lush dense forest.
"over there."
Vivian took off first and flew in a direction in the forest.
Mu You didn’t know how she confirmed her position, so she just followed her.
After a while, the two came to a hole in the ground. The hole was as narrow as an arm's width, like a hole made by a rabbit.
Vivian indicated that the forest spirit was inside.
Mu You didn’t hesitate, and directly submerged himself into the ground with a magic spell.
After passing the initial narrow path, the lower part soon becomes open.
A minute later, Mu You landed underground.
The ground is covered with colorful mushroom bushes, and the soil above the head is entangled with countless plant roots, large and small, and is dotted with a large number of purple luminous stones.
In the dim purple light, there is a clear and vital spring in the center of the ground. A familiar canary is standing by the spring and pecking at the spring water to drink.
“Tweet!”
Canary noticed the person coming and tilted her head to look at Mu You. Her eyes moved quickly, as if she recognized who he was.
Mu You stretched out his hand and the canary spread its wings and flew to his finger.
Looking at the bird in his hand, Mu You had a strange look on his face.
This bird is still the body he prepared for Vivian. Vivian was transferred into Mo Crow's body before. The bird came back to life with the help of the forest spirit. Later, when Mu You was about to leave, the little guy disappeared. trace.
Mu You thought that this little guy would have died long ago, but he didn't expect that he was still alive and kicking.
Mu You glanced at the Fountain of Youth on the ground. This spring water has the effect of stagnating life loss. It is probably because the little guy has been staying by the spring water that he was not affected by the door.
“Where is the forest spirit?” Mu You asked towards the canary on his finger.
As if it could understand human speech, the canary immediately flew to the spring and pecked at a branch that stuck out suddenly from the ground.
Following the bird's movements, the entire cave trembled violently, and then the 'branch' rose up from the ground on its own. Below it was connected to antlers-like forks, and further down was a head and a wooden body...
Ten seconds later, a forest spirit that looked like an elk crawled out of the ground.
“…Vivian? It turns out you are here…”
The forest spirit made a chaotic sound, as if it had just woken up. It shook its head. After waking up for a while, it looked at Mu You's left hand.
Because Mu You has already taken out the core of the forest at this moment.
The forest spirit sprouted a tree branch from the ground and extended in front of Mu You.
Muyou placed the core on the branch of the tree.
The branch quickly returned to the forest spirit. The forest spirit stared at the core of the surging black energy, and its voice gradually trembled.
"My core... has been cleaned up so much, it's incredible... Vivian, you really didn't lie to me..."
"certainly."
Vivian said with a somewhat proud tone.
"Young man, you have completed the commission. According to the agreement, this spring water is yours. I will ask you to continue to help me clean up the remaining pollution..." The forest spirit looked at Mu You and handed the core back with a tree branch.
“No problem.” Mu You took the core and nodded happily.
Vivian took the opportunity to say: "Since you have believed in us, take us 'over there'... You should understand my purpose, and this is also beneficial to your tribe."
"this…"
When Forest Spirit heard this, his tone suddenly became hesitant and his eyes shifted a little.
"What? What happened over there?" Vivian asked.
"Actually, before you came, humans had already visited our realm under the recommendation of other forest spirits. I don't know how they did it. In short, they seemed to have found a way to remove the pollution, and they succeeded. We have convinced our clan leader, and now the clan leader has reached an agreement with them, and they will hand over the cores with excessive pollution to them in the future..." Forest Spirit explained.
"No way…"
After listening to this, Mu You immediately thought of the secret church.
The caller had previously said that they had something that was suspected to be the core of the forest spirit. At that time, Mu You guessed that they might have reached an agreement with a certain forest spirit. Unexpectedly, the actual situation was more serious. This group of people actually got there first and directly negotiated with the forest spirit. The spirit clan has reached a cooperation?
"I probably know who the other group of humans you are talking about is. With all due respect, those people are probably lying to you, and they will not succeed."
Vivian frowned and said: "The things these people use to eliminate pollution are just imitations based on our secret crystals. The effect is not the same. It is definitely more efficient to leave it to them than to us."
"Besides, if it's just a matter of cleaning speed, the real problem with these people is that they are not fools. If people who are not fools play with black magic, they will end up like me, turning into inhuman killing machines. , and your core will eventually be used in evil ways by them who have lost their humanity!"
"Oh, of course I have thought of this. When that group of people came, I raised objections and told the tribe about you. I hope to wait for your results. Unfortunately, I am already a marginalized member of the tribe. The characters are soft-spoken, but the forest spirit who introduced them has a high position of authority, and its words are much more convincing than mine. In the end, the clan leader believed in that group of people and handed over the core to them." The forest spirit sighed.
“How many cores were handed over?” Vivian asked.
“Five, all of them are cores with more than 90% pollution...” Senling said.
"Five is too many! Is your patriarch suffering from Alzheimer's disease again? If you give me so many at once, are you not afraid that they will use them to cause trouble?" Vivian said displeased.
"This is actually not to blame for the clan leader. At that time, the other party clearly stated that cooperation could not be achieved with less than five cores due to cost. At that time, the clan had already accumulated a lot of critical cores, and it would be dangerous if it did not find a way to solve it. The clan leader was also afraid Losing this only opportunity, I had to give them five to try the water first..." Sen Ling said.
(End of this chapter)