Chapter 426 The King's Invitation

Chapter 426 The King's Invitation

Djinn?

Mu You stared blankly.

The options triggered by the bard, the first two are understandable, they are options for him, what the hell is the third?

Out of curiosity, Mu You first tried to choose [Ask the Genie].

What surprised him was: the third option was free of charge, and the text popped up directly!

【"The lamp god is one of the greatest gods! The lamp god who lives in a bottle or pot, occasionally appears in the desert area to help travelers who are in trouble. He is a loving god who deserves everyone's respect !” When the troubadour talked about the lamp god, his eyes were full of worship and fanaticism: “In addition, it is said that the artifact of the lamp god, the ‘miracle lamp’, is hidden in the lair of the manticore on the Gobi Plateau in the northern part of the Scarlet Desert. As long as you find the manticore Lair, and defeat the manticore entrenched in it, find the miracle magic lamp, and you will have a chance to meet the lamp god!"]

"So this guy is a loyal believer of the lamp god?"

Mu You recalled the explanation when he met this troubadour just now, and specifically described him as 'hanging an oil lamp on his waist'.

Now the other party's words sounded like they were preaching to him.

The question is, if there is really a 'miracle lamp', why doesn't the faithful believer in front of him take it, but instead fools him as an outsider?

Mu You keenly felt that there was something tricky about it.

And as for the manticore, he has just met it not long ago, it is the boss on the 30th floor of the Tower of the Brave, a 5-star god-type creature, let him take the lead?

In a word, even if there were such lamp gods and manticores, it would be a matter for him to think about after he got the magic brush and the skin of the gods. Now he was busy looking for the magic brush, but he had no time to provoke these things.

Mu You shook his head, backtracked decisively, and chose the first item.

[You asked the troubadour if there was a quick way to travel to the Scarlet Desert. 】

【"Going to the Crimson Desert, of course there is a way." The troubadour played the accordion and nodded with a smile, and said that as a friend meeting for the first time, he can answer your first question for free. 】

[The Almare Empire is a country located in the east of the Qingyan Desert, and it is also the only large country in the desert area at present. Because of the long-term survival experience in the desert, a kind of "sand land ship" was born in this country Carriers can travel in the desert like walking on flat ground, and are often used for the transportation of personnel and goods of various caravans. If you can take a land ship, you can reach the Scarlet Desert in only half a day, and you can save money. Dangerous and hard to go on long treks. 】

"Edromal Empire..."

Mu You of this country knows it, and it is also marked on the map given by Solomon. It is docked at the edge of this empire to facilitate communication with the aborigines here and trigger various tasks.

Mu You nodded, this news is quite valuable, and this troubadour is also quite honest, the first question is free, so Mu You didn't go back to prostitution, but directly chose the second one.

[You rewarded the troubadour with five years of life, and expressed that you would like to hear him sing another troubadour story. 】

【"Thank you for your patronage!" The troubadour was overjoyed, accepted your reward, took you to sit in the shade, then plucked the strings, and sang an unofficial story about "Caesar" along with the accompaniment...]

What follows is a long paragraph of bard story text, with thousands of words.

But it’s not complicated to sum it up, it’s just a simple unofficial history gossip: It is said that after Radars Caesar unified the desert and proclaimed himself emperor, he summoned civil and military officials and held a grand celebration banquet to discuss the meritorious deeds of his opponents Reward.

It was originally a banquet where the guests and the host enjoyed themselves, but in the end, because of a cat brought into the banquet by a maid, the drunken Caesar seemed to have seen something horrible, so frightened that he lost his sense of control, fell under the table, and screamed. screamed like a woman...

Although the guests who participated at the time pretended not to see it due to Caesar's identity and kept tight-lipped about it, it still became an indelible stain on the glamorous and brave Caesar.

Caesar, who was embarrassed, then ordered to hunt down all sand cats in the whole territory and destroy all sand cat nests, which indirectly led to the extinction of the cat species in the desert. This is Caesar's sand cat butcher 'The origin of this nickname...

Sand cat butcher... This is the first time Mu You has heard of this story.

It's just a piece of unofficial history. It's hard to say whether it's true or not, but from this story alone, the information that can be extracted seems to be that Caesar is afraid of cats?

【You thanked the troubadour for his story, and then you are about to take your leave. 】

[The troubadour noticed that you were leaving, so he hurriedly stopped you and asked if you want to listen to another legend of the great lamp god? Also a free gift! 】

【You shook your head and declined the troubadour's invitation, and then, under the bitter eyes of the troubadour, you rode a camel and continued your journey. 】

After that, it was time to go on the road. It took about two hours to ride a camel to Ai Zhuomaer.

During this period, Mu You saw all kinds of desert creatures.

[You encountered an armored armadillo (level 17): attack power 54-64, defense power 540, ability: burrowing, defensive form, fire immunity...]

[Iron Armored Armadillo: A pangolin-like creature with layers of scales covering its back. It has extremely strong defense and the ability to travel through sand. 】

[You easily penetrated the defense of the armadillo with the power of God. You killed the armored armadillo, experience +17, lifespan +1, you got 'armadillo scales'*17...]

...

【You see a wave of movement in the sand in front of you, a withered hand covered with cloth strips suddenly protrudes from the sand, followed by a desert mummy crawling out from under the sand, staggering towards you... ...]

【...The desert mummy was turned into powder by your holy light technique...】

...

【...Walking to a sand dune, you suddenly heard a rustling sound under the sand, a 'Mother of the Scarab' (level 19) suddenly emerged from the ground, and quickly summoned a monster from the surrounding sand. Dozens of scarabs. 】

[The scarabs crawled quickly, rushed up to you and the drought camel, and drilled through your skin, and began to bite your internal organs...]

[The camel in the drought wailed and was bitten to death by the scarabs...]

"Backtracking..."

The pangolin mummies I encountered earlier are easy to talk about, but this insect is a bit difficult to deal with. It will burrow into the human body when it meets it, and it can't be beaten.

Mu You had no choice but to resort to the big killer: mecha skin!

[Time flies, before you encountered the scarab, you jumped off the camel in advance and switched to the mecha skin. 】

[Attention, the current power supply of the Mech Skin's power furnace is insufficient, the output power is greatly reduced, and various accessories above the epic level such as the power storage cannon and the self-aiming circuit cannot take effect. Do you want to switch skins? 】

[You ignored the warning and took the initiative to step on the sand dunes. 】

[A large number of scarabs emerged again, rushing towards you, and surrounded your feet, but there was nothing they could do to your steel body. 】

[The spiral barrels on your arms emerge, and the two shotguns spray out a string of flames, and the scarabs on the ground explode and die one after another amidst a burst of chirping...]

The ancient power furnaces were left to Eugene and the others to build Eternal Night City. Now Muyou only has some ordinary power furnaces available, and the combat power of the mecha skin is greatly reduced, but it is still easy to deal with a few bugs.

[You searched around and picked up the 'Scarab Shell'*36. 】

The shells dropped by these scarabs are a good material for potions, and they are only produced in the desert. They are usually relatively rare, but now you have the opportunity to collect more.

In addition, Mu You found that in the desert, due to the excessive drought and the scarcity of water elements, all water-type magic could not be cast, but the power of fire-type magic could almost double.

However, don't think that fire magic can shine here because of this. On the contrary, almost all creatures in the desert are resistant to fire, and many creatures are even directly immune to fire, let alone those monsters. Even the drought-affected camel he was riding was naturally immune to fire damage.

Therefore, ordinary water and fire magicians would not go to the desert without authorization, and their situation here would be extremely embarrassing.

Next, Mu You stepped on the corpses of mummies and bugs all the way, and after about two hours, he finally arrived at the place.

【You have come to the city of Eldromal. This is the capital of the Almare Empire, located on a rare oasis in the Qingyan Desert, and it is also the only large city on the entire desert continent. 】

[When you enter the city of Almare, you will see a golden world. All the buildings in the city are made of blue-yellow sandstone. Square temples and towers can be seen everywhere. All the aborigines on the streets are all Wearing sand-proof clothing and head scarves...]

[You led the camel into the city, and the skin color was obviously different from that of the residents here, which immediately attracted the attention of countless aborigines. 】

[You ignored these lines of sight and looked around, there are many local specialty shops waiting for your patronage, you choose to go to...]

This desert city is more prosperous than imagined. As soon as you enter the city, there are many options to go to, including various shops, local travel agencies, restaurants and so on.

Just as Mu You was about to ask someone where he could rent a land boat, a text popped up in the game that surprised him.

【You have just entered the city, and you are stopping and wandering near the city gate, when two men dressed as soldiers suddenly stopped in front of you. 】

[These two are wearing the armor of the unified army of the Eldromal Empire and holding halberds. They are obviously the regular army here. 】

[You looked at the two of them with a little vigilance, touched the magic wand in your sleeve with one hand, and heard one of them politely say: "Excuse me, is this Mr. Ghost Captain?"]

Mu You stared blankly.

He would not find it strange to be stopped by the locals, or even recognize him as a fool, but what shocked him was that the other party actually called out his identity in one go?

One must know that he is currently hiding his ID. He is also wearing an ordinary skin that has been changed, and he is still wearing a thousand-faced face. How did the other party recognize him?

Mu You frowned, and didn't reply in a hurry, but first sent a private message to Solomon on the forum to ask if he had disclosed his itinerary to others.

Apart from a few people around him, only Solomon knew about his coming to the desert.

"Reveal the itinerary? No, what's the matter, my god, what happened?" Solomon's reply seemed quite confused.

"Oh, it's nothing, just ask casually, don't worry about it." Mu You replied casually, judging from Solomon's tone, he has preliminarily determined that it should not be revealed by the other party, and the other party has no reason to do so.

This is strange...

Mu You had no choice but to return to the game.

[You nodded to admit your identity, and asked the two of you what they wanted from you? 】

【"The king invites you to visit the palace!" One of the soldiers replied humbly. 】

king……

Mu You was even more surprised. He just entered the city, and the news reached the king of this country?

Although he was puzzled, Mu You decided to follow the two of them to have a look. Since the other party could reveal his identity and openly invite him to be a guest, it shouldn't be a bad thing.

【You follow two soldiers and enter the palace in the center of the city, and in a luxurious reception room, you meet Gunta Adam, the king of the Adramer Empire. 】

【"Captain Ghost, the most powerful warrior among the Fools, on behalf of the Eldromal Empire, I welcome you!" The old king wearing a crown warmly received you. 】

【"I'm curious, how did you know my identity?" After entering the reception room, you straight to the point asked this confusion. 】

【"Haha, half an hour ago, a troubadour passing by here told me that he was an old friend of yours. If it wasn't for his reminder, I wouldn't have known that a warrior as powerful as you would pass by My country." King Adan did not hide anything, and told you the truth with a smile. 】

troubadour...

Mu You's face is weird, no way...

The guy I met just now had already seen through his identity? You know that person is not a player, how did he do it?

[The king seemed to see doubts flashing across your face, and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, Mr. Ghost Captain, I invite you here without any malice. According to the troubadour, the goal of your trip is to go to the Scarlet Desert. Looking for those members of the 'Caesar Cult', and hoping to find out the whereabouts of the legendary 'Pen of Order' from them, right?"]

"..."

Mu You was even more shocked, and even felt a little creepy.

He suddenly realized that he had underestimated the bard from before. Who the hell is this guy? He just said that he was going to the Scarlet Desert. Can you guess the pen of order?

etc……

At this time, Mu You suddenly realized another thing: the information about the "Caesar Cult" provided by Solomon before seemed to be a player from Dawn City, who learned it from a minstrel population...

The troubadour this player met, shouldn't it be the same person he met?

The connection of these two events made Mu You suddenly feel as if he had been caught in some kind of man-made conspiracy...

【You look at the king and ask the troubadour's whereabouts with a smile. It doesn't mean anything else, you just want to say hello and have a heart-to-heart talk with him. 】

【But the king shook his head: "The troubadour said he had something important to do. He came to tell me the news just now and left the city in a hurry."】

Damn, this guy is still running away, it's more like a conspiracy...

【Seeing your uncertain expression, the king said with relief: "Don't worry, Mr. Ghost Captain, I invite you this time to discuss a cooperation with you, and there is absolutely no malice!"】

【"What cooperation?" You asked. 】

Mu You breathed out, no matter who the troubadour was, it was already like this anyway, he simply decided to listen to it before talking.

【"You are looking for the legendary 'lost magic pen', and I have no feeling for the magic pen. My goal is to prevent the resurrection of Caesar, the war lunatic, so as to ensure the stability of my empire and rule, so there is no conflict between us !" The king looked at you seriously and said, "I can help you find the 'Caesar Religion' group, and you need to help me confirm whether this group is really capable of resurrecting Caesar and his Army, if there is one, please stop them and destroy their plans! I will send my army to assist you secretly throughout the whole process."]

[You triggered the hidden mission: Prevent the Caesar Empire from being revived. 】

[Mission Description: If the Caesar Empire is revived, the desert legion he leads will have the ability to destroy any human country on the mainland, and the only desert country that bears the brunt is the Almare Empire. 】

[Mission Content: Go to the Scarlet Desert, infiltrate into Caesar's Cult, and confirm whether they really have the ability and plan to revive Caesar, and if so, destroy their plan. 】

[Mission Rewards: Obtain the support of the King of Almare, obtain the right to call the army of Almare temporarily, and obtain a 'sand land ship' presented by the king. 】