Chapter 675 The End of the Mechanic

[You walked to the front of the guard tree and were about to go to check the prison above. ]

[Two savages suddenly jumped out from nearby, holding spears, staring at you fiercely: "Who?" "What are you doing?"]

[You waved your hands and stepped back to indicate that you had no ill intentions, and at the same time showed the paper crane on your chest. ]

[The two savages did not relax because of this, and still stared at you with ferocious faces: "Prison is a restricted area... stay away!"]

Mu You hurriedly controlled the character to step back, and his face was a little strange. Is this really a prison?

However, this prison is not the same as an ordinary prison. Such a small prison seems to have only one person in it... Who is it that is being held solitary in such a grand manner?

[Under the murderous threats of the two savages, you know that you cannot communicate. Just as you are about to leave, a deep voice suddenly came from the prison above: "Hey, let him come up."]

[Hearing this, the two savages immediately put away their weapons, made way, and signaled you to climb up the tree quickly. 】

"Emm..."

Mu You was even more confused. Can the prisoner here order the jailer? Are you really a prisoner?

Feeling strange, Mu You immediately controlled the character to climb up the ring wood.

[You quickly climbed up the ring wood with the Wind Rider feature and came to the top of the prison. ]

[The slightly narrow wooden prison was empty, with only a table and a simple bed. ]

[Beside the window of the prison, sat a tattered and unkempt savage. The savage had a resolute face, a tall and mighty figure, and his skin was as rough and hard as an ancient tree. His thick black hair fluttered in the wind, and his eyes were as sharp as an eagle. ]

[When you came in, the savage was wiping a longbow by the window. The bow with fine patterns was wiped shiny. From time to time, the savage pulled the bow and aimed out of the window to test his strength. 】

【"It is strictly forbidden for unidentified outsiders to set foot on the seventh floor without surveillance. Once discovered, all savages will be killed on the spot. This is one of the iron laws left by the previous king." The savage kept adjusting the bowstring and suddenly said: "Although the savage tribe seems to live a casual life, some rules are very strict. If you broke in just now, no matter who you are or what your purpose is, there is no room for maneuver."】

This savage spoke very fluently as soon as he opened his mouth, and he was obviously a highly intelligent savage.

And the other party's words made Mu You realize that he was indeed a bit reckless. Fortunately, the other party stopped him in time.

【You asked the other party why he saved you? 】

【"Not to save you, but because I need you to do something. It's not easy to wait for someone from the outside world to come in here. If you die, I have to wait again, and it may take many years." The savage said. 】

【"What's the matter?" you asked. 】

【The wild man stopped cleaning his bow and looked up at you: "Before that, you need to know my story first."】

【"My name is Tianlang. I was born into a family of archers. My parents carefully nurtured me since I was a child and I have mastered the skills of a great archer."】

【"One thousand four hundred years ago, I won the championship at the Warriors Conference and became the strongest warrior of the year. After that, I was appointed as the captain of the first team of the First Sentinels. I led 472 loyal warriors and was responsible for the daily patrol and guard work on the east side of the Ring Forest."】

【"Originally, I only needed to follow the steps. "If I work in the class, I can rise to the top and live a life without worries about food and clothing."

【"But I am not satisfied with this. I am a radical who advocates territorial expansion. In addition to performing daily patrol tasks, I led my men to explore the outside world without telling the tribe leader, and planted seeds of the ring tree along the way, trying to secretly expand the scope of the ring forest."

【"It was smooth in the first few years, but as we became more and more unscrupulous, the scope of our exploration was getting farther and farther away from the hinterland of the ring forest, and something went wrong after all."

【"We, encountered Huangwu outside..."

Huangwu?

Mu You was stunned when he saw this. He was familiar with this name. Yan Ju Shen Huang. Huangwu is one of the four natural disaster beasts. Although Huangwu is ranked last, according to Jushe, the strength of natural disaster beasts is not based on ranking.

【"When the Wild Crow appeared, the surrounding area was instantly barren for thousands of miles, plants withered, animals died miserably, and all life died quickly in the wasteland."】

【"I realized something was wrong and hurriedly wanted to take my men back to the Ring Forest, but it was too late. The Wild Crow seemed to be angry with us and kept tracking us along the way, causing us to never get out of the wasteland. My warriors fell one by one in the wasteland. Only I, relying on my strong physical fitness, forcibly escaped from the wasteland. I was also seriously injured and skinny, almost dying. Fortunately, I was found by a passing tribe member and saved my life. But my 472 brothers stayed in that wasteland forever." 】

【"Afterwards, I was stripped of my captaincy and sentenced to life imprisonment for violating clan rules, concealing the truth, and my private actions that caused my troops to suffer devastating losses."】

【"I don't care about these crimes, I deserve them. What I care about is my 472 brothers, who are still in Huangwu's territory."】

【"Because of the fear that another tribe member would be attacked by Huangwu, the tribe leader designated that area as a forbidden area, and no tribe member was allowed to approach it again, so I couldn't find other tribe members to help me, so I had to ask outsiders for help."】

【Tianlang said this and looked at you: "You came from the outside world. To be able to come here, you must be considered a hero outside."】

[“I feel that something is strange about what happened back then. The wild crow at that time was clearly capable of killing us easily, but it didn’t do it. It just followed us all the way, causing my people to fall one by one in the wasteland... I don’t know why, but I always feel that the wild crow had another purpose at that time...”]

[“I don’t care about it myself, but I can’t let my brothers die in obscurity, so I hope you can go back to that area on my behalf and find out what happened there that year. Whether my brothers are alive or dead, I need a result.”]

[“You want to enter the seventh floor, you should want to see the clan leader, right? As long as you help me complete this task, I will introduce you to the clan leader. Even though I am a prisoner, I still have this face.”]

[Tianlang asked you to explore the wasteland. Do you accept it? ]

Mu You touched his chin. He was not interested in what the wild man asked for, but was very interested in the wild crow itself.

If he had been asked to face a natural disaster beast in the past, he would definitely run as far as he could. However, now that he has opened the Heavenly Dao, the power of the Heavenly Dao can restrain the natural disaster beast to a certain extent. It is not difficult for him to go around the territory of the natural disaster beast and leave safely. He may even have a chance to communicate with the natural disaster beast face to face.

They are now fighting against the God Devouring Beast, and they need to win over all the forces that can be won over as much as possible. If they can pull this wild crow into their own camp, they will definitely be able to greatly increase their chances of winning...

Of course, he did not plan to go there in person. After all, it is not easy to come to the Jielin, and this kind of thing is obviously not something that can be done in a short time.

Mu You plans to let the night watchman take the snake with him. As a natural disaster beast, the snake should have some friendship with the wild crow, and it also has the ability to resist the wild crow. It is most suitable for it to come forward.

[You agreed to Tianlang's request. Tianlang took out a beast skin map and handed it to you: "This is the map we drew when we explored outside. It marks the specific location where we encountered the wild crow."]

[You obtained the 'Topographic Map of the Eastern Area of ​​Jielin'. ]

Whether this mission can be completed or not, this map alone is worth the price of admission.

Mu You finished his discussion with the wild archer and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something.

The other party just said that he became the captain of the Sentinel Team of the Ancestral People 1,400 years ago, and Muro seemed to have been named the captain and disappeared during that period. Both of them were sentinel captains, so maybe they knew each other!

[Before leaving, you suddenly asked Tianlang if he knew a wild man named Muro? ]

["Muro? Do you mean the captain of the third team?" Tianlang nodded when he heard this: "Of course I know him. Muro was my opponent at the Warriors Conference that year. I defeated him in the last round and won the championship and got the title of captain of the first team."]

["But I heard that he disappeared later and never appeared again... Do you have any news about him?"]

Sure enough, he knew him!

Mu You hurriedly told Tianlang about Muro.

[You told Tianlang about Muro's deeds. 】

【"So that's how it is. This silly boy is still alive..." After listening to your story, Tianlang sighed, as if recalling the past. After a moment, he looked at you: "You should want to find Muro's mother, Cecia?"】

【"I don't know much about her. I just heard that after Muro disappeared, Cecia seemed to be stimulated and her temperament changed drastically. She resigned as a herbalist, moved out of the tribe, and lived in seclusion at the end of the sixth floor, in a small house in the southeast direction. Since she has lived alone for many years and rarely communicated with the tribe, it is hard to say whether she is still there now... You can go and take a look."】

Mu You originally just mentioned it casually, but he didn't expect to really ask for clues about Muro's mother.

Then Mu You said goodbye to Tianlang, left the prison, and went to the place indicated by Tianlang.

【You searched deep in the sixth floor and soon found a courtyard isolated in the jungle. 】

【The courtyard is not big, it looks a bit dilapidated, and it is surrounded by weeds. You walked to the gate of the courtyard. The simple wooden door was ajar. There was a nursery surrounded by a fence at the gate, where some crops were planted. 】

【In the courtyard, a white-haired female savage was struggling to take out a bucket from the well and carrying the bucket towards home. 】

【"Excuse me, are you the herbalist Cecia?" You took the initiative to ask. 】

【Hearing the voice, the old man turned back to look at you, looked you up and down, shook his head and said, "You've found the wrong person. There is no herbalist here, only an old woman who is about to die. If you are looking for a herbalist, you should go to the tribe..." 】

【After the old savage finished speaking, she no longer paid attention to you and continued to walk towards home with the bucket. 】

【"Muro asked me to come." You added. 】

【The bucket landed with a clang, and the water filled the yard. The old man looked back at you in surprise, with some panic and nervousness in his eyes: "Muro...Muro...Who is it? This name...so familiar..."】

Mu You was a little sad. The old man even forgot his son's name. No wonder he didn't report the case that year...

【You took out the stone that Muro gave you and handed it to Cecia. 】

【Cecia looked at the little man pattern carved on the stone, her eyes suddenly widened, her palms trembled, and tears couldn't stop falling: "I, I remember, Muro, it's my son, my lost son...I actually forgot such an important thing..."】

【"Muro asked you to come? That means he is still alive, right?" The old man suddenly looked at you and asked. 】

["Yes, Muro is still alive and well, but he is trapped outside..." You hurriedly told the old man about Muro's situation. ]

["He is still alive, it's good to be alive..." The old man let out a long sigh after hearing this, and the stone in his heart fell to the ground. ]

[After a moment of relaxation, the old man smiled apologetically, invited you to sit in the house, and poured you a cup of green medicine. ]

["You have worked hard for him, child. People from outside will feel a little uncomfortable when they come to the Jielin. This is my family's ancestral Jiemu medicine juice. Drinking it should make you feel better." The old man smiled. ]

[You took the medicine juice and drank it. The bitter taste of Chinese medicine suddenly filled your mouth, but the bitterness quickly dissipated, and the rest was full of fragrance. ]

[You suddenly felt that your mind was agile and your ears and eyes were much clearer. During the duration of the medicine, your text delay was temporarily reduced to 10-15 seconds. ]

Mu You was a little surprised. He didn't expect that there was a potion that could reduce the delay of the game. These wild herbalists are better than expected.

[You are savoring the medicine carefully, and the old man next to you is looking at you with a smile, and suddenly says: "Speaking of which, a long time ago, when I was still a child, there was also a person like you who came to Jielin, and my grandmother also used this medicine to welcome him."]

Huh?

Mu You was stunned, someone like him? Have other fools come to Jielin?

Impossible, the old man was talking about when she was a child, which must have been at least thousands or even tens of thousands of years ago? It's hard to say whether the fool appeared at that time...

Mu You quickly reacted, like him, not referring to humans with the same body shape as him, but to armor, people wearing mechas like him, mechanics?

[You hurriedly asked Cecia, what happened to that person? 】

【"Yes, that person is just like you, he trapped himself in this iron knot. At that time, he suddenly broke into the Jielin, but was not welcomed by the tribe members. He was despised and driven away by everyone, and could only wander around and hide in the tribe. Later, my grandmother took pity on him and took him in out of kindness."】

【"This person is actually not a bad person, but he is not mentally normal. After living in my house for a while, one day he suddenly became crazy and said he wanted to see the tribe leader. He said he found what he wanted in the Moon Lake and he must go in to find it."】

【"The tribe leader The leader would of course not agree. Moon Lake is the holy land of our tribe, and we cannot let outsiders get close to it. So he was chased out with clubs as if he was a madman... Since then, this man seemed to have calmed down, became taciturn, no longer made trouble, and rarely communicated with us. The tribe gradually forgot about him... Until one day, at the Moon Festival that year, when the full moon rose that night and everyone was busy worshipping Moon Lake, this man suddenly rushed out from the corner and jumped into the Moon Lake..."】

Mu You looked at him with a strange expression. Mechanic, jumped into the Moon Lake?

[Seeing that the old man just sighed and stopped talking, you hurriedly asked what happened later.]

["Later? Of course he died. He jumped into the Moon Lake and his body was rotted on the spot. There was no trace of bones left, and he never came out again."]

Mu You was silent. Mechanic, he actually died like this...

Before he came, he really didn't expect that the mechanic didn't die a violent death, nor was he killed by some creature in the Jielin, but committed suicide by jumping into the lake.

The question is, why did he jump into the Moon Lake?

What on earth is in the lake that is worth risking his life to get... (End of this chapter)