Chapter 373 Conversation with the Old Carpenter
Walter White... Gold Rush Town?
Yi Yan stared blankly at the square stone bricks laid under his feet. His eyes followed the gaps in the bricks and extended to the wide wall connecting to the street. Then, as the exquisitely crafted relief patterns gradually ascended, he looked at the railings, balconies, and large windows in turn. Doors, fluttering gauze curtains, and figures looking out onto the street, until it is difficult to see clearly the heights of the house due to the fog, and they can only finally focus on a Gothic-style spire church diagonally on the side.
"Is this a gold rush town?" Yi Jin murmured.
"Yes, this is the gold rush town."
The alchemical golem with an indifferent personality showed the enthusiasm of an admirer when talking about topics related to the old carpenter: "Master, I found the legendary gold rush town in the dark sky, and what you see now is The great city he built from scratch, I prefer the name Eden to a gold rush town or a hotbed of chaos, because only it is worthy of the greatness of its owner."
"..."
Ember expressed his attitude in silence. While looking at the hurried passers-by with a dull gaze, he sorted out the fragments of information related to Walter White in his mind.
As Nina's father and Fengjing's husband, Walter White is completely incompetent. In order to satisfy his ambition, he did not hesitate to sacrifice his daughter's life so that he could achieve his goal of parasitic Maple blood ancestral lineage and promotion to the lower ancient god.
In the current reincarnation, Walter White has basically fulfilled his wish, taking away most of the maple blood ancestral lineage, and it may not be difficult to be promoted to a true lower ancient god.
In the reincarnation that gave birth to the Opera House, which is also the White House, Walter White failed. Fengjing successfully saved his daughter and frustrated her husband's plan. Then, Walter White ran away from home on the day of failure. , and there has been no news since.
Although Ember had heard that Walter White was very interested in Gold Rush Town, so much so that Nina, who was locked in the basement, watched silent movies of Gold Rush Town again and again in search of her missing father's love, but Ember never thought about Walter. ·White really found the legendary gold rush town, and did not connect the old carpenter of Chaos Lighthouse with him.
"No wonder the old carpenter always tells his puppets to be good, baby. It turns out..."
Thinking of this, Yi Yan shook his head, and his thoughts turned to the copy of Gold Rush Town.
Since the beginning of this dungeon, two goals have been set for players. One is to witness the rough fate of Nina's family, and the other is to uncover the unsolved mysteries of Gold Rush Town.
After completing the first hidden mission, Ember learned about the tragic experience of Fengjing and Nina from the mouth of the shadow lady. She thought that this was probably a complete portrayal of the White family, but who knew that it later triggered a special plot of the Alchemy Golem? , everyone suddenly realized that the "little transparent" in the copy of Cat Nightmare actually had a magnificent and legendary life.
Similarly, this is not all of the White family. It was not until the alchemy puppet revealed the true identity of the old carpenter and filled in the missing link that was missing earlier that a picture was "photographed" of this strange family that stirred up the tide of destiny. Complete family portrait.
And if nothing unexpected happens, this family will stage a new story in the current reincarnation without the mistress.
"However, I have no expectations at all for the direction of this story."
Yi Yan raised his eyebrows, and immediately realized that the temperature of the half of the map in his hand seemed to be a little higher. Immediately, a question came to his mind, and that was whether the truth mission led by future technology was entirely to expose the "Garden of Eden" "The gold-mining malice, the soul fire artifacts, and the mass sacrifices of the aboriginal people that appeared along the way were either a cover-up to paralyze the Chaos Apostles, or they had other guidance.
Only by experiencing it personally can you appreciate the "enlightenment" of future technology. It really cannot be viewed with common sense. Therefore, Yi Jin felt that it was necessary to keep some precautions in mind.
At this time, in the copy of Gold Rush Town, the changes caused by the mine bonfire and the vortex light door attracted the attention of the old carpenter.
Before the Shadow Lady had time to retreat with Qiu Yinong and Miao Miao, the old carpenter appeared next to the completely burned bones of the scholar. His eyes were unwavering as he silently looked at the ashes, but it made the Shadow Lady feel like she was facing a formidable enemy. .
Danger!
Before, the old carpenter didn't even take action personally, and the shadow lady was almost in trouble. Now that she met him officially, she knew that it would be difficult to escape unscathed.
However, after that storm, Ms. Shadow was protected by Mr. Speaker. As long as a certain restriction was touched, she could call for help.
However, the old carpenter who came into his true form had too many shadow ladies whose strength exceeded the legendary level. With a movement of his eyes, the shadow ladies were frozen in place. Not to mention escaping, they couldn't even think about it.
"It's not good... what... should... be done?"
The frozen look on Ms. Shadow's face could not even express how anxious she was at the moment. Qiu Yinong and Miao Miao, who were also forcibly immobilized, immediately thought of a violent way to break the situation by escaping offline.
As long as they go online quickly and notify the top management, it is still possible to save the Shadow Lady, and the price is only the loss of a copy reward. The golden apple that was safely dropped into the bag will not disappear because of this, and the two of them can even get more generous rewards.
Fortunately, the death dilemma was quickly and quietly resolved, because another figure appeared at the bottom of the mine, casually relieving the three of them of their urgent needs.
"Even if you are so angry that you don't need to vent your anger on a few juniors, right?"
"Why are you here if you can't just be your bartender?"
The old carpenter replied without raising his head, and the person who appeared next to everyone was the unassuming bartender.
Of course, several major organizations could not let the old carpenter stay alone in the "Gold Rush Town", so they sent a seventh-level strong man to pretend to be a bartender to guard the important place and supervise the old carpenter's every move.
As for the Alchemy Golem incident, a loophole was taken advantage of. The old carpenter took advantage of the fact that the person who had the good man mark was not a Taoist priest, and put several major organizations together. However, Future Technology also relied on a similar method to successfully plot against the Chaos Lighthouse, which made the bartender's face A faint smile appeared on his face.
"Of course, to stop you from making trouble." The bartender smiled slightly. Although he was still wearing waiter clothes, his extraordinary demeanor was clearly revealed in the change in his demeanor.
He looked at the old carpenter and asked calmly: "I just got the exact news from Future Technology. Are you interested in hearing it?"
"explain."
"The half map that Ember took past successfully transmitted back the deep space coordinates of the Chaos Hotbed. Captain Jack Sparrow has already driven the Black Pearl, using the hell entrance at the Snow School's singularity as a springboard to head to the home of the Chaos Lighthouse. "
Having said this, the bartender smiled even more, looked at the expressionless old carpenter, and said happily: "The biggest secret of the Chaos Lighthouse is no longer a secret from today on."
…
"Ah, the fresh air."
"Bullshit, you're the only one who thinks Dark Curtain can be used to breathe!"
"Hey, hey, you two, I let you out here specifically, not to listen to your quarrels. Please sail the ship for me, or else go back to the dungeon."
Captain Jack Sparrow, with his orchid finger pointing triumphantly at the noses of Vice Captain Jones and First Mate Blackbeard, made the angry two men have no choice but to keep to themselves.
On the Black Pearl, Jack Sparrow is the only king. Only after his term of office can another one take over and give orders.
"Dear Captain, how long until we reach the hotbed of chaos?"
"Don't worry, the Black Pearl will always be the fastest ship, whether at sea or in the dark sky." Jack Sparrow proudly introduced the car, and then asked the questioner, "What are the future technologies?" Anything to say?”
"I'm sorry, Captain, the information I received is also limited. The last organizational guidance I received only stated that I should get the hell invitation letter from [Snow School Space] and clear the sailing port for your Black Pearl in advance. "
"Well, you did a good job. You have a share of the credit for discovering the lair of the Chaos Beacon!"
Hearing this, [Peeping into the Sky], who was in the captain's cabin, was filled with great joy. Looking at the particularly conspicuous fire coordinates on the navigation radar, he felt that it was really magical to have unintentionally reached a key cooperation with Ember.
…
"That's it?"
"Um?"
"I said, that's it?"
It was only then that the old carpenter raised his head and looked back at the "bartender"'s slightly changed expression. His mouth was full of disdain: "I thought that after such a long time, future technology would be able to play some new tricks, but I didn't expect that it would still be the same." Routine.”
Hearing this, the bartender's tone was slightly cold: "Can I understand that you are trying to hold on?"
"Whatever you think, in short, Future Technology used this trick three reincarnations ago, but you can also see the result. My Garden of Eden and I are fine, and the Chaos Beacon has not disappeared." The old carpenter said sadly. Sighing, showing the loneliness of being invincible in the world, "The puzzle of reincarnation can only make you more confused, but I can accumulate experience again and again. You should be happy that my daughter has successfully returned to me. Otherwise, that boat of people will definitely never come back."
"..."
The old carpenter's words made the "bartender" fall into silence, while Ms. Shadow and others, who had always been speechless, did not dare to say anything at will. They could only listen to the old carpenter overlooking the ashes of the campfire and sighing: "The [scholar] of future technology is a talent. It was he who originally thought of using the [Initial Ashes], which has the same origin as the [Evil God Mural], to directly break into the hotbed of chaos. It seems that in this reincarnation, the scholar has successfully survived into the future era of technology. I suddenly started to look forward to it. Will he Being able to use the variable of Fire Seed has caused me some trouble."
After the words fell, the old carpenter clapped his hands and easily summoned the vortex light door leading to the Garden of Eden again: "If you want to be a guest at my place, you don't need to spend a lot of time. Just talk to the white-haired witch. Anyway, she and the evil god mural are going to Stay here for a while. As for me, the carpenter, I will go to visit my daughter and entertain the guests first. Are you guys interested in visiting my city first? "
no answer.
"It's a pity. Let's see you next time."
Before leaving, the old carpenter glanced at Ms. Shadow and explained: "In terms of cultivating the Shadow of Fire, I am better than the Speaker of the Foundation, the President of the University, and the Eldest Daughter of the Sun. The invitation is indeed a bit abrupt. If you think about it, you can talk to me. Staying here and fighting against the doomsday is just asking for your own death. Why not follow me and reshape the world together."
…
At the invitation of the alchemical golem, Yi Yan could only take the silent puppet girl, board a black carriage, and go to a private manor in the Garden of Eden to wait for the old carpenter to return.
After a break in the conversation, the alchemical golem returned to its indifferent appearance, allowing Ember to look carefully at the strange world through the car window.
The technological level of this city called the Garden of Eden seems to be one level higher than that of the Fishman Royal Court. Phone booths can occasionally be seen on the roadside, and some houses have electric lights turned on early. The clothes of pedestrians on the road also have the style of the era of the electrical revolution, which makes the ember It became increasingly clear that he had arrived in an exotic city modeled after London in the old days.
"Can I know that the changes in the Fishman Royal Court were caused by the Chaos Beacon?"
The frequent appearance of the Abyss Divers made Ember suspect that the Chaos Lighthouse was the initiator of the murloc clan entering the steam age.
"good."
"Owner!"
"Well, sit down, no need to be polite."
The sudden sound made Yi Yan's face froze, because the old carpenter unknowingly sat on the empty seat in the carriage, and his appearance became much younger, and the shadow of Walter White could be vaguely seen.
"Thank you for sending my daughter here, even though this was not your original intention."
The old carpenter looked at Yu Ember with a kind look, because the change of the puppet girl far exceeded his expectations and was closer to the image of his daughter in his mind.
"Nina, my sweet baby, look, I built this city for you, and this is your home."
The old carpenter took the initiative to take the puppet girl's hand and pointed to the world outside the window to introduce her. The puppet girl, who was deeply assimilated with Nina's will, simply could not refuse her father's breath. When she raised her eyes and took a serious look at the misty Garden of Eden, The cloudy pupils suddenly returned to clarity at this moment.
"This...is my home?"
The puppet girl's expression suddenly became vivid, causing Yu Yan to frown, and then received the task prompt.
[Tip: Before the "Fruit of Lies" condenses, if you successfully achieve the three goals of "removing corruption", "reversing corruption" and "lighting up confusion" for "Puppet", you have officially completed the dark mission, and the rewards will be distributed by "Carpenter" personally. 】
[Tip: Since the information transmission of the "central computer" does not involve the "hotbed of chaos", any rewards you get in the current environment can only be temporarily stored in the "own computer". If you cannot return in time before going offline or dying. , then all the rewards you receive during this period cannot be entered into the "central computer". 】
"Yes, this is your home!"
The old carpenter was very happy about the change of the puppet girl. He immediately turned to Ember and smiled: "Tell me, what reward do you want? An inheritance, or an absolutely rich treasure?"
【hint:……】
The prompt message was full of rewards, which made Ember really dazzled. He was very sure that whether he chose to inherit or obtain treasures, his strength would improve by leaps and bounds again. However, the secret look from the puppet girl made him firmer in his determination. idea.
"I don't choose either of these. I want to take Nina away."
Ember felt that if this was not a game, he would not have the confidence to make such a request to the supreme being of the Chaos Beacon so decisively.
The old carpenter seemed to have anticipated Ember's reaction. Not only did he not get angry, but he asked with interest: "Why? To you, Nina should be far less important than these rewards, right? Don't tell me, You only want to keep her as a humanoid pet. I know the Foundation's behavior better than you. I will definitely make her a key training target. At best, it will restrict travel, and at worst, it will deprive you of freedom. Do you think I will do it to satisfy you? Curiosity, do you want Nina to leave my side?”
Well, you have a sharp eye.
Ask yourself, Ember does want to keep the puppet girl by his side as a humanoid pet, and the two rewards, at least based on the current situation, the long-term benefits of special inheritance and the short-term benefits of cherished items are indeed heavier than the puppet girl. .
But the problem is that the main motivation that drives Ember to make the request is definitely not to show off, or to use the relationship between the puppet girl and the old carpenter to gain more benefits.
"I just think that you are a bit incompetent as a father." Yu Yan was cruel and did not stamp his feet, and told the old carpenter his true thoughts, "Considering your past actions, I don't think it is right for Nina to stay with you. A good thing, even if the Maple Blood Ancestor Lineage is no longer your target."
"Ha! Hahahaha!"
The old carpenter seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world and laughed uncontrollably, making Yi Yan deeply doubt whether he was about to become angry because he was poked in a sore spot.
However, after laughing, the old carpenter smiled and playfully asked Ember a question that made him frown——
"Do you think Fengjing is really so lucky to find ancient alchemy in the Mapleblood family's library?"
"Uh huh..." Yi Yan's mind was a little confused.
"Without that ancient alchemy that shouldn't exist, Fengjing wouldn't be able to awaken his bloodline, let alone master the skills of human body refining." The old carpenter stared at the embers, his eyes joking, "To tell you the truth, it's me who can't get away. Under the circumstances, I used this method to help Fengjing and try to save Nina. I will do this every time I reincarnate. It is only now that I have truly succeeded. Please tell me, I use this method to change my ways and have a chance to be a new person again. A good father?"
"Of course, I know you will wonder who helped Fengjing foil my plan in the first place, forcing me to run away from home and find the hotbed of chaos. This is also a question I have been thinking about." Speaking of this, the old carpenter asked Mute The speechless ember expressed his true thoughts, "Although I have escaped from the puzzle of reincarnation, there are still many problems that are bothering me. Since you want to keep Nina by your side, you can, but the condition is to join Chaos." Lighthouse, help me reshape the world and find the man behind it..."
"Even though he may not exist!"
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It would be nice if the Apple task section could be written more smoothly, but it's a pity.