The King's Magic Mirror (3)
These powders are a special item that emits a red light when they land on a person with superpowers.
Han Mengqi only needs to look at where the red light is coming from in the distance to know that there is a superhuman there.
She rode a scooter that could travel at high speed to collect those superhumans.
Using this method, she collected about forty. Seeing that time was running out, she quickly returned to her original spot, met up with Jian Tanxi, and then they escaped from the magic mirror together.
The other players, who had been waiting outside, were pleasantly surprised to see Jian Tanxi carrying the two-horned dog out.
The long-haired girl, Liu Ao, asked, "Jane, did you find any superhumans inside? Was this dog rescued from the mirror?"
Jian Tanxi said, "Yes. Han Mengqi and I rescued about a hundred superhumans, but they were already like walking corpses, as if they had lost their souls. This dog is the same."
Qu Xingyuan took the dog and looked at it. He found that the dog was dazed, didn't look at people, and didn't bark. When he put the dog on the ground, it could only walk slowly, and its walking posture was very strange.
Qu Xingyuan said, "This dog isn't dead yet, but it's not exactly alive either. If the magic mirror can make the dog spit out its soul, perhaps the dog can return to normal."
Zhou Hui, with his afro, said, "I have a special ability—to change minds. I'll try to see if I can change the mind of the magic mirror and make it vomit out the dog's soul."
The long-haired girl, Liu Ao, said, "Great! Since you have this superpower, why don't you have the magic mirror spit out the souls of all the superpowered people?"
Zhou Hui replied, "Why would I do that?"
Liu Ao stared in disbelief, seemingly not expecting Zhou Hui to say such a thing.
Jian Tanxi knew Zhou Hui's character and knew that someone like him would never save someone for free.
So Jian Tanxi said, "Zhou Hui, if you can make the magic mirror spit out the souls of both the man and the dog, I can give you some props."
Zhou Hui said, "What does it matter to you whether these superhumans have souls or not? Why would you exchange items for their souls? Besides, souls are such precious things, how can they be exchanged for a few items? Even if you gave me 100 items, I would not do it."
As the game progresses, the number of surviving superhumans is dwindling. Once the aliens leave and the game ends, the remaining superhumans can claim territory, establish new nations, and become rulers. Saving other superhumans would only create more competition.
Jian Tanxi frowned and didn't speak to him again.
From a self-interested perspective, Zhou Hui's words make sense. However, Jian Tanxi does not agree with someone like him who is distant from people but close to the psyche.
Jian Tanxi took out a superpower replicator, intending to replicate Zhou Hui's "mind-altering" superpower. However, due to Zhou Hui's strong opposition, the replication was unsuccessful.
After a while, the sealing talisman lost its effect, and the magic mirror regained its consciousness.
It realized its power had greatly diminished and was furious: "You damned players, what have you done to me?"
Jian Tanxi said calmly, "I didn't do anything, I just rescued the superhuman you swallowed. I also rescued a dog while I was at it."
"Damn it! I'm going to eat you all!"
"The game isn't over yet, you can't eat us."
"Hmph, how much longer do you think you have to live? In a few days, you'll be my meal too."
At this moment, Zhou Hui activated his "mind-altering" ability, modifying the Magic Mirror's thoughts to: "I want to vomit out the soul of the two-horned dog."
The magic mirror uncontrollably emitted a cloud of white mist, which automatically found the two-horned dog and entered its head.
After a while, the bicorn returned to normal, running around on the ground and barking again.
Jian Tanxi quickly picked up the two-horned dog and said to her teammates, "Shall I go and return this two-horned dog to the mechanic now? Just in case something else goes wrong."
Qu Xingyuan nodded and said, "Sure. You have a flying magic carpet, it's fast. By the way, ask him if we need to rescue everyone in the magic mirror."
"Um."
Jian Tanxi rode the magic carpet to the mechanic's shop.
She returned the two-horned dog to the mechanic, who was very surprised and asked, "How did you find it so quickly? Where did you find it?"
Jian Tanxi then briefly recounted what had just happened.
The mechanic nodded and said, "I think this dog probably ran away and fell into the hands of some superhuman. The superhuman used some method to reach the spacetime where the magic mirror is located, but was swallowed by the magic mirror, along with the dog in the superhuman's hands. It's really lucky that we were able to rescue the two-horned dog."
However, you'll need to help me find two more pets first.
Jian Tanxi: "Don't worry, we'll find it. Also, isn't it necessary to rescue all the humans inside the magic mirror to completely remove the evil energy from it?"
"The evil energy of that magic mirror is too deep and has been there for a long time, so it's impossible to completely remove it. We just need to find a way to reduce its evil energy as much as possible. I asked you to remove the evil energy from it not to make things difficult for you, but because I can't strengthen or repair items with too much evil energy. As long as the evil energy is reduced to a certain range, it will be fine."
Hearing this, Jian Tanxi felt relieved. She thanked the mechanic and returned to the players' temporary accommodation.
Then she relayed the mechanic's words to the others.
In order to continue the discussion without being overheard by the magic mirror, Liu Ao activated his "soundproof space" ability, creating a soundproof space and placing the magic mirror inside.
In this way, the magic mirror can no longer hear the player's words. However, this ability only lasts for half an hour.
Han Mengqi said, "We've completed part of our mission, but where are we going to find the other two animals? Could they also be inside the magic mirror?"
Liu Ao said, "I think it's unlikely... Besides, even if we were to go in again, we'd have to make the Magic Mirror lose consciousness first. But I've run out of sealing talismans. If the Magic Mirror is conscious, it's impossible for players to go in and search for it. Moreover, the Magic Mirror is different from a person. There are many ways to make someone lose consciousness, such as knocking them out. But we can't knock out a mirror, so we can only use sealing talismans."
Han Mengqi: "Then forget it. Actually, I also think it's unlikely to be inside the Magic Mirror... But the universe is so big, where are we supposed to look?"
No one else can answer this question.
Jian Tanxi took out a Ruyi flower and said, "Ruyi flower, according to my wish, turn into a two-headed cow."
However, the Ruyi Flower flew back into Jian Tanxi's bag, not doing as Jian Tanxi had said.
Jian Tanxi understood that such an order would not work.
Zhou Hui sarcastically remarked, "Jian Tanxi, how could you have such a wild idea? If the Ruyi Flower could do anything, then clearing the level wouldn't be so difficult. Why don't you just let the Ruyi Flower help you become the overlord of the universe, and see if you can do it?"
Jian Tanxi said coldly, "How will you know if you don't try? There's nothing shameful about it if it doesn't work. Instead of using your talent for mocking others, you should think about how to pass the level."
Zhou Hui was taken aback by Jian Tanxi's retort, then became very angry. However, he dared not say anything more, because the other players were also fed up with him and were glaring at him angrily.
He didn't want to make enemies of everyone, as that would be dangerous for him.
Liu Ao said, "I have an idea. I'll go out and inquire if there are any auctions around here that sell rare and exotic treasures. Some auctions also sell special animals, so I can try my luck."
Han Mengqi: "That's one way. However, it's purely a matter of luck. Even if there really is such an auction, there's no guarantee that animals will be auctioned. And even if animals are auctioned, there's no guarantee that we'll get the two we want."
Liu Ao: "Yeah, I think so too. To avoid wasting everyone's time, I'll do this myself, and the others can think of other ways, what do you think?"
"You're alone? What if you encounter danger?"
"It's alright, I'm also a superhuman, I have ways to protect myself."
Han Mengqi: "How about we go together?"
“We don’t have much time. My idea is that everyone should search in their own way, which will increase the chances of finding it. The mechanic is from this planet, so his pet is most likely lost here. I think we don’t need to go to other planets for now; let’s just focus on this one.”
Liu Ao's words made sense, and everyone agreed.
The group agreed that each person would be away for a maximum of three days. They would meet back at this house after three days.
So Liu Ao went out first.
After Liu Ao left, the soundproof space she had set up also failed, and the magic mirror reappeared in front of everyone.
Qu Xingyuan said, "If we all have to go out to look for our pets, we can't leave the magic mirror here alone, lest it get lost or something else happens. I'll hide the magic mirror in my personal space first."
No one objected, so Qu Xingyuan hid the magic mirror. The magic mirror strongly objected, but no one cared.
The players left their residences at the same time and went in different directions.
Jian Tanxi felt that two-headed cows and three-shelled turtles were both rare, and that if she searched for news about this planet, she might be able to find relevant clues.
So she found an internet cafe.
The computers on this planet are different from those on Earth. Jian Tanxi consulted the people next to her and quickly learned how to use the computers.
She searched for "two-headed cow" and "three-shelled turtle," but found no useful clues.
Some entries say that the two-headed bull and the three-shelled turtle were the mechanic's pets, but they have been gone for a long time.
Some entries also mention that people have seen two-headed cows and three-shelled turtles on the road. However, upon clicking on these entries, they are about other things unrelated to the two-headed cows and three-shelled turtles.
After searching for several hours, Jian Tanxi gave up.
She decided to go to the library to see if they had any recent or past newspapers. Newspapers report the news, and perhaps one day's paper would mention the two pets.
So, Jian Tanxi asked people nearby and found out about several large libraries that were close to her, and planned to visit them one by one.
She first went to the nearest library and found that the books and newspapers were arranged according to different categories. For example, books and newspapers related to dogs were piled together; books and newspapers related to environmental governance were also piled together.
This method of stacking provided Jian Tanxi with considerable convenience. She specifically looked for books and newspapers related to cows and turtles, hoping to find some clues.
However, after searching for most of the day, she found nothing useful. The newspaper did record many strange things, but none of them were related to two-headed cows or three-shelled turtles. For example, one family's cow would escort their child to and from school; another family's turtle was a vegetarian, refusing to eat meat; and so on.
Jian Tanxi didn't stay in this library for long before moving on to the next one.
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