"Black Forest? Is it the Kingdom of Night?"
Lu Ban recalled that this was indeed the area of the exotic country of Night.
Judging from the item description, this statue is more like a relic of some evil religion. In other words, such a religion exists in the Kingdom of Darkness, and one must either follow it or participate in quests related to this religion to obtain the statue.
He looked through the [Silent Department Store], trying to find the item inside, but after searching through the shelves, Lu Ban only saw a lot of "No Such Item Found".
Out of courtesy, he also searched for the other two materials, but naturally couldn't find them.
In other words, Lu Ban must find these three materials while completing the mission and collect them all before he can refine them to the next stage.
"If you calculate carefully, by the time I have accumulated 50,000 Silence Points, I will have gathered all three materials."
Lu Ban was thinking.
He looked at the descriptions of the other two materials.
【Saint’s Remains】
[There is always a saint in the wilderness]
The remains of dead saints are believed to possess extraordinary powers.
[In fact, the remains of some saints do still walk the earth today]
"The wasteland doesn't look like the ruins of a deserted city. It's a new foreign land that I have never seen before."
Lu Ban remembered that some of the products in [Silent Department Store] were described as wastelands, and it looked like a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
[The Sigh of the Uncertain Mist]
[The uncertain fog that permeates the sea]
[Inhaling too much can cause hallucinations and seeing things that do not belong to this world]
[But there are also claims that that is the real world]
"The uncertain fog should be the fog on the island sea, which means we need to take a boat to go deep into the fog?"
Lu Ban connected it to Kazushima.
To get the three materials, Lu Ban needs to go to at least three foreign lands: the Kingdom of Night, the Wasteland, and the Island.
He had originally planned to continue going to foreign lands, and then go to the Wasted City. After all, he had been there once and was relatively familiar with it. Now it seems that he either has to stay in the Wasted City to equip himself with high-quality props and then go looking for refined materials, or go to every foreign land and complete the extraction first.
Honestly speaking, according to the current strength of Lu Ban's [Last Words], he felt that if he faced the situation of the previous Wasted City mission again, except for the wildly growing grass that could not be avoided, he could deal with those ratmen and the fish flying in the sky by himself.
"Perhaps we can change our thinking and go to the easiest mission area to farm materials?"
He thought of some settings in the game.
"Anyway, let's take a look at the next mission selection."
Lu Ban has completed his career development tasks and can choose new tasks next.
"The countdown... this time it's five days."
Lu Ban saw the countdown on the system task interface, which showed more than one hundred and ten hours. Obviously, this time he had about five days to prepare.
Looking down, he saw three pieces of tattered cloth appear on the computer screen.
These pieces of cloth looked like they had been torn from clothing; they were rough, dirty, and covered in dirt of unknown composition.
On the cloth, the mission information was written in twisted and crooked words.
【Big Day】
[Auspicious day, a time of great joy]
[There is a tradition in the Kingdom of Night that whenever a couple gets married, they need to invite their relatives and friends to gather for a moment]
[You came to Kushui Town on the edge of the Black Forest to attend your friend's wedding. It was supposed to be a pleasant journey.]
[However, in that festive music, there seems to be some kind of uneasiness and restlessness hidden]
[“Anyway, congratulations on your wedding!!!”]
The cloth was red and relatively delicate, but it was also tattered, as if it had been torn from some red clothing. The words were thick black, with a distinct red and black color that was frightening.
"Do people in the Kingdom of Night also wear red clothes to get married?"
Lu Ban thought about it and felt that this task was not as simple as described. Maybe it was a bloody wedding, dyeing the wedding dress red.
Lu Ban looked at the second piece of cloth.
The cloth was of a hard texture, like canvas, water-repellent fabric, etc., and it was also camouflaged. The words on it were messy and sloppy, as if they had been written in some crisis situation.
【Shelter Miscellaneous】
[Contrary to popular belief, the wasteland is not desolate]
[As long as some monsters, most traps, all natural disasters, and a small number of wasteland wanderers are removed, this is a beautiful land.]
[You are lucky to have found a refuge in the wilderness]
[It's just that the dust rising in the distance and the roar shaking the earth make this place seem a little unsafe]
[But at least you still have one bullet left, right? ]
"There is a shelter in the wasteland. It looks like this is really a wasteland. This mission might be a survival type. If you are a man, go down to the 100th floor?"
Lu Ban found it interesting and looked at the last piece of cloth.
【April Story】
[In April, cherry blossoms fall and everything grows]
[The annual festival of Kazushima is about to begin]
[Only the most outstanding shrine maidens can enter the main shrine of Wajima Taisha Shrine, become a Saiou, and serve the gods]
[You escort a candidate to Hedao Island. The pitiful girl is more beautiful than the scenery along the way.]
[It's just that conspiracy and calculation have dyed the sea black, and under the cherry trees, corpses are nourishing]
The cloth was pure white, like the sleeve of a shirt, and had a damp and rotten texture that reminded people of moldy clothes.
"So the style of the island is Japanese? I thought it was a Pirates of the Caribbean style... No, these exotic styles are weird."
Lu Ban thought of the Wasted City. The information he got from "The Knowledge of a Madman" looked like Europe and the United States in the 1920s and 1930s, but in fact it was more like the Magic City in the Republic of China. Maybe the scene on the island was a group of black uncles with dreadlocks dancing in red and white shrine maiden costumes.
"Then a few black uncles lifted the coffin and played the background music..."
Lu Ban's attention was distracted somewhere else.
"Any hints for the three tasks?"
He came to his senses and realized that these three tasks corresponded exactly to the foreign lands of the three materials needed for Lu Ban's [Last Words]. It was hard not to make some associations.
Lu Ban's gaze naturally fell on [The Madman's Knowledge].
"I still have five days to prepare. Tomorrow I can go to the zoo and chat with the elephants and whales. During these five days, I can draw a single shot every day to get more information. I must be well prepared this time!"
He thought he was simply too clever.
“As expected of me.”
Thinking of this, Lu Ban stood up, took off his clothes and walked to the bathroom.
After all, the last time he drew [Knowledge of a Madman], he bled a lot and soiled his clothes, which had to be washed and dried. This time, Lu Ban learned his lesson and took off his clothes directly and went to the bathroom. No matter how much blood he bleeds, it will not be difficult to clean.
He got a plastic stool and sat on the bathroom floor. Lu Ban in the mirror seemed to have a vague look in his eyes.
After pressing the buy button, Lu Ban spent 50 Silence Points to redeem [Knowledge of a Madman].