Anlian was somewhat surprised by Su Yuan's quick reaction, but she still confirmed it: "That's right, that tree is the Mother of the Dark Abyss. Legend has it that she was a seed left behind when a star pierced through the canyon."
"After breaking through the soil and growing, her starlight attracted the attention of countless mutated Akashi Beasts. To avoid being discovered, she hid herself in the lightless underground and nurtured the Wood Sleep Spirit to hypnotize those cursed beasts that tried to approach her in the underground world."
"And so, millions of years later, the Shadow People broke in, their flames illuminating the world and awakening the light-loving Akashi Beasts."
What an absurd legend...
Su Yuan did not argue or consider any loopholes. Legends are not very true in the first place. They are basically made up by one person and then others believe them and pass them on by word of mouth.
However, the tree mentioned here, as well as Akashimon and the Pokémon he caught before, Woodpecker, may still have some connection with the legend.
"So why did you come to the underground, and why did the sacrificers come to the underground?"
After listening to the legends, Su Yuan asked his key question: these legends didn't seem to have much to do with them.
Are you asking me, or us, the Shadow People?
Is there any difference?
Anlian paused for a few seconds before speaking, "I stumbled into this place when I was young to repay a debt of gratitude. If it weren't for a Shadow Clan member who lived here before, and Mu Mianling's healing, I would probably be dead."
"As for the Shadow People, the Mother of the Dark Abyss has already expended too much of her life force to suppress the Bright Stone Beasts. She needs our care. Kill these Bright Stone Beasts and use their corpses to feed the Mother of the Dark Abyss."
"Yo!"
The little elf next to him seemed to particularly like Su Yuan, its small body pressed against Su Yuan's face, its soft and gentle feel like a little figurine.
I don't know what these Wood Spirits actually look like, but they felt quite comfortable to touch before, and their bodies had a very strong woody scent.
"I don't understand you. Do you have to sacrifice people to make things better?"
Su Yuan didn't quite understand these sacrificial ideas; he figured it out by trial and error before going back.
“If the Mother of the Abyss dies, the first to suffer will be us, the Shadow People. You, the People of the Light, naturally do not understand, and sacrifices are made because those who descend no longer have the right to ascend.”
"What???"
Isn't the road right there? It may be a bit difficult to walk, but we can still find our way back by feeling our way along, right?
"Those who go underground will go blind. Rather than leaving here and facing those ferocious beasts in the mushroom forest like a blind person, it's safer to stay here. Anyway, you'll get used to it in a few years."
An Lian's tone was very calm, but Su Yuan was not so calm.
"blindness!!!"
Damn, Hu Yifei's mother was right after all. If someone doesn't come home at 2:30 in the morning, it's never a good thing!
Su Yuan tried his best to calm himself down. This kind of blindness was very abnormal, because he found that although he could not see, he could still see the system panel in the darkness.
The panel, including the identification function, is still clearly visible.
There's also the sensing crystal. The perspective of the sensing crystal isn't what you see with your eyes. Su Yuan needs to determine whether his eyes are being interfered with or his mental power is being affected.
However, he remembered that before the night vision goggles completely blinded him, he vaguely felt a layer of black mist covering his eyes like a hand...
"Now that you're here, you should rest well first. Tomorrow I will take you to find the other people who have come underground."
"It's safe here. As long as you don't light up the light, even the ferocious beasts above will fall into a deep sleep in this darkness. Don't worry. If you are also hypnotized, the Wood Spirit will wake you up."
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