Chapter 581 The Mysterious Duchess
"Let's try to touch it first and see if we can trigger any changes. If not, it won't be too late to take action later."
Watching Avis' figure gradually walking away, the duck player finally made up his mind and jumped towards Avis.
They have been here for some time and have a general understanding of how the animal residents here interact with each other on a daily basis.
Unlike the outside world, the small animal residents here are basically not wary and are very enthusiastic towards other unfamiliar animals.
As long as he behaved like the other animals here, there would be no risk of exposure.
"Wait a moment, Mr. Rabbit."
As Avis deliberately slowed down his pace, the duck player named Broken-Neck Swan quickly caught up.
"What's up, strange duck?"
Hearing its call, Avis stopped, turned his head slightly, and stared at it with his pink rabbit eyes.
"I... that..."
For some reason, when being stared at by Avis, the Broken-Neck Swan suddenly felt its breathing slightly choked.
Although it was a bit ridiculous, he did sense a certain illusory "aura" from the rabbit in front of him, who was dressed in a formal suit and had a serious face.
"…Excuse me, do you need any help?"
Under the invisible mental pressure, Duck forgot all the prepared remarks he had made. After thinking for a long time, he finally came up with a standard player's opening remark.
"…this idiot duck."
In the distance, the other three players who were "observing in secret" instantly covered their faces and could not bear to watch any further.
"...Thank you for your kindness. If this is your purpose, then I just need a follower. Come, carry this box for me."
However, Anvis did not refuse. After staring at the duck and thinking for a while, he threw the golden box in his hand to it. He took out an exquisite silver-carved cane and walked in front, like a noble traveling with his servants.
That thing is currently his quest item. Players cannot put it into their backpacks, and even Avis himself cannot put it into the space items, so Avis is not worried about whether there will be any problems if he throws it to the duck player.
As soon as he got the golden box, Broken Neck Swan felt his hand sink. The box looked small, but it was actually very heavy. Just by holding it, the endurance bar on his panel began to slowly decrease.
However, at the same time, a prompt indicating that the task was completed appeared on his panel, and the next task appeared: [Follow the White Rabbit]
Seeing this, Avis secretly glanced in the direction of several other players and found that prompts also appeared on their panels.
The tasks of these players seem to be the same, which is to obtain the golden pepper, and as long as one person in the team encounters it, it will be considered obtained.
"Okay, now follow me. Don't even think about slacking off, lazybones. Walk faster!"
Avis retracted his gaze and looked at the duck that was barely following him with a staggering step. With a bad look on his face, he tapped the base of its webbed feet with his cane.
As for why Avis suddenly became like this, it’s because the white rabbit is this character.
After a while, they will go to meet the so-called "Duchess". Anvis hopes to play the role of the White Rabbit for the time being, so he plans to "run in" with his temporary follower in advance.
Being hit by Avis's stick, the Broken-Neck Swan responded timidly, shrank its neck, quickened its pace, and looked submissive.
However, in a squad channel of four players.
"...I take back my previous judgment of this place. This damn rabbit is so annoying. Can I kill it with a knife?!"
"Brother Goose, forget it!"
"Be patient. Think about the danger level and reward of this mission. Impulse is the devil."
“…”
Under the persuasion of others, Broken Neck Swan had to continue to play the role of the follower reluctantly. But soon, he encountered new problems.
"This won't work. This box is very heavy. My endurance has dropped by half. One of you can come and help me!"
After five minutes of struggling to follow the lightly-laden Anvis, the Broken-necked Swan finally couldn't hold on any longer.
Helplessly, the rat among the four players stood up and also expressed his willingness to follow Avis, so Avis had one more cheap follower.
Then the mouse took the box from the Broken-Neck Swan, who immediately opened his backpack, took out a head of lettuce and started chewing it.
Due to its extremely low price and decent stamina recovery, using lettuce to restore stamina has become very popular among mainstream players.
"I didn't know you ducks would eat this kind of thing?"
At this time, Anvis, who was walking in front, suddenly said something indifferently.
"What a coincidence! I heard that the piglets at the Duchess's house also like to eat this."
“…”
The Broken-Neck Swan became furious again and almost threw Lettuce at Avis.
In short, after some minor twists and turns, everyone finally arrived at a magnificent manor in the upper city before the pocket watch reached twelve o'clock.
"Oh, my dear Mr. Lobet, have you brought what I wanted?"
In the gorgeous reception room with bright colors and a fairy-tale atmosphere, the graceful Duchess sat on the main throne and looked at the people below.
Unlike the small animals in the city, she has a completely human appearance, and her aura of strength is very powerful, and she has actually reached the eighth level.
"It has been brought, my dear lady. Come on, you two lazybones! Take it to the noble Duchess!"
Facing the Duchess who was sitting in the main seat, Anvis bowed respectfully, then he turned to the Duck and Mouse who were as tired as dead dogs beside him, and his expression changed instantly.
He bossed the two players about with an extremely natural attitude, as if they were not people he met on the way, but servants he had been using for a long time.
However, the moment he saw the Duchess, Anvis's eyes became serious.
He could feel that the dream atmosphere in her was obscure and complicated. Maybe there was nothing wrong with it on the surface, but her inner essence was slightly inconsistent with this dream.
In other words, she should also be a trial-taker, and a senior trial-taker who has experienced quite a lot of dreams and possesses profound strength.
Why would such a being appear in his trial? Or was his first trial actually a "large-scale multiplayer instance"? Watching Duck and Mouse present the box of golden pepper, Avis was thoughtful.
This is definitely not the normal difficulty of the first trial. Only a small part of the main storyline of "Fiona's Adventures in Wonderland" has been completed, and a very powerful and experienced trial-taker has appeared.
So, if the plot continues, will there be a second, third, or even more trial-takers? Why do these people appear here, and will they conflict with him?
While Anvis was thinking, the Duchess had already opened the box and picked up a handful of golden pepper that looked like pure gold powder with her fingers.
“A-choo!! A-choo!!”
She did not notice anything unusual about Avis. At this moment, she brought the gold powder on her fingertips in front of her face, sniffed it deeply, and was immediately choked and started sneezing violently.
"The product is really good. I am very satisfied. Haha - the lesson here is: if you know that something will have a bad impact, don't do it."
After a long time, the Duchess finally recovered from her unique testing method and spoke with a heavy nasal voice.
"However, Mr. Lobet, these two followers of yours seem a little strange, don't they?"
(End of this chapter)
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