Chapter 40: The First Day of the Eclipse Rainy Season (2) Puzzle Trial and Supernatural Letters…
The roadblock was exactly what it said—a little tiger the same color as the mushroom tree behind it. It looked innocent and harmless, completely defenseless. It was hiding under the mushroom canopy to avoid the rain, and upon seeing Yu Luowei approaching, it immediately became alert.
Although this little animal perfectly hit Yu Luowei's cute spot, but standing in front of the treasure chest, even if it was not a monster, it would still be a barrier. She was not fooled and her right hand was already quietly reaching for her weapon.
However, the little tiger, which was originally grinning, suddenly twitched its nose a few times, as if it smelled something, and its expression changed instantly, with a more human-like flattery in its eyes.
The little tiger acted coquettishly in front of Yu Luowei and kept acting cute. Seeing that Yu Luowei's hostility had subsided a little, but before putting away its weapon, it took out a scroll from somewhere and placed it in front of her. It looked more like a puppy than a tiger, and even tried to wag its tail.
Because the little tiger was constantly blocking the treasure chest, Yu Luowei had no way to avoid it and reach it, so she could only tentatively move forward. The tiger saw Yu Luowei approaching and pushed the scroll toward her.
Without putting down the weapon in his hand, Yu Luowei slowly picked up the scroll, and the next second, he was teleported into an unfamiliar area.
The place was filled with colorful mushroom trees, making it look like one had stumbled into some fairytale world. The scroll also emitted bursts of white light. Yu Luowei opened the scroll and saw a line of instructions:
[Puzzle Trial: Please find the seven colorful mushrooms in the mushroom forest and draw the shape they form below the scroll.
Note: During the trial, the outside world stops, and all magic and skill cards cannot be used. Only by solving the puzzle can you leave and obtain the treasure chest.
Yu Luowei tried it out, and sure enough, neither ice nor fire magic could be summoned. Even the things in the bracelet could only be taken out and eaten. This mushroom forest was at least larger than four high-grade farmlands. Yu Luowei used the place where he was standing as a starting point, preparing to find the seven colorful mushrooms first.
As she walked around in the mushroom forest, she realized that the forest was larger than she had imagined. After finally finding four, the remaining three were nowhere in sight, not to mention the shape they would form later.
Yu Luowei rested for a while on the road, trying to recall the location of the four trees he had just visited. When he recalled the third tree, he suddenly felt a familiar mental fluctuation in his mind.
This was her own psychic ability! Wasn't it taken away from her on the first day she entered the game? How could she still feel it now?
A wave of immense joy filled Yu Luowei's mind. With her new spiritual power, this puzzle trial was a piece of cake. She no longer rushed to find other mushroom trees, but instead quickly tested her spatial ability.
Sure enough, the spatial ability was still there, but it was temporarily impossible to enter the space and take things. But it was much better than the original thought of stripping. Yu Luo was slightly surprised, but also gave it a little more thought.
First, the eight kinds of magic and elemental powers she was compensated with were exactly the same, and the powers that were originally stripped away could be used in the puzzle trial. It could even be said that this puzzle was specially designed for her psychic powers. She suspected that the zombie world was also related to this game.
But now, this puzzle still needed to be solved. Yu Luowei first used several mental attacks to recall the feeling she had before, then closed her eyes and released her mental power, gradually covering the entire mushroom forest. At the same time, the scene of the mushroom forest gradually became clear in Yu Luowei's mind, and she easily located the position of the seven colorful mushrooms.
Opening her eyes, the location and shape were firmly memorized in Yu Luowei's mind. However, she did not rush to draw the shape on the scroll. Instead, she used her supernatural power frantically. After all, she probably wouldn't be able to use it again after leaving the puzzle world.
Although the space couldn't be opened, perhaps to prevent Yu Luowei from taking advantage of the opportunity to transfer supplies into the bracelet, attack methods such as tearing the space could still be used. The level of both abilities was also S-level, and Yu Luowei could easily reduce several mushroom trees to pieces.
Unfortunately, the world of the puzzle trial lacked animals, and Yu Luowei could no longer use her psychic control. But she was content, and after a good time, she rekindled her old feelings, filled in the answers, completed the puzzle trial, and left this world.
The little tiger outside was playing with its tail out of boredom after Yu Luowei got the scroll. When it saw Yu Luowei come out, it immediately ran to her with the blue treasure chest in its mouth and acted like a spoiled child.
Once outside, magic and skill cards were completely unlocked, and supernatural powers could no longer be used. However, this didn't dampen Yu Luowei's good mood. Feeling the tiger cub wasn't hostile, she petted it a few more times after accepting the treasure chest. Although its fur was the same color as the mushroom tree, it was still fluffy and very comfortable to the touch.
Yu Luowei wasn't around, so Ma Tuan couldn't bring the treasure chests back to the space by himself. He ran back with three or four treasure chests to find Yu Luowei. Unexpectedly, as soon as he found his owner, he saw her happily enjoying herself with another monster, and he immediately let out a whimper of grievance.
The sound frightened both the man and the tiger. The little tiger hid behind the mushroom tree in fear, while Yu Luowei, frightened and feeling guilty, quickly took out the Fruit of Life to comfort Ma Tuan.
After repeatedly assuring Ma Tuan that he couldn't and wouldn't keep the little tiger as a pet, Yu Luowei finally calmed him down. She put the treasure chest Ma Tuan had found and this box into her bracelet and took Ma Tuan back home.
He picked a few handfuls of unknown fruits on the way and found a supply treasure chest (green) on the side of the road. Yu Luowei entered the base a few seconds before dark.
The rain stayed out of the base, so Ma Tuan went into the shelter first to warm himself by the fireplace. Yu Luowei, unhurried, placed the Jade Chicken and the Horned Rabbit into the animal enclosure. Luckily, the system indicated that both the chickens and rabbits were male and female. He first selected the two hens and placed them in a separate enclosure, while the rest were grouped together. Ignoring the oddities of the chickens and rabbits, Yu Luowei suddenly felt like solving a math problem involving chickens and rabbits in the same cage.
After feeding the animals some animal feed and fodder from the fifty white treasure chests, Yu Luowei went to check on the farmland again, mainly to see if his mental strength had declined.
I just harvested them yesterday, and the plants are still in the seedling stage. I gave some fertilizer to a few of the ones that are still growing, and I hope they can mature again tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
After spending so much time and using up all the fertilizer, Yu Luowei didn't feel any decrease in her mental strength. She walked around the fountain again and, as expected, felt a sense of peace and refreshment.
It seems this is the effect of the fountain. After confirming it, Yu Luowei stepped into the shelter with satisfaction.
She was in a good mood now. She had gained a lot of new things today, so she went to the storage room to get a bag of snacks and ate them while checking her spoils.
First, there's the achievement: Lord of the Abyss. It doesn't grant any bonuses other than control of the entrance to the Abyss. The entrance to the Abyss is the lake, and the Abyss lies beneath it. According to the tooltip, there are many more powerful monsters in the Abyss, and a gas that, if released, transforms animals in the game world into monsters. These monsters become even more powerful, much like the monsters in the night.
However, the entrance to the Black Abyss hadn't been opened for a long time, not even for a disturbance. Although a little black energy leaked out, over the centuries it only allowed the octopus monster to advance from level four to level five, gaining its second form.
Yu Luowei has now become the Lord of the Black Abyss. The black gas that leaks out in a short period of time will not have any impact, and can be purified using the "Fire of Prometheus", but the specific method for completely resolving it is not mentioned in the prompt.
However, it wasn't without benefits. Yu Luowei could now teleport directly from the sanctuary to the lake, without even needing a manual. He could also draw water directly from the lake while in the sanctuary. Furthermore, the water from the Black Abyss Entrance Lake (unpurified) was a necessary ingredient for making potions.
This hint contained a lot of information. Even if it didn't touch the core of the game, it would definitely be helpful in the later stages. Yu Luowei kept this information firmly in mind, especially the "Prometheus Fire".
Next up is the Black Abyss Set. Like the Wind Set, this is also an orange set. Its stats are similar, though it lacks the speed bonus, but adds underwater breathing. The three materials you've obtained, plus the hides, are enough to make two sets.
Yu Luowei first made a set. Since this season is the rainy season, there might be a flood later. At that time, this set will be very useful.
Besides the two vitality potions, the orange treasure chest also contained some special recipes with different buffs. Yu Luowei took a quick look at the ingredients, and found many of them overlapped with the fruits and plants she had picked outside today. Most importantly, there was an unfamiliar machine that indicated it should be installed on the first floor of the shelter.
Yu Luowei placed it on the other side of the sofa and clicked install. After a minute, the machine slowly changed from the size of a small square stool to a console, which just fit Yu Luowei's height.
Yu Luowei wanted to open the console, but it showed that a key was missing. At the same time, the blue treasure chest she got from Little Tiger was also glowing (there was only one blue treasure chest today). Yu Luowei took it and punched it in. There were only two things in it: the console startup key and a basement construction blueprint.
Inserting the key into the console, a light screen appeared on the table. Many functions were unlocked, and currently only the rainfall intensity and base altitude could be checked. The altitude indicator also said "Basement needs to be built first."
The appearance of this console answered most of Yu Luowei's doubts about the new season: those materials should be used to build basements and raise bases, and this season's progress ranking is probably also based on the height of the base.
The materials needed to build the basement were a drop in the bucket compared to upgrading the shelter. After Yu Luowei finished building it, he wanted to try to see if he could directly raise it, but he received a prompt:
[Raising the level will increase the difficulty of your exploration, so it is not recommended that you raise it now! ]
This reminder is really everywhere. It's a pity that I can't actively summon it, and there is no game customer service, otherwise Yu Luowei really wants to ask about her supernatural powers right now.
Opening other treasure chests, they all contained materials. Yu Luowei then opened the manual to check in with the others. As soon as she opened it, she saw a message from Lu Zhi in the private message column.
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