MTL - This Text Adventure Game is Absolutely Toxic-Chapter 321 Brazier

  Chapter 321 Pilgrimage Brazier

   Mu You raised his hand to look at the storage ring on his hand, and took out a peach-pit-shaped crystal from it.

  The heart of the forest spirit, the almost overflowing core of the forest spirit, stores extremely strong black magic power, which is definitely violent enough in terms of berserk.

But at the same time, it has considerable stability. After all, no matter how much energy is stored in a spar the size of a fist, it is like a battery and can release energy relatively smoothly, unlike ground fountains. In a wild natural wonder, the energy erupted is always intermittent, strong and weak, which will cause the device to explode.

  Since this is the case, this forest spirit core should meet the requirements, right?

  【You took out the heart of the elf spirit, handed it to the old goblin, and asked if it was usable. 】

  【The dejected old goblin didn't pay attention to your words at first, and subconsciously took the heart of the elf. 】

  【However, after just a few seconds, the goblin quickly became surprised. It has already felt the extremely surging energy in the crystal nucleus! 】

【"Impossible! How can there be such a powerful energy?" The old goblin looked at the crystal nucleus in his hand dully. The energy in it was as deep and wide as the sea. within a crystal. 】

  【Countless doubts came to my mind, but most of them were ecstasy: "I found it. This is the source of energy that I have been pursuing all my life! As long as I have this crystal nucleus, my invention can be completed!"]

  【The goblin held the crystal nucleus and laughed endlessly, and the fanaticism and ambition appeared on his face again, but before its laughter fell, the crystal nucleus automatically flew up and flew back into your hand. 】

  【You took back the heart of the elf spirit, and corrected the typo in the old goblin's words: This crystal nucleus does not belong to him, but yours. 】

  【The old goblin rushes to you, impatiently asking, how can I sell the crystal nucleus to it? He is willing to pay any price. your choice…】

  【You didn't agree to the goblin's purchase request, but instead asked it for the promised reward, the blueprint of the energy conversion device. 】

  【The old goblin hesitated for a few seconds, but kept his promise, and took out the blueprint and handed it to you. But it also reminds you that only blueprints are not enough, without its technology, it will be difficult for others to restore its device based on blueprints...]

   This old goblin seems to be quite shrewd, probably seeing that Mu You can't do without its help, and wants to make a condition.

   Mu You has no resistance to this, as long as this goblin can really bring him benefits, the conditions are negotiable.

  【After some discussion between you and the old goblin, a preliminary agreement was reached. 】

[It can work for you for a period of time, and the alchemy products produced during the working period belong to you, but at the same time, you also need to help him obtain the required materials, assist it to complete its invention, and announce it to the world after the device is put into use. is the creator of this invention! 】

  In short, the old goblin does not seek any material benefits from this invention. What it pursues is to prove to the tribe that its research is correct, and what it wants is to leave a name in history!

   Mu You said that he has no problem with this, and what he likes most is this kind of talent who only seeks fame but not profit.

  【You agree to the old goblin Eugene's request for cooperation. 】

  【However, Eugene immediately told you that the only conversion device at present has been destroyed. To make a new device, you need to collect three things: golden gears, ancient power furnaces, and 100 robot coils. 】

  【Among them, the golden gear and the ancient power furnace can only be found in the 'Clockwork City', the main gathering place of the goblins, and even in the goblin headquarters, they are treasured props of the secret treasure level and will not be easily shown to others. As for the robot coil, it is much easier, as long as a large number of alchemy robots are disassembled, it can be obtained. 】

   Sure enough, such a powerful thing is not so easy to make. The materials needed are "gold xx" and "ancient xx". You can tell from the name that it must be very valuable.

   To obtain these things, one of the easiest ways is to go directly to the goblins to cooperate.

   But this is impossible. If the goblin knows that Eugene's invention is feasible, he will research it behind closed doors and will not easily distribute the benefits to outsiders. Besides, he was about to go to Duan Goblin's lair soon, so there was no basis for cooperation between the two sides.

   As a result, he had to sneak into the Clockwork City to 'get' these two things back with his own hands. Whether it was stealing or robbing, he had to find a way to get them.

   As for the coils, it is simple. There are a bunch of them in the alchemy robot temple, and it will be enough to go to the temple to brush robots in a hurry.

   After negotiating terms with the old goblin, Mu You put down the teleportation array on the spot, and left the ant nest with the goblin and the shadow wolf.

   At this time, Lin Xue and the others had also found the exit to the temple. Lin Xue temporarily left the cave, came back to pick up Mu You and put it into the backpack, and then teleported to the ant nest exit they found.

  【You came to a cliff deep in the ant nest, and immediately heard the sound of digging behind the stone wall. 】

[You look out through the cracks in the rocks on the mountain wall. What is connected to the outside of this mountain wall is the interior of the Dark Temple. At this time, a large number of goblin engineers are driving various working robots, digging around in the temple. , to mine the specialty amethyst here. 】

  【Along the road where the goblins are distributed, you can see minecart tracks extending along the road in the temple. Those collected ores will be put into the minecart and quickly transported back through the track...】

  These goblins are really capable, and the rails have been built. Although there are no trains on the rails, but minecarts, but with this thing, the train is not far away.

   Moreover, the goblins directly created delivery rails in the temple of the dark elves. This is really planning to hollow out the ancestral temple...

  Looking at the text, Mu You secretly thought about how to deal with the goblins next.

   Directly breaking in and fighting would definitely not work. He had already seen the power of the alchemy weapons of the goblins at the gate of the temple. The reason why they sneaked in here by a long way was to avoid their edge.

   Now we should think of a way to do as much damage as possible without disturbing those battle robots.

  Thinking of this, Mu You operated in the game.

  【You ask the old goblin Eugene, what are the weaknesses of these goblin robots. 】

  【Eugene tells you frankly that the biggest weakness of alchemy robots is energy! 】

  【When a single alchemy robot is used, it can be directly powered by magic crystals. However, when a large number of robots are started simultaneously in a small area, magic crystals will become a cost-inefficient energy supply method. A more suitable energy supply method is to establish a fixed magic crystal energy array to remotely simultaneously supply All nearby robots are powered. 】

[The robots in the temple right now are using this energy supply method: the goblins have built ten magic crystal arrays here, which are distributed throughout the temple. As long as these magic crystal arrays are quietly closed, the All alchemy robots are paralyzed. 】

  【Without the assistance of robots, the combat power of goblin engineers is almost zero. As long as you do this, you can easily attack the entire temple...]

  Transmitting energy remotely through the formation method is simply equivalent to wireless charging!

  However, contrary to the technology tree on the earth, remote energy transmission through magic means has become a more efficient energy supply method.

   Mu You doesn't understand the specific principle, but all he needs to do next is to find these 'charging base stations'.

  【You ask Eugene about the location of these magic crystal arrays. 】

  【Eugene said that you just need to follow it, and it will lead you to find all the magic crystal arrays. 】

  【After speaking, Eugene took the lead to get out of the mountain wall, jumped into the temple, and turned back to urge you to follow quickly. It can only start its research if the matter here is settled as soon as possible...]

...

   This old goblin seems to have no concern for the interests of their own clan.

  This is not the time to procrastinate, Mu You asked others to wait in place, while he manipulated the characters to keep up with Eugene. Now it is sneaking on the opponent's territory, the fewer people the better.

  【You follow Eugene into the temple. Eugene turns back and hands you a red spar. 】

  【This is a clockwork stone, hold it, when other robots scan you, they will not discover your human identity, but will treat you as the same kind. 】

  【Eugene swaggers ahead and leads the way, and you follow behind while remaining invisible. The goblin engineers I met along the way were all busy doing their own things, and ignored Eugene's answers...]

   In this way, under the leadership of a senior 25-year-old boy, Mu You felt like pushing the dungeon like a fool in the strategy, it was too easy.

  The only thing that puzzled him was that some strange options popped up for him occasionally in the game.

  【You see an extinguished brazier on the wall at the corner ahead, is it lit? 】

"no."

  Mu You looked confused, what kind of brazier should he light? He is struggling to sneak around now, and if he lights up the torch to attract the goblins, isn't that asking for trouble?

  【You see an extinguished brazier in front of you, do you...】

"no!"

【you see…】

"no!"

  …

In the process of following the old goblin on the road, the brazier met seven or eight in a row, and he had to remind him every time. It was okay once or twice. After so many times in a row, Mu You gradually felt that something was wrong: Could it be that these braziers What secrets are hidden in it?

  Thinking of this, Mu You continued to look at the text silently. When the next brazier prompt popped up in the game, and there were no other goblins around, he chose 'yes' this time.

  【You stepped forward quietly, gathered a flame in your hand, and lit the brazier on the wall. 】

  【The brazier burns fiercely, emitting a dazzling fire, illuminating the two roads before the corner for you. 】

   Is that... the end?

   Mu You frowned and waited, but he didn't wait for the next sentence at all. Lighting the brazier, apart from illuminating the route, there is no strange thing or prompt, it seems that this is an ordinary lighting fixture.

   Mu You shook his head in disappointment, so he had no choice but to act like it had never happened and continue to follow the old goblin.

  The old goblin had already quietly destroyed three magic crystal arrays along the way, all of which were done by the opponent himself, very quickly.

   This made Mu You feel that it was superfluous for him to follow.

   Just when Mu You thought that the task would be completed so smoothly in the future, a new prompt popped up in the game.

  【When you passed a stone wall deep in the temple, you suddenly felt a strange wave coming from the stone wall next to you, and you couldn't help but stop. 】

  【Eugene in front looks back at you strangely, casting a questioning look at you. your choice…】

  【You tell Eugene to let him continue, you have other things to deal with. 】

[Eugene didn't think much about it. At this time, it has also realized that it is useless for you to follow. It can move faster by itself, so it tells you to turn around and meet at the exit of the ant nest, and then leaves alone to go to the next The direction of the magic crystal array. 】

  【After Eugene walks away, you confirm that there is no one around, and take out the jack-o-lantern...】

  【Jack-o-lantern effects, trigger! 】

  【Under the shining light, you can see traces of strange light spots behind the stone wall like a mold, which makes you realize that there seems to be an extra space hidden behind this wall. your choice…】

  There is a special reminder here. Mu You tried to use the jack-o-lantern. As expected, the special effect was triggered immediately as soon as the jack-o-lantern appeared.

  Pumpkin lanterns usually trigger positive events, so Mu You hurriedly chose 'Search'.

  【You searched around, but didn't find any entrance. 】

  【In the center of the wall, you can see seventeen flame stone sculptures that are invisible to the naked eye, revealing a faint outline under the jack-o-lantern. However, only one of the flames is lit, and the others are dim. 】

   "Flame? Seventeen, only one lit..."

  The new text prompt made Mu You's heart skip a beat, and he immediately remembered the braziers he had encountered along the road.

  He only lit a brazier, and a flame just lit up here.

   So, did he light all the braziers and something change here?

  Mu You is not sure, but there is a secret room hidden in the temple, he is very interested in trying it, even if it takes some risks...

   After making a decision, Mu You didn't waste any time, and immediately controlled the characters to return, found several braziers that he met along the road, and lit them one by one.

   But this time, I don’t know if he has discovered the relationship with the stone wall, but when he lit the brazier, there was a more detailed explanation.

  【You lit the ‘Twelve Pilgrimage Braziers’】

  【Pilgrimage Brazier: A special building used by the ancient elves to greet and worship the gods. It will automatically go out after one hour of ignition, and it cannot be lit again within the next week. 】

  Please ask God to use the brazier, and it can only be lit once a week, and each time it only burns for one hour, that is to say, he must find all seventeen braziers within one hour.

   Otherwise, once the time expires, the brazier in front will be extinguished, and the brazier will not be able to be assembled in the next week.

   Mu You hurriedly sped up his actions. At this time, he only hoped that these goblins would not have the habit of lighting braziers. Otherwise, if one of them had been lit recently, even if he found all the others, his success would be in vain.

   Next, Mu You started the fastest speed, searched back and forth in the temple, and finally found all seventeen braziers within an hour.

  Fortunately, these seventeen braziers had never been touched before, and all of them were successfully lit at this time.

Unfortunately, the sudden light from a large number of braziers finally aroused the vigilance of the goblins. At this moment, the temple was already in chaos, and a large number of goblins were patrolling the corridors of the temple noisily, as if they were looking for intruders. .

  But Mu You can’t control so much at this time. It took him more than 50 minutes to find the brazier just now, and soon the first brazier will be extinguished, so he has to go back to the stone wall to have a look.

  【You are back under the stone wall. 】

  【Through the reflection of the jack-o-lantern, you can see the seventeen flames on the wall, all of which are now lit up. 】

  【At the same time, the wall itself has undergone some changes, becoming more transparent and illusory. You try to reach forward and find that your palm passes through the wall without hindrance. 】

   Sure enough, after all the braziers were ignited, the wall seemed to be 'opened' directly, turning into a wall with a shape that could be stepped in without hindrance.

  【You are about to step into the stone wall, but at this moment, you suddenly hear a shout from outside. 】

  【The sound came from a far away place, it seemed to be the direction of the Undercity. The shouts quickly joined together and gradually became clear. It seemed that a large number of people were approaching here quickly. 】

   "Mu You, what did you do?"

  At this time, Lin Xue's voice came from the headset.

   "What?" Mu You asked.

   "I just received a reminder that the dark elves in the Undercity seem to have suddenly rioted..."

  (end of this chapter)