This Text Adventure Game is definitely poisonous-Chapter 1573 - 676: Red Sky

[Seeing your shocked expression, seemingly interested in ’that person’, the old man suddenly said, "I still have some relics left by this person back then, do you want to see them?"]

[You snapped back to reality, nodded quickly, and expressed your desire to see them.]

["Wait a moment, it’s been too long, I need to search for them..." The old man got up and went to the storage room in the backyard, rummaged through it for a long time, and finally pulled out a block of metal from under a corner of the table.]

["This is it... The day before that person died, he gave me a lot of iron ’toys’, saying that I should keep them safe as much as I could. Unfortunately, after so many years, everything else broke, only this stone remained, very sturdy, I often used it to prop up the table corner..."]

"..."

Mu You took the item from the old man’s hand, and when he saw its description, he already had some guesses in his heart.

And the text that popped up next confirmed his thoughts.

[You have obtained ’another Mechanical Heart’.]

It really is a Mechanical Heart!

The Mechanic left several sets of Origin Battle Armor and Mechanical Hearts in Eden and took only two special suits of armor when leaving.

But if he wanted to control the armor himself, he would definitely need a Mechanical Heart as a key.

Mu You had speculated before that there should be more than one Mechanical Heart, and now his idea was confirmed: The Mechanical Heart is something that can be repeatedly manufactured, and the Mechanic likely had many of them in his possession.

[This Mechanical Heart looks almost identical to your Mechanical Heart, except one side of it has an inscribed one-time audio message array pattern. Perhaps you could assemble it and try to play its contents.]

[You assembled the Mechanical Heart and powered it with a Moon Stone.]

[An audio message began playing in your mind.]

["Hahaha, I finally did it!"]

["The dream armor of mine, a miracle armor that can be ’worn’ like clothes, though it seems thin, it is well-equipped with all the basic functions that a normal battle armor should have!"]

["As long as you wear this armor, you can perfectly resist the invasion of parasitic beasts and also have powerful defensive abilities comparable to those of the ancients..."]

["Because the inspiration came from that creature called ’Scarlet Ape’, I named this ultimate armor ’Scarlet’."]

["It’s a pity that only one last step remains..."]

["I found all the materials, pieced them together, and crafted a sample of the Scarlet, but it still needs refining to be fully completed."]

["This armor is crafted entirely from materials found in Jie Lin, making every part extremely sturdy. Changing its properties is very difficult. The only method I can think of is Moon Lake!]

And it can’t be during a normal period, only during the Moon Festival, when the Moon Eye is opened and the deep lake water in the Moon Eye contains more abundant energy, can the refining of Scarlet possibly be completed..."]

["Sadly, these savages don’t allow outsiders near the Moon Lake... But it doesn’t matter, it’s almost Moon Festival; I’ll soon get a chance to stealthily approach Moon Lake and put the armor into the Moon Eye for refining..."]

["According to my calculations, the refined Scarlet should withstand the erosion of Moon Lake, so theoretically, just wearing this armor, even if you jump into the Moon Lake, you won’t be affected... Of course, before the refining is complete, I’ll need to rely on my strength to survive in the lake..."]

["I know it’s dangerous, but I believe I will succeed!]

["The revelation that once awakened my wisdom was given to me by the Moon Butterfly, which originates from Moon Lake. I’ve pursued that revelation my entire life and finally reached Moon Lake, and this ultimate armor is to be completed at this very source, doesn’t it make perfect sense? So I firmly believe this was the ultimate goal of that revelation: to lead me step by step to the heart of Jie Lin, just to use the lake water here to complete this armor!"]

The message abruptly ended there.

Mu You finished reading, his face extremely strange: So this was your reason for jumping into Moon Lake?

According to what he said, the complete Scarlet Armor could even resist the corrosive properties of Moon Lake. So his plan was to wear the incomplete Scarlet, jump into Moon Lake, and complete the last step of refining within the Moon Eye.

If he managed to hold on until the refining finished, the complete Scarlet Battle Armor would then protect him from Moon Lake’s damage, and he would emerge safe and sound, with the finished Scarlet, from Moon Lake.

Judging by the logic of the message, the Mechanic was in a good mental state at that time, not at all insane, and appeared very clear-headed, meaning that this plan wasn’t made on a whim but was a well-thought-out result.

However, the final outcome was his failure; he didn’t even make it into the Moon Eye. The moment he jumped into Moon Lake, he was instantly corroded until nothing was left of his remains...

["Let’s go, I’ll take you to meet the Clan Leader... But don’t hold too much hope." Scythia quickly packed up her things and stood at the courtyard gate, calling you to leave.]

Mu You had already informed Mu Luo’s mother that he came here intending to meet the Clan Leader to inform him of the problem with the Parasitic Beasts and also to rally the wild tribe.

Being once the most outstanding herbalist in the tribe, Scythia had a close relationship with the current Clan Leader and was well acquainted with his personality. She foresaw that Mu You’s request would likely be rejected, and she gave him a heads-up in advance.