prynovel Chapter 3843: Ruined Paradise
Chapter 3843: Ruined Paradise
Chapter 3843: Ruined Paradise
"why?"
In response to Angel's curious question, Gleipnir sighed and explained, "I don't know the details. Zuniga didn't tell me the reason. But I met with him privately when I went to Prada Media to look for starworms just now."
"According to Starworm, the 'time radio' trapped in the photo wall seems to have a very important meaning to Kaushik."
"Kaushik doesn't believe Starworm didn't get 'Time Radio'."
For a nearly advanced monster like the "Time Radio", the "Challenge Task" it issues cannot possibly have a countdown of only one or two hours.
From what Kaushik knew, the countdown was at least twelve hours.
Therefore, if the Starworm said that its "mission failed", it would be at least twelve hours later.
It only took the Starworm one or two hours to come out of the challenge space. In Kaushik's eyes, there was only one possibility: the Starworm challenge was successful.
"If Kaushik doesn't believe it..." Angel: "Starworm can show him the magic book?"
Although the "Fashion Magic Book" is a very personal thing, generally speaking, for the sake of privacy and background, the magician will not show it to others.
But the Starworm's magic book is full of incomplete puzzle pieces, and they are all ordinary low-level monsters. Even if it is given to other magicians for free, no one would probably care about it.
It would not bother him to show the magic book to Kaushik.
Gleipnir spread his hands. “Starworm showed the magic book to Kaushik, but Kaushik still didn’t believe it.”
Kaushik's idea was not complicated. He had only one thought: even if the Starworm did not get the puzzle of the time radio, the puzzle disappeared from the Starworm, so if he wanted to find the time radio, he still had to start with the Starworm.
So, Kaushik was unwilling to let the starworm leave no matter what.
"The location where the starworm was before was Prada Media Company. If he really wanted to leave, Kaushik shouldn't be able to stop him unless he uses magic, right?"
Once Kaushik uses magic, the magician of Prada Media will definitely sense something unusual.
If it attracted the attention of other magicians, all Kaushik could do was to take the starworm away by force.
But Angel had sensed from his God's perspective before that although the star worm followed Kaushik, it was not forced. There was no trace of fashion magic energy on him. In other words, the star worm should have taken the initiative to follow Kaushik.
Gleipnir: “That’s right.”
"The Starworm does have a chance to leave by force, but the Starworm itself doesn't seem to have that intention." Gleipnir: "He told me that he plans to go and explore for us."
Angel was stunned: "Help who? Help us find out the truth?"
Gleipnir nodded. "Yes, that's what he said. I asked him the reason, but he didn't tell me. He just said... he had a guess and he would know after he followed Kaushik."
So, Starworm stayed at Prada Media and let Gleipnir go to the ceremony site alone.
In Starworm's words, "Anyway, I've already given you the information about the ritual. It doesn't matter if I go or not. If you succeed, I'll also help you complete the main mission. It doesn't matter whether I'm there or not."
"On the contrary, if I had rejected Kaushik today, this side quest might have ended here."
The above is what Gleipnir knew.
Gleipnir: "I don't know what Starworm discovered, but I guess he followed Kaushik to complete his side quest 'Time is a circle'."
Angel nodded. From what Starworm said, he knew that he was indeed doing Kaushik's side quest. However, Starworm must have "discovered" something, otherwise, he would not have told Gleipnir to "help them" explore the situation.
"I understand." Angel: "I will continue to pay attention to his situation."
Gleipnir was also a little curious about the situation on the Starworm side: "If you find anything, don't forget to tell me."
"Ah."
As Angel spoke, he turned his gaze towards the North Ninth District.
The Starworm was still following Kaushik at this time, and they were still in that "residential area".
It is not really a "residential area". It is just a densely packed low-rent area made up of a large number of low-rise houses and stacked containers.
In the words of people in the central area, this is actually a slum.
Of course, compared to the "slums" in the underground blocks, this low-rent area in the North Ninth District is relatively safe.
At least when Angel glanced over, he saw street lights all over the place, several one-touch alarm buttons on each street, and women walking alone, which was enough to show that it was safe here. However, most of the women walking alone were leaning against the street lights or wandering at the alley entrances, as if they were waiting for something.
Starworm and Kaushik seemed to have been walking through the low-rent area, and no one knew where they were going. In addition, they did not speak, so Angel could only stare at them for a while. After confirming that they would not reach their destination in a short time, he silently withdrew his gaze.
……
Late Ming Street.
This is a very special street because half of it is in an underground tunnel.
Because the Eighth Town was built in a huge abandoned reservoir, the space is relatively spacious compared to other underground towns.
Half of Wanming Street is located in the original reservoir, while the other half is a relatively narrow tunnel artificially dug out from the "pool wall".
This tunnel leads to another smaller empty cave, and that cave is where the "Ruins Battlefield" is located.
At this time, Angel and Gleipnir had already walked into the tunnel.
Compared to the neon light pollution outside, the light in the tunnel is obviously much dimmer. Only a few small shops can be seen in the tunnel with lights on at the door.
Under the barely illuminated light of these lights, you can see that the road in the tunnel is actually not smooth and there are many lumps of earth.
From time to time, you can see a pool of old water that has been accumulating for who knows how long.
In the reflection of the dim light, you can see the dark and tiny mosquito larvae jumping around inside.
The noise and bustle of the outside world also disappeared in the tunnel. The air was relatively moist, with a smell of moss and mold, but Angel personally felt that this smell was better than the pungent smell of lamplight and paint in the center of the Eighth Town.
At least it smells "natural" here, whereas the outside world looks bright but has a distinct smell of pollution.
The tunnel of Wanming Street is very quiet, but that doesn’t mean there is no one here.
There were even a lot of people coming and going, but as soon as they entered the tunnel, they subconsciously lowered their voices, as if they were afraid that their voices would disturb others.
After walking for about two or three minutes, they finally passed through this informal man-made tunnel.
Gleipnir remained silent in the tunnel until he came out, then he spoke: "I don't know why, but I always feel that the tunnel... is a little bit wrong."
"I could hear people whispering, but it still felt a little too quiet."
“It’s like walking into this tunnel from the town is like entering two different worlds.”
The former is noisy, the latter is peaceful.
Angel: "Your senses are very sharp. There is indeed a scent of energy in the air there."
After a pause, Angel said, "Do you remember there is a flower shop in the center of the tunnel?"
Gleipnir recalled for a moment and nodded: "I remember, it was a flower shop that looked very warm, and the clerk was a mutant."
The reason why Gleipnir was so impressed was that the mutant had two long and thin organs on his face that looked like octopus tentacles.
The mutant clerk stood in front of the counter, using the dim light to record the bill with a pen.
His two tentacles each held a kettle and sprayed water on the surrounding flowers.
It's not like Gleipnir hasn't seen someone with tentacles before, but this one grew on his cheek, which looked quite scary. So, he was deeply impressed.
"This mutant is a magician." Angel paused and said, "He is probably a magician of the creative series, because the peaceful atmosphere around him is created by him. The energy in the air comes from the creative points."
"He's a magician?" Gleipnir was stunned.
Angel nodded. "Besides, he must be a powerful magician. He almost always maintains a peaceful aura around him. Did you not want to speak when you were in the tunnel just now?"
Gleipnir nodded.
"This is the effect of the tranquil aura." Angel: "Although I don't know the name of this magic, we have just experienced its effect... Don't speak unless necessary, and even if you do, you will deliberately lower your voice."
It is a relatively mild magic.
He doesn't force people to keep silent. When it comes to important things, he will still speak, just in a lower voice. But if it's not something particularly important, he will subconsciously not want to speak.
This kind of magic would not be offensive even if discovered by a magician.
Some magicians like quietness by nature, especially magicians in the creative series, who pursue inspiration and creativity. A quiet atmosphere can allow their body, mind and soul to reach a state of harmony, making it easier for them to find inspiration.
Magicians of different disciplines also have their own preferences, and everyone will understand each other. Moreover, this magic does not completely prohibit you from speaking.
That's why, although Angel discovered the trick behind "Tranquility", he didn't think much of it. Besides, they were about to complete the second round of the main mission, and he didn't want to cause any trouble.
The only regret is that I don’t have time to look up the name of the mutant magician.
Angel estimated that this magician should also be an "NPC with a story."
After listening to it, Gleipnir thought about it carefully and agreed. "But then again, even though the tunnel is dark and damp, I prefer this kind of tunnel with a peaceful atmosphere to the colorful buildings outside."
With a sigh, Gleipnir put these thoughts behind him and looked forward.
After exiting the tunnel, they returned to the wide area.
A cave illuminated by bright lights everywhere.
But this cave is different from other caves. You can see the end at a glance. Moreover, there are not many "buildings" here. Even if there are, they are basically dilapidated and abandoned.
And right in front of them was an open-air arch filled with neon lights, with a flashing neon sign above the door.
"Abandoned", "ruins", "music", "garden".
Next to each character is a changing holographic projection, including broken high-rise buildings, airships filled with weapons, and white sanctions falling from the sky.
Treat destruction as fun, turn devastation into a joke, and dress up ruins as a paradise.
A paradise for ruins lovers.
On both sides of this arch, there are two wasteland-style yellow sand-eroded pillars, on which there are also holographic projections.
On the left is: the ruins stage!
On the right is: It’s up to you to do it!
Gleipnir looked at the "wonderful sight" in front of him and remained silent for a while: "..."
After a long pause, she finally said, "Is this where the ceremony will be held?"
Angel nodded: "Yes, the specific location is in an empty cellar inside. As for the outside... you can think of it as an entertainment area."
As Angel spoke, he released an illusion node towards Gleipnir.
As the illusion nodes took effect, their figures gradually disappeared under the lights.
Keep moving forward.
There is a must-pass road next to the arch, which leads to a stone house, which can be understood as a security room with several sleepy security guards inside.
When Angel and Gleipnir passed through the stone house, no one in the security room noticed them.
They easily arrived at the ruins behind.
Although there are ruins all around, you can still see some signposts beside some paths, telling visitors where to go and the area distribution inside the ruins.
For example, under the moss-covered dilapidated building where they are standing now, there is a steel frame with a yellowed map of the interior of the ruins park on it.
There are five major areas on the map, among which the areas on the surface are shooting range, battlefield, dog fighting field and arena.
The underground area is unified as "Carnival City".
From the name of the surface area, you can roughly guess what it means, which is nothing more than a struggle for power.
In the underground area, next to the word "Carnival City" there is a silhouette of a graceful girl and a red lip print. These two symbolic patterns alone are enough to arouse people's imagination.
Continue to look down, and you can see the major projects in Carnival City: wild parties, escape room games, casinos, fun parks...
There is also a corresponding icon next to each item.
Next to the Wild Party is a leopard print skirt icon.
Next to the chamber game is a waving whip.
Next to the casino was a girl tied to a pillar.
The Weird Garden is even more exciting, not only limited to humans and mutants, but also beasts...
These projects are almost the same as those of the Paradise Pavilion in the Southern Region, but the tricks of the Paradise Pavilion are probably more advanced. After all, the Pure Land of Bliss is also a wizard organization after all.
After scanning the various items, Angel's gaze returned to the upper left corner of the map: "Battlefield. The place we are going to is the ruins battlefield, which is this plain area."
(End of this chapter)