prynovel Chapter 4370 Possibilities
Chapter 4370 Possibilities
Chapter 4370 Possibilities
The campfire was still burning.
Blanche gazed at the raging fire, a hint of doubt in her eyes: "If we don't focus on the evil spirits, what should we do next?"
Since the music is to be temporarily sealed, it is essentially equivalent to giving up the possibility of obtaining clues directly from the "evil spirit".
In this situation, what should they do next?
What should we do next?
“I… actually have an idea.” Kemai raised his hand. “After I ran back to camp, I lay in my tent for a long time, thinking about what I should do next…”
Kemai shared his thoughts during his rest.
To uncover the truth about the evil spirits, they must contact living people and search for clues.
Today, the only remaining human force in the entire Misty Swamp Forest is the indigenous people living deep within the swamp.
Therefore, if we cannot get information directly from the "evil spirits" at present, perhaps we can try asking the indigenous people.
"...After all, the evil spirits have been wandering here for so long, they must have come into contact with the natives. Perhaps they can give us some clues."
After Kemai finished speaking, Blanche and Uriel both fell into deep thought.
After a moment, Blanche asked, "Do you know where the natives are?"
Kemai shook his head slightly awkwardly. "I don't know yet, but I have a large map and a small map sponsored by Lord Angor. We should be able to find it if we wander around the swamp forest a bit more."
At this moment, Uriel suddenly spoke up: "The natives of the swamp forest... I have never seen them, but I have heard rumors about them."
Kermaine's eyes lit up as he looked at Uriel.
As Uriel recalled, he said, "I also forgot where I saw the news, perhaps in the Dawn Morning Post? Or maybe the Lamplight Daily?"
"Anyway, it's an old news story I saw in a newspaper."
"It is said that there is a famous mystery in Evening Light Port: a caravan of fifty people who came to Evening Light Port from Dawn City to do trade suddenly disappeared without a trace for many years."
"Then there were many different opinions. One commentator said that they suspected that when they passed through the South Branch Passage, they may have violated the taboos of the swamp forest natives, who were not only barbaric and uncivilized, but also liked to stick together and were cruel."
"So the commentator speculated that perhaps they were killed by the indigenous people, or even... eaten."
Uriel paused for a moment after saying this.
"This is the information I remember related to indigenous people..."
In short, they are barbaric, cruel, gang-like, and suspected of cannibalism.
"Are the indigenous people in the misty forest really that scary?" Kemai was also frightened after hearing this.
Uriel shook his head: "I don't know either, but..."
Although it's just a commentator's opinion and may not be true, the fact that it was published in a newspaper suggests it might have some truth to it.
Therefore, Uriel personally felt that simply interacting with the indigenous people in this way was not a good idea.
Kemai: "So what should we do now?"
Just as everyone was silent, Angel's voice rang out.
"I know the approximate location of the indigenous people of the Misty Forest."
"Kemai, spread out the caravan map."
Kermai, unsuspecting, took out the map he had previously found from Hook the team leader from his backpack.
This map is a simplified map of the Misty Swamp Forest, and it contains a lot of "OOXX".
“The three X’s in the upper left corner indicate the area where the indigenous people live,” Angell stated directly.
"What do the other Xs mean?" Blanche looked at the map curiously. There were more than three Xs on the map, at least more than a dozen.
Ke Mai explained, "Hook, the leader, once said that the places marked with an X are dangerous areas that caravans should avoid. So, the other Xs you asked about definitely represent areas of danger."
Blanche looked at Kemai suspiciously: "The Hook leader you mentioned, you must be referring to all X areas as dangerous zones, right? In other words, the areas representing the activity areas of the natives..."
“From the caravan’s perspective, it was also a dangerous area.”
Ke Mai realized what was happening at that moment.
Yes, as Hook mentioned before, the X represents a dangerous area, but he didn't specifically say that the three X's in the upper left corner meant it was safe!
In the eyes of the caravan, the indigenous people were actually synonymous with the danger of the swamp forest?!
"So, what Mr. Uriel said about the brutality of the natives might actually be true?" Kemai panicked. What should he do now?
Kemai couldn't help but ask, "Lord Angor, are the natives really a source of danger?"
Angell: "You'll have to make your own judgment on that."
Angor could see the area where the natives lived, and he could also see that there were indeed many human corpses there... If combined with Uriel's account, the natives were probably indeed not friendly to outsiders.
However, from God's perspective, the indigenous people have not yet shown any brutality; at least they are united internally.
Therefore, Angell was also unable to confirm the nature of the indigenous people.
"May I ask what this 'O' stands for?" Blanche asked, her gaze still fixed on the caravan map.
Ke Mai replied, "O represents the scouting and warning area of the Forty Thieves. The caravan is entering the Misty Swamp Forest this time to make a deal with the Forty Thieves, so these O areas should have been designated in advance."
Blanche nodded thoughtfully: "Are there still scouts from the Forty Thieves in these areas?"
Ke Mai subconsciously replied, "There probably is."
After saying that, Ke Mai suddenly realized: "That's right! Although the Forty Thieves' stronghold was attacked by evil spirits, these guarded areas weren't!"
"There might still be scouts alive!"
“We don’t necessarily have to go find the natives. We can still go find these scouts. They’re in cahoots with One-Eyed Dragon, so they definitely know more information!”
After discussing it for a while, everyone felt that this was more acceptable.
Compared to the indigenous areas marked with an "X" by the caravan, at least the Forty Thieves did not have any ill intentions towards the caravan members.
Even if we can't get the answer, at least there won't be any danger to our lives.
With this in mind, everyone had already formed a judgment, but before making a decision, they did not forget to ask Angel.
“Officer Kruger, what do you think?” Blanche looked up at the sky.
Angel: "...Officer Kruger can only offer limited advice, but I think your approach is correct. After all, this Wonderland instance itself isn't that difficult, and many clues have already been clearly given in the main storyline."
"As for the indigenous people, I'm not sure if there are any clues about them, but they haven't appeared in the main story. I personally tend to think... they only represent a possibility within the instance."
possibility.
Upon hearing this word, Kemai, Blanche, and Uriel were all slightly taken aback.
What is meant by the possibility of a copy?
Angel calmly continued, "If you think back carefully to the main storyline, you'll find that there are only two forces that are explicitly written into the plot: the evil spirits and the Forty Thieves."
"This means that no matter which conventional route you take, you will eventually come back to these two parties. All the key truths and all the fragments are most likely related to them."
"And there are two factions that are not mentioned at all in the main storyline: caravans and natives."
"They are not the core of the plot, do not carry key clues, and will not actively advance the main storyline."
"But the Kermai Squad, through the caravans, forged a different path—"
With the help of illusion nodes, Kemai withstood the Whispering Curse that ordinary people could not resist, approached the Forty Thieves as a member of the caravan, and managed to obtain the first fragment of the truth.
The caravan itself had no clues, but Kemai borrowed its identity to create a strategy path that didn't exist originally.
"This is the possibility I was talking about."
"The indigenous people and caravans should be the same; they are not part of the main storyline, do not provide key information, and are not mandatory paths. But they are optional options left for players to explore the game."
You can choose to make contact, or you can choose to avoid it;
You might be able to use them to avoid a dead end, or to achieve some goal by leveraging their identities, or even to forge a completely unconventional path.
However, this path lacks a storyline guarantee, its difficulty is unknown, and its rewards are uncertain. In Angell's view, it is far less reliable than keeping an eye on the Forty Thieves and the Evil Spirit.
Everyone then showed signs of sudden realization.
It turns out that "possibility" refers to "strategy path".
Thinking about it that way, there really isn't much need to contact the indigenous people.
Now that they have developed a unique route based on the caravans, they have realized one "possibility" and there is no need to explore new possibilities.
Unless this path ultimately becomes blocked, then we can try our luck with the indigenous route.
……
After eating and drinking to one's heart's content.
The group extinguished the campfire and prepared to embark on their journey once more.
Before leaving, Uriel and Blanche did not forget to change into the caravan uniforms.
While they were changing clothes, Kemai went to the tent to check on Juka and Captain Darkman. They still seemed to be asleep... but even in their sleep, their brows were furrowed tightly, as if they were experiencing some kind of pain.
Kemai looked deeply at his teammates... as long as they weren't dead, that was good.
Then he went to check the caravan tents, and when he saw that another person had died, his expression became slightly somber.
But there was nothing he could do about it, so he could only sigh helplessly and turn to leave.
After leaving the caravan camp, they headed towards the nearest "O" area, the area where Kemai had first encountered the scouts... After all, they had met once before, and perhaps they could use this opportunity to build a closer relationship and obtain intelligence.
About half an hour later.
They arrived at the target area.
Here, they also encountered the scout they had met once before.
Ke Mai volunteered and took the initiative to strike up a conversation.
He briefly recounted the encounter of the evil spirit at the Forty Thieves' hideout and the fact that the One-Eyed Dragon didn't have time to leave any clues.
He admitted that he had delivered the weapon and only hoped that the other party could replace One-Eyed Dragon and tell him the clues that should have been delivered.
However, upon hearing that something had happened at the outpost, the scout's expression changed drastically. He was so shocked that he immediately tensed up and rushed to the outpost.
No matter how much Kemai tried to persuade him, he ignored him. With a few leaps, he jumped onto a branch and darted through the forest like a monkey, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this, everyone was speechless.
Especially Kemai, whose expression was somewhat embarrassed. He had thought that his words would yield some information, but in the end, it was all for nothing.
He immediately decided to head to the next scouting area and try a different story.
However, at that moment, Angel's voice suddenly rang out:
"Perhaps... you could go back to the base and take another look."
Ke Mai was taken aback: "Huh?"
Angell: "When you escaped from the Forty Thieves' stronghold, you didn't look back at the situation there, did you?"
Ke Mai nodded, still feeling a bit scared.
He was only focused on escaping, especially with the constant screams in his ears, fearing that the evil spirit was chasing after him, and dared not look back at all.
"So, you still won't know the final outcome of the Dead Tree Stronghold... In that case, why don't you go back and take a look? Anyway, the evil spirit just appeared at the caravan camp, so it's highly unlikely it will return to the Dead Tree Stronghold. Going there wouldn't be too risky for you."
After hearing Angel's words, Kemai seemed to understand something: "Does Your Excellency mean that there might still be living people at the Dead Tree Stronghold?"
Angel did not give a definite answer, but simply told him to go and see for himself.
The scene from back then flashed through Kemai's mind instantly.
When he went to the Dead Tree stronghold, the bandits had at least thirty men, and their scouts were scattered across various guard zones. When something happened at the stronghold, there were always quick-thinking people who could escape.
Thinking about it this way, the possibility that there are survivors in the stronghold is indeed not small.
At this moment, Uriel added from the side: "Moreover, from a rational and logical point of view, since the caravan did not achieve its goal, it is only right to retrieve the weapons and supplies."
"This can actually be considered our bargaining chip."
Ke Mai belatedly nodded... If he went to the Forty Thieves for clues without any real understanding, they would definitely not take it to heart, and might even be hostile.
After all, they are not related by blood or marriage.
However, if the pretext is "recycling the caravan's weaponry," the situation is different.
Armaments are something the Forty Thieves desperately need, especially since they have already suffered heavy losses. The survivors will be even more eager for weapons, and they certainly won't return them easily.
In the ensuing stalemate, Kemero then suggested, "I can refuse to take back the weapons, but you must tell me the clues you promised."
At that time, after weighing the pros and cons, the likelihood of them providing intelligence would greatly increase.
After all, the damage caused by the evil spirits has already been enormous for them, and they need to use more weapons and supplies to recover. It is not a loss for them to exchange a little insignificant clue for urgently needed resources.
For Kemai, this not only avoids the embarrassment of "asking for information without any real knowledge," but also allows him to obtain what he wants more smoothly.
Therefore, as Uriel said, that "arms supplies" can indeed be considered their bargaining chip!
"Let's set off now for the Dead Tree Outpost!"
Everyone agreed and turned to head towards the dead tree stronghold.
At that moment, Angel's voice rang out again: "Kemay, I have another message."
Kemai: "Please speak, sir."
Angell was silent for a moment, then said softly, "Dakman, he's gone home."