i have a museum of curiosities

Zhang Ye stared blankly at the brand-new Atreian soldier's long sword in his hand and the old blacksmith Andre who continued to beat, deeply wondering if he was still asleep.

Reminded by old Andre, Zhang also already knew how to check the number of his soul fragments.Seeing the double identification of the 800 soul fragment and the data change after focusing on it, Zhang also knew that the "Ah Chang Sword" in his hand had indeed been strengthened.

“强化一级花费1000灵魂碎片，强化两级一共花费了2500。所以从强化+1到强化+2要花费1500灵魂碎片……换句话说，每提升一级都要多花费500灵魂碎片……所以想要强化+3，就要花费2000灵魂碎片。”张也咂了咂嘴，嘟囔道：“果然钱再多也不够花啊！”

Sighing silently, Zhang also thanked the old Andre softly, and planned to find the exile Rudos, but suddenly found a skeleton lying on the ground in front of him.

"Wipe...what the hell?"

Zhang Ye was subconsciously about to raise his sword to attack, but he heard the skeleton say: "I am sending a message for Lord Ariane."

"Huh? Ariane...what did he say?" Zhang Ye was taken aback for a moment, and immediately withdrew "A Changjian", muttering in a low voice: "Skeleton...how did you talk?"

"Master Ariane said: Hurry up to the Royal Library, your time is running out." After the skeleton finished speaking, it let out a strange cry, and was instantly enveloped by a golden light, and then disappeared.

Zhang Ye's eyelids twitched suddenly, and he curled his lips and said, "How many things I don't know..."

Zhang Ye, who originally wanted to ask Rudos, finally gave up on this idea and walked directly to the campfire.It's not that he doesn't want to obtain powerful weapons, but that he doesn't have a serious boss soul in his hands now.

Walking to the bonfire again, Zhang also looked at the "Transportation via bonfire" column without hesitation.Immediately afterwards, the text in front of him changed again——

【Select delivery location】

— Atrea Underground Prison

— High Walls of Atreia

—Dungeon Fantasy

— True Spirit Graveyard (unopened)
After focusing on the option of "Atreya's High Wall", the familiar feeling of dizziness hit again.

Waiting for Zhang to stabilize his mind, he found that he was standing on the stone platform next to the high stone steps of Atreya's high wall.Pulling out the "A Chang Sword" from his waist, Zhang also stepped up the stone steps.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but Zhang also always felt that after returning to the high wall this time, the surrounding fog became thicker.

"Could it be that if I can't complete Prince Ariane's commission on time, I will be swallowed by these fogs?"

Zhang Ye shook his head, put those unrealistic guesses behind him, then held the "Ah Chang Sword" tightly, and took a step forward.

Just like climbing the stone steps last time, the sound of his footsteps echoed around.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, there was a fork in the stone steps ahead.It's just that the fog around that forked road was extremely thick, and Zhang Ye could only see a stone step turning to the left, but the distance beyond the stone step was pale.

Zhang also hesitated, and walked towards the fork in the road.The moment he stepped on the fork in the road, the fog in front of him began to surge, but instead of enveloping Zhang Ye, it gradually receded.He frowned, held "A Changjian" in front of him, and walked forward cautiously.

Not long after, Zhang also found a tall city wall in front of him, and there was an arch on the city wall at the end of the stone steps that only allowed one person to pass through.There was a low, heavy breathing from inside the arch.

Zhang also stopped three or four meters away from the arch, looked around, and picked up a broken board from the side of the road, which looked like it belonged to some kind of wooden barrel.It's just not clear whether it belongs to the barrel or the powder keg.

But... since it appeared on the city wall, the powder keg is more likely.

While thinking secretly, Zhang Ye weighed the wooden block twice, and then threw it into the arch at once.

Immediately afterwards, a gray figure suddenly jumped out, and the next moment there was the sound of planks breaking.

But Zhang Ye saw the gray shadow clearly through the inconspicuous sunlight—it was a mouse that was too big!According to preliminary visual inspection, the giant rat was as tall as a person, and its length was more than four meters away.This size is simply a baby elephant!
Zhang also instinctively took two steps back.

Perhaps no one has considered why the huge animals on the earth, such as elephants, rhinos, giraffes, etc., are all herbivores?And those disgusting animals, such as mice, mosquitoes, flies, bats, etc., are not too big?Even if there are large carnivores that pose a threat to humans, most of them live in remote mountains and old forests?
In fact, from another point of view, if flies and mosquitoes were as big as eagles, and ants and spiders were as big as elephants, what a frightening sight it would be?And Zhang also felt the same when he saw the giant mouse.

Zhang Ye didn't dare to take a breath, the hairs on his body stood upside down, and cold sweat was already streaming down his cheeks.

But the giant rat had already sensed Zhang Ye's existence, and the terrifying giant rat's head slowly turned towards Zhang Ye.A pair of pale and terrifying eyes stared at him closely, and a yellow viscous liquid was still hanging from the half-rotten nose, I don't know if it was pus.There was a bloody red liquid on the sharp front teeth...

Zhang Ye only felt a churning in his stomach, and he almost vomited uncontrollably.I don't know if it was a psychological effect, but he just felt a disgusting stench permeating the air.

Zhang Ye took a few steps back subconsciously, wanting to turn around and flee to the stone steps.But the giant rat let out a terrifying scream, and then rushed over.

The strong wind is blowing, and the giant rat has arrived.

Zhang also didn't have time to dodge, so he had to hold A Changjian in front of him, hoping to resist it a little.But unexpectedly, accompanied by a violent impact, the huge body of the giant rat stopped abruptly!Even the nose was broken directly because it hit Zhang Ye's long sword lying in front of him, and the yellow viscous liquid that was originally hanging beside the nose splashed directly on Zhang Ye's chest due to inertia...

But Zhang Ye stood on the spot without moving a muscle!
By the way, "Will of the King"!
Zhang Ye suddenly realized that the passive skill he had just acquired was infinite toughness!

"Squeak-yah-"

The giant rat let out a terrible howl, and its huge body fell to the ground directly, then rolled over, screaming non-stop, where did it still have the terrifying appearance when it first appeared?

This scene left Zhang Ye stunned.But he wasn't idle either, he directly raised the long sword in his hand, and stabbed the giant rat in the head.

"Pfft-"

The strengthened A Changjian pierced the giant rat's head without hindrance, and the giant rat's writhing body suddenly froze, and then it stopped moving.

After trying to kick the giant rat's body and making sure that the opponent was completely dead, Zhang Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately afterwards, the corpse of the giant rat quickly faded away, and soon disappeared.

Although it was not absorbed by the mist as nourishment, but such a huge corpse disappeared in such a strange way, Zhang Ye still felt hairy all over his body.

The next moment, a familiar message appeared in front of Zhang Ye——

— get 500 soul shards
— 1300 soul shards remaining
"Ok?"

Zhang Ye was startled suddenly, and said, "Can you absorb soul fragments even when you're out of the illusion? But..."

Although everything I experienced in the "Underground Prison of Atrea" was caused by the illusion set by Prince Ariane, the Fireproof Girl is a real living person.From this point alone, everything that happens in the illusion is based on reality, and it will never be created out of thin air.And being able to "absorb souls for his own use" isn't Ashes' special ability!

Therefore, it seems that it is not surprising to bring the ability of reality into the illusion.On the contrary, A Changjian, who should have appeared in the illusion, appeared in reality, which surprised Zhang Ye.It's just that he doesn't know the rules of this world yet, so it's no good to dwell on a clueless matter.

Zhang also endured the nausea, slowly scraped off the yellow mucus on his chest with the A Changjian, and then slammed it into the mist beside the stone steps.

After a while, the chest was finally cleaned up. Only then did Zhang Ye reluctantly hold the A Changjian and walked into the arch where the giant rat had been before.

Inside the arch is a small room. Apart from the entrance, torches are hung on the other three walls, so the situation in the room can be seen clearly.

There are only two relatively intact wooden tables and fragments of wooden chairs scattered on the floor in the room, as well as an opened downward passage on the ground in the corner.

From the looks of it, this should be a temporary resting place for the city defense soldiers.Zhang also couldn't understand, how could there be a giant mouse with the head of a small elephant in such a room where the whole picture can be seen clearly at a glance?The entire room can accommodate giant rats, only the archway that comes in by itself.But there is neither food nor a comfortable living environment here, so why does it attract a giant rat to stay here?

And there is another detail, that is, when Zhang Ye saw the giant rat for the first time, there was a bright red liquid dripping from the corner of the other's mouth.Even if it wasn't blood, it should be some kind of substance that could ooze red liquid.But the room is so big, where is the source of the red liquid?Could it be that the giant rat bit off its own tongue?
After carefully inspecting the room again, Zhang Ye no longer had doubts, and turned his gaze to the downward passage in the corner.

When Zhang Ye was less than one meter away from the passage, a scarlet object that looked like an octopus tentacles suddenly appeared and swept towards Zhang Ye.

Zhang Ye had sharp eyes and quick hands, and with a swipe of the A Changjian in his hand, the scarlet tentacles were cut off immediately, and red viscous liquid sprayed out.

"It seems that the source of the red liquid has been found."

Zhang also muttered something in a low voice, then stared nervously at the passage.

After the scarlet tentacles were cut off, they were retracted instantly. Only the severed limbs cut off by Zhang Ye thrashed violently on the floor a few times, then curled up into a ball and never moved again.

"What exactly is this?"

Zhang also hesitated for a moment, intending to poke the scarlet severed limb with Ah Changjian, but he was startled when he raised the sword.

Ah Changjian's slender sword has a trace of corrosion, and even the blade is bent to a certain extent!

"What the hell is this..."

Zhang Ye stretched out his hand in astonishment, as if he wanted to touch the blade, but he stopped the movement in time.If I remember correctly, this rusted part of the sword is where the scarlet tentacles were cut off.

Gulu swallowed, and Zhang also took two steps back.

"It seems... the reason why the giant rat's nose festered and pus has also been found..."

Zhang didn't dare to be careless, and after thinking for a while, he slowly exited the room.

Although I already knew that I seemed to have an immortal body in the illusion, but no one should want to be corroded by unknown substances, right?
Thinking of the appearance of the giant rat before, Zhang also felt a chill.

Walking back to the stone steps again, Zhang Ye glanced back at the position of the arch, and found that it was covered in mist, and Zhang Ye even heard a faint roar that made hair stand on end.

Zhang Ye clenched Ah Changjian tightly, and quickly climbed up the stone steps.