Myriad Realms Exchange Machine

Chapter 187
"I've already paid for the cream, you just need to help me bring the cream back."

"The road is too dark. If there is nothing to illuminate, you may fall down, or you may encounter unspeakable and terrifying beasts, so take this lamp." Little Red Riding Hood's mother lifted up the lantern in her hand and handed it to Li. In front of Yu.

Li Yu didn't refuse, and took the lantern.

Bean-like lights danced inside the glass windshield, illuminating a small area in front of the hut door.

Lantern, a kind of portable, weatherproof kerosene lamp, can be hung on the horse when riding a horse at night, hence the name.Most of the coastal areas are used on boats, and they are also called boat lights, especially in windy and rainy weather, they are the lighting tools of fishermen!

The darkness of the night writhed in the places where the light couldn't reach, eager to try, as if it was going to be wound up again at any time.

Qin Yan was a little scared, always hiding behind Li Yu, grabbing Li Yu's back collar.

"There is not much oil in the lamp, so don't wait too long on the road." Little Red Riding Hood's mother smiled: "I will wait for you here until you come back with cream."

"Well, I won't make you wait too long." Li Yu replied.

The familiar panel appears again.

【Task Update】

【Current World】

Little Red Riding Hood

……

【Supplementary task】

Go to Old George's who lives west of the village to get "Fresh Cream" and give it to Little Red Riding Hood's mother before the lantern runs out of oil.

【mission details】

A horse lantern must have a saddle.The saddle is an iron tube stand, and there is an oil pan at the lower end, with a screw cover, fully enclosed, and the oil does not leak.

There are two iron covers on the upper end, and there are gaps in the layers, which is convenient for venting.In the middle is a glass cover.There is also a wire handle.This kind of lamp rarely stays in the corner of the pot, table and stove, and mostly wanders outdoors. It forms a family of lamps with the cover lamp at home. One is for the outside and the other is for the inside.

Take the lantern and walk through the darkness.

1. It is still dark, the world in the dark is very dangerous, if there is no light enough to illuminate the way ahead, you will be lost in it forever.

2. Old George lives a little far away, so the distance limit of 100 meters from Little Red Riding Hood is temporarily canceled before the task is completed.

【Completion】

unfinished

【Mission Countdown】

0:30:00

……

The countdown shows 30 minutes left and starts to decrease.

"Go straight along the path in front of the door, and the first house you see is old George's house. Hurry up and go back," said Little Red Riding Hood's mother.

Li Yu knew that he couldn't waste time now, so he nodded lightly and walked out quickly.

Qin Yan tugged at Li Yu's clothes and followed closely.

The flame in the lantern was dancing in the lampshade, and it could only illuminate the area less than two meters away from the two of them, allowing them to see the road under their feet clearly.

And everything two meters away is wrapped in thick darkness, making it unrecognizable.

Li Yu took Qin Yan away for 2 minutes, and when he looked back, the thatched hut where they temporarily lived was engulfed by the tide of darkness, and not even a trace of outline could be seen.

"Oh my god, it's so scary." Qin Yan muttered, wishing she could stick her whole body on Li Yu's back.

"Hush, don't talk." Li Yu's footsteps stopped suddenly, and the lantern in his hand shook for a while.

In the flickering lights, Li Yu seemed to hear footsteps behind him.

At first he thought it was Little Red Riding Hood's mother following him, but after a moment he realized it was not the case, because the footsteps came one after another, and seemed to be two people, or rather... four feet.

Li Yu didn't think much, raised the lantern high and passed it behind him.

Something in the darkness was startled by the light of the lantern, let out a sharp roar, and then retreated in a hurry.

That thing is extremely fast.

Li Yu didn't have time to see the scaly claws clearly, so he could only vaguely judge that it was a four-legged beast.

It was very similar to the shadow that killed the middle-aged man not long ago.

"Did you see clearly just now?" Li Yu asked Qin Yan.

Qin Yan shook her head again and again, with a look of horror on her face, and said: "I almost peed in fright if I didn't see it clearly, but it's okay if I see it clearly. However, I have read a novel before, and this thing in it is similar to the monster in the novel! "

"What novel?" Li Yu asked.

"It seems to be called "The Whisperer in the Dark"." Qin Yan replied, and then continued: "Let me think about it, it should be the hound of Tindalos! It is a kind of alien creature with extremely unique habits in the Cthulhu mythology. Written by horror novelist Frank Beckknap Long, it first appeared in his short story of the same name.

This strange creation was immediately recognized by Lovecraft, who mentioned the Hounds of Tindalos in The Dark Whisperer of the same year.

This should be an extremely vague form of a different-dimensional creature. The reason why no one can describe its specific form clearly is because those who witness the hounds will definitely be tracked by them.

Moreover, the prey tracked by them are basically doomed, and there is no time to describe their shapes in detail.

It's over, if we are targeted by this kind of thing, we are dead! "

"It's okay, this thing seems to be afraid of the lights. As long as the lights are still on, we are safe." Li Yu comforted.

"It's just temporary." Qin Yan became more and more frightened as she thought about it, and said: "This kind of hound is immortal! Once creatures from other spaces or time encounter them, they will follow them closely at all costs, traveling through one place after another. Time or space boundaries until the prey is killed!
Moreover, the hounds in the name Tindalos Hound have nothing to do with their external form, but their habit of stalking their prey gives them the misleading title of hound. "

"It's useless to be afraid, don't scare yourself." Li Yu wanted to comfort Qin Yan.

"No, it's still scary, let's go faster!" Qin Yan said, pushing Li Yu from behind.

Li Yu was pushed and staggered unexpectedly, and the light of the lantern swayed as his body swayed.

Golden lamp oil spilled from the cracks in the base, and the light dimmed for a while.

Startled, Li Yu quickly glanced at the countdown at the bottom of the panel.

【Mission Countdown】

0:19:36

The spilling of this bit of lamp oil actually directly deducted 10 minutes from the countdown.

"Yes, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it." Qin Yan immediately admitted her mistake.

"It's useless to say I'm sorry, let's go faster, or we might have to die here."

Li Yu has no time to blame Qin Yan at this time.

As the light of the lantern dimmed, Li Yu could hear the sound of footsteps returning in the darkness.

It was the beast that was scared away by the light of the lantern just now, and it was lingering in the darkness beside the two of them, waiting for an opportunity to move.

The situation became critical, because Li Yu didn't know how long it would take to get to Old George's house, and whether the remaining lamp oil could last for a round trip.

He and Qin Yan could only speed up their pace silently.

But you can't walk too fast, let alone run.Otherwise, the little oil left in the lantern will spill out during the swing.

Before he knew it, Li Yu's back was wet with cold sweat.

Qin Yan's breathing gradually became more rapid.

And in the darkness not far behind, the footsteps of the beast followed like a shadow, and it would choose to eat someone as soon as the lights went out.

Finally, just when their nerves were about to break, a small European-style courtyard surrounded by wooden fences appeared in front of their eyes.

In the middle of the small courtyard is a European-style fairytale cottage, and the gentle light yellow candlelight is shining through the window.

"13 minutes." Li Yu said suddenly when she walked into the courtyard.

"Eh? What?" Qin Yan asked.

"It took us 13 minutes to walk from the hut to this small courtyard. If we go back, it will probably be the same time." Li Yu explained, and at the same time brought up the countdown panel again.

By this time, there were only 7 minutes left in the countdown.

Qin Yan lowered her head guiltily. If she hadn't pushed Lin Feibai, the two of them would still have enough time to return to the safe hut.

Li Yu still didn't intend to blame Qin Yan at this time, because it would be a waste of time.

He quickly knocked on the door of the hut, and after a while, he heard the sound of pulling the latch from the door.

After the door was opened, the warm candlelight in the room spilled out, covering both Qin Yan and Li Yu.

The beast following behind let out a low growl, and the sound of footsteps quietly retreated from the wooden fence.

"Who are you two?" A white-bearded grandfather who looked like Santa Claus appeared behind the door, looking at Li Yu and Qin Yan.

Over the old man's head came the name "Old George," who was the creamer in the village.

After Li Yu noticed that the beast had left, he wanted to turn off the lantern immediately to save oil, but he was worried that he would not be able to light it up again later, so he had to give up.

"Little Red Riding Hood's mother asked us to come and get the cream." Li Yu replied.

"Then why are there only two people here?" Old George looked at Li Yu and Qin Yan suspiciously, and said, "I prepared three servings of cream for her, but if you only come with two people, three servings of cream would probably be enough for her." Can't move back."

Old George spoke very slowly, with the slowness characteristic of old people.

Qin Yan glanced at the countdown, and hurriedly interrupted: "Two copies are two, take them out quickly, we are in a hurry!"

Old George ignored the shouting Qin Yan and just fixed his eyes on Li Yu holding a lantern.

"On the way we came, I don't know what was following us in the dark. Do you know what it is, old man?" Li Yu asked Old George at this moment.

"I don't know." Old George was still smiling just now, but now he changed his face and said, "I'm really just a butter maker, and I really don't know anything."

"Is there really no way for the NPC to answer questions outside of its functions? That's also impossible."

Li Yu brought the lantern in his hand in front of old George, and said, "The lamp oil in this lamp is almost exhausted, please help us add some."

(End of this chapter)