The Trial Game of Life

The secret lake is still shrouded in thick fog.

The griffin hovered over the forest, but did not land for a long time.

Celtic hugged McCown and spoke loudly against the high wind: "The elves who sent us in earlier said that the secret lake now excludes elves from entering, what should the prince do?"

Jin Cheng is now skeptical of all the words of the elves, but there is no need to take McCown's risk, so he said: "You stay here with it, and I will jump down. When I give you a signal, you will come down again." .”

Celtic has now obeyed Jin Cheng's words, "Okay!"

Jin Cheng immediately jumped off.

The whistling wind blew past his ears, and his figure passed through the thick fog, gradually seeing the lake and dense forest below.After adjusting his position slightly, he accurately landed on a big tree by the lake, and stepped on several trunks thicker than his thighs one after another, only then did he stop the falling trend.

There was no one around the lake.

Jin Cheng was landing on the last tree trunk. He removed the leaves stuck to his body. He opened the character panel and saw that he lost more than 70.00% of his health in such a jump.

He took out the potion and poured it, looked around for a while, and suddenly heard something in the distant forest, so he chased after it.

After running for about ten minutes, two huge beasts with blue hair and fangs rushed out of the forest ahead.They fled in a hurry, with fresh wounds on their bodies, bleeding out continuously as they ran.

The moment they saw Jin Cheng, the eyes of the two beasts lit up, and they even said, "Help! Help, there's a lunatic behind!!!"

Jin Cheng raised his eyebrows, and quickly realized that these were probably two druids who had turned into trolls, were they the two in the team?

Thinking of this, Jin Cheng didn't make a move immediately, but stood aside, looking past them and looking behind them.The shadow of the tree swayed, and a ghostly figure jumped out of it, chasing after a few ups and downs, with a vigorous posture and lightning-like shots.

"Pfft!" His speed was so fast that he pulled out the afterimage, stabbed a sword into the back of a troll, and pulled it out neatly.

Hot blood splashed on the side of his face and slowly slid down.He raised his head, although there was blood on his face, that handsome and upright face still looked so upright, and his black and white pupils were full of firmness.

As if as long as he said that this person deserved to die, then this person deserved to die, and there was nothing wrong with killing him.

At this time, the other troll saw his companion being killed, and was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder were torn apart, he ran desperately to Jin Cheng's place.He recognized Jin Cheng, and even called out the name "Lancelot", reaching out his hand to him as if grabbing the last straw.

"Help me!" He yelled desperately, rushing forward desperately.

Jin Cheng also stretched out his hand to him, and he was overjoyed, but then, he saw a dagger magically appear in the other's hand, piercing his heart.

His eyes widened in disbelief, his body slowly slid down, and he didn't understand what was going on until his death.

"What did you do to scare people like this?" Jin Cheng walked around the corpse and came to Tang Cuo.

"The rose sect." Tang Cuo didn't explain much, since Jin Cheng understood it anyway.He only felt that drowsiness finally appeared, mixed with physical and mental fatigue, which made him almost unable to stand.

Maybe there is also the reason for the man in front of him.His appearance let his tense nerves relax instantly, and sleepiness attacked the city at this time.

"What's the matter?" Jin Cheng felt that Tang Cuo was a bit strange today, so he just looked at himself so steadfastly, a little dazed.He couldn't help but reach out to wipe the blood off his face, but as soon as he reached out, Tang Cuo fell forward and licked his head on his shoulder.

"Tang Cuo?" Jin Cheng hurriedly grabbed his arm, thinking he was injured.

"Don't make noise, I want to sleep." Tang Cuo's muffled voice came from his shoulders, the voice was still cold, but the tail tune was bent by sleepiness, making it sound like a little coquettish and complaining.

Jin Cheng couldn't help but relax the hand that was holding his arm, and just let him lean on it, and asked, "Tired?"

Tang Cuo: "I drank wine."

Jin Cheng raised his eyebrows, "Who did you drink with?"

Is this the point?

Tang Cuo then endured his drowsiness and briefly explained the ins and outs, but he was so sleepy, his head and eyelids became heavier and heavier uncontrollably, and he almost leaned on Jin Cheng's body.

Jin Cheng simply carried him on his back, whispered to him while looking for other people.

"It turned out to be an illusion. If I had known that I should give you the dream gem exchanged in the fantasy infinite market, maybe it would be easier."

"Ah."

"..."

After a while, Tang Cuo fell asleep completely.

By the lake, Hawke, Haymon, and Hammer stayed here to guard the other sleepers in case the Rose sect attacked them.When they heard footsteps coming from the forest, the three of them thought that Tang Cuo had come back, so they looked over together, but they saw Jin Cheng.

"Stop!" Heimeng drew his sword immediately. Although he saw Tang Cuo on his back, he still didn't dare to take it lightly, and asked cautiously, "Where's the secret sign?"

Before leaving, Tang Cuo left a secret code for the convenience of confirming his identity.A code from modern times that will never be seen through.

Just as Jin Cheng was about to say something, the fake Celtic who was squatting alone by the lake looking at the lake in a daze turned around and said, "He is real."

Hawke couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and the atmosphere relaxed, and the sword was no longer tense.Dwarf Hammo was very happy. Jin Cheng is his drinking buddy. Wouldn't it be a good thing to meet again here, but unfortunately there is no more wine.

Thinking of wine, he couldn't help but glared at Tang Cuo again, ran over and circled him, and said, "He's really bad at drinking, he'll get drunk with just one pot of wine!"

Jin Cheng smiled - I said whose wine was it, it turned out to be yours.

At this time, Heimeng finally thought of the business, walked quickly to the fake Celtic, and asked: "Since Theodore has fallen asleep, where is the Mirror of Reality? It won't fail, right?"

It stands to reason that the illusion will change after falling asleep, but they didn't notice it just now.

The fake Celtic shook his head, pointed to the trestle hidden in the thick fog, "There is the mirror of truth."

At the far end of the trestle bridge, the Goddess of Nature sat half leaning on the railing, her snow-white bare feet dangling in the water, and the lake surface rippled.The white unicorn was still snuggling beside her, with its eyes closed, as if sleeping peacefully.

At some point, a mirror appeared in her hand. She looked down at the mirror, and the wind gently blew her wavy hair like a painting.

"I'm going to go." Fake Celtic said, walking on the trestle bridge.

Seeing him leave, Hawke hurriedly took a step forward, with a hint of resignation in his eyes, but due to the presence of Hei Meng and Jin Cheng, he still held back and did not make a move.

Heimeng and Hammer watched off side by side, and the irritable dwarf was no longer irritable at this time, appearing peaceful.

The fake Celtic walked along the trestle bridge, walking at a leisurely pace, with an inexplicable sense of ceremony.Gradually, his figure was covered by the thick fog, leaving only a vague figure, walking towards the noble and elegant goddess.

He put his hands on his chest and bowed respectfully to the goddess.

The goddess gave him the mirror.

He looked down and saw himself in the mirror.The real face gradually enlarged in his pupils, causing ripples, and the ripples spread from the soles of his feet to the entire lake.

The lake began to boil.

The drinking animals dispersed, the black ghost boat in the lake began to sink, and the trestle bridge was broken inch by inch, swallowed by the boiling water waves.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Jin Cheng immediately played the little harp.

The gigantic griffin descended upon hearing the sound, blowing strong winds, Celtic poked his head out from the griffin's back, and was startled when he saw the strangeness in the lake, "Lancelot, quickly bring Theodore up! "

"Wait, take you, Lord Hamm!" The dwarf kicked his short legs and climbed up.

Jin Cheng took one with him, and two with him, so he acquiesced in their keeping up.Heimeng nodded gratefully to him, and then sent Hess, Dorn and others to the Griffin.

Hawke also wanted to go up, but Jin Cheng stopped him as soon as he approached, "Your companion hasn't gone up yet."

Hawke gritted his teeth, and immediately turned around to pick up his companion, so he became the last one.

In the next moment, the ground trembled and the mountains shook, and the lakeside suddenly began to collapse.

"It's too late!" Celtic yelled, and Hawk quickly pushed the last companion up, then grabbed the griffin's claws, and was taken into the air at the last moment.

"Crash!" The ground collapsed completely. Hearing the huge sound of water, Hawk was frightened into a cold sweat.But when he couldn't help but look down, he found that there was no collapse or disaster scene below, and there was only a huge lake with misty waves.

The lake is black, you can't see the edge at a glance, and the mist on the lake is not so thick, so there is a sense of immortality in the mysterious black.

The secret lake, this is the real secret lake.

Such a large lake meant that when they entered the range of the so-called secret lake, they were already in the lake.If you don't leave in time, I'm afraid everyone will be in the lake now.

"Squeak!" McCown poked his head out of Celtic's pocket, looked at the scene below, and wept with joy.Jin Cheng protected Tang Cuo all the time, raised his hand to shield him from the wind, until he slowly woke up.

Hess, Dawn, and everyone who fell asleep woke up one by one.

Not long after, the griffin landed on the real lake.Not far from the landing point, about 10 minutes walk along the lake, there is a small wooden house with wind chimes hanging in front of the door.

The wind gently blows the bell, making a crisp sound. The clearer it is, the quieter the secret lake will be, as if only this clear sound is left in the world.

A pure white unicorn came from the mist in the center of the lake, stepping on the water waves.

"Is it the center of the lake?" Hawke couldn't help asking.

Dwarf Hammo scratched his head, thinking that this was nothing surprising, it was just a unicorn, and the black iron lump was much better than this, and it was not good for anything.Heimeng, Dorn and the others remained in awe. After all, this was the secret lake, one of the three holy places in Sicily, and the birthplace of the elves.

The unicorn walked to the shore and jumped onto the lake with ease.It didn't speak, but went straight to Celtic and lowered its head.

Celtic was slightly startled, and it took a few seconds to realize that the unicorn was not looking for him, so he quickly took McCown out of his pocket and placed it in front of the unicorn.

The unicorn's eyes couldn't help being much gentler, and he lowered his head again, as if to indicate something to McCown.

McCown nervously peeked at Jin Cheng with his small eyes, and after getting his answer with a shrug, he boldly stretched out his hand to touch its one horn.

Light blooms from the horn.

If the white is brilliant, it may be the color in front of him. It envelops McCown, and then it grows bigger and bigger, until it becomes the outline of a handsome boy.

He has long golden hair, clear and transparent green pupils, and a handsome face that looks like a godsend. Compared with elves, his two small ears do not seem to be so pointed, but they are slightly rounder and more cute.

"Mai, McCown!" Celtic was fully prepared, but he never thought that the impact of a mouse turning into a beautiful boy would be so great.

How can a black mouse be so handsome and cute!

"Celtic! Lancelot!" Such a handsome and cute boy, his voice sounded like spring water, crisp and melodious.He almost jumped up in surprise, but when he thought of himself as a prince, he held back with restraint.

The others didn't know him, and they were surprised to see the mouse suddenly turn into a young man.After Celtic explained, they all suddenly realized.

Tang Cuo pondered over the words "His Royal Highness", folded his arms, and looked at Jin Cheng expressionlessly, as if he was looking at a dead person——

There was a princess just before him, and now there is another prince. He deserves to be the most popular bard in Sicily in the future.

Jin Cheng rubbed his nose, feeling that the situation he was in at the moment seemed not very good, but just as he was about to explain, he caught a glimpse of a figure in front of the small wooden house not far away from his corner of the eye.

"Someone!" He immediately pursued.

Tang Cuo didn't hesitate at all, the two rushed to the cabin one after the other, just as Aesop opened the door and came out.The two sides met each other, and Aesop smiled and raised the book in his hand and waved to them, "Long time no see."

"It's been a long time." Jin Cheng stood in front of Tang Cuo unobtrusively, looking straight into his eyes generously, "May I ask Mr. Aesop, how is my friend Buzz recently?"

Aesop tilted his head and smiled, fringing the tassel earrings, "Don't worry, he's fine. Compared to you, Buzz is really a worry-free kid, and he never troubles me. Thanks to you, Evans is dead, Sophia has been exposed, and my careful arrangement in the Forest of Elves has been completely destroyed."

Jin Cheng: "You were the one who plotted against me first, sir."

"But do you really think that half-blood child can really become a qualified elf king?"

"At least Secret Lake recognized him."

"Heh." Aesop opened his umbrella with a light smile, seeing that Jin Cheng and Tang Cuo didn't retreat, they seemed not afraid at all, so he couldn't help a little appreciation, "I just want to say hello to you guys for the pendant." , I'm not interested in killing two juniors. If you don't appreciate it, forget it."

Jin Cheng didn't believe his nonsense, and at this moment, Tang Cuo discovered a change in the mission panel.

【Moon Hidden Kingdom】

Third ring: Forest of elves

Main Quest: Lake House

Aesop was already planning to leave, and Jin Cheng and Tang Cuo naturally couldn't keep him, let alone take the initiative to seek death.So the two sides said goodbye amicably, and even exchanged a farewell ceremony.

The two watched Aesop leave, and Jin Cheng asked, "Did you see the book in his hand?"

Tang Cuo: ""Secrets on the Lake", a book written by Louis XIV."

Whether this book was stored in the cabin and taken away by Aesop is not known for the time being.But it can be held in the hands of Aesop, which proves that it must have some kind of direction.

It's a pity that it was a book from the Magic School of the Moon Hidden Kingdom, and Tang Cuo didn't take it away.

The cabin is simply furnished, no different from an ordinary cabin in the woods.Tang Cuo and Jin Cheng went around and searched almost the entire cabin, but they couldn't find anything out of the ordinary.

You can view the task panel, the main task is still "Lakeside Cabin".

At this time, McCown ran in from the outside, pushed open the small stove in the house in front of the two, pried open the floor, and took out an ancient wooden box from under the floor.

He opened the wooden box, and handed it to Jin Cheng as if offering a treasure, "Thank you! A Mo told me just now, and it also thanked you."

Armor?

Tang Cuo and Jin Cheng looked out the door together, and the unicorn stood by the lake and turned around, nodding to them.It seems that it has really found its name. Thinking of this, the two couldn't help but look at the floor—they clearly didn't find anything just now. How did the wooden box hide it? Are they both blind? ?

No, if they were blind, Aesop was blind too.

After all, he didn't find out either.

And in the wooden box randomly given by McCown, there is a red gemstone, a pen, a painting and a small glass bottle filled with water.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to the player for successfully completing the third ring of the serial mission "Moon Hidden Kingdom": Forest of Elves. Difficulty: Difficult. Side mission completion: 96%. Rating: A. Character points obtained: 45."

"Please check the system panel for personal rewards."

"Welcome back to Eternal Night City!"

"Ding!"

"A Drake gem has been detected. According to the fifth movement, the decree is issued. This item belongs to the registered player D11119."

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