Mystery: emerging from the wilderness of knowledge

Chapter 665: The Game of the World Tree (Part )

Princess of the neighboring country, are you talking about me? Should I follow Mr. Rabbit's lead? I feel so ashamed. Audrey lifted her skirt and bowed politely.

"Your Majesty, hello. This is my first time here. I am not familiar with many things. Could I ask you about the rules here?"

In front of her, the rabbit dressed as a king seemed to have its vanity greatly satisfied. The joy in its bright red eyes could not be concealed at all. After two seconds, it calmed down, coughed twice, and said to the back:
"Ahem~ Of course, Secretary, please compile some basic knowledge about the World Tree into a book and give it to this beautiful princess."

As the king spoke, a rabbit wearing a white shirt, brown vest, a beret on his head, and holding a pen and paper in his hand quickly stepped forward.

Under Audrey's curious gaze, it reached out from its empty arms and took out a thumb-thick, palm-sized notebook and handed it to Audrey.

"This?" Audrey took it in surprise.

She didn't quite understand why the other party could conjure things out of thin air. When she first entered here, she found that her extraordinary abilities had failed, and only some basic abilities and instincts as an "audience" were left.

"Each identity has its own unique ability. It is a secretary, so it can directly turn the information it has mastered into a book. I am the king of the Carrot Kingdom. I can rule and command every creature in the kingdom."

"So that's how it is. I understand. Thank you, Mr. Rabbit, no, Mr. King."

Audrey nodded thoughtfully to the Rabbit King in front of her. She suddenly became curious about her identity. The king can command every creature in the kingdom, but what about the princess? Can she command some creatures to a limited extent? Oh, I still don't know which country I am a princess of.

As soon as the thought came to her mind, her ID card appeared on its own. Audrey reached out and took it in surprise, and carefully read the small words at the bottom of the card:
The princess of the northern forest escaped from the palace due to some accidents. She was noble and elegant, and was born with the magical power to summon wind and snow and create ice.

This introduction is so brief. I always feel that there are many stories behind it that can be explored. Does this require the experiencer to explore his own identity? No wonder Mr. "World" used immersive stage play to describe it. The environment and atmosphere here are really easy to immerse yourself in.

Mr. "White Tower" may be a very talented writer. This world obviously hides many stories. Wait a moment. If no other members of the Tarot Club arrive, I will explore the world outside the square by myself. Well, I can also explore the world outside the square with Mr. Rabbit, no, the Rabbit King. I wonder if carrots are planted everywhere in the Carrot Kingdom?

As her thoughts drifted, Audrey saw two more figures in the center of the square. They were simple puppets made of gray and white wooden carvings.

Some of them look like the models that haven't been officially made in the puppet shop yet. Did I also appear in this strange image at the beginning? I seemed to have subconsciously ignored the idea of ​​looking at myself just now. Is there a psychological hint in this square?
Audrey suddenly felt as if her vision was blurred. When she looked carefully, she saw an old man with a white beard standing next to the two puppet models in the center of the square.

He was wearing an off-white classical robe, a hood on his head, and holding a wooden cane in his hand, like a respected hermit or a knowledgeable wise man.

Renekton's figure quietly appeared beside him, and he said in a somewhat helpless tone:

“Don’t add holes to Minecraft at random. It’s hard to fix them.”

"Heh, I have been very restrained. If it were Amon, He would have stolen the characteristics that you used as your cornerstone."

"Okay, I'll go take a look at this stage-like world. Maybe I can help you find some mistakes in the rules."

The old man in the beige robe chuckled twice. As he finished speaking, he took a leisurely step forward. His figure flashed twice and disappeared from the sight of everyone in the square.

Of the two newly appeared puppet models, the one on the right raised a questioning voice:

"Why is He still able to use His extraordinary abilities?"

“Because it is He, not him.”

Renekton gave a brief explanation, stretched out his hand and tapped twice in front of him. Bright starlight floated over the two newly appeared puppet models, and their images changed instantly, turning into a wandering poet holding a harp, and a magician in a long trench coat and a top hat.

Audrey had come closer. She looked at the changed wandering poet, the Chill Magician, with great curiosity, guessing his identity in her mind.

Renekton's voice sounded at the right time, giving them a brief introduction:

"This is Miss Justice, and these two are The World and The Star."

Leonard, the "Star" who had transformed into a wandering poet, nodded slightly to Audrey, the "Justice", and then looked around and asked:

"What's outside the square? It's all gray and I can't see anything."

"This square is a transfer station that leads to different worlds within the World Tree, but currently only the fairy tale world is open." "Come with me. Most of the staff here have not yet started work. I will be your guide today."

As he spoke, Renekton was already leading the way, taking Audrey, Klein, and Leonard to the edge of the square.

The moment you step out of the square, the surrounding scene seems to be stretched, becoming blurred and distorted.

In less than a second, the blur disappeared, and the surrounding scene turned into a small town with heavy snow falling. The roofs, lamp posts, and the ground were all covered in white.

It was night time in the small town, and there were almost no pedestrians on the streets. The only light was the dim light coming through the vapor-covered glass windows of the houses on both sides.

"Ah sneeze!"

Before they took two steps, Leonard couldn't help sneezing. The wandering poet's clothes seemed a little thin here.

Audrey looked at the visibly timid “World” Gehrman Sparrow and “Star” Leonard with some curiosity, then looked down at her exposed shoulders and arms.

She could feel the temperature around her, but her body didn't feel cold, and she thought everyone felt the same. Mr. World and Mr. Star did look very cold, so was there something wrong with me who couldn't feel the cold?

While she was thinking, Renekton had already seen the reactions of several people and chuckled:
"Although some rules are different, for the most part, your experience here is no different from real life, such as cold, hot, wet, dry, etc."

"Then why do you two seem unaffected by this?"

Leonard asked, looking at Renekton and Audrey.

Beside him, Klein put his hands in his pockets and wrapped his black trench coat tightly. He glanced at Audrey's outfit and said hesitantly:

"Because of our identities? We are magicians and wandering poets. We don't have the ability to resist the cold, but you are different."

Miss Justice's outfit looks a lot like the Snow Queen. As for Al, a programmer in charge of the backend will definitely not be affected by what he sets.

"What are their identities?" Leonard asked in confusion.

Audrey replied uncertainly, recalling the ID card information she had just seen:
"My ID card says I'm a princess of the Northland Forest. I have the power to call down the wind and snow and control the power of ice and frost."

While they were talking, Renekton had already arrived at the door of a restaurant. He reached out and pushed open the heavy wooden door. The warm air that came in made Leonard and Klein feel a little warm again. They quickly followed Renekton into the restaurant.

The temperature in the restaurant made Audrey feel a little uncomfortable. She felt like she would melt if she stayed in there for too long. She preferred the cool and icy snow outside.

Several people sat down by the window away from the fireplace. Leonard put the harp in his legs, put his frozen hands to his mouth, and blew hot air on them.

After a long while, he finally felt his body gradually recovering, and he had the energy to complain:

"Why can't I throw away the harp in my hand? If I stay outside with this thing for a while longer, my hand will probably be crippled."

"The harp is also part of the wandering poet?" Klein looked at Renekton and said.

Renekton nodded and added:
"Normally, you can't get these professional or status ID cards. This is a benefit during the testing period. I won't take it back later. You can always use this identity, of course, provided you are alive."

“When you die in the game, you are not really dead, but your ID card will be destroyed. After that, you can either change to another ID card to continue the game, or return to the initial model state and lose interaction with the world.”

"There are two ways to get an ID card. One is to buy it from the merchant in the initial square, but it is not yet in use. The other is to interact with the characters here to advance the story. After meeting the conditions, you can get rewards such as an ID card or mystical knowledge."

"What a strong smell." Klein couldn't help but complain, and then asked, "If I'm not mistaken, buying an ID card requires extra spiritual power or something else?"

Renekton nodded and said, "Spirituality, mystical knowledge, items, anything valuable is fine."

The overly warm temperature in the restaurant made Audrey inattentive to listen to what her friends around her were talking about. She leaned against the glass window next to her feeling a little uncomfortable. The cold air coming in from the window made her dizzy head clearer.

(End of this chapter)