My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 608 Lone Star Fairy

"You have activated the image crystal."

"You threw the crystal in your hand into the air, and it emitted a blue light, but then it twisted into the appearance of Crocodile Dragon Lord."

"Although the Crocodile Dragon King had been affected by the power of the end at that time, his appearance did not change much, and he was able to maintain his wisdom and thinking ability."

"But he has no way to solve his own pollution and problems. He can only use the crystal to record what he wants to say while he still has the ability to think."

"According to the message that Crocodile Dragon Lord left in the crystal, the reason why he became what he is now is because he was affected by the power of the Law of the End. Otherwise, he would not have fallen to this point."

"Back then, for unknown reasons, the power of the Law of the End suddenly spread throughout the City of Origin. The madness that burned everything swept across the entire City of Origin. Countless ghosts, gods, demons, and monsters were affected by this power and sank into eternal confusion and madness."

"This incident also led to the fall and extinction of the City of Origin. The city lord had no choice but to place the City of Origin in the cracks of time and space, and then let those who were not affected by the Law of the End leave the City of Origin. He stayed here to protect the ruined City of Origin and prevent the power of the Law of the End from causing irreparable impact on the outside world."

"Because the Lord of the City of Origin knows that once the power of the Law of the End completely spreads in the secular world, the entire secular civilization may be completely burned to ashes by the insane fire, and even the entire secular life may be extinct, and no new life and civilization will be born again."

"Before Lord Crocodile Dragon completely lost his mind, he recorded the information he knew."

"This is also what the Lord of Origin City meant. The Lord of Origin City is still sleeping in the Lord's Mansion. You may try to find the Lord's Mansion. Maybe you can get some other information."

Jiang Xinghuo felt a little surprised after seeing this. He didn't expect that the Lord of the City of Origin was still staying in the City of Origin. However, it might not be an easy task to find him.

God knows where the City Lord's Mansion is located, east, south, west or north. He still has to look for it bit by bit. The only information he has obtained from the game text now is the direction of the Star Academy and the Toad Palace.

One is in the north and one is in the west.

These two places are also where he will go next.

As for some other maps, they can only be discovered gradually during exploration.

After counting all the things, Jiang Xinghuo continued to control the character to hurry on.

"You continue on your way..."

"You pass through the white fog that permeates all around, and there are several forks in the road ahead, all covered by thick fog and ruins. Which road do you plan to choose to explore next?"

"You walk to the fork in the road and find a stone tablet standing on the side of the road. It is filled with the power of space authority. It is very similar to the shrine left by Fengdu, but the power fluctuations are stronger. Do you want to go over and try to light it up?"

Ok?
The teleportation point to the City of Origin?

Jiang Xinghuo walked to the side of the stone tablet curiously and tried to light it up, and new game text popped up.

"You have lit up the Skywalker's tablet."

"The Skywalker's Stele (special item). The Skywalker is a ghost who controls the power of space in the City of Origin. He has devoted his life to the study of space. This teleportation stele is one of his achievements. As long as the stele is lit, you can teleport between the stele without being restricted by the distance of space."

"Please note that if you die in the City of Origin, you will be resurrected here. Your real body will not be affected in any irreversible way, but you will feel mentally tired. After you die multiple times, you need to rest for eight hours in reality before you can recover your strength to play the game again."

After reading it, Jiang Xinghuo understood that this stone tablet had the same principle and function as the Fengdu Shrine, and it was the resurrection teleportation point inside the City of Origin.

Moreover, Jiang Xinghuo noticed the content of the text. If the game character died in the City of Origin, then the real self would also be slightly affected and would feel mentally tired.

This should be a restriction of the game to players, to prevent players from relying on resurrection items to make endless progress.

Continue the game.

"You stand at the intersection and look around at the several forks in the road."

"The fork on the left is covered with white broken bones. There are bones of humans like you, as well as those of monsters from other races. You even saw the corpse of a drought demon that was emitting a burning breath, but only the broken upper half was left, and the lower half was inside the stomach of a big-bellied fairy."

"The fork on the right seemed deserted. The empty street was filled with wisps of white mist. There was no sign of any damage, but it was filled with an indescribable dead silence and nothingness. I could vaguely see some almost transparent spirits flashing by, but the next moment, nothing could be seen."

“And the middle road is the most ordinary path. There are no ghosts appearing from time to time, nor broken bones covering the ground along the way.”

"But there is a path not far away, leading to an unknown place shrouded by faint starlight."

"So, which path do you choose to explore next?"

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the four options given in the game text, thought for a while, and chose the path extending in the middle.

His idea was simple, that is, not to take the usual path, because the more remote the place is, the greater the hidden danger, but by the same token, the greater the reward and gain will be.

Moreover, he has now lit up the Skywalker's stele. Even if he dies on that path due to an accident, he can be resurrected through the stele and resume exploration.

"You chose to go to the path covered by starlight."

"You walk on a path that no one has walked on for many years, full of confidence, like a king who is expanding his territory."

"But when you walk on this path, you realize that there is nothing on this path. All you can see are illusory starlight. Although it looks beautiful, it's a pity that you can't see anything valuable."

Jiang Xinghuo frowned slightly, pondered for a while, and then found something.

"You lit a lucky incense stick."

"The power of the Good Fortune Incense slowly lingers and spreads over your body."

"Your mission triggering rate has been greatly improved."

“The branching options you can trigger get a big boost.”

“You can explore the map and the probability of obtaining props will be greatly increased.”

"Your chances of encountering all kinds of unexpected events have been greatly increased."

"..."

"..."

The effect of the Fortune Incense took effect, and the game text soon underwent subsequent changes.

"You see a figure wandering in the void starlight ahead. The head on its neck has disappeared, replaced by a ball of flame filled with disorderly power."

"You have been discovered, the Disordered One."

"The head of this disordered person has disappeared. You can't tell what race he came from when he was alive."

"But you found a tattered book on it. Do you want to go over and take the book away?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes, controlled the character to go over, and touched the book on the other person's body. "You took the risk of being contaminated by the insane fire and touched it, snatching the book from the other person's arms, while activating the golden law to devour the insane fire on the corpse."

"In just a moment, the body of the Disordered One began to crumble and disintegrate, and finally turned into a pile of ashes, completely disappearing from this world."

"You have obtained the Star Academy Chronicle Book."

"The Chronicle Book of the Starry Academy (Ordinary Item), a book of history that every member of the Starry Academy has. It records the major events that have occurred over the years since the academy was founded, as well as the names of many outstanding disciples and their life histories."

"When you carry this book with you, if you encounter people or things related to what is recorded in the book, the clues recorded in it will automatically pop up, triggering more interactive branch choices."

Another regional prop.

Jiang Xinghuo has already obtained quite a few props of this type. They are all props that trigger tasks within fixed maps, and can occasionally be used in other maps.

But these are not particularly important things to Jiang Xinghuo. What is important is that he realized from this incident that the Star Academy he was going to was most likely at the end of this road.

"Do you want to keep going?"

"Continue on the road..."

"Please wait……"

"You continue to move forward under the starlight. Gradually, more and more tombs appear around you. You carefully look at the stone tablets in front of the tombs and find that the contents engraved on them seem to be the names of the disciples of the Starry Academy."

Ok?
Jiang Xinghuo was stunned at first, but he quickly reacted. Could it be that... he had come to the cemetery of the Xingchen Academy?
Otherwise, why are there so many tombs here, and why are they all named after the Star Academy?

"You walked through the piles of graves and cemeteries and came to the end of the path. You found an illusory spirit floating on a grave not far ahead. There seemed to be countless stars spinning between its hands, which contained the profound and mysterious principles of the birth and death of the universe."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You have discovered it, Lone Star Fairy."

"You have triggered the Star Academy Chronicle Book."

"You found records about the Lone Star Fairy in this chronicle."

"Lone Star Immortal is an ancient being in the Star Academy. Although he has a very high seniority, he is an idiot in cultivation. He cannot even learn the simplest spells."

“But he has a deep obsession with the way of the stars. Even if he doesn’t know how to practice, he can spontaneously draw the starlight from the sky into his body, thereby constantly improving his life level.”

"Later, Lone Star died of old age and was buried in the academy's cemetery, but a wisp of obsession lingered, and he lingered near his own grave all day, delving into the mysteries of the way of the stars."

"There were also disciples from the Star Academy who came to pay homage, hoping to learn the secrets of star magic from him."

"But this incarnation of the Lone Star Immortal's obsession ignored their questions and only kept asking for incense. Over time, few people came here anymore."

"What are you going to choose now?"

"Do you want to go over and see the Lone Star Fairy's research results?"

Jiang Xinghuo didn't think too much about it. When he saw the text option, he chose yes without hesitation.

"You walked to the grave of the Lone Star Immortal. The incarnation of his obsession just looked up at you and asked you for 1000 incense sticks, saying that they were for studying magic. Do you want to give them to him?"

When Jiang Xinghuo saw it, he thought to himself that he was really rude. He dared to ask for so much right away, and he wasn't even afraid of biting his tongue.

Should I give it or not?

Jiang Xinghuo's eyes flickered slightly, and he pondered for a long time, but finally handed over 1000 incense sticks.

These incense sticks are nothing to him. He will first see what the reaction will be and then decide what to do next.

"You have lost, incense -1000."

"The Lone Star Immortal threw the incense into the galaxy in front of him, but no abnormal changes occurred."

"The Lone Star Immortal continues to ask you for incense, but this time he wants you to pay 2000 incense. What do you plan to do?"

Ok?
You're not done yet, are you?
These incense sticks can make a sound even if thrown into the water, but why can't even a ripple be created here? ?
What to do now?

Jiang Xinghuo was in a dilemma for a moment. If he just left like this, the 1000 incense sticks would be wasted, but if he continued to invest, he might lose even more.

However, Jiang Xinghuo always felt that there were secrets in this Lone Star Immortal. If he could discover them, the rewards might be far greater than the incense he paid.

Of course, it is also possible that no matter how much incense and money you throw in, it will all be in vain, and in the end you may end up with nothing but a belly full of anger.

Therefore, it still depends on whether Jiang Xinghuo can seize the opportunity. To put it bluntly, he has to bear the consequences himself. It is an uncertain gambler's option. He may win big, or he may lose everything.

Jiang Xinghuo considered it over and over again, took a deep breath, and chose to continue to burn incense.

He decided to take a gamble here. If it works, God bless you. If it doesn't, he will dig up the grave of the Lone Star Immortal first, and then dig up the graves of other disciples of the Star Academy. He will try to recover as much as he can.

"You have lost, incense -2000."

"The Lone Star Immortal continues to ask for incense..."

"You have lost, incense -5000."

"The Lone Star Immortal is still asking for incense..."

"You have lost, incense -3000."

"..."

"..."

This cycle repeated itself over and over again. Jiang Xinghuo had thrown in more than 20,000 incense sticks, but the Lone Star Immortal was still the same old thing, and the text content did not change at all.

Jiang Xinghuo was also annoyed. Twenty thousand incense sticks were not a small number. Even if he did nothing, he would have to kill monsters for two months to barely get back the incense sticks.

But now, Lone Star Fairy just took it out of me without any hesitation, and the key point is that I haven’t given any feedback at all. Are you kidding me? ?
Jiang Xinghuo couldn't help but want to start digging graves.

But at this moment, the game interface flashed, and new content suddenly popped up...

I’m not in good shape today, so that’s all. Even if your own father scolds you for not dying, you’re living a failed life. But the more this happens, the more I have to live well and adjust my mentality.

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(End of this chapter)