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"The root of the beginning, the forest of the end," Xiao Hongchen squeezed his voice through his teeth, "First figure out the specific meanings of these two words, and play by ear later, don't separate them."

"The forest of the end seems to be the forest we passed through." Lian Ying also whispered, "but what is the root of the beginning?"

"It sounds like something like a 'god' enshrined in religion. In this world with extraordinary influence, it is normal to enshrine real objects." Mrs. Mary whispered, "If the forest we just passed It is indeed 'Forest of the End', so 'Roots of the Beginning' may also correspond to it."

Xiao Hongchen frowned and said: "The root of the beginning sounds like the rhizome of some kind of plant... It cannot be ruled out that this is some kind of spiritual symbol. After all, extraordinary abilities are suppressed inside the forest. Could it be that they worship a tree that has no power? Is it an ordinary plant?"

"Anyway, be careful... This is the first time I have encountered a situation that will suppress extraordinary abilities."

Lian Ying's gaze was much more cautious than before. If she hadn't participated in random missions with rich experience and strong enough psychological quality, she would definitely show a nervous look now—in a strange and dangerous mission, a I met the evil god at the beginning, and then the player's extraordinary ability was completely suppressed. Is there a more exciting start than this?

Haitong was the middle-aged man who spoke to Ye Bai first, with a bold personality and a talkative personality; while Tiaozi was taciturn, with a simple and honest appearance.

Leaning on a cane, Ye Bai walked with them all the way.

Now he has to rely on a cane to walk normally—because this place suppresses all supernatural abilities, and the blood magic redeemed by "Princess Rose" is obviously also a supernatural ability, although those bloody runes used to convey the senses still appear on the leaves. Bai's calf, but it has been unable to play the slightest role.

Ye Bai didn't have anything wrong with it, on the contrary, he still felt a little nostalgic: just a few days ago, he still looked like a disabled person, but after the redemption blessed him with blood magic, he felt that it was a long time ago something happened.

Can rich experiences slow the passage of time?Such a sentence suddenly popped up in Ye Bai's mind.

"It's definitely not very comfortable for you to live in the forest of the end. The minions of the end are always wandering in the forest. In order to avoid and deal with them, you must be exhausted." Haitong walked beside Ye Bai and led the way. At the same time, he said enthusiastically, "Bless the root of the beginning, you have finally escaped from that terrifying forest! You can rest for a few days and then work again."

"Work?" Ye Bai briefly asked doubts.

"Well, everyone has to work, otherwise there will be no food and no house to live in, don't you know?" Haitong said in a doubtful tone, and then he suddenly realized, "Oh yes, you really don't know. Since we drove out the Minions of the End, things are not quite the same in Nachu now—you'll see later."

Ye Bai thought quickly in his heart.

According to Haitong's few words, he gradually collected and built some intelligence networks.

The abandoned, dilapidated city in front of it, occupied by various plants, is called Nachu City, and the forest that completely surrounds Nachu City is called the Forest of the End.

In Nachu City, the two camps of "End" and "Start" seem to have had a direct confrontation, and the result is probably that the "Start" side won the victory and expelled the end party to the forest of the end middle.

And the clay giants are the expelled "final minions", at least part of them.

In Haitong's eyes, the identities of Ye Bai and the other four players are companions who have not yet evacuated from the forest of the end after the battle. They survived hard in the forest, fighting with the minions of the end all day long, and experienced untold hardships After that, he left the forest of the end again.

That's how it should be.

After figuring this out, Ye Bai thought about his current "personality" in his heart, thinking that there should be no problem with his performance: being in a dangerous environment for a long time, it is normal for him to become taciturn, sharp and vigilant.

"Brother, what's your name?" Haitong asked enthusiastically.

"My name is Bai Yi."

"Oh, Brother Bai Yi, I'll find you a place to settle down later, and then I'll report to Root of Beginning," Haitong said with a smile, "We still have brothers living in the forest of the end. It's a big deal, maybe he would like to see you."

he?

The so-called "root of origin" refers to a certain person?

Is it a player here?

A few thoughts flashed through Ye Bai's mind, but before he had time to think about it carefully, he was attracted by the approaching city in front of him.

From a distance, one can only get a rough look, but after getting closer, one realizes that the outer perimeter of this city of Nachu is surrounded by a circle of short bamboo fences. It is really surprising how much defensive effect this dilapidated and short wooden fence can play. Uneasy, it seems that their function is not to protect the beast at all, but to divide the border.

These fences are about ten meters away from the border of the forest of the end that Ye Bai and the others just crossed. The distinction between the neat open space and the forest of the end is quite obvious, which makes the whole city look like a star surrounded by virgin forests. inner core.

"Welcome back to Nachu City, brother," Haitong said enthusiastically, "Congratulations, you have returned to the embrace of nature!"

Ah, 4 lands, 107 cards, the first shelter

The dilapidated and low fence surrounds the entire city. It seems to be full of loopholes and useless. Even a child can easily climb over it. Compared with the scale of "Nachu City", it looks very thin, which makes people very doubtful. Where is the effect.

Inlaid in the center of the fence is an equally low wooden door, which is simply bundled together with a few pieces of rotten boards and nearly withered vines. The technical content is almost non-existent, and it looks dilapidated and crude.

There is a picture hanging beside the wooden door, this time Ye Bai can see it clearly: there is a long emerald green object painted on it, looking from a distance, it looks like a root of a certain plant.

This seems to be very similar to the hanging painting that Haitong held before, or it is simply the same thing.

Haitong and Tiaozi looked in awe in front of the wooden door. They clasped their hands together and read in a respectful tone:

"The beginning lasts forever."

Three or four seconds later, the broken wooden door made of wood chips made a "squeak" sound, and it just opened out of thin air.

Haitong raised his arm, walked in cautiously, turned his head and reminded: "Don't desecrate the initial shelter, or you will be punished, my brother, this is a new rule."

New rules—that is, there were no such rules before?

Does the initial shelter refer to the fence surrounding the city, those two dilapidated wooden doors, the hanging painting, or some kind of mysterious "protection"? What does "blasphemy" refer to?

Ye Bai imitated their gestures with a serious expression.

After passing through the small wooden door, Ye Bai followed Haitong onto a road that was almost destroyed.

There were large stretches of spider web-like lines cracked on the originally flat ground, and there were many deep pits, large and small, as if they had been hit by some heavy object;

The short buildings and houses that can be seen are all crumbling, with dense cracks, or covered with various vines and moss, and some of them have simply been turned into ruins and dilapidated.

Haitong and Tiaozi walked in front, followed by Ye Bai, and Mrs. Mary, Xiao Hongchen and Lian Ying walked last, looking around this weird city that took into account decay, nature and destruction.

As they gradually deepened in the city, players quickly discovered more things.

This "Nachu City" seems to have been a modern city, with well-planned roads and a large number of beautiful and practical buildings. When passing by a place similar to a small square, Ye Bai also saw a statue placed in the center of the square. sculpture.

However, these objects that symbolized civilization were almost completely destroyed at this time. The exquisite railings were smashed, some houses were violently torn down, and the sculpture became fragments everywhere, leaving only the scarred base.

Very strange, Ye Bai thought.

Surrounded by the forest of the end, the interior of the city is so dilapidated. This is by no means the result of natural erosion, nor does it seem to have been attacked by some kind, but it is a bit like the result of violent demolition.

Just looking at the smashed sculpture, Ye Bai could imagine the scene of a strong man smashing it several times with a sledgehammer.

As they went deeper into the city, more and more things were smashed, and the players soon heard a burst of lively shouts. They saw a street in the distance full of people, many people were shouting Shuttle among them.

Xiao Hongchen and Lian Ying suddenly regained their spirits—humans from this world appeared.

This is undoubtedly a good sign and an excellent starting point for investigation.

Intelligent creatures living in groups often mean the beginning of order!

"My brother, as the hero who defeated the puppet of the end, you are qualified to meet the root of the beginning, but I have to report first."

Haitong stopped in his tracks and said to Ye Bai with a devout expression, "Let Tiaozi show you where you live, and you can take a break for a while—as a hero, you don't have to work, and you can get the initial protection."

"As for your servants...they go to work," Haitong glanced at Hong Chen and the others, and said without hesitation, "If you want to receive protection at night, you must show loyalty and strength."

Ye Bai thought about his current character design: as a devout believer at the beginning, he was separated from the main force in the forest of the end, forced to fight against the minions of the end, and led three partners to go through life and death, and finally got rid of In the end, the puppet (clay giant) hunted down and returned to Nachu City.

So Ye Bai adjusted his expression slightly, looked at Haitong blankly, and said softly in a hesitant tone:

"We're all tired."

"I know, I won't let them do particularly tiring work, I will take care of your servant, my brother." Haitong said in a low voice, "Okay, the night is coming, don't waste time."

Ye Bai stopped talking, exchanged glances with Xiao Hongchen, and watched them walk behind Haitong to the street full of people.

"Let's go, my brother." The thick-faced Tiaozi pointed in another direction.

Ye Bai followed behind him and asked aloud, "The work in the city...is it still the same as before?"

"Of course, we must dismantle the traces of the end as soon as possible, and bring Nachu City back under the protection of the root of the beginning, otherwise we will not be able to cope with the ever-longer night, my brother."

Tiaozi was not vigilant, and muttered, "Even so, every ominous night, we still lose some brothers. The power of the root of origin has not been fully restored, and those who are not religious will always get lost in dreams. , turning into a monster that no one expected."

Remove traces of the end?

Thinking of what he saw just now, Ye Bai had a vague speculation in his heart:

Could it be that the low buildings, buildings, roads and everything that symbolizes civilization in this city are "traces of the end"?

The people who are still in the city of Nachu, that is, the believers of "The Root of Inception", usually "job" to tear down the city?

Assuming this conjecture is correct, then the construction of this city...isn't it the end-of-life camp?And the starting camp is just a thief, driving out the owner of the house and destroying everything in the house.

What danger is there in the dark?

With all kinds of questions in mind, Ye Bai followed the note to a low square.

The ground of this square is made of pure mud, and there are many thatched houses built on it. There is no trace of using advanced materials, or in other words, all elements belonging to the city have been artificially removed.

Ye Bai could even see the uneven edges of the square and the broken stones left by the knocking - obviously, this primitive and ancient square without "final traces" was dug out forcefully .

"You should live here." The note led Ye Bai to a relatively remote thatched hut, "This is the shelter with the beginning, you can rest in peace."

Ye Bai looked into the house.

He saw the paintings on the wall at first glance.

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The thatched cottage is quite simple, it can be called a house with four walls, and you can have a panoramic view of the interior when you stand outside the door.

Beside the wall is a dry haystack, covered with a layer of green grass, which seems to have assumed the responsibility of the bed; beside the bed are two cylindrical wooden stakes, the surface of which has been cut quite flat, which is a pure natural stool.

In addition, there are stone hammers, wooden catalpas and other labor items leaning against the wall, but there is nothing else.

But the most conspicuous thing is the painting on the wall beside the bed.

There are green striped plants in the shape of roots printed on the surface. This is the third time Ye Bai has seen this painting - Haitong and Tiaozi held the same hanging painting and forced the clay giant back into the forest of the end. It also hangs beside the simple wooden gates outside Nachu, and in the thatched huts where people live.

There is no doubt that the plants in this painting occupy an absolutely important share in the starting camp.

Could it be the so-called "root of origin"?

"You can live here. These farm tools are included. You are the hero who defeated the end puppet. You can get a set for free. If you want it in the future, you have to make it yourself." The simple-faced Tiaozi pointed Inside the house, "Get ready to rest, the night is coming soon."

"Okay." Ye Bai said.

The note repeated "go to bed early", and quickly turned around and left.

Ye Bai raised his cane slightly, and followed behind him silently.

It takes a few simple tricks to follow someone without being noticed.As long as you control your breathing and heartbeat, don't look directly at the opponent's head, and pay attention to the position of the hidden shadow and be careful not to stand on the windward side.

For Ye Bai, the difficulty is slightly higher, because he needs to rely on a cane to move forward. Fortunately, the ground of the square where the thatched cottage is located is purely made of mud, which can easily cover up the sound of the cane touching the ground.

The "village" on the dirt square is quite large, and hundreds of thatched huts of similar shape are naturally separated by winding paths. These old and dilapidated shelters undoubtedly have no comfort at all. To the extreme.

"Obviously next to it is an advanced city. Even though it has become ruins, there are still many living facilities left. As long as you go in regularly to pick up garbage, you can get a lot of useful daily necessities no matter how you look at it.

"However, instead of having the idea of ​​recycling waste, the people here hate urban creations. Not only do their daily work destroy the city, they even dig out the flat ground of their residences, and only use some pure natural materials, such as dead grass and wood."

"why is that?"

Such an obviously wrong situation naturally caused Ye Bai to ponder immediately, "Could it be that the confrontation between the starting camp and the final camp is so serious that they are not even willing to use the things left by the other party? Still under the control of the end camp?

"Before the note accidentally mentioned that they must remove the 'traces of the end' as soon as possible, so that Nachu City can be brought back under the protection of the root of the beginning, otherwise they will not be able to cope with the increasingly long night."

"There is probably no danger in Nachu City itself, or at least there is no problem during the day, otherwise they would not build their residences directly inside the city... In other words, at night, will Nachu City become more dangerous? ? And the more complete the city, the more dangerous it is."

"Or to change the way of thinking, the existence of Nachu City may directly affect the performance of the 'Root of the Beginning', weaken the protection of the 'Root of the Beginning' to the people, and it is difficult to resist some threats from the night, so it is necessary to carry out Cities wiped out."

"In short... the most important thing at present is to find out what people in the city are guarding against and where the danger comes from."

"By the way, what do people in this place usually eat?"

The city doesn't look like it can be farmed, and a human settlement must need a stable source of food.

Ye Bai's mind was running fast. While observing his surroundings, he quietly followed Tiao Zi, shuttling back and forth on the path between the thatched cottages.

Tiao Zi was unaware of the stalkers behind him, and he walked through the maze-like village. After a few rounds, Ye Bai watched Tiao Zi walk into a thatched hut not far away.

After waiting quietly for a few seconds, Ye Bai saw Tiao Zi appear from the house, holding a stone hammer in his hand, and hurriedly walked towards the work place.

"...Didn't you say that it's almost night, and you have to work overtime?"

Ye Bai muttered something, hid himself in the shadows, waited until Tiaozi had gone far, then quietly stepped forward and stood outside the thatched cottage.

Lifting his cane, Ye Bai gently pushed aside the simple door curtain woven with bamboo and vines, and looked into the house.

What surprised him was that the furnishings in the house were the same as what he saw just now, and they were also extremely simple, except for the paintings on the wall, there was no conspicuous furniture.

"This cluster has no concept of private property?"

Ye Bai put down his cane, restored the door curtain to the same position as before, turned around and left quickly.

Back in his thatched hut, Ye Bai has no intention of going out again for the time being, he needs to sort out the current situation.

"First of all, there is no way to use extraordinary abilities and props."