About the brave man who became a thousand-year-old potato and ended up destroying the world

"It's better to keep staring at him," Mowente thought to himself, "But, well, I feel like I should have a better attitude towards him? No, damn, where on earth did I have a bad attitude..."

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After resting all morning, eating and drinking, and preparing a reserve of water, Callidora and Gilunini once again embarked on the journey to the end of the desert.

Having said that, the desert seems to never end. It is thousands of miles away and cannot be seen at a glance.

"Carly, I often wonder if we really didn't go astray," Gironini said softly.

They had just drank enough water, and now they rarely had enough time to chat.

But even so, they always spoke in the lowest voice within audible range to save energy and moisture in their throats.

"Maybe it's wrong, maybe it's not wrong, who knows," Callidora shook her head slightly, "But no matter what, we can only believe that we are on the right path."

"It sounds like you are gambling your life," Gironini muttered, "But that's right, stepping into this desert is actually gambling your life."

"Yes, but what's even more despairing is that even this man-eating desert will probably not be able to stop the tyrant," Callidora sighed.

"But it can hold him back for a long time," Gironini said. "At least it can hold back that cumbersome army. Even if it's just the two of us, we will probably be doomed if we encounter a small team."

"No, our luck is not so bad no matter what. I remember rumors that there are very few teams in the desert, and their main task should be to find things here," Callidora said. "It is said that the tyrant did not We have too much hope, so we don’t send many teams.”

"I just don't know what they are looking for," Gironini shrugged. "I have heard many stories of brave adventurers going deep here to find treasures, but it seems that every end is not good."

"The tyrant obviously doesn't care what happens to the teams he sends," Callidora shook her head, "but I think we should talk less. I already feel a little dry."

"Well, I'm the same..." Jilunini's gaze turned back to the front, and then her eyes suddenly widened, "Wait, what is that?"

"Huh? What is what?" Callidora followed Jilunini's line of sight and looked over, and immediately showed a look of surprise, "Huh? Damn it, how can there be a town in this desert? A mirage?" "

"No, no, there is really a town there, and there are people standing at the gate of the city," Jilunini said with red light flowing in his eyes, staring at the huge building not far away that seemed to appear out of thin air, "And , and the person at the door seems to be made of stone..."

"Stone sculpture?" Callidora asked doubtfully.

"It's a stone sculpture, but it seems... not entirely?" Jilunini said, "The stone sculpture seems to be alive."

18. Two-in-one emphasizes civilization, shows love, and cares for empty nesters.

Liu Ji looked at the wild peppers simmering in the pot, and his mood was a little subtle.

In fact, he had already had this subtle feeling when wild potatoes were put in the dish before, but at that time it was only for potatoes.

Considering that I have been a potato for so many years and have some feelings for potatoes, it is normal to have such a subtle mood...

But now Liu Ji found that he was wrong.

Since the meal in the morning, he felt that he could become a lot more.

The various wild vegetables and pepper plants he ate seemed to add to his list of skills.

Then this subtle feeling came.

It feels like there will be some kind of phantom pain when chopping these things.

And it was only for plants. He didn't even feel a thing when chopping bear meat.

"Having been stuck with potatoes for too long, have you started to develop a sense of belonging and empathy for plants?" Liu Ji couldn't help but think this way.

That was hell.

Liu Jigang casually put the lid on the pot, thinking that he should do something else, but when he turned around, he was startled.

Osa came back at some point and was standing just one step behind him. He almost missed hitting him when he turned around.

Ao Sa also realized his impoliteness, quickly took a step back, gave Liu Ji an apologetic smile, and then raised the frame in his hand.

Liu Ji looked down and saw a basket full of wild vegetables and mushrooms.

The leftover vegetables from yesterday were almost used up, so this supply came just in time. There was still room for some vegetable leaves to be added to this pot of braised bear meat.

Taking the vegetable basket, Liu Ji smiled at Ao Sa, turned around and prepared to wash the vegetables, pick some suitable ones and throw them into the pot.

As a result, while he was washing the dishes, he found that Ao Sa did not leave, but continued to stand behind him, staring at his operations with curiosity on his face.

Liu Ji thought for a while and asked, "Are you hungry?"

Ao Sa was stunned for a moment, scratched his head, and turned his attention to Ya Yin not far away.

It's a pity that the latter was busy preparing lessons at the moment and didn't look here at all.

Osa scratched his chin awkwardly, then turned his head and showed an awkward smile.

Yes, what Liu Ji said was a curse, and Ao Sa also understood that what Liu Ji said was a curse, but...

Osa doesn't understand the incantation.

Not to mention Aosa, even Mowente doesn't understand. Among these three people, only Ain understands the incantation.

Seeing Ao Sa shrugging in embarrassment, Liu Ji also reacted.

Curses are still essentially magic spells. It is normal for Osa, a boxer, not to know how to cast spells.

"But I'm probably just hungry because I've been keeping watch here," Liu Ji thought, washing the vegetable leaves quickly and throwing them into the pot.

Fortunately, today's dishes are almost done. Once the pot of braised bear meat is finished, you can...

"Oh!"

Suddenly there was a loud noise not far away. Liu Ji's hand shook and the pot lid in his hand almost flew out.

He turned around and saw that Mowente not far away had used a carpenter's hammer to smash his half-made chair for some reason.

Then, as if he suddenly panicked, he reached out and groped back and forth on his collar, and hurriedly took out an ancient disc from his arms.

He looked at the disk stunned, then wiped it quickly a few times, and then shook his head constantly, saying "no, no, no, no no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, Rubbing the disk, as if to rub it into flames.

Liu Ji looked at his strange actions in confusion, then turned to look at Ao Sa next to him, and found that the latter's face seemed to suddenly become worse, with his brows furrowed and his face gloomy.

He turned to look at Yayin again, and found that the latter had also put down the notebook in his hand at this moment, walked quickly to Ao Sa, took the disc in his hand, and immediately closed his eyes.

The next moment, the disk lit up with a burst of white light, but soon the white light dissipated again.

"Ayin, Carly, something happened to Carly!" Mowente said, suddenly grabbing Yayin's shoulders and shaking her back and forth, "She must have hit something! No, we have to go find her! We We have to save her!"

Unexpectedly, Yayin pulled Mowente's hand away, raised her hand and slapped him on the face with a double-wind ear.

This operation was so fast and the method was so weird that Liu Ji was stunned for a moment.

But judging from the results, the effect was quite good. I don’t know whether it was because he was blinded by the photo or something, but Wente really calmed down at the end.

"Calm down, Mowente, this thing hasn't been broken yet," Yayin stuffed the disc back into his arms, "Although I don't know why it suddenly lost its sensitivity, but as long as it hasn't been broken, Carly will Must still be alive."

"I know, but..." Mowente wanted to say something more, but Yayin raised his hand and interrupted him.

"I know what you want to say. Indeed, this is very abnormal." Yayin sighed and was silent for a long time before saying, "Okay, let's get ready. It seems we have to go back to that ghost place again." .”

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In the wilderness, in front of the strange ancient city that suddenly appeared, Callidora and Jilunini were hiding behind the dunes, quietly observing the ancient city.

"Do we really want to go in?" Callidora whispered, "This place is too weird. Since approaching this area, I can't even feel the connection with Wente."

"Of course I know there is something weird here," Gironini turned her head, "But Carly, you should know that my luck has never been very good, so I am not a person who likes to leave my life to luck."

"As you said, we have been walking for so long that we no longer know whether we are going in the right direction," Gironini continued, "But if we can find relevant clues in this city, In my opinion, that is much better than choosing a certain path and risking one’s life by following it.”

"Hmm...well, maybe you're right," Callidora sighed softly.

Although along the way, she has always been the one who firmly moved in the direction forward, and kept telling Jilunini that they could only move in that direction.

But the uneasiness in her heart was actually no less than that of Jilunini. She had been worried, what if she went wrong?What if they were actually circling around?What if this desert never ends?

What if she never sees Mowente again?

She didn't know that she had been encouraging Jilunini, but no one could encourage her.

She could only hold the disk in her arms, feel the connection, and support herself to keep moving forward.

But since she stepped into the surroundings of this strange ancient city that suddenly appeared, she suddenly couldn't feel the connection.

For a moment, she thought something had happened to Mowente, but soon she realized that was not the case.

As a user of holy magic, she has also researched on realms, illusions and other categories. She can feel that she has stepped into a land that is isolated from all contact with the outside world.

She had never heard of such a place in the Bone Burial Desert, and she could not understand why such a majestic dilapidated ancient city could be erected out of thin air in such a barren land.

but……

Taking risks in this city, even if you may encounter danger, is infinitely better than wandering in the boundless desert where the road ahead is unknown.

"But what should we do specifically, go in directly?" Jilunini lay on the hill and poked her head around. "Although the guard is a stone, looking at it from this way, it looks like an ordinary guard... Do you think so? Are they a species unique to the desert?"

"If it was an ordinary town, of course we would first observe other people entering the city, but..." Callidora looked around and said helplessly, "Obviously, there is no one else here except us."

"Then let's go directly from the front." Jilunini stood up directly and patted the dust on his body. "Just test it a little. If the situation is not right, we can just run away. If we climb over the city wall sneakily, it might be possible." Directly attacked."

After that, she walked to the other side of the dune first, headed towards the ancient city, and slid down the dune directly.

"Eh! Wait... this guy is really awesome," Callidora complained helplessly, and hurriedly climbed over the sand dune to follow.

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Liu Ji was a little confused.

He had just prepared a large table of dishes and was about to start the meal, but Ya Yin and the other three suddenly started to pack their things.

They prepared a lot of water bags, cut off most of the bear's meat, and even chopped some dry firewood, and then stuffed them all into the magic space of Yain.

It can be seen from the kick that Yayin kicked into the magic space before closing it for the last time that the entire space was filled to the brim by them.

Liu Ji thought they were moving at first, and was still wondering why they had to move after they had just built a house. However, seeing that they did not pack the things outside the house, but brought everything inside, Liu Ji realized that they It doesn't feel like moving, but like preparing for a long trip.

But Liu Ji was still confused. He didn't know what happened to make the three of them so anxious to prepare to go out, and they didn't even bother to sit down and have a meal.

Seeing that the three of them seemed to have finished cleaning up, Liu Ji hurriedly came to Yayin's side and spelled out a question using his pitiful vocabulary.

Yayin thought for a while and answered within the vocabulary that Liu Ji had control over. There were a few words in total, which meant: "We, friends, are in danger, looking for you, here, waiting."

The meaning was expressed quite well, and Liu Ji understood it, but...

He looked at the table of dishes that had just been prepared.

Liu Ji could only feel a sense of desolation when he thought of sitting here alone, eating all the dishes on the table bit by bit.

These are poor empty-nest potatoes.

After thinking for a while, he gestured and said: "I, look for you, we..."

Because he didn't know how to express "let's go together", Liu Ji seemed a little incoherent.

Of course, Yayin could understand what he meant.

But she didn't want Liu Ji to follow them.

Liu Ji didn't understand how dangerous the environment was where they were going, and to be honest, if he stepped into that restricted area of ​​life again, even if Yayin filled up the entire magic space this time, he still felt unsure.

Sighing, she thought for a moment, recited a short mantra, then raised her hand and flicked Liu Ji's forehead lightly.

The next moment, Liu Ji's eyes were stained with blood red, and the furry bear paw after his transformation appeared again in his sight, as well as the large intestine sashimi slowly sliding down from the bear paw.

It was an almost instant physiological reaction. Liu Ji felt his stomach twitch and quickly covered his mouth with his hands.

He looked at Ya Yin with confusion on his face, wondering why the other party would let him recall that bloody and disgusting scene again.

Yayin didn't speak, she just smiled at Liu Ji, then stood on tiptoes and reached out to rub his head.

He immediately turned around and said to Aosa and Mowente: "Are you ready? Then let's go."

With that said, he took the lead and walked into the woods.

Mowente turned to look at Liu Ji, opened his mouth, but said nothing, then turned around and followed Yain.

Ao Sa on the side smiled at Liu Ji, came over and patted him on the shoulder, gave him a thumbs up, and then turned around and ran towards the two people.

Looking at the three people's retreating figures, Liu Ji didn't move for a long time.

He put down the hand covering his mouth and took a deep breath, finally suppressing the nauseating feeling.

In fact, what Ya Yin wants to express is not difficult to understand. After thinking about it for a while, Liu Ji will understand.