Abnormal paradise

gardener……

He's actually a gardener!

Why is he here?

The footsteps of Yu Yan and the non-Sword Immortal stopped at the same time, with an unspeakable expression on their faces.

On the contrary, when the burly man like a mountain saw the two of them, he greeted them with a friendly smile: "You must be the exterminators invited by the farmer, right? My name is the gardener, I'm really sorry. , due to my negligence, the pests spread, and it made me need to trouble you, who are my guests, to fulfill my responsibilities for me, which really makes me feel a little sorry."

The gardener's dress was very simple, his leather armor and trousers did not have any patterns, and his speech and behavior were extremely simple. He looked at the two people with a simple and honest smile: "I wonder if you met a bug on the way here. Nest? If you eradicate it, I will give you some extra reward as some compensation for bothering you two."

[Tip: Do you accept the side mission - "Cleaning the Insect Nest"? 】

[Tip: To deliver the task, the task item "Broken Tree Heart" is required. 】

Can a task that has been completed be done again?

But even if I accept it, there is no way to complete it! The "Broken Tree Heart" obtained from the insect nest had long been handed over to the strange tree guards, and those embedded in the spell circle were also turned into ashes when they were dismantled. The embers shook their heads slightly at the non-sword fairy, and then The reader understood, and both of them refused.

"Mr. Gardener, the insect nest you mentioned has been destroyed by us. Don't worry. We also handed over the broken tree heart in the insect nest to the strange tree guard. He also asked you to take a look as soon as possible. Can it resurrect its companions?" With strong self-control, Ember remained calm and began to test with words.

"Is that so? That's great!"

There was no flaw in the gardener's happy expression. His eyes glanced at the Plant Partner Enhancer on Yi Ember's shoulder, and then pointed to the other side of the plant half area: "If you don't mind, I need you to do a little favor. I had the same problem before. A guest here received the task of cleaning the insect nest, but he has returned after a long time, which makes me a little worried. Can you please go and take a look? If the insect nest has not been eliminated, I may need to use the help of you two. strength."

[Tip: Do you accept the side mission - the second link of "Cleaning the Insect Nest"? 】

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Mission name: [Cleaning the Insect Nest] (Second Ring)

Requirement: Completely destroy the second insect nest in the plant half

Rewards: contribution points, credit points

Introduction: The gardener hopes that you can help him completely solve the insect pest problem in half of the plant area. After you succeed, you will get a certain reward.

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"Of course, it is also our responsibility to eradicate the insect nest."

This time, Yi Yan chose to accept the task because there was really no reason to refuse. After saying that, he pretended to embark on the road of pest control, passing by the gardener until the dark vision was about to drown the other person's figure.

During this period, the gardener's eyes were always focused on the two of them, with his body relaxed and his mouth smiling, as if he was watching the warriors embark on their journey.

"Oh! By the way, I almost forgot the most important thing!"

Yi Yan stopped suddenly, turned around suddenly, and immediately caught a flash of strange look on the gardener's face. He was ready for the battle and launched another verbal offensive: "Mr. Gardener, you should know the real purpose of our visit to the manor, right? "

"Of course... of course, I heard that some big shots noticed abnormal fluctuations in the space near the Dark Curtain Forest, so they sent you to check." The gardener's expression became a little confused, "But, I work in the manor every day, and I have never felt anything. Abnormal phenomena, the plants and animals here are almost integrated with the manor. They can feel any disturbance in the manor, but they also find nothing."

When talking about this, the gardener's honest face became a little less honest: "Could it be that you have discovered the problem?"

"Of course not, we are just curious. The task of cleaning the insect nest will be carried out immediately, so I won't disturb you."

Ember smiled, stopped staying, and quickly moved away from the center of the forest, away from the burly man with a terrifying aura all over his body.

After crossing the river for fifty meters in one breath, Yi Yan was still a little worried and started to stay on guard. It wasn't that the sword fairy was a little confused, but after seeing the gardener attribute shared by Yi Yan, he suddenly took a breath of cold air.

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Name: [Gardener] (human entity derivative/friendly creature)

HP: 150/150

Attack level: Normal

Defense level: Weak

Attack speed: extremely fast

Warning range: far away

Skills: Nature Affinity, Beast Tracking, Unknown, Unknown

Introduction: The gardener is the only human entity derivative in the manor. He is responsible for taking care of everything in the manor. No matter the farmer or the shepherd boy, they all have more trust in him. No matter the plants or animals, they are all very close to him, but he looks simple and honest. , once angry, it will erupt like a volcano, easily destroying everything.

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"I now understand why Cursed Fox said that the gardener is the real owner of this manor." Yi Jin frowned and looked coldly, "I actually had an idea to use the incident in Wolf Valley to stimulate the gardener. Try it. Can it trigger a special plot? But after seeing the attributes of the gardener, I completely gave up the idea. Not to mention that there is no level 3 pea shooter now. Even if there is, if the two of us go head-to-head, there is only the possibility of death. "

"What should we do?"

The one who was originally full of confidence in the remaining game time was not Sword Immortal, but now he realized that things were not that simple: "Go to Yue Zhaoshui and Diandian Doudou? Combine the power of other players, even the opposite players?"

"good!"

Ember nodded heavily: "We have ignored it from the beginning. This is actually an eight-player version. Taking into account the internal and external losses of players and the improvement of their strength, if we want to defeat the final BOSS, I am afraid it will take four players to cooperate sincerely. Just rely on On my own, even if I get something like a skill plug-in enhancement chip, the chance of winning cannot exceed 10%. If you want to pass the level to the extreme, you need at least two players of that level."

"That makes sense." The Not Sword Immortal thought thoughtfully, but then became a little unwilling to accept it. "Doesn't this mean that the hidden items we worked so hard to obtain have to be given away?"

"We'll discuss the specific situation at that time. Maybe someone has the exclusive props we need!"

Ember, who received the system prompt, replaced the already formed third-level pea shooter. Compared with the primary pea shooter, the most significant change is that the number of muzzles has been increased to four. The Gatling-like arrangement makes the third-level pea shooter The shooter looks very capable of fighting, with his pair of sharp eyes patrolling around, always ready for battle.

"It's finally time!"

It wasn't the Sword Immortal who sighed, but the gardener never showed up, which made him feel relieved.

Yi Yan nodded slightly, but his expression was not soothing: "I still can't figure out why the gardener appeared in that place? Did we miss the time when he appeared, or has he been there since the beginning of the assessment? His existence , there is a huge contradiction with the description of the strange tree guard chief, and even some discrepancies with the cursed fox's words. Combined with the cursed array in the wooden house, the gardener must be related to this insect swarm, but strangely, he Taking the initiative to ask players to clean up the insect nest, what does this mean?"

"He knew that if the farmer and the shepherd boy let go and allowed the player to enter the Dark Forest, what he had done would be exposed, so he deliberately cleared the traces?" Not the Sword Immortal gave his own opinion, "In order to cover up all evidence, he took the initiative to let the player go. To clean out the insect nest, but strictly protect the key points, this should be the real reason why the cursed fox guards the gardener's hut."

"Assuming everything you said is correct, then when the gardener realizes that the matter has been exposed, he will definitely make final remedies. Even if it is impossible to make up for it, he will kill us all out of anger." Ember no longer stopped and turned to another gardener. Walking away from the hut, "Then what deserves our attention most is the issue of timing. When will the gardener wake up? Is it twenty-eight minutes, thirty, or forty?"

Hearing this, Not the Sword Immortal agreed: "Twenty-eight minutes is exactly the time for the third-level pea shooter to take shape. Compared with the entire assessment, it has actually entered the middle and late stages. Maybe the gardener has become suspicious now and plans to check on the gardener. Has the secret of the hut been exposed? But I think this time point should be postponed a little further, because from the beginning to now, we have not wasted any time. If my guess is not wrong, the gardener is still waiting for the insect nest to be cleaned. The news, either there was an accident during the period, or until all the insect nests were wiped out, otherwise he should not have made any changes thirty minutes ago."

"So we have two goals now. Ignore the task of cleaning up the insect nest, explore the second gardener's hut as soon as possible, and at the same time summon all players to prepare for a decisive battle before the gardener reveals his true face." Ember made the final summary , and also locks the next destination.

"That's right, let's go."

"But I still have a question."

"What?"

"It stands to reason that the difficulty of cleaning the insect nest is not too high. Even if there is only one person, he should be able to exhaust the insect swarm by now. But why hasn't Yue Zhaoshui completed the task?"