Shall we go to open up the wasteland together tomorrow?

After seeing off Gul and Gudong, Ethan also began to pack his bags.

The map left by Professor Taylor was not something Ethan could explore right now.

Moreover, Ethan could not understand the handwriting and symbols marked on the map at all.

It was estimated that he had to wait until he had read the books on the wall, and it was unknown when that would happen.

So they were ready to continue looking for the next relic on the journey of Muse.

"Sigh~"

Xiaobai had long been impatient and pulled Ethan out of his sleep early in the morning.

After putting away the food prepared in the past few days, Ethan stood at the highest point of the Elf Hotel and looked far away at the cliff where the cave was located.

There was no obstruction in front of the cliff, which should be the place where Professor Taylor observed the stars.

Alas, Ethan sighed.

I hope that the spirit of Professor Taylor in heaven can bless Gul with a safe journey.

According to the map of the 'Spring of Courage'.

Ethan is still some distance away from the next destination.

Since entering the fog, they have been safe along the way.

Just as he was secretly thankful, Bryant told him the reason.

The reason why he didn't encounter danger was because of the animal tusk on Ethan's neck.

He suddenly realized it.

It was unknown what species this animal tusk came from, but Bryant said that judging from the aura it exuded, it was undoubtedly the king of beasts.

Ethan secretly touched the flawless white animal tusk and couldn't help but sigh.

I don't know if everyone in the circus is safe.

Ten days later, Ethan and Xiaobai were walking on a weedy path.

Ethan was obviously thinner than before, but his eyes became brighter, as if they had been washed by water, and he looked particularly energetic.

Bryant was still sometimes sober and sometimes dazed.

Xiaobai was carefree all the way, but he was the most chic.

Ethan held a piece of paper in his hand, on which was written the prologue he heard in the ruins last time:

"Above the Black Mountain, at the end of the Holy Forest."

"Where the light cannot shine."

"The humble old man guides the direction."

"Open the bronze door of hell."

"When the sky is angry."

"Become the messenger of the abyss."

Ethan repeatedly muttered the first two sentences: above the Black Mountain, at the end of the Holy Forest.

And there was indeed a black hill under his feet, and there was a forest right in front of him.

It was consistent with the location marked on the map.

But...this forest is too big, Ethan stood at the foot of the mountain with his eyes gradually blank, and he deeply felt his insignificance.

Looking up, the eyes were full of lush greenery, the end of the Holy Forest~Do you have to go through this forest?

But which direction should you go?

Ethan sighed.

Standing on the hillside, his heart was full of sorrow.

He sat under the tree a little discouraged, his eyes unconsciously looking at the note in his hand.

The second sentence of the prologue: Where the light cannot shine.

He tilted his neck to look at the blue sky.

The sunlight shone through the leaves, making it hard for him to open his eyes.

This shouldn't be here.

It literally means a shadow without light.

He looked into the distance.

The mountains in front of him were connected into a piece, and there were many turns between the mountains.

There must be overlapping parts between these mountains.

Then the destination should be in the valley or the col.

It would be dark all year round there.

He no longer hesitated, put on his backpack, rode on Xiaobai and continued to move forward.

Another two days passed in a flash.

Early in the morning, Ethan stood on the third floor of the Hotel Transylvania and looked at the entire forest.

This place is between three mountains, and huge shadows cover it layer by layer.

The forest is also a little sparse because it has not received light all year round.

Compared with the previous denseness, this place can be described as dry.

Walking in the shadows makes people feel a chill to the bone.

Ethan and Xiaobai walked very slowly. The map of the ‘Spring of Courage’ only reached the last forest, and they still needed to explore the rest of the journey.

This forest should be what was said in the prologue: a place where light cannot shine.

But the next sentence: "The humble old man guides the direction."

Ethan was confused again.

Who would live in such a dark and humid place where the sun never shines all year round?

One person and one horse were wandering aimlessly in the dark forest like headless flies.

Ethan prepared nearly half a month's worth of food for this trip to the dark forest, and he didn't know if he could hold on until they found the target location.

Looking at the vast wild forest, Ethan was in a state of anxiety.

If someone really lived in this dark forest.

Then he must be inseparable from water.

So Ethan first found a stream.

"Where would the humble old man be?"

Seeing that another day was about to pass, Ethan was secretly anxious.

It has been two months since he entered the foggy world, and he has to rush to Turing City before January next year to register for the entrance examination for next year's Flo University.

That means he can stay in the foggy world for at most two months.

Seeing that it was getting late, Ethan chose a relatively flat spot and pressed the capsule.

"Boom!"

After a cloud of smoke exploded, a huge three-story tree house appeared on the spot.

Ethan sat in the bedroom on the third floor and looked out. The dark forest at night was even darker. There was not even the sound of mosquitoes. The whole forest seemed like a dead place. Only the Hotel Transylvania had a little light.

'Squeak, squeak, squeak~'

Just then, several mice cried out, and Ethan shook his head.

As expected of the most tenacious creatures, they can survive in such an environment.

Lying on the windowsill, bored, Ethan looked for the source of the cry.

There were several squirrels wandering not far from the Elf Hotel, and they seemed to be very interested in this place.

It turned out to be squirrels, Ethan smiled, they probably thought the Elf Tree House was a towering tree.

Curious why the tree glows.

They didn't know that the tree was hollow and people lived in it.

Wait! Hollow!

A humble old man!

Ethan's eyes lit up, and he finally understood the meaning of this sentence.

A humble old man does not refer to a person!

He has been looking for people living nearby these days, but he has not found anything.

It was his inertial thinking that was at work.

A humble old man is likely to be a big tree, a big tree with a hollow middle!

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and he couldn't help the excitement in his heart.

He fell asleep in the second half of the night.

There was no conversation that night.

At dawn the next day, Ethan and Xiaobai set out on their journey again.

They shuttled through the dead woods to find a tree that fits the image of a "humble old man".

Their efforts paid off, and at noon, they finally found a towering tree with a hollow center.

This place is located right in the center of Sanchong Mountain.

Due to being in the shadow all year round, the growth of this forest is worrying.

And in the middle of this lifeless forest, the hollow tree has been growing here for an unknown period of time.

Ethan stood under the tree and looked up, feeling that the height was not much different from the Hotel Transylvania.

In the trunk, there was a big cracked hole. Looking inside the hole, the middle was indeed rotten, with only a layer of bark left.

Ethan was happy in his heart, it seemed that this was the so-called humble old man.

He stepped back a little and circled the giant tree.

It did look a bit like an old man with a hunched body, a withered head, vicissitudes of skin, and a branch pointing far away.

Ethan was overjoyed.

That direction... should be the destination they are looking for this time.

PS: Fancy ways to ask for votes - Senbei Gudong.

Gudong opened his "Intimacy Paradise".

This is an extraordinary prop that can see the intimacy.

He turned to the first page:

Readers have voted, the intimacy with Caihua +5... +5+5...

Well, Caihua will be his tonight~