This Text Adventure Game is Totally Poisonous

Hearing this, Mu You regretted it for a while, thought about it, and asked another way: "Then is there any place like a garden in here?"

"No. This is an undeveloped wild forest, let alone a garden, there is not even a flower bed." Fuya continued to shake her head.

"Should there be those ancient creatures?" Mu You asked.

"Ancient creatures... Do trees count? Many ancient trees in this forest are quite old." Fuya thought for a while and said.

"Uh, it's better to be able to talk and communicate..." Mu You blushed. The Bitter Garden disappeared more than 3,500 years ago, so his idea is to visit the creatures that survived from that time and ask what happened at that time.

"An ancient creature that can talk... Oh, you mean Gargamel?" Fuya suddenly remembered something.

"Game Wu?" Mu You was at a loss, but this was a name he had never heard of.

"Gargamel is an old witch who lives in the Bitter Forest. It is said that she is also a potion master, but her mind is not normal. She is always crazy and never communicates with the outside world. She has been living a hermit life in the forest." Fuya said.

"Oh?" Mu You was stunned: "Isn't this the forbidden forest of your college? Can your college tolerate an outsider staying in your forbidden forest for a long time?"

"This is also your academy!" Fuya first corrected Mu You, and then sighed: "Gargamel actually lived here a long time ago, and no one knows what age she is. In short, before the establishment of the academy... No, it should be said that before the establishment of the Laner Empire, even when the imperial capital was still a barren mountain, someone saw Gargamel in the Bitter Forest.

"Someone analyzed based on the aging speed of his appearance. Gargamel may be the oldest living human being, at least three thousand years old!"

"So in a sense, Gargamel is actually an aborigine here, and we wizards who came later are the outsiders..."

"Later, after the establishment of Red Rose Academy, the academy sent several people to find Gargamel, and invited her to teach potion classes in the academy with generous rewards, but Gargamel refused all of them. For some reason, this person is determined to live a life of a savage in the woods."

"Fortunately, Gargamel never caused trouble. He usually just hid in the forest and lived in seclusion. He didn't hurt the students, and he didn't bring trouble to the academy. The academy didn't drive her away out of reputation."

Fuya typed several paragraphs in one breath, briefly explaining Gargamel's situation.

After watching this, Mu You's eyes lit up. There is actually a person who has lived for thousands of years, and it happens to be in this forest. From the other person, you may really be able to find the whereabouts of the goblins!

"Where is she?"

"Gargamel has a house deep in the forest, I'll take you there."

After Fuya finished speaking, she began to lead the way in the game.

The monsters in this forest are basically at level 17-20, which belongs to the advanced leveling field, and the students of the lower grades must not be able to handle it, but it is not difficult for the two of them.

Mu You drove the mecha skin, and kept in the hail of bullets all the way, and the artillery fire never stopped.

At this time, Fuya finally showed the strength of an orthodox fire magician. Flames flew all the way, and the flames soared into the sky. Almost no monster could survive three rounds under her violent bombardment.

The two moved forward together, and it was like strolling in the forbidden forest, crushing the past with ease, and the bitter pollen at hand was accumulating more and more.

It's a pity that the pollen has a very short shelf life, and it will lose its activity if it is not used within three days. This is why everyone can only come here to brush pollen at the Chocolate Festival every year.

Under the violent land reclamation of the two, it took only about half an hour to arrive at the destination.

【Led by Fuya, you came to a stream deep in the forest. 】

[The nearby spring water is ding-dong, the grass is green, and the air is pleasant. It was a peaceful and natural pastoral scenery, but it was a pity that the beauty was destroyed by a dead vine and old tree by the stream. 】

[The dry old tree is covered with bones, which seems to indicate that the owner here is not easy to mess with. On the top of the stream, a simple arc-shaped bridge was built with irregular wooden boards. On the bridge stood three dilapidated wooden houses with domes, one big and two small. The big house in the middle seemed to be the owner's bedroom, while the small houses on both sides were marked with the words 'storage room' and 'alchemy room' respectively. At this moment, the doors of the three rooms were closed and it was pitch black. 】

【"Is anyone there?" Fuya knocked on the door, but there was no response, only a nest of crows that made their home on the top of the withered vines croaked in unison, as if to remind you: the owner here is not at home, and wants you to leave as soon as possible. 】

"Looks like he's not at home." Fuya sent Mu You an emoji with hands spread out: "This person seems to go to the mountains to collect medicines for several days. I don't know when he will be back... Or, let's come back another day?"

Fuya asked in a discussing tone.

At this time, Mu You manipulated the character to walk towards the dead tree.

[You come to the dead tree and see a bell stand erected on the top of the dead tree. Below the bell stand is an exaggerated ancient clock. Inside the clock hangs an iron ball, which is blessed with a magic circle of sound amplification. 】

【From the unique shape of this ancient clock, you can imagine that if the ancient clock is rung, the sound of the bell will be heard far away, even at the edge of the forest. 】

【Do you want to ring the bell? 】

"yes."

Mu You chose Confirmation without even thinking about it. This clock is specially placed at the door, which acts like a 'doorbell'. No matter how you look at it, it is prepared for someone to ring the bell to remind the host to come back.

【You hold the end of the iron ball and are about to strike the bell, when Fuya rushes over behind you to stop you. 】

"Stop, this clock can't strike!" Fuya hurriedly sent a message.

"how?"

"Gargamel hates other people touching her things casually!"

"Last year, on Valentine's Day, a female student was curious. While Gargamel wasn't at home, she came to secretly ring the clock, but Gargamel hated her. For a month, Gargamel would appear outside the window of the girl's house at midnight every day. Without doing anything, he grinned and smiled at the window of her house with disheveled hair, until the girl was so scared that she transferred to another school!" Fuya sent another long message.

At that time, this incident caused a lot of trouble and scared many students, especially those who used to gossip about Gargamel in secret. After that, they dared not discuss her casually again, for fear of being remembered by this crazy witch.

And the college also issued several announcements, warning the students not to provoke Gargamel after entering the Forbidden Forest. After all, no one dared to ring the bell again.

Although Fuya didn't experience this incident personally, she could fully imagine the despair that girl felt when she dropped out of school. Anyone who was followed by a psychopath for a month, who just looked at you and laughed when he didn't do anything, would have a nervous breakdown.

Fu Ya absolutely didn't want this kind of thing to happen to her again, so she hurriedly stopped Mu You.

"What are you afraid of when you are on Earth?" In the end, Mu You asked her back.

Fuya was taken aback. That's right, she's on Earth now, and what's in the forest is just her game character. No matter how Gargamel scares her character afterward, can she still affect her body through the screen?

"Then...you knock." Thinking that she was on the earth, Fuya suddenly gained confidence and stopped stopping Mu You. By the way, she was also curious about what the legendary "oldest person of the human race" looked like.

["Boom! Boom! Boom..." You rang the ancient clock. The deafening bells echoed in the forest, and a nest of crows on the top of the dead tree was frightened and flew away. 】

[The sound of the bell continued to linger in the mountains and forests until a few minutes later, you suddenly saw a group of crows flying over your head. After circling neatly above the ancient clock for several times, all the crows rushed to the ground. 】

【"Quack..." Amidst the noise, hundreds of crows landed in front of you and gathered in the shape of a person. Finally, with a burst of black smoke, an old man wearing a pointed wizard hat and tattered robes appeared in front of you. 】

[The old witch is gray-haired, skinny, her old face is full of wrinkles, her left leg and right arm have disappeared, replaced by only one arm and leg made of wood, and she walks with a limp. 】

【After the old witch appeared, she looked at you and Fuya with cold eyes, and suddenly grinned at you and let out a strange 'giggle' laugh. 】

["...It's been a long time since no one dared to disturb my waking dreams...very good, I remember the faces of you two, remember not to sleep too much in the last night, I will definitely give you an unforgettable summer, giggling..." The old witch's strange laughter echoed in the nearby forest, making you feel all hairs stand on end. 】

"This man..."

Fuya frowned. Even though she was mentally prepared, she still felt a creepy feeling when she read the text.

Mu You didn't care. It should be said that for the earthlings who have been baptized by horror movies all year round, this level of horror is really a bit childish. It's better to find a haunted house to go in and take a look around.

After the old witch appeared, Mu You immediately clicked on her name.

[Gargamel, a mysterious witch who has spent a long time alone in the mountains, has a very advanced attainment in potions. She seems to have many secrets, you may try to explore it. 】

Four options pop up below.

[Ask about her past. 】

[Ask about her treasure. 】

[Ask her teacher. 】

[Ask Bitter Garden. 】

When Mu You saw the last option at a glance, he was determined: This witch really has something to do with Bitter Garden!

Mu You was not in a hurry to expose the bitter garden, but ordered from the first item in turn.

【You ask Gargamel about his past. 】

【Gargamel looked at you with a disdainful expression: "I am a great existence who passed through the gap between the epochs. How could you youngsters like me be able to spy on my past?"】

"Pass through the gap between epochs?" Mu You was surprised. Does this mean that she is also a person who survived from the last era?

Mu You originally guessed that this person might have existed in the Bitter Forest since the beginning of the Era, and has lived until now, but he did not expect that he guessed conservatively, and the other party actually crossed the Era, that is to say, the other party witnessed at least one catastrophe era!

But, how is this possible?

The Great Disaster will destroy all creatures in the star spirit world. Even the fools have to flee to the forgotten place to survive the disaster. How did she survive?

Mu You hastily asked the character to scan the other party again, but there was still no hint related to divinity or the fool, indicating that the other party was an ordinary native of the astral world.

Now Mu You was also a little at a loss. The other party didn't want to say anything, so he had no choice but to continue asking.

【You ask about Gargamel's treasure. 】

【Gargamel suddenly looked at you with extreme vigilance: "How dare you covet my treasure?" At the same time, she frantically took out something from her bosom, and after confirming that it was intact, she breathed a sigh of relief, and then hurriedly put Dong XZ behind her. 】

【But in a flash, you can still see clearly what Gargamel took out: a wooden carving of a human figure the size of a palm. 】

【Fractalizer: A precious cheater item. After use, it can peel off a non-advanced skin from the main body, and become a clone that can exist at the same time as the main body. The avatar has independent action and thinking abilities, and does not share experience, divinity, and lifespan with the main body, but the level and star rating cannot exceed the main body. When the main body dies, the avatar dies immediately. The main body can withdraw the avatar at any time within the field of vision, and the main body consciousness can enter any avatar at any time. Remaining usable times: 3 times. 】

"Huh?"

Mu You was taken aback for a moment, this was the first time he had seen the name 'Fraud Sealer Tool'.

'Cheat Sealers', according to the definition, generally refers to those players who have participated in the beta test of the game and learned about the game mechanism earlier than other players, and are comparable to cheating in the game.

And the props specially prepared for cheaters can even be simply understood as 'cheating props'!

This point can also be seen from the effect of the props described later: it can actually peel off the skin from the body and become an independent clone!

Doesn't this mean that multiple characters can be manipulated at the same time in the game?

【"The fractal device is a gift from my teacher. It is the most important treasure to me. No one can take it away!" Gargamel held the woodcarving tightly, but when he mentioned "teacher", his face was obviously complacent, like a little girl who intends to show off her toys. 】

Mu You was speechless. This prop was obviously prepared for fools. She is an ordinary person from the astral world and has no skin. Holding such a prop is a waste of money!

Having said that, this kind of thing is actually a gift from her teacher, who is her teacher? So rich and powerful?

【You ask Gargamel's teacher. 】

【"My teacher's name is 'Lord of Calamity'. He is the greatest potion master in the world. He is unparalleled and worthy of everyone's respect..." You noticed that when Gargamel mentioned the name of the teacher, there was a mixture of admiration and love in his old eyes. 】

"Calamity?"

Mu You was taken aback. The name Lord of Calamity, coupled with Potion Master, made him instinctively think of Vivienne.

But when I think about it, I feel wrong. Although Vivienne was once a famous figure in the star spirit world, but in terms of age, he is actually only over nine hundred years old, and this person in front of him is an old monster who survived from the last era. He is at least over four thousand years old. The other party is Vivienne's teacher.

【Seeing that the old witch is still talking to you about how great her teacher is, you suddenly interrupted Gargamel and asked her where the entrance to the 'Bitter Garden' is. 】

【Hearing the word Bitter Garden, Gargamel immediately shut up, turned his head and looked at you in surprise, and hurriedly asked why did you know that she held the entrance of Bitter Garden? 】

Well, stop calling yourself!

Of course, Mu You wasn't sure if the Bitter Garden was there, so he just clicked on the options, but he didn't expect the other party to blew himself up.

By the way, this person actually holds the entrance to Sky City, who is she?

[You didn't answer the other party, but instead hit the snake with the stick and asked the other party how to open the door to you? 】

【Gargamel looked at you and Fuya with vacillating eyes. After hesitating for a long time, he finally said: "I can let you enter the Garden of Bitterness, but only if you pass my teacher's test first!"】

【"What test?" You asked. 】

【Gargamel took out a bottle of pink potion from his body and handed it to you: "This is a bottle of 'sweet potion'."】

"Sweet potion? I don't seem to have heard of this kind of potion, how about you?" Fuya's news came.

"I haven't heard of it either." Mu You also shook his head.

He had never seen the name of this potion in Vivienne's potion book.

【"Of course you haven't seen it before. This is a fourth-order potion created by my teacher. After taking it, it can immediately quell all the curses brought by black magic. It is an absolute masterpiece of genius!" Gargamel said very proudly. 】

Mu You was dumbfounded, it is actually a medicine that can quell the curse of black magic?

As a mystic, he has been dealing with black magic for a long time, so he naturally understands what this potion means. Once this potion comes out on a large scale, black magic will no longer be a forbidden technique. Any wizard can freely use black magic. If he accidentally loses control and drinks a bottle of potion, he can return to normal!

What's more, what the other party said was 'quiet all the curses of black magic', the 'all' here may even include the deeper curse of black magic, that is, the curse of human nature!

If even the curse of human nature could be avoided, Vivian and the others wouldn't have committed suicide at that time. It is absolutely not an exaggeration to say that this potion is a work of genius!

【"The teacher's test is to deduce the formula of this potion and refine the corresponding legendary potion." Gargamel said. 】

【"Fourth rank? Legendary potion? Are you kidding me?" Fuya exclaimed. 】

Tier 4 potion, in theory, it is possible for a Tier 3 Potion Master to refine it, but once the quality requirements are added, the difficulty will increase significantly. Every time the quality is raised, the requirements for Potion Masters will increase exponentially. For Tier 4 Legendary Potion, theoretically, at least a Tier 8 Potion Master can be refined!

However, in the current star spirit world, there is no eighth-level potion master at all, and the highest is only seventh-level.

In other words, this is an impossible task...

【"It's true! This is the teacher's request. I, myself included, must meet the requirements before we can enter the Garden of Bitterness again and meet the teacher..." Gargamel said with a bitter face, pulling his white hair, and said in a painful voice, "For this goal, I have been studying here for nearly four thousand years, from a young girl to the ghost I am now... But so far I can only refine epic potions. I know that the legendary potion is a threshold that I can never cross...\