Chapter 156

Chapter 156
After listening to Huang An's summary of the current clues, Lin Momo blinked with emotion.

There are indeed suspicious points in each of these things, including her own memory.

And those things found in Candlekeep are also strange.

Compared to these, she found it even more miraculous that that smile, because of this small anomaly, had been working alone in the huge forest for so long!

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Lin Momo: I really admire you.Now, the High Lord's energy is focused on expansion, why do you spend so much time on this?

Smile: Do you think these doubts are insignificant?
Lin Momo: No, I'm just curious.How did you, being a big player, suddenly turn your attention to these nothingnesses?

Smile: Ah, I forgot, what you value is what you can see and touch.

Lin Momo: That's right.

Smile: So, is it okay to lose something even without realizing it?
Lin Momo: I think that what is lost is already lost. This is not the first time, nor will it be the last time.

Smile: You don't feel sorry either?

Lin Momo: Maybe, it's too complicated, I can't understand it, if it can be saved, of course it would be better.

Smile: I think it's not too late to do something.

Lin Momo: Just tell me what you need to do.

Smile: For now, just be vigilant and pay attention to the situation on your side.

Lin Momo: My side is hundreds of thousands of miles away, so there's nothing unusual about it.

Smile: I feel very bad, this is the first time.If even my place is so easily cornered, it won't be far from the chaos of the world.

Lin Momo: Don't you really feel embarrassed to brag like this yourself?

Smile: This is a fact, we are very strong now.

Lin Momo: Okay... But, what kind of desperate situation is this?In fact, it doesn't matter to you at all, does it?Regardless of what has been lost, your prospects are still good, aren't they?Why look back?
Smile: When you follow the rhythm of an unknown person, even if it is a momentary success, the final result will be a disastrous failure.

Lin Momo: Aha!This is your excuse.

Smile: No, this is my reason.

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After closing the chat channel, Lin Momo seriously recalled what happened in the forest area.

Indeed, as Smile said, at certain points, a vague and powerless feeling spreads all over the body.

She shook her head sadly, and threw a pebble into the sluggish Pfeiffer River.

"What's wrong?" Lucite, who was looking into the distance from the ship's side, turned around, "You look a little lost."

"It's nothing. Something strange happened to us."

"Can I help?"

"This will definitely not work."

"That's too bad."

After Lin Momo was silent for a moment, he suddenly spoke again,
"Lucit, tell me, do people suddenly forget those important things? The kind that forget completely?"

Lucite turned around thoughtfully, looking seriously into her eyes.

"Nausicaa of the Wind, never forget." Her answer was as firm as ever, "Even if we are temporarily separated in the river of time, in the end, everyone will return to the place where we started together. This is what the master made to the meteor. promise."

Ah, it's good to have faith.

Lin Momo smiled slightly.

However, that [smile] would not be expressed in such terms.

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At the other end, in the distant dark forest, Huang An strode out of the gate of [Candle Castle], and quickly walked through the forest alone.

Why did he come back then?
Lao Lai and Lin Momo gave two explanations.

One is that there are outside visitors at Gate 2.

The second is that one has important things to do.

Both, he argues, can indeed serve as motivations.

However, in memory, there are neither visitors nor companions.

A lot of uncertain things converged in my heart, and what came oncoming was only the endless forest and the howling cold wind.

"Do you have any advice?"

He stopped and asked the forest half-jokingly.

The Heart of the Jungle didn't give a clear answer either, only the murmur of the wind blowing through the leaves.

He had to make his own decisions.

Finally, he made up his mind, waved his right hand, and pulled up the friend channel.

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Smile: Lao Lai, how is the situation over there?
Lai: In this district, there are two lords who are confronting each other.I have conveyed the message, whether it is peace or fighting, we still need to see their next move.

Smile: Are there any clever heroes in Graywater Harbor?
Lai: There are a few useful ones.

Smile: Give them the flag of [Smile], and you temporarily withdraw to Warship Island to coordinate the affairs of the two sides.

Lai: What are you... what are you going to do?
Smile: I'm going out for a while.

Lai: Finally...is it Gate 2?
Smile: That’s right.

Lai: That's the Chaos Gate.

Smile: I know.

Lai: Looks like you've made up your mind.

Smile: Lao Lai, all the enemies we have faced before, no matter how powerful he is, are finally in front of us.As long as he exists, tactics can be developed to deal with it, no matter how low the probability of winning.

Lai: Yes, at least there is an opponent.

Smile: But this time, I feel completely fooled.If this continues, you may reach the edge of the cliff without knowing it.

Lai: But I still didn't expect you to be so risky.If you continue to wait patiently, maybe the enemy will show his feet?
Smile: No, if you continue to follow the rhythm of the other party, it may be too late.

Lai: Smile, are you angry?
Smile: Why do you say that?

Lai: I know, you think that a memory has been changed, and we may have other allies lost in unknown places, that is, on the other side of Gate 2.

Smile: If there is a conspiracy, then I will go and see for myself.If there are companions, I will bring them back with my own hands.

Lai: ...This is your decision. Then, let me explain in detail what I am going to do.

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After finishing the conversation with Lao Lai, Huang An looked around again.

Now, the biggest pawn in his hand is only himself.

It's time to fight.

This time, he felt bad.

Maybe it's the hint of the jungle, or maybe it's the feeling brought by my fragmented memory.

This hostility does not seem to be directed solely at the forest.

The peaceful world seems to have reached a certain critical point.

He took a deep breath, raised his hand and called Little Green in the sky, and they returned to the capital together.

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In [Golden Dreamland], he had already made up his mind and started to integrate all the cards in his hand without any hesitation.

He first walked into the [Craftsman's House] and combined the [Transformation Cloak] and [Green Orb] into one.

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Drip!

【Your transformation cloak has been successfully upgraded! 】

[You have obtained the item, the wanderer's clothes! 】

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Accompanied by a golden light, a brand new green cloak fell on Huang An's hands. Even if the system was not turned on, he could still feel its greatly enhanced magic power.

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Drip!

[Wanderer's Clothes] Ability Upgrade Catalog:
For deformed creatures, the default unit level is increased from normal to elite.

Added deformation entry: at the fifth level of No.20, it can be transformed into an S-level creature. (The introduction of the original cloak is detailed in Chapter 51.)
Add local deformation effect.

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(End of this chapter)