When the sky turned blue, then green, and then white, Lin Sanjiu knew that it was almost dawn. Clouds streaked across the sky, brushing past the branches and leaves. The earth stretched backward and moved forward. The forest gradually became shorter and thinner. The horizon was pinched by an invisible hand, forming a continuous stretch of brown hills.
Half a night ago, even though Lin Sanjiu had activated her [Defense Forcefield] in time, when Puppeteer flung her through the air, her head, which was already suffering from multiple disasters, couldn't escape the fate of falling headfirst to the ground. After being diagnosed by the cat doctor, who could always land on all fours, the concussion patient climbed onto Bohemia's back.
According to Bohemia, Lin Sanjiu didn't mind the weight, but Lin Sanjiu was too tall. Her long arms and legs made her look like a big spider that had nowhere to put its legs. Bohemia had no choice but to drag Lin Sanjiu "like a suffocating boatman."
If it weren't for Meowie Hu's advice, Lin Sanjiu was sure that she would have been thrown into the air.
However, even the cat doctor's affinity couldn't stop Bohemia from nagging, complaining, cursing, and lecturing Lin Sanjiu. As long as Lin Sanjiu didn't go down, she could always come up with new tricks.
"Alright, alright," Lin Sanjiu still felt a little dizzy, but she couldn't tell if it was due to the concussion or Bohemia. "I feel much better now. I'll go down now. It's time for me to ask Puppeteer where his destination is. "
She suddenly felt the hairy, golden-brown wavy head on her chin lift up slightly. "… Why do you hate life so much?"
"He has already vented his anger by throwing me once," Perhaps it was because she had solved a few problems in one go, Lin Sanjiu was blindly optimistic. "Besides, I have experience. I will be fine this time."
"You really haven't recovered from the concussion."
Even though she said that, she still stopped. Lin Sanjiu didn't even need Bohemia to put her down. She just needed to straighten her legs and she could stand on her own.
Due to the undulating terrain, Puppeteer had already put away the bed, leaving only a puppet for the cat doctor to sit on. Right now, both the puppet and Puppeteer were walking in front of Lin Sanjiu. Their backs were only the size of a fingernail. Just when Lin Sanjiu was about to shout, she saw something moving in her peripheral vision. She turned her head, and her voice was stuck in her throat.
Under the golden light of the early morning sun, the dense undergrowth in the distance was reflected by specks of light. At first glance, it looked like the clear and crystalline surface of the water. Above the "water", a dark brown shadow that was as tall as a hill was slowly parting the branches beside its legs and walking forward.
"What … What a big ant …" Bohemia lowered her voice as if she was afraid that the ants a few kilometers away could hear her. "It's on a completely different level compared to what we saw in Mika's memories!"
Since there was a mushroom that was as tall as a skyscraper, it was reasonable for there to be an ant that was as big as a hill. That being said, an ant of the same size was far more impactful than a mushroom. The cold, indifferent, and dirty feeling of an insect was magnified by hundreds of times. Every time Lin Sanjiu looked at it, she felt as if she had been punched in the eye.
Needless to say, Puppeteer's destination was the ant territory.
"If you can guess what I'm going to do, I might as well slit my own throat first." When Lin Sanjiu chased after Puppeteer and asked him for confirmation, the latter only sneered from afar, "Originally, I just wanted to walk through this ant territory as soon as possible. Since you want to act smart, you can go ahead."
Lin Sanjiu widened her eyes, "What for?"
"Go and catch that ant for me. I want it alive." Puppeteer was obviously not joking because he called his puppets out again. As he spoke, both puppets began to sweep the ground and lay a blanket under his feet. "Don't worry. It may look big, but it's very dangerous. You're lucky to see the ant queen as soon as you arrived. "
No wonder Mika's ant was so small … "But, why did he have to provoke the ant queen?" Lin Sanjiu did not know whether to laugh or cry. "Don't we have to help Magus find the things she needs?"
Puppeteer turned his head and shot her a glance. Before the golden rays of the morning sun could reach their feet from the east, Puppeteer stood in the gloomy gray morning mist. His body was covered with a layer of ink-like mist, as if he was standing in a place that was beyond the mortal world.
"The mushrooms and ants here can ignore the time limit of teleportation and keep posthumans here. Aren't you guys curious at all? I really envy your simple-mindedness. " Puppeteer's lips curled into a smile that sent chills down Lin Sanjiu's spine. "Besides, the list of items that Magus needs is not as precise as you think it is … There's an item called 'from big to small'. Either you go and catch the big ant queen, or I use you and this small fish as the 'big' and 'small'. "
Bohemia shuddered. Lin Sanjiu was speechless. She took two deep breaths and was about to turn around and walk toward the ant queen when she suddenly stopped and asked, "What about the 'small'? Don't you have to catch it? "
"Don't worry," Puppeteer smiled gently, "When you get close to the ant queen, the 'small' will keep appearing around you."
Lin Sanjiu knew it was not an easy job.
"What else does Magus want?" Based on her luck, even if she managed to capture the queen ant, she might not be able to pass the test. Thinking of this, Lin Sanjiu put on a bitter face and asked, "From the big to the small, isn't it too vague? Could the rest of it be ambiguous?"
"I told you she wants your life, but you won't believe me," Puppeteer sighed regretfully.
[But then again, the reason why he doesn't want to do it himself is probably because he hasn't fully recovered from his injuries, right?] Lin Sanjiu felt that she had been through enough today, so she might as well spend less time with him. She turned to Bohemia and asked, "Do you want to come with me?"
She could either go and find a nest of giant ants or stay with Puppeteer. Bohemia made up her mind without much effort. Before she left, she bowed to Puppeteer and said, "My … my lord, I'm happy to carry out your orders."
"If it takes more than 20 minutes, why don't you just die there?" Puppeteer lowered his head expressionlessly as he fiddled with his sleeves. "If you delay my journey, you'll end up as ants anyway."
"So, his destination is really not the ant territory? Where else is he going? "
As Lin Sanjiu and Bohemia walked into the forest, Lin Sanjiu mumbled to herself. Now that Bohemia had a time limit, she was so anxious that her butt was on fire. She practically bit Lin Sanjiu's heel and chased her into the undergrowth.
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