[No Coincidence, No Story] was indeed a great help. Even though Lin Sanjiu couldn't say that she had everything she needed, she managed to gather all the most important items.
When she came out of "Mountain City", even the money given by the grand prize was almost depleted. A small part of the reason was that she had to spend a lot of money to exchange for currency, but a big part of the reason was that the item was too expensive.
The more she thought about it, the more she felt that she had been cheated by the [Benevolent Mother]. She looked docile, gentle, and quiet. At that moment, she was walking quietly behind Lin Sanjiu with her three colleagues.
Lin Sanjiu didn't know if this mother was kind or not, but she didn't seem to have a very high IQ.
The moment Lin Sanjiu removed her card form, the [Benevolent Mother] wrapped a knitting thread around her waist. No matter how hard she tried to break free, no matter how she tried to run or jump, the knitting thread was like a ghost that wouldn't go away. From afar, it looked like four humanoid items were walking a posthuman.
Lin Sanjiu had told her a few times that she didn't have to walk around the knitting thread as they weren't at the destination yet. However, the [Benevolent Mother] didn't seem to understand her. She continued to look at Lin Sanjiu lovingly while she twirled the two knitting needles in her hand.
"Just like the artist, it's a basic item," the mentor commented. "It doesn't have a high IQ, it can't speak, and its uses are very limited."
The artist glared at the mentor. Caster stroked her hair reservedly.
"I mean, it's not very intelligent at the beginning," the mentor coughed. "It will get better after it follows you for a while. Perhaps, it will slowly become more intelligent, just like the artist."
[Benevolent Mother]
"Thread in the loving mother's hand, clothes on the wanderer's body." Could there be another explanation for this poem?
The loving mother missed her child so much that she couldn't bear to leave her child. Hence, when her child left home, she wrapped a knitting thread around his body. The knitting thread was like a piece of clothing that would always be on his body. That way, no matter where her child went, the loving mother would know where he was by following the thread, and her child could follow the thread to find his way home.
Based on this delusion, this item was born.
Once a master-servant relationship was established with this item, [Benevolent Mother Knitting Garment] would wrap a thread around the person. Next, if he ordered the [Merciful Mother Weaver] to stand in one place, the line would extend as far as the person walked. No matter where the person walked, the person would be able to follow the line back to its original position. It was especially suitable for situations where one's vision was unclear, mazes, instance dungeons where one's sense of direction was disrupted, or when one was hallucinating.
PS: Please don't say things like "I can tie a string to a tree".
Once [Merciful Mother Weaver] stood still, it would not budge no matter how hard it tried. Even if the planet exploded into pieces and dissipated, it would still accurately float in space at the location you set.
The sweater thread was a part of the Special Item. Similar to the [Merciful Mother], the probability of it being damaged was very low. In addition, there was no limit to the length of the sweater thread. It would never fall off the wearer's body, and it would not affect the wearer's movements. All of these advantages made the [Benevolent Mother Weaver] a real and reliable lifeline when one was lost and helpless.
Indeed, the method of "tying a string to a tree" was not suitable for the [Grand Palace of Confusion]. When Lin Sanjiu flew the aircraft closer, she realized that there was not a single tree nearby.
The [Grand Palace of Confusion] was located in the middle of a boundless, uninhabited desert.
When the wind blew, thick red smoke billowed from the horizon, covering the horizon. Occasionally, there would be a patch of withered grass and a few puddles of sand and gravel on the yellowish, orange-red land. It was as if they were the remains of a dried up corpse.
In the middle of the silent, dead land, a tall wall suddenly rose. It extended as far as the eye could see along with the desert. Even though Lin Sanjiu was in midair, she still couldn't see where it ended. Deep cracks and dark green vines crawled on the earthy yellow stone walls. In front of the city gate, which was blocked by crisscrossing iron bars, there was a greyish-black and dirty fountain stone platform filled with sand.
Lin Sanjiu stopped the aircraft a few kilometers away from the [Grand Palace of Confusion].
According to the introduction and the information she gathered, if she flew any further, the aircraft would be attracted by a strange force. It would circle around the [Grand Palace of Confusion], and without any help, it would be hard for her to get out.
The long wind repeatedly pierced through heaven and earth, shrieking shrilly in the ears. As soon as she got off the aircraft, she had to cover her nose and mouth with her hand to prevent herself from breathing in the dust. Lin Sanjiu still looked around cautiously, even though she didn't need to look to know that there was no one around.
After thinking for a while, she called her tutor out again.
"There are still many unknowns in this situation. I don't know what will happen." She looked at her tutor and said, "So, as an extra pair of eyes, you have to help me keep an eye on the surroundings. If there's anything strange, you have to tell me immediately. Don't be in a hurry to give me a price — "
Her tutor shut his mouth.
"We're quite familiar with each other, so I'll put it on your tab first. Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to afford the delay if you talk about paying the bill again in an emergency. I'll pay you after I've successfully escaped from the [Grand Palace of Confusion]. "
Her tutor nodded his head reluctantly. "I'm taking a huge risk," he mumbled, "If you die in there, my bill …"
"Just don't let anything happen to me." Lin Sanjiu cut him off with a few words.
Before she got close to the [Grand Palace of Confusion],
She took out the two paper cranes she received. She didn't know the name of her subordinate, so she couldn't write back to him to find out his location. As for how he knew her name, it was still a mystery.
However, from another perspective, if that subordinate was just a stranger with malicious intentions, it was impossible for him to know her name. Perhaps, that subordinate knew about her through some means? It wasn't that strange. Puppeteer didn't even bother to remove all the tracking tokens he had issued years ago. It was only after he was seen traveling with Lin Sanjiu that he let it go.
She washed away the contents of the paper cranes and wrote, "Where are you?" on the paper cranes. Then, she distributed the paper cranes to Puppeteer and Bohemia.
This was another reason why she had to come to the Grand Palace of Confusion. Only by releasing the paper cranes here would she be able to track the whereabouts of Puppeteer and Bohemia based on the paper cranes' tracks.
After the two paper cranes soared into the sky, they didn't spread their wings and fly as fast as before.
It seemed like they couldn't figure out the direction. They circled around in a daze for a few rounds before they finally turned around and flew toward the towering city wall a few kilometers away. Even though Lin Sanjiu was mentally prepared, her heart still sank.
Puppeteer and Bohemia were indeed in the [Grand Palace of Confusion].
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