Reader: Study hard and make progress every day.
The Gnome Ruins is one of the main plots of "Mixed Blood." At that time, the protagonist left the Elf Forest and began to travel all over the Chaos Continent to carry out his revenge. For convenience, the protagonist went to the mercenary union to register as a mercenary. The newly registered mercenary level is E, so he can only take on some very simple E-level tasks like running errands. Then the protagonist saw the unranked "Explore the Gnome Ruins" task. As long as he brings back an S-level material from the Gnome Ruins, his mercenary level will rocket up to A-level. His authority will also be greatly increased, and he can even form a mercenary group.
After the protagonist accepted the task, a mercenary team that was also going to the Gnome Ruins sent him an invitation. There, the protagonist met his lifelong enemy. However, at that time, because both sides concealed their identities, they cooperated very happily and even developed a feeling of mutual appreciation for each other. It was also at that time that a group of female (fu) girls appeared in the comments section of "Mixed Blood" to discuss philosophy. Du Ze seriously suspects that the doujinshi in his hands is the result of one of their discussions. Too f * cking stupid.
The Gnome Ruins are divided into two cities, the Outer City is the gnome's main production area, and the Inner City is the gnome's living area. In the fourth era, the gnomes covered the sky with their hands. A steady stream of materials and treasures were sent to the Gnome City. This steel city was the core of the Chaos Continent. Since the gnomes disappeared, the Gnome Ruins have been developed into a treasure dungeon by other races. Although there are many traps inside, as long as you can get a drop in the gnome's treasure, it is not a problem to become rich overnight. The protagonist and his enemy's mercenary team were very powerful. They even broke through the Outer City and rushed into the Inner City.
In the Inner City, they found a very magical door, but they could not open it. Everyone firmly believed that the gnome's treasure was inside. They tried their best to open the door, but their efforts were in vain. That was until the protagonist touched the door. Under everyone's shocked gaze, the protagonist was sucked into the door. After the protagonist woke up, he discovered that he had awakened his gnome blood. He then learned that the door was called the Gate of Wisdom. It was the place where the gnomes could learn forging skills – only after completing all the lessons could the protagonist leave. When the protagonist left the Gate of Wisdom, he was proficient in the gnome language and had learned how to make artifacts.
"Crack, crack, crack …"
The sound of approaching footsteps interrupted Du Ze's recollection. Du Ze and Xiu looked at the other end of the street and saw a tall figure slowly approaching. It was an old mechanical puppet. With every step it took, one could hear the clanking of its parts. Its appearance was even worse than the one-star mechanical puppet behind Du Ze, but on its chest, there were five stars.
The one-star mechanical puppet stood straight and said to the old mechanical puppet in a low, muffled voice, "Serial number XH 17178 has sent the lost individual to 'home'."
The old mechanical puppet's voice was also electronically synthesized, but Du Ze felt that there was a trace of humanity in its voice. "Stand by."
"Beep — Accepted. Entering standby mode."
The one-star mechanical puppet put Du Ze and Xiu down and silently retreated to the side. At this time, the old mechanical puppet looked at Du Ze and Xiu. When it saw the gnome form of Xiu, its blue eyes flashed and even its voice trembled.
"Welcome back to 'home', child." The old mechanical puppet's blue light gave people a gentle feeling. "You can call me Old John."
Seeing that Xiu didn't understand at all, Old John muttered to himself: "Have you been lost for too long? Child. "It turned to the one-star mechanical puppet and ordered:" Take him to the Gate of Wisdom. "
"Beep — Accepted."
The one-star mechanical puppet stretched out its hand and grabbed Xiu. Its movements were big but gentle, but Xiu held on tightly to Du Ze and refused to let go. The mechanical puppet paused for a moment, then grabbed Du Ze in its hand and took him away.
On the mechanical puppet, Xiu's eyes widened: "What are they going to do?"
Just send you to school.
Du Ze calmly replied: "Let you learn the gnome language."
As they spoke, they had arrived at a circular square. The square was empty except for a tall metal door that was suspended in the air. The door was abruptly suspended in the middle of the square, with no walls to support it. It was very strange. The mechanical puppet stopped in front of the Gate of Wisdom and put Xiu and Du Ze down.
Xiu looked up curiously at the metal door. It was engraved with some strange runes and patterns that seemed to contain some kind of indecipherable truth and wisdom. He couldn't help but want to reach out and touch it, wanting to know more.
A suction came from his fingertips and Xiu instantly came back to his senses. He found that he had been unknowingly sucked into the door and the suction from the door was getting stronger and stronger, as if it wanted to swallow him whole. Xiu turned his head in a panic and found that Du Ze was some distance away from him.
"What's going on?"
The little boy's panicked appearance really made people want to hold him in their arms to protect him. Du Ze began to comfort his child: "Don't be afraid. Once you go in, you will become stronger."
"Aren't you going in?"
"I can't get in."
Xiu pulled his hand out, stepped back a few steps, and grabbed Du Ze's right hand. However, Xiu's hand still couldn't get out of the metal door. The metal that was sucking Xiu's hand was like a piece of candy that kept falling off. Then it suddenly retracted and pulled Du Ze and Xiu to the Gate of Wisdom. The little Phoenix was slammed against the door and slid down. Du Ze was fine. He only felt that he was hit by the metal door. Xiu's hand was stuck to the metal door and was being sucked in little by little. Even so, Xiu still held onto Du Ze's right hand. Du Ze felt pain where he was being held. "Let go."
"No." Xiu's amber eyes flashed with a light that was close to paranoia: "You can't leave my sight."
Brat, you are too willful! The one who needs to study hard and make progress every day is you, not this little boy! What's with this deja vu of a wimpy kid going to school for the first time and clamoring for his parents to accompany him?!
At this time, the little Phoenix finally woke up from its dizziness. It waved its little wings and looked at the tug of war of the century and shouted.
"Chirp, chirp, chirp."
Seeing that Du Ze and Xiu were entangled with each other and had no time to pay attention to it, the little Phoenix flapped its little wings and flew up unskillfully. It stumbled over to Du Ze to find a sense of existence. Du Ze felt that his nose was hit hard and his field of vision was filled with trembling fluff. The little Phoenix was lying on his face and happily cried out.
"Chirp."
Brat + adorable pet = a disaster.
Even if Xiu was unwilling, the increasingly strong gravitational force still pulled him inside. Xiu's small hand slipped from Du Ze's wrist to his palm and finally grabbed the doujinshi in Du Ze's hand. Du Ze, who had just managed to get rid of the little Phoenix, immediately had a bad premonition. Then, with the sound of a book being torn, his premonition became a reality.
After sucking in the flaxen-haired gnome, the Gate of Wisdom gradually returned to its original state. Only a silly, cute person stood in front of the door and stared at the incomplete doujinshi in his hand. Thousands of words condensed into one sentence: WTF!
The little Phoenix sitting on the ground saw its "mother" glare and spread its wings to act cute: "Chirp ~"
Calm down, that's the protagonist's cute pet, it can't be touched.
Du Ze took a deep breath and trembled as he opened the doujinshi. The doujinshi had a total of 40 pages and Xiu had directly taken away 1/5 of them. Du Ze looked at the contents that had been taken away. The main things that had been taken away were pistol shots, oral sex, and human play – should he once again thank God that the protagonist didn't see the transformation? Du Ze held the doujinshi and wanted to cry: when will these days of fear come to an end?
"Click, click, click …"
It wasn't until this time that Old John arrived at the square. It looked at Du Ze alone and its blue eyes flashed: "He went in, right?"
Seeing Du Ze nod expressionlessly, Old John laughed. It was strange that a machine could laugh so happily.
"Good, I thought I would never have the chance to see these little masters again – no, no, no, I can't say they are small, they always don't like the word 'short.'" Old John laughed: "They are always awkward and cute, aren't they?"
The little Phoenix seemed very curious about Old John. It flapped its wings and tried to climb onto Old John's shoulder. Old John squatted down and let the little Phoenix step on its slightly rusty shoulder. It straightened up and looked at the metal door. "It takes 300 days for a gnome to master forging. The Gate of Wisdom has the second hand of the wheel of time, so time passes faster than outside. The ratio of time is 60: 1. It will take about five days for him to come out. "
Du Ze knew this from reading novels. The gnome race's heaven-defying ability was that they not only controlled space but also time. According to Yi Ye Zhi Qiu's description, it seems that as long as the gnomes are given enough time, they can even invent a time travel machine. However, what the gnomes lack the most is time. For unknown reasons, they were unknowingly annihilated in the long river of history.
At this time, Old John sent an invitation to Du Ze.
"Would you like to visit our 'home'? A gnome friend. "
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When Xiu woke up, he found himself in a silver-white enclosed space with no exit or entrance – he was sucked in by the door.
Xiu was about to stand up when his clothes slipped down. He stared at his hands – they were no longer slender elven hands, but a pair of small, child-like hands. Not only his hands, but his whole body had shrunk to nearly half its original size, as if he had been cast a spell to rejuvenate his youth.
Flustered, Xiu dragged his clothes to the wall. The silver-white wall vaguely reflected a … gnome. Xiu looked at the gnome with short flaxen hair and a pair of goblin ears. He hesitantly reached out and touched the wall.
This is … me?
Suddenly, a blue light swept past and a small figure appeared in front of Xiu. Xiu subconsciously became alert and then froze. The short figure that appeared in front of him was a gnome, a gnome just like him.
"Welcome to the Gate of Wisdom, child." The gnome smiled at Xiu: "Don't be nervous. As long as you study hard, the lessons here are very simple. Do you have any questions? You can ask them now. "
Xiu stared intently at the person in front of him and asked: "Are you a gnome?"
"No." The short man shook his head: "I'm just a projection here."
Indeed, if you look carefully, you will find that the other person's body is not solid.
"Where is this?"
"The Gate of Wisdom. Here you can master your talent: Forging."
"How do I get out?"
The gnome took out a long piece of parchment. "As long as you finish these lessons and pass the exam, you can go out."
Xiu looked at the length of the parchment and was silent.
"Are there any more questions?" The gnome smiled: "If not, we can start our lessons."
"Last question." Xiu looked at the gnome: "Where is the gnome's treasure?"
The gnome still maintained his programmed smile and pointed to his head. "Here."
"Wisdom is the gnome's greatest treasure."
– excerpt from "Mixed Blood"
The author has something to say: Reader: Study hard and make progress every day. (Takes out "Mixed Blood")
Protagonist: Study hard and make progress every day. (Takes out the doujinshi)
Author: Study hard and stop today. (Enters Sword Three)
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I've made up for what I missed last time XD, and I've also made up for yesterday's small theater. I can only meekly say that the author has changed Chapter 20's "Desert of Death" to "Barbarian Land", and also added excerpts from Chapter 21 XD
Some girls said that it was a bit confusing. The author is now listing the known plot of "Mixed Blood" to help them sort it out. What's with the sour feeling of a swindler drawing a timeline?
Orphanage Plot (Human) → Magic and Martial Arts School Plot → Magic Tower Trial Plot → School Competition Plot → Temple Plot (Awaken Undead) → Continent Chase Plot → Lost Land Plot → Elf Plot (Awaken Elf) → … → Gnome Ruins Plot (Awaken Gnome) → … → Reverse of the Continent Plot (Awaken Demon)
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