Everyone was stunned when they saw the lone tree. Brando had just mentioned the Golden Apple Tree, and they naturally thought of that? The mercenaries immediately thought of what Brando had said, that the legendary Fairy Queen lived under the Golden Apple Tree, and that mortals who saw her were destined to never walk out of this valley. They could not help but shudder.
These people could not help but look around instinctively, afraid that they would be trapped here forever if they were not careful. It was not easy for them to escape from Madara's undead army, and they were not going to be alone here for the rest of their lives.
But what they did not expect was that Brando was not worried about the Golden Apple Tree at all. In his previous life, players like him had already searched the entire valley. What seemed like a mysterious valley in the eyes of others was no secret to him at all. From here to the other side of the valley, there was nothing but bare ground and fog. There was not even a single strand of hair.
There were no monsters, no treasures, nothing alive, and not even a trace of life. As for the legendary Golden Apple Tree and the Fairy Queen, they were even more illusory things that were only passed down in myths by NPCs, and players had never seen them before.
But what surprised him was the lone tree. He confirmed again and again that there was no such tree in the game.
He had walked back and forth in this valley many times, and he should not have remembered wrongly, because everything in the valley was the embodiment of the king's idealization. Even if it changed during the day, it would return to its original state at night. Brando remembered clearly that unless there was a change in the valley's plot or the flow of time, the scenery would not change accordingly.
But there should not be any quests in this valley. Could it be that the Fairy Home that existed in everyone's vision at this moment was not the one in the game? Brando immediately had a guess. Unless someone was hiding his experience, or the Fairy Home had changed before the players entered.
But which should it be?
The former seemed possible, but if one thought about it carefully, one would find it suspicious. For players, it was often difficult for one person to discover all the secrets of a place, so even if the first person was hiding something, the probability of everyone thinking the same thing was not high. But then Brando thought that it could not be ruled out that one person had repeatedly come here. Although it seemed a little idealistic, it was not impossible.
He recalled that the first person to discover this valley should be the theologian of the Stellar Guild, a player called Klanwor. The second person to enter was a Knight, and the third was a female player from KOK. But the time between the three of them was only a few days apart, so the possibility of them hiding something was not high.
Brando shook his head. That was not the reason. Then it was the second reason... This valley had changed before the players entered. This is not impossible in the game, but there are also two factors in this aspect.
One was the plot change, and the other was the NPC exploration. He couldn't help but frown. If there were no players involved, he wouldn't know much about this quest. The unknown was a big problem for him.
But Brando stared at the tree, and his heart could not help but become interested. Like every player, the pursuit of secret missions was innate, just like an unknown treasure that attracted people to chase after.
A mission that involved ancient knowledge would not be too ordinary, right?
He immediately gestured to the others, asking them to stop the refugees. Anyway, the time in the valley stopped at night. This night would last for three days and three nights, and he would have time to explore the valley before they ran out of food.
In fact, the valley was only so big that it would only take a few hours for a horse to go back and forth. It would not take three days at all.
He saw Retto looking at him in confusion, so he pointed at the tree and replied, "There seems to be some problems. I have to go ahead and check."
"Do you need help?" Retto, the bar owner, was a veteran of the November War, but he was helpless in the face of mysterious things. He could only rely on his own experience to ask.
Brando did indeed need help.
But he looked at the mercenaries and did not trust them. After all, this might involve some legendary treasures and the same danger. He did not want to share secrets with these people. He had to find someone he could trust. He first looked at The Shire. Originally, this young mage squire was his best choice. As a summoned creature, he could almost share secrets with this young man. Unfortunately, The Shire had used up all his mana in the night's battle, and now he was only slightly stronger than an ordinary person.
He then looked at the Roman. This merchant lady was not qualified. Although she had sharp senses, she was too weak to follow him into danger.
The Roman looked at him and blinked her eyes obediently.
Brando knew that the merchant lady was pretending to be obedient so that he could take her on the adventure, but Brando would not be fooled. He finally turned his head and his eyes fell on the absent-minded Freya.
"Freya?"
"Ah? Ah —! "Freya raised her head and looked at him. She was stunned for a moment and her face turned red.
"What's wrong?" Brando looked at her and was stunned. In his original impression, Freya was a girl who had her own opinions. But why did she give off a strange feeling ever since they came to Zevail Mountain Path?
If it was not for the Elven Sword not reacting to her, Brando would have suspected that she was replaced by Madara's undead.
"No, nothing, Brando, what's the matter?" Freya had just thought of Brendel's strange request, and her heart was in a mess. She was afraid that he would see through her thoughts.
"I want to take a look at the front. Come with me."
Freya was stunned for a moment and immediately nodded, "Okay."
"I want to go too." The merchant lady twisted around on the horse's back.
"You stay here obediently. If you want to learn how to ride a horse so badly, I'll let The Shire teach you. But if I come back and see you tied to a horse, I'll drag you over and tie you horizontally behind my horse." Brando looked at her and said fiercely.
"But I can't learn it." Roman answered bluntly.
Can't you be a little more humble? Brando could not help but shake his head, "It's okay, we have a lot of time. Riding a horse is a very simple thing. You have to go on an adventure with me. You can't not ride a horse. "
"It's okay, Brando. I can tie myself to a horse. I don't feel uncomfortable." The merchant lady thought for a moment and answered seriously.
"It has a lot to do with whether or not you feel comfortable has nothing to do with it." Brando glared at her. He was too lazy to pay attention to the complaints of the future merchant lady. He simply ran to Retto's side and told him what to pay attention to. He then took a spare crossbow and called Freya to set off.
In Brando's memory, the most likely plot in this valley was the western side road. But the more hidden the place was, the more the players would search for it. In fact, Brando had been there once or twice, but in the end, he did not find anything.
But he still remembered every blade of grass, every tree, every mountain, and every rock in that area.
The two left the party. Brando was constantly paying attention to the surrounding scenery. After letting the horse run for about ten minutes, he finally confirmed his guess. The Home of Fairies was definitely different from the game. There must have been some unknown changes in the next few months.
But seeing him circling around a rocky area, Freya who was behind him was puzzled. She could not help but ask, "Brando, what are you looking at?"
"I'm looking for the entrance." Brando was constantly turning his horse to look outside a messy white boulder. At this time, he seemed to have found something and suddenly flipped off his horse and walked towards the rocky area.
"The entrance?" Freya followed and asked as she got off her horse.
"Yes. It's here. Follow me. "Brando answered as he pulled out the Elven sword and walked step by step towards a narrow gap between two sharp boulders.
He remembered that this place was called the 'Fork of Fate'. There would be a prompt in the system log when he reached this point in the game, but there was no prompt in this world. He could only rely on his experience.
He remembered that there should be an open metal box behind the boulder. There was a stone slab in it. The stone slab was a necessary item to enter the Fork of Fate, but it could not be brought out of this valley. Someone had tried to put it in a multi-dimensional bag and bring it out, but it still mysteriously disappeared in the end.
It could only be explained that the stone slab was an idealized part of this world in the first place.
With that in mind, he circled around the boulder, but did not expect to be met with a gust of wind. Brando's senses were quite sharp now. Before his brain could react, his body had already reacted instinctively. He took a step back and crashed into Freya. In the next moment, a golden arrow flew past his nose.
The two of them fell backwards, but Brendel raised his head at the last moment, only to see a golden figure disappearing behind the rock. If not for his quick reaction, he would not have been able to see where the attack came from.
"Who —!" Brando subconsciously wanted to get up from the ground and chase after the attacker. But when he put his hand down, he suddenly felt something soft. After a moment of shock, he finally reacted and could not help but blank out.
Can't I?
He turned around and saw that his hand was placed on the girl's chest where it should not be. Freya was completely stunned. Her bright brown eyes stared at him, and for a moment she did not know what to say.
But the future Valkyrie finally reacted. She pushed Brando aside and quickly got up. She lowered her head and did not say a word.
Brando also reacted. He could not help but awkwardly get up and pretend to look in the direction where the golden figure retreated. Of course, there was no ghost in that direction.
"I'm sorry, that …" He thought for a long time and squeezed out such a dry sentence.
"Well, who was it just now?" Freya lowered her head. Her face was so red that it looked like it was going to drip blood.
"I don't know. I saw a golden figure. Fairies don't look like that. It's more like a summoned creature. "Brando's thoughts became much clearer when he asked about his field of expertise.
"You, you're not hurt right?" The girl's voice was as soft as a mosquito.
Brando looked at her and shook his head. He paid special attention to the golden arrow from before, but he only found a deep hole on the side of the rock.
[Light Arrow?]
Brando looked at the small hole and frowned. [That's the effect of a high-grade weapon.] But at least he was sure that what he saw was not an illusion. And from the opponent's speed, it seemed that the opponent was not as strong as Ebdon. Thinking about this, he relaxed a little. As long as he stayed alert, there shouldn't be too much trouble.
He had already confirmed his strength after the battle with Ebdon. If he went all out, he could barely reach Silver-rank, and he was not too afraid of enemies below Silver-rank.
After checking the battlefield, Brando gestured to Freya to stay alert. Then he grabbed the Elven Sword and sneaked in.
He remembered that the golden figure escaped from the crack in the north. Behind that crack was the entrance to the fork of fate. Could it be that they came from there? But he had never heard of anyone being attacked in the game.
He immediately saw the iron box behind the rock. It was on a white stone platform, as if it was placed there by someone. If there was a power that surpassed Gold-rank, it could destroy the box. But it was pointless because it would automatically return to its original state the next night.
Brendel looked to his left and right. He did not dare to believe his previous memories. At the very least, the golden silhouette had changed something in his memory. Not only were there living creatures here, but they also seemed to be hostile.
After confirming that there were no enemies around, he opened the box. But when he opened the box, he could not help but be stunned.
Other than a stone tablet, there was also a pair of earrings in the box.
What is this?
Brando hesitated. He was afraid that there might be a magic trap on the box. Although there were no magic traps in the game, who could be sure? But he had a simple way to test it. He put the Elven Sword close to the box. There were usually some simple protective measures between Enlightened magic items. He just needed to see if there was any reaction.
Although this method did not work all the time, it was better than nothing.
Brando quickly got the result. There was no reaction.
He picked up the earrings and glanced at them. He immediately threw them back as if they were scalded. "Endless Ice Earrings. Intelligence + 2, Will + 1." Brando could not help but groan. He subconsciously covered his head. At this moment, he had a splitting headache. It was as if a thousand needles were stabbing his brain.
"Brando?" Freya was shocked and quickly ran to support him.
"I'm fine. Be careful." Brando held onto the metal box with one hand and gasped for breath. At the same time, he cursed the person who put the earrings here. Of course, he knew that there was something wrong with him. It wasn't a trap, but purely because the magic recoil was too intense. Of course, the biggest problem was that this ring was at least a 95 OZ equipment. How could it appear in such a place out of nowhere?
His first reaction was that he was hallucinating. His second reaction was still impossible. Bucce was still a beginner's area at this time. Most of the players were not above level 50. This ring was far beyond what the players could handle. It was at least level 70.
Thus, when Brando used his Will to search for the ring, there was a strong magic backlash. It made his mind blank for a moment.
And such a powerful magic item appeared in a low-level area.
Logically speaking, there should not be such a flaw in the game.
Perhaps there would be some changes in this world, but Brando did not believe that it would be the opposite of the game's setting. He waited until his headache subsided. When he calmed down, he realized another problem.
What if the Land of the Saint's Remains was designed to be completed by NPCs?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible. After all, this valley was first discovered not long after the game started, which was about two months after the end of the first War of the Black Roses. If this place was empty at that time, it meant that the designers did not intend for players to participate in the story.
Brando could not help but wait for the earrings. His heart thumped. A hidden mission above level 60? Was he going to take advantage of the situation? Or was he going to leave as soon as possible?
The risk was unimaginable, but the reward was also unimaginable. In his previous life, Brando had only completed three hidden missions above level 60. One of them gave him a Fantasy weapon, one of them gave him an Intermediate skill, and one of them gave him nearly a hundred million Tor.
With the experience of these three missions, he was able to enter the upper echelons of players.
But how big was the risk? Level 60 was like a guillotine placed in front of Brando. At level 60, he had the strength of Gold, and even his Elemental Activation was more than ten levels higher. If he were to face a level 60 monster, it would probably kill him with a single glance.
Brando placed his hand on the metal box. He could not help but feel agitated. He hesitated for a while, but still could not make up his mind.
There was another key problem. In the next three months, everything in this valley might disappear at any time. It was possible that if he gave up on this risk today, he would not have the chance to choose again tomorrow. For a moment, this dilemma lingered in his mind like a cold ghost, urging him to take the risk again and again.
What should he do?
The young man could not help but take a deep breath and look at Freya.
"Brando?" Freya saw the strange look in Brando's eyes and could not help but ask carefully.
"If I choose to take the risk, are you willing to come with me?" Brando asked with a hoarse voice.
"I might, but I don't want you to take the risk, Brando." Freya thought for a while and answered.
Brando hesitated for a moment, then nodded and let out a long sigh.
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