Chapter 82

The environmental restoration work in this game was quite impressive. In just one day, the once devastated mountain village had transformed into a tranquil valley. Birds sang, flowers bloomed, and the forest was lush, presenting a scene reminiscent of an ancient, dense forest.

Qin Yue logged in even earlier than he did, and was now wandering around aimlessly.

Seeing her brother arrive, she waved a withered leaf in her hand and told Chu Feiyue that she had just learned a new harvesting skill, but its level was still unknown.

I'm sorry, poor system, my sister is causing you trouble...

"Dry Abyss Herb: Radiant. A medicinal herb that grows only in environments where it receives strong light at fixed times and remains in darkness for the rest of the time. It is an extremely valuable herb and an important material for making alchemical potions that permanently increase strength." Great, my sister's infinite luck has struck again.

Speaking of which, why isn't my sister this lucky when she's with me? Could it be that I'm taking away her luck? As soon as this thought crossed his mind, a voice seemed to tell him that this was indeed the case.

God of Misfortune... God of Misfortune...

So, he turned the radiant herb, which looked like a withered leaf, into ashes.

His sister tapped her now gray and ashen brother, feeling a bit puzzled. However, it seemed that her brother had finally emerged from the shadow of yesterday, which was a cause for celebration...

With a great mood, Qin Yue, holding her brother like a kite, strode towards the exit of the valley.

Hey, where's Freya?

Qin Yue suddenly looked around and noticed that her brother's staff seemed to be missing.

Could it have run away on its own? That's impossible.

Qin Yue quickly restored her brother to his normal state and shook him.

"Brother, brother, Freya is gone!"

Chu Feiyue looked down and saw that his pendant was still hanging around his neck. Freya hadn't disappeared.

However, Chu Feiyue decided to summon Freya anyway, as having a weapon in hand made him feel more secure and reassured his sister.

"Stars for eyes, time and space for vision, chaos for lock, order for key, heart as the foundation, existence as the essence, open, the page of dreams!"

As the incantation ended, the pendant in his hand emitted a blinding silver light. Countless silver lines enveloped him, and then the silver light dissipated, revealing Freya, the staff, floating in front of Chu Feiyue.

Well, with the two of them and the staff, the team was complete, time to return to the capital!

However, just as they stepped out of the valley, a large, pale yellow light screen suddenly enveloped the valley behind them. At the same time, a system notification appeared.

"Due to the heavy killing you did yesterday, the accumulated resentment here is now sufficient to form a new instance. Go back and tell Captain Yang Xijie that a new Mirage Realm has appeared here, and a new instance [Green Pine Mountain Village] will be opened. Cheers for your rotten luck."

Another instance has opened, it seems that instances in this game are not rare but need to be discovered by players.

After yesterday's rampage, Chu Feiyue's mental power had indeed changed, but this change was not reflected in the data. The only change was in his magic technique, which allowed him to control more spells simultaneously. His limit had increased from twelve to over twenty, nearly doubling.

However, this also brought up a new problem: his current elemental concentration could only maintain about twenty fireballs at a time without wings. In other words, he had encountered another bottleneck in his elemental concentration.

Why didn't I feel the princess's seal during yesterday's rampage?

I really miss the feeling of waving my hand and having countless spells go off at once...

Avoiding all the monsters, they spent almost half a day retracing their steps to Huahua Village, where Captain Yang Xijie was eagerly awaiting their return.

Captain Yang Xijie warmly welcomed them, though the fact that he only prepared one pair of chopsticks made both of them feel a bit awkward, so they quickly said their goodbyes.

Chu Feiyue told him about the new Mirage Realm. After some thought, he decided to station his troops here and send people to observe the situation.

"There are so many adventurers outside, why not just find a few of them?" Chu Feiyue muttered, hoping Yang Xijie would hear him.

"You're right, adventurers! I can post a quest and let those guys with nothing better to do go explore. The envoy is indeed wise." The adjectives were quite subtle.

"Attention, players in the Flower Garden area: The new instance [Green Pine Mountain Village] is now open. You can receive a reward-rich instance quest from Captain Yang Xijie in Huahua Village." (x3)

Another area announcement, now there were two instances around the Flower Garden, more than in the City of Fertility and the City of War, which was quite unusual.

Regardless of what the Chinese players were saying about the Flower Garden, Chu Feiyue and Qin Yue used Captain Yang Xijie's military teleportation station to return to the Flower Garden to turn in their quest.

As soon as they appeared in the inner room of the teleportation square, a small silver light point rushed over.

"Oh, you're finally back, I was so worried. Let me check if you're hurt anywhere. Are you feeling okay? Your arms, legs, or head?"

The silver light point, representing Sister Aurelia, flew around Chu Feiyue, almost trying to peek under his clothes.

Chu Feiyue, torn between laughter and tears, enjoyed Sister Aurelia's concern and was moved by it.

"Sister, I'm fine. Although some things happened yesterday, everything is okay now." If not for the fact that he still couldn't eat meat...

"That's good, I was really afraid you wouldn't make it through this time." The silver light point paused at the tip of Chu Feiyue's nose, and he could hear the seriousness in Sister Aurelia's voice. "It's your first time killing, and you're not a primordial being, so your mental fortitude is still lacking, and it's natural to feel unaccustomed. That's why Messiah gave you Freya early, otherwise, you would have received her when you went to the Blood Prison."

"Blood Prison? What's that?" Chu Feiyue noticed a new term.

"Oh, nothing, you must have misheard." The silver light point drew a nervous "8" and Aurelia quickly said, "Go find Dick quickly, that little guy is also worried about you."

So, Chu Feiyue and Qin Yue bid farewell to Sister Aurelia and headed to the Mage Guild.

After they left, Sister Aurelia drew a bright silver magic symbol in the air and said to it, "Sister, the candidate and the Holy Maiden have returned, and they seem to be fine, but I'm still worried. You're better at this, so please take a look."

The magic symbol trembled, then broke through the space and disappeared into a spatial rift.

"Phew, it's good that they're back."

...

The two siblings arrived at the Mage Guild and were warmly greeted by Grandpa Dick. The concern from these elders moved Chu Feiyue deeply. In his childhood, only Grandpa Chu and Grandma Chu had shown him such care, but they were both gone. Although the pressure of killing still lingered in his mind, it had lessened significantly after the concern from his sister and the two elders.

"Quest: Eliminate the Bandits completed. Reward: One Mysterious Stone Plate, new instance [Green Pine Mountain Village] opened."

Now, Freya truly belonged to Chu Feiyue. Previously, she was just a pre-quest reward that would be taken back if the quest wasn't completed.

This time, Dick didn't check Chu Feiyue's quest again but took him to the second floor of the Mage Guild.

The second floor was also a large hall, filled with various glowing magic arrays.

"Lord Senia of the Flower Garden wants to see you. Her Lord's Mansion and the Goddess Temple are only accessible after you reach level 50. So, I need to use a trick to directly teleport you inside."

Dick had Chu Feiyue stand on a jade teleportation array that glowed with a pale green light, then inserted his staff into the activation slot and activated it.

A green light flashed, and the person standing in the array disappeared.

Dick touched his staff and was lost in thought for a moment.

"Thank goodness, Lord made it through."

...

The two siblings now found themselves in a green, misty space, as if they were liquid flowing through the veins of a leaf.

However, this unpleasant feeling didn't last long. Perhaps in the next second, they found themselves standing on a large, pink petal with a teleportation array carved into it.

Looking around, the room was entirely a world of flowers. The walls, floor, and even the chandeliers were made of petals, and the door was a plump petal.

As they curiously looked around, a trumpet flower next to the teleportation array suddenly shook its petals and spoke.

"Welcome, I'm waiting for you in my study. Just follow my guidance." Then the trumpet flower released a small green bubble, which turned into an arrow pointing towards the door.

Guiding them? The two siblings looked at each other and followed the arrow.

After several turns, the arrow led them into a large room.

As soon as they entered, Chu Feiyue was shocked by the sheer number of books. The room was very spacious, probably several thousand square meters, but it felt crowded because it was filled with rows of towering bookshelves. Each bookshelf was nearly five meters tall, reaching the ceiling, and was packed with various books. The books looked like the cathode ray tubes in old CRT TVs, densely packed together.