The Survival Rules of NPCs

Chapter 25: A Level 8 Boss!

Liupanshui? What a fellow townsman! I'm from Dejiang, Tongren. Wow, this is rare! Where's the girl? What's going on with this forest? Did you do all of this?

Bright couldn't tell whether the voice was a bewitching evil god or a fellow countryman. He had heard some legends that evil gods could read your memories, fabricate lies that you couldn't see through, and even some high-ranking demons could do this, using the softest memories deep in your heart to gain your trust.

But he had no other choice, and even if it really was some kind of evil god or demon, he accepted it.

But if you're really lucky enough to find your fellow villagers deep in this forest, why did things turn out this way?

The chilling wind made the journey extremely difficult. Another hour passed before a reply finally came: "Tongren? What year were you born, brother? Where are you now? I'm stuck in the forest. I don't know what's going on in this forest, and I don't know my location. I'm just in the forest. What are you saying I did?"

Upon hearing the echo again, Bright immediately understood two things: the villager deep in the forest must have been trapped, and somehow managed to transmit sound through something underground. Moreover, the distance must have been quite far, as the sound took so long to reach them. This underground thing must allow them to communicate with each other!

He knew he couldn't continue wasting time like this; he had to get some useful information out of him. If he kept asking questions one by one like this, he probably wouldn't get any useful information even after several days.

Calming down, Bright organized his thoughts before speaking: "Fellow villager, let's address these questions one by one. First: I'm in Holy Stone City, and this forest is already approaching Holy Stone City, are you aware of this? Can you come to Holy Stone City? Second: Besides me, who else communicates with you? Have you met anyone else? Have you always communicated in Chinese? Third: Fellow villager, how long have you been here? Many of our fellow villagers are trying to contact you, why don't you try to leave? Fourth: Many people have died in the forest, and they're all imitating your speech, do you know why? Fifth: Have you heard of Lord Allen Wood?"

After organizing his questions and asking them all at once, Bright glanced at the sky. Winter in Holy Stone City was characterized by short days and long nights, but just in case, he had to be back before six in the morning. People were dying constantly these days, and soldiers would come to deliver the bodies around six o'clock every morning.

Today, I can only ask one more question at most!

Another long hour passed, and just in time, the answer from the Liupanshui villagers emerged from the depths of the ground.

"First: I've heard of Holy Stone City. It was those five who renamed it. I pointed out a mineral vein to them, and I heard they built a city based on it, later renaming it Holy Stone City. The forest is already close to Holy Stone City? Great! It seems the direction they provided was correct. I've always wanted to go there, at least to hear more about the city. After all, it's a city that thrived because of my directions. So I'm trying my best to make the tree roots move as close as possible to the direction they provided. I really want to know what's going on inside. As for whether I can reach Holy Stone City, I don't know. I can't get out. Every time I go beyond the designated area, that big tree grabs me back. Fellow villager, you have to find a way to save me!"

"Secondly: Besides you, many people have communicated with me, speaking languages ​​I don't understand. But gradually, the tree roots seem to be able to translate for us, and we can communicate with each other. Most of the people who try to communicate with me say they are very hungry, very cold, and about to die. I can only tell them again and again that if they come to me, there will be plenty of water, food, and a warm house. But for so many years, no one has been able to come to me. I haven't seen any other people. It's just that over the years, some people have been able to contact me from time to time, but this contact is not very stable."

"Third: I've been here for sixty years. Besides you, there are many other fellow villagers here? Are they all from Yunnan and Guizhou? My goodness, it seems I should study how to cultivate houttuynia cordata. I don't know why I can't get out. This big tree is very good to me, but it just won't let me out."

"Fourth: Many people died in the forest? I know that. Every day, people send sounds through the roots underground. I've heard many people go silent from cold and hunger, and many people go mad after their wives and children died. It's made me afraid to listen to sounds from outside. Luckily, I held on, otherwise we villagers would never have another chance to communicate. As for imitating my speech, what do you mean? Are the dead imitating me? Villager, I'm a scaredy-cat, don't tell me ghost stories!"

"Fifth: Alan Wood? Haha, I know him. He was one of the five in our team back then, and he was... a PhD in finance. I never imagined finance existed in this world. When I told him about the mine's location, he suggested using that remote city nearby to attract people. As the population grew, more and more people would worship me, this so-called Mother Earth. Haha, they seemed unable to understand my existence and treated me like a god. I even decided to meet him and give them a surprise, but unfortunately, decades have passed, and Alan is said to have grandchildren now, and I still haven't seen him... Sigh, how is he now? I haven't heard his voice for two years. I heard it's getting harder and harder for him to find my voice."

After quickly processing the reply in his mind, Bright said again, "I have to go. This forest is a bit dangerous, and I can't stay here forever. Next time, I'll still enter the forest at dawn and contact you from the same place. Remember, my friend, be sure to be online!"

After saying that, Bright ran quickly into the city and returned to his body about two hours later, before 5 a.m.

As soon as he regained consciousness, Brett felt like he was drowning, gasping for breath, his body feeling extremely cold and uncomfortable.

He realized that this approach would definitely put a lot of strain on his body, but it was the only way to break the deadlock.

After a long while, he came to his senses and sat on the ground, quickly thinking about the information he had just obtained.

It turns out there was no evil god in the forest at all. The one in control was actually a fellow villager who had traveled back in time sixty years ago? I wonder if he was a player or an NPC like me?

We haven't been able to find out how she managed to do all this yet. The entire Forest Heart cult worships her, doesn't she feel anything? And what about those dead people?

The intelligence we received indicated that the other party was trapped by a strange, large tree and couldn't get out, essentially like an extremely difficult beginner's village? That tree must have many functions; it seems the other party can do many things through its roots. First, it can transmit sound through the roots, and it can also transmit the location of the mineral vein to Allen and the others through the tree.

That big tree probably has roots that spread throughout the entire forest, right? If so, this thing is probably more than just a beginner village boss.

That fellow villager knew Allen, they had known each other for many years. Besides Allen, there were five other people who could communicate with her and profit from her back then. Based on the previous intelligence, those five people were very likely the founders of the Heart of the Forest.

Five people worshipped a fellow villager as a god, but what exactly happened back then? What were their motives? Why did the Heart of the Forest become a cult? Why did such a terrifying tree with a human face appear in the forest?

The source has been found, but the mysteries still cannot be solved.

Just as he was wondering, Bright suddenly remembered something crucial and quickly pulled out his intelligence notebook from his chest.

Upon opening it, Bright became excited; there was indeed an update in the notes!

Intelligence 1: In the center of Blackthorn Forest lies an ancient elven tree seed. Player [Loves to Eat Cabbage] is the druid chosen by the elven tree and is currently level 80!

What level?

The first piece of information almost made Bright gasp for breath!

Yesterday, at the church entrance, two NPCs who were just over level 10 were fighting. It felt like superhumans were brawling. Could there be a level 80 expert in the forest next door?

What does this level mean? Does that fellow villager even know what kind of person he is?

Suppressing his shock, Bright continued reading the next piece of intelligence.

Intelligence 2: Thirty years ago, Allen Wood and his group of five happened to hear the voice of the player "Loves to Eat Cabbage," mistaking it for the voice of a god about to awaken. Because the voice came from the earth, they believed it to be Mother Earth. Allen abandoned his promising future in Mirandil and chose to come to this small town to become the Minister of the Interior. He used the mines to lure the Luther family into taking over Holy Stone City at a huge cost, and then used the mining and processing of the mines to build the Holy Stone City we know today. Note: Allen Wood and his group only used one of the many mines revealed by Cabbage. This forest has amazing treasures, and just one of the mines was enough to make Holy Stone City the size it is today.

Intelligence 3: Allen and another important sect elder are secularists who believe that by relying on the abundant resources of the forest, they can gradually gather believers, win over the nobles of Mirandil, separate the Rhine, and build a new religious kingdom with the Heart of the Forest as the main sect. However, the other three elders, after obtaining supernatural powers, do not agree with such a slow method of relying on the nobles. They believe that the power of Mother Earth is far beyond what humans can match. They only need to lead the forest to the city, and divine power will guide them to be invincible!

Intelligence 4: Knight Commander Orland is a fanatical and devout believer who inherited the extraordinary abilities of the Imperial Demon Hunter Warriors and also inherited extraordinary power from his father. His father's soul resides in his body.

Intelligence 5: The three elders, by utilizing the extraordinary power developed from the Human-Faced Tree, can achieve immortality to a certain extent!

Intelligence 6: The extraordinary power of the Human-Faced Tree was an accident. Although it is a terrifying ability, it has a fatal weakness, which is...

Bright looked excitedly at the sixth point. Here it comes, the solution to break the deadlock!