In those days of Plants vs. Zombies

"Roger, owner, communication is normal, this is Rhine."

"Roger, owner, communication is normal, and Karen."

Mo Chen was extremely excited when he heard Lain and Karen's voices on the communication channel.

After entering the secret realm for so long, I finally contacted my own spiritual warrior.

"Rhine, Karen, is that you?"

"Yes, owner."

Just in case, Mo Chen chose to confirm again.

You must not have the intention to harm others, but you must have the intention to guard against others. Maybe someone is pretending to be one of your own spiritual warriors?

"What is the number of our war garden?"

Hearing Mo Chen's question, the little pea shooter and the split pod shooter looked at each other, a little at a loss.

But Karen quickly understood Mo Chen's intention. He winked at Lain and signaled to his younger brother that this was the owner of the house confirming their identity.

"War Garden No. 5905."

Little Peashooter reacted and answered together with Podsplitter.

"Who is the shovel in War Garden 5905?"

"It's Ms. Rosemary."

"my name is?"

"Mo Chen."

"What's the name of our stroller?"

"Uh...it seems to be called Xiaotian?"

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After some interrogation, Mo Chen finally confirmed that the two spirit-planting warriors on the other end of the communication were his.

"Then...how do you prove that you are our owner?"

But Karen's follow-up question made Mo Chen silent for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

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Skipping this small interlude of self-identification, anyway, it is a good thing to be able to contact Lain and the others.

"Are you two brothers together now?"

"Yes, owner."

"Have you met anyone else? Like Rosemary?"

"Sorry, owner, we didn't meet Ms. Rosemary."

"What about Ai Xi and Kai Wen?"

"Unfortunately···"

Mo Chen was a little disappointed not to hear any news from Rosemary.

When asked about Ai Xi and Kai Wen, they got the same answer.

"I hope they are okay. How are you doing? Are you injured?"

"No, owner, we are currently in a gem forest."

"Gem Forest?"

"Well, the trees in this forest are covered with a layer of gems. What do you say?"

"Um... am I here?"

Mo Chen, who was busy using his tablet to contact other people, had time to observe the area where he was.

The scene here is very familiar. In the picture Mo Chen saw before waking up, this place appeared - the city-state where the gem was planted.

No, maybe we shouldn’t call this place a city-state now. To be precise, it’s the ruins of that city-state.

Mo Chen has been able to confirm that the secret realm "Bejeweled" is actually the legendary gem kingdom that exists in the modern world.

As you can see in the picture, the Gem Kingdom encountered plunder and massacre from the Imperial Expeditionary Force and treasure hunters.

The prosperous city-state was destroyed by the war, and now only ruins remain.

Mo Chen's current location is at the entrance to the ruins of the city-state.

Underfoot is a masonry road made of precious stones, which has become bumpy with the passage of time.

The gem street lamps on both sides of the road were broken, the gem houses were destroyed, and everything looked dilapidated.

You can vaguely see the dried blood and broken weapons among the ruins.

“Devastated” is the best way to describe this area.

"I am now at the entrance to Gem City."

After confirming his location, Mo Chen informed the little Pea Shooter and Pod Shooter who were far away in the Gem Forest.

"Gem City State? That legend is indeed true."

What Mo Chen said completely proved Karen's conjecture.

"Your current location... shouldn't be too far away from me. I'll send you my location and come over as soon as possible to meet up."

"Understood, owner."

Tablet communication has a range. Being able to receive communication signals means that the distance is not too far.

Mo Chen sent his location to the two spirit-planting warriors and waited for their arrival.

"I don't know where Rosemary went. Is she thinking about me too?"

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In the southeastern area of ​​the secret realm, the scenery here is completely different from the previous areas.

Except for the forest located in the northeast of the secret realm, the mine located in the southwest of the secret realm, and the ruins of the city-state located in the center of the secret realm.

The sparkling blue lake water is mixed with countless flowing gemstone fragments.

It's so beautiful, like a fairyland.

Appearing here is Rosemary, the shovel maid of Mo Chen's family.

After entering the secret realm, the maid lady was dropped into this area alone.

"It's so beautiful. I wish my dear were here too."

Rosemary admired the beautiful scenery of the Gem Lake, but still missed Mo Chen who didn't know where he was in the secret realm.

After all, the maid gave everything she had to the owner of the house.

Covering her chest, Rosemary felt that the simulated heart of her tool android was beating continuously.

When she was alone, her cheeks flushed a little when she thought of Mo Chen.

Just as the maid was immersed in the beauty and unable to extricate herself, a sudden attack interrupted her imagination.

A big gem fish jumped up from the lake, making a huge splash and hitting the shore of the lake.

Rosemary's figure disappeared instantly, avoiding the huge water splash.

Appearing again, the maid's burgundy eyes exuded a cold red light.

It bothered her that she missed the owner of the house, but she still wanted to escape unscathed? Impossible, absolutely impossible.

The giant scythe was in her hand again, and Rosemary's eyes were firmly fixed on this big gem fish.

In the Gem Lake, the cute Gem Fish couldn't help but feel a chill creeping up his spine.

Awakening, time to hunt.

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The Ice Mushroom followed the marks left by the Ice Shooter and penetrated deep into the mine.

Half-mined gemstones are everywhere, and the tools used to mine them are still on the ground.

Along the way, Kaiwen easily defeated two more gem beasts.

From the notes picked up on the road (most likely left by miners), Ice Mushroom discovered the origin of those gem beasts.

Those ferocious beasts are all pets domesticated by miners, and it is most appropriate to name them "jewel hounds".

"Ashe seems to have had some experience with these hounds."

Walking to a fork in the road, Kaiwen felt the remaining cold air.

Apart from the Ice Mushroom, the only one who can leave such a chill in the secret realm is the Ice Archer Ai Xi.

"Then, where will she be?"

Following the traces left by Ashe, Kaiwen chose a fork in the road as her own direction.

Not long after the Ice Mushroom left, gem hounds walked out of the shadows of the mine one after another, and one of the gem hounds was even more gigantic.

They sniffed around and then followed the path Kaiwen had chosen.