Legend of Mir 2: Seeking the Truth in Marfa

Brooke and Bayin were about to leave in disappointment when they were stopped by the owner of the weapons shop.

"Young man, don't leave in a hurry. Although I am penniless now and cannot purchase weapons or issue tasks to reward you. However, as the first customer after the arrival of this monster, I can tell you a secret." The owner of the weapons shop said mysteriously.

A secret? Brook and the other man immediately perked up, stepped closer, and listened attentively.

"I have been obsessed with studying weapons all my life. The reason why I took the initiative to apply to come to the depths of the stone tomb is because I heard a rumor. At the bottom of the stone tomb, that is, the 7th floor of the stone tomb, there is a hidden space. It is rumored that a magic sword can be produced there, a magic sword that can break through defense." The owner of the weapons shop said quietly.

"I heard that the stone tomb has only 7 floors. How can we get to the hidden space you mentioned?" Bayin had heard warriors from other worlds talk about the 7th floor of the stone tomb before. It was densely packed with monsters, and there were also many leader-level white wild boars.

"Hehe, you've asked the right person about this. I heard that in the deepest part of the 7th floor of the stone tomb, near the circular stone tomb, there is an extremely powerful thousand-year-old corpse king. It usually sleeps and will only appear when it senses the breath of a high-level monk. As long as you defeat it, you can enter the hidden space and have a chance to get the magic sword." The weapon shop owner finished the secret proudly.

"The aura of a high-level monk? How high-level must it be?" Brooke asked.

"How would I know?" the weapons shop owner thought. Then, noticing the skeleton baby behind Brook, he said, "I guess we'll have to bring a mythical beast with us. A skeleton probably won't do."

Well, then I have to be at least level 35. Right now, the level difference between the two of us is quite large. The higher the level, the more experience is required to level up, and the slower the leveling process. For now, I'm out of luck with that defense-breaking magic sword, so I won't consider it for now.

Although they didn't gain anything, they did hear a secret, so they didn't return empty-handed. The two said goodbye to the weapon shop owner and prepared to go find the other two merchants. No matter what, they had to complete the task with the drugstore owner first.

"Don't be impatient, I haven't finished yet." Seeing the two men turning around to leave again, the weapon shop owner hurriedly called out to them, "Although you won't encounter the Millennium Corpse King yet, you should be careful of another kind of monster, the Evil Centipede."

"Evil centipede?" Brooke was confused. There was no record of this kind of monster in Situ Haoyun's notes.

"This is a secret. Legend has it that a long time ago, there was an extremely powerful monster on the 7th floor of the Stone Tomb, named the Evil Centipede. When someone approaches it, it will break out of the ground. It is huge and has extremely high defense. Ordinary warriors can't break through its defense at all. Only mages with long-range skills can cause damage to it. But its attack power is extremely strong, and it is a group attack with poison, and the mages can't withstand it at all. So no one could defeat it until the end. Later, for some reason, the Evil Centipede left the 7th floor of the Stone Tomb by itself. So, if you go to the 7th floor of the Stone Tomb, you must be careful, because who knows if it will suddenly come back." The owner of the weapon shop revealed another secret.

"Oh, okay, thanks for the reminder. Are there any other secrets?" Brooke asked.

"Nothing."

Brook and the other man finally said goodbye to the owner of the weapons shop and left.

"Remember to introduce more customers and come back when you have time!" The owner of the weapons shop waved goodbye enthusiastically and continued to look forward to the arrival of 10,000 customers a day.

"He is a good man." Bayin said suddenly.

Brook nodded, agreeing completely. Although he had lost all his money, even his most important backpack, the one he used to store his goods, and nearly everything, he remained cheerful and optimistic, full of hope for life.

"If you get that magic sword in the future, you might as well show it to him and lend it to him to study for a few days." Brook said.

"Haha, are you so confident that you can get it?" Bayin said with a smile.

"Of course." Brooke laughed.

Both of them seemed to be infected by the optimism of the weapons shop owner, and for a moment they forgot the helplessness of not being able to sell backpack products.

After leaving the weapon shop, Brook and Bayin continued to kill monsters along the way in the stone tomb formation. This time, they did not go directly to find a merchant, but returned to the starting point of the stone tomb formation, where there was a room with an upward staircase.

Because the route Situ Haoyun had recorded didn't include a direct route from the weapon shop to either the jewelry or clothing store. He had to return to the starting point and then proceed from there to the remaining two shops. Of course, this wasn't Situ Haoyun's fault. The Stone Tomb maze had so many rooms that having a clear, navigable route was a plus.

As time went on, their movements became increasingly coordinated. They took a step together in the same direction. One cast a collective invisibility spell on their own team, while the other unleashed a wall of fire on the horn flies. One fired a Soul Fire Talisman at a distant wedge moth, while the other unleashed lightning bolts on the same wedge moth. Then, they cleaned out the surrounding wild boars...

The two of them worked together flawlessly. It was just a pity for Xiaobai. There were too many monsters here, and Brooke ordered him to stay close to Bayin, only engaging if one approached. Most of the time, Xiaobai was idle, unable to fully utilize his attack power.

The two also faced a significant danger. The Stone Tomb formation was densely populated with monsters and numerous wedge moths. The wedge moths moved quickly and had a wide field of vision. Sometimes, simply running forward two squares could attract six or seven wedge moths simultaneously. Often, they didn't have enough time to clean up. Once a wedge moth got close, its saliva attacks broke their invisibility, and the surrounding monsters would swarm around them, leaving them scrambling. That wasn't the worst of it, as the wedge moths not only broke invisibility but also had a chance to petrify. Once, Brook was petrified, unable to move for five full seconds. He couldn't cast spells, take medicine, or even retrieve his city scroll from his backpack. Fortunately, Brook could control Xiaobai with his mind to attack, and Bayin bravely blocked Brook's path, using all his strength to survive those five seconds. This left the two of them in a state of utter disarray and peril.

Previously, I only knew that the Wedge Moth could counter stealth, either dispatching it with ranged attacks or using Skeleton Baby White to lead the charge. I hadn't really noticed the Wedge Moth's petrification ability. This petrification was terrifying, a matter of life and death. So, after clearing a wave of monsters, Brook deliberately lured a Wedge Moth and stood there for it to attack, testing its petrification rate.

After more than 10 minutes of testing, we concluded that the Wedge Moth's attack power is 13-18, which is a magical attack. The damage is related to Magic Resilience, and the probability of petrification also seems to be related to Magic Resilience. If Brook removes his Magic Resilience equipment, leaving only 2-5 Magic Resilience, the probability of petrification is about 1/25. If he wears Magic Resilience equipment and adds the Ghost Shield, with Magic Resilience reaching 2-15, the probability of petrification drops to 1/30.

The two discussed it and both agreed that this was likely due to the moth's attack not penetrating defense. For example, the moth's attack only dealt 13 damage, while Brook's magic defense was at 15. Without penetrating defense, no damage was dealt, and no petrification occurred. Therefore, the chance of petrification was reduced.

It seems Magic Resistance is crucial for this type of moth. To be safe, Brook replaced his long-worn iron rings with two Demon-Slaying Rings. These rings grant Magic Resistance 2-0, Magic 4-1, Attack 2-1, and Magic 2-1. They require a level of 2 and can be worn by all three classes.

After this lesson, the two changed their strategy and tried to move closer to the wall, so that at least one side would be safe.

After passing through several holes, I finally arrived at the jewelry store owner's room. The jewelry store owner was a young, promising, handsome man, neatly dressed, standing confidently in the middle of the room with his arms folded across his chest.

"Dear jewelry store owner, we're here on behalf of the owner of the Stone Tomb Pharmacy. This is the potion he gave you." Brooke explained his purpose and, hoping against hope, asked, "Can you sell anything here?"

"Respected Brother Mafa, thank you for the potions you brought. I can't sell them here, I can only repair them." The jewelry store owner blushed.

"Oh, I see. We just came from the owner of the weapons shop and we deeply sympathize with your situation. If there's nothing else, we'll leave first." Since he couldn't sell it, Brooke prepared to leave quickly to avoid being forced to repair his equipment like the weapons shop.

"Please give a message to the drugstore owner. Could you please return the merchant's backpack to me first so that I can do some business? I will definitely give him the money if I have enough." Seeing the visitor was about to leave, the jewelry store owner hurriedly said.

Brooke didn't want to get involved in the debt dispute between several people, so he said: "Why don't you go to the pharmacy owner yourself?"

"There are too many monsters outside. We are just ordinary businessmen and can't get through now." said the jewelry store owner.

"Then how did you get in in the first place?" Brook asked curiously.

"Every once in a while, maybe a week, a month, or even two months, the monster will disappear for a few hours, and we can take this opportunity to travel back and forth to Tucheng." The jewelry store owner replied.

"disappear?"

"Yes. Not only will the monsters disappear, but all the warriors from other worlds will vanish as well. After a few hours, they'll reappear one after another," the jewelry store owner explained patiently, adding proudly, "I've had a wide circle of friends and a good memory, and I've heard warriors from other worlds say this is called a reboot."

Brooke pondered for a moment and said, "Dear jewelry store owner, you have a wide circle of friends. May I ask if you have ever heard of the Resurrection Ring?"

"I've heard of it, but never seen it." The jewelry store owner deals with all kinds of jewelry every day. Resurrection rings are also a type of ring, so of course he knows about it.

"I'll give a message to the pharmacy owner for you. Do you have any clues about the resurrection ring?" Brook asked tentatively.

"I don't know about the resurrection ring. But I heard from the elders that the WoMa Cult Master can drop a teleportation ring." The jewelry store owner told Brook a shocking secret.

Teleportation Ring! Brook's eyes lit up. Although it wasn't a resurrection ring, it was still a divine artifact. This was extremely valuable information. Brook hurriedly thanked the jewelry store owner. Knowing this secret was worth the trip.

So the two said goodbye to the jewelry store owner and went all the way back to the starting point of the Stone Tomb, ready to go to the last stop, the Stone Tomb Clothing Store.

The distance from the stone tomb to the clothing store was relatively short, and they soon arrived at the clothing store's room. The owner of the clothing store was a woman, with her hands clasped in front of her abdomen, very polite.

After Brooke explained his purpose, he stopped asking about the clothes. But when the clothing store owner heard about the drugstore owner, she burst into tears. Bayin had to comfort her for a while before she calmed down.

"I really shouldn't have gotten involved. Now that things have come to this, there's nothing else to do. Respected Brother Mafa, can you find my father? I miss him very much. If possible, please ask him to help me redeem my backpack." The clothing store owner requested.

"Where is your father?" Bayin asked.

"When we last left, my father said he wanted to go to the Centipede Cave in Death Valley. His name is the Cloth Shop Owner."

"Okay, we'll go find him. We'll tell him that you're safe in the Stone Tomb, but he owes some money. It's just a small matter and can be resolved quickly. It's okay, don't cry." Bayin agreed without thinking and said, "Can you help me fix my clothes? They seem a little torn."

Bayin turned his head and looked at Brook, who had no choice but to take down his clothes and give them to the shop owner. The shop owner took the clothes from the two of them, mended them, and quickly fixed them.

"How much does it cost in total?" Bayin asked.

"No need. I'm already very grateful that you can help me pass the message to my father. I have nothing to repay you with, so why should I take money from you?" The owner of the clothing store declined politely.

"How can this be? How can you repair equipment without paying? You must accept it." Bayin forced 2 gold coins into the hands of the proprietress.

Brooke watched silently from the side. He'd accepted a mission, but not only was there no reward, he'd even had to pay 2 gold coins. Once a woman's compassion overflowed, it was unstoppable.

Finally, he found all three shop owners and completed the pharmacy owner's mission. Brook was already yawning. Looking at the time, it was almost 3:1 AM the next day. If he hadn't rested in the Corpse King Palace before, he would have collapsed long ago. At that time, in the Corpse King Palace, Corpse Kings could spawn at any time, and he also had to be on guard against the appearance of warriors from other worlds. He leaned against the wall and could only turn a blind eye. How could he rest properly?

Brooke then declared she wouldn't leave, saying the clothing store was devoid of monsters and perfect for a rest. Bayin was helpless; without Brooke's invisibility, she couldn't level up in the Stone Tomb Formation alone. So they each found a corner, Bayin meditating while Brooke lay down.

Over an hour passed in a flash, and Bayin awoke from her meditation. She stood up and walked to the other side of the room, only to see Brook still fast asleep. Remembering how he had saved her yesterday, accompanied her in mining and fighting the Undead King, and even in the Stone Tomb on a quest together, she couldn't bear to wake Brook.

Bayin had rested, but she couldn't go out to level up alone. After a moment's thought, she spotted the skeleton baby, Xiaobai, beside Brook, and suddenly had an idea. Bayin used the Fire Resistance Ring to push Xiaobai away, but found that once Xiaobai was 12 steps away, he automatically flew back to Brook's side, axe in hand, his head swaying slightly, as if observing the surroundings, ready to attack any monster that might threaten his master.

"The Taoist's baby is quite loyal and protective of its master," Bayin thought. So she pushed Xiaobai to the maximum distance of 12 steps, then stopped and repeatedly cast the skill "Tempting Light" on Xiaobai. The "Tempting Light" skill made a sizzling sound when it was cast, but she didn't want to disturb Brooke's rest.

Bayin had heard from a warrior from another world that level 26 could summon black maggots with the Light of Seduction. Mages could also have pets, but unlike Taoist priests, they didn't summon them with amulets. Instead, they used the Light of Seduction to lure monsters, with a chance of them becoming their pets. If the Light of Seduction reached level 1, two pets could be lured; at level 2, three; and at level 2, five.

Bayin didn't want to waste time. Since he couldn't level up, he simply started practicing skill proficiency.

Brook woke up at 4 a.m. and saw Bayin standing not far away. He looked at him with a smile and said, "Did you get some rest?"

"Yeah. You got up so early? Is there something on my face?" Brooke rubbed his face and eyes, and it seemed that there was no eye boogers.

"Let's go level up. Give me some magic potions first, I've run out of mine." Bayin said.

Brooke thought she was diligent by getting up at 4 a.m. every day. But Bayin, had she not slept all night? Why was she up so early?

Mo Daojun leaves early, and there are even more early travelers.