Legend of Mir 2: Seeking the Truth in Marfa

Brooke and Bayin returned to Tucheng. It was almost 2 p.m., a time they rarely visited. The square was bustling with activity, with messages offering items for sale, requests for equipment, and the cacophony of conversations. The atmosphere was far more lively than the village market in the early morning.

"Selling Magic 1-3 Charm Ring, Attack 1-3 Death Gloves"

"Selling the Phoenix Pearl with Taoism 1-3, the Lantern Necklace with Luck 1 and 20% Magic Avoidance, and the "Spiritual Revelation""

"For sale: Magic 0-2 gold bracelets and life necklaces, which can be exchanged for Taoist and Samurai top-grade equipment."

"Sell Ghost Gloves, God of War Armor, Ghost Suit, and exchange for Mage Equipment"

"Looking to buy the Womar Horn, the price is negotiable, as long as you have it"

"30 gold coins each to buy a Taoist's platinum ring, only a pair, sell quickly"

"Looking to buy the mage's WoMa equipment, ruby ​​ring, Sibeier bracelet, life necklace"

"Looking to buy high-attack warrior weapons, such as Purgatory and Moon in the Well. Price is not a problem. Please contact me if you have any."

"For Sale: Blessing Oil for 50 gold coins! Only 2 bottles available, first come, first served. Also buying Blessing Oil for 5 gold coins, take as many as you can."

"The one who bought the blessing oil is idiot."

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Brooke lamented the vitality the alien warriors had brought to the Marfa continent, a good thing. He then contacted the seller of the 0-2 magic gold bracelet and traded two of his own backpack's demon-slaying ring with 1-3 attack and a Taoist bracelet with 0-2 magic for one, acquiring this top-quality gold bracelet. After the battle in the Death Coffin, mages were now dealing significant damage, so more magic resistance was essential. The gold bracelet already had 2-1 magic resistance, and now with two more points of magic, it made a perfect pair for Bayin.

Brook and Bayin went to the shop, selling their backpack items and restocking their potions, amulets, torches, and other essentials. Brook then went to the warehouse and retrieved the top-quality Ghost Battle Suit he'd found on the seventh floor of the Stone Tomb yesterday. After completing the quest, he'd received the Three-Eyed Bracelet. He figured his Daoist skills would reach level 7, allowing him to wear the suit.

The two set out from the north gate of Tucheng. As they passed the guards, Brooke reminded Bayin to rest the baby first and then summon it back after they had passed the guards, lest it be hacked to death by the guards. As they passed the Tucheng wall, they spotted an alien warrior slaughtering a sheep outside the north gate. After the slaughter, he squatted down, poking and digging at the meat with his weapon. Brooke and Bayin looked at each other in bewilderment. They knew this way of making money, but it looked so hard.

The two ran towards the Centipede Cave and spotted a few scattered alien warriors, some killing armored beetles, others chopping polyhedral beetles. Several others were also running towards Death Valley, but whether due to stomach aches or other reasons, they would stall while running, causing them to lose speed and soon be overtaken by Brook and the others.

This time, the two finally didn't get lost and successfully arrived at a high ground in the Ancient Death Realm. In front of them was the Centipede Cave. The two walked into the cave and came to the south of the first floor of the dungeon.

There were no centipedes or other monsters at the entrance, and it was cleared out. Brook and Bayin followed the road all the way up. Along the way, they saw many warriors from other worlds. They were either fighting monsters such as centipedes, jumping bees, and worms, or they were standing there waiting to be refreshed after defeating the monsters. When the two ran across an open rectangular area, they saw four people fighting monsters there. One of them saw Brook and Bayin and said, "There are people here. Please go to other places to level up. Thank you!"

I never imagined that Centipede Cave would be so bustling with people during the day. The legend of the immortal tortoise was true.

The two continued running forward, turned two corners, and arrived near the entrance in the upper right corner. Sure enough, they saw Xiaoqiang, who couldn't be crushed, and several others killing centipedes to level up.

"Hi, everyone, how are you. Hey, isn't the Divine Turtle here?" Brook stopped and greeted them.

The three of them, the cockroach that couldn't be crushed, the walnut that couldn't be crushed, and the copper bean that couldn't be broken by a hammer, looked at each other in bewilderment. They didn't expect to meet their former enemies Brook and Bayin here, which was a bit awkward. They had relatively few dealings with Brook, but they had learned some things about him from the Divine Turtle. At least the person before them was no longer an enemy.

"Well, hello. The divine turtle worked all night yesterday and went to rest at around 8 o'clock. He will be here later." Xiaoqiang, who could not be crushed, looked at the five black evil maggot babies behind Bayin and thought that these two people were actually level 5, which made them stronger than before.

"Oh, what level are you?" Brook asked again.

"I'm halfway to level 22 experience. I'll be level 23 today," the unstoppable cockroach replied obediently. He himself didn't know why he answered so honestly. Perhaps it was intimidation from the other party's strength, or perhaps it was the kindness Brook showed. According to the turtle, Brook always called them heroes, as if he looked up to them.

"Not bad. By the way, I have a memory helmet here with a defense of 3-3. Do you want it?" Brook asked.

"Yes! How much do you want for it?" asked the walnut that couldn't be crushed.

"No charge. I killed an Evil Pincer Bug today and I picked it up and saved it for you, thinking you might need it." Brook handed the helmet to Walnut.

"This, I'm sorry." Walnut paused, and finally took the memory helmet.

"Hey, I'm embarrassed that we fought with you before. By the way, why don't you go to the depths of the centipede cave to fight the evil pincer worms?" Brook asked.

"We heard that the evil pincer worms have very high defense, and it's difficult for us warriors and Taoist priests to fight them. We want to wait until we reach level 25 and learn assassination swordsmanship before going in. This way it will be safer." This time it was the indestructible copper bean that answered.

"Oh, you guys are quite thoughtful. Steady, bro!" Brook nodded. "Then you guys continue leveling up, and we two will go in first."

"Okay, you guys get busy." Several people said.

Brook nodded to the few people and entered the coffin house. Bayin also smiled at them and followed them in.

The two passed the sarcophagus room and arrived at the north end of the dungeon's first floor, heading southwest. They encountered some idle alien warriors on this floor, who stared at them in surprise. Bayin's five level 5 wheel babies were too conspicuous, so they kept a distance. The two ignored them and trotted straight into the amethyst room.

The Amethyst House remained magnificent and silent, with only the occasional crackle of the bonfire. The cloth shop owner still stood against the wall, absorbed in thought, until Bayinbuluke approached him, then he looked up.

"Dear cloth shop owner, we have successfully completed your mission. We have killed 20 evil pincer worms and brought back their armor shells. Please have a look," Bayin said respectfully. Brook immediately took out the armor shells of the evil pincer worms from his backpack and handed them to the cloth shop owner.

"I'm truly surprised! It's only been half a day, and you've already killed 20 evil pincer worms! Your prowess is truly admirable." The cloth shop owner took the armor, his eyes gleaming with wonder as he praised it. "It's as lustrous as the bright moon, as hard as steel, yet flexible and resilient, and surprisingly lightweight! Perfect! It's a truly rare material, promising the creation of War God-level armor!"

The cloth shop owner carefully examined the silver-white armor of the evil pincer worm before him, as if he were looking at a beautiful work of art. He could not help but admire it, stroking it with his hands and marveling at it. His words attracted another old man nearby, who came closer to admire it. Bayinbuluke did not want to disturb them, so he stood quietly nearby.

After a long while, the cloth shop owner finally stood up with a look of satisfaction, and said to Bayin and Brook with a smile, "Respected Brother Mafa, thank you. You have completed the task. This is the reward I promised you. Please keep it."

The cloth shop owner handed Bayin a backpack, then took out a pair of glowing bracelets and handed them to Brooke.

布鲁克接过手镯一看，三眼手镯：防御1-2，道术1-5，需要精神力22。瞬间惊呆了。要知道三眼手镯是祖玛级的装备，目前非常稀有。而普通三眼手镯的属性是防御1-1，道术1-3。布店老板给的居然是多加了3点属性的极品！而且还是一对！这一定是绝无仅有的一对！

"Thank you for the reward!" Brooke bowed slightly to the cloth shop owner, expressing his gratitude respectfully. Such a top-notch product was actually made by this cloth shop owner. This cloth shop owner is truly a master, a genius.

Bayin, on the other side, got a 96-grid backpack, and his expression was filled with satisfaction. Now he no longer had to worry about running out of space.

"This is the reward you deserve. We're all Marfa people, so you're welcome." The cloth shop owner put away the evil pincer worm's armor and smiled at Brooke and Bayin. "I forgot to introduce you. This gentleman is Old Wu. He's had some problems. You two are very powerful and may be able to help him solve his problem."

Is this another mission? Bayin and Brook instantly perked up and looked at Old Wu.

"Dear Mr. Wu, what can we do for you?" Bayin asked.

"Well~ here's what happened. A long time ago, when I was traveling, I accidentally picked up a piece of equipment called a mysterious ring. This ring was very strange, and I couldn't see its attributes clearly when I held it in my hand. Out of curiosity, I put it on my body, and then I finally saw the attributes of this ring: attack 0-1. This is a very common attribute, so I wanted to take it off. But I couldn't take it off no matter what!" Old Wu stretched out his palm and showed the two people the mysterious silver-gray ring with metal stripes.

"After much inquiry, I finally learned that this was a mysterious cursed ring. Only by washing and purifying it with special holy water can the curse be removed."

Old Wu continued his story, "At first, I thought the holy water was blessed oil, because blessed oil can remove the curse of weapons. So I collected a lot of blessed oil; but after using several bottles of blessed oil, there was no effect at all. This mysterious ring has always troubled me and tormented me."

"Not long ago, I had the good fortune to meet a knowledgeable senior. He told me that the holy water isn't blessed oil, but comes from an unknown dark palace. This unknown dark palace is located somewhere in the cave within this Centipede Cave. I wanted to go look for it, but I encountered a beast tide and ended up trapped in the Amethyst House."

"Respected Brother Mafa, since you can defeat 20 evil pincer worms, I believe you must be extremely powerful. So, I would like to ask you to help me find the unknown dark palace. If you can bring back the holy water, I will give you a generous reward." Old Wu finally made his request.

Brooke's eyes lit up, and he winked at Bayin and nodded slowly. Bayin understood immediately and replied, "Dear Mr. Wu, we are willing to accept this mission."

"I'll be in the Amethyst House, waiting for good news from you two." Old Wu felt relieved when he saw Bayin agreed.

Brook and Bayin said goodbye to the cloth shop owner and Old Wu. Before leaving the Amethyst House, Brook donned the exquisite three-eyed bracelet. His Daoist power had surpassed 28, and he finally donned the exquisite Ghost Battle Suit. Brook was now level 27, with 203 HP, 213 MP, 11-33 Daoist power, 9-17 defense, and 6-19 magic defense. If the Holy Armor and Ghost Shield were included, his defense and magic defense would be even higher.

Brook took Bayin out of the amethyst house from the right cave and came to the north of the second floor of the dungeon.

"Do you know the unknown dark palace?" Bayin asked as soon as he walked out of the amethyst house.

"I don't know." Brooke shook his head slowly. Seeing Bayin's eyes gradually widen and he was about to get angry, he immediately laughed and said, "But my master knows. Haha~"

Situ Haoyun's notes happened to mention the Unknown Dark Palace, with detailed directions leading to it and information about the demonic beasts within. The demonic beasts there were truly unique, leaving a lasting impression on Brook. He put away his smile and said seriously to Bayin, "That place is somewhat unique, and the demonic beasts are incredibly powerful. I'll tell you more about it along the way. Come with me."

Bayin just snorted, "It's great to have a master." She didn't ask any more questions and followed Brooke.

The two of them headed east from the north of the second floor of the dungeon, entering the west of the first floor. They then ran to the center of the map and entered a small room called the Iron Lantern Room. There were no monsters here, but a large rock shaped like a lantern stood in the center. Exiting the Iron Lantern Room, they unexpectedly returned to the south of the first floor of the dungeon, but now they were at the northwest entrance of the south dungeon.

The two fought monsters whenever they encountered them, and didn't bother seeing alien warriors leveling up. If there were no monsters, they would just trot along. This centipede cave was like a maze, and it was hard for Brook to remember it. Bayin followed behind, wandering around and around, so dizzy that he had no idea where he was.

Brooke continued south along the main road. After passing two forks in the road, he finally saw a different cave: there were actually two archer guards guarding the entrance.

Brooke stepped forward and asked, "Respected Archer Guard, is there anything special about this cave entrance? Do we need you to guard it?"

"There's a secret passageway behind us that leads to the Viper Mines. We're guarding here to prevent criminals from Red Name Village from sneaking into Viper Valley," the Archer Guard replied. Archer Guards don't attack monster beasts, they only target Red Name criminals.

I see. Luckily, Brooke and Bayin weren't red-named. In the previous battles between Death Coffin and Hockingshan's group, they always let the other side attack first. Otherwise, they would have been red-named by now and wouldn't be able to enter.

The two entered the connecting passage and found that there were also archers guarding the other side of the passage. They glanced at Brook and the other man, and when they saw it was Bai Ming, they looked away and continued to guard with their bows.

The monsters in this connecting passage were sparsely populated, clearly someone was leveling up there. The two were in no rush, and they killed any scattered monsters. After walking for a while, they saw a warrior carrying a massive axe, rhythmically chopping at the pincer worms.

"Huh?!" Brook, Bayin, and the warrior all exclaimed in surprise when they saw each other.

He (they) are Marfa monks!

Although we meet as strangers, it is also like meeting an old friend in a foreign land.