Legend of Mir 2: Seeking the Truth in Marfa

The one-armed old man said that Brooke needed to try the spell of the teleportation ring himself.

Brook actually has another option for obtaining the spell: seeking help from otherworldly warriors. For example, he could ask Xiaoxiami and the others; perhaps they could help him find out. Situ Haoyun's notes mentioned that some of the otherworldly warriors he'd met possessed teleportation equipment. Perhaps they might know the answer.

But Brooke had always been puzzled. The alien warriors that Situ Haoyun mentioned were all around level 36 or 37, but they had never appeared. Where were they?

Let's put that aside for now. The immediate issue was the teleportation ring. Brook planned to try it himself first. If he couldn't figure it out, he'd ask Xiao Xiami for help. But that would also expose his secret of possessing the teleportation ring. Although he trusted Xiao Xiami and the others, it was better not to reveal it if possible.

The spell starts with @, and you need to let the teleportation ring know where you want to be teleported.

Brook thought about it, put on the teleportation ring, and started trying.

"@Send 2 spaces forward", no response.

"@Transmit 2 frames before"

"@Transfer 2 frames"

@Transfer 2

"@2 spaces in front of the teleportation ring"

"@Teleport Ring 2 slots"

"@Teleport 2 squares forward"

"@Teleport 2 spaces forward"

"@Move forward 2 spaces"

"@Move forward 2 spaces"

.....

Brook kept trying, but nothing happened. After nearly half an hour, Brook tried all the words related to teleportation and teleportation, but still no effect.

Brook wasn't anxious, because there was no point in being anxious. But he was exhausted, even more exhausted than killing the monster. He simply closed his eyes and meditated in the room for a while.

Since there was no immediate progress on the teleportation ring, it would be better to finish other things first. Brook took out his notes. He had met the one-armed old man today and he had told him some information about the artifact, so he decided to record it in his notes.

Prayer set, the baby will rebel; Memory set, the spell of the memory set...

Suddenly, Brooke remembered something and turned a few pages forward.

Shabak City Gate coordinates (6682, 3248)

The coordinates of Hongming Village are (8600, 6600)

Tucheng's coordinates (3300, 3350)

The dialect of the alien warriors: go, move (possibly meaning to set out or leave)

The several numbers in this paragraph are the map coordinates he accidentally heard when he first arrived in Mengzhong and met Baldy and others at the gate of Shabak.

Would the teleportation ring use these coordinates to determine its location? It's quite possible. Previously, wanting to move forward or backward a few squares was obviously too easy. Legend has it that the teleportation ring can teleport to any location on the current map. If you're on a large map, using coordinates to locate a specific location is obviously more accurate.

Brooke put away his notes, stood up, and started trying again.

"@Transfer(1)", no response.

"@Teleport Ring (1, 1)"

"@Teleport(1)"

"@Teleport (1, 1)"

“@Forward(1)”

"@move(1)"

.....

I tried all the words, but still no response.

Brook sat down again to think. He had probably tried every word related to teleportation. And if he was the creator of the teleportation ring, coordinates would be the simplest and clearest way to describe location.

Is there anything else wrong? By the way, he added the brackets and commas himself for convenience in his notes. Baldy and the others didn't mention these symbols when they talked about coordinates.

Brooke tried again.

@Send 1 1

"@Teleport Ring 1 1"

“@Teleport 1 1”

“@Teleport 1 1”

“@Mobile 1 1”

......

Still no response. Brook shook his head, momentarily at a loss for what to do. He looked at his notes, the coordinates, and then saw the words "go" and "move" in the alien warrior's dialect. So he gave it a try.

“@go 1 1”

“@move 1 1”

Invalid coordinates.

Hmm? What's that? Who's talking? Invalid coordinates?

It was very quiet around, with no one else around.

Brooke's heart was shocked! Could it be...

Brooke repeated to himself, "@go 1 1." No response.

“@move 1 1”

"Invalid coordinates," a voice echoed in Brook's mind.

This time, Brook clearly sensed the transmission ring's feedback. There was actually no sound around him; the transmission ring was communicating directly with his mind.

Brook was ecstatic! There was a response. The spell was correct, but the coordinates were wrong.

Brooke repeated in his mind: "@move 10 10"

Invalid coordinates!

Still invalid coordinates.

It doesn’t matter, just say it again: “@move 20 20”

Suddenly, Brook appeared at the door of the room with a whoosh.

He was originally in the center of the room, but he actually teleported to the door of the room!

It worked! Brooke was so excited that he almost laughed out loud like Xiao Shuai. What luck! The spell turned out to be @move. Next time I see the three bald guys, I'll definitely thank them.

But how could the spell be the dialect of the warriors from another world?

No matter what, as long as it works. Hahaha, this artifact works!

Brook was delighted. But he soon realized there was still a problem. He didn't have the map for the alien warriors, and he still didn't know the coordinates. Besides the three coordinates he'd written down in his notebook: Shabak, Tucheng, and Hongming Village.

But each map has coordinates, and the coordinates of the key locations of these maps, such as entrances and exits, must be recorded.

First, we need to confirm whether the value of the coordinate is what he understands. Moving one step is one coordinate.

“@move 20 19”, sure enough, it moved up one space.

So, if he wanted to move to the middle, Brook moved his feet and measured, and it should be 15, 15.

"@move 15 15", and indeed, he teleported to the center of the room.

Brook observed the teleportation ring again. The durability was 5/5, and the durability was not reduced due to the teleportation.

In this case, the previous position 10, 10 is exactly the location of the bed, and the teleportation ring thinks it is an obstacle, resulting in the inability to teleport.

Do you want to go out and try it on the Mengzhong map?

Brooke was so excited. How could he sleep now? It was already 11: pm, the dead of night. Brooke decided to go out and give it a try. Be careful around crowded places and just take off the teleportation ring.

Brook removed his ring and then his Wuji staff to avoid drawing attention. He left the inn and entered the large map of Tucheng. The inn was near the Tucheng warehouse, so people occasionally passed by. So Brook walked to the side, found a secluded corner, and put on his teleportation ring again.

“@move 6682 3248”, this is the location of Shabak.

With a whoosh, as if using a teleportation scroll, Brook appeared inside the gate of Shabak.

It turned out the coordinates were inside the city gate, which Brook had previously thought was the city entrance. There were few people nearby, so Brook teleported again. This time, he planned to go to the upper left corner of Mengzhong, near the Death Valley.

"@move 10 10", invalid coordinates.

"@move 50 50", invalid coordinates.

After trying many times, all the coordinates were invalid. Brooke kept increasing the numbers.

"@move 500 1200," and with a whoosh, Brook was teleported to a beach. Success! Mengzhong's northwest lay directly on the sea, and deep within it lay Cangyue Island.

But how do we get to Cang Yue Island? Do we need to take a boat? But I've never seen a dock, and Situ Haoyun's notes don't mention it either. Forget Cang Yue Island for now and continue testing Mengzhong's coordinates.

This place is very close to Death Valley. Brook spent some time to find the coordinates of the entrance to Centipede Cave: 1400 870.

Well, it will be much more convenient to go to Centipede Cave in the future.

While testing the teleportation ring, Brook discovered that while teleporting didn't consume any stamina, there was a 2-second cooldown between teleports. This limitation wasn't a big deal to him at the moment.

Brook continued testing and figured out the coordinates of the entrance to the Zuma Temple and the entrance to the Serpent Valley.

"@move 500 1200" Brook teleported back to Tucheng, which happened to be in the center of the square.

"Looking to buy Blessing Oil, 40 gold coins each."

"For sale: Dao 2 Taoist Bracelet, Magic 1 Taoist Helmet, Magic 3 Snake Eye Ring."

......

Even at this late hour, there were still many people standing around the square, and merchants were still shouting and talking. Brook immediately took off the teleportation ring, and no one around noticed him.

It was already midnight, and Brook decided to go back to the inn to rest. He'd get up early in the morning when there weren't many people around. He'd go level up in the Stone Tomb tomorrow and figure out its coordinates.

Brook went to the weapons store first and bought a variety of weapons. Then he returned to the inn. Brook called Xiaobai over and started today's lesson, teaching Xiaobai how to recognize people and objects.

"Xiaobai, you still remember my name, right? I am your master, friend, Brook."

"You performed very well today. You killed many monsters and didn't die once."

"I just took you for a teleportation ride. It was fun, wasn't it?"

"Today we're going to learn about weapons. Starting with the basics, this is a wooden sword with an attack range of 2-5. It can be used at level 1."

"This is a dagger, with an attack power of 4-5, and can be used at level 1..."

"This bronze axe has an attack range of 0-15 and can only be used at level 13. Hey, Xiaobai, that seems to be the bronze axe you're holding, right?"

Yes, the one in Xiaobai's hand is the bronze axe. He has been holding the bronze axe since he was summoned, when he was still level 0. But the bronze axe requires level 13, so how can Xiaobai, who is level 0, hold it?

Brook thought about it and seemed to understand. It was like when Bayin summoned the Evil Maggot Baby. The original Evil Maggot Baby was a level 28 monster, but after being summoned by Bayin, it became the mage's level 0 baby. Its health and attack remained the same, only its level was reduced to 0. Therefore, this level 0 wasn't the baby's true level. So, was it possible that Xiaobai was also a monster before being summoned, and at least a level 13 or higher?

It's quite possible. But it's getting late, so I'll research it later. Right now, I need to finish Xiaobai's weapons course.

"Xiaobai, let's continue. Next is the Sea Soul. Look, it's this steel fork. Although it looks rather ungainly, it's very popular among mages. I guess it's because of its unique shape. Imagine if you were hungry in the wild, mages could light a small fireball and use this steel fork to grill skewers. They could grill three chicken wings at once, sprinkle one with cumin, one with honey, and the last one with sesame sauce... ahem, I'm getting off topic. Let's continue. The magic power of this Sea Soul is 3-1..."

Brooke didn't care if Xiaobai understood or not, and just rushed through the lecture. At 12: AM, the lecture was finally over. Brooke's mouth was dry, so he drank a glass of water, washed up, and went to bed.

At 4 a.m. the next day, Brooke got up on time, walked out of the room and came to the lobby of the inn. She saw Bayin there too, sitting leisurely in the lobby drinking morning tea. When she saw Brooke coming out, she waved to him.

"Why are you drinking morning tea?" Brooke asked, puzzled, having never seen Bayin drink it before. While food was delicious, it wasn't actually essential. Even ordinary Marfa residents could sustain themselves with potions, let alone monks. Most of them were focused on cultivation, eliminating their appetites.

"It's drizzling outside. Miss Lin saw me waiting for you at the door and insisted on pulling me in for morning tea. She even asked me if I was up so early to go see her friends. I didn't know how to answer, so I just sat and waited for you." Bayin said, pouring a cup of tea for Brooke as well, and pointing to the food on the table, saying, "Miss Lin's treat, help yourself."

That's right. I had originally planned to do this task later, but I forgot about Miss Lin from the inn, someone I see almost every day. I'm afraid it won't be easy to delay the task she assigned me. Brooke scratched his head, feeling a little helpless. While thinking of a solution, he picked up his chopsticks and picked up a shrimp dumpling and started eating.

At this time, Miss Lin came out from the kitchen, saw Brooke, and immediately came over to say hello.

"Don't be polite, eat more. 4 to 5 in the morning is the time when Old Man Liu is awake. But I guess it's too late for you. The distance from Tucheng to the Orc Tomb in Bichi is not short, and it will take less than an hour to walk. You can go to Bichi City first, and then look for Old Man Liu between 1 and 3 in the afternoon." Miss Lin said considerately. She thought Brook and the others got up so early just to look for her friend.

Brooke thought for a moment and replied, "Thank you for your hospitality, Miss Lin. We will go to Beach today to look for your friend."

In that case, I might as well go to Biqi. I can find a Biqi official to claim the mission reputation reward, find out where my master Situ Haoyun is, and visit Uncle Fu.

Miss Lin was very happy and said, "Okay! I'll go prepare something. You two can enjoy your meal."

Seeing Miss Lin go back into the kitchen, Brook asked Bayin, "Have you reached level 28?"

"We still need 20 experience points." Bayin replied.

"I originally wanted to go to the Stone Tomb to level up, but now I feel sorry for it. I can only go to Biqi first." Brook knew that Bayin wanted to level up and improve his strength, but now it would take some time.

"You're welcome. I haven't been to Biqi yet, so this is a good time to go." Bayin smiled, finished a piece of cake and stood up. "You have to wait a moment. I have to go recruit five babies."

Brook nodded, and the two of them formed a team. Bayin walked out of the inn first.

After a while, Miss Lin came out from the kitchen with two packages and handed them to Brooke, saying that one was for Old Man Liu and the other was for Cheng Nan.

Brooke also finished his morning tea and stood up to say goodbye to Miss Lin.

As we left the inn, a gentle drizzle was indeed falling. Tucheng is nestled in the Gobi Desert, so rain is rare. The fine, hair-like raindrops hitting my body didn't really soak my clothes, and it didn't affect my walks; instead, it was refreshing.

Bayin wanted to summon five evil maggot babies, which would take more than 5 minutes, including the journey. Baruk simply took advantage of the rare rainy day and wandered around the earthen city.

It was past 4 a.m., and the entire Tucheng was quiet and peaceful. The streets were sparsely populated, and shops remained open, illuminated by candlelight, operating all night, supporting Tucheng's prosperity.

Before I knew it, I had reached the south gate. In the distance, the sand dunes rose and fell, hazy and shimmering, their curves etched with beauty. Behind me, I gazed at the earthen city, built of sand and earth, weathered by wind and sun for centuries, yet still standing. Now, shrouded in mist and rain, it seemed especially poignant and beautiful.

"I'm fine. Where are you?" Bayin's voice came from the team.

"Meet the lottery operator by the deep well. Do you have many random scrolls?" Brook said, rushing to the lottery operator in Tucheng.

"There are still a lot. Do you want me to give you some?" Bayin often went to the Stone Tomb to level up at night, and he got a lot of scrolls by killing hornfly bats.

"I don't need it. Bring some more random items with you. When you go to the Serpent Valley later, you can just use the random items and try to teleport to the entrance close to Bitch." Brook said. The Serpent Valley map is not small. If you run there, it will probably take several hours.

"Huh? You mean, I use random but you don't?" Bayin heard the hidden meaning in Brook's words.

"Hehe, the teleportation ring can be used." Brook said.

"Congratulations!"

Brook arrived at the deep well in Tucheng, and Bayin was already waiting with five evil maggot babies. To get to Biqi, you must first reach the Serpent Valley, and then go from the Serpent Valley to Biqi.

"You teleport over first. I'll be there soon." Brook said.

Bayin nodded, talked to the lottery agent, spent 2000 gold coins, and was teleported to the entrance of the Viper Valley in a flash.

Brook walked to the side for a while. This deep well was very close to the entrance of the stone tomb, and alien warriors passed by from time to time, making it inconvenient for him to operate.

Brook stopped at a deserted place, put on the teleportation ring, and said silently in his heart:

“@move 5160 7710”

Teleport target: the entrance to the Viper Valley.