Strange Voyage: Summoning the Fourth Disaster.

Chapter 698 Campfire Guardian Spirit: How could you be so selfish!

It is clear.

Even if the hero's resentment breaks free from the pillar's restraint and defeats the player to obtain its spirit form, it will still be trapped here, unable to escape, and will fail when trying to leave.

This has left many players feeling quite regretful.

Of course, what most players regret is not being able to get the other player's loot rewards in this situation.

A small group of people who were just having fun, or players with mixed backgrounds, were disappointed that their opponent hadn't escaped the Long Night Divine Realm. They were quite curious to see what kind of impact the opponent would have on the Spirit Candle World if they had actually escaped.

Also.

Some adventurous players didn't rush into the Trial Grounds, but instead turned their attention to the Long Night Oasis, since there were still quite a few NPCs there.

Although these NPCs are subject to time loops, constantly having their memories erased and being resurrected, they are still different from some monsters.

They are able to communicate.

This naturally delighted players who enjoy exploring the background story of the Spirit Candle.

"Damn, brothers, these stone crabs at the cliffside camp are quite interesting. This race can actually become stronger by eating stones."

"The third camp NPC near the stream is actually a curse mage! This guy loves to hear people praise him. If he's praised enough, he can get a free curse skill. Brothers who play curse mages, don't miss this opportunity, haha!"

"There's a camp to the northeast of the cave entrance, where there's an NPC with a chili pepper head. If you provoke him, his face will turn red, like a chameleon, it's really fun! (laughs)"

"Damn it, these oasis raiders actually tried to rob me! Luckily I reacted quickly, but unfortunately I can't kill anyone here."

"Hey bro upstairs, you could try luring him to the edge of the cliff, then attacking him while looking back at the scene of the trial ground. If those raiders dare to leave the ground, they'll be killed. (Sunglasses)"

"Holy crap, you can do that?"

"Brilliant!"

"Huh? We can't just not give these raiders anything?! Ugh! I gave them potions! I'm so angry! (Angry)"

"I can't believe it! Are there really people who give things to me on their own initiative?"

“That’s so pathetic.”

"Fear the chaos: have you heard my story?"

"Killing me."

Some players are quite kind and usually interact normally with NPCs, but others are full of bad intentions and specialize in doing wicked things.

Especially in places like the Long Night Oasis where you can't attack but can interact, many NPCs have been thoroughly exploited by these lewd players.

Of course, some really bad players also discovered hidden Easter eggs in the Long Night Oasis.

...Campfire Guardian Spirit.

"Holy crap! This campfire is standing up?! And it was ignited by the torch, just like me! I'm going to get a beating! (Black and blue face)"

"That's a campfire guardian spirit. It will appear as long as you knock over a campfire in the oasis. And as long as you don't hurt it again, it won't attack you. You can hear relevant information at the largest campfire where the NPCs are located. You can check out Miaozi's post."

"Wow! A hidden boss!!!"

"I envy the hidden boss."

"Something's not right with you."

When facing the hidden boss, the Campfire Guardian Spirit, some players chose not to attack, but most players still attacked it.

After all... these are players who can knock over a campfire, so how could they possibly be so polite as to make tea for the campfire guardian spirit?

"Damn, the rewards for this hidden boss are awful. I spent ages grinding to kill it, and all I got was a [Campfire Cloth] and [Campfire Coal]? Do you think any monk would actually use this rag-like thing as a prayer cloth? (Confused)"

"The bird feed that drops from this thing isn't good, so it's best not to bother." "No, there's something in the campfire coal. This thing is like a lottery box; everything you get is random, but there are some good things in there too."

"For example? I haven't seen anyone get anything good. (picks nose) (disdainfully)"

Some players have raised questions.

Some players directly shared the item information, and some lucky players actually got some good equipment, combat skills, and items.

This immediately broke the defenses of some unlucky players, who were so angry they jumped up and down.

"No way, I'm going to wipe out all the campfire guardian spirits in the Oasis right now! Ten pulls, ten pulls! (clenches fist)"

"I love opening boxes the most."

"Campfire Guardian Spirit: How could you be so selfish? Pah!"

"Campfire Guardian Spirit: I saw a blue candle spirit walking towards me. Brothers in front of the screen, do you think I can survive?"

Seeing this, some players also began to dissuade them.

"This campfire guardian spirit should be considered a neutral boss, I think it's best not to kill it."

"What's wrong with it? It lights up its health bar and drops good loot. Wouldn't it be a huge loss if I didn't kill it? (rolls eyes)"

"Le, what you're saying is, if the Candlekeeper shows its health bar, are you going to kill it too?"

"That's not necessarily a bad thing..."

"Ah... that's not how you put it, brother. Although we're playing a game, we can't use the usual game logic to explain the Spirit Candle game. It's best to think about it using real-world logic... The Long Night Divine Realm is a trial ground in terms of its background. Since it's a trial, it must have a purpose. This campfire guardian spirit couldn't have appeared out of nowhere. It's very likely that it's one of the trial levels, and it might even affect the subsequent plot."

"The person upstairs has more words and is right."

“Sparrows devoured Carlos’s head, which shone brightly on the earth, as a lesson to be learned.”

"Brothers, according to Miaozi's post, there's a hidden option for the campfire guardian spirit, but why isn't there any reaction when I give it fire?"

"I guess it'll be later. Don't worry, it's fine if it's given to us now."

"Hahaha, I've left flames with all the campfire guardian spirits, call me the Great Philanthropist of the Spirit Candle! (Proudly)"

"...There are too many amazing players in this game."

I must say, the Lingzhu Forum is really interesting.

Here, one can not only study human psychology, sociology, and logical reasoning, but also witness biodiversity. It is truly a place where countless extraordinary beings gather, each displaying their unique abilities...

It's no wonder that some armchair gamers do nothing but hang around on forums all day long.

……

Another point worth mentioning is that several NPCs players encounter in the first half of the Long Night Divine Realm are unable to enter the Long Night Oasis; they are subject to some kind of restriction.

Unlike the NPCs later on, they were not affected by the time loop because of the darkness.

But this doesn't seem to be a good thing.

Some players went to great lengths to reveal the truth using props.

Some NPCs even went so far as to become mentally unstable and unable to accept it.

Some people silently accept it, stepping into the darkness again in solitude, as if they will never see the end of the road ahead.

This seems to confirm what the fallen soul of Aluka said: this may not be a good thing for them.

Players have mixed feelings about this.

(End of this chapter)