Qianwen had no intention of coming here to grind monsters; she only wanted to see the Salty Queen, who was also a loli.
Across the salt lake lies an endless expanse of salt fields, with salt, like sand, covering the entire ground.
Flying high, one can see far, and Qianwen also saw the Xian Party's camp in the distance.
"Weiwei, fly there directly."
"Ok!"
Before it even arrived, Qianwen saw the Salty Queen as she had hoped. The salt-white loli showed great vigilance towards the suddenly flying dragon.
But she wasn't afraid; she just shouted, "Who are you?"
"We are adventurers."
Qianwen showed no hostility, only saying that she was an adventurer, the purpose of which was, of course, to verify whether she was an adventurer summoned by the Salty Queen.
The Salty Queen's attitude indicated that she had not summoned any adventurers. "Adventurers? What brings you here?"
Qianwen remembered that the last time they met, she was frozen into a block of salt by the Salty Queen, and then she unwittingly joined the Salty Party. Later, an accident happened because of plum juice. Judging from the Salty Queen's attitude this time, it seems that she has more influence now that she is riding a dragon, so she doesn't dare to make a move easily.
In response to her question, Asahi asked directly and loudly, "Didn't you summon any adventurers?"
"Summon adventurers?"
After muttering a puzzled sound, the Salty Queen seemed to suddenly realize something, brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, and said, "Are you here to help us overthrow the rule of the Candy Kingdom? If so, I would be very happy to welcome you."
Then she instructed one of her salt crystal monsters, "Prepare to entertain our guests."
Oh no, I didn't mean to interfere in your matter.
However, the observant Qianwen noticed a problem: she didn't seem surprised to be flying in the sky, which meant she was unaware of the sky curse.
With that thought in mind, Qianwen gave it a try, wiping off the sweet water smeared on her body, and then flying off alone from Weiwei's back on the Blooming Spirit Sword.
As expected, this area was free of the curse.
The cursed area seems to exist only in places covered by sugar, which makes Qianwen ponder the connection between the Sky Curse and the Candy Kingdom.
The biggest mystery now is who summoned the adventurers. It wasn't the Candy Queen or the Salty Queen. Could there be a sour force involved?
The more Qianwen thinks about it, the more confused she becomes.
The group landed, and Vivi transformed into human form. Led by the Salt Crystal Monster and the Salty Queen, the three arrived at the Salt Party's camp.
As she walked, Qianwen recalled what had happened last time, her expression growing increasingly puzzled.
Did I enter the wrong instance?
Qianwen remembered that there was a faction notification last time, and after entering the Candy Kingdom, the citizens of the Candy Kingdom knew that adventurers would be coming.
After being unwittingly chosen to join the salty faction by the AI, he was regarded as a traitor upon entering the Candy Kingdom and meeting the Candy Queen.
All of this proves that there was a main questline last time, but not this time. Neither the Candy Kingdom nor the Salty Party summoned any adventurers.
Based on this, I speculate that this instance may have multiple storylines, and this time, due to the flight, the Sky Curse series of storylines was triggered.
You might get frozen due to a curse, but you could be rescued later and enter a completely different main quest.
The main storyline is clear: find Ibe and defeat her.
There was no need to waste time on the Salty Party, so Qianwen asked directly, "Salty Queen, do you know someone named Yibei?"
Queen Xianxian frowned: "That's very impolite. You should call me Your Majesty."
Qian Lin, who was walking next to Qian Wen and observing her surroundings, couldn't help but retort when she heard this: "She's clearly a little girl, but she insists on being called 'Queen'."
To everyone's surprise, the Salt Queen got angry, and the Salt Crystal Monster that was traveling with her also made strange noises. Seeing that things were not going well, Qianwen immediately called out, "Yes, yes, Your Majesty, do you know Ibe?"
The respectful tone made the Salty Queen feel much more comfortable.
She said, "Isn't Ibe the guardian of the Sweet Spring? A hypocrite." The Salty Queen even sounded a little indignant as she said this. "Back in the day, I was also a sweet-loving person, bathed in sweetness, until... never mind, you guys probably haven't even entered the Sweet Plains yet, have you?"
"Why do you say that?" Qianwen did not press for details.
“Ibe cast a spell to imprison her, turning the entire Sweet Plains into her backyard, and the Candy Kingdom within it became her pet to be toyed with at will.”
"Oh?!" Qianwen exclaimed in surprise for the fourth time.
"And I will break this cage, destroy the Candy Kingdom and the Fountain of Sweetness!" the Salty Queen declared eloquently, as if she were the one on the side of justice.
There is no such thing as absolute justice.
Qianwen asked, "Do you know about Ibe's betrayal?"
"Ibe, betrayal? Betrayed by whom?"
Qianwen recounted what she had encountered at the Sweet Spring.
Queen Salty was very surprised and said doubtfully, "I have never heard of the Guardian having a successor. Moreover, the Guardian is born with the Sweet Spring and cannot leave it. You have been deceived, haven't you?"
"what?"
Now it was Qianwen's turn to be very surprised. Could it be that the little elf was Ibe herself?
The whole thing suddenly became confusing and unpredictable.
Bonus Chapter: Candy Kingdom 07 (Used Instead)
But then I thought, was the Salty Queen lying to me? I had no reason to blindly believe her just because she was a little girl, right?
Asahi decided to go back and talk to the little sprite, so she took her leave, saying, "I still need to talk to the guardian about this matter, so..."
Before Qianwen could finish speaking, she saw the increasingly displeased expression on the Salty Queen's face. Her expression seemed to say, "Are you just strolling around your own backyard, coming and going as you please?"
Vivi also sensed the hostility and fixed her unfriendly gaze on the Salty Queen.
A battle seemed imminent.
Qianwen made a decision after only half a second of thought. She took out a bottle of concentrated sweet water, opened the cap, dipped her finger in, and took it out. The glistening luster on her finger caused a hint of fear in the eyes of the Salty Queen. What terrifying sweet power that was!
"Well.."
Knowing she was no match, the Salty Queen's expression immediately changed.
He even nodded politely and said, "Yes, that's right, we should go find her as soon as possible."
Then, the Salty Queen seemed to be hoping that Asahi would leave quickly.
Qianwen then changed her mind and said, "You can come with us."
"I.."
Queen Salty was about to say something when Qianwen interrupted her. "You definitely know Ibe. Just point her out to the Guardian when you see him, otherwise..."
Qianwen poked Jingying's fingers.
This scene looks a bit erotic.
The Salty Queen hesitated for a moment before agreeing: "Okay, but you have to guarantee my safety."
"No problem." The deal is done.
On one hand, the Salty Queen dared not gamble on the consequences of refusing; on the other hand, the Salty Queen actually had her own little scheme in mind, if she could get close to the Fountain of Sweetness so easily...
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Riding the dragon back, Qianwen applied sweet water to herself, her sister, and Weiwei to ward off the curse. She didn't dare apply it to the Salty Queen for fear of hurting her, and indeed it did hurt her. Otherwise, why would she be so afraid of the sweet water? For now, Qianwen could only observe the curse.
Fortunately, the curse could not get close because they had applied sweet water, so it could not harm the Salty Queen standing next to Qianwen, which surprised the Salty Queen greatly.
Flying into the sweet-smelling region, she asked in surprise, "Why can you still fly in this area? Has the sky curse failed, or do you have a special way to deal with it?"
Qianwen shook her shiny fingers again.
The Salty Queen suddenly realized and exclaimed, "This is the ancient power of sweetness! No wonder..."
Her behavior made Qianwen suspicious again, but there was no point in being suspicious now. She would know the answer after they confronted each other in a while.
"Vivi, let's go to the Candy Kingdom."
Qianwen instructed Weiwei that she not only planned to bring the Salty Queen, but also the Candy Queen, so that she could explain everything to the little elf in person.
Logically, the power of the Sweet Fountain should be able to lift the curse, and one can intuitively feel that the two forces are on opposite sides. However, you cannot ignore a phenomenon: the hardening caused by the Sky Curse is also a sugary shell like resin. This shows that the Sky Curse actually originates from the power of Sweetness.
Upon arriving in the Candy Kingdom, Qianwen assumed that the Candy Queen would have returned on her own, but instead, she saw the Candy Soldiers searching everywhere for her, indicating that she had not yet returned.
Qianwen could only go back to the place where she was abandoned, not far from the Candy Kingdom, but after searching all over the area, she still couldn't find any trace of the Candy Queen.
Could she have been kidnapped?
This is a bit of a pain in the ass.
Time passed by unnoticed, and it was already afternoon.
Qianlin felt hungry and, having no clue where to start looking for someone, suggested, "Sister, why don't we have lunch first?"
"Ah."
Qianwen responded, then randomly found a spot to land and set up camp, taking out a tablecloth from his backpack to make a simple arrangement.
Asahi carried food and drinks with him, knowing that there was no normal food to eat in this world, so he brought some bento boxes that he had made at the hotel.
One portion for herself, one portion for her sister, and one portion for Vivi. Ahri regrets that her spirit form in the game has no sense of taste, so she never appears when eating in the game. But in reality, Ahri eats to her heart's content, and she can not only eat a lot but also drink a lot of beer.
Looking at the Salty Queen, Qianwen hesitated for a moment before taking out a barbecue bento and handing it to her. Before she could even ask if she wanted some, Qianlin interrupted, "Sister, is it okay if there's sweet and sour sauce on this?"
This made Qianwen hesitate for a moment. Last time, wasn't it because the Salty Queen drank plum juice and then turned sour? She couldn't just give them random food.
At this moment, the Salty Queen refused with a look of disgust: "I don't eat your adventurers' food."
But her gaze fell on the drink that Qianwen had taken out. Seeing that she was interested in the drink, Qianwen had a bad feeling and immediately picked up the drink and hid it behind her back. The drink was fruit juice and had a slightly sweet and sour taste.
Then, Qianwen casually asked, "What kind of food do you usually eat?"
"brine."
Qianwen mentally scoffed, "Can you really replenish energy just by drinking salt water?" But she couldn't judge it by common sense. The problem was, she hadn't brought any salt water with her.
The Salty Queen knew there was no food she needed here; the other party had been stingy and wouldn't let her eat the food from the bottle that had looked decent earlier.
Faced with the disparity in combat strength, Queen Salty is now too angry to speak out.
All I could say was, "I'm not hungry right now. You should go find the Guardian as soon as you've finished eating."
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