Qianwen glanced at her younger sister.
Qianlin shrugged and said, "Let's set off after we've eaten. Don't bother looking for the Candy Queen, let's go check it out first." After a pause, Qianlin added, "It's too boring to just wander around like this all the time."
Vivi also said, "I want to find a tough guy to fight."
Qianwen naturally agreed to their suggestion: "OK, OK, let's go find the Guardian after we finish eating."
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Around 1 p.m., after lunch, we set off immediately, taking the Salty Queen back to the location of the Sweet Spring at the top of Snow Sugar Mountain. We had marked it on the map and flew over quickly.
The Salty Queen also showed a nostalgic expression. "It's been so long since I've been here." Her voice sounded like it had a story to tell, and coincidentally, Qian Lin also loved listening to stories.
The fun of dungeons lies in combat, puzzle-solving, and the storyline.
Considering what the Salty Queen had said earlier about being a member of the Candy Kingdom, Qianlin became even more curious and asked directly, "Tell me your story."
The Salty Queen stood with her hands behind her back, displaying the weariness that comes with age. She casually picked up a square block of salt and tossed it into the Lake of Sweetness.
Qianwen asked, "What did you lose?"
The Salty Queen bluntly stated: "Specially made salt crystals can destroy the power of sweetness."
Qianlin asked in surprise, "You dare to have such petty schemes?"
The Salty Queen remained completely unfazed: "Hmm? I should thank you for bringing me here, otherwise it wouldn't have been easy for me to get here."
Bonus Chapter: Candy Kingdom (End)
At this point, white bubbles began to appear on the surface of the water, and the bubbles increased in number, resembling boiling water, while a salty white powdery substance diffused in the water.
Asahi was getting anxious. She took out her wand but didn't know whether she should attack. She cried out in a panic, "Where's that little fairy? Why hasn't she appeared yet?"
Qianwen was also a little flustered, completely unprepared for this situation. Attacking her now would be pointless, and judging from the Salty Queen's attitude, she had no intention of running away.
At a time like this, shouldn't the guardians show themselves?
"Ibe!"
At this moment, the Salty Queen shouted.
"Don't you even have the courage to face me?"
Sure enough, a little elf appeared on the surface of the lake.
Judging from its appearance, it is the same little elf I encountered before, but it seems different, and its expression is different.
"You are destroying the world."
"No, I am saving this land; it should not be covered by the power of sweetness."
Qianlin interjected, "Are you Yibei?"
The little elf looked over and surprisingly nodded without denying it.
Qianlin asked in confusion, "Then what about before?"
"That's me too."
Not only was Qian Lin completely baffled, but Qian Wen was also utterly confused. Why would she hire someone to kill herself? What kind of tactic was this? Did she have a split personality? Or was she trying to clear herself of suspicion by crying wolf?
As the salty-white area on the lake grew larger, Ibe made no move. Her gaze was fixed on Qianwen and the others, as if she were waiting for something.
Even Qianwen was unsure what to do.
Why isn't there a system notification at this time?
There were a lot of hints in the last dungeon.
Qianlin called out, "Sister."
"Stop! It's not too late to turn things around!"
Just then, a shout rang out from afar. It was the Candy Queen! The missing Candy Queen had come to the Sweet Spring alone. After being abandoned, she hadn't returned to the Candy Kingdom, but had come straight here. She knew something terrible was about to happen here, something that concerned the survival of the Candy Kingdom, and she had to come and see for herself.
I was just a little late, but I made it in time.
The Salty Queen turned her gaze to the Candy Queen. In comparison, the Candy Queen's seven-colored dress made the Salty Queen's salty white dress look very pale.
The Salty Queen responded to the Candy Queen with an indifferent attitude: "Sister, we shouldn't be trapped in this sweet prison. You're the one who's stubbornly clinging to your beliefs. We can live just as well without sweetness."
The Candy Queen shook her head: "There are many flavors in this world. We can indeed live without sweetness, just like sourness, which is actually more powerful than sweetness."
The Candy Queen finally reached the lakeside and stood before the group. She reached out and lifted the hem of her seven-colored skirt, gazing lovingly at her own colors.
Then, turning his gaze to Ibe, he said to the Salty Queen, "We were all born from the Fountain of Sweetness, we are all sweet spirits, don't let other flavors sway your thoughts."
The Salty Queen shook her head: "That was me back then. I don't want to be manipulated by Ibe anymore, to be her puppet. We should all make our own choices, sister!"
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Listening to their dialogue, the audience around them watched with great interest. This was the kind of plot a dungeon should have. They never expected that the two of them were sisters. What would happen next?
From their conversation, it can be seen that the two women each held their own opinions and had their own reasons. There was no absolute right or wrong; they were simply different in terms of their positions and ideas.
On the surface, the Salty Queen has chosen freedom and wants to break free from Ibe's control, while the Candy Queen seems to be controlled by Ibe, and she is definitely on Ibe's side.
The nameless sprite we encountered earlier said that Ibe was a traitor. Ibe created the Sky Curse, and Ibe happened to be a victim of the Sky Curse, so I subconsciously believed that the Sky Curse was evil.
Is that really the case?
Wasn't it the curse of the sky that protected the Candy Kingdom?
After all, this curse shouldn't affect the residents of the Candy Kingdom.
The little fairy mentioned earlier that the curse of the sky has blocked the Sweet Spring from absorbing external energy, which would cause the Sweet Spring to dry up. This statement is also one-sided. Is what she said necessarily true? There is no actual proof that the Sweet Spring is drying up, and Qianwen cannot tell whether the Sweet Spring is about to dry up or not.
But here's the question: why are there two little sprites?
The question was soon answered.
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The salt crystals thrown into the Sweet Spring didn't stop watching the two chat. The area affected by the salty white crystals grew larger and larger, and the Candy Queen, seeing that she couldn't persuade her, gave up. She said nothing more, pushed off with her feet, and jumped towards the lake. Her body became semi-transparent in mid-air and emitted a dazzling light.
This scene is familiar to Qianwen. Isn't this the same instance from last time, where the Candy Queen sacrificed herself by jumping into the Sweet Fountain to gain power to fight the Acidified Salty Queen?
The final stage of defeating the sour Salty Queen results in the completion of the Guardian Sweetness event.
Is she now also planning to sacrifice herself to save the Sweet Fountain?
Qianwen wanted to stop it, but had no reason to do so.
By the way, are my own sweet waters useful? Will pouring them into the lake now neutralize the saltiness?
Just as Qianwen was thinking about these things, the little fairy Yibe in the lake also flew up and actually merged with the Candy Queen.
Qianlin exclaimed in surprise, "Sister, look!"
The semi-transparent Candy Queen and Ibe intertwined and became a ball of light.
The Candy Queen's voice came from within the ball of light: "Do you see it now, sister? We are all sweet fairies. I am Ibebe and I am also me. We are not controlled by Ibebe, but we are Ibebe. You and I are both fairies of the Fountain of Sweetness. Come back. Only by joining forces can we dispel the power of the Salt Crystal."
The Salty Queen still shook her head: "No, I am not, I could not be Ibe."
Candy Queen: "Eib is just a name for an elf. Don't you understand? You also have an Eib, and your Eib is carrying out your will, trying to destroy the Candy Kingdom."
The Salty Queen shook her head again: "I won't listen. Whatever you say, it should all end now." After saying this, the Salty Queen glanced at Qianwen.
He expressed his gratitude, saying, "Thank you for helping me achieve my long-cherished wish more quickly."
The salty white area on the surface of the lake has spread more and more, getting closer and closer to the springhead.
The Candy Queen couldn't wait any longer, and the light flew towards the spring.
------
Qianwen felt her brain wasn't working properly. What was going on?
The Candy Queen is also Ibe, but it's obvious that these are two different consciousnesses, right?
What is an elf? Why did the Candy Queen say to the Salty Queen that you also have an Eevee, and that your Eevee is carrying out your will and trying to destroy the Candy Kingdom?
The Salty Queen seems to deny that she has Ibe.
What exactly is Yibe?
Just then, another little fairy finally appeared, emerging from the light of the fusion of the Candy Queen and Ibe. Upon seeing Qianwen, she hurriedly said, "Ibe has appeared! Quick, stop her! This will lift the curse on the sky."
The Salty Queen wore an incredulous expression. She seemed to have a strange connection with this little elf, as if it were another version of herself.
The Salty Queen could sense her thoughts, perhaps due to some shared memory. She immediately understood everything, but this did not change her desire to destroy the Candy Kingdom.
She is salty now.
The Salty Queen watched coldly as the ball of light was about to fly into the spring. The little sprite anxiously called for Qianwen to go and stop the ball of light from entering the spring. In those few seconds, Qianwen did something desperate and opened a bottle of concentrated sweet water and poured it directly into the salty white area.
With a thud.
------
The concentrated sweet water, which they called the ancient sweet power, possessed unimaginable sweetness. In just a few seconds, it purified the power of the salt crystals, making the spring water of the Sweet Spring quickly become viscous and shine with seven-colored light. After that, sweet rain began to fall from the sky.
The Candy Queen, who had transformed into a ball of light, retreated and reverted to human form. She watched all this in astonishment, her final gaze settling on Qianwen.
She then seemed to realize something.
"Who are you? Our ancestor?"
"Well.."
With her hair soaked by the rain, Qianwen was at a loss for words. The power of the Mushroom World had somehow created a strange connection with this instance. If she hadn't brought some of the sweet water from there, who knows what might have happened to this instance? Now it seemed the concentrated sweet water had solved everything.
A magical scene unfolded: the Salty Queen, drenched by the sweet rain, stared blankly at the sky, then raised her hand to her lips and licked it.
Then her clothes began to show color, and in no time they turned into the seven colors of the Candy Queen. The Salty Queen was gone.
At this moment, dialog boxes indicating that the dungeon was complete popped up in front of both Qianwen and her sister.
Congratulations, the dungeon is complete!
[Final Route: Perfect Sweetness.]
[The commemorative instance offers no actual rewards!]
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