Conan Rick's Investigator

"Yes, wake up, wake up..."

"Isn't it the same when you moan during sex?" Minase Yangmeng asked with an innocent expression.

Qin Zhibo was speechless and too lazy to explain so clearly, so he could only say: "It doesn't matter what you call me, just remember to wake me up."

After explaining everything to Minase Yangmeng, Qin Zhibo put on the magic extractor, held the bone flute, and lay down on the bed and went to sleep early.

……

When he "woken up" again, Qin Zhibo had already appeared in the Enchanted Forest.

This time, I didn't have to go through the long process of going down the stairs. When I woke up, I found myself in a dream.

But before entering here, Qin Zhibo felt in a trance, as if he met the devilish red swineherd again.

But this time Qin Zhibo decisively closed his eyes and did not look at him, so he naturally missed the dream.

After landing, Qin Zhibo checked himself immediately and found that the bone flute was indeed held in his right hand.

By blowing into the flute mouth to mouth, the sound of the flute can be produced as usual, although the sound is a bit distorted and sounds like unpleasant noise.

It was still dark in the Enchanted Forest, as if the alternation of day and night here corresponded to that of the waking world.

Qin Zhibo turned on the navigation device to confirm his location. He was still near the "Skye River" yesterday and had not deviated too far.

Soon, he returned to the gurgling river and continued walking downstream along the same river bank as yesterday.

However, they had not been walking for long when the intruders were discovered by the ubiquitous rodent spies in the forest.

They live in the Enchanted Forest, so Qin Zhibo decided to call them "Enchanted Rats".

The charming rats kept poking their heads out from the darkness of the forest, and the rustling sounds occasionally disturbed the surrounding tranquility.

Although the phosphorescence of the mushrooms has illuminated their sneaky figures, they still hide and stalk tirelessly, causing great psychological pressure on intruders.

After yesterday's experience, Qin Zhibo knew the tricks of these little beasts.

The Charmed Rats will continue to track the intruder, slowly gathering in number until they are large enough to eliminate the intruder and then launch an attack.

But this time, before they launched the attack, Qin Zhibo planned to try using the bone flute.

……

Seeing that the charming rats had almost gathered, Qin Zhibo took out the bone flute and began to play it.

A low tone was produced from the sound hole of the bone flute and spread in all directions.

This is the tune that Qin Zhibo learned from the Red Pigherd. The low and monotonous tone is the characteristic of this tune.

Qin Zhibo's musical skill is now level 3. Although it cannot match the desperately low tone of the Red Pigherd, it is more authentic than the first time he played it.

With the irregular rhythm of a few fingers, the sound of a flute like the underworld spread in the forest.

The charming rats that had been hiding in secret corners stopped one after another, and the bushes returned to silence. Only the monotonous sound of the flute with a few variations continued to spread through the air.

This evil and eerie song spread like dysentery, causing the charming rats to emerge from the darkness like mushrooms after rain.

Qin Zhibo continued playing while carefully observing these little heads.

Although they stretched out their heads, they had no intention of attacking him. Instead, they all stood there in a daze, like standing groundhogs.

As the music continued, they even closed their eyes!

The small tentacles under the mule's nose moved to the rhythm of the flute, as naturally and harmoniously as anemones in the sea.

It can be seen that they appreciate the music played by the bone flute and are even intoxicated by it.

However, this kind of intoxication is limited to appreciation. At present, Qin Zhibo has not seen any signs that they are being controlled by him.

This means that as long as you stop playing, these charming rats may still attack you at any time.

There are two ways now. One is to play the song on repeat so that they are always immersed in it and have no time to attack you.

Another is to stop playing and see how they react.

Qin Zhibo couldn't be sure of their attitude, so he could only be conservative and choose to keep playing while moving.

These little animals ran behind Qin Zhibo like followers, and when they got close, they would stand still and listen for a while.

When the sound becomes unclear, they will catch up and stand up to listen.

In this situation, Qin Zhibo found that not only did he not send them away, but he attracted more and more of them. There were almost a hundred charmed rats standing on the open space behind him.

They stood in an orderly manner on the grass, holding up their claws that could hurt people, and listened attentively to the music.

There were even some mice at the back who arrived late and tried to cut in line to the front, and started fighting with the mice in front.

Moon-watching balance!

Bow stance and push palms!

Wheel arm punch!

The two charming rats used exactly the same moves to test each other. Their wildly shaking tentacles revealed their anger at each other, but they still couldn't determine the winner for a long time.

This situation continued until it reached a waterfall, where it could no longer be sustained.

Qin Zhibo continued playing and glanced at the waterfall next to him out of the corner of his eye. It was about 5 meters high, and below it was a pool ten meters away from the shore.

Now if he jumped, he might be able to get rid of these charming rats completely.

But these animals may also be able to swim, and even swim faster than I do.

But now, he had no choice but to give it a try.

Qin Zhibo took the flute away from his dry lips, turned around and jumped into the pool.

Seeing this, the charming mouse following behind also jumped down, the classic "if you jump, I jump too".

In the water, although the speed of the charmed rat is not fast, it is not much slower than that of humans.

Qin Zhibo took advantage of his first-mover advantage and quickly climbed ashore and resumed playing, so the little animals were unable to catch up quickly.

After maintaining this state for an unknown period of time, Qin Zhibo finally arrived at the lower reaches of the Skye River.

Here downstream, Qin Zhibo saw a town standing on the other side of the river.

From a distance, the town appears to be of medieval style, with mainly wooden pointed-roof houses and tall stone towers.

At the outskirts of town, you can see neat farmhouses and light green fields surrounded by fences.

Judging from the navigation system, this place that looks like a paradise is the town of Wusa.

Qin Zhibo found a stone arch bridge by the river, which could cross the Skye River and reach that place.

But even here, those charming rats still refused to let Qin Zhibo go and followed him relentlessly.

Qin Zhibo had no choice but to continue playing and walked onto the stone arch bridge.

But at this moment, an orange-colored civet cat walked with elegant steps from the other side of the bridge to the highest position of the arch bridge, blocking Qin Zhibo's way.

"Click——"

The civet cat let out a shrill roar at Qin Zhibo and the charming mice, interrupting the low-key and dull flute music.

All the charming mice seemed to have just woken up from a dream, staring blankly at the civet cat high up.

"Click——"

"Click——"

At this time, two more cats, a black and white cat and a fat Garfield cat, jumped onto the railing of the stone bridge and screamed at the charming mouse.

Now, the charming mice were completely awakened from the wonderful music and immediately fled towards the forest.

Qin Zhibo watched this scene happen, and then he realized that the blood suppression of "Tom and Jerry" was also valid in the dreamland.

Just three cats drove away hundreds of Mirage Rats. No wonder there is a human town so close to the Mirage Forest.

After seeing that their bloodline enemies had been driven away, the three cats returned to the other end of the bridge and lay lazily on the grass.

Qin Zhibo passed by them without being stopped by the cats.

However, a wooden sign standing at the other end of the stone bridge blocked his way.

There was a very important rule written in English on the wooden sign.

In Uzzah no one could kill a cat.

Chapter 987 Two Towns

There was only this one warning on the wooden sign, which was obviously used to warn strangers coming here from the Enchanted Forest.

Qin Zhibo walked past the wooden sign and headed towards the small town called "Wusa".

Passing through the vast fields and several farmhouses on the outskirts of the town, he arrived in Ulthar.

This is a pleasant old town. The whole town maintains the medieval architectural style, but it is not like the Middle Ages in the sober world with sewage and stench.

This is more like a medieval town with modern civilization.

The cobblestone streets paving the alleys, countless towering chimneys and pipes, and attics protruding from the roofs make up this quaint place.

But what impressed Qin Zhibo the most was the countless cats in the town.

Black cats, white cats, orange cats, blue cats, big cats, small cats... They lie on the railings of small buildings, or laze in thatched cat houses, or shuttle between chimneys and roofs to release their energy, or even wander in groups on the streets!

This strange scene made Qin Zhibo feel as if he had arrived in a cat kingdom, where cats were the masters of this town.

In addition to cats, the people here also dress in medieval style, are basically white, and speak modern English.

Faced with Qin Zhibo, an outsider, some young children would look at him with curiosity, while the older townspeople seemed to be accustomed to it and just glanced at him and didn't look at him any more.

……

After a walk around the town, Qin Zhibo became more certain that this was a peaceful place.

The residents of Uza are easy to communicate with and very friendly to outsiders, similar to the novice village in the game.

They asked Qin Zhibo some questions and knew clearly that Qin Zhibo was a person who came to this world from "outside the forest".

"Don't worry. We have no ill will towards outsiders. In fact, you are not the only outsider who has come to Ulthar from 'outside the forest.'"

"You can settle here, or go somewhere else and pursue what you want..."

"You are free here, but you must not kill any cats."

Qin Zhibo was met by an old man in the village who held a position similar to that of a pastor. He lived in a church on a hill near Wusa and held a position somewhat similar to that of a village chief.

Qin Zhibo wanted to know more about this world, so the two of them talked for a long time.

From his explanation, Qin Zhibo learned that the Dreamland was divided into four continental regions, and the continents were separated from each other by the ocean.

The Western Region is the most famous area in the entire Dreamland and also the most populous continent. Their Uzza is located in the south of the Western Region.

The southern region is mostly islands and oceans. The people there are relatively backward, and the richness of mainland species is not as high as in other regions, but the seafood is particularly abundant.

The eastern region is basically uninhabited. There is a city built of onyx there called "Celephais". Most areas other than this are restricted areas that cannot be reached.

The northern region is cold and mountainous. There is a place called the "Cold Plateau" where "Cold Spiders" and "Cold Plains People" live.

"But when it comes to the Cold Plateau, the most mysterious place is none other than the secret realm of Kadath."

"That's the legendary residence of the Dream Gods. It's also the highest point in the world, a place that has witnessed miracles over countless years..."

It seems that few people in the town have come to borrow these ancient wisdoms recently. The old man has become more and more talkative, telling a lot of knowledge that cannot be seen on the navigator.

Suddenly, Qin Zhibo felt a system prompt ringing in his ears.

"Obtain the main quest - Dreaming of the Secret Realm of Kadath"

"Mission Content: Go to the Secret Realm of Kadath"

"Quest requirements: No time limit, successfully meet the dream gods"

"Quest Reward: General Skill Proficiency, 5000 Mythical Knowledge Skill Proficiency"

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Qin Zhibo's brain was hazy and his eyes were blurred. It seemed that his consciousness had just left the border between reality and illusion and went to another dimension.

But the task prompt did appear at the edge of the field of vision.

This was an experience Qin Zhibo had never had before, and he was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses.