Chapter 253 - 173: Do You Take Me for an Idiot?
Le Ti
’This is... Le Ti? The NPC Brother Miaozi ran into on the Casa Peninsula?’
Forgotten Dao narrowed his eyes. He quickly recalled this information based on what the man had said.
Although Brother Miaozi never found out what the Candlekeeper did to him, one thing was certain: this guy was definitely no good.
So, he took out his Banner...
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, calm down, calm down."
Seeing Forgotten Dao get ready to attack without a word, Le Ti started to lose his composure. He quickly made a placating gesture with his hands, trying to calm him down.
But it seemed to have no effect. Forgotten Dao had already begun to chant a Prayer.
"I can tell you how to enter the Lion Serpent’s chamber and the secrets of this Divine Hall!"
Seeing that the other man was still unmoved, Le Ti couldn’t afford to be mysterious any longer. Cold sweat dripped down his face as he blurted it out.
"..."
At his words, Forgotten Dao paused, but his gaze remained extremely wary.
Brother Miaozi and the other Prison Players had discussed it long ago. This NPC was bad news—a cunning, duplicitous liar with ulterior motives.
Therefore, nothing he said could be trusted until it was verified.
"...Let’s hear it."
Still, Forgotten Dao decided to hear him out. After all, for a player like him, the worst that could happen was having to reform his body.
Of course, he still took precautions.
THUD!
Right in front of Le Ti, Forgotten Dao tossed a Sacrificial Living Corpse down the stairs. It landed with a muffled impact.
Le Ti: "..."
’This evil Candle Spirit is truly insane...’
Le Ti wiped away his sweat, cursing inwardly, but forced a brilliant smile onto his face.
"...The Lion Serpent created the Barrier to protect its transformation, of course. Therefore, without the help of some special Power, it’s impossible to open it..."
"There are only two ways to open the Barrier. One is to destroy it with overwhelming Power. As for the other way..."
Le Ti chuckled, trying to be mysterious again.
But Forgotten Dao clearly wasn’t falling for it.
"Heh heh..."
Forgotten Dao let out a cold laugh, took out his Human Skin Banner, and mercilessly unleashed a Mad Blood Shock right at him.
BANG!
Le Ti’s pupils shrank. He arched his back, barely managing to dodge the attack. A chunk of the railing behind him was blown away, leaving a gaping hole.
This horrified Le Ti. "Dammit, what are you doing?! Don’t you want to know how to open the Barrier?"
"Someone told me that if I ever saw you, I should just punch you," Forgotten Dao sneered. "Feel free to keep spouting nonsense and see what happens."
"You..."
Le Ti was furious.
’Calm down... calm down...’
But he quickly forced himself to settle down.
To be honest, his attempt at being mysterious just now was purely a habit from his usual way of speaking; he hadn’t actually done it on purpose.
However, this Candle Spirit before him was clearly different from the last one.
He was more volatile, more insane, and utterly unpredictable... To achieve his own goals, it was best to just go along with him.
Most importantly... no more nonsense for now.
With that thought, Le Ti took a deep breath and organized his words.
"Let’s put it this way: I can give you two pieces of information."
"One is the method to open the Barrier, and the other is about what makes this Divine Hall special."
"Fine. Now, state your conditions," Forgotten Dao said calmly, nodding with his arms crossed.
His straightforward attitude left Le Ti momentarily stunned.
’How did he know I was going to state my conditions?’
’This Candle Spirit...’
Although he wasn’t quite used to Forgotten Dao’s way of thinking, it certainly saved him a lot of trouble explaining.
"...I need you to introduce me to the master of the Candlefire."
Le Ti stated his purpose—a request that seemed, on the surface, to be very simple.
Forgotten Dao raised an eyebrow at his words.
’The master of the Candlefire... he must be talking about the Candlekeeper, right?’
’Such a simple request?’
’According to the typical NPC quest in some games, aren’t they supposed to make you run from east to west and from north to south, only to reward you with three Copper Coins at the end?’
...Alright, the NPCs in Spirit Candle clearly weren’t that ridiculous.
However, a seemingly simple and easy request could very well hide a deeper motive.
Forgotten Dao was clearly no fool.
However...
After a moment of thought, Forgotten Dao spoke. "I can tell the Candlekeeper your request, but I can’t guarantee he’ll agree."
"That’s enough." Hearing this, Le Ti chuckled. "Then, in exchange, I will now reveal to you the method to enter the Barrier and the secret of the Divine Hall’s special nature..."
He drew out his words, looking like he was about to be mysterious again.
Forgotten Dao’s brow furrowed.
Seeing this, Le Ti caught himself. He coughed once and got straight to the point.
"See that nest in the tree over there? That’s the lizard swarm’s habitat."
Le Ti pointed in a direction, right at the Great Withered Tree that Forgotten Dao had seen earlier.
"In Gael’s Depression, the snake swarm and the lizard swarm are the two most powerful clans. Their leaders are the Lion Serpent and the Eagle Lizard, respectively."
"The war between the two clans has been a protracted one. To counter each other, they even raised specific creatures using fire, until..."
Le Ti glanced at the self-repairing railing behind him, chuckled, and continued.
"...After entering the Divine Hall, the Lion Serpent activated an Illusion Array and a Barrier to protect its transformation. Without immense Power, it’s nearly impossible to break through."
"But if you can obtain the counter-agent from the Eagle Lizard and use it, you’ll greatly increase your chances of breaking the Barrier..."
Le Ti actually had a lot more to say, but it seemed he didn’t want to provoke Forgotten Dao any further, so he kept it as brief as possible.