MTL - Start a Core Pod-Chapter 45 The Goddess of the Lake

  Chapter 45 The Goddess of the Lake

  Following the path in the forest, Duanmuhuai and Aojis came to a lake, which was full of greenery and surrounded by broken stone pillars and ruins. From the outside, it seemed that this place used to be some kind of temple or other buildings. And in the center of the lake there is a small island on which is carved a statue of a woman holding a golden chalice.

   That is the goddess of the lake.

  Looking at the sculpture in front of him, Duanmuhuai frowned, but at this moment, a system prompt suddenly appeared in front of him again.

  【Sacred object signal detected, sacred object coordinates locked】

   "Poof——!"

  Seeing this, Duanmu Huai almost spat out a mouthful of old blood—where did the sacred object come from? Wait, is it the Holy Grail?

  Going to take this thing away?

  Looking at the holy grail in the hands of the goddess of the lake, Duanmuhuai thought for a moment.

  Gee, you said if I took the Bretonnian's grail, they wouldn't come and beat me.

   They can't beat them anyway.

  Thinking of this, Duanmuhuai suddenly felt stable, the green knight was beaten down by himself, and he was afraid of a hammer!

So Duanmuhuai also felt relieved, and then he aimed at the statue of the goddess in the lake, intending to directly activate the jetpack and fly over to get this thing back—with this sacred object, then you can build the [Judgement Court Library] to [ Antimatter energy core] analyzed, and then built a reactor!

However, just as Duanmuhuai was gearing up to make a move, the statue of the goddess suddenly exuded a dazzling golden radiance. Then, the statue suddenly changed form, from the original stone sculpture to A living woman!

  ? ? ?

  Leave this here and let me play the big change and live?

Looking at the woman in front of him, Duanmu Huai was stunned for a moment, and then he saw the woman bent down, scooped a glass of water from the lake with a cup, and then she floated across the lake, came to Duanmu Huai, and handed the cup to him. past.

"Well………"

  Looking at the cup handed by the woman, Duanmuhuai looked disgusted, don't think I didn't see you flying over barefoot from above. Moreover, the water in this lake is raw water, which is not hygienic. If you have a little athlete's foot or something, it won't hurt if you drink it?

  But it would be impolite for someone to pass it over and not pick it up, so Duanmuhuai took the cup bravely, glanced at the liquid inside, and soon the system information appeared.

  【Holy water in the lake: After drinking, you can get special expertise (Goddess Favor) (Goddess Blessing) (Psychological Immunity)】

  【Available title: Holy Grail Knight (Charm +2)】

   Me? Add charm?

  Seeing this, Duanmu Huai's eyes suddenly brightened.

  伱If you want to add charm, then I won't be sleepy!

  I want to add charm!

  Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai immediately felt that he didn't dislike this cup of holy water. Although there were indeed some problems, at least it was quite clear when he looked carefully, at least it was much better than the aloe vera juice on Ah San Street.

   Clean and hygienic, right?

  But Duanmuhuai still didn't drink it immediately.

  He knew that after drinking the holy water, he would become the Holy Grail Knight of the Goddess of the Lake, but... Duanmu Huai did not intend to sell himself to the Goddess of the Lake.

   Just kidding, I am a majestic judge, thanks to the fact that I am not from the Inquisition of Heresy, otherwise the goddess of the lake is also my loyal object. How could he do things for the goddess of the lake in turn?

  But this Holy Grail is really reluctant... After all, it is a sacred object that is close at hand...

   "...?"

   Watching Duanmuhuai holding the Holy Grail without moving for a long time, the blond woman in front of her also showed a puzzled expression.

   "This is a blessing from the goddess of the lake, as long as you drink it, you will have enough power to protect this world..."

  I know this, but if the price is to sell one's body, it would be inappropriate.

   It is hard to say whether the Green Knight was hooked like this back then.

  Thinking of this, Duanmuhuai hesitated for a moment, and finally looked at the woman.

   "Can you give it to me?"

"certainly."

  The blond woman nodded with a smile.

   "This cup of holy water is for you."

   "No, I mean the cup... can I have it?"

  “…………”

Hearing Duanmuhuai's words, the blond woman fell silent for a while. She looked at Duanmuhuai in surprise, as if she had no idea what was going on in front of her... The Holy Grail Knight was probably the first to ask for the Holy Grail in person. .

   "Thank you then."

  Since the woman didn't refuse, Duanmu Huai took her as her acquiescence, so she nodded, and then quickly started sending coordinates. The next moment, a teleportation beam emerged from the feet of Duanmuhuai and Aojisi, and in the blink of an eye, the two disappeared completely.

  “…………”

  Only the blonde woman was still floating on the lake, staring dumbfounded at the uninhabited wilderness in front of her.

   Not knowing how to react.

Duanmuhuai didn't care what the goddess of the lake thought. After teleporting back to the core cabin, he immediately put the Holy Grail on the terminal, and then obtained points to unlock the [Judgement Court Library] - at this point, Duanmuhuai is considered He breathed a sigh of relief, he was really worried that the other party would take the Holy Grail back. But now that the holy objects have been transformed, even if you want to take it... you can't take it back.

  Then, Duanmu Huai took out the [Antimatter Energy Core] he had obtained before, walked out of the core cabin, walked through the corridor, and came to the library of the Tribunal on the other side.

  The style here is exactly the same as that of the [Strategic Command Room]. The whole room is decorated like a church, and the bookshelves on the walls in all directions are empty, with nothing. An arc-shaped platform is located high in the center of the room, on which a platform resembling a church altar is placed. Duanmu Huai stepped forward and placed the [Antimatter Energy Core] in the center of the platform. Soon, the metal servo skulls at the four corners of the platform slowly rose, emitting beams of light from the eye sockets, scanning the area in front of him. core.

   At the same time, a system prompt appeared in front of Duanmu Huai's eyes.

  【Antimatter energy core (under analysis)】

  【Progress: 1%】

  【Time required: 186 days】

   "It's been a long time..."

  Looking at the progress bar in front of him, Duanmuhuai frowned slightly, but it wasn't surprising, after all, it was an ancient sage technology, and it was really difficult to analyze it, and it took time as a matter of course.

As for the holy water in the Holy Grail, Duanmu Huai didn't waste it, so he found a bottle and put it in. He planned to analyze the [Energy Core] by the way and see the situation - after all, it is something that can add charm, if it can be analyzed If you make it, then you can make this kind of holy water by yourself in the future. Let alone drink it, it will be enough for bathing and washing your face...

After doing all this, Duanmu Huai took Augis back to the lake again. At this moment, the poor blond woman was still floating in the air, looking at him pitifully, as if she had been robbed of a stick little girl with sugar.

   "Sorry, but that cup is so useful to me, I have to take it."

  Looking at the blond woman in front of him, Duanmu Huai could only tell the truth—anyway, your cup has been broken down, and now you can't get it back even if you want to!

   "But I won't take it for nothing. If you need me to do something, as long as I can do it, then I will definitely not shirk it."

  Although it is against the rules to buy and sell by force, but for Duanmuhuai at present, the most important thing is the sacred object...

  “………”

  Hearing this, the blond woman sighed, and then she looked at Duanmuhuai again.

   "Then, knight, soon, this continent will encounter an unprecedented catastrophe. I hope you can protect this world and eliminate the coming threat."

  Accompanied by the blond woman's words, Duanmuhuai also had a mission reminder pop up in front of him.

  【Activate the mission "Doomsday Catastrophe"】

  【Mission Objective: Prevent the Destruction of the World】

  【The world is about to face a ruthless catastrophe, look for clues to stop it all】

  I have a go, this proposition is big enough.

Seeing this, Duanmu Huai was taken aback. He originally thought it was some kind of mission to protect Bretonnia, but he didn't expect to go to the world level all of a sudden... Wait, is it the end of the world here? Do you mean the last moment?

  The so-called final moment can be regarded as the first big event of Xinghai OL.

  To sum it up in one sentence...the player's novice village exploded.

  The situation at that time was like this. More and more players flooded into Xinghai OL, and then on this planet, various forces began to fight for various reasons, even the chaos forces were no exception. The novice players at that time were very happy, because there were a lot of more tasks, but later, they found that the difficulty of these tasks was a bit unusual, and as the plot progressed, the players felt that the situation was not right.

  So they began to seek help from other judge players who had successfully left the novice planet and went to the universe starry sky.

At that time, those players were immersed in the joy of exploring the infinite starry sky. Except for a few players who went back to check the situation, most of the players didn't take these things to heart. , anyway, there won't be any problems in the end, isn't there still a CG kill if the player can't beat it?

Well, the result was unexpected... In the end, the player lost. A mysterious existence opened the third chaos portal hidden inside the planet, tore apart the entire planet and swallowed it into the chaotic realm of the subspace. This planet is completely over.

   This ending surprised all the players. You must know that at that time, many players joined forces on that planet, and they used it to gain reputation, buy houses, and recruit people. In the end, you exploded in place and wiped everything out?

   Can this be tolerated?

  So at that time, players complained to the production company one after another, demanding an explanation and compensation from the production company.

  However, the production company’s answer was very spiritual—it’s all the fault of the players’ lack of effort. If you worked hard to stop the conspiracy and protect the planet, then what is happening now would not happen.

  So in the final analysis, it’s the fault of you players who didn’t work hard, so what should I do.

   Faced with the production company's blame, the players were also dumbfounded. They have seen shameless ones, but they have never seen such shameless ones...

That is, after that, many people quit the game, but the remaining players also began to take every mission and event on every planet seriously-obviously, although the explosion in the Xinshou Village was indeed heartbreaking, But it is indeed a lesson for all players. Let them know that if they just touch fish, it will really lead to the destruction of the world.

  If this is the case... this task will be much more difficult!

  (end of this chapter)