Return to Fairy Tale Town
The atmosphere in Fairy Tale Town was a bit off today. Some people who usually stayed at home went out onto the street and looked at the sky in the distance, where there was a huge black sphere. Some knowledgeable people had already recognized that the black sphere must be a Dreamlands.
The next moment, a crack appeared in the black sphere, and countless dark shadows emerged from it. Some residents were already prepared to take action. Then, the shadows retracted like tentacles, floating in mid-air, clinging to the black sphere.
Some of the weaker individuals had already lowered their heads. The sight in the sky was not something they could witness; otherwise, their minds would be corrupted, and their own attributes would be infected, mixed with the shadow attribute.
Conversely, some cultivators with shadow attributes widened their eyes. Shadow creatures of this level were rare and could help them understand shadows. The next moment, a small black dot split off from the shadow and fell down, transforming into a mysterious figure wearing a wizard's robe.
Lu Li did not pull up the hood of his wizard's robe, revealing his handsome face with some black magical tattoos on it. Everyone watched Lu Li warily until he took out a symbol of Theseus, at which point they lowered their guard.
"Oh my, isn't this Alice's little apprentice? What's your relationship with that shadowy creature in the sky? Can I buy it a drink?" A languid and charming voice came, followed by the sound of high heels. Lu Li turned around and saw an extremely beautiful woman, none other than the sleeping vampire princess Aurora.
"Didn't Miss Aurora continue to sleep and entertain guests?" Lu Li asked in return. This Sleeping Beauty was famous for her sleeping.
"You've only been awake for a little over a year, how could you possibly be interested in going back to sleep? Do you perhaps want to enjoy my services?" Aurora covered her mouth with her ladylike fan and said with a coquettish laugh, "You still haven't answered our questions!"
"Strictly speaking, that's me!" Lu Li said noncommittally.
Aurora's expression changed slightly, then she became more serious and said with a hint of reminiscence, "I never expected that you would also choose the path of Avatar a monster."
"You came back for that ship repair thing, right? You'd better be careful, I heard the water's really deep in there," Aurora said seriously, then became playful again. "I'm going on this mission too, so if you run into danger, you can come find me, your older sister."
"Are you going too?" Lu Li asked, somewhat puzzled.
"That's right, I'm definitely the most suitable candidate." Aurora nodded and said, "See you then. Prince William ordered takeout; I'm going to his house to sleep all day."
Fairy Tale Town returned to its original peace and tranquility. Red Shoes, still wearing those iron shoes, danced incessantly, only to be put back into the furnace to reheat them once they cooled down. Various things were also happening on the streets.
For example, a giant werewolf, two or three meters tall, was running rampant in Fairy Tale Town when several wizards worked together to drape him in a red robe, transforming him back into a delicate little girl who was now tearfully apologizing to everyone.
A simple, black Matchstick Man was selling Matchstick from the city, carrying a basket. Lu Li glanced at the Matchstick Man; it possessed Lu Li's own magical properties. Although it couldn't be considered his descendant, it was closely related to Lu Li.
After a moment's thought, Lu Li understood the situation. The magic he had accidentally left behind in the Matchstick Dreamland had infected the newly formed life, and strictly speaking, Lu Li needed to take some responsibility.
Lu Li his mind and naturally headed towards the teleportation array that Theseus had set up in Fairy Tale Town. He quickly returned to Theseus Magic Society and went directly to the foot of the tower. There, he saw the door open and Mei Juansu, whom he had met once before, walked out.
The two nodded in acknowledgment, Lu Li entered the tower, where he once again saw this generation of Theseus, who resembled an old man, a child, a man, and a woman, yet was unlike any of them, seemingly a perfect being.
"According to the agreement, you are obligated to choose not to participate in this mission after listening to the mission description," Theseus said with a perfect smile. "Just to clarify beforehand, completing this mission will earn you 50 contribution points, and even if you don't complete it, you'll still receive 20 contribution points. Of course, this number of contribution points will be adjusted based on the actual situation."
The agreement Lu Li signed with Theseus was that if Lu Li completed five missions for Theseus and earned 100 contribution points, he could leave Theseus's organization. Obviously, as long as Lu Li completes this mission, he will have achieved half of this goal.
Theseus then explained the general information about the mission to Lu Li, making Lu Li realize that this mission was not simple.
The Ship of Theseus, though called a ship, is actually a colossal vessel composed of the generations of Theseus. It is only called a ship because it sails on the River of Wisdom and because of the legend of Theseus's immortality.
The River of Wisdom connects countless Land of Stars, and the Ship of Theseus sails upon them, establishing itself on several Land of Stars. It can be considered a colossal being spanning several worlds, and now the problem arises in one of those worlds.
The Theseus organization has a large company there, but recently, this company was attacked by an unknown organization, losing branch offices one after another. Furthermore, the company's products have mutated, causing great disaster and making it hostile to the local forces.
So, in short Theseus's position there is unstable, and the ship of Theseus has been damaged. Someone needs to repair it, otherwise losing this world would have a significant impact on This Theseus.
However, the difficulty lies in the fact that this world has some special characteristics. It does not reject beings with external strength from entering, but beings with excessively powerful external strength will be resisted by the world if they want to enter.
Theseus has no shortage of powerful people, but they are difficult to enter, while those who are weak are unlikely to be of much help to the situation inside.
"So what you need are people who can quickly develop by leveraging the local power system?" Lu Li realized that, just like in the main world, this world rejects powerful beings who do not belong to the local power system.
"Have you ever tried summoning powerful people from within through rituals?" Lu Li asked.
"I've tried it. Although the difficulty of entering has been reduced somewhat, it's still quite high, and it's difficult to set up such a large-scale summoning ritual in that world." Theseus clearly understood Lu Li's plan.
"Your main body is too powerful, so it will definitely be difficult for you to enter. This clone in front of you won't have any problems, and because of Theseus's connection, your clone doesn't need to worry about movement," Theseus said. "However, this clone of yours isn't very strong, so it will be difficult for it to truly complete the mission even if it goes in."
So, are you going or not?
"Of course I'm going." Lu Li gave an amusing smile.