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Chapter 574 - 321 Pilgrimage Fire Basin_2

Chapter 574: Chapter 321 Pilgrimage Fire Basin_2

These goblins sure are durable, they’ve even got railroad tracks. Though it’s not trains yet on these tracks, but mine carts, the appearance of trains isn’t too far off.

Moreover, the goblins have laid these tracks right inside the Dark Elf’s temple, they seem to be planning on stripping this ancestral temple bare...

As he reads the text, Mu You thinks about how to deal with the goblins next.

Directly charging in and attacking wouldn’t work; he’d experienced the power of the goblins’ Alchemy Weapons stationed at the temple gate. They’d snuck here through an original path just to avoid their sharp edges.

Now the goal is to cause as much damage as possible without alarming those Battle Robots.

Mu You makes a move in the game after making this decision.

[You ask the Old Goblin Eugene what the goblins’ robot’s weaknesses are.]

[Eugene candidly tells you, the biggest weakness of Alchemy Robots is their energy!]

[When a single Alchemy Robot is in use, it can be directly powered by the Demon Crystal. But when a large batch of robots are started simultaneously within a small range, the Demon Crystal becomes a high-cost, low-efficiency power supply. A more suitable method of supply is by setting up fixed Magic Crystal Energy Arrays to remotely power all nearby robots simultaneously.]

[The robots in the temple at present are using this exact power supply method: the goblins have set up ten Magic Crystal Arrays around the temple. Locate and covertly shut down these Magic Crystal Arrays and all the goblin robots will be paralyzed.]

[Without the aid of their robots, the combat power of the Goblin Engineers’ bodies is almost zero. Once this is achieved, you can easily conquer the entire temple...]

This energy transfer formation was simply a cordless charger, in short!

Narratively though, contrary to technology on Earth, remote energy transfer using magic is a more efficient power supply method.

While Mu You didn’t understand the specific principle, going forward, he only needed to find these ’charging stations’.

[You ask Eugene about the locations of these Magic Crystal Arrays.]

[Eugene says you just need to follow him, he’ll lead you to all the Magic Crystal Arrays.]

[Saying this, Eugene takes the lead and exits the mountain wall, jumping into the temple, and urges you to catch up quickly. Only once things here are sorted can he start on his research...]

Mu You watches with a speechless expression; this second-rate collaboration was performed quite well, wasn’t it...

Now wasn’t the time for dawdling, though. Mu You asked the others to wait for him as he followed Eugene alone. The fewer people, the better when sneaking around on enemy turf.

[You follow Eugene into the temple. Eugene turns around and hands you a red crystal stone.]

[This was a Clockwork Stone, when other robots scanned you with it, they wouldn’t detect your human identity, but would consider you as one of their own.]

[Eugene strolls around the front leading the way and you invisibly follow behind. The Goblin Engineers they met along the way were busy with their duties and indifferent towards Eugene...]

Just like that, following a seasoned second-rate personnel, Mu You felt like he was gullibly following a guide to complete an instance in-game—it was too effortless.

The only thing he didn’t get was that the game intermittently offered him some strange options.

[You see a snuffed Pilgrimage Fire Basin on the wall ahead, do you wish to light it?]

"No."

With a bemused expression, Mu You thought, why on earth is he being asked to light a Fire Basin? Sneaking around was exceedingly hard; lighting a torch would just attract the goblins, wouldn’t that just be asking for trouble?

[You see another extinguished Pilgrimage Fire Basin up ahead, do you...]

"No!"

[You see...]

"No!"

...

During the trek with the Old Goblin, they encountered a good seven or eight fire basins. He was reminded each time, it was fine once or twice, but after so many times, even Mu You started to sense something wasn’t right: Could there be secrets hidden in these fire basins?

With that thought, Mu You continued to silently read the text. When the game popped up a notice about the next fire basin, and there were no recent notifications about other goblins, he chose ’Yes’ this time.

[You quietly move forward, and with a clump of embers, light the fire basin on the wall.]

[The Fire Basin blazed brilliantly, illuminating the path before you around the corner.]

Is that...it?

With a frown, Mu You waited but couldn’t find further instructions. After lighting the Fire Basin, apart from illuminating the path, there were no strange occurrences or instructions, it seemed like a normal utilitarian Fire Basin.

Disappointed, Mu You shook his head, deciding to forget about it as he continued to follow the Old Goblin.

On their journey, the Old Goblin had already silently destroyed three Magic Crystal Arrays. It was Eugene who took action each time, swiftly tidying it up, and Mu You had no opportunity to lend a hand. Moreover, the aftermath surprisingly didn’t alert the other goblins.

This made Mu You feel somewhat redundant.

Just as Mu You thought they could go on to smoothly complete the mission, the game abruptly showed a new notification.

[As you pass by a stone wall deep within the temple, you feel an aberrant wave suddenly coming from the stone wall next to you and involuntarily halt.]

[Eugene up ahead casts a quizzical look back at you, seeking an explanation. You choose...]

[You let Eugene know he should continue, you have some other business to handle.]

[Eugene didn’t think much of it, he’d already realized letting you tag along offered no help, so he told you to meet back at the ant’s nest entrance later. Then he left alone to find the next Magic Crystal Array.]