Acai's Sky

Chapter 963: Dream Ruins: Dream Square 2

"Tong Acai: Generals, have you all entered the fragments?"

As soon as the message was sent, the chat box immediately exploded. Bai Qi's avatar at the top lit up first, and this cold-faced killer's words were somewhat earthy:

"Qin General Bai Qi: I was just about to take my soldiers into a red fragment to check. What's wrong with the Lord? Summon us if you need us."

Then Li Xin's message popped up, and next to his profile picture was a dynamic bronze sword effect:

"Qin General Li Xin: That's right, summon us directly if you need us. The fragments will come later! I've just learned a new sword technique called 'Sweeping the Enemy' and I'm worried about where to practice it, so I'm just practicing on the scoundrels in the market!"

The portrait of Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di, is glittering with gold, and the title of "Emperor Yongle" is hung below the portrait:

"Emperor Ming, Zhu Di: Where have you been? Have you spotted the legendary mirage? The Divine Machine Battalion and the Five Army Battalions under my command are all eager to see it! "

Li Shimin's news arrived a little later, and there were a few maple leaf effects floating in his profile picture:

"Tang Emperor Li Shiming: Can you summon us?"

Just as Ah Cai was about to reply, the Mohist representative, "Mo Shiqi," suddenly appeared, with a spinning mechanical kite hovering next to his avatar:

"Mohist Mo Shiqi: My Lord! If you need to move supplies, my Mohist mechanical beasts are on standby! Our newly developed "Swallowing Mountains and Rivers" storage mechanical beast can hold dozens of Xianyang Palaces!"

Before Acai had time to type, Nuomituan suddenly cried "Awooo" at the chat interface, and accidentally pressed the send button with its paw, and a string of garbled characters mixed with its cute emoticons was sent out.

Suddenly, the messages in the chat box became even more lively:

"Tang General Cheng Zhijie: What is this? It's even cuter than the auspicious beasts of our Great Tang! I'd trade ten jars of daughter's red wine for a hug of it!"

"Ming Chen·Xie Jin: Hahahaha! The garbled characters produced by this little guy's claws look like the "heavenly script" I have just created!"

"Mojia·Mojiu: I suggest developing this into a mechanical beast emoji package, it will surely become a global phenomenon!"

Ah Cai laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten her waist. She quickly re-edited the message:

"Tong Acai: Stop it! I'm in the Dream Square of "Dream Ruins". There are treasures everywhere. Come quickly! @All members"

As soon as the message was sent, the sound of metal clashing suddenly came from the void.

Qin General Bai Qi's bronze armor pierced the mist first, followed by the neatly arrayed Qin army, spears and halberds like a forest.

Emperor Ming Zhu Di rode a crimson warhorse through the fog, the firearms of the Shenjiying behind him glowing coldly.

The black-armored soldiers of Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty were all covered in flowing light, and maple leaves flew everywhere the army passed.

The Mohist mechanical beasts were even more exaggerated. The huge mechanical kites cast shadows in the sky, and the mechanical beasts under their feet were carrying mountain-like boxes of supplies.

"My Lord!" Bai Qi clasped his fists in salute, his gaze drawn to the glowing vines covering the ground. "This place... looks like a treasure trove specially set up by Heaven for us!"

Zhu Di dismounted, stroked the rabbit-eared stone lion, and exclaimed in amazement: "Wonderful! Even more novel than my Forbidden City! Pass the order down, anyone who sees a rare object must register it first, and study it slowly after returning to the palace!"

Ah Cai looked at the mighty team, and then looked at 00541 who was ready to go, and suddenly had a premonition - this treasure hunt trip to Youmengfang would probably shake the entire fragment of the universe.

The night was as dark as ink, but the Youmengfang night market was as bright as day. Twelve moons disappeared into the clouds, replaced by floating lanterns, each one adorned with a talking wick.

Acai was walking in front holding a glutinous rice ball. A string of glowing candied haws was hanging on the little guy's paws, and when he took a bite, it would burst out with star-like fluorescent lights.

Tong Jiayuan followed her with his hands behind his back, his gold-rimmed glasses reflecting the strange light from the street stalls. He suddenly stopped and looked at the sparse crowd.

"Strange, even with so many of us here, the market is still empty. We must have had over a thousand people come in, right?"

Before he could finish his words, two daggers flew out of the nearby weapon shop, suddenly spun, spelled out the word "three thousand" in the air, and then fell back to the shelf with a "ding" sound.

Ah Cai glanced at him, her fingertips unconsciously rubbing the jade token at her waist: "Should we summon the Chinese soldiers as well? After all, we have the prop [Calling Order: Heavenly Group Assembly Order]."

These words startled Nuomituan so much that he almost dropped the candied haws. The little fellow hurriedly wrapped his tail around the bamboo stick, but his ears stood straight up, obviously he was looking forward to his new companion.

"Summon them all!"

Ah Er rushed out from the crowd, with half a glowing flower petal on his head. "It doesn't matter whether those who have obtained fragments come or not. Those who haven't obtained fragments can come to Taobao as soon as possible!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the street stall selling puppet dolls suddenly became lively. Dozens of puppets turned their heads in unison and shouted "Agree" in a mechanical voice, scaring a passing monk so much that he knocked over the spirit beast cage in his hand.

Ming Dynasty official Yang Shiqi walked over, waving a feather fan. The four golden characters "Peaceful and Prosperous Times" on the fan shone faintly. "This should be a fragment of an important supply. We should call in the Chinese soldiers to provide it."

He paused, pointing his feather fan at a distant building bearing the banner of the "Misty Tavern." "Having inventory in hand gives you a better chance of surviving the regional war! Haven't you seen the "Drunken Life, Dream of Death" wine in that tavern? It's said to give a person a glimmer of hope in life-or-death moments?"

Ming minister Xie Jin suddenly appeared from the painting stall next to him, holding a scroll that was still painting automatically - the painting showed Ah Cai holding a glutinous rice ball, but behind the ball was an army of hundreds of spirit beasts.

"But the Master's mission requires her to survive safely for seven days. Do all of us share this mission?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the glutinous rice ball suddenly jumped up and bared its teeth at the "self" on the scroll, which resulted in it knocking over the paint can of the painting stall owner. The splashed fluorescent paint condensed into the three words "not shared" in the air.

Mozhe Xu Ruo had unknowingly adjusted the bronze compass in his hand. As the gears turned, a dark blue task progress bar appeared on the surface of the compass: "The task is not shared, we are just here by the way."

He raised his hand and motioned for everyone to look at the miniature projection in the center of the compass. In the image, Ah Cai was surrounded by a group of glowing butterflies. "Just take care of yourself, my Lord. As for you all, the Mohist School's newly developed [Heavenly Secret Early Warning Device] can sense danger three quarters in advance. If you need it, you can—"

Before he could finish his words, he was suddenly interrupted by cheers erupting from the street.

Three masked Fallen Ones passed by, carrying a massive bronze tripod. Vivid dragon patterns adorned the tripod's body. The aroma emanating from the cracks in its lid condensed into words: "Whoever possesses this tripod will command caravans from all realms!"

Ah Er's eyes lit up instantly, and he rushed to Ah Cai's side: "Master! Let's grab——"

"What are you robbing for?"

Qin General Li Xin appeared out of nowhere and tapped Er's head with his sword sheath. "Didn't you see the words 'Those with destiny will obtain it' engraved on the tripod?"

Before he could finish his words, the glutinous rice ball suddenly broke free from Acai's arms and jumped in front of the bronze tripod. As soon as its claws touched the edge of the tripod, the whole tripod suddenly made a sound like a bell, and the dragon pattern seemed to come alive and coiled around the ball. The next second, Acai's portrait appeared on the body of the tripod.

The whole place fell silent for a moment.

The fallen ones saluted in unison, and the lid of the tripod slowly opened, revealing a pile of jade slips and elixirs inside. On the top lay a glowing token, with "Master Youmeng Fangzhu" engraved on the front and the crooked claw mark of Glutinous Rice Ball on the back.

"What...what is this?" Ah Cai was stunned.

00541 circled excitedly above her head, "Congratulations, host! You've accidentally triggered the hidden quest 'Heaven's Destiny Master'! Now you can get a 40% discount on everything in the entire Youmengfang!"

Ah Cai looked at the proud glutinous rice ball in her arms, and suddenly felt that this seven-day mission might turn into an unprecedented carnival feast.