Chapter 266 : Chapter 266

Chapter 266: Wisdom's Enlightenment, the Disaster Brought by Outsiders

Crossing the "gate cave" of the village, everything suddenly appeared before my eyes: rolling highlands, and "houses" woven together, blending into the rainforest, like a secret garden in the vast rainforest.

In the center was a small inner lake, with a building on it that was half-woven and half-carved from stone.

Verdant vines grew symbiotically with the building, and it was clear that these were the handiwork of past seniors from the outside world.

The woven parts still tried to restore the original structure of the building, but the shapes they wove were still a bit strange, yet one could see the serious attitude of the house owner.

Many plants I had never seen before grew here, and I even saw leaves of a material similar to what Yu Miao was wearing.

It was indeed impressive to be able to make such clothes from such a large leaf.

“This is Fool's Village. According to your way of speaking, this is where we live. I'll take you to see Lord Yuhu.”

After coming in, Yu Miao directly waved at me, and Big Sis Bai and I entered together.

Here, I saw more of the Fool's Dream.

They lived a carefree life.

Perhaps only by not being exposed to more temptations could they live such a carefree life.

I felt a little envious and a little sad.

Envious of their carefree life, and sad that they could only stay here forever, unable to leave.

Upon seeing us, who were completely different from them, they also cast curious gazes at us, while some didn't mind.

After all, this was a secret realm, and people would always come over, it's just that the number of people coming recently had decreased.

But the arrival of outsiders would still bring them many novel things.

After seeing Yu Miao who led us, many of the Fool's Dreams came over to us.

From their words, it seemed they were Yu Miao's "friends."

Many of them looked very similar.

The only way to distinguish them was probably by their hair color, eye color, and the style of their clothes.

Even their voices were soft and sweet.

And Yu Miao, who led us here, had long, emerald green hair that cascaded down her back.

This fluffy hair was indeed enough to make many girls envious.

At this moment, Yu Miao was also introducing us to her friends.

Their names all started with Yu, but they didn't have the concept of a surname, and their names were just Yu something.

A very primitive way, but… indeed not easy to remember.

Arriving at the center of the village, this village's inner lake was very clear, but there were no fish or shrimp inside.

However, one could see the water plants swaying below, and plants similar to lotus leaves grew underwater, with their thick and hard leaves floating on the water.

And this was the only path from the shore to the center.

“Come on up. It's okay, don't be afraid of falling, this is very sturdy!”

Yu Miao skillfully jumped onto one of the leaves and bounced on it to show us its sturdiness.

“It's fine. Previous guests also came over like this. That's the village chief over there, the village chief's name is Yuhu.”

“Mm.”

I nodded lightly.

Actually, even without Yu Miao's explanation, I could probably tell that this was a transcendent plant.

The transcendent power gathered in the leaves could support heavy objects, and not just rely on the buoyancy of the water.

The ability of this plant was a bit lopsided, somewhat like a specially modulated plant, I was afraid it was the handiwork of another senior.

“Little Han, be careful.”

Big Sis Bai held my hand and stepped onto the leaf with me.

Although the leaf's supporting force was not small, it didn't mean it wouldn't shake, and Yu Miao, who had lived here all her life, seemed to be used to it.

Knock knock knock.

Yu Miao happily arrived at the building and knocked on the door.

Logically, the Fool's Dream were very small.

Looking around from the center at the buildings of the Fool's Dream around the village, the size of the doors was just enough for them to enter and exit, but not for us.

But this Village Chief Yuhu's house was different.

The size of this door was clearly designed for our size, and it had two handles, one on top and one on the bottom.

“Village Chief. The village has guests.”

Yu Miao shouted loudly outside the door.

After waiting for a long time, even when Big Sis Bai and I arrived at the door, a voice slowly came from inside.

“Coming.”

The voice that came was not very old.

As the door opened, a Fool's Dream that looked very similar to Yu Miao walked out.

She was similar to us, with hair the color of a lake's light blue, and a pair of indifferent light blue eyes looking up at us, as if she was used to it.

“Oh, it's guests. Are you here for the trial too?”

“Trial?”

Soon, the guide I had seen before came to mind, and the content about the trial also roughly surfaced.

“Yes, may I ask if you are here for the trial? If not, we will not force you, and you will still be our guests.”

Both Big Sis Bai and I had read about the so-called trial.

With the arrival of us outsiders, some changes would occur here.

Some very bad Fool's Dream would appear to cause trouble in the village.

That is to say, without us outsiders, they would not have such an undeserved disaster.

But if you asked them why they still welcomed the arrival of outsiders in this way, their answer was also very simple.

“They firmly believed that the outsiders were heroes who had descended, sensing the arrival of these bad people. But the problem was with Fool's Village, and they had no right to force the guests from outside to pay for them.”

Very simple and naive little guys.

Even if the seniors of the past tried to correct them, they would in turn correct those outsiders.

On this point, they were unwavering.

This was what was described in the intelligence and guides.

It could indeed bring us a lot of convenience, and also save us from trying to ask these little cuties, maybe we would be scolded by them.

Imagine these little cuties with their hands on their hips saying to us, this is definitely not your fault, don't take this undeserved disaster upon yourselves!

They must be very cute when they say that, right?

“Naturally, we are here to accept the trial. If there is any trouble here, please tell me. Since we are already here, it is our honor to be of help.”

I said.

“Thank you! Thank you, guests, for being willing to help our Fool's Village. Your deeds will be spread throughout all of the Fool's Dream! I'm sorry, you promised to help us, and I still don't know your names.”

“Village Chief. Let me do it! This is Little Han, and this is Bai Yu!”

Yu Miao volunteered at this moment.

“Little Han… Bai Yu… Thank you for your help. Today, we will hold a banquet for the two of you. Please do not refuse.”

“A banquet? That shouldn't be necessary, right?”

“Hehe… Just consider it our request. Everyone in the village hasn't had a guest in many days. A batch of the food they prepared for you has already gone bad… But please rest assured, we will use the best batch of food to feast you! I really miss the old days… It was much livelier then than it is now…”

“It's okay, maybe it will come true?”

I comforted her. I saw in the eyes of this village chief named Yuhu a nostalgia for the past.

If I could, I would also like to help these cute creatures, but I didn't have the ability to give them a guarantee right now.

“Thank you for your blessing, guest. Please enjoy the environment in the village. Previous guests said they liked this atmosphere very much when they came here, but they never seem to have come back once…”

“Mm…”

I felt a sense of twilight-like old age from this village chief.

She still looked the same as Yu Miao, but with much less liveliness, and she always liked to reminisce about the past.

Liking to reminisce about happy memories is probably something many people like to do, right?

There were not many recreational toys or games here.

A celebratory banquet was probably their only large-scale recreational activity.

Perhaps this was one of the reasons why they were so keen on feasting their guests.

“By the way, Village Chief, do you know anything about the Meditation Method?”

At this moment, after Yuhu had calmed down a bit, I also began to ask.

After all, we came to see the village chief with many things to ask, not just for a chat and leisure.

“Meditation Method… I have an impression. I heard from you guests that it's an ability you gain when you come here, right?”

“Mm.”

I nodded, but Yuhu's statement was a bit off.

She was telling me what she had heard from us outsiders, which meant that the Meditation Method was very likely not related to the Fool's Dream clan itself.

Could it be an extra addition by the Academy Head?

Thinking that this method could unlock the secrets of the Fool's Dream clan?

It was very likely so, then it was even more necessary to ask.

“I'm sorry, my understanding of the so-called Meditation Method is all information revealed to me by your guests. If you want to hear it, I don't mind telling you.”

When Yuhu began to speak, she moved over a small stool and began to explain to us.

She even handed us a small booklet.

The booklet seemed to be made of dried leaves through a special process, and on it was written slightly awkward text in an unknown ink.

The book itself was very small, probably just right in the hands of the Fool's Dream, but in our hands it was a bit small, as delicate as a pamphlet.

The text had to be read closely and guessed at to be understood.

After roughly understanding it, I didn't say anything more.

Since the Meditation Method had nothing to do with the Fool's Dream clan, the seniors who came to ask would naturally only mention it in passing, and definitely wouldn't explain it in detail to Yuhu.

Compared to this, I still wanted to try it myself first.

“Um Village Chief, I'll be going now. I need to inform everyone about the banquet tonight. Little Han, Bai Yu, I'm leaving now.”

“Mm, Yu Miao, see you later.”

I smiled and bid them farewell.

After talking with the village chief for a while longer, we also left.

The information that could be obtained here was probably just this much.

It could be said that the progress was slow.

“Little Han, do you have any plans?”

Bai Yu turned her head to look at me and asked.

Bai Yu originally thought that Little Han had invited her to the secret realm for a trial, and she could rely on her own trial to protect Little Han.

But she didn't expect this trial to be like this, it immediately disabled her greatest support.

But some of her previous methods allowed her to have considerable strength even without a spellbook.

Besides, they had also brought self-defense items like alchemical items.

“Mm… find a place to settle down first, then study the Meditation Method. After all, we have plenty of time. By the way, Big Sis Bai, don't you have anything to do?”

I asked curiously, “It's already the last year and you're about to complete your studies, sigh. If you don't hurry, you won't be able to graduate on time, you'll only be able to complete your studies, you know?”

“Is completing your studies not good? After that, I can also stay behind, and I'll have a lot of time to slowly accompany you.”

“Eh? There's no need for that, right? It's more important to become a Transcendent Witch.”

I shook my head, still persuading Big Sis Bai not to be so short-sighted.

“Alright, then I'll listen to Little Han.”

At this moment, Bai Yu took out a tent from her storage equipment.

With the help of many enthusiastic Fool's Dream, we also chose a place to set it up.

The houses woven by the Fool's Dream here were not suitable for us to sleep in at night, and those old buildings were even less suitable for people to sleep in, so a tent was really needed.

The Fool's Dream recommended places for us based on where previous guests often chose.

After choosing a place, we also shared some of the food we brought with them.

“This… tastes so strange! I'll save it to share with my friends tonight!”

“Mmm… this one of mine is so weird… I'll go back and try to process it a bit.”

A group of Fool's Dream constantly praised or commented on the food we gave them.

Looking at them, I was already starting to worry about the food at night.

These were already processed or semi-processed foods, and they still wanted to go back and process them a bit.

I hoped they wouldn't come up with some dark cuisine.

Soon, with the help of these little cuties, the tent was set up quickly.

Although it looked a bit out of place here at the moment, at least we could spend the night here.

Then we took out some things like sleeping gear, chairs, and outdoor equipment.

We weren't afraid of things being stolen by just leaving them here.

After all, there were so many Fool's Dreams coming and going.

Looking at them, they didn't seem like they would steal things.

Even if they did, it wouldn't be very valuable.

But if there really were thieves, it wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing.

These little cuties from the Fool's Dream clan gave me a feeling that was too dreamlike, like little elves from a fairy tale, which didn't feel very real to me.

If they really had the idea of stealing, then it would mean that they also had weaknesses like human nature.

“Ah, lying down like this is so comfortable.”

I sat down on the camping blanket.

Actually, the green grass here could also be like this, but this place seemed to have been visited by many people and had become a clearing with no grass.

“Yeah, I really want to stay here forever.”

Bai Yu also lay down and said, looking directly at the sky.

This place was like a small world, with blue sky, white clouds, and a sun.

But under Spirit Vision, I could see that these were all spell effects.

The size and height of the secret realm itself were limited.

“But that's impossible. Time is a very luxurious thing.”

“Time is luxurious… that's for us. What if you become a Transcendent Witch and have a long lifespan?”

“Isn't that still very luxurious?”

“Yes…”

Bai Yu nodded lightly.

Being able to be with Little Han was indeed very luxurious.

After this time, when would the next time be?

If only everything could be as carefree as this secret realm, this was Bai Yu's simplest thought.

At this moment, neither of us spoke.

Bai Yu turned her head to look, only to find that I was playing with a small ball of light.

“What is this?”

“It's that spellbook we exchanged all our spellbooks for, isn't it? The Meditation Method spellbook.”

I said.

“What? Do you already have an idea?”

Bai Yu asked curiously.

She knew my Spirit Vision was very high, Floating World, a level that normal people shouldn't possess.

She had witnessed it with her own eyes.

“No, I have no clue. It's just a very ordinary spellbook. The internal structure is very normal, and I can't see any problems with the runes.”

I shook my head and said, then took out my portable Earth Vein system.

After trying, I found that the Earth Vein system could actually be opened here!

“Then shall I try it for you?”

Bai Yu was actually also a little interested in this Meditation Method.

In fact, last night she had directly contacted her mentor to ask about this secret realm.

Otherwise, how could she have obtained so much information in such a short time?

Similarly, she also received guidance from her mentor.

The Meditation Method, if possible, should be practiced and used a lot in the secret realm.

If she felt she couldn't solve the Wisdom's Enlightenment mission, she should cultivate the Meditation Method until she couldn't stand it and had to leave.

“Mm, sorry to trouble you, Big Sis Bai. I still want to try to reconstruct the Earth Vein information for this spellbook.”

I nodded.

After all, after losing all other spellbooks, the only thing I could do was to try the Meditation Method.

And after deconstructing this spellbook, I would also continue to try it, to see the difference between the Witch Meditation Method and this Meditation Method with my own experience.