This Text Adventure Game is definitely poisonous-Chapter 1238 - 553 Terminator TK-105

Black Forest, below the cave lit with numerous crystal stones transforming the area into a purple hue.

Mu You sat cross-legged beside the spring, and a light blue caterpillar crawled out from his embrace, curiously looking around.

Perhaps having sensed the breath of life emanating from the spring below, the caterpillar crawled down his shoulder and reached the stone-edge of the spring.

Gazing at the clear water in the spring, the caterpillar’s eyes revealed a longing mixed with a trace of hesitation.

Lingering by the edge for a moment, it first looked back at Mu You, confirming he was still beside it, which provided some reassurance. Then, turning back and gathering its courage, it slowly crawled into the water.

Once submerged, the caterpillar’s rows of delicate feet naturally spread out, and it floated on the water surface, mimicking the posture of plankton.

The abundant life force made the caterpillar feel very comfortable, cheerfully swimming around in the spring.

Until suddenly, it felt a shadow looming overhead. Its body stiffened, and it mechanically turned to look, only to see a large golden bird perched at the edge of the spring, tilting its head as it stared at it.

The inherent oppression from the bloodline immediately petrified the caterpillar on the spot; trembling in fear, it quickly turned and frantically swam towards the shore, trying to return to Mu You.

Unfortunately, just as it started moving, Canary bent down, opened its beak, and pecked towards it.

The caterpillar was terrified out of its wits and even more desperate to escape; however, the path ahead was blocked, and it could only watch as it was about to meet its end in the jaws of its natural enemy.

"Chirp!"

Just as Canary was about to carry the caterpillar away, a large hand reached out, grabbed it entirely, and moved it to the side.

"No, you can’t," Mu You said sternly to Canary.

Since tainting with the Immortal Spring, this little fellow clearly had gained considerable intelligence; Mu You believed it could definitely understand his words.

"Chirp..."

Canary whimpered sadly, turning its head aside as if it would complain, "I was just looking at it, why be so fierce?"

Meanwhile, the caterpillar that had narrowly escaped from the bird’s beak hurried onto the shore, climbing quickly up Mu You’s finger to his shoulder, then burrowed into his collar and went silent.

Mu You didn’t pay attention to the two little fellows; he put down Canary and looked towards the Forest Spirit not far away.

At that moment, the Forest Spirit was rooted in the soil with its eyes closed, and Vivian stood in the empty chest cavity of the Forest Spirit, also with her eyes closed and motionless.

After the Forest Spirit had recounted what had happened with its clan, Vivian had immediately requested to engage in direct dialogue with the Clan Leader of the Forest Spirit.

Exactly where these Forest Spirits resided, Mu You wasn’t sure; it must be a very concealed place that outsiders could only reach with the guidance of a Forest Spirit.

Between Forest Spirits, they could communicate mentally through the underground plant roots. Currently, Vivian was using this ability of the Forest Spirits to remotely connect to the consciousness of the leader on the other end to conduct negotiations of thoughts.

From Vivian’s tone, it seemed she knew the Clan Leader personally. Mu You couldn’t hear the specifics of the negotiation and could only silently wait.

This waiting lasted three to four hours.

Only when the fierce midday sun shone overhead did Vivian and the Forest Spirit finally make a move, both opening their eyes simultaneously.

Vivian immediately flew back to Mu You’s shoulder.

"How did it go?" Mu You hurriedly asked.

"The other party agreed, and we can handle all future pollution cores... However, that crafty old immortal made it a condition that we first find evidence of those people misusing Forest Spirit Cores and try to safely recover the five cores that have been sent out," Vivian explained.

"That complicated?" Mu You couldn’t help frowning after hearing it.

Finding evidence of the others causing trouble was manageable, as he didn’t believe this group would honestly rely on crafting fake Crystals to slowly draw out pollution; they definitely had some unspeakable secrets.

And now, Watchman and his group had already infiltrated the opposition’s organization, so uncovering their true objectives wasn’t too difficult.

The real challenge was the second condition: safely recovering the dispatched cores.

These items weren’t just stones that could be seized casually; they contained terrifying energy and were extremely fragile.

Initially, just because the cores overflowed a bit, the entire Black Forest had plunged into a frenzy of Black Magical Power; if a complete Forest Spirit Core were to be deliberately damaged, releasing all the energy within, the consequences were unimaginable!

With these cores in the opponent’s hands, they were essentially five bombs ready to explode at any moment, making it risky to act forcefully; they could only employ more gentle methods.

Overall, strategically recovering these cores without harm would definitely require significant cunning.

Later, Mu You took Vivian and left Black Forest.

Once back at Lin’s Manor, Mu You turned and delegated the matter to Watchman.

"Hey, exploiting your workers like this, you’re likely to end up strung up on street lamps!" Watchman, after hearing the details, was at a loss for words and directly voiced his critique.

As a division that understood all the reasons, he was well aware of the intricacies of this task; it was not overly dangerous but definitely laborious and tedious.

Watchman immediately expressed extreme disdain for his main body’s tendency to shirk responsibilities to his divisions.

"Come on, you can do it!" Mu You encouraged him.

"Can I refuse?" Watchman was quite straightforward.