This Text Adventure Game is Absolutely Toxic

  Chapter 48 The Poison Spring Paradox

  ‘Dark wizards are those who steal power from nature, so be humble and cautious at all times…’

  He turned around and thought about that sentence carefully, but he still didn't see any way, so he could only put it aside.

  【When the crow sees you drinking the potion, it takes off again and **** its wings to signal you to follow. 】

   Passed the first level, and the crow started to lead the way again.

  Just as Mu You was about to follow, he suddenly remembered something and manipulated the character to pick up the bottle of potion left on the altar.

  Although it is a word game, it still has a high degree of freedom of operation. Just click on the text of a character or item that appeared in the previous text, and various interactive options will be displayed. For example, at this time, when he clicks on the text of "Desperate Spring Water", three interactive options will pop up: [Pickup], [Destroy], and [Drink], and Mu You chooses 'Pickup', and the character will act on his own.

  This highly poisonous spring water is also a good thing. It can be used to deal with werewolves when brought back, and even if it is not good, it can poison some wild monsters that he can't beat.

  【You secretly picked up the bottle of 'Desperate Spring Water' and hid it in your backpack. 】

  【The crow glanced back at you, but didn't say anything. 】

   Mu You breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that the crow acquiesced in his behavior.

  【You followed the crow, turned left and right in the forest, and finally came to an ugly 'crazy pharmacist' covered in pimples and thick sores. 】

  【The crazy pharmacist was originally a kind doctor who lived near the Black Forest, but after studying potions with the Calamity Witch for a period of time, he became paranoid and weird. Ordinary potions could no longer satisfy his pursuit. He began to debug all kinds of weird formulas and search for various possible combinations. However, there was a lack of experimental subjects, and the effect was difficult to guarantee. He had to treat himself as an experimental subject and taste various potions. Make yourself into this picture of neither human nor ghost...]

[Seeing your arrival, the crazy pharmacist was extremely excited. He looked at you like a white mouse, and placed three kinds of potions in front of him, red, blue and purple, and asked you to choose a bottle to drink. If you are still alive, even if you Trial passed! 】

  【You look at the ground around you. There are fewer bones here than at the altar just now, but there are still thousands of them. Obviously, these people have been eliminated in this level. Looking at these bones, you seem to see your own destiny. 】

  【Three bottles of medicine, you choose to drink...】

  Three options, red, blue, purple.

   Mu You curled his lips, and it turned out to be an option to gamble on luck.

  Looking at the descriptions of the surrounding bones, one can tell without thinking that there must be poison in these three bottles.

  There is nothing to say about this, I will try each of the three bottles of potions first.

  【You took the red potion, oh, isn’t this familiar taste the same as the ‘Desperate Spring Water’ you drank just now? You picked it up again without learning a lesson! 】

[You once again fell to the ground with limp legs, bleeding from your seven orifices, and in a trance, you heard someone whispering in your ear again: If you accidentally lose control, the way to salvation is to face it directly, not to become another monster ...]

   Sure enough, there is poison, and a new reminder was given.

   Mu You scanned it hastily, wrote down this reminder, and hurriedly went back in time.

  【You took the blue potion, but nothing changed. It turned out that it was just a bottle of water with blue dye added. 】

   "Backtracking."

  【You take the purple potion, this is a bottle of super strength potion! Your strength began to increase crazily, and in the blink of an eye, it increased by a full thousand points! 】

"What?"

   Mu You looked at the new hints in the game in shock, and almost thought he had read it wrong.

  A bottle of potion, gave him a thousand points of strength?

   Quickly cut out the panel and took a look.

   Sure enough, the strength value in the attribute has become 1004 points. Because the value is too high, the original value after the decimal point is directly ignored by him.

   This result was too scary, Mu You hurriedly pressed his pocket watch and turned back to suppress his shock.

  Three bottles of potions, in terms of the results alone, the purple potion is undoubtedly the best.

   But the problem is that it is too good to be scary, 1000 points of strength makes him feel unreal.

  At this time, a flash of inspiration flashed in Mu You's mind, and he suddenly remembered the reminder from the first trial: Dark wizards are people who steal power, so don't pursue power that you can't control...

  Is this what you said?

  The combination of two factors made Mu You not choose the purple potion in the end.

  【You chose the blue potion, and nothing happened after drinking it. 】

  【You passed the level, but the crazy pharmacist looked at you with a bad face: It's a pity, you didn't choose my strength potion! That is my masterpiece, after drinking it, it can increase your strength by a thousand points! Although the price is that you will 'lose control' later, turning into a baboon with well-developed limbs and a simple mind...]

   The corners of Mu You’s eyes twitched, there was indeed something wrong with the potion, after drinking it, he turned into a baboon...

   But from this point of view, the hint given in the first round is true, that is to say, for each trial, there will be a hint for passing the next trial.

  However, the prompt for clearing the level is hidden in the poison. After drinking the poison, the person will disappear immediately.

   Mu You really didn't know how to complain, what kind of endless loop paradox is this? Fortunately, he has a pocket watch, so he can ignore these things.

  【You passed the second trial, now, you can ask the crazy pharmacist a question, you choose...】

  【Ask about 'out of control'. 】

  【Ask 'Witch'. 】

  【Ask about 'reward'. 】

  The trial was over, but this level was not skipped immediately, but three more options popped up.

  Mu You clicked on 'out of control' first.

  【'Out of control' is a term in black magic. Black magic is a very delicate magic, and any bit of its energy must be used carefully. Once there is a slight deviation, no matter if it is too much or too little, it will immediately cause the user to 'lose control'. The specific manifestation is: the user will lose his mind, The flesh and blood of the whole body mutates into some kind of monster, such as spiders, monkeys, mice, frogs, various plants, etc. The specific mutations are completely random. In short, the dark wizard who lost control will never be able to regain his human form. 】

   "So this is the price of black magic!"

  Mu You finally knew what the risks in learning black magic were. Turning into a monster at the slightest disagreement is still permanent. This is indeed a bit difficult, but it is not impossible.

  According to this person, as long as the energy control is 'delicate' enough, 'out of control' can be avoided.

  After reading the text, Mu You went back to the file and asked about the 'witch' again.

  【Mr. Vivienne is not a good person, but when it comes to her understanding of Potions, she considers herself second. No one dares to recognize her as the number one. She is the most talented potion master in history! If you get the chance, do study Potions with her. 】

   It seems that this witch is not only powerful, but also an expert in potions!

  Mu You is even more satisfied, this is really a perfect student.

  Go back to the file and continue to click the third item.

  【You asked about the reward for passing the trial, the pharmacist reluctantly took out a crucible from behind. This was the crucible used by the Calamity Witch when she was a child. The witch told him that if someone passed this trial, the crucible would be given as a reward. 】

  【You got the witch's cauldron! 】

  【Witch's Crucible: A pot necessary for making potions, which can be used to concoct all kinds of medicines in the world, and slightly increase the success rate of making medicines. 】

  (end of this chapter)