Chapter 562 Stove King Niche

Woke up.

Lu Yao looked at the metal piece in his hand.

It is a bit like a knife coin from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It is slightly heavy in the hand, has a metallic texture, and the three characters "Huijun Talisman" are engraved on the surface of the knife.

Huijun Talisman: Open a long-distance portal to complete instant transmission to and return to the designated world, and it will become invalid after use. Gods, Apostles, Heroes, Seer units, etc. are available.

These are the teleportation items that Song Shiyi gave Isabel before. There are two in total. She said that she can meet them when she finds a time to use them in two days.

Lu Yao took it back to the boundary chain.

He gave one to Isabel, and then operated the yellow armor to enter acting mode.

After activating [Hui Jun Talisman], the scene in front of Lu Yao suddenly changed, and countless lights, shadows and colors distorted and flashed, as if trapped in a ball of constantly changing rainbow candy.

Opening his eyes again, Lu Yao found himself in a square.

White mist lingers in the square, and the ground under your feet is made up of pieces of stone slabs. Wisps of white air rise from the cracks in the stones, and then quickly dissipate.

A black circle was drawn on the stone slab area that Lu Yao stepped on, presumably it was the transfer place marked by [Huijun Talisman].

Isabel is also standing in the circle.

She resumed her dress in the pixel world, wearing a [Nature Hat], holding a [Nature Wand], and the magic book [Nature Secret Words] floating beside her.

"My lord, there are special restrictions here, and the perception is severely compressed."

Isabel looked around vigilantly.

Suddenly, a person came out of the fog ahead.

The man greeted from a long distance: "Mr. Huang Jia, Miss Mary, here, here."

After getting close, Lu Yao finally confirmed that the other party was Song Shiyi.

She was wearing a blue jacket, gray outdoor trousers, and a pair of hiking shoes. The moon god's personal panel is still full of question marks.

"plz follow me."

Led by Song Shiyi, Lu Yao and the two walked through the mist. As he continued to move forward, the surrounding white fog became thinner, and the surrounding scenes became clearer.

This is a piece of land or floating island in the clouds, surrounded by the endless sea of clouds.

Arriving in the middle where the clouds and mists cannot approach, there stands a dusty low palace.

It is said to be a palace because it occupies a large area and has a clear step structure on the edge. There are tall wooden piles similar to Chinese watches in front of the building, which means that it does have some kind of totem symbol.

Whether on TV or in games, Lu Yao has never seen a more dilapidated palace than before.

The main body of the palace is made of bamboo and thatch, with a wide triangular roof and a wooden frame at the bottom, which looks like a meeting hall of ancient tribes.

The roof of the house is paved with pieces of thatch, and the windows are hung with curtains woven with straw ropes. The only thing that can be considered stylish is the totem pole outside, on which a big bird with spread wings is carved on the top.

Lu Yao can see its data panel.

[Xiji Palace]: Mythical spectacle. The origin is unknown.

HP: 142993/3550000

Mythology

Land of Illusion

The illusioned appearance is related to the entrant.

False Overlay LV81

The real and the unreal will be intertwined and difficult to distinguish.

Kunlun

Part of Kunlun.

Among all the descriptions, Lu Yao cares most about the last one.

Xiji Palace is a part of Kunlun.

That is to say, it may have been possible to connect to Kunlun Mountain in the past, but I don't know if it is still possible now.

As the Kunlun Mountain Palace, the ruins of the West Pole Kingdom, the rudimentary here is somewhat beyond Lu Yao's initial expectations.

But on the other hand, the painting style of this mythical wonder does seem to be very far away from the present. Regardless of the layout or structure, it highlights a simple and practical.

Lu Yao was looking at the Xiji Palace, and Song Shiyi beside him introduced to them: "The ruins excavated by the Xiji Kingdom project are here."

"The West Pole Palace is considered to be part of the West Pole Kingdom. In fact, the West Pole Country is a relatively broad concept."

Song Shiyi took another two steps, pointed to the front and said, "We've arrived at the camp."

Lu Yao looked along Song Shiyi's hand.

The direction she pointed to was a boy in white clothes and a small jet-black wooden building on the ground.

Lu Yao looked at the latter.

This thing is about 30 centimeters high, divided into upper and lower floors, cornices and window sills and door rails are all available, and the two small doors on the front are open outwards.

"This is Teacher Zao's Kao Wang Niche. It will be very convenient to have this when you are away from home. Please come in. There is Bai Xin watching outside, and nothing will happen."

The white heart she was talking about was the boy next to her. He was wearing a white hoodie, about thirteen or fourteen years old, with short hair and a modest face.

"Hi, my master has been waiting in the shrine for a long time."

Lu Yao also nodded to him: "It's hard work."

Song Shiyi first walked towards the shrine on the ground. Her body was getting smaller and smaller, and she walked in through the opened door.

It turned out to be the case.

Lu Yao found that he couldn't recognize the characteristics of the [Stove King's Niche]. He guessed that there was a special ability or restriction left by the Stove King.

He also walked towards the shrine.

By the time Lu Yao arrived at the door, it had turned into an antique carved mansion in front of him.

There is a plaque hanging on the lintel at the top of the gate, on which is written from right to left "Eastern Cook Commanding".

There is a pair of left and right doorposts.

The first couplet on the right is: God says good things.

The lower line on the left is: Go back to the mansion to bring auspiciousness.

Lu Yao touched the door when he crossed the threshold, and the texture and grain of the wood were very clear.

Passing through the gate is a pool with several red and white carps swimming in it.

Behind the pool is a stone wall screen.

Bypassing here is a post-and-beam structure hall, but the interior is completely modernized: a large sectional sofa, a thick carpet, a glass coffee table, a spherical lamp hanging from the ceiling, and a square and simple wall-mounted storage cabinet. With a large 100-inch TV.

"XX Sister Breaking the Waves" is playing on TV.

Wei Yingxue was gnawing on an apple and lying on a lazy sofa. Although she is blind in both eyes, it does not affect her listening to variety shows.

Lu Yao was slightly shocked.

Is this the modern shrine of the Stove Lord?

"Huh? This faint retro fragrance...Miss Mary."

Wei Yingxue turned her head and looked at the door through the sunglasses.

"There is also this one that is close to the smell of agarwood and rust...Mr. Huang Jia. Are you here?"

She got up from the sofa and raised her hand to say hello.

Lu Yao also responded.

He was a little curious: "There is also a TV signal here? Can I still watch the show?"

"of course not."

Wei Yingxue explained: "It is a recorded program. I have recorded a lot of music variety shows and cross talks. It may not be suitable to listen to cross talks here, so it is better to play variety shows. But there is a home generator here, which can also be charged."

Lu Yao was inexplicably relieved.

Fortunately, the Stove King's niche does not have its own TV signal.

Lu Yao noticed that there were several game consoles on the cabinet under the TV, including mainstream PS5, XBOX, Nintendo WiiU, and Switch.

Ah this...

Could it be that Lord Stove is a gamer of grandparents?

Lu Yao whispered to Song Shiyi next to him.

"Is that? Teacher Zao also plays it occasionally. When they are free, Bai Xin and Hong Zhen will play game consoles. They like playing that very much, especially fighting and football. Do you like it too, Mr. Huang Jia?"

"good"

Lu Yao is sincerely envious.

After all, he is a veteran pioneer, look at his life and quality.

At this time, an old man's voice came from inside.

"Have all the guests arrived?"

An old man walked out from the back room.

Ding Hanzhen looked about seventy years old. He was very thin, but he stood up straight. He was wearing an old-fashioned blue shirt and a black vest.

He has gray hair, but he is very energetic. He is the kind of old man who still maintains enthusiasm and interest in life.

"Xiao Huang."

The old man smiled and shook hands with him: "Hello, hello, welcome to join our group."

Lu Yao couldn't help feeling a dj vu of entering a university research group.

"Hello, Mr. Zao." He also said.

"Miss Mary, hello, Xiao Song has been praising you, you are really likable."

The old man's focus is on Isabel, which makes Lu Yao a little speechless. Even the Stove Lord pays attention to Isabel, and Isabel doesn't have the charm characteristic?

Lu Yao took the opportunity to observe Ding Hanzhen.

As a result, only one [Stove God] was displayed, and the others were all question marks, which was more thorough than Song Shiyi.

A girl's voice with strong penetrating power came from the kitchen: "Teacher, the meal is ready."

"Then let's eat first, and chat while eating."

Ding Hanzhen rubbed his hands together and walked towards the back kitchen. Song Shiyi and Wei Yingxue also went to help.

Lu Yao and Isabel joined the ranks.

Everyone took a stack of vegetables and rice, and sat down at the long dining table.

For dinner, there are fish-flavored shredded pork and tomato scrambled eggs, as well as braised pork ribs and fried beef with scallions, as well as three delicacies soup, boiled cabbage heart and crisp pickled radish, and finally there is a rice consisting of cherry tomatoes and cantaloupe after fruit.

This meal was extremely rich, and every taste was just right, which made Lu Yaodi feel for the first time that Xiaohuo still had a lot of room for improvement.

Song Shiyi looked at the girl next to her: "Then I'll bring him Bai Xin's meal?"

"When he and I take over, let him come back to eat, I left a portion for him."

The girl named Hongzhen said so.

She looks no older than fifteen years old, the same age as Bai Xin outside. Hongzhen was wearing a red sweater, her hair was **** with a red string, and there was a sense of indifference and distance in her eyes.

Lu Yao asked Song Shiyi next to him in a low voice: "Who are Bai Xin and Hong Zhen?"

"He is an apostle and a disciple of Teacher Zao."

Song Shiyi also responded in a low voice: "Bai Xin is good at scouting and tracing tracks, and Hong Zhen is a specialist in combat. But in fact, they can hear what we say very clearly."

Lu Yao was a little embarrassed and could only cough.

Ding Hanzhen didn't seem to hear it, he said softly: "Since everyone is here, let me talk about the West Pole Country project first."

"This is the sixth time our team has come here. We have drawn a few basic conclusions from the previous several stays and surveys."

"First, the West Pole Palace itself cannot be accommodated and transformed. Second, its construction method and style are confirmed to be completed in the Western Zhou Dynasty or even earlier, which is in line with the emergence period of the West Pole Kingdom and its external basic characteristics."

"Let's talk about the progress of the Arch Guard Division."

"This is the third time they have entered the West Pole Palace. The first two times they stayed inside were very short, and the information they gave back was that the first time and the second time were different."

"The first time I entered, the Xiji Palace was a closed tomb, and nothing was found. The second time I entered, it turned into a chaotic battlefield. Every situation is true, and the tomb is empty. A battlefield is a lot of soldiers fighting to the death ... and that's constantly changing."

"The third time, that is, this time I finally encountered a relatively stable scene environment. It was a village, and the relevant information has not been given to me in the follow-up."

"What our team has to do is to infer the specific age, cause, related personnel and its ability influence of the Xiji Palace based on the existing clues outside. This is a job that requires patience."

Ding Hanzhen gave a brief introduction, and his eyes stayed on Lu Yao and Isabel for a moment.

The old man smiled: "This is a routine group meeting, everyone can speak freely. Tell us your opinions and opinions."

Everyone is silent.

"Do you have any comments? Then the meeting will be adjourned." Ding Hanzhen clapped his hands.

Everyone immediately chatted actively.

After meals.

Lu Yao was sitting on a soft lazy sofa. He watched the variety show on the big-screen TV. He glanced at other people from the corner of his eye, and couldn't help feeling a strong sense of unreality.

Song Shiyi and Isabel are talking about something.

Ding Hanzhen took a cup of tea and was flipping through a book wearing reading glasses.

Wei Yingxue lay Ge You lying on the sofa listening to variety shows.

The young girl Hongzhen delivered snacks and drinks to everyone and acted as a maid in the Stove King's niche.

Is this how committees work?

Didn't we really come here for a holiday team building?

Lu Yao fell into deep thought while eating sago milk and baked cookies made by Hongzhen.

(end of this chapter)