After confirming that all the pipelines were properly connected to Yun Ge's body, the green light activated the mission transfer program. Then, the green light flickered with a mint green glow that was reassuring and reminded, "Yun Ge, relax your mind. Because you will soon feel a strong sense of sleepiness, and then your spirit will enter the target world through mental transmigration and reshape your body there to facilitate your mission execution."
Yun Ge asked with some concern, "What if I fail to complete the mission successfully?"
"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Remember, no matter what situation you encounter next, you just need to strive towards solving the problem! As for success or failure, it's up to luck!" The green light did not directly answer Yun Ge's question but reminded him again.
Yun Ge felt that there must be a reason why the green light did not directly answer his question, but he didn't want to think about it anymore, after all, he was already fixed on the operating table and unable to move. So he said, "Alright! But we have to make it clear in advance, if I fail to complete the mission, you can't punish me!"
"Of course not. After all, so far, you haven't successfully completed a single mission! But look at you, aren't you still living comfortably?" The green light said, making Yun Ge involuntarily shrink his neck, then grinned and showed an awkward smile.
"Alright. It's about time, relax your mind, I'm going to send you over to carry out the mission! I hope you can remember more things when you wake up this time!" The green light urged again.
Yun Ge nodded, took a deep breath, and then closed his eyes, trying to relax and lie on the bed. Soon, Yun Ge felt an overwhelming sense of fatigue sweeping through his body. Before he could react further, he instantly lost consciousness.
He didn't know how much time had passed before Yun Ge's consciousness finally recovered in a drowsy state. Although the fatigue still clung to him, he was too lazy to open his eyes and just curled up to fall back into a slumber. As Yun Ge was about to sleep again, a sudden coldness on his face startled him, causing him to jump up with a scream. At the same time, the woman who was about to splash water on Yun Ge's face from her hand also screamed in fright.
"Ah——!" The two of them screamed and fell back, one sitting on the bed and the other on the ground, staring at each other in panic.
The young and beautiful woman, after catching her breath and calming down, complained with a frown, "Hey! I just wanted to wake you up and tease you a bit! Your scream almost scared the soul out of me!"
"Wake me up? Where am I? And who are you?" Yun Ge asked after regaining his composure, still looking at the beautiful woman warily and occasionally scanning the surroundings to quickly assess his situation.
Seeing Yun Ge's vigilant and somewhat confused look, the woman's beautiful eyebrows couldn't help but wrinkle: "Yun Ge, what's wrong? Don't you recognize me?"
As she spoke, the woman got up and wanted to walk up to Yun Ge, while reaching out to touch his forehead. Seeing this, Yun Ge quickly moved back and avoided her delicate hand, asking, "What are you trying to do?!"
The woman, seeing Yun Ge's wary avoidance, couldn't help but ask with concern, "I just wanted to see if you have a fever. Are you okay, Yun Ge?"
"Yun Ge? My name is Yun Ge? Do we know each other?" Seeing that the woman didn't seem to pose a threat, Yun Ge asked with a puzzled look.
Then, Yun Ge began to recall who he was and where he was, only to find that his mind was completely blank, and he couldn't remember anything at all.
"Yun Ge, you can't have amnesia again, can you? Your name is Yun Ge, my name is Lily, and this is Candy Town. Think carefully," the woman said anxiously.
But after trying hard, Yun Ge still couldn't remember anything. So, Lily could only walk to the door with a painful look and call out helplessly, "Brother! Come quickly and take a look at Yun Ge! He seems to have a problem again!"
Soon, a strong and handsome young man, who bore some resemblance to Lily, ran over upon hearing the call. Lily led him back into the house and quickly recounted what had just happened. Then, the man blamed Lily with an unhappy look, "You naughty girl! The town chief has said so many times that Yun Ge has just recovered and must be allowed to rest well, especially not to be frightened, or it's easy to cause his old injuries to relapse!"
"Ah! I didn't do it on purpose! I just saw that he wouldn't get up, so I wanted to wake him up quickly! After all, you guys are going to take turns working in the work area soon, and I was afraid he would be scolded by our father for being late! Brother——, think of a way quickly!" Lily explained with a wronged look, and finally pulled the man's arm, shaking it while acting coquettish.
"Alright! You're really not someone I can rely on!" The man helplessly shook off Lily's hand and said. However, it was obvious that the man doted on his sister very much, so although he looked unhappy, he couldn't bear to really scold Lily.
The man raised his arms and spread his five fingers to make a defensive posture while signaling to Yun Ge that he meant no harm. Then he slowly moved closer to Yun Ge and said in a soothing tone, "Yun Ge, don't be nervous at all! We won't hurt you! My name is Luke, and I'm Lily's older brother. It was the two of us who found you in the forest and saved you back then! We're friends! Don't you remember us?"
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"Luke?" Yun Ge rubbed his temples with both hands and fell into thought again. But he still couldn't remember who Luke was.
"Don't worry, it must be because your injury hasn't fully recovered, causing your memory to malfunction again. Come, drink some water to calm down, and then we'll go to the town chief's place for a check-up, okay?" Luke continued to speak in as amiable a tone as possible, while handing the water cup on the bedside to Yun Ge, signaling him to drink something to ease his nervous emotions.
Although Yun Ge couldn't remember who these two people were at all and had completely forgotten where this place was and how he had appeared here, he could tell from Lily and Luke's words and expressions that these two indeed meant him no harm. Moreover, his subconscious strongly suggested that these two were very familiar with him.
So, Yun Ge boldly took the water cup and, after making sure there was no strange smell in the water cup, cautiously took a small sip. As a result, Yun Ge found that the liquid in the water cup had a pleasant fragrance and sweetness that lifted his spirits, so much so that after just one sip, he couldn't help but drink up the fragrant and sweet nectar.
"How are you feeling now? Are you better?" Seeing that Yun Ge's frown gradually smoothed out after drinking the liquid in the water cup, Luke asked again.
Yun Ge nodded, burped a fragrant and sweet belch, and then said, "Wow! What is this drink? It tastes really good!"
"This is the honey water we make by collecting flower nectar. It's not only refreshing and thirst-quenching but also invigorating and refreshing. It's a very healthy natural drink," Luke answered.
Then, Luke sighed with apparent relief and said, "Although you've forgotten who we are, at least you still remember that this thing is called a drink. This at least indicates that your condition is improving and you haven't forgotten everything again due to the onset of the disease. Maybe your memory will recover soon!"
After drinking the honey water, Yun Ge's emotions also stabilized completely. So he asked, "Again? You mean this isn't the first time I've had amnesia?"
"That's right," Luke answered.
"Then, how did I lose my memory?" Yun Ge asked.
It seemed that Luke was not the first time answering Yun Ge's question, so as soon as Yun Ge raised the question, he immediately fluently introduced the situation at that time.
According to Luke's description, Candy Town was hidden in the illusionary Lost Woods. The reason why the forest outside the town was called the Lost Woods was that this forest was very mysterious and dangerous. Even the residents living in the town would get lost in the deep forest if they stepped into it.
Therefore, after several incidents of townspeople getting lost, the deep forest became a forbidden area for the townspeople, and no one dared to venture too far into the forest from then on. The residents of the town could only rely on the trade caravans regularly dispatched by the town chief to maintain contact with the world outside the forest.
"How do your caravans manage to cross this forest, then?" Yun Ge asked in confusion.
"Because the town chief himself is an excellent shaman, it is he who ensures that we can still live safely in this town. The town chief has mastered an ancient witchcraft that can dispel the illusions of the forest and ensure that a few people can safely cross within a limited time. “
”However, due to the limited strength of the town chief, the number of townspeople his witchcraft can protect is very limited. Moreover, those who are subjected to this witchcraft must have extremely strong witchcraft talents to withstand the town chief's magic. “
”So, for safety reasons, the town chief currently only releases the witchcraft on his attendants, allowing them to bring the candies we make into the forest and exchange them with the outside towns for goods," Luke answered.
Luke paused for a moment, then continued, "It is said that the forest we live in is so dangerous that it is famous in the outside world and has become a daunting forbidden zone. Unless it is necessary to pass through this forest, people from the outside world are basically unwilling to approach the roads on the outskirts of the forest. Especially at night, people from the outside world are even more terrified of this forest when they talk about it."
"Nighttime? You mean the forest is very terrifying at night?" Seeing Luke shiver as he spoke, Yun Ge became even more curious and pursued the question.
Yun Ge also turned his head to look out the window. But at this moment, the outside was sunny and full of vitality, as if every leaf was whispering the secret of vitality, which didn't feel scary at all.
Luke seemed to see what Yun Ge was thinking, so he warned, "Yun Ge, you must remember! The forest at night is very scary! Not only does the forest sometimes suddenly blow up strange winds at night, bringing the deadly mist from the depths of the forest to the town."
"The town at night has to face the threat of wild beasts, and sometimes it is even more attacked by ghosts and monsters. If anyone runs onto the street at night, they may encounter misfortune! So you must remember, no matter how curious you are, never leave the room at night. Otherwise, you will end up like those guys, eventually being swallowed by the mysterious night."
Yun Ge gasped again, "Ssss—, so there really have been people who met with misfortune at night?!"
Luke nodde daffirmatively and pointed to Lily beside him, saying, "That's right! For example, Lily's former classmate, Troy! That child was naturally mischievous and rebellious since childhood. He once, in order to prove that the town at night was not dangerous and that the so-called danger was just everyone's rumor, took advantage of the adults in his family sleeping, and in front of his younger siblings and several classmates staying at their home, he secretly jumped out of the window and ran out."
"It is said that Troy originally only planned to run around the town by himself and then return home the same way. But until the next day, everyone waited and didn't wait for Troy to come back. After the whole town learned about this, they immediately conducted dozens of searches for the town and the surrounding forest. However, they didn't even find the traces of Troy's actions in the forest. Troy just disappeared mysteriously and completely."
"So, you must not be lucky and want to challenge the night here! Otherwise, if you really have an accident, it would be a waste of our care for you!" After speaking, Luke also glanced at his sister. Lily, under Luke's gaze, couldn't help but blush and glare at her brother fiercely.
Luke put away his teasing gaze and continued, "Not only does this forest have the ability to make townspeople who can walk at night in the forest disappear without reason, but it can also make the travelers camping on the outskirts of the forest disappear without reason. Although the travelers camping on the outskirts of the forest are only occasionally taken away by the mysterious power of the forest at night, this is enough to make them unwilling to approach this forest."
"Of course, some adventurers will enter the forest at night for various purposes. Coupled with the unique location of this forest, the roads outside the forest have also become a must-pass road for many travelers. Therefore, there are frequent missing incidents on the outskirts of the forest. What's even stranger is that sometimes after missing incidents occur on the outskirts of the forest, we will find unconscious survivors in the forest surrounding the town."