After a long journey, Yang Yu and his companions finally returned to the goblin's palace. The goblins thanked them profusely and presented wreaths to them.
Arriving in front of the palace, Kaka personally went on stage to give a speech and presented Yang Yu with a medal in recognition of his achievements.
The badge given by the fairy was very small, only as big as Yang Yu's little finger, and looked like a button. This badge did not bring any attribute bonus, it was really just an ordinary badge.
Yang Yu, who values pragmatism above all else, didn't mind being respected in this way, and wore the badge on his chest as requested by the fairies.
"I'll stop talking nonsense."
After the commendation ceremony, Kaka talked straightforwardly about solving the problem of underground darkness.
"Next, please deal with the source of darkness. Once you are done, I will give you a higher reward on behalf of all the fairies and send you back to the human world safely."
Staring at Kaka who was arguing confidently, Yang Yu narrowed his eyes. From the Fairy King's every word, Yang Yu discovered that the Fairy King's attitude was completely different from when he first met him.
It seems to have become even colder.
I said so many nice things before, why did they lose their enthusiasm after they successfully solved the black bubbles
Yang Yu was completely confused, but this did not stop him from asking Kaka for compensation.
"I am happy to serve you, Your Majesty. But before that, can you please give me the essence of the goblin race? I need it to increase my strength. More strength means more protection."
In addition to Kaka's attitude, Yang Yu had some other doubts.
The task should have been completed, but why is the task on the panel still showing as in progress
Is this goblin king cheating? In fact, he has no racial essence at all. All this is just a lie he made up to make me willingly work for them for free.
Thinking of this, Yang Yu narrowed his eyes.
There are many cases where NPCs cheat, and these NPCs often turn into monsters. You can only get the real task reward after defeating them.
If Kaka really wanted to cheat, Yang Yu would have been ready to slap him against the wall with a fly swatter.
"Don't look at me like you want to kill me.
I'm sorry, after completing the task, I should indeed give you the goblin's racial essence, but it will take some time to produce the racial essence.
Now we are only one step away from completely conquering the darkness, and we need to launch a blitzkrieg. If you can completely solve the source of the darkness, I will definitely offer you the essence of the goblin race with both hands and send you home safely.
So, please wait, and I will give the things to you when you come back."
Kaka lowered his head and his attitude became extremely sincere.
Yang Yu just opened the panel to check Kaka's status. There was nothing special on Kaka's panel and everything was normal.
He himself looked extremely healthy, and even the bandages on his hands had been removed. It seemed that he was completely free from the influence of the black energy.
Is it really because it takes a lot of time to create the racial essence? Do you not want us to run away like the people before us after we get the racial essence? Is that why you are only starting to prepare now
After thinking for a moment, Yang Yu showed a confident smile.
"You fairies are so simple and honest, I will trust you this time. But if I still get nothing when I return triumphantly, don't blame me for doing something rude."
"Don't worry, I will definitely prepare a reward for you. Now let's talk about the content of the work."
Having said this, Kaka asked Sisi to take out a huge scroll.
Sisi carried the scroll on her back, flapped her wings hard, and handed the scroll to Yang Yu.
Kaka smiled and said, "As long as we put this thing in the center deep underground, we can completely eliminate the darkness and everything will be happy."
Yang Yu opened the scroll and saw that it was no different from the one they had just used.
After handing it to Bai Jin to take a look, Bai Jin also told Yang Yu that there was no essential difference between the two scrolls, even the main magic circles were exactly the same, as if they were carved from the same mold. However, if it was not fully unfolded, there was no way to glimpse the difference in details.
Slowly rolling up the scroll and throwing it into the system, Yang Yu said with a smile:
"Just do as you said, and wait for my good news, but don't forget your promise."
"I am the King of the Goblins. I always keep my word and never break it. Now, let's go to the entrance deep underground."
Flying away from the palace with flapping wings, Kaka led Yang Yu and the others through the flower fields and came to a cave that was sealed layer by layer and led all the way down.
There were countless talismans pasted at the entrance of the cave, with subtle magic arrays depicted on the talismans. The light of the magic array formed a golden bowl, upside down on the entrance of the cave.
"Sisi, explain it to him."
When Kaka called her name, Sisi hurriedly explained:
"This is where the leak happened in the past, and we sealed it. As you can see, the black gas coming out of here is extremely rare and not strong. Even if we are around the cave entrance, we will not be affected at all.
Thinking that this might be a breakthrough in finding the truth, the cave entrance was preserved as one of the possible channels to solve the source of the underground darkness.
We have begged humans countless times to go down and find out what is going on, but in the end no one is willing to go down."
Sisi became more and more frustrated as she spoke, but there was a little more heat in her eyes when she looked at Yang Yu. This was the hope that had not been in front of him for a long time, so how could he not have expectations
Kaka added: "This cave is undoubtedly the only way to go deeper underground. Don't worry, you have all seen the principle of the black gas. If there is nothing that can become the core, the black gas will not cause any trouble. It may be safer inside than you think."
"Is it safe?" Yang Yu raised his hand and wiped his chin. "It is not clear how these black gases are produced and based on what principles. The risks cannot be 100% determined, but I am willing to give it a try. Let me remind you again, what are we betting on here? If we come back and don't get the compensation we deserve, the consequences will be serious."
"No need to remind you again and again. I will never let you down."
After getting Kaka's promise, Yang Yu led the team into the entrance without looking back.
It was a tunnel that wound forward. Although it was underground, one could feel the wind coming out of the cave entrance.
These winds carried a little bit of the smell of black air, but it was not enough to affect Yang Yu and the others' minds, so it was very safe.
Yang Yu walked into the entrance carefully with Bai Jin and Yias.
Kaka smiled and said goodbye to Yang Yu and the others, then said to Sisi beside him: "What an amazing group of humans, they will definitely be able to solve everything smoothly. Sisi, now take me to the place where the core is stored. I want to see our corrupted compatriots now."
Sisi seemed a little hesitant. "But, Your Majesty, can't you send some people here to ensure their safety?"
Kaka's smile remained unchanged as he asserted, "Don't worry, they will be fine."
(End of this chapter)