Hollow Knight: Hallownest

The Mist Canyon overlaps with Mo Rong's memory. The vegetation here is as lush as that on the Green Path. The difference is that most of the plants here have bubbles.

Another part of the memory that didn't overlap was that there was nothing else here but vegetation. He didn't see any of those electrified jellyfish or moving jellyfish.

"Try it, it tastes pretty good."

Kui Ruo walked to the roadside, broke off some roots of the unique vegetation here and handed them to Mo Rong, and then stuffed a few roots into his mouth.

Mo Rong held the newly unearthed rhizome in his hand and looked at Kui Ruo with suspicion. He didn't stuff it into his mouth until he actually ate it.

This thing gave him the feeling that it was like real mint. The refreshing taste exploded in his taste buds, and he felt much more refreshed.

"This tastes really good."

"right."

Kui Ruo smiled and immediately began to introduce the environment of the canyon to Morong, but stopped after a short while.

This situation is like your out-of-town friend suddenly asking you, what fun things are there at your home?

You were just about to introduce it enthusiastically, but then you remembered the scenic spots you had been to many times, and you felt bored and didn't know what to say.

Seeing that Mo Rong was cold, he chatted with Kui Ruo about the adventures he had experienced since the selection competition.

"...Mountain Ore?...Ancient Relics?...Omniscient God?"

Listening to the new and interesting stories that kept popping up from Mo Rong's mouth, Kui Ruo couldn't help but feel yearning in his eyes.

I really hope that the teacher can let him go out to adventure soon. I haven't been able to see the whole of this prosperous land yet, and I feel really uncomfortable.

The two chatted all the way until Mo Rong saw a huge semicircular building not far away.

I couldn't see the whole thing in the game before, but now it seems to be a different kind of grandeur. The architectural style is very similar to the Taj Mahal, except that its color tone is light brown, and the arched windows surrounding it exude a faint light. green light.

"We're here. The teacher's archives is in front of us. Follow me."

Quiruo waved to Mo Rong enthusiastically, and then walked into an arched door with a Monomon mask printed on it, followed by Mo Rong into the archives.

The interior that comes into view is very similar to the surrounding architectural style. Although there are no gorgeous accessories, the walls that are partially eroded by vegetation add a lot of vitality to the entire archives. The cold building seems to have become lively.

The biggest feature here is the storage jars standing in various places. Mo Rong could tell at a glance that the jars contained acid, and each one was emitting a bright green light.

"Most of the storage tanks here contain acid used in teacher's experiments, and only part of it has been researched."

Following the direction of Kui Ruo's finger, Mo Rong did see some jars with different decorations.

"These liquids are the weirdest things I've ever seen, they're so contradictory."

"What do you mean?"

"I have also seen the files researched by the teacher. These liquids are extremely aggressive to our lives. A small amount of contact can burn the body. If a person falls into it, there will be no bones left..."

Mo Rong is very clear about this. He also suffered a lot due to acid in the game.

"But it's still this kind of liquid. It actually promotes the growth of plants. After all, plants are considered a kind of life. It's completely different from what we encounter. But it does seem to have some side effects on plants."

Kui Ruo shrugged and walked deeper into the laboratory. Mo Rong thought about what Kui Ruo had just said.

Unlike in the game, the acid that Mo Rong saw in the archives was where he first saw it. But according to Kui Ruo, the acid here seemed to be taken from the sewer. It seems there is really a difference?

Although he didn't pay much attention to the environment when he was escaping in the sewer before, he couldn't forget those leaves that were almost as big as other people. Is that the result of the acid?

As for side effects…

The only thing he can think of now is the green thorns all over the place. Although those things cannot be moved, they are fatal when touched.

"Why are you dazed? Come on, I'll take you to meet my teacher."

Kui Ruo waved his hand in front of Mo Rong's eyes as he stared at the jar, which brought him back to his senses.

"Oh, sorry, I was fascinated by the acid."

"Enthralled?"

Kui Ruo raised his eyebrows slightly and put his hand on Mo Rong's shoulder.

"Good buddy, if you are so interested in this acid, let's discuss something~"

"What's the matter?"

"I'm telling you, I wouldn't even consider this matter if it were anyone else. It's only you, Brother Morong, who gets this treatment."

"How about you come to the archives to organize the files on my behalf, so that you can read them every day, and you can read them whenever you want. That's great, isn't it?"

Kui Ruo patted his chest and made a show of reluctantly giving up.

"Okay."

"real or fake?!"

"fake."

"..."

Kui Ruo was speechless, and Mo Rong looked at him with a smile.

The balls you are planning to hit are almost falling off my face. Do you think I will agree or not?

"Let's go, I'll take you to meet my teacher."

Kui Ruo put his hand around Mo Rong's neck and led him all the way to the door of a laboratory.

beep...

"Teacher, are you there?"

Kui Ruo's eyes signaled Mo Rong to wait a moment, but he didn't hear the footsteps. Not long after, the door opened from the inside.

"Qui Ruo, how...eh? Who is this guest?"

Monomon was still doing research in the house. When he heard the sound outside the door, he knew that the boy Kuirona had come back from outside. But when he opened the door, he saw a short figure being hooked by him.

"Teacher, don't you invite us to come in and sit down?"

Kui Ruo said with a smile, Monomon used one of his tentacles to shine on his head, and said angrily:

"No matter how big or small you are, you have broken the rules in front of the guests. It is not convenient for you to come in the laboratory now. You take this little brother to the lounge first. I will come to see you later."

Mo Rong just wanted to refuse Monomen's hospitality. After all, it seemed that she was quite busy. It would be a waste of time to take the time to deal with them.

"Do you usually talk to your teacher like this?"

Mo Rong looked at Kui Ruo who was walking in front and asked.

"Haha, I just have some fun occasionally. Teacher, she either goes out to collect materials or spends all day in the laboratory. She has a very dull personality. No one in the archives dares to talk to the teacher to relieve her boredom. So this kind of thing is not allowed. It has to fall on me, the student."

Kui Ruo smiled and led Mo Rong to the lounge and told him to wait for a while while he went to get something.

Mo Rong nodded. After Quiruo left, he began to look around the area. Similar to the outdoors, even the lounge was still filled with many acid storage tanks, and some tanks were marked with some research data.

Mo Rong went over to take a look. There were bubbles drawn on some parts that resembled the special plants he had seen outside before, and there was a person wrapped inside the bubbles.

"This is......"

These manuscripts were presumably written by Monomon, and the meaning was quite obvious to him. Could this kind of bubble help people survive in acid?

That should be the meaning. Looking back at Monomon in the game, she seems to have sealed herself in a huge storage tank.

Tsk, that’s not right, it should have been considered a corpse at that time.

So this acid is more similar to formalin (an antiseptic liquid) in reality?

Then looking back, the manuscript became more complicated, and it was no longer within the range of Mo Rong's understanding.

"Little brother, are you also interested in acid?"

A soft voice with a slight smile sounded from behind, and Mo Rong quickly turned around to salute.

"The boy has met Mr. Teacher."

Monomen stretched out two tentacles to lift Mo Rong up and guided him to the seat on one side.

"Just call me teacher. I don't care about those titles. You must be the person who participated in the competition with my disciple before."

"Have you seen the game?"

"I'm going to join in the fun of you young people's competition. It's just that I've been talking about it since I came back as my disciple."

"Can I not know what he means? He's trying to hit me!"

Although Mo Rong could not see Monomen's true face, he could feel the smile hidden under her slightly embarrassed words.

"Oh, actually this is my fault. He has been staying in the archives since he was a child. Sometimes I want to take him out more, but I have official duties..."

Speaking of this, Monomen sighed.

However, when she talked about this, Mo Rong began to be curious about Kui Ruo's life experience, and then asked cautiously:

"Teacher, was Quiruo sent here as soon as he was born?"

Monomen looked directly at Mo Rong, unaware of his malice and ulterior motives, and the light of memories gradually flashed in her eyes.

"He, he is Wu Genping..."