"However, while I'm not a good person, letting you off the hook a few times is not a problem."
The Smiler clan had no grudge against him; at most, Frowny's peeking at him back then had annoyed him.
Even now, Frowny still occasionally observes the Villagers in the Overworld from the cave entrance, with its glowing face.
This was purely its personal perversion and had nothing to do with its clan.
"You leaving in such a large group clearly means you know how to leave this place. Tell me!"
Upon hearing that Yang Tao had no intention of "punching the Backrooms nursing home and kicking the levels kindergarten," the first-generation Smiler visibly relaxed and said:
"There is a special connection between the seas of the Backrooms. No matter what level you are on, as long as there is a sea, traveling a sufficient distance in the sea will lead you into the ocean of another level. However, there's no pattern to this; you just need to swim far enough and long enough."
Hearing such a statement for the first time, Yang Tao showed a surprised expression.
"It can do that?"
As for M.E.G.'s database not recording this information, or rather, knowing it but not disclosing it, Yang Tao felt it was because the information was too much of a nuisance.
For Wanderers who accidentally enter a level, the survival rate on land is significantly higher than in the unknown sea.
He waved his hand and said, "Go, perhaps we'll meet again someday…"
Watching Yang Tao swim deeper into the ocean, the first-generation Smiler silently muttered in its heart: 'It's best if we never meet again!'
Yang Tao continuously surpassed the Smilers beside him, seeing the smiling faces in the Smiler team disappear from time to time, he knew that the cool Smiler hadn't deceived him.
Suddenly, he felt the surrounding sea become a bit brighter. He stopped and looked around. The considerable army of Smilers had disappeared, with only two or three Smilers swimming towards the surface.
'This is it? No warning at all?'
Swimming out of the sea, the warm sunlight shone on him. Several islands of varying sizes dotted the calm sea.
The islands were densely covered with trees, looking vibrant from afar. Some unknown seabirds chased an elephant flying in the air, circling above the island closest to him.
Hmm?
Elephant?
Yang Tao suspected he was hallucinating, rubbed his eyes, and looked at the nearby island again.
It proved he hadn't misread; it was indeed an elephant, very similar in appearance to a normal elephant, except they didn't have large ears on the sides of their heads. Instead, they had butterfly-like wings.
"It truly is a big forest with all sorts of birds…"
He quickly flew over. This magical elephant showed no desire to attack him when it saw him, nor did it show any fear.
Health: 330 / 330
Judging by its health, this was just a normal flying elephant…
However, a flying elephant and the word "normal" didn't quite fit together.
His gaze turned to the island below. There were many animal figures in the dense jungle. He temporarily dismissed the idea of tasting elephant meat and descended into the forest below.
As soon as he landed, a shadow pounced directly at him. Yang Tao extended his hand and waited in its path.
A strange bird with a cat's head.
Its size was about that of an adult rooster, and its body was covered in brilliant feathers.
Yang Tao: "…"
He directly threw the thing away. Such an unconventional creature was truly disgusting.
A cat's head spliced with any creature was utterly nauseating.
"Could it be that this entire level is filled with such creatures?"
Elephants with butterfly wings, strange birds with cat heads, and the goat in front of him covered in eyes staring at him.
The animals here were not aggressive.
But they looked truly bizarre.
Stepping on the ground covered with decaying leaves, he walked towards the strange goat in front of him. The creature showed no intention of fleeing.
The eyes on this white goat's body were a bizarre purple. While beautiful, their dense arrangement on a goat's body was truly somewhat frightening.
He extended his hand and stroked the unafraid goat. Taking out a bundle of wheat from his backpack, the motionless goat instantly moved, unceremoniously opening its mouth and beginning to munch on the wheat in his hand.
A bundle of wheat was eaten clean in less than a minute. Yang Tao smiled and patted its head, saying, "Why are you acting like you've never eaten before?"
With that, Yang Tao prepared to leave and continue exploring the surroundings to see if there were any other interesting creatures.
But just as he was about to leave, the goat opened its mouth and bit his clothes. Yang Tao turned to it and said with a smile, "What? Addicted to eating?"
The goat bleated twice, then turned its head and bit its own body. A few seconds later, the goat held a purple eye in its mouth and presented it to him.
"For me?"
Yang Tao surprisingly reached out and took the eye the goat offered him. He gently squeezed it and found that this so-called eye was very solid, like a stone.
Eye of the Elysian Lamb
Energy Value: 100
To be honest, it surprised him that this thing could have so much energy value.
'Speaking of which, if it could reproduce… wouldn't it continuously produce energy value?'
He could infinitely produce wheat. If he raised ten thousand of these so-called Blissful Lambs, and each produced one eye a day, that would be 1,000,000 energy value.
This thing could accumulate over time.
Yang Tao reached out to pick it up and send it back to the Overworld. Just then, an arrow stuck into the ground at his feet.
"Stop!"
A figure darted out of the jungle. Apart from having four arms, its other physical features were very similar to humans.
However, his eyes were an unnatural purple, and he wore a long-sleeved shirt. He was currently holding a simple longbow and looking at him warily.
"Do not harm any creature on the island."
Yang Tao looked at this fellow with four arms, a smile on his face, and asked, "I mean no harm. Where is this place?"
"According to you humans, this is Level 121, the Fading Islands."
It was a numbered world, meaning this was a level that could be stably entered and exited.
Yang Tao very amiably pointed to the Elysian Lamb nearby and said to the fellow in front of him, "I only want two of these sheep. If you raise them, I can offer appropriate compensation."
The other party heard his words and directly shook his head, saying, "That's impossible. The Elysian Lamb is extremely precious to our clan."
Yang Tao showed a helpless expression upon hearing this, but he had no dissatisfaction. After all, he was a civilized person and immediately introduced himself: "Entity Number 9527, Yang Tao. Nice to meet you."
The other party was clearly stunned upon hearing his self-introduction, then asked, "You're not human?"
"Yes, but in the Backrooms, I gave myself a number, and the M.E.G. also recognized my number."
The other party nodded slightly. Seeing that Yang Tao was no longer interested in the Elysian Lamb, he slowly lowered his longbow and said, "Do not harm any animals on the island. We welcome you to our city for trade."
"City?"
Earlier, his attention had been focused on the flying elephant, and he hadn't noticed the existence of any city.
"If you need to, I can take you to the M.E.G. outpost on the island."
This guy was quite friendly.
Yang Tao nodded lightly and smiled, "Then I'll trouble you."