"Ah, I’m not crying because of that..." Fuya’s face turned red for a moment as she hastily wiped the corner of her eyes again.
"Then because of what?" Mu You asked, puzzled.
"Because, last night I watched a romance TV series, Moonlight Love and Death, recommended by Little Ya. I didn’t think much of it while watching, but it hit me hard afterward..." Fuya said.
"..." Mu You was at a loss for words.
At that moment, Fuya remembered something and suddenly took out a palm-sized disc from her pocket, showing it to Mu You, "This was sent in a letter from my father. It seems to be something left behind by our family’s ancestors more than a thousand years ago when they left the Star Spirit World, saying that if one day a clan member unfortunately ends up in the Forgotten Land, having no alternatives, they could input magic power to activate this thing and seek help from our ancestors..."
Mu You’s eyes lit up upon hearing this. Fuya’s family ancestor, could it possibly have been one of the Fools who returned from Sky High all those years ago? According to what Fuya said, her ancestor seemed to have reached Earth through a well many years ago.
Now, could this thing summon the Fool’s ancestor?
Mu You hurriedly looked at the object in her hand. The item Fuya held was a disc-shaped piece of jade, its surface smooth and devoid of any writing or designs, and according to the Omniscient Crystal’s investigation, it just showed up as ’a plain piece of jade’.
"Have you used it yet?" Mu You asked impatiently.
"Not yet..." Fuya shook her head. She had also just retrieved this stone from the game not long ago.
"Do you want to use it?" Mu You looked at her.
Fuya hesitated for a few seconds, but then firmly nodded her head. Although she wasn’t in a desperate situation right now, she was also curious to see what kind of person her family’s ancestor was.
"Let’s go to the basement!"
Seeing Fuya nod, Mu You immediately took her to the basement. Summoning the Fool’s ancestors required a secluded and safe place, just in case.
Meanwhile, Mu You also called over Vivian, giving her the pocket watch to keep an eye on things from a distance, because nobody could be sure what kind of person Fuya’s ancestor was. A Fool who might have reached above Sky High could be way beyond their ability to confront, and in case the ancestor had malicious intentions, they could possibly rewind time to prevent the summoning.
Mu You led Fuya to the center of the dim basement, and immediately got his equipment ready and held the magic wand at his side, just in case.
At that moment, Vivian hovered at a farther location holding the pocket watch. If Mu You later sensed a rewind in time, he would immediately stop Fuya’s actions.
"Shall I summon now?" Fuya looked at him for confirmation.
"Go ahead," Mu You nodded.
Right away, Fuya gripped the jade disc, took a deep breath, and closed her eyes.
After Fuya closed her eyes, Mu You stayed alert to any changes around them. However, after maintaining vigilance for ten minutes, there was still no change at the site.
"Are you going to input the magic power?" Mu You couldn’t help but speak out.
"I did it ten minutes ago..." Fuya said, feeling aggrieved.
Mu You broke out in a sweat. Had they just been standing there foolishly for ten minutes?
This thing was a magic item. Mu You thought that even if they couldn’t summon anyone, at least some ’aper of the ancestor’ should appear, but there was absolutely no response?
"Is this a summoning failure?" Fuya asked uncertainly.
"Probably..." Mu You also had no clue. It could be because he, an outsider, was present, or it might be that Fuya’s ancestor sensed she wasn’t truly desperate yet, or had other motives for summoning, so refused to appear.
Of course, there was one last possibility: that her ancestor no longer existed. After all, they were people from over a millennium ago. After coming to Earth and lacking a source of life, they lived one less day with each passing day. If they arrived with not enough life left, it was possible they had already passed away.
"I... will go ask my father again..." Fuya said awkwardly. The atmosphere had turned so serious yet nothing happened, making her feel quite embarrassed. She quickly ran to the game to inquire.
Mu You followed her to take a look. There was a quick response from Fuya’s father. According to him, the only things passed down were this stone and that phrase; nothing else was mentioned, so he wasn’t clear about the specifics either.
They tried again in various ways, but still nothing happened. The two were helpless and finally dropped the matter.
Over the following days, Mu You spent all his time furiously scaling the tower and studying strategies.
These days, the sentiment on the forums had considerably shifted, and under the constantly improving forum strategies, the progress of the advanced players was much faster than Mu You had imagined.
One most noticeable sign: others had started reaching the top of the tower!
Initially, Mu You hadn’t realized this, thinking other players were still struggling below the fiftieth floor, until yesterday, when Lin Xue, with the help of the Grim Reaper’s skin and a burst of good luck, broke through the fiftieth floor and rushed all the way to the eightieth floor!
The result surprised them both. Lin Xue’s progression in the game showed her as the twentieth person on the server!
In other words, apart from her and Mu You, another eighteen players had reached above the eightieth floor!
And just this morning, the forum finally featured the first post boasting about reaching the top.
"Third in the whole server! Finally, I see the view from the 100th floor!"
This eye-catching title was posted by a previously unknown player.