"Twilight Forest…"

Ganyu perked up.

"What kind of mod is that, Ryen?"

"Well…"

Ryen pinched his chin and pondered for a moment, then said softly:

"It's a place where danger and crisis go hand in hand—death lurks everywhere."

"Just like the Nether and the End, we need to use a portal to reach this newly added dimension."

Speaking of the Twilight Forest portal, we must mention the biggest lie in the Minecraft world.

Back when Ryen first got into the game, he heard that besides the Nether and the End, there was also Heaven.

And the way to teleport to Heaven was:

Dig a 2×2 pool of water, plant flowers around it, toss in a diamond—and voilà, you'd enter Heaven.

Well, Ryen was proudly one of the many gullible players who got fooled.

He spent several days trying everything just to teleport to Heaven.

In the end, having no clue what else to do, he went online to ask for help on how to correctly get there.

What he got were identical responses across the board—that his "technique was wrong."

Someone told him to throw in a diamond block.

Someone else said he needed to use an emerald block.

And one person even told him that at exactly noon, when the sun was directly overhead, he should squat and stand up 100 times on the riverbank,

and that's how the portal would open correctly.

As a total beginner, Ryen easily believed it all, and even recorded a video and uploaded it to a forum thread.

That grand new-player scam lasted for three full days.

There were over a thousand replies—not a single person told him that Heaven was a mod that had to be installed.

All of them were just online pranksters and scammers!

Looking back now, Ryen cringed at how publicly he had embarrassed himself.

Not a single person in that thread had a shred of decency!

Of course, once Ryen became a seasoned player, he himself joined this mischievous group.

When he saw new players asking how to get to Heaven, he would seriously tell them that a mystical ritual was required.

So really…

Everyone who once got drenched in the rain just wanted to tear up someone else's umbrella. They were scammers through and through.

It's just a shame…

That after arriving in this world, he never had the chance to spread that rite of passage for new players.

He genuinely felt the lack of involvement.

Thinking about it, Ryen started wondering if he should find someone to scam here…

"Ryen! You're spacing out again!"

Hu Tao leaned in close to his ear and shouted.

Annoyed, Ryen pinched her cheek and muttered:

"The Twilight Forest is incredibly dangerous and vast—far larger than the End or the Nether."

"There are countless monsters in there—and they're all bizarre."

"There are even eleven powerful enemies that rival the Ender Dragon or the Wither Storm."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tartaglia muttered thoughtfully:

"So… that means it's very powerful?"

"Very powerful—and very bizarre!"

Ryen nodded seriously.

Tartaglia grinned broadly.

"That's more like it! Finally, a proper fight! This place is perfect for honing one's skills!"

Ryen rolled his eyes. He had expected Tartaglia to say something like that.

"The Twilight Forest contains eight types of powerful enemies—Naga, Twilight Lich, Minoshroom, Hydra, Knight Phantom, Ur-Ghast, Alpha Yeti, Snow Queen."

"Each of these monsters is stronger than the Ender Dragon. But in return, they also drop many rare and valuable treasures."

"You could say, the rewards in the Twilight Forest—just the weapons alone—are enough to greatly enhance your strength."

"Remember my Vampiric Staff?"

Hearing this, Venti spread his hands.

"Kind of hard to forget. That thing was creepy—absorbing others' life force to heal yourself. Way too evil!"

Ryen shrugged and said softly:

"A weapon isn't inherently good or evil. It depends on how it's used."

"What I want to say is, the Vampiric Staff is just one example of the weapons in the Twilight Forest."

"In addition to it, there's the Dusk Staff, the Zombie Staff, and the Shield Staff. Together with the Vampiric Staff, they're known as the Four Divine Artifacts."

"The Zombie Staff can summon obedient undead anytime, anywhere. The Shield Staff can generate five floating shields around you."

"Take note—these shields negate one normal hit each! Negate, not block!"

"No matter how strong the enemy's attack is, if it hits you, you'll just lose one shield. Do you understand what I mean?"

Everyone looked at each other, stunned.

Lumine was a bit surprised.

"The Shield Staff is that strong? What if Zhongli uses Planet Befall at full power?"

"One shield negated!"

Ryen replied without hesitation.

Jean sighed in awe.

"Truly divine artifacts... Weapons so overpowered they don't belong in this world."

"What about the last one—the Dusk Staff?"

Upon hearing this, Ryen said calmly,

"You've heard of gravity, right?"

"Zhongli?"

Paimon glanced curiously at Zhongli.

Lumine quickly covered Paimon's mouth.

"One of the fundamental laws of the world—gravity! It's the reason we can stand on solid ground."

Lisa, ever the scholar from the Akademiya, quickly answered.

Ryen nodded.

"Correct. The Dusk Staff manipulates gravity—it can generate small gravitational magic spheres, essentially creating black holes..."

"You can imagine how bizarre that kind of attack can be."

The group fell silent.

After a moment, Zhongli murmured thoughtfully,

"Truly worthy of being the Four Divine Artifacts…

A Shield Staff that negates all standard damage.

A Zombie Staff that enables swarm tactics.

A Vampiric Staff that steals life to restore the user.

And a Dusk Staff that manipulates gravity itself."

"With these four weapons, even an ordinary person could contend with a god."

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