The passage leading to the underground of the ancient tree was not found in the end.
As if they had also accepted Duan Qing's arrival, the wooden door with the same canopy style as before slowly opened in front of the two of them, and a road was the same as before, covered with vines and dead leaves.
Then it also appeared in front of the two of them. The down-to-earth sight made the two of them feel much more at ease as they moved forward, and also made their expressions become more and more numb, because this path seemed to have no sign of going down at all.
, but after a period of extension, the two people were sent to the outskirts of the ancient tree: "This is..."
"That cabin we just found, right?"
"...So this is a shortcut? Why haven't we found this place before?"
"There was nothing here just now, just ordinary ancient tree trunks. When we found this place before, we discussed whether to climb up directly..."
After patrolling back and forth for a long time around the tree house they had discovered before, Duan Qing finally determined that this was the place they had discovered when they set out before. The expressions of the two people became more and more serious as they walked back and forth.
They came more and more dull, just like the expressions of adventurers who have just opened an empty treasure box. Reluctantly, they circled around the huge ancient tree for a while, and finally separated in the tree where they were before setting off.
They met in front of the house, then took out their respective adventurer's manuals and left a heavy mark on the map near the tree house: "In other words... this is just a shortcut, right?"
“…what a disappointment.”
"Don't say that, at least we have a shortcut to quickly retrieve the furnace..."
"Then what? Do we have to climb back to the top of the tree from that place... By the way! Can the furnace be operated from the bottom?"
After going back to verify this important issue, the two of them returned to the tree house. While bathing in the still-unceasing sounds of all kinds of dragons and beasts, they started a new round of planning tasks - leaving
It's not Duan Qing's character not to use the treasure mountain in front of him, let alone a furnace that can produce such high-level weapons and equipment. Apart from the dangers all over the place, the only reason that restricts them from using this furnace is to explore the synthesis.
The materials needed. In such a huge ancient forest, you can get endless resources even by picking up garbage. If you plan properly, it shouldn't be too difficult to gather the materials needed for the furnace. However, the previous
Experience has proven that even the outermost dragon beasts are not opponents that players can easily defeat at this time, so this so-called two-person combat plan is actually just a "treasure hunt" plan to collect corpses.
Although the two people did not want to give up, they still included several suspicious points near the roots of the ancient giant tree in their treasure hunting plan.
"...Come back so soon?"
"We didn't go there at all. A few dragons with particularly strong jaws blocked the road there. I plan to go over there and take a look. If it doesn't work, I'll go around..."
"Forget it, I can't find the secret. I can just find some materials and come back... What are you finding in those places to the east?"
"A discovery is a discovery. If a few bones chewed into pieces can be considered a discovery..."
There were many similar discoveries, but most of them were ordinary broken bones and torn fur. The extremely damaged materials made Duan Qing both unable to bear to look directly at them, but they still took them with a tentative mentality.
When I came back, I also retrieved various other materials from this forest, including all the strange plants, flowers and fruits produced in every corner, and Duan Qing and Xueling Huanbing who were walking among the trees.
The two "weak" people also quickly saw some clues from these plants: "This kind of green grass seems to be very popular here, at least those herbivorous dragons seem to like to eat this kind of thing... Well,
Is this a medicinal herb?"
"I brought back a kind of blue fruit. The system calls them Rekrat Fruit. I have tried to take a bite, but I don't seem to feel any power..."
"Don't expect any magical fruit to appear in this game. The kind that can elevate you to immortality after eating it... This kind of fruit may have some special effects, but we can't try it now."
"There are also red mushrooms. These mushrooms are extremely unstable. As long as there is a slight vibration, they will emit a large amount of gas and then cause a violent explosion..."
Fruits covered with hard shells, leaves as flexible as animal skins, stems sharp enough to pierce the skin, and flowers exuding cold air... Many of the species in this forest are beyond human ability.
Imagine that some of them have even become a threat to other creatures in this forest. The elemental energy they contain can be clearly sensed by even Duan Qing, who does not use magic very much, but by virtue of having a safer place
In the rest house, the two people still piled the materials collected from everywhere in the tree house, which also included the scales and feathers that some powerful dragon-shaped creatures tore off each other when they fought with each other. In order to put these materials together
With the materials in their hands, the two of them also found various hiding places, and then, under a simple rotation arrangement, they took on the wretched and dangerous profession of fisherman.
Of course, this arrangement even goes beyond the scope of the game world and extends to the real world.
"Offline? I've already prepared the food and it's on the table..."
"……And you?"
"Of course I've finished eating, otherwise how could I pick up your shift..."
"... Then go back quickly, the two dragons are still fighting over there."
There are many similar situations, some of which have even affected the nondescript daily life of the two people. However, under Duan Qing's maintenance like a nanny, this rhythm of life continues smoothly. Naturally, there are also some difficulties in the process.
Result, such as being on guard for several hours without any gains, but in the eyes of veterans like Duan Qing and players with characters like Xue Ling Huan Bing, this setback is nothing. Unexpected situations also occur.
He went there several times, mostly due to the delay in shift handover caused by Duan Qing's inexplicable late return from outing. When he went to make purchases, he would always find some sneaky figures following him on the way back and forth.
Later, Duan Qing, who was wary, naturally tried to get rid of them, but he did not explain too much to the suspicious Xue Ling Huan Bing. The misunderstanding caused by this naturally became the source of grudge between the two people.
One of the small reasons is that it is the end of summer, and the heat that originally filled the city has gradually faded away with the change of seasons. The tense and dull pace of life has also continued with this change.
A few days later, it was broken by news from the outside world - Duan Qing, who had been in contact with Mengzhu, then received the latest battle report, saying that the coalition forces of the Principality and the Empire had begun to march towards Xifeng County, and there were battles along the way.
Smoothly, it pointed to the mountain gate of Fenghua Town from a distance. The restorers did not seem to make any resistance during this process, but only launched small-scale harassment from time to time on the advancing route of the two coalition forces. Most of the troops still stayed close to
Near the Andachier Mountains in the east of Xifeng County, they were locked in a fierce battle with the Xifeng County guards who were still confronting them. The coalition forces that had been advancing from north to south seemed to have no intention of going over to support them, but the personnel who were probing the intelligence
But they were sent out early, and after a period of exploration, they brought back a lot of interesting content.
An army of restorationists is quietly gathering in the west of Xifeng County, near the mountainous area where Fenghua Plain meets the Anderson Independent State.
"Isn't he here for us?"
Xue Ling Huan Bing, who put down the food in his hands in the game and was covered with a layer of leaves, raised his head in surprise when he heard the sound: "Are you coming for this furnace?"
"When the news was released, they should have been taking action for a few days. If they really wanted to go up the mountain... they should have arrived by now." Duan Qing, who had just come online, sat down on the ground on the other side of the campfire: "
I also want to say that this action of the Restorationists has nothing to do with us, but after all, it is a fact that cannot be ignored. If they really discovered the existence of this place by some means...then we have to speed up."
"Maybe it's because the restorers haven't found a way to come to this forest." Snow Spirit Huanbing, who pursed her lips, was still struggling in vain: Or maybe they couldn't deal with these ancient beasts..."
"This possibility is very small, unless their strength is not even as good as the average player." Duan Qing casually placed a barbecue on the campfire, and sighed helplessly: "It can be said...if they are really
If we want to get here, it will be a matter of time before we face them."
"...What about our plan?" Xue Ling Huan Bing, who stopped replenishing the energy of the characters in the game, frowned and thought for a while: "Are we going to give the furnace away?"
"Otherwise? I'm not a god who can deal with an entire army by myself." Duan Qing shrugged his shoulders: "Besides... giving it to the Restorationists is giving it to the Wings of Freedom, so it shouldn't mean anything to you.
Isn’t that a big difference?”
"……snort."
His face turned as cold as ice, Xue Ling Huan Bing let out a heavy cold snort, while slowly staring back at Duan Qing's smiling expression, he ignored the topic that he didn't want to mention: "Then...
We’d better advance the trial plan.”
"……Going right now?"
"Go to the furnace to try it out first. I have already thought of the specific combination plan. If there is really no result, we can also put away the materials we have collected during this period..."
"Hey, do you really want to try everything one by one? And there are only two of us, how can we move so many materials...Hey!"
Still maintaining a resolute attitude, Xue Ling Huan Bing stood up and walked to the corner of the tree house in a few steps. Then he casually picked up a few packages piled there and walked out along a path leading outside the house.
, Duan Qing, who didn't get a response from the other party, could only let out a wry smile, bit off the frontmost piece of barbecue in his hand, then turned around and picked up the remaining larger packages, and chased Xue Ling in a few steps.
Behind Huan Bing: "I haven't finished my news yet. Mengzhu also introduced the situation on their side again. It is said that they have found several Fenghua Town residents who are living outside. Now they are all
Contained together..."
"...So what do you want to say? Do you want me to help take back Fenghua Town?"
"Well... after all, it happened on the same territory, so it doesn't hurt if you understand."
"But you didn't tell me everything, did you?"
Saying an incomprehensible word, Xue Ling Huan Bing left Duan Qing's figure who had stopped for a moment, and then after passing through the passage they had passed through before, they returned to the center of the ancient tree.
In front of the giant light pillar, the light pillar remained the same as before without any fluctuation due to the woman's intrusion again. It quietly shone softly in front of her. Standing in the center, she stared at it for a while, and then untied it.
The package he brought: "So..."
"Has the hard work during this period of time paid off?"
She stretched out her hand, first took out a few gray-brown scales, and then slowly put them on top of the system prompts from the light beam in front of her. The white light extending from the light beam then illuminated her.
The handed-out materials were wrapped up and suspended in the air quietly as before. Without receiving any follow-up prompts, she then took out several other materials and began to immerse them one by one in the bath of white light: "...
what about others?"
"I'm coming."
The sound of heavy footsteps was replaced by a loud sound of falling to the ground. Duan Qing, who was panting, slammed several large packages behind him to the ground, and then looked at a few tree fruits that accidentally rolled out from them, grinning.
After a few wry smiles: "I want to remind you that we don't even know the quantity of materials required. According to your exhaustive method, we will have to try it forever."
"Don't worry about the quantity, because I will send in every material we have." Xue Ling Huan Bing, who was still moving, answered without looking back: "If it exceeds its needs, the system should
It will be returned to us.”
"Maybe he will swallow them all." Duan Qing, who was moving his body with his hands on his hips, curled his lips disdainfully: "And if we only consider two materials, the combination here is enough for us to try for a long time..."
"I will only try a few combinations of rare materials." Xue Ling Huan Bing shook her head slightly: "We only have a few types of things such as scales and dragon horns, so treat them as different combinations.
If we don’t separate them, the number of attempts can be calculated... huh?"
The white light beam that had been emitting the sound of energy fluctuations suddenly made a beeping sound, and was inserted neatly into the discussion between the two. The scene of light spots suddenly floating like starlight then continued to tremble in the air, and finally the package was
The materials that had just been put inside were pulled into the white ocean together with Xueling Huanbing's expectant eyes.
[No. 004528: Rock Sharon Hammer Ax.]
【Materials confirmed.】
This chapter has been completed!