After so many days, the forest near the mountain village has been visited by tourists. But the roads that Lu Ning had traveled many times did not include finding Shen Xinyue.
This is a road that winds towards another mountain range.
Due to the long distance, it would take several hours even if we hurry up. Neither tourists nor villagers are likely to go in that direction unless there are some clues.
In fact, there is a blank area for clues - there is nothing except the Moon Lake Cave that can be found by searching carefully.
"So...she is forcibly opening a new area, right?" Ning Yeyi couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"After all, theoretically, the entire mountain range is our scope of activity, but compared to the places we must go, the blank space is too large." Lu Ning took the map and opened a patch of grass, walking along an inaccessible road. As we continued walking on the path, we soon saw traces of human activity.
"You don't know Shen Xinyue - in fact, I don't know much either, but if she hasn't encountered anything that changed her personality too much, then it's easier to understand why Cheng Wuling asked her to come here. "
"Huh? Tell me?"
"She is the kind of person who is so-called flexible and flexible. She has ability, knowledge and courage, but it is not to the extent that she can make a desperate fight. Once the situation goes bad, she will choose to evacuate. No matter how much the loss is, as long as she guarantees herself If you are still alive, you have the possibility of making a comeback. This is Shen Xinyue's survival philosophy."
There are actually many people like this, but Shen Xinyue is the one who has done this the most thoroughly.
"If she fails this promotion, she will definitely give up, try the next time, and the next time, and continue to accumulate experience of failure, and then succeed at the right time. She is actually doing the safest thing. We all have to admit it.”
Ning Yeyi nodded.
"And now, as she wished, she is doing work here away from danger, right?"
There was a soft sound underfoot.
Both of them moved very fast, and they had already started to retreat the moment the sound was heard. A large net covered with thorns rushed down from above, and at the same time, arrows were shot from the trees on both sides.
"Hey! Shen Xinyue! It's us!"
Unable to evade such a large-scale attack, Ning Yeyi stretched out his hand. The rattan used to weave the net instantly withered and tore. Lu Ning beside him swung his knife to cut the net open, and the arrow did not hit the water spikes floating in the air. Missed.
Only after this did the two of them notice the sound of breathing behind them.
"Since it's a visit, let's say hello properly."
A hoarse voice came from behind, and Lu Ning couldn't help but be startled by the fatigue that could not be concealed. When she turned around, she saw Shen Xinyue.
She looked much more haggard, her face already had heavy dark circles, and her cheekbones were protruding a lot, but compared to Ning Yeyi's changes, she was still normal.
What was somewhat surprising was her outfit.
Western-style blue swordsman uniform, with red velvet flowers on the collar, studded skirt, silver gauntlets and animal skin shoes for running in the mountains and forests. There are several circles of straps on the thighs above the knees, and the straps are arranged Neat and tight rifle bullets.
As for her hand, she held a rifle with the same silver paint, which was slightly weird in shape. At the same time, the gauntlet on her left hand was equipped with a shield-shaped metal like a double-edged axe.
Compared to everyone I've seen before, this kind of weaponry seems more thorough.
"We came to find you based on the map given by Cheng Wuling." Lu Ning said.
"Ha... She gave me a lot of trouble and then didn't come over on her own. It's really annoying." Shen Xinyue's tone was cold.
"It will probably be difficult for her to come here in a while, so I asked me to come here to check on the situation left behind by you - looking at your clothes, could it be said that you and Mo Xiren are in the same cell?"
"That's right. But we separated after searching the hunter's hut. She took a few books and left, and I took this equipment and some blood skills... So what? Did Qian Wanli and Su Shengge fall into her trap? A plan to seek death and trick him into death?"
"Qian Wanli is dead. Mo Xiren told me."
Shen Xinyue nodded, with no expression of sadness or joy on her face. After thinking for a moment, she asked:
"Cheng Wuling said that people who come next time will come with the solution to the curse. Have you found it yet?"
Lu Ning nodded.
It seems that Shen Xinyue is indeed living here with little information and knows nothing about the progress in the mountain village and the castle on the top of the mountain.
"Then follow me."
Shen Xinyue turned around, swept away the grass and led the way.
After walking for about ten minutes, they came to the Moon Lake Cave in a mountain col.
"This is my stronghold."
"Actually, I'm very surprised..." Lu Ning walked inside while chatting with Shen Xinyue, "At the beginning, you personally said the importance of information, and also emphasized that obtaining information equals gaining an advantage, but now why did you agree to Cheng Where is Wu Ling coming here?"
"Because I know there are things that it is better not to know than to know."
Shen Xinyue said something like a tongue twister.
"There is no harm in exploring each other's information in a confrontational scene, because the initial conditions of the tourists are all equal, and it is impossible to be silenced instantly by some means if they are probed. But when facing the monsters in the scene, you have to think carefully - what Information cannot be exchanged for life.”
"You seem to be more cautious?"
"I will go all out, but that's enough. I'm not a crazy person like Mo Xiren who takes risks." Shen Xinyue glared at Lu Ning fiercely, "And you, I don't care how big a deal you make. As long as you don’t involve me in a dead end, that’s fine.”
There was already light in front of his eyes, and Lu Ning quickly discovered that the Moon Lake in this cave was very small. It was difficult to even say that it was a lake, it was just like a bubble.
"This place... is so small." Ning Yeyi sighed with emotion.
"Not many murlocs are paying attention here. But it's better not to get too close."
Shen Xinyue walked along the shore until she came to a shell house that was not even illuminated by the light from the cave.
The place is already filled with containers made of wood, bamboo and the like. Some of the semi-finished products are placed on a smooth stone slab, while the completed ones are placed on a simple shelf inside.
"Is this a catalyst?"
Lu Ning immediately recognized the contents of those containers. Shen Xinyue couldn't help but laugh proudly at this time.
"Although it took a lot of time, I have been able to make several catalysts. Once the blood technique has the formula, it is not difficult."
"Is this what you need?" Ning Yeyi picked up a jar and frowned before getting closer.
"Blood and catalyst, these are the two things we need. In fact, you should be able to use them too." After obtaining Shen Xinyue's consent, Lu Ning took some powder and tried the weapon. This was green powder, and the corresponding one was hers. An illusory green fire ignited on the crossbow.
"The blood magic system is not particularly complete. From the information I got, it only includes three categories: enhancement, consumption and spells. Maybe the hunters think this is enough... You are a corrosive fire that will use blood as fuel to continue burning. , is a very evil thing." Shen Xinyue found a clean place to sit down and pointed to the shelf, "The number of catalysts here is enough to arm a fifty-person blood magic team. They are all general blood magic. In addition, Ning Ning You don’t have to smell it, Yeyi, blood magic is studied as an anti-system to divine magic, so of course you won’t feel comfortable with it if you know magic.”
"That's it..."
Ning Yeyi put the catalyst back on the shelf and smiled bitterly.
"But we are short of people."
Shen Xinyue's eyes turned to Lu Ning again. She stretched out her hand and slightly bent her fingers.
"This is not a problem that I need to be responsible for. Now give me the things needed to break the curse, and you can put away all the catalysts."
"Are you really not ready to join the war?"
"I still know about Cheng Wuling's bad habits. She is ready to maximize her profits, but I wonder if I can keep up. Did we also agree on it in the previous combat meeting? If you want to quit... quit freely." Shen Xinyue said. A little impatient, "I have long been aware of the danger this time. Since you think it is your own business to have a chance, don't drag me to death."
Lu Ning was silent for a moment, took out the ritual props from her bag, and threw them into Shen Xinyue's arms.
"In this way, it is considered completed, right?"
"Humph, I wish you success." Shen Xinyue held the prop tightly, "Tell me how to use it."
After spending ten minutes explaining how to use it, and after installing the catalysts, Lu Ning and Ning Yeyi left the Moon Lake Cave carrying a net bag woven from tree vines. Shen Xinyue didn't come out to see him off in the end. She probably thought she would never see him again. She didn't even bother to say goodbye.
After having so many catalysts, Lu Ning was no longer so stingy. He walked to a slightly open area of the forest and applied the strengthening ointment, then ran away, more than three times faster than before. And Ning Yeyi can also use his increasingly powerful physical fitness to jump forward on the branches, and can also keep up with Lu Ning's speed.
Before dark, they rushed back to the hunter's cabin.
At this time, the castle on the top of the mountain has appeared again, but there is no way to go up today anyway. Lu Ning and Ning Yeyi have to go to the mountain village to rob the cell again - after all, this daily routine of making a fuss seems to have become a routine. Are tourists used to it?
This time it seems slightly different.
Lu Ning is not the only one who is challenging to upgrade. Even counting the previous losses, there are still hundreds of tourists who are still fleeing. Among these people, whether they are brave enough to enter the village during the day to investigate There are still people like Ning Yeyi who dare to stab themselves and challenge the murlocs.
The village was once again on fire, but this time what was organized was not a scattered secret rescue, but a formal declaration of war.
The first villager who walked out of the house to check the situation was shot through the neck by a sharp arrow.
