On the way from Baiguoyuan Village to the temporary residence, aside from other things, the surrounding environment was not very good.
There is a large amount of dense forest at the front end, but at the end is a wetland or swamp full of methane. The former produces some wild honey, which needs to be released and equipped with torches if it needs to be picked... Of course, road bandits must be guarded against; while the latter will have a large number of water ghosts and swamp witches hiding in it.
The water ghost is also a humanoid creature, but like the ghoul, it is a very aggressive carnivorous monster with no ability to communicate. They look like corpses picked up from the bottom of a pond. They can be blue or green or even black in color. Mucus and mud ooze from their pores, and they smell sour and rotten.
Although water ghosts look like humans from a distance, their physiological structures are actually very different from humans. Their scales, gills and dorsal fins all show that the Kelpie is a completely different creature. The physiological structure mentioned above makes water ghosts very good at swimming and adapted to the muddy water of ponds and lakes where they live.
Kelpies' hunting methods are very safe: due to their timid nature, they usually only eat leftovers dug out of the garbage and animal carcasses. But if a lone traveler or a careless fisherman enters the water ghost's territory, they will immediately turn into cruel predators. They attack very quickly and can drag their victim into the water without him being prepared to do so and drown him. If not hungry yet, the Kelpies will keep their victims in the water for several days, allowing the prey to soften and rot, then tear it apart with their claws and feast on it like soft biscuits.
Swamp witches are their close allies in this swamp. Each body is covered with wrinkles and warts. They are nearly two yards tall. Their skin color is a bit pinkish green and they smell like mud and fish. They have bony protrusions on their backs, their hair is like tangled waterweed, and their claws are very long and sharp.
Of course, the swamp witch is not an easy person. Although bulky in size, it is an adept swimmer and can even swim nimbly through mud, breaching the surface right beneath its victim and striking with its scythe-like claws. The Swamp Witch will also shape balls of mud and throw them into the eyes of her opponents, temporarily blinding them.
If he has time, Xie Yuanting would like to come here with a sword to hunt water ghosts and swamp witches for fun - to practice whether his new body's ability to sense, react and cope with it has deteriorated.
But to be honest, I have only been here for a few days and I am already disturbed by chores... I don’t know why I can’t be more free and why I have to get involved in everything.
But to be honest, I have only been here for a few days and I am already disturbed by chores... I don't know why I can't be more free and why I have to get involved in everything.
Therefore, there is something interesting about any VP, and he is not talented enough to avoid the swamp witches and the lively group of water ghosts. Xie Yuan still suppressed the urge to draw his sword and hunt, and accelerated to the temporary station.
The first moment he saw Captain Guan Li, the latter immediately asked in a face-to-face manner: "Did you just clean up the lumberyard occupied by monsters alone?! Are you a demon hunter?"
Xie Yuan simply lowered his lower eyelids and replied: "No, I'm just a fake ordinary person, good at fists, kicks and swords. Look at my eyes, I'm not mutated."
The reason why witchers are different from ordinary people is because they have gone through the painful witcher trials with a very low success rate.
I heard Xili say that to become a true demon hunter, the most important transformation test is the "Green Grass Trial".
The specific situation is unknown, but so far, only one guy among the known witchers has gone through all the complete trials: that is Ciri's adoptive father, the walking witcher of the wolf sect, Gerald of Rivia. special.
The most distinctive feature of this person is his white hair - all melanin has been lost - and a pair of cat eyes - a must-have appearance for any witcher who has successfully completed the transformation.
Guan Li looked at Xie Yuan's black hair and brown eyes, and could only admit that this guy was indeed not a transformed demon hunter.
But he was still unwilling to give up: "Then can you deal with the lion beast? I can allocate you men, horses and weapons. As long as you can defeat this troublemaker, I will not hesitate to reward you."
Guan Li's idea is very simple: Xie Yuan is now temporarily inseparable from the Nilfgaardian military. If this person has the power to kill the lion beast, then as long as he succeeds, he will be honored.
Belonging to the Nilfgaardian military——the real reason why the gryphon beasts mobilized troops before can be buried.
But Xie Yuan's answer still disappointed him: "Captain Guan Li, with all due respect, I have never fought against a large flying ferocious beast of the size of the griffin beast. I am a little unable to deal with the griffin beast.
And no matter how many people I bring, it's useless - the lesson learned from the last patrol means that the numerical advantage has no advantage for raptors like the lion and heron. "
In fact, it's not that Xie Yuan can't fight against the lion and heron - just kidding, after many observations, Xie Yuan is confident that he can fight without weapons, and can beat this beast to death with gloves on.
Not to mention, he also has large-caliber live ammunition weapons such as the 14.5-caliber Simonov anti-material rifle. As long as the lion beast does not have an additional magic shield, such a huge kinetic energy can make it hateful.
But one thing is that the use of monsters like the Lion-Warbeast to Xie Yuan is really not very time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the rewards are not very high.
Yes, he can charge such monsters to the system and earn mutation points for a so-called rare creature. But this griffin beast has already been publicly seen in the crowd. It will either be killed by capable people or strangers, or it will continue to wreak havoc here. There is no third ending.
Any strange treatment that the locals do not understand will only be turned into a secret report and handed over to the desks of their respective lords and rulers - this will only arouse their fear or curiosity, and then they will find ways to test it, whether it is soft means. It doesn't matter, or it doesn't matter if you do it forcefully.
Xie Yuan is not afraid of the temptations of the local lords, kings or emperors. He can only block them with soldiers and cover them with water and soil. But once the harvest exceeds the consumption, in a sense it is a huge loss - especially when Xie Yuan himself has no idea of developing land here.
"Ah, that's it...****" Captain Guan Li muttered a few words in disappointment, seeming to be swearing and slanging, but he quickly regained his composure, "Well, I'm really asking you to deal with the lion orbeast like this. It’s really hard for you to deal with such a terrifying creature.”
Xie Yuan also pretended not to hear Guan Li's angry murmur, but apologized very sincerely: "Oh, it's my fault for not being good at learning. I really can't help you, captain. I'm really ashamed."
Captain Guan Li's face turned red and white obviously, but finally he showed a kind smile: "How could it be? It's too late for me to thank you, but since you have the ability to kill the ghouls... can you help kill the other few people near the village? How about cleaning up an area occupied by monsters?"
"Of course." Xie Yuan has no objection to this. Compared with a huge monster that requires a lot of effort to fight, it saves more energy and effort to kill a group of monsters that can be killed by waving a stick or a long sword.
"Then... pay attention to safety. I hope you can come back safe and sound." Captain Guan Li said in a "concerned" way.
Xie Yuan also responded "politely": "I wish you can find the right person to eradicate the lion beasts as soon as possible... I will take my leave now."
Courtesy reciprocates, and the host and guest enjoy themselves.
