"How, how is it?"
"I'm fine...Is it still alive?"
"Are you thinking too optimistic about our situation? If the monsters in this game can display a health bar, I guarantee that this guy's health will still be full..."
"If no actual damage is caused, then our capture operation plan...ah!"
Amid the sounds of heavy breathing and shuffling footsteps, the scene of two figures gradually gathering together slowly appeared in the center of the messy rocks. They inspected each other's leftovers in the battle. scars, and at the same time cautiously approached the edge of the huge pit. The roar from inside the pit then rushed into the forest sky like a gushing volcano. Along with the scene of a certain red figure suddenly jumping out of the trap, Duan Qing appeared in front of Duan Qing. Amidst the rumbling sound of rolling rocks, he saw The red dragon beast that went up without any harm looked back at Duan Qing with ferocious eyes, and then let out another oppressive roar at the two of them: "Ouch"
"...Look, what a spiritual monster."
Looking at the red dot that gradually became smaller as it turned around and ran towards the depths of the forest, Duan Qing released his hands covering his ears: "We have been busy for a long time, and in the end we can only leave this figure behind."
"...At least we survived." Xueling Huanbing, who was also looking at the disappearing red dot, also withdrew his gaze and at the same time released his hand that had been covering his chest: "By the way, I learned... this belongs to Information about some ferocious creature in the forest."
"Your armor seems to have been damaged." Duan Qing turned to look at the place where Xueling Huanbing had just covered it: "Won't it affect its properties?"
"...It should be fine." The long-haired woman's eyes lingered on the claw mark engraved on the surface of the snow-white armor for a while, then she shook her head slightly: "The system prompted that the armor was damaged, but there was no other indication. Worse changes, even if they are not repaired... they should be able to last for a while."
"Almost all the monsters here are of this strength. I hope they won't be hit head-on again." So Duan Qing shook his head and walked a few steps, coming to the area where he had fought before: "Otherwise If you... suffered such a big loss, wouldn’t it be a loss if you couldn’t take anything with you in the end?”
"It should... be rewarding." Before Duan Qing could finish speaking, Xue Ling Huan Bing, who had also walked to the edge of the pit, suddenly bent down: "Are these... the scales of that monster?"
"Speaking of which... a few scales did fall off from its body before." Duan Qing came back slightly surprised: "Is this thing useful?"
"...Probably there is." His brows furrowed deeper and deeper, Xue Ling Huan Bing turned around and handed the red scale to Duan Qing's hand: "If..."
"If I'm not mistaken."
[Scales of the Vicious Claw Dragon (Epic)]
[The scales peeled off from the body of the Ferocious Claw Dragon. The surface of the transparent scales exudes an indescribable red light. Although it is impossible to know the energy and material it contains, there is no doubt about its hardness. 】
【Materials. 】
"……Materials?"
Countless possibilities flashed through Duan Qing's mind, but what finally came out of Duan Qing's mouth was this sentence: "If you can use this kind of scales to create suitable armor, wouldn't the defense be invincible?"
"Such a size... If you collect a few more pieces, you might be able to make a sharper weapon." Xueling Huanbing on the side then said in a low voice: "Although I don't understand the craftsmanship involved, the process of making a long sword is The materials needed...should be less than those needed to make armor, right?"
"This is not necessarily true. The specific situation depends on the blacksmith's forging method." Duan Qing shook his head slightly and looked at the scale armor for a while: "But no matter what, we should have found a treasure."
"Among the outstanding blacksmiths I know so far, there are not many near us." Xueling Huanbing's eyes kept flashing, as if she had already begun to plan the next step: "Not counting the head of the Roland family. …Where is the blacksmith named Flo now?”
"Thank you for remembering that guy. The armor I am wearing was made by him." Duan Qing shook his head helplessly: "Unfortunately, we have never seen him again since the battle at Fars Fortress. Among the blacksmiths I still know so far, the only one I know is Val, the bald one... By the way, you don’t know Val yet, right? He is the original blacksmith of Green Stone Village, and now he should be following Mengzhu and the others..."
"I know that guy. During the previous mission in the Emerald Forest... I got information about him." Xue Ling Huan Bing recalled for a while: "But according to the person who reported it to me... that guy seems to be a A deserter from a principality?"
"The reason why he escaped from the army and the reason why he chose Green Stone Village as a hiding place...these unsolved mysteries are the reasons why we return to Fenghua Plain this time." Duan Qing's eyes became deeper: " Anyway, we have to go back to him sooner or later, and we can also ask him about the scales. As for whether this unprofessional guy will give the correct answer... I can't guarantee it."
"...As long as someone helps us identify it." After thinking for a while with his head lowered, Xue Ling Huan Bing waved his hand and turned his eyes to other places not far away from here: "The question now is, can we You can’t bring back more crafting materials…”
Chirp!
Harsh yet familiar bird chirping then sounded in front of the woods. In the direction where the red figure known as the Ferocious Claw Dragon had just escaped, a giant white shadow with its wings spread out appeared in the sky above that area. Huge wind pressure was sent down toward the scrubby forest floor. In the strong wind that was enough to affect the area where Duan Qing and the others were, the giant red shadow that had disappeared from the two people's field of vision also roared with the appearance of this wind pressure, and then both of them shut up in response. Under the stunned gaze, he collided hard with the giant shadow falling from the sky.
"I'll choke..."
boom!
In the harsh friction sound, two figures, one red and one white, suddenly separated in the distance of the forest. The fierce-looking red dragon beast then left the corner where it was originally hiding and escaped deeper into the forest. The giant bird that became the winner then let out a clear cry, seeming to express its due satisfaction with the result. The huge hovering body kept turning as the feathers swayed, and finally slowly He stopped in the east where he was floating.
That was the direction where Duan Qing and Xueling Huanbing were at this time.
"……hehe."
With a wry smile in his mouth, Duan Qing and the woman beside him looked at each other, and then hurriedly started another hasty escape when the giant bird in the distance began to fly towards the two of them.
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"Is this place okay?"
"Don't worry, there is no problem. This is an underground cavity formed by the remains of the ancient forest. Those beasts should not be able to get in..."
"...I don't believe it. You also found the tree hole before. At that time, you swore that it would never be discovered. But in the end, it was just a nest dug out with a horn..."
"Ah hahaha! That was a mistake, just a mistake. You know... the place we are in now is not an area that can be judged by common sense..."
In the sound of two conversations from far to near gradually settling down, a tree root extending from the soil above was suddenly pushed to both sides, and the embarrassed figure belonging to Duan Qing then appeared behind the tangled roots, slowly He slowly drilled into the underground cave. Different from the gloom and darkness that ordinary caves should have, Duan Qing still showed a bright and clear scene in front of him, and the two people who entered the cave later quickly found the reason why it was so bright: "Is this... moss?"
"Probably, maybe it's some kind of fungus..."
"It can actually emit such a beautiful light..."
"Isn't it just pink? Why describe it so beautifully..."
The soft land sank one after another as the two people entered, as if they were welcoming the humans who stepped into this place for the first time in this way. The figures floating around from time to time also made the figures of Duan Qing and Xueling Huanbing become more embarrassed. The light shined much clearer, and at the same time it attracted more singing insects to surround the two people. Still not giving up their vigilance, they explored the depths of the cave for a while, confirming that this place was not the lair of another beast, and then in the quiet atmosphere, the conversation between them became more intense: "... Okay, it should be safe here, no matter how powerful that bird is, it can't get under the ground, right?"
"Why does it keep chasing us so closely? Is it the same one we met on the ridge before?"
"Isn't it such a coincidence? Unless we can confirm that among the strange birds in the sky we saw before, it is the only overlord..."
"This possibility is not impossible, because that guy can fly freely in the wind and snow. Its previous attacks seemed to have ice attributes and had a certain degree of freezing effect..."
"……never mind."
Finally stopping in a relatively dry place deep in the cave, Duan Qing turned around and dropped the package behind him. While cleaning up the nearby soil and surrounding insects, he inspected the surrounding scene: "Fight and run." After almost two days, my legs are almost broken from exhaustion. When I came up the mountain with a mission before, I had never been mentally prepared like this..."
"Isn't this a good opportunity?" Xueling Huanbing unceremoniously sat on the side of the ground that Duan Qing had cleared: "You can not only exercise your skills and strength, but also play well." Equipment materials..."
"I will try my best to fulfill your wish, as long as the two of us don't die too miserably." Duan Qing turned back to pack his luggage and said without looking back: "The existing conditions, character attributes and equipment are a bit low. It is still very difficult to snatch a little bit of material from those monsters at the risk of your life..."
"This may really not be a place that current players can come to. It is probably the most advanced map in the free world." Xueling Huanbing also nodded in agreement: "If it is really impossible, we can try to do it step by step. Let’s start with the less powerful monsters…”
"It just doesn't look very powerful."
Finally taking out the magic lamp from the package, Duan Qing then piled together a few sticks of firewood he picked up on the way here: "The monsters that can come to this place will not be so weak no matter how much they think about it. , and this is the standard law of the jungle. Sooner or later, weak monsters will be eaten by bigger monsters..."
"Didn't we also see some groups of wild beasts on the way we escaped?" Xueling Huanbing frowned: "Those things you call herbivorous dragons... they shouldn't be very powerful, right? "
"They are indeed not very powerful, but the materials on them must not be very good either." Duan Qing curled his lips disdainfully: "Even if we kill them all and then skin them, the final harvest will probably not be satisfactory..."
"At least it's better than running away all the time." Xue Ling Huan Bing, who was hugging his legs and staring at the other party, replied angrily: "I was chased all the way by that ice bird again. I'm definitely not angry. I'm so empty-handed. You won't be willing to go back, right... Hey, why haven't you lit up yet?"
"Don't worry, I'm not a fire magician. This magic lamp is also for lighting, not specifically for lighting fires."
"It has not been burning for so long... Is it related to these dead branches? Can the trees here really be set on fire?"
"You have great ideas, but unfortunately I am not an encyclopedia. If the situation we are facing now is the same as the Emerald Forest, then maybe all we are burning will still be stones... Huh?"
Muttering these meaningless words in his mouth, Duan Qing raised his head and suddenly stopped his gaze at a certain corner. Then, under the equally puzzled gaze of Xue Ling Huan Bing, he slowly walked to a corner of the cave, still looking around the cave. The bright light source flooded the front of the area, but the way it appeared seemed to be different from other places. Duan Qing, who walked up to the front, only did a little investigation and discovered the reason for the strange light source here: "This yes……"
"A gap?"
Wow
As he reached out and touched, the top of the cave, which was not very stable, suddenly collapsed, and then after a period of falling sounds, an upward hole was revealed in front of the two people, and bright light then emerged from there. The light shone obliquely from above the entrance of the cave, casting a layer of white light on the irregular bottom of the cave. Xueling Huanbing, who was also attracted, then walked to Duan Qing's side and probed towards the cave. He looked over the entrance of the cave: "...How is it?"
"...What else can I do? I'm so lucky."
Looking at the scene with obvious artificial traces displayed above the cave entrance, Duan Qing curled his lips and answered.
