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 covered with vines and dead leaves was the same as before. Then it also appeared in front of the two of them. The down-to-earth scene made the two of them feel much more at ease as they traveled later, and also made their expressions become more and more numb, because this passage 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: "Here 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. He looked more and more dull, like an adventurer who had just opened an empty treasure chest. Reluctantly, they circled around the huge ancient tree for a while, and finally met in front of the tree house where they were before setting off. Then they took out their respective adventurer's manuals and looked at the tree on the map. A heavy note was left near the house: "In other words... this is just a shortcut, right?"
"...It's so disappointing."
"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 how to synthesize it. Required materials. 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, previous experience has proved that even if The outermost dragon beast is not an opponent 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 this 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 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 fruit may have some special effects, but we can't try it now."
"There are also these 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 located 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 have already prepared the food and placed it 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, and some of them have even affected the nondescript daily life of the two people. However, under the maintenance of Duan Qing like a nanny, this kind of life rhythm continues smoothly. Naturally, there were some unbearable consequences, such as being on guard for several hours without any gains. However, in the eyes of veterans like Duan Qing and players with characters like Xue Ling Huan Bing, this setback is no longer considered a setback. what. Unexpected situations also occurred a few 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 on the way back and forth. 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 a One of the small reasons why two people are grudged against each other. It was the end of summer, and the heat that originally filled the city began to fade away with the change of seasons. The tense and dull pace of life also lasted for a few days with this change, and then was changed by the outside world. Broken by the news - 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 the territory of Xifeng County, and the battle along the way was going smoothly, pointing in the distance. Near the mountain gate of Fenghua Town. 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 were still stranded near the Andacier Mountains to the east of Xifeng County, and were still in contact with the Andachel Mountains. The Xifeng County guards who were confronting them were fighting hard. The coalition forces that had been advancing from north to south seemed to have no intention of going over to support them. However, the intelligence scouts were sent out early, and after a period of time, After a lot of exploration, I brought back a lot of interesting content.
A force of Restorationists is quietly gathering in the west of Xifeng County, near the mountainous area where Fenghua Plain meets the Anderson Independent State.
"You're not here for us, are you?"
Xue Ling Huan Bing, who put down the food in his hand 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, this is a fact that is difficult to ignore. 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 really are 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: "And... giving it to the Restorationists is giving it to the Wings of Freedom, and it shouldn't mean anything to you. Isn’t it 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... Let’s move forward 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, Xueling Huanbing stood up and walked to the corner of the tree house in a few steps. Then he casually picked up a few packages stacked 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 living outside, and 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 inexplicable 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 before, they returned to the center of the ancient tree. In front of the giant light pillar. The still-as-usual light pillar did not undergo any fluctuations 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 the bag she had brought. Package: "So..."
"Has the hard work during this period of time paid off?"
She stretched out her hand and first took out a few gray-brown scales. Then, amid the system prompts from the beam of light in front of her, she slowly put them up one by one. The white light extending from the light beam then illuminated her. The handed-out materials were wrapped 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 had not stopped 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 his 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 neatly inserted into the discussion between the two. The sight of light spots suddenly floating like starlight 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. 】
