"Is this a beast of burden?" Guan Liyuan sighed as he looked at the creature in front of him.
In fact, Guan Liyuan had seen illustrations in textbooks before, but it was just the first time he saw the real thing.
Not to mention Guan Liyuan, who has little education, even Zhong Liqiu and Wei Yingying saw a live beast of burden for the first time...
It is about the size of a buffalo, with its head and body like a turtle without a shell, and its four legs are short and thick.
"Although the back of the pack beast is soft, it has a very strong load-bearing capacity and can bear more than ten times its body weight. After wearing the iron armor, it is enough to entrust a small team with supplies." Han Mengli patted the pack beast and introduced it. .
Guan Liyuan also made preparations in advance and had seen the introduction of beasts of burden in books...
In addition to the amazing weight-bearing capacity, what's more important is that the beast of burden is docile...or stupid!
Without driving them away, even if they encounter abyss creatures, they will not escape.
Moreover, the beast of burden is a species that was born after the appearance of abyssal creatures. It is neither an indigenous creature of this plane nor an abyssal creature. It is speculated that it is some kind of hybrid species...
This is also the reason why Wei Yingying and Zhong Liqiu have never seen a beast of burden. The beast of burden, which is suspected to have the blood of abyssal creatures, is also prohibited from entering the city despite its reputation for being docile.
It is precisely because of the bloodline of the abyss that after encountering an abyss creature, the first target of the opponent's attack must be a professional. Moreover, the beast of burden wears a thickened iron armor covering its whole body. If the professional is not dealt with, the abyss creature will attack It's also difficult to kill the beast of burden first.
Therefore, the beast of burden has always shouldered a "heavy" responsibility in the team of junior professionals!
"But what should we do if we encounter a leader-level or higher-level abyss creature? If the beast is involved in the aftermath of the battle, there is a possibility of casualties, right?" Guan Liyuan asked doubtfully.
After that, Zhong Liqiu and Wei Yingying looked at him with helpless eyes, while Teacher Han Mengli turned her head away in an understanding manner and pretended not to hear.
Looking at everyone's reactions, Guan Liyuan knew that he had asked a stupid question again!
"Li Yuan, after a professional advances to the intermediate level, the intermediate professional runes can generate a storage space. As long as there are intermediate-level or above professionals in the team, there is no need to bring a beast of burden... ..." Wei Yingying explained.
This is the first time Guan Liyuan has heard of such a thing!
After all, the instruction manual for new professionals will not mention such common sense content...
"Well? What if a junior professional encounters a leader-level abyss creature?" Guan Liyuan asked, changing the subject.
"Then you should worry about your own life first..." Qiu's answer was straightforward.
"..." What he said made sense, and Guan Liyuan was speechless.
Indeed, if this is the case, a team composed of all junior professionals would be lucky to save their own lives if they ran into a leader-level abyssal creature!
However, this chance is not high. Unless the team of junior professionals leaves the suburban area, within three hundred miles of the city, only the strength of the Abyss Servants will not be affected, and the strength of the Abyss Elite Soldiers will be compromised. The Abyss Commander It was even more obviously suppressed...
Therefore, it is also dangerous for the Abyss Commander to enter the suburbs. Intermediate professionals will die miserably, so they usually do not do this.
Of course, even the Abyss Commander whose strength is suppressed is still stronger than the Abyss Elite Soldiers.
"Classmate Zhong Li is right. I will also teach you how to identify clues of unexpected situations...such as the appearance of leader-level abyssal creatures in the suburbs!" Han Mengli said.
"Huh? Will you really encounter a leader-level abyssal creature in the suburbs?" Guan Liyuan asked in shock.
Isn't it too high-risk for entry-level professionals?
"Note, I said it was an 'accident'. Usually there are no leader-level creatures, but you must be careful in the wild! Accidents are not guaranteed to happen..."
As a mentor, Han Mengli was much more approachable than Liu Qing. Later, at this professional supply point, he also specially explained to Guan Liyuan and others a lot of knowledge that was not found in books, such as how to spot unscrupulous vendors and what kind of dried meat is not easy to eat. Giggle...
Every time when he talks about this, Han Mengli, who has just become a mentor, will have a look of excitement and pride on his face, but it often ends with a gloomy look.
Guan Liyuan speculated that Han Mengli probably experienced some heavy blows, so she took a back seat.
But no matter who it is, no one will be stupid enough to ask...
After leaving the supply point, Han Mengli also gathered her mood and officially took everyone to start "wandering" in the wild.
Han Mengli had planned the route before, and he would pass through two hidden supply points in the wild in two days.
Unlike the supply points near the city, the other two supply points are both in dangerous areas...
"These hidden supply points in the suburbs are okay. In the future, you will see that in really dangerous places, there will also be hidden supply points in the mountains and underground. Remember, the first thing to do when entering a strange supply point is to find out. All the safe exits there, once they are attacked by abyssal creatures in an organized manner and the evacuation alarm sounds, immediately use the exit with the fewest abyssal creatures and abandon the supply point to evacuate."
Han Mengli took the trouble to instill her many years of experience into Guan Liyuan and the others.
Guan Liyuan and the others didn't notice. Han Mengli paused slightly, and then began to observe them with his peripheral vision...
Not long after, when I passed a short tree that was half as tall as a person, suddenly the branches and leaves of the short tree shook. A "monkey" with long arms and legs, and four limbs of its body as thick as a hemp pole, about as tall as a person, flew at extremely fast speeds. With great speed, he swept out from the tree canopy and grabbed Zhong Liqiu!
Because this tree is not big, none of Guan Liyuan and the other three people thought that there would be such a thin "monkey" hiding on it...
Although this "monkey"-like creature was fast, it was still far behind Dongfang Ying. It just appeared so suddenly that it really shocked the three of them!
"ah!"
But at the next moment, as Zhong Liqiu screamed, the "monkey" twisted its neck at a weird angle and flew backwards, hitting the tree trunk hard...
Well, its IQ obviously felt that Zhong Liqiu, the smallest, was the easiest to deal with among the four. But just when its face with human features, which looked like a ferocious expression, came into Zhong Liqiu's sight, it was stopped by Zhong Liqiu. Qiu Benn was knocked away!
At this time, you can see that Zhong Liqiu's right hand that hit the opponent's face showed a "sacred tiger transformation"...
"Is it... a human-faced monkey? It looks as disgusting as the legend says!" Zhong Liqiu said with a grin.
"Student Zhongli has been able to partially transform into a beast? Yes, this will indeed make the response much faster, but I am not very satisfied with your performance just now. Didn't I tell you before that after entering the wild, you must pay attention to the surroundings in real time to avoid any evasion Do we have to be particularly careful and observe carefully wherever abyssal creatures are hidden?" Han Mengli's tone became serious.
"Sorry, Teacher Han, we will definitely pay attention to it later!" Guan Liyuan and the others said in shock.
The reason why the three of them did not discover the human-faced monkey just now was because most of their thoughts were on Han Mengli's explanation, but they forgot that Han Mengli had long said that she would not take action or give a warning unless it was a matter of life and death...
"Well, it's good that you understand. You don't need to apologize to me. This is a matter related to your own safety in the future! And... what are the characteristics of the human-faced monkey?"
Wei Yingying heard this and replied: "Human-faced monkeys are one of the most common abyss servant races. They are more intelligent than ghouls and weaker than ghouls. They become bolder when they appear in groups and are good at sneak attacks when they appear alone. , and is timid, and will pretend to be dead to escape after being blocked... Ah! Pretend to be dead!"
Having said this, the three of them immediately looked in the direction of the human-faced monkey, and sure enough, everything was empty.
"..."
The three of them could not help but remain silent.
There are indeed objective reasons. For example, the attention of the three of them has just been attracted by Teacher Han again, and the human-faced monkey is indeed good at pretending to be dead and escaping, and he didn't make any noise...
Needless to say, Teacher Han must have done it on purpose, but the lessons learned from these two times were indeed profound and much more important than escaping a human-faced monkey!
This also established a fine tradition for Guan Liyuan's team to be cautious and always make last hits...
