The eighth copy

Du Ming sat down to rest beside the woodpile. He looked at Hu Ying, who was quietly producing wood on the other side, and said, "You were a wanderer before, weren't you?"

Deputy Colonel Hu paused as he worked, then replied naturally, "Yes."

"What is the life of a wanderer like?" Du Ming was curious.

Hu Ying said as he worked, "I have no place to live, and I don't know where to eat next."

The two chatted about all sorts of things, but the content was meaningless.

The people who saw this scene not far away were speechless. They eavesdropped for another half an hour, but found no flaws, so they gave up and left.

Du Ming caught a glimpse of it and waited for a moment before he spoke in a low voice about the matter, "How's the situation?"

Hu Ying, who was exhausted from being forced to act, finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

"The overall situation is not bad. Aside from a few familiar faces like us being watched, the identities of the rest of the members have been hidden."

"Of course, don't worry, we have people stationed on the other side as well."

Hearing this, Du Ming nodded and asked, "So the other party hasn't made any unusual moves?"

Speaking of this, Hu Ying was also extremely surprised.

His face was filled with confusion. "Really? No, we were worried Bran might be contacting the players, but he hasn't shown up yet, not even a suspicious person."

This is a bit strange.

Du Ming had a question mark in his heart and looked down at his magic value.

When he saw it was full, he got up and went to look for the fence that needed repairing.

On the continent of Cassia, infrastructure is part of life, which means that many items, even if they are not attacked, will naturally wear out over time.

What Du Ming needs to do now is to find the damaged fence and reinforce it.

On the way, he met a patrol member and greeted him with a smile.

The other party also replied with a smile.

Du Ming didn't look closely. If he had, he would have noticed that the patrolman's body was a little stiff.

The patrol member's name is Gena, and he is currently at level 4. He has just joined the patrol team for half a month and is considered a veteran in the team.

He still remembered that when he first met Du Ming, he was just a first-level magician who had just awakened.

Now I'm almost level 5...

How did this guy level up so quickly?

Besides, why did he feel an inexplicable pressure from the other party? This shouldn't be the case...

Gena was puzzled and could only smile stiffly.

At this moment, the magic bracelet in Gna's hand lit up, and a voice rang out from the bracelet, "Gna! Come quickly! A large number of ice beasts appeared in the west."

Gena's expression changed and he hurried westward.

Seeing this, Du Ming hurriedly followed.

When the two arrived at their destination one after the other, they saw a scene of twenty ice beasts attacking the camp.

Du Ming took a quick look and realized that these ice beasts only had one trick, which was a brutal charge.

Obviously, this group of ice beasts are just ordinary beasts.

At this moment, a bright light came out from the sharp horn on one of the heads, and then a big hole appeared in the fence.

A critical hit occurs.

Before the people around could react, Du Ming rushed forward and used his vine magic.

The spell was cast successfully.

The fence was restored to its original state.

The patrol members behind him finally came to their senses and attacked the ice beast with magic.

Du Ming followed suit, using vine magic while looking for the fence that needed repairing.

Soon, the situation was under control.

The ice beasts turned their attack targets to the patrol team, and Du Ming had time to rest.

He stood aside and observed the players' attacking techniques.

The patrol members have two types of attack methods.

The first type of team members use their magic to create sharp weapons, such as spears, swords, etc.

The duration of these weapons' materialization depends on the team members' magic points.

Feed it with magic power, and then use the simplest means of attack.

The second type is long-range attack.

The team members stood in the distance, and their magic power condensed into magic balls or weapons that could attack from a distance, flying directly towards the ice beast from mid-air and then dealing damage.

Du Ming imitated their attack methods, condensing his own vines to either wrap around the ice beasts and restrict their movements, or harden them into long thorns and pierce the ice beasts' vital points.

Finally, all the ice beasts were killed.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Du Ming also heard the system sound.

[Players participate in killing ice beasts and gain 100 experience points based on their contribution.]

Sure enough, there isn’t necessarily only one way to gain experience.

Du Ming took it as a matter of course and kept it in mind.

He was just thinking about something when the patrol leader of the current shift came over and asked, "What's your name?"

"Wood and earth." Du Ming replied.

"Mutu, right? It's all thanks to you that we were able to go so smoothly this time. Follow the little red-haired boy to get your share later."

Du Ming followed the direction of the captain's finger and saw a young man with a tuft of red hair on his head. He nodded to show that he understood.

Seeing that he was calm in the face of praise or criticism, the captain recalled everything that had happened during the battle just now and felt that this person was steady and prudent, and he was attracted by his talent.

"Mutu, are you interested in joining the patrol?" asked the captain.

Du Ming thought for a while and shook his head to refuse.

Becoming a patrol member certainly increases the chance of encountering ice beasts, but someone knows that his vines are not clear offensive weapons at this stage.

In addition, if you want to upgrade quickly, simply killing ice beasts is obviously a bit slow, so you still need to find more ways.

The captain felt somewhat regretful at the unexpected rejection, but he said nothing more.

This was just a small episode in work and life. After Du Ming returned to his residence, he found an opportunity to tell Hu Ying about this discovery.

At the same time, he became more and more dedicated to his work, and even killed more than ten ice beasts alone, gaining a lot of experience points.

A week later, Du Ming successfully reached level 15.

On the other hand, Bran also reached level 20 in the process of infinite devouring.

There was a noticeable change in his body shape. His body was a whole circle larger than the surrounding ice beasts, and his fur color had also changed from the original pure blue to a bit of silver.

Feeling the power filling his body, Bran stomped his feet, and a big hole suddenly appeared in the ground.

A hand stretched out from the big hole. At the same time, thick dark clouds gathered in the sky, and a thunder dragon rolled in it.

Seeing that a lightning bolt as thick as a bucket was about to hit the big hole, Bran suddenly gathered all the strength in his body and struck the dark cloud first.

The two fought back and forth, attacking each other several times, and finally forced the person in the big hole to come out.

One after another, continuously.

But the next second after he completely emerged, the man turned into a skinny ice beast cub.

The weak big ice beast lay on its side on the ground. The small ice beast standing in the front lowered its head and called out, "Lord Bran."

Bran looked at his most loyal subordinate and said, "Go, find some energy beings."

"Yes." The man agreed.

And in this desolate place, the only energy bodies are the other ice beasts.

They plundered the power of this place, their bodies slowly grew larger, and the extremely weak Bran also recovered.

He looked at the dark clouds gradually dispersing in the sky, with a scornful smile in his eyes.