Chapter 82

The challenge letter has a 3-hour reception period.

If the party declared at war responds within 3 hours, both sides will begin to siege the city; if there is no response within 3 hours, it will be deemed to have given up and the other party will be automatically declared the winner.

Xia Mo specifically chose 2 p.m.

She bet that [Drunk Laughing in the World] would fight at the last possible moment.

By that time it was exactly 5pm and the sun was starting to set.

The dim light will affect the combat to a certain extent, and this is exactly the effect Xia Mo wants.

Walking out of the city hall towards the crowd, she did not go out of the city to kill monsters or return to the guild to announce tactics. Instead, she turned a corner and disappeared into a narrow alley.

When Xia Mo reappeared, she was already standing in an underground tavern.

Seeing a customer arrive in broad daylight, the NPC owner waved his hand as if to go through the motions: "We're closed during the day. Ma'am, please come back after 6pm."

Not only did Xia Mo not leave, but he took out the black protective vein grass from his backpack and placed it on the bar.

Boss Barron was stunned for a moment, then narrowed his eyes and stared at her inquiringly: "What are you doing?"

Xia Mo raised his lip. "I know you were once a senior pharmacist employed by the royal family. You must understand what this herb is used for. I have 120 plants now. How many bottles of high-level antidote can you make?"

Wuhumaihuancao has a very good detoxifying effect and is an essential ingredient for many pharmacists to make detoxifying potions.

But it has a difficulty, it is difficult to refine, and the failure rate is also very high.

Even though Xia Mo can provide 120 strains, it is hard to say how many bottles Barron can successfully produce in the end.

In addition to what was mentioned before, the number of detoxification potions that pharmacists can make every day is limited. For a high-level NPC like Barron, the maximum he can make is about 20 bottles a day.

This is also the reason why Qilukanwangba collected so much Wuhumai Huancao, but did not use it to refine it. Because he is not yet at the intermediate level, he cannot refine Wuhumai Huancao at all. He can only take it to the herbal medicine shop or business to sell it for money.

Thanks to knowing this, Xia Mo was able to find someone in the Kguirer Swamp and purchase it at a price slightly lower than the market price. Otherwise, she would have to go to the merchant house to buy it, which would be another huge expense.

The air became silent.

Barron picked up the herbs on the bar, his expression becoming more serious. "120 plants, enough to make about 50 bottles. But we can't finish it in one day. You have to come back in three days to pick it up."

Xia Mo smiled and said, "No problem. How much is the price of the medicine?"

"30 gold a bottle." Barron raised three fingers without hesitation.

Xia Mo secretly took a deep breath. Wow, this is the price of high-level potions... It's ridiculously expensive.

But they have to buy it, because they need it to pass the first level of the Tomb City.

And even if you don't use it in the Tomb City, you can use it in other dungeons and other monsters in the future, so it's definitely a good idea to stock up more.

Just as he was about to agree, Barron suddenly retracted one of his fingers and said, "Since you provided the Wu Hu Mai Huan Cao, I can offer you a discount. How about 22 gold per bottle?"

Xia Mo's eyebrows lit up: "That couldn't be better."

The two sides had a pleasant discussion and Xia Mo paid a part of the deposit first.

[Gain Barron's Favorability +10]

Since she was now the vice president and had the right to view and use the guild's account, the deposit was paid directly into the public account, instead of paying out of her own pocket as before and then taking the receipt to Sala for reimbursement.

Well, it's really convenient to have this title.

After getting the advanced detoxification potion, Xia Mo had no intention of leaving.

Noticing she was still standing there, Barron frowned in confusion: "Anything else?"

Xia Mo blinked and gave a mysterious smile: "Boss, maybe you know where I can buy military equipment in bulk?"

Looking at her expression and listening to her tone, Barron immediately understood the deeper meaning behind her words.

"You want to find another way?" he asked.

Xia Mo smiled lightly: "Exactly."

Barron's underground tavern, on the surface, is an ordinary place for drinking, but in fact it also provides players with various small information, including the equipment she is currently requesting to purchase.

In fact, there is a place in the royal city that specializes in selling military equipment. It is the training camp that she had sneaked into with Matthew before. You can find the NPC and pay money to buy it.

However, she didn't want to go the formal route.

The price of a training camp is extremely high. A small mine alone costs 15 gold coins, not to mention other large equipment, which can easily cost thousands of gold coins. Xia Mo feels that except for wealthy guilds like the Black Domain Kingdom, few ordinary people can afford this money.

This is the first reason. The second reason is that the equipment sold in the training camp has very low durability. Basically, it will be scrapped after being used once, just like disposable equipment. It is a rip-off.

Some people may be curious at this point. How could the things sold in a royal training camp be of such poor quality?

This has to do with what happened when Xia Mo bought bonds at the post office not long ago.

Xia Mo remembered that NPC Greta explained to her that the royal city's military industry had encountered some problems, which led to a downward trend in Bond No. 4, which represented the military industry.

This shows that there have always been hidden dangers in the military projects in the royal city, but for some reason, the problem has not been corrected by the king.

However, these were not things she should explore. She had not triggered the relevant tasks, so it was useless even if she was curious.

In short, here at Barron's Tavern, as long as the money is there, there is no way he can't find.

Sure enough, after hearing her answer, Baron gestured with a number: "Since you brought the Black Vein Herb today, give me 10 gold coins. I can write you a letter of introduction."

10 gold, Xia Mo raised his eyebrows, this is a very cheap price.

You have to know that when she came here to buy information, a piece of gossip cost her 20 gold, not to mention other more important information, which started at 30 gold, which made her feel painful every time.

It was not until later that she figured out on her own that if she wanted to buy information from Barron at a low price, she had to cooperate with him first and obtain his approval.

This is also why she did not ask about the equipment first, but gave the Wu Hu Mai Huan Cao first, and only spoke after the cooperation was reached.

The main tactic is a roundabout tactic.

After handing over 10 gold, Xia Mo successfully got the letter.

After opening the envelope and seeing the address and name on it, she was stunned.

...Engineer Edmund? Address...Black Bear Grove?

The way Barron gave was actually to Edmund who lived deep in the Black Bear Forest?

Xia Mo didn't forget the special mission he hadn't completed yet: [Edmund's Injustice (Current Progress 0%)]

Because she had not found a solution, the mission had been put on hold. In addition, she had been suffering from the bad luck debuff for the previous week, and things had not gone well for her. She did not dare to go to the Black Bear Forest to pester Edmund, for fear that she would displease him and be turned away on the spot, just like when she visited the blacksmith Marjorie a few days ago.

But it should be fine now. The debuff has been eliminated, and with the letter of introduction from boss Baron, Xia Mo feels that there will be no big problem today.

He rode the little black horse all the way into the black bear forest.

As expected, Edmund was still under the tattered shelter, carefully polishing something.

Seeing her coming, he still didn't look happy, but he still snorted: "I said, I don't accept disciples."

Xia Mo smiled and handed the letter of introduction to him respectfully: "Mr. Edmund, I am here to buy military equipment from you."

Hearing the voice, Edmund stopped what he was doing and shifted his gaze to the letter in her hand.

He snorted again, raised his ink-covered hand, took the letter, and tossed it aside.

Xia Mo was about to exclaim, "You wouldn't even give Barron face, would you? She spent 10 gold coins!" The next second, Edmund stood up from the small bench, pushed aside the bushes next to him, and walked in.

"Why don't you catch up? Aren't you going to buy something from me?"

Xia Mo was stunned for a moment, then a light appeared in his eyes, and he hurriedly followed: "Okay, I'll be right there!"

The saying "after mountains and rivers are winding, there is no doubt that a path will lead you there, but after dark, there is another village" probably describes the current situation.

Following Edmund, we passed several barely visible paths, and in the blink of an eye, a vast plain appeared.

[Regional Map: Kamais Plains]

Looking at the map display in the upper left corner, Xia Mo frowned slightly.

Kamais Plains? How come she didn't know there was such a place?

She knew that on the way north from the royal city to the city of Huangs, she would pass through a mountain range called the [Kamas Mountains], but she didn't know that there was a plain at the beginning of Kamas.

There is a characteristic in the naming of "Protoss" maps: areas that are very close to each other sometimes start with the same name.

For example, when she was catching lizards on the Kodo River beach, the rainforest behind the beach was called the [Kodo Tropical Rainforest].

There are many adjacent maps with names like this, but Xia Mo is sure that there is only one map starting with "Kamais", the [Kamais Mountains], and there is no plain.

Doubts arose in her mind, but she didn't show it on her face as usual.

On the unknown plain, rows of large, medium and small equipment are neatly placed on the ground, like soldiers guarding a piece of pure land, standing solemnly and respectfully.

Even though Xia Mo had seen a lot of equipment, he was still stunned by the scene before him.

When she first met Edmund, she had roughly guessed his impressive strength, but she never imagined that the man before her could actually create all kinds of equipment comparable to that of an entire legion.

If the king finds out about this, won’t he have to take everything back?

But it was obvious that Edmund had no intention of handing it over to the royal city, otherwise he would not live deep in the remote Black Bear Forest, let alone hide the equipment on this plain.

Oh, back to this plain, Xia Mo looked around and suddenly understood why no player knew about this area in his previous life.

Because it is too hidden.

It is blocked by a black bear forest with tall trees in front, and surrounded by the towering and continuous Kamais Mountains on the left, right and back. Unless the player goes to this place in person, he will not be able to find this place by just looking at the map.

It can be said to be a perfect natural shelter.

"Take a look for yourself and see what you want to buy." Edmund took out a sheepskin scroll with frayed edges and threw it into her hands.

Xia Mo took it and looked down.

Wow, these are all top-notch stuff!

*

In the first hour after the afternoon challenge, the entire world channel was still discussing who would win between level 1 Qingyao Zhishang and level 3 Zuijiu Xiaohongchen.

In the second hour after the challenge was issued, seeing that no one had responded from Zuijiu Xiao Hongchen's side, everyone couldn't help but wonder if Zuijiu Xiao Hongchen was frightened by Mo Se and didn't dare to fight.

From the 2nd hour 10 to 40 minutes in the afternoon, people found that the total number of people participating in the battle on Qingyaozhishang was increasing.

This usually happens when a guild player comes online and joins in. However, when the player takes a closer look, they discover that this is not the case for Qingyao Zhishang.

Those extra heads were all newcomers who had just joined their guild.

At this critical juncture, which new member is willing to join the fight?

A discerning person immediately understood what was happening and couldn't help but mock the world: "It seems Qingyao Zhishang finally realized that their number of participants was too small and they were no match for the opposing guild. What a pity, even with such a few misfits, they couldn't change their fate of losing~"

No one in Qingyao responded to the outside world's ridicule and sarcasm.

At 2 hours and 58 minutes, just before the deadline for the declaration of war was about to expire, Qingyao Zhishang received the message.

[Drunk Laughing in the Red Dust] has accepted the challenge. In 60 seconds, both parties will be teleported to the battle map. Please be prepared.]

Start the war!

The moment they were thrown into the battle map, Zuijiuxiaohongchen's melee and ranged attackers rushed towards the city 100 meters away.

When guilds of level 3 or below fight against each other, they will be pulled into a special battle map by the system because they do not have their own base.

The map has very little content, just two identical small cities built on the left and right sides, representing the temporary bases of both sides.

The guild war lasts for 3 hours, and the winner is determined by the points after 3 hours.

Harvesting an enemy head earns 10 points, and removing the battle flag on the city earns 50 points. In addition, you can bomb the enemy city, and the points will be calculated based on the extent of the bombing.

The members of Qingyaozhishang, who had already memorized the rules by heart, immediately started running around in the city after entering the map, each doing their own job.

The drunken and laughing assassin quickly rushed into the battle line.

However, they did not attack Qingyao's men. Instead, the moment they approached the latter's city, they all turned invisible and disappeared on the spot.

Their target was obvious, they were heading straight for Qingyao's rising battle flag.

Although Qingyao could not see anyone on the city wall, everyone could hear the sound of footsteps coming along the wall, swish, swish, and the movement was very fast.

"They're coming up."

In the voice message, Ye Buyu, the male assassin in charge of monitoring the enemy situation, spoke nervously.

Xia Mo counted the time, 3, 2, 1, it's now!

"All assassins, break up the ambush and use your skills to interrupt their flag capture! All DPS, use your skills. We have 3 seconds to destroy the enemy assassins!"