Gu Shi returned to the hotel he had booked. As night fell, many people gathered in the restaurant on the first floor. He looked around and found an empty table to sit down.
"Please give me a piece of barbecue, a piece of white bread, and a glass of juice." Gu Shi quickly decided on his menu for tonight.
Gu Shi had been living here for almost a year, and he had tried a wide variety of dishes. Barbecue was the one he was most likely to fail at. He had eaten a lot of barbecue at Congleton School of Magic, and every one of them tasted good.
The dishes ordered by Gu Shi arrived very quickly. As he expected, the barbecue tasted very good. Paired with wheat-flavored bread and sweet and sour juice, he had a very enjoyable dinner.
Gu Shi was eating happily when he suddenly heard some whispers in his ears.
"...Forest...Phantom Crystal Beast..."
A phantom beast? Gu Shi was a little concerned and quietly turned his head to observe the people at the table next to him.
Gu Shi was sitting in a rather secluded area, with a few boxes stacked beside him. The table of people who had just spoken was to his left and behind him. There were six people at that table, all of whom seemed to be from the same team. They hadn't noticed Gu Shi sitting in the corner.
One of the thin men with his back to him was whispering with the man next to him who was carrying a big sword. Their voices reached Gu Shi's ears intermittently.
From these fragmentary conversations, Gu Shi roughly guessed that it was the thin man who discovered the figure of the phantom crystal beast in the Warcraft Forest, and now their entire team was discussing how to capture this phantom crystal beast.
Phantom Beasts are a very rare type of magical beast. They are not a specific race of magical beasts, but are transformed from other magical beasts. Phantom Beasts is the special name given to this type of special magical beast.
The characteristics of the Crystal Beast are quite obvious. Its entire body is made up of crystal clear crystals, like a carved crystal sculpture, which reflects colorful colors under the sunlight.
Because of the Fantasy Crystal Beast's superior appearance and rarity, it is very popular among the nobles and its price in the market has always remained high.
After listening for a while, Gu Shi realized that this team seemed to be planning to capture the Crystal Beast alive. After all, although the corpse of the Crystal Beast could be sold for a good price, it was still more cost-effective to capture it alive.
According to Gu Shi's observation, there are three third-level and one fourth-level beginner in this team. There is an archer who should also be at the fourth level. Gu Shi is not sure whether the man who is the captain is at the fourth or fifth level.
Judging from their strength, the level of the Crystal Beast should be around level 4. If it was level 5, they wouldn't have discussed capturing it alive. If it was lower than level 4, they wouldn't have spent so long discussing countermeasures.
After listening for a while, Gu Shi lost interest. Although he was also envious of the value of the Fantasy Crystal Beast, he did not intend to be the "oriole".
"This juice is really good, another one." Gu Shi put the news he had just heard behind his mind and ordered another glass of juice plus a dessert.
Only after he had eaten and drunk his fill did Gu Shi return to his room upstairs to rest.
In the following days, Gu Shi rushed around in the Warcraft Forest every day, and he tried his best to upgrade the Life Staff.
Fortunately, his efforts were rewarded. With Gu Shi's daily feeding, his Life Staff quickly broke through to the third level and was steadily improving towards the fourth level.
Gu Shi estimated that before the end of the holiday, he should be able to steadily break through the staff to the fourth level.
In the blink of an eye, more than ten days passed. Gu Shi had accumulated a lot of fatigue from fighting monsters every day. He decided to give himself a day off and then complete the task he had accepted in the Adventurer's Guild.
The task requires picking ten fourth-level moon frost flowers, which will only bloom under the moonlight of a full moon, and must be sealed with ice within ten minutes after picking, otherwise it will wither.
Although Gu Shi was busy collecting magic crystals recently, he did not forget to count the days to the full moon. This was the first mission he accepted in the Adventurer's Guild, and he must have a good start.
The employer has provided the location of the Moon Frost Flower in the task details, and picking this herb does not require any complicated techniques.
Tonight is the full moon, so Gu Shi specially adjusted his schedule and slept until the afternoon. It was almost dinner time before he stepped out of his room.
Gu Shi walked down the stairs. The restaurant on the first floor was still as lively as usual, with a few drunk people laughing at the bar.
He glanced around casually and actually saw a few familiar faces. The team he had heard about before was sitting in the same position as before, ready to go.
Did they take action today? Why so slowly?
This question disappeared after turning around in Gu Shi's mind. Anyway, this matter had nothing to do with him, so why should he waste extra energy to care about it.
After another hearty meal, Gu Shi set out to look for Yue Shuanghua.
He planned to go there early to guard against any accidents, such as the Moon Frost Flower being eaten by monsters.
Not long after Gu Shi left, the team that was ready to go also set off. If he had left a little later, he would have found that the team was heading in the same direction as him.
Since he came out tonight for the Moon Frost Flower, Gu Shi didn't think about continuing to collect magic crystals.
This was the first time that Gu Shi entered the Monster Forest after dark. The forest was even quieter at night, and all he could hear were the chirping of insects and the whistling of the wind.
Gu Shi held a small lamp made of alchemy in his hand for lighting. He did not turn the light up very brightly, but kept it at a level that allowed him to barely see the road clearly.
Gu Shi also sprinkled some powder on his body to cover up his breath, and took the initiative to avoid the whereabouts of the monster, so he arrived at the designated location safely.
The area where the Moon Frost Flower was located was a meadow that was not covered by trees. The moonlight from the full moon shone on the lawn, allowing Gu Shi to see the surrounding environment clearly without the need for other light sources.
Putting the lamp in his hand into the space ring, Gu Shi took out a mat and sat down on the side. He cast a wind-listening spell on himself so that he could better pay attention to the movements around him.
Moon frost flowers bloom at midnight and wither when the moon sets. It was still some time before midnight, so Gu Shi sat quietly by the side, waiting.
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