Chapter 26 Irish Town (8) Monster Forest...
On the fifth day after entering the Irish Town dungeon, Ye Mo finally killed the first level 1 monster of the main quest 2. Although the process of killing the monster was a bit unscientific and unrealistic,
she would soon find out that it was not a dream.
For the Wild Wolf Mercenary Corps, a single level 1 monster was purely a gift, and the probability of catching one was probably higher than "waiting for the rabbit to come to you". There was nothing to be particularly excited about or celebrate.
After digging out the level 1 crystal core in the Wild Wolf's heart, Captain Hook took out two pieces of ordinary burlap from his storage ring.
The poisonous black snake head is wrapped in one piece, and the rest of the black snake carcass is rolled up into one piece and put into the space ring.
The monster meat in this world does not contain any magical energy.
But as long as it is non-toxic, it can be eaten. This is the only source of meat in the Celtic continent, and the monster meat can also be sold for some copper coins.
Even if the fangs of the first-level black snake head are low-level, some people use them to make weapons. Selling them to the potion master is the best choice.
Venom and fangs are also the basic materials for making magic potions.
Ye Mo still had three bottles of high-level magic potions in his arms: "Potions are really magical things, and so are the materials used for potions."
"Of course."
Alice agreed very much, but unfortunately her talent was too low, and no potion master was willing to accept her as an apprentice, and she couldn't afford the loss of materials in the process of learning potions.
The group quickly left the small battlefield, because the smell of blood would attract the strongest monsters or monster groups in a certain area. The longer they stayed in the same place, the more dangerous it would be.
"This is a level 1 wind crystal core, so the venomous snake just now can have a faster speed."
Captain Hook handed the crystal core he had just obtained to Ye Mo. The crystal core was yellow. Unlike the fire crystal core, the wind crystal core was cool to the touch and closer to a gem.
Ye Mo accepted it.
According to the mercenary agreement, she will personally kill 15 monsters in this mission, and 7 monster crystal cores will belong to her, which is in line with the previous agreement.
In the next hour, there will be no more Level 1 monsters to deliver food.
Instead, a single Level 2 monster eagle attempted to attack from the air. The mercenaries killed the eagle with a united method that was three times more difficult than killing a snake, but the swordsman who was successfully attacked first was unfortunately injured. Captain
Hook took out the healing potion from the storage ring without changing his expression. The other members, including Alice, were not surprised.
For the first time, Ye Mo experienced the life on the edge of a knife of the mercenaries.
It must be mentioned that the mercenaries decided to let Ye Mo kill monsters, [triggering side mission 1: kill the second-level monster (1/10)].
"Second-level?"
The mission is unpredictable.
Monsters are alive, and it is impossible to wait foolishly for the survivors to kill 100 first-level monsters before killing second-level monsters. You may encounter various bosses and various life threats on the way to killing low-level monsters.
Ye Mo, who respects the contract, did not keep his eyes on the second-level crystal core for a long time. His eyes were clear and without greed, and he brushed the favorability of the members of the group again.
People who can hold back in the face of interests will be a friend worth making friends with, but the goblins don't look down on this little silver coin?
Alice was even more lost in her own thoughts:
"Maybe Maria had relatives or lovers who died at the hands of monsters, and she just wanted to avenge them. Oh my god, what a poor Maria!"
The system arranged that life to give Ye Mo an excuse to kill monsters.
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The journey from the Irish town to the outskirts of the forest is not short.
After killing two monsters, it was already past afternoon, and Captain Hook found a relatively wide viewpoint to eat lunch.
In a forest full of dangers, there would certainly be no enjoyable picnics such as handling bloody ingredients, lighting fires and grilling, frying, deep-frying, boiling, and steaming.
Ye Mo had a better understanding of the convenient foods in this world.
The staple food is dry grain biscuits, and dry grain biscuits must contain dry powder made from chestnuts.
There were other wild fruits in the food pile that were sour, sweet, bitter, or astringent. They were crispy and looked like all kinds of fruits on Earth.
In addition, there were all kinds of dried monster meat.
As for the types of monsters, except for the legendary dragons, they were generally not given any majestic names.
Most of them were simple names like Ice Wolf Level 5, Fire Deer Level 2, Wind Tiger Level 6, and Water Snake Level 4. Stronger monsters might be described by their colors and appearance.
Similarly, wolf meat, venison, tiger meat, rabbit meat, etc. were simple and straightforward.
Goblins and elves mainly eat vegetarian food. Ye Mo did not eat the various dried meats, but he tasted more than a dozen of the fruits shared by Captain Hook.
It tastes better than chestnut fruit and can quench thirst, but it is not as filling as chestnut fruit. The reason why chestnut fruit can be used as a staple food is not because it is cheap.
Alice is an apprentice of a fire magician.
At this time, it is very convenient to use a fireball to heat water, soak the slightly hard and cold dry grain biscuits, and then match them with a series of dried meats, and have sweet fruits after the meal.
This is the common breakfast, lunch and dinner when the mercenary group goes on a mission.
"Thank you." Ye Mo took a meat pot of hot water from Alice and took the opportunity to express his curiosity about magic.
Natural magic elements include wind, fire, electricity, water, earth, gold, wood, light, space, etc. When an ordinary person's body can absorb a certain element, he/she can become an apprentice of a magician of a certain department.
The more concentrated the natural magic elements in the body, the higher the level of the magician and the stronger his ability.
According to magic theory, magic circles are one of the media that can transform the magic factors of nature. They can consume the magic power of magic cores and gather and borrow magic factors in the air.
Then, magicians are also strong media for absorbing and transforming the magic factors of nature, and they are also important media for sustainable enhancement.
Among them, spells are the main way for magicians to use magic power.
Alice chattered a lot about magician common sense.
Through her, Ye Mo also knew that there was a bookstore in the town's Magician Chamber of Commerce, which sold a variety of magic theory books.
It's not that I have the leisure and elegance to study magic, but I have a demand for magic circles.
Senior craftsmen = more gold coins = knowledge + magic beasts = main quests + getting stronger.
If the goblin wants to be promoted to a senior craftsman, it is necessary to learn the magic circle systematically.
Ye Mo silently included the Magician's Chamber of Commerce Bookstore in his future plan.
Speaking of magic, Alice gossiped about a "weird person" sourly.
"There is a Level 1 Extreme Wind Magician named Bella. Because of her high talent, a Level 6 Magician of the Mage Association wanted to take her as an apprentice, but she refused and heard that she joined the Storm Mercenary Corps."
The mercenaries sighed in disbelief that someone didn't want to improve his own strength, even though the Storm Mercenary Corps was quite famous in the town.
But magicians and swordsmen are still different. At the same level, magicians are more respected.
"..."
Ye Mo knew who Bella was.
The main task of the survivors is not to survive, but to kill 100 monsters.
Perhaps it was because magicians had too many restrictions and it was difficult to balance the two, so Bella gave up an opportunity to learn from a master for the sake of mission and freedom.
It is not difficult to guess that Bella has been a magician since she entered the dungeon world.
Among the survivors who joined the Storm Mercenaries at the same time as Bella, only Arthur attracted the attention of the Wild Wolf Mercenaries because he had a rare and powerful long-range weapon in his hand.
His strength is higher than that of a beginner archer.
Ye Mo understood immediately:
...Colt M1917 revolver.
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After a simple lunch, the mercenaries began to be busy with their missions again. In
the afternoon, no matter whether it was the first level or the second level, no single monster came out to deliver food.
Captain Hook gave the order to take the initiative to attack.
In the nests at the locations that have been marked, with the help of temporary traps or entrapment methods, kill the low-level monsters that are wandering or alone.
The process is a bit slow, but it is safer.
Excluding a monster that was accidentally stabbed to death by the deputy leader Thomason, Ye Mo killed 6 level 1 monsters one after another.
I don’t know if it is a coincidence. According to what I saw with my own eyes and the descriptions of the mercenaries, there is a small overlap between the characteristics of monsters and animal species on Earth, leaving aside the magic part.
When the sunset dyed a small piece of the sky in the west red, Captain Hook ordered to stop hunting.
He led the team members to walk out of the lush forest in the direction of the past and came to an open space like a canyon. This location is quite hidden and there are natural barriers around it.
After checking to make sure there was no threat in the water, the leader announced, "We'll camp here tonight."
Pulling weeds, chopping trees, and cleaning, the mercenaries skillfully cleared a large area of clean land.
Then they set up tents one by one.
They buried some traps around and set up a low-level defensive magic circle to help humans hide their breath within a certain range.
There was no bonfire. Most monsters were not afraid of fire. Lighting a fire at night would probably mean that they didn't die quickly enough. The safest way was to blend the team into the monster forest.
The sun had set, and the stars were shining in the night sky. It was a long-lost boundless scenery, magnificent and magnificent, without layers of leaves blocking the sun.
The vision of ordinary humans is also affected less at night.
The temperature difference between day and night in the forest is very large, and the mercenaries put on plush coats one after another.
"Aren't goblins afraid of the cold?" Alice, who is also born with a hot body, stared at her green skin curiously and could feel some of her body heat: "Maria, you are so warm!"
"Alice!" Thomas disagreed and scolded.
"It doesn't matter." Ye Mo made a cold joke to ease the atmosphere: "Alice, you are much warmer than me, you can roast chestnuts, but I can't."
The mercenaries smiled politely.
Alice covered her mouth and chuckled, and the most serious deputy leader Thomas couldn't help but curl his lips.
Ye Mo couldn't help but have some illusions. The words of her former colleagues and friends might be false. It turned out that she could also be humorous.
"..."
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The party ended very early in the evening.
The night shifts were arranged by the mercenaries. Alice, as the leader's sister and the weakest, did not have to work the night shift. As a hired mercenary, Ye Mo certainly did not need to work the night shift.
After saying good night to everyone else, Ye Mo lay down in his tent. Only then did he feel that the forest was too quiet. The quieter it was, the more subtle sounds he could hear, and he felt less safe.
[Main Quest 2: Hunting Level 1 Monsters (7/100)].
Nearly half of the mercenary mission was completed on the first day. Killing monsters was too easy. Can I find a chance to train myself tomorrow?
Ye Mo read Master Ian's notes carefully until he heard the sound of rustling in the tent next door, and then he put the notebook down.
"1 level 1 monster sheep, 2 level 1 monster sheep, 3 level 1 monster sheep... 10 level 5 monster wolves, 11 level 5 monster wolves..."
Under the hypnosis of counting monsters, I don't know how long it took, and finally fell asleep.