Chapter 87 The Dullahan is really confused

Finn's eyes widened and his breathing became unconsciously short of breath.

This is the distinguished Baron! Not only did he help us, he also personally asked if we were okay! The halfling's round face glowed with a glimmer, and a warm current flowed through his heart. He scratched his messy hair and expressed his gratitude again: "Thank you for your help, kind and benevolent Baron!"

Ye Zhi nodded and looked at the Isu couple on the other side. He saw the wolf man and the fox woman holding hands and looking at each other with tears in their eyes, thankful to have survived the disaster. Then they turned their heads and looked over at the same time, saying in unison: "Thank you, noble and kind Baron!"

A team composed of three first-ring adventurers is already quite powerful. Some mercenary groups may not even have a transcendent.

But they obviously underestimated the danger of this swamp. After all, there was a lack of knight patrols in the swamp, and monsters grew wildly.

Like the pumpkin monster just now, it is a combination of a pumpkin eroded by magic and the souls of the dead in the swamp. Over time, it has reached the second ring level and is not something that ordinary adventurers can deal with.

After asking questions, Ye Zhi learned the names and occupations of the three people. He looked at the halfling named Finn Axlewheel and asked in surprise: "You are a mechanic?!"

An artificer is an inventor who uses magic and tools to create objects, giving rise to magical crafting, mechanical creation, and gunpowder technology.

The developed cities in the Divine Court Empire have achieved Renaissance productivity due to the use of magical technology.

However, the Vatican viewed magical technology as a technology originating from the Mages Guild, and the clergy believed that this would hinder the development of divine arts. As a result, overall productivity ultimately failed to break through to the Industrial Revolution era.

Artificer masters are extremely rare, and human artificer masters are highly sought after by the nobles; although dwarf artificer masters are often discriminated against, they can also receive high rewards.

Ye Zhi was very surprised that he could meet a halfling artificer here.

In a flash, Ye Zhi secretly made up his mind that he must lure this machinist back to the territory!

Although it is impossible to produce a black powder gun in a short time, developing a repeating crossbow can greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the garrison.

Besides, we will need to build ships in the future, so the more professional talents the better!

Facing Ye Zhi's question, Finn, who was about 1.4 meters tall, seemed a little shy. He wiped his overalls with his thick fingers that were stained with black oil from the crossbow string, and then said, "Yes, but my skills are not good enough, otherwise I wouldn't have been chased by the pumpkin monster and ran away."

Ye Zhi nodded slightly and glanced at the fox girl and the wolf boy again.

The two were named Irene and Serin, a first-ring ranger and a first-ring sorcerer respectively. The former was good at archery and dagger, while the latter was proficient in protective spells such as feather fall and shield.

"I would rather die in your place than have you die in front of me," Serin whispered.

"I love you, baby." Irene snuggled into her partner's arms.

Ye Zhi: “…”

Although it's a bit corny, Morning Frost Ridge is in need of people right now, so let's try to fool the extraordinary people if we can.

Bang bang!

Gray knocked on the big pot to call Yeats' attention back and winked: "The sun is about to set, Yeats, aren't you going to cook yet?"

"You reminded me." Ye Zhi said to the three adventurers, "Let's find a safe place to rest for a while. You can come with us."

The three of them nodded.

Finn saw Ye Zhi leaning over to pick up the pumpkin head left by the Pumpkin Monster, and he looked confused and said puzzledly:

"My Lord, what are you going to do?"

Ye Zhi patted Pumpkin Head, smiled with satisfaction, and said, "Of course I eat."

Finn, Irene, and Serin all looked shocked.

Are you crazy? Can you eat the head of the pumpkin monster? It was just waving its sickle to chase us! In the swamp, by a pond, the flying flies were dispersed by the potion that Yeats prepared.

Afterwards, Yeats used the cooking tools he brought with him and started making vegetarian dumplings using the killer vine as the raw material.

Looking at the baron dissecting the killer vine as if he was going to use it to cook a dish, Finn was already sweating profusely.

Turning around, I saw Irene and Serin whispering:

"This baron is amazing. He is even proficient in food feasting."

"He seems to want to make the killer vine into a dish? This is not something that an ordinary gourmet chef can do!"

Finn suddenly realized, that's how it is, it's not surprising that the gourmet can cook monsters!

However, even for a gourmet chef, there is a risk of food poisoning if the food is not handled properly.

Finn was a little nervous for the Baron and was wondering whether he should warn him, but he saw Ye Zhi lift the lid of the pot.

The aroma and mist floated up at the same time. The three adventurers widened their eyes and looked at the steamed dumplings in the pot.

Ye Zhi took a look at the attributes of the "Murderous Vine Dumplings" and gave it a two-star rating. It temporarily improves the perception of the surrounding environment, not a permanent improvement, so it is a bad rating.

Since it was a temporary attribute, Ye Zhi shared it generously and invited the three adventurers to taste it together.

Finn grabbed a dumpling from the bowl with his bare hands, looked at it for a long time, hesitated for a while, and finally put the dumpling into his mouth.

Suddenly, Finn was stunned. The taste was as rich as beef, but with a light fruity aroma, and the dough also had a milky flavor.

You can tell that the filling is made from plants, but it has a juicy texture like beef!

"Amazing..." Finn said blankly, "This is even better than my mom's cooking!"

Irene and Serin looked shocked.

"Honey, does this really taste like killer vine?" Irene said in disbelief.

"It's unbelievable that such an evil creature can make such delicious food!" Serin said in shock.

Gray had already eaten three-star dishes, and the two-star killer vine dumplings were pretty good, but far from shocking.

She glanced at the three adventurers and thought, I had the same idea as you three months ago! But now I have a bigger goal! Gray's eyes showed expectation... I will kill a real ancient dragon in the future and bring the meat back for Ye Zhi to cook! Ye Zhi also tasted the killer vine dumplings himself.

Suddenly I can understand why the elf vegetarians would use killer vines as a substitute for their meals...it tastes just like beef dumplings!

The temporary enhancement of perception after taking the medicine gave Ye Zhi a new understanding of the Eagle Eye Technique that Xilude taught him a few days ago.

As enlightenment slowly emerged in my mind, prompts also came to my ears.

"You have learned a new spell, Eagle Vision/Clairaudience"

Ye Zhi tried to mobilize his magic power to his eyes, and his vision suddenly became extremely clear, and the texture of the bark on the distant trees was clearly visible.

With the help of clairaudience, he could hear the croaking of frogs in the distance, the rustling of pythons running through the mud, and the rustling of wind through the reeds.

This feeling of being able to keenly perceive the outside world is really great.

Ye Zhi couldn't help but smile, and then he had an idea in his mind, using the skill of clairaudience together with the skill of seeing through things bestowed by the Moon Goddess.

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

The Perception Technique has the ability to see through illusions. When combined with the Clairaudience Technique, it instantly produces a more powerful effect.

Ta-ta-ta! Yeats was in a strange mood.

I actually heard the sound of ghostly horse hooves clattering in the distance! With the Eagle Eyes technique and the Identification Technique, Ye Zhi's pupils contracted, and he saw a headless knight riding on a dark red nightmare horse wandering in the woods in an invisible state, like a homeless ghost! "You have discovered the headless knight in invisible state!"

Ye Zhi was horrified... He had been trying to find the Dullahan, but he actually encountered him in this way! This undoubtedly had some kind of impact on the Dullahan.

The sun had just set, and the last bit of afterglow was extinguished. In the silent swamp woods, a figure in armor sat on the back of a nightmare horse, holding a lance in his hand, with nothing above his neck.

The headless knight pulled the reins and turned the nightmare horse around. The nightmare horse snorted, with will-o'-the-wisp flickering in its eye sockets, staring at Yeats dimly.

A gloomy aura rushed towards me.

The three adventurers also noticed something was wrong. Finn looked around and said nervously:

"What's going on? It seems to have become cold all of a sudden?"

Ye Zhi quickly drew out the Sword of Spirit Shield, first cast a shield spell on himself, and then a ray of moonlight shot out from the tip of the sword. Under the cover of the insight spell, the Headless Knight and the Nightmare Horse revealed their true forms in front of everyone!

Finn's face turned pale quickly, and he said in horror: "Headless Horseman?!"

The Headless Horseman is one of the most famous monsters in the folk ghost stories of Golden Lion. According to legend, only powerful knights above the third ring will become a Headless Horseman after death.

They were ruthlessly beheaded by their enemies, and every dark and windy night they would ride on their nightmare horses to search for their lost heads.

In other words, the Dullahan has at least three rings of combat power, which is enough to crush a mortal army! The terrifying aura is pressing down.

Serin stood in front of Irene with a desperate determination in his eyes.

Irene's eyes flickered as she stood side by side with Serin and looked back.

"My Lord Baron, if it weren't for you, we would have died a long time ago. Now we have to buy time for this Headless Knight. You should run away quickly!"

"My dear, I love your clear-cut personality." Serin smiled.

"It would definitely feel warm to die in your arms." Irene and Serin looked at each other tenderly.

Ye Zhi's mouth twitched.

If the territory wasn't short of extraordinary people, I really wanted to burn you to death! "But I don't want to die yet." Finn cried, "You two have become a pair of desperate lovers, and I haven't even married yet!"

"Huh?" Gray scratched her head, "Why does this undead horse look so familiar?"

Ye Zhi said: "It's the wife that Luobo brought back to his territory before..."

Finn cried out, "Even horses have wives!"

Hildreth sent the message:

"Headless Knight, should we kill him or keep him?"

"Wait a little longer, she doesn't seem to have any intention of attacking," Yeats said.

The Headless Horseman held the reins and let the Nightmare Horse pace aimlessly, her hoarse voice echoing in the swamp woods.

"My head... my head hurts..."

Ye Zhi glanced at the Headless Knight and said in a gentle voice, "You don't have a head anymore, so it won't hurt."

The Dullahan was stunned. He tried to reach out and touch his head, but found nothing. He suddenly froze in place as if the system had crashed.

Gray and Hildreth stared at Yeats at the same time.

The three adventurers also looked back in shock, admiring the baron's calmness.

Ye Zhi coughed lightly and said, "I am telling the truth."

(End of this chapter)