Chapter 67: Talpo! Wait until the lagging ones...
By the time Lal Mirchi and Coronillo, who were the last to arrive, they were already discussing how to go in and take a look.
"Looks like nothing's happening?" The player poked at the wooden fence, watching the bark peel off at the touch. "Could it be a dilapidated hut that's been abandoned for a long time?"
"Just go in and take a look and you'll know." Willdi pushed his glasses and opened the door first. It was incredible that his glasses were still intact in such cold weather.
As soon as you enter the door, what catches your eye is a pile of forging tools placed on the ground, with many ores scattered around.
"Could this be gorilla crimson iron sand or gorilla crimson ore?" Colnillo asked, looking at the ground covered with red and gold ore.
"Just try it and you'll know." The player picked up the red ore and stared at it.
[Skill Usage——Analysis!]
[Parsing successful]
[Gorilla Crimson Ore: This is iron ore that has absorbed sunlight. It is mainly red and gold in color and is the main material for crafting the Sun Blade.]
Hard work pays off! This climb was not in vain!
"Good! I was looking in the right direction!" The player spun around holding the ore. "This is the iron ore that has absorbed sunlight—the Orangutan Crimson Ore."
Upon hearing this, Welte immediately called for Skarlu to bring out his important instruments and begin analyzing the ore. He no longer had the desperate look he had just shown.
The players went off to explore other places. With their backpacks limited to a certain size, only two spaces remained (Miaoji had left it next to Luche to take care of her). Tears of envy welled up in the players' mouths as they looked at these ores, each more precious than the last.
After bowing three times to the empty house, the player happily took the most expensive ore and went to test it with Willie.
"Looking at the various forging tools on the ground and the rare ores that have not been collected in time, the owner of this house is probably..." Feng didn't say much, but just sighed silently.
"No matter what, Mount Fuji is so high, it's normal for accidents to happen sometimes." Lal Mirchi looked at the snow on the ground. This kind of weather is naturally tolerable for those like them who have mastered the Flame of Death, but for ordinary people, it might be...
Judging from the thick, unkept snow on the ground, the homeowner might...
The poisonous snake said nothing, just watched quietly.
Sudden--
"Who is it?" Reborn reacted quickly, picked up his weapon and pointed it at the door.
"Oh, ho, ho, ho, ho, you youngsters, you always say bad things when you open your mouth. Can't you please respect the old folks?" An elderly man's voice came from the open courtyard door. "You're pretty quick to react, though."
Everyone looked towards the courtyard entrance. An old man dressed in a heavy black robe, leaning on a bird-head cane, and with a thick black cloth wrapped around his face, walked straight in and said with a loud laugh, "But I am not your enemy."
"I'm Talpo, hello everyone."
【Name: Talpo
Do you have any special abilities?
Favorite food:?
Faction: Vongola Family
Interests: Metal engraving?
Note: He is a metal engraver. 】
[PS: Want more information? That's all!]
Before the players could react to this series of question marks, they were confused by the system's additional messages.
Player: Is this news a sarcastic remark to me? I'll get close to you and then report you!
"Hey, Grandpa Talpo, hello."
Although the players were surprised to be in the same camp, Reborn did not recognize him.
But in this almost stagnant atmosphere, the player decisively broke the deadlock, approached the old man in the black robe and said hello, "I'm sorry to trespass into your hut. But all this has a reason."
"If possible, I hope you can listen to our explanation."
"Oh, of course, my dear little girl." Talpo smiled brightly. He pointed at the player's hands with his cane and said slowly, "If you are willing to put down the precious ore in your hands."
"Uh... hehe. Of course." The player smiled bitterly and immediately placed the precious ore at his feet. "I'd love to."
"In that case, then tell me what you think." Looking at the tense crowd, Talbo still had a smile on his face.
"Although our meeting was an accident, life is full of surprises." Talbo looked at the people with different styles and agreed, "It's cold outside, let's go inside."
**
After a moment, the player finished explaining the whole story and took out the ore.
"So, we want to kill the Ghost King, but to kill the Ghost King we need the Sun Blade, and to forge the Sun Blade we need Gorilla Crimson Ore and Gorilla Crimson Iron Sand, so we came here to find these ore materials."
"Oh, by the way, this is something that can disgust ghosts and make them choose to take a detour. Please accept it." The player took out a sachet made of wisteria flowers.
The player standing in front of you is a super polite player!
"Oh ho ho ho, thank you, Aurora." Talpo accepted it gladly.
"Man-eating ghosts! I've lived a long time and never heard of them." Before Aurora and the others could explain, Talpo continued, "But there are indeed swordsmiths in Japan who forge swords with this ore."
He looked at the ore before him, lost in memories. "That was a village where everyone had an unwavering faith in the sun. Whether farming or hunting, they always followed the sun's path and carried out their activities accordingly. In their spare time, they would collect this ore closest to the sun to use as material for forging weapons."
"Most of these ores I have were given to me by them back then."
"And their most proficient weapon is the sword," Talpo said. "I think this might be what you call the Sun Blade."
"Yes! Grandpa Talpo is indeed knowledgeable! So where is their village now?" The player did not expect there would be a pleasant surprise, and asked hurriedly.
"That's a difficult question, old man," Talpo said. "The approximate address is around here, but I can't remember the exact location. You'll have to rely on yourselves."
"Come on, young man."
**
"What's wrong, Mr. Reborn? Why don't you say anything?" On the way back, the player looked at Reborn and asked with some confusion.
Although the player saw Talbo saying something to Reborn out of the corner of his eye when they said goodbye, he didn't hear anything because his vision was almost completely blocked by Reborn and Talbo's voice was so soft.
"Talpo..." Reborn said, "He is from the Vongola family."
"? So...?" The player asked questioningly. "By the way, Mr. Reborn, aren't you from the Vongola family? Why don't you know?"
I don't know, so naturally I can't know.
"If you don't use your brain often, it will rust. Aurora." Reborn couldn't even curse, but seeing Aurora covering her head with her hands, still looking confused, he didn't hesitate and walked forward, "Stupid, figure it out for yourself."
"Can't figure it out?" the player chased after him and asked.
"If you can't think of it, keep thinking." Reborn, who was walking in the front, turned around and said, "Of course, you can also seek external help, dear Miss Aurora."
If you dare to look for you, you’ll be dead!
The player could swear at this moment that he definitely saw these seven words on Reborn's face.
"Okay, okay. I'll figure it out myself." The depressed player decided to go to Lal Mirchi and Colanolo and act as a light bulb.
"That's not what you wanted to say just now, right?" After Aurora left, Feng approached Reborn. "Sometimes, it's better to be honest, Reborn?"
"Hmph, it's not your turn to teach me a lesson." How could Reborn reveal his inner thoughts to others? He glanced at Feng and said, "You should take care of yourself first, Feng."
After saying this, he left the wind behind him and walked away without even looking back.
"This is really..." Feng, who wanted to comfort others but ended up being scolded, was stunned for a moment, shook his head and laughed, then rushed forward.
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"I'm back! Meowji!"
"I'm back, Luche!"
The players who returned to the villa were full of energy. They called out to their beloved Meowji first, and to their dear Luche second - but they didn't get a single response.
"Huh? Where are the people?" The player looked around but didn't find anyone, and his pupils suddenly dizzied.
"Nyanchi and Luche... are missing?!"
"Your mind is truly terrifying, Aurora." Wilde walked in, dragging his equipment and Scarlu, who was also carrying ore, panting heavily. "Instead of being paranoid, why not come and help us carry some of our luggage?"
Scarlu also wailed weakly, "Uncle Scarlu, I'm almost dying of exhaustion." He was basically the only one who had to carry all the gorilla crimson ore that Talpo had given him as a gift.
"The weather's so nice, couldn't that big cat be taking Luche out for a stroll?" Colonillo put down the bag and said, "Speaking of which, that black cat is really big. What did it eat to grow up?"
"He's always been fed canned cat food and fish. As for how he's grown so big..." The player found a chair to sit down and rest, "Maybe it's because Meow Ji has a special physique. He's an all-around good cat!"
"What kind of special physique does one need to grow to half the size of a human..." Colnillo couldn't help but complain.
"Your expression changes when you mention cats..." Viper has never been interested in animals that cost money, so he doesn't understand why Aurora is so keen on a cat. "But a cat that can grow this big must be worth a lot of money."
"Tsk, the venomous snake has no taste and doesn't know how to appreciate."
"If you dare to touch my Meowji, I will empty your small treasury even if I go to the ends of the earth!" The player threw a large piece of ore at the illusionist, then turned his head decisively and refused to look at him.
"You...!" The venomous snake used an illusion to avoid the ore and looked at the hole in the ground.
"snort!"
Illusions and flames flew together, and the originally quiet and tidy hall suddenly became chaotic.
"So, where's Luche?" Lal Mirchi asked amidst this chaotic backdrop.
"She'll be right back," Reborn said. "She said she had a surprise."
"Wow, surprise!" The surprise drew the players' attention back.
The players were excited, "What kind of surprise will it be?"
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