Chapter 28 The Demon King’s Recruitment!
A dark and eerie cave, with dim kerosene lamplight.
The bumpy stone table was filled with strange utensils, and the evil wizard was whispering.
"Five grams of bezoar, five grams of Dingfengcao root, one eye and one tooth of a burrow spider... add them to a mortar and grind them into powder, then transfer them to a crucible and bake until purple smoke comes out."
The moment the green smoke turned purple, Luo Yan calmly took out a bottle of pre-purified solution and skillfully poured it into the crucible.
"…add 200 ml of burrow spider gland extract, keep heating, and stir clockwise with a stirring rod until it thickens."
As he finished speaking, the liquid in the crucible had turned into a viscous paste.
Take the liquid.
Encapsulation.
Looking at Luo Yan's smooth movements, Youyou asked curiously.
"What's this?"
Inserting the corked test tube into the test tube rack, Luo Yan answered concisely.
"Antidote, mainly used to restrain the paralysis toxin of crypt spiders."
In fact, it is not just the venom of crypt spiders, some snake venom can also restrain it.
Youyou, who was floating aside, looked at him in confusion.
"Can't magic cure the poison?"
Luo Yan said patiently.
"Magic is not omnipotent. I have only heard of magic that can poison people, but never heard of magic that can remove poison."
certainly.
Nothing is absolute.
For example, although magic can only remove curses but not poison, the negative effects of toxins can be offset by "increasing toxin resistance", "enhancing antibody activity" or "increasing life recovery speed".
This is like even if it is a deadly poison, as long as the blood volume of the person taking it is greater than the dosage of the toxin, he or she can still survive it.
In addition, some infections and plagues caused by microorganisms can also be dealt with by holy light.
Although Saint Sith's followers claimed that this was evidence of a miracle, it was actually just the Holy Light killing the microorganisms.
"But... you're paralyzed, how can you drink the medicine?"
"The poison doesn't take effect that quickly. Besides, I still have summons."
There are still some medicinal residues left in the extractor on the side. These residues are left over from making the crypt spider gland extract.
Luo Yan did not waste these materials, but transferred them into a crucible and continued heating them.
Watching his hand movements, the studious and inquisitive Youyou continued to ask.
"What about this one?"
"The female spider's female hormone can be applied to the skeleton... Mainly used to pull monsters."
"No, you are indeed the Demon King! How sinister and cunning!"
In a blink of an eye, another bottle of potion was ready. Luo Yan shook it gently to mix it evenly, and then placed it next to the test tube rack.
“Don’t force yourself to use idioms if you don’t know how to use them.”
As a top student in theoretical courses at Demon King Academy, Alchemy can be said to be his best subject besides Formation Studies.
After all, this is the only subject that has no threshold. You just need to memorize the formula, and then practice makes perfect.
Combining the experience of organic chemistry class in his previous life and the influence of modern civilization, Luo Yan not only absorbed the contents of the book, but also made his own innovations in the dosage of the formula.
After all, the Demon King Academy teaches potions that are suitable for demons to drink, which are like animal medicine for humans.
Although it is not without therapeutic effect, it is definitely still lacking in some aspects.
Luo Yan repeated the previous steps more than ten times until the test tube was almost full, then he began to prepare the next set of potions.
In addition to antidotes and biological pheromones, he also needs to prepare "escape potion" to dissolve spider silk, "vitality potion" to remove the petrified state, and the most critical "red bottle" for treating external injuries and "blue bottle" for replenishing mana.
After finally finishing all the preparations, Luo Yan stuffed the test tubes filled with medicine into the special vest one by one and wore it under his robe.
Although this meant a lot more weight, it also increased his firepower by more than double! Now, let alone the silver-level Yige, he dared to challenge Mia, who was only one step away from the gold level! Standing in front of the mirror and tidying up his appearance, Luo Yan gave an order to Youyou.
"Youyou, help me pick five players who are above level 3 and whose IDs are not that awkward. Give them a main quest and ask them to wait for me at the entrance of the maze."
"Got it! Lord Demon!"
The white mist that appeared in front of the mirror saluted playfully, and at the same time, the corresponding task pop-up window popped up in front of the players who were killing monsters.
On the other side, Yiye Zhiqiu and Hu Wan, two "Gold Medal Skeleton Soldiers", were killing monsters on the first level of the maze with a skylight opened, and they unexpectedly got into a tough battle.
"It's difficult... this guy won't chase us out."
After failing to lure the monster for the Nth time, Hu Wan, holding a dagger, stared at the big spider not far away, with a hint of solemnity in his eyes.
The same was true for Yiye Zhiqiu, who was lying in ambush behind a stone pillar with a spear in his hand. He rubbed his chin with his index finger and fell into deep thought.
In the past, when the crypt spiders found intruders stepping into the spider web, they would immediately go on alert, then launch an attack within three seconds, and chase them out of the "territory" covered by the spider web! However, now, they were like on strike, not even bothering to look at the skeleton soldiers who invaded their territory, even if they were wreaking havoc on the spider web, they just pretended not to see them.
Only when they ventured within twenty steps would the burrow spiders alertly retract their eight legs.
However, even so, they would not attack rashly unless they continued to approach within fifteen or even ten steps, or got close to spider eggs and young.
Could it be that I upgraded too quickly, causing the official to secretly change the hatred mechanism?
wrong--
Yiye Zhiqiu carefully observed the underground spider nest in front of him and finally found a clue.
"I see……"
"What's wrong?" Hu Wan quickly cast him a questioning look.
"Look at those spider webs," Yiye Zhiqiu pointed forward with the spear in his hand, "don't you notice something extra?"
"What's extra? You mean... those 'cocoons'?"
Hu Wan also noticed at this time that there were some grayish-white cocoon shells hanging in the dense areas of the spider web.
Unlike basketball-sized spider eggs, these cocoons are half a person's height.
Because its shape is really similar to spider eggs, it is easy to overlook it if you don't look carefully.
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be the rat man from yesterday."
Hu Wan looked at him in surprise.
"You mean, these burrow spiders are not only full, but also have lost their desire to hunt because they have stored a lot of food?"
Is this possible? As a professional player, he is more inclined to understand that the backend staff saw that they were upgrading too quickly and increased the difficulty, while reducing the upgrade difficulty for other players.
After all, as the movement of the crypt spiders becomes slower, the benefits of a four-person or even five-person group's conventional frontal attack will be relatively higher.
This was the first time he had heard of an explanation from a biological theory perspective in a game.
"That's exactly what I mean."
Looking at the lazy spider and the white fruits, a glimmer of excitement appeared in Yiye Zhiqiu's solemn eyes.
"This game...is more real than I thought."
Not only the relationship between predators and prey, but the developers of this game also set up the hunting habits and living habits of different creatures on this basis! This made him feel unprecedented excitement.
What you see is not only the meticulous settings, but also the developer's full sincerity!
interesting.
It’s so interesting!
He couldn't help but start to wonder what the other monsters in the maze would be like, and whether they were the same as these "primary monsters" hiding at the entrance of the Novice Village.
Just at this moment, a pop-up window appeared in front of him.
[Mission: The Demon King's Recruitment! ]
[Description: His Majesty the Demon King intends to enter the maze to hunt, and is now recruiting 5 LV3 followers. Do you accept the invitation? ]
[Rewards: Depends on the participation in the team battle. ]
[Note: During the mission, the death penalty is exempted. ]
"I received a conscription mission, what about you?" Hu Wan looked up at Yiye Zhiqiu.
"I received it too." Yiye Zhiqiu nodded and clicked the accept button. "Take it. It's not a loss anyway."
The requirement for receiving the mission is to be at level 3 or above. Currently, the number of players who have reached this level in the entire server can probably be counted on one hand.
Obviously, this task was assigned to them.
"That's what I thought. It's always good to actively cooperate with the developers in this kind of closed test... just wait for them for a while."
The gathering point for the mission was at the first-floor entrance near them, and there were about ten minutes left before the mission started.
Hu Wan also clicked the accept button and hung the dagger in the holster around his waist.
Just then, he suddenly remembered something, turned his gaze to Yiye Zhiqiu and asked.
"By the way, how long will it take you to reach level 4? I remember you're only a little bit away, right?"
Yiye Zhiqiu nodded.
"There is still more than 3,000 experience points left."
"How come there are still more than 3,000?" Hu Wan looked at him in surprise and asked puzzledly, "I remember you were about to upgrade last night, weren't you?"
Since Yiye Zhiqiu is the one responsible for dealing the fatal blow to the monster, he will gain slightly more experience points.
Hu Wan reached level 3 this morning.
He thought that after killing monsters for a whole morning, this guy should have reached level 4 even if the progress was slow. However, he didn't expect that he was still hovering at level 3 like himself.
"I was still 5,000 points short last night... I'm only getting a little more than half the experience points I got when I killed a crypt spider at level 1."
"I see... I thought the amount of experience gained decreased because I didn't play any role today, but I didn't expect yours also decreased." Hu Wan grinned and said with a smile, "It seems that if you want to become stronger, you still have to challenge higher-level monsters."
Yiye Zhiqiu touched the bridge of his nose and cast his gaze towards the spider web beside him.
"Do what you can... With our current strength, the Crypt Spider is the most efficient choice."
"Disaster OL" has only been open for one day and two nights in the true sense, and most players have just reached LV1, and some Buddhist players are even still at LV0.
In comparison, their speed is already very fast.
It seems to crawl very slowly, it's just because this game is too liver-intensive.
While the two were chatting, three other high-level players who received the mission also arrived at the scene one after another.
It is almost impossible to level up so quickly in this game if you play it alone. If nothing unexpected happens, these three should be team players.
Judging from their equipment, their professions are archers, sword and shield warriors, and two-handed axe warriors...the division of labor is quite clear.
Although it is somewhat difficult for a skeleton soldier to swing a two-handed axe, that guy should have equipped this weapon after upgrading to level 3.
Not only that, he should be like me, with all the upgraded skill points automatically allocated to strength.
Staring at the two-handed axe warrior walking from a distance, Hu Wan said with slight surprise.
"I didn't expect that the two-handed axe was picked up by him."
Yi Ye Zhi Qiu looked at him and asked.
"You know him?"
Hu Wan shook his head.
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"I don't know... but I recognize that axe. It seemed to have fallen next to the prison, together with the big sword in the NPC's hand. Someone tried to pick it up, but failed. I didn't see it after that."
When the game was first launched, whoever picked up the equipment owned it.
As for now, that guy should have registered the ownership of this "initial divine equipment".
Being able to increase his strength to 5 before others, this guy is considered a talent in a sense.
Seeing that the two people in front had arrived first, the two-handed axe warrior walking in front greeted them with a smile.
"This must be Yi Ye Zhi Qiu, right? I've heard a lot about you!"
As he spoke, a row of IDs appeared above his head—
【Dragon Travels Thousands of Miles】
What a domineering name!
I haven't seen it on the forum though...
Or do all the big guys like to make a fortune quietly? Yiye Zhiqiu then looked at the two people behind him, who were also from the same series.
Sword and shield warriors [Dragon Travels a Thousand Miles], archers [Dragon Travels a Hundred Miles].
Hu Wan couldn't help but complain quietly.
"Why is it getting shorter and shorter..."
Yiye Zhiqiu glanced at him, hinting him not to make trouble, and walked up to shake hands with Brother Wanli.
"Nice to meet you!"
"Haha! You're welcome! I'm the one who's honored to meet you!" Long Xing Wanli laughed heartily and said carelessly, "If it weren't for your strategy, I wouldn't have gotten this axe so quickly!"
Having said that, the cheerful skeleton soldier changed the subject and skillfully extended an olive branch.
"To be honest, the three of us are actually from the same guild. We just recently prepared to move here, and we were lucky enough to get the closed beta test qualification. I think we are kindred spirits, so I wonder if you are interested in exploring together?"
Yi Ye Zhi Qiu smiled and said calmly.
"You are welcome to form a team and make friends! But if you want to join an organization, please forgive me for not being interested. I am used to being free and undisciplined. I have joined some guilds before, but in the end I found that solo is more suitable for me."
Although he was rejected, Long Xing Wanli was not too disappointed. He just smiled and said.
"Really? Hahaha, that's a shame! With your talent, you can earn at least five figures a month here. If this game supports live streaming in the future, six figures is not a dream."
Yiyezhiqiu shook his head.
“It’s not about the money.”
"I know what you mean," Wanli patted his arm and said with a smile, "If you change your mind, please consider us, Long Xing Tian Xia!"
Yi Ye Zhi Qiu clasped his fists, bowed, and said politely with a smile.
"must!"
Long Xing Wanli nodded and looked at Hu Wan who was standing next to him. The latter raised his hand before he could speak.
"I don't have to."
Long Xing Wanli grinned.
"I know you don't have to. Hu Wan, right? This ID is familiar. I know you."
Hu Wan: “……?”
Which game?
Long Xing Wanli did not explain, but just looked at the two people behind him and introduced Brother Qianli and Brother Baili.
To be precise, it’s Sister Qianli.
The sword and shield player turned out to be a female player, and it seemed that she had reached level 3, which was beyond Yi Ye Zhi Qiu's expectations.
This game is different from pesticides.
Since most monsters are ugly to the core, being a tank still requires a certain level of mental quality.
"Have you been killing monsters here all the time?" Qianli looked around, then looked at Yiye Zhiqiu and asked.
Yi Ye Zhi Qiu nodded and said with a smile.
"Yes, until last night, the monster spawning efficiency here was relatively high."
Qianli asked immediately.
"Is today different?"
"Well," Yiye Zhiqiu did not hide anything. He looked at the spider webs around him and told them what he had discovered. "After the monsters attacked the city yesterday, the spiders here have stored a lot of dry food. The pursuit range has been reduced a lot, and the difficulty of kiting has increased a lot... Of course, this may be an opportunity for you."
"Not only are the offensive capabilities of these crypt spiders weakened, their mobility is also greatly reduced. As long as you as the main tank can parry two attacks, your main C teammates can successfully take down its flank. I should have mentioned in the strategy post that its weakness is in the abdomen... So your captain had better consider replacing the two-handed axe with a spear or a one-handed sword."
"I understand! But why were there two attacks?" Although Qianli knew it was not a good idea to ask like this, he still asked urgently.
Yi Ye Zhi Qiu was not as sensitive as her and said with a smile.
"Because these spiders are used to picking up their prey with their forelimbs first, and then biting them with their mouthparts. I guess this may be because their faces are relatively large, their long-range vision is stronger, and their close-up vision is poor, so they need to use their forelimbs to determine the specific location of their prey... You can imagine the feeling of looking at the tip of your nose. It has more eyes than you, so it should be blinder than you."
"I see... So its attack method is a two-hit combo, right? I remember that!"
Qianli carefully wrote down every word he said, and listened attentively as if he was in class.
Is this the player who gets paid? Yiye Zhiqiu couldn't help but sigh in his heart, fortunately he no longer has to worry about life and can concentrate on enjoying the game itself.
However, seeing him sharing everything he knew, the old man Hu Wan on the side became jealous.
"Hey, is there anyone who gathers intelligence like you guys?"
"Hahaha, sorry," Long Xing Wanli laughed heartily and pulled Qianli aside. "It was indeed our guild's brother who was presumptuous. I apologize to you on her behalf! Or I can compensate you with money. Ghost banknotes are not very convenient. How about RMB? Give me a phone number——"
"Don't be like that, it's not a big secret, and I'll write about it in the forum later."
Yiye Zhiqiu waved his hands with a helpless look, politely declining his kindness, and then looked at Hu Wan helplessly.
"Dude, let's not pick a fight, okay?"
Hu Wan subtly shifted his gaze away.
"I'm just worried that you'll suffer... Never mind. It's you who found the clue anyway. If you don't care, then don't worry about it."
He said this purely out of professional habit.
After all, in his worldview, this kind of high-value information, especially information during the early stages of development, has to be exchanged for money.
Considering the commercial prospects of "Disaster OL", 100,000 yuan would not be too much.
"Okay! If you don't want money, then I'll consider it a favor. I'll remember it! If you need any help in the future, just let me know."
Long Xing Wanli said with a smile.
Qianli, who was standing next to him, felt a little guilty for having been owed a favor for no reason. He wanted to say something, but was stopped by the skeleton archer's eyes.
Although he didn't say a word from beginning to end, Baili, as the president's number one follower, saw it clearly. This was just the president's retreat to advance.
If you want to quickly get closer to someone, it is far better to owe them a favor than to do them a favor.
It can be seen that the boss really admires this guy.
certainly.
This person is indeed quite capable.
While everyone was joking around, the BOSS of the cemetery finally arrived.
He was wearing a simple robe and holding a short willow-like wand in his hand.
Although he was not adorned with gorgeous clothes and expensive jewelry, no one could ignore his existence.
evil.
grace.
On that evil face, being handsome seems to be the least noteworthy quality.
Yiyezhiqiu couldn't help but sigh that the NPC design really gave it the feel of a BOSS.
No lengthy introduction required.
As soon as he opened his mouth, a CG animation cutscene began.
"Good, you're all here."
Luo Yan glanced at the players in a very stylish manner.
It’s not that he likes to show off, but he knows that these players like it.
He just needs to play the role of a ruthless and taciturn demon king and maintain the demeanor that a demon king should have.
As for the plot or something.
They will think for themselves.
His eyes passed over the five skeleton soldiers and turned his gaze to the crypt spiders that had occupied the magpie's nest, and gently waved the magic wand in his hand.
"It's time for these traitors to pay the price for their short-sightedness and stupidity."
(End of this chapter)