Chapter 272: The First Transaction
Nothing special happened for the next few days, and Thor was still busy on his own schedule.
Since you can't get out of here, survival has become a problem again.
At the moment, apart from improving the quality of life, there seems to be nothing concrete to do, which is better than nothing.
Regarding the fact that he suddenly picked up a younger sister, Thor didn't have any real feelings and fluctuations in his heart. Although he used to yearn for a family affection when he was an orphan, that stage has passed.
When I was a child, a little sadness always wanted to be earth-shattering. When I grew up, the more it hurt, the more silent I became.
Although Phines is understandably resentful of herself, Thor, who has inexplicably become someone else's brother Havak, still feels innocent. At the end of the day, the little shiitake mushroom is a creature that is inherently troublesome.
And Thor happens to belong to the kind of person who if you reason with me, I will be a gentleman, and if you are unreasonable, I will be a hooligan.
As for bringing Kratan over, it's not to enjoy any followers and rights, but just to increase the crisis response ability on his side.
Speaking of crisis response, Thor seems to have returned to the time when he first left the monastery, spending his days in the wilderness. He began to gradually shift the focus of his life in the labyrinth to hunting, and continued to hunt demon spirits on weekdays.
Strictly speaking, the matter of wooing Kratan can be regarded as digging into the corner of Phines, after all, the loss of personnel will inevitably shake her management and prestige, but Saul digs at ease. How can there be a reason that only carrying the black pot does not take advantage, that does not conform to your own style.
It's okay if you don't recognize me as an older brother, but you can't stop me from saving the world and the mortals around me.
Another thing Thor is preparing for is taking advantage... Oh no, it's the goods needed for the transaction.
After accumulating a certain amount of materials in hand, it is almost time to catch up with the team and talk about it officially.
The potions and spices prepared by Thor may be very common in the mainland of Salvinia, but in this labyrinth, the practical value is undoubtedly magnified many times after combining with the environment, and it is really hard to say who will be taken advantage of at that time.
Two days later, when Thor returned from the labyrinth, he saw a man standing in front of his livestock pen in the distance. He hurried back, thinking that someone was going to poison his horses and ewes.
When he got closer, Thor's steps relaxed, and it was not difficult to tell from the slightly chubby figure that it was Kratan who had arrived.
"Did you figure it out, friend?" Thor walked over, standing side by side with Kratan.
"I can't go back, I said at dinner yesterday in front of everyone in the team that I wanted to come and live with you. Then I was spurned, but I didn't argue with them, I just chose to leave in disgrace. ”
Kratan threw a handful of hay into the stall, his tone seemingly frustrated.
Why do the gods depend on each other? I called you here to enjoy happiness and do great things, right?
"You're right not to argue with them, it's noble. Believe me, friend, you are at a crossroads in your life, and you will be proud of your choice in the future, and your life will be full of ups and downs. Come to my side and you'll only get better. ”
"In the future, you will live in the envy of others all your life, and when others see your face, they will only think of the words 'go to die'. ”
Thor spread out his hands and talked, intensifying his advocacy.
Under Kratan's suspicious gaze, Thor easily dispelled his concerns with a good meal.
Kratan really didn't have much status in the team, his father was the gardener of the Christian family, and his mother was a cook. After the death of his parents, Kratan became an old orphan, and was in charge of the miscellaneous duties of the team, just as Thor had done before.
This may have been one of the reasons why Kratan was willing to come and defect, and it is said that at that time the team of thirty-five people, six squads of five people each, and the remaining five were all miscellaneous servants who served the whole team.
Now that he and Kratan are out in search of freedom, it means that there are still three little pitifuls who are being persecuted by the little shiitake mushrooms, and Thor is ready to wait for his free hands to dig again.
Kratan's personal fortune was as scarce as Saul's when he left the group. A bundle of hay, two earthenware cups, and then a large deep earthenware bowl, it seems that he ate a lot of food not for nothing.
Thor didn't feel disgusted at all, though, because there was food everywhere in the labyrinth.
With two people, Thor still put the vigil on the table, after all, someone who keeps vigil can sleep more soundly.
The next day, Thor takes Kratan to explore the labyrinth.
On the way, Thor kept introducing the effects of various plants to Kratan, but unfortunately Thor told the story of the whole way, and Kratan only showed a strong interest in Thor fish cages and rope traps, because they were related to food, which made Thor very sad.
The tour is just incidental, Thor's real purpose is to find enemies. Wild wolves, slimes, poisonous frogs, four-eyed snakes, and winged birds are basically the common monsters that produce demon spirits in this layer of maze.
Kratan's weapon is a square-headed hammer, which is not very large and has a short handle, but it is not pleasant to look at it head-on.
"Have you ever seen this thing? After taking out a four-eyed snake, Thor raised his chin at the cyan demon on the ground.
"I've seen it, it's a ghostly fire. Kratan replied naturally, obviously no stranger to the thing.
Phantom Fire also conforms to the appearance of the Demon Soul, but it seems that the name is different.
"Do you know what this stuff is for?" Thor tentatively said.
"You know, the strength of my one-star is achieved by absorbing a few of these phantom fires. Kratan replied.
It seems that their so-called one star should be the first order corresponding to Salvinia, but it is still called differently.
"That's not right, you have been on the run in this labyrinth for nearly a hundred years, how can you only have the strength of one star and two stars at the highest?" Sol immediately questioned, after so many years, how could there be no sixth or seventh order.
"It seems that this ghostly fire only began to appear after we went down to the three hundred and fifty floors, and it has been a matter of the last few years. And when we found out at the time, we thought it was dangerous and didn't dare to touch it, but later we learned that it could be used to improve our own strength. Kratan said.
Thor nodded, and that made sense. However, there are still some doubts, the Sarvinian continent has only begun to appear in the dark wilderness after the dark calendar, why is there also in this labyrinth?
"Then your three two-star team members, did anything strange happen when their strength grew, such as a long sleep, or other strange behaviors?" asked Thor his biggest concern.
"It doesn't seem to be, it seems that as long as this ghost fire absorbs a certain amount, its strength will naturally increase. Kratan rolled his eyes and thought about it for a moment, then replied in the affirmative.
It seems that there are no side effects of advancing in this labyrinth? Thor is ready to give himself a second order first.
"Very good, the main thing for the two of us in the future is to take the initiative to hunt monsters and absorb demons...... Oh, Phantom Fire, first raise your strength. Thor patted Kratan on the shoulder.
"What about the food?" said Kratan's eyes widened, as if anyone who stopped him from eating it would be doomed.
"Don't worry, I'll kill you every day!" Thor twitched his cheeks.
And so it went for a few more days.
"What are we going to do here?"
"Let's go, today we are going to experience a handful of scenery and decency. ”
On the new day, Thor gathered all the things he had prepared, and then went straight to Phines with Kratan and Kratan.
When Thor and Kratan walked into the team's makeshift camp, they unsurprisingly received a wave of disdainful and spurned glances. Kratan cringed, and Thor was arrogant. These mortals, who know nothing about the really good.
Thor has learned very well from Kratan these days that this whole team is really poor and outrageous. But then again, limited to the current environment, there are still a lot of things that Thor covets in this team.
It was deliberately chosen to come at dinnertime, when the camp was full of people and the people who had gone out to explore and hunt had already returned.
Thor opened Phines' tent and slipped into it with a wave of his hand.
"You two get out!" Seeing the two of Thor, Phoenix's beautiful eyebrows straightened up.
"Shut up, little shiitake mushroom, call all your captains over, I can't talk to you, I need witnesses. Thor clasped his hands, looking like I was about to go to heaven.
Shiitake mushrooms? What mushrooms? Finis was stunned, but quickly remembered that shiitake mushrooms seemed to be a food. The guy was obviously sarcastic when he said this, but Finis didn't have a seizure, because without shouting, the captains of the squads had already entered the tent.
Phoenix's tent was the largest in the entire camp, but it was still a little crowded with seven or eight people.
Fortunately, Thor didn't bring much with him, and the display didn't need to be very big.
Thor smiled at the crowd, then lifted the torn wolf skin from the ground, revealing a clay bowl and two cups underneath. The clay bowl contains white salt, while the two cups contain a light green and light purple liquid, respectively.
"I'm here to lead you into a new life, and to be sure, we're going to make a deal with each other. And as you can see, I've brought good things to the table. ”
Thor spread out his hands on the ground, but secretly worried that these people wouldn't even know what the deal was.
Phoenix's eyes lit up, and she stepped forward and crouched down, twisting a little salt from the bowl and putting it in her mouth.
"You should know that this is salt. I can't eat enough, but I don't like some people who are stingy and just hold it tightly all day long, hoping to hatch eggs. Thor watched Finis' reaction, seizing the taunt with precision.
Finis's face turned red, but she was embarrassed to attack, so she could only glare at Thor fiercely
"What are these two?" asked Phines as she stood up and pointed to the two cups on the ground.
"These two, these two are powerful, far more valuable than salt, and they can save lives at critical moments. One is a healing agent and the other is an antidote. Thor clasped his hands, looking profound.