After many difficulties, I finally reached Lao Liu's first trap placement point, and I threw all kinds of things wrapped around my body like a python on the ground, but fortunately, the game was not so serious as the physical exertion in reality, so I was not very tired.

Lao Liu didn't thank or praise me at all, but picked up a handful of wood and vines from the pile of materials and walked to the front, slowly brushed away the branches covered by the soil pit, turned his head and said: "I don't have time to teach you by hand, we have to finish the things before dusk, you just watch and learn, and how much you learn is your own ability." ”

"Okay."

Although the names are all traps, Lao Liu's trap is a veritable guy, and the Clown Emperor's [Organ Grandmaster] is just a skill, that is, something that is automatically generated after reading the note and casting it; And Lao Liu is all operating at hand, how to build wood, how to tie vines, how to put the shelves, how deep the soil pit is, although it is not so accurate, and some places are not quite in line with scientific principles, but at least there is really a feeling of a craftsman.

The construction is completed quickly, and the quest progress shows that [Beast Trap] is +1 complete.

And Lao Liu didn't change places immediately, but raised his head to look at the dense leaves, then took out a dagger from his waist and put it in his mouth, quickly climbed to the top of a nearby tree, and shouted for me to throw the materials to him.

I picked up a thick piece of wood to make a javelin throwing shape, "Catch!" ”

"Whoosh!"

To be honest, because I haven't thrown this kind of thing, I don't know how to control the force, the throwing power of the first piece of wood is a bit excessive, and the wood goes straight to Lao Liu's chest, the speed is extremely fast, and it is almost impossible to avoid.

But Lao Liu stretched out his right hand lightly, grabbed the wood head-on, carved a dent on the trunk with a dagger, and then stuffed the wood into it.

Just caught the wood so inadvertently just now, I already knew the gap between me and Lao Liu, if I really fought, he could pinch me to death.

"[Bird Trap] Complete +1."

The trap was quickly planted on the trunk of the tree, and then Lao Liu jumped off the tree and took me to continue looking for other places.

On the way, I tried to chat with him, wanting to see if I could get more tasks or clues: "Lao Liu, ......." Now there are still few people in this place, if there are more people in the future, not to mention disturbing your purity, I am afraid that you will not even be able to grab a prey, what should you do at that time? ”

He paused for a moment, then continued his steps.

"If there are too many people, I'll change places."

"Change? …… Although you are strong now, when the day comes when people catch up with you, you have nowhere else to go, what should you do? ”

"Go to more dangerous places, to sinister places that people can't go."

"But what if that place is so dangerous that you can't stay there?"

“…… Then I'll die there. ”

I'm usually good at chatting, but now I don't know how to continue, and the topic is getting heavier and heavier, so I can't answer.

When I walked to the next location, the remaining half of the trap caught an animal that looked like an elk, and I ran over to see it with joy, the animal was not dead, but struggled to escape, but the trap was like a seal, and no matter how hard it tried, it could not get out.

"Lao Liu, it's a bumper harvest! This thing is huge! Peeling can peel a large one! ”

While talking, I stretched out my arms and made a hypothetical gesture, but Lao Liu just walked to me and squatted down to watch, and then pulled the trap left and right with both hands, and the trap that had been placed so hard was destroyed, and the animal that had lost its restraint inside also got up quickly, and disappeared into the depths of the dense forest in the blink of an eye.

The abrupt situation made me dumbfounded, and I kept saying that I wanted to hunt, but you still had to let go of the prey you got in hand?

As if seeing my incomprehension, Lao Liu squatted there and said thoughtfully: "Don't look at its size, it's actually still a little cub, I don't kill cubs." ”

I was moved by the similarity of kindness, for us, it was just a virtual world; But for him, that's his reality.

It took three hours to place the trap with Lao Liu, although I have been studying, but I have never been able to do Lao Liu's method of quickly building the trap, even if the action is almost the same, the wooden sticks and vines are just a bunch of scattered shelves, so until the end I can only be a handyman, and I can't help at all.

"Player Xingyu completes the task: [Set a trap] and gain +3% experience points at the current level."

The harvest of one afternoon is not bad, and now I urgently need a lot of experience points to level up to ensure that my level is ahead, because there are academic restrictions, so I can't level up as fast as I want during the holidays, and if I don't hurry, I will soon be surpassed by Lao Bai.

Back in the cabin, Lao Liu did not rest, but processed the animals he took back when I caught fireflies in the hall, and put all the pieces of meat into the pot, regardless of what kind or not, the skeleton can be burned, and those that can't be burned will be smashed and thrown away; The rest of the fur is hung in the yard and dried, and the original fur can be picked and folded into a pile.

"Lao Liu, do you take all these things to the town to sell?"

"Yes,...... Now that you have nothing to do, you might as well go out and try to catch a few animals by yourself, and just practice your hands. ”

"Do you want to accept the task of [Orion Lao Liu]: [Practice Hunting]?"

"Yes."

"Player Xingyu accepts the task: [Practice Hunting]."

【Practice Hunting】

Description: Use your own means to catch beasts alive and exercise your catching skills.

Requirements: Level 75 or above [Beast-type Creature] *3, dead prey is invalid.

Capture alive three beasts above level 75?

This is quite novel, this is the first time I have come into contact with the task of capturing alive, and I have been killed and pulled down before, relatively speaking, it is more difficult to capture alive.

I went out with a bunch of materials given by Lao Liu, this time the materials can be packed into a backpack, it seems that it was just a task requirement before, and I can move more freely with my empty hands.

Relying on Lao Liu's teaching memory on the road, I looked for those shrubs and trees with traces of gnawing or trampling, and after choosing a suitable location, I started to dig a pit with a shovel.

"[Beast Trap] complete."

It's okay, it seems that my understanding is not bad.

The trap is very time-dependent and can't take effect at the time, so I went directly to find the next trap place, cast a wide net to catch more fish, and arrange more to increase the probability of completing the task, and the location is also marked with coordinates.

After returning to the cabin, Lao Liu had already packed his things and was ready to leave, and when he saw me back, he only asked how it was going.

"It's all set up, it's up to us to see if the trap can take effect."

Lao Liu nodded and beckoned to me: "Let's go, let's go to the town together, you can also contribute to these things, and you will get some shares when the time comes." ”

Because Lao Liu didn't give me a new task, I was actually reluctant to continue to stay and waste time, and I had no choice but to hear the word "divide", and I could only follow him obediently to the nearby town.

Lao Liu, who entered the city, was completely different from the vigorous hunter in the forest, he was just an ordinary passer-by with a fur on his shoulder, and if I hadn't come with him, he would not have attracted my attention even if he walked past my eyes on such a bustling street.

I followed Lao Liu silently through the streets, alleys, and finally to a leathersmith's shop, put the fur on the delicate counter in the store, and the goatee boss with a business experience just casually ordered his subordinates to come over and weigh and count the money, and then handed the price to Lao Liu in a small cloth bag, Lao Liu silently counted it, and turned his head to leave.

To be honest, although the whole process was bland and even a little tedious, it made me realize a whole new world; More than once, I have stood on a tall building and looked down on the town, and there are countless people coming and going on the street, but I always like to observe those who are well-dressed and hugging each other, and I always feel that those talents are the focus and the strong.

But today I have a different understanding, there are countless hidden masters in the vast sea of people, today's Lao Liu, tomorrow may be Lao Li, the day after tomorrow may be Lao Zhang,......, they may be the characters I will never see more in my life, but they have a terrible strength that I can't reach.

How many untold stories are hidden around you? It's impossible to know, but everyone has a unique charm.

"Here, it's yours."

Lao Liu stretched out his hand and sprinkled a handful of gold coins in the palm of my hand, counting dozens of them, it was just a small fight for me, but for ordinary NPC people, this money is already a very considerable income.

But Lao Liu was not in a hurry to go back, dusk had come, the town was bathed in the golden sunset and the day was busy, he seized the end of the day to wander around the streets and alleys, buying his favorite supplies, and finally bought a lot of arrows and wine, before and after counting, there was not much gold money left.

For a budget-conscious person like me, his behavior is extravagance, so I asked puzzled: "Lao Liu, why did you spend it all?" You don't save a little? ”

"Save? Hehe......" he smiled and put the arrow into his cloth bag: "It's hard to say whether I can see the sun tomorrow, who will save it for?" If you have wine today and get drunk today, you can live a good day. ”

"Then you don't have a wife, or children?"

The question seemed to be asked to the sore spot, and the wine gourd that Lao Liu Gang lifted slowly put down, smiling bitterly, "I have no children, I have a wife,...... But now it's gone......"

"Where?"

"Dead."

My questioning was only exchanged for a bland answer, Lao Liu seemed to be very indifferent, and raised the wine gourd to his mouth, drinking, sprinkling, just like a drunk person in a TV series who uses wine to cover his tears.

I simply took out the wine in my backpack, sat down next to him, opened the lid to reflect the atmosphere, and drank freely.

Lao Liu just looked at me like this, then looked at his wine gourd, and wondered: "Alas? Where do you buy your wine from? I've bought all the wine in this town, but I've never seen you like this! ”

Joke! I bought this from the main city! It's no wonder you can drink it all day long guarding the forest!

I shook my wine bag and smiled, "Haven't you seen it?" It's a good wine! Do you want to drink it? ”

"Nonsense, give me a taste!"

The vulgar old Liu directly reached out and snatched the wine bag from my hand, leaned up and drank bitterly, and exhaled with pleasure.

"Good wine! It's stronger than I've drunk before! Ha ha! ”

"Do you still want to drink?"

Hearing that, Lao Liu's eyes began to glow, and the gloom on his face was swept away: "And?" Hurry up and get me more, it's not interesting to hide so many good things! ”

"Then tell me the story of your wife, and when you're done, I'll give you ten bags!"

Although the temptation of wine was irresistible, Lao Liu always refused to say more, and his expression was embarrassed.

"Oh yo yo?" I took out other kinds of wine, held it between my fingers, and said, "I'm not just a good wine!" ”

"Huh...... You are really ......," Lao Liu pointed to my nose, his fingers swaying up and down, but the corners of his mouth were bitter smiles, "Okay, since you want to hear it, I'll tell you about it." ”

The story is not very new, I have heard countless versions in my nearly twenty years of life, but each time it is just a different protagonist, a different villain, he and his wife follow the rumors to find treasure, only to meet a terrible existence that cannot be looked up to; In the end, his wife died in the claws of the beast, and he swore not to marry again, and then he has been alone until now.

After drinking all the bags of wine, only full of sadness to make snacks, Lao Liu licked his lips and raised his head to look at the sunset, his thoughts were pulled back from the sky.

"Would you like to try that rumored challenge, young man?"

Smelled the aroma of the mission......

"Yes."

Lao Liu reached out and took out a shabby rag cloth from his arms and handed it to me, and then continued to drink his own wine.

"That's what my wife and I were looking for,...... I was weak and couldn't protect her. So I can only wander with regrets, but I no longer have the desire to go and find out. ”

I took the rag and carefully opened it to see a rough map of the Nightwood, and from the east side of the Nightforest was a plain, and in the middle of the plain was marked a canyon with a strange beast face drawn on it.

"Lao Liu, this is where you went back then?"

"Yes."

"Player Xingyu accepts the hidden mission: [Ethereal Valley]."

【Ethereal Valley】:

Description: The Darkness lurks a foul creature, and it is rumored that if you can defeat it, you will be able to break the silence.