Chapter 12: The Crypt of Terror
Perhaps as the strongest existence in the vicinity, there are no other monsters in the place where the green armor wolf beast haunts, a fierce battle, exhausted the strength of the two of them, and at present, Dou Dagang is in an embarrassing situation, the hunger value is too full, and now he can't recover by eating food, and can only rely on pills with average effects and self-rest to recover slowly.
"How? You okay? Chu Liangyu asked out loud.
"It's okay, it's just a little out of strength, just take a break, I guess there shouldn't be any other monsters nearby, we can only end here today, let's go back first, and continue to explore tomorrow." Dou Dagang replied weakly.
"The monster is strong enough, but the harvest is not bad," Chu Liangyu clicked on his attribute bar to check, and his physique level had risen to level 9, and the intense consumption just now made this aspect grow rapidly.
Dou Dagang also opened the skill bar to check, and the skill progress improvement that a green-armored wolf beast can bring is considerable, 30% at level 0 and 20% at level 1, but as far as the current equipment is concerned, it is still relatively reluctant.
It's time to find a way to improve the equipment, Dou Dagang thought in his heart, got up slowly, and after adjusting his state, he scraped the spoils and left the abandoned place with Chu Liangyu.
The two agreed to meet at the old place tomorrow, and then left separately.
Back in the novice village, Dou Dagang went to hand over the task first, and it may have been too late, but with the help of the horses, these simple life resource tasks did not take much time.
I went to Wang Yan's side, met with the quest NPC to talk about today's progress, reassured him, and then found the blacksmith shop.
"Uncle, are you busy?" Dou Dagang greeted him warmly, and after a few days of getting along, everyone had a good impression of this big boy who was a little shy at first, but looked very loyal, so they were very happy to chat with him.
"Dagang, you're back, how was your harvest today?" There were a lot of tools outside the blacksmith's shop, many of which he didn't recognize, but he knew a hammer.
The air smelled of coke, and the temperature of the whole shop was very high, anyway, Dou Dagang had never seen Uncle Blacksmith's shirt.
"The harvest is great, I almost died today, uncle, I feel that the strength of the current equipment is too low, I can't keep up, do you have any way, help me improve." Dou Dagang sat on a wooden stake very casually, and took out a pot of wine, which is the kind common in taverns and inns, but this one has been chilled, and since he got to know him, Dou Dagang will always be used to bringing a pot to the blacksmith uncle.
"Oh? If there are any materials, take them out and I'll see," Uncle Blacksmith also took the flask casually, pulled the cork and poured a big sip.
Dou Dagang quickly took out the materials and placed them on the long table one by one, and every time he took out one, Uncle Blacksmith's expression became more exciting.
"I'm a mother! Where are you going to die!? Uncle Blacksmith let out an exaggerated cry, attracting countless onlookers from the surrounding players.
"What's wrong? What's wrong? Did someone explode an artifact? ”
"You're afraid you're living in a dream, what are you thinking, where did you hear that this game can burst equipment from monsters?"
"Hasn't someone speculated a long time ago that the monsters in this game only produce materials, not props?"
"Uncle, uncle, is there a great god who has hit the best material? Let's see! ”
For a while, the players who came up around were chattering and babbling.
"Go, go, go! It's all for me to honestly do the task exercise and go, and it's gone! "Uncle Blacksmith chases people like flies.
"No, uncle, you're not kind, we just want to know more information," said one of the players who was being pushed, turning his head.
"Uncle, let me tell you, you take a look at the materials first," in order not to attract more attention, Dou Dagang stopped him. Uncle Blacksmith didn't care about it when he heard this, turned around and began to tap on the material to check it.
"Everyone, listen to me, although I have a detailed map in my hand, but I think everyone should have their own experience, and have their own right to enjoy this game, so I will only point out the route map to you, and the distribution map of monsters, of course, I can't guarantee that it is absolutely reliable, if something goes wrong, don't look for me afterwards." As he spoke, Dou Dagang motioned for a player to take out his map, and then make a mark on it, and finally marked a few places, "It's best not to go to these places, if you don't have a strong enough sense of battle and ability, you can only be sent to death in the past, and the death punishment I believe everyone has seen it on the forum, so consider it yourself." ”
After speaking, he motioned for everyone to disperse, and suddenly a player shouted: "Da Gang is just right!" Isn't this the great god on the radio? ”
This prompt made the players gather and ask all kinds of questions.
"Quiet!" Dou Dagang was too annoyed, so he shouted angrily, and sure enough, the effect was very good.
"It's all on the strategy forum, anyone can get it, it depends on whether you take it seriously or not, you are all busy with your own going, I still have something to do."
Hurriedly turned around and hid in the blacksmith shop, the blacksmith uncle came in with a smile holding the materials, and when he saw Dou Dagang's appearance, he laughed and said: "Silly boy, there are always some players in the game who like to reach out for food, and they refuse to move their brains, and they don't bother to look at the strategy in front of them, just waiting for a fool like you to come out, and then chatter and ask." ”
"And are they still having fun?" Dou Dagang was indeed a little puzzled, was the process he experienced unhappy.
"Who knows, maybe they're used to it, don't care about this, tell me first, where did you get these materials?" Uncle Blacksmith was clearly more interested in these materials.
"Forsaken land, a place where elite monsters can only be younger brothers, I cooperated with my friends to kill a blue-armored wolf beast, scales, skin, and bones are all from it, and those blue-gray ores are also collected nearby."
"Hehe, there's finally something interesting, boy, give me all these materials, I'll build you a set of swords and shields, how about it?"
"Thank you, uncle, I want the knife in the style of a Tang knife, and the shield needs the largest size in the one-handed shield, okay?"
"No problem, it's all trivial," Uncle Blacksmith was very confident, "Hehe, boy, don't you know, the blacksmiths here are all real blacksmiths, in order to invite us people out, those big bosses have not bothered much, so you can rest assured, my craftsmanship has been passed down from generation to generation." ”
"Thank you!" Dou Dagang learned the actions in martial arts movies and bowed his hand to express his gratitude.
"Take it in three days, what should you do now, go through the back door," the blacksmith uncle waved his hand away.
Bidding farewell to the blacksmith uncle, Dou Dagang also sorted out his backpack, checked the information obtained today and the records, and went offline satisfied.
He now has martial arts homework at night, so he is more strict with the management of time, and he is envious of those perverted players who can be liver all day long, and he doesn't admit it, thinking that this is not good for his body.
After Xiaohua's 'intimate' teaching, Dou Dagang's bruises seemed to be a little more serious, and he fell asleep with anticipation for tomorrow.
The next morning, the weather in "World OL" was very clear, the sky was very blue, and occasionally one or two clouds would drift with the wind, and at the appointed time, Dou Dagang and Chu Liangyu met again, ready to start today's journey.
After having a certain understanding of the Forsaken Land, they adjusted their route this time, trying to avoid fighting with high-intensity monsters for the time being, and the main purpose of this time is route exploration, and determining an efficient and safe route is the most important.
"By the way, Liangyu, you can go back to the village with me today, I have a good relationship with the blacksmith uncle in the village, give him some rare materials, it should be able to make him a better spear for you, the current weapon strength is not enough, I have asked him to create a set of swords and shields for me." Dou Dagang watched Chu Liangyu pick off a rather large bobcat with a gun, and then proposed.
"Okay, thank you," Chu Liangyu was a little silent today, because she always felt that the current state of the two people was a little strange, and she couldn't say what was to blame, it was a bit like ...... Appointment?
Looking at Dou Dagang's heartless appearance, Chu Liangyu shook his head, thinking that this piece of iron lump would definitely not empathize with him as much as he did.
In a moment of stunned effort, his feet suddenly lightened, his body lost its center of gravity, and Chu Liangyu only felt that his body was falling.
"Liangyu!"
A big hand grabbed her, and she saw the anxious expression on Dou Dagang's face, lying on the mouth, and the other hand tightly supporting the bodies of the two people.
But the collapse of the cave was just beginning, and the gravel and dirt on the edge could not support the weight of the two men, and in an instant the two were swallowed up by darkness.
Chu Liangyu only felt that he was being held hard before losing his intuition.
When she opened her eyes again, it was pitch black, with only the skylight extending from above illuminating the area they were. hurriedly looked for Dou Dagang and found that he was under him. Thankfully, although the amount of blood was not healthy, there were no deaths.
"It hurts, it hurts......" Dou Dagang struggled for a while, feeling that his whole body was falling apart, and he wanted to get up, but it seemed that something was pressing on him, and he pushed it, and his hand felt soft.
Chu Liangyu jumped up violently like a frightened kitten, Dou Dagang suffered, and the last bit of blood turned into blood, and he was in danger.
Realizing that he might be in trouble, he quickly helped Dou Dagang up and took out a bottle of life recovery potion to feed him.
The saved Dou Dagang breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Where is this?" ”
"I don't know, let's take a look at the map to see if it's changed," he said, opening the map, still in place, which means that it is still in the abandoned land, but it has moved down in space.
"After we recover, let's explore it again," Dou Da just took out various supplies and handed them to Chu Liangyu.
Chu Liangyu recalled what had just happened, her cheeks suddenly turned red and began to get hot, and the feeling of being hugged tightly when she was weak made her very attached. He turned his head away, not wanting Dou Dagang to notice the change in himself.
And Dou Dagang really didn't notice it, he was carefully observing the surrounding environment, it was too dark, and he could hardly see anything.
"Liangyu, close your eyes," Dou Dagang said suddenly.
"Huh? Yes? Chu Liangyu was a little confused by such a sudden sentence.
"Close your eyes and let our eyes get used to the darkness, otherwise it will be dangerous to touch the dark for a while. We don't have lighting tools right now, so you have to be cautious if you want to explore the area. ”
Chu Liangyu quietly rolled his eyes and agreed.
After getting ready, Dou Dagang grabbed Chu Liangyu's warm little hand and said, "Hold on to me, don't let go if anything happens." ”
Chu Liangyu subconsciously wanted to withdraw it, but the god almost held the other party back, and the thick big hand made her feel at ease, but the tension in her heart made her palms start to sweat, and her face was always red, but fortunately, the environment was dark, and the other party did not notice her embarrassment.
Dou Dagang held the shield in one hand and Chu Liangyu's hand in the other, and walked slowly in the crypt.
His eyesight gradually adapted, and he could already see a little outline of the terrain, slowly moving against the wall, and suddenly touched an empty place, as if it was a passage, Dou Dagang was about to go inside, but he kicked something under his feet, making a clanging sound.
The darkness that had been silent was broken by this movement, and there were constant echoes.
"Gollum!" Strange tone, strange scream, loud, as if it was about to burst the eardrum, Dou Dagang only saw a vague black shadow running towards him, and the ground on which he stepped on his heavy steps trembled.
He took Chu Liangyu into his arms, drilled into the passage, protected the other party inside, and covered the other party's mouth with his hand.
He tried his best to hide Chu Liangyu around the corner, and the two were next to each other, and Dou Dagang even held his breath, for fear of being exposed.
This level of monster is definitely not something that he can deal with now, not to mention that in such an environment, the overly real shock makes him feel the other party and his pores explode at the same time, which is an extremely dangerous signal.
After a long time, the black shadow monster wandering at the intersection of the passage seemed to have lost its target, and the footsteps gradually faded away, and at this time, Dou Da was a little relieved just now.
"Liangyu, are you okay?"
At this time, Chu Liangyu almost lost his ability to speak, and was wrapped in a strong male and Ermeng, and his body was a little weak. Forcibly calmed down, he replied softly, "No... It's okay. ”
"It's too dangerous, we have to think of a way to get out quickly, but if it doesn't work, we can only go back the way we come and try to see if we can climb out."
"Well... Yes... Listen to you," Chu Liangyu couldn't explain his current state, he had never experienced it.
At this time, Dou Dagang had some guesses about this area, this should belong to a very high-level copy or an unknown area, and the two of them just happened to catch up with the opening of the ground intersection, and fell in by chance. The reason why the relevant map information has not been updated must be because the level gap is too large.
Then if there is an entrance, there must be an exit, and if you are lucky, you should be able to get out alive, but it is too unlucky, so you can only resurrect yourself and return to the novice village.
The thought of death punishment makes him have a toothache, and it's okay to drop his physical level by one level, but the seriously injured state requires a three-day recovery period, during which his combat power is halved, and he can't gain any experience, and his skill progress won't increase.
With the mentality of never giving up easily, Dou Dagang decided to continue along this passage, if he really encountered an accident, it would not be too late to accept his fate.
Maybe it's not Ji Tailai, I haven't encountered any monsters or traps along the way, and I can't see anything in the winding passage, so I can only move forward blindly, holding hands, and the palms of both people are sweating, but they are holding on tightly and not letting go.
Finally, after some time, after bending into a passage, they saw a light coming from a distance, and both of them were very happy, and quickly ran to the light source.
The closer he got to the light source, the more dazzling it became, as if it was sunlight, Dou Dagang tried to open it, tears were about to flow out, and the warm sunlight irradiated him, making his nose itch and sneeze several times.
Turning her head to look at Chu Liangyu, she was also covering her mouth and nose, the two looked at each other and smiled, and then they both laughed out loud.
The turnaround was indeed a pleasure, but even happier was to come, for this place was like a ruin, covered with a thick layer of dust, and in the center of the area was an altar or a pulpit, which connected the stone staircase that went up, covered with moss and vines of various plants.
Dou Dagang found a big tripod, it should be a medicine tripod, three-legged and double-eared, the pattern is simple, and the information appears with a tap.
The alchemy tripod left by the ancient alchemists, the use requirements: pharmaceutical senior title, effect: enhance the quality of the finished product, in the pharmaceutical process, there is more than 50% rate to bring double harvest.
He felt like he had won the lottery and jumped up with joy.
Chu Liangyu also found that it was some books and papers, she flipped through them casually and handed them to Dou Dagang, expressing no interest, and then continued to search.
Dou Dagang smiled when he saw their contents.
Ancient Alchemist's Notes: It records the experience of alchemy and herbal knowledge in ancient times, and after reading the records, it can increase a lot of pharmaceutical experience points for players and master knowledge. Automatically destructs after use.
There are also six alchemy formulas, the four formulas of Qi Nourishing Pill, Qi and Blood Pill, Condensing Pill, and Heart Protecting Pill require senior pharmaceutical titles to unlock, and the effect and required materials must be unlocked before they can be known.
Dahuandan, on the other hand, requires an intermediate pharmaceutical title.
At present, what can be pursued is the last Xiao Huan Dan formula. However, a junior pharmaceutical title is also needed, although Dou Dagang still knows little about this aspect at present, but he believes that when he arrives in Taoyuan Town, everything will be in order.
Chu Liangyu also said after some search that there was nothing else to take except for the large piece of wood that looked like wood and was not wood, and iron was not like iron.
After some discussion between the two, the alchemy tripod and the formula belonged to Dou Dagang, and the unknown material belonged to Chu Liangyu.
According to Chu Liangyu's words, "I'm not interested in these things, if you're really embarrassed, then I'll take this big stone back, it's fair." ”
Dou Dagang agreed that for him, Yaoding and formula were more attractive to him, and he couldn't wait to hit the title of junior pharmaceutical.
"Wait, I'll record some things first, and I've silently written down the steps on the terrain inside," he said, taking out his small notebook, closing his eyes and pointing his fingers to the ground for a while, counting the numbers lightly, and then making a stroke, and so on.
Chu Liangyu squatted aside and dragged his chin to look at him, thinking to himself, this big boy who looks big and arrogant, but actually has an incomparably delicate heart, and in the most critical moment, he is always so reliable, which makes people feel that they can be completely trusted.
He always likes to write and draw, record some things, even if they may not be useful in themselves, but he is always so serious, these two days of getting along, Chu Liangyu personally felt how good his talent is, obscure formulas, extremely demanding actions, he always learns it, but this person doesn't seem to realize the fact that he is a genius, as if he thinks that all this is all achieved by hard work, which is really stupid to make people jealous, and stupid to be cute.
A thought suddenly popped up in her mind, wanting to stay by his side all the time, to be close to him, to get to know him.
Looking at his serious appearance, Chu Liangyu herself didn't realize that the other party had left an indelible impression in her heart.