Chapter 17: Billions

"Sister Liu, what level of collection technique is yours."

"I've been practicing gathering, and I'm level 3 now." Sister Liu said proudly.

What is there to be proud of in this? I looked at the proud Sister Liu, but I didn't dare to say anything more. If I say that I used her to upgrade the Gathering Technique to level 3, but suddenly it rose to level 23, I think that she, who was so devastated, might believe that I am a woman who is more feminine than a woman!

"Sister Liu, you have confirmed your future direction, then you have to work hard, remember to find skills that can increase agility to upgrade. When you reach level 20, that is, after you have fully grown up, I will go to you, and at that time, we will each do our best and cooperate with each other, and we will form an invincible duo, kill all the monsters in the world, and be amazed, isn't it chic? I said wistfully.

"Dragon, will we go fight monsters together in the future? Don't lie to me, come, let's hook hands. Liu Zi excitedly stretched out her little finger. Liu Zi is really childlike, and she actually played with me for this hour. I smiled and hooked her fingers, and completed the not-so-solemn oath with her.

Hooking her fingers, Liu Zi's expression was very excited, but I rushed out, she was going to level up. I saw that it was okay and entered the game as well.

Corresponding to the time outside, it is also dark in the game now. In the camp we set up, almost all the surviving adventure team members are here, some of them are meditating and practicing, some are practicing skills and martial arts, none of them are sitting idle, they are trying to use every second to enhance their abilities.

There were six fires burning in the camp, one in each of the five corners of the camp and another in the middle of the camp. In the game, the night is dangerous, and most of the player's abilities will be reduced in the dark. There are quite a few dark creatures who like to attack people in the dark, and in order to prevent their attacks, people light fires in the night. Creatures of darkness may not be afraid of the sun, but they must be afraid of fire, and they will be deterred from the fire, even if they know that there is a delicacy they have always dreamed of.

The camp was quiet, and the members of the adventure party were scattered throughout the camp, their shadows swaying in the light of the fire. When I appeared, I was immediately looked at by the members of the adventure team who came to stand out, and after confirming that it was my own people, their eyes turned to the outside again, and it seemed that their vigilance was still quite high.

"Dragon, why have you been there for so long, don't you hurry up and practice your internal strength, your internal strength is so poor, don't you usually practice it!" I just sat down in front of the fire, and the butterfly didn't know where it came from, whispering in my ear, and I felt a little annoyed in my heart, why did this butterfly always appear in front of my eyes recently, so that I didn't have the slightest purity.

"Thanks, I'll get started." I replied impatiently, I didn't want to mess with her anymore, and it was the best way to treat her like a guest. But my wishful thinking fell through again, and I saw the dancing butterfly pulling me and begging, "Dragon, don't be in a hurry to practice?" Talk to me, okay? "It's the creepy sound again, but this time I don't feel like I'm vomiting, maybe I'm used to it.

"Butterfly, you know? Dark night is the best time to practice, do you know why this game has such a long dark time? On the one hand, it is of course to make the species in the game richer and more perfect. On the other hand, it is for the sake of the players, so that they have more time to practice. During the day they can go fight monsters and do all sorts of other things. At night, their activities are largely limited by powerful dark creatures, which allows them to settle down and practice, which in turn increases their strength. I said to the dancing butterfly in a tone of lesson.

"Cut! Do you still want to say that you want me to stay away from you, the dark night has a miraculous effect on the cultivation of internal strength, so that I will not disturb your cultivation? Butterfly pouted.

"Dance Butterfly, you also know that my ability is very poor, usually I don't have much time to practice internal skills, now that I have a chance, naturally I have to work harder. Ya'er, go and accompany your dancing sister! I turned to Ya'er.

"No, don't go to Ya'er's place, Ya'er wants to be with her brother." Ya'er was leaning on me to close her eyes and recuperate, and after listening to my words, she refused without opening her eyes.

Looking at the figure of Dancing Butterfly hating to leave, I smiled indifferently, crossed my legs, and let Ya'er sleep on my lap so that she could be more comfortable, and then began to meditate. The night was quiet, and the camp was only filled with the sounds of small insects, which made people feel more and more quiet in the night. In the quiet of the night, I quickly settled down.

When a trace of sunlight hit my body, my heart moved, and then I woke up, looked at my internal strength, and saw that it had increased again. I'm ashamed to say that I can practice and sleep this night, I knew it for a long time, but I only had the opportunity to practice it last night. I remembered that I was about to leave the Valley of the Wolves as soon as I got the exercises, and then I saw the group of dancing butterflies again, and then I came down and went into retreat for nearly two weeks. After completing this trip to the Chaos Mountains, I need to find a good place to raise my internal strength. As a samurai, you can't do it internally, that's a joke!

Steward Li gave the adventuring team half an hour to go down for breakfast, and soon, everyone got off the plane, and half an hour later, everyone came back. So, Steward Li immediately gathered them. Looking at the neat phalanx, I realized that the members of the adventure team who went to the resurrection had already returned. After inquiring, it turned out that they came in the dark at night, and when they came, they encountered several attacks by dark creatures, but fortunately they were numerous and capable, and only suffered some minor injuries, but there were no casualties.

"Let's go!" Steward Li waved his hand, and the entire adventure team immediately marched towards the depths of the canyon with full energy. Under the light of the morning sun, the shadow of the adventure party was stretched long, very long. The shadows of the members of the adventure team pressed heavily on the ground of the canyon. After resting all night, the members of the adventure team were confident that they could conquer the entire canyon.

Along the way, we wiped out three tribes of fire pigs with only about 20 of them, and with the experience of the first two times, the adventure team was only injured but not killed, because the adventure team members adopted a wheel battle, as long as a team member was seriously injured, they were immediately replaced, so that we completely annihilated them at a relatively small cost.

We finally came to the depths of the canyon, and now in front of us was a large forest made up almost entirely of birch trees, and in the game Taimeng, every forest made up of a single tree would have wood spirits. This place has been checked by people from all over the world, there are wood spirits in the forest, and the wood spirits here are birch spirits, and their highest level is level 60. Wood Spirits have very low mobility and move slowly, but their health is very high, almost about 10 times that of the same level of Monsters, and their defense is also extremely high, with the current physical attack power of our adventure team, they can only give them very little damage. However, they also have a fatal trait, that is, they are afraid of fire, and their defense against fire magic is especially low. Because their mobility is very low, almost the speed of a snail, a mid-level fire mage can completely destroy an entire team of wood spirits without harming them in the slightest.

Now the birch spirits are hidden in this small forest in front of us, and although the wood spirits have well-known shortcomings, it is also common sense not to enter the forest to fight the wood spirits. In the forest, the Wood Spirits are almost invincible, because when they are not moving, they are a tree, and only when its branches are rolled towards you do you know that there are Wood Spirits around you. Moreover, they can also manipulate the trees around him. Of course, this ability is different for different levels of wood spirits, and the higher the level, the more trees can be manipulated, and the wider the range. We believe that there will be super wood spirits that can manipulate the entire forest.

Facing the small forest in front of us, Steward Li immediately assigned the members of the adventure team to collect firewood, he planned to set fire to the forest, if the fire started, it is estimated that no wood spirit would be able to escape. The expedition was highly efficient, and soon a tall wall of dry wood was erected on the outskirts of the forest.

"Ignition!" Steward Li gave the order with pride. Suddenly, hundreds of torches were thrown into the firewood, and soon the firewood was beeping and burning. The fire is getting bigger and bigger, and the trees close to the fire have begun to burn, and I believe that it will not be long before the whole forest can burn.

"Steward Li, this move is more powerful than Zhuge Liang's burning of rattan armor soldiers? Perhaps, this battle can become a classic battle in the game? If it is evaluated by the system, Steward Li's prestige will be all over the world. "On the body of the Condensing Beast, nearly 20 members of the elite adventure team surrounded Fairy Liu, Steward Li, me and Ya'er. Among them, several members of the adventurous team were surrounded by Steward Li, and their sycophants came out casually.

"This is the credit of the willow fairy, if we are lucky enough to destroy this group of birch spirits, it is because of the luck of the willow fairy......" Someone even slapped the horse's ass at the willow fairy. Such sycophants came and went, and Fairy Liu and Steward Li didn't show the slightest impatience with these disgusting sycophants, and even Dancing Butterfly didn't care at all, as if she was used to hearing such words.

The fire had already burned into the forest, and the members of the adventure party were very excited, and they waited to see the birch spirit rolling on the ground. However, it didn't take long for their laughter to cease. Looking at the forest again, I saw that the forest sea, like a wave, wave after wave rushed to the fire, the forest that had been on fire, but also centered on the fire source, in a radial form poured towards the fire source, countless tree branches, like the tentacles of an octopus, rolled towards the burning wood, not long after, the sky-high fire was isolated. When the fire subsided, we found that we had only burned less than 10 meters of forest, which was a drop in the bucket for such a forest. If you continue to burn this forest under the current situation, you will not be able to burn the forest until the members of the adventure team grow beards.

In the face of this unexpected situation, the members of the adventure team played with each other, this birch spirit really has a set, they actually know how to extinguish fires, in this way, the fire plan is bankrupt, this forest completely blocks our way to the chaotic mountains, if you want to pass, you can only enter the forest. But all the members of the adventure team believed that if we entered the forest, absolutely no one would come out alive. The pathfinders invited by the Four Seas Group also disappeared into this forest, and they couldn't get by.

Steward Li didn't dare to give this order, so everyone's eyes looked at Fairy Liu, she was the initiator of this operation, and she should pay this responsibility.

"Dragon, what are we going to do now?" The willow fairy had no idea of herself, so she remembered me. At this time, I am being entangled by dancing butterflies! Hearing this, he immediately jumped out of the butterfly's hand. "Entering the forest in this way is a dead end, and the only way to walk through the forest safely is to cut a path out of the forest."

My words made the members of the adventure team laugh, and the dancing butterfly also laughed breathlessly: "Caterpillar, what an idiot you have this idea! Don't you know how long this forest is, and have you ever thought that even if we make a way, if the road is not wide enough, then we will still be attacked by the branches of trees on the side of the road? Estimated by the width of the road that the condensation beast can safely pass, we must drive the road nearly a mile wide. According to this specification, if you cut down trees to open the way, how long will it take? Moreover, there are a lot of wood spirits in this forest, and our cutting of trees must be hindered by them, so that we will have more time to open the way. ”

"yes, I don't want to be a lumberjack for the rest of my life." Some even chimed in. Then a lot of people criticized me for being naΓ―ve, ridiculous, and ignorant. One of my ideas was to get them to criticize me. I became the face of idiocy.

"Dragon, don't you have any other way?" Fairy Willow asked.

"Cutting down trees is the best I can think of." I reluctantly said that maybe there was a better way, but I could only think of this one.

"We can fly over, the magician has a flirtatious magic, and the samurai also have light skills." The tower thought of an idea and hurriedly said it.

"Tower, it's a great idea, it's the right thing to do, but do you think it's right for us? At our current level, there are very few people who know frivolity, and besides, the distance they can fly is very short, and to fly over this forest, they have to come down and rest at least ten times. Light work is even worse, it can't stay in the air like frivolity, it's just a way of jumping and traveling, every ten meters, people have to fall down to find a force point. Can you guarantee that we won't be attacked by the wood spirits when we fall down to rest? We have already angered them all by setting fire to the wood spirits, and I am sure that as soon as we fall, we will be attacked by them. Dancing Butterfly immediately dismissed the opinion of the Iron Tower, this Dancing Butterfly is simply not pleasing to anyone, no matter whose opinion, she has to criticize it.

"Moreover, we also have to consider the way back, the Condensing Beast is carrying things, and it can't be taken back, I think, even if it takes another year, no one will be able to make the Condensing Beast fly." Fairy Willow added with a frown. She listened to everyone's opinions, but it didn't work, now there are still many days until the full moon night of the next month, but the road ahead has not been explored, and I don't know what it will be, if it takes too much time to get through this forest now, then it may not be able to reach the magic array on the full moon night of this month, in this case, it means that it will have to wait for another month. But her action can't be delayed any longer!

"Miss, it seems that there is only one way to cut down trees to open the way, it has been estimated below, most of our adventure team are strength warriors, cutting trees is not a difficult thing for us, the tallest tree here is not enough for us to have many knives, and we can also divide it into two parts, the strength type of warriors cut down trees, and the rest of the people are on guard on the side to prevent wood spirits from driving the branches of trees to attack. According to the following estimates, we can advance nearly 30 miles in a day, so that we can open the way in about 6 or 7 days. There are still 20 days left until the full moon night, and if nothing else, I think we will have plenty of time to reach the magic circle in time for the full moon. Steward Li looked at the lush forest and bent over and said.

"Steward Li, do as you suggest." Fairy Liu didn't think of a better way for a while, and she finally felt that it was better to take practical action than to wait in a hurry. Maybe Steward Li's estimation was wrong, but before he came up with any other feasible way, let's cut down the tree and open the way!

"Sister Liu, is this okay? This forest is not far in sight, and you see, they are all so thick, how long will it take to cut them down! Butterfly asked suspiciously, she had always doubted the feasibility of this idea, and she was shocked by the big trees that several people hugged.

"I don't know, Steward Li said okay, there will always be his reason, let's do what he says!" The willow fairy, like the dancing butterfly, has no confidence in this method.

Steward Li's command ability was still commendable, and it didn't take long for the adventure team members to be divided into two parts, most of which were responsible for cutting down trees, while the other adventure team members were responsible for guarding. I was the one they focused on protecting, and I didn't have to follow them to cut down trees, but I really didn't want to stay with Dancing Butterfly, although the willow fairy who drove countless men crazy was also there. I asked Steward Li to cut down the tree, and regardless of whether he agreed or not, I immediately jumped off the Condensing Beast and rushed to the forefront of the adventure team.

The scene of dozens of people cutting down trees at the same time was spectacular, and those towering giant trees fell one after another. The adventure team is really powerful, cutting down trees is like cutting tofu, cutting down with a knife, it is more than a foot deep into the wood, and those giant trees that several people hug together fall down in an uproar after not many blows. I noticed a thin man, he cut down trees so badly that it took him sixteen or seventeen knives to cut down a tree, but he cut down a thicker-looking tree with less than 10 knives, and when I inquired, he was the one who left the deepest mark on the touchstone. This is really a man who cannot be seen, and the sea is not to be measured.

My level 32 logging technique is now useful, and my strength and internal strength are not as high as those of other adventurers, but my ability to chop trees is even faster than theirs. When I cut down another big tree, a member of the adventure team next to me shouted at me: "Caterpillar, this is impossible, I was also present when you competed on the touchstone, I estimate that my attack power is more than 3 times higher than yours, but how can I cut down a tree that can't compare to you, did you keep a hand at that time?" It must be, caterpillar, you are so cunning, you dare to hide your strength! ”

"Brother, do you think that in front of the willow fairy, there will be someone who hides his strength?" I asked rhetorically with a smile.

"This is also the fact that everyone is trying their best before the touchstone, in order to make a good impression on the willow fairy with their own strength, and no one will leave a hand there. But, caterpillar, what do you mean by that? The member of the adventure team thought for a moment and continued to ask.

"Dude, what level of logging skills are you?" I asked.

"Level 12, damn it, the skills in this game are very difficult to practice, I cut down trees for a month one after another, only to rise to so many levels, and then, I couldn't stand it, so I never cut down a tree again. By the way, Caterpillar, what level of logging skills are yours? ”

"Wow!" As I spoke, I cut down another giant tree. I jumped at the giant tree and smiled at him, "Dude, let me tell you, I'm already level 32 in logging!" I ignored the party's gaping mouth and laughed and chopped down another giant tree.

"No wonder, you kid seems to spend all your time cutting down trees, and it's no wonder you're so poor. Caterpillar, why do you like to cut down trees so much? Do those trees have a grudge against you? Or, do they kill your mother, rob your sister, rape your wife? The member of the party chased after me, and kept asking, and when he came to the end, he realized that what he said was simply wonderful, and he laughed insolently.

"Fuck you, those trees killed your mother, robbed your sister, and raped your wife! What nonsense! I gave the adventurer a kick and cursed.

"Why is that?" The member of the adventure team took a painful kick from me.

"That's because...... I like it! I casually gave him an answer.

"Caterpillar, you're an interesting person, let's make friends! My name is Stone Hammer. The man generously reached out.

"Dragon!" I'm holding his hand.

"Haha!" We burst out laughing.

"Stone Hammer, your beard is very distinctive!" I took his hand and looked at him. I saw that he was about 184 centimeters tall, one or two points taller than me. His appearance is very ordinary, but his beard is trimmed like Zhang Fei's, and his roots stand up, looking very domineering.

"This one!" Shi Hammer touched his arrogant beard and said proudly: "For it, it cost me more than 100,000 yuan?" ”

"You're going to buy a portrait spot!" I cried out, "That's a little bit of ten!" ”

"Fortunately, the cost of the beard is relatively small, otherwise, it would not be possible to get a hundred thousand? Don't be surprised, there are a few people in this game who haven't bought portrait points to modify their appearance, I heard that LX company can buy a country with the money from this alone. In fact, my 100,000 yuan is nothing, and my sister also spent millions? Caterpillars, you know what? I've heard that there are two female gamers who are particularly crazy, and they spend more than a billion yuan to buy portrait points to modify themselves, which is called a big deal? ”

"More than a billion! Stone Hammer, you're not kidding, even if they were rich, no one would spend money like this! I screamed in disbelief.

"It's true, and I can tell you more specific numbers, one of which is 1.66 billion, and the other a little more, 1.83 billion." Looking at my eyes that still didn't believe me, Stone Hammer lowered his voice and whispered in my ear, "Don't talk nonsense, I have a relative who is a staff member of the game "Taimeng", and he told me about this himself. ”

"You rich people, it's one thing to use money really not for money, nearly 2 billion! When the money is taken out, it can be loaded into a train, which is enough for me for many lifetimes? I said with a grievance.

"Caterpillar, you don't understand, 2 billion is an unattainable property in your eyes, but for those rich people, it's just a drop in the bucket." Stone Hammer pouted disdainfully.

"Don't talk about this, thinking too much about these things will make you psychologically unbalanced." My heart was upset, and I took my anger out on those trees. "Wow!" I cut down another tree. "Caterpillar, you kid, how did you get so good again! You only slashed the tree twelve just now, one less than just now. ”

"Congratulations Long Teng, your logging skill level has been upgraded!" As soon as Shi Hammer's words fell, he heard the system's congratulations. I was overjoyed, and hurriedly looked at my logging skills, and sure enough, I had reached level 33.

"Hey, hey!" I laughed. "Stone Hammer, I'm sorry, my logging skills have just been upgraded to another level."