Chapter 15 The Road Is Difficult
March didn't expect that it would take her half a month to find out the information related to the firebird.
The difficulty of the tasks released by the Tiandu NPC is obviously a step higher than that of Dragon City and Loulan.
When in the mortal world, the most common tasks issued by NPCs are to fight junglers, find things, carry messages, clean up, etc., although they are a bit tedious, but the goal is clear, as long as you are patient, you will definitely be able to complete it. However, the task of the Protoss is far from being so easy, although there are similar types of monsters and objects, but the wild monsters of Penglai are all kinds of fairy beasts, with strong strength, and most of them will use immortal magic, that is, long-range attack magic. Magic is a sure attack, no matter how high the light skill is, you can't dodge, with the pharmacist's fragile small body and barren attack power, you can't beat it, you can't carry it, and you can't even go out of the city gate after suffering two losses in March, let alone kill monsters or go to the monster pile to find something.
And the tasks that the task scope is in Tiandu City and she can complete are either not at enough level, such as refining the elixir, or the profession does not match, such as learning swordsmanship and helping to improve the immortal arts, or it is a series of tasks, such as A has something to find B, and B said that something was thrown in the wild monster pile, and she was willing to go to see A only if she helped pick it up.
March feels like a newcomer who has just come out of the novice village and has come directly to the late advanced map, unable to do anything, and wants to cry without tears. But this game doesn't have a clear level system, and I don't know if the skills can be upgraded, and even if they can be upgraded, they can't change the basic setting of the pharmacist's low offense and low defense and low blood, so the nurse is really a profession that requires team action......
Through Tiandu's "message board" - the wishing platform, she contacted Conservation, but learned that the exploration of the "Eye of Fire" was not going well, and Conservation and Shallow Sleep were frustrated, and they were inquiring about information and supply resources in Loulan, and they were lacking skills.
What made her even more painful was that the Tiandu Inn was extremely expensive, costing five hundred silver coins a night, which was a hundred times that of the mortal world, and there was only this one, there was no other semicolon, and there was no room to change stores.
Fortunately, years of gaming experience taught her that it was impossible for the system to make players stuck here, and there must be a way to complete the mission and advance the plot, but she hadn't found it yet.
After four or five days of hitting the wall, she finally found a way to break the ice - working as a chef for the innkeeper.
Luckily, she has practiced her cooking skills in other games, and she is also very familiar and presentable when cooking.
Although the Protoss does not need to eat, there are still a few Terrans in the city who can do their business. In addition, it is not uncommon for some Protoss to be curious about the cuisine of the Terran Race and order a dish to try it.
On top of that, despite not being paid, the innkeeper waived her accommodation fee and was able to gather information from the small talk of her guests.
Compared to actively asking NPCs for news, this method is relatively casual and passive, but it is much better than sitting back. Besides, you can also learn some other information by the way, and you can't say when it will come in handy.
In the games played before March, many of the bosses' weaknesses, or key information about certain missions, were hidden in the words of NPC passers-by.
The hard work paid off, and on the tenth day of working at the inn, March heard the news she was most interested in - the whereabouts of the firebird.
"Old Wu, why are you so embarrassed?"
"I saw a bird's nest on the outskirts of the heavens, and I touched the eggs, and my hair was burned by the firebird!"
The two Protoss men chatted while waiting for the meal.
On the outskirts of heaven, March silently remembered the name of this place. She knew that this place was not a short distance from the sky, but according to her current strength, she was either killed by wild monsters on the road, or was killed by firebirds when she reached the ground......
It would be nice if she were an assassin and could touch it invisibly. No, if she's an assassin, she can just kill her all the way.
After finishing the day's work, March went straight to the pharmacy to see if there was a potion that could help.
The owner of the pharmacy is called Lang Yu, and she is a beautiful and refined fairy - I have to say that the existence of the Protoss has raised the upper limit of the appearance of the entire fantasy NPC. She sat behind the counter, intently stroking Yaoqin, and when she heard the footsteps of the guests, she said without raising her head: "The medicines are all on the shelves, please choose at will." ”
The shelves are filled with white jade medicine bottles. March saw it and felt a pain in the flesh - it's good to use a porcelain bottle, but the jade bottle is too luxurious, how much money does this have to waste on the packaging? Excessive packaging is illegal, you know!
According to the label on the bottle, she picked two bottles of invisibility potion, two bottles of anti-fire potion, and twenty bottles of recovery potion.
- Invisible medicine and anti-gunpowder are both unique immortal medicines in Tiandu, and they cost 5 gold coins per bottle; Recovery pills are common medicines, and the price and price of all medicines are on track, 50 silver coins per bottle.
Obviously, the gods who do not eat fireworks in the world do business, and they slaughter people more ruthlessly than the other, which fully illustrates the truth of "no business, no treachery". After spending money like water for half a month, I thought I had achieved financial freedom, but in the blink of an eye, I had to return to a life of frugality.
"Boss, are you poisoned?" The poison compensates for her attack power that is too weak to ignore.
"Yes. Who do you want to use it for, against the enemy, against the immortal beast, or against the ...... Inamorato? Lang Yu raised his head and looked at her with a smile.
"Immortal beasts."
Lang Yu took out a bottle of medicine from behind the counter, and the white jade medicine bottle and the nails coated with Kodan set off each other, like white snow and red plums, teaching people to take their eyes off.
"This is the venom extracted from the Styx jellyfish, it is very poisonous and has an effect on most immortal beasts."
"Does it work against Firebirds?"
"Yes."
"How much?"
"Ten gold coins a bottle."
March bought two bottles in pain, feeling like he had taken another big step towards returning to poverty.
"Thank you for your patronage." Lang Yu sent her away with a smile.
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Invisibility Potion: Immediately after taking it, it will become invisible, so that most enemies will not be able to see you, and there is no time limit. This status is removed by activating skills or using items.
It seems to have the same effect as the Assassin's stealth skill. As we all know, in online games, stealth is generally only useful for ordinary monsters, and is ineffective against boss-type monsters.
March walked near the city gate and drank a bottle that tasted bitter and astringent, and baptized her soul. Can't you add some sugar, if there is an evaluation system, she must give a bad review!
The surface of the body is shrouded in a light gray light, which is probably a sign of invisibility.
Stealth can only deceive other people's vision, and if it makes a noise or touches the monster's body, it will be discovered. Also note when facing the player that invisible characters will still have shadows.
March cautiously made his way around the monster, a little slow, but as safe as possible.
After a few hours, the familiar red finally appeared in the field of vision.
- That's the color of the feathers of the flaminingos.
March lifted his spirits and slowly approached.
This place is supposed to be the territory of firebirds, and there are dozens of firebirds wandering within a radius of 100 meters, as well as a bird's nest. March didn't pay attention to the birds' eggs, because the firebird is a fairy beast with a long lifespan, and the eggs hatch and the young birds don't know how long it will take for the hatching and the young birds to grow.
For the first time, she had a close look at the firebirds, their bodies were fiery red, their wings had faded from fiery red to deep red, their beaks and claws were orange, and the tips of their wings and tails were dark blue.
Counting the tail, the body length of the adult bird is about two meters, and the larger one, like the one seen at the moon festival, can sit three people on its back, and the smaller one can only sit one or two people.
March chose a lone firebird in the corner. She first found a safe place to remove her invisibility and bless herself, then drank the anti-fire potion, and then held the poison she had bought with a lot of money in her hand so that she could use it at any time.
After making her preparations, she came to a place three feet away from the firebird.
The Firebird immediately spotted her and spat out a fireball at her. The fireball slammed into her, causing only a scorching pain, and a scorch mark on her robes—the effect of the anti-gunpowder potion that greatly reduced the damage of the fire magic for a certain amount of time.
March performed a light trick and pretended to escape, but he never opened too far away, and the firebird really chased after him. After making sure that it was far enough away from the Firebird's army that it would be useless to call for help, March stopped and poured poison on the Firebird.
Although the poison is colorless, the firebird's body is quickly stained with a light green glow, which should be a sign of poisoning. March took out the bundle of fairy ropes, and was struggling with where to start, when the firebird let out a mournful cry and fell to the ground without moving.
…… He's dead?
March froze. Isn't this effect a little too violent?
Due to the rough skin and thick flesh of all the fairy beasts, she was afraid that one bottle of poison would not be enough, so she bought two bottles......
What to do?
After hesitating for a moment, she drank the remaining bottle of invisibility potion and carefully touched the heavenly capital.
A few moments, where she had just poisoned the firebird, a black-clothed masked man appeared out of the air.
The man looked at the corpse of the firebird, frowned, and said to himself: "Someone has been here......"
With that, he picked up his light skills and galloped away in the other direction, as if he was in a hurry to find someone.