March 20, 5th year of the federal calendar

It was the first time I had spent the night in the wild since I came into this world. I've watched a lot of wilderness survival shows, and I naively thought that as long as I had enough supplies, the rest would be just a few improvised little things. And materials, for us who have a portable space, is not a difficult problem to solve.

It wasn't until this personal experience that I realized that survival was much more complicated than I imagined.

First of all, the inferior tent is far inferior to the craftsmanship of the industrial world, and the strengthened body can withstand the low temperatures of the night, but the hard and uneven ground makes me suffer; On the other hand, the psychological torture made it even more difficult for me to sleep, even the sound of the breeze blowing through the grass made me unconsciously worry about the approaching of powerful demons.

I'm starting to regret that maybe spending the night in the forest wasn't a good idea.

I could barely fall asleep under both physical and psychological torture, and I didn't know if I was experiencing hallucinations or dreams, as if I had gone somewhere.

I remember it was a fiery red world, and the strong, pungent smell of sulfur was the first impression it gave me. I opened my eyes and saw the magma slowly flowing down the surrounding stone walls, converging into rivers of flame on the black ground. I stood there in a daze, with the faint sound of metal clashing in my ears, but I couldn't see anything in sight.

The ground began to shake, and the river of fire splashed with flowers of flame under the agitation. The laws of nature do not seem to exist here, and the flaming flowers float in the air, as if they suddenly turn into smart elves, flapping their transparent wings and playing in the air.

I was probably hallucinating, the elves seemed to have some pattern in their flying in the air, and the rising white mist entwined with them, transforming into a goddess like a trick. She was beautiful and noble, dressed in black and red armor like a peerless work of art, and the red feathers fluttering in the wind. It was as if she were the essence of the flame.

No, I seem to have acquired some vague knowledge in my mind, she is one of countless great beings.

I stared blankly at the apparition, my mind blank, and it wasn't until the white mist cleared a moment later that I came back to my senses. She had only taken a few steps in the air, but those simple movements were as deeply imprinted in my mind as a beautiful dance, replaying them uncontrollably.

Gradually, I noticed that the image had changed, and I began to forget her face, her clothes, and even her dancing movements, and finally only a few fixed stickman postures remained.

A flame was about to erupt from me.

Immediately afterward, I came to my senses.

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In the early hours of the morning, Duqi, who was tormented by the harsh environment, could not sleep, and his half-asleep state lasted until the second half of the night. He opened his eyes suddenly, grinning and rolling over, staring at the darkness in front of him in confusion. He couldn't tell what he had just experienced, and he could even feel the heat on his skin, but he did lie in the tent and never left.

He vaguely heard the sound of Suo Suo around him, and thought it was just another delusion, but then the sound of a tree branch breaking drove away his drowsiness and confusion. To be sure, it was the sound of some kind of creature stepping on a dry branch on the ground.

Dozi quickly sat up and stepped out of the tent to take a closer look around as he summoned all his senses to try to catch the movement again. He didn't notice anything out of the ordinary, and could only trust his instincts with caution.

So, the confused young man began to move slowly, hiding his body behind a huge rock not far away.

Since coming into this world, players have continued to improve their physique, and now even deep in the pitch-black forest, evolving to amazing eyesight can still help them see the slight swaying of the grass and the strange figure that appears later.

It was a demon that Duzi had never seen before, it was not very large, similar in size to a two-legged dinosaur, but even shorter than Duzi when it stood upright. If you look closely, you can see that in addition to the bare body, the tail, feet, arms, and even the neck and head are covered by countless black tentacles, and there are even several thicker and longer tentacles with hooks protruding from its back and spreading around its body, constantly twisting gently with its steps.

The strange shape of the monster makes people feel disgusting and gives people an inexplicable sense of fear. Du Qi finally suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and summoned the monster book. At this point, a new entry had appeared, and although he couldn't see more information, it at least let him know the name of the bad demon.

"Nightmare weaving, the name is apt, and I don't know what the strength is?" Du Qi secretly complained in his heart, and his wildly beating heart was slowly calming down.

At the very least, the fact that the Bestiary can identify this creature means that it is not an incomprehensible creature.

Darkness always awakens the most primitive fears of human beings, and Du Qi can judge the strength of the enemy, and the shape of the inferior demon is extremely powerful, so after hesitating for a moment, he still decided to avoid this battle. Taking advantage of the monster's attention being drawn to the tent, Duqi continued to retreat cautiously. "Six copper hearts, that's not a small number!" He felt sorry for the torn tent.

The jungle at night is quiet and eerie, and the occasional strange cry will make people's hearts flutter violently. Du Qi was lucky, and he hurried towards the north overnight, but he did not encounter other bad demons to hinder him, and finally walked out of the green forest without danger when the sky was slightly bright.

Not far away, white smoke rose from it, and it seemed that a group of people were camping in that location.

At this moment, Du Qi suddenly had a feeling of traveling through time and space, and with a feeling of returning to civilized society from the wilderness, he carefully leaned towards the place where the white smoke rose.

It was a small caravan, with only sixteen men in all, and four large carts full of goods. It is clear that three people are standing around in full gear, while others are busy packing their bags, as if the convoy is about to depart.

"Friend, please stop." When the sturdy man in the lead saw someone approaching, he immediately drew his sword and shouted loudly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm a wild waiter, and I happened to be passing by here, so I'm not a suspicious person." Duzi took the pendant out of his personal space and shook it.

As he spoke, he was also looking at the group. From the system window, it was learned that the strong mercenary led by him was named Likang, and he was obviously slightly injured, and the wound was still very fresh, probably left by the battle not long ago. In addition, the other two mercenaries and the merchants in the team also looked very embarrassed, and they all complained of tiredness.

"Wild waiter? What do you have to do? After seeing Du Qi's method of taking things from the air, Li's tone became much softer. It's not because of the credibility or prestige of the wild attendants, they can't even tell the real badge from the fake. It's just that ordinary mercenaries can only deal with some ordinary robbers and beasts, and if they encounter these strong people with special means, they have little power to fight back.

Du Qi originally came over to take a look on a whim, but since the other party was so alert, he was ready to leave directly. Just as he was about to turn around, he suddenly remembered another important question. "Passing by here, come by and ask, do your caravan know about the Starry Night Stone?" He asked.

"Starry Night Stone?" Perhaps it was because they heard that business came to the door, and the merchants suddenly came to their senses. The leader named Chip Feng stepped forward and said, "It is an ore that can be used for forging, which is much better than ordinary iron ore, but it is more difficult to melt and refine. It just so happens that we still have some in our caravan, but this lord wants to buy them? ”

"How much does Starry Night Stone cost? I probably need ...... Well...... Two kilograms. Du Qi pondered for a moment and asked softly.

"The price of one kilogram of starry night stone is 1 gold yuan and 3 silver threads." Fu Feng tilted his head and quickly quoted the price, "If you want it, I can sell it to you for one gold dollar, and you should make a friend." ”

Hearing the other party's offer, Du Qi's face suddenly froze, he did make some money recently, but he also had all kinds of expenses every day, plus he bought a lot of materials before this trip, and at this time the money on his body was less than 1 gold yuan.

The poor Du Qi scratched his head a little embarrassed, but he didn't want to fall into his momentum like this, "It's a pity...... I didn't take much money out of the house this time. In that case, we can only wait until we return to the city after finishing our work. His face was full of regret, and he could only use the reward of ten gold yuan after the mission to cheer himself up, so as not to show a poor flaw on his face.

With that, he turned around and prepared to leave.

At this end, Crumbs Feng looked at the back of the wild servant dumbfounded, and the imaginary bargaining or coercion and temptation did not happen, and the other party left so sincerely. Originally, he hoped that the other party would make a counteroffer, but there was a reason to continue, he had already made up the idea of losing a little money, and wanted to make friends with these talented people.

"Your Excellency! If...... If you can do us a small favor, I can call the shots and give you the Starry Night Stone. After hesitating for a moment, Crumbs decided to fight for it again.

"Help? How can it help? Du Qi looked back with a look of lack of interest, "I can see that you are in some trouble." But I'm also very short on time, and these Starry Night Stones aren't worth much. Continuing to imagine that he would soon become a local tyrant with ten gold yuan, he decided to slap his swollen face and become fat. Of course, he still has this confidence, after all, for outsiders, wild servants have too many means to make money.

"As you can see, we were attacked not long ago, and you don't have to worry about some kind of tough devil, just a pack of wild wolves that have never been seen nearby. We don't know what happened, but we have walked this trade route countless times, and no wolf pack has ever approached this road. If you can escort us to Chishui City, the Starry Night Stone will be delivered immediately, and we can pay for an additional ...... Well, a commission of fifteen gold dollars. Fenfeng gritted his teeth and reported a considerable amount.

The amount of money that Du Qi encountered was not a large caravan, and the amount of money he could earn per round trip was very limited, otherwise if he hired a wild attendant to escort him, where would he encounter so much trouble? But perhaps out of intuition, Fan Feng always felt that this area was a little strange recently, so he was sad to spend money to keep himself safe.

"Chishui City? Sorry, that's too far. "Duzi had heard of the city, and it would take about three days to get there at the speed of a caravan," so that I could get you to ...... I would like to think about the location of the eastern boundary of the Black Pines Forest. I only need Starry Night Stone, no commission, how? ”

After a previous trip, the points marked by the mission instructions have appeared in the corners of the electronic map, which also gives the governor some idea of his itinerary.

"The eastern boundary of the Black Pine Forest? Good...... Deal. After only a moment's thought, he nodded and agreed to the deal. Although the border of the Black Pine Forest was only about half the distance of the total journey, they would enter the Dawn Savannah, which was the meeting point of several official roads, and was often passed by large caravans, so it was safer. "Ah Hui, go get two kilograms of Starry Night Stone and give it to ...... Forehead...... Haven't asked yet? ”

"My name is Duzi."

"Lord Duqi, is it? My name is Crumb, the president of the Abundance Chamber of Commerce. So, my lord, can we go now? ”

Du Qi took the Starry Night Stone, which had been neatly divided into four pieces, and gently shook it, retracting two of them into his personal space. "Please wait a moment." He looked thoughtful and began to think back to the dreamlike scene not long ago.

"Bang!" A faint flame suddenly came out of thin air, and then burned more and more in the air.

Du Qi was also taken aback by the sudden change, and stabilized his mind, he took out a lot of materials from the space he carried with him, and threw them into the flames along with the two Starry Night Stones. The method of forging equipment had already been engraved in his mind, and judging from the materials he had so far, it was enough to build a piece of armor and increase the chances of survival in the face of danger.

The crimson flames floated in the air, constantly dancing happily. The flame was magical, holding up the materials as if they were substance, and quickly softening them into a viscous, spherical liquid. Immediately after, the liquids were mixed together, and an invisible force stirred in the flames, kneading the spherical liquid into the rough shape of the armor. The flames continued to burn, and the details of the armor were carved out by invisible forces. Soon after, the flames dissipated, and a piece of black leather armor dotted with red scales fell on Duqi's hand.

"Starry Night-Stars: Years later, the Flame General, who holds the title of Grandmaster of Forging, still retains an old piece of leather armor. It was his painstaking design, the first time that function and art were perfectly combined in a single piece of armor. This is the dragon gate of the fire general, and it is the decisive work of his forging skills to new heights. In the eyes of the fire general, the perfect combination of function and art is undoubtedly the right path to the god of forging. ”

"Not bad!" Du Qi nodded with satisfaction, and directly put the armor on his body, and an indescribable touch arose, as if a force poured into his body from it, and he suddenly felt much more at ease.

As for the introduction of the equipment, it seems to be about the designer of the equipment. Duzi is very interested in these stories, but he really can't be distracted to parse these minor events at the moment, so he can only write them down in his mind and wait for the opportunity to continue exploring them later.

"Unexpectedly, you're still a hunter?" Fan Feng looked surprised, and there was a trace of regret in his eyes. If he had been more enthusiastic at first, he might have left a better impression on this adult. What's more, the wild servant in front of him is still very young, and he can hardly imagine what kind of achievements he will have in the future.

"Lord Duqi, I don't know if you can forge some more equipment, we can provide the materials for free, and we will give you a purchase price that satisfies you." Fan Feng asked tentatively.

"Sorry! I'm just a newbie, and it's a lot of work to build this thing, and there's no way to go on. Duzi shook his head, jot down the new word hunter in his mind. He didn't put on a show, and he really wanted to do some business and make money in his heart, but the consumption of that kind of flame was far beyond imagination, and if he rashly forged it again, he would probably faint on the spot.

Looking at Du Qi's slightly pale face, knowing that what the other party said might also be true, Fan Feng could only shake his head helplessly and said: "I once heard that hunters are one in a million rare existences, it seems that forging is not so easy, I take it for granted, I'm sorry." ”

Although the deal was not reached, the attitude of Fan Feng was still enthusiastic, and he made up his mind to pay attention to wooing this young man in this short journey, and maybe when he could use this relationship in the future.