Chapter 8 What to do if you don't have anything to eat?
Located deep underground, the light emitted by the ruins makes people feel a little safe, but the corpses on the ground never make people feel calm.
Mephis stood beside the dead sand thief, supporting the guild alone for so long, he had seen all kinds of realistic winds and waves in the game, he had participated in the rescue and disaster relief in reality, and he still had the courage to deal with the dead at the moment, adjust his mentality, he checked the wounds on the sand thief's body, the pure magic was like a laser, and the cut wound was burned and blackened, which was a one-hit kill from Hervier.
The people who also fell to the ground, Snod and Luo Luo, the two masters and apprentices, were lucky to survive, but Snod's current condition is not very good, his face is pale and sweat is constantly oozing from his forehead, his hands and feet are cold and weak, he can't even move a finger, and even his tongue is knotted when he speaks.
"Those bastards have poisoned their arrows... Looks like I really can't go back, Luo Luo, do you have a pen and paper on you? Take it out quickly, write down my last words, you must go back alive and bring my suicide note to my family...... I'm sorry, my wife, I can't come back alive, I'm sorry, my daughter, dad didn't fulfill his promise to you, I'm sorry, everyone......"
Mephis helped him check the wound, and patted Snord's shoulder with a sinking face, so frightened that the other party didn't dare to come out, and Lolo also showed a sad look on his face, and Mephis shrugged his shoulders.
"A paralyzing potion extracted from the body of the desert scorpion, you will feel difficult to breathe in a short period of time, your hands and feet will be cold, just rest for a while, as for the wound, the previous bottle of healing potion is not for nothing, don't think too much."
"Oh? Oh...... Oh! Are you sure? I'm not going to die? That's good, that's good, that's good, that's good, thank you so much......"
Snood immediately felt a lot more energetic when he heard this, and with the help of Luo Luo, he found a good place to lie down and rest, and with some spare time, the uncle began to look at the surrounding environment, and the first thing that attracted attention was the ruins in front of him, but unfortunately this ruins seemed very simple, and there was nothing special about the appearance at a glance, and then the uncle saw Hevier's cunzài.
"Mr. Mephis, what is this place......
"The ruins of the ancient Beloka civilization, there are no runes, murals, documents and anything special, at most they are facilities made of high-quality materials, if you are interested, you can come back in the future. If we go out......"
Mephis changed the topic after a brief explanation, Snood was curious about Hevier's identity, and even had a faint guess, but it was not easy to say at this time, the world is not as important as life, but the hole at the time of the fall has been buried, if it weren't for the strange ventilation system underground, everyone might have suffocated to death, but having a ventilation system is also a good thing, at least it proves that this place is connected to the outside world, and the only one who is familiar with this place is Hevier.
"Do you know the way out? Well? Hervey? Hey, why is it gone? ”
Mephis could only pin his hopes on Hevier, and suddenly found that Heviel was not behind him, which was really self-inflicted, and he thought that the Karakuri girl would be bound to follow...... However, after a quick look around, Mephis spotted Heviel at the site of the fall in the distance, a beautiful young lady who, ignoring the dirty corpses on the ground, scavenged for the spoils of war from the dead sand thieves.
"Herveel, what are you doing?"
"Oh, nothing, just a casual look."
Mephis was a little stunned and didn't know what to say, but Hervier actively dug out the sand pirates from the sand pile, and took all the metal products without leaving them behind, tied them together with ropes and carried them away.
Mephis didn't know what Hevier wanted to do, and he was too embarrassed to ask, in case it was a simple question, wouldn't it seem low-end to ask it, anyway, just observe it secretly.
"Mephis-sama looking for me?"
"Yes, it needs to be returned to the ground, and I hope you provide a route."
Heviel nodded slightly, pointing to the cavern that had collapsed as she fell.
"This is the only access that has been completely blocked and impassable due to disrepair, the superstructure has collapsed due to an attack. The only way to get out is to activate the emergency channel, but I don't have the permission. ”
"By the way, you've been awake for a long time, didn't you plan to go out before?"
"I've been ordered to stay put, and I can't leave here until any of the adults show up."
4110912 hours, 37 minutes, 21 seconds...... Hearing these words, Mephis raised her hand sincerely and patted Hevier's shoulder gently, wanting to say something comforting, but she couldn't say anything in the face of Hervier's natural expression, and it was just a matter of course in her heart, right?
"Thank you...... Take me to the emergency passage you mentioned. ”
"This way, please."
Mephis followed Hervier's footsteps into the ruins, which was a circular space with just the right temperature to make people feel comfortable, and the buildings inside were just shimming, so there was no need to worry about bad lighting.
Although it was hard to make out the wreckage of the machine all over the floor, and it was not as intact as expected, it was only then that Mephis noticed the central cabin-shaped container, the lid of which was placed aside, and the various unknown meters inside were still shining.
Mephis took a look at the size and capacity inside, and inevitably focused on Hevier, the size is about the same, obviously Hevier's height is about the same as him, but he still feels that Hevier is a little petite, and his mind can't help but connect with the fairy tale of the sleeping man, but unfortunately this sleeping thousand-year-old princess does not need a kiss of vows.
Finally, the two entered a very simple room, with three silver-white walls, and blue runes were printed from the bottom to the top, and the magic flowing inside could be felt by touching these runes lightly.
The power of space.
Because of the long years, the reserve magic is about to run out, whether it can be activated once, and sending away the four people depends on luck.
"It's been maintained to the limit, are you sure it can still run steadily?"
"Please rest assured to use, I have carried out maintenance and self-inspection every day since I woke up, and I have never started it once, this is the first time it has been used, and there will be absolutely no problems."
The teleportation array is a high-tech, easy-to-use thing that can be activated by pouring magic into the surrounding runes.
Mephis brought the news back, and Snood's face beamed with joy.
"Find a way to leave? It's really Mr. Mephis, who can calm down even in this situation. ”
"Don't talk about this or not, rest quietly for a while, we're ready to leave."
Considering two factors, Mephis did not set off immediately, on the one hand, because he did not know the movements of the sand pirates, and on the other hand, because the battle consumed a lot and needed to rest, so it was better to wait until noon before setting off.
The magic power of the teleportation array is insufficient, even if it can be used, it can't go far, the biggest possibility is still located in the depths of the desert, in the case of lack of water and food, the next few days will be a heavy challenge for the three people present.
To make matters worse, the three of them lost all their equipment to find their way in the desert, and Mephis didn't have a minimap and compass like in the game, even he would get lost in the desert and barely walk in the direction of the sun and moon.
After Heviel heard about it, she volunteered to say that she was very familiar with this area, and she had been fighting in this neighborhood for thousands of years, and there was no place she didn't know.
After Snood rested for a while, the paralysis on his body really faded, and his face regained some complexion, and he could barely move. Mephis didn't say a word, and immediately urged the uncle and Zhengtai who remembered the ruins to go to the teleportation array, and after instilling magic power into it, the bodies of the four turned into streamers and disappeared into the ground.
The light of the entire underground ruins flickered lightly at that moment, and the glimmer of light gradually dissipated from the teleportation array, and the darkness engulfed the entire underground, and the facility completely lost the magic needed to maintain its operation.
On the ground, Heviel, who had been eager to try a few seconds ago, was a little silly at this moment, and Mephis called her name, and she turned her head a little like a rusty clockwork of gears, and a reluctant smile appeared on her face.
"Time has changed."
"That's right."
"Things are not people."
"It's a drop."
"What a change, uh."
"You say can you take us out? Or do you still know the way? ”
The scorching sun was shining overhead, and there was no water or food for a long time, and Mephis and they could only look at Hervier with resentment, indicating that the pressure was really great.
"I'm sorry, I'm very sorry. The ground I know is still the same as it was thousands of years ago, but now it has changed beyond imagination, and the familiar mountains are gone. ”
Hevier confessed in fear, showing embarrassment on her face for the first time, and apologized one after another.
"What can I do? We already have no water and no food, and the weather is so bad that there is no hope. ”
"Mr. Mephis, is there anything you can do?"
Snood and Lolo could only look at Mephis, waiting for his young scholar to come up with an idea.
Mephis sighed, summoned the Book of Mist to relieve the heat, and squinted around, hoping to find the terrain that corresponded to the game and look for those conspicuous sand dunes.
"Let's see if there's anything standing out in the neighborhood."
"Mr. Mephis, look over here!"
Luo Luo shouted in a panic, following the direction he pointed, Mephiss saw a huge sand scorpion, and then his eyes lit up, and at the same time he wanted to slap himself in the ear, the top player would be worried that he would starve to death in the desert, and if his peers knew about it, he would definitely die of laughter.
"Okay, it's up to you! Desert Scorpion. ”
"Huh? What do you mean? ”
"When there were many sand scorpions, it ate people, but now we eat it when there are many people! Quick, Hevel, it's spotting us, it's going to run, catch up with it, get off the head, and I'll deal with it after that. ”
Heviel nodded, and with a flick of his right hand, the psionic light blade appeared, and as his body dragged a meteor-like phantom through the air, he rushed straight towards the desert scorpion, and then killed him with one blow.
Mephis walked over and crouched down next to the sand scorpion corpse to observe left and right.
In the era of the game, when the new expansion was opened, the player team would go into an unfamiliar environment to explore for a long time, during which time the supplies they were carrying ran out, and they needed to spend the same amount of time returning to transport, which was very troublesome. The big guild will organize a special transport team, but Mephis's guild has few people, and there are no supplies after a long expedition, and the whole team is half-blood and half-demon when encountering the dungeon boss, what can I do?
"The Book of Supreme Conditioning Cooking" can solve the player's troubles, Mephis has a friend's sub-profession is a chef, this friend is also the head of the big hotel in reality, and the mastery in the game is called handy, from map mobs to dungeon bosses, as long as it is a living thing, it can be eaten for you, and the desert scorpion is no exception.
"Mr. Mephis...... Is this stuff edible? The flesh of the sand scorpion is poisonous......"
"If you don't kill people, you have to eat, or you choose to eat sand, or starve to death. Well, don't be too pessimistic, even if it is a high-end ingredient, you can also use the most simple cooking method, the meat of the sand scorpion is not high-end, but it is also a relatively delicious type, after all, the volume is placed here. By the way, have you ever eaten crabs? ”
Mephis instructed Hervier to cut this and that on the sand scorpion, and Snood and Lolo in the official website looked creepy, and at the same time secretly looked at the desert scorpion that caused them trouble, this thing can really be eaten?
"It's not a species like a crab at all."
"After the sand scorpion has removed its shell, there are not many edible parts left, and those edible parts are also simple in texture, which is relatively easy to absorb the taste of food, and the desert country of Orima often forms a hunt to hunt these monsters."
Look at Mephis carefully, maybe you can find the helplessness and egg pain in his eyes, pretending to be forced can't be coaxed, no matter how tight the teeth are, you can't stand the egg pain, I have to say that the game and the real thing are two different things, watching Hervier cut the body of the desert scorpion, the white and tender muscle tissue was disgusting to Mephis several times.
"Yes, yes...... It's the first time I've heard of it. ”
"Ahem, it's closed after all, it's not connected to this side at all, don't talk nonsense, let's take a look at this sand scorpion first, it should be at the level of four years of life, Hevier, cut down here." Well, yes, here it is. Find the poison sac, cut it lightly, don't let the venom contaminate the meat, take it out, okay, and then here are a few pieces of meat, you can take it out and roast it. ”
Mephis put the Book of Flames flat on the ground, and unexpectedly found that this thing is really easy to use as a stove, not only the image, but also the size of the fire can be controlled by the mind, I don't know how the author of the Magic Book will feel when he sees this scene, maybe 'the old lady will shoot you to death with a book'?
"Don't waste the pincers and legs of the desert scorpion, roast it outside with a fire, and when it is completely blackened, the meat inside is just cooked through, and when you eat it, just smash the shell, Chenbu... ... It's so bitter. ”
Mephis almost bit his tongue at the end, barely kept his manners, changed his method of complaining, and then divided the roasted scorpion legs between Snod and Lolo, these two alchemists had strange faces, and said that Mephiss had suffered by himself, so he asked them to share it together?
"Well, we have to admit that we are not in a position to process this ingredient, so let's eat it as it is, and there will be no side effects to fill our stomachs. After eating, we continued to walk over there, I think we should be able to meet a caravan or something. ”