On the way, Zhao Dabao walked while thinking about what had just happened. Whether it was Hu Zhuxiong beside him, or the former predecessor Wang Dayong, there was a hint of weirdness.

A piece of a high-grade 'Sumeru Stone', if calculated according to its value, will cost at least 100 coins. Wang Dayong just asked for a delicious dish made with the brain marrow of the 'quagmire tiger', and he could complete the exchange, which was really a loss.

Although the 'quagmire tiger' is an extremely rare beast, their brain marrow is indeed a rare delicacy. But no matter how you think about it, this can't be equated with the special 'Sumeru Stone'.

And Wang Dayong's attitude towards him is also very strange, although Wang Dayong has covered it up well, but Zhao Dabao can still find some clues from the other party's eyes. It was by no means looking at the eyes of a junior whom he admired, but as if he had discovered some rare treasure. It's just that Zhao Dabao can't figure out the key to this for the time being.

However, with the experience in his memory, Zhao Dabao can more or less guess something. Today's cause, he is the fruit of the day. The advantage taken this time will be returned sooner or later in future contacts. It's just that Zhao Dabao doesn't have the slightest eyebrow about what Wang Dayong needs him to do.

Speaking of Hu Zhuxiong, his appearance before and after meeting Wang Dayong can be described as two people. Before meeting Wang Dayong, he took all the qiē on his body. No matter from the tone or words, you can feel his suspicion and disgust for Wang Dayong.

But after seeing Wang Dayong, Hu Zhuxiong quickly withdrew from the incident. And in the attitude towards Wang Dayong, there has also been a huge change. The previous suspicion and disgust suddenly turned into reverence and fear. With such a huge change, if there is no secret hidden in it, Zhao Dabao will not believe it if he is killed.

Although Zhao Dabao is very clear, the emotions between him and Hu Zhuxiong are more of an exchange of interests. It is far from being sincere and reliable with the relationship between him and Ma XVII. But Hu Zhuxiong's appearance of eating still made Zhao Dabao feel disappointed. In the future contact with Hu Zhuxiong, Zhao Dabao must have one more heart, so as not to be sold by Hu Zhuxiong, and he is still helping him count the money.

Regarding Zhao Dabao's disappointment with him, Hu Zhuxiong had expectations in his heart. Not to mention anything else, it can be seen from the fact that Zhao Dabao did not say a word to him on the way back to his Hu Zhuxiong's house.

It's not that Zhao Dabao has no city in his heart, the reason why he has such a performance is also a play he deliberately played for Hu Zhuxiong. If Hu Zhuxiong could take the initiative to confess to him, although Zhao Dabao would be more vigilant in his heart, he would not change the relationship between him and Hu Zhuxiong. But if Hu Zhuxiong didn't have the slightest explanation, then Zhao Dabao would have to reorganize it and redefine the way he got along with Hu Zhuxiong.

Originally, he wanted to construct a true brotherhood while overlapping interests. But once Hu Zhuxiong really didn't meet his expectations, maybe the pure interest relationship was the way the two got along in the future.

What Zhao Dabao thought in his heart, Hu Zhuxiong obviously wouldn't know. However, he also knew very well that if he didn't do something, the gap between him and Zhao Dabao would get bigger and bigger, until one day in the future it would completely break down, and he would become a passerby, or even turn against him.

It wasn't until Hu Zhuxiong's home was visible that Hu Zhuxiong finally made up his mind to pay attention. He stopped Zhao Dabao, arrested him to a quiet street corner next to him, and apologized to Zhao Dabao for what he had just said.

"Brother Xian, Brother Yu knows that Brother Yu did something wrong in the incident that just happened, which makes Brother Xian a little dissatisfied in your heart. In this regard, the foolish brother apologized to the virtuous brother. I hope that the virtuous brother will not take it to heart. You and I, brothers, must not leave a rift in each other's hearts because of such a thing. ”

Regarding Hu Zhuxiong's actions, Zhao Dabao was very satisfied from the bottom of his heart. On his face, though, he definitely doesn't show it. The play hasn't finished yet, so you can't just put it away.

You must know that for Zhao Dabao, it will be difficult for him to completely break with Hu Zhuxiong for at least one or two years. For his early development, Hu Zhuxiong is too important. Once Hu Zhuxiong's help is really lost, many of Zhao Dabao's plans that have been formulated will not be able to be implemented. This will have a huge impact on Zhao Dabao's future.

Therefore, Hu Zhuxiong can take the initiative to make a gesture at this time, which is exactly what Zhao Dabao wants to see. In this way, he can follow the performance, not only can he learn more secrets, but also make the relationship between him and Hu Zhuxiong go further.

"Brother, what are you talking about? You and my brother, what is wrong with apologizing or not apologizing? It is even more impossible to talk about what gaps and cracks there are. It's not that the younger brother said you, brother, it's you who are too attentive this time. ”

This drama has already been simulated many times by Zhao Dabao on the road. What Hu Zhuxiong will say, what kind of expression he should use, and what kind of words he should say in response to it have all been firmly engraved in Zhao Dabao's heart. just waited for Hu Zhuxiong to take the initiative to send it to the door and accompany him to perform.

Although these words seem to be nothing, once they are paired with Zhao Dabao's expressionless face, perfunctory tone, small actions such as deflecting his gaze and retreating half a step, it is not so simple.

NPCs are NPCs after all, and no matter how high the artificial intelligence is, it will show their inadequacies when it comes to really confronting humans in reality. Of course, this requires the player to be able to thoroughly understand the NPC's personality template and make the most appropriate response. Otherwise, NPCs are actually more cunning than the player.

If it were other players, it might not be enough to meet such a requirement. Zhao Dabao, who has memories for the next ten years, is obviously not among them.

Future players have already figured out the style of NPCs. There are different ways to deal with different personality templates. As long as it's not too lame in acting, you can play with NPCs in the palm of your hand. Touch their G-spot lightly to maximize their own interests.

After several contacts, Zhao Dabao had already figured out the details of Hu Zhuxiong. Dealing with him who is scheming, resourceful, but does not lose his heroic spirit and affection, like Zhao Dabao's appearance just now, is exactly what suits his appetite the most. The target person he wants to find is not only to be talented and keep his promises, but also to have a certain amount of scheming and city government. But such scheming and the city government can't be too deep, and it can't go beyond the scope of his control. Judging from the current situation, Zhao Dabao is just such a person.

Hu Zhuxiong really fell into the trap, and before he knew it, he completely entered Zhao Dabao's script. The next thing that happened was all under Zhao Dabao's control. As he expected, Hu Zhuxiong not only didn't care about the gap between the two that had been unilaterally sprouted by him before, but judging from his attitude, the relationship between the two had indeed improved.

With his knowledge of NPCs like Hu Zhuxiong, Hu Zhuxiong would never find out that he was actually just putting on a play. Even if Hu Zhuxiong still had a little doubt in his heart, as long as he was more careful in the future, nothing like anything would happen that he didn't want to see. Zhao Dabao's plan has finally been successfully achieved.

After surviving Hu Zhuxiong's sincere advice, Zhao Dabao finally embarked on the journey again. This time, his destination was the 'Dense Fog Swamp', behind the mine, nearly three hours away from Village No. 6.

'Foggy swamp', as the name suggests, is a swamp covered in dense fog. It's a nightmare for players. Because of the dense fog, the player's vision will be greatly reduced. The quagmire under your feet is even more dangerous. And the monsters hidden in the thick fog and mire are even more cunning. If you're not careful, you'll become food for them, and eventually become part of the swamp.

But for Zhao Dabao, these are nothing. With memories of the next ten years, he has too many ways to ignore the restrictions that the Fog Swamp places on players.

Let's talk about this dense fog first, in the grocery store of the novice village, there is a way to restrain the dense fog. A 'fluorescent stone' worth only 30 copper coins and with a faint green glow is precisely the nemesis of these dense fogs. The luminous light of the 'Fluorescent Stone' can effectively penetrate the dense fog and restore the player's vision that has been reduced. However, this also has a disadvantage, because he needs to free up one hand to grasp this 'fluorescent stone', and Zhao Dabao must give up a weapon.

As for the swamp's restrictions on the player's movement and the threat to their lives, they can be solved through a 'fashion' from the tailor shop in the novice village of Guò. Elephants never get bogged down in the mud, thanks to their special paws. Shoes made entirely from the paws of elephants' feet are identical to elephants' feet, allowing the player to walk on the ground in swamps without any difference on land. What's more, this 'vanity' item can be worn over the equipment without losing the attributes provided by the equipment. Despite all these benefits, the price of these 'elephant boots' is not expensive. You only need 50 copper coins to have it. The reason why it is sold so cheaply is due to its lack of beauty. The biggest function of 'fashion' is still for the smelly and unsightly 'fashion', no matter how you use it, it is impossible to sell it for a good price. What's more, so far, Zhao Dabao is the only one who knows its practicality.

After a long journey, relying on outstanding movement speed, coupled with running regardless of the body. It originally took three hours to travel, but Zhao Dabao only took half the time to complete it.

Changing into a suit specially purchased for the 'Dense Fog Swamp', he rested on the edge of the swamp for a while, and after his body slowly recovered, Zhao Dabao couldn't help but walk into the vast dense fog.

The reason why he chose the 'Dense Fog Swamp' as his next target is that in addition to the 'Special Elite' beasts such as the 'Mire Tiger' that can only survive here, the more important reason is that once the monsters here are free of the influence of the Fog and the Swamp, they are very easy for players to kill. Even the king-level fierce beasts within the two 'Ten Kings' were no exception.

Relying on the light emitted by the 'fluorescent stone' in his hand, Zhao Dabao quickly walked forward in the mire. It didn't take long for him to spot two monsters lurking, waiting for him to throw themselves into the net.

Rotting Walking Corpse: Level 10, 1200 health. A low-level corpse monster that has been transformed from the corpses of pedestrians who died in the 'Fog Swamp' after years of resentment. Movement is extremely slow, and most of the time it relies on sneaking into swamps to launch surprise attacks on other passers-by. After years of soaking in the swamp, their bodies were already rotting. But it is precisely this rotten body that contains toxins with strong effects. As soon as physical contact occurs, it is felt. Enter a 'poisoned state' that loses 2 health per second for up to 10 minutes. The head is their key point, and there is no weakness other than that.

Blighted Treant: Level 11, Health 1100. Lifeless trees are transformed into spirits through the infection of the great resentment of the swamp. The movement is extremely slow, mostly relying on the camouflage of their own innate form, to launch a surprise attack on passers-by. Physical attacks are hard to damage them, but the energy of spells can easily inflict effects similar to 'vital attacks'. Fire can have a lethal effect, but does not trigger an instantaneous kill.

Both of these monsters are common in the 'Swamp of Fog'. Compared to the races led by the 'Ten Kings', in fact, in the 'Fog Swamp', they are the most headaches for players.

Whether it's the toxin damage of the 'Rotten Walking Corpse' or the powerful physical defense ability of the 'Withered Dryad', it is not something that players in the early stage can deal with lightly. In particular, the toxin damage of the 'Rotten Walking Corpse', although this 'poisoned state' cannot be stacked, is also fatal enough for players who generally only have 3 or 500 HP points in the early stage. In the face of them, there is no way to deal with them without an antidote. After all, it's impossible for the player to avoid any physical contact with them, especially if their vision is drastically reduced. And the antidote is so expensive, it is difficult for ordinary players to hold a large number of them.

But for Zhao Dabao, who was no longer disturbed by the fog, these two slow-moving monsters could not have any impact on him at all......

While the Headache Charm doesn't do anything against these two monsters that are filled with resentment, both the Shadow Charm and the Witch Charm can be powerful.

Especially the 'witch curse'. Unleash the 'Elephant Trunk Thorn Pig King's Spiked Soft Whip' with a length of one meter, and the effect on these two monsters is not too good. Attacking the 'Rotten Walking Dead' can be easily killed with a single whip to the head. Even the 'Blighted Dryad' with strong physical defense can't resist the five whips.

Launched an attack in an instant, and in less than 3 seconds, the two monsters handed over their lives one after another, turning into Zhao Dabao's experience.

Due to the level suppression, these two monsters only brought 104 experience points to Zhao Dabao together. It's 10 points away from him reaching level 17.

upgraded, Zhao Dabao didn't care too much. With his current ability, in the entire 'Dense Mist Swamp', no monster can pose a threat to him.

But how to deal with the corpses of these two monsters made Zhao Dabao a headache.

Forget about the 'withered dryads'. Another reason why they are not popular with the player is that even if they are killed, they will only get a few sticks of wood worth 1 copper coin. And it is very troublesome to deal with, and the skills required are not the 'felling' that Zhao Dabao currently has.

In other words, "cutting", a life skill that needs to be learned from woodcutters, is the same as "gathering" taught by doctors, but it is for plant raw materials, but it has great limitations. Apart from trees, there is almost no use for 'felling'. And the benefits that trees can bring are too low. Only a very small number of species that are extremely difficult to find have this great economic value. And such a species, relying on 'gathering' skills, can also be harvested. That is, with the exception of freaks like the 'Rotten Dryad', the player will hardly use the 'Chopping' skill. Therefore, Zhao Dabao did not receive the task at all to learn this skill. After all, it also needs to use skill points to improve, this kind of skill with an extremely low cost performance, Zhao Dabao will not waste even a little skill point on it. And the targets within level 100 that the first-level 'Felling' skill can cover are not anything that can be exchanged for any benefits.

Although it is said that he has given up the corpse of the 'withered tree spirit', the 'rotting walking corpse' Zhao Dabao will not give up. This guy's corpse can produce the raw materials needed to refine poisons and antidotes, and the value is not low.

The minimum price of each heart is 10 copper coins, and the minimum price of brain pulp is 20 copper coins per copy, both of which are necessary for refining antidotes; Blood costs as little as 5 copper coins per serving, and carrion sells for 5 copper coins per serving, both of which are important materials for refining poisons. Blood and rotten flesh can be obtained in a minimum of two and a maximum of five. In other words, a 'rotting walking corpse' can bring Zhao Dabao at least 50 copper coins, and at most 80. That's not a small number, as this kind of monster is very easy to encounter in the 'Fog Swamp'.

However, due to the toxins they carry, the knives will also be contaminated with toxins after disposing of their corpses, and will not be able to deal with the corpses of other species.

When Zhao Dabao came, he obviously ignored this point and did not prepare an extra knife. As a result, she must be faced with a choice between focusing on the benefits of the 'rotting walking corpse' or using the knife on the corpses of other monsters.

After thinking about it again, Zhao Dabao finally made a decision. He thought of a way to make huge profits quickly, and if he wanted to do so, he would have to invest in the output of a large number of 'rotting walking corpses'.

With a decision, Zhao Dabao immediately took action. Quickly harvested the corpse of the 'rotting walking corpse' and continued its march towards the depths of the 'Fog Swamp'.

'Mire Tiger', and those two king beasts, don't scare away, obediently wait for your grandfather Zhao Dabao to clean you up!