Chapter 8 Condensing the veins and strengthening the bones

As the sun sets, Zhao Dabao, who is in the Medicine Valley, finally picks the last herb needed for the mission (the identification of simple herbs in the novice village is taught by the pharmacist after obtaining the 'gathering' skill). So far, all the tasks on his body, except for the village chief Hu Zhuxiong's task of 'suppressing bandits', have been completed. In addition to the full harvest in the mustard seed bag (small), Zhao Dabao's experience is only 30 points away from reaching level 8.

Without the intention of immediately upgrading himself to level 8, with a full harvest, under the light of the afterglow of the setting sun, Zhao Dabao began to turn back to the No. 6 village.

The NPCs in "Fantasy" are very realistic. When the sun goes down and the sky is darkened, they will no longer provide any services to the player. Instead, go back to your home and relieve the fatigue that has accumulated throughout the day. Unless you have a considerable relationship with him, you can go to his home and communicate with him.

Judging from Zhao Dabao's friendship with the butcher, blacksmith, and doctor in the village, he obviously does not have the qualifications to directly talk to the other party's family. In this way, in order to complete the task, he must deliver the task issued by the other party before the sky completely darkens. Otherwise, once they are angered, it will still have a certain impact on Zhao Dabao's future plans.

In addition to this reason, there was another reason why Zhao Dabao must return to the village before dark. In Fantasy, once it gets dark, the player's vision is reduced by seventy percent. Except for a very small number of skills, talents, and equipment that can alleviate and eliminate such a state, no matter how high the player's level is, there is no way to exempt it.

The loss of visual field is large, and it is difficult to make up for it, even if the perception is high. And the vast majority of monsters will get a certain amount of improvement at night, becoming more active and more difficult to deal with. Therefore, the vast majority of players either go offline to rest at night, or go back to safe areas such as villages and cities to meditate. Very few are still in the wild, continuing to wander.

In order to alleviate the player's rebellion and disgust with such a setting, the night in the game is only 6 hours. Corresponds to 0 to 6 o'clock in reality.

If it was Zhao Dabao before, once it was dark in the game, he would definitely go offline to rest. While the game is to let the player's consciousness into it, the body is dormant. But even if it is dormant, it consumes energy.

But now Zhao Dabao chose to buy a top-level game warehouse. The nutrient solution in the game chamber provides all the nutrients your body needs, and nothing is missing. In this way, there is no need for him to go offline.

Although it would be a waste of the instant noodles he had bought with the last remaining funds, who made him forget the efficacy of the nutrient solution?

You don't need to go offline at night, and it's best not to wander in the wild at night. For Zhao Dabao, there was only one way left to meditate and cultivate in the dark night.

But if that's the case, the problem arises again. The only attack that Zhao Dabao currently has is the 'physical fitness formula' that the system has given as soon as it comes up. But this exercise has been practiced by him to the highest level, and there is no way to practice it. If he didn't want to waste this full 6 hours of dark night, Zhao Dabao needed to obtain a new exercise before the night completely fell.

Along the way, Zhao Dabao tried his best, but he couldn't think of a way that would allow him to obtain the exercises.

'Forget it! Don't think about that yet. I'll wait until I've completed all the tasks and then think about it slowly! ’

returned to the No. 6 village, but there was still no way Zhao Dabao, who had no choice, had to postpone this matter for the time being, and went to deliver the task first, planning slowly.

After walking around from the butcher, blacksmith, and physician, and delivering the quest items, he received an additional monetary reward totaling 900 copper coins, and after rejecting the follow-up quest (the so-called follow-up quest is to continue to provide the butcher, blacksmith, and physician with a certain amount of meat, ore, and medicinal herbs in exchange for a certain amount of money. Once you have turned in a certain number of Cheng dΓΉ, you can also get some additional small rewards from them. Such as small gold sore medicine, mortal-level equipment, etc. For Zhao Dabao, such tasks and rewards will not help him much, but will greatly waste his time. The gains outweigh the losses, and Zhao Dabao, who finally had a chance to do it again, would never do it. Zhao Dabao came to the house of the village chief Hu Zhuxiong again.

There are three reasons why I came to Hu Zhuxiong. First of all, the agreed time between Zhao Dabao and the homeless merchant Ma Seventeen was to go to Ma Seventeen's temporary residence after dark. Now the sky has not darkened, and the test given to him by Ma Seventeen cannot be delivered for the time being.

Secondly, the corpse of the Black Armored Dog Lizard King can trigger the Hidden Quest. And the trigger of this hidden task is precisely the village chief of the novice village.

Third, Zhao Dabao was in urgent need of an exercise that allowed him to practice, but he didn't have any way to obtain it. As an elite disciple of the Inspection Division and the village head of the Novice Village, Hu Zhuxiong can definitely provide him with some help in this regard. Even if you can't get it from him, at least you have to know the relevant clues. Otherwise, it's still good to talk about tonight. I'm afraid that this will be the case for a long time to come, even until he leaves the Novice Village. Such a situation is something that Zhao Dabao would never want to see.

Seeing Zhao Dabao again, just by glancing at him, Hu Zhuxiong's face instantly bloomed with a satisfied smile. The look at Zhao Dabao was as if he was looking at his most beloved woman, which made Zhao Dabao can't help but get goosebumps all over his body, and he is unspeakably uncomfortable.

I saw Hu Zhuxiong striding in front of Zhao Dabao, and slapped Zhao Dabao's shoulder a few times with his fan-like palm. While holding Zhao Dabao and walking towards the house, he said to Zhao Dabao in his arrogant and rough voice: Brother Xian is really a very human being, and this is just over half a day, and there has been such a huge change. For his brother, he entrusted the heavy task of suppressing bandits to his virtuous brother, and he really chose the right person. Come on, come on, first go to the house with the eldest brother to sit down, rest for a while, and have a few drinks. It's not too late to talk about the rest of the matter until you and my brother have had their best.

Although he was reluctant in his heart, seeing Hu Zhuxiong's invitation like this, Zhao Dabao did not want to defeat Hu Zhuxiong's temperament.

After the banquet, Hu Zhuxiong brought the topic on the right track. first briefly inquired about Zhao Dabao's experience this day, and then without waiting for Zhao Dabao to answer, he asked him about the purpose of coming this time.

"Let's not talk about anything else, big brother, let's see, what is this?"

Without answering Hu Zhuxiong's question, Zhao Dabao pulled Hu Zhuxiong outside the house, took out the body of the 'Black Armored Dog Lizard King' from the mustard seed bag, and put it on the ground in the courtyard for Hu Zhuxiong to identify.

As soon as he saw the corpse of the 'Black Armored Dog Lizard King', a hint of surprise flashed in Hu Zhuxiong's eyes. There was no need to look at it, just by a dozen glances, Hu Zhuxiong recognized its origin. It's just that he never thought that Zhao Dabao would have the strength to kill the 'Black Armor Dog Lizard King' so quickly.

"I really didn't expect it! Brother Wei originally thought that he had seen the strength of the virtuous brother, but how could he have thought that he still underestimated the virtuous brother! This black-armored dog lizard king is a vicious beast worthy of the name of my village No. 6, and it has added a lot of trouble to my No. 6 village. There are ten strange beasts like this, all of them are favored by the laws of heaven and earth, and they are endlessly killed. Over time, as long as they don't come to the village to make trouble, they will go with them. With the arrival of you strangers, the change of power is a test for you. The reason why he did not inform the virtuous brother about this matter before was also because he was afraid of delaying the process of the virtuous brother's suppression of bandits. But now it seems that the ability of the virtuous brother is extraordinary, even if he has two important responsibilities, it is not a big deal. In that case, let's entrust it all to the virtuous brother! ”

Hu Zhuxiong circled around the corpse of the 'Black Armored Dog Lizard King', looked Zhao Dabao up and down, and said such a paragraph. Immediately afterwards, Zhao Dabao got a system prompt and obtained the following mission message.

Kill the King Beast: In the realm of the sixth village, there are ten alien beast races that are deeply favored by the will of heaven and earth in this world. The leader of the clan has a strong strength far beyond his own clan. Their existence has had an impact on the stability, unity, and development of the No. 6 village. In order to mitigate this effect, Hu Zhuxiong, the head of Village No. 6, has decided to entrust you with the execution of them.

Please kill the ten king beasts in turn within seven days, and give Village Six a stable and stable time to rest. As the village chief, Hu Zhuxiong will definitely not treat you badly!

Seeing the message of this task, Zhao Dabao understood why no one in his memory had completed this task and received the reward. It turns out that this hidden mission requires players to kill all the 'Ten Kings' within seven days.

With so many players, no matter how powerful a force is, it is impossible for a novice village to be completely encircled in seven days, cutting off the possibility of other players killing the 'Ten Kings'.

However, if it is Zhao Dabao now, the biggest problem of this task will no longer exist. At this stage, players do not have the ability to kill the 'Ten Kings'. However, Zhao Dabao's speed must be fast. In two more days, when the level of some elite players reaches about level 10, the exercises have also improved to a certain extent, and the 'Ten Kings' will no longer be a difficult thing.

"According to the rules of the empire, every time you kill a king beast, the inhumans you kill can get a piece of fine-level equipment from Brother Wei. Inhumans who kill all ten king beasts can also get additional rewards for exercises and elixirs given by the empire. However, these are rewards for those Inhumans who work together to kill King Beasts. If the virtuous brother kills so independently, there will naturally be some differences. Plus you and my brother, that's it! Brother Xian, this time the eldest brother will take a little risk and make his own decisions to change the reward you should have received. ”

After taking a closer look at Zhao Dabao, Hu Zhuxiong, who had pondered for a while, said.

"A person like Brother Xian, the equipment at the level of the essence weapon is obviously inferior to Brother Xian's eyes. As a brother, he took matters into his own hands and raised them up a level on behalf of the virtuous brother, raising them to the level of treasures. I see that the virtuous brother currently has no exercises that can be practiced for the time being, so for the younger brother, I will temporarily change the exercises for the final reward of this task and give them to the virtuous brother first. However, the virtuous brother must complete the task, otherwise not only the virtuous brother, but even the brother I will not escape the punishment of the empire. ”

Speaking of this, Hu Zhuxiong paused again, thought for a moment, and gritted his teeth sharply, as if he had made up his mind.

"Brother Xian, Brother Wei believes in your ability, and he will definitely not let Brother Wei down. In order to be able to help the virtuous brother do his best to complete these two tasks, why not take some risks for the brother? As a brother, he will be good at being the master again, and one of the final rewards of your 'bandits' mission will also be sent to you in advance. In addition, I will give you another copy of the code that contains a witch spell. Brother Xian, Brother Wei has done his best for you this time, you must not let Brother Wei down! ”

Looking at Hu Zhuxiong, who looked at himself with great sincerity, as if he had made a great sacrifice, and delivered a series of objects to himself. Although Zhao Dabao knew that he was doing this mostly for himself, and he was not as sincere as he appeared, he still couldn't help but feel a little flurry in his heart.

"Brother, rest assured, the younger brother will definitely not let my brother down!"

As he spoke, Zhao Dabao took a few items from Hu Zhuxiong's hand. And under Hu Zhuxiong's instructions, they looked at them one by one.

The first is the reward he received for killing the 'Black Armored Dog Lizard King', a helmet that resembles the Black Armored Dog King's menacing head full of black scale armor. The name is 'Black Armor Lizard King's Spirit Blood Helmet', and as Hu Zhuxiong said before, it is a treasure-level equipment.

The Blood Helmet of the Black Dog Lizard King: A treasure weapon made from the head, remnant spirit, and bloodline of the 'Black Dog Lizard King', and refined by secret methods. Defense +40, Physique +5, Root Bone +5, Qi and Blood +5. Side Skill: Roar of the Enemy. Equipment requirements: Level 15, Physique 50, Bone 50.

Roar of Intimidation: Unleashes a roar of great intimidation, which determines all units that sound the roar once. According to the difference in the strength of the souls of the two sides, determine whether the target has entered a state of awe. The greater the difference between the spirits, the higher the chance of success. While stunned, the target is unable to take any action for 5 seconds. Consumes 50 internal forces (Buddha power, mana, spiritual power, and magic power) and has a cooldown of 10 minutes.

The most expensive thing about this piece of equipment is that it retains the most important skill of the 'Black Lizard King', 'Roar of Intimidation'. Although it can't be equipped for the time being, Zhao Dabao has already used it as one of the most important equipment in his early transition stage. Unless it comes across a better one, in a short period of time, he does not need to be replaced.

Codex (Learnable): This is a book of mystical techniques called 'Insight'. After using it, you can immediately acquire the skill 'Insight'.

Insight Technique: Level 1 (Level 1), which is a secret technique created by the royal ancestors of the Great Xia Empire. Anything that the royal family of the Great Xia Empire recorded could use this technique to understand. Using this secret technique to gain insight into a person with a psychic mind will make a judgment based on the strength of the souls of both sides. The results of the judgment are different according to the difference in the spirits of the two sides. If the caster is strong, he can obtain all the information of the opponent; If the caster is weak, they will only receive some of the incomplete information, or even none of the information. The unit that is inflicted on this spell will inflict a hint of malice on the caster. Mana Cost: 10.

Codex (Learnable): This is a code of witchcraft spells called the Headache Charm. After using it, you can immediately learn the skill 'Headache Charm'.

Headache Spell: Level 1 (level 10), chanting a 5-second spell, supplemented by 2 mudras, releases a spell that contains a spell that can cause severe headaches to the target. The severity of the target headache is related to the strength of the souls of both parties, and the greater the difference between the caster and the target's souls, the more intense the target headache becomes. If the caster's Soul is not as strong as the target, the spell will not work. Consumes 10 mana, duration 5 seconds, cooldown 30 seconds.

'Insight', a skill that does not need to be upgraded and combines the ability of reconnaissance and identification into one, but it deserves the name of a secret art. Such a secret technique is unheard of even by Zhao Dabao, who has ten years of memory. With such a secret technique, Zhao Dabao's future road seems to have become brighter.

As for the 'Headache Charm', it was one of the skills that shamans had to master in his memory. Regardless of the fact that it does not cause any damage, the description of the effect in the skill description is a bit vague. But only those who have been truly hit by this spell know how horrible the headaches it can be. Severe headaches cause more than just difficulty staying sane for a long time; Even if the duration of the spell ends, the headache will affect the target affected by this spell for a period of time.

These three harvests have benefited Zhao Dabao a lot. But what he needs most at the moment is what Hu Zhuxiong finally gave, which records a code of exercises.

With full joy, Zhao Dabao set his eyes on the last exercise.

Code of Law (Studyable): This is a book of laws that records the practice called 'Condensing the Veins and Strengthening the Bone'. After using it, you can immediately learn the exercise 'Condensing the Pulse and Strengthening the Bone'.

''Cohesion of the veins and bones'? Could it be that ......'As soon as he saw the name of this exercise, the first thing that flashed in Zhao Dabao's mind was what he was currently cultivating, and it was also the exercise that every player had obtained at the beginning, 'Strengthening the Body and Strengthening the Body'.

The names are so similar, to say that there is no connection between the two exercises, Zhao Dabao will not believe it when he dies. But if that's the case, why don't you have any information about it in your memory?

Zhao Dabao, who was a little confused for a while, had no choice but to set his eyes on Hu Zhuxiong, hoping to get a definite answer from him.