There aren't many resources in the barren grasslands, so they don't attract the attention of adventurers. That is, some families and other forces have divided some pastures to graze some animals or magical beasts. These are private territories and are generally not allowed to be entered by others.

Ji Ran and the others naturally won't go for trouble...... They're racing against time to get across the grasslands.

Although there are many demonic beasts on the barren grassland, the grassland area is vast, and these demonic beasts are quite scattered, and they generally live in groups next to water sources - as long as they are not deliberately provoked, they will not be too delayed.

Therefore, the time it takes for a group of people to travel through the barren grassland is not very long.

However, it was during this time that spring also gradually passed, and summer was just around the corner.

In other words, Ji Ran arrived in this world, and it is almost the first anniversary.

To say that time is like water, and the years are like shuttles, but this year, Ji Ran has indeed lived a very fulfilling life - in addition to enjoying a short period of comfort in the blue wind, that is, in the winter in his own small building, he also enjoyed a little.

The rest of the time, he's always on the go. Of course, he himself enjoyed the feeling of being an adventurer in a vast and mysterious world, improving his strength, and slowly becoming a strong man -

Isn't it the same for most of the plots of the games I've played before?

It's just that this time I only have one life, and there is no chance of resurrection. Moreover, all the sensations are directly experienced in one's own body...... Instead of a tsuguò helmet or something like that, it's a rough simulation.

My life has become extremely exciting, but it does not have the comfort of the previous world. Ji Ran couldn't tell what was good and bad. But after all, he fulfilled his previous fantasies - and made so many friends. What's not to be satisfied with?

I can't go back to the original world anyway. So, in this world, let's survive well.

When the sun was getting hot and people were sweating at noon, everyone finally came to the Black Earth Basin.

The black soil basin covers a very large area, and it is not much worse than the barren grassland. And this black soil basin is as its name suggests, pitch black.

It was a kind of charred black after a fire, and it was completely different from the really fertile black earth. It's not just dirt. Sand and gravel in the basin, and even trees...... It's all a charred black color.

The stones can still be said to have been left behind, and those trees can only be said to have been affected by the magical energy that remains here.

There are also large and small rivers in the basin, but the water is black - it is said that everyone who drinks the water will be afflicted by various anomalies except for the native monsters and animals, and it is possible to die by accident.

Therefore, before entering the black soil basin, everyone prepared enough fresh water...... And it's everyone who carries it.

After all, no one can guarantee it. In the Black Soil Basin, people are not separated for various reasons.

Because there are so many legends in this place, things like the collective disappearance of the adventure team can't hurt the table at all......

This is one of the reasons why this black soil basin is not very popular with adventurers. Except for those who are research freaks and those who are sure to look for some rare materials here. No one wants to come here and take the plunge.

The pay is not proportional to the gain, this is the most intuitive impression left by adventurers on the black soil basin.

The Black Soil Basin is not quite the same as other regions. The boundaries of other places are generally very blurred, for example, there will be some woods at the edge of the forest, and there will always be some Gobi desert at the edge of the desert...... In the black soil basin, there is a cliff straight up, and there is endless black below.

On the nearby cliffs, there are paths carved out by former adventurers - the cliffs are not smooth, there are always some uneven places. The crowd entered the Black Soil Basin from the path left by these predecessors, and then they felt the desolation of this land.

There are hardly any plants on the ground, and even if there are some, they must look strange...... The plants that can survive here must be extremely tough and assimilated by the land - in general, they are not suitable for consumption.

Even the demonic beasts here contain a lot of toxins in their flesh...... Even Ji Ran couldn't completely eliminate these toxins. Therefore, everyone's food can only be the ingredients that have been saved before. Fortunately, everyone had this kind of preparation before, so there is no need to worry about this for the time being.

Entering the Black Earth Basin, there is only one goal at the beginning, which is to find a big hole that goes straight to the ground to help Les advance to the gold level - because someone has discovered before that the big hole in the Black Earth Basin often has a lot of earth element crystals at the bottom of the cave. It's just that if you want to go down, it's not something that ordinary silver level can do.

But Ji Ran and Rice should be able to do that. And to help Les advance to the gold rank, it is indeed enough as long as Ji Ran. At most, the others are helping out as a guard...... But in the middle of the big hole, when no one else can get down at all, the guards are of little use.

But it's not so easy to find a suitable big hole. There is no pattern in the distribution of this kind of big holes, in a sense, it is still a matter of luck.

There are also demonic beasts in the Black Earth Basin, but the number is relatively rare. Like the barren grasslands, the demonic beasts of the Black Soil Basin also inhabit the vicinity of water sources...... Although the water here is basically not enjoyed by outsiders, it does not affect the creatures here.

After all, I have lived in this black soil basin for I don't know how many generations, and I have long adapted to it.

When they first entered the Black Earth Basin, Ji Ran and the others also fought two battles with the demonic beasts in this region. Then, the magical beasts of this region gave them the impression that they were vicious, insidious, ferocious, and brutal.

Once they have their eyes on their prey, these monsters will rush towards them desperately. And they seem to have some tactics - they tend to burst through the weakest points of defense and deal you deadly blows. Occasionally, when they can't beat it, they will feign retreat, then hide, and wait until you pass by, and then give you a surprise blow!

These actions have exposed the insidious and ferocious nature of these monsters.

Of course, this is also understandable. After all, this place is so barren and harsh, and the competition for Warcraft living here will inevitably be great. Coupled with the influence of those residual magical energy, it is only natural that these magical beasts produce this kind of mutation.

Even the elven ranger Erin couldn't communicate with these monsters - as if their intelligence was all about how to insidiously capture their prey.

For these magical beasts, everyone has nothing to be polite about. If you don't encounter them, forget it, and those who dare to take the initiative to attack them will be wiped out...... Although the meat cannot be used, other materials can still be used to some extent.

And because of the characteristics of the monsters here, the materials such as fur and bones are also quite different - of course, for ordinary alchemists, this means that these materials are not pure, and they cannot refine high-level magic items.

But for Ryan, these are all good things.

"Using these things as materials to summon the undead, you may be able to summon a powerful being! You don't need it, do you? I don't need to take it all! ”

Ryan was delighted. Materials are also required to summon the undead from the Atlas, and these materials will become part of the body of the undead from the Atlas who are summoned...... If this material is peculiar enough, it will also give the summoned undead special properties.

Although the materials of these magical beasts are mixed and impure, the undead don't care about this...... Although the probability of failure is much higher, once successful, most of the undead summoned are not small characters.

"What a gain I have gained by following you...... I don't know why the previous necromancers didn't come here to collect materials! ”

Ryan stuffed those monster materials into his backpack, all sorts of smugness. No one else knows the answer to his question, but it's probably because those necromancers don't like it either......

But if Ryan's summoning does succeed, maybe those necromancers will also consider this place a place for necromancy...... No, maybe not. Because if the necromancy is cast here, it will be affected even more.

The necromancer is here, and his strength will be suppressed by a considerable amount of Cheng dù - specifically the magic that cannot be controlled. This also answers the question of why necromancers don't like it here.

Only Ryan, the lucky one, will find a group of powerful guys to venture into the Black Earth Basin......

Of course, Ji Ran came here for another purpose. That is, look for traces of the Black Storm here.

Ji Ran had actually prepared a lot of gold-level materials, which could completely transform the Chu Xiao Sword...... But because Sylvia was still weak, he couldn't do that. If Sylvia absorbs the massive power of Black Storm, it will be enough to support her to withstand the huge impact of upgrading the Chuxiao Sword to the Golden Tier!

Moreover, those energies can also make Ji Ran's refining twice as effective with half the effort...... Let the quality of Chu Xiaojian be raised to a higher level.

The search for the Black Storm is imperative.

"I felt it, but it was so faint that I couldn't even tell which direction it was coming from. It seems that the distance is still a bit far. Sylvia told Sù Jiran.

Entering the Black Earth Basin, Sylvia had a certain sense of the black storm. It's just that the sense is too weak to tell where your black storm is hiding.

"You can sense it...... Does it mean that it can sense you, too? Ji Ran suddenly thought of a question.

"That's right, and his mental power is far superior to mine, so the sense must be clearer. Believe that Black Storm already knows where we are. Sylvia made her judgment based on her situation.

"Very good...... That guy, I'm afraid he hasn't died for you yet, right? After all, the state I was in at that time, I only need to think about it a little to know, it was only temporary. This black soil basin is its home turf again, if he doesn't come to attack me, I believe he won't be willing, right? ”

A sly smile appeared on Ji Ran's face. (To be continued......)