Chapter 204: The Quest Begins
The wilderness trail seems to be a lot of walking, and the road is trampled quite well, stretching into the distance. The road is lined with grass and trees, and it is the height of summer, and the sun is quite hot overhead.
After everyone had settled down, the vibration of the watch was belated:
"You entered the world in random fashion."
"Your final reward will be increased by an additional 20%."
"Welcome to the world of adventure - Monster Hunt (part of Liaozhai World)."
"You must complete the main quest given to you within forty-eight hours, or you will be out."
"Main quest 1: Hunt monsters."
"Mission Description: You must successfully capture or kill the three-headed monster within 48 hours, and if you fail the mission, you will be deducted 10,000 survival points. Those who do not have enough survival points at the time of final settlement will be penalized by erasure. β
"Task Tips: Now that the demon clan is in chaos, thousands of little demons have rushed out of the 100,000 mountains and broken into this flower world, so you don't have to worry about finding monsters."
You can unlock the following milestones in this world.
"Slave Trader: You managed to sell three demons."
"Fearless Warrior: You met and slain the mountain beast."
"Gentleman on Liang: On the premise of not being discovered, he has stolen a hundred taels of silver from the characters in the plot."
"Zoologist: Successfully observe the birth of a monster."
"Other milestones have not been unlocked, so please keep going."
At the same time, the voice of the master sounded clearly in the bottom of my heart:
"Time: Three quarters in the hour."
"Scene: Monster Hunt."
"Difficulty: High (Grade B)."
"Pain Reduction: None."
"As a side note: This scene is a killing scene, and killing hostile adventurers will drop the Bloody Key."
"You'll automatically master the language and be able to interact fluently with people in the world. Leave the world and forget. β
Qin Fen said thoughtfully:
"Belong to the big world of Liaozhai? What do you mean? β
Nina was worried about how to improve her favorability, and hurriedly said:
"I've heard a little bit about that, too. The so-called 'big world' is a well-known and popular world with many stories taking place in it. For example, in the Marvel world, there are all kinds of heroes flying in the sky, and everyone can take it out as a separate adventure main line. The so-called 'big world of chatting' should be the same. β
Ai Jia'er blinked her eyes and said curiously: "Then will we suddenly enter Lanruo Temple and meet Nie Xiaoqian?" β
Nina shook her head and said:
"Under normal circumstances, stories from different regions do not intersect, such as this time, our main quest should be within the 'framework' of Monster Hunt. It's unlikely to meet Nie Xiaoqian, the old demon of Montenegro or something. β
"Oh, forget it." Ai Jia'er spit out her little fragrant tongue and said playfully, "I still want to see if Ning Caichen is Brother Guorong." It's a pity to commit suicide by jumping off a building at such a young age. β
Qin Fen: "...... Speak honestly! β
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Walking along the trail all the way, looking for a secluded visit, walking for about half an hour, turning a lush forest of ancient trees, everyone's eyes lit up, but they saw a mountain lake.
The lake is quiet, like a huge blue lake, quietly sleeping between the green mountains and clear water.
An old man squatted on a boulder by the lake smoking a pot, holding a fishing rod in one hand, his skin dark and wrinkled, like a loess plateau with thousands of ravines.
Seeing Qin Fen and the others, the old man hurriedly stood up, took off his hat, and asked:
"Aren't the guest officers going to cross the lake to Lijia Village?"
Although it is full of local flavor, it sounds very kind. Qin Fen has always been quite good at observing words and feelings, seeing that this old man frowned slightly, and there was a trace of sorrow lingering in his eyes, he stepped forward and said:
"Exactly. I will wait for the news to come, and I am willing to do my part. β
This sentence is a common clichΓ© used by liars to fool people, but it is just beautiful verbally, but in fact, it has not revealed any 'real material'. However, Qin Fen was not untargeted, but spoke along with the old man's question.
After a few simple conversations, he said that he was a barefoot doctor who walked the countryside and went out to practice medicine.
The old man breathed a sigh of relief, with a hint of joy on his face, and hurriedly let everyone get on the boat, propping up the bamboo pole and sliding towards the opposite side. During the conversation, I got a lot of information, such as the old man's name is Li Liang, who is an ancestral ferryman from Lijia Village across the lake. Lijia Village has a population of only a few hundred households, and the village is located in the deep mountains and old forests, so it has little contact with the outside world. Originally, they lived in peace, but who would have thought that strange things have happened in the village recently, from time to time people vomit and diarrhea, livestock disappear for no reason, and sows wail in the middle of the night......
The boat is not large, about 8 meters long and less than three meters wide, and the middle of the boat is arched into a shed with bamboo, which is a typical canopy boat. There are also a few waterfowl that are slightly larger than ducks and have long beaks, with streamlined bodies and feathers that seem to be covered with a layer of oil, which are cormorants who are good at fishing.
This small Wupeng boat has the gentle taste of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, and the hull is made of very light wood, without the use of an iron nail, and then brushed with secret tung oil, and made through various complex processes. In a sense, this canopy boat can be regarded as a handmade boat made by ancient methods.
In modern times, with the continuous reduction of forest resources and the popularity of steel ships, this ancient method of shipbuilding has become more and more declining, and has long faded out of people's sight. Even the wooden boats rented out at many water parks are equipped with generators and propellers, which are only possible at certain farmhouses.
In the case of this awning boat, precious timber such as teak, cypress, and pine used on it was taken from giant trees with a diameter of more than one meter, and it is now difficult to find. If the ship were seen by some old ship enthusiasts, it would certainly be considered a tyrannical object, and this delicate work of art should be solemnly stored in a museum, rather than being soaked in the water and rain as it is now.
It's a pity that adventurers are never the masters of cultural relics, and they don't cause more trouble. The old man was gently paddling the oars in his hand and smoothly and abnormally entered the hinterland of Mirror Lake.
Now the sun is in the middle overhead, and the sun is just right. The air visibility is very good, and as far as the eye can see, you can clearly see the snow-capped mountains in the distant sky as if coated with a layer of gold dust under the golden sunlight, and a sacred aura comes to your face.
The boat swayed, setting off a faint ripple across the mirror-like lake, and from time to time mischievous fish jumped out of the water, splashing droplets glistening in the sun. Occasionally, you can hear the roar of a beast faintly coming from the depths of the jungle, which adds to the mystery.
Snow-capped mountains, forests, lakes, blue skies, and white clouds are as if you have entered a beautiful picture, which is intoxicating.
Ten minutes later, the boat arrived on the opposite shore. The old man moored the boat, and while leading the people forward, he said:
"A few officials, after crossing a mountain beam, we will arrive."
Qin Fen nodded, "Please also ask the old man to lead the way." β
After walking forward for a while, I came across a bamboo forest, and on the side of the bamboo forest was a steep cliff with a height of more than ten meters. A clear spring gushes out of the mountain walls. This spring water is very special, divided into three layers, the first layer is more than one person high, there are more than ten large and small dripping milky stones, the second layer is a natural tray form, the dripping water on the top slowly gathers, leaking from a gap on the edge of the plate, the third layer is an artificially dug stone canal, the spring water has become the source of a stream, and the green onion flows to the depths of the bamboo forest.
At this time, Qin Fen and the others had been working all morning, and they were in a hurry, and they were a little hungry and thirsty, so they went forward to get the water and drank it all. I only felt a cold ice line slip down my throat, and the sweat on my body was immediately swept away, and after the cold feeling on my tongue passed, the aftertaste had a slightly sweet sweetness.
The werewolf scientist also drank the spring buffalo in his hand, drank it to his heart's content, and then said:
"It's very good, it should contain a lot of minerals and salts that are beneficial to the human body, and drinking it regularly can make people healthy."
"Who's to say it's not," said the old man, washing his face with water, "These three-eyed springs have been there since I was a child, and no matter how dry the weather has been over the years, it has never flowed continuously, and many people in our village have carried water from here to go home, and it is true that they rarely get sick." β
Qin Fen's heart moved, and he said, "Do you often drink livestock here?" β
"That's it." The old man shook his arm, lit his pipe, and took a sullen puff, "There are often free-range animals running here to come to the river, and even wild sika deer, foxes, wildebeests and so on in the forest will also take advantage of the night to come here to drink water." β
Qin Fen nodded, looked at the ground covered with a layer of green grass near the spring, and said no more.