Chapter 51: The Timber Cat
(Thanks to the tip of "ants kill people, red dust swaying, and 285733362" o(n_n)o)
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Forest, forest, forest. @.23wx.
Along the way, there was little change in the surroundings except for the slight change in the height of the tree species and the slightly heavier humidity in the air.
It's no wonder that this forest is called the Everfree Forest, and it really has a sense of endlessness, even in late autumn, the trees are still green.
Especially when each of these trees is more than 20 meters, walking in the forest, you can only see the huge ~ large roots of the plant, the slippery ~ greasy moss everywhere, and the entwined artistic vines, in addition, you have to endure the ubiquitous harassment of various insects. It was never a pleasant experience.
Most of the pictures of animal areas circulating on the Internet are some beautiful landscape pictures, and even if there are pictures of beasts, most of them are gorgeous photos full of artistry and aggression, so that people do not feel the danger at all.
Only when you are really in the middle of it can you understand how bad those seemingly beautiful scenes are, and how many murderous intentions are hidden in them.
In fact, in just the past ten minutes, Rayong has already avoided three deadly traps.
Among them, two times Mu Jiu used his experience to discover the danger in advance, and once, it was Rayong who used his spiritual sense to discover the deadly poisonous insect hidden in the fallen leaves under his feet in advance.
However, for Rayong, it is a dangerous place, but it is also a good place.
The reason is actually quite simple.
Because, in his spiritual sense, the aura that floated can be seen almost everywhere, although the concentration is not high, but the amount is considerable, and it is not a little stronger than the one on the farm. And the surrounding dreary air is full of tiny life forces. These vitality are all emanating from these vigorous trees around them.
In this kind of environment, his true qi recovery speed can be increased a lot.
If he moved his own spiritual plants, the aura he could gather would be at least twice as large as at home.
In other words, this dangerous jungle might be a good place for him to cultivate. Of course, the premise is that he has to find a safe place.
At this moment, Rayong's footsteps suddenly stopped.
Seeing this, Mu Jiu immediately stopped advancing, glanced to the left and right vigilantly, and then looked at Rayong with inquiring eyes.
Rayong motioned for him to remain silent, and then raised his right hand.
I saw something pop out of his sleeve and rush diagonally upward.
"Wow~Wow!"
A piercing wail snapped into the tree.
At this time, Mu Jiu saw clearly the object that came out of Luo Yong's sleeve, which was a finger-thick crystal whip, which was almost indistinguishable to the naked eye in the dim forest. The material is exactly the same as the crystal armor before.
I saw Luo Yong grab the crystal whip with his right hand and pull it down violently.
"Bang!"
A black shadow slammed down from the tree and slammed to the ground, splashing a mess of fallen leaves.
The leaves fell again one after another, and the fallen leaves piled up on the ground were slightly concave, revealing the fluffy black shadow inside.
It was a black feline with a body length of nearly one meter, its dark yellow eyes were wide open, its limbs curled up together in pain, still twitching slightly, its tail curled up, and its whole body was almost immobile.
In the middle of it, there was a crystal whip, which was obviously the one that Rayong shot out just now.
"It's a forest cat." Mu Jiu glanced at it and immediately recognized this "little" guy.
Timbercats are the most common hunters on the outskirts of the Everfree Forest, specializing in assassination and ambushes. Compared to the large creatures in the depths of the jungle, it was petite and delicate. However, if you despise this little guy because of this, you will definitely learn a lesson in blood.
At least, with Mu Jiu's skills, he was attacked by the forest cat unexpectedly, and it would take a lot of effort to clean it up, not to mention those mercenaries who had not been specially trained and whose reaction speed was not as fast as his.
This is why mercenaries always carry one or two shoulder shields and arm shields. Because in an emergency, you can only rely on these small shields to resist the attack, in order to buy time to counterattack.
Luo Yong naturally knew what the forest cat was, but for him now, this level of attack could no longer constitute a threat at all, not to mention, under the scanning of the spiritual sense, he would be discovered by the forest cat before he made a move.
With a shake of his right hand, the crystal whip was jerked out, and a canopy of minced meat was picked up and returned to his sleeve with a "whoosh".
"Poof~"
Red blood spurted out from the wound, instantly pouring over the fallen leaves in front of it, and a patch of blood was dripping with blood. The forest cat let out a whimper violently in its mouth, its limbs twitched violently, and its long tail swung violently.
The crystal whip is as thick as a finger, coupled with the inverted blade above, the opening in the heart of the forest cat is the size of a fist, and the whip accurately hit the heart of the forest cat, this time almost half of the heart was smashed, the forest cat struggled slightly, and immediately died and could not die again.
This so-called crystal whip is naturally one of Xiao Luo's vines. The vines are more than five meters long, enough for medium- and short-range attacks. What's more, after Xiao Luo was promoted to a first-level life, her strength was not what it used to be. The attack just now was completely the power of Xiao Luo's vine itself, and Luo Yong didn't spend any effort at all, at most he pointed out the location of Xiao Luo's attack.
However, in Mu Jiu's eyes, all this is a manifestation of Luo Yong's magic with a whip.
In this dim jungle, it seems that he has long been accustomed to this kind of killing, and Rayong's behavior did not cause a single wave, and even the surrounding birds and insects did not change in the slightest.
Surprise is only a matter of a moment, as a warrior with extremely rich combat experience, Mu Jiu immediately regained his composure, looked at the corpse of the forest cat on the ground, and said: "Boss, although the size of the forest cat is not large, the complete fur is also worth seven or eight thousand. The fur is barely damaged and should sell for a high price. ”
Luo Yong nodded and said, "You clean up the blood stains here, and I'll go and peel off the skin." ”
As he spoke, he casually lifted the corpse of the forest cat, and turned behind a large tree that was hugging thick.
Twenty or thirty kilograms of forest cat carcasses were carried by him with one hand, and he picked them up, as if they were not weighing at all.
Mu Jiu opened his mouth, wanting to say that he could do this kind of work. However, then he thought of the blue-veined leopard skin in the yard, whether it was the peeling technique or the follow-up treatment, it was quite professional, so he didn't say anything.
What's more, dealing with the battle scene, cleaning up the bloodstains, and eliminating the traces is indeed what I am good at. A person like the boss, who specializes in Chinese arts, is unlikely to be good at these things, no matter how high his strength is.
Mu Jiu felt that the boss's arrangement was indeed the most suitable, so he naturally began to clean up the traces. There are almost no traces of battle, as long as the blood is cleaned so as not to attract other beasts.
Behind the big tree, Luo Yong then put down the corpse of the forest cat in his hand, pressed his palm on, and absorbed the vitality of the forest cat.
The forest cat is not large, and it will be absorbed after a while, and in the sea of knowledge, the phantom of that little light of life gradually solidifies, and finally stays in the state of not being real, and it is estimated that in two days, it will become a complete fourth point of life light.
Rayong took out the dagger and broke the cat's fur in the middle. After absorbing the light of life, the body was almost completely shriveled, and the fur came down casually, more perfect than the best skinner.
After that, there are some teeth, claw blades, and other things that can be sold for money. The main reason why mercenaries are willing to venture around in the beast area is for these trophies. There are many beasts in the beast area, but back inside the dragon wall, these furs or teeth and claw blades are worth a lot of money.
He quickly packed up and prepared to leave with his things.
Who knows, he just took two steps and was suddenly stunned.
At the edge of his spiritual range, there was a fist-sized aura clustered together, and although it looked unstable and its shape was constantly changing, it never really dispersed.
He didn't walk this way just now, this aura mass was just at the edge of the spiritual consciousness range, if he took half a step less, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to find it.
Rayong certainly knew what it was.
Ordinary plants have almost no ability to gather aura, and even if there is a mass of aura, it is impossible to catch it. In this situation in front of us, there is only one possibility, that is, there are medicinal materials in that location, and they are high-quality medicinal materials of the previous year, so that a small spiritual qi mass can be gathered.
The medicinal herbs themselves are not spiritual plants, but some medicinal herbs have grown long enough and the accumulated medicinal properties are getting stronger and stronger, so it is possible to have a weak effect of gathering spiritual energy, and this medicinal herb is usually considered to be a semi-spiritual plant. If they are given enough time, they have a chance to become true spirit plants.
Take the most common ginseng, for example. No matter what kind of ginseng it is, after a hundred years, it will become a semi-spiritual plant, and if it is more than a thousand years, it will be a real spiritual plant, and after 10,000 years, it is even possible to give birth to spiritual wisdom.
Of course, usually, they will be poached by humans before they have grown to a thousand years, and it is even more impossible to do so in 10,000 years. Sometimes, when you encounter mercenaries who are short of money, they may even die after only a few decades.
It takes different times for different varieties of medicinal materials to become semi-spiritual plants, and I don't know what variety this one is in front of me.
Rayong took a few steps to make sure there was no danger around him before he got closer to observe.
After careful identification, he confirmed that this was a three-yang vine that had just become a half-spirit plant, and the thick~strong vines were pulled out from near the roots of the tree and tightly wrapped around the tree.
The difficulty of becoming a semi-spiritual plant is much lower than that of ginseng, and this three-yang vine should be fifty or sixty years old.
Sanyang vine is used as a medicine with its roots. Its old roots are generally dark purple, segmented, and each segment is swollen and convex~, looking like a string of dark purple prayer beads from a distance. It is mainly used to treat kidney deficiency and impotence, premature ejaculation, cold pain in the abdomen, inability to urinate, cold uterine infertility, cold and dampness, soreness and weakness in the waist and knees, and rheumatism and limb qi.
In other words, it's actually an aphrodisiac.
Rayong couldn't help but hook his lips. The private life of a mercenary has always been rich, and it is rare to see a three-yang vine that is more than fifty years old, and I believe that many people will be willing to contribute generously to it.
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