Chapter 250: Adventurers
"Wow what, aren't you able to sing well?"
Mia moved the horse a little closer to Su Wen's direction with a strange expression, and Su Wen's singing just now directly made Mia pull away a few positions with him.
However, after the end of a super tone idiot-level ghost scream, Su Wen cleared his throat again and sang again with a fairly perfect pitch.
The second time the performance was much better, and even Mia, a professional-level player, had to give a thumbs up.
Even without the accompaniment, Mia could feel the momentum and power of the song, which made her even more curious about the song's full state.
"Actually, the first time I sang it, that's the real level. β
The first time was sung by Su Wen casually, and the second time was to use some tips that come with music games, as long as you find the right rhythm, you can make a perfect pitch.
Although the pronunciation is accurate, in terms of Su Wen's performance experience and stage aura, the performance is still not perfect. gives Mia the feeling that she obviously has unique vocal conditions and vocal skills, but she sings stiffly, as if she is perfunctory.
But even if it's perfunctory, it's enough to put it on the stage to perform.
"Well, what are you going to do in the place where the monster came?" the two were silent for a while, and Mia suddenly asked again.
"Find someone. Su Wen replied simply.
Without much explanation, this simple answer made Mia's heart a little hairy.
Who would stay in that village? Isn't that a place where monsters gather? Or is it that what he's looking for isn't a "person" at all?
"What kind of adventurer?"
"Pretty much. Su Wen said vaguely: "His name is Falos." β
Mia breathed a sigh of relief, since she has a name and a surname, it shouldn't be a strange thing...... It's just that in that abandoned village, is it the kind of experienced adventurer who lives in the monster area, or is it some strong person who has been training in the monster area?
In the mountains and forests, the ghost war horse couldn't pick up the speed, and the two of them were more like they were on an outing than they were in a hurry. And Mia's state looks like she is indeed on an outing. After all, she had lived for twenty-two years, and it was the first time she had seen the scenery of the mountains and forests here.
Along the way, Mia did not hide her curiosity, and kept asking Su Wen questions about the plants or animals around her.
And Su Wen also used the knowledge he had seen in the books before to answer Mia's question.
"What is this tree?"
"Yellowbark wood, it will bear fruit in autumn, it can be eaten, and it is generally delicious. If you come more than a month earlier, you will be able to eat. If you look closely at the bottom of the tree, there should still be some decayed fruit pits, which can be used as bracelets. β
"What's over there, squirrel?"
"Big tree rat, can eat ......"
"Eat??" Mia asked subconsciously with a puzzled expression of "how can you eat a rat so cute".
"This little thing multiplies everywhere and breeds fast, in fact many adventurers catch it and eat it. Su Wen explained, and continued the answer just now: "It's almost winter, and they now have to hurry up and store food for the winter, so the frequency is much higher." β
"And what about this ......?"
"Huh?" Su Wen put away his casual eyes, looked at it seriously, and said, "This is a corpse poisonous spider egg, and they all migrated here......
"Monsters?"
"That's right. β
Mia looked at the turquoise eggs, and instantly got goosebumps, and the forest, which at first felt nothing, became terrifying. It's just that on the back of the ghost war horse with the hoof of blue flames, it gives her some sense of security and makes her feel a little better.
Centered on the advent portal in the abandoned village, there will be a steady stream of monsters, and as long as the portal exists, then every period of time, some monsters will come to this world from the portal.
In other words, the longer the monster comes, the more dangerous the environment becomes. And more and more monsters, naturally have to compete for a limited living environment, and relatively weak monsters that can't stay in the center will migrate out.
In the north of the abandoned village, there is a steady stream of adventurers from Pading Town, so the number of monsters has been effectively suppressed, but the forest in the southwest is a complex uninhabited area, and at the same time, there is a good ecological environment, which can be said to be the best habitat for these monsters.
"But don't worry, as long as it takes one winter, these monsters will be reduced a lot. β
Seeing that Mia was faintly worried, Su Wen comforted her.
Although a good environment allows monsters to develop almost unlimitedly, as long as the climate changes in winter and plants and animals disappear, these monsters of the genera have no food source, and their numbers will naturally be reduced.
Therefore, in this land, monsters will not be flooded, but the impact on the ecological structure is more or less a little bit.
"If only there were adventurers who could come here to hunt...... How much, I guess I can control the number of these monsters, right?"
As soon as the words fell, Su Wen reined in his horse and made a silent gesture to Mia.
Su Wen, who had remained indifferent throughout the previous journey, showed such a vigilant look, which naturally made Mia on the side worried.
So, Mia also stopped the ghost war horse, put her body on the ground, stuck to the back of the horse without temperature, and looked at Su Wen nervously.
After the two of them fell silent, all that was left was the rustle of the leaves blown by the wind and the occasional birdsong.
So, why did Su Wen stop?
Mia couldn't help but have questions.
Su Wen checked the map, was stunned at first, then smiled knowingly, and whispered to Mia: "You really said it, behind the mountain in front, there is a group of adventurers who come here with a detour." β
"Huh??" Mia looked at Su Wen strangely with a look of disbelief.
The abandoned village and its surroundings are all dangerous places where monsters gather, and at the same time, there are also a large number of adventurers hunting here, and the number of monsters outside the security line is certain, and when there are more and more monsters, the average income of each adventurer begins to decline.
Adventurers with a little brains went to the locals to get a map of the surrounding area of the abandoned village, and after a little analysis and field investigation, they could naturally know the information that the monsters had spread to the south of the abandoned village.
When you take out the energy and financial resources to compete with others, and you won't lose money on the detour, these adventurers will naturally appear in this place.
Over time, these adventurers will also increase, until all the unexplored resource points of the entire abandoned village have been developed.
"And ...... we?"
"Let's get out of the way, they're supposed to be resting, and they don't seem to be aware of our presence. β
Su Wen re-rode his horse and headed in another direction. Mia snorted and followed.
To be honest, these adventurers who can perceive business opportunities are the best among adventurers, and no matter what their strength is, at least they have the vision to analyze the situation. If you don't come from a large adventure party, you will grow into a good talent in a large adventure party sooner or later.
On the way to Markway City, thanks to the help of Hank, the leader of the Sword of Longjiang, Su Wen also kept in mind the matter of "helping him find outstanding adventurers" promised to Hank, and if he had the opportunity, it would be a very good thing to recommend these people to him.
Perhaps, it's okay not to get around?
But if you don't get around, a lot of things are not so easy to explain...... For example, the ghost war horse under the crotch, such as the southern bird on Mia's shoulder, such as the reason why the two of them appeared here but almost didn't bring any necessary items......
However, just as the two of them had not ridden far, a roar appeared on the other side of the mountain.
"What's that!?" Mia hurriedly repeated what she had done once a while ago, and lay on the back of the horse, for her, the back of this ghost war horse was the safest haven.
Su Wen frowned and said, "Monster." β
And judging from the volume of the voice, the size of this monster, or at least the voice, is quite huge......
Mia didn't ask what to do, but she still looked at Su Wen with concerned eyes, waiting for him to direct the next move.
In Mia's eyes, Su Wen's eyes were empty and unfocused, but in fact, Su Wen was checking the movement on the map.
In Su Wen's perspective, several white dots on the other side of the mountain had begun to move, and behind the white dots, a red dot appeared, presumably the monster that made noise.
And the worst thing is that those white dots actually began to move towards the top of the mountain, and they are getting closer and closer to the two of them! As long as they stand on the top of the mountain, they can see these two suspicious figures riding ghost horses at the bottom of the mountain.
Is it a safety education code like Su Wen's original world, "If a fire comes, you should go up in a high-rise building instead of crossing the fire"?
When encountering a monster that cannot be defeated at first sight, then the safest way at this time should not be to flee in all directions and share the crisis? Why do you want to run away in a group? Could it be that the bond between partners is too deep, so you have to die together?
In fact, in adventurous groups, there is often such a thing as friendship over friendship. Although it is said that the person who can entrust the back must be the most trusted person, under the premise that adventurers are gradually becoming a profession, the relationship between adventurers is more often just ordinary colleagues.
So their behavior is somewhat puzzling to Su Wen.
However, the puzzle was put aside, and at this critical juncture, Su Wen reacted immediately.
Su Wen first turned over and dismounted, then clapped his hands and dissolved the summoning of the ghost war horse. After receiving the order, the two ghost warhorses moved their heads, and then turned into wisps of ghost light and dispersed.
Mia only felt empty under her buttocks, and then she lost her support and fell heavily to the ground, lying on her stomach in an ORZ position, looking slightly embarrassed.
The metal bird flew up the moment Mia lost her balance, and then stopped on Mia's head after she landed. The duffel bags hanging on both sides of the saddle also fell to the ground with a clatter.
Before Mia could cry out in pain, Su Wen picked up his luggage, then put the long knife he had obtained from the tower behind his back, and made a defensive posture, staring at the mountain.
"What are you going to do......"
Mia got up, patted the dirt on her pants, and asked Su Wen.
But at this time, a group of figures also happened to appear on the mountain.
This is a group of adventurers wearing various equipment, there are warriors in light helmets, archers, and mages with magic wands and magic books, Su Wen counted them, there were six people in total.
And the appearance of the six people is very young, not like the kind of seasoned adventurers, but more like students who have just graduated from school.
When the six people saw Su Wen at the bottom of the mountain, they were first shocked, and then they were happy, but in the end, they still shouted with some worry: "Run, there are dangerous monsters behind!!"
It's surprising that there are people here, and if there are people, maybe they can defeat the monster behind them together. And the last anxiety is obviously because a few people see that the strength level shown by Su Wen and Mia is only a mere silver level.
With such a level of combat power, even the weakest of the six of them can't be compared, what can you expect them to help?
However, out of kindness, I reminded the two of them.
It was also this sentence that made Su Wen sure that these six people should be just novice adventurers who have just started, or innocent adventurers with good hearts.
If they were to replace those old fritters, in this deserted mountain wilderness, what they did was probably to use the two of them as bait, feed the monsters, and then take the opportunity to escape.
However, if it's an old fritter, when you encounter a monster, you will all fly separately in a big disaster, right?
No, it should be said that it is very difficult for old fritters to encounter such a situation. They don't come here to hunt in a different way, although the benefits are higher than the safety of the village, but at the same time, there are many uncertainties.
For example, the terrifying monster behind him.
The migration of monsters,It's going to be gradual, layer by layer.,Weak monsters because they can't compete with large monsters.,And then migrate out.,With it,Naturally, it's small and medium-sized monsters that feed on weak monsters.,After a certain scale,Medium and largeγEven more powerful monsters,Will also migrate over.γ
And this law is not only applicable to monsters, but also to all species.
"That...... What are we going to do now?" After those people finished shouting, Su Wen didn't react, and after waiting for a while, Mia couldn't help but ask.
Su Wen sighed softly, didn't lift his mouth, and whispered to Mia: "Then, we only have one scene." β
It was Su Wen's original plan not to make any extraneous branches, but since the matter had come to the door, Su Wen had no reason to stand idly by.
What's more, judging from the hearts of several young people, they are not bad people, at least, they will be worried about Su Wen and Mia, the two silver-level weaklings.
Good people have good rewards Many times, it is just a comforting word for no reason, but Su Wen is not very repulsive about doing the "good reward" in this sentence once in a while.
The speed of the six people was fast and slow, but the melee warriors who ran fast also ran with the weaker magicians.
And when the six of them got closer and closer, Su Wen found that one of the big men was carrying a petite girl on his back!
With another roar from the top of the mountain, a giant bear-shaped monster appeared on the mountain in the distance.
Although this monster looks like a bear, there are many ugly pieces of flesh hanging on its body, and its two arms are also unusually thick, and there are many disgusting protrusions on the arms.
The most terrifying thing is its face, compared to ordinary beasts, it has a large bloody mouth that almost occupies the entire face, and the sharp teeth in the mouth are densely intertwined in it, and if it bites it, it will probably lose half of its body.
On the other hand, the lower limbs of this bear demon are unusually thick and short, almost like two turnips, stuck in a piece of fat.
Forget it, the key is to have such an inverted triangle body, this bear demon still walks upright on his legs, just two giant arms, supporting him on the ground from time to time to share the pressure on his legs.
Su Wen was somewhat clear about the reason why these people were running up the mountain.
With such volume and legs, if you go to a higher place, you can widen the distance between you and it. And judging from its claws, this bear demon is not good at climbing.
This bear demon is only at the level of platinum intermediate level, and although its size is terrifying, its actual combat ability should not be very strong, otherwise, it would not have migrated to the forest in the south because of competition.
Experienced adventurers, those old fritters, should be the most fond of this high-level bulky prey.
It's just that most of the adventurers who have become old fritters are weak people who have no talent and don't cultivate hard, and in terms of strength, most of them are even inferior to these students, and it takes a lot of effort to hunt such monsters.
Because those adventurers who are talented or powerful have long since taken a back seat because of the improvement of their strength or the accumulation of capital, and they have gone to enjoy a life of comfort.
There are very few people who are willing to stay on the front line and take risks. After all, the inferior nature of most human beings is still the first to enjoy.
"Run! Don't be stunned!!"
The big man who was carrying the little girl on his back saw that Su Wen didn't react, and he drank again, judging from his expression, he seemed to be a little angry, it seemed that he should be an anxious person.
There is a reason why he is angry, after all, if he can't run fast, it will be a tragic end to losing his life.
You only have one life, and that's no joke!
Although most people believe in reincarnation, the fear of death is still unavoidable. The things of the next life will be talked about in the next life, in this life, of course, you have to work hard to live!
Su Wen quickly untied the rag wrapped around the long knife, threw it on the ground, and then handed the knife to Mia.
Mia subconsciously stretched out her hand, but halfway through, she immediately retracted again.
After all, the shadow that this knife brought to Mia has not been able to be swept away until now.
"Why don't you take it?"
Mia's face was full of question marks, why did you suddenly throw such a dangerous thing over and the wicked person asked me first why didn't you answer?
"Why should I take it?"
"You do. Su Wen was stunned for a moment before he reacted, he didn't seem to tell Mia about his intentions, and then added: "Let's help them, but it's a little more low-key, so you take this knife first, and I'll assist you later." β
"Why do you want me to do it, I can't hold this knife!"
"Or would you be magical?"
Mia shook her head.
"There's no problem with this knife anymore, and besides, don't you also have a silver level, or you're going to expose your ancient voice?"
Mia shook her head.
"Thinking about it this way, it's already a strange thing for the two of us to appear in this place, if we don't do it more strictly, they will see that something is wrong......"
Mia was a little depressed, and she didn't quite understand why Su Wen cared so much about other people's opinions, obviously she had such a strong strength, why she still pretended to be an ordinary person. Are these men all the same, enjoying the pleasure of pretending to be pigs and eating tigers, and selling cute and cute clothes?
As if seeing Mia's depression, Su Wen explained: "Because of the butterfly effect, do you know? It may be a bit troublesome to explain, but you will know later." β
It's hard to say whether you know in the future, but now, Su Wen plans to pass in a low-key manner.
After all, hundreds of years ago, Su Wen, who had the same power, did not leave any traces in the history of the continent, and out of his own intuition and trust in his former self, the current Su Wen also did not want to participate too much in the world.
It was just a gut feeling, but Su Wen still believed it.
"What are these two people doing, can't you see the bear monster behind you??" The big man was angry and angry, and when his life was at stake, what else were these two people doing!?
β...... Didn't you hear me?" said the little girl behind the big man weakly.
"Whew...... Don't talk...... Run over first......" Another well-proportioned warrior gasped and said, "The monster ...... There doesn't seem to be any long-range means of attack...... I think...... We may ...... You can fight back!"
"Don't make a fuss! save your life first! that guy is about to catch up!" shouted a magician with light spirit magic.
Going up the mountain is like eating Xiang, and going down the mountain is like diarrhea. It is a truth that has remained unchanged for thousands of years.
This is especially true for the huge Ursa monsters.
Although the uphill road widens the distance with a few people, when going downhill, the bear monster has a clear advantage!
The huge and strong body can ignore the obstacles of trees, which is much more powerful than that of humans.
When the young adventurers looked at Su Wen and the others again, they found that the petite woman rushed up with the strangely shaped long knife.
The steps are vain, the posture is uninitiated, and even the expression on the face is not so confident.
What is this for? Brain warts?
Mia felt the eyes of several people, and she had a stomach full of grievances but couldn't say it. Why do you want to experience this embarrassment!!
"Don't be afraid, it's just a platinum beginner-level monster!We can defeat it together!!"
Su Wen condensed two "appropriate" balls of magic power in his hands, and shouted to several people.