Beyond the open and bright lake of the Tears of God, bidding farewell to a group of optimistic and enthusiastic lizardmen fishermen, the seven of them re-burrowed into the dim swamp. Returning to the darkness, the girls may be a little uncomfortable psychologically, but the psychological quality of the adventurers makes them quickly adjust their mentality and face this huge swamp. As we went deeper, the swamp began to emerge as the soft ground began to become muddy, and with each step, the boot sank into the mud, leaving only the upper ankles exposed. The girls thought of Galantis's introduction that they could bypass an area known as the Muddy Lands by passing through the lake, and now they think about it, if the normal ground inside the swamp was muddy to this extent, what would be the state of the area specifically called the Muddy Lands?

"Hiss, this should be part of the muddy land, hiss, it's the edge of the muddy land. Galantis walked very easily, the lizardman's unique lower claws are wide and flat, and there are transparent webs between the long toes, stepping on the mud, due to the large area of force, will not be trapped, watching the girls trek hard, the lizardman lady explained for her hometown: "It's really difficult to walk here, hiss, but it should be much better after here, hiss, I'm really sorry, hehe, I didn't think it would be so difficult for you to walk here, I knew it would be a detour." ”

"It's okay, it's not a big deal. Catherine wiped the sweat from her forehead, the knight girl's face was stained with a lot of splashes of mud, but it was precisely this face, with the silver knight chain mail on her body and the soft and resolute expression on her face, which could make people feel a burst of heartbeat. However, what the knight maiden did was not very exciting, and after Catherine comforted Galantis softly, she immediately turned to Pannis, held out her hand to him, and said, "Bring it." ”

"Ahh I don't know what you're asking for. ”

"Go on, pretend hard. Catherine rolled her eyes and said, "Don't think I didn't see it, you secretly packed a lot of twigs and reeds into your backpack when you were packing your bags in the morning. That's right. ”

"Aha, that's just a swamp specialty. Pannis smiled dryly and said, "That's right, it's a swamp specialty, and I will keep it as a souvenir when I return to the City of Knowledge in the future, and I want to give it to Ansa and Michelle." And the fawn and Annie, and the flower and grass sisters are also going to be delivered, by the way, and Nicole and Rachel, so I picked a lot of specialties, hahaha, is this what you want?"

"yes, swamp specialty, huh, but you must not have thought of it. I watched you quietly when you were in the back just now, and I saw that you were mysteriously weaving something of unknown use with those specialties, and you still had that smirk on your face, which is the expression you have whenever you want to do something bad. Catherine snorted coldly, approached Pannis, stared into Pannis's eyes closely, and said, "I already know your current personality very well, you have definitely expected the current embarrassment, and you must have a solution to the swamp before, so I have every reason to believe that what you were weaving just now." It exists as a countermeasure. But you guy must have wanted to see our jokes, so he deliberately didn't take it out in advance, and then snickered on the side, but unfortunately I found out when you were snickering just now. Hum. Do you still want to quibble? Hand over the stuff. ”

"Ha, ha, ha, the weather is really nice today. Pannisy tilted his head and laughed dryly, stammering, "You misunderstood, haha." The ones I knit are really just souvenirs, hahaha, but when you say that, I remember, those souvenirs can be used to facilitate walking in the swamp, haha, how can I deliberately not take them out and want to see the joke, you think of me like this, I'm so sad, Eun, it's really sad. ”

Catherine squinted, ignoring the nonsense in Pannis's mouth, snatching a few braids from him. If you look closely, these are several pairs of shoes woven with branches and reeds, the shape of the shoes is very strange, the top is just enough to fit on the boots of the girls, and the bottom of the shoes is made of branches and reeds to form an oval disc, about twenty centimeters wide, about forty centimeters to the degree, the disc is strong and tight, and will never let the mud penetrate easily. These shoes are put on the outside of the boots, and when walking in muddy places, you can avoid getting stuck in the mud like a lizardman, making it very convenient to move.

The girls put on their shoe covers and tried to walk a few steps, but it was much easier than the hard work of pulling their feet out of the mud to walk, and as long as they got used to this awkward way of walking, they would not move much slower than in a normal environment. After changing into new shoes, the crying and laughing girls took turns to punch Pannis's back a few times, and they didn't know whether they were thanking or punishing, but judging from Pannis's strange expression, I am afraid that the punishment component was not so sufficient.

"It's finally done, hiss, let's go. Galantis waited patiently to see the girls get used to the new equipment, and then waved a plant that had been pulled up from a corner of the mud in his hand and said, "Let's go, hiss, since you have new shoes, you should be able to walk quickly." ”

"Well, I've kept you waiting. Catherine smiled apologetically at the lizardman lady, shrunk her head, avoided the plant that Galantis had inadvertently waved, and asked angrily and amusefully, "Why did you pull it out all of a sudden, and it didn't provoke you?" ”

The plant in the lizardman's hand looked very much like a pocket bamboo, about two meters tall, the same straight and unforked, and the same knotted structure, but the wood was still close to that of ordinary trees. Galantis was stunned by Catherine's question, and immediately flicked his tail, and with a click, broke the plant in his hand into two pieces, and the inside of the plant did not grow woody like bamboo, but the difference was that it was filled with a milky clear liquid like milk, and a faint sweet aroma came from the liquid exposed to the air. The lizardman lady brought the plant to her mouth and took a sip, her face showing a look of remembrance, and after returning home from home for many years, her deep love for the grass and trees in her hometown was fully exposed in front of the girls, and she replied happily: "Hey, that's a good thing, hiss, this is a stick tree, a low shrub peculiar to swamps, which grows only on muddy enough ground." It's not really very useful, the wood is too brittle and easy to break, and it can't be used to build houses and make tools, and it can't be used for eating. But every once in a while, they'll be filled with this milky liquid, sour and sweet, with a faint woody aroma, and you can all try it, not to mention how delicious it is, and you'll love it when you take a sip. ”

The girls took a few sticky sticks from Galantis and tried to break them open from them, and sure enough, the translucent soft wood membrane was filled with flowing liquid. I tried to take a sip, it was even more delicious than the juice sold in some stores in the Holy Capital, and I couldn't help but drink all the liquid in the whole bamboo tree in one go.

"If this thing is sold in the Holy Capital, it will definitely earn a lot of gold coins. Catherine asserted, "It's so delicious, why hasn't anyone tried to sell it in the outside world?"

"There is no way, the stick wood will die after more than twenty-two hours from the ground, and it can only grow in the muddies of the swamp, and the liquid inside will deteriorate quickly if it leaves the stick wood for a few hours, so whether it is transported whole or only the liquid, it is difficult to transport it outside, even if it can be transported out in small amounts, there is no way to sell it. Galantis didn't know the answer to Catherine's question, but Pannis explained it for her: "Alcmene had considered this approach when he was trying to strengthen communication with the outside world, but in the end there was no way, not even if he used magic to freeze the liquid into ice, and freezing would not stop the deterioration of this stick liquid. ”

"It's a shame that you won't be able to drink such a delicious drink after leaving the swamp. Catherine sighed regretfully, this knight from an aristocratic background actually cared about the enjoyment of life, but it was deliberately suppressed for various reasons. The knight girl shook her head helplessly: "Moreover, it is obviously a way to obtain countless gold coins, but it can only be abandoned for this reason, which is really unacceptable." Whew, forget it, Galantis, what to do with the stick wood that you have drunk? Is it useless? If it is useless, I will throw it away. ”

"Don't throw, hiss. Galantis immediately stopped: "The stick wood is very vigorous, hiss, like me, stick it directly back into the mud, and soon it will be rejuvenated." Also, hiss, the other one, in turn, is inserted into the mud and hisses, and then this half of it can live, and they reproduce in this way. ”

As he was talking, he suddenly remembered the sound of Si Xi Suosuo, and a half-human-tall demonic beast emerged from the bushes not far away. In the Monster Illustrated Book, this beast is known as the Swamp Ranger, and they are somewhat similar in appearance to anteaters, but their bodies are covered in thick scale armor and have a very hard texture that is difficult for normal attacks to penetrate. These monsters have sharp claws on their limbs that can easily cut through plants and dig through the soil. But they are herbivorous beasts, and as long as they don't provoke these good-natured beasts, they will never be in any danger.

The ranger slowly walked to a small piece of stick wood, and with a flick of his skillful claws, he cut off a piece of stick wood, put his mouth on the broken one, and drank the liquid from the whole stick wood in one gulp. The beast's tongue licked its lips and face, and it seemed to attack another stick wood as if it couldn't get enough of it.

"Damn, hiss, that's my drink. Like a child who had been robbed of a toy, Galantis yelled at the rangers, "You glutton, hiss, go find other." ”

With a lazy expression, the ranger glanced at the lizardman lady casually, ignored her, and leisurely cut off the second stick wood. (To be continued.) )

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