Chapter 11: The Relics of the Holy Emperor
"You...... You want to teach me how to cultivate?"
Chang Le didn't dare to believe his ears, so he asked cautiously, and at the same time pinched his leg, which hurt a lot!
It seems that he is not dreaming, but looking left and right, the other party is a super master of the war spirit level, and the other party is a white-skinned and blue-eyed nobleman, so is it true that the other party said that he wants to accept himself as an apprentice?
How is this possible? Nobles are willing to accept untouchables as students? Untouchables who are theoretically unable to cultivate?
The knight in golden armor did not answer, but suddenly stood up from the soft chair, his eyes looking into the distance, and his brow furrowed slightly.
After a moment, he smiled and said to himself:
"What a powerful breath! Do you want to demonstrate to me? There are a lot of distinguished guests, and this Devil's Forest will be very lively lately. ”
Chang Le didn't understand what the knight was talking about, but the words "Devil's Forest" still made him creepy, and the children in the untouchable area were familiar with it since childhood, "cry again and throw you into the Devil's Forest", or "Cry again The monsters of the Devil's Forest will come and eat you", the Devil's Forest is simply the most terrifying place in the world.
The knight turned to Changle and reached out and patted him on the shoulder:
"Little guy, I'm very curious about your background and bloodline, you don't look like an ordinary pariah, but unfortunately I don't have time to talk about it now, when the devil's forest is over, I'll wait for you at the Imperial Capital Royal Military Academy, around the fifteenth of next month, you come to me!"
"Yes, I will come!" Chang Le nodded vigorously, and the excitement of his dream coming true began to surge in his heart.
The knight stared into Chang Le's eyes and asked with concern:
"Is there anything I can help with your family?"
Chang Le hesitated for a moment and shook his head:
"Saving my father from prison is my own responsibility, so I won't trouble you. But three gold coins is not a decimal number, can you tell me how to make the fastest money?"
The knight smiled with satisfaction:
"You know how to shoulder the responsibility, you didn't disappoint me. As for making money, you just need to remember that what everyone can do, you can't make a lot of money. ”
"I'm going to do something that no one else can do?" Chang Le muttered thoughtfully.
The knight stretched out his hand and pointed to the north:
"The Devil's Forest has been ravaged by demonic beasts recently, and the abnormal energy is surging like boiling water, which is a sign that the ancient enchantment is about to collapse, this place is the place where the Holy Emperor and the Demon King fought a decisive battle five thousand years ago, and it is likely that the relics of the Holy Emperor are hidden. Therefore, countless masters have heard the wind and come here, and once they have made a gain, they can get rich overnight!"
Chang Le was first amazed, then smiled and scratched his head:
"Ordinary people can't do this, but I can't seem to do it either. ”
"This is just one example. The knight was very serious, "Wealth is in danger, with your strength, going to the Devil's Forest is of course sending you to death, but you can go out of the city and take risks, now go back and look at the material market, calculate the risk and time cost, and then come out to do some hunting or gathering work." It would be a waste of your skill and wit to be a pariah coolie to help people carry sacks!"
"Okay, I understand!" Chang Le was already enthusiastic at this moment.
So, after parting with the knight, only four hours later, he was standing on the edge of the Devil's Forest.
In these four hours, the first half of the time was rushed home to settle his mother, and he was not worried about leaving his mother who was not in good health at home alone, so he let her live in Alain's house, eat and sleep with Alain, and be taken care of by Alain.
At the same time, Alain was warned to reduce her going out so as not to be seen by Master Taylor's men, who had evil thoughts about her.
Alain's father muttered that he was not very happy, saying that his daughter would marry a big guy in four days, and the mother of her "ex-boyfriend" Changle would come to live with her, and she would definitely lobby Alain to repent of her marriage, in case his daughter insisted on marrying a poor boy again, who would compensate for his loss?
Chang Le patted his chest and promised to come back to pick up his mother within three days, and he would not interfere with Alain's marriage, and he would pay 5 silver coins, which blocked Alain's father's mouth.
As for how to earn those 3 gold coins, Chang Le wanted to take a shortcut at first, taking a few beautiful ornaments from the beast soul space and selling them on Morgan Street, which was crowded with shops.
As a result, the people at the counter saw something with straight eyes, and called a companion to mutter, although the voice was small, but it could not hide Chang Le's "cunning rabbit" hearing, they thought that the untouched people should not have such a rare "strange thing" in their hands, and the way must be wrong, and they planned to call the Chamber of Commerce escort to catch or scare Chang Le away, and they could intercept the treasure for free.
Chang Le was angry and took back the items and ran away, although he didn't suffer any losses, the road of selling the base's property was impassable.
Anita sent an idea from the beast soul space, although it was just an idea, it could also make Chang Le feel that she was laughing:
"Dear master, the polyester glass ball is not valuable, but if there is no such thing in your world, and it is rare and expensive, it is not appropriate for you to take it out to be scary, and it may expose the secrets of the beast soul space, which is not good for your own safety!"
In desperation, I can only go to the market to inspect the market as Lord Knight said.
It just so happened that a stall vendor was arguing with others about the price, and Changle listened for a while, and found that the "fluorescent mushrooms" involved were local specialties, and were exported to all parts of the mainland, and were deeply loved by various chambers of commerce. The origin of the fluorescent mushroom is the Devil's Forest, due to the recent outbreak of demonic beasts, many gatherers have lost their lives, and the hawkers have asked for a higher price, from 8 silver coins to 15 silver coins each.
A fat man in a chamber of commerce thinks that the shelf life of fluorescent mushrooms is very short, and the hawker will smash his hand if he can't sell it at a high price, and use this as a hole card to bargain fiercely, and the two sides are red-faced.
Small mushrooms are extremely versatile, and all kinds of lighting magic, as well as magic lighting appliances, need to use the phosphor processed from this mushroom. Picking one mushroom is more than a dozen silver coins, and you only need more than twenty mushrooms to earn three gold coins!
Compared to some other adventure loot, this is the least time-consuming, least reliant on processing technology, and the least marketable, and the profit is quite good!
Of course, the Devil's Forest is very dangerous, especially according to what the Golden Armor Knight said, now that the "Saint Emperor Ruins" are about to open, the danger in the forest is even more dangerous than in the past. However, after Chang Le possessed the "Soul of the Cunning Rabbit", even if his combat power could not compete with that of a cultivator, his ability to perceive danger and escape was incomparable.
"Do what others can't do" is the secret of making a lot of money introduced by the knight.
So Chang Le waited for the fat man to fail in bargaining and walked away, and then came up to talk to him about the deal.
The fat man's eyes flickered, and he was suspicious of a pariah who kept saying, "I can get a lot", but in the end he agreed on a purchase price of 12 silver coins, so Chang Le immediately left the city and rushed to the Devil's Forest in the direction pointed out by the fat man.
After leaving the city, he had been running wildly, with very little time to rest, so it took only two hours to cross a distance of nearly 100 kilometers.
And in the process, he leveled up!
Now his cunning rabbit form has been improved by a gear, and he can sprint at more than 80 kilometers per hour, while the fastest steed is only about 70 kilometers per hour, and the power of attack and defense and "explosive kicks" has of course also increased.
At this moment, even if the second-level monk Young Master Taylor was uninjured or sick, and did not hang one arm with a bandage, he was probably no match for him in a head-on battle.
The previous battle with Taylor, and the chase and escape with Old Joe, are all helping him quickly accumulate beast soul experience, because "soul grinding" requires this kind of life-fighting experience to tap his potential, whether it is a fierce battle or a continuous run that breaks through the limit, there is no difference in nature.
Also upgraded is Xiaobai. Since the center console of the Beast Soul Tower can choose three "key cultivation creatures", he activated Xiaobai's icon, and from then on, Xiaobai was able to share his Beast Soul experience. Although he didn't expect a cat to help him fight, it would be a waste not to give him that experience, because there was only one "combat creature" in the space.
Kittens can also be upgraded when they sleep with their heads covered, which is really enviable!
And Chang Le can also sense the scene in the space, Xiaobai's appearance has not changed much after upgrading, but he woke up from his sleep, squatted on the edge of the lake and looked down at his shadow, and raised his paws to look in front of his eyes, he was very dazed for a while, but soon it regained its happy nature, and went to the grass to flutter butterflies.
On the way to the Devil's Forest, he often encountered various beasts, and Changle couldn't bear to hurt those weak animals such as antelopes and wild asses, although their meat was delicious and their skins could be sold for money, but after all, they were all fresh lives.
The only shot was against the whole pack of big bad wolves!
Wolves are also life, but Chang Le substitutes his feelings into the beast world, thinking that they are bandits among beasts, not to mention that the untouchables of Kassel City are often mutilated by wolves when they go out, but they have to go out of the city, looking for firewood in winter, digging wild vegetables in summer, and the three brothers at the end of the alley were eaten by wolves a few years ago, leaving an unforgettable memory for Chang Le.
The wolf's attack method is very simple, and it will only pounce with one move, and the only advantage is group siege. Changle, on the other hand, has far superior mobility and is not easy to be surrounded. After he continued to pull and disperse the wolves, they broke each one, and finally wiped out the entire group of wolves.
However, after leaving only the wolf pack "Queen" and a few of her dying subordinates, Chang Le once again relented.
In addition to distinguishing species, levels and combat effectiveness, the talent of "identification" can also tell him the living habits of the wolf pack, and at this moment there are many wolf cubs in the wolf den waiting for the elders to hunt and return. When he thought of those fluffy little things, Chang Le couldn't bear it, and finally chose to include the "Queen" and her subordinates in the beast soul space and become a group of "combat creatures", and by the way, the "Queen" led the way and went to the wolf's den to collect the wolf cubs.
These wolves are not ordinary gray wolves, but a new mutation based on the gray wolf, the "ironback wolf", the back mane is alienated into scales, extremely hard, can resist the minions of predators, and its size and bite force are also stronger than ordinary gray wolves. The Queen also has a unique Beast Soul Skill called Bloodthirsty Howl, which allows the entire group to greatly increase their strength for a short period of time, at the cost of reduced defense and agility.
The "Queen" and Chang Le started the "Bloodthirsty Howl" at the moment of their fight, which made the wolves even more disadvantaged, because Chang Le had the advantage of agility and would not let them bite at all.
However, Chang Le is still very excited, in addition to the "Burst Kick" and "Rainbow Fly" that come with the Soul of the Cunning Rabbit, he finally has the first practical beast soul skill from a pet, as long as it is launched at the right time, it will definitely be very effective.
Xiaobai's previous trick of "strong sleep" was a joke at all, if you can hypnotize the enemy, it's okay, what is it to let yourself sleep with your head covered?
So far, Changle also has the first "combat creature" legion, more than 20 iron-backed wolves of different sizes, and no less than five with combat effectiveness. The two "Key Cultivation" slots vacant in the center console of the Beast Soul Tower have now also added "Queen" and a strong male wolf.
When Xiaobai saw his new partner, he was very active, and he quickly mingled with the little wolf cub, chasing and frolicking around on the fairyland-like grass by the lake.
And Chang Le, who was wearing the Beast Soul Bell, carried such a "forward base" with him and continued to run towards the Devil's Forest.
The mountains on the horizon are becoming clearer, the summits are covered with snow, and the forests that stretch down from the mountainside appear like a sea of green.
The lack of tall trees in the wasteland is due to the strong winds that blow every winter on the permafrost plateau, and the Devil's Forest is only possible because of the high mountains behind it.
According to the introduction of the fat man of the Chamber of Commerce, this should be the West Devil Forest, and the East Devil Forest each rely on a mountain range, separated by a "blade corridor". The fierce cold highland wind was like a blade, and it was from that corridor that it was the corridor itself that was devoid of grass, except for large patches of gray gravel that were spread to the sky, and the edge of the gravel was as sharp as a knife's edge.
There is also a saying that the real origin of the word "blade" comes from a great war five thousand years ago, where the Holy Emperor of Light fought against the Demon King of the Other World, and it was the Holy Emperor who fell with a knife and cut off the continuous mountain range, splitting out a "blade corridor" that was thousands of meters wide and more than 10,000 meters long.
Looking at the hideous mountains and dark forests in front of him, Chang Le couldn't help but feel a little nervous, slowed down his pace, and carefully observed his surroundings.
Unlike the wasteland in front of him, he could meet humans from time to time at the edge of the forest, obviously some adventurers, and his appearance and clothing were very different from those in the city.
Unlike the heroes in the story, most of these people are gray, and their faces and clothes are covered in dirt. The men were dirty, and so were the women, except for some of the weapons or armor that glowed with cold.
There is no condition to bathe and wash often in the wild, not to mention that the spring is cold now, so it is normal for this scene to occur.
The adventurers were generally indifferent and vigilant, even when several people were talking, and when they noticed Chang Le passing by, they would stop and stare at him with scrutinizing eyes. However, Chang Le had no fighting spirit fluctuations, and because he was young, they soon stopped paying attention to such a non-threatening target.
In fact, their conversation couldn't be hidden from Chang Le at all, the "Soul of the Cunning Rabbit" was upgraded to level 2, his hearing was improved by 20 times, and those distant whispers seemed to be directly confided in his ear.
The increase in the number of adventurers here is of course related to the legend of the Holy Emperor's ruins.
According to past experience, there are treasures in any ruins, the more ancient, the stronger the treasure, because in the era of the Great War of Gods and Demons, the prosperity of magical civilization far exceeded today, and anyone who was lucky enough to get an ancient piece of equipment would mean a leap in strength, so these adventurers of varying strength came one after another, and they all wanted to gamble their luck.
The masters have been concentrated in suspicious places in the forest, and most of those who remain on the periphery are only at the monk level, and they are only limited in strength than Young Master Taylor, but they are also unwilling to give up the opportunity, even if they can't eat meat, they fantasize about picking up a few bones.
There is no doubt that even if there are no battle treasures in the ruins, at least there will be considerable wealth hidden.
The only one of them is Chang Le, who came here for a very simple purpose - just to pick mushrooms.
After two rains a while ago, this year's first mushrooms have started to grow. However, fluorescent mushrooms are not easy to collect, after all, the periphery has been repeatedly swept by the collectors of the past, and if you want to have a rich harvest, you must enter the depths of the forest infested by demonic beasts.
Until then, it is necessary to replenish the wear and tear of the long journey and start the adventure with sufficient physical strength and energy.
Chang Le stopped not far from the forest, cleared a clearing and built a bonfire, and took out the collected wolf corpses from the cold storage of the base, and after cleaning up a little, he set up a wooden frame and began to barbecue. The "Cunning Rabbit's Soul" was also canceled, and although there was no limit to the activation time of the beast soul, it was quite laborious to maintain the state, and at this time he just wanted to relax himself as much as possible.
The processing and barbecue of animal meat were the first time in his life, but Chang Le's movements were so skillful that even he was surprised, and after thinking about it carefully, he probably learned it from someone else's soul fragment when he received "soul activation". As for the fire, salt and spices used in the barbecue, the base kitchen has it all.
The wolf meat gradually changed color, the grease dripped into the fire, and the aroma spread, making Chang Le more and more hungry, after all, he hadn't eaten breakfast or lunch, and he hadn't seen meat a few times since he was a child.
His mouth was full of salivation, he smiled and rubbed his hands, and at the same time looked up at the deep forest, feeling the longing rising in his heart, not only for the barbecue, but also for the legendary Saint Emperor treasure!
Changle is also a human being, and it is impossible not to have a little dream of making a fortune.
"What is hidden in this forest?"
But after staring at the forest for a while, he had some extremely strange feelings:
"How is this place familiar? Have I been here before? Or have I dreamed about it? How is this possible?"