Chapter 806: Temporary Combination
Strictly speaking, the Moling Snow Leopard is no longer an ordinary divine beast, but it can produce the best spirit beast energy stone unique to the spirit beast, I have to say that this is a miracle in the history of biological evolution.
Spirit animal power stones can bloom with colorful light, but like natural diamonds, they have no color in themselves, and most of those dreamy colors are reflected by the folding of natural light.
The monster energy stone is the opposite, the monster energy stone itself has colors, and the colors are extremely rich, red, yellow, blue, purple, black and white, these colors are not directly related to the grade, however, it is related to the temperament of the monster.
The grade of the gemstone is mainly the purity of the crystal, whether there are impurities or not, and the color does not affect the grade. Of course, if it is used as a craft, the color will also affect the price, but this does not make any sense to the superpower who replenishes his superpowers with energy stones.
Usually, the demon beasts with a violent and ferocious temperament are mostly bright and dazzling, while those gentle demon beasts are much more peaceful in color and will not be so ostentatious.
I learned from the energy stone merchant surnamed Xu that if the color of the monster energy stone is warm, such as red and yellow, etc., most of them are carnivores; If it is a cool color, blue, etc., it is mostly herbivores.
Of course, this only refers to the vast majority of demon beasts, among the demon beasts, there is a herbivore called Red Bull, although it is a herbivore, but the color is fiery red, compared to those fierce carnivore energy stones The color is dazzling, it is still excessive.
Through the appraisal of the businessman surnamed Xu, the fiery red demon beast energy stone in Zhou Sen's hand is likely to be the energy stone conceived by Red Bull.
It is said that although the Red Bull is a herbivore, it has an extremely fierce and irritable temperament, and likes to live in groups, and dozens of Red Bulls gather together to form a devastating trend.
Through the explanation of the merchant surnamed Xu, Zhou Sen speculated that the young man must have encountered stubborn resistance when hunting Red Bull with a group of partners, and as a result, the young man's companions were all killed by Red Bull, and only the young man survived, which is why the young man looked lost when he walked out of the dark forest.
The young man suddenly wanted to sell a power stone after touching his body at that time, probably the money and goods on his body were dropped in the battle, and then he remembered to sell a power stone for some cash emergency.
Judging from the young man's expression at the time, the young man had gained a lot, and there was definitely more than one demon beast superlative energy stone.
It seems that he underestimated the strength of the young man.
A character who can retreat under the attack of the Red Bull herd, and can hunt several superb power stones, will never be so simple.
Zhou Sen took out the demon beast energy stone in his arms, held it in his palm, and carefully observed it under the morning light shining through the window.
An extremely strange feeling squirmed in Zhou Sen's palm, as if there was a mysterious power awakened by the power stone, Zhou Sen's mind also seemed to have fallen into the hundreds of millions of stars, the bright and vast starry sky was incomparably deep and endless, making him feel as if he was helpless in the middle of the ocean......
……
Zhou Sen was taken into a strange world, and he felt like a flat boat, a sailboat, and a small dandelion.
Zhou Sen was immersed in the illusion of every second.
Suddenly, two warm currents were about to move.
Superpowers!
Zhou Sen woke up shocked, and he felt that the two superpowers in his body actually began to operate. Zhou Sen's shock was incomprehensible, these two superpowers must only loom when he was cultivating, like the current situation, unprecedented.
Subconsciously, Zhou Sen tried to control the direction of the two superpowers.
It was a completely unconscious act, and Zhou Sen channeled two superpowers into the palm of his hand.
"Buzz"
An ancient bell seemed to ring in Zhou Sen's mind, and those two superpowers were actually integrated into the fiery red demon beast energy stone, the sea, the red sea full of energy, the red energy, the incomparably furious, set off stormy waves in Zhou Sen's consciousness.
Zhou Sen hurriedly calmed down, calmed down, and controlled the two superpowers to swim in the sea of violent superpowers.
Once again, Zhou Sen felt the vast and boundless starry sky. Zhou Sen is like walking in the desert of stars, boundless, never with no end in sight.
Suddenly, the stars seemed to be stirred by a great force, and were overflowing wildly, like a sandstorm whipped up by a strong wind. Suddenly, the sandstorm changed, and thousands of blood-red cattle appeared, and the cattle ran wildly on the gravel ground, and the earth shook.
Zhou Sen faced the herd of cattle and stood majestically.
Zhou Sen's consciousness shook, desperately controlling the two superpowers, not letting the superpowers be crushed by the violent energy formed by the herd.
As time passed, the raging ocean began to gradually become quiet, and the cattle gradually became invisible, turning into brilliant meteors, forming a vast and deep starry sky again.
At the same time, Zhou Sen felt that the two superpowers had become warm, flowing in the limbs and bones.
Two forces were injected into Zhou Sen's body.
Zhou Sen felt that the fullness of those two superpowers had reached an unprecedented level, and the condensation was like substance......
It wasn't until the afternoon that Zhou Sen came out of that vast superpower.
The fiery red demon beast supreme energy stone in his palm did not change in the slightest, it was still dazzling, and the fiery red color was like the sea of blood in the illusion.
Zhou Sen showed a wry smile on his face, he knew that he had absorbed the superpower of the Demon Beast Superb Energy Stone, however, this absorption was almost insignificant for the energy consumption of the Demon Beast Superb Energy Stone, which showed that the superpower he absorbed was also insignificant.
Zhou Sen saw with his own eyes the process of absorbing the energy stones when Master Dingxu was healing Shen Wan's injuries, and that process was extremely shocking, Zhou Sen watched as the nine spirit beast top-grade energy stones were sucked clean and became dim.
However, Zhou Sen quickly got rid of his depressed mood, and he remembered that Shen Huimin once said that every time Shen Wan got a power stone, he would retreat, and the retreat time ranged from one month to half a year, which showed that if a superpower person wanted to absorb the superpower of a superb energy stone, it would never take three days or two days to complete it.
Even a master like Shen Wan still needs a few months, and a rookie like himself will naturally not do any harm to the best energy stone if he absorbs superpowers for the first time.
Perhaps, the Void Master's healing is to use a special technique to stimulate the energy of the energy stone and accelerate the catalytic process of the energy stone, which is not directly related to absorption.
Zhou Sen quickly figured out the reason.
If a superb energy stone could absorb the superpower cleanly in just a few breaths, then the masters of the God Cultivation Realm would have been flooded long ago.
Zhou Sen was secretly glad that his two weird superpowers were able to absorb the energy of the energy stones, which was enough to celebrate.
In fact, Zhou Sen didn't know that in the history of divine cultivation on this planet, there had never been a precedent for being able to absorb the energy of the energy stone in the early stage of divine cultivation. Of course, even if Zhou Sen knew it, he wouldn't take it seriously, in his opinion, he was now a tiger falling into Pingyang, if it wasn't for the disappearance of his strength, he wouldn't have taken the superpower cultivators on this planet in his eyes at all.
Although the energy lost by the Demon Beast Superb Energy Stone is untraceable, the reaction in Zhou Sen's body is extremely violent, every meridian, every vein, every muscle, seems to be full of infinite power, and the battle intent lurking in Zhou Sen's soul seems to be awakened by the surging power again, rampage through his body, trying to find an outlet.
The fighting spirit is surging.
Zhou Sen couldn't find a place to vent.
It seems that we have to enter the Dark Forest as soon as possible.
Zhou Sen came to Wuchao City, except for looking for the Red Heart Divine Tree, he didn't think about entering the Dark Forest to train, after all, he was alone and not suitable for entering the dangerous Dark Forest.
Zhou Sen originally wanted to enlist in the army, but Wuchao City was not as rumored to be.
When he was in the Lu family, Zhou Sen inquired about some news about Wuchao City.
Outside the pass, there are indeed small groups of Huns harassing the border herdsmen, but it is not to the point of being out of control, often as long as Wuchao City sends soldiers and horses, those Huns immediately flee, and they do not dare to contact the defenders of Wuchao City head-on.
Since there is no battle to fight, it is natural that there is no "speed" training, and Zhou Sen can only retreat to the second best thing and choose to go to the Dark Forest to train.
Zhou Sen's style of action is extremely meticulous, every step is cautious as walking on thin ice, although he is eager to cultivate, he is not reckless to enter the dark forest.
Sharpening knives doesn't take much effort to chop wood!
For the sake of safety, Zhou Sen still decided to postpone entering the Dark Forest, familiarize himself with the environment first, and make sufficient preparations.
"Do you know the Dark Forest?"
Zhou Sen summoned the soul of Shi Dan in the Ugin short sword.
"Hey, what has the big brother been doing lately?" Shi Dan Ling was connected to Zhou Sen's divine sense, and immediately sensed a violent murderous aura on a rampage, and the violent murderous aura was boundless and palpitating.
"If you don't want to be buried in the ground and never see the light of day, then, I ask, you answer!" Zhou Sen frowned.
"No, the monk has to figure it out, obviously the eldest brother has a surging murderous aura in his body, but the monk hasn't absorbed a little death spirit for a long time, isn't it fair!" Shi Danling protested.
"I didn't kill anyone with superpowers."
"Since you didn't kill superpowers, why are you so murderous? You have to tell the monk, otherwise, if the monk can't absorb the spirit of death, he will never be able to achieve positive results. ”
"If you achieve the right result, you have to absorb the spirit of death?"
"Yes, the monk has no physical body, and he must rely on the spirit of death to reshape his physical body, or directly cultivate into a scattered immortal, so that he can move around and find a way to reshape his physical body."
"What the hell are you talking about sucking the spirit of death?"
"This ...... In fact...... It's very simple, everyone has a soul, however, the vast majority of souls will dissipate and become invisible after death, only the superpowered, after passing the cultivation, the divine soul will be very powerful, except for the Nine Heavens Xuannu's shattered divine sword and ebony divine wood such characteristics of the weapon can directly kill the superpower, most of the superpower's soul will wander for a long time, if it is a high-level superpower, after the physical death, the soul can be temporarily attached to some spiritual equipment, and then slowly cultivate, in fact, This is also called Fa in the realm of cultivating gods. ”
"What do you call it?"
"Early stage of the Scattered Immortals."
"Scattered immortals also have early ......," Zhou Sen was stunned.
"Hehe, in fact, no, no one wants to go through this stage, because, this stage also means that the superpower who has not survived the high-level heavenly tribulation and dies, this kind of superpower, just relying on the soul to live, without the slightest mana, is helpless to mortals, and even is raised by others, becoming a powerful soul puppet without thinking, doing something hurtful to the heavens and reason...... Yes...... Zhou Sen, the monk told you this, he won't turn the monk into a powerful soul who specializes in killing! Shi Danling suddenly said nervously.
"No, it won't."
"Well, I don't think so, you are a bandit when you are killed, you don't need to raise a strong soul, if you want to kill people and harm others, you can do it yourself, there is no need to kill three hundred and sixty-five boys to raise strong souls and harm others...... By the way, the monk asked you what bad things you have done recently, why is there a violent murderous aura in your body? ”
"I just sucked up a little bit of energy from the power stone."
"Are you able to absorb the energy of the Power Stone?" Shi Dan led the great joy.
"Yes."
"Okay, good, the more powerful you are, the greater the hope of the monk's rebirth, haha, the heavens are endless monks, and it is not in vain that the monks have devoted themselves to the benefit of the common people in the first half of their lives...... Hey, strange, what does absorbing the energy of the power stone have to do with the furious murderous aura? Besides, you don't have any superpowers, any energy from energy stones? Shi Dan Ling asked.
"I don't know, I just feel the ocean-like superpower in the power stone, and I also feel the violent aura of Red Bull in the power stone."
"Can you feel the breath of the demon beast inside the power stone?" Shi Danling's voice trembled a little.
"yes, what's wrong?"
"It's okay, it's okay...... By the way, why do you ask the Dark Forest? Shi Dan led the topic away.
"I want to go into the Dark Forest."
"Well, the Dark Forest is a good place to practice, and there are free power stones, however, that place is full of dangers, and many high-level demon beasts live in it, which is very powerful, you have to be careful when you enter, otherwise, it is easy to lose your life, and the monk's life is still counting on you."
"Do you know the details of the Dark Forest?" Zhou Sen asked.
"I know somewhat, when the monk was young, he went in and practiced for about two years."
"Tell me."
"Well, there are many legends about the Dark Forest, but there is one legend that is the most authoritative. The Dark Forest is an ancient battlefield. ”
"Battlefield! I heard that the Dark Forest is boundless, millions of square kilometers, what battlefield is so big? Zhou Sen looked stunned.
"The battlefield of the Great War of Gods and Demons." Shakdan's lead.
"Gods and demons?" Zhou Sen didn't take it seriously, after all, most of the folk myths and legends were exaggerated by false rumors.
"Of course, some ancient books describe that here, once the battlefield of the war between gods and demons, at that time, the gods won a great victory, the demon soldiers were defeated like a mountain, countless large and small demons were killed, leaving countless demon beast mounts, the number of these mounts is too large, so, the gods placed a ban on the battlefield, so that the demon beasts could not escape from this area to harm the mortal world. Then, the demon beasts stayed in this land to reproduce, because the demon beasts were powerful, humans could not settle, and over time, this area became a vast and boundless forest, and those breeding demon beasts, through thousands of years of reproduction and evolution, began to become more and more powerful, and the variety became more and more abundant. Well, remember, there are also a small number of spirit beasts in the Dark Forest, and they should be the ...... of those gods left behind in the human world."
"Are those bans still in effect?" Zhou Sen asked curiously.
"Of course, if it weren't for those ancient prohibitions, demon beasts would have been wreaking havoc in the human world a long time ago, and the entire human world would have become a paradise for demon beasts."
"What are the characteristics of those prohibitions?"
"Obviously, in addition to the fact that the demon beast cannot leave the dark forest, it will also suppress the power of the demon beast, and the ability of the demon beast is also suppressed to a very low level, otherwise, the human superpower is not the opponent of those high-level demon beasts at all, that is, the Red Bull you said, it has reached the cultivation of a high-level third-order superpower, but if you fight alone, a middle-level superpower person can also kill Red Bull."
"I see."
"Not only that, but the prohibition of the Dark Forest is not only suppressive to demon beasts, but also effective against superpowers. In the Dark Forest, superpowers will not easily fly with swords. ”
"Why?"
"Because, the physical strength and superpowers consumed to fly in the Dark Forest are more than ten times that of the ordinary, and at present, even the most powerful superpowers in the Han Empire cannot fly through the Dark Forest."
"Ten times more!" Zhou Sen suddenly realized, no wonder some superpowers wanted to gather in Wuchao City.
"Yes, tenfold, think about it, if Edgeworth was exhausted when he flew into the Dark Forest, then what was he doing in the Dark Forest? To send to death! ”
"Yes." Zhou Sen nodded again and again and asked, "What is the difference between the spirit beast energy stone and the demon beast energy stone?" ”
"The difference is very big, if the same level of energy stones, the spirit beast energy stone is easier to absorb than the demon beast energy stone, therefore, the spirit beast energy stone is more popular in the cultivation world, however, there are not many spirit beast energy stones in the God and Demon Continent, so the average superpower person doesn't know the difference between the spirit beast energy stone and the demon beast energy stone at all."
"Understood."
Now, Zhou Sen completely understood the reason why the superpowered person was willing to exchange with him.
"Big brother didn't understand." Shi Dan Ling sighed.
"Huh?"
"Gods and demons are existences of the same level, and the energy stones between divine beasts and demon beasts should have the same effect, why are demon beast energy stones inferior?"
"It's very simple, because humans are descendants of gods, and it is easier to absorb the power stones of divine beasts."
"What about the descendants of demons?" Zhou Sen disagreed, because he was a scientist, and he had seen countless gods imprisoned on that mysterious spaceship, even made into specimens.
"I don't know, maybe, they are hiding among humans, such as you, big brother."
"Well, I think you are a descendant of demons, monk, and in order to survive, you actually instigated me to kill people with superpowers."
"Ah...... Sin Sin Sin ...... In order to survive, the poor monk should be a demon, it is better than being buried in the soil for eternity and not being able to be reborn, Amitabha Buddha ...... "Shakdan" keeps reciting scriptures.
“……”
Zhou Sen could only be speechless, he was no longer able to associate a noble monk with the current monk who was greedy for life and afraid of death.
"Big brother, when you go to the Dark Forest, don't venture alone, it's best to form a group, or hire a team of mercenaries."
"Why?"
"The most dangerous thing in the Dark Forest is not the demon beasts, but the humans, if you enter alone, without outside help, the chances of coming out alive are very small."
"Remembered."
……
Zhou Sen meditated and rested for a while, and by the time the three merchants looked for him, it was already afternoon.
The four of them had a late lunch, and then, hiring a carriage, returned to Wuchao City non-stop.
Back in Wuchao City, the four of them rested for the night, and the next day, they immediately looked for a shop. According to Zhou Sen's requirements, in order to save, the shops do not have to be in the bustling streets, but they must be open.
Soon, the four of them found a suitable place.
The old yamen of Wuchao City.
As early as a few decades ago, the yamen of Wuchao City was abandoned, because Wuchao City was incorporated into the military management, the original county government was revoked, and the houses have been vacant, becoming dilapidated and barren, overgrown with weeds.
Judging from the scale of the street, the area around the old county government should have been extremely prosperous, but it may be that after the county government was revoked, this street gradually declined.
However, when it came to acquiring the old county government, it encountered resistance.
According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, the old county government belongs to the state property, and if it is to be sold, it must be sold by the official functional department, but Wuchao City was included in the scope of military control decades ago because of a war, and it has not been lifted, and there is no administrative department at all.
In the end, Zhou Sen had to turn to the Lu family for help.
Zhou Sen and the three businessmen returned to the Lu family and received warm hospitality, not only Lu Kitten and Hanyu were grandly entertained, but also Master Lu was also personally accompanied.
Master Lu is very happy to help Zhou Sen, because the current Lu kitten Lu Dagongzi is no different from a normal person, which is completely due to Zhou Sen to facilitate this marriage.
The Lu family is worthy of being one of the largest families in Wuchao City, and its influence is incomparable, which was originally an impossible thing, but in the end, it opened up all joints, adopted the form of lease, and signed a fifty-year contract with the military, and the rent was frighteningly low.
After the contract is signed, it is considered to be a major event, and the rest is much simpler, as long as the county government is repaired and rectified, and some lines are added, it is expected that after two months, it can be put into trial operation.
It took nine days to complete this matter, but Zhou Sen only operated behind the scenes and did not come forward.
Zhou Sen knew very well that if he exposed his identity, it would inevitably affect the future development of the shop, after all, the Gu family was eyeing him.
When dealing with the lease of the old county government, Zhou Sen and the merchant surnamed Xu disposed of all the energy stones, and the price far exceeded their expectations, the energy stones that were originally worth seven million imperial coins were actually sold for a sky-high price of nine million in the end.
After selling the energy stone, Zhou Sen added an extra two million, and the shares remained unchanged, which made the three businessmen ecstatic at the same time, and shouted that they were fooled, regretting that they were in a hurry, and did not sit on the ground to raise the price.
By selling these energy stones, the merchant surnamed Xu opened up several channels for selling energy stones, which was very beneficial to the shop's future business.
Now, after deducting the rental fee of 200,000 imperial coins, the total capital has reached 14.8 million imperial coins, and it is estimated that it will cost 1.8 million imperial coins to repair the county government, and the working capital is as high as 13 million, which is quite abundant for a new shop.
At the same time, the three businessmen promised many times that if the business was good, they would never let Zhou Sen suffer alone, and once the funds were in short supply, they would make additional investments according to the actual proportion of funds.
It is worth mentioning that after Hanyu knew about the shop, he also invested one million private money into the shares, and the three businessmen considered the influence of the Lu family in Wuchao City and the relationship between Hanyu and Zhou Sen, and the three of them each gave up one-third of the shares, and made up enough for Hanyu, and they were all happy.
The shop has a majestic name.
The name was taken by Hanyu.
Spark Firm.
Everyone is happy with the name because it indicates a booming business.
Zhou Sen doesn't care, since Hanyu has taken a name, he will follow her.
After making the preparations for the Spark Trading House, Zhou Sen decided to enter the Dark Forest.
Recently, Zhou Sen would absorb the energy of that demon beast superlative energy stone every day, and those two superpowers had become more and more active and strong, and he had to endure the torment of killing every day. However, Zhou Sen still can't control his superpowers. At present, Zhou Sen is at most controlling his superpowers when absorbing the energy of the demon beast's best energy stone.
Strictly speaking, when absorbing energy, the two superpowers are completely an instinctive reaction, rather than Zhou Sen's conscious control.
Now, Zhou Sen just wanted to enter the Dark Forest as soon as possible to experience and vent the anger in his chest......
When leaving Wuchao City, Lu Kitten wanted to follow Zhou Sen to the Dark Forest for training, but he was still rejected by Zhou Sen.
Zhou Sen didn't want to carry a burden by his side that fainted at the sight of blood.
When he arrived in Wuchao Town, Zhou Sen began to hang out in the bar of the Stone Inn.
This bar is run by a blonde and blue-eyed foreigner in partnership with the inn, just in the lobby of the Stone Inn, about 500 square meters, mainly for some drinks and snacks, some hunters and adventurers, and Jianghu characters, most of them will gather here before entering the dark forest.
Here, it is the distribution center of news in Wuchao Town.
At the same time, there are people forming teams all the time.
To Zhou Sen's surprise, in his bar, he saw the young man who exchanged energy stones with him.
The young man sat alone in a corner of the bar and poured himself a drink, looking a little depressed. Although the young man looked lonely, his eyes were extremely sharp, and Zhou Sen had just walked into the bar and was immediately discovered by him.
At the same time, Zhou Sen also discovered young people.
Zhou Sen has an instinctive sense of unfamiliar environments, and he will observe the materials and distances of each utensil in unfamiliar environments at the first time, which is the experience he has learned during his more than two years on the run.
At all times, familiarity with the environment also means that the chances of survival increase.
The young man smiled at Zhou Sen and raised his glass. Zhou Sen glanced at the noisy surroundings, hesitated for a moment, and walked straight towards the young man.
"Zhou Sen." Zhou Sen didn't want to hide his name, he also believed that a real master would never pay attention to a little person like him, and the young man, who had reached the intermediate superpower, was definitely a master among the masters.
In fact, the reward on the bandit list, very few real masters take it to heart, unless they meet by chance, it is difficult for someone to deliberately hunt down the characters on the bandit list, after all, the characters who can be on the bandit list are all ruthless characters, and no one will take the risk to offend an extremely dangerous person without absolute certainty.
Most of the people who are interested in the gangsters list are young people who are just starting out, and they want to make a name for themselves by killing the characters on the gangster list.
"Hao Yunyao." When the young man heard Zhou Sen's name, there was nothing wrong with his expression.
Hao Yunyao nodded to the bartender and motioned for Zhou Sen to serve wine, and after consulting Zhou Sen's opinion, the bartender brought Zhou Sen a glass of boiled water.
"Plain water?" Hao Yunyao was stunned.
"Yes, plain water."
Zhou Sen nodded lightly. Zhou Sen also likes to drink, however, he will never drink with a strange and dangerous person.
A glass of boiled water was served, Zhou Sen picked up the boiled water, Hao Yunyao signaled, Hao Yunyao smiled, and took a sip gently.
"You're going to enter the Dark Forest?" Zhou Sen asked.
"Yes." Hao Yunyao nodded.
"Have you formed a group?"
"There is no regiment that suits me. What about you? ”
"Just came."
"Well, there's no hurry, just wait." Hao Yunyao stared at the door of the bar.
The two chatted with each other, whether it was Zhou Sen or Hao Yunyao, both of them seemed to have an instinctive vigilance, and they did not talk deeply, a few times, Hao Yunyao wanted to ask Zhou Sen about the best energy stone of the spirit beast, but every time he asked halfway, he diverted the topic, obviously, he also thought it was a little abrupt.
Zhou Sen didn't care, and his eyes also observed the people in the bar.
The bar is not dimly lit and noisy, but it does not interfere with people's conversation, but provides a natural barrier of secrecy for people's conversation, and groups of people gather around the table to whisper and talk to each other.
From time to time, someone will get up and leave at the same time.
Just as Zhou Sen and Hao Yunyao were drinking alcohol, a big man with curly hair and a shawl, dressed in leather armor, and a long scar on his face strode into the bar, and behind him, followed by five big men who were also wearing leather armor. The curly-haired man's murderous eyes swept across the bar, and finally, landed on Hao Yunyao's body, and then, strode towards Hao Yunyao, and the five leather-armored men behind him also followed, in this bustling bar, like a huge bull squeezing in, the people in the bar avoided one after another.
"Hao Calamity, I heard that you came out alone this time...... Bah, are you a man, what kind of water do you drink in a bar! ”
The curly-haired man walked to the table of the two, picked up Zhou Sen's water cup and drank it all, and then, wow, sprayed the water on the ground and scolded Zhou Sen.
Zhou Sen smiled, too lazy to pay attention.
"Yes, beast, you're still alive." Hao Yunyao smiled at the leather-armored man.
"Grandma, as long as I'm not with you, I'll live well." The leather-armored man touched the scar on his face and said with a sinister smile.
"Yes! You've been in the Dark Forest for a year, and you've been in and out a few times this year, and that one earned the most? Hao Yunyao patted the curly-haired man's shoulder and asked.
"This ...... Or the most ...... you did that time"
"Then, let me ask you, as long as Hao Yunyao and I come out alive, who will regret it! You? ”
"Ahem...... Not really...... It's just that you're too fucking evil, my Qin Haihai was blessed with a big life last time, but not every time I have such good luck, this little life is still good to keep. The curly-haired man coughed dryly.
"Hehe, the Tao is not the same, since you want to keep your life, then don't dangle in front of Lao Tzu!" Hao Yunyao's expression turned cold and he snorted coldly.
"Damn, the kid's cultivation has increased again...... Count you ruthless, Lao Tzu is too lazy to care about you. The curly-haired man was stared at by Hao Yunyao's eyes, and he was so frightened that he retreated again and again, and after saying a few words of the scene, he took the leather-armored men away.
"You're curious?" Hao Yunyao saw Zhou Sen looking at him, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Of course."
"If you have a power stone to trade with me, I don't mind telling you." Hao Yunyao said with a smile.
"Not for the time being, if there is, I will definitely exchange it with you."
"Well, it's a deal!"
"I know." Zhou Sen motioned for the bartender to pour him a glass of water.
"I've been here in the Dark Forest for more than a year, and I still have a nickname called 'Hao Calamity', because only one out of ten people who formed a group with me can make it out of the Dark Forest alive."
"That's a really low probability." Zhou Sen smiled bitterly.
"Yes, it's low, most of the time, like the last time you saw me, I came out alive, but the people who were able to come out with me are now rich."
"Are you a disaster star or a lucky star?"
"Half of each. Strictly speaking, with me, the opportunities and risks are equal, so I never lack teammates. ”
"It's really confusing." Zhou Sen smiled.
"Are you interested?" Hao Yunyao looked Zhou Sen up and down.
"Little, not much."
"Well, wise! I'm not in the habit of coming out with corpses. Hao Yunyao laughed.
"However, if the risk is equal to the opportunity, you can also give it a try."
"You really want to join a group with me?" Hao Yunyao was stunned.
"I'm just worried that you're going to kill me for the power stone, and whether you'll be killed by the demon beast, but I didn't think about it."
"Doom...... Hahaha...... Haha......" Hao Yunyao laughed, choking on tears from laughter, and suddenly, he grabbed a big man passing by and asked, "You say, will I, Hao Yunyao, swallow my teammate's energy stone privately?" ”
“…… Although Hao Disaster Star is a disaster star, and no one should get close to it, its reputation is still leveraged. The big man was stunned for a moment, obviously not reacting, but he immediately woke up.
"Get out...... Hao Yunyao pulled another big man at the table next to him and asked, "What kind of person am I?" ”
"Scourge ......"
"Say yes." Hao Yunyao raised his eyebrows, full of murderous intent.
"That...... That one...... In a word, the reputation is still good......"
"Hahaha, yes, that's it, that's it! Boy, next time you have a chance, Master Hao will give you a chance to make a fortune, remember. ”
"Mmmm, Hao Ye appreciates his face, and the villain remembers." The man actually thanked him again and again, looking grateful.
"See?" Hao Yunyao threw the man back and said to Zhou Sen.
"See."
"I, Hao Yunyao, make money and earn it in a dignified manner, for example, if I want to kill you Zhou Sen, I will definitely tell you that I want to earn the bounty of two million imperial coins!"
"You know me?" Zhou Sen's face changed color, and the muscles in his body tensed.
"Of course, I know Gu Jie, and we have had a few meals together, and he was killed, so I naturally want to know who killed him, isn't it strange to know you?" Hao Yunyao snorted coldly.
"You want to avenge him?" Zhou Sen's muscles tightened.
"Revenge? Haha, I'm too late to thank you, why should I take revenge? Hao Yunyao laughed again, "Gu Jie's face is dignified, full of male thieves and prostitutes, relying on his father, doing evil, and dying innocently, if it weren't for some intersection with him, he would have been beheaded by the sword a long time ago." ”
"Looks like you know him well."
"Of course, we have experienced the rivers and lakes together."
"He's damned." Zhou Sen's eyes were full of murderous anger.
"Don't tell me what happened, I know he's damned." Feeling Zhou Sen's overflowing murderous intent, Hao Yunyao's eyes showed a hint of surprise, and he began to reassess Zhou Sen's strength.
"Thank you."
"I have to thank you." Hao Yunyao smiled lightly, "Now, can we have a drink?" ”
"Of course, I'm in for a treat!"
"You bribed me?"
"Sort of."
"Okay, then this wine, it's done, haha!"
Zhou Sen called the bartender to serve wine, added some snacks, and the two drank happily.
"Hao Calamity, I'm back again!" While the two were drinking, the curly-haired man came over with the leather-armored men again.
"You're not afraid?" Hao Yunyao glanced at the curly-haired man.
"I'm afraid...... However, after discussing it with my brothers just now, I decided to do it with you. ”
"Hehe, beast, your choice is right, but this time I'm going to bring a rookie."
"Him?" The curly-haired man glanced at Zhou Sen and frowned.
"Yes."
"I'm afraid he'll die before he gets to his destination." After the curly-haired man looked at Zhou Sen, his face showed a hint of contempt.
"Hehe, if he wants to die, let him die." Hao Yunyao said with a smile.
"Yes, if you want to die, just let him die." The curly-haired man smiled and nodded.
"Zhou Sen, remember, my rule is to take care of yourself, no one will take care of you, have you thought about it?"
"I've figured it out." Zhou Sen nodded affirmatively.
"Then let's go!"
Hao Yunyao stood up suddenly, drank all the wine in the cup, and then, suddenly slammed the cup on the ground, the people in the bar heard someone drop the cup, first there was a commotion, and when they saw Hao Yunyao, they immediately became quiet, obviously, people know Hao Yunyao.
"Leaving now?" Zhou Sen was stunned, but at this time, it was time for the lights to come on.
"Of course, is it possible to bathe and cleanse yourself, kill pigs and slaughter sheep to celebrate before setting off?" Hao Yunyao's face showed a look of urgency.
"Ahem...... Not really, let's go. ”
Zhou Sen got up to settle the bill, and Hao Yunyao didn't shirk it, and after Zhou Sen settled the bill, a group of people immediately rushed out and left the bar.
Night has fallen, but the streets of Wuchao Town are still full of traffic, many rugged men are singing, and on the side of the road, there will be some wandering warblers from time to time to solicit business.
There are a total of six curly-haired men, plus Zhou Sen and Hao Yunyao, this temporary team has eight people.
Except for Zhou Sen, everyone else seemed to be extremely familiar with the Dark Forest, and along the end of the street, they went straight into a path that led to the Dark Forest. Probably because there are more people walking, there is not a single weed on this path, it is bare, even in the faint moonlight, it is still easy to distinguish.
At first, the trees of the forest were still very loose, and the silver-white moonlight was generously scattered on the earth, but in less than an hour, the trees became luxuriant, and the branches and leaves that covered the sky and the sun completely blocked the moonlight, and the inside of the forest became pitch black, and the five fingers could not be seen.
The curly-haired man seemed to have been prepared, and cut a few branches by the side of the road, and made a torch by himself, and dripping a few drops of thick black grease on the torch, and the wet branches immediately burned.
I don't know what the black grease is, but it is not only fire-resistant, but also extremely resistant to burning.
It seems that this group of people has a wealth of experience in the wilderness.
The curly-haired man seemed to be thinking about entering the dark forest at any time, and was extremely well prepared, not only bringing some camping tools, but also a lot of daily necessities such as food and salt.
Although the forest was luxuriant, the group of people was not nervous, they were still very relaxed, and they kept chatting.
From their chat, Zhou Sen learned that it turned out that the curly-haired man was the leader of a mercenary group with a license, and he was stationed on the periphery of the Dark Forest all year round, and temporarily organized members to enter the Dark Forest.
The curly-haired man was not like those adventurers and experienced young people, he was completely a hunter, a hunter who hunted for money.
The mercenary group owned by the curly-haired man is also an empty shell, extremely loose, as long as the curly-haired man has permission, anyone can come in and leave at any time.
Zhou Sen found that the curly-haired man is actually very powerful, between the characters and the strong.
The curly-haired man's surname is Qin, nicknamed Beast, and his mercenary group is called "Raptor Mercenary Group".
Now, Zhou Sen is also a member of the Raptor Mercenary Group, but the head of the group has no interest in him, and he doesn't talk to him at all, and occasionally Zhou Sen asks some questions, but he ignores them.
Zhou Sen was unimpressed by the unreasonableness of the head of the beast group, in fact, he had nothing to ask, because he had an "encyclopedia" with him, and when he was fine, he could communicate with Shi Dan through his divine sense.
Shi Danling knew that after Zhou Sen entered the Dark Forest, he was even more nervous than Zhou Sen, and kept telling Zhou Sen what problems to pay attention to, for fear that Zhou Sen would die in the Dark Forest for unknown reasons.
Although Shi Danling was a little verbose, he benefited Zhou Sen a lot and knew the distribution of the interests of some mercenary groups.
The prey obtained by any mercenary group is distributed according to the strength of the benefits, and there is a very reasonable distribution plan. For example, among the eight people now, Hao Yunyao is the most powerful, then, he has to get at least 20% of the total profit, although the strength of the beast leader is not as good as Hao Yunyao, because he is the head of the group, he can also get 20%, and the remaining 60% is distributed by the other five leather armor men and Zhou Sen, of course, Zhou Sen is impossible to get ten percent, usually the minimum standard, five percent.
Zhou Sen learned that the things he feared about infighting for the sake of private ownership were extremely rare in the Dark Forest.
Anyone who enters the Dark Forest attaches great importance to teamwork, and once there is a crack in the team, the probability of survival will be reduced a lot, because the team is an overall circle of interests, and it is also a formed strength, and if there is infighting, it is equivalent to weakening the strength of your team.
The weakening of the team's strength will not only affect the efficiency of the hunt, but also affect the safety in the future, because in the Dark Forest, it is not uncommon for the team to ambush the team.
In the Dark Forest, even a team of people who don't know each other is very focused on team spirit, and once the name of selfishness spreads, then that person will never be able to enter other teams, and will be ostracized by all adventurers.
From the words of the head of the beast group, he also had some understanding of Hao Yunyao.
Hao Yunyao is a madman, and he hunts those high-level demon beasts in the Dark Forest every time. Because of this, as long as there is a team with Hao Yunyao's participation, there will be heavy casualties. However, under the great risk, the rewards are also extremely rich, as long as you can come out alive, you will all return with a full load.
In Wuchao Town, Hao Yunyao is a disaster star and a wealth star.
Hao Yunyao is not short of partners, there are people waiting in line for his favor every day, however, Hao Yunyao does not join a random team, at least, he also wants an experienced adventurer like a beast......
To Zhou Sen's surprise, this sudden departure took more than a dozen hours to trek, and it was not until noon the next day that he stopped to eat something.
Although he had only reached the edge of the Dark Forest, Zhou Sen felt that he had completely entered the primeval forest, with towering trees, thick vines entangled in it, shrubs and thorns taller than a person, and it was extremely difficult for people to walk through it.
At this time, one by one was already sweating, and even Hao Yunyao was embarrassed, but Zhou Sen was calm. For Zhou Sen, this is really insignificant, but he often has a record of running hundreds of miles in one night.
"Not bad."
The head of the beast group glanced at Zhou Sen and nodded, with a satisfied expression on his face, less contemptuous at the beginning.
At all times, the strong are able to be respected.
There is no doubt that Zhou Sen's strong body impressed the group.
"Zhou Sen, your stamina is quite good." Hao Yunyao took a bite of dried meat and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"It's okay to do some heavy physical work since I was a child." Zhou Sen is also not humble.
"Well, yes, how about helping me carry the sword on my back?" Hao Yunyao said with a smile.
"Willing to serve, however, this dark forest is dangerous, and the sword can defend ......"
"Hahaha......"
"Haha......"
Before Zhou Sen finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter.
"Did I say something wrong?" Zhou Senzhang and King Kong were confused.
"Zhou Sen, don't worry, in the last three days, we won't be in any danger, this is just the edge of the Dark Forest, you don't have to be nervous."
"Oh...... Hehe, in that case, you might as well let me carry the things on my back. ”
"Can you stand it?" The head of the beast group looked surprised.
"It's okay, the people in the village say that I was born with divine power, and it is okay to carry a few hundred catties." Zhou Sen said confidently.
"Okay, Zhou Sen, according to the rules of the mercenary group, those who are willing to carry the weight can be taken care of and protected, just now Hao Disaster Star asked you to carry a long sword for him, in fact, it is to give you an extra share, I didn't expect you to be sensible, in this case, don't say that I am unkind and unjust, even if you are ten percent, of course, you still have to carry things, hehe."
"No problem."
Zhou Sen knew that at this time, he had to win the favor of everyone, and when he arrived in the Dark Forest, he would have more chances to survive.
After eating something, they rested for a while and immediately set out on the road.
This time, Zhou Sen carried all the supplies on his shoulders, at least more than 200 catties, and traveled all the way for a long time, everyone saw that Zhou Sen was not tired at all, they were all amazed, and several big men simply saluted Zhou Sen with weapons on his back, and Zhou Sen looked like a camel.
After adding those weapons, Zhou Sen's weight exceeded three hundred catties, but Zhou Sen was still easy when he walked.
"Xiao Zhou, with your brute strength, you will become the most popular person in Wuchao Town." The head of the beast group had already put away his contempt for Zhou Sen, and said with a smile.
"Hehe, I'm just some brute strength, I hope I can eat with a mouthful of food."
"Zhou Sen, how many things can you carry at most?" Hao Yunyao asked curiously.
"I don't know, the most time is more than 500 pounds. In fact, now there are almost more than 500 catties, and my long knife is also about 200 catties. ”
"More than 500 pounds of ......"
Everyone looked at each other and gasped. A big man in leather armor was curious, so he asked Zhou Sen to untie his long knife and weigh it, and after holding it in his hand, he suddenly couldn't close his mouth.
Seeing that the big man looked sluggish, everyone took turns to take the thick-backed long knife wrapped in cloth, and then, they were all dumbfounded, even Hao Yunyao was surprised, obviously, they didn't expect that the inconspicuous long knife behind Zhou Sen's back was so heavy.
"Zhou Sen, aren't you tired of carrying this long knife on your back for a long time?" Hao Yunyao asked.
"Hehe, get used to it, I like heavy weapons." Zhou Sen replied honestly, he knew from Shi Dan Ling that in the Dark Forest, there was no point in hiding strength, but he was despised and could not be respected.
"How much can you carry?" The head of the beast group asked curiously.
"Well, I guess we can add a little bit." Zhou Sen understands that this is not the time for humility.
"You can add it!"
Everyone was stunned.
"Xiao Zhou, in this way, don't participate in the battle, in the future, follow us, and you will be responsible for carrying out the valuable fur and bones on those demon beasts, so as to ensure that you will get rich in a few months." The head of the beast laughed.
"You must participate in the battle, and you have no problem carrying things!" Zhou Sen patted his chest.
Everyone saw Zhou Sen's expression and burst into laughter, the atmosphere was extremely harmonious, obviously, everyone had accepted Zhou Sen as a new member.
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