The sound of the wheels of the carriage rolling.

Indeed, as Raymond calculated, about eleven o'clock a little after a while, the caravan arrived at the Ripple River Shoal.

The Lianhe shoal was still the same as when Fang Qiuling left, but the movement of the caravan arrival was a little big, causing crabs, loaches and the like on the mud to hide one after another.

Today's weather is very nice, cloudless and the sun is shining. This is the time of the day when the positive energy is at its highest. As an undead creature driven by dead qi and negative energy, appearing and attacking at this moment is undoubtedly a cocoon.

There is a weather setting in the game, and "scorching sun" is not an individual state, but it is a basic scene attribute of the whole. In the Scorching Sun scene, all spell effects and spell-like effects related to negative energy have a maximum penalty of 20%. This penalty is ignored by most players, as it has little to no effect. The few players who need to be aware will also choose other skills that are not punished in the scorching sun.

In reality, there is no doubt about the sun's suppression of the undead. However, whether it can reach 20 percent, Fang Qiuling has no bottom in his heart. Out of caution and caution, he felt it best not to expect too much from the suppression of the scorching sun. Low-level undead win by quantity, suppress and suppress, and don't care; High-level undead are known for their strong strength, and there are ways to deal with the scorching sun!

The low-level undead are cannon fodder, and they can be slashed through with a single brain. There are no tactics and no need to think about losses. The absolute superiority in numbers can greatly restrain the tactical arrangement, and give full play to the concept of "ants bite more elephants". Even if there is a sunny day, what can be the punishment? Just run it over and you're good to go.

High-level undead, i.e. undead creatures such as vampire counts, death knights, lichs, etc. They really don't like the sun as their headshot, but they really hope that the sun will stop them, and go for it! Creating a temporary black fog obscuration is not a difficult task, and it is easy to carry a few scrolls or get a magic item. What's more, if the undead really want to attack in broad daylight, the first thing they will drop will definitely be a tactical-level spell that changes the time of day. A sunny day will directly become a cloudy day.

"Okay, stop!"

Raymond motioned for the caravan to stop at some distance from the shoal, and began to set up camp.

"Move fast, move fast! Finish early and rest early! Today's meat tube is enough! ”

Several boxes were pried open, and the people who came with the team took out a shovel and hammer from the boxes, and began to build the fortifications in an orderly manner under Raymond's arrangement.

The most important of the fortifications was the wall that enclosed the entire makeshift camp. The caravan chose the most common and stupid method, relying on the carriage, using the carriage as the main body of the wall, and then digging earth and sand from local materials to fill the gap between the bottom of the carriage and the sides of the carriage. The advantage of this type of wall is that it does not require additional building materials, and it can be built quickly, even if it is not filled, it can be used just to enclose the carriages. Of course, the disadvantages are also obvious, and not being very strong is the biggest problem.

It's both fast and sturdy, and it's okay in Elune. However, this fast-building technique is the preserve of the caster, and repeated use of the spells "Fossil to Mud" and "Mud to Stone" can create a fairly strong wall in a short period of time, and the shape can be adjusted according to the caster's wishes. As long as there are enough casters, it is not impossible for a fortress to rise from the ground in an instant.

The two spells, Fossil to Mud and Mud to Stone, are fifth-level spells that belong to the change system and are nicknamed "special spells for civil engineering". It requires a Druid, Warlock, or Wizard with Level 1 power to master. Warlocks and wizards are among the masters of spellcasters, and it is difficult to invite them without sufficient benefits, and even if they do, they are generally reluctant to use spell slots for such "not very elegant" spells; Druids are nature-conscious environmentalists, mostly loners, preferring animals to people, and simply not being able to find them.

Old Tom left the camp with six attendants. They dismounted almost a stone's throw from the camp and began to rest.

The advantage of the cavalry is in its mobility and impact power. Mobility can ensure that the army can quickly pursue, encircle, sneak attack and rush to help. The shock force can effectively deal with the relatively poorly equipped infantry phalanx, using the speed of horses to quickly rush into the enemy formation, disrupt the enemy's formation and cause the enemy to be defeated. The momentum of the cavalry charge can break the morale of the enemy army even before the confrontation. It is very important to leave enough space for the cavalry to have the opportunity to exert its mobility and impact.

The advantage of hiding and camping is the ability to get the protection of the camp fortifications. However, the protection of the fortifications also limited the space for cavalry to play. There was not enough space for acceleration, and the mobility and impact of the cavalry were simply impossible. The cavalry, which lost its speed, was in a sense inferior to the infantry.

Everything is being prepared in an orderly manner. Raymond has a lot of experience in building camps and managing caravans, and all kinds of problems that the people have come up with can be solved in a matter of moments. Fang Qiuling couldn't help but be a little impressed.

When I first came into contact with Raymond, I thought he was just a philistine businessman. Yes, that's right, businessmen. Raymond is not so much the leader of the caravan and the butler as he is a businessman, a very discerning businessman. He is not only familiar with the local customs and specialties, but also sensitive to the prices of various places. The items he hand-picked had excellent value for money, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that a copper coin was broken in half.

Fang Qiuling rode on horseback and looked around silently. He held a horn flute in his hand and was playing with it unconsciously. The horn flute is a bone artifact with a beautiful curve. The exterior is a sparkling off-white color with radial dark patterns. The tentacles are warm, and you can feel the warmth even in the late autumn when the chill is deepening.

This horn flute was specially sent by Raymond to "pay tribute" when he learned that a nobleman was accompanying him in the caravan. He claimed to have seen it by chance at a solo traveling merchant on his way to a merchant in his early years, and felt that the hornhorn had a strange appearance and exuded a strange charm, and it did not look like an ordinary product. So I bought it and treasured it, hoping that one day I would meet someone who knew the goods and sell it for a good price - as a small gift, hoping that Viscount Norn would laugh at it.

Fang Qiuling accepted the horned flute, and then threw it into the storage bag and identified it through the Book of Fate.

Originally, it was just thought that Raymond had made up the origin, and the merchant's exaggeration of his gifts was a normal operation and should not be taken too seriously. But...... I have to say that Raymond does have a bit of an eye, this horned flute is indeed not ordinary, it is a magical item - the Chimera horned flute.

The Chimera is an extremely special creature. From a modern scientific point of view, a chimera is a heterologous chimeric organism, which refers to an organism composed of different kinds of genotype cells. Hybrids between animals, synthetics, and the like that possess the dominant or recessive characteristics of two or more different species, can be considered as a Chimera.

The Chimeras that appear in Elune are all magical creatures without exception. In bedtime stories that scare children, the Chimera is a magical creature depicted as a monster with a lion's head, a sheep's body, and a snake's tail, a conglomerate of three creatures with the characteristics of a lion, a sheep, and a snake. Sometimes wings are added, or a few more heads are added. For example, the three-headed dog Cerberus in modern mythology has three heads, with a snake's tail, and the hair on its head and back is full of coiled snakes, which is the classic shape of the "multi-headed" Chimera.

There are many varieties of Chimera. Since any organism in nature can be the source of a heterologous chimera, there are no two identical Chimeras in theory. Even the chimeras born through natural reproduction have some differences between the cubs and their parents.

The material for making this horned flute in his hand should come from a Chimera, which has the "genes" of a wurmmon, and is polished from the sharp horns of its forehead. It is unknown who made the horn flute, but judging by the slightly rough technique on the horn flute, it must have been an ordinary craftsman, and the craftsman did not realize that he was polishing a horn from a magical creature. Fortunately, the crude polishing did not destroy the natural magic of the Chimera's sharp corners, which is really lucky.

After Fang Qiuling identified the horn flute, he immediately tried to play it. The sound quality of the horn is calm, which is not suitable for playing, but the sound is very penetrating, and the horn used as a herald seems to be very good. After blowing the horn, the person who is considered an "ally" and clearly hears the horn will receive a temporary buff of increased constitution, which can increase by about 0.3 energy levels, and lasts about twenty minutes, with a slight consumption of Mana. is a crowd buff spell that can be used to cover the entire battle.

The physique of an ordinary adult is usually one energy level, and the physique of an "elite" citizen like Raymond usually does not exceed one or five energy levels. The physique gain of the Chimera Horn Flute at zero tenths of the energy level is already almost equivalent to an increase of twenty to thirty percent, which is quite high. For an old soldier like Tom who is estimated to be at the peak of black iron with a physique of about three energy levels, the increase can also reach ten percent, which is not low.

In the game, players can hang all the buffs on their bodies, reflecting that the final increase in combat power is only about 20%. A single buff of a hornhorn can increase the constitution by 10% to 30%, which is already a pretty good magic item. Especially in reality, magic items are much more difficult to obtain than in the game.

Overhead, the sun gradually reaches its highest level of the day, and then begins to gradually set in the west.

The temporary camp has come to an end, and the fence built on the basis of horse-drawn carriages has basically been completed. The fence with a height of more than one person is inferior to that of any small town or village. But in this wilderness, such a fence is enough to deal with most emergencies.

The late lunch was postponed until about three o'clock in the afternoon. Due to the limited amount of firewood to be carried and the fact that it was not readily available when leaving the forest area, the campfire was not lit for the time being. The food that was distributed to the people was a cold meal prepared before the early morning departure.

Cold food is mainly cut into small pieces of jerky, which need to be cut off with a knife and chewed slowly in the mouth one by one. The jerky feels like it's nothing to say in terms of chewiness, and it belongs to the kind that can directly break off the big teeth. In addition to jerky, there is also brown bread, which can be used as a stick.

Whether it was brown bread or jerky, Fang Qiuling didn't like it very much. But there is no choice, if you don't eat, you can only go hungry. So he had to bite the bullet and grind his teeth little by little with jerky and bread. The scientific diet recommends chewing no less than fifteen times, but if you eat jerky and black bread, you can't swallow it at all without two fifteen chews!

"Thulick, it seems that there will be no 'special circumstances' for a while." Old Tom came over on his horse, "You're right, boy." ”

"It's not surprising. Both orcs and the undead prefer a dark environment, and night battles are more beneficial to them. Among the people we brought out this time, there are no guys who can't be seen at night, right? ”

"Well, everyone has confirmed that there is no 'night blindness' as you said. Anyone with this disease was not allowed to come. ”

Night blindness is a manifestation of vitamin A deficiency in the body and is a type of malnutrition. The specific symptoms are poor vision or complete inability to see in dim light or at night, which can affect movement. Elune's living materials are generally scarce, especially the farmers and fishermen at the bottom of the society, and they are especially easy to obtain, and they become veritable "blind" at night.

"I don't want them to come, and if they come, they will be sent to death."

"Yes, I agree." Old Tom touched his face, "It looks like it's definitely night." ”

"Well, it's definitely night. Both orcs and the undead love to be active at night, and night is their home turf. Tonight is expected to be a long one. ”

Orcs are born with a glimmer of vision, and even when there is no moon, they can move as well as during the day at night when the stars are sparse. Some orcs who live in the underworld or in complete darkness all year round also have dark vision. So the night is not an enemy for the orcs, but a friend.

The situation of the undead is similar to that of orcs, but the undead do not actually "see" to catch their targets. High-level necromancy does possess vision, and are accustomed to using it to catch opponents. But in fact they are more by "smelling", a way similar to perception to lock onto the target. The night is home to the undead, and at night, the undead's activities are more frequent.

"yes, that's right."

"Let's take a break, don't run out of energy. Dad, it's up to you this time. ”

"you, stinky boy. Don't be lazy! ”

"Of course not, it's a matter of my own life. Isn't being lazy just looking for death? ”