Chapter 61: The Ranch
Back on the trade trail, they could spot infected critters on the plains from time to time, and from time to time they would be attacked by angry marmots.
These changes were not there before, just like the blood moon is the signal of the beginning of the real end......
Although the minor troubles along the way were easily solved by a few people, the frequent attacks still slowed down their progress.
What's more, now everyone has a weight on their backs, and they have to stop to rest and drink water after walking for a while, most of which are done with Xiang En.
Xiang En almost wanted to ask Ma Ji and his little brother to make a stretcher with a steel fork and carry him away, so as not to waste time.
The endurance of these warrior professionals is really unreasonable!
Complaining in his heart, Xiang En pulled his fingers out of the water bag, and he was worried about drinking water.
He needed a new spell that could create water, and Finger Lu could barely work with two people, but now that there were more people, Finger Lu wasn't enough.
Seeing that there was no danger around, Xiang En immersed his consciousness into the depths of his soul, opened the talent book, and looked for suitable skills in it.
Among the bronze-level skills, there are not many who can make water out of thin air, and after a little searching, he didn't find anything that could satisfy him, basically the same as Zhilu, and the water created is very small.
The skills of this level are not used, so Xiang En set his sights on the silver-level skills.
Got it!
Xiang En's eyes suddenly widened, looking at one of the skills in the talent book, revealing a coveted expression.
The Fountain of Innocence, which consumes 12% of mana, transforms the water into a fountain that cleanses the mind of illness and spirit, depending on the amount of mana spent.
Everything in the talent book is like some kind of distant memory, some vaguely described skills, as long as Xiang En stares carefully, more specific information about the skills will automatically come to his mind.
The Pure Fountain can purify about 10 liters of water with 12% of its mana power, and as long as it is a liquid with more than 95% water element, it can be purified into spring water!
The talent book is indeed a treasure, giving Xiang En the confidence to survive.
It takes 7 runes to exchange for the "Unsullied Spring", and there are still 6 missing, so you have to exchange this skill as soon as possible, and the wild water is still easy to find.
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Airplanes!
As she walked, Andrea suddenly saw a transparent bubble-like shield appear on Xiang En's body, which startled her, and she thought that something was attacking!
After looking at the surroundings to see that there was no danger, she cast a puzzled look at Eun.
"Don't worry about me, just keep going." Xiang En didn't explain much, just let them continue on their way.
Paying attention to the three of them behind them, they all withdrew their gaze and continued to hurry.
Now the important thing is to hurry, after all, after experiencing the madness of the monster under the moon last night, they don't know the bottom of their hearts, will there be such a strange situation tonight.
So they are very anxious in their hearts now, and they can't wait to fly to their destination immediately!
After walking for ten kilometers, they climbed over an undulating hill, and at dusk, they saw a lake at the bottom of the hillside, and a large manor house on the edge of the lake!
A few people looked at it, the house was a one-story bungalow, the area was very large, as if it had suffered some kind of shock, and next to the bungalow there was another big house, which looked like a place for cows and horses.
To the surprise of several people, Andrea actually knew this place.
"This is Uncle Wright's ranch, I've been to ......"
Xiang En turned his head slowly and looked at Andrea.
The latter had a sad expression on his face, obviously touching the scene, and he was sad to think that the person he knew might die, right?
Ay......
Anyway, they're going to have to go to this ranch and have a look.
It's not easy to find a place to rest, even if the hut below is in tatters and the walls are damaged in many places, but it's better than being exposed to the wild.
Several people accelerated forward, and at dusk before the sun set, they rushed to the pasture that was visible to the naked eye, but had not been touched for a long time.
It wasn't until they stood next to the ranch house that they really saw how big the ranch house was!
I thought it was a one-story house, but it was actually a two-story one, and there was a fairly large vegetable garden next to the house, with its back to the direction they came, so I didn't see it.
There was also a smaller, rectangular house next to the garden, and the air smelled of a little poultry manure in addition to the sour smell of the apocalypse.
The lake behind the house is not very large, so it would be more appropriate to call it a fish pond. There is a hut next to the fish pond and next to the hut are a few dotted trees.
Xiang En looked at the house, and saw the vegetable garden and chicken coop on the side of the house, and couldn't help nodding.
This ranch is very good, if there is a chance in the future, he will also make a whole one!
From the exterior of the house, it can only be seen that the house has a small number of signs of being knocked through and smashed, but there is not much other than that.
But Xiang En didn't dare to test rashly, this was a pasture before, maybe the active cattle and horses in the town came from here?
If he hadn't really found a place to stay, and was worried that the monster would be as irritable as last night, he wouldn't have come near here.
Now that I look closer, except for a little weirdness brought by the quiet, I can't see anything bad for the time being.
The sun was about to set, and the afterglow of the setting sun would not be long in coming, so they had to make sure that the house was okay before it got dark and then find a suitable room to move in.
The voice of the speaker was deliberately lowered by Xiang En, he knew that Ma Ji and the others were the kind of people who didn't like to use their brains, so he gave a more clear instruction, "Ma Ji, don't scatter, first observe from the window, and don't make a sound if you find it!" Annie and I will go check out another house, remember, don't make a sound! ”
Ma Ji habitually wanted to reply, but was glared back by Xiang Eun's eyes, and he had to nod his head stupidly to show that he understood.
The task was arranged, and the five people dispersed.
Andrea also regained her spirits, walked in front of Xiang En, and walked towards the half-open and half-hidden sheep shed next to the dormitory.
When moving, the backpacks behind the two of them inevitably made a small friction sound, and they stepped on the gravel on the ground step by step, creaking.
With great vigilance, the two walked to the half-open door of the sheep house, and when they saw the scene inside, they were almost scared out of screaming.
With the help of the afterglow of dusk, Xiang En and Andrea saw several distorted things in the sheep shed at dusk.
Because the light was so dim, they could only see the general outline and the limbs that swayed as it moved unconsciously, and it was impossible to see if it was a few monsters stacked on top of each other, or if several monsters merged into one, full of mystery and distortion.
Just at a glance, Xiang En had a feeling that his head was swollen, he didn't know if the mystery of the monster was high, but he knew that if he was discovered by this monster, it would definitely be difficult to do!
The two of them quietly retreated, staring at the half-open door of the sheep barn.
The three of them also returned, with obvious expressions of trepidation on their faces. Just by looking at the faces of the three of them, Xiang En understood that the situation in the house was not very good.
After giving the three of them a few gestures and signaling to leave first, the five quietly withdrew from the house.
After waiting for a little farther away, Xiang En couldn't help but pull a few people to run away overnight.
The four of them would not deny Xiang En's decision, and after seeing such a terrible scene, they naturally didn't dare to stay longer.
They had just walked two hundred meters when the dusk disappeared and was replaced by a full moon.
The five of them felt something and looked up nervously.
The full moon, with its eerie red light, illuminated the five lost lambs......