Chapter 108: The second hand that dials the time
Ian went to find a craftsman and prepared to use the materials in his hand to build a storm griffon.
Brand quickly followed Ian.
"Master Stranger, what do you think of the current situation on the mainland?"
What do you think? Look with your eyes.
Ian complained inwardly, still not quite understanding Brand's thoughts.
He seems to respect himself a little too much.
"You mean 'Scourge of the Dead'?" Ian asked.
"That's right, 45% of the continent is currently occupied by natural disasters, and we are getting less habitable on the surface."
Brand nodded: "If it goes on like this, I'm afraid we'll have to live underground!" ”
Ian thought for a moment, inexplicably thinking of the so-called "Ascension System".
He took out the Brilliant Emblem from his backpack:
"This thing is a relic of a previous civilization, and they managed to prevent a necromantic plague, so the current civilization can exist."
"If you want to solve the necromantic scourge, you must have the help of the previous civilization, and even if they are dead, the part of the information left behind must be recovered."
Not as much as possible, but as necessary.
The pre-civilization materials must have included the Necromantic Scourge that Ian desperately craved.
He wanted to know how to fight the scourge of necromancy, how Behemoth was born, and why he was able to become the patron saint of the world.
Now.
Ian and Brand had stepped into the craftsman's shop.
"Yo roar, two young men, do you want to save the world?"
The graybearded dwarf was holding a hammer and smiling on his face, mostly looking at Brand.
When he said "save the world", he naturally saw the identity of the Order of Dawn of Brand.
"Wanting to save the world is a good goal, and having such a large number of believers proves that you are the right goal."
"With great power comes great responsibility, the guild is cultivating adventurers, what is the Order doing? Or is it the same old thing? ”
Brand nodded and said in a deep voice:
"That's right, we're still exploring the ancient ruins, and we've found some valuable information. Rector Sid's craftsman. ”
Recht is the name of the Greybeard Dwarf.
"You recognize me?" Graybeard was stunned, "I'm not a famous character......"
"Very famous, one of the designers of the Djinn Cannon in the Earth-Moon War, 'gunpowder' Rector Sid."
Brand smiled and patted his heart:
"When we first met, I was one of the 'wise men' of the Dawning Order, Brand Morris, an unknown little person."
The wise man, which also means the brain-type character, Brand has studied the history of the Earth-Moon War for a long time.
At the first glance of the craftsman in Changmian Town, he recognized the identity of the person in front of him, how ancient it was.
The dwarf who was active in the history books 152 years ago, time has left only a tiny trace on him.
"Changmian Town is only a black iron area...... No, it's Bronze. ”
The graybeard dwarf sighed, "Well, if there's anything I need help with, I won't be able to help." ”
"Let me do it, you should know what you need, right? This is a test for you! ”
Ian and Brand were left to dry in the store, and the graybeard dwarf left.
What's the situation?
Ian was a little confused, and Brand didn't know where to pull out a book and began to flip through it:
"Wait! Master Stranger, give me a little time, and I will be able to understand the hobby of the "gunpowder" craftsman! ”
The history books deliberately conceal the Earth-Moon War, but many of the old characters in the Dawning Order were participants in the war.
They naturally understand some of the details of war, including the hobbies of familiar friends.
"It's supposed to be a bar." Ian said.
Brand froze suddenly, looking up at Ian.
"He's a dwarf, and when he's bored and takes a sip of wine, he naturally becomes addicted."
"Perhaps, he wants something unusually good?"
Ian finished.
Graybeard's bright laughter rang out from inside the store:
"Haha! When I say the young people of the Dawning Order, are they a little too brainless? ”
"The bronze hunters of our Sleeping Town are much smarter than you."
"Of course." Brand was right, "The Outland Master understands cosmology!" This is a realm of knowledge that the entire Dawning Order cannot match! ”
This decisive acknowledgment made the gray-bearded dwarf in the room choke.
"You kid...... It's still a bit desirable, not too stupid. ”
The courage to admit one's own shortcomings, without any personal emotions, is worthy of being a "wise man".
"Gunpowder" Rector had to admit that the pair was a bit interesting.
"It's useless to guess! I'm not one of the other craftsmen in Eternal Sleep, and I don't take your gold, but I want wine! ”
"A bottle of good wine with a unique taste, I will help you do one thing unconditionally, whether it is forging or anything else, you can do it!"
A conditional deal on simple terms: a bottle of wine, in exchange for a forging opportunity.
Ian walked out the door and asked decisively in the women's shop next door:
"Is there any good material for sake brewing near the town of Changsian?"
"Don't you ask which store sells good wine?" The woman asked with some interest.
Ian shook his head: "The answer must be that there is no store that has the wine that Rector needs, he is not short of money, and a transaction is not so cheap." ”
"Wow." The woman was startled, then looked at Ian in surprise.
"There used to be a lot of adventurers who wanted to ask Rector to do him a favor, and they all ate turtles, and some couldn't even guess Recht's request, thinking that they were being harassed."
"Even if you guess that it's wine, you've asked all of them in my shop, except for you, who is worthy of being a bronze hunter......"
The "Bronze Hunter" in Eternal Sleep Town is not worthy of being a Bronze Rank Hunter, but only refers to Ian.
It's become Ian's title.
Because he is the first bronze hunter in Eternal Sleep Town, which is equivalent to the first person in the branch guild.
"It's easy to make wine, and I can help you, but one of the missing ingredients for brewing is beast blood."
The woman handed Ian a piece of cardboard with a child's drawing of a monster.
I can barely see it.
"My child drew it, the name of the monster is 'Moon Rabbit', it is a monster left over from the Earth-Moon War, its blood has a strange spicy taste, Rector likes it very much."
"You caught one just right, it's at the end of the Black Carbon Rift. But ......"
"You'll need to be very fast to catch it......"
……
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The Great Black Carbon Rift Valley, the end.
It's too far away from the town of Eternal Sleep.
The Great Rift Valley spread all the way to the horizon, and if it weren't for Ian's Wolf King, he wouldn't have been here in a day.
However, with the Wolf King Mount, quite a lot of time is saved.
The Moon Rabbit, a snow-white rabbit, is very similar to the rabbit of Blue Star, but is born with an understanding of wind magic.
"Master Outlander, I just flipped through the information, the Moon Rabbit seems to have an ability similar to invisibility, and it also knows how to teleport."
"According to the information, even if you are a silver hunter, it is very difficult to catch the moon rabbit openly! Are we going to be troubled? ”
Brand closed the book and asked as he looked at Ian, who was preparing to hunt.
Ian looked back: "There are difficulties, after all, people are craftsmen of the Earth-Moon War, and it is impossible to help me a bronze hunter for no reason." ”
"But...... It's not difficult, it's just that the threshold for Lector craftsmen is high. ”
"With some ingenuity, you can still catch the moon rabbit, after all...... Hunting is never about being above board. ”
Only knights speak of fairness, but without sufficient strength support, those who are upright will only ask for their own hardships.
The grass is slightly burrowed.
In front of the rabbit hole, a white head popped up.
Ian and Brand held their breath for a moment, but the Moon Rabbit's gaze was locked on them.
The next moment, the Moon Rabbit disappeared without a trace, and Ian's hunting markers were directly invalid!
It is worthy of the moon rabbit that made the silver hunter sink into the sand, and it was the first time Ian had seen a monster that directly crushed the hunting mark.
Fortunately, it is not aggressive, but only specialized in its ability to escape.
"Master of the Outlander...... This...... That's how it should be. ”
Brand hugged his head, he couldn't understand this huge gap, how Ian could catch the Moon Rabbit.
The monster from the moon is not simple at all, and the book does say that the blood of the moon rabbit is a good thing, whether it is seasoning when cooking or otherwise, it is a noble luxury.
The Moon Rabbit can only be found in places where there is abundant fire and wind elements.
At the end of the Black Carbon Rift Valley, the black carbon bonanza and the violent canyon wind pressure perfectly reproduce this terrain.
But even so, there are no adventurers to catch the moon rabbit, not because they don't value the moon rabbit, but because they can't catch it?
Even if they stayed in this ghost place for a whole day, or a month, they wouldn't even see the moon rabbit.
The Moon Rabbit is invisible, high-level invisible!
Brand was thinking wildly, but Ian stood up and moved loudly.
He had just used Assassin's Creed's Eagle Vision to find out the location of the Moon Hare in its invisibility state.
I'm sorry...... Although the hunting markers are useless, they can still be seen with Eagle Vision.
The speed of the Moon Rabbit is indeed very fast, and that kind of teleportation-like movement speed gives Ian the illusion that it has a very low frame rate.
It's the uncomfortable feeling of losing a target in the blink of an eye.
If you want to catch the Moon Rabbit, you need to surprise the Rabbit, and you need to launch a surprise attack before the Moon Rabbit doesn't notice it at all!
And the "surprise attack" tactic is not a difficult thing for Ian now.
He opened the Sequence Backpack, his left hand flashing with light, and a luxurious hourglass trimmed with gold and red appeared.
The hourglass forms two containers, the upper and the lower, and the sand falls from top to bottom and from bottom to top, forming a perfect loop.
Ian took a deep breath and waited quietly for the rabbit hole to pop out of the moon rabbit's head.
If you catch the Moon Rabbit, it is equivalent to having the help of "gunpowder" Rykert!
The Earth-Moon War Craftsman, who has been famous since 152 years, is sure to bring great benefits, and it is totally worth the deal.
Brand also held his breath, infected by the atmosphere of the scene.
He was waiting for Ian's move.
1 minute ...... 5 minutes ...... 10 minutes ......
Just when Ian counted to 18 minutes, the moon rabbit who was targeted by him sneaked out of the rabbit hole again.
For a moment, Ian gripped the hourglass in his left hand.
"Jump!"
Effect: Jumps the target 5 seconds into the future!
It is important to note that the hourglass effect only affects the target itself.
Whether it's 'going backwards' or 'jumping', it's the target's own time change, not the outside world.
The so-called jump to the future 5 seconds refers to Ian in the eyes of others, and this moment has an extra 5 seconds of inertial action time out of thin air.
And arrive immediately!
Brand's eyes widened at this moment.
Ian, who was standing in front of him, had an unconscious Moon Rabbit in his hand at some point.
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