Ji Xun walked in, and his eyes quickly scanned the surrounding environment.

It is a traditional blacksmith shop.

The shopkeeper was a bearded, middle-aged man who was in front of a red-hot forge, holding a piece of red-hot iron in his hands and beating rhythmically on the anvil.

When a customer came into the shop, he didn't take a second look, and said directly: "The cost of silver plating is three silver coins, and the materials are at your own expense." ”

"Okay. Please help me gild these arrows. ”

Ji Xun originally wanted to come in and set up a set, and then knock on the side to knock on the situation of the burial mountain mine.

However, the moment he saw the blacksmith, he saw a flash of black light on the man.

He thought he was wrong, and continued to probe again: "Mr. Sanji, I am an adventurer from Orn City. Do you know what happened to the Burial Mountain Mine? Why are werewolves there? ”

The name of the castle was originally inquired from the mouths of the residents, and the clothes were changed to local linen suits.

He wanted to see if he could get some different information if he wasn't a witcher.

However, without waiting for the information, as soon as these words came out, he actually saw a dark power overflowing uncontrollably from the blacksmith's body.

"The magic is out of control!"

At this moment, Ji Xun confirmed that it was not an illusion, and he was suddenly surprised in his heart.

He is no stranger to this situation.

Because this is the same as the "lone wolf" Baron I met before, the energy in this guy's body is out of control!

What's the situation?

An inconspicuous blacksmith with an uncontrollable dark power in his body?

Ji Xun instantly realized in his heart that this might be a major hidden plot that no one had ever discovered!

However, although he was shocked in his heart, his expression did not show any discoloration.

The blacksmith didn't look at it much, but said indifferently, "I don't know." ”

But perhaps because of Ji Xun's disguised identity as an adventurer, he added: "Young adventurer, that mine is very dangerous, and the town has already asked the demon hunter to deal with it." If you want to get a bounty, you can go to Mayor Barn and ask him, he knows more. ”

"Okay. Thanks for the suggestion, bother. ”

Ji Xun didn't ask any questions when he listened, with a look of a young adventurer who was easy to flicker, turned around and left.

Now that he knew that this blacksmith was a hidden and powerful being, how dare he stay longer.

Whatever the case may be, it's best not to provoke this one now.

Ji Xun walked on the street, analyzing what he had just found in his heart.

There are powerful knights and witches in this other-dimensional world, and it is not surprising that there is a reclusive master in the town.

But the blacksmith has been to the depths of the mine and is still the only survivor, so it's different.

Judging from the out-of-control magic that spilled out just now, this guy is by no means weaker than the "lone wolf" Baron.

But why would such a powerful being avoid talking about what was happening in the mine?

Ji Xun didn't figure it out.

Now that such a very important clue has been completed, he also feels that he is almost close to the truth.

Townsend wasn't too big, and as we walked, there was a commotion on the side of the street.

When I looked up, I saw a wooden signboard with the sign "Miner's Tavern" hanging on it.

This is the only tavern in town.

It is also a gathering place agreed by hunters.

Now that half a day has passed since the hunters entered the space, the things that should be looted are almost done.

Most of the hunters were already eating and drinking in the tavern.

Eat and drink to your heart's content, wait for the later time to go to the mine together, and then hunt a wave of werewolves collectively.

Ji Xun thought about it and walked into the tavern.

He had walked around the town for the most part, and he wanted to hear if the guys had found any clues.

"Scarface, I heard that a few of you have found a Black Iron Knight Breathing Secret Book? Tsk, that's hundreds of thousands."

"Lao Liu, you actually grabbed a Warcraft crystal nucleus in the jewelry store? What the fuck is this luck?"

"Eh, do you have any clues? What the hell is going on in the pit of the burial mountain?"

"Investigate, those residents can't ask anything."

"You don't know that the ladies in this town are so fucking delicate, and that the lady who sells milk is like a cow. Lao Tzu tortured him severely, and guess what? Still didn't ask anything hahaha. ”

“.”

As soon as I entered the tavern, all kinds of conversations came into my ears.

Some talk about business, and some talk about meat jokes.

Ji Xun glanced at it, and the administrators of the five black wolf regiments were present, but the two suspicious guys didn't see them.

The hunters were at a table of three or five, each chatting and farting there, showing off their catch.

There are very few solo hunters in this space, and most of them are such small groups. But most of them came to kill werewolves in exchange for rewards, and few of them really wanted to find clues to solve the plot.

Ji Xun walked to the corner and sat down, beckoning the tavern owner to serve a glass of ale.

After listening silently for a while, I didn't find any valuable information.

Before I knew it, I was halfway drunk, when the creak of the butterfly door sounded, and the three of them walked into the tavern.

Ji Xun glanced at it.

Although he changed his outfit and covered his face, he also recognized it as Nanjing.

The hunter in the tavern looked at the three people who had entered, and his eyes were not kind.

The proportion of female hunters is very small, two out of three, which is inevitably coveted.

But that Mo Feng is a genuine [Black Knight], and his momentum is not bad, and the hunters don't dare to cause more trouble.

As soon as Nan Jing came in, his eyes also swept through the tavern, and in a blink of an eye, he saw Ji Xun at the lonely table, and his expression was happy.

As soon as her two friends sat down, the psychic lady found an excuse to sneak over.

Ji Xun looked at Miss Marukotou who was sitting opposite him, raised his hand to beckon the bartender, and ordered her another drink.

Nan Jing looked at Ji Xun in a local costume and was also curious, and asked, "Mr. Ji Xun, why did you change this outfit?" ”

But as soon as the words came out, she suddenly patted her head: "Oh, why didn't I think of it, this will definitely ask for more clues." ”

Ji Xun smiled and didn't say much, raised his glass and touched it.

Nan Jing also took off the masked scarf, took a big sip of the wine glass, and seemed to be very thirsty, "You don't know, I talked to the grandmother of the medicine shop for a long time just now, but I was so thirsty." ”

Of course Ji Xun knew.

When he was walking around the town before, he originally wanted to go to the herb shop, but he saw that Nanjing and the three of them were not leaving the herb shop, so he didn't go.

These three people are here to find a formula, and the idea of going to the herb shop is also right.

Someone went to ask, and I saved some time myself.

Ji Xun asked casually, "How is the harvest?" Did you get any clues? ”

Nan Jing responded: "A little bit. Got a few herbal recipes but didn't get what they wanted. We had a good conversation, but then the grandmother's son came back and said that we witchers were not welcome, and kicked us out. ”

As she spoke, she glanced at the rough hunters at the table next to her, and didn't forget to complain: "These guys have done bad things in the town, and now the whole town is very hostile to us." It's hard to find clues. ”

Ji Xun smiled, thought of something, and asked, "Have you heard of a plague in the town at the herb shop?" About half a year ago. ”

"Oh, no."

Nan Jing didn't know why he asked this, and responded, "We also specifically asked about the plague formula. But the grandmother said no. ”

Ji Xun suddenly frowned when he heard this, and confirmed again: "Is it not, or did you avoid saying it?" ”

Nan Jing didn't quite understand why his tone had become serious, and said, "It shouldn't be." The old lady was very talkative. Oh yes, she gave me this. ”

As he spoke, he took out a bracelet of rubies.

【Magic Bracelet】

Explanation: Wearing it gives +50% mana regeneration; A witch named Yuna gave the owner of the apothecary a necklace to thank her for her help when she was an apprentice in herbs.

Ji Xun used the clown mask to bless the cognition and saw some of the origins of this chain.

Gear with extraordinary effects doesn't come cheap.

He was slightly surprised: "That herb shop owner gave it to you?" ”

Nan Jing nodded: "Yes." I exchanged some potion recipes with the grandmother, and she said they were too expensive, and said it was a witch's bracelet, and she kept it useless, so she gave it to me. ”

“.”

Ji Xun suddenly felt that this European Emperor was not only drawing cards, but also had other benefits with his own affinity.

This is obviously a hidden plot.

Exchanged potion recipes in exchange for extraordinary equipment.

He looked for the child, and Nanjing looked for the old man.

Ji Xun asked purposefully, but she did it unintentionally.

All got some unexpected gains.

But Ji Xun was more surprised by something else.

Seeing this chain, Ji Xun confirmed something in his mind.

Witches have come, but there is no plague, so how can so many people die in the town?

Ji Xun instantly came to a conclusion: "What is the mayor hiding!" ”

This is a story mode, not puzzle solving.

As long as you get these clues, it's not hard to deduce things back.

The plague was spoken of by the townspeople, but the fact is that there was no plague.

This is inconsistent.

As the mayor of the town, he absolutely knew about it, but he told the witchers that it was the plague.

And the blacksmith in the blacksmith shop who was out of control and not out of control.

"The people in this town have a problem, too."

Ji Xun thought it was just a problem with the mine.

Now it seems that the origin of the matter is still in this Townsend town.

Ji Xun's mind fell into the rhythm of extreme deduction, and he didn't speak for a while.

Nan Jing on the other side didn't know what he was thinking, glanced at it, his expression was slightly unnatural, and said, "By the way, Mr. Ji Xun." I'll go to the burial mountain mine to hunt werewolves later, I want to invite you along. We also happen to lack a master who is good at solving puzzles in our team. Well, my companion and I both think so. ”

This young lady with a ball head seems to be a little messed up in her brain, and her speech is a little messy.

Monster killing plot needs a puzzle solver?

Ji Xun couldn't help but laugh when he listened to the steps that Nan Jing had found for him.

I'm afraid that this girl thinks that she didn't agree to form a team before, because she can't let go?

But he thought about it and agreed directly: "Okay." ”

If there are no surprises, this time the C-level difficulty should be familiar with the plot.

If there is an accident, it is difficult to say.

Ji Xun felt that the latter was very likely.

When he found out that the Black Wolf Group had some small movements before, he didn't feel anything.

But then I thought about it and found a very serious problem.

Almost all of the hunters who came in this time were from the City of Innocence.

And what about the previous batches?

Wouldn't any of them survive?

But on the contrary, Ji Xun had observed it before, but there was no one in the camp.

That's where it gets interesting.

Ji Xun always likes to assume the worst possible.

If this is the assumption, then the Black Wolf Regiment must have played a dishonorable role.

There is no point in ambushing hunters, after all, most hunters are not wealthy.

But if it's used to explore a difficult plot, then it's very meaningful.

can destroy a team of dozens of people, at least at least the plot difficulty of level B or above.

Ji Xun didn't feel bad.

It seems to have tasted right all of a sudden.

Insidious, cunning, greedy. This is the City of Innocence.

At least judging from the current intelligence, it may be a bit reluctant to be alone, but with the addition of the three of Nanjing, it is not much of a problem to deal with the B-level difficulty plot.

And those guys in the Black Wolf Regiment obviously have some information that others don't know.

Just when Nanjing took the initiative to find Ji Xun to form a team.

Mo Feng and Ah Yao, who were separated by a few tables, also knew what she was doing, and their faces were full of helplessness.

"Hey, Xiao Nan is really. I don't know why I trust a stranger so much. also took the initiative to give the guy the stairs down. ”

"Forget it, it's time to bring a new person. When she goes out this time, she must have a good check to see if she has fallen under some spiritual spell. ”

"Xiao Nan's own mental power is not low, where is it easy to fall into any spiritual spells? I'm afraid I'll talk about it later. She has been with us since she was a child, and she has never been in contact with any outsiders, so she has a pure heart and is easy to be deceived by rhetoric."

“.”

The two sighed as they chatted.

When this carpool hunter group came in, everyone said that they would go to the cave in the burial mountain collectively on the first day.

In this way, everyone can complete the two tasks that must be completed: "Hunting a Werewolf" and "17 Quality Iron Ore".

Full of wine and food, more than forty people left Townsend Town in a group.

This is also the underworld, and it is pitch black when you leave the town.

Carrying torches and various lighting tools, the crowd walked all the way to the forest to the west.

The entrance to the Burial Hill Mine is at the foot of a hill not far west of the town.

"Hey, didn't you say werewolves were rampant around town? Why didn't you touch one end? ”

"A werewolf can be exchanged for a reward worth at least fifty thousand from the mayor. Tsk, I really want to have a few more. There are so many of us, and it's not enough to get a share if we come less. ”

"Young man, don't be too optimistic, if you really encounter a calamity-level werewolf, even if it's a D-class, you may have to die."

"Werewolves are cunning creatures of the abyss, and they love to sneak attack. A lot of people won't come out. Once you're in the mines, you'll know how good they're at. ”

“.”

The hunters chatted and farted all the way, and they came to the entrance of the cave in the burial mountain mine.

Miners in Townsend have been digging for hundreds of years, and it's not small.

The entrance to the mine is paved with rails leading to the depths, as well as minecarts that have overturned beside the tracks.

There were several corpses on the ground that had been gnawed so that only bones remained, and a cold air blew from time to time in the mine.

The environment is eerie.

But this has long been commonplace for hunters.

As soon as they arrived at the place, several groups of five people could not wait to walk in.

Although walking in front has the firepower to attract monsters, the mine is the place where the greatest benefit from this extradimensional space is located.

The gold of the burial mountain mine is not only produced from iron ore, but also from the mythril mine.

There are also many passing merchants and knights who were pulled into the cave by werewolves to eat the equipment left behind.

What leather armor, swords, armor, magic books, gems. It's all in the information.

Ji Xun and the four of them are all here to find materials, and they don't have much need for property.

They followed the group, unhurriedly.

On the rock walls of the cave are oil lamps left behind by miners, which are made of special monster grease that can burn for a long time.

The hunters lit up all the way, and the mine lit up.

Walking in, Enlightenment also shows: "Found 'Burial Mountain Cave', plot exploration +20%"

Ji Xun carefully observed the surroundings all the way.

The cave is bigger than expected, and most of the tunnels inside are seven or eight meters high.

There are irregular marks of chiseled out all around.

When the fire shines past, the rock walls reflect a metallic sheen, which is iron ore.

The path of the cave has been going underground, and after walking for a long time, I saw a very large karst cave space.

Ji Xun looked down, there was a dark green mist, and he couldn't see the bottom.

But the intelligence said that the pit was two or three hundred meters long.

This is the first level of the mine.

The rock walls around the pit are covered with huge walks made of wood and planks, because the mine is hundreds of years old, and some of the planks have decayed. It gives people the feeling that if you step on the air, you will fall under a deep pit with no bottom in sight.

But the hunters are all transcendent, and this environment cannot stop everyone in the slightest.

After entering, there was a fork in the road, and the hunters began to split up.

They want to hunt monsters and hunt for treasures, and it is not good to have too many people.

Ji Xun and the four of them also found a way, followed the railroad tracks, and continued to walk under the pit.

The planks under his feet looked jet black and rotten, but they were very sturdy.

At least it can carry a few tons of ore and is not afraid of being crushed.

Just after walking for a while, you will find traces of the existing battle.

In some places, the planks broke and needed to be jumped over.

Mo Feng, who was in the lead, took out the card and had already changed into the heavy armor of the black knight, holding a one-handed sword and a small round shield.

And the ranger named Ah Yao also took out his bow and crossbow, with a look of waiting.

Nanjing is a psychic, and there is no need to summon psychic monsters without fighting, but this environment makes her a little nervous and stares around intently.

Only Ji Xun, who was at the end of the team, put his hands on the revolver on his waist, looking relaxed.

I don't know what Nan Jing said to her two companions, after she joined the team, the two stopped talking and mocking.

It's just that it doesn't mean to be reasonable at all.

Like a stranger in the team.

Ji Xun also thinks that it's good to be an oil bottle, and it saves trouble.

It didn't take long for the sound of battle to sound in the pit.

Then there was the scream of falling from a height.

As soon as he came in, he was dead.

This environment is a hunting home for werewolves, who hide in the dark and can come out of anywhere.

Werewolves on the first floor of the pit aren't tricky.

In the intelligence, it is said that most of them are werewolves who have changed from ordinary miners, and their strength attributes are at the level of high-level card disciples.

It's just that the werewolf bloodline is special, and the actual combat effectiveness will be higher.

And the real tricky ones are the calamity-class werewolves that the strong knights have been polluted into.

There are very few layers, though.

Most of the Calamity-level werewolves are below the second level of the mine.

Ji Xun was not careless, his hand was on the butt of the gun, and his eyes were carefully observing the surroundings.

But he also found something, and muttered in his heart: "The dark element in this pit is much richer than the outside."

The further down you go, the darker the element becomes.

The intelligence said that the pit had three floors.

He was also curious about what was under the pit.

However, the third layer is extremely dangerous, and it will also trigger a B-level plot.

This time, everyone's goal is C-level difficulty, and they don't plan to go to the third floor.

Not long after walking, gunshots and the sound of battle rang out all around.

The werewolves hidden in the shadows on the first floor of the pit seem to have been attracted by the breath of humans.

Suddenly, the sound of breaking wind sounded.

Ji Xun raised his head suddenly, and saw a black shadow lying on the rock wall jumping down and rushing towards Ayao in the team.

The attack came very suddenly.

Mo Feng, who was in the lead, also found out and shouted urgently: "Be careful!" ”

A-Yao looks like a delicate huntress, but Ranger is an agility transcendent, and her reaction is also extremely fast!

The killing machine burst from the top of her head, and she didn't hesitate to kick her legs and jump towards the cliff beside her, and when the crossbow arrow in her left hand was fired, the steel cable of the same mobile phone had already shot out and wrapped around the wooden stake.

After all, they are companions, and they cooperate very tacitly.

Mo Feng also raised his shield for the first time, and suddenly rushed towards the figure behind him.

There was a muffled "thump".

The tall werewolf was knocked against the rock wall,

The bolt hit it in the eye.

A glittering sword stabbed its throat through its fanged mouth.

Instantly blood gushed out.

A werewolf that could only be killed by four or five cardmaster apprentices was killed with a single sword in front of the heavily armored knight.

At this time, Ah Yao also retracted the steel cable, jumped lightly, and fell back on the plank.

The two teamed up and took out the sneak attack of the werewolf in almost a second.

The battle came quickly and ended very neatly.

Ji Xun looked at the werewolf who was pressed against the wall and spurted blood from his mouth, and he was also very curious.

It was the first time he had seen the mythical creature of werewolves.

It is about two meters tall, like an upright giant wolf. But his body is more human-like, wearing a pair of tattered miner's pants, the back muscles of the inverted triangle are very obvious, and the lower limbs are strong and powerful. The muscles are as hard as they are carved out of rock.

There are also sharp fangs and sharp claws that can retract freely.

It was with these claws that this werewolf grabbed the rock wall just now, and then he had a chance to sneak attack. Grabbed on the armor, it was also a flash of fire.

Seeing with his own eyes the combat power of the target of his trip, Ji Xun also looked forward to it in his heart: "Supernatural agility, supernatural power, supernatural self-healing, supernatural resilience, supernatural auditory perception (sight, hearing, taste, smell), it is really a perfect attribute." ”

He looked at the corpse, his eyes burning.

For example, one of the previous alternatives, "Thunder War Bear", although the defense is stronger, it has a shortcoming of slow moving speed.

And werewolves are creatures that are almost hexagonal melee combat.

If you really want to integrate yourself, there is no better choice.

Killed a werewolf.

Mo Feng and Ah Yao, who were in the lead, didn't think it was a big deal.

Mo Feng wiped the blood from the sword wound, cleaned up the white transcendent material condensed on the corpse, and turned around to remind: "Xiao Nan, be careful." ”

Nan Jing nodded: "Yes." ”

As he spoke, the gaze in the helmet glanced at someone at the end of the line.

Didn't speak.

But Ji Xun understood the look of a liar.

He didn't care at all, but praised it in his heart: "It's really good."

Before, Nan Jing said that her partner's combat effectiveness was very good, but Ji Xun hadn't seen it, and he didn't think anything about it.

Now that I look at it, it's really strong.

This level is not something that a wild hunter can have.

The collision and assassination just now, Ji Xun saw a lot of information.

This Mo Feng is at least not bad at the demon mark, martial arts, and career card, so he has the strength to kill that werewolf in seconds.

The armor on his body is also good.

This is not worse than the frost knight of the Cao family.

Ji Xun also thinks it's good.

There was a black knight who could resist damage, and he even felt that the four of them could go to the second floor of the pit at will.

The four continued their downward journey.

Nan Jing suddenly turned around and asked, "Mr. Ji Xun, why don't you go ahead of me?" ”

Ji Xun looked at the girl with the head of the ball, understood her intentions, and shook his head: "No." ”

Nan Jing thought he was in the way of face, and said, "It's okay." There will be more werewolves under the pit. ”

Ji Xun couldn't cry or laugh, "I really don't need to." I'm okay in terms of fighting, too. ”

"Oh."

Although Nanjing was still a little worried, looking at his expression, he didn't say anything more.

After walking for half an hour, the hunters also descended deeper one after another.

There were a lot of people entering, and as soon as the team dispersed, the werewolves also dispersed.

Although there were sounds of fighting from time to time, they were not too intense.

Although those teams are not as neat as Ji Xun and the four of them, they are also thrilling.

Soon they walked through a tunnel and came to the second level of the mine.

There is a huge pit that is deeper than before.

There are also more complex wooden shelves and platforms.

In addition to the black metallic luster, the surrounding rock walls have a little bit of silver, which is Mithril.

The greatest characteristic of this extraordinary material is that it is super magical, and this material is very versatile.

It's also expensive.

Hunters will have to find a piece of iron ore with a purity of more than 17 here, but if they can find a high-purity Mithril ore, they will make a fortune.

Ji Xun picked up a piece of scrap iron ore with a purity of 3.

If you want high purity, you have to go deeper.

Ji Xun didn't care about any ore, but looked at the dark elements around him that were getting richer and thicker, and became more and more puzzled.

How could such a strong dark power appear?

Werewolves like to congregate in this mine, and it seems that this is because of the rich dark element.

The four continued their downward journey.

The werewolf has a certain amount of wisdom, probably because the four of them are not easy to provoke, so they didn't come to attack later.

Ji Xun occasionally looked at the wall, and there were scarlet eyes staring viciously in the distance, but he didn't dare to get closer.

And so they went all the way down.

There are a large number of werewolves on the second floor of the mine, as there used to be the largest number of miners here.

The movement of the battle became more and more frequent, and hunters were injured and killed one after another.

But all are in the normal mortality range.

That didn't stop the hunters from continuing their exploration.

The treasures in the mine have also been discovered along the way, and everyone is excitedly exploring.

Even the four Ji Xun who were walking behind found some weapons, gold and silver coins and the like.

The value can be in the tens of thousands.

It's worth the ticket money.

Normally, after a few hours here, they will be able to find a harvest worth the price of their fare, as well as complete ore and werewolf hunting missions.

Then you can go back to the city.

In the next two days, they went their separate ways.

That's pretty much it for this C-level difficulty.

However, accidents, like werewolves, came without warning.

Waiting for the hunters to walk to the depths of the second floor of the mine, suddenly, enlightenment appeared.

"Trigger Hidden Story, +15% Exploration; Aconitum grass is in full bloom, and dormant werewolves will take the initiative to come out to forage and hunt; Current Cataclysm Level B."

Seeing the sudden prompt, the three of Nanjing were stunned.

The difficulty suddenly increased to B level, which means that the mortality rate of 50% is beckoning them.

Apparently it's not just them.

All hunters saw it.

Angry scolding instantly echoed in the mine.

"Damn, which bastard went to the third floor?!"

"Fuck you, is this going to kill us!"

"Run, the B-class calamity on the third floor has come out!"

“.”

Ji Xun didn't have any different colors when he heard his expression, but he figured out something, and said in his heart: "It turns out that those guys from the Black Wolf Regiment really had this idea." ”

Use Alien Hunters to trigger a more difficult plot.

It's similar to what Ji Xun guessed.

But he also feels that the C-grade is of little significance,

Now B-level difficulty.

It seems to be just right.

(End of chapter)