Chapter 49: A false alarm
Ouyang Wanku's eyes were not wrong, once Lin Chukong, the kid, was interested in something, he would go deep into it and couldn't extricate himself.
Throughout the night, Lin Chukong didn't feel sleepy. He was so obsessed with what was recorded in the "Hundred Herbs" that he wanted to absorb it all in his head at once.
The sky was slightly bright, and a trace of warm sun shone sparsely on this forest. Although the Monster Forest is full of dangers, the climate here is much more comfortable than in other towns.
Ouyang Wankut also woke up, and after he got up, he saw Lin Chukong, who was still sitting at the wooden table, and smiled slightly. Of course, he knew that Lin Chukong hadn't slept all night, but in his opinion, young people should have such vigor and passion.
"Those things are all my accumulated experience of more than 100 years, how can you memorize them in a few days?"
"Master, you're awake. Lin Chukong turned to look at Ouyang Wanku, and said very politely: "It's not that the apprentice thinks that he will be able to master this "Baicao Lu" overnight, but he is very interested in what is recorded in it, so he forgets the time. ”
"Well, it's best if you're interested in this. ”
Ouyang Wankut stretched his waist and arranged the task for Lin Chukong: "Today, according to the content recorded in the "Hundred Herbs", you will go alone to collect some herbs to ward off the cold, and by the way, get three more logs back." ”
"Am I alone?"
Lin Chukong asked subconsciously.
"Or else?"
"You're not afraid of being ...... by those magical beasts outside."
"Look at my memory. Ouyang Wankut patted his head and said, "No, this is for you." ”
Ouyang Wankut said, taking out a crimson pill.
Lin Chukong had just taken this thumb-sized pill and was about to take it directly, but was stopped by Ouyang Wanku.
"Eh, who told you this is food? ”
"This ...... Isn't this an elixir?"
Ouyang Wankue was speechless: "Who told you that the pills can be eaten casually?"
Lin Chukong lowered his head, what else could he do if he didn't eat the pill?
"The elixir can cure the disease, and at the same time, it can also kill you. You have to remember that the medicine is poisonous, and besides, the one I gave you is still highly poisonous!"
Hearing the word poisonous, Lin Chukong asked in horror: "Master, what did the apprentice do wrong, you want to give me this ......"
"Hey, you kid, I'm afraid you're not a fool, how could the master harm you. ”
Ouyang Wankut explained: "This pill in your hand is a pill that is finally refined by using twelve kinds of rare medicinal materials and combining twenty-six kinds of auxiliary materials. You can imagine the value of this. ”
"It took so many medicinal materials to refine a pill, it sounds very powerful, but why is it a highly poisonous pill?"
"This pill is highly poisonous, yes, its poison can even threaten the life of a Demon Emperor. But it's nothing, its real effect is actually dispelling. ”
"It's nothing to be able to threaten the life of a Demon Emperor, so what does this dispel mean?"
When Lin Chukong asked this, Ouyang Wanku's expression of pride showed again.
"This pill has been refined after years of research, and its greatest effect is to dispel demonic beasts. The aura emitted by this pill was enough to deter the vast majority of high-level demonic beasts, let alone low-level demonic beasts. ”
"Wow, it turns out that the pill can still have this effect. ”
Lin Chukong finally knew why Ouyang Wanku would give him such an elixir. If it was really like what Ouyang Wanku said, then wouldn't he be able to travel freely in the Warcraft Forest.
Of course, now that Lin Chukong has already worshiped Ouyang Wanku's teacher, and he has not really started to study medicine refining yet, of course he will not want to rush back to the academy.
"This pill should be a gift from the teacher. ”
"Thank you, master. ”
Lin Chukong knew that with Ouyang Wanku's account of this pill, this pill was definitely a priceless treasure.
Lin Chukong excitedly took the pill and looked at it, and suddenly thought of something, and frowned.
"What's wrong?" asked Ouyang Wanku.
"Master, can this elixir still have the effect of dispelling when put into the measuring device?"
"Of course not. This elixir can only exert its greatest effect if you carry it with you. If you put it in a measuring device, how can it exude breath? Not all items are as domineering as "Yuan Tian's Power". ”
"That'...... Wouldn't it be easy for such a small thing to be lost when I was active?"
Ouyang Wankut thought about it, what his apprentice said was right. His current strength is too low to infuse the elemental power of the item like he does, so that he can feel the location of the item anytime and anywhere.
"Simple. After thinking for a moment, Ouyang Wanku's hand waved slightly, and an extremely thin branch grew from his finger.
The branches slowly flew towards Lin Chukong, and then thought about the pill center in Lin Chukong's hand and shuttled over, and then the branches flew towards Lin Chukong's neck with the pill, forming a necklace around it before it quieted down.
"It's a dragon silver branch, it's very flexible, and it's extremely solid. In this way, you don't have to worry about the problem of leaving the elixir behind. ”
Lin Chukong was deeply impressed by Ouyang Wanku's technique, when would he be able to use the power of the elements at will like his master?
"Thank you, master!"
"You can go collect medicine now with peace of mind. Oh, by the way, this pill also has a name: Ten Thousand Beasts Shock!"
"Ten thousand beasts are shocked? Just listen to it, haha. Lin Chukong happily jumped and prepared to go out: "Master, the apprentice is gone." ”
"Wait. Ouyang Wankut shouted to Lin Chukong: "Hey, people are old, this memory is not good." ”
"Huh, what's wrong, master?"
"Medicinal herbs, I don't want other items to be stored at will. You should stay a few more empty medicine jars, otherwise if you put them directly in your measuring container, they will definitely damage the properties of the medicinal herbs. ”
Lin Chukong had just come into contact with medicinal materials, so how could he know these things that needed attention.
In this way, Lin Chukong was ready and stepped into the infield of this Warcraft Forest.
In addition to the gathering of demonic beasts in the inner field and the periphery, there is a big difference between the environment. The periphery of the Warcraft Forest feels like a paradise, and all the environments and plants make people feel comfortable physically and mentally, if it weren't for the crisis of the lurker Warcraft, there would definitely be many people who would like to live in the periphery.
On the other hand, in the inner field of the Warcraft Forest, trees dozens of feet high can be seen everywhere, and the plants are more bizarre and numerous than the periphery, even if you look up, you can only see dense branches and leaves. Even with the sparse sunlight shining on the ground from time to time, the feeling of the Warcraft Forest infield still makes people feel lonely and cold, and the occasional howl from Warcraft makes this infield particularly eerie.
Lin Chukong hadn't gone far before he was shrouded in this atmospheric environment.
"Here...... Will...... There's a ghost...... I don't know if the ten thousand beasts sent by the master will work. Lin Chukong was shocked while touching the ten thousand beasts on his chest, while thinking about the fear of the unknown.
Lin Chukong now felt a chill behind him, after all, he was still just a child, and his fear of unknown things like ghosts had exceeded the fear of facing high-level demonic beasts.
"No...... I can't think about that...... Otherwise, no medicinal herbs will be collected today. ”
Lin Chukong cheered himself up, and at the same time released the power of the elements, as if this could give him a sense of security.
Lin Chukong took out the "Hundred Herbs" and flipped through it, and when he integrated into this kind of knowledge, it seemed that everything became less terrifying.
"Youxing grass, growing in a humid environment, common medicinal herbs in the Warcraft Forest, medicinal properties to drive away cold, stop bleeding ......"
"Zhijiao, the fruit of the poplar branch, a common tree species in the Warcraft Forest, medicinal detoxification, cold ......"
Silently reciting various medicinal herbs, Lin Chukong finally chose the common Youxing Grass and Zhijiao around.
"Alright, let's look for these two herbs today. ”
After having a goal, Lin Chukong kept in mind the appearance and image of these two medicinal materials and started the road of collecting medicines.
Although he no longer imagined terrible things in his heart, the surrounding environment still made Lin Chukong feel cold.
"Found it, that's right, this is Yang Zhishu. ”
After walking for a while, Lin Chukong finally stopped under a towering tree. This tree is more than ten feet long, the leaves are very luxuriant, and the branches are full of horns.
Lin Chukong remembered what the master said, try not to destroy the roots of the medicinal herbs when collecting medicinal herbs, otherwise in the long run, no matter how common the medicinal herbs are, they will become endangered plants.
Looking at the Zhijiao hanging in a high place, Lin Chukong was eager to turn into an illusion at this time, so that he could use the elemental skill to easily pick up the Zhijiao from a long distance.
"Hey, there's no way, I have to climb the tree......"
Lin Chukong shook his little head helplessly and climbed towards Yang Zhishu. This Yang Zhi tree is very thick, and after Lin Chukong climbed the branches, he couldn't cause a sense of oppression to the branches.
After happily filling a few medicine jars, this time it's almost over. Let's go find the Ghost Star Grass with the remaining two medicine jars.
But just when Lin Chukong was about to jump down from the tree, I don't know when, a leopard came under the tree!
Lin Chukong hurriedly released the power of the elements, and detected that this was actually a sixth-level demonic beast! This frightened Lin Chukong.
"Oh no, why did you encounter Warcraft so quickly......"
Storing all the medicine jars in the measuring device, Lin Chukong carefully hid in the tree, hoping not to be discovered by this leopard.
As soon as he thought like this, the leopard covered in golden black spots looked up at Lin Chukong who was hiding in the tree.
"It's over, it's over, what should I do now......"
After the leopard glanced at Lin Chukong, he suddenly felt something, first slowly retreated two steps, and then suddenly turned around and ran away.
Seeing this scene, Lin Chukong was stunned. What's going on? Could it be that there are more powerful demonic beasts around?
Lin Chukong swallowed a mouthful of saliva, in this cold and damp environment, Lin Chukong's forehead was already oozing some beads of sweat.
Time passed minute by minute, and Lin Chukong, who was lying on the branch, did not dare to move at all, only quietly waiting for the crisis to pass.
After a while, there was still no movement around.
"No matter, after I jumped off the tree, as long as I ran back as hard as I could, maybe there was still hope. ”
may be due to Lin Chukong's excessive nervousness, and after jumping off the tree, he actually broke his foot, and with a "snap", Lin Chukong fell directly at the foot of the tree.
"Ouch!" Lin Chukong wailed in pain as he hugged his left foot.
However, at this time, Lin Chukong didn't dare to delay for too long, he felt that the crisis just now had not been resolved.
Lin Chukong could only endure the pain and limp back and forth......