On the morning of the twenty-first day, Luana did not wake up late because she had drunk a little yesterday. She still did her morning exercise in the courtyard as usual. On the contrary, Hilo slept in with her companion until 7:30 am when she was woken up by Luana, who had just returned from her exercise. Then, the three of them ate the leftovers from the previous night in the dining room and discussed their next plan. First, he proposed to ensure that they could become Intermediate Adventurers as soon as possible. Then, the two women proposed to take some commissions with higher rewards to save money. The two of them were planning to take root in the City of Agriculture.
"The expenses in the City of Agriculture are very high. We've already seen it yesterday. In the future, we can't always let Mr. Gongyou spend money.”Shiloh said seriously to Gong You. She had always been a good girl who loved herself and was confident. She would not stoop to depravity just because of some money.
"Yes, I have to work hard to earn money to support my family. Otherwise, I won't be able to eat and wear good clothes in the future. Also, I need to save some travel expenses for the future.”Luana's dream had already been half realized, but she would not stay where she was and not make progress.
After much discussion, the most important decision still needed to be made at the Adventurers 'Guild. Therefore, the three of them changed into their equipment after breakfast and rode three inferior horses to the guild. When they entered the guild, they found that the Adventurers who had been fighting to paste the commissions on the notice board had dispersed. There were only a few bad commissions left on the wall that no one wanted to accept. It seemed that the three of them were late again today.
However, their main purpose was not to accept the commission, but to confirm whether there was a reply to the report submitted at noon the day before yesterday. Therefore, they lined up at the back of the line in front of the counter and waited quietly for the counter to be empty. It was only the three of them's turn after about ten minutes.
"Ah, you're from the Golden Boots guild. The report you submitted was checked last night.”Ina, the counter lady, recognized the three of them at a glance. She hurriedly lowered her head and looked for a while before taking out a receipt and saying," Please sign this document.”
Gong You picked up the document and read it carefully. He found that the content was a written reply from the guild who had sent people to verify the information on the spot. After confirming that the investigation results and the report were correct, he handed the document to Hilo and asked her to sign it. He was still a little uncomfortable with the writing of this world.
After Ina took back the document and confirmed her signature, she smiled and explained to the three of them," Because your contribution to society is divided equally by the party, it's only enough to raise the adventurer level of the party members to the seventh grade sapphire.”
"Yes, that's good." After saying that, he placed the three of their tokens on the counter. After leveling up, the guild needed to collect and destroy the old tokens.
"Please wait a moment." Ina reminded him after she received the old nameplate. Then, she immediately got up and left the counter to go to the office behind.
As they had already leveled up a few times, the three of them were not in a hurry. They chatted while waiting. During this time, they even went to the notice board to take a look and realized that there were indeed no good commissions. A few minutes later, Ina walked out of the office. She returned to the counter and handed the nameplate in her hand to the three of them. Then, she smiled at the three of them and said," Congratulations, you have leveled up to Sapphire Adventurer in less than a month after registering. Intermediate Adventurers are already the mainstay of the guild. I hope that you can continue to work hard and achieve great results in the future.”
"Thank you." After thanking Ina for her blessings, the three of them immediately put on new nameplates and looked at each other. Indeed, everyone's spirit had become even more determined under the sapphire.
"Oh right, you haven't accepted any new commissions, right? The guild has a long stack of commissions that no one has accepted yet.”Ina did not know if it was premeditated or just a thought, but she was currently recommending commissions to the three of them with a smile.
"Oh, what kind of commission is it?" Gong You asked curiously. No matter what, since Ina had taken the initiative to recommend him, he had to take a look before deciding whether to accept or not. He still had to give her some face.
Ina immediately took out a commission form from under the counter after hearing the reply. Then, she introduced it with a business-like smile," This is a commission to fight the Thunder Wolf Dragon…"
As Ina explained, the three of them listened carefully and analyzed the contents of the commission. This was a mission issued in the name of the Guild of Magic to hunt down the magical beasts. The requirement was to hunt down the Thunder Wolf Dragon that resided in the Western Mountain Range and bring back its magical crystals and bone marrow to the Guild of Magic. In other words, the Guild of Magic had put up a bounty in the Adventurers Guild for the purchase of the magical beasts. The reward was 50 gold coins for magic crystals (150,000 RMB) and 60 gold coins for bone marrow (180,000 RMB). It was considered very generous for a normal crusade.
However, this commission was not easy. The Western Mountain Range was the mountain range that the three of them had crossed on the way from Border Town to the City of Agriculture. It was more than 300 kilometers long and close to 100 kilometers wide. To find and kill a Thunder Wolf Dragon in such a deep forest environment, it usually required a team of at least five high-level adventurers to enter the Western Mountain Range, which occupied about 30,000 square kilometers, to search for it for more than half a month. If they were unlucky, A group of players might not even be able to complete the quest even after a month. If they were unlucky, they might even face the danger of being wiped out. Hence, the quest had remained unaccepted for more than a month, leaving it in a half-abandoned state.
"Is it difficult to search? How many people would be needed to kill the Thunder Wolf Dragon?”After listening to the commission, Gong You asked. There were some things that needed to be clarified in advance, or else he would fall into a trap.
" It's not difficult to search, but it's not easy either. Although I heard that the Forest people living there can directly ask the plant spirits to obtain the location of the Thunder Wolf Dragon, it seems that the Forest people have an agreement with the magical beast in that mountain range to prohibit the Forest people from hunting in that mountain range through such extreme means. Moreover, outsiders are not familiar with the terrain of that mountain range, which is why the search process is so troublesome. If there are more people, the reward for each person will be less. If there are fewer people, the search will be very big.”Ina pondered for a moment before answering the first question. After that, she paused and thought for a while before organizing her words and continuing," As for the optimal number of people to take down the Thunder Wolf Dragon... A normal mid-level adventurer might not be able to win even if a dozen of them attacked together. As for high-level adventurers, they only need three to four teams who are good at fighting and work together very well to have a high chance of defeating it.”
Although Gongyou, Hilo, and Luana had just become Intermediate Adventurers, the staff in the guild had already treated them as Advanced Adventurers. That was why they recommended this kind of commission that could only be completed by a team of Advanced Adventurers.
Gong You turned to look at the two women and realized that Shiloh was tempted, and Luana had already skipped the Leaping Valley. They all knew that he was good at finding people and items. He could let the Golden Boots party skip the first difficulty and directly engage in the second difficulty, the direct crusade. This commission was perfect.
"A total of 100 gold coins (300,000 RMB) is a commission that can be completed.”Luana whispered into Gongyou's ear. She was so dazzled by the reward that she had completely forgotten about the dangerous and unknown environment in the depths of the mountain range.
At this time, he saw Hilo also nodding at him. It seemed that she was also tempted by the high salary. If he observed carefully, he could see that her breathing had become much heavier. What the two girls liked was not money, but the free life after having enough money.
" It's just that…this recommendation is a little deliberate. It's like he's testing something.'Gong You thought of the group of short-horned rats that he had found and killed one by one under the grass on the plain. He immediately guessed that the staff sent by the guild to investigate must have found some clues, which was why they were testing him.
Is the guild testing me?』
" Omniscient: Yes, because you have only registered for half a month and have been promoted to an Intermediate Adventurer, you have attracted the attention of the branch president of the Adventurer's Guild in the City of Agriculture."
'Do they have ill intentions towards me?』
" Omniscient: No malice. On the contrary, because you got full marks in the personality evaluation, the Adventurers Guild is kind to you."
"Alright, I'll accept this commission." He was now strong enough to not fear the malice of most adventurers, not to mention that the guild did not have any ill intentions towards him.
Thinking about it, this matter was really amazing. Just ten days ago, he was hiding in a foreign land because the information about him possessing a treasure might be leaked. Now, he could already be indifferent to the spying of others. Indeed, strength was a man's courage.
"Alright, I'll immediately hand over the mission to the Golden Boots.”Seeing that Gongyou had finally agreed, Ina immediately opened her mouth to settle the matter. She finally recommended this troublesome commission.
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After receiving the commission, the three of them returned home to pack their luggage. Although they didn't expect to go far at first, because they had a lot of money, their daily reserves were a little over the limit. Therefore, they were ready to go out in just half an hour. The three of them rode on the war horses and used long ropes to lead the inferior horses. The four inferior horses were full of carry-on luggage and at least five days 'worth of supplies.
After leaving the City of Agriculture from the east gate, they first went around the outer city wall to the west gate before galloping west. Previously, they did not prepare any shade, so their skin was burning from the sun. They could only take advantage of the break to drink healing potions to recover from the sunburn. This time, the three of them wore enchanted cloaks, so they no longer had to worry about the sun.
After running for over 100 kilometers in the morning, they took a short rest at noon. During lunch, the three of them let their horses eat some grass so that they could run at full speed in the afternoon. As there were more horses in this long journey, they carried less luggage on average. Therefore, they ran for over 300 kilometers in the afternoon. The three of them and seven horses passed through plains, forests, villages, towns, and rivers on the way. When the sun was about to set, they let the horses rest for a while by the river before continuing their journey. Finally, they reached the foot of the Western Mountain Range after running the last 100 kilometers before sunset.
By the time they camped in the water source area, the horses that traveled more than 500 kilometers a day were already so tired that they were foaming at the mouth. Even the strong warhorses were no exception. If they had not relied on Energy Serums to support the inferior horses to continue their journey, they might have collapsed halfway. They could only sigh at the fact that this was indeed a foreign world of swords and magic, and that it was only because of this rich man who was willing to feed the horses with potions that they could make such a long-distance journey.
When they set up the tent, they found that Luana took the initiative to take care of the horses. She fed them with a mixture of beans and salt. Then, the three of them hung the Illuminating Stone on the top of the tent. They didn't even bother to start the fire. Hilo took out the portable stove and started to boil water, fiddling with bottles of seasonings and dried food.
After dinner, the three of them wanted to go back to the tent early to rest, but they encountered an unexpected visitor. When the three of them were at their lowest alert, they were sneaked into the vicinity by strangers. The first to notice the visitor was the warhorses. They were chirping in the direction of the unfamiliar smell, which attracted the attention of the three of them.
"Wait a minute, we have no ill intentions.”The stranger took the initiative to step forward after realizing that his whereabouts had been exposed. At this moment, the three of them realized that this unexpected visitor was actually a male Forest person with long pointed ears.
"Forest people? Why did you sneak into our campsite?”He touched the magic sword with one hand and pointed at the unfamiliar Forest person with the other. After connecting to the magic net in his mind to warm up the spell slots, he asked with a serious expression. Hilo and Luana also picked up enchanted weapons and miraculous items to prepare themselves.
"I'm a patrol member of Bale Forest. I snuck in to investigate the goblins 'tracks.”After the stranger explained to the three of them loudly, he waved his hand to signal a patch of grass behind him before slowly approaching the light zone beside the tent.
What did he just do?』
[Omniscient: Gesture to your hidden companions to indicate that no dangerous targets have been found.]
"What is your purpose for coming here?" Gong You stood between the Forest people and the two women and asked. Although the Forest people were mostly the symbol of the Lawful Faction, they could not relax their vigilance for the time being.
"We are looking for goblins hiding near the mountains. Our tribe is currently at war with them.”When the stranger approached, he saw the sapphire tags on the three of them. After confirming that the three of them were mid-level adventurers, he let down his guard. After answering, he asked," If you see them, please let us know.”
"We only came to the mountain range today to complete the mission issued by the guild to hunt down magical beasts. It should have nothing to do with you.”Since the stranger did not show any malice, he chose to tell him some things that he could. If it could reduce unnecessary misunderstandings and avoid conflicts of interest, it was better to restrain each other and get along peacefully.
" Is that so…Since you don't know the whereabouts of the Goblins, I'll take my leave. However, I'll remind you to be careful at all times. Goblins are despicable monsters. They attacked Bell Forest eight days ago, and they're still lingering nearby. If you encounter them, please be careful.”After the stranger finished speaking, he slowly retreated. Although he did not raise the short bow in his hand, he still faced the three of them.
"Thank you for your reminder, and I wish you all the best.”They expressed their gratitude. They were strangers, but they still reminded them to be careful of the goblins. It seemed that this Forest person's character was not bad.
After the stranger retreated more than 20 meters away from the three of them, he turned around and left quickly. The three of them relaxed and even deliberately asked Omniscient if there were other creatures lurking nearby. After knowing that it was safe, they put down their magic swords. The two women saw that he put down his weapons and relaxed their tense nerves. After discussing for a while, they knew that the surroundings were not peaceful. They decided that even if there was a barrier magic stone guarding the night, they still needed to arrange for people to take turns to keep watch so that they could sleep peacefully.
When it was time for the night watch, he took out his textbook and continued to study magic. It was probably because the four magic books had laid a good foundation, so the completion rate of the illumination incantation was faster than expected. He was now more than 60% complete, and he could learn this basic cantrip in ten days at the latest. The feeling of improving every day made him very happy.
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On the morning of the 22nd day, in the darkest moment before sunrise, Luana, who was the last to keep watch, finished practicing a set of boxing techniques under the light of the Illuminating Stone. She closed the Barrier Stone and went into the tent to wake up Gongyou and Hilo, who were sleeping in each other's arms. Ever since the ghoul incident, the two women had been traumatized. The three of them would sleep together unless there was a special situation. Now, they had slowly developed a habit. Moreover, the two women's movements when sleeping were becoming bolder and bolder. Recently, she had even used him as a large pillow.
The three of them watched the sunrise as they drank warm ginseng soup to dispel the morning dew. When the three of them, who had not rested well because they took turns to watch the night, finished their breakfast, the sun had just risen. They rode their horses with their backs to the morning light and headed deep into the mountains that were filled with cold morning fog. At first, there was nothing special about the journey. The three of them followed the omniscient navigation and took a shortcut to the nearest Thunder Wolf Dragon habitat. However, about an hour after entering the mountains, the sky was already bright. With Omniscient's reminder, Gong You suddenly stopped the two women. He dismounted and checked the ground. Sure enough, he found a pit trap made by goblins in the forest. From the surface, it looked like the ground was covered in leaves. Under the ordinary leaves were sharp wooden thorns. This was probably the mark left by the war between the Forest people and the goblins.
After bypassing the trap, the three of them continued their journey and gradually approached the core area of the mountain range. There were many rare plants growing around here, especially rare herbs that could be used as casting materials and auxiliary materials needed for alchemy. The mountain range was very rich, but after considering the burden, they did not stop to collect these precious materials.
After another hour of travel, the three of them passed by the edge of a strange valley. The valley was surrounded by mountains, forming a small basin at an altitude. Looking into the valley, they could see a large number of terrifying plants, such as giant man-eating flowers that were more than four meters tall, strange poisonous mushrooms that could move freely, parasitic blood-sucking vines with paralyzing poison, and so on. There were also some terrifying magical beasts living in the valley. For example, killer butterflies with wingspans close to one meter, colorful bees as big as house dogs, etc. These plants were arranged neatly, and the magic beasts moved in an orderly manner. Moreover, signs of a barrier were found at the intersection of the valley and the outside world. It seemed that the dangerous animals and plants inside were deliberately cultivated by someone.
Just as Gong You was riding on his warhorse and looking into the valley along the edge of the enchantment, a tender green seedling suddenly grew out of the ground near him. However, in less than half a minute, the green seedling grew into a flower that was nearly one meter tall and was about to bloom. Then, the flower slowly opened and revealed the bud. Green light spots danced on the bud. After a while, the light spots gathered together and transformed into the shape of a woman's upper body.
At this moment, the strange plant that appeared in front of the three of them was more than one meter tall. The upper body of the plant was a young woman, and the lower body was a flower. This raised the alertness of the three of them to the highest level. When the half-body woman was completely formed, its closed eyes slowly opened, and it immediately turned to look at the three of them who had dismounted and maintained a defensive formation.
"So you…are three adventurers who came here by mistake? This is not a place you should come to. Leave immediately.”The half-human and half-flower woman looked at the three of them. Her gaze lingered on the adventurer's nameplate made of gemstones around their necks for a while, and then she said in a fierce tone.
What is this monster?』
" Omniscient: Wood Spirit, officially known as Wood Elemental Spirit. It is an alien species from the affiliated elemental realm. It is less aggressive but has a strong sense of territory. This one's life level has reached Epic."
Epic! The legendary character in the guild that could intervene in a regional war by himself? An epic that could create a magic book?』
" Omniscient: Confirm, its life level is indeed Epic."
Although he was currently wearing Dragon Scales with Rune Words, equipped with several enchanted equipment, and had more than ten spell slots on the magic web connected to his mind, he still panicked when facing the legendary Epic expert. He knew that it was impossible for him to win. He might not even be able to escape and would be instantly killed because the difference was too great.
"Esteemed expert, we apologize for disturbing you. Please forgive our unintentional offense and we will immediately leave your territory.”Gong You immediately lowered his head and said quickly. After seeing the elemental spirit nod slightly, he immediately called the two women to lead the horse away.
When he ran far away and could no longer see the valley, and when he asked Omniscient Knowledge that he was out of the elemental spirit's perception range, he finally had time to relax. He slowly calmed his pounding heart and continued to hurry as he explained to the two women the horror of the half-human and half-flower creature they had just encountered. It was a terrifying existence that the three of them could not fight against. In contrast, Luana was still confused after hearing the explanation. Hilo, who was an official priest who knew about the epic, was shocked by the truth. It turned out that the three of them had wandered around the gates of hell just now and almost became three desperate mandarin ducks. Perhaps they would even be used as fertilizer for flowers after they died. Actually, it made sense when he thought about it carefully. It was most likely to meet those reclusive experts in the desolate mountains and forests. If he had casually rebuked them because he did not know, the ashes of the three of them might have been scattered all over the mountains and plains by now.
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The rest of the journey was very peaceful. Even if they encountered wild beasts, they would be scared away by the sound of the seven horses 'hooves in the distance. The sound of the horses' hooves on the ground was especially loud and deep, as if announcing the arrival of hunters. The nearby wild beasts all hid themselves. It was not until noon that the three of them stopped by a small stream to rest.
According to the information provided by Omniscient, this forest was the habitat of the Thunder Wolf Dragon. There were more than ten Thunder Wolf Dragons living around it, and the nearest Thunder Wolf Dragon was wandering not far away. However, they decided to have lunch and rest for a while before walking over to hunt it.
Just as they were feeding the horses and Hilo was boiling dry food, Luana, who had gone out for a walk and picked flowers, suddenly caught a pheasant. She wanted to use fresh ingredients for lunch, but he felt that it was a waste of time to process fresh ingredients, so he rejected her suggestion. She was so angry that she gritted her teeth and did not even talk to him during the meal.
"Hilo, do you also think it's better to have pheasant for lunch?”Luana whispered to Hilo. She didn't avoid him at all. Instead, she deliberately used a voice that he could hear.
" Miss Luana, it's actually good to eat dry food. I heard that this kind of dried meat is a specialty of the City of Agriculture. It's refined from the rib meat of a magical beast that's used for breeding. Its price is several times more expensive than pheasants.”Hilo helplessly turned to look at Gongyou, then whispered to Luana.
"Hilo, you actually didn't help me. Are you still my good sister?”Luana bit hard on the soft jerky and said to Hilo gloomily. Then, she whispered in a small voice that no one could hear," Men are all bad guys."
In order to make Luana happy, Gong You could only come up with a temporary solution, which was to use pheasants to set up traps and rely on the smell of blood to attract the Thunder Wolf Dragon who came to the stream to drink water into the ambush circle. She was happy again after listening to the new battle plan. She kept reminding him that it was because of the pheasants that she could successfully set up traps. Her previous hunting behavior did not waste energy and time. He didn't even bother to remind her that even if there were no traps, she could still sneak over and kill the Thunder Wolf Dragon. As for Hilo, he didn't try to dissuade the two of them from fooling around. He just held back his laughter and watched the show from the side.
The three of them tied the pheasant to a tree with a rope and then cut a small, non-fatal wound on the bait. Then, the three of them led the horse to the downwind area 100 meters away and activated the Barrier Stone to hide its scent. As the pheasant's blood smell spread along the wind, the Thunder Wolf Dragon not far away also slowly crawled towards the stream after smelling the scent. Its huge body lurked in the forest and watched from afar, as if it was not in a hurry.
At this moment, an unexpected situation occurred. The climate in the mountains suddenly changed. Rain clouds floated in the sky. The sudden heavy rain covered the three people's hiding place and the Thunder Wolf Dragon in the distance. They were afraid that the behavior of the barrier blocking the rain would attract the attention of the Thunder Wolf Dragon. Therefore, they could only helplessly close the barrier. The three people were instantly drenched.
However, the rain was not without benefits. The rain washed away all traces of the three of them and reduced the creature's perception. Although the three of them could not directly look at the Thunder Wolf Dragon from where they were hiding, they would not be discovered by it. This was more advantageous for Common Cause because he could rely on omniscience to locate the other party.
After confirming that the Thunder Wolf Dragon had entered the ambush zone, he activated his spell slots through the magic network. First, he cast a mudslide spell to cover the target, then he activated the rock spear spell to snipe from a distance. He planned to rely on the data provided by Omniscient to attack outside of his field of vision. When the mudslide began to take effect, he would immediately fire the rock spear that he had prepared.
"Hilo, you stand at the periphery and don't get close. We can't use evocation magic scrolls in this weather. Luana, you follow behind me and support me. Don't go up and fight in close combat. Everyone, be careful of its natural lightning spells.”Gong You assigned the operation plan according to the data provided by Omniscient. After making sure that the two women understood, he immediately turned around and ran to the ambush circle, but because of the rain, he did not pull out the Flame Sword.
At this moment, the Thunder Wolf Dragon's furious roar could be heard from afar. First, the ground caved in for some reason and trapped it. Then, a rock spike shot out from nowhere and stabbed its hind leg. The sudden attack made it extremely shocked and angry, especially when the ground became like a swamp after being mixed with rain, dragging it and the surrounding trees into the ground. It was even more terrified.
When they arrived at the periphery of the mudslide's effect, they saw a huge wolf-shaped magical beast with a shoulder length of more than two meters and a tail length of more than six meters. Its body was covered in hard horny armor, and the blue and yellow scales were very compatible with the color of the mountains. The white hair on its back, tail, and shoulders reflected the color of the clouds. Electric currents flashed on its body from time to time, hitting the flowing soil and rocks in the surrounding area.
The Thunder Wolf Dragon's four limbs had grown very strong, and its forelimbs were thicker than its hind legs. It also had sharp claws, making the mountains as flat as flat ground for it. However, at this moment, its strong limbs could only helplessly dig in the swamp vortex formed by the mudslide, like a wild dog paddling in the river, escaping towards the periphery of the magic effect.
Of course, Gong You would not let go of this good opportunity to beat up the drowning wolf. First, he fired a stone hail. However, when he realized that the stone hail hit the horny armor of the Thunder Wolf Dragon, it made it twitch in pain, but the actual damage was not very good. Therefore, he switched to the rock spear to shoot at its limbs and abdomen. It should be known that this magic could shoot through an elephant at a close distance. The sharp spearhead and powerful penetrative force could even penetrate the steel plate protection of a light armored vehicle. If one were to compare them, it was even more extraordinary because the power was equivalent to a monkey version of a rocket launcher. Now, it was only 30 meters away, and it was covered in blood. Large patches of muscles and scales were sent flying by the rock spear. In the end, before the Thunder Wolf Dragon could climb out of the swamp formed by the mudslide and rain, it had already died of excessive blood loss.
Luana, who was running behind them, looked at the Thunder Wolf Dragon that was badly mutilated and drowned in the swamp. She did not care that it was still raining heavily. She pulled down her cloak excitedly and said to Gongyou," Look, look, the trap I made is still effective. If we ran up and killed it, you would definitely be electrocuted.”
Gong You wanted to say that he was the one who suggested and made the trap, but seeing Luana's smug expression, he was too lazy to remind her. Because it was impossible to wake up a person who played dumb, he turned around and messed up her wet hair. Then, he was pushed down by her in the rain and fought with her. When Hilo, who ran at the back, approached the battlefield with high vigilance, what he saw was not Gong You and Luana fighting the Thunder Wolf Dragon together. Instead, it was the scene of the two of them rolling and playing in the mud that stunned Hilo.
By the time Gongyou and Luana stopped after Hilo's persuasion, the clouds had just drifted away from the three of them. At this time, the three of them were drenched by the rain, and their bodies were stained with a layer of mud. However, Luana was very happy. She pointed at Gongyou's muddy face and couldn't stop laughing. Even Hilo turned his head and secretly laughed, but he also thought that Luana, who was covered in mud, was very funny.
When they returned to the seven horses, they found that the backpack was waterproof, and the supplies inside were not wet. After rummaging through the Magic Stone of Cleansing, the three of them took turns to use it to wash off the soil, dust, and water stains on their bodies. However, Luana kept saying that her hair was itchy and uncomfortable. Although it was probably her imagination, she also took the Magic Stone to clean her entire body again, which made her unhappy.
After waiting for the mudslide to completely dissipate, Gong You and Luana walked into the semi-solidified mud and dragged out the Thunder Wolf Dragon's corpse. At this time, except for a small part of it that was exposed, most of it was buried under the soil. Moreover, although both of them had enchanted items that increased their strength, they still spent a lot of effort to dig it out and drag it dozens of meters.
When he placed it on the ground, he realized that this Thunder Wolf Dragon weighed at least three tons in its complete form. With a little calculation, he could tell that its shoulder height was about 2.4 meters, about 3.7 times that of a gray wolf. Therefore, the Thunder Wolf Dragon was about 50 times larger than a gray wolf. Coupled with the Thunder Wolf Dragon's strong physique and hard armor on its body, it was not surprising that its body was so heavy. In addition, the gray wolf's speed was only 15 meters per second, while the Thunder Wolf Dragon's speed was 20 meters per second.
Under normal circumstances, four-legged beasts could exert at least 60% of their body weight on a single limb. They could barely stand on two legs for a short period of time. The proportion of force exerted by the arms and legs of magical beasts was higher. As for the Thunder Wolf Dragon, it was estimated that the force exerted by its forelimbs could reach about 80% of its body weight. A conservative estimate was that it could exert more than 2.4 tons (2.4e4J/s). The total force exerted by its entire body was more than ten tons.
Then what was the power of this Thunder Wolf Dragon? With a weight of three tons and a speed of 20 meters per second, the kinetic energy accumulated during extreme running reached 600,000 Joules.(6e5J). Its 2.4-ton arm strength was enough to overturn a small car with one claw. A utility pole could be swung like a club. It only took one minute to dismantle the bearing wall of a ten-story residential building. It would not even take more than ten minutes to destroy a shopping mall. In addition, its natural magic was enough to electrocute a buffalo. If it had not been trapped by a trap, Hilo, the nanny, might have been busy.
As the commission only required the acquisition of magic crystals and bone marrow, the three of them began to dissect the Thunder Wolf Dragon's corpse by the stream. First, they dug out the magic crystals between its chest and abdomen. After digging out its internal organs, they finally found a translucent magic crystal. Its material was the same as the magic crystal coin. It was more like a flat cylinder made of magic crystals of magical beasts.
After washing the dirt off the magical crystal in the stream, he realized that something was wrong with the commission. This magical crystal was at least dozens of grams in size. Why was the commission only stated as a reward of 150,000 RMB? After all, the price of a magical crystal per gram was 9,000 RMB. Could it be that he remembered wrongly?
How much is this magic crystal worth?』
"Omniscient: This magic crystal weighs 70.03 grams. After ignoring errors, it is worth 7 magic crystal coins (630,000 RMB)."
When he saw that the answer given by Omniscient was consistent with his estimation, he realized that he had not remembered wrongly. Then, he used Omniscient to check the value of the other parts of the Thunder Wolf Dragon. The answer was: The bone marrow also contained the blood of the alternative dragon, which was worth 10 magic crystal coins (900,000 RMB). The scales, cuticle armor, nails, and bones all had good energy transmission effects, which was worth a total of 8 gold coins (24,000 RMB). The other internal organs and flesh added up to a few gold coins, but the value was not high when it weighed nearly two tons.
Thinking about how the commission (mission) stated that the bone marrow reward (reward) was only 180,000 RMB, and the purchase price was only one-fifth of the real market price, Gong You was furious. Although he didn't care about the money, this kind of fraud commission was an insult to his character. Therefore, he decided to give up the commission and directly sell the materials he had obtained this time.
After explaining to the two women the hidden story, they angrily agreed to give up the commission. Hilo even proposed to go to the Church to complain about the Adventurer Guild's bullying of Adventurers. However, Common Reason did not want to get involved in the dispute between the two major factions, so she rejected her suggestion, which made her slightly unhappy.
"Mr. Gongyou, what if the guild continues to bully other adventurers?”Hilo asked Gong You seriously, but she seemed to be thinking too much. This was not something that a small Intermediate adventurer like her should worry about.
"They can learn from us and sell the materials privately. There's no law that says they have to sell it to the guild.”Gong You explained calmly. There was a saying," If you're unfair, don't blame me for being unjust." It described this situation.
"Yes, it's all the guild's fault. This is the difference of 400 gold coins (1.2 million RMB), and it's all my money.”Luana clenched her fists and said seriously. She had not forgotten that she would be in charge of the finances of the Golden Boots Adventurers.
The three of them chatted as they picked out the parts of the Thunder Wolf Dragon that were inconvenient to carry, but in the end, they decided not to bring too many materials. They washed the magic crystals and stuffed them into their backpacks. The bones and bone marrow were kept at a low temperature with the Frozen Ring before being sealed with a waterproof cloth. Only a portion of the scales were selected and placed at the bottom of the backpacks. The best part of the meat was cooked and eaten on the way. As for the other materials, they had no choice but to give up because of the inconvenience. The three of them busied themselves for more than two hours before packing up and returning.
On the way back, he had Omniscient change the navigation route. He didn't want to pass through the Myth-rank powerhouse's territory if it wasn't necessary. In the morning, they were lucky that it let them go. In the afternoon, the elemental spirit might vent its anger on the three of them if it was in a bad mood. Therefore, he could only choose to avoid it if he couldn't win.
He calculated that the journey would take about four hours, and it would take half an hour more because of the detour. It was now three o'clock in the afternoon, so he should be able to leave the mountain range at seven-thirty in the evening. By then, the sun would have already set on the horizon. However, this expedition was generally considered smooth.
However, the weather was unpredictable. They had avoided the dangerous route in the morning, but in the evening, the three of them encountered a new accident. When they passed by the edge of an unknown valley, a dense cloud of poisonous insects appeared, delaying the three of them who fled in the opposite direction to avoid them for an hour. They even used three magic scrolls of the Gray Flame Bomb to stop the pursuit of the insects, which caused a raging fire that spread to a mountain.
"You two go first, I'll cover the rear.”Luana looked at the swarm of insects and shouted excitedly. She knew that the poisonous insects were not a threat to the three of them, but the horses might not be safe under the siege of the insects.
"Stop fooling around." He turned around and reprimanded Luana, then turned to Shiloh and shouted," Shiloh, use the scroll to set fire to that bush, and then we'll break out from the path to the south.”
"But…what if the fire sets all the trees on the hill ablaze?”Hilo was still wary of using fire. It would be terrible if he started a forest fire.
"Isn't it better to light it up?" Gong You's goal was to rely on the fire to stop the insects from chasing after him. Of course, the bigger the fire, the better. However, he knew that the fire would not spread too far because it had just rained at noon.
"It seems more fun to light it up." Luana didn't know what environmental protection was. She just thought that the fire was fun. Anyway, they were leaving after the fire.
Fortunately, they had the omniscient navigation system and would not get lost. However, because the forest was dark, they had to carry the Illuminating Magic Stone to travel. In the end, the three of them and seven horses finally walked out of the mountains and arrived at the plains.
They chose a nearby water source for their camping trip. Other than Luana's request to take a bath, there were no other accidents. Ever since they had more convenient magic tools, they no longer needed to light a fire when they traveled. After dinner, they could just cover the tent with a Barrier Stone and sleep in peace. The only thing they needed to pay attention to was that the night watchman had to use the Ice Ring to maintain the activity of the Thunder Wolf Dragon's bone marrow. After instructing Hilo, they went to the Dragon King's room. They went into the tent and slept together with Luana. They slept until midnight when Hilo woke them up to stay up and learn magic.
In fact, he was mainly learning incantations, and incantations were actually sacred characters used by gods. Each character was a four-dimensional model with a huge amount of information. It had the concept of length, width, and height, and it also changed periodically.(128×128×64×10). The amount of information contained in a small text was more than the amount of data contained in a 10-million-pel image (4200×2100 resolution)(both colors were 256 cubic units). As for barcodes and QR codes, which had low data volume, there was no need to compare them.
Therefore, learning incantations was also known as the " three months of one character ". Magicians needed to spend three months of hard work to learn a single sacred character. The reason why they could learn it so smoothly was because the magic book directly transmitted the complete sacred character to them. They did not need to waste a lot of time to learn the basic knowledge. However, not everyone could get the VIP treatment he had. Therefore, excellent magicians often needed to spend days and nights of hard work.
Luana woke up while he was engrossed in magic. She stopped him from studying seriously and took over the night watch. He closed the magic textbook and yawned as he returned to his tent to sleep. The second night of this trip finally passed peacefully.
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On the morning of the twenty-third day, Luana did not take the initiative to wake the two of them up. She wanted Gongyou and Hilo to sleep as much as possible. Anyway, they only needed to get back to the City of Agriculture before dark. However, the temperature in the summer morning rose very quickly, especially on the flat riverbank where there was no shelter. The ground was steaming hot early in the morning, making the two of them sweat. In the end, they could only rub their eyes and get up drowsily.
After the three of them were ready, they began to cross the plains and return to the City of Agriculture. Nothing special happened on the way back. Although the overall load was a little heavier than when they came, they finally returned to the City of Agriculture at dusk with the wolf bones in their enchanted backpacks and the horse power.
Gong You saw that it was still early, so he decided to go around the outer wall from the west gate to the south gate. First, he would go to the guild to settle the commission, and then find a chamber of commerce to sell the materials. Since he was back in the city and his 'family' in the foreign land was by his side, there was no difference if he went home earlier or later.
Not far from the south gate was the tall Adventurer's Guild building. At this moment, there were about 20 to 30 Adventurers in the hall. Everyone was discussing whether there were any rumors of important events happening recently. However, there were not many people queuing at the counter, so the three of them immediately walked over to handle the business.
"Hello, I want to cancel the commission I accepted.”Gong You gently placed the commission form on the counter and said to an unfamiliar counter lady. The guild staff all took turns, and it was not always possible to see Ina on duty.
"Did you encounter any problems during the commission? If possible, can you tell me why you want to cancel the commission?”The lady at the counter looked at the commission form and then looked at Gongyou with a smile. She probably felt that he was in trouble. She had heard about the Thunder Wolf Dragon's commission, and it was normal for it to not be completed. However, she did not understand why a sapphire adventurer who was not qualified to accept the commission would cancel it.
" It's not a problem. We've successfully conquered the target of the mission, but I don't intend to submit the materials needed to complete the mission.”Gong You felt that there was no need to hide it, so he directly said it. In any case, when the Thunder Wolf Dragon material was publicly sold on the market, the Guild would definitely notice it.
"Completed? Your…your party has conquered the Thunder Wolf Dragon?”The lady at the counter lowered her head to look at the commission form again. The date marked on it was the day before yesterday. It was only a day after the completion of this commission that had been left uncompleted for more than a month. This was too strange, so she asked again," Mr. Adventurer, are you sure you really defeated the Thunder Wolf Dragon?"”
"Of course I'm sure. The materials are in my backpack, but I want to cancel the commission.”Gong You explained in detail to the fussy counter lady in front of him. Otherwise, she did not know how long it would take for her to help him with the business.
"Can you please wait in the reception room on the second floor? I need to ask the guild leader about this.”The receptionist realized that this place had attracted the attention of the adventurers who stayed in the hall to exchange information, so she wanted to calm the matter as soon as possible so as not to leave a bad impression on the adventurers.
"The reception room…that's fine too. Please hurry up, we're in a hurry.”Gong You felt that it was not a good idea to continue the stalemate at the counter, so he agreed to give the counter lady some time to 'consult the leader'.
After leaving the polite words of 'please wait a moment,' the counter lady immediately rushed to the president's office on the third floor, so she could only call the two women behind her to the reception room on the second floor to rest.
Before the three of them could wait in the reception room for long, a middle-aged man in a guild uniform knocked on the door and walked in alone. He didn't even let anyone pour him a glass of water. He sat directly across from the three of them and sized them up for a while before introducing himself," Hello, I'm the president of the Adventurers Guild's branch in the Agricultural Capital. You can call me Tom.”
" Hello, we are Golden Boots Adventurers…" Gong You introduced the three people on his side. Although he knew that the branch president Tom had already read the information of the three people, he still had to introduce them when it was necessary. At the very least, he had to be polite.
"I heard that you successfully defeated the Thunder Wolf Dragon, but you were unwilling to complete the mission. Can you tell me why?”Branch President Tom was also a business-like person. He didn't say too many unnecessary words and went straight to the point.
"…Hmm, you should take a look at the mana crystals we hunted first.”Gong You thought about it silently for a while before deciding to say it directly. Otherwise, this matter might not be able to end.
So, he took the backpack at his feet and placed it on the reception table. Then, he reached in and took out a translucent magic crystal. He gently placed it in the middle of the reception table. The branch president Tom quietly watched his actions until he spread his hands and made a gesture of invitation. Tom then reached out and picked up the magic crystal on the table in confusion.
The branch president, Tom, frowned as soon as he picked up the magic crystal. He put the magic crystal in his palm and examined it carefully for a while before putting it back on the table. Then, he said in a heavy tone," I understand. The weight of this magic crystal is far from the standard of the commission, but is this really the magic crystal of the Thunder Wolf Dragon?”
It seemed that Tom, the branch president, was once an adventurer, or perhaps a high-level adventurer. Judging from his personality, he should have been born in the civilian class. Whether it was his tone or expression, he was different from those who were professional employees. He might have retired and become a guild employee, so he was straightforward.
"We still have the skeleton of the Thunder Wolf Dragon here. I just don't know if you recognize it.”Gong You was indifferent to the suspicion of the branch president Tom. He pointed at the large backpacks on the ground and said," I didn't dare to leave these backpacks with the Thunder Wolf Dragon's bones on horseback, so I brought them all in."
Tom looked down at the backpacks on the ground for a while, but he did not ask to open them now. Instead, he said," Please wait a moment," and left the reception room. This time, the three of them waited for more than ten minutes before Tom returned to the reception room with an old mage in a magic robe.
After getting the consent of the common cause, Tom, the branch president, and the old mage joined hands to inspect the spoils of war that the three of them had obtained from the Thunder Wolf Dragon expedition. It was then that he saw for the first time the rumored appraisal spell. However, this was not so much a spell as it was a cantrip. Cantrips of the same level as Illumination and Flame were one of the most basic spells that could be cast without spell slots.
After the old mage…or rather, the appraiser's appraisal, branch president Tom apologized to the three on behalf of the guild and said that the guild would give a reasonable purchase price.(640,000 RMB), Bone Marrow (930,000 rmb), bones (25,000 rmb), scales (3,000 rmb), a total of 17 magic crystal coins, 22 gold coins, and 40 silver coins (1,598,000 rmb). Moreover, if they were sold to the guild, not only would the commission be successfully completed, but the social contribution points would also not be reduced. The amount of these purchases would also be recorded in the 'Adventurer's Total Reward Accumulated Limit' to evaluate the Adventurer's rank.
Gong You first thought about the guild's purchase price. Because the magic crystal was a large piece of tens of grams, it was a little higher than the average price of a single gram. Then, because the bone marrow was transported from the depths of the Western Mountain Range to the agricultural capital, which was close to 600 kilometers away from the origin, the market price increased slightly. A complete set of bones would be extra because there was no need to worry about collectors buying them as decorations. Finally, the scales were an extra.
In short, not only did he not lose out by selling the quest to the Guild at this price, but he had also earned a small profit. Moreover, the quest also included a record of the accumulated reward after the quest was completed. This value was one of the three major items needed to increase an Adventurer's rank. Unfortunately, although the accumulated reward was enough for one person to level up, it would not be enough if it was divided among three people. Each person was only a little short of leveling up.
After thinking about it, he discussed it with the two girls for a while. In the end, he agreed to the guild's proposal and directly sold the Thunder Wolf Dragon's materials to the guild. However, due to the lack of cash reserves, the guild needed to use a reward voucher to settle the payment. He nodded and agreed. After all, there was no difference in the benefits.
After that, the branch president Tom summoned the counter lady and asked her to bring the three of them out of the reception room to the counter on the first floor to settle the procedures. Therefore, Gong You did not know that the two of them had a conversation in the reception room:
"Little Tom, if we buy these materials at this price, we won't make a profit at all.”old gemologist
"We have to buy it even if there's no profit. Otherwise, our Guild's reputation will be ruined.”Branch President Tom
"Then how should we deal with these materials? It couldn't be sold at a high price in the market.”old gemologist
"Isn't the commission issued by the Guild of Magic? Just ask them to pay more to buy it. This time, they actually dared to play such a small trick with us. How can we not give them a taste of our strength?”Branch President Tom
"Those arrogant and stingy mages…are they willing to suffer such a loss?”old gemologist
"They were the ones who played tricks first. They have to buy it even if they don't want to, unless they want to never issue commissions in the guild again.”Branch President Tom
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The three of them settled their accounts at the counter. There were a total of 31 Adventurers Guild Reward Coupon.(50,000 RMB each) and some coins (48,000 RMB). This was the biggest reward the three of them had received since they registered as Adventurers. If this reward was calculated according to the number of people allocated divided by three and the number of days spent divided by two-thirds, each of them would earn a high salary of nearly 800,000 RMB per month. Hilo and Luana were so happy that they hugged each other's arms tightly. The Adventurers in the hall watched and secretly cursed him.
"Mr. Gongyou, let me help you choose clothes when you go shopping in the future.”Hilo said happily as she thought about what was missing in the common wardrobe.
"Gongyou, tell me what you want to eat in the future. I'll buy it for you.”Luana, this little foodie, obviously wanted to eat it herself, but she said that she was buying it for Gongyou.
"Alright, in the future, you two will still be in charge of the team's remuneration.”Gong You said indifferently. It was rare for the two girls to be so happy. To him, this was even happier than receiving a large sum of money.
However, Gong You's reaction to the monthly salary of 800,000 RMB was dull. Even if he calculated according to this standard, his annual salary was only close to 10 million RMB. This was only one-third of the IQ tax of the City of Agriculture. However, just because he was not excited did not mean that the two women were not excited. They only let him sleep in the middle of the night. First, they changed into swimsuits and played in the bathroom. Then, the three of them calmly enjoyed a sumptuous dinner under the light, even though he usually did not drink. However, he still accompanied them to drink some light fruit wine that he had bought at some point in the night. Then, the two girls held toys and chased around the house. Fortunately, the single-family houses were separated from each other by a certain distance so that they did not affect the neighbors. In the end, they even ran back to the bedroom and hit each other with pillows until they were covered in sweat. Therefore, they were pulled to take a second shower together. Then, they leaned on the bed and whispered while blowing the air conditioner. This included some of Luana's embarrassing childhood stories and her unhappiness when she ran away from home. Hilo told her about the love stories between her orphans in the orphanage, as well as the story of a blonde girl who was close to her age and was like a sister, Sheely. He also took the opportunity to confess that he had actually lost his memory. Other than the two secrets of transmigration and omniscience, he told them everything. The two girls expressed their sympathy for his amnesia and agreed that the three of them would advance and retreat together in the future. They supported each other, understood each other, and cooperated. Unknowingly, the three of them slowly fell asleep in each other's arms. This was the only night he had not taken out his textbook to study.
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