Chapter 94: Firewood Collector
Chapter 94: Firewood Collector
After seeing the mission status update, Shangwan went ashore and looked at the soldier in front of him. He was about to ask something, but unexpectedly the other party spoke first.
"thank you all."
"My name is Ryan... I am also a... firewood collector..."
Ryan leaned against the wall and climbed up with some difficulty, but blood still flowed from the corners of his mouth. There was no doubt that he had suffered very serious internal injuries.
Moreover, Shangan also noticed that his eyes were full of bloodshot, which was exactly the same as the state they were in before when they were infected by madness.
"A firewood gatherer?"
When he went ashore and looked at the translation feedback given by Lingzhu, he was a little surprised.
But just as he was about to ask, the other party took out a bright red light ball that looked like a small spark and gently crushed it.
Then he took out a similar small Mars and placed it in the hand that came ashore.
"Ahem... I'm sorry... I can't hold on any longer... I hope... I can see you again..."
After he finished speaking with difficulty, his body began to ignite with bright red flames, and he disappeared after just a breath.
When he got ashore and saw this, he was dumbfounded. How could it suddenly disappear? How should he ask?
Bang!
At the same time, a crazy meat ball was suddenly knocked out of the tavern, and Li Miao behind it jumped out and added the last sword with a puff.
The crazy meat ball suddenly exploded, spraying out white and yellow turbid fat, and then it finally died.
"Pah, that's disgusting."
Li Miao spat twice, obviously having dealt with all the crazy meatballs in the tavern.
His eyes fell on Shangan, and he was a little stunned when he saw his empty body.
"What about the mysterious character?" Li Miao looked at Shangan in shock: "Did you kill him?"
"I want to kill you." Shangan's face suddenly darkened: "Am I that stupid? This mysterious character disappeared on his own."
"Then doesn't this particular mission fail?"
Li Miao frowned immediately.
But at this moment, the specific mission in their eyes was updated again.
[Specific tasks have been updated]
[Specific mission: Hand over the mission item to the Candle Keeper and report the mission to receive the reward]
Li Miao and Shangan looked at each other, somewhat confused.
“Is this a success or a failure?”
"Never mind. Let's complete the mission first." He went ashore and carefully put away the little spark.
"This particular mission is unusual." Li Miao thought for a moment and made a decision: "Let's go, teleport out first to hand in the mission, and don't rush to explore the dungeon."
Shangan nodded. He also had a vague feeling that this mission might be of great importance.
……
"This is what happened..."
"Candlekeeper, this is what he gave me."
Li Miao and Shangan rushed to Zhuxin Island, but found that the candle keeper had been waiting here for a long time. They quickly explained what had happened and handed the bright red Mars to him.
After Rogge put away the bright red sparks, he nodded at the two of them.
"Thank you for the information you brought back, it's very important."
As he spoke, he spread out his palms under the expectant eyes of the two people, and two things appeared in his palms, which he handed to the two people.
[Specific tasks completed]
[Obtained: Gift of Spirit Candle × 1]
[Obtained: Gift of Spirit Candle × 1]
[Gift of the Spiritual Candle]
[Type: Special consumables]
[Effect: After use, you will gain a new skill slot. ]
[Explanation: This precious gift from the Spirit Candle is the recognition of the Spirit Candle and the Candle Keeper.]
Expand skill slots?
Looking at the crystal clear spiritual candle gift like a gem in their hands, Li Miao and Shangan's eyes suddenly lit up.
Nowadays, other players only have five skill slots, and the importance of skills to their combat is self-evident.
But at the moment, they don't have any way to expand their skill slots.
Therefore, the gift of the spiritual candle cannot be measured by wax at all.
There is no need to say how precious it is.
"Fuck, Master Candle Keeper, I love you so much!"
"Candlekeeper, I pledge my loyalty to you!"
Li Miao and Shangan were so excited that they immediately praised Rogge.
But Roger didn't have time to care about this at the moment.
He just nodded slightly, then looked at Nonia beside him: "Let's go."
Nonia walked forward, stretched out her hand toward Roger, and the two disappeared again.
"Fuck, Miaozi, we really made a fortune this time!"
"Use it now?"
He went ashore and held the gift of the spiritual candle in his hand carefully, fearing that it would get bumped or damaged.
"What the hell!"
"Don't use it yet. I'll go ask the others. For now, our five skill bars are enough."
Li Miao was excited for a while and then calmed down. After giving a few instructions to those who were going ashore, he hurriedly went offline, apparently to inform other people.
After returning to the shore, he still looked at the Gift of the Spirit Candle with great love, and liked it more and more no matter how he looked at it.
"Oh, that's great, hehe."
He started to laugh foolishly.
……
Prayer chapel.
This place has been explored by players. Since there are few monsters and the road is long, players basically won't come here unless they are extremely bored.
At this moment, Roger was carefully observing the bright red Mars in his hand.
According to Lingzhu's feedback, it is not clear where this bright red spark came from, but its most important function should be teleportation.
The warrior named "Ryan" should have left the copy where Li Miao and Shang Shore were through this bright red spark.
That's right.
This warrior named Ryan only appeared in the copy where Li Miao and Shangan were.
Now many players have entered the coastal town of Regga, but in the space they are in, there is only one place where Ryan exists!
This means that he... is the only one.
However, unlike the situation that Rogge imagined where he was the only one who was strong enough, Ryan's strength was very weak.
When Li Miao came ashore and the other two found him in the tavern, he was already seriously injured and dying. He couldn't beat the meatball, and he had no way to eliminate the crazy infection.
And he is a "firewood collector".
And, in one of the few conversations he had, he said, "I am also a firewood collector."
This shows that "Firewood Collectors"... should be an organization or a force that already exists in this world...
Thinking of this, Roger turned his gaze to Nonia in front of him.
When the two players were reporting just now, he specifically asked Nonia to listen from the side, in order to see if she could remember anything.
This time, Nonya seemed to have some surprises for him.
"The firewood gatherer... comes from the Eternal Altar."
"Their existence is also to save the primordial fire."
From the Eternal Altar, saving the primordial fire...
Roger frowned and thought deeply.
Look, this world is not a stagnant pool.
However, the information provided by Nonia is relatively limited.
"Do you remember any other memories?" Roger asked.
Nonia shook her head slightly.
Seeing this, Roger didn't ask any more questions, but he silently memorized the word "firewood gatherer" in his heart.
As players explore deeper, more truths will surely be revealed.
"Mr. Roger, in my opinion, you are the real salary provider."
Nonya's eyes were clear and firm, but she seemed to have misunderstood something.
After this period of time, Nonia, who knew Rogge and his warriors, was convinced. Rogge looked at her and felt a little strange: "I don't want to be a salary owner."
He just wanted to find out the truth behind the collapse of this world, and his deeper thought was to see if he could find a way to leave here.
Moreover, Roger's attitude towards this firewood collector was just curiosity.
Even if these firewood gatherers are an ancient force, they should not have too much conflict with Rogge.
Comparatively, judging from Ryan's situation, they also seem to be exploring this broken world.
But Nonya was obviously overthinking it, and it seemed that she was worried that Roger would be worried about it.
Nonia pursed her lips and said firmly: "No matter what, Nonia will always follow you."
"..."
Why is he so stubborn...
Roger shook his head secretly and said, forget it, let her think whatever she wants.
……
At the same time, in the chat group created by Li Miao and others.
After going offline, Li Miao quickly edited his experience and posted it in the group.
However, most of the group members are not online at this time, because they have already entered the game at this point.
Brother Miao did not fail the exam: "...This is the reward given by the Candle Keeper. Where have you explored now? Have you encountered any mysterious characters in the tavern to trigger specific tasks? @Everyone"
Storyteller: "I haven't had time to log in yet, but...specific rewards, I feel like this task is sudden, @苗哥不落科"
Brother Miao did not fail the exam: "I feel the same way. The reward for this mission is too strong. It only has one skill slot. We currently have no way to expand the skill slot."
Poetry and the distance: "I have arrived, but I have not met."
Storyteller: "That really is a sudden special mission, and it looks like it might be the only one. It's probably related to the overall game plot advancement of Lingzhu... No, I have to make a video."
Brother Miao did not fail the exam: "What the hell? Yuanfang, you ran so fast? Who did you enter the dungeon with?"
Poetry and Distance: "Guagua."
Brother Miao did not fail the exam: "Okay... do you think I should keep this gift of the spiritual candle for now? @诗和远方"
Poetry and the distance: "Keep it."
His answer was still brief and to the point.
Li Miao naturally chose to follow the boss's advice.
Poetry and Distance: "Priest in the middle of the square, be careful, it's a bit tricky."
Brother Miao did not fail the exam: "Priest? Are you talking about the one in the red robe in the square?"
……
[Blood Priest]
[Rank: Embers]
【Level: 16】
[War: Blood-robed Priest (can start fire)]
[Talent: Unknown]
[Skill: Unknown]
[Explanation: Madness and blood are buried under the blood-colored priest's robe. The miserable scene in the square seems to be caused by it. I don't know what the purpose is.]
"Ha ha……"
"All of them...are my nourishment..."
"That includes... you!"
In the center of the square of the coastal town, the blood-robed priest, holding a piece of cloth whose material could not be identified, slowly turned around, his body shaking uncontrollably.
Its bloodshot eyes stared at the person who came, and its hoarse voice was filled with suppressed excitement.
In front of him were Zhan Shou and Bu Long, holding blood-stained axes, fighting fiercely with a group of [Sacrificial Zombies] that fell from wooden poles.
"What the hell, playing tricks!" Seeing this, Zhan Dou Shuang snorted disdainfully and shouted, "Not deaf!"
"it is good!"
Bu Long, who cooperated with him tacitly, understood what he meant. He put up the big shield in front of him without hesitation, launched the knight charge, and rushed forward with a roar.
In an instant, most of the sacrificial zombies were attracted by Bulong.
With his eyes wide open to attract the attention of these guys, Brother Mangzi roared, picked up the bloody axe and rushed towards the Blood-Clothed Priest, jumping up and swinging the axe with great force!
"Hehe..." Facing the attack from Brother Mang, the Blood-Clothed Priest did not dodge, but just smiled and raised the blood-red cloth in his hand.
boom--
The floor tiles of the square cracked with a loud bang, and the blood-stained axe was deeply embedded in the ground.
"Ok?"
The blood-robed priest who was originally very close to him suddenly disappeared in front of Brother Mangzi, and he frowned.
After quickly glancing around, Brother Mangzi locked onto the bloody figure among the sacrificial zombies.
"Want to run?"
Brother Mangzi grinned grimly.
"There's no way!"
After locking onto the target, he kicked off with his feet, his whole body ablaze with flames of war, and rushed forward with a blood-stained axe that was bigger than his chest.
when--
The "blood-robed priest" in his eyes raised his hand to resist, and the axe fell into the opponent's hand, but the sound of iron clashing was heard.
At the same time, a pain came from his arm, and his blood volume was also rebounded by this blow.
Wow, this Bloody Priest is pretty tough, and even has the ability to counterattack...
Brother Mangzi was puzzled.
Then he saw the "Bloody Priest" was knocked flying by his axe, with one of his arms bent strangely and looking at him in astonishment.
"Brother Mangzi, why are you chopping me?"
The blood color gradually faded away, and the "blood-robed priest" in front of Mangzi Ge suddenly became no longer deaf.
"Not deaf?" Mangzi was stunned and said in astonishment: "Why is it you? I didn't hit..."
"careful!"
Just as he was astonished, there was a whistling sound of wind from behind. Bulong in front of him suddenly gritted his teeth, stood up, and quickly blocked in front of him with a shield.
Wow!
The overwhelming blood instantly engulfed Bulong's entire body.
After gritting his teeth and resisting for a moment, the latter silently turned into a handful of wax ashes.
Brother Mangzi didn't hold back when he struck the axe just now. The powerful blow blessed by the fire of war landed directly on Bulong's shield. Even the shockwave was enough to make Bulong suffer a lot.
“Not deaf!”
Mangzi's pupils shrank, he came to his senses and looked towards the source of the attack.
It was seen that the blood-robed priest did not teleport or move his body at all, and even the big hole that Brother Mangzi had just dug was right next to him.
It just used some magic to confuse itself!
So with that axe just now... he directly hit Bulong who was helping him to attract hatred!
"Brother Mangzi, hold on, I'll revive you right away."
The not-deaf wandering soul shouted and then floated towards the direction of the spirit candle.
But Brother Mangzi didn't hear it at all at this time.
He glanced at the pile of wax ash in front of him, and then at the blood-robed priest who was still laughing in the distance...
Damn it... How dare you play tricks on me...
The anger directly mobilized all the strength in Brother Mangzi's body.
The next moment, the blood vessels all over his body bulged, and the muscles in his arms holding the axe were stretched as straight as steel wires.
click!
The floor where Mangzi Ge was just standing suddenly cracked.
He was holding a bloody axe, swinging it wildly and sprinting at high speed. He was like a bulldozer loaded with meat grinder blades, moving forward at high speed in the blood!
[You killed the sacrificial zombie]
[You killed the sacrificial zombie]
【…】
Wherever the blade passed, blood and flesh flew.
After dodging the bloody attack from the Blood-Clothed Priest by turning sideways, Brother Mang swung the bloody axe in his hand.
"die!!!"
All the terrible strength and impact force of his body were applied to the blood-stained axe at this moment.
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(End of this chapter)