Chapter 281 Botanist Escort Mission (1)

Chapter 281 Botanist Escort Mission (1)

"Om~"

In the depths of an unknown dense forest, several rays of light appeared. After the light disappeared, several players walked out from the location where the light disappeared.

"So what type of instance are we participating in this time? I think we're the only ones I see in the player count."

The one that was teleported to this location was the relatively famous Xinghai Guild in the Infinite City. Here were two of Han Zu's acquaintances, Meng Rou and Dai Lin, but they probably wouldn't recognize Han Zu now.

"Are all our people here?"

A deep male voice came from behind a thick tree trunk not far away. A burly man left the trunk and walked out from behind it. He was the second strongest fighter of the Xinghai Guild, Zhu Long, who was the player who dared to challenge Han Zu head-on in the copy of the City of Sin and had the upper hand for a period of time. His strength was undoubtedly strong.

"Dai Lin and I were refreshed in the same location. Feng Shao should be there. As for Yang Jin, I didn't see him."

"Wow! Everyone is here? No, where is Yang Jin?"

The location where Feng Shao refreshed is farther away from the relatively close Zhu Long, Meng Rou and Dai Lin, but still within the visible distance. However, the last one among them, Yang Jin, is quite far away, so they need to walk forward for a distance before they can see him.

"According to the teammate positions marked on the map provided by the system, Yang Jin's spawned location is not too far from us, about five minutes away. If we calculate based on our normal walking speed, if we run, we will probably arrive soon. However, we are not familiar with the situation in the dungeon at the moment, so I suggest that we just walk forward normally."

"What's your opinion?"

"Dalin is our think tank, and I think what she said makes sense."

"+1, what about you, Zhu Long?"

"Me too, let's go."

After the four of them gathered together, they checked their respective item bars and status. Each of them had a different weapon in their item bars, but after equipping them, the weapon's shape was not unlocked yet, so it seemed that it was not yet time to use them.

"This instance is a little special, isn't it? Dai Lin, are you sure we're in the event instance?"

Feng Shao looked at the information in the system and was a little confused, so he asked Dai Lin, who had the most ideas, hoping to get some information from her.

"Based on the research of the previous team's match video, our guild's points should have reached the benchmark of the top 16, so from now on, the match dungeons we enter will be slightly different from the previous ones."

"What are the specific differences?"

"Let's start with the most obvious point. From now on, the number of players indicated by the system will not be the number of all players in the instance. It will only show the number of people in the team. In other words, the specific number of teams and the number of people will no longer be displayed. This also shows that the number of people in the player team should be inconsistent, but it is not clear whether there is an upper and lower limit."

"That is to say, we are likely to fight against a team that has far more people than us, right?" Feng Shao said.

"almost."

Zhu Long slowed down and made a simple analysis of the current situation.

"In this case, it seems that there is a second difference, that is, the strength levels of the players in this instance are likely to be unequal."

"What Zhu Long said is correct, but it doesn't mean that teams with more people are weaker on average, and teams with fewer people are stronger on average. We have to rely on experiments to find out the truth."

"So now we have two points. Are there any other differences, Dailin?"

"I think there must be some differences, but so far, I have not found a similar instance in my memory, so this is probably a new instance built specifically for the Guild Tournament. If we want to know more, we have to explore it ourselves."

"This way!"

The four of them talked as they moved towards Yang Jin. Soon, they came to a temporary camp that seemed to have been destroyed by wild beasts. Yang Jin was standing by the campfire in the temporary camp, waving to them.

"What's going on in this camp? Did you have a fight?"

"No, my refresh location is over there." Yang Jin pointed to a large rock about five or six meters behind the four people. "After I entered the dungeon, I was about to look for you when I saw this camp. Look at the system map. This relatively intact tent location should have a mission. I thought I would wait for you to come before going there."

The five people walked to the tent together. For safety reasons, Zhu Long stood in front of the other four people and reached out to unzip the tent.

"Side quest found: Establish a base. Do you want to accept it?"

There was nothing in the tent, but a side quest popped up on the system panel of the five people. However, this quest was different from the usual copies. It did not indicate the reward for completing the quest, or the points that could be obtained. After consideration, they took on this side quest.

"It looks like we've found two more differences," Dai Lin said.

"Shouldn't it be one? The first one we encountered was a side quest, and the main quest didn't appear directly in the quest column."

Feng Shao scratched his head. He was a little confused about what Dai Lin said.

"That's true, but Master Feng, think about it carefully, is there something else wrong?"

Meng Rou suddenly had a bad taste in her mouth. She started talking to Feng Shao in the tone of a kindergarten teacher coaxing a child. However, Feng Shao was not good at thinking, so he still couldn't figure out what the fourth difference was.

"It's the reward after completing the mission. It's not marked. Kachi."

Yang Jin patted Feng Shao on the shoulder and answered his questions. Then he got a wild fruit from somewhere and started eating it. Judging from his expression, the fruit seemed to taste good.

"That's right. In the past, all side quests would have detailed reward descriptions. Unless it was a hidden quest, there would be... Wait, where did the fruit in your hand come from?"

The chewing sound interrupted the conversation of the other four people. They then realized that Yang Jin was eating an unknown wild fruit whose effect was unknown. In the copy, many things were dangerous, so Yang Jin's behavior of finding something to eat was very inappropriate, but the other four people were just surprised, because although Yang Jin was relatively lazy and Buddhist, he would not do such an obviously stupid thing.

"Don't worry, this fruit has a system description, you can see for yourself."

Without even turning his head, Yang Jin pointed to a tree behind him. The tree was full of the same kind of fruit that Yang Jin was eating. There were so many wild fruits that the branches were even bent down. It was because of this that Yang Jin was able to pick one easily.

"Kiwi-flavored apples: After eating, a small amount of health and energy will be restored. The effects can be stacked. After a certain amount, the satiation effect will be achieved."

Reaching out to pick a wild fruit, Dai Lin discovered the hint given by the system. She tasted it and found that it tasted like kiwi fruit as the system said, but Dai Lin's expression did not seem very happy.

"What's wrong? Don't you like kiwis?"

"I guess Dai Lin has thought of the fact that in previous instances, the frequency and quantity of item replenishment were linked to the number of enemy units and their desire to attack."

Zhu Long picked a few fruits, put them into the prop bar, and then vigilantly observed the surroundings of the five people. However, it did not last long because there were no enemy units nearby. There were many neutral units, but most of them were common herbivores and posed no threat to them.

"really?"

"Really... When did you two go up there?!"

When Meng Rou was responding to Feng Shao's question, she found that his voice seemed to be getting farther away. She looked up in the direction of the voice and saw that Feng Shao and Yang Jin had climbed up the fruit tree at some point. The two of them were on two sides, one squatting on a thick branch, which made Meng Rou feel confused.

"No, Master Feng is an agile player, so I can understand that he runs fast. But Yang Jin, you are a mental player, how did you get up there?"

Meng Rou was so angry that she laughed. She pinched her waist and asked Yang Jin, but Yang Jin was trying to pick the fruits with his hands and did not respond to Meng Rou's question in time.

"It should be his passive skill, one of his abilities. Within a certain area, Yang Jin can select a friendly unit and then move to the position of the friendly unit." Dai Lin answered Meng Rou's doubts.

"...Don't waste your energy at this time, okay?"

"Oh, sorry."

"Where's Zhu Long?"

Feng Shao slid down from the tree, looked around, and did not see Zhu Long, so he asked.

"He's gone on a mission. He should be collecting the things he needs nearby. Look at Zhu Long. He's always so reliable. Why don't you go and help him?"

"no problem!"

"Let's act together. We don't know what this copy is like yet. This is safer."

The four men soon found Zhu Long nearby, who was carrying some large, solid stones back to the temporary camp site they had discovered.

“It’s a good thing to have a reliable teammate!”

"Pia."

"oops."

Feng Shao, who was blowing some rainbow farts, got a banana peel thrown on his face.

"Help me now."

"Pineapple-flavored banana: Removes paralysis and makes you immune to paralysis for a certain period of time. After eating a certain amount, you can enter a full state."

"Zhu Long will be in charge of the camp's foundation. Dai Lin and I will go find some hay and dry branches for the campfire, and pick some of these strange fruits. Feng Shao, Yang Jin, you two go search the area to see if there is anything dangerous."

"Yes! Madam!"

"We need to move faster, it looks like it's going to be dark soon."

"it is good."

Relying on the reliable Zhu Long, the five people quickly built a sturdy bungalow with a rock foundation, four walls and a wooden roof on the basis of the original abandoned camp. The tent was given to Meng Rou and Dai Lin, and the other three found some leaves and hay. After Feng Shao and Yang Jin checked the surroundings, they hunted two deer nearby, spread the deerskin on the hay, and made a mattress for the three people.

After Meng Rou and Dai Lin collected the supplies needed for the campfire and some wild fruits, Dai Lin calculated and set up some traps around the sturdy bungalow they built to prevent wild animals from appearing at night. Even if they encountered enemies that the traps could not defeat, it would give them enough time to react.

Of course, the venison was not wasted. They processed part of it as food, because it also has the effect of restoring health points, and the rest was used as bait for traps.

"Side mission completed."

After setting up the camp, the system popped up a prompt indicating that the task was completed, and all five people gained a proper amount of experience points.

"Only experience points?"

"It doesn't seem so, but this may be part of the characteristics of this instance. Maybe in this instance, the rewards are not displayed."

"Our weapons can be used now."

Zhu Long opened the weapon interface. Now he could observe the appearance of the weapon. Zhu Long took out his own weapon, which was a set of power gloves. It didn’t have a complicated structure, but it was thick and powerful.

"After equipping a weapon, the strength will increase by one level."

"Simple and unpretentious, but very useful." Zhu Long gave his own evaluation.

"Let me see mine!... What the hell is this?"

Feng Shao took out his weapon, but the shape of this weapon was not very common. It was a short fishing rod without a hook or line, and it was only half the length.

"After equipping a weapon, increase agility strength by one level."

"You can use it as a short stick."

Yang Jin waved his weapons towards Feng Shao. They were three pieces of polished minerals, but it was impossible to tell what they were specifically.

"After equipping the weapon, the mental strength will be increased by one level."

"Yours are all fine. My weapon is a blank book. Oh, and a gel pen marked with unlimited capacity."

“After equipping, you can mark the units and items you see. The output of marked items will increase, and the marked units will become vulnerable. When using weapons, you can forcefully repel close units. The cooldown time is 0.5 seconds.”

"From this perspective, it seems that Zhu Long and I have more normal weapons."

Meng Rou's weapon is a hormone pistol with an electronic device attached, which looks very advanced.

"After equipping the weapon, it can automatically lock onto friendly units for treatment. The healing hormone bullet will continuously restore the health of friendly units and a small amount of energy. When the friendly units receive effective treatment, the user will also receive 50% of the treatment."

"So now we have to..."

"Ouch~~"

The howling of wolves in the distance interrupted the conversation of the five people.

"Luckily, Zhu Long is here. The bungalow we built is very sturdy. Wild animals should be unable to do anything to us."

"But nothing is absolute. Let's leave someone to watch the night. Leave the first half to me. Who will take care of the second half?"

Meng Rou volunteered to guard the first shift.

"Let me do it. Zhu Long is our main fighting force, so it's better not to let him suffer any losses in the early stage."

Feng Shao was reliable for once and finalized the candidates for taking turns to keep watch. Zhu Long blocked the door with rocks he had prepared in advance, and the others also prepared to rest.

"Huh...it's still a little cold."

Meng Rou rubbed her hands and leaned towards the fireplace they had dug out.