The second volume is called "One Heart" Chapter 40 Birthday Gift
The reason I was able to successfully defeat thirty skeleton warriors was not because of my improved combat skills. Even if I was a genius, it was impossible for my abilities to have a qualitative leap in just one day. It was largely due to my abnormal mental power that allowed me to use the skills "Knight in the Dust" and "Rotten Bone Arrow" without any scruples. Otherwise, I would not have been able to withstand such a huge consumption. You know, even the wind magician Wuyin, whose innate wisdom attribute is also five stars, has only heavy orange mental power now, which is still a long way from the medium yellow before I was promoted!
I was promoted successfully, but Afeng and Xue Wuxia still need a few days. Although they have worked hard, they have wasted too much time in the early stage. After death, they can only face the wall in boredom. Unlike me, they can continue to increase their qualifications in the "Dead Soul Space". After all, they failed to complete the plan as scheduled, and the "Hound Operation" had to be postponed. And our Tongxin League had to be absent from the second "World Hero Conference" held on October 1st. Now there are many third-level professionals, and most of the best among them have pets. Their strength has been greatly improved compared with the previous session. With our current lineup, we have become the target of public criticism. It is probably difficult to break through the siege again with my "Dead Soul Summoning". Instead of returning in defeat, it is better to give up . At least we can keep a little mystery and not be known. Besides, our Tongxin League has already become famous. If we grab more limelight, we will inevitably be envied, which is not conducive to future development. We should keep a low profile appropriately.
It seemed that I had nothing to do for a while and could only level up alone. Just when I was about to find a lion to commit suicide, I suddenly remembered one thing - Afeng's birthday was coming soon.
Two lonely little bugs wandering in a bustling city always feel miserable when it comes to festivals and birthdays. They just help each other and celebrate each other. I am short of money, so I can only give a birthday cake or some inconspicuous small gifts. It is Afeng who rushes to pay for dinner and play. Although I am very embarrassed, I really can't afford so much money. I was still thinking a few days ago. October 2nd is Afeng's birthday. In the real world, I am poor and have little ability, but in this virtual world, with the help of Lao Zombie and thousands of undead brothers, maybe I can give Afeng an unexpected surprise.
What does Afeng need most? As a junior knight who is about to be promoted, what he wants day and night should be a pet that he can ride. Seeing that he has been studying pets every time he has free time these days, you can know how deep his desire is. Giving him a riding pet should be the best birthday gift.
As a birthday present, I certainly can’t give away cheap goods like wild horses and buffaloes. If I get the word out about it, I’ll be laughed at by Little Bird and Little Pepper. I have to find something special that matches my identity as Afeng’s closest friend, the famous intermediate undead wizard A’dai.
The Grand Canyon of the East bypasses the Gorilla Mountain in the north and the Crocodile River in the west, and runs across the western and northern parts of the continent. Its vastness and richness of species are second only to the Ten Thousand Mountains in the Eastern Continent. There is only one entrance by land. There are no monsters in the canyon, and only ordinary wild beasts live there. However, few players dare to come here to kill monsters and level up. Therefore, its popularity at the beginning was far less than that of the Black Bear Ridge, Heluo Grassland and other leveling treasures where many players gather.
The reason is that there are too many of them. The canyon is full of countless herds of buffaloes and horses, ranging from hundreds to thousands. Although they usually look leisurely and harmless, once someone offends them, the whole herd will go crazy and attack them in groups. Sometimes they will get support from friendly forces to drive away the invaders. Unless it is a super-large player team, there is no strength to provoke them, so early players gave up here. The bolder ones can use it as a scenic leisure place. In their spare time, they can call friends or bring lovers to appreciate the beautiful scenery of nature and adjust their emotions to relax. It is a very good choice. Anyway, as long as you keep your distance and don't actively provoke those buffaloes and horses, they are very docile animals and pose no threat. "Tian Media" also reported on it specifically, calling it a paradise on the Eastern Continent.
However, after the opening of the pet system, the Eastern Grand Canyon lost its former tranquility. More and more pet hunters poured into it, with their eyes fixed on the beast nests and cubs. Knights are the only professional group in "Tianxia" that can compete with the huge group of magicians of various departments. The demand for mounts is extremely urgent. Bison, wild horses, reindeer, zebras, etc. are all the most in-demand pet sources in the market. Although the consequences of invading the beast group are often very tragic, the huge benefits after success attract more and more adventurers to join. This kind of thing is a battle of wits, not strength. As long as you seize the opportunity to put the pet eggs or cubs into the specially configured "pet room", it is worth it even if they are trampled into meat paste by the crazy beast group, and you won't lose anything. Six hours later, you will still be a hero.
I have been here with Little Pepper before, and this time I am revisiting the old place, but last time I was a tourist, and now I am a poacher with bad intentions. Survival of the fittest, this is the fate they were created for.
Although there are many pet hunters, most of them act in a scattered manner, and there are few large-scale troops. Unless they are top-quality, ordinary wild animal pets cannot be sold at a high price, and it is not worth investing too much. Powerful groups often choose to find monster pets. And unless pet hunters from different groups are spying on the same target group, they usually keep a certain distance between them. It is not that the activity range has been divided in advance, but that they are afraid that someone will accidentally alarm the herd, and the innocent bystanders will suffer the disaster, so they take a precautionary measure spontaneously.
I carefully bypassed these herds of buffaloes and horses, making sure to keep a safe distance so as not to harass them. If the situation turned into a thousand horses galloping or a thousand cows running wildly, the two or three hundred zombies I could summon at a time would be completely useless, and I would have to ride Taotao and flee.
According to the information reported by Tian Media and the information I got from Afeng, I set my sights on the relatively rare rhino pets. Afeng's fighting style is relatively tough, and he is not good at fighting. He is the type of person who fights against others and competes with skills. Agile mounts such as wild horses, reindeers, and zebras that emphasize speed and dexterity are not suitable for him. The best choice should be endurance mounts such as bison and wild camels that emphasize strength and defense. Among them, the best are mammoths and unicorns. The two are similar in size, with the same hard skin and thick meat, but with slightly different means of attack. One relies on a long nose and the other relies on a hard horn, which is most suitable for defense and attack. Their market value is also not cheap, but because of the large population, it is relatively easy to get, so it is lower than the third-level magic pet, which is very suitable as a birthday gift. Among them, the speed of the unicorn is slightly better than that of the mammoth, and Afeng usually yearns for it in his words, so it naturally becomes my first choice.
Just after climbing a small hill, I suddenly found a commotion in the distance. Thousands of horses neighed together. The black mass of wild horses began to boil and rushed in one direction. There were a few small black spots in front of them trying desperately to escape, but how could they escape the pursuit of wild horses with their snail-like speed? They were soon drowned under the angry wild horses' hooves. Alas, another group of unlucky poachers. I just don't know if they succeeded. This is the seventh case I have seen. Facing the heavily guarded wild beast nest and the young beasts under the heavy protection of adult beasts , it is absolutely difficult to succeed by reckless attack. Generally, it takes a period of time to observe and seize the opportunity to succeed. As for whether you can escape with your life, it depends on your reaction and luck.
I don't plan to capture the baby unicorn rhinoceros unless it's absolutely necessary. Although the target is obvious and relatively easy to find, most of them are mixed in the unicorn rhinoceros group, with tight protection, and it's hard to get close to them. If I use zombies to attack, there will be at least thousands of them, which will take a long time for me to arrange calmly, and the unicorn rhinoceros group will cooperate. They can't move around or move to other places during my summons. Once they start to move, the slow-moving zombies will definitely not be able to catch up, and it will be a waste of time. Moreover, the initial love value of the baby is low, and it takes a long time to train and cultivate. The ability after full growth will be slightly lower than that of the pet eggs. This is the first valuable birthday gift I gave Afeng, and I always want to make it as perfect as possible.
After exploring , I finally found a herd of unicorns, with more than 300 of them. Occasionally, I could see a few young unicorns playing around, but they were soon engulfed by the adults and disappeared into the herd. There were also several player teams wandering around in different directions, all of which seemed to be targeting them. Fortunately, my target was not the young beasts, so I didn't need to compete with them. I turned around and left, looking for the rumored rhino nest.
Unlike Warcraft, which hatch from pet eggs, most wild beasts still give birth to live young or lay eggs normally, and only a small number of individuals lay pet eggs. Each nest is set up randomly and is specifically used to store pet eggs. There is usually only one pet egg. The individuals hatched from pet eggs are extremely strong and constitute the backbone of the herd. Once the pet egg is lost or hatched, the nest loses its function and will be abandoned immediately. What I want to find is the beast nest that is in use.
Aimless search requires a lot of time and energy, and luck often plays a big role in it. Fortunately, Afeng's birthday is still a few days away, so I don't have to worry too much and have plenty of time to search. If I'm unlucky and can't find the unicorn's nest, I'll have to use the young animals and summon zombies to take a risk.
After wandering around for most of the day, I still found nothing. I continued to search deeper and gradually entered the core area of the Eastern Grand Canyon. The wild beasts I encountered were not so friendly. They became extremely aggressive and extremely hostile to any approaching alien species. They kept making threatening sounds or attacking in groups to drive them away. If you were not careful, you might get hurt.
