Volume 3 Chapter 7 Lemmings? Tang Monk
Lonely and Myna went to say goodbye to Xiaoyi and led the team to leave. The Tianshui Pavilion's base suddenly seemed empty. More than 200 players were still cleaning the site and looking for possible missed loot. Xiaoyi and Wanxing talked in a low voice for a few words, and then came over to say hello. Wanxing said, "Sister Fang, Tiankong, I'm so tired. I'm going to log off and rest first. You guys chat slowly." After that, he turned around and went to the camp to set up the tent. I knew that Xiaoyi saw that I stayed and didn't leave, and calculated that I had something to say, so she sent Wanxing away.
Seeing that Xiao Yi looked tired, I knew that she was really exhausted from the battle. I wanted to invite her to take a walk on the beach, but I had to give up and make it short.
Seeing that I was hesitant to speak, Xiao Yi smiled and spoke first: "Tiankong, you want to talk to me about the alliance, right?"
I nodded and said, "That's right. Xiao Yi, since your Tianshui Pavilion has been officially established and the gang headquarters will be completed soon, we will officially form an alliance. In the future, communication and exchanges will be much more convenient."
Xiao Yi said, "Tiankong, I won't hide it from you. Last time I didn't immediately agree to form an alliance with you because I did have some concerns. I'm sure you understand."
"Well, alliances have their pros and cons. I know that. I also know that you have difficulties. I just mentioned it casually. If you are really in trouble, there is no need to form an alliance. At present, this informal loose alliance can also help each other and is more flexible in handling some things. However, considering future development, I hope to cooperate with each other in business through an alliance. However, there is no rush. We can talk about it later."
Xiao Yi shook his head and said, "It's better to form an open alliance now. I didn't expect the situation to develop like this. Tianshui Pavilion would become the second gang established after Jinglei League, and the information that we helped each other in the process of building the gang would definitely spread. In the eyes of others, we are already de facto allies. There are several organizations with considerable power in this game, but they have not yet established gangs. As far as I know, some of them are very ambitious. I was worried that they would bully the weak and swallow or eliminate small gangs from the beginning. Your Jinglei League... Excuse me, it is very weak, and it is the first gang, so it is likely to become their target. But now I am in a similar situation to you. Tianshui Pavilion is the same. It is the fat meat in the eyes of those big organizations, and no matter whether they want to deal with Jinglei League or Tianshui Pavilion, they will not ignore the other party. It is better for us to form an open alliance, especially since Bage is quite powerful. After he established his gang, he was willing to form an alliance with us. In this way, with the combined strength of the three parties, any organization that wants to move against us will have to think carefully. Moreover..." Xiaoyi blushed slightly and said, "Your Jinglei League has developed very well. I didn't expect you to have such strong organizational and leadership skills, especially since you didn't recruit people into the league randomly, but carefully selected talents and laid a solid foundation. Your vision and ambition are beyond my reach. As long as there is enough time, I believe that Jinglei League will definitely develop into a powerful gang."
Xiao Yi's words startled me. I had expected what she said, but not in such detail. And she seemed to have some accurate information? It seems that I was a little careless. I thought that although there might be trouble, as long as I was careful and cautious, there was no need to worry too much. In fact, there were dangers everywhere. It was unlikely that the Thunder Alliance would develop peacefully.
I said solemnly, "Thank you for your advice. I have been trying to develop myself, but I never thought that someone might have ulterior motives. If I don't prepare in advance, I might suffer a great loss!"
Xiao Yi smiled and said, "You are too modest. It's not that you didn't expect it, but you didn't expect people to be so vicious. Even if I didn't remind you, your God of Wealth would have considered it. Since ancient times, the business world is like a battlefield. I also learned these experiences from reality."
"Haha, it seems that I still lack some social experience. Then, let's form an alliance now. In the future, please take care of me."
At this moment, Xiao Yi and I, as the leaders of the Thunder Alliance and Tianshui Pavilion, officially signed an alliance. In the future, both sides can directly contact each other through the headquarters. If there is enough money, we can even open a teleportation array between each other's bases! Once a gang announces a group battle with one of us, the members of the other side will automatically join the battle camp (that is, killing the other side's members will not increase the PK value).
After the alliance was formed, I asked Xiao Yi about the powerful organizations she mentioned, and then I was about to say goodbye, but Xiao Yi stopped me and said, "Wait, I have something else for you!" Then she handed me a necklace woven with animal teeth.
"Tiger tooth necklace?" I exclaimed in surprise.
"Yes, it's the Tiger Tooth Necklace. Don't you want to collect the Tiger King Set? Just now, my ally found this thing when cleaning the battlefield. I don't know which boss or even a monster dropped it. This time, thanks to you for bringing so many brothers to help from far away, otherwise I would be in trouble. I have no gift for you, but just a small token of my gratitude."
"This... Hey, I won't say polite words. I owe you more than just one or two things. If you want to help me, does it count that you came to support my Thunder Alliance twice? I will accept the things, but don't refuse any equipment I give you in the future."
Xiao Yi smiled and nodded. I said, "Well, I'm leaving now. You should go and have a rest and take care of yourself. I hope your headquarters can be built as soon as possible so that it will be much more convenient for us to communicate."
Riding the Black King out of the Tianshui Pavilion, I stroked the obsidian ring on my left hand and smiled bitterly. Loneliness was not wrong. I did have selfish motives when I looked for Xiao Yi, but when the time came, I lost my courage and couldn't even bring myself to ask her out for a walk on the beach. The scars left in my heart by that incident have not healed yet. In addition, I vaguely heard Xiao Yi's identity, and I felt even more ashamed. What qualifications do I have to pursue you? Maybe I am a cowardly man in terms of feelings, but I am really afraid of experiencing that unforgettable feeling of being hurt again.
When we returned to the base, no one knew where the lonely boy had gone. There were many allies in the headquarters, and many of the returning team members were bragging about the battle to those allies who did not go to Tianshui Pavilion, with saliva flying all over the place.
I went straight to a small shop next to the headquarters. The shop name was "Wu Shen Tang". It was an appraisal institute built by the alliance. The shopkeeper was naturally Bu Si. Because he was the only high-level appraiser in the alliance, he claimed to offer a 50% discount for the opening. In the past two days, all the equipment that the brothers had obtained had come to him for appraisal. His skill level had greatly improved. The appraisal success rate of gold equipment exceeded 80%, and the appraisal success rate of dark gold equipment below level 50 was nearly half. He also brought two apprentices to practice with him. I took out more than a dozen pieces of equipment obtained from the Tianshui battle and asked Bu Si to help appraise them. Bu Si asked the two apprentices to look at them one by one. Although they didn't identify a few, they could increase the experience points of the two low-level alliance members. Then Bu Si did it himself. The shopkeeper's skills were really different. He identified almost all of them. What surprised me was that when I shared the equipment that Tiger King exploded with Bage, I didn't look closely and just grabbed a few pieces. Now I identified that there was a tiger leather boot among them! Haha, I already have four of the six-piece Tiger King suits. It would be so cool if I could complete the whole set!
This trip to Tianshui yielded a lot of gains. The most important thing was that I had formed an alliance with Xiao Yi. I also got two Tiger King suits at once. Apart from the monetary value, the key is that it saved me a lot of effort, so I didn't have to work hard to get these things. In addition, although running back and forth took a lot of time, the reward of three times the experience of the monster attack camp did not make me lose in this regard. As the saying goes, when people are happy, they are in high spirits. In this case, I might as well continue to level up and rush to level 45!
I found Bu San to repair the equipment, and then I found Lao Zhou to buy enough medicine. Of course, I had to pay for it. Although I am the leader of the alliance, I cannot break the rules. Then I talked to the profiteer for a few words and told him the information provided by Xiao Yi. The profiteer nodded and said, "I have considered these things, but it will take several days for those organizations to officially establish gangs, plus they need time to reorganize and prepare. There is no need to worry within 10 days. It will confuse people if you say it in advance. Besides, Huai Huai and A Wei are still recruiting people to join the alliance. Our strength is growing every day. It is hard to say what the situation will be like by then. Don't worry, I have prepared a killer weapon. Otherwise, why do you think I am in a hurry to raise hundreds of thousands of inventory funds?"
I immediately understood. Hey, the profiteer is indeed a shrewd man! At the same time, I came up with another idea. When I told the profiteer, he nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, okay! Great! I will start to help you contact them. I will also help you find a way to get the Tiger King suit. You should go and level up quickly!"
Riding the Black King, I went to Kunlun again. Tiger Soul started killing and drinking the blood of various monsters. My experience also increased bit by bit. As my combat skills improved, I found another benefit. Because I was now more focused on blocking and dodging monster attacks instead of resisting them head-on, the damage to my equipment was much less. The continuous combat time of the same set of equipment was more than doubled compared to the past. Although Tiger Soul still needs to be used frequently, the artifact itself is extremely durable. Now I can fight independently in the wild for a day or two without returning to the city without bringing spare equipment!
As it was getting dark, I had unknowingly killed my way to the depths of the Kunlun Mountains. Occasionally I saw a waterfall, green mountains, and few monsters around. The environment was very beautiful, so I decided to go to a place with more monsters around to kill for a while, and come back here to log off and rest at night.
Unexpectedly, before I had taken a few steps, I heard the sound of chasing from the camphor woods beside me. It was strange, monsters usually don't run around unless they are chasing players. Although the game also imitates the natural ecological balance, carnivorous animals will hunt other creatures, but that only takes a moment. Occasionally, it is a spectacle to watch. I heard that there were clearly a lot of monsters chasing in one direction. It must be the player. Who is so brave to come to this deep mountain wilderness (I am a genius, so of course I am an exception)? I think our Jinglei League is the only one close to the Kunlun Mountains. Could it be that the brothers in the league got lost here?
I couldn't just sit back and watch my brother in trouble. I rushed into the forest and shouted, "Who is that brother in front? Do you need help?"
The sound of pursuit suddenly turned towards me, and at the same time someone shouted: "Help! Come and save me!"
I rushed over. Wow, there were seven or eight monsters behind a black shadow. I looked closely and saw that they were all beautiful women, but their hair was emerald green and their clothes were woven from leaves. They were quite strange. They were all the bosses of the wood spirits, the tree spirits! Damn, there were so many bosses, not to mention the super bosses. The wood spirits were extraordinary. They were monsters above level 80. Their leader Xiangliu was a level B boss. Not to mention Xiangliu, I couldn't afford to offend even the tree spirits. I might be able to fight them one-on-one, but if seven or eight of them surrounded me, wouldn't I be eaten alive? That guy was in big trouble!
I didn't dare to go forward, so I could only shout, "Follow me!" and turned my horse around and ran. The man quickly caught up with me. He was very agile, and his running was not much slower than mine when I was riding a horse. It was a good thing that he did this, otherwise he would have been caught up by the tree demon and died.
The tree demon itself is a low-sensitivity monster, but it is very high in level, so its movement speed is relatively fast. It was no problem for me to ride a horse, but that guy could only run at a draw. Although he would not be caught up, he could not get rid of it either. He also had to pay attention to dodge the tree demon's long-range attacks, which made him look very embarrassed.
Fortunately, I was going back the way I came. I had made up my mind and led them back to the camping site I had just discovered. I had originally taken a fancy to that place. It was surrounded by mountains on all sides and enclosed a pond. The entrance and exit was an alley formed by two huge rocks nearly ten meters high. It was only wide enough for one horse to pass through. After entering, I only had to block the way in the alley. No matter how many monsters chased me from behind, I only had to face one. Apart from Xiangliu, what was there to be afraid of!
When I ran to the entrance of the alley, I dodged to the side to let the guy escape in first. I then ordered the Black King to retreat. Two tree demons rushed towards me. I blocked a few of their moves. The Black King had retreated to the narrowest part of the alley, blocking the road. The tree demons lined up in a long line in front of me.
There was no danger in front of me, so I remained calm and fought fiercely with the tree monster with my sword, while asking about the situation of the guy hiding behind me.
It turns out that this person is not a brother in my alliance, but a level 33 thief. The game name is very interesting, called Lemming. It is originally a rodent in zoology, with the instinct of long-distance migration. He also lives up to this name and likes to travel around in the game. This time I came to Kunlun, firstly for sightseeing, and secondly, the pet function was opened after the game was upgraded. For thieves, because of their weak strength, having a pet is definitely a good helper for leveling up, but the explosion rate of pet eggs is very low, especially high-level pets, which are generally only exploded from super bosses. Lemming heard that there are many strange animals in Kunlun Mountain, and the appearance rate of super bosses is also a little higher than other places. Although he has no ability challenge the super boss, it is not impossible to steal a pet egg from a super boss with good luck by using the theft skills.
Lemmings has been wandering in the Kunlun Mountains for two days. He didn't steal any pet eggs. Instead, he was chased by monsters because of his lack of strength. Fortunately, he was always able to escape because of his high agility. Today, he encountered Xiangliu. He didn't know what kind of monster it was. He was so brave that he tried to fish for it a few times and actually stole a ring. However, Xiangliu was naturally angry and led ten tree monsters to chase him relentlessly. Originally, he was doomed to die, but Lemmings knew from the system prompt that Xiangliu was a B-level boss. He thought that the ring must be a top-level item. Because it was placed in the backpack, it would be easy to explode after he died. Therefore, he would not give up no matter what. He was lucky. He used the terrain to get rid of Xiangliu and several tree monsters, but the remaining seven tree monsters were like maggots attached to his bones. If he hadn't run into me, he would have died if he hadn't made a mistake.
When I heard that Xiangliu was gone, I was overjoyed. The plan I had planned to escape was useless. With this favorable terrain, the seven tree monsters were nothing but souls under my sword. Normally, I could only kill two or three bosses a day when I leveled up, but it seemed that I could have a big harvest today!
The tree demon is also a very powerful monster. Its skills "Yi Mu Qing Ling Qi" and "Picking Leaves and Flying Flowers" are not good for me. Its defense is much higher than that of the giant thorn crab. If it weren't for the tiger soul in my hand, it would stand there and let me hit it. I had to treat it as a wooden man for practicing martial arts. I don't know if I can kill one in two or three hours. Fortunately, the tiger soul's attribute of -20% defense against the target is the nemesis of high-defense monsters. In addition, my critical hit rate of more than 30% can make the clothes and leaves of the wood demon fly. However, the tree demon has a very strong recovery ability. The wounds caused by the tiger soul can be automatically healed in less than 5 seconds, and its automatic blood recovery speed is three times that of ordinary monsters. Even with the magic weapon in my hand, I still had a hard time fighting. It took more than half an hour to knock down one. It would be great if I had a magician behind me. Fire magic can restrain wood monsters, especially skills such as burning. The power will be multiplied when applied to the tree demon.
By the time I chopped the seven tree monsters into wood chips one by one, it was already past 10 o'clock in the evening. I was so tired that my arms ached. The Tiger Soul had a durability of 200 points, but 34 points were worn away. Damn! You know, I can't repair artifacts at my current level. Every time I repair the Tiger Soul, I have to go to the system blacksmith shop. The repair fee for artifacts is super expensive. 34 points of durability cost 340 gold coins! Damn, such a luxurious weapon is really not affordable for the poor.
Fortunately, I have a treasure bowl, and the tree demon is a high-level boss. The amount of gold coins and equipment dropped is so large that the lemmings holding torches are staring at it...
I smiled and said, "Although I'm not on a team with you, my rule is that whoever sees it gets a share. You attracted these monsters, so you get 1/4 of what they kill."
The lemming was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. He had made a lot of money. You know, after equipping the cornucopia, my drop rate was seven times that of ordinary players. His 1/4 was equal to the total gain of others killing 12 tree monsters! He got more than 2,000 gold coins, and the equipment... I saw him start throwing potions out.
After being tired for a long time, I didn't want to continue leveling up, so I sat down with the lemmings to rest.
I chatted with the lemming for a few words, and originally wanted to recruit him to join the alliance. Who knew that before I could say anything, the lemming said: "Brother Sky, you are worthy of being the number one expert in Fantasy, you are heroic, heroic, righteous, generous and chivalrous... (Omitted one thousand words) The bard has killed the Tiger King for you and obtained the magic weapon (this matter has caused a big uproar on the forum. Everyone said that my Tiger Soul must be a magic weapon, why is it not on the list, and because I exposed my archer skills, players blamed the company and asked if Bloody Sky was cheating. The New Era Group had to come out to clarify that I obtained my second profession because of a hidden task, and stated that except for the Cornucopia, no real magic weapon has appeared in the world. Tiger Soul is just an incomplete magic weapon, so it is not on the list, etc., but many players still refused to accept it, and finally produced the notary office The storm was finally calmed down after the statement was issued after checking the game data, but I was very annoyed by this matter. Many players, including members of the alliance, asked me how to get a second profession, where to get artifacts, etc. when they met. Some wealthy people even offered more than one million to buy my cornucopia and tiger soul), won the crown, created the thunder, embraced the beauty (stop)... Stories spread all over the world (why haven't I heard of them), I have always admired you and admired you. Today, you saved my life and gave me so many gold coins and equipment. I am so grateful that I will always remember it in my heart. I must publicize your heroic deeds of killing seven tree monsters and make them a role model for future generations (please spare me)... I wonder if I can be lucky enough to follow you and join the Thunder Alliance to build a career with you?"
Oh my god! Today I just learned what tongue-scratching is. I thought Ah Wei was a master at it, and Lemming... He reminded me of a famous monk in a famous movie decades ago! I think if I let him spit at those tree monsters, it might be much faster than me using Tiger Soul to kill them. Even the SS-level Boss Monkey King would not be able to bear it!
But no matter what, he is also a talent. I admire his courage to venture into Kunlun alone. And his eloquence... although it is a weapon of mass destruction, it can be very effective if used properly (not sure)?
The most crucial point is that there is no high-level thief in our alliance, and in my long-term plan, many things are inseparable from this profession. Wanxing is unwilling to join the Thunder Alliance and ran to Xiaoyi's Tianshui Pavilion. I can't trouble Wanxing for everything, right? This lemming seems to be a useful talent. In addition, let's not talk about the long-term, I also urgently need a thief to help me. I am almost level 45, and it is reasonable to change my mount at level 40, but monsters like unicorns are more stubborn than wild horses. It is easy for me to kill ten or a hundred of them, but if there is no help from the thief's trap skills, it is impossible to subdue one to be my mount. It's just because I was busy with the Thunder Alliance's development some time ago, and Wanxing was busy helping Xiaoyi build Tianshui Pavilion these days. There has never been a chance for both of us to be free, so it has been delayed until now.
Without saying anything, I immediately accepted the lemming into the alliance. In fact, I was already confused by his nagging. Even if I didn't consider the above, I would probably agree to whatever he asked, or just draw my sword and chop him! I wonder if Sister Guanyin will come to save him?
Because it was too dangerous for Lemming to go down the mountain alone, I personally sent him out of Kunlun Mountain after resting for a while, showed him the way to the Thunder Alliance headquarters, and gave him a gang return scroll before logging off to rest.
