Volume 4 Chapter 12: Journey into the Wilderness (3)
Xiao Qiao was indeed unable to withstand the "provocation". She raised her eyebrows and told the whole story in a few words.
It turns out that it is true that the two Qiao sisters obtained the design drawings of the Golden Threaded Robe. And for Da Qiao, weaving the Golden Threaded Robe will not only allow her to obtain a piece of Holy Spirit equipment, but her textile skills will also be greatly improved, raising her professional level as a weaver. Therefore, the two sisters attach great importance to this matter.
However, making a piece of Holy Spirit equipment is not so easy. According to the requirements of the design, many kinds of extremely precious materials are required. The two sisters spent a lot of money to buy them, but they could only get seven or eight out of ten. The remaining ones are very rare and not circulated on the market. The two had to take the trouble to go to the place of production to look for them. After a long time of hard work, they basically collected all the materials, but there are still two things missing. One is five top-grade gemstones, and the other is the main raw material for embroidering golden brocade clothes: golden silk. And it must be the top-grade golden silk spit out by the Golden Silkworm King!
Gems are easy to come by. As the player level increases, a few powerful players start to form teams to kill monsters above level 60. Gems gradually appear in the market. Although the top-grade gems are still hard to come by, as long as you have enough money, you can still occasionally buy them at large auctions. But there is no way to get top-grade golden silk. Currently, there are very few players who are able to enter the wilderness, and the Golden Silkworm King is a big boss that cannot be dealt with by thousands of troops. What's more, to obtain top-grade golden silk, you need to capture the Golden Silkworm King alive! Otherwise, even if you are able to kill the Golden Silkworm King, although you will also get top-grade golden silk, that amount is not enough to make a golden embroidered dress, unless you kill ten or eight of them, but the super boss only refreshes once a week! Therefore, the advent of the golden embroidered dress has become a distant prospect.
However, the two sisters did not give up. They both had good strength. Xiao Qiao was a level 43 swordsman, and Da Qiao was a level 44 weaver. Their fighting power was not weaker than that of warriors of the same level. Moreover, through selling her own products, Da Qiao had a very rich fortune. She bought a full set of top-grade equipment for herself and her sister. In addition, the twin sisters had a telepathic connection, so their combined power was a few points higher than usual. Although the strength of this duo could not be said to be rampant in the wilderness, it was still no problem to be careful in going in and out. In order to get the golden silk, the two had entered the wilderness several times. They were lucky. When they came the second time, they found the gathering place of the golden silkworms. After several battles, they roughly understood the characteristics of the golden silkworms.
In fact, they were quite lucky. The golden silkworm itself was a level 72 high-level monster. It was extremely poisonous and had the ability to fly. Even for me, it was no problem to fight three or four of them alone. If I was besieged by seven or eight of them, it would be a headache. If I encountered a group of ten or so, I would have no choice but to run as far as I could. Golden silkworms happened to be a social monster. Usually, there were dozens of them gathered together to move around. Sometimes, there were hundreds or thousands of them, like an ant nest. In theory, the two sisters were no match for them, but Da Qiao's special weapon for the Weaver Girl profession, the Ice Soul Divine Needle (a strange weapon, special for the hidden Weaver Girl profession, with the ability to evolve, and the attributes will be improved as the user's level increases, and it can even be comparable to a divine weapon in the end) was the nemesis of all insect monsters. Although she was limited to her level and could not exert her maximum power, it was difficult for her to compete with the Golden Silkworm King, but she was even easier to deal with ordinary golden silkworms than I was. The only time they encountered the golden silkworms was when they suffered a great loss due to poisoning and both died. Later, before going to the wilderness again, they made sufficient preparations. Da Qiao exchanged several fine pieces of embroidery she had made for two top-grade equipment with anti-poison properties - this was because the Fantasy was newly opened not long ago and players had not yet realized the potential value of special resistance items, so she was able to get them. With suitable equipment, the threat of the golden silkworm's poison can be reduced by more than half. After that, they fought with the golden silkworms many times and figured out a way to deal with them. In addition, after checking the information on the forum, the two finally designed a plan to deal with the Golden Silkworm King.
To capture the Golden Silkworm King, they must first isolate it from its many golden silkworm babies. Otherwise, even though the Ice Soul Needle is the nemesis of the golden silkworm, the two of them don't have the ability to fight against tens of thousands of golden silkworms at the same time?
Therefore, the two sisters decided to "lure the silkworms out of the cave". They had already determined the activity range of the Golden Silkworm King and were familiar with the nearby terrain. They chose a long and narrow valley and prepared to implement a "fire attack".
In Fantasy, in order to increase the realism, it is allowed to cut wood and light a bonfire. This kind of flame is also lethal. Although it is not as powerful as the mage's fire magic and the position cannot be moved, it lasts for a long time. However, no one has ever thought of applying this rule to combat. For players, who would take the initiative to jump into the fire? As for killing monsters, even if you drive a living monster into the fire and burn it to death, you will not get experience. Who would waste so much effort!
The two sisters took advantage of this bug, which was not really a bug. They prepared a large amount of firewood in advance and piled it in the canyon, and spread a large area of realgar powder on the firewood and the ground at both ends of the exit. Realgar is a special medicine sold in the system pharmacy. It has a certain detoxification effect and can restrain most poisons. Although the Golden Silkworm King is the king of all poisons, realgar has little effect on it, but it is still easier to fight it in an environment full of realgar powder.
As for how to lure the Golden Silkworm King into this trap, all you need to do is place a purple poppy flower in the canyon. Poppy flowers are the favorite food of Golden Silkworms, and purple poppies are a mutated wonder that only appears once in a million poppies, making them unparalleled in their appeal to Golden Silkworms. As long as a purple poppy appears anywhere, its fragrance will surely attract all Golden Silkworms within a kilometer radius. If the Golden Silkworm King is within this range, how could he let go of such a delicacy? He will definitely take the lead and take on the responsibility.
Once all the nearby golden silkworms (including the Golden Silkworm King) are led into the canyon, Er Qiao will throw torches from the cliffs on both sides to ignite the firewood, turning the canyon into a big furnace! Due to the effect of realgar, as the fire spreads, the golden silkworms will temporarily lose their ability to fly after inhaling the smoke produced by the burning realgar, and will be trapped to death in the fire. Such a fire attack can catch all the nearby golden silkworms in one fell swoop, and the Golden Silkworm King will definitely be difficult to burn to death, but it will definitely lose a lot of blood. After it rushes out of the canyon, it will face the joint attack of the two sisters, especially Da Qiao, who specially wove 18 Tianluo nets to capture the Golden Silkworm King. With the help of Bingpo Shenzhen, there is at least a seven-layer chance of success.
But my arrival ruined their carefully designed trap. As a high-level boss, the Golden Silkworm King had a very high AI and was sensitive and suspicious. This canyon was originally very abnormal: it was full of firewood, and the air was filled with the smell of realgar that it hated. If it weren't for the great temptation of purple poppies, it would never enter this strange place. But just as the Golden Silkworm King was led into the canyon, the sound of my horse's hooves came from a distance. In order not to alert the Golden Silkworm King, the two sisters spoke in a low voice, but the sound of my hooves would reveal that there were people nearby. After judging the situation, the Golden Silkworm King always felt that the danger here was too high, and finally gave up the purple poppies that were about to be eaten and returned from the original way!
Xiao Qiao's words were so mysterious that I expressed my doubts. Although the fantasy was extremely realistic, their plan to deal with the Golden Silkworm King also had many coincidences. Apart from other things, they could actually use purple poppies to lure the Golden Silkworm King into a designated location. This method was unheard of by me. If it was true, it would seem that the game designer had deliberately left a flaw for the Golden Silkworm King, because from a program perspective, such detailed rules were obviously specially designed, and the principle of "fighting the enemy in the station you choose, with the preset traps, can maximize your own strength and reduce the enemy's combat power, thereby achieving a combat effect of more than ten times" is understood by almost everyone. Using purple poppies, this can be easily achieved, so the Golden Silkworm King is nothing to be afraid of. If many people know this method, wouldn't the Golden Silkworm King, as a C-level Boss, become a piece of trash that everyone can kill for fun?
Seeing that I refused to believe them, Xiao Qiao said madly, "You don't understand yet? If the victory or defeat in the game is 100% based on the comparison of strength, then the game of Fantasy is meaningless! In fact, the essence of this game is not its virtual simulation, but its clever design. In many places, you can use "wisdom" to achieve goals that "strength" cannot accomplish! And do you think this is a simple thing? In order to design this trap, my sister and I don't know how hard we worked. For example, the information that golden silkworms like to eat poppy flowers was found by us after searching more than 300 articles on the forum! And the fact that purple poppies can attract the Golden Silkworm King is a unique trick we have come up with after many experiments! Besides, would you have thought of using the fire attack? If there is no such a clever plan, even if the Golden Silkworm King is lured out, I am afraid it will be a dead end! Humph!"
Xiao Qiao scolded me without stopping, but Da Qiao said, "Well, let's talk later. Let's hide for now, a large number of golden silkworms are coming!"
Before he finished speaking, a faint "buzzing" sound came from the distance, accompanied by a rustling sound, like a swarm of bees dancing, or spring silkworms chewing leaves, which was very strange.
The two Qiao sisters' faces tightened at the same time. Da Qiao said, "Hurry!" Xiao Qiao also said, "If you don't want to die, follow us!" The two turned around and left.
Seeing how nervous they were, I knew it was no joke, so I quickly followed them and came behind a big rock. The two Qiao sisters looked up at the sky, and I followed their gaze. I saw countless golden lights flashing in the sky, like thousands of lanterns, coming from far away at an incredible speed. In an instant, they flew over our heads and formed a large golden cloud, covering the sky, and the strange sound became louder and louder, becoming sharp and piercing.
I was shocked and asked, "What the hell is this?"
Da Qiao explained in a low voice: "This is a large group of golden silkworms. The gathering place of the golden silkworms is in the south. We are at the top of a small hill. Over there is the canyon where we set the trap. The smell of purple poppies attracted all the golden silkworms. The golden silkworm king is the fastest and entered the canyon a long time ago, but has already escaped. These golden silkworms came later and are not as smart as the golden silkworm king. They will definitely be led into the canyon. As long as we are careful and don't get discovered, we won't be in danger."
Sure enough, the golden cloud did not stop, and flew down to the canyon on the west side of us. The three of us exhaled at the same time. I have never seen the golden silkworms in person, but I know a little about them through articles on the website. I didn't expect to see a big scene today. Fortunately, the two Qiaos were well prepared and chose a hiding place in advance. Otherwise, they would be besieged by more than ten thousand golden silkworms and would have to return to the city for free in an instant.
At this time, Xiao Qiao said, " Sister, all the golden silkworms have entered the canyon. Should we set it on fire?"
Da Qiao frowned, obviously undecided.
I was surprised and asked, "Since the Golden Silkworm King has already escaped, what's the point of setting fire? No matter how many golden silkworms you burn, you won't gain any experience. Besides, the Golden Silkworm King has such a high AI, if you set fire to all its offspring, wouldn't that alert the snake? It may not fall for your trick again next time. It's better to let this batch of golden silkworms go and set an ambush again after a while. Maybe there will be a chance."
Xiao Qiao said angrily, "Do you think I don't know? But do you know how precious purple poppies are? They are only sold in the largest system pharmacy in Shenghua City, and only one is refreshed a week. We only bought two in total, and we used them up in the previous experiment. This one we picked from the wild, and it seemed that we would succeed, but you destroyed it. Now that we don't have purple poppies, how can we set traps again? It's better to burn these golden silkworms to death. After all, they are high-level monsters. Although we can't get experience, we may get one or two top-grade gems if we are lucky. Tell me, our only chance was wasted by you. Should we ask you to compensate?"
I was extremely embarrassed. Technically speaking, I did have a responsibility, but I didn't do it on purpose. Besides, it was impossible to get top-grade golden silk even if I mobilized the power of the Thunder Alliance. How could I pay for it?
I had no choice but to skip this point and change the subject: "Well... I will find a way to compensate you. But since there are purple poppies in the wild, then I can just go find another one. Is that difficult?"
Da Qiao sighed, "Blood Alliance Leader, since you didn't mean to do that, how can we ask you to pay compensation? Besides, we don't covet money. We just hope to successfully make the golden brocade clothes and have the pride of being the first player to make holy spirit equipment. There are wild poppy fields in this wilderness, and there must be purple poppies among them, but they are extremely rare and mixed with countless ordinary poppies. There are also golden silkworms, so it takes time and effort to find them, which will only waste a little more of our time. If it doesn't work, we can just go to the system pharmacy to buy them next week. Your suggestion is right, let's let this batch of golden silkworms go!"
"Sister, no, we can't let him get away with it like this!" Xiao Qiao got angry when she heard it: "We spent so much effort to set up this trap, and we also worked hard to chop so much wood..." As she spoke, her eyes turned red, "At least we should punish him by making him do hard labor for us next time!"
I almost laughed out loud when I heard that. The two Qiao sisters looked to be in their twenties, but how come the twin sisters have such different personalities? The elder sister is mature and experienced, while the younger sister has a childish temper.
"Well, Xiao Qiao has a point. It was me who caused your work to go to waste, so I can't just apologize." I said, "But now the opportunity has been lost. It's no good for us to stay in this desolate mountain. Why don't we go back to the city and find a restaurant. I'll treat you two to an apology, and then we can discuss it in detail. How do you think?"
"That's more like it!" Xiao Qiao was very proud, and the tearful look on her face just now was long gone.
Da Qiao glared at her sister, then smiled at me and said, "Alliance Master, you are very polite. However, you said earlier that you got lost and ended up here. I wonder how you are going to get back to the city?"
I chuckled, knowing that Da Qiao had seen through my trick, and said calmly, "Then I'll need you two to show me the way!"
"Well, I thought you were a good person, but it turns out you wanted to trick us into leading the way!" Xiao Qiao was furious!
"Don't worry, I will never just say it and forget about it. I will definitely help you!" I shrugged.
The two sisters were indeed very familiar with the roads in the wilderness. Following them, it only took more than three hours for me to walk out of the wild mountains where I had been wandering for two days and return to the city.
After we had enough wine and food, I chatted with them for a while and learned that in addition to the golden silk, five top-grade gems were needed, and they were red, yellow, green, purple and blue. The current auction price of mid-grade gems in Fantasy is around 50,000 gold coins, so the production cost of the golden silk clothes is not a small amount. Da Qiao is rich, but after many purchases, she only collected yellow, green and blue gems. However, their luck is really good. I happened to have a purple gem on hand, which I got when I was leveling up in Kunlun, and I also knew that the profiteer had a ruby for sale, so I said, "You two, I have a purple gem, which I will give to you for free, as compensation for my failure to catch the Golden Silkworm King. I can also help you find a way to buy the ruby, but I want to ask you something."
Da Qiao smiled and said, "Alliance Master is so polite. Although gems are precious, the real problem is that we have money but nowhere to buy them. It is a great help that you can help us get the gems. Why do you have to spend money on it? I am willing to buy them from you at the market price. As for what information you want to find out, I will tell you everything I know."
" Haha, gems are scarce at present. It won't be long before the players reach a higher level and they won't be so valuable anymore. It's nothing. But golden silk is really hard to get. Its value is incomparable to gems. If Miss Da Qiao doesn't accept my compensation, I will feel guilty. What I want to ask is that you have entered the wilderness many times and should be very familiar with that area. Do you know where the barbarians are?"
"Barbarians?" The two sisters looked at each other, then looked at me with a little surprise.
"Why are you looking for the barbarians? They are humanoid monsters above level 80, and are extremely difficult to deal with. Moreover, they gather in the core of the wilderness. There is peach blossom miasma and many powerful monsters around. I don't think any of the current players are capable of entering there."
I asked curiously, "So you couldn't have been there, so how do you know so much about it?"
"We haven't been there, but some people have been there during the internal test!" Xiao Qiao said as a matter of course.
"It may be in the beta test or someone may have been there, but no one has posted any information about the Barbarians on the forum. I have searched for it!"
"Hehe, that's because you're stupid." Seeing that I was confused, Xiao Qiao raised the corner of his mouth smugly.
"Sister, stop talking nonsense." Da Qiao smiled and said, "It's true that there is no information about the barbarians on the Internet, but it just so happens that one of our friends has participated in the internal test and has conducted a very detailed exploration of the wilderness. We also learned a lot about the wilderness from him. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to find the golden silkworm so easily."
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. There are indeed many talented people in this fantasy world. I think I know the most about the map during the internal test, but I have never conducted a detailed survey of a certain place. And this guy knows a place like the wilderness very well, but he doesn't publish his experience. He must be planning to use this information advantage during the public test to enjoy the benefits of this area alone. This is also a good way to make a fortune.
"Then, could you please help me contact this expert on the wilderness and ask him to lead me to find the barbarians? I am willing to pay a generous reward."
"That's unlikely at the moment. Our friend was unlucky. He didn't buy the first few batches of accounts during the public beta test. Later, something happened and he missed the leveling. Now he's only level 30 and has no ability to go to the wilderness. But why do you have to find a barbarian?"
"I have no choice! You know, I have an unidentified artifact, and the system NPC cannot identify artifacts. There is a special task to identify artifacts. The clue to complete the identification task is to find the high priest of the Savage Barbarians. I have no choice but to come to the wilderness to explore."
"I see. It's a pity that we still have to deal with the Golden Silkworm King, so we are too busy to do it. Otherwise, we could lead the way for you. But Blood Alliance Leader, to be honest, our current level is really too low to go into the barbarian tribe. I wonder if your mission has a time limit?"
"Not really. What level do you think you need to be to be confident?" Although I am confident in my own abilities, it is better to listen to the opinions of experts on such matters.
"That's easy. Why don't we wait until we've dealt with the Golden Silkworm King, and then in half a month, when your level reaches 55, and my sister and I also reach 50, then we go. How do you think?"
"Thank you so much for your help. Without your guidance, I might have been left hanging in the wilderness."
"I'm glad you know. My sister and I have helped you so much, how are you going to thank us?"
"Haha, thank you is too vulgar. But if there is anything I can do for you in the operation of capturing the Golden Silkworm King, please let me know and I will do my best."
"That's more like it. Ha, with the help of your top master, the Golden Silkworm King will be doomed!"
