Chapter 382 - 356 All Mercury Wood, Bleed!
(Thanks to the classmate Fanren Mi for pointing out the data skill error in yesterday’s Chapter, the Ashtray was negligent. Chapter 297 "Preparations Before Going Online" has been modified, where Da Fei learned the God-level Luck Skill sub-skill "Luck Body" after collecting the reward from Makar’s house. Then modify yesterday’s Chapter, where Da Fei learned "Extreme Survival" to deal with the crows, and what was learned in the competition server does not count. Delete the meaningless War Maniac.)
The thought of a potential rich mine of Concentrated Mercury in this space made Da Fei extremely excited!
Mines! In the Old World, nearly all known resource mines were controlled by NPC Kingdom forces. Player Lords were at best farm owners growing crops or foremen assisting in mining. To obtain a mine, one had to venture into the New World National War Zone to claim land and face competition from players worldwide. Competition for ordinary mines was fierce, to say nothing of rich mines, which even powerful BOSS monsters would contest for!
In short, the strategic significance of a player acquiring a mine before level 50 didn’t need much elaboration, especially if it was likely a rich mine! However—given the system’s nature, the richer the mine, the more it wouldn’t let players acquire it easily. Not to mention the development issues of this forest itself, the demonic destruction of the Epic Quest was not easy to handle, and it was very possible that players would go bankrupt before acquiring the mine.
So I had to stay calm! The pressing task now was finding a way to secure my transport team first.
Just as Da Fei’s thoughts raced, the System Prompt sounded!
——System Prompt: Your Reconnaissance Blood Eagle’s stamina is insufficient, unable to fight, and is about to disappear. It can be resummoned when stamina is fully restored.
Damn! Stamina was indeed the limit to Little Fei’s power! Even if its strength could rival a thousand, with only 30 points of stamina, it couldn’t kill that many, and I couldn’t swiftly train it even if I wanted to. Did I have to wait for its stamina to fully restore before resummoning it each time?
Forget it, let’s get rid of these crows first. Da Fei ran back to the team’s resting place under a shower of crows and shouted, "Great Thorns Skill! Great Thorns Skill!"
Tai Da immediately responded, casting a golden light on Da Fei, and then the crows, like hitting a spike board, instantly died and formed a circle of Corpse Mountain around Da Fei.
Battle over! I must say, these Reflective Magic skills worked great against these small creatures. Could I be taught them?
Tai Da stepped forward and said, "Sir, you’ve cleared the crows in this forest, and our logging team can now commence work."
Da Fei immediately asked, "These crows are Undead Creatures, with a special skill of Corpse Crow Mercury Poison. I suspect the lake I saw was Mercury Lake. What’s your take?"
Tai Da, taken aback, said, "The existence of Mercury Lake is unimaginable! But it does explain why the forest here is dead, and why the World Tree abandoned this space. The undead crows must be related to the Undead, and mercury is the most crucial resource for the Undead Race. Many powerful Undead like to occupy Mercury Mines, so there might be a powerful Undead here. You must be careful, my lord!"
A powerful Undead! The system’s nature indeed wouldn’t make it easy for players. It seemed this advisor had value after all!
Da Fei continued to ask, "If it really is Mercury Lake, the closer we get, the denser the poison gas; wouldn’t it be dangerous to log our way there?"
Tai Da frowned, "Judging by the forest’s condition, this Mercury Lake must have appeared later, forcing the World Tree away, so it might lead to an entrance to another space. Besides, if you don’t plan to go to Mercury Lake, then where do you intend to go?"
Da Fei laughed in surprise! Even the NPC could see it clearer than I could. Indeed, Mercury Lake was the only discovered target; if not going there, what else could I do? In any case, man would kill Gods, and ghosts if they stood in my way.
Da Fei said, "Alright, let’s have our workers start, and have the Tree Elf Army on alert to prevent any incidents."
"Yes, Lord City Lord."
Now, the woodcutters began their work, the sound of chopping echoing in this dead-silent space. Although the battle had ended, the effects of mercury poison still lingered on Da Fei, with an unknown duration. Fortunately, mercury poison wasn’t contagious, and to Da Fei, who had Nash’s Tooth and Extreme Survival, it wasn’t much of an issue. However, for the workers who had to overburden themselves with transport, it certainly had a significant impact. In short, I mustn’t let the workers be attacked by crows; I needed to hurry up and clear the area.
Da Fei occasionally took out the Blood Eagle Flute to check Little Eagle’s stamina recovery progress, 0, still 0! Damn, recovering so slowly? Wouldn’t it be just like the Blood Eagle Flute that could only be used once a day? With this, how many days would it take me to finish this scene? And the next? My schedule was tight, and I still had to go to the Dwarf Kingdom to find the prince and repair the Divine Artifact!
Just as he was fretting, Tai Da excitedly ran over, clutching a piece of wood, "Sir! Sir, this wood is extraordinary; I’ve never seen anything like it before!"
Da Fei exclaimed, "Even you’ve never seen this wood?"
Tai Da excitedly said, "These trees absorbed a large amount of mercury and ultimately died, so the wood is filled with mercury, giving it a metallic attribute. As everyone knows, wood and metal are incompatible, leading to many shortcomings in magical equipment. The emergence of this type of wood will surely have a huge impact on the alchemy equipment industry, creating enormous wealth!"
Whoa! Enormous wealth? Semiconductors? Da Fei stared at the grayish wood, and looking around at the vast, endless Black Forest, exclaimed, "So, does this mean all the wood here is this Mercury Wood?"
Tai Da laughed heartily, "Good! Good name, then this wood shall be called Mercury Wood! And I’m certain the closer to Mercury Lake, the better the attributes of the wood!"
——System Prompt: You have discovered a new type of resource "Mercury Wood." You have achieved "Discoverer of Mercury Wood." Your World reputation +1000, knowledge +5, life +50, and you have gained Experience +200,000!
Haha! Hahaha! I not only found a Mercury Mine, this was my "Silicon Valley!" If I could secure it, adding a zero to my 20 million asset wouldn’t be a dream!
In that instant, Da Fei was invigorated but also felt the urgency of time! Secure it! Time waits for no one! And what I could do now was clear the field as swiftly as possible.
Da Fei once again took out the Blood Eagle Flute and, looking at its frustrating special skill "Blood Sacrifice," laughed and sighed, "I never thought I’d use this annoying skill, but to add a zero to my assets, I have to go all out!"
Da Fei took out the two books of "Great Life Book" and three books of "Life Book" obtained in this competition.
——"Great Life Book": Use to gain 50 life points, can also be used on Vice Hero.
——"Life Book": Use to gain 20 life points, can also be used on Vice Hero.
Da Fei laughed heartily! The Life Books, estimated during public testing to be worth tens of thousands, even close to 100,000 with no market, and I wasn’t even willing to use them myself! But now, to speed up Little Eagle’s growth and clear the field quickly, for my 20 million-plus-zero assets, I’d take the hit!
——System Prompt: You used a Great Life Book, your life points +50!
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