Chapter 219 Hidden Village
Although everything was ready, Xiao Jie was in no hurry to set off. It was already getting late today, so he would naturally have to wait until tomorrow morning to set off.
By the way, I bought the necessary supplies while it was still dark.
Xiao Jie went to the auction house first and collected the income from selling monkey wine and secret dog food today. Although he followed three events in the past few days, he still won a lot of fights and earned a lot of points, but because all of them had changed their equipment, Due to the relationship, not only did the income not increase much, but it also consumed some.
If he hadn't earned a little money by majoring in cooking, he would have had to drink the northwest wind. Calculating the money he had saved these days, he had more than thirty taels. Xiao Jie was now used to the feeling of dozens of taels coming and going. Only ten taels of silver were left for emergencies, and the rest was purchased for supplies, including food supplies, spells, potions, and various special props.
For this operation, he was willing to risk everything.
Then he took stock of his current equipment and skills.
A suit of luxurious equipment that is a mix of blue, green and purple. There are three pieces of epic equipment alone. With complete sword skills and internal skills, plus a set of peerless sword skills and superb lightness, he can go through mountains of swords and seas of fire.
Of course, the most important thing is the life-saving artifact of the Light Escape Talisman. As long as it is there, no matter how dangerous the place, you can't save yourself.
After taking stock, Xiao Jie was completely relieved. If this didn't work, it really had nothing to do with preparation.
Xiao Jie went to bed early that night. The next morning, Xiao Jie logged into the game, said goodbye to everyone, and hit the road alone.
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"Drive! Drive! Drive!" On the vast wasteland, a black-robed knight and a red war horse rode away. Behind him was a terrifying knight shrouded in dark smoke, with a pair of green ghosts under his helmet. Eyes, chasing closely.
Although the Luoyang Plain is overrun with monsters and has entrenched monster forces everywhere, it can be considered a prosperous place in comparison.
It wasn't until Xiao Jie went all the way to the northwest, over the Black Wind Mountains, and into the endless wasteland that he realized how big the map of this game was and how fierce the monsters were.
The road was extremely desolate, with deep mountains, dangerous valleys, and vicious forests and ferocious places everywhere.
Monsters above level 20 abound. Not only are there various demonized beasts, there are also many possessed humans who have become elves, and even many unnamed mountain elves, wild monsters, and ghosts.
Xiao Jie hid whenever he could and did not provoke these monsters at all.
Fortunately, the map is vast and open, and the red charge horse is fast. As long as you are careful, you don't have to worry about being blocked.
But in the afternoon, I still encountered bad luck. I accidentally attracted a level 34 'Wandering Ghost General', and chased Xiao Jie for more than ten minutes, scaring him to death.
"Drive! Drive! Drive!" Xiao Jie shouted while looking behind him.
Fortunately, this ghost general was finally shaken off. This thing should be a complete ghost general, completely different from the one he killed in Novice Village in terms of momentum.
Fortunately, I am fast. If I am caught up, I may not have to confess.
Alas, I have worked hard for this inheritance mission. Most players will never come to such a dangerous map with no roads.
"I said master, you can just run away."
The red charging horse suddenly snorted and said.
"Then, we have to use professional terminology when riding a horse. By the way, where are we?" Xiao Jie asked in fear as he looked at the boundless wasteland around him.
Being chased by the wraith ghost general, he didn't choose the right path and ran wildly in an open area. He didn't know where he was now.
"You ask me who to ask, you are the master."
"Isn't it said that an old horse knows the way? You are already a grown man, so why can't you help me know the way?" Xiao Jie said jokingly, calming down the uneasiness in his heart.
This was the second day of his journey. After crossing the Luoyang Plain and crossing the Black Mountain Mountains, Xiao Jie came to this endless wilderness located in the northwest of Fengyin State. According to what the immortal said at the time.
[Three hundred miles to the north and three hundred miles to the west of Luoyang Plain, there is a strange mountain called Kanglao Mountain. It looks like a wild beast lying on the ground, with jagged rocks and a sea of pine trees like waves. There is a cave in the mountain, and you can see the depth of it when you enter it. In the valley, there are clouds and water coming from the sky. It looks like a waterfall. It is the place where ancient immortals practiced Qi refining...]
Of course it doesn't really take 600 miles to get there, three hundred miles to the north and three hundred miles to the west. Although the map of this game is extremely huge, it is still incomparable to the real world.
According to the setting, the size of Kyushu is about the same as that of China. A Luoyang Plain must be at least tens of thousands of square kilometers, but in fact it would be good to have one-tenth.
Based on the scale converted by Xiao Jie and the information provided by the Longxiang Knights, Xiao Jie judged that the Kanglao Mountain should be located in the Kunwu Mountains in the north. After running for so long, it should be almost there.
He opened the map and took a look. It was completely dark and all were unexplored maps.
Alas, I can only explore the path slowly.
The road ahead gradually becomes more dangerous, the wasteland is gradually replaced by mountainous terrain, and the road becomes even more difficult to walk.
Fortunately, there seemed to be no particularly scary monsters in this desolate mountain range. Xiao Jie breathed a sigh of relief. However, running on the empty map was really boring. Fortunately, he had the beast language skill and could chat with his mount. To kill some time.
There are rugged rocks and pine trees like the sea... there are none.
Not to mention the sea of pine trees, there are only a few trees.
Hey, there seems to be a pine tree in front.
Going around a dangerous peak ahead, a pine forest appeared. It was sparse at first, but soon became dense, stretching as far as the eye can see. Precipitous mountains could be seen deep in the pine forest.
Xiao Jie rushed to the top of a mountain and looked into the distance. The mountains stretched for hundreds of miles. Each one was as dangerous as the other. Among the mountains, there was a weird peak with a strange shape, like a giant beast from the wild. Lying prone in the mountains.
"Found it! It's here!" Xiao Jie was pleasantly surprised. He didn't expect to find it so easily. You must know that the tasks in this game have no coordinate guidance at all. They rely entirely on understanding the task text to find them. In addition, the map is so It is huge and it is not difficult to find the exact location.
Before, he only knew about this mountain range in the northwest through his understanding with the intelligence department of the Dragon Soaring Knights.
But I didn't expect to find it all at once.
Is this the so-called thread of immortality?
He looked towards the sea of pine trees at the foot of the mountain, trying to find an easy way to reach the Konglao Mountain, but he only saw endless pine forests. It was okay to look at the mountains, but once he entered the forest, there were pine trees in all directions. , you can’t even see much sunlight, so it’s easy to get lost.
So we must first determine the route.
Unexpectedly, after searching for a while, I faintly saw a wisp of green smoke rising from the pine forest.
Hey, that's--Xiao Jie looked closely at the screen and could vaguely see the roofs of some thatched houses in the pine forest. It looked like a small village.
Xiao Jie suddenly became a little happy. What he was most afraid of when running the map was that there were no landmark buildings as anchor points. In that case, it would be easy to run without knowing where he was.
With this village, it will be easier to handle, and you may be able to find the NPC in the village to get information.
It's better to go and ask for information first, and then speed down the hillside.
Not long after running, the surrounding vision gradually darkened. Xiao Jie was not sure if he was heading in the right direction, so he just ran towards the northwest. Since the terrain was not flat, he had to go around it from time to time. He thought he might go astray, but after running for more than ten minutes, there was a scene in front of him. The pine forest suddenly opened up, revealing a large open space.
In the pine forest, there was a small village.
This village is extremely small, with only a dozen simple wooden houses.
Xiao Jie did not dare to rush over rashly. Most of the villages in this game were occupied by monsters. The closer they got, the more anxious Xiao Jie became.
Fortunately, when I got closer, I found that there was no sign of the monster.
However, this small village is obviously not the kind of novice village with systematic protection, but the kind of dilapidated village that is common in games, just like many villages in this game.
Most of the buildings were dilapidated and collapsed, except for a thatched hut in the center of the village that was still intact. An old man was drying mushrooms and pine nuts at the door, seemingly unaware of the sound of horse hooves.
Xiao Jie looked over the old man's head.
The mysterious old man (head of the hidden village), level 28. HP 1200.
I guess it is indeed a high-level map, even a small village chief has such a high level.
When Xiao Jie saw the old man's name, he immediately cheered up and jumped off his horse from a distance.
"Excuse me, old man, is that mountain in front of you Konglao Mountain?"
The old man turned around suddenly after hearing this and looked at Xiao Jie in surprise.
"You-you-you!"
"What's wrong with me?"
"Where did you come from? Did you run in from outside the forest?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?" Xiao Jie wondered why this NPC felt so crazy.
"Hahahaha, wuwuwuwu, hahahaha." The old man laughed for a while, and then cried for a while.
Then he laughed again, but the laughter was a bitter smile, which made Xiao Jie confused for a while.
"Kanglao Mountain? Yes, that's right. The mountain in front is Konglao Mountain, and this is the Mysterious Forest. If you want to go to Kanglao Mountain, you must pass through this Lost Forest. You must be here for the immortals. Come here for the relic, hehehe, I didn’t expect that after all these decades, someone would still be able to find it here.”
Xiao Jie became slightly excited after hearing this. He had indeed found the right place, but there was something wrong with what the old man said.
"Is my husband the only one in this village?"
"Hahahaha, I'm not the only one. It's been decades, and everyone else has died long ago. I haven't talked to anyone for several years. It's okay, okay, and now you are here. I can finally talk to someone."
Xiao Jie was stunned when he heard this, and had a vague feeling that there was something wrong here.
The old man just kept talking to himself.
"It is said that there were immortals living on that mountain in ancient times. In my opinion, it is all nonsense. There are no immortals. Even if there are any, they are monsters."
"Why did my father-in-law say that?"
"There are weird things in the mountains. Little brother, I advise you not to wander in."
Xiao Jie became more and more sure that it was the place the immortal said. At three o'clock in the afternoon, Xiao Jie thought for a while and decided to listen to others' advice and eat enough. If it was too late, something would easily happen.
"I wonder if I can stay at the old man's house for one night. A little money would be disrespectful."
"What's the point of asking for money in this remote country? It would be nice if you can have food and drinks."
Xiao Jie didn't have much else but a lot of supplies. He was quite well prepared for this operation. He had all kinds of food, drinks, potions and spells, and he spent all the money.
Xiao Jie was interested in telling the truth, so he simply started giving away gifts to increase his favorability.
Ten steamed buns were presented first, followed by two roast chickens, a piece of bacon, and a jug of wine.
Xiao Jie checked the favorability while giving the gift. He stopped when the favorability reached 80 and stopped rising.
He had a feeling that this mysterious old man was definitely a key NPC.
"Oh my, you gave me so many things, all for me? How can you be so embarrassed?" He said he was embarrassed, but he picked up the wine bottle and poured it down.
"Hahaha, good wine, good wine, wuwuwu, I finally taste this long-lost taste again." The old man cried extremely sadly, as if he had a huge grievance.
Xiao Jie looked puzzled, "Old sir, what do you want to say to me?"
"Yes, there are a lot to talk about, but don't be impatient. We will have plenty of time to talk slowly in the future. Oh, it's getting dark. Come on, let's go inside and talk."
Seeing the sky getting dark, Xiao Jie did not go offline. Some plots may only be triggered at night.
What's more, he is not afraid of night ghosts now. He has the ghost eyes of Shura Ghost Face to see ghosts and the Xuanming Sword to kill ghosts. Now when he encounters night ghosts again, not only does he not have to be afraid, but he can also level up.
As he followed the old man into a hut, he secretly felt that something was not right.
This forest is very unusual, there are no monsters.
This is of course no problem in reality, but in the game, the absence of monsters is abnormal.
And the old man's performance is even more problematic. Could it be that he has entered the mission map from now on?
When game designers design games, in order to prevent different tasks from interfering with each other, they often design the task map to be very 'clean', with only elements related to the task.
But this place is still more than ten miles away from the mountain? Is the mission map so huge?
While talking, the two of them had already entered the hut.
The old man took out a pine oil lamp and lit it. Xiao Jie looked at the furnishings in the surrounding room and felt more and more that something was wrong. Everything was extremely crude. The tables, chairs and benches were all made of logs. There were not even any pots and pans in sight, only wooden bowls and basins. .
"Old man, you seem to be having a hard life these days? Why don't you leave?"
"Haha, leave? If I can leave, do you think I won't leave? Once you enter this forest, you will never be able to leave again. Please look carefully. After I die, these things will all be yours."
Xiao Jie was immediately surprised when he heard the old man tell an astonishing story.
(End of chapter)