Chapter 153: Going into the Mountain to Hunt Birds
The 30th of the Frost-Gold Moon.
On the last day of the Frost-Gold Moon, Gaode rarely had any classes.
Of course, He Xi’s Rune Xiaozao class will not stop.
But the runes class only takes half a day, so Gaode has half a day to spare.
He wasn't going to waste half a day of free time.
Gaode is going to the mountains to hunt birds.
As Master Falon said, spells are not finished once you build a spell model. You need to cast more and practice more to gradually master the essence and details of the spell and improve your proficiency and control.
Compared with spending money to practice with the magic puppet in the magic experimental field, it is obviously more useful to practice with the red-eyed sparrow.
In addition, Amap's current deposit has dropped to 71 gold and 12 silver, and it is in urgent need of "open source" to obtain new income.
Each red-eyed sparrow is worth 1 gold coin.
According to the introduction in the [Mountain Patrol] mission, there are a large number of red-eyed sparrows escaping from the Demon Pet system.
Since the adjective "a large number" is used, it must be more than a hundred, right?
Also, if he hunts 7 red-eyed sparrows, he can gain a little bit of his origin again.
Gaode is naturally willing to do such a thing that achieves three birds with one stone.
The most important thing is that, according to the mission introduction, red-eyed sparrows are not very aggressive.
In other words, the difficulty of this task is how to find the red-eyed sparrow in the vast back mountain, rather than killing the red-eyed sparrow.
As it happens, this is exactly what Gaode is good at.
The mountains behind Sires College are not dangerous, because this is not a barren mountain in the wild, but a developed Jingshan.
After the college mage cleansed the earth-line creatures in the mountains round after round, not a single one was left.
In most cases, the function of the back mountain is to provide a corresponding environment for certain magic plants in the college that require a natural environment to grow.
In addition, it is the so-called landscape effect.
This is why the task of cleaning up red-eyed sparrows is given to students in the form of a [Mountain Patrol] task.
Because this mission is actually a chore, not a combat mission, and it is not urgent at all.
The college is only worried about red-eyed sparrows damaging the ecology of the back mountain.
It took Gothe half an hour to officially enter the back mountain area of the college from the teaching area of Siris College.
Compared with the mountain forests in the wilderness, which are full of dead leaves and dangers, the mountains behind the academy are not only safe, but also have an artificial trail because mages often come in and out.
Of course, if you want to hunt birds, you cannot just follow the path. You must go deep into the forest.
The mission comes with a piece of information that details the habits of the red-eyed sparrow.
The most important thing is the environment and food that red-eyed sparrows like to live in.
"An area close to water and rich in fruit" is the preferred habitat of the red-eyed sparrow.
"Wild fruits and wild berries growing on the bushes are magical plants." This is the preferred food of red-eyed sparrows.
There are many magic plant planting areas in the back mountain opened by the magicians of the college's potion department, but they all have corresponding barriers or magic circles, and red-eyed sparrows cannot get close to them.
Only consider the former.
Gaode gradually moved away from the man-made path and stepped into the denser forest.
The surrounding scenery also changes.
The trees became taller, the branches and leaves became denser, and the air was filled with the fresh smell of soil and leaves.
Gaode looked around, afraid of missing the red-eyed sparrow lurking on a branch of a tree.
And in his eyes, the light flashed slightly.
After entering the back mountain, he had already used [Detection Magic+].
This is Gao De's way of hunting birds.
The detection range of [Detect Magic+] is not particularly wide, but the ability to detect biological magic auras definitely makes him more likely to find students who are good at concealment than other students who accept the task. red-eyed sparrow.
While Gothe went deep into the forest, he held a map of the back mountain for comparison.
Firstly, I was afraid of getting lost, and secondly, I wanted to avoid entering the "back mountain restricted area" designated by the college.
Soon after, Gothe discovered a clear stream.
The stream gurgled. A variety of wild flowers and fruits grow on both sides of the creek.
This is in line with the habitat environment preferred by the red-eyed sparrow.
Gothe suddenly slowed down and looked around carefully.
Suddenly, a flash of light appeared in his eyes.
It started in a dense bush not far away.
Even though he was attracted by the aura, Gothe looked over and saw no trace of the source of the aura except for the stacked green leaves.
However, he noticed that there were pecked fruit residues hanging on some branches of the bush.
Gaode's heart moved slightly, and he was 80% sure.
“You are indeed good at hiding.” He whispered to himself.
Without any hesitation, in a flash of lightning, Gothe had already cast [Flame Arrow+] and shot towards the bushes.
Among the spells he has mastered, Flame Arrow is not only the most powerful, but also the spell with the longest range and the fastest flying speed. It is the best choice for hunting birds.
A blazing flame instantly cut through the air, shooting with a gorgeous trajectory toward the bush that was blooming with magical aura.
However, just when the flaming arrow was about to hit the target area accurately, a sparrow with red eyes and a blue-gray body suddenly flew out of the bushes at an extremely fast speed. get away.
It is in line with the description of the red-eyed sparrow in the mission description: after special training, it is extremely alert.
But for Gothe, this is of no use.
His heart moved slightly.
The exploding flame arrow actually made a huge turn at this moment, drawing a jaw-dropping arc in the air and shooting upward diagonally in an extremely unscientific trajectory. , approaching the red-eyed sparrow that fled in panic.
The red-eyed sparrow was so frightened that its feathers almost stood up. Its wings flapped the air desperately, trying to avoid this sudden death threat.
But even if it has been trained for a long time and no matter how fast it is, it cannot react at such a short distance.
boom!
With a crisp sound, the flaming arrow accurately hit the red-eyed sparrow.
In an instant, it was wrapped in a flame, causing it to fall down like a broken paper kite.
After falling to the ground, it struggled and flapped its wings a few times, and soon became silent.
Only a wisp of slowly dissipating smoke and a burnt aroma spread in the air.
Origin:
Ring 0——[Red-Eyed Sparrow] (1/7).
Looking at the new entries in the source column, Gaode's eyes flashed with satisfaction.
But this is not over yet.
Gothe walked to the body of the red-eyed sparrow, took out the Fang of Hidden Mist, and neatly took out the pair of burnt red eyes in the eye sockets of the red-eyed sparrow.
"The red-eyed sparrow is a 0-level earth-line creature. Its bloodline comes from the 2-level earth-line creature Red Eyes Lieyu, but it does not inherit the ability of Red Eyes Lieyu to control the flames."
At the same time, a few days ago, in "Mage Basics" The knowledge learned in class flashed through Gaode's mind.
Leyline creatures are very particular about bloodline. In most cases, if you follow the bloodline upward, you can find their ancestors in higher circles.
Actually, Gaode thinks this is very unreasonable. Isn't there reproductive isolation between earth-line creatures?
But existence is reasonable, so Gaode silently accepted it.
The red-eyed sparrow only inherits the night vision ability of its bloodline ancestors.
The only prominent part of its body is its pair of eyes, which have excellent vision and are also the hardest part of its body.
It is precisely because of its excellent eyesight and low aggressiveness that red-eyed sparrows are selected by the magic pet system and trained in the direction of high-altitude reconnaissance.
Gaode carefully put the removed eyeball into a cloth bag he carried, and then put it away with him, and then he felt relieved.
This is the proof of mission settlement. Without this thing, the academy will not recognize his record.
Gold coin +1!
If there is one, there are two. Since a red-eyed sparrow can be found here, it means that there is a high probability that there are other red-eyed sparrows living nearby.
Gaode continues to act.
(End of this chapter)