Chapter 83 The Mysterious Blacksmith
Ji Xun walked in and quickly scanned the surrounding environment.
This is a traditional blacksmith shop.
The shop owner is a middle-aged man with a beard. He is in front of the red-hot forge, holding a piece of red-hot iron with iron tongs and beating it rhythmically on the anvil.
A customer came into the shop, and he didn’t take a second glance. He said directly: "Silver plating costs three silver coins. Bring your own materials."
"Okay. Please help me plate these arrows with silver."
Ji Xun originally wanted to come in and get close, and then take a closer look at the situation in the Burial Mountain Mine.
However, the moment he saw the blacksmith, he saw a black light flashing on the man's body.
He thought he was wrong, and continued to test: "Mr. Sanji, I am an adventurer from Orne City. Do you know what happened in the Burial Mountain Mine? Why did it appear there? Werewolf? "
The name of the city was learned from the residents before, and the clothes were changed into local linen suits.
He wanted to try out his identity as a non-witcher and see if he could get some different information.
But before he could wait for the information, as soon as he said these words, he actually saw a dark power flowing out of the blacksmith uncontrollably.
"The magic power is out of control?!"
At this moment, Ji Xun confirmed that it was not an illusion, and was suddenly surprised.
He is no stranger to this situation.
Because this is the same as the "lone wolf" Baron I met before. The energy in this guy's body is out of control!
What's going on?
A humble blacksmith actually has out-of-control dark power in his body?
Ji Xun instantly realized that this might be a major hidden plot that no one has ever discovered!
However, although he was shocked, his expression did not show any abnormality.
The blacksmith didn't even look at it, and just said indifferently: "I don't know."
But perhaps because of Ji Xun's disguise as an adventurer, he added: "Young adventurer, that mine The hole is very dangerous, and the town has hired a witcher to deal with it. If you want to get the bounty, you can ask Mayor Barn. He knows more."
"Okay. Excuse me for your suggestion."
Ji Xun didn't ask any further questions and turned around to leave.
Now that we know that this blacksmith is a hidden powerful being, how dare he stay longer.
No matter what the situation, it's best not to mess with this guy now.
Ji Xun was walking on the street, analyzing in his mind what he had just discovered.
There are powerful knights and witches in this extra-dimensional world. It is not surprising that there is some kind of reclusive master in the town.
But the blacksmith has been to the depths of the mine and is the only survivor. This is different.
Judging from the out-of-control magic power that just leaked out, this guy is by no means weaker than "Lone Wolf" Baron.
But why would such a powerful being avoid talking about what happened in the mine?
Ji Xun didn’t understand.
Now that such an important clue has been completed, he feels that he is getting close to the truth.
The town of Townsend is not too big. As I walked, there was a noise from the street.
Looking up, there was a wooden signboard with the name "Miner's Tavern" hanging on it.
This is the only pub in town.
It is also the gathering place agreed by hunters.
It has been half a day since the hunters entered the space, and they have almost collected everything they should.
Most of the hunters were already eating and drinking in the tavern.
After eating and drinking, we will go to the mine together later and hunt a group of werewolves together.
Ji Xunxiang also walked into the tavern.
After visiting most of the town, he also wanted to hear if these guys had found any clues.
"Scarface, I heard that you guys found a secret book of the Black Iron Knight's Breathing Technique? Tsk, tsk, this is worth hundreds of thousands."
"Old Liu, you actually found it. You grabbed a World of Warcraft crystal core in a jewelry store? What kind of luck is this?"
"Hey, did you find any clues about what happened in the Burying Mountain Mine?"
"The investigation is nothing, the residents can't ask anything."
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The hunters sat at a table of three or five, chatting and showing off their harvests.
As soon as we entered the tavern, the sounds of various conversations rushed into our ears.
Some were talking about serious business, and some were chatting about dirty jokes.
Ji Xun glanced around and saw that the five administrators of the Black Wolf Group were present, but the two suspicious guys were not seen.
There are very few lone hunters in this space, most of them are small groups like this. But most of them came here to kill werewolves in exchange for rewards, and few of them really wanted to find clues to solve the plot.
Ji Xun walked to the corner and sat down, asking the tavern owner to serve him a glass of ale.
After listening silently for a while, I didn't find any valuable information.
Unconsciously, after drinking half of the wine, the butterfly door creaked and the three people walked into the tavern.
Ji Xun glanced at it.
Although he changed his clothes and covered his face, he still recognized the people from Nanjing.
The hunter in the tavern looked at the three people who came in, and his eyes were not very kind.
The proportion of female hunters is very small, there are two out of three people, which is inevitably coveted.
But Mo Feng was a genuine [Black Knight] with great momentum, so the hunters did not dare to cause trouble.
As soon as Nan Jing came in, his eyes scanned the tavern. In a blink of an eye, he saw Ji Xun sitting alone at the table, and his expression was happy.
As soon as her two friends sat down, the psychic lady found an excuse to sneak over.
Ji Xun looked at the ball-headed lady sitting opposite him, raised his hand to the bartender, and ordered her another drink.
Nan Jing was very curious when he saw Ji Xun dressed in local clothes, and asked, "Mr. Ji Xun, why did you change into this clothes?"
But as soon as the words came out, Suddenly enlightened, she patted her head: "Hey, why didn't I think of that? This will surely lead to more clues."
Ji Xun Xiaoxiao raised his glasses and clinked them without explaining much.
Nan Jing also took off his face mask, picked up the wine glass and took a big sip, as if he was very thirsty, "You don't know, I just talked to the grandma at the medicine shop for a long time, but I'm so thirsty."< br>
Of course Ji Xun knows.
When he was walking around the town before, he originally wanted to go to the herbal shop, but he saw Nan Jing and the other two people lingering at the herbal shop, so he didn't go.
These three people are looking for the formula, so going to the herbal medicine shop is the right idea.
Someone ask and save yourself some time.
Ji Xun asked casually: "How was the harvest? Did you get any clues?"
Nan Jing responded: "A little bit. I got a few herbal prescriptions, but nothing I got what I wanted. We had a good conversation at first, but then the grandma’s son came back and said he didn’t welcome us demon hunters, so he kicked us out.”
As she spoke, she looked out of her corner. He glanced at the rough hunters at the next table and complained: "These guys have done bad things in the town, and now the whole town is hostile to us. It will be difficult to find clues."
Ji Xun chuckled, thought of something, and asked: "Did you hear at the herbal shop that there was a plague in the town? About half a year ago."
"Ah, no."
Nan Jing didn't know why he asked this, and responded: "We also specifically asked about the plague recipe. But the grandma said there is no."
Ji Xun listened. Suddenly he frowned and confirmed again: "Is it not true, or is it because he avoided saying it?"
Nan Jing didn't quite understand why his tone became serious, and said: "It should be no. That old lady is very Easy to talk to. Oh, by the way, she also gave me this."
As she spoke, she took out a ruby bracelet.
[Magic Bracelet]
Detailed explanation: Wearing it can gain +50% magic recovery; a witch named Yuna gave the necklace to the apothecary shop owner as a thank you for the help she gave her when she was an herbal apprentice.
Ji Xun used the knowledge blessed by the clown mask to see some of the origins of this necklace.
Equipment with extraordinary special effects is not cheap.
He said slightly surprised: "The herb shop owner gave it to you?"
Nan Jing nodded: "Yes. I exchanged some potion formulas with that grandma, and then she said those formulas were too expensive, and said they were the witch's bracelets. She had no use for keeping them, so she gave them to me."
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Ji Xun suddenly felt that this European Emperor not only drew cards, but also had other benefits with his own affinity.
This is obviously a hidden plot.
In exchange for the potion formula, I got extraordinary equipment.
He looked for children, and Nanjing looked for old people.
Ji Xun asked purposefully, but she did it unintentionally.
We all got some unexpected gains.
But what surprised Ji Xun was something else.
Seeing this necklace, Ji Xun confirmed something in his mind.
The witch came, but there was no plague, so why did so many people die in the town?
Ji Xun instantly came to the conclusion: "The mayor is hiding something!"
This is a plot mode, not a puzzle.
As long as we get these few clues, it is not difficult to deduce things.
The plague was said by the townspeople, but the fact is that there was no plague.
This is inconsistent.
As the mayor, he definitely knew it, but he told the witcher that it was a plague.
And the blacksmith in the blacksmith shop who lost control but didn't lose control.
“People in this town also have problems.”
Ji Xun thought before that there was just a problem with the mine.
Now it seems that the origin of the matter is still in Townsend.
Ji Xun's mind was caught up in the rhythm of rapid deduction, and he was silent for a while.
Nan Jing suddenly said: "By the way, Mr. Ji Xun. We will go to the Burying Mountain Mine later to hunt werewolves. Can we form a team together?"
Ji Xun listened and agreed directly: "Okay."
If there are no surprises, this time it will be a C-level difficulty just to get familiar with the plot.
If there was an accident, it would be hard to tell.
Ji Xun feels that the latter is very likely.
When he noticed some small moves by the Black Wolf Group before, he didn't think anything of it.
But after thinking about it carefully, I discovered a very serious problem.
Nearly all of the hunters who came in together this time were from Innocence City.
What about the previous batches?
No one survived, right?
However, Ji Xun had observed before that there were none in the camp.
This is very interesting.
Ji Xun always likes to assume the worst possibility.
If this is the assumption, then the Black Wolf Group must have played a disgraceful role.
There is no point in ambush hunters, after all, most hunters are not rich.
But if it is used to explore difficult plots, it will be of great significance.
To be able to kill a team of dozens of people in a group, it must be at least B level or above in plot difficulty.
Ji Xun didn’t feel bad either.
It seemed to click right all of a sudden.
Insidious, cunning, and greedy. This is the style of Innocence City.
At least based on the current intelligence, it might be a bit difficult for me to do it alone, but with the three people from Nanjing, I won’t have much trouble dealing with the B-level plot.
The guys in the Black Wolf Group obviously have some information that others don't know.
When this carpool hunter group came in, everyone agreed that they would go to the Burial Mountain Mine together on the first day.
In this way, everyone can complete the two necessary tasks of "hunting a werewolf" and "17 quality iron ore".
After eating and drinking, a group of more than 40 people left Townsend.
This is also an underground world. Once you leave the town, it’s pitch black.
The crowd held torches and various lighting tools and walked all the way towards the forest to the west.
The entrance to the Burying Mountain Mine is at the foot of the mountain not far to the west of the town.
"Hey, didn't you say that werewolves are rampant around the town? How come you haven't encountered one?"
"A werewolf can be exchanged for a reward worth at least 50,000 from the mayor. Gee, I really want more. There are so many of us, and there won’t be enough points for us.”
“Young man, don’t be too optimistic. If you really encounter a disaster-level werewolf, even a D-level one, you may die. "
"Abyss creatures like werewolves are vicious and cunning. They won't come out when there are many people. "
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The hunters chatted and chatted all the way, and arrived at the entrance of the Burying Mountain Mine smoothly.
The miners in Townsend Town here have been digging for hundreds of years, and the scale is quite large.
The entrance to the mine is paved with rails leading to the depths, and there is also a minecart that has overturned beside the rails.
There were several corpses on the ground that had been eaten until only the bones were left, and a cold air blew out of the mine from time to time.
The environment is eerie and terrifying.
But this has long been commonplace for hunters.
As soon as they arrived at the place, several groups of five people could not wait to walk in.
Although walking in front can attract the firepower of monsters, the mine is the place where you can gain the most in this extra-dimensional space.
The Burial Mountain Mine gold not only produces iron ore, but also mithril mine.
There were also many passing merchants and knights who were pulled into the cave by werewolves to eat the equipment left behind.
Leather armor, swords, armors, magic books, and magic gems have all appeared in the information.
The four of them, Ji Xun, are all looking for materials and have little need for property.
They just followed the team, following slowly.
On the rock wall of the mine there are oil lamps left by the miners. The oil lamps made of this special monster grease can burn for a long time.
The hunters lit up all the way, and the mine became brighter. Walking in, Enlightenment also displayed: "Discovering the 'Burial Mountain Mine', plot exploration rate +20%"
Ji Xun carefully observed his surroundings along the way.
The mine is bigger than expected, and most of the tunnels inside are seven or eight meters high.
There are irregular traces of chiseling all around.
When the firelight shines through, the rock wall will reflect metallic luster. These are iron ores.
The road to the mine went all the way underground. Not long after walking, I saw a very large cave space.
Ji Xun looked at it and saw a green mist, unable to see the bottom.
But the intelligence said that the pit is two to three hundred meters long.
This is the first level of the mine.
The rock walls around the pit are made of huge wooden and plank trails. Because the mine has been in existence for hundreds of years, some of the planks have decayed. It feels like if you step on the wrong foot, you will fall into a deep pit with no bottom.
But the hunters are all extraordinary people, and this environment cannot stop them at all.
After entering, there was a fork in the road, and the hunters began to split up.
They want to hunt monsters and hunt for treasure, and having more people is not good.
Ji Xun and the other two also found a way, along the railroad tracks, and continued walking down the mine.
The wooden boards under my feet looked black and rotten, but they were very strong.
It can at least carry several tons of ore without fear of being crushed.
Just after walking for a while, you will find traces of battle.
The boards in some places are broken and need to be jumped over.
The leader, Mo Feng, took out the card and had put on the heavy armor of the Black Knight, holding a one-handed sword and a small buckler.
And the ranger named A Yao also took out his crossbow, with a look of preparedness.
Nan Jing is a psychic, there is no need to fight and summon psychic monsters.
But the environment made her a little nervous, and she stared at her surroundings intently.
Only Ji Xun, who was at the end of the team, put his hands on the revolver at his waist and looked relaxed.
I don’t know what Nan Jing said to her two companions. After she joined the team, the two were no longer hostile.
But he didn’t mean to pay any attention to it at all.
Ji Xun also thinks that it is good to just be a dragster, and it saves trouble.
Not long after walking, the sounds of fighting rang out in the mine.
Then there were also screams of falling from high altitude.
As soon as we entered, someone died.
This environment is the home of hunting for werewolves. They hide in the darkness and may emerge from anywhere.
The werewolves on the first floor of the mine are not too difficult to deal with.
Information said that most of them were werewolves transformed from ordinary miners, and their strength attributes were only at the level of high-level katana disciples.
It’s just that werewolves have special blood, and their actual combat effectiveness will be higher.
The really troublesome thing is those strong knights who were polluted and turned into disaster-level werewolves.
However, there are very few floors.
Most of the disaster-level werewolves are below the second level of the mine.
Ji Xun was not careless either. He put his hand on the butt of the gun and carefully observed his surroundings.
But he also discovered something, and murmured in his heart: "The dark elements in this mine are much richer than outside."
The further down you go, the richer the dark elements become.
The information said that this mine has three floors.
He was also curious about what was under the mine.
But the third level is extremely dangerous and will trigger B-level plots.
This time everyone’s goal is C level difficulty, and they have no plans to go to the third floor.
Not long after walking, gunshots and fighting sounds were heard all around.
The werewolves hiding in the darkness on the first floor of the mine seemed to be attracted by the scent of humans.
Suddenly, the sound of breaking wind sounded.
Ji Xun raised his head suddenly and saw a black figure lying on the rock wall leaping down and rushing towards A Yao in the team.
The attack came very suddenly.
Mo Feng, the leader, also noticed it and shouted urgently: "Be careful!"
Ayao looked like a delicate huntress, but the ranger was an agility extraordinary person. The response is also very fast!
Murderous intent came from above her head, and she kicked her legs without hesitation and jumped towards the cliff beside her. When the crossbow arrow in her left hand was fired, the steel cable connected to the mobile phone had already shot out and wrapped around the wooden stake.
After all, we are companions, and we cooperate very well.
Mo Feng also immediately raised his shield and rushed towards the figure behind him.
There was a muffled sound of "dong".
The tall werewolf was knocked against the rock wall,
The crossbow bolt hit its eye.
A long sword with cold light also penetrated its throat from its fang-filled mouth.
In an instant, blood surged out like a fountain.
A werewolf that could only be killed by four or five card master apprentices was killed with one sword in front of a heavy armored knight.
At this time, Ayao also gathered the steel cable, jumped lightly, and fell back to the wooden board.
The two of them joined forces and eliminated the attacking werewolf in almost a second.
The battle started quickly and ended neatly.
“It’s amazing.”
Ji Xun admired in his heart when he saw the two people cooperating tacitly.
But looking at the werewolf who was pushed against the wall and spitting blood from his mouth, he was even more curious.
This was Ji Xun's first time seeing a mythical creature like a werewolf.
About two meters tall, like a giant upright wolf. But his body shape is more like that of a human being. He is wearing a pair of tattered miner pants, his inverted triangle back muscles are very obvious, and his lower limbs are strong and powerful. The muscles all over his body looked like they were carved out of rock, and they were visibly hard to the naked eye.
There are also sharp fangs and claws that can be retracted freely.
The werewolf just relied on these claws to cling to the rock wall, and then had the opportunity for a sneak attack. Catching it on the armor, there was also a flash of fire.
Having seen with his own eyes the combat power of his target, Ji Xun began to look forward to it: "Supernatural agility, supernatural strength, supernatural self-healing, supernatural toughness, and supernatural auditory perception (sight, hearing, taste, Sniff). What a perfect attribute.”
He looked at the corpse with burning eyes.
For example, one of the previous alternatives, "Thunder War Bear", although its defense is stronger, it has a shortcoming of slow movement speed.
The werewolf is almost a hexagonal melee creature.
If you really want to integrate yourself, there is currently no more ideal choice.
Killed a werewolf.
The leaders, Mo Feng and A Yao, didn't think it was a big deal.
Mo Feng wiped the blood on the sword, collected the white extraordinary material condensed on the body, and turned around to remind: "Xiaonan, be careful."
Nan Jing nodded: " Hmm."
As he said that, the eyes in the helmet did not forget to glance at someone at the end of the team.
Said nothing.
But Ji Xun understood.
He didn't care at all, but praised in his heart: "This guy is really good."
Before, Nan Jing said that her partner was very good at fighting, but Ji Xun had never seen it before, so he I don't think so.
Looking at it now, it’s really quite strong.
This level is not something that Yeluzi hunters can achieve.
Ji Xun saw a lot of information from the collision and assassination just now.
This Mo Feng at least has the demon mark, martial arts, and professional cards, so he has the strength to kill that werewolf in seconds.
The armor on his body is also good.
This is no worse than the Cao family's Frost Knight.
Ji Xun also thinks it’s pretty good.
With a black knight who could withstand damage, he even felt that the four of them could go to the second floor of the mine as they pleased.
The four of them continued descending.
Nan Jing suddenly turned around and asked: "Mr. Ji Xun, why don't you go in front of me?"
Ji Xun looked at the ball-headed girl, understood her intention, and shook his head: " No need."
Nan Jing thought he was trying to save face, and reminded: "There will be more werewolves under the mine."
Ji Xun couldn't laugh or cry, "It's really unnecessary. I'm pretty good at fighting."
"Oh."
Although Nan Jing was still a little worried, looking at his expression, he didn't worry anymore. Say more.
After walking for less than half an hour, the hunters were descending deeper one after another.
A lot of people entered, and as soon as the team dispersed, so did the werewolves.
Although there were sounds of fighting from time to time, they were not too intense.
Although those teams did not deal with the werewolves as neatly as Ji Xun and the four others, they still had their share of near misses.
Soon they walked through a tunnel and arrived at the second level of the mine.
There is a huge mine here that is deeper than before.
There are also more intricate wooden shelves and platforms.
In addition to the black metallic luster, the surrounding rock walls already have a little bit of silver, which is mithril.
[Mithril] The greatest characteristic of this extraordinary material is its super magical properties. This material has a wide range of uses.
The price is also very expensive.
Hunters have to find a piece of iron ore with a purity of over 17 to submit a task here, but if they can also find a piece of high-purity mithril ore, they can make a lot of money.
Ji Xun randomly picked up a piece of scrap iron ore, which revealed a purity of 3.
If you want high purity, you have to go deeper.
Ji Xun didn't pay attention to the ore, but looked at the increasingly dense dark elements around him, becoming more and more confused.
How could such a strong dark power appear?
Werewolves like to gather in this mine, it seems because of the rich dark element.
The four of them continued descending.
The werewolves had some wisdom, probably because they saw that the four of them were not easy to deal with, they did not attack later.
Ji Xun occasionally looked at the scarlet eyes staring fiercely at the far side of the wall, but he did not dare to get close.
They went down like this.
There are a lot of werewolves on the second floor of the mine because this was where the largest number of miners used to be.
The battles are becoming more and more frequent, and hunters are getting injured and dying one after another.
But they are all within the normal mortality range.
This did not stop the hunters from continuing to explore.
Treasures in the mine were also discovered along the way, and everyone was exploring excitedly.
Even Ji Xun and the other four who were walking behind found some weapons, gold and silver coins and the like.
It may be worth tens of thousands.
It's worth the ticket price.
Under normal circumstances, by staying here for a few hours, they can find something worth paying for, and they can also complete the ore and werewolf hunting missions.
Then you can return to the city.
We will act separately in the next two days.
This level C difficulty is almost like this.
However, like the werewolf, the accident came without warning.
Waiting for a group of hunters to reach the depths of the second floor of the mine, suddenly, Enlightenment appeared.
"Trigger the hidden plot, the exploration degree +15%; the aconite grass is in full bloom, and the dormant werewolves will actively come out to hunt for food; the current disaster level is B."
See the sudden At the prompt, the three people in Nanjing were all stunned.
The difficulty suddenly increased to level B, which meant that a 50% mortality rate was waving at them.
Apparently it's not just them.
All hunters saw it.
An angry curse instantly echoed in the mine.
“Damn it, which bastard went to the third floor?!”
“Damn it, are you trying to kill us!”
"Run quickly, the B-level disaster on the third floor has come out!"
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When Ji Xun heard this, his expression showed no signs of change. Instead, he thought about something, and his heart Said: "It turns out those guys from the Black Wolf Group really had this idea."
Use foreign hunters to trigger more difficult plots.
It’s pretty much what Ji Xun guessed.
But he also feels that level C is of little significance,
now level B is difficult.
It seems just right.
(End of this chapter)