Chapter 34. Irish Town (16) Miao Dao, Tang Dao, World Famous Swords…

    To survive in the primeval forest for a week, you need to learn not only how to kill monsters or avoid dangerous monsters, but also the S-level difficulty of identifying directions. There are many other survival rules.

     For example, how to find clean water?

     Watson’s water cannot guarantee the basic life of all mercenaries. Captain Hook has some in his storage ring, but not much. Every member needs to learn how to find life-saving water.

     If you rely on blind guessing, it is very likely that all your time will be spent on things you don’t want to do, and you may even die of thirst without getting out of the maze.

     During the break, Ye Mo studied very hard.

     Maybe one day she will enter the primeval forest dungeon. The mercenaries explained very seriously, but their explanations were too detailed.

     Watson suddenly joined in.

     “There are several ways to find water in the forest. First, find a place where you can see the sky. If you see thick fog, rainbows, dark clouds, especially thunderstorms and cumulonimbus clouds, there must be water in that area; or, we can stick to trees or the ground to listen for the sound of streams or underground springs, and smell. The air is very humid. If you can smell the fishy smell of water, there is a high possibility that there is water nearby.” 

     “Thank you.” Ye Mo was sincerely grateful.

     “It’s just a piece of cake.” Watson curved his eyes and continued, 

     “Water flows to low places. Canyons, basins, caves, etc. often have water. Water-based monsters can also bring important…”

     This time, it’s not just Ye Mo who is learning seriously.

     The other members of the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group also listened very interestingly. They didn’t understand these experiences, but they rarely summarized them. It sounded like a sudden enlightenment.

     Deputy Captain Thomson’s eyes lit up when he heard it, and occasionally joined in to supplement, turning the party into a popular science meeting on jungle knowledge. Ye Mo also tried to make fire by drilling wood.

     I always thought that exercising and strengthening the body were the best way to go, and that was indeed the case.

     In addition to exercising, it is also necessary to learn some knowledge that is not needed on Earth but can save lives at critical moments. Some knowledge on Earth can definitely be used in dungeons.

     When the discussion gradually quieted down, Ye Mo took out some knives and electric magic circle drawings that she had drawn last night from her bag and handed them to Watson, “Pick one you want?”

Watson silently said: … scalpel.

     But this knife is too small to kill monsters, and it is more suitable for dissection.

     For other knives and magic circles, Watson was very dizzy. There are many kinds of knives here.

     When Ye Mo was young, she was also a middle school student. She liked Tibetan knives and Tang knives. For this reason, she contacted the inheritors of Tang knife culture and later studied a series of world famous knives.

     Although the direction of her research is different from others, in addition to sharpness, she pays more attention to material ratio and forging process.

     “The most famous thing about the Damascus sword is the pattern on its blade. These various patterns are formed during casting. The pattern allows the blade to form microscopic serrations that cannot be seen by the naked eye, making the sword sharper…”

     “The Japanese samurai sword is a weapon that Japan has improved after learning the ancient Chinese Tang sword forging method. The distinguishing feature is that the curved blade replaces the original straight line of the Tang sword, and the width of the sword becomes narrower… Nepalese Gurkha scimitar…”

     From the materials, performance, characteristics, etc. of various famous swords to the fire magic array, Ye Mo talked endlessly.

     Watson: …I can understand it at the beginning, but it’s really like listening to a book from heaven later.

     The swordsmen are drowsy: “…”

     Alice’s dead fish eyes: “…”

     The goblins are so scary!

     “Yawn——”

     Not only the first one trapped shed tears, yawns are contagious, one after another.

     Ye Mo was still not stopping.

     Actually, she didn’t want to show off (maybe a little bit), mainly because the process of describing ideas is also a kind of organization, and she often thinks of new inspirations, from knives to magic, so she talked more and more biased and more and more theoretical.

     Watson ignored the long speeches that he didn’t understand, and only chose the Huaxia Miao Dao^[1]Huaxia Miao Dao, the three-foot-seven-inch one based on the performance of the knife.

     Ye Mo singled it out and explained in detail: “There is a misunderstanding about the Huaxia Miao Dao. The Miao Dao is a knife of the Han Chinese, not the Miao knife. It is named after its slender blade that resembles a seedling. In ancient times, it was a special knife for the Royal Guards. It has the advantages of both knives and guns. It has a very high practical value and is good for killing monsters.”

     And added a reminder: “The Miao Dao has a special knife technique.”

     You can learn it when you have the opportunity in the future. After all, it is the essence of the royal family summed up for thousands of years of feudal society.

     Watson nodded in understanding: “For magic circles and so on, I’m going to combine electricity with water to attack. Please help me think about it.”

     “No problem.” Under the mercenary group’s relieved eyes, Ye Mo took back the thick stack of drawings.

     Captain Hook raised his hand: “Put it in the space for the time being!”

 

…

 

     On the fourth day of entering the Magic Beast Forest, Ye Mo’s spike shoes were scrapped when facing the 3rd level magic bull.

     The mercenary group did not meet the mini fox again. Of course, if they encountered the danger of possible annihilation every time, the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group might as well choose to wait for death at home, and maybe they could die more beautifully.

     Everything goes well, or occasionally there are some situations that can be solved, which is the daily task of the mercenary group.

     It’s the sixth day. 

 

   【Main Quest 2: Hunting 1st level monsters (73/100)】

   【Side Quest 2: Hunting 3rd level monsters (8/10)】

   【Side Quest 3: Hunting 2nd level monsters (13/20)】

 

     Ye Mo had already killed 30 monsters and Watson had to kill 40 monsters. After that, the 1st level monsters encountered were still divided equally between the two while ensuring the safety of the team.

     But the monsters above 1st level were basically hunted by Ye Mo.

     Watson had no dissatisfaction with this and took the initiative to express his gratitude. He knew very well that he was a beneficiary and that the cooperation with the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group had gained more than the original plan.

     For this reason, he gave Alice, the group pet, some whitening potions, hair care potions, tooth health potions, etc., and the tooth treatment potion, cold potion, and nightmare potion in the bag were all given to Ye Mo.

     These were collected while he was working. Even if he was bored, he could still sell some silver coins.

     Although the mercenary group does not particularly understand this practice of frantically killing all monsters for their loved ones, the tacit understanding between Ye Mo and Watson is beneficial to the entire team, at least there will be no internal strife. 

     Speaking of internal strife, I have to mention an incident that happened this morning.

     The Wild Wolf Mercenary Group had just ambushed the 1st level fire deer and encountered a mercenary group fighting in the forest from a distance. However, including Alice, they were very calm about this killing scene.

     Ye Mo was also exposed to the chaotic order of this world for the first time. It is definitely not allowed to kill people at will in the town, but when you leave the town, no one has been maintaining basic order.

     Killing and stealing treasures are inevitable.

     Captain Hook explained to Ye Mo and the others: “This kind of thing doesn’t happen often. After all, it’s better to kill monsters than to kill people. There are no treasures worth risking your life for outside the Monster Forest.”

     If there is a fierce conflict, it will face the danger of getting out of control in the Monster Forest. For example, the mercenary group in front of us is an internal conflict caused by internal conflicts.

     It is related to the three survivors in the group fighting to kill monsters.

     Ye Mo looked up.

     Just then, she saw a tall and strong Western man laughing madly and hacking another female companion to death. The screams cut through the sky, and a large amount of blood from her neck instantly spurted into the sky, blurring her vision.

     The blood is bright red.

     Captain Hook: “Don’t look, let’s go!”

     Ye Mo followed the Wild Wolf Mercenary Group silently to leave this dangerous place. In the afternoon, when killing monsters, she couldn’t help but think of human blood. It was not the first time she saw people pitting people, but the first time she saw her own kind killing each other.

     “Shocking, right?” Watson took a sip of water to moisten his throat, 

     “But this is the survival rule of this world, and also the survival rule of the system copy, and half of our future world.”

     The most terrifying thing is if it spreads to reality – I dare not imagine it.

     Ye Mo’s fingers flexibly tossed the chestnut fruit, and only the shadows of the fruit could be seen. “In less than 20 days, there are only more than 20 people left.”

     “This is just the beginning.” Watson looked into the distance, and his eyes were fixed on something.

     “Maria, Watson.” Alice ran over, gave them half of the washed wild fruit, and sat next to Ye Mo, “Eat, eat, think about happy things, there are still a little bit of potion materials left, and we can return to the town safely tomorrow, and we can eat, drink and have fun again!”

     The Celtic continent, which is full of dangers, also has such a cute and sweet smile, or the companionship of the Wild Wolf Mercenaries. Different worlds have different ways of living.

     “Surviving to the end is victory.”

     Ye Mo will never allow herself to become a rampant madman, nor will she become the woman who was killed. No matter how difficult the road ahead is, she must be a survivor who survives to the end!

     “What?”

     “Thinking about how to thank the lovely Alice.”

     “Oh, Maria, you are so sweet!”

     Watson, who has been completely ignored:…Women are really strange, no matter which world they are in.

     Ye Mo did not have any nightmares when she went to bed that night. Her mind was filled with alchemy problems listed in the past few days, and occasionally she muttered a few alchemy formulas.

 

…

 

     The troubles were solved, and things went smoothly.

     On the morning of the seventh day, the collection of potion materials went smoothly. When returning to the Irish town, she was lucky to meet two lone 1st-level monsters waiting to be slaughtered. Before 12 o’clock, the task was successfully handed over at the mercenary meeting.

     This time, Ye Mo did not refuse the invitation of Captain Hook and his celebratory lunch. It was still early, and Watson did the same. They and the mercenary group came to a tavern at the end of the mercenary street.

     As soon as the wooden door of the tavern opened, the strong aroma of wine hit me, mixed with the aroma of meat and some fresh fruit.

     Ye Mo was a little glad that tobacco plants in this world were not used for smoking, but for making a variety of magic potions for colds, toothaches, injuries, burns, and refreshing.