Mechanical Alchemist

Chapter 251 Curse the Valley

The speed of the inflatable life raft was not fast, and the sea trail conditions were poor. After all, Su Lun and the others did not catch up with the slave ship.

After floating for nearly two days, they arrived at the coast.

The two did not go to Blizzard City, but went directly over the mountains and mountains, intending to go to the hinterland of the silent deep forest, which is the holy lake "Gaius Lake" of the Daru tribe.

The Silent Forest area is very wide, and most of them are mountains and virgin forests, and the road is rough. From the coast to the holy lake, it will take several days.

Although Su Lun's Spider Lance has excellent displacement ability in complex terrain, its stamina is far less than that of Yuta, who lived in the forest since childhood.

Running all day long, the body of the silver wolf is obviously more suitable.

Yuta didn't mind his ride, and Su Lun accepted it, happy to relax.

Riding on the soft wolf's back was not too bumpy. Su Lun felt that the journey was also idle, so he read a book on the wolf's back and carved a puppet.

When Yuta saw that he was reading a book, he jumped and fell even more, as if walking with the wind.

After getting along for a few days, the two gradually became acquainted with each other. While chatting, Su Lun also realized that he was probably the first and only human who could ride a Druid.

After all, Druids have a high status in the Daru tribe. They are priests who communicate with the gods. It is very rude to ride.

Unless the druid wants to.

The Silent Forest is a virgin forest that has existed for countless years, and the dense forest is full of giant trees with sliding covers. Hundred meters high, dozens of people surrounded the giant tree and the forest can be seen everywhere. The branches and leaves form a sea of ​​trees, and in some places, the leaves are so dense that the light cannot even penetrate. It is cold and damp, and has hidden murderous intentions.

There was nowhere to be found in the forest except for the traces of wild beasts. The strange magnetic field can even make the compass invalid.

If Su Lun came alone, even if he didn't get lost, he wouldn't dare to walk so fast.

Here, all kinds of predators lurk everywhere.

It's better if you have a soul, you can still feel it. Deadly soulless insects and plants are the deadliest.

Fortunately, there is Yuta, a competent guide.

The two moved forward quickly, and she also introduced Su Lun to the strange creatures in the forest.

"That's a 'fog demon', it looks like a ghost, it's a kind of forest elf. Occasionally it can make people get lost, but it's not dangerous."

"The black tree with red fruits over there is the 'devil tree'. It is actually a tree-shaped monster that emits a scent to induce prey to forage. This is the camouflage on its head. The body is hidden in the ground. Dangerous. Even the second-order forest giant bear can't break free from its tangle of vines."

"Those are 'black stinging ants', don't underestimate them, they are highly poisonous. And they are very vengeful, and the number is endless. If you accidentally trample a few to death, they will chase after you for dozens of kilometers, and then eat you. Eat clean. It's one of the most untouchable creatures in the forest."

"That kind of fallen leaves are where the 'Titansen's anaconda' often hides their prey. Their skin is the same color as the fallen leaves, so it's hard to find them. Once they get close to their attack area, the bison can be swallowed in one bite."

"The Silent Forest is very large, and there is an endless sea of ​​ice to the north; further east is the very high 'Luge Mountain'. I heard from the old people of the clan that there are giant dragons on the mountain. I don't know about the mountain. Yes, I haven't been there. There are brave people in the clan who have been there, but no one has come back. Even our Daru clan are only part of the forest."

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Su Lun also heard a lot of legends of the Daru tribe from Yuta's mouth. The special beasts of this forest have grown a lot of strange knowledge.

Her mouth was full of reverence for nature.

This is also the attitude of the Daru people towards the world. They feel that they are not the masters of the forest, but only a part.

Yuta's speed is very fast, even if it is a cliff, it can be easily climbed.

After walking ashore for a whole day, in the evening, they had reached the depths of the silent forest.

When the sun was about to set, Yuta stopped on the road, but stopped in a clearing in the woods where the sun could shine.

She said to Su Lun: "Let's camp here tonight. If it's not a special situation, it's best not to walk in the forest at night. That will attract a lot of nocturnal beasts. The fourth-, fifth-, and even sixth-order monsters in the forest Monsters are not uncommon, and they are very dangerous to encounter. But they generally have their own territory and will not run around."

"Um."

Su Lun responded and jumped off the wolf's back.

Yuta looked around again and seemed satisfied with the camping spot, "It just happens that the sun is shining here, it's dry, and there are few bugs."

As she said that, the hair on her body quickly faded and her humanoid state was restored.

The evening sun penetrated the branches like bundles of golden ribbons. Light and shadow flowed over her body, blooming with a golden glow. In this raw stone jungle, the undisguised and beautiful carcass is pleasing to the eye, wild, powerful, pure, and the graceful lines are full of beauty.

Even Su Lun couldn't help but glance at it.

In his eyes, he seemed to see a radiant and beautiful Wenyu sculpture. It's not about lust, but the beauty that is truly integrated with nature.

Yuta also noticed that look, and the wolf ears on the top of his head shook playfully, and then covered it slightly.

It was this slight sideways move, and the halo flowed, as if the golden ribbon could not stay on the smooth and tender skin. Falling down, caressing the top of the squat.

She was not shy either, smiled slightly, showing a pair of small fangs, and asked, "Mr. Su Lun, in the eyes of you humans, is it rude to be naked?"

Su Lun narrowed his eyes, looked into her eyes, and responded with a smile, "It's good."

Yuta listened to Jing's eyes turn, but did not speak again with a smile.

The slight smile on the corners of his brows seemed to know that Su Lun was complimenting himself again.

She got dressed and turned to say, "Mr. Su Lun, wait here for a while, I'll go get some food and come back."

"Um."

Su Lun wanted to say that he had dry food on him, but before he could speak, he looked at Yuta and left him with a wonderful back, disappearing into the jungle.

The Daru people are still in a primitive social state in terms of material life.

They obtain food basically by hunting and picking wild fruits in the forest.

Therefore, various tribes, large and small, are scattered throughout the forest, and each has a hunting territory.

In recent years, many tribes have been captured by the human slave team, and the population of the tribe has plummeted. This gradually reduced the hunting circle to the forest.

Soon, Su Lun knew why Yuta chose to camp now.

There is still a little light in the sky, but the sunset in the west is getting higher and higher, and in the blink of an eye, the lush forest has disappeared.

Su Lun only felt that the light around him suddenly dimmed.

This is not a human city, and the lights are still on at night. There is no light source in the virgin forest, it is really dark.

Not suitable for traveling at all.

The night wind whistled in the forest, and there was also the sound of some animal stepping on dead branches. In the endless darkness, there seemed to be a pair of eyes staring at him.

Although Su Lun came out of the dungeon, he is no stranger to darkness. But in this jungle, he also felt a sense of crisis.

Behind him is a towering giant tree, and he is like an ant on the giant's instep.

In front of nature, human beings are really insignificant.

Suddenly, Su Lun felt a vague feeling in his heart, and he didn't know what it was.

He sat cross-legged on the ground and began to meditate.

After a short while, I finally failed to grasp that fleeting feeling.

Su Lun didn't feel any regrets, and calmly found some dead branches and lit a bonfire.

The firelight dispelled the darkness, and in this endless dark night, it was inexplicably reassuring.

Sitting by the campfire, he took out the [Black Hole Doll] that he had not done during the day and continued to carve it.

Now his understanding of the laws of space has reached several steps, and there are many things that can be improved on the gossip he created before. Because he doesn't have to ride on the wolf's back, he can control the eight-armed spider spear to make it with all his strength. The expected finished product will be a lot higher than the previous performance, even if it is a fourth-order spell, it can be easily swallowed.

Su Lun also quickly became immersed in golem making.

Just messing around, not long after, a rustling sound came from my ears.

The footsteps were light, and he knew it was Yota who had returned.

Yuta came over and threw the wild boar that was about two or three hundred pounds on his shoulders to the ground, and said with joy: "Mr. Su Lun, today's luck is good, and I hunted a 'mountain wild boar' without walking very far. also."

Su Lun glanced at the sturdy head, "Wow, I seem to have a good time tonight."

He felt as if he should do something, and said, "Do you need my help?"

Yuta shook his head: "No. It will be dealt with soon."

As she said that, she skillfully skinned the wild boar with a knife in her hand and processed its internal organs.

While dealing with the pig's head, Yuta whispered, "Hey, there's a magic crystal."

Su Lun glanced at the bloody yellow crystal core in her hand, feeling slightly curious.

It was the first time he saw the magic crystal taken out from the body of the beast.

First-order magic crystals with sufficient energy can be sold for thousands of lisos in the market.

This silent forest is full of treasures, a gift from nature.

Quickly disposing of the boar's fur, Yuta smeared the pork with a pinch of blueberry-like berries she picked from the forest.

The bloody pork was put on wooden sticks and roasted on a bonfire, and she threw some branches into the fire that would have a special aroma after burning.

The roasted meat is fragrant, golden and oily.

Su Lun originally thought that without spices, the taste of roasted wild boar would not be ideal.

Unexpectedly, the secret recipe of the Daru people makes the taste of barbecue very attractive, and there is a sweetness mixed with fruit and meat in the air.

It didn't take long for the meat on the top of the grill to be cooked first.

Yuta took a few large pieces with a small blade and placed them on the washed giant leaves.

She brought it to Su Lun: "Mr. Su Lun, you can taste the craftsmanship of our Daru people."

Yuta, who returned to the forest, looked free and happy, and the joy in her heart filled her face. There was always a faint smile on the corner of her mouth.

Su Lun used a knife and fork to put a piece in his mouth, took a bite, the scorched and crispy, rich meat aroma circulated between the lips and teeth, which greatly satisfied the taste buds, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Well, it's delicious. !"

This was indeed the best barbecue he had ever eaten.

Yuta smiled happily when he heard what he said.

Wild boar on the grill, cut into pieces.

For the warrior who rescued the clan, the druid lady showed great enthusiasm.

Su Lun doesn't have to do it himself at all, Yuta always takes good care of it.

The two were no strangers to each other, and Su Lun did not shy away from Yuta. Even when it was time to eat, he multipurposely played with his puppets.

While eating the barbecue, Yuta was also curious, "Mr. Su Lun, I see that you have been carving this puppet. Is there anything special about it?"

"I'm a puppet master, and this is my puppet," Su Lun explained.

Hearing this, Yuta's face was full of doubts: It's not your profession to control that strange iron giant, why is it wood now?

She asked curiously, "I can feel a lot of power on these puppets. But how are they going to fight?"

The system of human alchemists is very different from that of the Daru people, and it is not clear in a few words. Su Lun thought and explained, "I can manipulate it with a thread like a spider."

"Oh."

Yuta blinked, obviously not completely ignorant of what the clone was about: "Is it the alchemy clone in your human alchemy?"

"Um."

Su Lun nodded without much explanation.

"That's it"

Yuta didn't know whether she understood or not, and continued to eat barbecue.

While eating, I added some more to Su Lun.

The Daru people don't have so many complicated things.

Their growth process is also very simple, hunting, fighting, eating, sleeping, praying. Then they become stronger. Power is bestowed by blood and gods.

Talking about the colony, Su Lun thought of the main purpose of his trip to the Northland, and asked, "By the way, Elder Yuta, I have a question for you."

"Mr. Su Lun just call me by my name. We are friends, so don't be so polite."

Yuta smiled kindly and said, "What's wrong?"

"Um."

Su Lun nodded, and then said again: "I asked you a question before. I just wanted to ask where there are 'nightmare spiders' in the forest? I need a third- or fourth-order lord-level spider to make alchemy Breeding."

"I do know that there are several groups of that kind of spider in the forest. There is one in the hunting area of ​​our 'White Wolf Tribe'."

Yuta thought about it and responded.

After a pause, she changed the conversation and said again: "However, the mature bodies of 'nightmare spiders' are generally second-order, and third-order ones are rarely seen. It is even more difficult for that kind of spider group to have a lord monster. At least I I haven't seen it. Maybe there are some hidden in the crypts of some caves."

Su Lun didn't sound too surprised.

"Lord-level" monsters are indeed rare.

But if the quality is too low, he feels that it is not suitable as his own breeding material.

Yuta saw what Su Lun was thinking, and added: "The forest is huge, so it shouldn't be difficult to find a lord spider. When you go to the holy lake, I'll help you ask other tribes, they may know."

After a pause, she said with certainty: "If it doesn't work, I'll accompany you to find it."

Su Lun smiled and said, "Yeah. Thanks in advance."

It was only after entering the forest that he deeply realized that with the help of the Dalu tribe, it could indeed save him countless time.

"By the way, Mr. Su Lun"

At this time, Yuta thought of something again and asked: "Are you looking for that nightmare spider to make an alchemy costume? I mean, is there anything else that can be replaced? There are many kinds of beasts in the forest, if not then One, maybe the other can be substituted?"

Su Lun said, "Well. I need a creature that is good at mind manipulation."

Naturally, there is more than one material for making a colony. In the drawings he got from his teacher, Seria, he introduced a lot of alternative materials.

The "nightmare spider" was just one of the easiest targets to obtain from the information he knew.

Yuta: "Mind manipulation?"

"Um."

Su Lun looked at her as if thinking of something.

He thought, in the Adventurer's Guild, it has always been said that there are many extinct creature species in the silent forest, maybe Yuta knows something else.

He then mentioned several kinds of drawings that satisfied the [mental tentacles], and said: "There are also like 'nightmare octopus', 'thousand-eyed centipede', 'heart grabber', 'abyss evil eye'."

Hearing this string of names, Yuta suddenly caught a word and asked, "Mind flayers? Is it the kind of evil race with fleshy tentacles and beards?"

After hearing her description, Su Lun asked curiously, "Have you seen it?"

Yuta had a very solemn look on his face, "I haven't seen it. But I know that there is such a thing in the forest."

She seemed to evoke some unpleasant memory, and her complexion became unsightly.

Hearing this, Su Lun was really surprised.

Is there actually a "mythical" creature like [Mind Flayer] in the silent forest?

This is an evil creature in myths and legends, something that has long since become extinct.

I had specifically asked Mr. Jing before, but even she had never heard of it existed.

Is it really alive now?

There is no simple species that can appear in fairy tales!

If you can really use that kind of monster as a breeding material, it is definitely a T0-level choice.

Su Lun couldn't help but look forward to it.

But he looked at Yuta's face was not very good, guessing that this might involve some secrets of the Daru people, hesitating whether Yao asked.

At that time, Yuta took the initiative to say: "In the 'Curse Valley' very north, there is that kind of evil species. But that is the territory of the giant clan, and it is also a 'forbidden place' that the old people in the clan do not allow their clan to go."

Su Lun: "The territory of the giants? Forbidden land?"

In the previous battle at sea, the two already had enough trust. Yuta didn't hide it, and said slowly: "Well. The reason for the decline of our Daru tribe was actually the 'Curse Valley Battle' five hundred years ago."

Su Lun's expression also froze, realizing that Yao really touched some secrets of the Daru people.

The Daru Clan a thousand years ago had many real Druids of the seventh and eighth orders.

Now the highest is only fifth-order, and the inheritance is not broken, so where are those high-orders?

Without waiting for Su Lun to ask, Yuta explained the doubts in his heart and slowly revealed the biggest secret of the Daru tribe, "Five hundred years ago, there was a big earthquake. An earthquake occurred in the far north of the forest. A prehistoric ruin emerged, which is now the 'Valley of Cursing'. The great god of nature descended an oracle, which is the 'source of disaster'. We Daru people guarded it there, preventing disasters E out. Unexpectedly, the appearance of the ruins has attracted a powerful giant from the deep sea who wants to seize the things in the ruins. It has huge wings, octopus beards, and sends out a mind-bending horror. Then, the big battle happened."

"We don't know what happened. Everyone who participated in the battle died, and there is very little information handed down. Our clan won the victory, but all the arch druids died in the battle, and the four sacred artifacts of the clan were also lost. We have lost the ability to communicate with the great god of nature. Our Daru heritage is also cut off.”

"Later, when we found out that we lost the supreme powerhouse, human beings tore up the covenant, and the slave hunting team appeared in the forest. More and more there were no high-level druids. We didn't resist at all, and we lost countless clansmen over the years."

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When Su Lun heard this, he also roughly understood the whole process of the decline of the Daru tribe.

But when he listened to the description from Yuta's mouth, he had a very strange feeling in his heart.

How do you feel that the "source of disaster" is like a space passage leading to a dangerous plane?

The "deep sea giant" who can destroy the Daru clan's master, feels at least a ninth-order existence.

It also does not rule out the "order of gods" similar to the fallen angel of Old Lington.

But the information was too vague, and doubts came to my mind.

Having said that, Yuta returned to the topic of [Heart Flayer] and said: "The ancestors did not let us go to the north, and we have always followed this ancestral instruction. But then we Daru encountered too many people. It was so difficult that it almost wiped out the family. Thirty years ago, some people wanted to check it out, to find the Four Sacred Artifacts and inheritance, and to get a way to communicate with the gods. This kind of monster has caused heavy casualties among the clansmen. After that, the Valley of Cursing has become a forbidden place for our clan."

Su Lun listened to the whole story and fell into deep thought.

The trouble involved is quite big, it is prehistoric ruins, it is sacred artifact, and it is war.

But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem like an unsolvable trouble.

Now the Daru clan is weak, but it still exists, so that means those [Mind Flayers] are not outrageously strong.

Moreover, mind flayers themselves are not capable of combat, and the tricky part is that they can control other creatures.

Judging from the strength of the strongest fifth-order Dalu clan now, the mind flayer should not be able to control sixth-order creatures. That is to say, the mind flayers thirty years ago should be third or fourth tier? (Of course, do not rule out hidden BOSS)

Looking at it this way, it seems that it can be pondered.

Moreover, if the prehistoric remains, it means a huge opportunity!

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