Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 251: Cursed Valley

The speed of the inflatable life raft was not fast, and the tracking conditions on the sea were very poor. Su Lun and the others failed to catch up with the slave ship after all.

After drifting for nearly two days, they finally reached the coast.

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

The Silent Forest covers a very wide area, and most of it is mountainous and virgin forest, with rugged roads. It would probably take several days to get to the Holy Lake from the coast, even at full speed.

Although Su Lun's spider spear has excellent displacement ability in complex terrain, its endurance is far less than that of Yuta, who has lived in the forest since childhood. For running around all day long, the body of a silver wolf is obviously more suitable.

Jutta didn't mind him riding, and Su Lun accepted it gladly, enjoying himself at ease.

Riding on the soft wolf's back was not too bumpy. Su Lun felt that the journey was leisurely, so he read a book and carved puppets on the wolf's back. When Yuta saw that he wanted to read a book, he jumped up and down lightly, as if he was walking with the wind.

After spending a few days together, the two gradually became familiar with each other. While chatting, Su Lun also learned that he was probably the first and only human being who could ride a druid.

After all, druids have a high status among the Daru tribe. They are priests who communicate with the gods. It is very disrespectful to ride one.

Unless the Druid is willing

The Silent Forest is a primeval forest that has existed for countless years. The dense forest is full of giant trees with sliding covers. Hundreds of meters high, dozens of people surrounded the giant tree, which can be seen everywhere in the forest, stretching into a sea of ​​trees. In some places, the leaves are so dense that no light can pass through. It's cold and damp, and contains hidden murderous intent.

Except for the traces of wild beasts walking, there is no path to be found in the forest. The weird magnetic field can even cause the compass to fail.

If Su Lun were to come alone, even if he would not get lost, he would definitely not dare to walk so fast...

Here, there are all kinds of predators lurking everywhere.

It’s okay if you have a soul, you can still feel it. Deadly insects and plants without souls are the deadliest.

Fortunately, I have Yuta as my guide.

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

"That is the 'Mist Demon'. It looks like a ghost. It is a kind of forest spirit. It occasionally causes people to get lost, but it is 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 look for food. This is the camouflage on its head, and its body is hidden under The underground is very dangerous. The second-level forest bear cannot break free from its vines."

"Those are 'black spiny ants'. Don't underestimate them, they are highly poisonous. They are also very vindictive and their numbers are endless. If you really accidentally trample a few to death, they will chase after you dozens of kilometers away, and then Eat the prey clean. This is one of the last few creatures in the forest that you should not mess with."

"The fallen leaves are where the 'Titanian anaconda' often hunts and hides its prey. Their skins are exactly the same color as the fallen leaves, making them difficult to spot. Once close to their attack area, the bison can be swallowed up in one bite."

"The Silent Forest is very big, with an endless sea of ​​ice to the north; and to the east is the very tall 'Luge Sacred Mountain'. I heard from the elders in the tribe that there are giant dragons on the mountain. Over there is the sacred mountain. I don’t know, I haven’t been there either. Some brave people in the tribe have been there, but no one has come back. Even our Daru tribe is just a part of the forest."

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Su Lun also heard many legends of the Daru tribe from her. The special monsters of this forest added a lot of strange knowledge.

Her words are full of awe for nature.

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

Yuta is very fast and can easily climb even cliffs. After landing, they traveled all day. In the evening, they had reached the depths of the Silent Forest.

When the sun was about to set, Yuta did not continue on his way, but stopped in an open space in the forest that could get some sunlight.

She said to Su Lun: "Let's camp here tonight. Unless there are special circumstances, it's best not to walk in the forest at night. That will attract a lot of predators. There are five and six levels in the forest. "Warcraft"

"Yeah."

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

Jutta looked around again, "It happens to be sunny here, it's very dry, and there are very few bugs."

As she spoke, the hair on her body quickly fell away and she returned to her human form.

The dusk sunlight penetrates the branches like bunches of golden ribbons. Light and shadow flowed over her body, blooming with a golden glow. In this jungle of raw rocks, the unobstructed and beautiful body is pleasing to the eye. It is wild, powerful, pure, and the graceful lines are full of beauty.

Even Su Lun couldn't help but take another look.

In his eyes, he seemed to see a beautiful and shining jade.

Yuta also noticed that gaze, and the fox ears on the top of his head twitched slightly, slightly covering them up.

Just by turning slightly sideways, the halo circulated, as if the golden ribbon could not be retained on the smooth skin. From the heroic and pretty face, it fell on the shoulders with delicate collarbones, and then Falling down from the beautiful back, gently caressing the tall and straight hair

She 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 converged his gaze, looked into her eyes, and responded with a smile: "Very good."

Youta turned his eyes when he heard this, and said nothing with a smile.

The slight smile on the corner of his eyebrows seemed to know that Su Lun was praising him again.

After she got dressed, she said, "Mr. Su Lun, please wait here for a moment while I go get some food."

"Yeah."

Su Lun wanted to say that he had some dry food on him, but before he could take a look, he looked at Yuta and disappeared into the dense forest with only a silhouette of his back.

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

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

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

In recent years, many members of the tribe have been captured by human slave-catching teams, and the population of the tribe has dropped sharply. Only then did the hunting circle gradually shrink into the forest.

Soon, Suellen knew why Jutta chose to camp now.

There is still a little light in the sky, but the setting sun in the west shines higher and higher, and in the blink of an eye it no longer shines into the lush forest.

Su Lun felt that the light around him suddenly dimmed.

This is not a human city, the lights are on at night. There is no light source in the primeval forest, it is completely dark.

The night wind whistled in the forest, and the sound of unknown animals trampling dead branches could be heard in his ears, as if there were pairs of eyes in the dark staring at this unexpected visitor.

Although Su Lun came from Old Lingdun and was no stranger to darkness, he also felt a sense of crisis in this jungle.

Behind him were towering trees, and he was like an ant on the giant's instep. In front of nature, human beings are really insignificant.

Suddenly, Su Lun felt some vague insights in his heart, not knowing what they were.

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

After a while, that feeling failed to capture the fleeting realization.

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

The firelight dispelled the darkness, making people feel inexplicably at ease in this endless dark night.

He sat by the campfire and took out the [Black Hole Doll] that he had not finished during the day and continued to carve it.

Now his understanding of the laws of space has reached several levels, and there are many areas for improvement in the puppets he created before. Because he didn't have to ride on the back of a wolf, he could control the eight-armed spider spear and make it with all his strength. It is expected that the performance of the finished product will be much higher than the previous one, and it can easily devour even fourth-level spells.

Su Lun also quickly became immersed in puppet making.

Just as I was playing with it, I heard a rustling sound next to my ears.

The footsteps were very light, and he knew it was Juta who was back.

Jutta walked over and threw the wild boar, which weighed about two to three hundred kilograms, on his shoulders to the ground. "Mr. Su Lun, I was lucky today. I hunted a 'mountain wild boar' without going far." ”

Su Lun glanced at the strong one and said, "Wow, I seem to be in for a treat tonight."

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

Jutta shook his head: "No need. It will be taken care of soon."

As she spoke, she skillfully skinned the wild boar and disposed of its internal organs with the knife in her hand.

While handling the pig's head, Yuta said softly: "Hey, there is also a magic crystal."

Su Lun glanced at the **** yellow crystal core in her hand and felt slightly curious.

This was the first time he saw the magic crystal being taken out of the monster's body.

Then, Yuta crushed a berry that looked like a blueberry that she picked from the forest and spread it on the pork.

The **** pork was put on wooden sticks and placed on the bonfire to be smoked. She also threw some branches into the fire that would have a special aroma after burning.

The meat soon became fragrant, golden and oily.

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

Unexpectedly, the secret recipe of the Daru people makes the barbecue smell very attractive, with a fruity and sweet taste.

The surface meat on the grill will be cooked first, so Yuta used a small blade to cut off a few large pieces and placed them on the huge washed leaves.

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

Juta seemed free and at ease when she returned to the forest, and the happiness in her heart was overflowing on her face. There was always a slight smile on the corner of her mouth.

Su Lun used a knife and fork to put a piece into his mouth, and took a bite. The aroma was crispy and caramelized, and the rich aroma of meat flowed between his lips and teeth, which greatly satisfied his taste buds. He couldn't help but admired: "Yeah , delicious!"

This is truly the best barbecue he has ever tasted.

After hearing what he said, Yuta smiled happily

Wild boar on the grill, cut into pieces.

The Druid lady was very enthusiastic about the warrior who rescued the tribe.

Su Lun doesn’t have to do anything by himself, Yuta will always take good care of him.

The two of them are no longer strangers, and Su Lun doesn't shy away from Jutta. Even while eating, he was multitasking with his puppet.

While eating barbecue, Juta was also curious, "Mr. Sullen, I see you keep carving this puppet. Is there anything special about it?"

Su Lun explained: "I am a puppet master, this is my puppet."

There was confusion on Yuta's face, "I can feel that these puppets have great power. But how are they going to fight?"

The system of human alchemists is very different from that of the Daru tribe.

Su Lun thought about it and explained: "I can control it with threads like spiders."

Juta obviously doesn’t know what the breeding equipment is all about: "Is it the alchemy breeding equipment in your human alchemy?"

"Yeah."

Su Lun nodded and didn't explain much.

"Oh."

Jutta didn’t know whether he understood it or not, so he continued to eat barbecue. While eating, he refilled Su Lun's food.

The Daru tribe does not have so many complicated things.

Their growth process is also very simple. Hunt, fight, eat, sleep, pray and then become stronger.

When talking about colonial clothing, Su Lun thought of the main purpose of his trip to the North, 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, there is no need to be so polite."

Youta smiled kindly and then said: "What's wrong?"

"Yeah."

Su Lun nodded, and then said: "I asked you a question before. I just want to ask where are the 'Nightmare Spiders' in the forest? I need a third-level, or fourth-level lord level one. Spiders make alchemy equipment."

"I know there are several groups of spiders in the forest. There is one where our 'White Wolf Tribe' hunts."

Yuta thought about it and responded: "However, the mature bodies of 'Nightmare Spiders' are generally second level, and third level ones are rarely seen. It is even more difficult for a lord monster to appear in that kind of spider group. At least for me I haven't seen it. There may be 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 may feel that the material is not suitable.

Yuta saw Su Lun's thoughts and added: "The forest is very big, it shouldn't be difficult to find a Lord Spider. When we go to the Holy Lake, I will help you ask other tribes, they know. ”

After a pause, she said firmly: "If it doesn't work, I will go with you to find it."

Su Lun smiled and said: "Yes. Thanks in advance."

Having the help of the Daru tribe can indeed save him a lot of time.

"By the way, Mr. Sullen"

At this time, Yuta thought of something again and asked: "Are you looking for the nightmare spider to make alchemy? I mean, is there anything else that can replace it? There are many species of Warcraft in the forest. If It’s not that kind, maybe other ones are also okay?”

Su Lun said: "Well. I need a creature that is good at mental manipulation"

There is naturally more than one kind of material for making colonial clothing. The classics he got from his teacher Seria introduced many alternative materials.

"Nightmare Spider" is just the easiest target to obtain from the information he knows.

Jutta: "Mental control?"

"Yeah."

Su Lun looked at her as if she had thought of something.

He thought that in the Adventurer's Guild, they had always said that there were many species of creatures in the Silent Forest that were extinct in the outside world. Then he listed all the ones that satisfied the [spiritual tentacles] drawings and said: "There are also things like the 'Nightmare Chapter', 'Thousand-Eyed Centipede', 'Mind Flayer', and 'Abyss Evil Eye'"

Listening to this string of names, Yuta suddenly caught a word and asked: "Mind flayers? Are they that evil race with fleshy tentacles and beards?"

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

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

She seemed to have recalled some unpleasant memory, and her expression became ugly.

Hearing this, Su Lun was really surprised.

There is actually a "mythical" creature like [Mind Flayer] in the Silent Forest?

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

I asked Mr. Jing specifically before, and even she had never heard of it still existing in this world.

Is it really true?

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 will definitely be a T0 level choice.

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

But he looked at Yuta's face and thought that it might involve some secret of the Daru tribe. He hesitated to ask Yao further.

At this time, Juta took the initiative and said: "There is that kind of evil species in the 'Cursed Valley' far north. But that is the territory of the giant tribe, and it is also a 'forbidden land' that the elders of the tribe do not allow the tribe to go. ”

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

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

Su Lun also had a look on his face, realizing that Yao had really touched some of the secrets of the Daru tribe.

The Daru tribe a thousand years ago had many real great druids of the seventh and eighth levels.

Now the highest level is only fifth level, and the inheritance has not been broken, so where have those high levels gone?

Jutta continued: "There was a big earthquake five hundred years ago. A subsidence occurred in the far north of the forest, and a prehistoric ruin emerged, which is now the 'Cursed Valley'. Great nature The God of God sent an oracle, which was the 'source of disaster'. We, the Daru tribe, guarded there to prevent the disaster from flowing out. Unexpectedly, the appearance of the ruins attracted a powerful man from the deep sea. The giant wanted to seize the things in the ruins. It had huge wings, an octopus beard, and it also made a terrifying low sound that made people lose their minds. Then, the war happened."

“We don’t know what happened. All the people who participated in that war died, and there is very little information handed down. Our clan won the victory. But all the Archdruids died in the battle, and the four sacred weapons in the clan It has also been lost. We have lost the ability to communicate with the great God of Nature. The inheritance of our Daru people has also been cut off."

"Later, when we learned that we no longer had the supreme power, the Luying Empire tore up the alliance. Slave-catching teams appeared in the forest. More and more high-level druids were left. We did not resist at all. We have lost countless people over the years. "Master"

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After hearing this, Su Lun roughly understood the entire decline process of the Daru tribe.

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

Why does it feel like the "source of disaster" is like a space passage leading to a dangerous plane?

The master of the "Deep Sea Giant" who can destroy the Daru tribe in a group feels like he is at least a ninth-level being.

It is not ruled out that there are fallen angels like the god-level fallen angel from Old Lingdun.

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

Speaking of this, Yuta returned to the topic of [Mind Flayer] and said: "The ancestors did not let us go to the north, and we have always followed this ancestral precept. But then we, the Daru tribe, encountered another There were too many difficulties, and the clan was almost exterminated. Thirty years ago, some clan members wanted to check it out, hoping to find the Four Sacred Artifacts and inheritance, and to communicate with the gods again. But even that time, they also saw a monster like the 'Mind Flayer' , the clansmen suffered heavy casualties as a result. After that, the Cursed Valley became a forbidden area for our clan."

After listening to the whole story, Su Lun also fell into deep thought.

The matter involves a lot of trouble, it is a prehistoric relic, a sacred weapon, and a war

But if you think about it carefully, it seems that it is not an unsolvable problem.

The Daru clan is now weak, but it still exists, which means that those [Mind Flayers] are not ridiculously strong.

Moreover, the mind flayers themselves have no combat capabilities. Their only powerful ability is to control other creatures.

Based on the current strength of the fifth-level Daru tribe, the mind flayer should not be able to control sixth-level creatures. In other words, the Mind Flayer from thirty years ago should have been in the third or fourth level? (Of course, hidden wave SS is not excluded)

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

Furthermore, prehistoric ruins also mean huge opportunities!