Cataclysm King - #83 - Chapter 83: Mysterious Blacksmith
Chapter 83 Mysterious Blacksmith
Ji Xun walked in, and quickly scanned the surrounding environment.
This is a traditional blacksmith shop.
The owner of the shop is a middle-aged man with a beard. He is in front of the red-burning forge, holding a piece of red-hot iron with iron tongs and beating it rhythmically on the anvil.
When a customer came into the store, he didn’t take a second look, and said directly: “The silver plating costs three silver coins, and the materials are at your own risk.”
“Okay. Please help me silver these arrows.”
Ji Xun originally wanted to come in to get close, and then take a side-by-side look at the situation in the buried mountain mine.
However, the moment he saw the blacksmith, he saw a black light flickering on the man.
He thought he had read it wrong, and continued to probe: “Mr. Sanji, I am an adventurer from Aoun City. Do you know what happened in the Burial Mountain Mine? Why did werewolves appear there?”
The name of the city was inquired from the residents before, and the clothes were changed to the linen suits of the locals.
He wanted to try to see if he was not a demon hunter, so he could get some different information.
Of course, he didn’t wait for the information. As soon as these words came out, he actually saw an uncontrollable dark force overflowing from the blacksmith.
“The magic is out of control!”
At this moment, Ji Xun was sure that it was not an illusion, and he 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 the situation?
An unremarkable 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 had discovered before!
However, although he was shocked in his heart, his expression did not show any strangeness.
The blacksmith didn’t take a second look, but said indifferently: “I don’t know.”
But perhaps because of Ji Xun’s disguised identity as an adventurer, he added: “Young adventurer, that mine is very dangerous, and the town has already hired a demon hunter to deal with it. If you want to get a bounty, you can Ask Mayor Barn, he knows more.”
“Okay. Thanks for your advice, excuse me.”
Ji Xun listened and didn’t ask any further questions. He turned around and left with the air of a young adventurer who is easy to fool.
Now that he knows that this blacksmith is a hidden and powerful existence, how dare he stay more.
No matter what the situation is, it’s best not to provoke this person now.
Ji Xun walked on the street, analyzing what he just discovered in his mind.
There are powerful knights and witches in this different-dimensional world. It is not surprising that there was some kind of reclusive master in the town.
But the blacksmith has been to the depths of the mine and is the only survivor, which is different.
Judging from the trace of out-of-control magical power spilled just now, this guy is by no means weaker than “Lone Wolf” Baron.
But such a powerful existence, why would he avoid talking about what happened in the mine?
Ji Xun didn’t understand.
Now that such an important clue has been completed, he also feels that he is almost close to the truth.
Townsend Town is not too big, walking, there was a noise from the street.
Looking up, there is a signboard of “Miner’s Tavern” hanging on a wooden signboard.
This is the only tavern in town.
It is also the gathering place agreed by hunters.
It has been half a day since the hunters entered the space, and the things that should be searched are almost searched.
Most of the hunters were already eating and drinking in the tavern.
Eat and drink enough, waiting to go to the mine together later, and then collectively hunt a wave of werewolves.
Ji Xunxiang also walked into the tavern.
After wandering around the town for most of the time, he also wanted to hear if these guys had found any clues.
“Scarface, I heard that some of you have found a black iron knight breathing secret book? Tsk tsk, this is more than a hundred thousand.”
“Old Liu, you actually snatched a Warcraft crystal core in a jewelry store? What kind of **** luck is this?”
“Hey, have you found any clues? What happened to the Burial Mountain Mine?”
“Investigate ass, those residents can’t ask anything.”
“You don’t know, the women in this town are so **** tender, and the lady who sells milk is just like a cow. I tortured you, and guess what? Still didn’t ask anything hahaha. “
“.”
As soon as he entered the tavern, the sounds of various conversations rushed into his ears.
Some were talking about serious business, and some were chatting about nasty jokes.
Ji Xun took a glance, and the administrators of the five black wolf regiments were present, but the two suspicious guys were not there.
The hunters sat at a table of three or five, each chatting and farting there, showing off their harvest.
There are very few solo hunters in this space, and 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, and greeted the tavern owner for a glass of ale.
After listening silently for a while, I didn’t find any valuable information.
Unconsciously, half of the wine was drunk, when the butterfly door creaked, and the three walked into the tavern.
Ji Xun glanced at it.
Although he changed his clothes to cover his face, he also recognized Nan Jing and the others.
The hunter in the tavern looked at the three people who came in, and his eyes were not friendly.
The proportion of female hunters is very small, there are two out of three, which makes people covet.
But Mo Feng is a genuine [Black Knight], with a good momentum, the hunters did not dare to cause trouble.
As soon as Nan Jing came in, he scanned the tavern, and saw Ji Xun sitting alone at the table in a blink of an eye, with a happy expression on his face.
As soon as her two friends were seated, the psychic lady found an excuse to sneak over.
Ji Xun looked at Miss Wanzitou sitting opposite him, raised his hand to beckon the bartender, and ordered her another drink.
Nan Jing was also very curious when he saw Ji Xun in local attire, and asked, “Mr. Ji Xun, why did you change your clothes?”
But as soon as the words came out, she suddenly understood, and she patted her head: “Oh, why didn’t I think of it, this way I can definitely ask more clues.”
Ji Xun smiled without saying much, and raised his glass to clink.
Nan Jing also took off his mask, picked up the wine glass and took a big sip, as if he was very thirsty, “You don’t know, just now I talked to the grandma at the medicine shop for a long time, but I was thirsty to death.”
Of course Ji Xun knew.
When he was wandering around the town before, he wanted to go to the herb shop, but he didn’t go because he saw Nan Jing and the other three wereted away at the herb shop.
These three people came to find the formula, and the idea of going to the herbal medicine shop is also right.
Someone asked, and I saved myself 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 I didn’t get what I wanted. We had a good chat at first, but then the grandma’s son came back and said that we demon hunters are not welcome. kicked us out.”
As she spoke, she glanced at the rough hunters at the next table from the corner of her eye, and said, “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 again: “Did you hear that there was a plague in the town at the herbal medicine shop? It was 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 formula. But the grandma said no.”
Ji Xun suddenly frowned when he heard this, and then confirmed again: “Is it not, or is it a taboo?”
Nan Jing didn’t quite understand why his tone became serious, and said: “Probably not. The old lady is easy to talk. Oh, by the way, she even gave me this.”
As he spoke, he took out a ruby bracelet.
【Magic Bracelet】
Detailed Explanation: Wearing it can gain +50% mana recovery; a necklace given to the owner of the pharmacy by a witch named Yuna to thank her for her help when she was a herb apprentice.
Ji Xun saw some of the origins of this necklace with the knowledge of the blessing of the clown mask.
Gear with awesome special effects is not cheap.
He was a little surprised and said: “Then the owner of the herb shop gave it to you?”
Nan Jing nodded: “Yes. I exchanged some potion formulas with that grandma, and then she said that those formulas were too expensive, and that it was a witch’s bracelet. She kept it as useless, so she gave it to me.”
“.”
Ji Xun suddenly felt that this Ouhuang not only draws cards, but also has other benefits with its own affinity.
This is obviously hiding the plot.
Exchanged with the medicine formula, in exchange for extraordinary equipment.
He found the child, and Nan Jing found the old man.
Ji Xun asked purposefully, but she did it unintentionally.
All got some unexpected gains.
But Ji Xun was more surprised by 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 a conclusion: “The mayor is hiding something!”
This is a story mode, not a puzzle.
As long as you get these few clues, it is not difficult to deduce things back.
The plague was spoken by the townspeople, but the fact is that no plague occurred.
This is inconsistent.
As the mayor of the town, he absolutely knew, but he told the witcher that it was a plague.
And the out-of-control and not-out-of-control blacksmith at the smithy.
“People in this town also have problems”
Ji Xun thought it was just a problem with the mine.
Now it seems that the origin of the matter is still in Townsend Town.
Ji Xun’s mind fell into the rhythm of extremely fast deduction, and he didn’t speak for a while.
Nan Jing on the opposite side didn’t know what he was thinking. He glanced at him with a slightly unnatural expression, and said, “By the way, Mr. Ji Xun. I’d like to invite you to join us when we go to the Burial Mountain Mine to hunt werewolves later. It also happens to lack a master who is good at solving puzzles. Well, my companions and I think so.”
This ball-headed lady seems to be a little messed up, and her speech is also a little messy.
Need a master puzzle solver for killing monsters?
Ji Xun couldn’t help laughing when he heard Nan Jing find the stairs for him.
This girl probably felt that she didn’t agree to form a team before because she couldn’t let go of face?
But after thinking about it, he agreed directly: “Okay.”
If there are no accidents, this time it is C-level difficulty and you should be familiar with the plot.
If there is an accident, it will be difficult to say.
Ji Xun felt that the latter was very likely.
When he discovered that the black wolf group had made some small moves, he didn’t feel anything.
But after thinking about it carefully, I found a very serious problem.
The hunters who came in together this time are almost all from the city of innocence.
What about the previous batches?
It’s not like none of them survived, right?
But unfortunately, Ji Xun had observed it before, but there was no such thing 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 ambushing hunters, after all most hunters are not rich.
But if it is used to explore difficult plots, then it is of great significance.
To be able to destroy a team of dozens of people, at least the story difficulty is B level or above.
Ji Xun didn’t feel bad either.
It seems to be right at once.
Insidious, cunning, greedy. This is the city of innocence.
At least according to the current information, it may be a bit reluctant for me alone, but with the three of Nan Jing, it is not a big problem to deal with the B-level difficulty plot.
And those guys from the Black Wolf Group obviously have some information that others don’t know.
Just when Nan Jing took the initiative to find Shang Ji to form a team.
Mo Feng and A Yao who were separated by a few tables also knew what she was going to do, and their faces were full of helplessness.
“Hey, Xiao Nan is really too. I don’t know why I trust a stranger so much. I even took the initiative to step down for that guy.”
“Forget it, let’s take it as a newcomer. When I go out this time, I must check her carefully to see if she has some spiritual spells.”
“Xiao Nan’s mental strength is not low. How can it be easy to fall into any spiritual spells? I’m afraid it’s a shame. Let’s talk about it when we go back. She has been with us since she was a child, and she has never had contact with outsiders. She has a pure heart and is easy to be deceived by sweet words. It’s normal. .”
“.”
The two sighed while chatting.
When this carpool hunter group came in, everyone agreed that they would go to the Burial Mountain Mine as a group on the first day.
In this way, everyone can complete the two necessary tasks of “hunting a werewolf” and “17-quality iron ore”.
Full of food and drink, more than forty people left Townsend in a group.
This is also the underground world, and it is pitch black when you leave the town.
The crowd held torches and various lighting tools, and walked all the way towards the forest to the west.
The entrance to the Burial Mountain Mine is at the foot of the mountain not far to the west of the town.
“Hey, didn’t you say werewolves are rampant around the town? Why didn’t you come across any?”
“A werewolf can be exchanged for a reward worth at least 50,000 yuan from the mayor. Tsk tsk, I really want to have a few more. There are so many of us, if you come less, it’s not enough.”
“Young man, don’t be too optimistic. If you really encounter a disaster-level werewolf, even if it is a D-level, you may die.”
“Abyssal creatures like werewolves are vicious and cunning, and like to sneak attacks. If there are too many people, they won’t come out. Once you enter the mine, you will know how powerful they are.”
“.”
The hunters chatted and farted all the way, and they arrived at the entrance of the buried mine without any problems.
The miners in Townsend Town have been digging for hundreds of years, and the scale is not small.
There are rails leading to the depths at the entrance of the mine, and there are mine carts overturned beside the rails.
There were several corpses on the ground that had been gnawed down to their bones, and there was a gust of cold air blowing from the mine from time to time.
The environment is eerie.
But for hunters, it has long been commonplace.
As soon as they arrived at the place, several groups of five couldn’t wait to walk in.
Although walking in the front has the power to attract monsters, the mine is the place where this extra-dimensional space benefits the most.
The buried mountain mines gold not only from iron ore, but also from mithril mine.
There are also many passing merchants and knights who were pulled into the cave by werewolves and gnawed on the equipment left behind.
What kind of leather armor, swords, armor, magic books, gems, etc. have been mentioned in the information.
Ji Xun and the four of them are here to find materials, and they don’t have much demand for property.
They just followed behind the team, following without haste.
There are oil lamps left by the miners on the rock wall of the mine cave. The oil lamps made of this special monster oil can burn for a long time.
The hunters lit up all the way, and the mine was lit up.
Walking in, Enlightenment also displayed: “Discover the ‘Buried Mountain Mine’, plot exploration rate +20%”
Ji Xun carefully observed his surroundings all the way.
The mine is bigger than expected, and most of the mines inside are seven or eight meters high.
There are irregular traces chiselled all around.
In the light of the fire, the rock wall will reflect a metallic luster, which is iron ore.
The road to the mine has been going underground, and after a short walk, I saw a very large cave space.
Ji Xun looked down, there was a green mist, and he couldn’t see the end.
But according to intelligence, the pit is two to three hundred meters long.
This is the first floor of the mine.
The rock walls around the deep pit are covered with trails built of huge logs and boards, because the mine has been in existence for hundreds of years, and some boards have decayed. It feels like if you step on the air, you will fall into a deep pit where you can’t see the bottom.
But the hunters are all extraordinary, and this environment can’t stop everyone’s footsteps in the slightest.
After entering, there was a fork in the road, and the hunters also started to split up.
They’re going to hunt monsters and treasure, and it’s not good to have too many people.
The four of Ji Xun also found a way, followed the rails, and continued to walk down the mine.
The boards under his feet looked black and decayed, but they were very strong.
It can carry at least a few tons of ore, and it is not afraid of being crushed.
Just after walking for a while, you will find traces of some battles.
Boards are broken in some places and need to be jumped over.
The leader, Mo Feng, took out his card and put on the heavy armor of the black knight, holding a one-handed sword and a small buckler.
The ranger named A Yao also took out his bow and crossbow, with a look of readiness for battle.
Nan Jing is a psychic, and there is no need to summon psychic monsters without fighting, but this environment makes her a little nervous, staring at her surroundings with full attention.
Only Ji Xun, the last member of the team, put his hands on the revolver around his waist, looking relaxed.
I don’t know what Nan Jing said to her two companions. After she joined the team, the two stopped talking and mocking.
It’s just that it doesn’t make sense at all.
Like a stranger in the team.
Ji Xun also thinks that it is good to be a drag bottle and drag the oil bottle, and it will save trouble.
Not long after walking, there was the sound of fighting in the mine.
Then there were screams of falling from a high altitude.
As soon as he entered, he died.
This environment is hunting ground for werewolves. They hide in the dark and may emerge from anywhere.
The werewolves on the first floor of the mine are not too difficult.
According to the intelligence, most of them are werewolves transformed from ordinary miners, and their strength attributes are only at the level of advanced carders.
It’s just that the werewolf blood is special, and the actual combat effectiveness will be higher.
But the really tricky ones are those strong knights who are polluted and turned into disaster-level werewolves.
However, there are very few layers.
Calamity-level werewolves are mostly below the second floor of the mine.
Ji Xun was not careless, with his hands on the **** of the gun, and his eyes were carefully observing the surroundings.
But he also discovered something, and murmured in his heart: “The dark elements in this mine are much richer than those outside.”
The further down, the more intense the dark elements.
According to the information, there are three floors in this mine.
He was also curious about what was under the mine.
But the third floor is extremely dangerous and will trigger a B-level plot.
This time everyone’s goal is C-level difficulty, and they don’t plan to go to the third floor.
Not long after walking, gunfire and fighting sounded all around.
The werewolves hiding in the dark on the first floor of the mine seemed to be attracted by the human breath.
Suddenly, there was a sound of breaking wind.
Ji Xun raised his head abruptly, and watched a black shadow lying on the rock wall jump down, and rushed towards A Yao in the team.
The attack came very suddenly.
The leader, Mo Feng, also noticed it, and shouted anxiously: “Be careful!”
Ayao looks like a delicate huntress, but the ranger is a superhero of the agility department, and her reaction is also extremely fast!
Murderous intent came from the top of her head, and without hesitation she kicked her legs and jumped towards the cliff beside her. At the same time as the crossbow arrow in her left hand was shot, the steel cable of the mobile phone had been shot out and wrapped around the wooden stake.
After all, they are companions, and the cooperation is very tacit.
Mo Feng also immediately raised his shield, and rushed towards the figure behind him.
There was a muffled “boom”.
The tall werewolf was knocked against the rock wall,
A crossbow bolt hit its eye.
A long sword shining with cold light also pierced its throat from its mouth full of tusks.
In an instant, blood gushed like a fountain.
A werewolf who could only be killed by four or five card master apprentices was killed with a single sword in front of the heavy armored knight.
At this time, Ayao also retracted the steel cable, leaped lightly, and fell back to the wooden board.
The two teamed up and solved the attacking werewolf in almost a second.
The battle came quickly and ended very neatly.
Ji Xun looked at the werewolf who was pushed against the wall and sprayed blood from his mouth, and was also very curious.
It was the first time he had seen a mythical creature like a werewolf.
It is about two meters high, like a giant wolf standing upright. But the figure is more like a human being, wearing a pair of tattered miner’s pants, the inverted triangle back muscles are very obvious, and the lower limbs are strong and powerful. The muscles all over his body seemed to be carved out of rock, hard as they could be seen with the naked eye.
There are also sharp fangs and sharp claws that can retract freely.
The werewolf just relied on these two claws to grab onto the rock wall, and this gave him the opportunity to sneak attack. Grasping on the armor, there was also a flash of fire.
Seeing the combat power of his target on this trip with his own eyes, Ji Xun also looked forward to it: “Supernatural agility, supernatural strength, supernatural self-healing, supernatural toughness, supernatural auditory perception (sight, hearing, taste, smell). It’s perfect. attribute.”
He looked at the corpse with burning eyes.
Like one of the previous options, “Thunder Bear”, although the defense is stronger, but it has a shortcoming of slow movement.
And a creature like a werewolf is almost a hexagonal melee.
If you really want to integrate yourself, there is no better 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, cleaned up the white supernatural material condensed on the corpse, and turned around to remind him: “Xiao Nan, be careful.”
Nan Jing nodded: “Yes.”
As he spoke, the eyes in the helmet did not forget to glance at someone at the end of the team.
Did not speak.
But Ji Xun understood the look of looking at a liar.
He didn’t care at all, and instead praised in his heart: “It’s really good.”
Before Nan Jing said that her partner’s combat effectiveness was very good, but Ji Xun had never seen it before, and he didn’t think much of it.
Looking at it now, it is really strong.
This level is not something that Yeluzi hunters can have.
Ji Xun saw a lot of information from the collision and assassination just now.
This Mo Feng is at least not bad in Demon Mark, Martial Skills, 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 Frost Knight of the Cao family.
Ji Xun also thought it was pretty good.
There is a black knight who can resist damage, and he even thinks that the four of them can go to the second floor of the mine at will.
The four continued to descend.
Nan Jing suddenly turned around and asked, “Mr. Ji Xun, why don’t you walk in front of me?”
Ji Xun looked at the girl with the ball head, understood her intentions, and shook his head: “No need.”
Nan Jing thought he was saving face, and said, “It’s okay. There will be more werewolves below 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, but seeing his expression, he didn’t say any more.
After walking for less than half an hour, the hunters continued to descend to the depths one after another.
Many people entered, once the team dispersed, the werewolves also dispersed.
Although there are battle sounds from time to time, they are not too intense.
Although those teams were not as quick as Ji Xun and the others to deal with the werewolves, they were still safe and sound.
Soon they walked through a tunnel and came to the second floor of the mine.
There is a huge mine that is deeper than before.
There are also more intricate wooden shelves and platforms.
In addition to the black metallic luster on the surrounding rock walls, there is already a little silver, which is Mithril.
[Mithril] The biggest characteristic of this extraordinary material is its super magic, and this material has a wide range of uses.
The price is also expensive.
Hunters need to find a piece of iron ore with a purity of more than 17 to hand in the task, but if they can find a piece of high-purity mithril ore, they can make a lot of money.
Ji Xun picked up a piece of scrap iron ore with a purity of 3.
If you want high purity, you have to go deeper.
Ji Xun didn’t care about any ore, but looked at the dark elements around him that were getting more and more dense, and became more and more puzzled.
How could there be such a strong power of darkness?
Werewolves like to gather together in this mine, it seems that it is because of this rich dark element.
The four continued to descend.
The werewolves are quite intelligent, probably because they saw that the four of them were not easy to provoke, so they didn’t come to attack them later.
Ji Xun occasionally watched scarlet eyes staring viciously at the far wall, but he didn’t dare to approach.
They went all the way down.
There are a lot of werewolves on the second floor of the mine, because there used to be the most miners here.
The movement of battles became more and more frequent, and hunters were wounded and died one after another.
But they are all within the range of normal death rate.
This did not stop the hunters from continuing to explore.
The treasures in the mine were also discovered along the way, and everyone was exploring excitedly.
Even the four Ji Xun who were walking behind found some weapons, gold and silver coins and the like.
The value may be tens of thousands.
It is worth the ticket price.
Under normal circumstances, if they stay here for a few hours, they will be able to find harvests worth the ticket price, and they will also be able to complete the ore and werewolf hunting tasks.
Then you can go back to the city.
In the next two days, we will act separately.
This C-level difficulty is almost like this.
However, accidents, like werewolves, came without warning.
Waiting for a group of hunters to reach the depths of the second floor of the mine, suddenly, Enlightenment appeared.
「Trigger hidden plot, exploration speed +15%; Aconitum blooms, dormant werewolves will actively come out to hunt and hunt; current cataclysm level B.」
Seeing the sudden reminder, the three of Nan Jing were taken aback.
The difficulty has suddenly increased to B level, which means that 50% of the death rate is waving at them.
Obviously not just them.
All hunters saw it.
Curses echoed instantly in the mine.
“Damn it, which **** went to the third floor?!”
“Fuck it, is this trying to kill us!”
“Run, the B-level disaster on the third floor has come out!”
“.”
Ji Xun didn’t have any strange expression when he heard the expression. Instead, he wanted to understand something, and said in his heart: “It turns out that those guys from the Black Wolf Group really came up with this idea.”
Use alien hunters to trigger more difficult plots.
It’s about the same as what Ji Xun guessed.
But he also felt that the meaning of C-level was not great,
Currently level B difficulty.
It seems to be just right.
(end of this chapter)
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