The orc's headless corpse was lying by the creek, dark green viscous blood was gurgling from the broken neck, and there were also many gray and faded scars on his body. Link looked closer and saw These scars are covered with off-white fuzz, like white hyphae growing on decaying plants.
What is even more surprising is that although the head of this corpse has been chopped off, he is still not completely dead, and his hands and feet are still twitching, showing the strong vitality in his body.
As they got closer, Link's strange sense of familiarity became more and more intense, but it seemed plausible. At this moment, Link heard footsteps behind him, and someone came over. It was a few servants from the Red Earth Trading Company. The soldier should have come to dispose of the corpse.
Link quickly took out a crystal bottle, took a bottle of dark green blood, and then stepped back. On the way, he cast three spells in succession, namely invisibility, levitation, and void walk. The three spells were completed in one go. The whole person retreated into the air without a sound and disappeared.
After disappearing, he walked around in the grass that was as tall as a person, and then came out from another place, pretending that he just came back from his hand.
Not long after standing still, a mercenary from the mercenary group walked towards the small caravan gathering place, and when he got closer, he said loudly: "Everyone, the situation is different today, and the night may not be peaceful. We can all get together tonight, so we can take care of each other."
This is a good feeling, and the various merchants looked at each other. Those who have a carriage will put the reins on the horse's back, and pull the cart all the way to the rest place of the red earth business; , Carriages and livestock stay in a circle around the perimeter, forming a very solid temporary camp.
Link also walked forward with the crowd, and after a few steps, a man with a half-haired beard squeezed beside him, who was the father of the girl Sally, Aurang.
He whispered to Link: "Young man, stay away from my daughter in the future!"
Link thought it was quite interesting, and replied with a smile: "It seems that I have never looked for her?"
Aurang was at a loss for words, and after a few seconds, he said again: "My daughter is not suitable for you, she is still young, she is too naive, I only have such a daughter at the age of 40, I don't want her to suffer any harm."
Link asked back with a smile: "Could it be that I am such a person in your eyes, a scoundrel who always wants to seduce the little girl, and then kill her in the end?"
Aurang shook his head: "No, I'm not talking about your character, but your swordsmanship. Swordsmanship is a killing technique. Anyone who approaches it will either kill or be killed."
Link asked: "What if she has the strongest swordsmanship?"
Aurang smiled wryly: "We are just ordinary people, how much can you teach her swordsmanship? Even if my daughter can really develop some skills, what is it compared with those real strong? Death, I would rather she never learn."
If you don't study, you won't be able to enter the bloody world where the strong are everywhere, and you will always live the life of ordinary people, maybe humble, but at least you can live a stable life.
This is the survival logic of ordinary people, and it is very wise. Link did not expect to hear these words from a businessman, and gave Orang a slightly surprised look.
Aurang sighed: "Young man, there are only two endings for a hero, either immortal or short-lived. The latter is thousands of times more than the former. I... don't want my daughter to become a hero."
Since ancient times, how short-lived heroes are, this is the truth.
Link was convinced by him. He really wouldn't try his best to teach Sally, at most he would just give some pointers. This is indeed not helping her, but harming her.
He spread his hands and said, "Since you said so, then I agree."
"That's good, thank you, young man." Orang actually saluted Link, vaguely seeing the shadow of noble etiquette.
Link glanced at him with some surprise. Seeing his surprise, Orlando explained: "My father was a powerful knight. When I was a child, I thought he was invincible, but he died in battle without bones. stay."
After finishing speaking, he and Link passed by, followed by an angry Sally.
Link shrugged at her, saying there was nothing he could do. Sally's tears of grievance were about to fall, she snorted coldly and ignored him.
Soon, the merchants gathered together, and under the guidance of the mercenaries, a temporary camp with fairly good defense was quickly established. The merchants gathered in a large circle composed of carriages and livestock, and restarted making fires and paving. bedding.
So far, everything seems very quiet.
Link also found a secluded corner, randomly cut some weeds, and laid a bed on the ground not far from the campfire. Putting on the blanket he carried with him, it became a temporary bedding.
At this time, the sky was getting dark, and Link lay on the bed and closed his eyes. He seemed to be resting, but in fact he was reading a magic book.
This is his path of practice, and he will never relax at any time.
After watching for more than half an hour, he heard footsteps coming towards him again, and he didn't bother to open his eyes. Most of his mind was still looking at the magic book, and a small part of his mind was divided to perceive the approaching guy.
This is a mercenary hired by the Red Earth Chamber of Commerce. From the sound of his footsteps, Link recognized him. His name is Alda, the third leader of this group of mercenaries, and a 4th-level early fighter.
He walked to Link's side, stopped in his footsteps, and a voice sounded: "Young man, I heard you know swordsmanship?"
"A little bit." Link nodded, not bothering to open his eyes.
Arda was very patient: "Did you see that orc just now?"
Link nodded.
Arda explained: "Actually, there are two of that kind of weird orcs. One was killed by us, and the other escaped. We suspect that they are scouts. Maybe they will come to attack us tonight... Their blood is poisonous. Several good players in the regiment have been poisoned, and we need some good players to help keep watch."
In his eyes, Link was able to walk alone on the grassland before, not to mention his martial arts skills, he must have rich experience in survival. Now that he is short of manpower, he naturally came to ask for help. In fact, Link was not the only one. Those who are strong and physically strong in the caravan were assigned some night watch tasks by him.
Link happened to be interested in these weird orcs now, and since he said so, he nodded and said, "Okay, what's your plan?"
Alda thought it was difficult for Link to talk, because the young man seemed very silent all the way, but he didn't expect it to go so smoothly. He was a little happy and said, "Well, we are short of manpower in the east. If you want, you can How about going to help keep watch until midnight?"
"No problem." Link rolled up the fur blanket on the ground very simply, and walked in the direction Arda pointed.
Along the way, he observed the surrounding situation carefully, and he found that the expressions of the mercenaries were very dignified. Through the crowd, Link saw the poisoned mercenaries.
There were three mercenaries. The blood on the face of the mercenary who was blind in the beginning had been cleaned, but at this time his face showed a thick green color, and he looked similar to that orc. His body was still there. Trembling unconsciously, babbling nonsense in his mouth. On both sides of him are two mercenaries who killed the orcs, including the mercenary leader Miro.
Milo is in the best condition, his face is the least green, and he can still walk, but from his walking posture, Link can see that his physical condition is very bad, and it is estimated that he will not be able to exert 100% of his combat power at the moment Fifty percent, and as time goes by, the deeper the poisoning, the more serious the situation will be.
"If these two orcs are really scouts, then someone will come to sneak attack tonight. Forget it, I will act according to the situation."
As for now, it is necessary for him to study the toxin in the orc's blood.
When he got to the ground, Link found that his place of vigil was a gap cleared in the cargo hold of a carriage, which was quite windproof, and he was the only one, and no one else could see his situation, which was pretty good.
Link put himself on the bed in this vacancy, sat in by himself, listened to the movements around the camp with one ear upright, and at the same time took out the orc blood he had collected before and began to study its toxicity.
According to alchemy, since it is poison, it must have its properties, and there is a corresponding neutralizer. Some poisons have many attributes, but as long as the formal alchemy method is followed, it is still easy to find out the specific toxicity.
Of course, knowing the properties of poison does not mean that you can detoxify it.
The reason why some poisons are difficult to detox is because various attributes are entangled together according to complex laws, so the antidote will be very difficult to prepare, and there may even be no solution.
It's like a mathematical equation, it may be a combination of some Arabic characters and letters, it's very simple, you can easily understand many equations, but if you really want to get serious, you will find that you can't find the perfect The solution, I am mad at you to death.
At this time, no one paid attention to him, Link started to try one by one, and after ten minutes, he stopped.
This poison, the toxicity is very simple, and the ratio of its attributes is also very clear. The five basic elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth are entangled together in a certain proportion and method. However, its refining method is very special. Link changed more than 20 in a row. A detoxification method, but still can not find the corresponding solution.
It was the first time he had seen such a poison since he was a master of alchemy. This poison maker was not only skillful, but also very cruel-hearted!
Link frowned slightly: "It turned out to be an unsolvable poison?" Who is it that actually refines such a vicious toxin? '
There is no solution to the poison, and those who are poisoned will undoubtedly die. Link poked his head out from the hiding place, glanced at the three poisoned mercenaries through the campfire, and felt a flash of pity in his heart.
At this time, the mercenary leader was still able to walk, but the poison deepened, and his strength was continuously weakened. At this time, he had already shown an obvious weak appearance.
He himself seemed to feel that his death was approaching. At this time, several mercenaries were gathering around him, and he was talking to them. Link listened a few times, and this man was already ordering his funeral.
When speaking, the mercenary leader didn't have much sadness or fear, but a kind of indifference that sees through life and death.
Link felt even more sympathetic: "It's a pity for a talented person, a pretty good mercenary, if he comes to my field, inject the power of sunshine. With his talent, his future achievements must be above level 8."
Just as he was sighing, there was a heavy breathing sound from the camp, "Hu~hu~" like pulling a bellows, and there were many strange humming sounds in it. Link quickly located the direction of the sound, and unexpectedly It was the most poisoned mercenary.
He panted heavily, hissing like a snake, the whites of his eyes quickly disappeared, and the whole eyes quickly turned black, many white spots appeared on his face, and many white hyphae grew rapidly.
This appearance is almost exactly the same as the orc who was killed!