Gu Jiu asked in confusion: "Misty grass? What is it used for?"
Chai Yingying said: "It is said to be a kind of magic grass. After all, there are witches and magic in this world, so it is not surprising that there is magic grass. This magic grass has little use. Hang it on the door of the town residents, and the monsters will not easily destroy the houses in the town."
With the monsters' lethality, it is easy to destroy the buildings in the town of Ella.
Although the houses in the town are not strong enough to withstand monsters, they are still places to hide people, and the residents of the town still hope that their houses are in good condition.
This is why the houses in the town of Ella are well maintained.
"The mist grass can emit a smell that monsters don't like instinctively. They won't go to places with the mist grass." Jiang Ze continued to add, "But the mist grass can only work on inanimate objects. Humans can't use it to avoid monsters. If you carry it with you, it will drive monsters crazy."
Gu Jiu understood, "So if we go to pick the mist grass, we must isolate ourselves from its smell."
"That's right." Chai Yingying nodded, "Also, the mist grass needs to be fresh. Once it shows signs of withering, it will become ineffective. A plant of mist grass can be used for two days, and then it will wither."
Gu Jiuqi asked: "Why don't the residents of the town pick them themselves? Could it be that..."
"It's just as you thought!" Chai Yingying said with a smile, "This Misty Grass is a magical grass that suddenly appears in the woods east of the town when the town is covered by thick fog. It is considered a companion plant of the thick fog, so it is called Misty Grass. Because it will only grow when the town is covered by thick fog, once the fog dissipates, the Misty Grass will wither."
"So if you want to pick fresh and useful Misty Grass, you must pick it when there is thick fog, such as between noon and 3 pm, which is a safe time. Because without thick fog, the Misty Grass will be withered and useless even if you pick it."
After some explanation, Gu Jiu finally understood why the tavern was willing to exchange scarce food for Misty Grass with adventurers.
The mist grass can protect their houses from being destroyed by monsters, but the residents of the town are ordinary people. If they go out when the fog is thick, they may be eaten by monsters at any time.
Adventurers are different from ordinary people. In this world, most people who can become adventurers are swordsmen.
Gu Jiu seemed to be thinking about something. "I heard that many adventurers entered the tavern this year, but now there are less than 20 left. It seems that all these adventurers died while picking Misty Grass."
"That's right." Chai Yingying sighed. Although in the eyes of players, people in the game world are all NPCs, they are actually living people.
When adventurers enter the town of Ella, they do bring some food with them, but if they are trapped in the town for a long time, the food will run out sooner or later. In order to avoid starvation, they can only ask for help from the townspeople. Of course, adventurers can also rely on their swordsmanship to attack the townspeople and force them to hand over the food.
But the strange thing is that they cannot harm the residents of the town of Ella.
If they try to harm the residents of Ella, the harm will come back to haunt them.
Because of this, after adventurers enter the town of Ella, they can only choose to trade with the residents.
The four of them came to the tavern lobby on the first floor.
At this time, adventurers and players gathered here. The hotel owner was still hiding behind the counter, slowly wiping the table, or fiddling with some strange things, such as stones, plant roots, or the corpses of some insects...
Anyway, it just looks weird and makes people extremely uncomfortable.
Gu Jiu glanced at the players in the hall and suddenly frowned.
Chai Yingying was good at observing her expression. When she saw that she looked unhappy, she understood after a brief thought and whispered, "So far, there are twelve Western players and eleven Eastern players who have successfully arrived at the Witch Tavern. I don't know how many players came in this time. If there are other players, I'm afraid they are in danger now."
From their experience, the Witch Tavern is the only safe shelter for adventurers to rest. Although ordinary residents' houses are hung with mist grass, if adventurers break in by force, they will be thrown out.
"This town seems to have self-awareness. Although it brings thick fog and monsters, it also protects the residents from outsiders." Jiang Ze said in a deep voice.
As they explored the town of Ella in depth, they discovered many incredible places in the town.
When adventurers come here, they are faced with many dangers and obstacles on all sides, without any advantages at all.
But these are nothing to the players.
Players did not need to exchange mist grass for food from the townspeople, so they generously took out their food and shared it with the adventurers.
Western players led by Mina and Odinson have become familiar with the adventurers stranded in the tavern, and can even easily gain their gratitude with food and extract more information.
The hotel owner was sitting behind the counter, occasionally glancing over. Seeing the players generously sharing their food, his expression was very cold, and it was unclear whether he cared or not.
Eastern players, whether they know each other or not, choose to sit together.
Although there is no conflict between Eastern and Western players, the clear divisions between the two camps show that there is still some estrangement between them, and it is difficult for them to actively seek cooperation.
When Gu Jiu appeared, Huo Ting and Chen Zhiru's eyes fell on her, especially when they saw her lazily holding Lu Ji's hand and the two of them were in an intimate posture, Chen Zhiru's expression was a little distorted.
Although she was happy that Gu Jiu was a lesbian, seeing her being intimate with a girl in public still challenged her worldview.
“This girl should be a very straight person and doesn’t seem to be able to accept homosexuality.” Chai Yingying said with a smile.
Gu Ji was too lazy to pay attention to irrelevant people. He pulled Lu Ji to sit down, took out the lunch box and ate their dinner.
The other players were either eating dinner or having a sip of wine.
A tavern is a place for drinking. For players, as long as the wine is not as powerful as spirit wine, they can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk.
Gu Jiu's eating manners were very elegant. Even when he was sitting lazily, he still naturally revealed an elegant and beautiful demeanor, which was pleasing to the eye and easily attracted people's attention.
Many male players in the tavern had their eyes on her, both Eastern and Western men.
Huo Ting looked at her, hesitant to speak.
Gu Jiu's attention was on her lunch box and Lu Ji. She took a fancy to the honey chicken wings in Lu Ji's lunch box. Before she could pick them up with chopsticks, Lu Ji took the initiative to pick them up and put them in front of her lips.
She took a bite with a smile.
The petal-like lips were stained with sauce, like honey-colored dewdrops, soft and charming.
Lu Ji stared at her, and caught a glimpse of the way Huo Ting looked at her from the corner of his eye. He suddenly felt a little regretful, and the pride in his heart disappeared.
After dinner, Mina, Allens, Joey and others came over.
"Gu, are you going to pick the Misty Grass?" Mina asked, "I think the Misty Grass is very magical. It appears when the fog descends on the town. It should be an important clue."
So even if players don’t lack food, they still want to go and take a look.
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Tomorrow, it's too late today, you need to have a good rest."
Mina smiled, "You're right, it's really late now, we should get some rest." She winked at Gu Jiu ambiguously, and her eyes fell on Lu Ji, "Gu, is this your lover?"
Gu Jiu admitted openly, "Yes, his name is Lu Ji."
Hearing her admit it, Chen Zhiru's face twisted again and Huo Ting pursed his lips.
Mina, Allens and others expressed their blessings to them, talked to Gu Jiu for a few words about the news they received and then left.
The other players were a little confused. They didn't expect these Western players to be so enthusiastic. Gu Jiu couldn't help but ask, "Did you know them before?"
“I don’t know him.”
Then why are they so enthusiastic about Gu Jiu
"Because they just entered Ella Town, our eldest lady rescued them." Chai Yingying said with a smile, "These Western players are not as good at playing with talismans and other supernatural props as we are, so they didn't think of using exorcism talismans to deal with monsters at first."
After she said this, everyone understood.
The props of Eastern and Western players have different focuses, and those who are not familiar with the operation can easily ignore the role of props due to inertia.
Therefore, this time the main system will throw in both Eastern and Western players for this reason. After all, this exorcism talisman is more like a prop played by Eastern players, but the customs and culture of the town of Ella are closer to Western players.
Anyway, throw both of them in and let them work together to pass the level.
B-level players already understand the nature of the main system of the Zhutian game world very well, so it is not surprising at all.
It soon became dark.
Oil lamps were lit in the tavern.
The town was pitch black in the thick fog, and the roars of monsters could be faintly heard, bringing an ominous atmosphere to the quiet town.
The players looked at the darkness outside the door and confirmed again that it would be best not to go out at night to commit suicide. They should go back to sleep and take action during the day.
Gu Jiu pulled Lu Ji back to the room to rest.
Some other players were still drinking and chatting in the tavern lobby, while others decided to go back to their rooms to rest and recharge their batteries.
Huo Ting and Chen Zhiru followed him up to the third floor.
The room they booked was also on the third floor.
After seeing Gu Jiu and Lu Ji disappear in the room, Huo Ting suddenly stopped and stared at the door.
Chen Zhiru followed him and stopped, looking very unhappy, and reminded him: "Brother Ting, it's late, let's take a rest."
Huo Ting responded absentmindedly, but still had no intention of leaving. He just stared at the closed door, expressionless, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Chen Zhiru couldn't stand him being like this and couldn't help but said, "Brother Ting, stop looking at her. She really doesn't like you. If she liked you, she wouldn't have been indifferent to your advances."
"She was still young at that time." Huo Ting said. He was three years older than Gu Jiu and had been waiting for her to grow up.
Chen Zhiru almost got so angry that her face twisted.
"She was almost 18 years old at the time, how could she be young!" She was so angry, "She has always been a person with her own ideas, how could she not know what you meant? But she was indifferent, and now she has found a woman as her lover, don't you understand? Brother Ting, homosexuality is innate, and there is no way to change it."
Huo Ting finally looked at her.
Chen Zhiru was delighted, thinking that he had finally come to his senses, and then she heard him say, "No one is born gay, most are bisexual."
Chen Zhiru: “…” What the fuck do you mean
The author has something to say: The supporting female character is called "Chen Zhiru", not Chen Zhizhi, nor Chen Ruru.
The reason why I chose such a difficult name is that I don't want readers to have the same name as the female supporting role. However, there is no extremely vicious female supporting role in my novel. Chen Zhiru has always been crushed by the eldest lady in various ways, so she can't be vicious =-=
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