Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
The Shuguang area was surprisingly calm, with no action from any ethnic group. In fact, the top leaders of the four tribes knew clearly that peace was an illusion. The battle on the Bloody Plains will inevitably reach its climax, and now it is the calm before the storm.
The human race is constantly preparing for the battle. In two days, 2,000 mercenaries entered the Bloody Plains, and this number is still growing rapidly.
Led by two level 2 regiments, Huangquan and Dragon Soul, they constantly organized mercenaries to challenge the secret realm. On the one hand, they enhanced the strength of the main force, and on the other hand, they produced a large amount of resources, all of which were used to cultivate insect nests.
The consumption of the insect nest is like a bottomless pit, but with the efforts of the clan to cultivate it, the insect nest has made great progress. When it swallows most of the magic ore transported from the camp, the strength of the insect nest has been greatly improved, especially in terms of sufficient cultivation.
Originally, the insect nest could only breed 100 units, but now it has been increased to 300 units, which is equivalent to 300 ordinary zerg, or 60 elite zerg. The strength of insects has also been improved. At present, the strength of elite insects has broken away from the bronze elite level and has reached the strength of silver elite.
Although the ability of the insect nest has been improved several times, it is still far from reaching the level of breaking through the bottleneck. It is still a long way to go to upgrade the [intermediate insect nest] to the [advanced insect nest], and the room for improvement is very large.
According to Zhang Mu’s preliminary prediction, the limit of intermediate insect nest cultivation is 1,000 insect units!
When the human race's resources were exhausted by the insect nest, they had to stop cultivating because the insect nest consumes a lot of money every day. If you don't reserve some resources, the power of the insect nest will slowly decrease and eventually return to a dormant state.
The hive capabilities are not enough.
Therefore, other means of obtaining resources are needed.
Zhang Mu first thought of the black market. The opening hours of the black market were unstable, and it was very practical. Black market purchases faced greater risks. Apart from the black market, there was only a mysterious store. Zhang Mu wrote "high-energy energy materials" on the wishing card.
The Mystery Shop is different from the black market. It only sells equipment, skill books, intelligence, etc. In principle, it does not sell materials or semi-finished products. However, the wishing card relationship will not be enforced by the rules of the mystery shop.
The wishing card has a huge flaw. It cannot purchase an item in large quantities. Every time the academy purchases equipment, skills, or materials, the mysterious merchant will only bring one item.
So we can only hope that what the mysterious merchant brings is powerful enough to make the insect nest even more improved.
The next day.
Zhang Mu returned to Shuguang Camp to repair and maintain the weapons and equipment.
The mysterious merchant can only be summoned at night, and there is still some time before dark. The fat man and the others went to play again. Zhang Mu took Du Rongrong and the girls with him and went to the tavern to have a meal first, as he always did when he came back.
Zhang Mu took the opportunity to visit the tavern and paid a special visit to the chef. He handed over D-level ingredients to the chef to make magic food.
The chef did not disappoint. It only took 2 hours to complete the cooking and produced more than 30 D-level magic foods. D-level food is the top magic food in the Dawn region. Only a chef can 100% bring out the value of D-grade ingredients.
Zhang Mu checked the food one by one.
Food of this level, even if it is subjected to ordinary barbecue processing, will lose 80% of its value, but the taste will definitely be first-class. The chef makes D-level food, which is a delicacy that is hard to find in the world. It also has powerful attribute bonuses. After eating it, it can greatly improve your strength and has extremely high combat value.
"The effects of these foods vary. Most of them increase the four basic attributes, and some can strengthen life and magic. Your attributes are good, but your magic value is too low. It is recommended to eat magic-enhancing foods before the battle!"
The chef introduced his food with a big belly.
"Thank you." Zhang Mu was about to pay, "I'll pay you the processing fee."
The chef shook his head: "No, I understand the situation in the Shuguang area. Come on, boy, and kill a few foreigners!"
The processing fee for D-grade ingredients is extremely high. If most people find a chef, they may not be able to work as a chef, but now it is free for Zhang Mu, which can save a lot of expenses!
The chef had something to do, so he explained a few words and left.
Zhang Mu began to check the food one by one. As a ranger, no matter how strong he became, he would definitely not be able to match the elements in terms of magic. Especially if you master the high-damage, wide-area skill [Earth Dragon Flame Break], or the high-level skill [Mind Seal] for legal professionals, just using it a few times will drain the magic out of you. If you carry a magic storage crystal, you can replenish it in time to make up for the lack of magic value. However, magic storage crystals are hard to come by. Even with Zhang Mu's status and identity, he cannot prepare a large amount of magic storage crystals.
[Flame Pig King's Exquisite Meatballs], a D-level magic food, restores 50 magic points per minute, lasting for 15 minutes, and the maximum magic value +500, lasting for 60 minutes.
"It's indeed a good thing!"
Zhang Mu looked at the meatballs carefully. The meatballs were only three ping pong balls in size. They were still steaming. The color was fresh and moist, very attractive. There was a layer of magic halo on the surface. As soon as they were taken out, a rich meaty aroma appeared. The fragrance immediately spread dozens of meters away.
The [Flame Pig King's Meat] that Zhang Mu took out weighed about a few kilograms. Such a big piece of pork was finally made into a meatball. This is by no means the chef cutting corners, it’s cooking with magic that condenses the food.
This is not a period that any chef can achieve. It must be close to a master's level of cooking.
The chef's cooking level is about to reach a breakthrough.
It won't take long for the chef to transform into a true master magic chef!
Zhang Mu found a storage box, which was about the size of a briefcase and was specially used to hold food.
"It's so fragrant, so tempting... You don't have to eat it to know that it must taste great." Du Rongrong had just eaten a table of delicious food, but she couldn't resist the temptation of meatballs and drooled again, "Mu Mu, let's talk about it, I'll pay 300 Can I use the points to buy some meatballs and try them back?”
Zhang Mu directly hit her on the head: "Stop making trouble, are these snacks? There are only three of them here!"
"You hit me on the head again!" Du Rongrong stared, pouted and said, "Stingy bitch, I won't pay attention to you!"
No one can resist the temptation of this delicious food.
Leng Yun also secretly swallowed her saliva, but she was not as unreliable as Du Rongrong. She smiled and said: "Silly girl, don't be angry with Mu Mu! 300 points are enough to exchange for a good skill book, little meatball, where? A good deal?"
Du Rongrong said pitifully: "I just want to eat it!"
Lin Caiyan's beautiful eyes turned slightly and she said, "What's the rush? Wood will grow into a chef on the same level as a chef! At that time, you can eat as much as you want!"
Du Rongrong's eyes lit up and she said maliciously: "Well, that's true... For the sake of future taste, it seems that I personally supervise Mu Mu to practice cooking!"
Zhang Mu had no choice but to say, "Just save it!"
"No!" Du Rongrong's eyes rolled, "You tried to tempt me with such good food, but in the end I wasn't allowed to eat it. I have to give you some compensation. Hmm... I want ten roasted wings of Bobo Birds to take away!"
Bobo Bird Grilled Wings is a FF-level magic food in the tavern. It is fresh, tender, high-quality and low-priced, and is very popular.
Zhang Mu complied with Du Rongrong's request and spent more than 200 gold coins to buy ten grilled wings for her.
"let's go!"
"Sister Yun, Sister Yan, Mu Mu, please have one." Du Rongrong said carelessly: "You're welcome!"
Zhang Mu smiled bitterly and said: "This ghost is really good at borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha!"
The four of them walked out of the tavern talking and laughing. It was already completely dark, and the streets of Shuguang Camp were even more noisy and lively. Several scantily clad women were posing on the side of the road, attracting the attention of passers-by. They were probably Rose mercenaries, running over to develop their business.
The lights are brightly lit, shouts and hawking sounds come and go, and the small place is full of prosperity!
The night breeze was blowing and there was a slight chill. Zhang Mu was walking on the street, holding the fragrant roasted wings and eating them as he walked. The bird wings were huge, weighing 1 kilogram. They were charred on the outside and tender on the inside, fragrant and delicious. It was a real pleasure to have plenty of food and wine, to enjoy the cool breeze, and to be accompanied by three girls, singing and dancing.
A few people have greasy faces, and no one cares about their image, because nowadays, the most worthless thing is their image. The collapse of the civilized world has made people less constrained, free and straight to their hearts. If there was no pressure to survive, Zhang Mu would actually like his current life.
That night.
Zhang Mu summoned the mysterious businessman in the small street.
The mysterious store looks different from usual. The big black truck is no longer as shabby as before. It seems that it has been repaired and repainted to become black and shiny!
"This is… "
Zhang Mu was a little surprised.
The mysterious businessman chuckled and said: "It's nothing, it's just a slightly improved level. This is all thanks to you!"
It turns out that the mysterious businessman has been upgraded!
"I've brought you what you asked for."
The mysterious businessman reached into his sleeve and took out a fiery red stone, about the size of a fist. It was crystal clear and radiant, like a high-power light bulb, illuminating the street.
[Level 4 Earth Core Fire Crystal], CC grade crystal, is a crystal bred deep in the lava. Although it is very powerful, it is not easy to control. When used in the forging or alchemy process, it is prone to explosion and even threatens the producer. life.
"Level 4 crystal stone? Good stuff!"
"Due to the rules of the Shuguang region, there is no way to bring higher-level materials in. This crystal is a CC-level material, a level 4 crystal. In terms of energy intensity, it is by no means weaker than some level 5 materials. It is equivalent to Hundreds of level 3 crystals, thousands or even level 2 crystals, tens of thousands of level 1 crystals!”
Crystal stones have higher energy than ordinary ores!
Such a level 4 crystal is equivalent to at least tens of thousands of level 1 crystals, and its energy content is almost equal to 20,000 level 1 magic ores.
If the insect nest is absorbed.
You will definitely get significant improvements!
"Very good, how much does it cost?"
"Not expensive, 30,000 gold coins!"