Chapter 555: Responsiveness
"Ah, Aliang, what a good dog, he has grown so big!" Green was trying to tease the naughty reserve grain at the door of the dwarf Soke's shop. He picked up a stone and staggered in front of the dog: "Did you see it? I'll throw it out and pick it up, okay?"
"Haqihaqi!" The reserved grain was ready and stared at the stone. Green found a direction where no one was around and threw it hard. Unexpectedly, the reserved grain was quickly transported. During the rising stage, it grabbed the stone with its claws and then teleported back. It put the stone in its mouth and bit it back to Green's hand, making the "crazy rat" look embarrassed.
"It has learned to tease people now, and I am often ridiculed by it." Zhao Mai cast a sympathetic look at his friends. "How about it, what news is there in the north?"
"The monsters in Ramashtu are very large and have different images. They have occupied most of the Farmer's Forest. According to the adventurers, when entering the forest from the southeast and west directions, they will bump into them. There is no news in the north yet, but no one has much hope." Green slowed down and continued: "As the mother of monsters, the priest of Ramashtu summoned, the monsters transformed are cruel and twisted, with thick skin and flesh, flying and lurking, which are difficult to deal with in the forest. There are also some monsters that can release spells, fireballs, magic missiles, etc., and there are even rumors that monsters can mess up people's thoughts and make adventurers kill each other."
"Well, is there any good news?"
"There is no good news. After those monsters were killed, the bodies rotted quickly, and the flesh, skin and bones were useless, and they had no money on them, so the adventurers had little profit and were not very motivated. However, this situation should change soon. The Silver Crusader has released the news and will soon bring a bounty to reward the adventurers group who cleared the monsters. But I also heard the news that someone seemed to want to rob the Silver Crusader people directly and make some disaster money."
"I don't care much about the Silver Crusader, is there any news about the Druid community?"
Green shook his head regretfully, "No. You have said that they headed north to the elves for a while, and the news from that direction has long been cut off, so I don't know if they succeeded. The adventurers of the Farmer Forest once saw the druid appear and fought with monsters side by side. That was more than two months ago, and now I don't know how it is going. If no one organizes it, it is very difficult to build a solid stronghold in the Farmer Forest and cannot open a safe road."
"Don't it pass through the air? I remember that druids can turn into birds and fly out."
Green frowned and thought, "There is no news about this, at least I have never heard of it. It's very strange, how did the monsters in Ramashtu block the sky? Maybe there are flying monsters hidden? As far as I know, the adventurers now enter the forest from the ground and have not tried to go from the sky. At present, the monsters seem to be randomly distributed in the forest, with no fixed pattern at all. The only thing that can be determined is that they can touch them at all."
"What are they doing? They have been besieging the druids in the forest?"
"Who can know this? They did not rage other places except the Farmer Forest. Many people speculate that these monsters are just used to protect a treasure site. The priest of Ramashtu found valuable things and did not want others to share them." Green shrugged: "Every time something happens, similar rumors will appear, but they are rarely true. But you don't have to worry, I will go with you to see the situation there, and you won't be deceived."
"You want to go too? Then who will take care of the store?" Zhao Mai shook his head: "Thank you, but no need. It's basically enough to know these news, you don't have to go there."
"You go on adventures, how can you not go together as your friend?" Green said: "In fact, it's not just me, but I believe Soke would have such an idea. He was so happy to see you just now that he couldn't react. He probably woke up after a while and must have set off with all kinds of muskets and cannons. Are you betting with me?"
"It would be better to give you money just by betting with you, and it will save trouble." Zhao Mai said with a smile: "You are my good friend, I won't be perfunctory. I'm going to fight. Even if you two are fully armed, they will slow down my speed and will face unnecessary dangers..."
"Shut up your stinky mouth, we are not a burden to you." Greene gently punched Zhao Mai in the shoulder: "What are you thinking? Are you good friends, so do you have to be the same in action? You are a druid and a warrior, and we are merchants and craftsmen, which are different. Are friends complementing each other? Even if we are not as good as you in a fight, there are not necessarily other places. Sok can do an experiment, and I can help you contact the local adventurers. If you want to save your mentor and friends, we of course need to help."
"I never felt that you were my burden, I just worried about your safety. But if you are on the outside, you can really help a lot. I don't have many people who can trust you, so of course you'd better have you!" Zhao Mai said with a smile: "I think you can also promote firearms by the way to prepare for future expansion, right?"
"It can't be expanded any more unless Sok teaches his craft secrets to the outside world and increases the number of craftsmen who know the core craftsmanship. Although the firearm is easy to use, it may greatly change the current combat mode because it is easy to use. I am also worried that it will cause trouble... Unless you can have the support of the temple and the gods, or at least the support of the great lord, I will always be unsure in my heart."
"It will be fine, it will be fine." As soon as Zhao Mai finished speaking, he saw the dwarf Sok walking out of the store with a wooden box full of weapons.
"Hey, it suddenly came to my mind that there was no better way to let the inventor and the maker see it for yourself. I decided to go with you!"
Zhao Mai and Green looked at each other, smiled and nodded, and helped Soke carry the things into the car together. By the way, they also brought a lot of craftsman tools, semi-finished products and raw materials to stuff the carriage. In this way, even if they reach the front line, as long as they are reassembled, Soke can perform simple modifications after a shack and adjust the weapon design at any time. As for the item list, Soke and Green inspected the items and discussed for a while, and felt that nothing should be missing, so they got on the car.
"Mike, why don't you leave? Who are you waiting for?" Sock scratched his head and said with a question.
Zhao Mai looked at the direction of the store, the door was closed, and no one came out. He was waiting for Xue Pacacia, hoping that he could join this adventure. It would be better to have a fellow villager and two familiar people on the adventure together than to be with strangers you didn’t know at some time? Zhao Mai did not say “You go to the north too, I will cover you”, but just mentioned his next action in front of him. If Xue Pacacia could listen and understand this opportunity, he would be able to embark on the fast lane of development.
Just like the monkey who was patted by Bodhi Patriarch three times and gave him a backhand and left his figure to watch, if he understood the truth, he would naturally have the ability to teach.
Chapter completed!