Lu Lin glanced at them, as if he knew what they were thinking, and said: "Therefore, I think it is best to keep as many monsters alive as possible before you kill that giant wolf. But, after all, I am not Commander, I can't give the order for you, so I asked Lan Jie to capture a live monster."
"But the giant wolf still became stronger in the end," Luo Fu rubbed his eyebrows, "Tsk, it seems that he doesn't become stronger only after all the monsters are dead..."
"No," Lu Lin interrupted, "The one we caught also died in the end."
Luo Fu was stunned, suddenly raised his head, and asked: "What? How did you die?"
"Ah..." Lan Jie heard this question and subconsciously wanted to answer, but Lu Lin interrupted him with a louder voice.
"It was killed by someone," Lu Lin said. "It was killed by a caravan member out of fear while we were not paying attention."
As soon as these words came out, Lan Jie and yesterday's group leader widened their eyes at the same time.
They saw clearly yesterday that the monster committed suicide, and the businessman was just squatting next to it. It had no impact from the beginning to the end. The reason why the little wolf died was entirely because they were killed by that miserable beast. The howl attracts attention.
To say that the businessman killed him is simply a false accusation.
And the reason why Lu Lin said this...
It seemed that he really planned to force Luo Fu to make a decision today.
Lan Jie swallowed and swallowed the words that were on his lips.
As for the team leader, he also remained silent.
Lu Lin's plan to alienate was not the relationship between Luo Fu and the merchant, but the relationship between all the guards and the merchants.
Now, no one in this tent will side with the merchant.
If nothing else, when they think about the possibility of facing the life-threatening sneak attacks of Warcraft day and night, the soldiers here actually hope that it is time for their captain to make a decision.
"Really, that's it..." Luofu gritted his teeth, his face gloomy.
"Captain Luofu, I want to ask one thing," Lu Lin said, "What was the cost of your last blow yesterday?"
Hearing these words, Luo Fu was stunned for a moment, then sighed and said in a heavy tone: "One week, one week, I can't summon my flying dragon again, just because that guy suddenly... sigh."
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere at the scene became more solemn.
That flying dragon can be said to be half of Luo Fu's strength, and it is also a prerequisite for the use of large-scale glory. If the flying dragon cannot be used within a week, then the battle in the next week...
Everyone looked ugly.
Except for Lu Lin, everyone still looked calm.
He walked forward, stood in front of Luo Fu, and said in a deep voice: "Captain, is it time to make a decision?"
"You don't really want to die with them, do you?"
Chapter 86 Look, boss, Guoguo
The next day, the organized caravan set off early in the morning as usual.
After a night of commotion, many people in the caravan didn't have a good night's sleep, but today none of them felt drowsy at all. Instead, their nerves were tense, like frightened birds.
Today, no one speaks rudely to the Guards anymore. On the contrary, we often hear them quarreling among themselves. The main content is that those who originally supported the expansion of the Guards are slandering those who were opposed to it.
But today's escort was particularly silent, and their patrol time was very short. They wandered around symbolically, and then returned to rest on the back of the earth dragon at the forefront of the team.
This made the already uneasy caravan members even more uneasy, but the problem was that they couldn't say anything. After all, others fought bloody battles last night, so they couldn't still let others rest, right?
As for Lu Lin.
He also silently adjusted the position of Earth Dragon and came to the front of the team, second only to the escort.
At first, some people had doubts about Lu Lin and his team's change of positions, but when Lu Lin showed the monster crystal core they collected from the Warcraft yesterday, these people had nothing to say.
There are more than twenty crystal cores in total, which is certainly incomparable to the performance of the escort team, but for an ordinary caravan, no one can produce so many.
After the change of position, Lu Lin also behaved very low-key and did not show his face throughout the day.
In fact, he did not have time to show his face. He spent the entire day busy upgrading his alchemy staff in the room.
As I said before, there is only one material missing to upgrade his alchemy staff, which is the monster crystal core.
Yesterday, the guards killed so many monsters in one go. The monster crystal cores are naturally abundant. In addition, this thing is not very valuable in the first place. Lu Lin wanted it, so Luo Fu directly gave him a bunch.
After working hard all day, Lu Lin also successfully upgraded his alchemy staff to the intermediate level.
The upgraded alchemy staff looks more harmonious in appearance than before. The black vines are faintly glowing with red, and the thin vines wrapping the gems seem to be integrated with the gems.
It feels more comfortable to hold in the hand, and the increase in mental power and material stability when used for alchemy is also significantly improved.
As for the ability to summon sky fire, Lu Lin didn't have a chance to try it, so he didn't know what it would be like for the time being.
This day passed so peacefully.
After nightfall, the team set up camp as usual.
However, after what happened yesterday, everyone was obviously much more nervous tonight. Almost no one dared to stay outside. Everyone returned to Earth Dragon early and started to stand by.
In order to reassure everyone, the guard team promised everyone that today, before going to bed, the whole team will go out to search the nearby area to ensure the safety of the surrounding area.
After hearing this, the merchants expressed their deep gratitude.
But...
They never dreamed that the guard team's earth dragon would never come back after leaving.
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Eight days later, the outskirts of Kuojia City.
Looking at the city wall in the distance, @Lu Lin breathed a sigh of relief.
I really didn't expect that they would come here like this...
I don't know whether the vitality of the caravan was strong enough to delay enough time, or because the caravan was really too big a target, so it directly fed these wolf cubs. In short, Lu Lin and others didn't even see a wolf cub on the way.
Along the way, Luo Fu was in a heavy mood.
For him, taking such a journey should be considered a humiliation.
Lu Lin did not intend to say anything more to him. After all, he was the initiator of all this. Luo Fu felt guilty all the way because of his sense of honor and responsibility. If Lu Lin went to find him, it would only make him feel upset.
As for the future...
He is a noble knight of the empire, and Lu Lin is a wanted criminal of the empire. After this time, they will have nothing to do with each other.
If there is a chance to meet in the future, maybe the two will be on hostile positions by then.
Lan Jie has been feeling a little complicated during this period.
He has some sense of guilt, but at the same time, he is more fortunate that he can successfully pass through this dangerous area.
The other guards have their own ideas.
As for the result, there are all kinds of opinions, so although the whole team is not in a good mood, no one really intends to do anything extra.
The team slowly came to the city called Kuojia City.
When they arrived here, Luo Fu did not even say hello and parted ways with them directly.
He arrived at the destination safely with all the soldiers, but lost the caravan. I think he might be in trouble next.
But I believe that the latest information he knows about the underground city in the forest should be able to serve as his trump card in negotiations with the higher-ups.
In any case, he is the lord's man, and the lord will definitely be on his side. I think there should be a way to deal with these problems.
Lu Lin and others parked the earth dragon on the grassland outside the city. After traveling for days, they also planned to take a good rest.
On the day of rest, Lan Jie, who couldn't stay idle, first went to the city to stroll around and inquire about the news everywhere.
After returning, he brought back a lot of information as always.
According to his introduction, Kuojia City is a city that prospered by Erga City. It is not far from Erga City and can be regarded as one of Erga City's satellite cities.
Compared to Erga City, the consumption here is lower, and it also controls some of Erga City's goods. On the one hand, it can provide cheaper accommodation and some Erga specialties for outsiders, and on the other hand, it can also allow those who come out of Erga City penniless to have a place to work and beg for money to travel.
"I've inquired about it. If we want to sell goods, it's best to sell them directly here," Lan Jie said, "It is said that there is no exchange in Erga City, only a mortgage bank."
"Damn it, I feel that since you introduced Erga City to me, every detail of this broken place makes me feel a strong stench of cannibalistic consumerism," Lu Lin's mouth twitched.
"Isn't that where you are going, brother?" Lan Jie spread his hands, "I've always felt that that place is not a good place from the rumors."
"I'm going to the Colorful Forest," Lu Lin said, "Have you heard any relevant information?"
"Not much, that place is famous, but it seems very mysterious," Lan Jie said, "I only heard that the Xishi fruit seems to be produced in the Colorful Forest."
"Huh? This..." Lu Lin touched his chin, "It's a bit unexpected, but it doesn't seem to be completely unexpected. Damn it, so what does Xishi look like? It's so mysterious."
"Ah, speaking of this..." Lan Jie said, putting a cloth bag on the table, untying the knot, revealing the contents inside.
There are several yellow fruits, about the size of egg yolks, with a more transparent color, and a white twig at one end.
"Huh? What's this?" Lu Lin asked.
"This is Xishi," Lan Jie said, "I just bought it in the city, five coppers each."
Chapter 87 Jie, you won't be fooled by the locals as a tourist and buy fake goods?
Lu Lin felt that he didn't know what to say for a moment.
Before coming here, he always thought that the Xishi fruit was something very rare, like a forbidden fruit.
It should be very mysterious, the darkest and deepest secret of Erga City.
But in the end, before he even got there, Lan Jie actually brought him a bag.
And he bought it on the roadside.
It only costs five coppers each.
And according to Lan Jie, this thing is sold everywhere on the street, and people in the city will buy one or two to eat.
"So, didn't you say before that if you eat this thing, you will be like that? You will never leave Erga City for the rest of your life?" Lu Lin's mouth twitched slightly, "But why is this thing sold here? It's all over the street? Then won't the people in this city become crazy from eating it?"
"I don't know either," Lan Jie said. "People on the street say that this thing is just a novelty. Every bite will feel different, but in fact it is no different from ordinary fruit. I talked to them They even laughed at me about the legend I had heard. Moreover, it looked like they didn’t remember the taste of this thing and their experience in Oga City. I talked to them about Oga City, and they talked about it in various ways. They are all eloquent..."
Lu Lin picked up a fruit and looked at it back and forth in his hand.
If you just look at it this way, it does look like a round, translucent loquat.
Wearing the crow mask and looking through the Evernight Lens, there is nothing special about it.
"Hiss..." Lu Lin frowned, "You didn't actually buy a fake, did you? Maybe this is a local fruit they found randomly, and then said it was a local fruit they came to deceive foreign tourists? "
"Uh... it's not impossible," Lan Jie scratched his head, "Or maybe the person who told me about the past lied to me?"
"Well, I can't figure it out," Lu Lin touched his chin, "Anyway, I'll take it to the studio to study it first."
"Okay," Lan Jie nodded, "Then I will sell all the magic stones you have refined during this period, boss? Do you need me to buy anything back later?"
"Let's replenish the raw materials for refining the magic stone, and then buy some other daily supplies, and then," Lu Lin said, rummaging in his pocket, pulled out a note, and tore off a piece. He handed the paper to Lan Jie, "Please help me buy some of the materials on this. The required weight is written on it."
"Okay, leave it to me," Lan Jie agreed readily, took the note, called the twin mud puppets, and went to load the goods.
Lu Lin came to the alchemy room with a few fruits that were suspected to be fruit fruits.
After this period of training, his understanding of alchemy has improved a lot, at least he is no longer the rookie that he once was who could only follow the same example.
With the advanced alchemy equipment in the house, it is not difficult for him to test the composition and characteristics of unknown materials.
"Hmm... Anyway, let's first see if this thing has any hypnotic, addictive, or brain-damaging effects. Well, if everyone who has eaten it will find it particularly delicious, then we might want to try to see if it deceives the sense of taste or causes excitement. The effect of the potion, ah, and the flavor properties and sugar content can also be analyzed..." Lu Lin was thinking about this, and walked towards the alchemy workbench with the few fruits.
Then, when he passed by Li Mi, Lu Lin heard the sound of the quilt rubbing.
Turning around, he saw that Tanuki, who was supposed to be asleep at this time, had actually sat up, and her face was facing his direction.
"Eh? Li Mi? What's going on?" Lu Lin was curious and walked towards Li Mi.
But as soon as he took a step, Li Mi suddenly moved in the opposite direction of Lu Lin.
Lu Lin was stunned for a moment, then took a step forward.
This was great, Rumi retreated a lot, and even leaned her back directly against the wall.
Lu Lin suddenly felt as if an arrow had been hit in his heart.
"What's going on? Could it be that the mental condition has improved? But it shouldn't be this reaction..."
Lu Lin calmed down and turned his eyes to the bag of fruits in his hand.
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