Rebirth of the Stars

The inside of the tree cave looked like a closed conical space, but the air inside did not appear dull. On the contrary, the air with a touch of mud and wood made Ning Yuan very comfortable.

Although the air outside also carries the breath of woods and soil, it may be a psychological effect, or it may be safe enough here to some extent, so Ning Yuan feels that the air here is reassuring.

Through the faint light of the firestone, Ning Yuan found that the ground of the tree cave was composed of a huge undulating root system and soil. The part of the root system lying on the ground was like a small bench, and the smooth soil between the root system and the root system was enough to ignite the fire in the middle. There is enough space in the pile to lie down and rest.

After carefully confirming the ventilation, Ning Yuan was very satisfied with the environment in the tree hole. The space is large enough, the air circulation is good, the ground is flat and dry, the soil is hard, and there is no flammable resin on the wooden cave walls. It is no wonder that similar empty trees in reality are called natural snail dwellings.

Just as Ning Yuan sighed secretly, a cold wind with heavy moisture blew in through the cut tree cracks along the rock wall at the angle outside.

Along with the whine of the wind blowing the tree hole, Ning Yuan shuddered inexplicably. Only then did I remember that it is not the time to relax.

Put on the jacket again, and move the bark, wood blocks, sawdust and other things that were dug outside and some dead branches picked up on the road into the cave as fuel and firewood, and then use it to cover the rocks just in case The bushes in the corners are piled outside the tree slits as a camouflage.

After confirming that the light of the pyrotechnic stone would not be noticed by the outside, Ning Yuan began to use the most primitive method to ignite the fire and set the fire to keep warm.

While roasting the fire to dissipate the chill, and listening to the whistling wind passing by, Ning Yuan placed the short gun within reach, and after eating a few wild fruits to replenish moisture and physical strength, he finally slowly relaxed.

"At least it's safe for the time being," Ning Yuan murmured.

After discovering the giant tree accompanied by the giant rock, Ning Yuan roughly surveyed the environment within a mile. As far as the results of the investigation are concerned, at least this is not the main activity area of ​​the night monsters. Even if a few night monsters pass by occasionally, they will not notice this narrow tree gap hidden in the inner corner of the huge rock and blocked by shrubs. And as long as the entrance to the tree gap is not exposed, Ning Yuan hiding in the tree cave will not be in danger of being attacked by the monster.

With the temporary worry-free security environment, Ning Yuan finally had some confidence in getting out of the Dragon Blood Forest. Although it is definitely not easy to find such a safe place in the next few days, since there is one such giant tree, there are definitely other similar giant trees.

As long as there is hope of a safe rest at night, Ning Yuan has the confidence to continue walking. Even if the hope is slim and the confidence is low, even if it will take more time to get out of the dragon blood forest, Ning Yuan is willing to try his best.

It doesn't matter if Ning Yuan is ignorant, impulsive, or he likes to bet on his life, since he has chosen, then there is no way out.

Ning Yuan regretted it before, and felt that it would be safer to improve his strength first and then take that opportunity. But after thinking for a long time, Ning Yuan gave up his plan to go back.

He couldn't pay the price of going back.

Ning Yuan is a Huangsheng, awakens the dream in Huangsheng, and possesses the spiritual magical power "Xizhao". He was able to maintain the memory of the boundary line longer than other Awakening Huangsheng, and fully reproduce any details in the memory through the "sunset" when needed. And as long as you don't get out of the "sunset" state, all memory details can be viewed repeatedly without limitation. Although once you leave the "sunset", the memory being viewed will quickly blur or even disappear, but in terms of detailed memory, Ning Yuan has too many advantages over other bright students and those so-called unforgettable creatures.

But how to say it? There are many bright students in this world, and although the awakening bright students are not many, they are not small.

Although Ning Yuan's memory of the realm line only knew the chance, but what Ning Yuan possessed was only a short period of time on the realm line. No one knew what happened next? Will that opportunity be known to other Huangsheng in the later period of time, and what's more, no one knows whether Huangsheng will know the existence of that opportunity earlier than himself in other realm lines.

Ning Yuan could choose to fight for that opportunity after he was prepared, but no one knew whether that opportunity would still exist after Ning Yuan was prepared. After all, for Ning Yuan on this realm line, all other realm lines are points of divergence that he did not choose. The process may be similar, but the starting point and details will definitely be hugely different.

Ning Yuan didn't want to bet on the memory of other Huangsheng's realm lines, nor dared to bet on other Huangsheng's choices. Then the rest can only bet on your own choice. If it succeeds, it cuts off the other brilliant path. If it failed, he watched other Huangsheng cut his own way.

So even if Ning Yuan knew the series of punishment restrictions that came on his own when he entered the game, and knew that there was little hope, he still resolutely chose to gamble, betting that he chose the right one, and at the same time betting that there may be a bright life with the same memory of chance. select. Betting that a certain bright student or a few bright students may choose to be safe.

Although Ning Yuan regretted it on the first day of the game, he would not choose to retreat, because he knew that even if he chose again, even if he knew he would regret it, he would still choose this path. Because he is walking in his own realm.

Backward, he lost not only time, but also not only the opportunity to be seized by others, but also self. He can't afford such a price.

Sitting on the roots of the giant tree, Ning Yuan listened carefully to the movement outside while staring at the burning flames in a daze.

The weather was getting colder and colder, and even across the tree hole, Ning Yuan by the fire could feel the slightest coolness. In twilight, apart from the sound of the wind and the occasional roar of various unknown monsters in the distance, there was also the sound of crackling rain hitting the rocks.

When the rain sounded, Ning Yuan, whose pupils diverged and stared at the flames in a daze, subconsciously grasped the short gun, and put it down again as his thinking returned.

Ning Yuan, who had completely recovered from the cold moisture immersed in the surface of the tree, once again grabbed the short gun and walked carefully to the edge of the tree, listening to the crackling rain outside, feeling the rain on his face hitting through the gaps in the bushes. The coldness on his face, some fearful and grateful muttered to himself: "It really rained."

The dragon's blood forest might rain in the forest at night is Ning Yuan's inference based on knowledge in reality.

The actual situation is not certain, but I did not expect it to be fulfilled. And it's bigger and colder than expected.

"If you didn't find this place today..." Ning Yuan muttered to himself and imagined the scene, and couldn't help but shudder. The right hand holding the pistol tightened unconsciously, and the left hand tightened the shirt on his chest. My face is numb.

The chill that passed from the tail vertebra to the top of his head at that moment made Ning Yuan subconsciously stop thinking, and quickly retreated to the fire in the center of the tree hole.

The heat from the flames gave the chilling body a little warmth, and Ning Yuan, who gradually broke away from his stagnant thinking, realized that his back was completely wet with cold sweat.

"If I don't find a safe place to shelter from the wind and rain, I'm afraid I won't die by tomorrow, and I will have to get rid of half my life." Ning Yuan laughed at himself somewhat fearfully.

I already felt that the situation I was thinking of was scary enough, and it could be called a desperate situation. How could I think that the actual situation was worse than I imagined, and where the five days of sleeping and sleeping is desperate, it is simply dead.

"No, the itinerary must be changed." Ning Yuan frowned and thought. "Even if you are less than 30 miles tomorrow, you must find a safe place to hide before night. Even if you drag the original five-day itinerary to For ten days, you must never sleep in the dense forest. This dragon blood forest is not a place for mortals without cultivation."

"Unfortunately, it is forbidden to purchase the initial resources in the system store, otherwise it is good to buy a few basic practice exercises before entering the game." Ning Yuan looked at the blank practice column on the character panel with some envy and thought.

Now most players who have entered the game step by step have already cultivated their first inner energy and become novices.

It's a pity that Ning Yuan probably won't be able to become a practitioner in a short time.

However, Ning Yuan was not in a hurry.

Although the first ray of internal energy can be quickly grasped by the player with the help of the system, the subsequent practice can only be explored on their own.

The player's strength gap will not widen in a short period of time. As long as Ning Yuan can obtain that opportunity, he is sure to catch up with and surpass the player's large force in a short period of time.

Therefore, if it weren't because the current situation is too unfavorable for mortals who have not practiced before, Ning Yuan would not envy those players who can purchase basic practice techniques or even urban mindsets in the system store.

The rain in the Dragon Blood Forest came and went quickly. Although it was big and urgent, it could turn the depression into Zeguo in a very short time, but once the rain stopped, Zeguo was also a matter of instantaneous change.

In the evening, after confirming that no monsters would come here specially because of the rain in the forest, Ning Yuan leaned on the short gun and fell asleep early by the fire.

The next morning, Ning Yuan woke up, and after making sure it was safe, he put out the unburnt fire. After taking the remaining wild fruits yesterday as breakfast, he set off early in the morning mist.

Although it has been decided that even if the itinerary is extended, it is mainly to find a resting place at night, but Ningyuan still hopes to be able to hurry more.

I don't know if the system has opened his eyes, except that Ning Yuan almost met a stray monster head-on in the morning, and after a panic, the next day's trip went smoothly. Not only did he rush ten miles more than yesterday, but he also found a hidden abandoned monster lair nearby.

Not only that, but in the abandoned monster lair, Ning Yuan also obtained a strange grass that was precious in the memory of the realm line.

However, Ning Yuan's luck seemed to have come to an end the next day.

White Skull Grass, also known as Avicennia marina. It is named because it is white and resembles white bones. Has the effect of loosening muscles and strengthening bones.

Although the effect of White Skull Grass is simple and common, it is better than its strong medicinal power. It has a powerful effect on mortals and human-level practitioners who have not practiced. It has short side effects and can be effectively neutralized. It is still a powerful bone-forging pill. The main material, so no matter in reality or on the Nieno continent, it can be regarded as a rare exotic herb.

If you want to maximize the effectiveness of the White Skull Grass, it is undoubtedly the most appropriate way to refining it into a powerful bone-forging pill.

As far as Ning Yuan knows, the actual pharmaceutical refining methods mainly rely on various gas refining machines powered by the source stone and artificially assisted. According to the memory of the boundary line, the Nieno continent mainly relies on the refining pharmacist. , Supplemented by manual refining of various refining tools.

Both methods have their own advantages and disadvantages, but for Ning Yuan now, both methods are too far away, so I can only think about it.

Ning Yuan was not sure whether his next actions would go smoothly. He walked out of the Dragon Blood Forest in five days or more, and then entered the Dragon Head Mountain Range to find the entrance of opportunity, obtained the opportunity, and finally returned to the player group safely.

The journey is long, the time spent is uncertain, and the safety of the operation cannot be guaranteed. Ning Yuan is not sure that he will be able to hold the White Skull Grass until the day when it is refined into a pill.

And without a proper preservation method, the efficacy of the white skull grass will gradually be lost within seven days after it is harvested, and after seven days it will be completely dried up and become useless grass mustard. Therefore, in the absence of effective preservation methods, even if everything goes well in Ningyuan, the white skull grass may have become useless withered grass before it becomes a pill.

So if you want to use the white skull herbal medicine when the effect is sufficient, Ning Yuan has only one method and two methods to choose from.

The method is simple, just eat. Oral directly, bite into pieces and swallow. The two methods are to find other matching medicinal materials that neutralize the side effects of the white skullcap or swallow it directly, ignoring the side effects of the white skullcap.

Ning Yuan’s memory of the boundary line contained the information of neutralizing medicinal materials, but there were no other medicinal materials that could be neutralized in the abandoned lair where he was obviously hiding. There must be some in the dragon's blood forest outside, and if you encounter Ning Yuan, you can definitely tell it. But asking Ning Yuan to look for these specific medicinal materials can only think about it.

Not to mention the dragon blood forest at night, even in the daytime dragon blood forest, Ning Yuan did not dare to pay special attention to the medicinal materials that might exist on the roadside during the journey.

This is the Dragon's Blood Forest, not a park within a certain city. This is the fifth largest gathering place for beasts in the Longshan Region. Not to mention Ning Yuan who has not practiced before. Even those human-level practitioners only dare to wander on the edge alone. If you are close to the periphery, you have to be cautious, no more than ten or twenty. People, and at least two veterans who have reached the rank of human beings will definitely not dare to go deep into Ning Yuan's current position. Although Ning Yuan's current location is very close to the boundary between the periphery and the edge of the Dragon's Blood Forest. But this short tens of miles is the difference between heaven and hell.

It sounded like alarmism, and Ning Yuan really hadn't encountered any accidents in the two days since he first arrived. Even if he almost met a stray monster during the day, he avoided it in time.

But is this really the case?

The vastness of the stars is unimaginable. Human beings are the most mediocre in terms of the average quality of the creatures living on the stars. However, even ordinary people with lower than average quality among the most mediocre human beings can walk three hundred miles in a day. Although Ning Yuan's quality has not reached the point where it can be called tough, it is also above the average. Then you can imagine how much Ningyuan's normal itinerary can reach during a day.

It can be said that if you do not count the factors of monsters and natural dangers in the forest, even if you need to confirm nearly a hundred directions at the end of the day, Ning Yuan can travel at least one hundred and fifty miles in a day under the conditions of the forest's many restrictions. about. That is to say, under normal circumstances, Ning Yuan can walk from the place of landing to Longshou Mountain in a day and a half at most, paying attention to walking, not running.

But what is the actual situation? Ning Yuan only traveled 30 miles on the first day, and on the second day it was only 35 miles better. Thirty li is compared to one hundred and fifty li, and at least one third of the thirty li is in the state of sprinting and running. After this comparison, do you still think that the danger of the dragon blood forest is alarmist?

After two days, Ning Yuan seemed unscathed. In fact, the loss of physical strength and energy was huge. It was not that the Dragon Blood Forest was not dangerous, but that Ning Yuan paid more than five times the normal time and energy cost, with 100,000 points of caution and Cautiously avoided all the dangers that would have been encountered.

Using the north and south banks of the Luoning River as a mark, three thousand miles north of the Luoning River is the boundary between the Longshou Mountain Range and the Dragon Blood Forest, and the hills about forty miles in the middle are the buffer zone between the two and are also remembered in the memory of the Ningyuan boundary. Identification point.

The boundary of the outer area of ​​the Dragon's Blood Forest starts from the edge of the hilly terrain and the forest terrain 30 miles inward, and reaches about 3,500 miles south of the south bank of the Luoning River. In other words, the entire Luoning River is located in the outer area of ​​the northern end of the Dragon's Blood Forest.

The range of two thousand five hundred miles on both sides of the Luoning River belongs to the absolute control of the spirit race, and it is also the location of large and small city states. The three hundred miles between two thousand five hundred and two thousand eight hundred miles belong to this branch. The radiation range of the spiritual forces. In other words, it is an optional field area on the system map that can be descended autonomously. The autonomous arrival point chosen by Ning Yuan was the edge of the 300-mile radiation range, the location closest to Longshou Mountain.

Calculated in a straight line, the distance from the Linzhong Lake where Ningyuan descends to Longzui Mountain in the Longshou Mountains is only about two hundred miles. Excluding forty miles of hilly terrain, the forest distance is only about one hundred and sixty miles. It can be said that Ningyuan is already in The outer periphery of the Dragon's Blood Forest.

However, just like this, the number of monsters that Ning Yuan saw in a day was no less than 50, and the number of monsters was basically three to five or more each time. There were few monsters that acted alone. And Ning Yuan's forward route never exceeded the left and right three miles. From this, one can imagine the density of the distribution of monsters in the Dragon's Blood Forest. To tell the truth, this density has far surpassed the memory of Ningyuan's realm.

Since there is no auxiliary medicinal material that can neutralize the white skull, the only choice that Ning Yuan actually destined from the beginning was to ignore the side effects of the white skull and eat it.

White Skull Herb is very effective but mild in nature. Apart from short-term side effects, it will not cause discomfort to ordinary people in normal conditions.

"It doesn't matter if it is a long-term or permanent side effect. Since it is a mild and short-term side effect, it is nothing. Even if the side effect is blindness for three hours."

Perhaps Ning Yuan's initial good fortune was officially exhausted when he got the White Skull Grass. At noon on the third day, Ning Yuan ushered in his first death after entering the game.

That's what happened.

Ning Yuan, who woke up in the morning, checked the system records for the first time to understand the effect of the white skull grass:

"The player took the top-grade white skull grass.

Due to the effect of the White Skull Grass, the player's physique has been enhanced.

Since the player has not yet practiced and cannot fully absorb all the medicinal effects of the White Skull Grass, the remaining seven layers of medicinal effects will be hidden in the player's body and gradually dissipate (120 crowns).

Due to the side effects of the White Skull Grass, the player is temporarily blinded (for the first time).

Since the player has not yet practiced and cannot fully absorb all the effects of the white skull grass, the side effects have been prolonged (Ermian time). "

Ning Yuan looked at the two chronograph discs that appeared below the system record in his mind. The discs consisted of scale rings. A small disc without scale in the middle showed the number of days, and then the scale rings represented the four times of the day. A scale ring of twelve earthly branches a day, a scale ring of ninety-six ticks a day, a scale ring of one hundred and twenty cents an hour, and a scale ring of one minute and sixty seconds. The five pointers point to the five scale rings according to the thickness and length, and rotate counterclockwise.

In one of the two timing discs, twenty-nine is displayed on the center disc, and the other is not displayed.

Obviously, the disc without a number represents the countdown to the side effects of the white skull, and the other is the countdown to the dissipated effect of the white skull.

Since the countdown to the side effects in his mind has not disappeared, it also means that Ning Yuan is still blind.

Ning Yuan turned his mind back to his body and found that he was still blind.

Ning Yuan once again focused his consciousness on his mind, looking at the disc representing the side effects, and doing mental arithmetic, he found that five earthly branches and three quarters of an hour had passed since the side effects took effect. That is to say, there are five quarters of an hour before the side effects will disappear. .

Thinking of this, Ning Yuan's nervous mood relaxed a little.

While waiting for the side effects to disappear, Ning Yuan tried the strengthened body. Except for his blind eyes, his entire face was full of surprise.

Although Baikucao is only said to relieve muscles and strengthen bones in effect, it obviously has a certain strengthening effect on the whole body.

Perhaps it was because Ning Yuan hadn't cultivated yet, it seemed that the overall improvement effect of the body was more obvious than that of loosening the tendons and strengthening the bones. At least Ning Yuan could not accurately feel the effect of loosening muscles and strengthening bones. On the contrary, the improvement in physical fitness, strength, speed, and dexterity was very obvious, or to the extent that Ning Yuan was pleasantly surprised.

As far as Ning Yuan feels about himself, when he used to face the Beast, he could only bully the wild boar who would only rampage and turn slowly, but now he can at least fight against a single tiger and wolf without being defeated for a short time. Although it was still a nine-dead end against any monster beast, it at least strengthened Ning Yuan's confidence in walking out of the dragon blood forest.

Perhaps it was from this moment that Ning Yuan's mentality began to slowly relax.

After the side effects were over as scheduled, Ning Yuan began the third day of the trip with unknowingly letting go.

Although he was still very cautious and cautious, Ning Yuan subconsciously magnified his movements after his body ascended, instead of being as cautious as the previous two days.

Especially after avoiding several waves of monsters more freely than the previous two days, Ning Yuan's movements showed obvious ups and downs, and they became less concealed and slight.

After Ning Yuan confirmed the direction again, he inadvertently stepped on a branch when he went down the tree, and at this time, a wolf-like monster was passing by 100 meters away from the blind spot of Ning Yuan's sight.

Originally, Ning Yuan would never ignore the range of movements that should be paid special attention to when going down the tree and the circular observation of the surrounding environment, but this time he was unconsciously negligent.

To make matters worse, when the wandering wolf-like monster heard the movement and casually glanced over, Ning Yuan did not stop because the branch broke, but instead wanted to get down the tree at a faster speed.

Then when Ning Yuan descended to the waist of the tree, the eyes of Qingfeng Lang, who had been scanning it casually, glowed with blue light in an instant, and rushed over without any hesitation.

When Ning Yuan descended to the bottom of the tree and turned around when he heard the movement, he saw a big mouth of the canine-toothed blood basin overflowing with body fluid.