Skill extraction starting from Dragon Clan

With her mind racing, Atalanta immediately took out a bulging bag from her arms and handed it over.

"Uh...thank you, please excuse me." Zheng Shu took the bulging money bag and was a little dazed.

After all, he had already sensed such emotions. He originally thought that Ta Miao would be angry at him, but he didn't expect that the other party suddenly looked very panicked.

When he opened the bag and took a look, Zheng Shu squinted his eyes at the familiar golden light inside - the entire bag was actually filled with gold coins. According to the information he had learned before, the value of this bag of gold coins was quite astonishing.

It is no exaggeration to say that Zheng Shu felt that this bag of gold coins might even have emptied the liquidity of most merchants in several surrounding cities.

With this level of wealth, even the city lord of this city would feel excited. If it weren't for Zheng Shu's combat power displayed here, it is estimated that the other party might have resorted to some tricks.

But I also want to thank Ta Miao. If it weren't for the other party's help, Zheng Shu felt that he probably wouldn't have been able to sell it for so much money on his own. From this point of view, Atalanta's moral level can be considered quite noble in modern society, not to mention the world of this era.

After thinking for a moment, Zheng Shu simply put his hand into the bag and grabbed a large handful and handed it to Ta Miao: "This is my thank you gift plus your commission..."

Atalanta was stunned for a moment, but now she had somewhat adapted to Zheng Shu's behavior. She quickly reacted, waved her hand, and pointed to the leather armor she had renewed again: "No need. I have already received the reward, you can just keep the money yourself."

"Okay." Zheng Shu put the gold coins back into the bag without forcing it, and hung the bag on his waist.

After hesitating for a moment, he still couldn't hold back his curiosity: "I'm sorry, I really want to ask. When I met you just now, I noticed that your mood was a little wrong. Did I do something wrong?"

"You... didn't do anything wrong." When Atalanta heard this question, she looked at Zheng Shu with a complicated look in her eyes, "I remember that you believe in all the gods, right?"

"Yes." Zheng Shu was a little confused.

"That is to say, do you also believe in Lady Artemis?" Atalanta's eyes were a little wandering, and she seemed to ask this question very casually.

As soon as Zheng Shu heard Atalanta's question, he immediately understood what the other person's emotions were just now.

It seems that when I came out today, Atalanta was also watching me from a distance. As a hunter, her eyesight is naturally very good. Coupled with the connection with the goddess of hunting, she can be very good at hunting. It is not difficult to see yourself meeting the goddess from a distance.

Based on the relationship between Atalanta and the goddess Artemis, when Atalanta saw herself meeting Artemis, she would probably feel as if her mother had been snatched away by another child.

Scratching the back of his head, Zheng Shu didn't know how to answer this question, so he could only say awkwardly: "Yes."

So both of them fell silent. After a long time, Zheng Shu finally couldn't bear the awkward atmosphere, so he randomly found a topic and tried to leave the place: "Um... do you know where I put my weapons?"

"Ah, yes! Your weapons were placed in the center of the city square and were enshrined. This is considered a celebration ceremony of the city." Atalanta quickly answered the question.

"Okay, thank you." Zheng Shu responded very quickly and immediately left the city wall.

Returning to the square and taking a look, Zheng Shu quickly found the location of his weapon. It was now placed on a high platform for sacrifice. Under the high platform, there was a large amount of food and wine. It seemed that it should be a temporary weapon. I won’t be able to get it back for a while.

Fortunately, for Zheng Shu, he just wanted to find a reason to leave there.

Returning to the cabin where he woke up from the beginning, Zheng Shu lay back on the bed again and looked at the sky through the window.

He was thinking about what he should do next.

With Atalanta's temper, it was almost impossible for her to leave the surrounding areas of these cities. Zheng Shu initially followed Atalanta in order to confirm the specific time through her.

However, from the conversations with those outside, Zheng Shu probably knew that at least Heracross, who can be called the strongest hero in ancient Greece, is not famous yet, which means that the distance between It would be quite some time before Tarrant boarded the Argonaut, a ship filled with heroes.

For such a long time, Zheng Shu felt that it would be a waste if he stayed here all the time.

But as for what he could do now, Zheng Shu couldn't think of anything good for a while.

At this moment, two unknown heroes passed by Zheng Shu. The two men had been bragging to each other about the various weapons and equipment they had recently purchased. For most unknown heroes, their lives are actually not that rich. Being able to change their equipment once is considered a very good gain.

The various scraps generated by Zheng Shu's battle with the insect swarm this time were very profitable, even enough to allow these people to replace their protective gear.

After all, for these low-level heroes, it is already very difficult to maintain their own weapons with their income. Buying protective equipment is even more unthinkable. Many people directly use a piece of wood as a shield in many cases. Provides its own defense.

"So... armor?" Zheng Shu listened to the footsteps of the two people leaving outside the window, touched his chin, and had a new idea.

During this battle with the insect swarm, Zheng Shu also realized his lack of defense.

In fact, the scales he grew after transforming into a dragon have quite good defensive capabilities. They are much stronger than those heavy armors made of metal. Coupled with the characteristics of rapid self-healing and extreme lightness, it is no longer a problem. It is no exaggeration to say that even if Zheng Shu peels off these scales from his body and makes them into armor, it will be considered a peerless treasure.

However, the defensive power of Dragon Scale is a bit too weak compared to Zheng Shu's own destructive power. Correspondingly, the attack power of enemies of the same level that Zheng Shu faced was not too bad.

For example, in the last battle, let alone the beetle leader, even ordinary beetles could easily tear apart Zheng Shu's scale defense with their jointed limbs and horns.

The inability of defense to keep up with the rhythm of the battle was also the main reason why Zheng Shu used resurrection nineteen times in a row in the last battle. Although theoretically speaking, as long as he still has influence factors, he can continue to revive. But on the other hand, if he can strengthen his defense, he won't need to consume too many influence factors.

So after getting the inspiration, Zheng Shu immediately made improving his defense power his next goal.

Unlike others who can only rely on armor or certain treasures to improve defense, Zheng Shu's greater advantage is that he can use the panel to obtain enhanced templates for certain creatures with strong defense.

Lying back on the bed, Zheng Shu closed his eyes and thought carefully about all the things related to defense that had appeared in ancient Greece.

When it comes to defense, the first thing that comes to mind is naturally the greatest warrior in ancient Greece who has not yet been born: Agathios.

Agathios has combat wisdom and powerful strength beyond mortals. As long as he goes into battle, the Greek coalition forces under his leadership will be invincible.

When he was born, his goddess mother Thetis grabbed his ankle and put him in the Styx River [Styx]. Because the ankle he grabbed was not wet, it became a weakness in the future, but other than this Outside of this place, Agathios is nearly invulnerable.

Therefore, among Achilles' heroic deeds, apart from the very famous battle of Troy, the most famous one is probably his well-known weakness: Achilles' heel, also nicknamed the heel. .

But in turn, this also shows that Achilles's defense is so strong that even under the guidance of the gods, he can only break through his defense by hitting his only weak point.

This level of defense is almost unique among mortals, except for gods.

But at this point in time, since Heracross has not yet become famous, it means that Prometheus is still tied to the cliff by Zeus as eagle feed, which means that Achilles has not even been born yet.

This makes it impossible for Zheng Shu to find Achilles and copy his enhanced template.

In this way, there is only one way to obtain the same defense: Styx.

Zheng Shu thought for a moment and discarded this option.

First and most importantly, he had no idea where the River Styx was.

Although in mythology, it seems that Achilles' mother can easily bring her son to the River Styx, you must know that Achilles's mother is a serious goddess: Thetis.

And even if Zheng Shu obtained the location of the River Styx by asking the gods, the places that the gods can easily reach does not mean that humans can easily reach them. Instead of wasting that idle time, Zheng Shu might as well strengthen a few more strengthening templates to increase his strength.

Secondly, as soon as you hear the name Styx, you know that this river is not a good thing. Even if it can provide humans with invulnerable bodies, Zheng Shu believes that the price must be serious enough.

Among other things, in myths and legends, the god Thetis actually made a mistake, causing part of her son to not be completely soaked in the River Styx.

The superposition of the two identities of mother and god could lead to such a major mistake. Zheng Shu would not believe it if there was nothing fishy about it.

Coupled with the name "Styx", Zheng Shu strongly suspected that Thetis grabbed Achilles' ankle on purpose.

Combined with the descriptions of the River Styx in myths and legends, the most likely possibility is that once humans fully enter the River Styx, their "identity" will change at the "world" level. That's why Thetis deliberately grabbed Achilles' ankle. Although this would leave some flaws, it still allowed him to maintain his original human "identity".

As for the serious consequences of humans completely entering the River Styx, Zheng Shu thought about it and felt that the name of the River Styx had given enough hints.

In this case, Zheng Shu would have to re-examine the cost-effectiveness of soaking in the River Styx.

Although soaking in the River Styx can give most parts of the body a strong defense, it will also add an almost fatal weakness to oneself.

And this weakness is even so fragile that once it is destroyed, it will lead to the death of individual life. After all, apart from Agatius, Zheng Shu had never heard of anyone dying from being punched through the ankle.

In a world with gods, once you have such an extremely fragile weakness, you are simply putting your life in the hands of others. No matter where you choose to place this weakness in your body, someone will eventually think of a way. And take advantage.

For Zheng Shu, he would rather choose an ability that is not that high but has no weaknesses at all, rather than choose a power that is extremely strong but has obvious shortcomings.

After all, the lack of strength can be made up for by strengthening other templates, but there are fatal flaws that he really can't handle.

After eliminating the option of using the Styx to strengthen his own defense, Zheng Shu could think of only one way to quickly improve his own defense.

Lion of Nemean.

The first challenger in the Twelve Trials of Heracross, known for his invulnerable fur and all-conquering claws.

There are many versions of myths and legends about how this lion died. Some say that Heracross won by extending his arm into its throat and tearing off its trachea, while others say that Heracross used the lion himself. Its claws cut through its own fur to win.

But no matter which version it is, one thing can be confirmed: Heracross's bravery was still unable to deal with the lion's defense after exhausting all methods, and in the end he could only rely on this trick to win.

If nothing else, Zheng Shu could at least confirm that this lion had no weaknesses in its outer skin defense. Even the internal organs can withstand the terrifying power attack of Heracross. Even if the defense of the Nemean lion is not as high as that of the outer skin, it is definitely not weak.

Moreover, the cloak made of lion fur also helped Hercules a lot in the subsequent trials.

While Heracross had to make the lion's fur into a cloak, Zheng Shu even only needed to touch the lion to obtain the enhanced template.

Of course, because Zheng Shu didn't want to distort his spirit by changing his human form, he didn't dare to strengthen the lion even if it was a template.

However, based on the lion's performance in myths and legends, Zheng Shu felt that even if he only obtained a small part of its defensive power, it would be enough.