A Delicious and Flammable Backlands Tour

"Does this sword have any special meaning to you?" Xia Zhi looked at the girl.

"...it is my grandfather's sword." For some reason, the girl was reluctant to talk about this topic.

"Okay, I will use it carefully." Xia Zhi nodded, but he didn't take it seriously.

If the grandpa used a magic sword like Starfury, he could be sure that the opponent's backstage was very strong and he couldn't afford to mess with it.But the platinum sword is just a bit more expensive in material, after all, it is still a blank board.

"By the way, this sword is for you first." Xia Zhi handed the tungsten steel sword she replaced to Katia.

The latter is somewhat incomprehensible.

"My level of swordsmanship has not yet reached your level. Shouldn't I try to use better weapons?"

"Then you should use my sword even more."

Xia Zhi said seriously.

"This tungsten steel knife of mine, although it's just a random creation, has particular attention to its weight and sharpness. It is the best way to practice your skills in killing monsters. If you can use it to kill a sandworm without injury, Your swordsmanship is perfect."

"……Really?"

Katya struggled to hold the tungsten steel knife and tried to swing it twice.The speed of the slash has slowed down a bit, and its strength has also weakened.Moreover, the center of gravity of this weapon is still very strange. Generally speaking, it is how to respond to people.

She believed Xia Zhi's words a little bit, because if it wasn't for exercise, who would be free to use this knife! !

"Remember, a real swordsman can cut through steel even with a wooden sword." Master Xia said with a sad tone, trying to fool the little girl as someone who had experienced it.

The evil eye really couldn't stand it.

"Master! When you chop steel with a wooden sword, can you turn off the template strengthening? How dare you fool a little girl who has not experienced much in the world."

"It's ridiculous, she's a businessman now." Xia Zhi retorted. "Believe me, it can only mean that the morality is not enough, and I will learn a lot of wisdom. I am collecting IQ tax. And I just borrowed a weapon, and I will pay it back."

"But she really doesn't understand combat experience, so it's not just what you say."

Especially after Master Xia showed his sword control skills (simply controlling the platinum sword to fly out and back), the little girl believed Xia Zhi's nonsense.

She rejected the spare gold sword brought by others, and practiced swordsmanship with a tungsten steel knife instead.

Xia Zhi fooled her into limping her good legs!

NO.722 The weirdness of the desert

With regard to Xia Zhi fooling the girl with a tungsten steel knife, Xieyan, who knows the inside story, should be watching.But in the eyes of the other caravan members, especially the leader, their president and face was tricked by this kid—is this tolerable?

So, on the second day, Xia Zhi found that he seemed to have drawn a lot of hatred.The male members, who are mainly young people, see themselves more and more disliked, but because of their own status and strength, they dare not make mistakes.But I'm afraid it's impossible to get information from these people.

"Hey, I'm not lying. Weapons with low attack power really improve your skills!"

Xia Zhi glanced at Katia on the sandy ground.It was daytime now, and she didn't need to worry about being a werewolf. At this moment, she was holding a tungsten steel knife, trying various sword techniques to attack the vulture.

"Master, please put down his platinum sword before saying this."

Now no one is answering Xia Zhi's words, only Xieyan is acting as a spitting tool.

"Your remaining integrity balance is running low."

"I choose overdraft consumption! I will pay back!!"

Xia Zhi tossed the platinum sword in his hand indifferently.

"Isn't it just a platinum sword? I'll give it back to her with a holy sword."

At this moment, two or three vultures flew in the distance.

Xia Zhi threw the platinum sword casually. Under the amazed eyes of others, the flying sword killed the vulture like a boomerang, and then flew back into Xia Zhi's hands.

Seeing this, the people around were either amazed or fearful.

When the rest time was over, Katia also dealt with the vulture.The group went back on the road to the desert oasis.

"Mr. Xia Zhi! I do feel that the way I used to work was a bit reckless."

In the carriage, Katya was seriously talking about her feelings with Xia Zhi.

"To deal with that kind of enemy, if you slash with all your strength from the beginning, it will be difficult to restrain your strength..."

"Ahaha, that's true."

Xia Zhi looked away.I don't know if this kid is pretending to be stupid and helping count the money after being sold by himself.Or is it her acting skills?That's too scary.But one thing is certain, she has no malicious intentions.

So there is no need to be stingy with experience.

"However, you have to pay attention to enemies like sandworms and antlions. They are all rampant monsters. If you keep your hands, you may be directly and severely injured."

"So, either slash and kill with all your strength, or just avoid it?"

"Yes." Xia Zhi nodded. "Your understanding is not bad."

"Where is it? Listen to your words, you often deal with this kind of monster, you are very skilled!"

Katya asked him curiously.

"Mr. Xia Zhi is obviously not a local!"

"I'm really not a local. I live a long way from here."

Xia Zhi said with a smile, and at the same time said the words without any trace.

"However, I have the opportunity to meet various monsters every day. If you are unlucky, there will be giant bosses attacking. Have you met the boss—I mean the monster leader?"

"Well, I encountered an Eye of Cthulhu attacking my hometown a few years ago, but it was defeated by the people in the town."

Speaking of this, Katia looked a little scared.

"I heard that powerful adventurers have a way to deal with it, but our town can't keep that kind of existence. Grandpa's words can't be used on the battlefield for a long time."

Maybe the old man could fight the Eye of Cthulhu in a platinum suit in his heyday?

"Since your grandfather left you this platinum sword, didn't he leave a set of platinum armor?"

Xia Zhi was a little puzzled.

"Shouldn't all knights have matching armor?"

"That's impossible. Why do you think so?"

Katya patted the simple protection on her body angrily.Judging by the appearance of the protective material, it is still an iron suit.

"Anyone with a little common sense should know that the material used to make armor will be several times that of weapons!"

"So what. You must be equipped with the best equipment to defeat leader-level monsters." Xia Zhi found a place to lean down, disapproving.

He has a general impression of the situation in this world in his mind.

First of all, due to some unknown disasters, the existing human civilization has been devastated, and can only linger in a temporarily safe place.

Secondly, because of resource issues, people in this world are more willing to use limited materials to make weapons in exchange for more attack opportunities. As for the issue of armor, they seem to avoid it.

But think about it, assuming that there is a platinum ore material, it can make a platinum suit and a platinum sword, or make six platinum swords.The former can only arm one person, while the latter can give six people a chance to kill invading monsters.

Let's not talk about high-end combat power for now, but soldiers at the bottom are probably treated like this.

"A leader-level monster..."

Katya was silent for a long time when she heard Xia Zhi's words.

She said.

"I'm afraid most people will not take the initiative to provoke them. Even adventurers are the same."

"Is that so?" Xia Zhi nodded.

It seems that what I imagined is correct.Anyway, the boss only occupies such a small space. As long as you don't actively provoke it, you will be fine most of the time, so those in power must give priority to making weapons, and it is good to be able to kill the invading weak monsters.As for those occupied territories, they can only be given over to those monster leaders.

"Is Mr. Xia Zhi from the Holy Capital?"

Katya asked cautiously.

"Only those sages in the holy capital will find a way to defeat the monster leader."

"No." Xia Zhi shook her head. "I'm interested in this for personal reasons. Tell me about the situation around here!"

Seeing that Xia Zhi deliberately changed the subject, Katia was relieved.She was very afraid that Xia Zhi would suddenly lose her mind and go to find the nearby monster leader. In that case, she might be completely wiped out.

"This desert changes frequently. Every time it rains, the terrain will change."

"So amazing?" Xia Zhi was surprised.

"Well. I heard from the locals that every time the ground trembles, it will gradually change in height. Because of this, those who settled in the oasis can't build towns."

Although there is little rainfall in the desert, it is still there.No one wants to rebuild their home once a year, right?

"Any other rumors?"

"Shells and strange bones can be dug up here from time to time, but they are all fossils, and no one will buy them now. As for more rumors, you have to find out by yourself! There are still some things here, sorry."

Katya jumped to another place to check the car, leaving Xia Zhi alone in the car.

"Hmm..." Xia Zhi frowned. "Are shells appearing in the desert?"

NO.723 Master Xia: I am so happy to spend money

There are fossils in the desert, and the summer solstice is heard.He had seen someone open up wasteland with a fossil set, and his happiness was no less than that of the Tianhu warrior who pulled out the sword in the stone.Would be happier if Fossil Javelins weren't consumable.

But shells—this is obviously something that only appears in the marine ecological environment!As an old Terran, Xia Zhi knew the importance of understanding the ecological environment.The desert is the desert, the ocean is the ocean, right and wrong are indistinguishable from black to white, scribbling strategy is to apologize to all players on the server.

"Are you sure it's a shell? Isn't it a strange-shaped stone or a fossil?"

"It's a shell, not a fossil...is there anything strange about that?" Katya didn't understand the meaning.

In other words, basically no one cares about the origin of shells.Because of this skill, wouldn't it be nice to go to a business to make money and make a living?

"It's weird in itself. Forget it, if the locals don't notice anything, then it's not my turn to say it."

Xia Zhi flipped onto the roof of the car and looked into the distance.

He could vaguely see an oasis in the middle of the desert.There are simple walls around the oasis, guarding the hard-won green space in the middle of the desert.

"It's quite big, but it always feels like something is missing."

Xia Zhi observed it, and most of the buildings in the oasis were one-story, spread around the water source, and there were hundreds of them in total.

"Because this is just a transit station."

Katya's voice came from below.

"Most traveling merchants just pass by here, and those who settle down are a minority after all."

"That's normal."

In the absence of sandstorms, the desert has excellent visibility during the day.Although Xia Zhi saw the oasis at a glance, the convoy didn't arrive there until two hours later.

There were only two guards at the entrance of the oasis. They simply confirmed that the caravan members were not robbers and let them pass.

"Are the guards so weak?" Xia Zhi swayed in the car, a little in disbelief.

The caravan leader couldn't help but said: "As long as you are not a robber or destroying the water source, no one cares what you do in the oasis."

"Oh...doesn't anyone care about anything?"

Master Xia sat on the roof of the car, looking at the mobile troupe in the distance, where there were beautiful young ladies dancing.

"Only, it's just a metaphor! Don't make trouble."

Katya quickly pulled Xia Zhi down.

"After finding a place to stay, I will go to find the mine tomorrow. What do you think, Mr. Xia Zhi?"

"I have no problem, please set a time! I will gather at the designated location."

It's rare to see a human gathering place in another world, Xia Zhi still wants to take a look.

Katia was helpless, and after telling him some precautions, she led the caravan to find a place to stay.At the same time, she entrusted someone to publish the missing person notice that Xia Zhi wanted, which is considered to have fulfilled the agreement with Xia Zhi.

After seeing the large troops leaving, Xia Zhi also put away his playful smile.

"Xieyan, come out." He pulled out Xieyan who was catching up on sleep in the pet space. "Help me check if anyone is following me around. I just saw that someone ran north after seeing us entering the oasis."

He didn't know if there were any gangs in this oasis, everything should be careful.

"Eh, okay."

Although Xieyan didn't think that Xia Zhi would be afraid of the aborigines here, it still faithfully carried out Xia Zhi's order.