boyutpedia Chapter 183: Iron Horse
Chapter 183: Iron Horse
Similar to the expedition team to the north, the expedition team to the south led by Rachel also lost four or five members, including a professor and the second-year student in the magic department.
To the south, a large number of undead creatures and ice elementals appeared, and even some living Curse Cultists were seen. There, they also discovered a building in the style of the Four Heroes period and countless altars. However, before they could get deeper into the building, they were overwhelmed by the swarm of undead.
After hearing this news, Edwin's expression darkened slightly. Frankly speaking, this exploration was basically a success.
Although he hadn't yet uncovered the cause of the meteorological tide's expansion, he had at least discovered the basic conditions surrounding the outer reaches of the tide, preparing for a thorough exploration. However, the problem was that even the mere discovery of the outer reaches of the tide gave him a chilling feeling.
There is a huge temple with traces of the god of death inside, and the legendary knight Archibald is in charge. If you only explore half of it, there is a danger of being wiped out.
Not to mention that there seems to be a building of similar size in the south, in which the shadow of the Curse Cult appears. Who knows what else is inside?
The most urgent task now is to report the situation here to the temple and the top brass of Brighton, so that they can decide whether to take the next step.
"Our current situation is no longer suitable for further exploration. Since we have basically achieved our goal, I suggest that we leave here temporarily and wait for the next thorough exploration." Edwin said in a deep voice.
Everyone present had no objection and began to pack up their equipment and prepare to return.
Since their meeting point was near the entrance of the meteorological tide, forty minutes later, Zhou Ning had returned to Xilin Town and to his previous camp.
After more than a day, the blizzard in Xilin Town had subsided a lot. After experiencing the ever-changing weather caused by meteorological tides in a single day, Zhou Ning felt extremely familiar with this mild snowy day.
Arriving at the train station in the north, Zhou Ning learned that most of the railways had been restored and would be open to traffic around tomorrow morning. This also meant that he could finally return to Dockland. Zhou Ning looked relieved.
After returning to the camp, Zhou Ning was immediately notified by Warren to go to the main tent where Edwin was.
When we got there, we found Edwin distributing the spoils of the exploration with several professors.
According to the agreement, the hammer obtained from killing the centaur mammoth, which contained many materials, the Traveler's Ring, and the sword and staff dropped by killing two rare undead later were all public loot, while the rune sword obtained from killing Archibald was a loot that belonged exclusively to Wayne Stewell.
"As the person who has made the greatest contribution to this expedition, you can choose first, and twice." Edwin said with a smile.
No one present objected; Zhou Ning's contributions were obvious to all. Based on his contributions, he was indeed eligible for two first picks.
Zhou Ning didn't hesitate and reached out to the ring: "I want this."
With this ring, his survivability and mobility have been greatly improved, and he will be more comfortable in attacking.
"No problem." Edwin nodded. This choice was not unexpected to him. This ring was the second best thing he got in this adventure. It was also very helpful for a non-spellcasting profession like him. He watched Zhou Ning reach out to the pile of undead cores.
"Are you sure?" Edwin was a bit surprised by this choice. Although undead cores were uncommon, their only use was in making Scourge Killer potions, which increased their lethality against the undead, and had a very limited scope of application. He had already prepared himself for the possibility of no one choosing them.
"I'm sure." Zhou Ning said with a smile. In fact, he could have chosen something better, such as the staff, which was in some ways better than the ring in his hand, but he wasn't a Pixiu who would only take good things in and not give them out, especially for things he didn't really need.
Edwin nodded, and gained a new understanding of Zhou Ning:
"it is good."
After finishing the distribution of the spoils, Zhou Ning returned to his tent, took out the stored clean water, quickly washed himself, washed his clothes, then lay comfortably on the bed and checked the harvest from this entry into the meteorological tide.
The first thing is more than 300 high-quality undead cores. It is said that the old man near the trading area only needs 10 of them to exchange for a bottle of potion to increase mental power. These 300 are enough for me to drink until I vomit.
Then came the two extraordinary items, the Traveler's Ring and the Rune Sword, an extraordinary material, and a dungeon gathering stone.
There was nothing much to say about the Traveler's Ring; it was very useful to him. As for the Rune Sword—Zhou Ning took it out. It felt extremely cold, with layers of extremely evil and filthy blue runes painted on it. The sight of it made him feel restless.
Archibald's Oathblade
Type: Two-handed sword
Quality: Epic
Damage: 169-574
Attack Speed: 3.0
Attributes: +20 Strength, +21 Agility, -10 Vitality
Use: Raises the dead.
Required level: 60, required will: 90, spirit: 90
Description: The sword is surrounded by a dark aura, and five words are engraved on the hilt: [Swing the sword for justice]
The attributes are average, it can be regarded as a mini version of Frostmourne, and the equipment requirements are not high. I estimate that I can equip it when I reach level 60. But the problem is that this sword looks too evil, which makes Zhou Ning instinctively feel very dangerous.
After putting the sword back into the inventory, Zhou Ning looked at the remaining two pieces of trophy.
Zhou Ning's initial idea for the former was to pay someone to make it into an extraordinary item, but he didn't know if Darklan had enough skilled craftsmen. The craftsmen needed to be proficient in three skills: alchemy, enchantment, and forging, as well as mysticism. His own expert-level alchemy skills were still far from enough.
Zhou Ning took a look at the latter and found that it was a copy that could not be successfully challenged in a short period of time.
[LV55-LV72 Dungeon Collection Stone - [Death Temple (Upper)]]
[Introduction: A group of the most devout members of the Cult of the Cursed God built a massive temple for the God of Death here, offering prayers day and night. Over the years, this place has become a forbidden zone for life, with no one able to enter or leave. However, the servants of the God of Death still linger within the temple, attempting to force him back into the material world, waiting for his presence to reenter the already traumatized world of Apocalypse, bringing darkness upon the continent once again.]
[Type: 40-player retrospective raid]
[Current number of players who have completed the game: 0]
[Highest copy completion rate: 0%]
[First team: None]
A level 72, 40-man raid... Zhou Ning had absolutely no desire to challenge it at this stage.
Looking at the time, it was only 8 o'clock in the evening, and it was still early. Zhou Ning thought about it and decided to play the game. After completing the professional advancement task, the only thing hindering his advancement was his skills.
Opening the simulator panel, Zhou Ning had received 56 coins from his last time traveling, and had received 3 subsistence allowances in the past three days, for a total of 59 coins. So he spent 210 Victors to recharge 21 coins, chose the latest [Golden Swords and Iron Horses] map, and chose to travel!
[Preparing to travel through time...Travel Coins -80]
【Please select the time travel mode...】
【1. Directly cross over.】
【2. Use the parallel world template to travel through time.】
Still following the usual practice, Zhou Ning chose the second option to check first. After the harvest in the past few days, he was probably already considered a real rich man... Zhou Ning couldn't help but sigh.