A thousand points was indeed not much compared to the previous nine thousand and one hundred points, but that was just a loophole in the rules. A thousand points for a real single mission was already quite a lot. It was just bringing back a hat, how difficult could it be? What was truly difficult was the environment of the extreme south.
Because it was extremely hot, walking on the road was no different from walking next to magma. The environment was extremely harsh, and not a single blade of grass grew. In that kind of environment, martial artists would normally need to consume their true essence to resist the heat. If he stayed for too long, he might exhaust his true essence and be roasted to death.
Cang Jingsong probably sensed the Great Sun Flame on the Fire Dragon Sword, which was why he gave Du Feng such a mission. Furthermore, there was a branch of this mission, which was to kill fire beasts along the way. Every time he killed a seventh level fire beast, he would be able to obtain one point. There was no need for someone to follow him and count. He only needed to touch the corpse of the dead fire beast with the mission token and he would be able to accumulate points. It was much more advanced than the other cities.
It seemed like it wasn't hard to earn points. He didn't know why that Mu Nianzhi chose to learn the 700 points Withered Vine Palm. There were also many students who couldn't even afford to exchange for the cheapest battle skill. It was easy for Du Feng to say that. Did he think that anyone could get such a good mission? If he received a mission with a dozen or so points each time, he would have to go out for three months. Of course, it would be difficult to accumulate points.
Furthermore, even if they received missions with high points, they wouldn't be able to complete them. For example, the mission to capture the Ghost Emperor alive was a mission that Void Sea Realm martial artists were unable to complete and Heaven Seizing Realm martial artists were not allowed to accept. It was purely picked up by Du Feng. Actually, Cang Jingsong did not expect him to complete this mission. It was purely a favor.
As long as he killed more fire beasts along the way, he would be able to earn a lot of points. If he completed the mission, he would just treat it as luck. How could he have imagined that Du Feng didn't even take killing fire beasts seriously and went straight for the hat. As for killing fire beasts, he could just take care of them on the way.
After taking the mission card, Du Feng used the teleportation array within the Seven Basaltic Mansions to teleport to the edge of the extreme south. There was a camp set up by human martial artists for those who entered to rest.
The place where Du Feng was teleported to was a little far from the camp. After all, the Teleportation Portal of the Seven Basaltic Mansions could not be exposed to the public. He followed the map and circled around the group of volcanoes, strolling in the direction of the camp. As he walked, he looked around to see what was around him.
The southernmost land was different from what he had imagined. It was obviously so hot, but there were no volcanoes. Instead, it was a vast desert. It was a flat stretch of land filled with dark red sand. Outside the forbidden zone, the weather was normal, but in the extreme south, there were sandstorms all year round. The dark red sand was blown up by the wind and hit his face. It was so hot that he couldn't open his eyes at all.
Tsk, tsk, tsk … It's really bad. No wonder no one likes to come here. Du Feng pondered as he walked forward. How many points should he earn to be satisfied?
"Whoosh …"
Just as he was lost in thought, a sharp arrow suddenly shot over. His speed was very fast, and there was even the sound of the wind whistling. It landed squarely on the ground in front of Du Feng's feet. It was only a hair's breadth away from his toes. It seemed that the person who shot the arrow had a good grasp of the situation.
"Friend, what does this mean?"
Du Feng looked at the arrow under his feet, then looked at the person who shot the arrow. This person looked to be in his thirties, and the beard on his chin was very short but dense. His two eyes were like stars in the night sky, and one could tell that he was an expert at a glance. In this kind of place, one could not judge a person's strength by Cultivation alone. Although this person was only at the first level of the Heaven Seizing Realm, Du Feng was sure that many warriors at the third and fourth level of the Heaven Seizing Realm would not be able to defeat him.
"Look, there's another newcomer. He doesn't even know that he has to pay ten black crystals to enter the camp. I reckon that he will die if he goes in. "
Hearing the discussions of the people around him, Du Feng finally understood what was going on. No wonder no one accepted this mission despite its high points. After all, they still hadn't entered the southernmost land, so they had to pay first. Moreover, it was not enough to pay blue and purple crystals. He had to pay black crystals.
Fortunately, Old Master Liu Bowen gave him a hundred black crystals, otherwise he really wouldn't be able to pay. He wanted to rush over, but after some consideration, he didn't do so. Since he had already come to this place, there was no need to take risks for a few dollars. Looking at the man who shot the arrow, his eyes were like torches. He didn't look like a robber, so he was probably on a mission.
"Sorry, I'm new and don't know the rules."
Du Feng took out ten black crystals and handed them to the archer. After receiving the money, he put down the weapon in his hand. From beginning to end, he didn't say a word, as if he was really on a mission. It was unknown which faction was overseeing this refugee camp. He even dared to collect protection fees from the students of the Seven Basaltic Mansions. He was truly bold.
"Let me remind you, don't enter during the day."
The archer didn't say anything, but a female martial artist standing beside him spoke up. Not only did she tell Du Feng not to enter during the day, she also handed him a dark red map. It turned out that the ten black crystals were not paid for nothing. This camp was probably run by someone. Although they would collect protection fees, they also provided certain services.
Uncle Cang Jingsong was really not a good friend. He didn't even tell him about this. Actually, Du Feng had wrongly accused Cang Jingsong. In the uncle's eyes, as the Situ family's prospective son-in-law, he definitely knew everything. It was basic knowledge that one had to pay to enter a refugee camp outside the Extreme South.
"Thank you!"
Du Feng glanced at the girl. She looked pretty good. Her eyes were bright, but her skin wasn't the kind that male warriors usually liked. Her skin was a shade of brown. Her skin was rosy and tender like white. If one looked closely, one would also notice that there was a layer of something similar to oil on her skin.
Usually, the new martial artists would curse when they were paid. Not only did Du Feng not curse, but he even thanked her, which slightly surprised the woman.
"Be careful of the black scorpion!"
The moment Du Feng took the map, he heard a subtle whisper. Listening to the voice, he knew that the wheat-skinned woman was using telepathy to tell him something. Just as he was about to ask for more details, the woman turned and left.
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