In the dense forest, messy noises kept ringing out.
One moment, it was the sound of trees breaking. The next moment, it was the sound of gold and iron colliding. The next moment, it was the sound of crashing, followed by the sound of water splashing.
In the dim light, three figures, one big and two small, were fighting fiercely.
The big one was, of course, the horrible giant snake, and the small ones were Ray and Steele.
Ray was the main fighter, and Steele was just a support.
Steele immediately rushed back after sensing that there was a fight in the forest below. She tried very hard to help, but soon found that with her martial arts skills, she not only couldn't help in the fight between Ray and the giant snake, but also held Ray back.
So she settled for the second best, kept a relatively safe distance, and used her talent to cast spells to help.
As a Half Holy Spirit who had yet to complete the transformation, she could use a lot of innate spells. Although there were very few that could be used for direct attacks, there were many that could be used as support. Coincidentally, what she needed now was precisely support spells.
With the help of Steele's magic, Ray was immediately refreshed, and his fighting capacity soared. He refused Sui Xiong's suggestion of "I'll help you." He waved the spear and the sword like two balls of white light, fighting evenly with the giant snake.
As time went by, Ray gradually gained the upper hand.
He found that although the giant snake was huge, had amazing strength, and had a very bad defense, its intelligence was actually not high.
Not high intelligence meant that its fighting skills were poor. With his rich experience accumulated through hundreds of battles, Ray gradually grasped the fighting habits of the giant snake. When the "rhythm" of the battle was completely under his control, the result of the battle was no longer suspenseful.
Of course, even so, it was still a very difficult thing to kill the giant snake. Ray fought hard for a long time, and finally, when it was almost dusk, he finally killed the giant snake.
With a last cry, the giant snake's huge body collapsed on the ground, and finally stopped moving. At this time, Ray was also exhausted, and he couldn't even stand steadily. Even Steele, who was only casting spells to help, was also very tired. She weakly flapped her wings, and couldn't even fly.
"Thank you for your hard work." Sui Xiong cast a spell and froze the corpse of the giant snake along with its blood in order to preserve these precious materials as much as possible. These were the spoils of war that Ray and Steele had obtained after fighting each other for almost an afternoon. They were not priceless, but they were certainly very rare.
"What are you going to do with this thing?" He asked, "Do you want to store it in the storage space that I've opened up and sell it when we arrive at the Mifata Federation?"
"Do whatever you want." "I need to find a place to camp first. I feel like all the bones in my body are falling apart."
"Me too." Steele rested for a while, took a few deep breaths, and finally recovered a little strength. She flapped her wings and flew up. "A little further ahead, there is a stone mountain. Although it is not high, it is barren, and there are no beasts occupying it. For us, it is the best camp. "
Hearing that he could finally sleep on solid ground, Ray, who had been exhausted, suddenly became energetic again. Using his spear as a crutch, he staggered and climbed onto another floating disk. This disk was originally used by Sui Xiong to test the duration of his spells. Because it was a little far away, it was not destroyed in the battle, and now it came in handy.
"It's so good to rest!" Steele lamented, flying slowly in the air, leading the way.
Fortunately, the distance was not far. About ten minutes later, they arrived at the barren stone mountain.
The stones on the mountain were quite hard, and the top of the mountain was very smooth, so it could be called a good camp. But in their current state, it was really not suitable for camping in the wild. So Sui Xiong searched through the materials, found a spell commonly used by travelers, "Shelter Hut", and cast it.
The spell "Shelter Hut" could create a hut out of thin air, with a bed, a fire, and simple toiletries in the hut. For travelers who were away from home, it was indeed a very convenient spell.
But the drawbacks of this spell were also very obvious. First of all, it was a fictional creation, and sleeping in it could not really get "full rest" in the true sense, because it was an isolated area out of thin air, and it was impossible to carry out effective prayers in it. This meant that no matter whether it was a mage or a priest, they could not recover their spellcasting ability by resting in the shelter hut.
If this problem was still secondary, then the other problem was somewhat worse.
When inside the shelter hut, they could not see what was going on outside.
And … this seemingly sturdy house, apart from blocking the wind and rain, basically had no defensive power to speak of, and a few wild wolves could knock it down.
What did this mean? It meant that resting in the shelter hut was completely unguarded!
Resting in the wild without any defense was no different from courting death!
So unless it was absolutely necessary, adventurers would not use this spell to help them rest. Even if they had to use it, they would arrange for people to take turns to guard outside, so as to avoid being caught in a trap by monsters or enemies, and die without knowing why.
Of course, there were also advanced spells to solve these problems. For example, there was a spell called "Holy Residence," which could create a stone room with considerable defensive power, and could also be completed in it to complete prayers.
However, that was exclusive to some gods who had the priesthood of "travel." Except for priests who were authorized by them, even Sui Xiong, who was also a god, could not use it.
Inside the mage's spell, there was a "Mage's Villa," which could not only provide a very high level of food and accommodation, but also had several golems responsible for guarding, and even had maids.
However, that spell was very secretive, and even the God of Redemption only knew its existence, but did not know its principle. Perhaps in the main plane, no one knew how to use it at all …
"I'll keep watch tonight, you two have a good sleep." Sui Xiong said to Ray and Steele, who had not yet recovered, "Don't worry and sleep, I'm here."
Of course, it was very safe for a god to keep watch at night. Although Ray and Steele were a little embarrassed and embarrassed, because they were too tired, they finally accepted his kindness and went into the house to rest.
The two washed a little, ate and drank enough, fell on the bed, and fell into a deep sleep.
They were really tired today.
Sui Xiong was guarding outside. His body shook, and he turned into a giant floating jellyfish larger than the shelter hut. He stopped over the house, vigilantly watching the surroundings.
He released a little bit of his aura and dispersed it in all directions. Suddenly, there was a commotion in the darkness. Countless monsters of all sizes fled as if they were flying. Not a single one of them dared to stay in the vicinity.
After dispersing these things that might threaten Ray and Steele, he was relieved and once again immersed himself in research.
This time, the object of his research was the giant snake.
This snake did not have high intelligence, nor did it have any ability in magic. It seemed to be just an ordinary low-level poisonous snake, and it was really puzzling how it could grow so big.
How long had it lived to grow so big?
Everything in the mortal world had a lifespan, and snakes were no exception. There seemed to be no legend of "turning into a demon" in this world. Anything that could live forever was either strong enough to resist the passage of time, or had a noble bloodline and extraordinary talent.
However, this snake was not strong enough, and he could not see any noble bloodline. So what was the secret of its longevity?
Sui Xiong was very curious about this.
He was not a heartless shopkeeper, and he also wanted to contribute more to the construction of the church and the Holy Land. He did not agree with the custom of believers working hard, and gods sitting back and enjoying the fruits of others' labor.
After some consideration, he felt that as a senior intellectual, he should contribute through wisdom rather than strength. But … how should he contribute through wisdom? For a while, he had not found a clue.
The designated Holy Land would be built in the cold north. Even if he could rely on his strength to open up farmland, the most he could do was to be self-sufficient. It was unrealistic to expect the surplus food to be sold. Mining, logging, quarrying, and so on, it was too cruel to let the believers work hard in the harsh cold to earn money. Manufacturing and so on, in a place where transportation was not very convenient, it was unlikely to make a fortune through manufacturing. As for the service industry … Haha … Hahahaha … Don't make such a boring joke!
If he wanted to arrange an industry for the Holy Land that was enough to feed believers and have extra money to run the church, he had to take into account a few points: First, the work needed for this industry had better not be outdoors, or people would freeze to death; Second, the industry had better not use too many raw materials, or it would be unreliable to collect or purchase them; Third, the industry had better be as exclusive as possible, so that others could not copy it even if they were jealous … That was all he could think of for the time being, and the rest would be added later.
Just these three points were enough to make him frown, and he could not think of any reliable ideas. Although he was strong and had a lot of information from the gods in his mind, as well as knowledge from another technologically advanced world, it was still too difficult to find a suitable industry with these!
After all, before he traveled to this world, he was just an art school student who was good at drawing, and not a god-level engineering student who was familiar with all kinds of material formulas, all kinds of mechanical drawings, and all kinds of processes!
But now, he had an inspiration.
If there was anything in this world that was most popular with the rich, it was definitely "health and longevity." Although there was a situation in this world where people went to the Kingdom of God after death, the threshold to enter the Kingdom of God was too high. He believed that most rich people would not be able to find a Kingdom of God that was willing to accept them. And if they were to be like the poor, obediently going to the underworld after death and doing whatever they wanted, they would definitely not be willing.
So in this case, if he could introduce a life-prolonging potion with few side effects and good effects, he would definitely be able to make a lot of money. Not to mention feeding the believers of a mere Holy Land, it would definitely not be a problem even if it were to feed a church that had influence throughout the entire continent!
And the hope of obtaining this potion rested on this giant snake that came to die …
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