Dafei arrived at the fishing village, which was propped up on the surface of the water. Although it was simple, there was no lack of intricacies. There were wooden railings, wooden floors, and all sorts of intricate carvings on the walkways. There were also garlands of unknown flowers hanging together with dried fish. Some of the Halt children who were fishing on the railings looked at Dafei with curious eyes.
Not bad. They were literate and had children. This was a race with taste and a future. If he could really recruit them, his city's cultural rating would greatly increase. However, this so-called demigod eight-headed snake was quite difficult to deal with. For someone who had defeated powerful bosses many times, there seemed to be no boss that he could not defeat. The key was preparation time! How much time did this scene give him?
Under the elder's warm invitation, Dafei arrived at the village chief's wooden house. It was a room filled with various animal bones, bottles, and medicinal herbs. Someone had already placed a pot of steaming hot soup on the table.
Dafei and Ted were stunned.
The elder smiled. "This is our specialty, swamp fish mushroom soup. Not only will it instantly recover fatigue, but it will also increase maximum HP and Stamina by 15% and poison resistance by 50% for a day. Although it doesn't look very eye-catching and doesn't taste very good, it is indeed a powerful cooking that I have never seen in the surface world. If the condiments are complete, the attributes will be further improved, and the taste and fragrance will be further improved."
Dafei was shocked. "It really is a powerful cooking! I have never heard of it on the surface! "
Cooking, mining, forging, tailoring, concocting, fishing, and so on were all life skills. Life skills did not have the 'leadership' and 'influence' of hero skills. They only affected the player, so they did not consume hero skill points. They had a very traditional way of leveling up, and they were also divided into beginner, high, expert, and god levels. Leveling up skills in the later stages was also very long. It was not as easy as raising a hero skill to the master level as long as you had enough skill points.
Generally speaking, life skills usually appeared on non-military NPCs, such as doctors, chefs, hairdressers, and so on. These high-skill NPCs were all talents that Lord players hired with a lot of money, and they could increase the overall rating of the territory. Meanwhile, among the Lifestyle Skills, the most popular was undoubtedly Cooking. Cheap and high-quality Cooking was the best military rations. At the same time, players could also open taverns in the city to earn money.
Dafei's first reaction was to open a tavern in the city and earn money! The Harbiters were indeed a clan of chefs. They were able to make such amazing dishes in such a harsh place. What would happen if they left the mountains?
While he was still in shock, another servant brought in a large pot of rosy meat that was emitting red smoke. Ted couldn't help but wrinkle his nose.
The elder smiled and said, "Swamp Braised Crocodile Meat, after eating it, damage increases by 2 points for a day! Of course, it's still because there aren't enough seasonings, causing the smell to be unpleasant. I'm very sorry. "
Dafei was dumbfounded and shocked on the spot! Increase damage by 2 points! Needless to say, what did it mean for Level 1, 2, and 3 soldiers? Awesome! This Hobbit was really awesome. He was using this dinner to indirectly show off his strength! Brother, I give up!
Ted couldn't help but praise, "I have never seen such a powerful recipe in the entire Kingdom of the Elves!"
The elder shook his head and smiled. "You flatter me, sir. More importantly, this swamp is not an ordinary swamp. This is the space of the World Tree, and it can breed very special ingredients. In short, although this place is harsh, it is actually a treasure land. We can't bear to leave."
I see! In other words, if they left this swamp, their value would be greatly reduced. In that case, the value of recruiting them was not as good as cooperating with them? Alright, it was easy to cooperate with them, but difficult to recruit. I have a lot of things to do, so there was no reason for me to make things more difficult for myself. Of course, when the cooperation was at its most intimate, if they begged me to join them, I would not object at all.
Dafei smiled and said, "I understand what you mean, elder. Although it is difficult for the time being, as long as we can trade with the outside world, everyone's quality of life will naturally be greatly improved. Alright, I can't wait to cooperate with you, elder. Please tell me more about the crocodile monster!"
The elder also laughed and said, "Good! Mr. Castellan, you are very decisive. Please look at the map — "After that, the elder placed a map covered with red, yellow, blue, and green animal skin on the table.
Dafei and Ted had never seen such a map before. They could not help but be stunned.
The elder smiled and said, "The center of the map is our village. The blue area is the deep lake area, which can only be traversed by rafts. The green area is the shallow water area, which is an area that can be walked in. The red area is the extremely dangerous area. The strength of the monsters there is compared to the strength of the Kingdom of the Surface World 1,000 years ago. As for the yellow area, it is the area that we, the Hobbits, can also deal with. The crocodile monster is in this shallow water area, and our fishing ground is right next to it."
As the elder pointed out the map, Dafei had a good idea of the terrain of this swamp. There were a lot of red areas here, at least half of the entire map. In other words, this half of the area was not developed by the Hobbits. The more dangerous the area was, the more valuable it would be. The value of this swamp was beyond imagination!
There were also a lot of deep blue lakes here, and it seemed that the wind here was not weak. This was the place where the big ship could move around. Could I ask a large group of mages from the Kingdom of the Elves to come down and teleport my big ship here like I did when I did the Epic Quest? It was not impossible. After all, I have triggered another Epic Quest. As long as I have my big ship, even if I still can't deal with the Eight-headed Serpent, it is not impossible for me to clear this red area!
This is the best time to kill it, but this crocodile's attack and defense are very high, and it's also very fast. It's also immune to all swamp toxins. We Hobbits can't do anything to it. Once it enters the water, it's invincible. It can easily crush our biggest raft. What's more troublesome is that since it was attacked by us once, this giant crocodile has become very cunning and vigilant. It has even followed us to the vicinity of our village. Once it goes berserk, our village will be in great danger. "
Once it goes berserk, our village will be in great danger … "After listening to the elder's introduction, Dafei began to realize how troublesome the problem was. Although he had killed many crocodiles on the Pirate Island and even obtained the achievement of" Lone Hero "thanks to them, the situation at that time was really special. It was the crocodiles who were too full to move! Otherwise, even the NPCs on the Pirate Island would be afraid of them, let alone a player like him!
"Mr. Castellan, what do you think?" After the introduction, the elder looked straight into Dafei's eyes.
Dafei's heart skipped a beat! F * ck, isn't the elder's expression too serious? He had agreed to it easily just now. If he couldn't deal with it, would he turn on him and call him a liar?
Dafei gritted his teeth and decided to go all out! Part of his success could not be replicated, but part of it could be replicated. For example, killing crocodiles! Didn't I make the crocodile eat too much last time? Then this time, I will make you eat again. How simple is that!
Dafei took out a Killer Crocodile's Information Card from the Pirate Island. "Elder, this is the big crocodile I met on the Surface World. I single-handedly killed nearly a hundred of them. How does the crocodile you mentioned compare to them?"
Seeing such a detailed Information Card from Dafei, the elder could not help but be shocked. He said respectfully, "As expected of Mr. Castellan. No wonder you are shouldering the heavy responsibility of saving the World Tree at such a young age. However, this crocodile's attributes are much stronger. More importantly, it is very cunning!"
Dafei said seriously, "No matter how cunning it is, a crocodile is still a crocodile. Its insatiable nature will not change. The reason why I was able to kill so many crocodiles back then was because I had killed countless Giant Lizards as bait. The crocodiles would not be able to move after swallowing them whole. Therefore, my strategy was to completely feed this crocodile and then kill it with my Crossbow!"
The elder's expression changed. "That's impossible! This crocodile can eat half of our fishery's output in one go without eating too much. Not to mention, we are already lacking in food. How can we feed it with food? If we fail, wouldn't we be strengthening it further? "
Dafei quickly pointed to the other red areas on the map. "What monsters are there in these areas? Elder, did you just say that there are Giant Lizards and Giant Pythons here? We can hunt these slightly weaker monsters first. Won't that be enough? "
The elder's expression darkened. "Is Mr. Castellan's strategy only limited to this? If Mr. Castellan can do it, we have no objections! "
F * ck! I only have a few soldiers! Fine! I'll show you!
Dafei gritted his teeth and said, "I still have 39 Elite Dryads in the Black Forest. Once the mercury steam passes today, we will immediately open a path to bring them over. As long as they are in the shallow water region, their powerful combat power is enough to ensure our safety. At that time, the elder will send people to help kill them. We will definitely be able to get rid of them. What do you think?"
The elder's expression darkened even more.
The young hero beside him who had not spoken since the beginning said angrily, "Once your 39 elites enter our village, how can we guarantee the safety of our village?"
Dafei's body trembled violently!
The elder immediately scolded, "Bilbo, don't be rude!"
Dafei shook his head speechlessly and sighed inwardly! At the end of the day, it was because the other party was a Red Name and did not have enough trust in them! That's right, if I really let my troops enter the village, I might get impatient and beat them until they kneel on the ground and sing 'Conquer'. That's not something I can't do.
In other words, I have to rely on my own intelligence to complete this mission without the help of any direct troops? F * ck! This is too much of a pain in the ass. Being friends with you is too difficult. I might as well fight! The problem is, I can't win!
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