It was actually a + 1 item!
Although it was still within the scope of a glimmering item, in Fernand's world, there were not many people who knew about enchantment!
Ma Wen was overjoyed. He held the jade dagger in his hand and spun it a few times.
[Jade Dagger (+ 1)]
Quality: Glimmering
Attack: 6-9
Effect: Armor Penetration + 5
Enchantment Effect (+ 1): Parry + 5
…
This dagger seemed to be the weapon that the Tree Shepherd used to defend himself. The two attributes of Armor Penetration and Parry were completely opposite ends of the spectrum.
"What can a dagger parry …"
Ma Wen could not help but want to ridicule the Enchanter who enchanted the dagger. But on second thought, although the Parry attribute looked like a chicken rib, it could come in handy at times.
Moreover, the current Ma Wen was not a thief. Although he could use the curved sword in his right hand and the dagger in his left, while maintaining high attack and agility, it would weaken the power of dual wielding.
So, for Ma Wen, a dagger could only be used as a third weapon.
He replaced the white dagger at his waist with the jade dagger. At a critical moment, he could also abandon the curved sword and attack with a dagger.
This provided him with a variety of flexible attack patterns.
The only pity was that the treasure chest did not give a curved sword.
If it was a glimmering level curved sword, then Ma Wen's combat power would rise to a whole new level!
"After this territory is settled, I must get a good pair of curved swords."
Ma Wen thought to himself.
A dual wielding ranger, swords were his livelihood. How could he play with a pair of white swords all day?
…
In the treasure chest, other than the bottle and the curved sword, there was only the envelope left.
The envelope was sealed with a seal. The Tree Shepherd was dead anyway. Ma Wen checked the envelope to make sure there were no traps or curses on it before opening it.
There was a letter inside, written in the secret language of the Tree Shepherd organization.
Ma Wen searched for the language that the nobles knew, but unfortunately, he did not know the secret language of the Tree Shepherd.
That was normal.
The Tree Shepherds, like the followers of the God of Plague and the Twin Serpents Annihilator, were all evil forces active in the Fernand Continent. They had their own system and secret language to communicate with each other. Apart from the Tree Shepherds themselves, no one else could decipher the Tree Shepherds' secret language.
Their nemesis was the Migratory Bird Council in the north; it was a powerful force made up of druids. There was no lack of legendary Great Druids among them.
Because the Tree Shepherds were sowing poisonous seeds everywhere, stirring up the emotions of the living creatures, the Druids were very dissatisfied.
The Balancers of Nature had been working hard to eliminate the Tree Shepherds.
Perhaps the Druids could understand the language of the Tree Herders.
…
After collecting the spoils of war, Ma Wen did not stay in the mine for long.
After making another round to ensure that he did not miss anything, he followed the tunnel out of the mine.
This time, he did not encounter any land spirits.
However, when he walked out of the mine, he found that everyone had already woken up and were waiting for him!
Most of the adventurers were hiding in the shallow layer of the mine or behind the obstacles in the camp.
Only the guards of the White River Valley remained behind the fortifications, waiting in a tight formation.
Torches were set up, and in the darkness in the distance, a pair of glowing eyes appeared.
The Gnolls were here!
…
"They came so fast."
"I thought it would be at least tomorrow noon. I didn't expect the Gnoll Warlocks to be so decisive and arrive before dawn."
Ma Wen tiptoed over and asked around Anna before he realized what had happened.
The group of Gnolls had just arrived.
Fortunately, there were two rangers on night duty. One of them was a solo archer, and his name was Joey.
Joey was a human, but he had a natural talent — [Deep Insight].
His eyes were extremely sharp. Even in the darkness, he could detect the lurking gnoll scouts.
It was because of this guy's powerful ability that the group was not ambushed!
At that time, it was said that four Gnoll scouts had quietly approached the camp.
But they were all mercilessly shot to death by Joey's bow and arrow!
This made Ma Wen look at him in a different light.
These guys were indeed quite capable.
"He just used scatter and shot six arrows. Four of them hit the target," Anna said in a low voice. "This kind of archery talent is rare even among pure-blooded elves."
Ma Wen nodded.
Even without Anna saying more, he knew that this ability had many forms.
Other than [Deep Insight], Joey must have other powerful abilities. Otherwise, he would not have been able to do this.
He was a talent.
This thought flashed through Ma Wen's mind.
"What do we do now? After the Gnolls failed in their sneak attack, they did not choose to attack. They seem very cautious. "
Anna asked in a low voice.
She told the adventurers to hide in the mine or in places where the Gnolls could not see.
This way, only the members of the guards and Joey were exposed.
This method was very wise.
"How many Gnolls are there?" Ma Wen asked.
There was no moonlight tonight, and his eyesight was about zero. It was normal that he could not see the number of enemies.
"I don't know." Anna shook her head with a solemn expression.
Among them, they were also ordinary humans, and none of them had night vision.
Even Joey could only sense the presence of the stealthy units. He couldn't see how many people were lurking outside.
"It doesn't matter, we can wait. It will be dawn soon."
"If I'm not wrong, this group of Gnolls will attack after dawn!"
"Let's stick to the original plan."
Ma Wen thought for a moment and said so.
After saying this, he found a cover and went to have a good rest.
…
Why would the Gnolls attack after dawn?
The reason was simple. Their eyes were similar to those of wild wolves, and there would be a faint green glow in the night.
The humans, on the other hand, were purely hiding in the darkness.
In this way, the sneak attack failed. If they attacked forcefully, the Gnolls would become moving live targets and suffer relatively more losses.
The Gnoll Warlock was not a fool. On the contrary, a Warlock who could control a tribe was often very smart.
He would certainly not waste the lives of his men.
Attacking forcefully after dawn was the best choice.
Little did they know that Ma Wen had already set up a bigger trap for them.
…
Everything was as Ma Wen expected. The Gnolls, who failed in their sneak attack, were not in a hurry to attack.
They rested outside the northern mine. Except for a few mutant coyotes that howled from time to time, the rest of the Gnolls did not move.
Such a situation was actually very rare.
Because it did not conform to the characteristics of the Gnolls.
Ma Wen was very happy about this because there was only one possibility for the Gnolls, who had always been undisciplined, to show such discipline.
That was that the Gnoll Warlock was also in the formation!
If that guy came, he could not go back!
Although Ma Wen was pretending to sleep, he was still very excited.
It was actually very challenging for a Grade 1 Ranger to kill a Grade 2 Warlock alone.
Not to mention in a chaotic army.
Just thinking about it made his blood boil. Even with Ma Wen's strength and experience, he still needed some luck!
But if it really did not work, Ma Wen still had a backup plan.
He believed in his skills and strength, but he believed in his brain even more.
In Ma Wen's view, a real master was never the kind who would attack without saying a word.
Instead, it was the kind who looked like they would attack without saying a word, but had actually calculated tens of thousands of times in their mind before they attacked …
There was no doubt that Ma Wen was this kind of person.
…
Time passed by, and dawn was coming.
The members of the guards picked up their weapons and were fully prepared for battle. Most of them were melee fighters, and there were only two archers.
After all, the cost of training an archer was high, and it also required talent. In terms of price, consumables like arrows were also very expensive.
Fortunately, Joey was also an archer, and a guy with good shooting skills, which gave them great support.
The Gnolls in the distance began to move.
Suddenly, a total of six coyotes roared and left the formation of the Gnolls, rushing towards their position!
"What a cunning and greedy guy!"
"He actually wants to use the coyotes to rush our position and break through our defense in one fell swoop."
Such a thought flashed in Ma Wen's mind.
Admittedly, the impact of the mutant coyotes was amazing, but Ma Wen already had a way to deal with it!
He suddenly shouted at Joey, "Help me find the Warlock hidden in the crowd of Gnolls!"
… …
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