Mounts were also divided into different grades in World of Martial Arts.
Usually, the more handsome a horse was, the higher its speed, endurance, defense, and rapport with its master would be.
For example, when a normal horse stood beside a high-grade mount, it would be dwarfed. Many players would be very careful to avoid this sort of situation once a high-grade mount appeared so that they would not be affected by other people's auras.
However …
There were also differences between high-grade, middle-grade, and low-grade mounts among them.
Happy's purplish-red horse might have come from a Mystical Realm bandit leader and was considered a pretty good high-grade mount, but it could only be considered to be slightly above the low-grade.
The purplish-red horse was much taller and prettier than a normal horse, but there was a certain gap between it and a real famous horse. It was even more inferior when compared to a top-class horse like a Hoof Shadow, which had the intelligence of a human.
Hoof Shadow …
Practically all the elites in Happy's previous life had one, because the speed of a Hoof Shadow was indisputable. It was a symbol of status, wealth, and status.
But to Happy, the true value of a Hoof Shadow and the most important part of it was not just that.
…
When they arrived near an ancient tomb that was around sixty-five miles away from Wuhu, Thunderous Battle and Happy looked at each other with knowing smiles. They had gotten to know each other because of the ancient tomb, and they became pretty good friends. Even though they were not outside Yangzhou City, the environment was created by the same person. It gave off a very similar feeling, and it was only natural that they were touched by it.
The trio did not enter the ancient tomb. Instead, they stopped outside a rather spacious and sparse forest outside the ancient tomb.
Thunderous Battle looked around himself, and he sighed with regret.
"I've run into a Hoof Shadow once before. That guy was too beautiful, and I fell in love with it at first glance. Unfortunately, it was just too fast. At that time, I only had a low-tier lightness skill, and in the blink of an eye, I made it disappear without a trace. I couldn't catch up to it."
"Yeah."
Happy nodded.
In truth, even if the current Thunderous Battle had Fox Monster's Phantasmal Shadow, it would still be impossible for him to catch up to a Hoof Shadow! And up to that date, there were very few people who had successfully hunted down a Hoof Shadow. Most of them had succeeded by relying on numbers to surround and kill it.
"Big Brother Thunder, you've seen a Hoof Shadow before?"
Little North was clearly a loyal pursuer of a Hoof Shadow. When he heard Thunderous Battle's question, he became excited again and repeatedly asked where he had found it.
"Yangzhou City … I think I was on the way to the Ancient Tomb …"
When he said this, surprise and bewilderment suddenly appeared on Thunderous Battle's face. He looked at Happy, and he seemed to have caught on to something. He began to understand why Happy brought them there.
Little North quickly reacted to the situation, and his eyes lit up.
"Another ancient tomb? Does that mean that Hoof Shadows often appear near ancient tombs? "
"I think so. I'm just guessing as well. But aside from Big Brother Thunder, I've also seen it near the ancient tomb once. Some of my friends also had similar experiences. That's why I'm guessing that the chances of running into a Hoof Shadow near the ancient tomb will be higher."
"So, that's why you asked someone to help test our luck?"
"Yes."
Happy nodded and pointed northwest.
"Let's take a look around first. There are many players here, so we might be able to get some information."
He was right.
Although the Rock Giants had yet to become popular, many players had begun to pay attention to them. After taking a fancy to the Rock Giants' sturdy and durable bodies, they focused on using the Rock Giants to train. As the three of them conversed, they could often see players hurrying into the ancient tomb.
"The three of us will split up and search. This way, it will be faster. Set the time limit at half an hour. When you find him, don't alert him. Send a messenger pigeon and wait for us to arrive before making a decision! If we still don't have any clues after half an hour, we'll gather here. " Once Thunderous Battle and Little North memorized it, they resolutely split up outside the ancient tomb.
But Happy did not leave immediately.
After all, he had an even better way to search for Hoof Shadows.
All the people in World of Martial Arts knew that Hoof Shadows had great endurance, and they left no traces behind when they moved on snow. They would never leave behind any obvious marks on the ground for players to discover and chase after them. However, there were some Hoof Shadow fans who chased after Hoof Shadows for an entire month before they finally discovered a very clear mark on the Hoof Shadow's movement path.
Hoof Shadows also needed to eat. When there was no one around, they would only eat grass that had rain and dew on it, as well as fresh fruits.
However!
The former was very well hidden, and it was very easy for players to overlook it. It was also very difficult for them to notice or distinguish it. As for the latter, since even players could eat them and use them to increase their stamina, they would usually be plucked by players once they discovered them, and they were even rarer.
That was why …
That was why it took the Hoof Shadow fan such a long time to realize this.
Of course!
It did not mean that Hoof Shadows would definitely be present wherever there was grass that had rain and dew on it. Instead, players could judge whether there was a Hoof Shadow there based on the completeness of the grass.
With his perseverance and indomitable spirit, the Hoof Shadow fan in the past soon became the Hoof Shadow King that everyone envied. He specialized in selling Hoof Shadow Horse Plates and Phantasm Body Movement Skill, which made countless martial artists go mad. Because of it, he became a millionaire who was second only to Wandering Know-it-all Man in World of Martial Arts! But later on, due to the overall increase of players' strength, the secret of Hoof Shadow King was revealed, and he gradually faded out of the game.
Happy's goal was not to obtain a Hoof Shadow steed.
A group of top-class horses was indeed very tempting, but Happy was a person who pursued absolute strength. When he had to choose between pride and riches, he would definitely choose Phantasm Body Movement Skill without any hesitation.
Happy swept his gaze around him, and soon, he fixed his gaze on a green patch of grass. He charged over there.
From left to right, his gaze quickly swept past the tip of the soft green carpet. When he noticed that there were no signs of it being eaten, he quickly looked elsewhere.
There was actually a rule to searching for Hoof Shadows. There were not a lot of grasslands near the ancient tomb. If he could not find any Hoof Shadows even after searching through these places and there was no commotion nearby, he could search in a remote and uninhabited area.
After searching for a period of time, a messenger pigeon suddenly flew through the air and landed on Happy's shoulder!
His spirits lifted, and Happy quickly took down the letter on his shoulder and opened it.
There was only one row of numbers on it. It was a set of coordinates.
'I knew it!'
Without hesitation, Happy summoned his purplish-red horse and jumped on it. With a flick of the reins, he charged to the coordinates on the letter.
In a corner of the ancient tomb several miles away was a handsome horse with black fur and an abnormal luster. There were all sorts of venomous insects and centipedes crawling all over its body. It neighed in pain and continuously shook off all sorts of venomous insects that crawled on its body. It looked incredibly pathetic, and its resistance grew weaker. Its eyes also grew duller, and it looked like it was dying, as if it was about to die at any moment.
"Enough! Gather! "
Once the order was given, thirty or so hostile players pursed their lips and opened an item that looked like a pot. They let out a unified and strange sound.
As if they had received some sort of order, the venomous insects quickly stopped squirming and invading the black horse's body. They split into dozens of groups like a tidal wave and crawled into different pots.
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