Half an hour later, the contestants stopped for a rest. In order to avoid being tracked down by the Buffalo Criminals who heard the news, they even waded through a river to mask their smell before choosing a campsite.
To be precise, the campsite was a karst cave that had been widened by Pokan. The cave was originally only two or three meters deep, but after being widened by Pokan, it became quite complicated. After entering the cave, they had to walk seven or eight meters, then turn 90 degrees left to continue forward, and then turn 90 degrees right again. The passage leading to and from the karst cave formed the shape of the word "several", followed by the room where they stayed.
Such a setup might seem superfluous, but it was actually very necessary. With the passage as a buffer, the fire could not leak out at all, and the wind outside could not blow in, but there was no danger of suffocation in the air. This way, even at night, the probability of being discovered was greatly reduced.
The two captured Buffalo Criminals were tied up and thrown to the side like dumplings. Sheyan was not afraid of the stench they emitted, because the stench was something they would emit when they were excited by the battle.
Putting himself in the shoes of these two unlucky fellows, they were captured alive by the foreign races, and witnessed how brutal they were, not even sparing the corpses, and even slicing off their organs. Under such circumstances, they were definitely scared out of their wits. Right now, even if Sheyan wanted to sniff out their foul odour, he wouldn't be able to do so.
After a short rest, Sheyan put on the Predator mask. The mask had a lot of functions, so Sheyan had given it to Cyborg No. 1 to study along the way. Cyborg No. 1 finally managed to get the translation function out of the mask. After a series of sound analysis, Sheyan finally began to communicate with the two Cyborgs.
"What are your names?"
The two Cyborgs looked at each other, obviously surprised that Sheyan could understand their language.
"Black Tendrils. He's called Meatbeard."
"Are you hungry? Do you want some barbecue? " He cut off two pieces of oily barbecued meat and handed them to them. The barbecued meat was prepared by the cyborgs using the recipes of the chefs of the five-star hotels in their database. The meat had a moderate amount of fat and lean. It was roasted with oil and was sprinkled with cumin, star anise and other spices. It gave off a strong fragrance that no carnivore could resist.
Unexpectedly, Sheyan's good intentions immediately caused the two unlucky bastards to widen their eyes, as though they were about to shed tears of gratitude. Then ….. a large amount of vomit was spewed out from the depths of their throats, as though they had swallowed rice. They vomited violently.
Of course, the most excessive aspect was that Sheyan's agility wasn't low and he managed to dodge in time. Instead, those two punks bluntly sprayed towards Paul's face while he was chewing with relish …...
The atmosphere instantly sunk into silence, as everyone silently gazed over. Brother Paul, who appeared to be at a loss of what to do, appeared to be at a loss. Evidently, he hadn't fallen from heaven to hell in the blink of an eye.
Cyborg No. 1 coughed dryly and said,
"Master, it seems that the Buffalo Criminals are vegetarians …. Why did you hand them the barbecued meat?"
Black lines appeared on Sheyan's forehead. At this moment, Paul leapt up as though he had been stabbed with a knife. He roared wildly.
"Ahhh! I'm going to tear these two idiots apart! I'll rape them, then kill them, then rape them again! "
Everyone's eyes widened at the same time. They never expected Paul to be so fierce and hardcore. They hurriedly stopped him. The two unlucky Buffalo Criminals trembled in fear and hurriedly begged for mercy. After this incident, Sheyan's interrogation went much smoother.
It turned out that these two guys belonged to the largest group of Buffalo Criminals in the vicinity. This group was called the Toadstool Clan. The number of Buffalo Criminals …. The Buffalo Criminals really lacked talent in numbers. Looking at how Meatbeard and Black Tendrils counted their fingers, then their toes, and repeated the process dozens of times, Sheyan estimated that the number of Buffalo Criminals was in the hundreds or thousands.
As for the matter of the Pi vein, which the contestants were most concerned about, they received a piece of good news!
The reason why the Toadstool Clan was so prosperous and strong was most likely related to the Pi vein. The leader of the Toadstool Clan controlled a secret place which was said to have been blessed by the gods. Whenever a female of the Buffalo Criminals became pregnant, the leader would blindfold the pregnant woman and send her to the "holy land". After recuperating in the holy land, the pregnant Buffalo Criminals would not only have a high fertility rate, but they would also often give birth to more than one child.
The contestants now knew that the Pi element could provide extra HP and MP recovery speed, which meant that the leader of the Toadstool Clan probably knew the location of a * * *, high-purity Pi vein!
Anyone with a little bit of common sense would know that a high-purity Pi vein was a huge fortune to begin with. With the keyword "* * *", it was like a piece of burning charcoal that was going to burn the contestants alive!
A "* * *" high-purity Pi vein meant that the crushing extractor they brought with them would not be short of raw materials at all. They could do whatever they wanted with it, as long as they stopped before the Predators found them! With this in mind, everyone's eyes shone with a strong desire.
However, the fact that there was a huge reserve of Pi vein here was not something that could be easily obtained. They had to bring Cyborg No. 1 there so that he could obtain first-hand video information, or they could bring back enough Pi element for him to be convincing enough!
However, there was still a huge problem in front of them. Obviously, time was of the essence. It was definitely unrealistic to conduct a thorough search in such a complicated terrain. So, they could only deal with the damn leader and obtain the mineral vein's coordinates from him!
The premise was that they had to deal with the leader of the Buffalo Criminals, but he was the leader of a large Buffalo Criminals tribe! With the strength of Party Ace's party, dealing with a dozen Buffalo Criminals was not a problem, but dealing with a hundred of them would take them all. If there were two hundred of them, their only choice would be to turn around and run away immediately!
When they defeated the Violent Beasts and Xenomorphs, to a large extent, Party Ace had made use of the curly paulownia tree fruit and the geographical advantage to achieve the effect of their attack. But now, faced with these Buffalo Criminals who were good at digging holes, although they had the information collected by the spaceship, it was still far from enough.
Next, Party Ace brought Meatbeard and Black Tendrils over to interrogate them carefully, but they still did not find any openings to exploit. Instead, they felt more and more pressure. It turned out that there were also strong Buffalo Criminals. When they mined, the Kurut ores they kept were offered to the higher-ranking members of their tribe.
Those who were stronger than ordinary Buffalo Criminals were called Buffalo Criminals. The biggest feature of these guys was that they could use two axes at the same time! (They had mastered the dual-wield ability), and they moved faster.
The existence of the Buffalo Criminals alone was enough to destroy the kiting tactic of the party.
Above the Buffalo Criminals were the even more powerful Buffalo Criminals. These guys had taken too much Kurut ores and had mutated into monsters that had completely lost their minds and turned into beasts. Only a small number of Buffalo Criminals could communicate with them.
The Buffalo Criminals' Elders could be understood as a mage-type profession. Their specialty was fighting with totems.
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The more he heard, the heavier the pressure on Sheyan's shoulders became.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered something that defied common sense, so he immediately asked Meatbeard and Black Tendrils.
"Since you're all vegetarians, you'll vomit at the sight of meat, but … why did you rush at us like crazy when you saw us? You were so excited that you looked like you hadn't eaten for days. "
Meatbeard and Black Tendrils did not know whether to laugh or cry. After their explanation, Sheyan finally understood the whole story.
It turned out that the Buffalo Criminals were indeed vegetarians. In addition to plants, their staple food was also the secretion of a kind of black liver mushroom, which required a large number of rotting animal corpses to grow.
After Cyborg No. 1 started to check the offline database, he immediately discovered that the so-called black liver mushroom was a rare scavenging fungus. It was half a meter tall and its cap was two square meters in size. It secreted liquid from the cap by devouring flesh and blood.
The mycelium of this fungus was usually hidden under the cap. Once a living creature passed by, it would spread out like the stinger of a jellyfish, covering an area of 20 square meters. The stem that pierced the shoulders of the Buffalo Criminals when they were young was made of the dried fungus, so they could pass through this place without being swallowed by the fungus.
The Buffalo Criminals, on the other hand, relied on the secretions from the black liver fungus, Kurut minerals, and the common Rosota plants to survive. Although the first two were not required in large quantities, they had to be ingested. Otherwise, they would die within a few days.
The reason why the Buffalo Criminals were so excited when they saw Sheyan and Black Tendrils was that the black liver mushroom in their tribe had not received fresh blood for several days. After the secreted liquid satisfied the superiors, the ordinary Buffalo Criminals did not have enough to drink. They were in a half-starved state, so when they saw their prey, they naturally became even more enthusiastic.
"Hmm …" Sheyan fell into deep thought after listening to the story of the two guys. He suddenly felt that there should be a lot of potential in this story. Obviously, the black liver mushroom was a vital part of the Buffalo Criminals. Maybe the key to breaking the current situation was in this thing. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at qidian.com. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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