Chapter 496: Fighting and not fighting, retreating and not retreating
At this moment, Yu Lian, who was on the Gumeiya planet, shivered involuntarily, and his hair stood on end. He quickly observed his surroundings, and it took him a long time to confirm that there was no danger.
He couldn't help but look at the magnificent starry sky above Gumeiya. He knew that most of the gorgeous twinkling stars in the sky were actually emitted by the millions of large and small space cities and artificial stars in the sky.
. However, he had to admit that the empire's engineering aesthetics had always been far above the average, and these colorful artificial lights did constitute the most magnificent starry sky he had ever seen in his life.
Now, the starry sky is shining normally.
"...Well, I didn't expect that it was already summer, and I was watching the starry sky at night, but in this long night in the forest, it was still a bit chilly for no reason!" Yu Lian sighed, and his mood suddenly calmed down a lot, and then he said:
The people gathered in front of me smiled and said, "What do you think? In this kind of weather, after working hard for so long, if you don't take a good rest, you will always catch a cold. What do you think?"
The group of people on the opposite side looked at each other in confusion. Although they wanted to respond with MDZZ eyes, they really didn't dare to do so. So, the leader, a Nedian dragon with brown scales, smiled: "This, Yu Lianzhong."
Colonel, this big guy behind you is our prey."
As a dragon-man whose appearance is very close to that of an upright-walking horned lizard, it is truly amazing that the other party was able to put a smile on his face that Yu Lian could recognize.
Yu Lian decided to give him some face, and immediately explained in a pleasant manner: "Since it has broken into my trap, of course it is my prey. Even the primitive people in the fishing and hunting era knew whose prey it was.
The prey in the trap belongs to whoever it is. We are all civilized people who have entered the cosmic era, so we should be reasonable, right?"
With a gentle and calm smile on his face, he talked calmly to everyone. To anyone, he looked like a gentleman who lived in peace and quiet. Of course, if you can ignore the bloody crow's mouth hoe in front of him,
, carrying a bone-colored long bow glowing with blue light beside him, a quiver hanging on his back, and sitting there was a dying humpback ape.
Yu Lian felt that he had been able to convince people with his reasoning. As long as everyone was a normal person with upright views, they would definitely retreat on their own. However, maybe the fantasy beast under his butt was too pretty, and the other party
They looked at each other but no one was willing to leave. One of them, a sturdy Obo man wielding a long-handled war hammer, even threatened loudly:
"Why, why! We have been tracking him for a day and a night! It was obviously because we exhausted this guy's energy that you missed him..."
Well, if there wasn't that hesitant onomatopoeia at the end, what this guy said might actually make sense. If this guy didn't huddle at the back of the crowd, it would be even more convincing.
"I also spent nearly a day setting up the trap!" Yu Lian thought that as long as it was less than a day, it could be rounded up to one day.
He looked at these aggrieved contestants and said: "Besides, haven't you seen the Zhuyucao and Zhuguo growing here? If I hadn't arrived just in time, the positions of the hunter and the prey would have been reversed at any time. I also
I don’t ask you to repay the favor of saving my life.”
The other party was probably convinced by Yu Lian's reasoning. He was speechless for a moment, but he was stagnant in place and had no intention of retreating.
It was now the day after Yu Lian said goodbye to Little Starfish, who was building a mobile commercial base. He finally gave up his plan to wait for Amiya and Agnes there, and gave Jeixing some ideas for building a camp.
A little suggestion, I helped the other party set up some warning and defensive measures, and then I said goodbye.
Of course, before leaving, he must have used the skills and tools of Haixing and his friends to process some small props, replenished two bundles of arrows, and by the way, used some herbs he picked in exchange for some dried meat.
and salt.
Naturally, he was planning to go to the spiritual mist valley marked BS141 to find out what was going on. However, among the cats of the Freedom Squadron, there was a courageous and smart guy who offered to form an alliance with Yu Lian. To put it bluntly, he was here to help him.
Yu Lian thought about it carefully and found that he seemed to be really bad at running errands, but he still rejected the other party for the time being.
"The place I want to go to is not something you can overcome now."
Seeing that these cat-eared girls and men were a little disappointed, Yu Lian added: "If you are really interested, just stay here for two days. If I come back, we can discuss the alliance in detail."
After bidding farewell to Starfish and Cat Girl, he followed the map information in his memory and turned to true north, which was the direction of the foggy valley.
The further he walked in that direction, the denser the trees became, the terrain became more rugged and changeable, and there were fewer and fewer roads to find. Then, after walking for less than half a day, he got good news and
A bad news.
The good news is that he did not deviate from the direction. The further he moved, the more intense the fluctuations of spiritual energy he could feel, indicating that there was indeed something in that valley.
The bad news is that when he arrived at a place less than five kilometers away from his destination in a straight line, he found a large area of green Zhuyu grass surrounded by a forest.
...Well, this thing is actually an alien plant that grows in the Huaxu Galaxy. It is generally the size of a reed and looks very much like a large leek. As for the "Zhu Yucao", of course it is also an earthly plant.
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This thing is indeed a very good food, containing a lot of vitamins A and C, carotene, as well as iron and potassium that promote blood supply. In addition, its thick rhizomes are rich in particles like flour, although the taste is slightly
It's a bit thick, but it's also sweet and can replenish carbohydrates.
For ordinary people, eating one or two sticks can really ensure the nutritional needs for a day.
If it were any other time, Yu Lian would be quite happy to pick some as a side dish. If he added Honglong eggs, he would be able to make a "fried egg with chives" that is very popular.
But if we say that this "leek field" is very regular and smooth, and there are obviously traces of man-made things, then it would be a little troublesome.
...This place is already very deep in the ancient Meiya forest sea. The few management personnel left by the empire on the planet cannot possibly come to this place to farm. Even if they want to farm, they will not only have such a small area.
But the problem is that in this universe, those who can farm are not just the so-called civilized creatures, but also some "beasts" and even phantom beasts - as for why they are "beasts" and not intelligent creatures, because they just farm
Tian still does not meet the standards of "civilization" set by the Galactic Civilization Council.
...The valley and heavy fog over there, the neat Zhuyu grass fields, and the traces of planting. The combination of so many elements gave Yu Lian some more guesses. So, he searched around again, and sure enough, he was leaving.
A large bush was found not far from the field, and a few orange-red fruits were seen among a large area of white purple velvet. At first glance, they looked like stars surrounded by planets.
"Sun Crimson Fruit? So, I have to be a monkey hunter!" In this universe, there are many "beasts" that can farm, but there are also "beasts" who know how to grow Zhuyu grass and like to grow Crimson Fruit.
It should be just that kind of thing, right?
"...However, ordinary red fruits can produce such quality. It should be using other spiritual substances as nutrients. Considering the heavy fog, it seems that this is the only possibility."
Yu Lian climbed to the top of a big tree and looked at the direction of the BS141 valley. Now, with his naked eyes, he could already see that behind the high mountains, traces of mist seeped out from behind the mountains, but it didn't look like they were there.
It is gloomy, but has a hazy beauty of a fairyland on earth.
Through the spiritual veil, Yu Lian seemed to have seen a huge figure hidden in it.
...a true lord level one.
Although he was not 100% sure of his guess, opportunities were reserved for those who were prepared. He stayed there for a while, near the fields of Zhu Yucao and Sun Zhuguo, and in the areas between them.
Several traps were set up along the way, so he hid.
Just when he was hiding and wondering if he would be able to hide for a long time, he heard a roar coming from a distance.
That was exactly the roar of the humpback ape that Yu Lian had guessed. It was like thunder on the ground, showing its domineering power, but at this time, there was always a little anger and fear in the voice.
Generally speaking, beasts are called this way when they are incapable of rage and fight but retreat.
Moreover, the sound of the humpback ape came from far away, and it should be retreating in this direction while entangled with the enemy.
Yu Lian quickly guessed the plan of the ape-shaped monster: the most famous spiritual talent of this fantasy beast is not output, but self-healing. As long as it can eat enough food, especially the favorite
When Zhu Guo is in the state, it should recover from its wounds quickly and suddenly gain a burst of power in a short period of time. Therefore, it is clearly preparing to fight and retreat, leading the pursuers to its own field, and then suddenly swallows a big mouthful of leeks.
The wagashi restores health and buffs, and then pushes back a wave.
So, don’t really think of these spiritual phantom beasts as fools. If you are hunting them, they may be hunting you too.
However, no matter how smart the humpback ape is, he never expected that there would be Yu Lian who was following behind.
So, when it finally retreated to its preset position, before it could take a bite of "leeks", it was directly hit by a wooden stick tied with rattan and was stunned.
The giant ape soon thought that it was no longer safe here, so he simply turned around and crossed his vegetable field, then ran towards the grass over there, preparing to eat his favorite red fruits. However, he guessed the trap when he landed first.
Inside, one of his legs was injured by the powder explosion formed by the crystal bomb inside. He ran a few meters away with the scar, and was hit in the head by a stone that flew over.
When the small orange-red fruit finally appeared in his field of vision, he was knocked down by the tripping rope again.
Then, there is nothing more...
Before the humpback ape had time to get up, a person stepped on its head. As a wild animal's wild intuition, it quickly captured the other person's life energy and spiritual fluctuations that were far more powerful than itself. In the humpback ape's cognition
Among them, there is only the "lord" who lives in the foggy valley.
The Humpback Ape gave up resistance completely. His consciousness told him that maybe the other party would spare his life. Even if they were ruthless... at least they would die happily.
In fact, its judgment was correct. Just when the opponent had just sat down on top of its head, the previous pursuer finally came over to kill him.
Then, a confrontation situation formed.
If these two groups of people fight like this, I might be able to escape. The humpback thought so.