Chapter 10: First Exploration:
Leopard flowers are commonly found in moist soil next to lakes, so his plan was to look for lakes in the forest.
The equipment he bought included a compass, but it wasn't very useful in this world.
The specific manifestation is that after walking for a while, the pointer suddenly changes in one direction, as if it is affected by some mysterious force.
Hua Mi's sense of direction is pretty good, but in a complex ecological environment like the forest, no one dares to say that they will never get lost.
So he walked very slowly, trying to remember the features along the road, and used a dagger to carve a mark on the tree every distance he walked, so that he would not go astray when he returned.
The trees here are more than twice as thick as those on Earth, but Hua Mi has become so common these days that I don't think it's anything strange.
The forest is rich in species, and on the way forward, he sees some strange creatures from time to time.
Four-legged rats, two-legged birds, and fleshy purple bugs...
These are obviously lower-level creatures and do not have the intelligence to communicate. Most of them are not aggressive. They deliberately avoid him or hide behind him. Observe secretly in the dark.
Hua Mi also tried not to provoke them, letting the bees surround her for protection.
There was only one goal in his mind, and that was Yui Hana.
As a beekeeper, Hua Mi is only familiar with bees, but knows very little about other creatures. Even in the forests of the earth, there are probably a large number of magical creatures that he does not know, so so far, he does not have a real sense of exploring another world.
"This is normal. I am not the protagonist of a novel who has good luck. How can I encounter adventures every time I explore? It is pure nonsense to go out to pick up treasures and so on. It is even more nonsense to encounter monsters after walking a few steps. It is ordinary. It's the main tone of reality... Hey, what is that?"
Hua Mi was walking and looked up to see a small backpack hanging from a tree in front of her.
At first he thought it was hanging on a branch, but the backpack suddenly started to sway.
If you look carefully, you can see a green-haired "monkey" squatting on the branch, holding the backpack in his hand.
"I guess they were robbed."
The monkey also noticed Hua Mi and threw a nut as big as a fist at him.
With a wingspan of nearly two meters, the throwing speed is astonishing.
Fortunately, Hua Mi reacted quickly and dodged sideways.
Otherwise, if he was hit on the head, he would have suffered a severe concussion even if he did not die on the spot.
Seeing that his attack failed, the green-haired "monkey" screamed in anger, jumped down from a branch more than ten meters high, got down on all fours, bared its fangs towards Hua Mi, and prepared to pounce.
The alarm bells blared in Hua Mi's mind. Without any time to think, he immediately controlled the Forest Swift Bees and rushed over in a swarm, heading straight towards its face.
The main reason is that its body is covered with green hair, and the bee stings may not be able to penetrate it, so it only attacks the face that is not covered by hair.
It was also the first time for the green-haired monkey to see this battle. He put away his fangs and subconsciously shrank back, but soon returned to his ferocious nature. He picked up the backpack in his hand and swung at the swarm of bees.
The bee swarm was divided into two, and with its speed advantage, it perfectly avoided the attack at the expense of only a few bees.
Then it divided into two branches, launched a pincer-shaped attack, and attacked its face.
The speed was so fast that the monkey had no time to react.
"Ouch!!!"
It let out the same howl as Teacher Tom, and slapped its face with two big hands, trying to drive away the little bugs in front of it.
However, the bee swarm divides and rejoins, can advance, attack, retreat or defend. It has no strength but cannot display it. It is like a punch on cotton. It has no way to deal with this kind of group offensive and can only be stung.
A few seconds later, the green-haired monkey scurried away holding its head.
Hua Mi let the swarm pursue it until it was driven out of sight.
"Only a dozen bees were lost. This battle loss is acceptable."
He didn't even plan to take action personally just now, and he didn't even lift the compound bow in his hand.
Because a sharp archer never draws his bow easily, and drawing the bow will result in blood!
That monkey can run fast.
Hua Mi asked the bee swarm to reorganize their formation, and as the winner, she went to pick up the trophy - the backpack dropped by the monkey.
I looked at the fabric and it looked new. It must have been snatched recently. The owner was probably still in the forest. However, Hua Mi had no intention of returning the property to its original owner. Let alone finding it in this huge dark forest, even if he knew where the owner was, he had no intention of sending it away.
The main reason is that he doesn't have the time to spare. If there is anything good in it, he will just ignore it. This is the simplest and crudest way to deal with it.
The ability to pick up gold is only limited to the earth. Now in another world, the standards of conduct must be flexible.
Hua Mi opened her backpack and rummaged through it.
There isn't really much in it.
First, he pulled out two small bottles, containing blue and red liquids respectively. There were labels on the bottles, with their respective uses written in printed fonts.
"Elementary recovery potion... slowly restores a certain amount of vitality and mana. Isn't this just for adding blood and magic."
Hua Mi uncorked one of the bottles, brought it to his nose and smelled it, and there was a strong smell of Chinese herbal medicine. The smell went straight to Tian Ling Gai, almost intoxicating him.
"Ahem, anyone who can drink this stuff is a worthy warrior..."
But when it comes to an emergency, no one cares about whether it tastes good or not. After all, it's for life-saving purposes, so it's reasonable for the taste to be a bit poor.
Hua Mi immediately put the stopper back and put the two bottles of medicine into her backpack.
Then turn it over.
"Oh, gold coins?"
Hua Mi pulled out a small cloth bag containing five shining golden coins.
Four of them are of the same style, with a tree printed on one side and a pattern of crossed swords on the other. The texture is soft when you bite it, and it is 80% gold.
There was another one that was relatively larger, with only one side printed with a pattern that looked like a dragon's head. The texture was so hard that it almost broke his teeth.
"This is definitely not gold."
Counterfeit money?
But when facing the sun, you can see that its surface is very shiny, and there is a faint mysterious purple aura in the golden light. It always feels more precious than the four real gold coins.
Anyway, put it away first.
Hua Mi also transferred the small purse into her backpack.
Next, I dug out some scattered foods, such as biscuits and candies, which were just ordinary foods with no special effects. Most of them are sweets, perhaps to replenish energy as quickly as possible during the adventure.
Finally, a booklet.
"Black Forest Adventure Guide, Second Edition, by the Coquettish Baron..."
Good guy, there is also a special adventure booklet.
It seems that this place is quite famous.
Turning to the first page, there is a special note from the author. Although it is printed, the handwriting appears to be handwritten.
"The first rule for survival in the Black Forest - be careful of the green-haired ape! These annoying guys will steal your luggage when you are not paying attention or even snatch your luggage in front of you!" The
green-haired ape... must be the guy just now.
This is really a bit of black humor. It seems that the owner did not take the reminder in the adventure guide to heart.
Hua Mi turned to the first page of the text.
First, an opening statement: Although the Black Witch's Forest is only a two-star adventure place, there are some things you must know. If you underestimate it, the forest will punish you... "This will help me explore the forest
. ."
But now is not the time to read. I will read it slowly when I go back.
Hua Mi stuffed the booklet into her backpack and moved on.
But before going very far, another unexpected problem came to light.
(End of chapter)