Necromancer chopping down trees

Chapter 14 His Flag
[Clear the threats around the shelter (1/1)]

Three inferior demons were lying flat in front of Wang Yue, and he saw the spoils without having to search deliberately.

Those are the copper rings on the elongated ears of the inferior demons, and they are also the source of their magic power.

[Inferior Demon Earrings: Earrings that condense demonic energy]

[Effect: Mana Limit +10]

The copper ring is of white quality. The mana limit of Wang Yue, who is level 6, is no more than 60 points. The extra 10 points are not enough for him to cast [Summon the Dead] once.

"What kind of grown man would wear earrings? Is it worth it for such a small amount of mana?"

Wang Yue righteously put the equipment back into the package.

This time I got three pairs of [Lesser Demon Earrings]. Although I can't use them myself, the price of the equipment when sold to merchants will be much higher than the materials.

"I didn't expect there would be so many things exploded this time."

In addition to equipment, the inferior demons also dropped white quality materials.

[Lesser Demon Fur: The fur dropped by the Lesser Demon, still a little warm]

Fur materials can be processed by [Leatherworkers] and can be processed into armor as long as the quantity is sufficient.

[Inferior Demon Crystal: Demonic essence, delicious raw material that does not require processing]

It looks like an orange stone with a faint red light flashing inside. It looks very much like ore, but it is actually a food ingredient.

There are three portions of each material. Although Wang Yue does not have the ability to handle the materials, he can ask the appropriate NPC for help, such as the [Dead Chef] seen before.

"There are no monsters for now, and the mission is half completed."

The task issued by the boatswain still includes building fortifications. The hard-working skeletons will complete this part of the task for the necromancer, so Wang Yue does not need to rush back.

"I remember there was another mission?"

Wang Yue remembered that Captain Peter asked him to retrieve the flag of the Breakers for him. Since there was a powerful thug following him, he planned to do this task as well.

"Xiao Nuo, search for the mission items."

"Querying... Please check the location of the item through the evil spirit map."

Under the guidance of the game system, Wang Yue opened the parchment and saw a glowing golden dot nearby. Unfortunately, the dot was too large on the map, so he could only confirm that the prop was in the ruins.

"The map shows no other monsters. It's safe to search now..."

Wang Yue glanced at the ruins. He could only see the prompt of [Heavy Stone] in the interface. It seemed that the flag should be hidden under the stone.

Small stones are easy to move, but large stones require half of your physical strength to move.

Every time Wang Yue moved a boulder, he needed to rest for a long time, but under the boulder there were only stone bricks as the ground, without even any insects or weeds.

"Is there really a flag in this place? Is the map lying to me?"

After using up ten tubes of physical strength back and forth, Wang Yue gave up the large-scale search.

He climbed up onto the rubble, spread out the map and thought hard.

"Maybe it should be at the dot. I have to try the very center."

The center is also the transmission center, where there is a protruding platform and the place with the least gravel.

"The system doesn't show the item. Is it because it's too far away?"

Walking closer and kicking away the stones on the ground, Wang Yue saw the words carved in the teleportation center magic circle.

[Great Demon Lord, we need your mercy and sacrifice]

[The full moon has arrived, and the false gods are hiding in the closet]

[The Moon Wheel Ceremony took away the Blue Fish Eye, and the rules will be broken by outsiders]

[The war is about to end, chaos and evil will be swept away]

In the center of the magic circle is an obscure and complex image, which can only be roughly seen as a goat's head.

"It's at least a seventh-level magic circle. This Xiao Nuo! Why is the novice village arranged for me so powerful?"

The higher the level of spells, the more complex they become. The biggest difference of the seventh-level magic circle is the addition of text.

However, if players want to cast such spells, it will not be so troublesome. The system provides an automatic carving function for "Zhangyu" players. As long as the conditions are met, the tools for drawing magic circles can work automatically.

"As long as you don't bother me, it doesn't matter to me even if you destroy the world."

From the text prompt, it can be seen that this is a magic circle with summoning function. Unfortunately, Wang Yue’s level is too low. He is too lazy to remember such a complicated pattern for the time being, so he ignored this high-level magic circle.

After clearing all the stones on the platform, Wang Yue still didn't see the flag he wanted.

"Just consider it as a expended effort to gain some knowledge. That's all for today's work."

Looking up, he saw the bright moon in the sky. Although it was always dark here, Wang Yue felt it was time to go home and sleep.

Wang Yue jumped off the transmission platform, but the boatswain following behind him did not move, but continued to stand on the platform.

"Is there something wrong with the path? Is it stuck?"

Because you jump directly instead of walking, some "smart" AI may not be able to interpret the path of the jumping part, causing the following guards to be stuck in place.

"Hey, you want me to climb again."

So Wang Yue slowly climbed up onto the teleportation platform from the rubble, but when he returned to the Boatswain, the undead warrior still did not move.

"It's over, a major bug. Xiao Nuo, help me scan the behavior events of this NPC."

"The deceased boatswain is behaving normally. It has been detected that the target is performing an event. Please be patient."

Wang Yue was stunned. It turned out that he had caused the NPC to trigger some behavior. He wanted to see what the boatswain was going to do.

The pale-faced warrior raised his harpoon and thrust the weapon forcefully into the magic circle beneath his feet.

"Boom."

After a loud bang, the weapon was broken, but the magic circle was intact.

"Look, it's like hitting a rock with an egg."

Wang Yue spread his hands to express his helplessness. The boatswain's combat effectiveness would definitely drop by more than half if he lost his weapon. If he really met a strong opponent, he would probably be in trouble.

The soldier did not let go of the broken harpoon, but instead grasped the handle and swung it outward. The tip flew off and fell into the gravel, and there was something hidden inside the harpoon.

The fork handle became a long pole, and the rolled-up cloth strip was unfolded at this moment.

[The sail of the Wavebreaker: a symbol of the honor of the Wavebreaker, and everything of the Wavebreaker]

"Look, boatswain, this is your flag."

The wooden sailor was finally moved. He opened his mouth slightly, but the words were stuck in his throat.

He stared at the flag in the moonlight, and the harpoon in his hand suddenly fell to the ground.

"If you don't want it, I'll take it away?"

The flag on the ground is now pickable, so Wang Yue picked it up and brought it to the captain.

"Where is the enemy?"

The boatswain was stunned for a long time, but finally uttered that classic line.

Wang Yue held his forehead with his hand and expressed helplessness. This living dead had become too much of a zombie and no longer recognized his own weapon.

"Strange, the flag was clearly on the crew, why did that dog captain ask me to go find it? Can't he go find his own crew himself?"

Wang Yue picked up the flag of the Breakers. Although the flag was severely faded and the text was blurred, the head of a long-haired woman in the center of the sail was still vaguely visible.

"Come on, let's get back to your captain."

It is difficult to make new discoveries in the ruins, so it is time to return to the [Shelter].

Before leaving, Wang Yue looked to the other end of the ruins.

There was a bare red mountain range with nothing on it. And in the direction he came from, as long as he focused his sight on the black trees, a hint of [Corrupted Woodland] would appear in front of him.

"Is it because I'm not at a high enough level? Xiao Nuo, what level map is the red mountain range over there?"

"Red Ridge Mountains, recommended level 61-70."

"Farewell."

Wang Yue brought the Boatswain back along the original route. No monsters spawned on the way, and no new enemies appeared. Everything went smoothly.

When they returned to the shelter, the full moon above their heads had not changed, and the wooden house of the shelter was still closed.

"This is the limitation of the game map. If there is no update, it will look the same all year round."

Wang Yue couldn't help but sigh, but his opinion was immediately overheard by the game system.

"Receive your suggestion, I will add day and night effect in the next update."

After returning to the zombie’s base, the first thing Wang Yue saw was the outermost circle of wooden fences.

"My dog ​​is awesome."

【Build fortifications (1/1)】

[Task completed]

A completed prompt appeared in the interface, and the boatswain's health bar changed from yellow to green, indicating that Wang Yue had gained command of the [Dead Sailor].

"Where is the enemy?"

"Red names are all weirdos, green names are all friends, don't be so reserved."

The living dead looked at Wang Yue with confusion, he couldn't understand the meaning of that sentence.

"There are no enemies for now, go back and rest."

Wang Yue patted the boatswain's shoulder. The captain, who had received the order, left Wang Yue on his own and went straight back to his cabin.

"Brother Boatswain, I'm lucky you were with me all the way. I'll call on you next time I have a mission."

Wang Yue expressed her gratitude in her heart, then immediately turned and headed towards the largest house in the shelter.

He knocked on the wooden door of the captain's house. Captain Peter was standing inside the door. He immediately noticed the flag draped over Wang Yue.

The middle-aged man's sloppy beard was trembling violently, and his hand holding the compass was shaking due to the force.

"Don't crush my mission reward with your force."

Wang Yue quickly took off the flag and handed in the mission props.

When he handed over the props, the captain pulled hard and Wang Yue was dragged into the wooden house before she could let go, and finally fell to the ground.

[Vertigo: If you don't have oranges, you'll just slip on the old captain's boat]

[Duration: 10S]

Wang Yue covered his head with his hands. Ten Peters suddenly appeared in his eyes. The sound of the collision on the ground echoed in his mind. The numb feeling lasted for ten seconds before it ended.

"What a strong captain! His passive effect is actually stun."

After Wang Yue returned to normal, she not only did not bear grudges, but also made up her mind to have a good relationship with Peter.

"This is the flag you wanted."

"Well done, you will always be a friend of the Breakers."

Peter wrapped the sail and put it back into his clothes. He took out his treasured compass and kept his eyes on the needle of the tattered compass.

Wang Yue reached out to take her reward, but the captain's hand kept pulling back, showing that he was extremely reluctant.

"Forget it. Xiao Nuo, can I give up the mission reward?"

"Okay, you need to have the abandonment conversation."

Wang Yue looked at the captain who was reluctant to leave and decided to try to refuse the reward.

"I am wandering around the world alone, I don't need a fixed direction."

Although the compass looked like an extremely rare item, he still gritted his teeth and gave up the gains of this mission.

"After all, it was given to me by the boatswain. I didn't do anything along the way. It would be shameless to ask for a reward."

Wang Yue calmed her greedy desires in this way, looked into the captain's eyes, and waited for his reply.

"That's a shame, my friend."

Peter immediately took back the compass, so fast that Wang Yue couldn't see it clearly, and then the captain returned to the rock and sat down.

He showed his mouth with few teeth left, and Wang Yue could see joy in his cloudy eyes.

"The Wavebreaker has been sailing in the Endless Ocean for twenty years. Before the disaster, I thought there was no sea that we could not conquer."

The captain held the compass in the air and shook it, then retracted it.

"Until fog appeared on the route to 'Cui Bi Harbor', the compass failed, we were surrounded by a storm, and the Breakers ran aground on an unknown island."

The captain lowered his head and sighed. He pretended to drink, but there was no bottle in his hand.

"Without the compass, my crew would have no chance of getting out of the Red Ridge Mountains. If you accept it, maybe we can get out of this damn place."

One corner of Peter's mouth twitched, letting his beard take over the smirk.

"what?"

Wang Yue immediately stood up from the ground, looking excited.

"No, the recommended level for that map is too high. I definitely can't get through it."

Thinking of this, he quickly calmed down.

And he knew that it was impossible to get the compass back now because the captain had hidden it in his clothes.

"But you are very wise. In order to cover the evacuation of enough crew members, my first mate and a wizard sacrificed their lives to hold back the dragon.

If you were alone, you would probably die halfway up the Red Ridge Mountains."

Hearing this, Wang Yue breathed a sigh of relief, which made him feel much better.

"We were really unlucky that day. We encountered pagans performing rituals right after we walked out of the mountains. God knows how this group of people came to this island, but fortunately we found them first."

"I ended the ritual before the demon was fully summoned. But even if the demon only had half of its body, it was still not destroyed by me."

"After a battle, I used the life force of all the crew members as a contract, repelled the demon and closed the passage."

The man gave a bitter smile and pulled open his leather jacket. Wang Yue discovered that half of his body was empty.

"Once my body is completely devoured, the contract will terminate and the passage will open again. I think you should understand what this means?"

Without waiting for Wang Yue to answer, the captain put on his clothes and stood up from the bed.

"Even if you cross the Red Ridge Mountains, there's no way you can escape from this island without a boat. Enjoy the present, young man. You don't have much time left."

Peter laughed a few times, then the laughter became quieter and quieter, until the old captain regained his serious expression.

He sat down at the head of the bed again and waved his hand for Wang Yue to leave.

"What a loss. I used props to exchange for a story. Who knows if it's true or not."

Wang Yue left with a frustrated look on his face. After he stepped out of the wooden house, the wooden door closed automatically and did not seem like it could be opened easily.

Captain Peter can no longer be relied upon, but Wang Yue still has another strong supporter to rely on.

Sith on his shoulder remained silent. If it weren't for the weight of the skull, Wang Yue would have thought he had run away.

(End of this chapter)