It's time to improve the strength of the infinite world

Chapter 246 Employee Benefits
—The Woods of Silvanus…

——This is the name of this settlement...

Xia Zhi quickly left the outer gate area and walked deeper into the woods, while also thinking about the name of this woods.

It is very easy to tell from the literal meaning which god these druids believe in.

Silvanus, the Father of Oak.

It is said that it is a wise god like a kind father, and an existence with great divine power.

The influence of the Church of Silvanus can be found throughout the entire continent of Faerun, and its power is far beyond ordinary imagination.

However, that is the result from an overall perspective.

The Church of Silvanus is indeed a behemoth. Compared with it, the Church of the Supreme God is not even worthy of carrying shoes for the former.

However, when looking at specific events, the problem of the emperor being far away from home always exists.

………………

There is still some distance from the gate to the interior of the woods.

The rugged mountain road twists and turns like a mysterious maze of nature, branching into several trails.

Xia Zhi chose the deepest path and went deeper along it. Soon he saw a huge natural rock cave in front of him.

It is like a rock palace formed by nature. The interior is extremely spacious, well-ventilated and has excellent lighting.

The sunlight poured in from the entrance of the cave, illuminating the entire space and making everything here seem vibrant.

"Hello, do you need anything?"

At the entrance, there was a half-man who saw the arrival of the summer solstice and asked with a smile on his face.

Behind the halfling were several shelves forming a relatively simple stall, on which the merchant's goods were displayed.

"What's there?"

Xia Zhi asked with interest and walked over directly.

"They're all here. Take a look. Maybe something will be useful for your journey." The halfling merchant pointed to the shelves behind him.

There are not many types of goods on the shelves, but they are all carefully classified and organized, giving people a clear feeling.

It’s a pity that the products are quite ordinary and not very attractive.

In addition to tools such as ropes and lock picks, there are some food supplies and a small number of weapons and armor.

Longbow, stick, axe and leather armor, something like that.

However, the quality is very ordinary. To describe it in gaming terms, they are all blank equipment without any additional attributes.

At most, the weapons and armor sold here are better than those crudely made and low-quality ones, for example, they are made of solid materials and have excellent workmanship...

But there is still no essential difference, it is still blank equipment.

Xia Zhi was not too disappointed. Instead, he picked and chose casually and bought a crossbow. He happened to have a little money on him.

It was a voluntary gift from the unfortunate fellow who was transformed by the worms in his head and became a mind flayer.

"Nothing related to magic?" he asked casually.

"No... To be honest, those things are hard to find. I've only seen a few of them in my life."

The half-orc merchant waved his hands and shook his head, thinking that he was just doing a small business, how could he possibly have such high-end goods.

"That's right." The young man nodded, as if he was just asking casually and didn't hold out much hope.

Seeing that he had no intention of continuing to buy, the half-orc merchant happily gave him the change. Even though the transaction amount did not look very good, he still looked very happy.

"Go slowly, may the great Silvanus bless you—"

"..."

"..."

Xia Zhi turned and left, playing with the crossbow he had just bought. As a craftsman's work, it was indeed of high quality.

Judging from the details, the producer is still very attentive, but both the range and lethality are obviously not satisfactory.

He thought about it for a moment, and then said:

In terms of weapons, is this the general level in this era?

Well, maybe military standard weapons have better performance? Military weapons are better than civilian weapons, this should be common sense.

But if they are all cold weapons, the benefits will probably be limited, unless they are enchanted weapons or real magic equipment?

However, magical equipment seems to be something made even rarer by magic itself.

Both Minsara's statement and the halfling's behavior fully prove this point.

Especially according to Mingsala, even though she is a so-called True Soul and has good treatment and rights in the Supreme True God sect, it is still difficult for her to get a proper magic equipment.

Just like the stories that have been circulating on the continent of Faerun since ancient times, those adventurous heroes who have fought everything from dragons to demons in the mouths of bards...

Maybe the entire team, from beginning to end, only has one or two pieces of magic equipment at most.

And it is likely that the quality will not be very high.

It can't be said to be shabby, it can only be said that Furen has its own national conditions.

and so--

After passing the first round of employee recruitment, the employee benefit Mingsala received was the number of "enchanted weapons" +1...

Using her mace as a carrier, the magician made it in a simple and rough manner and injected a trace of energy into it.

Due to the lack of understanding of the magic equipment system in this world, it is currently impossible to figure out the rarity of the mace... But in terms of its actual combat capability, it seems to be enough for Mingsala to open the skull of the old hag - if the latter had not slipped away quickly.

"Magic is universal, but mages are not universal..."

"Magic power is ubiquitous, but its use is strictly limited..."

Vaguely, based on the information and knowledge he had, Xia Zhi initially confirmed where his advantages lay.

If there are some troublesome restrictions on the gods' interference in Faerun or the so-called material plane, then that would probably be the best news.

How should I put it? It was like I thought I was playing away from home.

It turned out that the home advantage was all on our side.

The visitor is evil?
It’s hard to say who is coming!

………………

………………

at the same time.

On the vast green plain, a team that seemed to be at low health was walking through the forest.

"hateful……"

The female drow gritted her teeth in hatred and led the remaining goblins back towards the main camp.

The search for the witch went smoothly, but the execution of the goal was not very satisfactory—

The person they wanted to frame was not only very strong, but also seemed to have a first-rate sense of self-preservation. Seeing that the situation was not going well, they directly switched from clone to invisible, and then ran away without looking back...

Mingsala was unable to keep the other person.

This was what irritated her the most.

Although it was still as planned, most of the remaining goblins were decisively killed to create a reasonable battle damage situation when they were attacked by the witch.

But if that's all, it remains to be seen whether other colleagues can be convinced.

At least in her opinion, the probability is not very high.

After all, the relationship between True Souls is not just a colleague, but also a competitive relationship. This is beyond doubt, especially at such a critical moment -

The largest religious sect in the area is about to decide on its leader.

At this time, any problem will be infinitely magnified by the opponent, and they will seize this point to attack you. There is no doubt about this.

Thinking of this, the female drow's expression became even gloomier. She found it hard to accept such a result.

The mission to frame the ghost woman went wrong, and she was already worried that it would lower her reputation in the eyes of the new master. If even the most critical undercover mission -

"Strive to climb the ranks of the Supreme True God sect and gain a higher status and power"...

——If he couldn’t even do this and continued to fail, Minsara was terrified to think about the consequences.

She didn't know what kind of personality her new master had, but the psychological trauma left by their first meeting forced her to unconsciously imagine him to be "cruel" and "cold".

Moreover, Zhuoer's ideas made it impossible for her to think differently. Survival has never been a right that can be taken for granted. The weak have never had dignity, and the strong have never had mercy.

A cold light flashed in his eyes, and Mingsala clenched the mace in his hand tightly.

That’s right, we need to change our thinking!
She glanced at the outline of the ruins that had vaguely appeared in front of her and finally made up her mind.

The blood-stained weapon in her hand also gave her enough confidence. The power bestowed by the new master was enough to support her to complete her new plan!
The witch was able to escape because she didn't understand it.

But I know all the abilities and fighting styles of my good colleagues very well... I can make sure to kill them all with one blow!

Especially under the premise that the power bestowed by the new owner on the weapon can just restrain the power of the mind sucker and block the perception of the mind flayer tadpole -

No one will know what happened!
………………

………………

When the first employee failed in his task, he immediately changed his mindset:

They were going on a killing spree against their former colleagues and forcibly seizing control of the regional branch through bloody means...

Xia Zhi was not paying much attention. He was wandering around the caves outside the druid camp, looking for his next target.

In the cave, one can clearly see numerous large sheds built, with wooden boxes and barrels of various sizes piled underneath these sheds, forming a temporary open-air warehouse.

In addition to these practical facilities, there are also some scattered small sheds in the caves. These sheds are filled with simple bedding and sleeping bags, and seem to be places for people to rest.

A group of tieflings were moving back and forth in the cave, carrying various supplies.

Or they are doing various kinds of work, in short, everyone is busy with their own things.

Inside the cave, there is a raised high ground, which seems to be set up as a simple place for combat training.

There were several puppets and scarecrows standing on the ground. A group of children were waving weapons such as wooden swords and practicing tactical moves under the guidance of adults.

The magician stopped and carefully sensed the biological waves of the tiefling who was teaching the children training.

Pride, tension, responsibility, hesitation and fear, as well as some uncertainty and uneasiness about the future...

After a moment, he nodded.

"Who is that?"

He asked this while grabbing a passing elf.

"That? That's Sevlo... the leader of that group of tieflings, right?" The elf curled his lips and said disapprovingly.

(End of this chapter)