This isn't a souls-like game at all.

"So the dung beetle will definitely become strong enough to help my brother, and then I can become my brother's friend!"

Listening to the dung beetle's heartfelt confession, Ye Yiyi was stunned.

He never imagined that the dung beetle could think of so much.

So many that he was somewhat caught off guard.

Capable of such complex thinking and possessing such rich emotions and intellect, it is no wonder that Knowlesley said that dung beetles are humans in scarab skins.

and Oturo, the half-stone man.

Thinking of the half-stone hunter he met in Garden Village, who had a rough appearance but a delicate heart, Ye Yiyi couldn't help but ask.

"Come to think of it, Oturo is also your friend, right?"

"Yes!"

The dung beetle's tone became excited.

"Oturo is the third friend I've made. He taught me a lot about friends."

"Is it."

Ye Yiyi smiled with relief, "That's a good thing."

Think back to the people you met and the things you experienced along the way.

Perhaps, it is those people and things that have shaped the dung beetle's three views as an intelligent creature, allowing it to think in this way.

Rather, this is why it is fearless of all existence, dares to face and charge forward, and never shrinks back even when fighting and killing.

After all, it was all due to the temperament of "brother" Ye Yiyi.

Thinking of this, he let out a long breath, then smiled slightly and said:

"I understand what you mean. You're right. A relationship where only one person gives and gives can't really be called friendship."

"But actually, the dung beetle has also helped me a lot. Giving back doesn't just refer to material things. Spiritual care and support are also helpful."

"It would be too lonely to embark on this magnificent adventure and journey without the company of friends."

"So, there's no need to belittle yourself and feel like you can't help me. The fact that you have the desire and the desire to repay your friend is more than enough."

"Is that right?"

The dung beetle was a little confused.

"Of course that's the case... But let's talk about this later. As an unannounced guest, if I remain silent for too long, I might be considered a bad guest."

Ye Yi Yi gathered his thoughts and inspiration, raised his head, and looked at the demi-human sitting in the open space in front of the wooden house, fiddling with grass leaves and many bottles and jars.

The Naya people were tall, and even when sitting on a small stone bench, they stood there like a small mountain.

Its body was covered with a layer of dark grey crystals, with several clusters of crystals of the same colour growing on its shoulders. It was almost naked, with only the vital parts surrounded by grass leaves.

Seeing Ye Yiyi looking up at him, the demi-human stopped what he was doing, raised his head which had turned into a protruding crystal column, revealing a shriveled face full of wrinkles.

A pair of deep-set, dull, lifeless, dark blue animal eyes also moved and looked over.

"Highlander?"

Seeing this figure and appearance, Ye Yiyi was slightly stunned and a little surprised.

This shriveled yet huge body and beast-like pupils are the unique characteristics of the Highlanders.

But unlike Timothy's orange animal eyes, this Highlander's eyes are dark blue.

"This guy can't possibly be a backpacker from the northern border. Could he be a highlander from Xiaochiyuan Highlands?"

Ye Yiyi was thinking in his heart, and then he heard the Highlander speak in a dry and hoarse old voice.

"A magician, riding a horse that smells like a flying dragon, and accompanied by a dung beetle, this combination is really... surprising."

Ye Yiyi exchanged a glance with the dung beetle, then dismounted and gestured with his empty hands to show that he had no ill intentions.

"I know, no need to explain."

Before he could introduce himself, the old Highlander waved as if he knew what he was coming for.

"You're here to search for the remains of stars, right? Follow that stream upstream and you'll reach the remains of an ancient fallen star."

"But I must warn you, it's very dangerous there. The power left behind by the dead stars has polluted this forest, giving rise to crystallized monsters and immature star spirits."

"The magicians who explored there last time have long since disappeared. They must have been devoured by the stars and monsters, hehehehe..."

As he spoke, the old Highlander let out a strange and cold laugh.

The laughter echoed in this deep and dark forest, like a strange and uneasy echo.

Virgil stamped his horse's hooves nervously, seeming a little agitated.

Ye Yiyi remained silent, quietly waiting for the old Gaodi man to finish laughing.

Seeing that the magician didn't respond, the old Highlander picked up the grass and mortar and started pounding it, then gave him a sinister and cold smile:

"Since you are also planning to go to that place of death and bury everything there, why not spend a little money to buy some sacrificial items?"

"However, the money I receive here is not money, but... the echo of the souls of those who died in vain and felt resentful."

"If I'm not mistaken, you have a lot of this stuff on you, right?"

"How about, do you want to make a deal with me, an old man? Hehehehe~"

"can."

Ye Yiyi nodded, and it was also the first sentence he spoke since coming here.

Hearing this, the old Gaodi man laughed sinisterly again.

He pointed to the bottles and jars beside him and the sundries in the hut behind him and said:

"Then see for yourself, magician, hehehe~"

As soon as the words fell, a light curtain popped up.

Ye Yiyi lowered his head and took a look. As expected, it was full of purchase options.

"That's strange! Besides the Goblin Shop, there are other shops where you can use Soul Echoes to buy items?"

He muttered to himself as he checked the products one by one against the screen:

Star Crystal Powder (500 Soul Echo) x 10.

Star Crystal Sword Grass (800) x 10.

Star Crystal Shield Grass (800) x 10.

Fallen Leaves (500) × 5.

Crystal Stone (100) x 100.

Steel Body Medication (500) x 3.

Tiger Power Potion (500) x 8.

Energy Potion (500) x 8.

Crystal-cutting barbarian medicine (800) × 8.

Jade Pure Frost Marrow (1000) x 5.

Universal Spirit Steel (1000) x 5.

Wooden arrows (10) × 300.

Highlander Heavy Feathered Arrows (200)×100.

Weapon: [Gujiyuan Highland Extra Large Bow] (10000) x 1.

Weapon [Lament Double-Headed Axe] (10000) × 1.

Magic [Crystal Magic Sword] (8000) x 1.

Armor [Koikeyuan Highland Warrior Set] Ling%BaWu⊙Jiu,叄〦>)裠 (8000) × 1.

Armor [Magic Agent Set] (8000) × 1.

Enchanted Gem [Beast Soul Jade] (3000) x 1.

Enchant Gem [Strength Gem] (1000) x 3.

Enchant Gem【Skill Gem】(1000)×3.

Weapon blueprint [Ancient Highland Guardian Scimitar] (4000) x 1.

Crafting blueprint [Energy Potion] (5000) x 1.

Crafting blueprint [Crystal-Cutting Medicine] (5000) x 1.

Production blueprint [Spirit Crystal Powder] (5000) x 1.

After checking all the items against the list on the light screen, Ye Yiyi pinched his chin, looked at his current soul echo of 19, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

Soon, he came to the old Highlander with a lot of things in his arms.

"?"

The old Highlander put down the stone mortar in his hand and looked up at Ye Yiyi, who was carrying a large bow and axe on his back and holding a pile of clothing materials in his arms.

He looked back at the empty-handed wooden house and suddenly fell silent.

"Magician..."

The old Highlander squinted his eyes and whispered:

"With so many things, I don't accept credit here... hehehe..."

Ye Yiyi didn't say anything, but just freed his hands and snapped his fingers crisply.

A pale white spiritual light flowed out from his body, streaked across the air, and completely sank into the crystal column on the old Highlander's skull.

Soul Echo 1-$254400.

Current soul echoes: 40181.

The old Highlander's sinister laughter died abruptly.

He touched the crystal column above his head blankly, then looked at Ye Yiyi who was putting things into his butt one by one, and suddenly he couldn't laugh anymore.

It was not until Ye Yiyi packed up all his belongings, mounted Virgil, and prepared to set off that the old Highlander finally came out of his trance.

"Wizard, wait, wait a minute!"

Riding Virgil, Ye Yiyi stopped and turned to look at the old Highlander who stretched out his hand to keep him.

"By the way, how long does it take you to restock your stock?"

"what?"

The old Highlander was suddenly stunned when he heard the sound.

"You tell me a time. I'll come over and take a look next time you've restocked the goods."

"???"

"So how long will it take?"

“Where do I go to restock?”

The old Highlander suddenly became furious.

"What you bought is all I have!"

"Tsk, wasting my time."

Ye Yiyi smacked her lips, rolled her eyes, and turned to leave.

"Wait a minute!"

"what happened again?"

He turned his head helplessly, then suddenly stretched out his hand and caught a crystal jade plate flying in the air.

"Ok?"

He glanced at the jade token in his hand and raised his eyebrows.

Looking up again, he saw the old Gaodi man turn around and walk into the wooden house. After a series of clanging sounds, he walked out carrying a bamboo basket on his back and holding a wooden crutch as long as his body.