These 21 [Bobo Bird Eggs] were a great harvest.
It was simply more fun than getting equipment!
Food could fill one's stomach and was convenient to carry around. It also guaranteed one's life. Although it was a non-combat item, the effect was quite good and exciting!
Zhang Mu kept 10 eggs, and the remaining 11 were thrown into the fire to be roasted. All of them became roasted eggs that increased health points. A few wounded people ate them, and their injuries quickly recovered. Finally, there were 4 roasted eggs left.
Fatty did not understand this, so he asked,"Boss, why did you leave 10 raw eggs?" They don't work. I think they're all cooked!"
Zhang Mu shook his head and explained," Bobo Bird's Egg is an FF-grade ingredient. Roasted Egg is two grades lower. It's only an F-grade food." I want better cooking conditions, so I can definitely make higher quality food. Save a portion of the ingredients for later use."
Sun Bing said,"The captain is right, the baked eggs are too classless." I used to be a chef. If I had a pot or other ingredients, I could definitely cook a few delicious dishes!"
Fatty suddenly understood: "Oh, I understand."
Zhang Mu continued," There's another important reason. I tried to put ingredients into the player's backpack, but I found that ingredients can be stacked. At most, there are 10 overlapping ingredients. After it can be processed into food, each piece will occupy a space in the backpack."
Bird eggs are fist-sized, portable will be very convenient, but also fragile, placed for a long time, will deteriorate, loss of effect. Only by storing it in the player's backpack can it be guaranteed not to be damaged or deteriorated.
The player's initial backpack only had five slots.
Zhang Mu's backpack had a Summoning Skill Book, a post, a map, and two extra spaces. He needed to keep them for weapons. There was no room for anything. If all the eggs were cooked, their backpacks would probably be filled. Where would they put the loot they obtained from killing monsters in the future?
"Put these ten eggs into Fatty's backpack." Zhang Mu gave the four roasted eggs to Zhou Ling and Leng Yun respectively." You two put two eggs away."
The fat man was very confused: "Why are all the eggs given to me?"
Zhang Mu glanced at him and said bluntly,"I'm not at ease with the roast egg on your body."
"F * ck, there's no need to be so direct, right? You still don't trust me?" Fatty vowed," Fatty has a nickname called Honest and Reliable Young Langjun. You can save it without worry. I swear I will protect it with my life!"
They ignored Fatty.
Zhang Mu stood up and observed. The five of them were not too far away from the shore. There were several smaller reed areas nearby. When they left, they could search them. After all, the eggs had a great effect. It was always beneficial to find more eggs and bring them with you.
The five of them collected a large pile of reeds. Although the rope made of crocodile skin sank into the mud, there was more than enough rope to make a large raft when they entered the forest. Zhang Mu fished up the bamboo poles to make oars, and the team set off again.
The five of them shared a large reed raft, carefully supporting the bamboo poles and slowly advancing on the water. After entering three reeds, he spent a lot of time searching and obtained 16 [Bobo Bird Eggs].
It's too late and the forest at night is too dangerous. You must find a safe place to spend the night before dark, otherwise you won't be able to ensure a complete night and there will be no time to stay in the wetlands.
Zhang Mu supported the raft and floated to the shore. The terrain here was getting higher and higher, and the water was gradually drying up. There was a distance of more than two to three hundred meters in front of him. It was all dark swamp mud, and there was basically no water.
"There's actually no water left." Leng Yun inserted the bamboo pole into the mud. Most of it was buried in it. She frowned and said," It's about two meters deep. How are we going to get there?"
Zhang Mu pondered for a moment and first tested the hardness of the mud. He nodded and said,"There is still a way. The mud has been exposed to the sun for a long time. The surface layer is relatively hard. Although it cannot withstand the pressure of walking directly up." But make a flat piece of reed and put it on your shoe. Make the bearing area bigger so that it won't sink easily when walking on the mud."
Several people gathered reeds and tied them with ropes to make boards as long as sledges and as wide as washboards. They cut bamboo poles and connected reeds to make fans. Each left hand was like an oar inserted into mud to create propulsion. It could be used as an aid when moving forward.
"Not bad." "Let's go," Zhang Mu tried.
The others weren't a problem, but Fatty was too heavy. He weighed 250 pounds, which was too heavy. Although he had made a pair of extremely huge tools for him, it was still difficult to move them. Zhang Mu and Sun Bing supported him from left to right to share the pressure, step by step, carefully.
This method really works, as long as you walk slowly and do not exert too much force, it is still quite stable.
The shore is in sight.
Halfway through, something unexpected happened.
The swamp mud in front of him and around him was suddenly opened, and a large amount of bubbles and mud poured out from it. Then, more than ten human-shaped monsters slowly stood up from the swamp. The monster's body was similar to a human's. It had a head and a body, and its limbs were complete. However, it did not have any facial features or fingers or toes. His entire body was covered in mud and rotten roots. He looked like a person who had crawled out of a cesspool after soaking in it for three days and three nights.
"F * ck me!" Fatty cursed,"Why do we always bump into unlucky things?"
[Mud Monster](Normal Monster), Level 8, HP 70, MP 50, Attributes??? Skill???
Although it was an ordinary monster, its level was not low. It was unknown how strong it was. It would be fine if it fought on land, but in this difficult swamp environment, the difficulty of fighting was increased countless times.
Chen Ling said nervously," Captain, they seem to be coming. What should we do?"
Zhang Mu pulled him away." What can we do? Let's go!"
The Silt Monster seemed to be very slow. After it came out of the swamp, it first circled around for a few rounds. After ten seconds, it finally locked onto a few people's positions and slowly gathered. Although moving slowly, it was enough to surround the five before they could reach the shore.
Leng Yun raised her fishbone staff and condensed a spell that she had recovered with great difficulty. The ice arrow hit a sludge monster in front of her, dealing 80 damage and killing it instantly. However, it was of no help in getting out of this predicament. Leng Yun had no more mana left, and the Elementalist skill cooldown was too long.
"Quick, hurry up!"
Zhang Mu and Sun Bing helped Fatty forward. They were less than a hundred meters away from Higan.
Not far away, a sludge monster suddenly stopped in its tracks. It slowly raised its arms and green liquid condensed between its arms, throwing it at the five of them. Zhang Mu faced the incoming green ball and immediately dodged sideways. The green ball brushed past him and fell into the swamp. Zhang Mu did not have time to breathe a sigh of relief. When he picked up the bamboo paddle and took a look, he could not help but frown.
The green ball grazed the bamboo, leaving some liquid on it. As a result, under the strong corrosive force, the bamboo was broken in the middle.
Zhang Mu threw away the discarded bamboo paddle." Everyone, be careful. This is an acid bullet spell. It can corrode equipment and its damage is not weak. Don't get hit."
It was unlucky enough to encounter a Mud Monster in the swamp. What was even more troublesome was that Mud Monsters were monsters with magic attack abilities. Although he only knows one spell,[Acid Bomb] has very average damage, but it has an amazing corrosive effect. It can weaken the target's defense, wear and corrode equipment, and reduce its durability and attributes.
More and more mud monsters appeared, and acid bullets followed. Fortunately, the mud monsters were not in high spirits, so they aimed very accurately. The acid bullets came over, but a small part missed, and most of the rest could be avoided.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, an acid bomb came at them.
Sun Bing raised his shield and with a soft crack, acid bounced onto it like glue. A corrosion sound could be heard on the shield, and its durability dropped by 4 points. Its defense also weakened a few points, which made him feel a heartache. This is a guy who eats. A knight can have no weapons, but he definitely cannot have no shield.
"The number is increasing," Leng Yun said anxiously.
Zhang Mu urged," Speed up! Speed up!"
The few of them saw more and more sludge monsters standing up in the distance. In no time, they would be surrounded by sludge monsters. At that time, acid bullets would attack from all directions. They would probably be corroded until not even bones were left.
They were less than 40 to 50 meters away!
At this moment, an acid bullet hit Fatty's thigh. His pants were corroded and large pieces of skin were instantly rotted away. White smoke came out. Fatty covered his thigh and screamed," F * ck, leg! My leg!"
Zhang Mu took the bamboo pole and stuck it into the mud." It's not that deep here. Don't worry about that much. Just wash it ashore!"
They plunged into the mud, swimming like mud, and made their way to shore in the smelly mud. The mud here was not too deep, only about one meter. With their current constitution, it was not difficult for them to pass through it.
As the number of sludge monsters increased, the encirclement became smaller and smaller, and the acid bombs became more and more concentrated.
Zhang Mu's back was also hit by an acid bullet. The burning and corroding sensation was pulling every nerve, causing unimaginable pain. Zhang Mu didn't know what was going on with his back, but his skin was probably rotten.
"Ah, I can't take it anymore!"
Fatty's chest was hit by an acid bullet, and he couldn't help but roar. He suddenly concentrated his strength and spat out red energy. His huge body crashed forward like a bulldozer, opening a deep ditch in the mud. Finally, he crashed into the mud monster that attacked him just now. The powerful impact shattered most of the mud monster, and he raised his big sword to cut the mud monster in half.
Zhang Mu approached the shore and stepped on the solid ground. He immediately took out his twin swords and activated Speed Skating to rush over. Sword light flashed and several sludge monsters were cut into pieces.
"Hurry up!"
The two of them cleared the way and cleared the mud monsters in front of them. The other three landed one after another and finally got out of the predicament.
Hundreds of mud monsters landed, but they were too slow to keep up with the five of them.
Fatty Zhang Mu continued to open the way. Other than throwing acid bullets, the sludge monsters didn't have much ability. Their melee abilities were even worse. Although their HP was high, they didn't need to fight. The two of them easily killed more than ten of them.
Fatty brandished his greatsword and split a sludge monster in half from head to toe. It turned into a puddle of mud and fell to the ground. Suddenly, something dropped. He looked carefully and was shocked. It was a skill book!
These monsters were so stingy that they couldn't even drop gold coins. How could they drop skill books?
Fatty was overjoyed and forgot about his pain for the time being. He quickly put away the skill book.