Chapter 37 Production and Exploration
"Want to go outside to chop down trees?"
In Lord Demon King's magic workshop, Luo Yan stopped what he was doing and cast an unexpected glance at the skeleton in front of him.
Facing Lord Demon King's questioning look, Whale Luo Nanbei nodded respectfully and spoke politely.
"Yes, respected Lord Demon King, your servants lack equipment, not just weapons, they also need backpacks and bandages... and many, many more things. These additional equipment will help them improve the efficiency of exploring the maze."
After a pause, Whale Luo continued.
"As your most loyal servant, I would like to share your worries on this matter."
Luo Yan nodded, his eyes unconsciously falling on Xiao Wan who was tied into a rice dumpling with spider silk.
That’s it.
Did you get inspiration from this guy?
Since skeletons do not need to be consumed, and the maintenance cost depends entirely on religious expenditures, the necropolis has always had a problem of sluggish market demand, making it difficult to start production activities.
It is a good idea to develop the textile industry.
But the prerequisite is that someone can do it.
"Your idea is good, but can you weave? That's not as easy as fighting monsters."
Whale Luo Nanbei said with a smile.
"There are always more solutions than problems. I checked some drawings and materials, such as the early Jenny machine. It will not be very difficult to restore. As long as you give us a little support, we will not let you down."
Same.
These players can access the Internet. Even if they don’t know how to do it themselves, there is no problem in finding a few craftsmen on DouX and Beep sites to imitate them, and even if they fail, there seems to be no loss to them.
"That's right."
Although he did not want to expose the existence of the necropolis prematurely out of caution, he could not stay in the mine forever.
Let's go out and win a pawn from today!
"There is a forest to the north of the Beifeng Mine. The monsters there are not interested in skeletons. You can go there to get wood, but remember not to go south, and especially try to avoid encountering humans. If a battle is unavoidable, take prisoners if you can."
After a pause, Luo Yan continued.
"In addition, some wood is needed in the mine to strengthen the load-bearing structure of the newly excavated area. Since you brought this matter up, let's solve it together."
"I will issue an order to recruit carpenters in a while. If there are skeletons among the people of the necropolis who are good at carpentry, I might be able to provide you with some help."
At the same time as he finished speaking, Yuyou also issued the tasks of "gathering wood" and "recruiting carpenters" at the same time.
There are not many players with axes.
As long as you accept the task of collecting wood, you can receive the ax and get permission to go out.
Of course.
The mission also specifically reminds players that it is recommended that players stay within the designated area.
If you die outside the designated area, there will be additional contribution penalty.
And after resurrection, you have to pick up the borrowed ax yourself.
"Ah! Thank you so much!" This time it was not just Shark Luo, but also Whale Luo who was so excited that his eyes shone.
It turns out that NPC tasks can also be actively triggered by sharing the worries of the Demon King! ?
This is an incredible discovery!
After the three skeletons thanked each other, they happily went outside to find the cat lady to get the ax for felling wood and the saw for cutting wood.
Not long after Yoyo released the task of recruiting carpenters, a player soon signed up.
It seems that this matter is settled.
"...Using the silk of cave spiders to make backpacks and bandages, I didn't expect these players to be quite imaginative." Watching the three skeletons in the mirror disappear deep into the mine, Luo Yan had a happy smile on his face.
The leeks not only moved on their own, but also grew into shapes he had never imagined.
It’s really good.
"Lord Demon King, Yunyu is a little curious. Has no one in hell ever thought of using the silk of cave spiders to weave cloth?"
"It's hell there, do you know the temperature there."
Yuyou: "But... the place you stay seems to be okay?"
"The Demon City is the Demon City." Luo Yan said casually, "When you leave the Demon City, you have to be careful at all times."
In fact, it's more than that.
Although the spider silk of the burrowing spider is excellent in terms of toughness and material strength, even far exceeding that of ordinary fibers, and it also has excellent hydrophobicity... But the troublesome thing is that its viscosity and elasticity are a bit too much.
As a result, the material is neither conducive to weaving nor easy to collect.
Hence, although the ideas the players came up with are good, to be honest, they are still a bit taken for granted.
But——
This is not a big problem.
Especially for the academic masters of Demon King Academy, it only takes a matter of minutes to solve the problem. A long time ago, someone in Hell studied using the silk of crypt spiders to weave yarn, and even figured out a magic potion formula that "allows crypt spider silk to lose excess elasticity and stickiness while retaining its strength"!
It's just a pity that this kind of hydrophobic and high-temperature-resistant material is really useless in the hell where "it doesn't rain, it only rains sparks".
Since hell and the surface are always in a state of war, the most they can do is smuggle some precious metals to each other, and there is no large-scale trade. Therefore, this unpopular formula has even less use.
Happily in the library of Demon King Academy, Luo Yan happened to learn about this unpopular recipe.
Although he could no longer remember the specific ratio, he still remembered the materials needed to prepare the potion, and most of them could be collected directly from the crypt spiders.
It won't be difficult for him to restore the formula of the potion. He can just add a little bit of it when the silk is reeled.
While thinking this, Luo Yan had already taken out the crucible and beaker containing the magic potion, and moved his shoulders vigorously.
——
「这次本王就助人为乐一回好了。」
……
另一边，下水道回廊的深处，两只骷髅兵还在继续深入迷宫探索。
Along the way, they killed countless slimes, and there was almost no place to put the magic crystals they collected.
Happily, it didn't take long before they found the body of an adventurer wrapped in slime.
The clothes on the corpse were almost completely digested, leaving only the boots, belt and waist bag that were not easy to digest.
A few balls of rice cake-like slime were squirming on it, as if they were chewing.
After getting rid of the slime, Ichiyo recovered the belt and leather belt bag from the adventurer's body.
The waist bag contains some personal belongings and some copper metal coins.
After returning the personal belongings to the original owner, the two of them put the collected magic crystals into their pockets, finally freeing Brother Huwan's hands.
Out of curiosity, Yiye Zhiqiu squatted next to the corpse and observed his situation carefully.
Although the tissues in this man's body had almost been decomposed by the green slime and the original shape could no longer be seen, he could still see some clues from the bones that had not yet been digested.
"The bones are severed," groping for the broken marks on the ribs, Kazuo Ye Zhiqiu suppressed his excitement and said, "This injury... doesn't seem to be caused by slime!"
Sure enough——
His guess was correct!
There are other monsters hiding in the sewer corridors!
"It's a bit like the claws of a beast..." Ku Wan also observed it, and looked at Yiye Zhiqiu solemnly, "What do you think it could be?"
"The only creatures with claws in the sewers are geckos...or other imaginary species."
This thing should be better than the crypt spider!
After realizing this, Yiye Zhiqiu felt no fear at all, but became excited.
I wonder how much experience these guys provide!
While thinking this, his right hand explored all the way up the adventurer's body, and finally stopped at the nape of the neck.
"This is... a magic crystal?!"
Looking at the crystal that Yiye Zhiqiu pulled out from the corpse, Su Wan's eyes widened in shock.
Do people also drop magic crystals? !
"Well... that's what it looks like so far."
Looking at the dark green crystal in his hand, the expression on Yiye Zhiqiu's face was lost in thought.
For some reason, he remembered a passage he had read on the official website forum of "Calamity OL" before, to the effect that since the death of Hades, the death and reincarnation of all things are no longer equal.
So in this game world, where do people go after death?
Still not going anywhere, but becoming the same existence as myself...
Considering the particularity of extraordinary power.
He always felt horrified by thinking about it.
Behind that mythical story, there may be information and clues that he did not read...
In the darkness.
A pair of amber pupils were staring intently at the two skeletons, with the bifurcated letter extending and contracting around the mouth, swinging flexibly.
Servant of the Necromancer?
Here?
After weighing the pros and cons for a long time, the crawling creature crawling in the shadow finally did not take action, but turned around and slowly retreated into the depths of the shadow.
His mission is to hunt adventurers, and these skeletons are not in his diet.
The maze is in a precarious situation today, and we must be vigilant at any slight disturbance...even if their dragon clan has become the overlord of the first floor of the maze with an absolute advantage.
In addition, the previous rat tide seems to be inextricably linked to the appearance of these undead.
It can scare the rat clan that summoned the Chosen One into fleeing...
They should probably be more cautious in dealing with the guy standing behind these undead.
(End of this chapter)