Chapter 64

It took so much effort to get a purple trait, and that was even while cooperating with Vivian; this harvest efficiency made Xie Yaoyao very nostalgic for the plot worlds.

But this was the actual situation for other travelers; not everyone was as lucky as him, being able to spawn directly into a plot world.

Although the trait Yibeika dropped wasn't the one Xie Yaoyao wanted most, there was another harvest that made him very satisfied.

That was that he had successfully collected the soul imprint of the giant bear "Cruel"; thinking of the might of that giant bear, Xie Yaoyao was very satisfied.

Mom doesn't have to worry about my melee ability anymore!

"Vivian, if you need this purple 【Life Sharing】 trait, I'll give it to you; if you don't need it, I'll take it, and I'll compensate you with green traits and gold coins, either is fine."

This was the loot distribution method Xie Yaoyao saw on the "Fairytale World" website: those in need choose first, and then other participants are compensated according to how much they contributed.

Vivian, however, was not interested in this 【Life Sharing】; she belonged to the type of warrior who only believed in the great sword in her hand.

"I don't want it, this purple trait is too trashy. If that Yibeika hadn't shared her life with that bear, she wouldn't have been tricked to death by you; with her bloodline ability, the initiative to stay or leave would have been in her own hands."

Xie Yaoyao smiled slightly and explained.

"That's why I said her bloodline trait was newly acquired; before that, by relying on life sharing with the giant bear, very few people could have killed her by force!"

In fact, if the 【Poison-Corrupted Heart】 that Xie Yaoyao had equipped on Helai'er hadn't been a golden trait, it wouldn't have been so easy to poison a fierce beast of that size to death.

Although Vivian was very curious about what method Xie Yaoyao used to kill that giant bear, she still understood the principle that travelers shouldn't casually pry into others' secrets.

After paying two green traits, 【Leader-Gang of Thugs】 and 【Advanced Severe Poison】, Xie Yaoyao pocketed 【Life Sharing】.

Because 【Leader-Gang of Thugs】 was a special green trait and much more valuable than ordinary green traits, Vivian refused Xie Yaoyao's offer of additional gold coin compensation.

After packing everything up, the two prepared to head to Heisen Xiaozhen together.

Along the way, Vivian was very curious about Xie Yaoyao's Druid profession.

"Ling, I didn't expect your profession to be a Druid; no wonder you're carrying a crow!"

"Hmm!"

"Hey! What's your crow's name? The cooperation in the battle just now was great!"

"Lilisi!"

"Lilisi, that name sounds really nice, much nicer than your name! Ling, Hu Chong! What a strange name!"

"It's Linghu, Chong!"

"Linghu Chong, why are you collecting these grasses? Are they medicinal herbs? Do you also know how to make medicine?"

"Not really."

"Linghu Chong, can you turn into an animal? For example, turn into Lilisi!"

"I can't."

"Eh! You can't even transform, that's so lame. But in myths, Druids can turn into snakes, wolves, and things like that!"

"Wolves, I can!"

"Really? Really? Why can you turn into a wolf? Hurry up and transform into one for me to see!"

"Sigh! Because I obtained the Wolf Soul Imprint from Yibeika in the battle just now, so I can. Vivian, I feel like the route is a bit off; is this direction heading to Heisen Xiaozhen?"

Vivian's originally enthusiastic expression suddenly froze.

"Isn't... isn't it you who has been leading the way?"

Xie Yaoyao's eyes widened, and he asked in disbelief.

"Me leading the way? I've never even been to Heisen Xiaozhen, and I'm leading the way?"

Vivian was intimidated by Xie Yaoyao's intensity and could only answer weakly.

"I... I saw you walking so fast, so I thought you knew the way! I haven't walked this road either."

Xie Yaoyao paused upon hearing this.

Can I say that I was walking fast because I was annoyed by you?

The two stopped in their tracks; the surrounding trees, wild grass, flowers, and some small animals like squirrels were exactly the same as they were half an hour ago!

That's right, the two of them were lost!

Xie Yaoyao shook his head helplessly and walked under a large tree, where a grey squirrel was squatting on a branch, curiously looking at the two humans below.

"Little guy, can you tell me which direction has humans? Humans like me!"

The little squirrel tilted its head and thought for a moment.

"Squeak! Over there, over there are many strange monkeys like you! Squeak!"

Although he felt a bit offended, Xie Yaoyao still thanked the little guy very sincerely.

Seeing Xie Yaoyao walk back, Vivian's eyes were shockingly bright.

"Ling, you can actually talk to animals!" Vivian had always felt that her profession, 【Temple Knight】, was very powerful and that she could later go to the temple to advance into a 【Paladin】, but at this moment, she was truly envious of Xie Yaoyao. "Damn it, I really want to be able to talk to animals too! That way I would know why my Luna doesn't like to be close to me."

Xie Yaoyao looked strangely at this "big smarty."

Shouldn't you be envious of my powerful strength?

"If you just want to be able to communicate with pets, having a green trait 【Animal Companion】 can do it."

"Eh, really? That's great, I will definitely find one!"

"Alright, the squirrel said there are many humans to the west; that should be Heisen Xiaozhen."

Having found the road again, Vivian became happy once more.

"Ling, I've never met a Druid before; what mission did you do to get this profession trait?"

I fused it myself!

But I can't tell you!

"When I descended, I was directly in a plot map and obtained it from a BOSS!"

"Wow! That's amazing! I heard that very few people can descend directly into a plot world; I've heard people say that those who descend into a plot map are basically equivalent to losing one life, and there are plenty of people who lose two lives and die directly; novices are basically blind and can't complete the mission."

"Uh, it's alright! Shh! There are human voices ahead; we should have arrived."

Vivian looked around with some doubt; the environment around Heisen Xiaozhen didn't seem to be like this.

However, she still took a black cloak out of her personal space and put it on; it's better for a wanted criminal not to be too arrogant.

Seeing Vivian's actions, Xie Yaoyao immediately realized that he was still inexperienced; he should prepare some of these ordinary daily items in his personal space.

But it doesn't matter, I'm not a wanted criminal!

The two continued to walk forward, and some stumps left by sawed-off Black Rock Iron Trees began to appear around them; this was clearly the work of humans.

But what Xie Yaoyao found strange was that the road leading to the town was too narrow, all just small paths that had been trodden out.

Soon, Xie Yaoyao's doubts were answered.

Because this was not Heisen Xiaozhen at all, but a logging camp under the town's jurisdiction.

A large logging camp!

Countless black, thin slaves were fighting against the incredibly hard Black Rock Iron Trees under the reprimands and whips of the overseers.